What kind of bad intentions can the little prince have?

After Li Zhi heard the news, he was a little dumbfounded: "Qiongzhou? They're not joking!"

Empress Wu is also unbelievable. You know, let alone those who have been raised from childhood to adulthood, even if they were released before, they chose places with a relatively high degree of development, let alone Qiongzhou, even places like Xunyang are very important. They are also unwilling to go, but now they all want to say that they are going to Qiongzhou, are they crazy?

In fact, they were wrong at all. Even if these guys go to the past, they just go to have a look, or let the bastard at home go by. They can't stand the life there. Anyway, they used to grow spices. I don't know anything about farming, so I'd better let the people from the meeting pass by, and they only need to be responsible for counting the money.I heard Li Yue talk about the spices that can be grown in Qiongzhou, such as agarwood, sandalwood, and balsamic. These are all slow-growing woods. In the past, these spices It is the tribute from Qiongzhou, but because of the situation in Qiongzhou, the annual quantity is very rare, even if it is developed in the past now, it is almost the same. After all, these can't be exhausted.However, things like cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, and pepper can be picked every year.After eating the food cooked with these spices, they are very fascinated by it. However, the price is too expensive. It’s okay to eat it once in a while. If you eat it often, few can afford it. Large-scale planting, even if the price has dropped due to the large quantity, but just counting the consumption of the rich and powerful, you know that the profit is not a small sum, so who doesn't care?

As for the problem of development in Qiongzhou, there are so many of them, and each family has sent some people, what troubles can't be solved?

The reason why Li Yue pulled so many people onto his boat was because he was frightened by this impeachment. It doesn't matter once or twice, but how many times?Therefore, he has to have more allies.Most of those in the clan are unstable factors. These guys are not very capable, but they are quite big-hearted. In all dynasties, Li Tang's clan has the highest rebellion rate. However, none of them succeeded in rebelling. , in this case, one by one is not stopping, and people don't know what to say.On the contrary, the sons-in-law who are still alive are all still alive, or in other words, most of them don't have the capital to make any waves at all.The Cheng family does have capital, but since Cheng Zhijie, each of the Cheng family is very knowledgeable about current affairs, and they will never go against the general trend. Therefore, the Cheng family's prosperity and wealth have never been less in the early Tang Dynasty.

However, although most of these sons-in-law are useless, they cannot be held back. Either they were originally in-laws of the Li family, or they were heroes. They represent the Guanlong military aristocracy and the emerging aristocratic class. Inside, they all belong to the second class.If these people unite, they can make a very powerful voice inside and outside the court.

Therefore, Li Yue showed rare patience to these brothers-in-law and uncles. Although he did not understand where Qiongzhou is now, he had visited many times in his previous life, not only to the ends of the earth, but also to visit there. The botanical gardens and museums in China have only a rough impression of many things, but for now, that is enough.

In fact, in the West, the planting of those spices is still at a relatively primitive stage, such as pepper. Pepper was still a precious spice until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so in the novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the people in it They will also stockpile pepper as hard currency. That is to say, later on, flower growers who are full of planting talents have developed a method of large-scale pepper planting. In fact, it is very simple to put it bluntly. It will be easier to pick if it is well received by the sun.

At this moment, Li Yue excused himself to spend a lot of money to learn about the method of growing pepper there from the Persian businessman. Everyone believed this deeply. Naturally, the cultivation method of this precious plant spice must be kept secret. , Li Yue must have spent a lot of money for this.Just like the Central Plains side, they have attached great importance to the confidentiality of silkworms from a very early age, and they are not allowed to leak out.When you smuggle ironware, many times the imperial court just turns a blind eye. As long as the quantity is not large enough, it will not cause too much impact.But if you dare to smuggle silkworms, you will destroy everyone's jobs, and you will be criticized by everyone.

With the help of pepper planting technology, Li Yue has a symbolic share in this business. In addition, Li Yue plans to plant various fruits on a large scale in Qiongzhou. Those that are more durable can be picked when they are still green After that, it is transported to Shandong by sea, and those that are not resistant to storage can be directly made into canned fruit or various dried fruit preserves locally.All of these require sufficient manpower. It is definitely not enough to just hope to immigrate from the Central Plains, and the local natives must be Sinicized as soon as possible.

