In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Zhong was a little entangled in whether to report the conflict between the Chu Wangfu and the Chai family to Li Shimin.

But who is Li Shimin?

At a glance, it was clear that Li Zhong had something to say.

"Writhing and pinching, when did you look like a little lady?"

Li Shimin took the rare time to take a look at the first part of "Dream of Red Mansions", which was newly compiled and published.

While savoring the plot in the book, he talked to Li Zhong.

"Your Majesty, there have been several things in Chang'an City that have been in an uproar these days. However, because it involved the Chu Wangfu and the Chai family, the newspapers did not report it. But after the dinner, there was a heated discussion. ”

When Li Zhong saw Li Shimin say this, he quickly spit out the words that were holding back in his stomach.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on, but Wu Hou, who patrols the streets, has not found any evidence.

So these coincidences really become coincidences.

"Did Ling Wu provoke Kuan'er?"

"Huh? Your Majesty! Without leaving the palace and knowing the affairs of the world, this time it was really Chai Erlang who provoked His Royal Highness the King of Chu. ”

Li Shimin guessed the root of the matter at once, which made Li Zhong feel a little surprised.

He also thought that there was any other news that had been reported to Li Shimin.

"Zhewei has always been steady, very much like he is Aya, but Ling Wu is more out-of-this, he has never suffered since he was a child, he has never suffered a loss, he has no ability but thinks very highly of himself, he will provoke Kuan'er, I don't feel curious at all. Tell me, what's going on? ”

The cause of the incident began with a student from the School of Agriculture of Guanshishan Academy, who felt that honey was rare and expensive, so he began to study artificial beekeeping, and achieved some success. This year, he began to take several trainees and farmers to Shuozhou to engage in cotton honey farming, which is said to be quite successful, producing a lot of honey.

There is a lot of honey, so it is natural to consider the problem of selling, which is also the characteristic of various studies in Guanshishan Academy, and the problem of making money must be considered when it is made. ”

"What's wrong with that? They sell their honey, why did they get into trouble with the Chai family? ”

Although Li Shimin knew that the Chai family had a honey shop, he did not know that they had a monopoly on the sale of honey in Chang'an City.

"This is Chai Erlang's, because honey is expensive and profitable, and Chang'an City has always been sold exclusively by the Chai family, and no one else is allowed to get involved. The students of Guanshishan Academy sold honey, which naturally offended the Chai family, and Chai Lingwu was responsible for the Chai family's shop, so he took the guards to beat the students of Guanshishan Academy. But ......"

"That's all Chai Erlang is capable of?" Li Shimin's face was displeased, this was his son-in-law, "But what? ”

"However, these guards then had car accidents one after another, and without exception, they were hit by the frightened carriage, killing one and injuring three."

"Huh?"

Li Shimin is not stupid, how can there be so many coincidences in this world.

"Also, the Chai family's honey shop was unfortunately hit by a carriage carrying night incense for three consecutive days, making it stinky, and now it has closed down."

"How did you return to the style of doing things ten years ago?"

Although there is no evidence, Li Shimin is sure that this is what Li Kuan arranged for someone to do.

On one side is a son, on the other side is a son-in-law, not to mention that the Chai family is not in the first place, Li Shimin is naturally on Li Kuan's side.

"Today, I heard that there is a new batch of cotton honey in the treasure pavilion, and the price is only half of the Chai family's honey shop, and they let out the word, there will be a steady stream of cotton honey shipped over in the future."

After Li Zhong said this, Li Shimin firmly believed that Li Kuan did this.

This kind of business practice has strong traces of the Chu Palace.

However, Li Shimin felt that Li Kuan might still have a backhand waiting to deal with the Chai family.

"Okay, I know, you pay attention to what has happened to the Chai family recently, and don't let the two of them get too stiff."

……

"Ling Wu, Li Kuan treats you like this, do you just put up with it?"

In the East Palace, Li Chengqian and Chai Lingwu were drinking.

Chai Lingwu's matter has spread all over the ears of the nobles of Chang'an City in the past few days, and Li Chengqian is now well-informed, so he naturally knows about it.

He was keenly aware that this was a good time to further woo Chai Lingwu.

Although the Chai family is not as rich as the Chu Palace, the rumor that the people are rich is not calcium.

If he can get the full support of the Chai family, then Li Chengqian feels that the possibility of successfully ascending to the Dading will be greatly improved.

Now he has begun to plan some things in his heart.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this revenge is not a gentleman, but the Chai family is now my eldest brother, he won't let me go and don't trouble him, otherwise I would have let the treasure pavilion also happen to be hit by the carriage transporting the night incense, and my guards, now one dead and three injured, I won't stand up for them, who will give me my life in the future?"

