This is not the Datang I am familiar with

A small movable clay type revitalized Datang's stalemate at this time, which meant that Chen Fang had fulfilled the second condition proposed by Li Zhi.

But now, the production of soap is tantamount to cutting off the most important revenue of Xiqin. Xiqin has always traded with Datang, and soap and glass are their trading weapons.

For nearly a thousand years, the West Qin Dynasty has relied on this sharp weapon to gain the upper hand and remain invincible in the trade with the countries of the Chinese dynasties.

The appearance of soap at this time is equivalent to cutting off the most important source of income for Xiqin, and Li Zhi also knows that toothpaste can be mass-produced as soon as soap appears, which means that Datang can also master a trade weapon that overwhelms Xiqin.

At this time, in the trade with Xiqin, it is natural that Xiqin still dominates, but if things go on like this, the trade balance will gradually tilt.

Chen Fang can make soap, but what about glass?What about something more?

Regarding the trade in the Western Qin Dynasty, Li Zhi not only saw the dawn, but also felt the warmth of the dawn.

Chen Fang has fulfilled Li Zhi's first condition.

As for the third one, the time limit of three years is less than one year at this time.

Li Zhi believes that after three years, things will only get better and better, and everything will develop in a direction that is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and the royal family.

Looking at his second daughter at this time, Li Zhi felt that it was time to fulfill his promise.

He also talked about this with Meiniang just now, and Meiniang also thought it would be appropriate to betroth Gao An to Chen Fang at this time.

Chapter 329 His Royal Highness's Birthday Banquet

Marrying the two imperial daughters to Chen Fang, let the world see how the Tang royal family valued talents.

As long as you have the ability and talent, even if you imitate the ancients, so what if you imitate Emperor Yao and married Ehuangnu Yingyu Emperor Shun?So what if Chen Fang takes the two royal princesses?

At this time, the two saints were thinking about it, so Li Zhi naturally took a look at Gao An.

But he already knew that his second daughter's mind was always on Chen Fang, and she was willing to let her marry Chen Fang.

The dinner party was approaching, and after resigning from the Second Sage, Chen Fang and Yi Yang rushed to the banquet.

At this time, the place was already extremely lively, and when the little highness came down, everyone stood up to salute.Today, she is the protagonist here and unique here.

On the eighth birthday of His Highness, many family members surnamed Li and ministers of Wu met Taiping, and they couldn't help feeling that time passed so quickly.

In a blink of an eye, His Highness is already eight years old, and His Majesty has been presiding over government affairs in the court for eight years, and His Majesty has basically been out of political affairs for eight years.

Time flies, time is like an arrow, and this shot has gone through eight years of spring and autumn.

Tai Ping, who was wearing the palace attire of the Tang Dynasty, took a first look at the positions where the son-in-law and the elder sister were standing, and with a small smile on his small face, he turned to the son-in-law.

This made people see that the cute little man walked towards the elder sister and the son-in-law, and stretched out his arms in front of all the courtiers.

Chen Fang had no choice but to hug Taiping, and the dressed up little princess gave Chen Fang her first kiss on her eighth birthday.

Chen Fang put down Taiping, and Taiping kissed his eldest sister, and then the second sister.At this time, she sat down with the princess' son-in-law rather shamelessly, and did not leave.

Little Taiping didn't sit on the side, but insisted on sitting in the middle.

Yiyang was helpless, and Chen Fang was also helpless. His Highness liked to cling to Chen Fang, and this was no secret in the palace.

At this time, the second saint has arrived, and naturally everyone in the audience bowed to the second saint.

Li Zhi raised his hand lightly, signaling the officials to sit down.

"Today is Taiping's eighth birthday, His Majesty is holding a special family banquet here, and all the people who come here are the pillars of my great Tang Dynasty. Even if it is a family banquet, I don't pay much attention to it. Please feel free to love my dear friends!"

Wu Meiniang didn't say much. As for the state banquet and family banquet, it all depends on the two saints. In their eyes, the family is the country, and the country is the family.Datang is home, so it can be called a family banquet.

When Wu Meiniang sat down, she glanced at her youngest daughter, seeing her sitting between the eldest princess and the son-in-law, she didn't say much, just waved.

Taiping was depressed, originally wanted to rely on Dahuangjie and Chen Fang, but the queen mother waved to her, but had to go to her mother's place.

Taiping stood up, but did not leave directly, but glanced at Chen Fang.

"Chen Fang, where is the gift you prepared for me?"

Yiyang listened to Huang Mei's words, squeezed Taiping's little hand, and indeed he was one year older, so he asked for a birthday present, so proactive.

Taiping's voice is not low, and the second sage over there also heard it.

