Li Shimin

Li Xuan hurriedly returned the gift.

Afterwards, Li Xuan prepared to meet the old man Cui and walk in.

Suddenly, an old man in fine clothes standing in front of Zheng Mingde also saluted Li Xuan.

"Old man Zheng Yuanzhe from the Zheng family in Xingyang has met His Royal Highness King Jin!"

Li Xuan was astonished, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile and returned the salute.

"I've seen Patriarch Zheng!"

After that, he led the two old men into the house.

After entering the room, Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe greeted Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and others who were on the sofa.

After tossing for a while, the two old men breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the sofa.

Afterwards, he looked at the whole hut curiously.

As the patriarchs of five surnames and seven families, they are all the emperors in their respective states and counties. They have never saluted like this for so many years.

It never occurred to him that the dignified prince, the third younger brother of His Majesty, would actually live in such a small hut.

"I don't know if the two Patriarchs came to the door, but what's the matter?"

After Cheng Chusi and others brought tea, Li Xuan still asked the same question.

"The old man heard that His Highness is willing to help our family, laying concrete roads for Qinghe Cui's family first, so come to pay our respects!"

Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe were taken aback, and said hastily cupping their hands.

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Chapter 233 Li Er is too extravagant!

"You two don't need to be like this. Originally, this road was a gift from the king to the future princess. It just so happened that His Majesty and all the courtiers also had an idea to pave the concrete road for Luoyang first.

It just so happens that the two families of You and Ye are on the same road! "

Li Xuan said slowly.

Li Xuan's direct words stunned Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe, and at the same time they finally understood why Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde kept saying that His Royal Highness Prince Jin had a weird temperament before coming here!

But he didn't know that Li Xuan, who was facing him, was also full of headaches.

The old man Cui's eyes on the opposite side were as bright as a light bulb as soon as he entered the door. They kept looking back and forth on him, making him extremely awkward.

Suddenly, Cui Xuanlan thought of something, his expression brightened, and he hurriedly looked at Li Xuan.

"Your Highness, do you mean that His Majesty has agreed?"

"I agree!"

Li Xuan glanced at Cui Xuanlan inexplicably, didn't I explain it just now?

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Jin!"

Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe stood up straight and saluted Li Xuan again very solemnly.

Although he knew that this matter was feasible, he never thought that this matter was so simple that Jin Wang and His Majesty made an agreement even without the two of them coming forward.

As for His Majesty's intention, rather than King Jin's credit, the two of them never thought about it.

Because Luoyang is the closest to Chang'an, and further east of Luoyang is Xingyang, and further east of Xingyang is Qingzhou.

"Your Highness, please don't worry, on this concrete road, my two families will definitely spend the most money to silence the mouths of those aristocratic families!"

"This matter depends on how much property the two families have. Anyway, the road is completed, and in the end you will share the business tax equally according to the amount of money you pay! And you must also know that Luoyang is connected to the Grand Canal, and Jiangnan has been a place of prosperity since ancient times. There are so many wealthy businessmen in this land, and these wealthy businessmen are definitely willing to take this road after the cement road is paved.

How much business tax can you collect in a year?The two Patriarchs must have a good deal in their hearts! "

Li Xuan was unmoved, and still had a calm expression on his face.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for letting me know!"

Hearing this, Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe could not help but concentrate their expressions, and immediately had an idea in their hearts.

Although Cui and Zheng's family are not short of money, more than [-] or even hundreds of thousands of money is distributed to them a year. If they don't take it, they will be punished by God!

"His Royal Highness King Jin is so kind, I don't know what His Royal Highness has ordered, but my Cui family and Zheng family will definitely help His Highness complete it!"

"The two Patriarchs are serious?"

Li Xuan asked quickly.

"How dare these two old men deceive His Highness?"

A trace of helplessness flashed in Cui Xuanlan's eyes. How many years has no one dared to doubt the two of them?

"Very good!"

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately, he said slowly: "I think the two of you must have heard that at the beginning of this king, some Japanese people were teased in Wannian County, which is the Wannian County where Zheng Yunde, a son of the Zheng family, worked.

In a fit of anger, the king slaughtered all the Japanese in the street, although the king was not punished by His Majesty for this matter.However, this king has been extremely small-minded since he was a child.Although he killed some Japanese people and made some anger, the turtle grandson who was playing tricks on the king has not been found out yet.

If the tortoise grandson doesn't get rid of for a day, he will feel like a stick in his throat to this king, extremely aggrieved.In this matter, the group of useless firewood in Dali Temple have been investigating for so long, but they haven't found anything.The two Cui and Zheng families are two of seven families with five surnames, and they are quite powerful.

Therefore, I want the two of you to take care of it more, even if it is some clues! "

After speaking, Li Xuan looked expectantly at Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe.

"This?"

Unexpectedly, Cui Xuanlan, whom he was looking forward to the most, was full of scruples, and even slowly glanced at Zheng Yunde beside him.

It's all because of your sons of the Zheng family who didn't live up to expectations, and even a few Japanese people couldn't see it, causing such a big trouble!

Zheng Yuanzhe was also full of innocence. Who would have thought that a few Japanese hozens would be so missed by King Jin?

"If the two families are mainly in a difficult situation, forget it!"

Seeing this, Li Xuan sighed helplessly.

"Prince Jin, after this matter happened, the old man ordered the family servants to investigate carefully. However, no clues have been found!"

Zheng Yuanzhe quickly explained.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. After the two of us go back, we will definitely order all the disciples in the family to pay attention to this matter, and keep investigating until we find out who is behind it!" Cui Xuanlan also hurriedly bowed his hands.

"Thank you two Patriarchs!"

Li Xuan cupped his hands with joy on his face to express his thanks.