After Li Yue raised his mouth, the sons-in-law were full of promises and said, "Don't worry, Shiwulang, we can't do other things. There is nothing wrong with these things. Looking at our people is delicious." Delicious, those natives are blind! As long as they give enough benefits, they will be happy!" Many of these sons-in-law originally had Xianbei blood, so they were Huns, Qiang, Jie, Wuhuan, and Xianbei back then. , What kind of life did you live on the grassland? After arriving in the Central Plains, they were almost assimilated. Like now, these Xianbei people are no different from Han people. Even, the word Xianbei is hardly mentioned anymore.Therefore, they are very confident in educating those natives.Those who are disobedient will be beaten up first, and then some benefits will be given, or it will be fine!

After seeing off a group of relatives who were still interested, Li Zhi also sent someone to look for Li Yue, and the question was naturally about Qiongzhou.In fact, Li Zhi didn't know how to treat these relatives all the time. There were too many relatives in the family, and he wasn't that close even if it was the kind of relatives.The royal relatives of the Li family are divided into two types, one is from before the fortune, such as the Dou family, Li Yuan also spent a lot of effort in order to marry a daughter of the Dou family, but, in the Li family to conquer the world In the process, these old-fashioned relatives actually played little role. Whoever made the Yang family and the Li family are also relatives, these old relatives, whoever is the emperor, has to support them, so there is no need for them to smash all their belongings go down.

It's a pity that if Li Yuan was in power, these old relatives wouldn't have a hard time. Li Yuan is still quite nostalgic, but Li Yuan has only been emperor for less than ten years, and Li Shimin has taken over.Li Shimin's relationship with those relatives is limited, mainly because Li Shimin has a lot of talents under his command, it is too late to arrange for these people, how can there be so many benefits shared with those relatives.Therefore, after Li Shimin dismissed these original relatives with the princesses born after Li Yuan, he didn't pay much attention to them. If you are more motivated, you will be given an official position. If you do well, you will do it. Get out, at most I will give you a casual job in the name of the son-in-law, and get some salary. As for the rest, forget it!

Even if Li Shimin is like this, Li Zhi has even less affection for these uncles. Although Li Zhi didn't have much team members, he would rather promote those poor children with no background than use the old man left behind by his father. up.The main reason is that except for a few of these old people who are still knowledgeable, there are more people who rely on the old to sell the old, and they don't respect him as the emperor. If you can bear it, you can bear it!Li Zhi felt that he had endured long enough, so after killing Changsun Wuji, he felt that he didn't need to endure any more.

These relatives, after so many generations, there are few successful ones and many unfruitful ones, but if you don’t care about it at all, it’s a bit bad. After all, these are serious relatives, and those who are at the Zhengdan banquet are all able to sit in the front row. Yes, if they live in despair, they will also lose face of the royal family!But if they were given official positions, Li Zhi would not be reconciled.Now that they are willing to develop Qiongzhou one by one, Li Zhi naturally wants to know what is going on.

In fact, the Central Plains is really not a very good place. In a sense, it is even a bit barren. The real good places are generally in the tropics. These places are very suitable for plant growth, so just scatter the seeds casually , You can get two crops and three crops a year.All kinds of natural resources are also very rich. Even if you don't cultivate the land, you can make a living by collecting and hunting.Of course, this kind of place will also cause people to be lazy. After all, the reason why the human race in ancient times was able to learn farming and animal husbandry was simply because the food they collected was not enough to eat, and they could not hunt enough prey. Belly, who wants to figure out how to farm?

However, people who are used to hard work don't think so. When he thought that so much land hadn't been fully utilized, Li Zhi suddenly felt distressed: "Is it really so good over there? It's a sin!"

Li Yue said: "Although these hot and humid places are suitable for farming, there are often many mosquitoes and miasma. In the past, everyone didn't see enough benefits, so they didn't want to cause such troubles. Now that there are enough benefits, They are naturally willing to give it a try. And when they really see the benefits, everyone will be more motivated to develop the South!"

Li Zhi nodded, but he was still a little worried. After all, the outflow of so many people, among other things, would affect the taxation of the entire Central Plains.

