This time the trip back to Chang'an was relatively hasty. Although the carriage was made more comfortable, Li Yue was still exhausted.Although steel with reasonable strength has been produced now, it is still not good enough to be used as a spring.In addition, the road condition was also very bad. When Li Yue arrived in Chang'an, he vowed to get the asphalt out.
He tried earth cement before, but unfortunately found that this thing is probably barely used to build a house. In terms of adhesive ability, it is actually not as good as the adhesive made of glutinous rice egg white, and the texture is very brittle. If you use a little more force, it will break.If you do this, it's actually better to ram the earth like before, at least you won't make a lot of large and small cement blocks, which doesn't increase the difficulty.
It just so happens that Li Yue has heard that there is actually oil near Ningzhou, but in this day and age, oil is still called Shizhi water. Li Yue really has no idea how to refine oil into various chemical products. Li Yue still knows about the separation of the various components inside.It is nothing more than heating, extracting the ingredients according to the different boiling points of the various ingredients in it. Although there is no internal combustion engine, it can be used as fuel, and it can also be used as a weapon.However, this danger is also great. If you don't pay attention to it a little bit, you will lose both sides.Because gasoline and the like are actually very easy to evaporate. After reaching a certain concentration, even a little spark will cause an explosion.Therefore, the sealing performance must be good.And the ventilation in the smelting place must be good.Fortunately, steel production is now sufficient, and there are preliminary welding technologies these days, which can barely meet the needs of oil refining.
Gasoline and diesel are very dangerous to use on a large scale if the airtightness is not good enough. However, it is not troublesome to get a barrel or two and use it for lighting or cooking at home. The thing is, in the future, in the west of Ningzhou, petroleum products can be used as daily necessities as much as possible, so as to reduce the use of firewood, and the residue of asphalt can be sold at a higher price, because it can be used to pave roads. Of course, this is also necessary It is often maintained, even if there is no truck with a large carrying capacity nowadays, but because the temperature is too low in winter, the molecules inside will shrink and crack, so it is best to repair it every few years.
If you want to get rich, build roads. It is definitely a wise saying. In fact, at this time, if you want to increase transportation capacity, it is best to use rails. It is said that during the Qin Dynasty, wooden rails were built in Guanzhong. Unfortunately, due to the destruction of the war , and if the track made of wood is not maintained, it will rot in a short time. Therefore, the track in the Qin Dynasty later became a legend.
However, now that the production of steel has increased, it is completely possible to build rails. Even if there is no train, placing the carriage on the rails can effectively reduce friction and increase the capacity of the carriage.
When Li Yue returned to Chang'an, she already had several plans in her mind, and she started trying when she returned to Ningzhou.But in Chang'an, he still had to follow Chang'an's rules honestly.
After returning to Beijing, Li Yue did not go back to the palace at all under the reminder of the house rules. Instead, he washed up in the posthouse, tidied up his appearance, and then went directly to the Tai Chi Palace to have an audience.
Li Zhi didn't expect Li Yue to come back so soon. He also thought that Li Yue was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and she would definitely be delayed on the road for several days. As a result, although Li Yue didn't travel day and night, she returned as fast as possible.
Seeing that the baby fat on Li Yue's face had disappeared a lot, Li Zhi immediately felt a little distressed, and quickly said: "What are you doing in such a hurry, let you come back to defend yourself, not let you come back to receive a reward, what's the point?" hurry!"
Li Zhi said it affectionately, and Li Yue also laughed: "No matter what, the attitude must always be made. If those imperial envoys who have nothing to do look for something to do and say that I despise the holy order, I will die unjustly!"
Li Zhi couldn't help but his ears blushed. Really speaking, there are actually too many impeachment matters in the court. Under normal circumstances, to impeach those feudal officials or vassal princes, at most the other party should write a self-defense letter first. That's it, unless there is clear evidence later, he will order people back to Beijing, but this time, the envoys were only a little bit stronger, so he called people back.
After Empress Wu knew that he had made this decision, she actually complained to him very much. Li Yue was doing very well in Ningzhou, which made these aristocratic families jealous. Delay many things.What's more, if just a few people impeach him and get them back, if they don't like Li Yue in the future, they will do it again, so why don't they do something!