Chai Lingwu said with a sad and indignant face.

These days, he is living like a year.

As soon as I left the house, I felt that someone was pointing at me.

But he doesn't seem to have any good way to fight back against Li Kuan's revenge.

"Lingwu, the gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late. That Li Kuan humiliated you so much, humiliated you and the Chai family, obviously didn't take you seriously. He is now a celebrity in front of his father, and no one takes it seriously, even if it is me, the crown prince, he doesn't take it seriously. ”

Li Chengqian continued to fan the flames on the sidelines.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

Chai Lingwu heard something else.

"Ling Wu, one day I will ascend the throne, and everyone in the Chu Palace's mansion will be at your disposal."

Li Chengqian said meaningfully.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please rest assured, I will give my full support!"

Some things, once you pierce the layer of paper on the window, you can communicate a lot of things in depth.

Of course, Chai Lingwu thought that he had found a broad road for the Chai family, but he didn't expect to dig a huge pit for the Chai family.

……

When the Chai family became a joke of the nobles, a group of envoys came to Chang'an City.

"Holy Bone, this Tang Dynasty is worthy of being the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and its prosperity far exceeds that of our Silla."

In the West Market, several gorgeously dressed women and guards walked among the crowds. Nine cakes in Chinese

The leader is really Silla's holy bone Jindeman, and it is a holy bone, not a holy aunt.

This holy bone is the highest level of existence in the Silla bone system.

And this bone system of Silla is very similar to the nine-product Zhongzheng system of the Central Plains Dynasty.

However, people not only divide people into nine grades, but more, with a total of seventeen grades.

This rigid social hierarchy based on blood ties and bones determining political and social status has existed in Silla for hundreds of years.

Although the hierarchy within Ah San in later generations is completely different from the bone system, it is a bit similar.

Kim Seung-man was able to become the holy bone of Silla, naturally because of his high status, and this time he was sent to the Tang Dynasty as an envoy.

For so many years, it is the first time that Datang has received a woman as an envoy.

Well, Kim Seung-man also has an identity, and his sister is Kim Seung-man, the queen of Silla.

Not surprisingly, she will also be the next Queen of Silla.

Counted, this is the key figure in the comprehensive "Tangization" of Silla.

"Yes, that's why I kept telling the king to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty and learn all the things of the Tang Dynasty, so that we in Silla can resist the oppression of Baekje and Goguryeo. In particular, Baekje has now formed an alliance with Goguryeo, and we Silla are sandwiched in the middle, so we are not an opponent at all. ”

Kim Seung-man studied Sinology since he was a child, and was the most respected figure of the Tang Dynasty among the Silla aristocracy.

This time, Kindman sent her as an envoy, and there were some factors in it.

After all, to put it bluntly, Silla came to ask for the Tang Dynasty.

Although it has not yet reached the realm of soldiers coming to the city, the urgency is not so high, but it cannot get rid of the essence of seeking.

"But this time we have been in Datang for several days, and we have not seen His Majesty the Emperor of Datang, it seems that they don't pay much attention to us."

As the commander of Kim Seungman's guard, Kim Hee-san is also a rare woman who is proficient in civil and military affairs in the Silla Kim family.

"A few months ago, we got the news that the Xueyantuo Khanate had sent envoys to form an alliance with Goguryeo to deal with the Tang Dynasty together, and I originally thought of giving this news to the Tang Dynasty as a gift. Unexpectedly, now when I arrived in Datang, I found that the capital of the Xue Yantuo Khanate was about to be wiped out from the grassland by Datang. I heard that the head of the Nan Khan was taken and sent to Chang'an City. ”

Jin Shengman looked at the bustling scene on both sides of the West Market with a complicated face.

As the holy bone of Silla, the younger sister of Queen Kim Seung-man, she has lived a life of fine clothes and food since she was a child, what treasure has she not seen?

Therefore, she didn't come to the West Market to buy anything, but to learn about the situation in Datang through the situation in the West Market.

Obviously, the situation is a bit more than I expected.

Of course, she hoped that the Tang Dynasty would be stronger, so that it would have the meaning of forming an alliance and defeat Goguryeo and Baekje.

However, she didn't want Datang to be too powerful.

If the Tang Dynasty was strong enough to easily deal with Goguryeo, then the significance of Silla's existence would not be very great.

So what else is there to talk about alliances?