Chen Fang looked in the direction of the Second Saint, and Wu Meiniang nodded slightly to him.Wu Meiniang and Li Zhi also wanted to know what gift Chen Fang had prepared for Taiping.

Although Chen Fang had already stated that he would use soap to celebrate His Royal Highness's birthday, the Second Saint still had some expectations.

Chen Fang saw Wu Meiniang nodding, since the empress agreed, the gift can also be given to Taiping at this time.

"pink!"

Chen Fang called out, and Tao Hongzao hugged a wooden box and stepped forward. The box was not too big, it was one foot long and half a foot wide, and it was made of sandalwood as a whole.A golden phoenix in the corner is obviously carved by a famous artist and is lifelike.

Feng can only be used by the royal family.

Originally, Chen Fang planned to use an ordinary wooden box, but Yi Yang insisted on using this box. Chen Fang took a look at it at this time, and felt that this box was too expensive.But my wife insisted, and could only use it as a decorative box.

Chen Fang took the box from Taohong, and handed it to Taiping with both hands, and Taiping embraced it happily.

At this time, Taiping directly opened the box in front of the imperial concubines and concubines. In the exquisite wooden box, there were twelve blocks in two rows, and in each block was a delicate animal. Colorful, all translucent.

Taiping Xinxi took out one, but it was a pig, a cute, fat pink pig.

Taiping glanced at it, and liked it very much, how could the eight-year-old little Highness not like this cute pink piggy!

Chen Fang motioned her to smell it, and Taiping sniffed it close to her small nose. There was a fresh fruity aroma, like grapes.

"Can I eat it?"

Chen Fang looked at His Highness and quickly shook his head.It really is Li Zhi's own daughter, his wife's own sister, who is also a snack.Smell the smell of grapes and ask if you can eat it.

"This is a soap specially made by Tang Gongfang for His Royal Highness. It is used for bathing and cannot be eaten!"

At this time, Chen Fang's words fell, and everyone looked at the box in Taiping's hand.Soap, this is soap.

On that day, the son-in-law of the Palace of Ganlu offered soap to the Second Sage, and at that time he told about His Royal Highness's birthday, and used soap to congratulate His Highness on his eighth birthday.At this point the soap has appeared.

The concubine who was close by could see clearly at this time that the twelve animal-shaped soaps in the box happened to be the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.

Zi Rat, Ugly Ox, Yin Tiger, Mao Rabbit, Chen Long, Si Snake, Wu Ma, Wei Sheep, Shen Monkey, You Rooster, Xu Dog, and Hai Pig.

The twelve zodiac signs are lively and lovely, and the colors are also colorful. For example, the Hai pig that His Highness has taken out is pink, the rabbit is white, and the ugly cow is light yellow...

"Is this soap?"

Wu Meiniang also met there and asked Chen Fang about it.

"If you go back to the empress, it's soap, and I have prepared a copy for the empress!"

"Bring it up quickly!"

Over there, Yinye had already handed Chen Fang an exquisite wooden box.Holding it in both hands, Chen Fang walked towards the Second Saint respectfully and presented it to Wu Meiniang.

Taiping also closed her wooden box at this time, and followed Chen Fang over.

Wu Meiniang also took it with both hands, the second sage had already made it clear to the eunuch serving her that there was no need to forward the things presented by the son-in-law.

For the son-in-law, the two saints trust each other, just like the prince.

At this time, Wu Meiniang took it and opened it directly. Inside the box was a piece of rose-colored soap lying on the light yellow silk cloth.

Wu Meiniang sniffed it, but it was the smell of roses she liked.

"The son-in-law has a heart!"

"The minister should do it!"

Wu Meiniang called Chunxiao, who took it and kept it carefully.

Chen Fang retreated to sit beside Yi Yang, at this time the surrounding discussion had already started.

As expected, Tang Gongfang had already made soap, and the soap appeared in His Royal Highness's eighth birthday banquet tonight. The news would probably spread throughout Chang'an tomorrow, and then spread to the world.

At this moment, the banquet started, and since it was His Highness's birthday banquet, His Highness was still too young to toast, so the ministers had to drink to each other.

And at the banquet, Taiping continued to receive gifts, some from the emperor's brother and sister, some from the elders of the clan, and some from the Wu courtiers.

Taiping has been holding the box of soap sent by his son-in-law, and never let go.

Chapter 330

After the dinner, Chen Fang wanted to take Yiyang back to the Tang workshop, but a young eunuch came to let the son-in-law stay.

"Your Highness, you go back first, I'll see what Your Majesty is calling me to do!"

Yiyang Gaoan nodded, and Chen Fang followed the little eunuch to the Ganlu Palace.