Empress Wu is a pragmatist. The things Li Yue creates are very profitable, and she has a share in them. In just one year, her private house has swelled a lot. She is not greedy for money, but, No matter what you want to do, you can't do it without money.When she was a young girl, she didn't return to Hongnong with her mother at that time, but stayed in the Wu family. The samurai Xun originally started his business. Back then, he broke his family and supported Li Yuan's rebellion. After the world was settled, he naturally got enough rewards.Therefore, the samurai family actually has relatively rich family resources.But no matter how rich it is, it’s useless. Once the samurai died, the two elder brothers turned their faces. The members of the Wu family were all short-sighted people. They got the benefits of the two brothers of the Wu family and helped to bully their mother and daughter. Empress Wu At that time, I don't know how much anger I suffered, if it wasn't for the two elder brothers above who wanted to make a fuss about their sisters' marriage and sell Wushun's marriage for a good price, Yang's still hadn't made up his mind to leave the Wu family.
At that time, Empress Wu realized the role of money, among other things, if the two brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang hadn't spent money to bribe the tribe, the tribe would have turned a blind eye to their behavior.You must know that Yang is not an ordinary woman. Although she was already forty when she got married, she is a daughter of the Sui Dynasty clan. If you really count, she is also related to the Li family, but she has never married for some reason. If Li Yuan hadn't been the matchmaker, she wouldn't have married the warrior Xun no matter what.Even if the Sui Dynasty fell, the Hongnong Yang family was not empty, and there were some officials in the court. On the Wu family's side, the warrior Xun was originally on the wrong team. The two brothers have gone through countless connections, and they have just become petty officials.They are not smart people themselves, and they never thought about what Yang represents, but turned against their stepmother. If they serve Yang honestly, with Yang's connections, they may not be able to find a better one for their two stepson. future.
But it happened that I met two idiots, and Empress Wu realized at that time that sometimes, wisdom is not as useful as money. At least money can solve immediate problems and free up time for you to use wisdom to solve long-term problems.
After Empress Wu entered the palace, she fell out of favor completely after being favored for a short time, and she realized the importance of money even more.Yang took the three of her sisters with her dowry, and nothing else. Empress Wu entered the palace to win the mother and daughter. At that time, she was very conceited and felt that With her cleverness and beauty, she would definitely be able to win a place in the palace. Therefore, she didn't bring much money at all, so that after falling out of favor, life became a bit difficult.That is to say, he hooked up with Li Zhi secretly later, and with Li Zhi's care, life in the palace was much easier.
For example, the interests grasped by Empress Wu are enough to attract more courtiers of ordinary background for her own use. She and Li Zhi have a consensus on some aspects, that is, to promote the poor and common people and suppress the aristocratic families. In addition, Those left by the late emperor who were ignorant of current affairs, and those who relied on the old to sell the old should also be suppressed.There are many things that are inconvenient for Li Zhi to do, and the status of empress is not only Li Zhi's wife, but also Li Zhi's political ally. Therefore, the things that are inconvenient for Li Zhi, with the help of Empress Wu's status, are actually very good Do.Empress Wu is not a fool either, she will not go to the front line by herself, she can let people who rely on her do it, so that even if something goes wrong, she can shirk responsibility.This is also the reason why in ancient times, people often only scolded corrupt officials, but rarely scolded the emperor.The emperor is good, but the people below have deceived him. If the emperor kills those corrupt officials, then nothing will happen, and the holy candle will still shine.
Empress Wu served two emperors and knew the importance of showing off and image. Li Shimin killed two brothers and forced Li Yuan to abdicate. He is a brilliant king of all kinds.As for Li Zhi, he also knows this kind of art. He put on a benevolent appearance, but he never really let go of anyone who really threatened him.Although Empress Wu has no higher ambitions now, she has clearly understood this kind of imperial mind that will not be passed on to the outside world.Therefore, she will lure those people with high officials and generous salaries, and let them use them for her own use.When you are not able to promise a higher position to others, then money is a more direct means.
Although Li Yue didn't know his own background, he naturally stood with Empress Wu. Out of secret guilt or pride, Li Zhi handed over all the dry shares Li Yue offered to Empress Wu. Dealing with it, therefore, Empress Wu is really rich and powerful now. Seeing Li Yue's money snowballing, getting bigger and bigger, Empress Wu inevitably has more expectations. As a result, the situation here is very good, Li Yue was called back, Maybe during this period of time, the benefits were cut off by those aristocratic families, it's no wonder that Empress Wu was happy.
It's a pity that Empress Wu's stomach is getting bigger and her energy is a little low, so it's too late for Li Zhi to object.The deal is done, Empress Wu can only strive for more benefits for Li Yue.
Li Zhi never thought about it before, Li Yue is capable because he is capable, in fact he is still a child, and thanks to his good health since he was a child, if he is not in good health, he is afraid that he will get sick after bumping along the way.