Empress Wu thought of the key point, and said: "There is no need to worry about this. Before Anxi Duhu Mansion planted a lot of cotton, they were reluctant to hand over the cotton directly, and directly converted it into money. The tax paid is comparable to that of growing corn. Much higher! It will be the same for pepper and other spices planted in Qiongzhou in the future. Either pay in kind according to the proportion, or convert it into money according to the market price, and the imperial tax revenue will only increase, not decrease!" As for the oral tax, hehe , Those people who were moved away by the aristocratic families didn't even have household registrations, and they were all hidden households. When Li Zhi knew this, he almost took advantage of this opportunity to beat up those aristocratic families. I don’t know how many people died in the war. When the country was founded, the imperial court introduced many policies in order to increase the population. As a result, these aristocratic families hid themselves and would rather give up the Yongye land given by the imperial court. Such a large population They have been hiding them all the time, and even later, they used the opportunity of dividing the land to do a lot of tricks, forcing many people to sell themselves as slaves. They got a bargain, but the court did not know how much they lost.

Standing on the top of the mountain and singing what song, the ass determines the head, the Li family actually did the same thing when they were in the front court, otherwise, how could they have so many reliable people to rebel?When Wagangzhai started their business, they relied on hungry refugees, while the Li family relied on their own private soldiers.If they hadn't merged a large amount of land and concealed a large number of people, they would not have the confidence.But after becoming the emperor, other people's behavior turned into poaching their own corners, so it's no wonder Li Zhi is happy!

"That's all, since they intend to do something, let them do it!" Li Zhi finally shook his head, taking this opportunity, he can also figure out the strength behind the scenes of each family, as long as he finds out the strength of each family. The foundation of the family is also easy to deal with in the future.

Empress Wu was very interested in the places Li Yue mentioned, and after Li Zhi asked about it, she asked about Yizhou.Compared with Qiongzhou, Yizhou is actually closer. It is close to Fuzhou. If Qiongzhou can have such rich resources, Yizhou should be no exception. Empress Wu really wants to get a share of this matter .

Li Yue then shared what he knew. The climate there is also very suitable for agricultural development. In addition, because it has not been developed much so far, there are a lot of towering giant trees, whether they are used to build ships or houses. , are very good choices.Empress Wu looked thoughtful, but she didn't say much, and let Li Yue go back.

"Awu, why are you asking about Yizhou?" Li Zhi asked after Li Yue left.

Empress Wu sighed: "It's not for the sake of the Wu family, the sage also knows that because my mother is the successor, Aye was busy with official duties when she was alive, and didn't take care of the family affairs, so after my mother came in, she was bullied by the two elder brothers above. .When Aye passed away, the two elder brothers got even worse! Now that I am a queen, I still don’t know what to do with the Wu family!”

Hearing Empress Wu's words, Li Zhi couldn't help feeling sorry for him. He said softly: "They treat you badly, so you don't have to pay attention to them. What's their future has nothing to do with you? You make long-term plans for them , They only think you are taking revenge for private reasons, and complain for nothing!"

Empress Wu nodded and said: "The sage is right. No matter how good Yizhou is, it is far away from the Central Plains. If they go there full of resentment, it is not good! This is nothing, but we didn't know it before, but now we know it, don't we?" Really tell them to occupy all the good places, and the court doesn't care?"

Li Zhi said with a smile: "The court's work is not as good as theirs. They move people, and they are all their trilogy tenants. These people's lives are in their hands. Even if they don't want to leave their hometown, they still have to go. But If the imperial court decides to move the population, it will be different. The imperial court has to consider the people's sentiments. If they are unwilling, there will inevitably be a lot of complaints. It is not impossible to escape on the road. In addition, their masters can directly send them rations Even if the stewards in the middle reach out, they dare not go too far, because these stewards are just servants. If some immigrants on the road starve to death, these stewards will not get any benefits. But the food and grass allocated by the imperial court, the people below will Up and down, if you put [-] stones down, if [-] stones fall into the hands of the people, those officials are considered conscientious. Compared with these families, the cost of relocation is much higher for the court. , but in the end it was thankless. When they arrived at the place, they lived a good life, which is what the court deserves. They still have to point at the host’s house to eat, if they are not doing well, they have to endure it, and if they are doing well, they have to be grateful! So, we’d better leave this kind of thing alone and wait until the development is almost done there, everyone. We all know that life is good over there, if someone can't live in their hometown later, as long as the imperial court lets go, they will naturally rush over there!"

Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with deep admiration and admiration: "It's still a saint who thinks thoroughly, I can't think of so much!" Seeing Empress Wu like this, Li Zhi became more and more proud. After all, even Empress Wu is very capable. , but he has to steer her at the key points. This feeling is something that no one else can give him!Wu Shun happened to come over at this moment, and when she saw the tenderness between the emperor and empress at the door, she was silent for a moment, and left quietly.They are a legitimate couple, and they are cheating on themselves. It would be a joke to jump out now.Although she understood everything in her heart, Wu Shun was still a little gloomy. Ever since her husband passed away, only Li Zhi gave her an incomparable sense of security. In the dead of night, she also had fantasies, but seeing this scene now, the fantasies are crashed.

Back in his own hall, He Lan Minyue was riding a scooter roaring back and forth in the main hall, the crisp laughter spread far away, Wu Shun felt a little upset when he saw it, for such a big girl, she still Looks crazy, although Datang's daughter's family is mostly bright and flamboyant, not the kind of temperament that stays out of one's house, but at this age, she has to learn what should be learned, and as a result, this daughter, Don't talk about chastity, she's just like a crazy boy.

Thinking about it this way, Wu Shun immediately scolded: "You girl, what time is it, and you are still crazy, if someone sees it, isn't it a joke!"

He Lan Minyue jumped off the scooter and hit the handrail on the ground with a muffled sound. She laughed and ran to Wushun and said, "Mother, I am playing in my own room. Who would laugh at me? Who would dare to laugh at me?" Make fun of me!"

Wu Shun held his breath before, but now he said directly: "What is your own room, this is your uncle's and aunt's place, we are here to be guests!"

He Lan Minyue curled her lips. Don't think that because a child is young, she really doesn't know anything. She actually knows that there is some unclear relationship between her aunt and uncle. Of course, she doesn't care about it. Or, in other words, she doesn't really understand what's wrong with it. From her point of view, her aunt is a queen, and her mother is a wife, which is almost like a noble concubine. They are all uncles. What's the difference in your home.

Seeing He Lan Minyue's indifferent look, Wu Shun became more and more upset, and then she was a little depressed. Who can blame this, she didn't hold herself upright, so it's no wonder her daughter was like this, she thought about it, waved back Those palace people took He Lan Minyue's hand into the inner room, and then said: "You have to remember that you can run wild in the palace not because of your aunt, but because of your aunt. Aunt has no skills, He The Lan family is not a great family either. If your aunt hadn't become the queen, the three of us, mother and son, could only live under the fence of Hongnong. You don't remember those days, but after experiencing life like this, you It will never be possible to go back to that time!"

He Lan Minyue played with the shawl impatiently, kneading the shawl embroidered with exquisite patterns with gold thread into a ball and then loosened it. After Wushun finished speaking, she said, "Grandma, what are you talking about? You will only get better and better in the future, why are you still thinking about the past?"

Seeing his daughter like this, Wu Shun had no choice but to say clearly: "You are at this age, and in a few years you should say kiss. Those who wait for a real high school will look down on you. Your best choice is actually to marry To King Ning!"

He Lan Minyue looked at Wu Shun in surprise: "Prince Ning? Mother, what are you kidding, King Ning, we have to call him uncle!"

"When did people like us pay attention to these things!" Wu Shun wanted to roll his eyes. Your aunt is still the saint's concubine, so why not become a queen?

He Lan Minyue shook her head straight: "I don't want it, I don't like King Ning, although he looks good, but he can't play with me!"

Wu Shun suddenly felt a little angry, this is talking about your marriage, you can't play with you, do you think getting married means two people playing together every day?However, she also found out that her daughter has not yet enlightened, so she didn't say anything more, and said directly: "No matter who you want to marry, you can't do it like this, even if you don't need to learn any poems and songs Fu, female red embroidery, but you must know something about the housekeeper and director!"

Hearing Wu Shun's resolute words, He Lan Minyue really wanted to refute, but in the end she had no choice but to agree.

And through the screen, a teenager listened to the words of his mother and sister, he couldn't help clenching his fists.

He Lan Minzhi is different from He Lan Minyue. He is not a heartless person. He knows the relationship between his mother and the saint, and he also knows that this has been acquiesced by the Queen, but he only feels shame. He is a very proud person in his heart. He was fed up with being dependent on others since he was a child, and he eagerly hoped that he could really take on everything. Therefore, he studied hard in the Hongwen Library and compared all those classmates. He felt that he could stand here with confidence, but in In the mother's heart, they are still dependent on others, relying on their aunt who is the queen.