Afterwards, after being reserved again, Zheng Yuanzhe and Cui Xuanlan left in a hurry full of thoughts.

"Congratulations, Brother Cui, for getting a good son-in-law, His Royal Highness Jin Wang is sincere, he must be a blessed king, the Cui family is blessed!"

After getting into the carriage, Zheng Yuanzhe congratulated Cui Xuanlan repeatedly.

"Brother Zheng, please speak carefully. Everything is not yet planned. Brother Zheng is not ignorant of the miserable experience of that poor little Cui girl? Sigh..."

As he spoke, Cui Xuanlan sighed with a depressed face.

"However, brother Zheng's family has such a talented disciple, he is young enough to be the county magistrate of Guo County in Chang'an!"

"Brother Cui is absurd, the Cui family is also outstanding, and the evil in the family is being teased because of a few Japanese hozen!"

"Brother Zheng, don't worry, the old man guesses that His Royal Highness King Jin intends to scare the snake and make the grandson behind him sleepless and sleepless day and night!"

"As it should be!"

As they spoke, the two old men looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

The next day, following the sensational news that Jiang Zuojian started to open a cement department in Xishan outside Chang'an City, produced cement extensively, and prepared to pave cement roads for Chang'an City and Jingzhao Duling County.

In the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, another new piece of news came out, and it was still serious.His Royal Highness King Jin personally built cement roads for Qinghe and Xingyang on the condition of paving cement roads, and asked the Cui family of Qinghe and the Zheng family of Xingyang to find out the cause of death of the Japanese in Wannian County Prison.

Afterwards, the common people in Chang'an City couldn't help recalling the bloody incident in Wannian County after the next year.

However, all the patriarchs of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City panicked.

After discussing for so long, they had already come up with a plan for building a concrete road.

Even, how much money will be spent to build cement roads, how much each family will invest, and how much it will take up, they all have a clear plan.

Why, because of a few Japanese hozens, the king of Jin is going to come forward to help the Cui family and Zheng family of Qinghe?

While anxious, some aristocratic families who thought they had a good relationship also visited the Cui and Zheng families.

However, they all got the same words.

Only the aristocratic families in Luoyang and Henan were full of joy.

After fighting for so many days, he actually won!

And when all the families accepted Qinghe Cui family and Xingyang Zheng family to leave the back door of King Jin, it was time for Li Shimin to entertain all the families in the Tai Chi Hall.

Coincidentally, this day is a rest day.

The hour passed.

The palace gate opened wide.

A group of imperial guards were wearing bright red woolen padded clothes, and a gleaming light armor, holding a horizontal knife made of fine steel in their hands. At first glance, it made people feel cold and their necks shivered.

At the same time, all the guards were wearing a pair of big green gloves, standing on both sides of the palace gate, they looked very warm!

All the patriarchs of the aristocratic families who looked at it had their eyes shining.

Li Er is too extravagant!

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Chapter 234 Inviting a Banquet in the Hall of Tai Chi

The manager of their family in Chang'an also bought one or two of these woolen clothes for them, although they are not as warm and comfortable as the winter clothes made of silk.

However, these fleeces are cheap and equally comfortable.

It's just that I didn't expect that these woolen padded clothes were all worn by the imperial army!

However, no matter how envious the patriarchs of these aristocratic families were, they couldn't help speeding up their pace and following the flow of people, walking forward.

Half an hour later, in the Tai Chi Hall.

The purple court is full of culture, and the Danji Gunfu is even connected.Entertainment guest song Zhanlu, Guangyue played Juntian.

In the purple and luxurious Taiji Hall, one side is full of courtiers wearing exquisite jade pendants and gorgeous official uniforms; on the other side, the patriarchs of the aristocratic families wear jade pendants and other pendants that are not weaker than the officials on the opposite side.

In front of you, there are plates of exquisite food on the food table, and the clean crystal glass is filled with green wine. dance to tune.

The grandeur is extraordinary, if there are clouds of white mist on the floor of the hall, it will be like a fairyland.

It's a pity that people from all the aristocratic families don't care about these things.

Only Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong, a group of ministers, were enjoying the music and dancing while drinking fine wine, with a leisurely look.

However, this big banquet is for the Road Construction Department and the Housing Construction Department.

Li Shimin was not prepared to let Cheng Zhijie and the old guys just keep eating like this.

After signaling to Li Wei at the side, the dancers and musicians in the hall retreated gently.

Seeing this, everyone automatically stopped their actions. Even though the heads of a group of aristocratic families looked down on Li Er, a brother-killing emperor, at this moment, they had to pretend to be very respectful.

"Dear dears, elders, you all know the purpose of today's banquet, but this is the first case in the history, and the road construction department and the room construction department need to explain clearly to you!"

Li Shimin said a few words loudly, then looked at Pei Ji who was on the side.

In some matters, this Shangshu Zuo Pushe can be bypassed, but on such major matters, Li Shimin also showed great respect for this Zuo Pushe.

"Also ask Pei Xiang to tell you about it."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Hearing this, Pei Ji quickly stood up and saluted Li Shimin respectfully.

Afterwards, he took out a thick notebook from his cuff, bowed his hands to the courtiers and the family, and began to read aloud.

"Your Majesty has got a magic item called cement. It can be used to build houses, build roads, and build bridges. Its usage is the same as that of ordinary yellow clay, but after it is completed, it is as solid as a rock, indestructible, and it is not afraid of wind and rain. destroy.

Your Majesty is generous and benevolent, and wants to use this cement to build all the roads and houses in the Tang Dynasty for the convenience of the people all over the world.Therefore, I invite all the elders of the aristocratic family to conspire with this grand plan. For the purpose of living and working in peace and contentment for the people of the world, we will open the two official offices of the Housing Construction Department and the Road Construction Department.