The belated guilt caused Li Zhi to burst into love, and he didn't ask much about what happened in Ningzhou, so he left Li Yue to eat in the palace.
When Empress Wu heard the news, she also came here with a big belly. Others might find it a bit strange. After all, as a sister-in-law and elder brother, it would be no problem to entertain her brother-in-law, but it is too close for her to do so now that it is not very convenient for her to move around. some.However, most people really dare not question Empress Wu's actions. Before Empress Wang was deposed, not long after, Concubine Xiao Shu was also deposed because of her complaints, and she was imprisoned with Empress Wang.Originally, Empress Wu didn't bother to pay attention to them, but they still refused to stop at Ye Ting, spreading rumors with ulterior motives, and cursing or something. Concubine Xiao Shu even bribed the palace servants, wanting to cry to Li Zhi for their grievances .Empress Wu is pregnant, so how can she bother with them? She knows Li Zhi's temperament, and sometimes Li Zhi is easy to soften his heart. Anyway, one of the two is a married wife, and the other is also once loved. Women, if they live too hard, Li Zhi will feel a little bit embarrassed when he finds out.Empress Wu has never been indecisive and soft-hearted, so she directly sent people to each with a white silk to strangle them to death.
When Li Zhi knew about this, both of them had been dragged out and buried for a while, and Empress Wu only said that the two of them were enemies in the first place, complaining to each other in Ye Ting, and even fighting, completely disrespectful.They were spoiled and spoiled, and couldn't bear the hardships of Ye Ting, so they fell ill later. When the news came from Ye Ting, they were already seriously ill. The steward was worried that they might catch the epidemic, so he moved them out, and now they have been buried. up.
Although Li Zhi was sad for a few days, he didn't go deep into it. After all, his feelings for Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu were not so deep. Since Queen Wu said that they died of illness, they must have died of illness!
However, the people in the palace knew what was going on, but Empress Wu was so cruel and merciless, which also frightened these palace people. Those who are qualified to talk to Li Zhi do not want to offend Empress Wu because of two dead people , and those other palace people are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks at Li Zhi's place, so this matter is over.Afterwards, Empress Wu discovered that her orders became very effective in the palace. After all, she dared to kill those two, let alone those palace people, who naturally dared not disobey Empress Wu's orders.
Li Zhi would not find it strange, Li Yue seldom comes back all year round, it is only natural that Ah Wu misses this child.Li Zhi and Empress Wu also had high hopes for Li Hong because Li Yue acted too precociously and even as an evildoer. Unfortunately, Li Hong is probably considered smart among young children, but the soul in his young body is original. Like Li Yue, it is almost like knowing it from birth.Compared to Li Hong, who grew up by his side and was well-clothed and well-fed, Li Yue, who was not able to really grow up by their side for a few days, was only three years old, and Empress Wu went out of the palace to Ganye Temple. After entering the palace, Li Yue grew up outside the palace.
No matter how deep their feelings for Li Yue are, at least at this moment, these two are very sincere.Empress Wu was afraid that Li Yue would be worried about this impeachment, so she said, "It's just a formality, and the sage misses you, so I let you go back to Chang'an for a few days. Here comes Zheng Guogong!" Zheng Guogong is Wei Zheng, although Wei Zheng is famous for being outspoken and admonishing, but he is actually a capable minister, nothing more than a two-person setup with Li Shimin.As for the current envoys in the court, they are not as capable as Wei Zheng, and their identities and abilities are not enough for Li Zhi to tolerate them like Li Shimin tolerated Wei Zheng.
Li Zhi coughed dryly on the side twice, and as a result, Empress Wu rolled her eyes, and he immediately said: "The empress is right, you don't have to worry about those things in the court. It's nothing more than someone jealous of your property. But you refused to let them get a share of the pie, and that's why you're causing trouble in the court! You just have to go through the motions in the court tomorrow, and with Brother Nine around, you won't be at a disadvantage!"
Empress Wu complained: "The sage also said that what happened to Cui Yi that day, if Liu Rengui hadn't written a book and counted his crimes, would you just let him go lightly?"
Li Zhi laughed and said, "I just want to slow down a bit!"
"Wait a little longer, this kind of corpse is a vegetarian, and he is corrupt and perverts the law, and forms a clique for personal gain. If you keep him for one more day, wouldn't it be an extra day of sin!" Empress Wu retorted.
