Fu Tang

Shi Xueting was heartbroken when he heard the news. He was making troubles in Tubo to make Tubo mess up. According to the previous information, he already knew that at least three tribes started all kinds of robbing because of the Buddha statue. , the death toll was no less than a hundred.

And this is the result of the fact that the news has not been fully spread. When the news is fully spread, I believe that even the king of Lhasa will be involved in it. As a result, he never expected that Li Congjia would come here at this time.

What are you doing here?Send a head?

Shi Xueting held back his anxiety and chose not to continue entering the city. Now that the martial law is in such a state, the work of the intelligence department is probably half-stopped. It is impossible to get them to spread news to spy on the news, unless they risk being discovered. risk.

Shi Xueting turned his head and went to Cuona, which is King Yalong Jue'a's territory, although he also started to join in the fun, but after all, it is not as strict as Luoxie City.

After Shi Xueting arrived at the stronghold there, he directly ordered: "Go and find out why His Majesty is here."

Huayue took the lead, and it was not difficult to find out the news. After all, there was too much commotion at the King of Lhasa recently, and any well-informed Tubo person could find out.

After Huayue came back, she said: "Mr. Lang, just got the news that His Majesty's next visit is for the Tubo Eagle Association."

The so-called "Eagle Meeting" is actually an assembly proposed by the Lhasa king, who wanted to decide the unification of Tubo through deliberations and elect the Tubo king.

And "Eagle Club" means "Eagle Gathering". For this name, Shi Xueting was powerless to complain, he was just surprised: "Why did you invite Your Majesty?"

Hua Yue continued to explain: "It is said that it is to show fairness, and to prevent these tribal khans from disobeying anyone."

Shi Xueting had some guesses about the answer, and when he knew it, he couldn't help but sneer: "I think they are drunkards who don't care about drinking."

These tribal khans are dissatisfied with each other, will they surrender to Datang?If he would have surrendered, he would have written the letter of surrender a long time ago, why wait until now?At that time, I am afraid that Li Congjia will choose a suitable Khan and they will not agree, and maybe they will take the opportunity to make trouble and plan to keep Li Congjia here forever.

As for why Li Congjia agreed, he didn't even have to think about it, he must have come to him, otherwise the best way at this time is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, it is impossible for Li Congjia not to understand this truth.

The only thing Shi Xueting didn't understand was what did the cabinet do for food?Didn't stop it?

The cabinet that was slandered by Shi Xueting recently felt like dying. They found that after Fan Zhi retired, their ability to control the emperor had declined significantly.

Or it shouldn't be said that it is the ability to control the emperor, it should be said that the ability to control the emperor's willfulness has declined significantly.

This time everyone opposed Li Congjia's passing, but Li Congjia tried his best to reject all opinions. Before Fan Zhi was there, he would give a reason, but now he doesn't give any reason at all, and directly expresses that he wants to pass, not only wants to pass, But also on the road to understand the people's sentiments!

All the officials hope that the emperor will stay in the palace honestly, as long as they see what they want to show the emperor, no one wants the emperor to run around.

If it is a weaker emperor, the ministers only need to say the word "rules", which is enough to trap the emperor in the palace and cannot get out.

However, this article does not apply to Li Congjia.

When Wei Renpu said: "This is not in accordance with the rules."

Li Congjia said a word: "What I'm talking about is the rules."

Wei Renpu choked for a moment, and really couldn't answer this question. Before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was under the banner of Li Tang's orthodoxy. However, after all, it has gone through the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The current Datang can be said to be a brand new empire. A new empire built by Li Congjia.

He is the founding emperor, and he has the right to formulate laws for all eternity, and it is not something a minister can call back with a few words.

Li Congjia not only wanted to visit Tubo this time, he even set the rule of the emperor making a big tour every five years!

Everyone from the cabinet to the courtiers felt miserable, but no one could object. The current Li Congjia is no longer the one who just became the emperor, and he was very afraid that he would do something wrong. what can go wrong.

And Li Zhongyu has also grown up, he may not be that old in terms of age, but he is definitely more mature than Li Congjia when he first crossed over.

So now that Li Congjia, who is very authoritative, wants to be willful, no one can persuade him.

After Li Congjia set the time to go out, Li Zhongyu was promoted to Prince Jian Guo again, but this time he seemed much calmer.

He was still young a few times before, and each time he complained that Li Congjia didn't take him to play when he went out, but this time when Li Congjia went out...he was a little secretly happy.