He Lanmin didn't get hysterical, and didn't say anything to his mother and sister. He left quietly and wandered around the palace for a long time. Finally, he chose a direction to go.

When Li Yue saw He Lan Minzhi standing in front of him, his expression was a little confused. He and He Lan Minzhi were really not familiar with each other, and they had almost never dealt with each other before. What does it mean in front of you?

"Young Master He Lan..." Li Yue opened his mouth. He Lan Minzhi bit his lower lip, bowed to Li Yue, and said, "Your Highness can call me by my name! Your Highness, please forgive me!"

"They're all relatives, what's the presumptuousness!" Li Yue laughed dryly, "It's getting late, why don't you come in and have a light meal first!"

It was only now that He Lanminzhi realized that he had come at the wrong time, but he had already come, so he bit the bullet and followed Li Yue in.

This is really an easy meal. Li Yue is not a person who likes extravagance and ostentation. He is the only serious master in his mansion. He can't eat much for a meal. Fortunately, the cook in Prince Ning's mansion is also a long-time chef. After practicing, it quickly spread out, and it didn't take long for the dishes to be served one after another.

Although the dishes served were delicious and delicious, He Lan Minzhi was still a little ignorant. After a long time, he mustered up his courage and said, "Your Highness, what can I do with you?"

Li Yue stuttered immediately. As long as He Lan Minzhi didn't risk his life, there would be no problems in his future. At his age, he should be studying, so how could he have such an idea.

He Lanminzhi was stunned when he saw Li Yue, and knew that he was a bit of a force. Although Li Yue was still young, he had a different status. There was a reason why he was a feudal clan at the beginning, but He Lanmin was different. He was only the son of a foreign minister. He is considered a relative, but at his age, he is really not old enough to be appointed as an official. If he runs out with Li Yue at this moment, I don't know how many people will have imaginations.

He Lanminzhi gritted his teeth, his expression was a bit embarrassed, he didn't know if Li Yue knew about the affairs in the palace, so he just mumbled and said: "I come from a mediocre family, but I depend on my grandmother and aunt to study in Hongwen Hall, but I want to It’s not easy to get ahead by studying. The people who study in the Hongwen Museum are either the royal family or the powerful. I, He Lanminzhi, are nothing in it. Even if I have the qualification to be a secret seal in the future, it’s just a qualification. My mother and younger sister always stay in the palace , it is inevitable that people will gossip, I have to stand up early!"

Li Yue really wanted to say, you want to stand up, why are you looking for me?However, He Lanminzhi was still a young man after all, so he didn't have much to do.The Helan family was like that back then, even if the Helan family wanted to post it now, Wu Shun would not be happy.The Helan family has long been in decline, and now the only one who can get his hands on is the Helan Sangha. This is a well-known joke in Beijing. Few of the concubines think highly of him. Lan Minzhi's bloodline is also relatively distant, and he has nothing to do with it at all.If He Lanmin wanted to get ahead, he either relied on Li Zhi and Empress Wu, or he had to find another way!The problem is that the current He Lan Minzhi really doesn't have that thick skin, expecting Li Zhi and Empress Wu to give him a corresponding future will only make him feel even more embarrassed.

After pondering for a while, Li Yue still asked, "What are you good at, Minzhi?"

He Lanminzhi was a little embarrassed. He is still studying. Although he is good at studying, riding and shooting in the Hongwen Museum, everyone knows the situation in the Hongwen Museum, and many of them are just dawdling in it For those with mixed qualifications, Prince Li Hong is also studying in the Hongwen Library now. Instead of studying to make progress, it is better to get acquainted with the prince and get a job in the East Palace later, and his official career will naturally go smoothly in the future!However, when he thought about the things that Li Yue had done before, he immediately felt that the things that Hong Wen Guan established were actually useless.

Seeing He Lan's Minzhi expression, Li Yue's heart moved. He waved for someone to come over, and gave some soft instructions. After a while, some servants came over with seven or eight books in their hands. Li Yue put these books in He Lan's place. In front of Minzhi, he said: "Minzhi, if you have read all these books and understood them by this time next year, I will find a way to take you to Ningzhou!"