Li Yue really admires Li Zhi's temper now. These two really love each other, not to mention the emperor. A man with a little bit of machismo can't tolerate his wife saying that he is not at all. Smiling, it made the two of them seem to be flirting, making Li Yue feel like she was full of dog food before eating.
Fortunately, Empress Wu just said that, and quickly changed the topic, looked at Li Yue, and said distressedly: "Is the weather in Ningzhou not so good? Why have you lost so much weight in less than half a year?" Eat more, stay in Chang'an for a few more days this time, and ask the imperial doctor to give you a pulse and take care of it." As he spoke, he personally picked up a piece of beef for Li Yue with chopsticks and put it in Li Yue's bowl .
Li Yue hurriedly said: "Thank you, Ma'am, I'm just in a hurry, and it's not convenient to eat and drink on the road, so I lost some weight, and I will get better in a few days!"
Empress Wu became more and more distressed, blaming those imperial envoys, otherwise, why did Li Yue come back in such a hurry!She sentenced those imperial envoys to death in her heart, but she didn't dwell on the matter, but said: "Is the wool business in Ningzhou very big? Otherwise, why can't those people hold back? "
Li Yue nodded and said: "That's right, even if they know that wool can be spun and weaved, but they bought wool, and the weaving is not as good as my side, and the speed is not as fast as my side, especially , They don’t wash the wool clean enough, and the fabrics they make always have some smell, that is, those who have never seen the world and don’t know how to compare them will buy them. If you have been fooled once, there will be no second time! No! I have the secret recipe for washing wool and the new type of loom, they can't compare to me no matter what!" If their technology improves, Li Yue can update the loom!
When Empress Wu was at home, she also learned spinning and weaving. However, at that time, it was just for fun, and she only had a general understanding of the situation of the loom. However, Li Yue said a little about the flying shuttle weaving Empress Wu can almost imagine the situation of the loom. In the past, the shuttle on the loom had to be moved back and forth manually at a constant speed. Now skilled female workers directly throw it up, and then the shuttle will come down by itself. Moreover, this loom The size is also larger than ordinary looms. The usual loom can weave one inch, and the other side can weave five inches, and the width is also wider. The gap is obvious.
Li Yue took the opportunity to say: "So, in fact, the reason why those aristocratic families refuted such strange tricks is because they didn't have them in their hands. If they had mastered this, they wouldn't say that! Like now, they are only willing to say I am fighting for profit with the people, but did you ever say that I am a cunning trick, that I want to smash and burn those looms? It is nothing more than they want to keep it for themselves!"
"Fifteen Lang can see through it!" Li Zhi took a sip of the delicious fish soup, then put down the spoon, with a somewhat serious expression on his face, "These aristocratic families are a disaster at all, and they want to pass them on for a long time. Now, Datang can still satisfy them, but in the future, Datang can no longer satisfy their desires, what will they do? Repeat the old things of the previous dynasty?" Speaking of this, he has always been good-tempered. Li Zhi became angry.
Empress Wu hurriedly said: "Saint, don't worry about it. Since the first emperor, hasn't the royal family been trying to weaken the aristocratic family? In fact, the advantage is now on our side. If nothing else, after the reform of the imperial examination, the voice of the aristocratic family in the court It's too small, without the influence of the court, the aristocratic family is just a big landlord in the local Ueno, how many more episodes can they support, and how much influence can they maintain?"
In fact, according to Empress Wu's intention, to deal with these aristocratic families is nothing more than to unite vertically and horizontally, make full use of the contradictions between these aristocratic families, and then set up a large number of prisons, kill a batch, and then they will stop.Of course, Li Zhi would definitely not agree to this approach, because the risk is too great, who knows how much patience these aristocratic families have, if they really turn against each other, they will really be devastated.Historically, the reason why Wu Zetian was able to do this was actually related to her identity. The aristocratic family could not tolerate her sitting on the throne, so they supported Li Tang's clan everywhere, and Wu Zetian's son rebelled. It’s not that they can’t go on, how could it be possible to follow the flag and rebel, in fact, a large part of the troops involved in these activities are part of the aristocratic family, but they failed in the end, and they were involved in such things as rebellion. There is nothing to say, no matter what your background is, not only will you die, but you will also be implicated wantonly.In this way, the strength of the aristocratic family was weakened by half. It was not until the Xuanzong period that they were relieved. As a result, the Anshi Rebellion followed by a long period of warlord separatism. No matter how many scriptures you have mastered, you don't have much power to resist when you encounter this kind of thing. In the Song Dynasty, education was further popularized, and the influence of the aristocratic family almost disappeared.