No matter how much power Li Congjia gave him before, in fact he was still working under his father's supervision and guidance, and he hadn't completely made his own decisions. The matter is his own decision, quite a feeling of turning over and making the decision.

Of course, at this time, he has not yet had the idea of ​​competing with his father for power, nor can he, he just wants to feel it.

When Li Congjia was arranging court affairs before Li Congjia left, Wei Renpu looked at Li Congjia, who was entrusted by Yin Yin, and Li Zhongyu, who was faintly excited, and felt that he suddenly understood something, and no longer complained about Li Congjia's departure.

Zhao Pu was very strange about Wei Renpu's emotional change, and asked directly: "The chief assistant is..."

Wei Renpu just said: "Your Majesty has his own arrangements." He glanced at Li Zhongyu while speaking.

Zhao Pu followed his gaze, and immediately understood that Wei Renpu might think that Li Congjia was trying to train the prince.

It's just... Zhao Pu has some hidden worries in his heart. Isn't it too early to create momentum for the prince?

Zhao Pu just had some hidden worries, while Zhao Kuangyin, as Li Congjia's in-laws and hard-core confidants, spoke out directly.

Zhao Kuangyin was definitely on Li Congjia's side, even if Li Zhongyu was his son-in-law, it would be useless, after all, once the emperor and courtiers, who knew what would happen to them after the crown prince gained a firm foothold?

Even if his daughter is a queen, it's not that the queen can't be deposed. Think about Li Congjia's queen...Of course this has nothing to do with Li Congjia. Apart from Li Congjia, this His Majesty is still easy to speak.

Li Congjia patted Zhao Kuangyin on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I know well, the crown prince can't always be suppressed."

Zhao Kuangyin just reminded him, but he couldn't say too much. If he said too much, he would drive a wedge between his father and his son.

However, in fact Li Congjia just sighed with emotion. Thanks to these people who don't know the story of Kangxi and Yinfeng, otherwise, he would not be a little worried, but very worried.

How similar is the situation between him and Li Zhongyu to that of Kangxi and Yinreng?The only difference is probably that Li Zhongyu has no companions.

Li Congjia sighed, and called Chunsheng over and said, "Have you found the person you were looking for?"

Chunsheng said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, craftsmen with experience in designing ships are either in the Ministry of Industry or in the Academy. It is really hard to find."

Li Congjia nodded and thought for a while and said, "Then call Liu Yi here."

Seeing that Li Congjia was not dissatisfied, Chunsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, stepped back and called Liu Yi over.

After Liu Yi came over, Li Congjia said, "Is there anyone in the Department of Geology and Physics who specializes in shipbuilding?"

Liu Yi immediately said: "Yes, Mr. Lu has taken in many disciples and is currently researching this aspect."

Li Congjia couldn't help smiling: "It's really hard for him."

Lu Ji had been studying trains before, and now he is busy enough to start researching trains and ships together, but he also knows that when he reaches Lu Ji's status, he basically proposes a direction as he did before, and then asks the following disciples to go busy.

Li Congjia handed a piece of paper to Liu Yi and said, "Leave it to them, and let Mr. Lu find a way to design such a ship, um, the kind that needs a steam engine as power."

Liu Yi glanced at the paper while agreeing, and was immediately taken aback by the numerous requirements on it. It is fine to ask for a bedroom, but the bedroom must have a glass window to see the sea, a leisure room, and a large In the restaurant, there were so many requests left that Liu Yi didn't dare to look down.

He even felt that Lu Ji might roar when he saw this piece of paper. After all, it looked like a boat for play, and Lu Ji's previous research direction was warships.

Isn't it overkill for people who study warships to study cruise ships?

But Liu Yi didn't dare to tell Li Congjia that he decided that if Lu Ji disagreed, he would let Lu Ji take over even if he was sloppy. After all, this was the first time Li Congjia asked the academy for his own affairs, and he must not disappoint His Majesty.

After Liu Yi returned to the academy, he directly invited Lu Ji over and poured him a cup of tea, which made Lu Ji quite flattered.

Although the status of Gewu talents has changed, they are not as respected as noble officials. They used to be respectful to Liu Yi, but now Liu Yi is suddenly so polite to him, which makes him very shocked.

Liu Yi said very kindly: "Is Mr. Lu's work going well recently? Are there any difficulties?"

Lu Ji's hairs were about to stand on end, and he said quickly, "It's going well, it's going well, and there's no difficulty."

This is the truth. In terms of family, as a college teacher, he has a lot of Shuxiu, so there is no need to worry about it. As for experiments, Li Congjia is rich and powerful, and he will give what he wants. Of course, the premise is that the research direction is reliable and there are results.