At this moment, in Ganlu Hall, His Majesty and Empress are waiting for Chen Fang.Taiping is also here, but still holding the box.

Seeing Chen Fang coming, Li Zhi directly asked Chen Fang to excuse himself, and there was already a court lady holding a seat beside him.

"Chunxiao, take Taiping away first!"

"Yes, madam!"

"Queen, it's agreed, I'll take Taiping to Muhua Palace to soak in the hot springs tonight!"

"Understood, the queen mother is talking to the son-in-law, and then go to Muhua Palace, Chun Xiao, you take Taiping to Muhua Palace first!"

Chunxiao took the little highness past Chen Fang, the little highness stopped and looked at Chen Fang.

"Chen Fang, are you going to Muhua Palace too?"

Chen Fang looked at the young highness, fortunately the young highness was young, and no one would care about his words.

Otherwise, just this one sentence would be enough for Chen Fang.Muhua Palace, is that a place where Chen Fang can go?It seems that I have really been there, but I can only go there secretly!

"Return to Your Highness, Chen Fang won't go!"

Taiping was a little disappointed, Chunxiao took him out of the Ganlu Hall.

From the beginning to the end, His Highness kept holding the box, Chun Xiao wanted to help His Highness carry it, but His Highness refused to let Chun Xiao take it, and insisted on holding it by herself.

"My son-in-law, she likes the gift you gave Taiping very much!"

"As long as your Highness likes it!"

"Well, it's also because of your intentions that the soaps made for Taiping are all animal-shaped and fruity."

"I know that your highness likes small animals the most. I saw her feeding chickens, ducks and white geese several times in the Tang workshop. So I asked the carpenter in the workshop to make wooden models of the twelve zodiac signs."

"Oh, this soap can be made into different shapes. I didn't see you today, but I don't know."

"It's more troublesome to use wooden molds."

Wu Meiniang nodded and smiled slightly.Then they looked at Li Zhi, and the two looked at each other. Li Zhi knew that Mei Niang was asking him whether he said the matter or she said it.

Li Zhi coughed lightly, and Chen Fang understood that His Majesty's Majesty would keep her, and the business was about to come.

At this time, Chen Fang couldn't be called uneasy, after all, uneasy was filled with fear and worry.

Based on the attitude of the Second Sage towards Chen Fang at this time, it is obvious that Chen Fang will not be afraid or worried.But I'm still a little uneasy, it's really unpredictable, I don't know why His Majesty specially kept me.

Is it about making soap for your mother's body fragrance?Or do you want to discuss with yourself about the sale of soap and toilet soap in the future?Or is the soap soap made, and Your Majesty is thinking about the glass again?

Chen Fang thought about it casually, and His Majesty didn't give him much time to think about it.

"My son-in-law, you have been with the eldest princess and the second princess in Tang Gongfang for so long, what do you think of the second princess?"

When Li Zhi said the first sentence, Chen Fang jumped up in shock. At this time, his heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat.After finally holding back, he looked at His Majesty.

Chen Fang clearly remembered that when His Majesty betrothed Yiyang to him, he also asked him in advance what he thought of the eldest princess.

Chen Fang clearly remembered that at that time, he praised the eldest princess severely, and afterwards, His Majesty betrothed the eldest princess to him. At this time, Yiyang had become his legitimate wife.

The same question, His Majesty is asking again at this time, but this time His Highness Gao An, does it mean that His Majesty thinks that marrying one of his princesses is not enough, and also wants to marry Gao An to himself?

It seems that something is wrong, but in history, it is very rare for a son-in-law to marry two princesses.Although the status of princesses in the past dynasties is generally lower than that of princes, they are still princesses. It is the dream of many men to marry a princess. Who would expect to marry two.

In history, Emperor Yao married his two daughters to Emperor Shun when he was on the throne of Zen in ancient times.

But the problem is that at that time, it was abdication system. Emperor Yao himself thought that Shun could inherit his position, so he married a pair of daughters to Shun, and later, Shun did inherit Yao's position.

No, it seems that during the Tang Dynasty, there really was a son-in-law who married two princesses. Chen Fang remembered that his name was Pei Xun.

He took Princess Xuancheng and Princess Xue Guo successively, and the fathers of these two princesses, Chen Fang, can still see each other often at this time, namely Li Xian and Li Dan, and later Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong.

But the problem is that although this guy married two princesses successively, it is really a tragedy, and although he married two princesses, he married Princess Xue Guo after Princess Xuancheng died of illness, that is to say, the two princesses are not They married Pei Xun together.

But at this time, according to His Majesty, it seems that if Gao An is to marry him at this time, then he will really have two princesses at the same time.

What exactly does His Majesty think, does it mean this, or something else.