Li Zhi nodded and sighed: "That's what I said, but it's a bit embarrassing after all!"
Li Yue couldn't help but said: "What if they are willing to leave the Central Plains with their own songs?"
He tried earth cement before, but unfortunately found that this thing is probably barely used to build a house. In terms of adhesive ability, it is actually not as good as the adhesive made of glutinous rice egg white, and the texture is very brittle. If you use a little more force, it will break.If you do this, it's actually better to ram the earth like before, at least you won't make a lot of large and small cement blocks, which doesn't increase the difficulty.
It just so happens that Li Yue has heard that there is actually oil near Ningzhou, but in this day and age, oil is still called Shizhi water. Li Yue really has no idea how to refine oil into various chemical products. Li Yue still knows about the separation of the various components inside.It is nothing more than heating, extracting the ingredients according to the different boiling points of the various ingredients in it. Although there is no internal combustion engine, it can be used as fuel, and it can also be used as a weapon.However, this danger is also great. If you don't pay attention to it a little bit, you will lose both sides.Because gasoline and the like are actually very easy to evaporate. After reaching a certain concentration, even a little spark will cause an explosion.Therefore, the sealing performance must be good.And the ventilation in the smelting place must be good.Fortunately, steel production is now sufficient, and there are preliminary welding technologies these days, which can barely meet the needs of oil refining.
Gasoline and diesel are very dangerous to use on a large scale if the airtightness is not good enough. However, it is not troublesome to get a barrel or two and use it for lighting or cooking at home. The thing is, in the future, in the west of Ningzhou, petroleum products can be used as daily necessities as much as possible, so as to reduce the use of firewood, and the residue of asphalt can be sold at a higher price, because it can be used to pave roads. Of course, this is also necessary It is often maintained, even if there is no truck with a large carrying capacity nowadays, but because the temperature is too low in winter, the molecules inside will shrink and crack, so it is best to repair it every few years.
If you want to get rich, build roads. It is definitely a wise saying. In fact, at this time, if you want to increase transportation capacity, it is best to use rails. It is said that during the Qin Dynasty, wooden rails were built in Guanzhong. Unfortunately, due to the destruction of the war , and if the track made of wood is not maintained, it will rot in a short time. Therefore, the track in the Qin Dynasty later became a legend.
However, now that the production of steel has increased, it is completely possible to build rails. Even if there is no train, placing the carriage on the rails can effectively reduce friction and increase the capacity of the carriage.
When Li Yue returned to Chang'an, she already had several plans in her mind, and she started trying when she returned to Ningzhou.But in Chang'an, he still had to follow Chang'an's rules honestly.
After returning to Beijing, Li Yue did not go back to the palace at all under the reminder of the house rules. Instead, he washed up in the posthouse, tidied up his appearance, and then went directly to the Tai Chi Palace to have an audience.
Li Zhi didn't expect Li Yue to come back so soon. He also thought that Li Yue was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and she would definitely be delayed on the road for several days. As a result, although Li Yue didn't travel day and night, she returned as fast as possible.
Seeing that the baby fat on Li Yue's face had disappeared a lot, Li Zhi immediately felt a little distressed, and quickly said: "What are you doing in such a hurry, let you come back to defend yourself, not let you come back to receive a reward, what's the point?" hurry!"
Li Zhi said it affectionately, and Li Yue also laughed: "No matter what, the attitude must always be made. If those imperial envoys who have nothing to do look for something to do and say that I despise the holy order, I will die unjustly!"
Li Zhi couldn't help but his ears blushed. Really speaking, there are actually too many impeachment matters in the court. Under normal circumstances, to impeach those feudal officials or vassal princes, at most the other party should write a self-defense letter first. That's it, unless there is clear evidence later, he will order people back to Beijing, but this time, the envoys were only a little bit stronger, so he called people back.
After Empress Wu knew that he had made this decision, she actually complained to him very much. Li Yue was doing very well in Ningzhou, which made these aristocratic families jealous. Delay many things.What's more, if just a few people impeach him and get them back, if they don't like Li Yue in the future, they will do it again, so why don't they do something!
