What kind of bad intentions can the little prince have?

The one who stopped Li Yue was Princess Xincheng. Princess Xincheng seemed to be a different person after reconciling with her grandson Quan. She was not the same as before. She didn't care about government affairs at all. She began to be keen on making friends with young scholars. He also began to have more contacts with the circle of royal relatives.

This is also what Princess Gao Yang reminded her. In Princess Gao Yang's words, you have always looked like a husband besides your brothers. If you want to make your sister sad, as for the son-in-law, anyone with a little brain will not make things difficult for you and make you unhappy.However, when it comes to the stakes, they will not consider your feelings, so you still need to maintain a certain influence, so that even if something happens in the future, the other party must also take your thoughts into consideration .

At first, Princess Xincheng didn't think it was necessary, but Princess Gaoyang convinced her with one sentence: "What if the saint asks you to remarry? Can you choose your future son-in-law?"

There are also dozens of princesses in the Tang Dynasty, but even if they are married twice, their choices are actually limited.As Princess Xincheng, her marriage is of great value to the royal family, because she is the only sister of the same mother who is still alive in Li Zhi, which means that her marriage is more valuable than the marriages of other princesses. Even bigger, so, even if it is a second marriage, Li Zhi will most likely choose to be a hero, and this hero should also have the kind of legitimate power, otherwise how can he be worthy of his sister?

Thinking of this, Princess Xincheng felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't want to remarry at all. On the one hand, she still had feelings for Changsun Quan, and on the other hand, it was also because she had lost confidence in marriage.As princesses, they cannot be officials, but they naturally have the ability to bring themselves closer to power.

Princess Xincheng had a great reputation in Chang'an this year. She often held poetry and literature meetings in her own courtyard, and even in Furong Garden. Several scholars became famous at her poetry and literature meetings. Played the game.Li Zhi has not yet found an opportunity to reform the imperial examinations. Before that, Li Zhi had not really opened up the situation in the court. At the right time, there must always be a large-scale fraud and injustice in a certain imperial examination, so that he can justifiably reform the imperial examination. Otherwise, the courtiers below will inevitably develop resistance.

Once at a poetry meeting in Furong Garden, Li Zhi did not know what was on his mind, and even showed his face once. The winner of that literary meeting was also appreciated by Li Zhi, and he was awarded an official without passing the imperial examination. The princess's literature and poetry will be more and more popular.

For Princess Xincheng, this is just the beginning. At most, she is just giving those talented scholars a relatively convenient shortcut. In other words, she just provides a platform to become famous. The future of those scholars depends on her. is undecidable.However, things are different this time. If she can grasp irreplaceable resources, then even those aristocratic families and important officials in the court must give Princess Xincheng enough respect. You also have to consider her mind.

Li Yue may be able to refuse other people, but for Princess Xincheng, Li Yue is really hard to refuse. Besides, Princess Xincheng only wants to be a broker at most, and she will not really get involved in Li Yue's business. to go.

"The elder sister of the orbit going to Luoyang will not interfere. After all, Luoyang is the eastern capital, that is, those people are still lucky and think that the saint will let them intervene!" Compared with before, Princess Xincheng, whether it is vision or other things They are all very different, and even the temperament of the whole person is already like Princess Gaoyang or even Empress Wu.

Li Yue poured a cup of hot milk tea for Princess Xincheng, and then asked, "Then what is sister's plan?"

Princess Xincheng smiled and said: "I just want to use Shiwulang's ability to get to know more people! I don't get involved with the aristocratic family, but I'm doing literature and poetry these days , I also met a lot of people. Some of these scholars said that they were from poor families, but in fact their families were quite influential in the local area. This track matter, ordinary people can’t take it down casually, so I just want to Let’s see if we can gather the strength of a few companies to win a line!” As she spoke, she pointed to the southwest.

"My sister wants to build a track to Sichuan?" Li Yue asked.

Princess Xincheng nodded: "That's right, that's right!" During the Han Dynasty in Shu, there were several wealthy people. For example, Zhuo Wenjun's father, Zhuo Wangsun, was a well-known wealthy businessman in Shu.Because of its special geographical location, even when the Central Plains were plundered by the Hu people, the Shu land has always maintained peace, so it has accumulated a lot of wealth and population. When the Tang Dynasty ruled the world, the Shu land did not have How to go to war, but in fact, the central government's ability to control the Shu area has always been very limited.