Li Yue is currently doing enlightenment on Zhuangzi in Ningzhou. He has introduced some reward mechanisms. A thousand characters is not a kind of treatment. In short, the more you can read, the higher your wages will be.Whether it's for adults or children.Children in Zhuangzi, regardless of gender, need to spend half a day to study every day. Naturally, what they learn is not the Four Books and Five Classics, but some simple mathematics and logic knowledge.

For this reason, Li Yue also compiled some textbooks on natural science and mathematics, and now he gave one of them to He Lanmin. It is easier for people educated by the elites of the era to understand the knowledge of mathematics and science, because their understanding ability is stronger.It was only in this era that Li Yue realized that there are really great differences between people. The common people are really very ignorant, because they have not experienced good education for generations, that is to say, even if they are born When I was young, my intelligence was on the same level, but my brain was often used and not used. Those are completely two concepts. One is to start reading at a young age and receive the systematic education of this era. , I guess I grew up in the fields since I was a child, maybe two or three years old, because my parents and family are too tired to live, I don't have a few words with them, and I can't even speak clearly. This happened during the critical period of intellectual development. The big difference, when it is bigger, and there is a gap in knowledge and knowledge, the difference will become more and more obvious.If an intelligence test and census were conducted at this time, then the average IQ of the lower class people would be several points lower than that of the upper class.Just like in a certain country where happiness education is carried out in later generations and anti-intellectualism is popular, the stupid things said and done by the people at the bottom can make the flower growers stunned and unbelievable.That kind of happy education has at least gone through basic education, how can the lower class have the opportunity to receive education nowadays!

The popularization of this kind of basic education is a relatively long-term action. Although Li Yue did not expect to find a group of elites from the bottom, what he needed at the beginning was only a group of skilled industrial workers. Talent in this area is already considered a matter of good luck.Therefore, in order to promote the development of natural science, the easiest way is to involve the elites of today's society. Unfortunately, because of the long-standing official system of flower growers, why do you study? Officials, if you learn these natural sciences and can't be an official, then everyone will naturally have little motivation.After seeing He Lanminzhi, Li Yue realized that people like He Lanminzhi, who don't need to take the imperial examinations, can become officials and have a good future through their own background, are the best. Good choice.It's just that Li Yue can't be sure about their acceptance, for example, He Lan Minzhi has become a good test case.

He Lanminzhi didn't know his identity as a guinea pig. He flipped through the neatly bound and beautifully printed books in front of him. Although he hadn't figured out what was written in them, he felt that there were only seven or eight books. It's just a book, and there are so many illustrations in it, I can still figure it out in a year, so He Lanmin said confidently: "Minzhi will definitely live up to His Highness' high expectations!"

Li Yue said with a smile: "Minzhi's words are serious, serious words, don't worry now, go back and read slowly, if there is anything you don't understand, you can send me a letter, I will reply in time!"

He Lanmin became more and more excited. Among the people he met now, they were flattering and flattering, because there were rumors that Empress Wu wanted to adopt He Lanmin to the Wu family because she didn't like the Wu family. Minzhi inherited the title of warrior Xun.In the past, the title of warrior Xun was just a county prince, and it was not the kind that could be hereditary. For example, Wu Yuanqing inherited only a county prince, but because of Empress Wu, the warrior Xun is now a serious Duke of Zhou. It can be hereditary, so as long as He Lanmin doesn't commit suicide, he will be Zhou Guogong in the future. Under such circumstances, many people are willing to flatter him.What's more, I just look down on him. After all, this is pure nepotism, relying on my aunt being the queen, deliberately flattering, especially, the relationship between Wu Shun and Li Zhi, there are quite a few people who know, This makes many people who call themselves moral gentlemen look down on them.For example, those teachers in the Hongwen Library, no matter how good He Lanmin is in his studies, they treat him with a very alienated and polite manner. Few people are like Li Yue, who have no prejudice against him and value him so much.

He Lanminzhi came over dejectedly, but went back with a lot of energy. Wu Shun didn't realize the change in He Lanminzhi, but Empress Wu was aware of it. However, Empress Wu was not as close to He Lanminzhi as she was to Helan Minyue, so, Empress Wu actually didn't really care about He Lanmin.

And in order to give Fang Yiai a reassurance, after preparing for a while, Li Yue also made a batch of canned oranges.