Empress Wu is a pragmatist. The things Li Yue creates are very profitable, and she has a share in them. In just one year, her private house has swelled a lot. She is not greedy for money, but, No matter what you want to do, you can't do it without money.When she was a young girl, she didn't return to Hongnong with her mother at that time, but stayed in the Wu family. The samurai Xun originally started his business. Back then, he broke his family and supported Li Yuan's rebellion. After the world was settled, he naturally got enough rewards.Therefore, the samurai family actually has relatively rich family resources.But no matter how rich it is, it’s useless. Once the samurai died, the two elder brothers turned their faces. The members of the Wu family were all short-sighted people. They got the benefits of the two brothers of the Wu family and helped to bully their mother and daughter. Empress Wu At that time, I don't know how much anger I suffered, if it wasn't for the two elder brothers above who wanted to make a fuss about their sisters' marriage and sell Wushun's marriage for a good price, Yang's still hadn't made up his mind to leave the Wu family.
At that time, Empress Wu realized the role of money, among other things, if the two brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang hadn't spent money to bribe the tribe, the tribe would have turned a blind eye to their behavior.You must know that Yang is not an ordinary woman. Although she was already forty when she got married, she is a daughter of the Sui Dynasty clan. If you really count, she is also related to the Li family, but she has never married for some reason. If Li Yuan hadn't been the matchmaker, she wouldn't have married the warrior Xun no matter what.Even if the Sui Dynasty fell, the Hongnong Yang family was not empty, and there were some officials in the court. On the Wu family's side, the warrior Xun was originally on the wrong team. The two brothers have gone through countless connections, and they have just become petty officials.They are not smart people themselves, and they never thought about what Yang represents, but turned against their stepmother. If they serve Yang honestly, with Yang's connections, they may not be able to find a better one for their two stepson. future.
But it happened that I met two idiots, and Empress Wu realized at that time that sometimes, wisdom is not as useful as money. At least money can solve immediate problems and free up time for you to use wisdom to solve long-term problems.
After Empress Wu entered the palace, she fell out of favor completely after being favored for a short time, and she realized the importance of money even more.Yang took the three of her sisters with her dowry, and nothing else. Empress Wu entered the palace to win the mother and daughter. At that time, she was very conceited and felt that With her cleverness and beauty, she would definitely be able to win a place in the palace. Therefore, she didn't bring much money at all, so that after falling out of favor, life became a bit difficult.That is to say, he hooked up with Li Zhi secretly later, and with Li Zhi's care, life in the palace was much easier.
For example, the interests grasped by Empress Wu are enough to attract more courtiers of ordinary background for her own use. She and Li Zhi have a consensus on some aspects, that is, to promote the poor and common people and suppress the aristocratic families. In addition, Those left by the late emperor who were ignorant of current affairs, and those who relied on the old to sell the old should also be suppressed.There are many things that are inconvenient for Li Zhi to do, and the status of empress is not only Li Zhi's wife, but also Li Zhi's political ally. Therefore, the things that are inconvenient for Li Zhi, with the help of Empress Wu's status, are actually very good Do.Empress Wu is not a fool either, she will not go to the front line by herself, she can let people who rely on her do it, so that even if something goes wrong, she can shirk responsibility.This is also the reason why in ancient times, people often only scolded corrupt officials, but rarely scolded the emperor.The emperor is good, but the people below have deceived him. If the emperor kills those corrupt officials, then nothing will happen, and the holy candle will still shine.
Empress Wu served two emperors and knew the importance of showing off and image. Li Shimin killed two brothers and forced Li Yuan to abdicate. He is a brilliant king of all kinds.As for Li Zhi, he also knows this kind of art. He put on a benevolent appearance, but he never really let go of anyone who really threatened him.Although Empress Wu has no higher ambitions now, she has clearly understood this kind of imperial mind that will not be passed on to the outside world.Therefore, she will lure those people with high officials and generous salaries, and let them use them for her own use.When you are not able to promise a higher position to others, then money is a more direct means.
Although Li Yue didn't know his own background, he naturally stood with Empress Wu. Out of secret guilt or pride, Li Zhi handed over all the dry shares Li Yue offered to Empress Wu. Dealing with it, therefore, Empress Wu is really rich and powerful now. Seeing Li Yue's money snowballing, getting bigger and bigger, Empress Wu inevitably has more expectations. As a result, the situation here is very good, Li Yue was called back, Maybe during this period of time, the benefits were cut off by those aristocratic families, it's no wonder that Empress Wu was happy.
It's a pity that Empress Wu's stomach is getting bigger and her energy is a little low, so it's too late for Li Zhi to object.The deal is done, Empress Wu can only strive for more benefits for Li Yue.
Li Zhi never thought about it before, Li Yue is capable because he is capable, in fact he is still a child, and thanks to his good health since he was a child, if he is not in good health, he is afraid that he will get sick after bumping along the way.
The belated guilt caused Li Zhi to burst into love, and he didn't ask much about what happened in Ningzhou, so he left Li Yue to eat in the palace.