"Yes, tens of thousands of troops in the Tang Dynasty can defeat Xue Yantuo's 100,000 army, and the strength is much higher than that of the previous Great Sui. Moreover, I found several shops selling swords and farm tools in this western market, and many of these swords seem to be made of stainless steel, indicating that the Tang army's equipment must also be very sophisticated. ”

"This is inevitable, when I went ashore from Dengju, I found that many farmers use iron rakes along the way, and in Silla, farmers have a wooden rake, which is considered good."

Kim Seungman not only felt that he had come to Datang on the right trip, but also felt the gap because of the huge gap between Silla and Datang.

My sister Jinderman still has no children, and then due to years of hard work, her health is actually not very good.

Although the people outside didn't know about this situation, Jin Shengman knew it very well.

This year, my sister has revealed in front of herself that she wants to let herself inherit the throne.

This made Kim Seung-man even more anxious about Silla's state affairs.

Otherwise, she was only in her twenties, and she would not have taken the initiative to ask Ying to serve as an envoy.

"Holy Bone, the current situation of Datang is very different from what we understand. In fact, if you think about it seriously, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not in a hurry to see us, which is not a bad thing for us, and we can take this opportunity to have a good understanding of the situation in Chang'an City and get acquainted with powerful people. We heard that our Silla ginseng is very popular in Datang, so it is perfect for us to use it as a gift. ”

When Kim Hee-san was in Silla, she met a merchant named Hiroyuki Kujo.

This businessman was very active in the purchase of Silla ginseng, and Kim Hee Shan also confirmed through this situation, and after many investigations and confirmations, he found that these ginseng had been transported to Datang.

The ginseng, which was not of high value in Silla, immediately doubled in value after arriving in Datang.

"Well, we've heard a lot of news these days. To say that the powerful figures in Chang'an City, His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, these clan children, are among the leaders, and the left servant of Shangshu and the right servant of Shangshu are also huge, and the influence of these court ministers is also huge, as for the generals of the Tang Dynasty, we are not in a hurry to visit. ”

What Jin Xishan can think of, Jin Shengman naturally thinks of as well.

"Holy bone, look, in front of you is the Pavilion of Treasures, I heard that this is the property of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, it is the largest shop in Chang'an City that sells high-end items, and the sky-high glass mirrors sold by our domestic merchants are said to be sold only in the Pavilion of Treasures in Chang'an City."

The group walked and walked to the Treasure Pavilion.

In fact, the Treasure Pavilion has now become an attraction in the West Market.

Whether it is the envoys from all over the world, or the Hu merchants from all over the country, or the people from other state capitals of the Tang Dynasty who come to Chang'an, they basically have to go to the Treasure Pavilion to have a look.

It doesn't matter if you don't buy anything, look at the head office, right?

"Let's go in and take a look, through the things sold in the treasure pavilion, we can also indirectly understand the craftsmanship level of Datang. After all, as the most high-end item sales shop, the production process of various items must also be the most advanced in Datang. ”

They had already arrived at the door of the Treasure Pavilion, and Jin Shengman naturally wanted to go in and take a look.

Not to mention that there are a lot of things that can be seen in this visit, not even anything, as a young woman who is only twenty years old, she is also very curious about the Treasure Pavilion.

"Look, Holy Bone! This is the grandfather clock we see in Datang Daily, right? I heard that this grandfather clock is still only available in a few large state capitals such as Chang'an and Luoyang. ”

As soon as Jin Shengman and his party entered the Treasure Pavilion, they were attracted by a clock near the door.

This kind of accurate timekeeping tool that only exists in legends is something that no superior will not like.

"This grandfather clock, the clock, the minute, and the second hand rotate separately, and it will automatically ring the bell on the hour, just thinking about it, you know that the structure inside must be very complex and precise, even if you buy a back to Silla, a part of the imitation of a part, you may not be able to make the same table clock."

Jin Shengman looked at the table clock in front of him with complicated eyes.

The shock in her heart was much greater than when she first saw the glass mirror.

"Holy Bone, because of this, we need to work harder to learn from Datang. It's a pity that there are still some people in China who don't support your idea of a comprehensive Tang Dynasty, so you should really let them come to Chang'an City to have a look and recognize the huge gap between them. ”

Kim Hee-san apparently had a strong opinion of the courtiers in Silla who opposed Kim Seung-man.

"Today we have come to the Treasure Pavilion, so tomorrow we will go to the Chu Wangfu to visit its owner, His Royal Highness the King of Chu. I have a feeling that many changes in the Tang Dynasty are actually closely related to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and if he can support us, then this trip to Chang'an may be able to achieve unexpected gains. ”

At this moment, Jin Shengman locked the focus of this trip.