Liu Yi nodded, and began to think about how to tell Lu Ji about this matter. As a result, Lu Ji was a typical researcher, and he spoke straightforwardly. , anyway, we have worked together for a long time, so don't go around in circles."

Liu Yi was a little embarrassed, these people really didn't play their cards according to the routine, but since Lu Ji said so, he just pushed the boat along.

So Liu Yi handed the piece of paper to Lu Ji and said, "Your Majesty wants you to build a boat according to the paper, is there any problem?"

Seeing Lu Ji bowing his head in thought, Liu Yi had already begun to think about how to lure him with reason and profit.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ji raised his head and said, "If everything on it...is complete, this boat is not too small, it's even bigger than the Dafu boat."

After hearing this, Liu Yi immediately said: "Your Majesty said, as long as it can be made, it can go to sea, and it can support long-distance voyages."

Lu Ji made some calculations and said conservatively: "I'm not sure if it can be done, it may take a long time, well, I'll make a design first, and let His Majesty see if he is satisfied later."

This is considered to be an agreement, Liu Yi suddenly breathed out and said: "It should be."

Lu Ji looked at Liu Yi and asked again: "Then...does Deputy Chief Liu have anything else to do?"

"No more, it's better to get the blueprint out quickly." Liu Yi explained with practical actions what it means to push an inch.

Lu Ji didn't care, nodded and said, "Okay."

Then...then left, Liu Yi didn't expect Lu Ji to be so talkative, and began to think about whether to give Lu Ji a little more bonus later?

What he didn't expect at all was that Lu Ji didn't feel disgusted at all, but was a little excited.

After all, although it has been said that they have contributed a lot to the empire, in fact this is their hobby. They are satisfying their hobbies in disguise. If the emperor hadn't dug them out, they would not be able to live the way they are now. A comfortable life where you can do what you love.

Lu Ji was grateful to Li Congjia from the bottom of his heart, and he also wanted to repay Li Congjia, but there seemed to be no way to repay Li Congjia other than hard work.

Now that their Majesty has finally made some personal demands, why doesn't he agree?What's more, making such a ship is itself a challenge.

With the development of warships to the present, there is actually not much room for development. It is the limitation of the overall technology. It is not so easy for them to break through. It is just a matter of changing their thinking. Maybe building this kind of long-distance cruise ship can give them an inspiration.

Liu Yi happily went to Li Congjia to return to his life. When he said that the ship may take a long time, Li Congjia had already been mentally prepared, otherwise he would not have asked people to start designing the ship now.

Putting this matter aside, Li Congjia began to prepare for the trip. Although he said that he was preparing for the trip, in fact he did not prepare much. The only thing he needed to ask was where he would go along the way.

The courtiers had already accepted the fact that Li Congjia was going to Tubo, almost the entire Tiance Mansion was mobilized just to protect Li Congjia from harm, and the rest of them wanted to know... Where exactly was the emperor going to visit?They are so prepared in advance!

In fact, according to Li Congjia's personality, he likes to make surprise attacks, but this kind of thing is basically impossible. The route of the emperor's tour must be planned well, so that the pick-up place can be prepared early.

He is also relatively indifferent. Now that Tang Dynasty has not yet formed an unbearable network of entangled relationships and corruption, the so-called tour is actually more like a warning: I will walk around from time to time, so be tighter to me. , don't mess around, something will kill you!

Of course, these local officials must be thinking how to fool Li Congjia, but Li Congjia's control of the country does not rely on patrols, but the intelligence department, so it's okay for these local officials to fool, Li Congjia will always know what he wants to know.

Before leaving, Li Congjia summoned Shi Xuehe and said directly: "Where is the national teacher now?"

Shi Xuehe happened to have just received the news from Shi Xueting, and said quickly: "Junior brother is in the wrong place now."

Li Congjia was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong? Yalongjue King's territory? What are you going to do?"

However, he just asked casually. After all, he is not the only one who is aware of Shi Xueting's recent movements, and even the intelligence department is not very clear. He only knows that there have been many riots in Tubo recently, which probably has something to do with Shi Xueting.

Li Congjia thought for a while and said: "Well, you can find someone to contact the National Teacher as much as possible. After arriving in Tubo, I hope to meet him. Well, I can meet him anywhere."

Shi Xuehe bowed his head in response, turned around and began to think of a way to contact Shi Xueting.

Three days later, Li Congjia was finally about to set off officially. Compared to before, this time Li Zhongyu was a little reluctant and a little excited when he saw him off.