When Empress Wu heard the news, she also came here with a big belly. Others might find it a bit strange. After all, as a sister-in-law and elder brother, it would be no problem to entertain her brother-in-law, but it is too close for her to do so now that it is not very convenient for her to move around. some.However, most people really dare not question Empress Wu's actions. Before Empress Wang was deposed, not long after, Concubine Xiao Shu was also deposed because of her complaints, and she was imprisoned with Empress Wang.Originally, Empress Wu didn't bother to pay attention to them, but they still refused to stop at Ye Ting, spreading rumors with ulterior motives, and cursing or something. Concubine Xiao Shu even bribed the palace servants, wanting to cry to Li Zhi for their grievances .Empress Wu is pregnant, so how can she bother with them? She knows Li Zhi's temperament, and sometimes Li Zhi is easy to soften his heart. Anyway, one of the two is a married wife, and the other is also once loved. Women, if they live too hard, Li Zhi will feel a little bit embarrassed when he finds out.Empress Wu has never been indecisive and soft-hearted, so she directly sent people to each with a white silk to strangle them to death.
When Li Zhi knew about this, both of them had been dragged out and buried for a while, and Empress Wu only said that the two of them were enemies in the first place, complaining to each other in Ye Ting, and even fighting, completely disrespectful.They were spoiled and spoiled, and couldn't bear the hardships of Ye Ting, so they fell ill later. When the news came from Ye Ting, they were already seriously ill. The steward was worried that they might catch the epidemic, so he moved them out, and now they have been buried. up.
Although Li Zhi was sad for a few days, he didn't go deep into it. After all, his feelings for Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu were not so deep. Since Queen Wu said that they died of illness, they must have died of illness!
However, the people in the palace knew what was going on, but Empress Wu was so cruel and merciless, which also frightened these palace people. Those who are qualified to talk to Li Zhi do not want to offend Empress Wu because of two dead people , and those other palace people are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks at Li Zhi's place, so this matter is over.Afterwards, Empress Wu discovered that her orders became very effective in the palace. After all, she dared to kill those two, let alone those palace people, who naturally dared not disobey Empress Wu's orders.
Li Zhi would not find it strange, Li Yue seldom comes back all year round, it is only natural that Ah Wu misses this child.Li Zhi and Empress Wu also had high hopes for Li Hong because Li Yue acted too precociously and even as an evildoer. Unfortunately, Li Hong is probably considered smart among young children, but the soul in his young body is original. Like Li Yue, it is almost like knowing it from birth.Compared to Li Hong, who grew up by his side and was well-clothed and well-fed, Li Yue, who was not able to really grow up by their side for a few days, was only three years old, and Empress Wu went out of the palace to Ganye Temple. After entering the palace, Li Yue grew up outside the palace.
No matter how deep their feelings for Li Yue are, at least at this moment, these two are very sincere.Empress Wu was afraid that Li Yue would be worried about this impeachment, so she said, "It's just a formality, and the sage misses you, so I let you go back to Chang'an for a few days. Here comes Zheng Guogong!" Zheng Guogong is Wei Zheng, although Wei Zheng is famous for being outspoken and admonishing, but he is actually a capable minister, nothing more than a two-person setup with Li Shimin.As for the current envoys in the court, they are not as capable as Wei Zheng, and their identities and abilities are not enough for Li Zhi to tolerate them like Li Shimin tolerated Wei Zheng.
Li Zhi coughed dryly on the side twice, and as a result, Empress Wu rolled her eyes, and he immediately said: "The empress is right, you don't have to worry about those things in the court. It's nothing more than someone jealous of your property. But you refused to let them get a share of the pie, and that's why you're causing trouble in the court! You just have to go through the motions in the court tomorrow, and with Brother Nine around, you won't be at a disadvantage!"
Empress Wu complained: "The sage also said that what happened to Cui Yi that day, if Liu Rengui hadn't written a book and counted his crimes, would you just let him go lightly?"
Li Zhi laughed and said, "I just want to slow down a bit!"
"Wait a little longer, this kind of corpse is a vegetarian, and he is corrupt and perverts the law, and forms a clique for personal gain. If you keep him for one more day, wouldn't it be an extra day of sin!" Empress Wu retorted.
Li Yue really admires Li Zhi's temper now. These two really love each other, not to mention the emperor. A man with a little bit of machismo can't tolerate his wife saying that he is not at all. Smiling, it made the two of them seem to be flirting, making Li Yue feel like she was full of dog food before eating.