It's not because the Shu people have any ideas, the root cause is the traffic problem.There are actually quite a few wealthy merchants in Shu, but the market in Shu is too small, and the cost of doing business in Shu was too high.Previously, Li Yue bought a large amount of wood from Shu, and a large part of the profit made by the other party was actually spent on the road. Many specialties of Shu are actually very popular in the Central Plains, but because the shipping fee is too expensive, it is difficult to get to the Central Plains. After that, the price became quite unattainable. Naturally, it was difficult to increase the sales volume.In addition, most of the officials in the court today are from Shandong and Guanlong nobles, and there are very few officials in Shu, which is also related to the geographical environment of Shu.Among other things, even if there are talented scholars from Shu, it is very troublesome to get out of Shu. People from other places will only spend two or three months at most before arriving in Chang'an. , whether it is to take the waterway or the Shu Road, it is not an easy task. It takes a long time and is risky. The accent of the Shu area is also quite different from the official dialect. Local scholars are easily repelled.So much so that the imperial examinations have been held for so many years, and the number of Shu people who have passed the imperial examinations is pitifully small, and they are not very proud of their official careers. Even the officials in the Shu land are also from places like Shandong.When they go to Sichuan, it is often a transition. As long as there is no trouble, even if it is political achievement, they can be transferred to other places after three or five years. As for the development of Sichuan itself, few people Will take it to heart.There are even those irresponsible ones who only want to make money over there, and don't bother to care about the life and death of the Shu people.

Shu is not short of money, what they lack is people who can speak out for the interests of Shu, and in order to achieve this goal, faster and safer transportation is very necessary. Therefore, after hearing about the track, several The Shu scholars in Beijing took action almost immediately, preparing to facilitate this matter. The other officials had to consider their hometown and who would take care of the affairs of Shu, so they turned to Princess Xincheng.

Princess Xincheng is also very calm on Li Yue's side. Adding icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. Li Ke was the king of Shu back then, but he didn't have much influence in Shu. They also don't want Tai Sui to revive, so it is impossible for them to show any kindness to Li Ke.Officials in the Shu region also kept Li Ke at a respectful distance, which is why Li Ke was framed for treason, and in the end he hardly made any resistance. He had no capital to resist at all.The Shu people have a severed relationship with the officials of the Shu region. They desperately hope to have a spokesperson for their own interests, which is impossible for other officials. Although Princess Xincheng is not an official, in a sense, she is actually better than those officials. Official is a better fit because of her more detached status.If this matter can be facilitated, at least those scholars from the Shu region will be considered to belong to her faction in the future. If she asks for something, if the other party does not respond, she will have to bear the name of ungrateful. For people, this is very deadly in officialdom.

Princess Xincheng has already talked about this, so what else can Li Yue say, so he nodded his head and said: "As long as the saint agrees, I will naturally give priority to my sister's side." However, it is not an easy task to build the track, and the manpower and material resources consumed to enter Sichuan through the track are much more difficult than building roads in other places!" In the 20th century, in order to build a railway out of Sichuan, no one knew how much How much effort has been put into it, and with today's technical conditions, it will take a lot of effort to successfully lay the track.

Princess Xincheng took a sip of milk tea and smiled: "This is their business, isn't it? However, I think they have made a lot of determination. After all, the traffic in Sichuan is really a big problem. Don't worry about it." It is said that it is out of Shu, even in the interior of Shu, the traffic is very inconvenient. It is said that there are not many roads from Chengdu to other places, but even if you need to go over mountains and ridges, even riding a horse takes several days. method, now that they see hope, it’s no wonder they don’t fight for it!”

Li Yue was noncommittal about this. They probably underestimated the difficulty of road construction, and turned around and found that this was a bottomless pit. They had to keep spending money in it, but they couldn't see the benefits for a long time. After a long time, could they continue to persevere?If the capital is not enough, it may be that there is no power at all.Come up with an unfinished project, who will finish it then?

Not enough, Li Yue didn't discourage Princess Xincheng's enthusiasm, he just said: "Since they have decided, then ask them to draw up a specific plan later, where and how this road will be repaired, how much money they can pay, and so on. Just settle down!"

Princess Xincheng listened, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "With what you said, I can rest assured! Fifteen Lang can rest assured, even if this matter does not work out in the end, the benefits on your side, Fifteen Lang, will never You will be missing!" Saying that, Princess Xincheng stood up, and Shi Shiran turned and left.

Li Yue looked at Princess Xincheng's graceful back, but felt a little sigh in her heart, Princess Xincheng didn't know whether it was good or bad, could Li Zhi tolerate it?