In the book, Li Congjia patted Li Zhongyu on the shoulder and said: "I don't know how long I will stay here. If there is an urgent matter that cannot be resolved, I will consult the cabinet. If the cabinet does not give a decent or satisfactory answer , go to Fan Zhuguo."

Li Zhongyu nodded vigorously: "Son, remember! Father, please take care!"

Li Congjia patted his head and said, "Okay, don't be reluctant, I will definitely come back before you get married."

Speaking of the big wedding, Li Zhongyu was a little embarrassed. Li Congjia looked outside and said, "I've already left the suburbs of the city. If you don't go back, it will be too late. Go back early."

Li Zhongyu looked at Li Congjia reluctantly and said, "Daddy... Take care, Daddy."

After Li Zhongyu finished speaking, he got off the station and watched Lubo drive out of his sight a little bit by the side of the road. In the past, he often wondered what would happen to me if Dad was not here, but now Li Congjia really left, although it was only a trip The distance also made him a little apprehensive.

With a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, Li Zhongyu was a little uneasy. He took a deep breath, turned around and went back home under the persuasion of the little attendant beside him. No matter what, he had to grow up by himself. His father...it was impossible for him to rely on him for a lifetime .

Li Congjia didn't know Li Zhongyu's entanglement, anyway, he was very excited now, and he hadn't been outside the hundred miles around Chang'an City for a long time.

Hey, it would have been nice if he didn't have such a bunch of people around him. Otherwise, even though he was traveling far away, he still felt that the bondage was still there. He just got in and out of the car and went to sleep in the tent every day, so he didn't have to worry about anything.

The road was so uneventful that we reached the border, but when we got to the border, Li Congjia got a surprise——Shi Xueting walked in without anyone noticing.

Of course, using this word is not so accurate, if someone else wants to come within [-] feet of Li Congjia's curtain, don't even think about it, but Shi Xueting was brought in by Chunsheng all the way by brushing his face.

At that time, Li Congjia had just changed into light clothes and was about to have dinner, but when he looked up, he saw Shi Xueting walking in from the outside. At that moment, Li Congjia felt as if he had returned to the night when he first met many years ago. The monk came slowly, his eyes were bright and clear, reflecting the lights in the room.

Seeing Li Congjia's dazed look, Shi Xueting was a little worried, walked over quickly, reached out to touch his forehead and asked, "Chongguang? What's wrong?"

Li Congjia came back to his senses, and then asked: "Xueting? Why didn't you say something in advance when you came here?"

Shi Xueting looked at him seriously for a long while, making sure there was nothing wrong, and then said: "It's too much trouble, I guess when you get the news, you won't be far from Tubo."

Li Congjia thought the same thing, Shi Xueting's news had to be sent to Chang'an first, and then Shi Xuehe sent it over. After such a toss, it would be better to wait for Shi Xueting to come to see him directly after Li Congjia came over.

Li Congjia hugged him happily, sniffed his body vigorously, and said with a smile on his face: "It seems that the roast leg of lamb here is really good, you have the smell of mutton on your body."

Shi Xueting hugged him back and said dumbfoundingly: "Everywhere in Tubo is full of smell, it has nothing to do with whether I eat or not."

Of course, it was mainly because Shi Xueting didn't dare to use too much incense. In Tubo, incense was only used by nobles, and it was very precious. If he used too much, he was afraid that it would arouse suspicion, so he could only endure the smell.

Li Congjia didn't dislike him either, he hugged him and didn't want to let go, for a moment he wondered how he came here during the two months when Shi Xueting left.

Shi Xueting touched his head and asked, "Have you had dinner yet?"

Li Congjia shook his head: "Just about to eat, hey, did you bring the cook over? I think it's too late for you to bring the cook to Chang'an, so I decided to come directly to eat."

Shi Xueting: If the cabinet were to know that the real reason why the emperor came to Tibet was because he couldn't wait to eat roast leg of lamb, I don't know if they would cry.

Of course, Shi Xueting also knew in his heart that Li Congjia came here more for him.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's eat first. After dinner, I will tell you about Tubo's current form."

Li Congjia nodded, and directly asked Shi Xueting to accompany him to have a dinner, and naturally you and I were in the middle, but Li Congjia was keenly aware that Shi Xueting seemed to have something on his mind, so he couldn't help asking: "What happened to Tubo? "

Seeing that he had almost eaten, Shi Xueting didn't hide anything, and said directly: "A lot of things have happened recently, both King Yaze and King Lhasa... passed away."

Li Congjia was surprised: "What did you do?"