Fortunately, Empress Wu just said that, and quickly changed the topic, looked at Li Yue, and said distressedly: "Is the weather in Ningzhou not so good? Why have you lost so much weight in less than half a year?" Eat more, stay in Chang'an for a few more days this time, and ask the imperial doctor to give you a pulse and take care of it." As he spoke, he personally picked up a piece of beef for Li Yue with chopsticks and put it in Li Yue's bowl .
Li Yue hurriedly said: "Thank you, Ma'am, I'm just in a hurry, and it's not convenient to eat and drink on the road, so I lost some weight, and I will get better in a few days!"
Empress Wu became more and more distressed, blaming those imperial envoys, otherwise, why did Li Yue come back in such a hurry!She sentenced those imperial envoys to death in her heart, but she didn't dwell on the matter, but said: "Is the wool business in Ningzhou very big? Otherwise, why can't those people hold back? "
Li Yue nodded and said: "That's right, even if they know that wool can be spun and weaved, but they bought wool, and the weaving is not as good as my side, and the speed is not as fast as my side, especially , They don’t wash the wool clean enough, and the fabrics they make always have some smell, that is, those who have never seen the world and don’t know how to compare them will buy them. If you have been fooled once, there will be no second time! No! I have the secret recipe for washing wool and the new type of loom, they can't compare to me no matter what!" If their technology improves, Li Yue can update the loom!
When Empress Wu was at home, she also learned spinning and weaving. However, at that time, it was just for fun, and she only had a general understanding of the situation of the loom. However, Li Yue said a little about the flying shuttle weaving Empress Wu can almost imagine the situation of the loom. In the past, the shuttle on the loom had to be moved back and forth manually at a constant speed. Now skilled female workers directly throw it up, and then the shuttle will come down by itself. Moreover, this loom The size is also larger than ordinary looms. The usual loom can weave one inch, and the other side can weave five inches, and the width is also wider. The gap is obvious.
Li Yue took the opportunity to say: "So, in fact, the reason why those aristocratic families refuted such strange tricks is because they didn't have them in their hands. If they had mastered this, they wouldn't say that! Like now, they are only willing to say I am fighting for profit with the people, but did you ever say that I am a cunning trick, that I want to smash and burn those looms? It is nothing more than they want to keep it for themselves!"
"Fifteen Lang can see through it!" Li Zhi took a sip of the delicious fish soup, then put down the spoon, with a somewhat serious expression on his face, "These aristocratic families are a disaster at all, and they want to pass them on for a long time. Now, Datang can still satisfy them, but in the future, Datang can no longer satisfy their desires, what will they do? Repeat the old things of the previous dynasty?" Speaking of this, he has always been good-tempered. Li Zhi became angry.
Empress Wu hurriedly said: "Saint, don't worry about it. Since the first emperor, hasn't the royal family been trying to weaken the aristocratic family? In fact, the advantage is now on our side. If nothing else, after the reform of the imperial examination, the voice of the aristocratic family in the court It's too small, without the influence of the court, the aristocratic family is just a big landlord in the local Ueno, how many more episodes can they support, and how much influence can they maintain?"
In fact, according to Empress Wu's intention, to deal with these aristocratic families is nothing more than to unite vertically and horizontally, make full use of the contradictions between these aristocratic families, and then set up a large number of prisons, kill a batch, and then they will stop.Of course, Li Zhi would definitely not agree to this approach, because the risk is too great, who knows how much patience these aristocratic families have, if they really turn against each other, they will really be devastated.Historically, the reason why Wu Zetian was able to do this was actually related to her identity. The aristocratic family could not tolerate her sitting on the throne, so they supported Li Tang's clan everywhere, and Wu Zetian's son rebelled. It’s not that they can’t go on, how could it be possible to follow the flag and rebel, in fact, a large part of the troops involved in these activities are part of the aristocratic family, but they failed in the end, and they were involved in such things as rebellion. There is nothing to say, no matter what your background is, not only will you die, but you will also be implicated wantonly.In this way, the strength of the aristocratic family was weakened by half. It was not until the Xuanzong period that they were relieved. As a result, the Anshi Rebellion followed by a long period of warlord separatism. No matter how many scriptures you have mastered, you don't have much power to resist when you encounter this kind of thing. In the Song Dynasty, education was further popularized, and the influence of the aristocratic family almost disappeared.
Li Zhi nodded and sighed: "That's what I said, but it's a bit embarrassing after all!"
Li Yue couldn't help but said: "What if they are willing to leave the Central Plains with their own songs?"
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