Although most of the official roads in the south of the Yangtze River have not yet been paved into cement roads, they are very well built.

However, Li Kuan still felt comfortable on the boat and did not have to bump all day long.

"Lord Wang, this scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is really very different from Guanzhong."

This is the first time Qing'er has gone to the south of the Yangtze River, and she was very surprised to see a lot of green trees in the cold winter.

"Of course, otherwise how can you say that oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges? The climate varies greatly from place to place, and if you have the opportunity to go to Pulozhong, you will find that it is extremely hot all year round, and even at this point in time, people only need to wear a short coat. ”

Li Kuan was not interested in the landscapes, but in the various antique buildings along the way.

"There is no shortage of water in Jiangnan, and the weather is not so cold. The most important thing is that it is relatively less affected by the war, and it is destined to become more and more prosperous. ”

Wu Meiniang's knowledge is obviously several levels higher than Qing'er.

Others are still thinking about the changes in the scenery, but she is thinking about the future economic development of Jiangnan.

"What about prosperity? Prosperity can't find my Wu Langjun! ”

Gu Panpan's resentful voice came from the side, causing Li Kuan's goosebumps to rise.

Wu Meiniang has been enduring Gu Panpan these days, but when she really chased after her to Suzhou together, she finally couldn't help it.

However, it seems that after Wu Meiniang revealed the true situation that she was her daughter, Gu Panpan still wrapped around her like kraft candy, which made her very depressed.

"Miss Gu, there are a lot of heroes and talents in the Chu Palace, I can help you introduce what type you want. Besides, with the Gu family's status in Jiangnan, what kind of Langjun can't you find? Wu Zhao is Wu Meiniang, Wu Meiniang is Wu Zhao, there is no situation where I still have a compatriot brother or whether the younger brother left first. ”

"I don't care, anyway, if you go to Suzhou, I'll go to Suzhou; If you go to Hangzhou, I will go to Hangzhou, and I will follow you. ”

Gu Panpan seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, so he decided that Wu Meiniang was gone.

"It's not a bad thing that Miss Gu and her party are willing to follow this king. It just so happens that many things in Jiangnan are more familiar than us. ”

Gu Panpan naturally did not run away from home alone this time, but seriously took dozens of people such as housekeepers and guards to inspect the family's property in various places.

In particular, Gu Lei, the housekeeper of the Gu family, is very familiar with the business situation in Jiangnan, and Li Kuan thinks that maybe it can come in handy.

Moreover, this journey is lonely, and it is also a unique feeling to be able to see Wu Meiniang being entangled by Gu Panpan.

Someone is pestering Wu Meiniang, under normal circumstances, Li Kuan must be mad.

But if it's a long-legged beauty, it doesn't matter.

"That's right, not only is Steward Gu very familiar with the business of Jiangnan, but I am also very clear about the relationship between the various families in Jiangnan, so maybe I can help some."

When Gu Panpan heard Li Kuan's words, a smile bloomed on his face.

As long as His Royal Highness the King of Chu agrees to follow his group, it is impossible for Wu Meiniang to really drive herself away.

In this way, the group was talking, and the fleet went down the river, and there were no moths, and soon they arrived outside Suzhou.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, I shouldn't be able to enter the city today, I guess everyone will have to rest here for one night."

Winter nights come early, and the moon has quietly risen into the sky as the sun sets early.

This Gu Panpan was quite familiar with Suzhou, and when the fleet went along the waterway to the vicinity of Fengqiao, she suggested that she simply stop here to rest.

This Fengqiao is next to the Jiuli Road outside the Changmen, and it is basically a must-pass for travelers coming from the northwest.

Although it is outside the city, there are some humble inns.

This is really simple, but it is not a modest word.

Li Kuan and Wu Meiniang are both people who love cleanliness, and would rather live on a boat than in an inn, but they can arrange for some guards to live in the inn next to them.

"Then rest here at Fengqiao, and enter the city tomorrow."

Although Li Kuan is now considered a high authority, it is still not worth doing to let the soldiers defending the city open the city gate because he missed the hour.

Because if you do it, maybe people may not necessarily open the city gate, and it will be embarrassing at that time.

Maybe many years later, people will take this incident as an allusion to show how law-abiding the soldiers of the city are, and how arrogant and domineering they are.

"Lord Wang, I'll arrange for someone to buy some fresh vegetables from nearby farmers."

As the ship slowly stabilized, Wang Xuance soon began to stretch out.

If you can eat well, you must eat well.

If you can sleep well, you must sleep well.

Li Kuan's habit, Wang Xuance is also very well understood.

Especially in terms of eating, there is fresh food, and Li Kuan is absolutely unwilling to eat dry food.

Of course, it's not that he can't eat dry food, but he feels that he has the conditions to eat better, so why should he be wronged?

A dignified prince is not a "pseudo-middle class" who has not even realized the freedom of the vegetable market.

From Yangzhou to Suzhou, there is a Grand Canal, which normally takes about two days by water.

However, Li Kuan took a fast boat and still went downstream, so the day was up.

Of course, this also caused the fleet to spend the night outside the city of Gusu.

Gu Panpan today is the first time to officially dine with Li Kuan and his party, and it is also the first time to see the extraordinary chef of the Chu Palace.

Dinner wasn't complicated, just a few fresh fish caught in the river, plus common vegetables such as fresh weads and sunflower vegetables from nearby farmers.

However, the taste made the pampered Gu Panpan can't help but applaud.

"Wu Langjun, this boiled grilled fish is really delicious in the world, I always thought that the steamed crucian carp was already delicious, but I didn't expect to fry the fish first, and then cook it with the wead vegetables, sprouts, etc., it is so delicious."

Although she knew that Wu Meiniang was a woman, Gu Panpan still habitually called Wu Langjun for the time being.

After Wu Meiniang resisted a few times to no avail, she went with her.

"I also think this boiled grilled fish is delicious, but the prince always feels dissatisfied."

Wu Meiniang glanced at Li Kuan and said with a smile.

Boiled grilled fish without chili, boiled fish fillet without chili, boiled beef without chili, hot pot without chili......

In Li Kuan's view, they are all imperfect.

But to whom do you say this?

Even if I went to the system to redeem it, I didn't see that there were chili peppers, let alone where I bought them.

I can only wait until the fleet goes to South America in the future, and I can bring these things back as soon as possible, so that I can regain the spicy feeling.

"Wu Langjun is talented and has unparalleled strategy, it just so happens that the stars of the moon are scarce today, why don't we chant poems and have a try?"

Gu Panpan herself is a famous talented woman in Jiangdu County, and she is keen to participate in various poetry meetings.

Now after dinner, it's still far from dawn.

Although the evening breeze was cold, everyone wore thick clothes, and they didn't feel too cold when they stood on the bow of the boat.

"Panpan, if you want to say that poetry is endowed with poetry, you are wrong to find me."

Wu Meiniang had an idea and felt that this was a good opportunity for Li Kuan to leave his works.

The more famous the poem, the more allusions behind it will often be passed down.

Wu Meiniang is very happy to see that there are more allusions to her and Li Kuan being sung.

"Huh? So who am I looking for? ”

"Oh, His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Li Kuan saw the playful smile on Wu Meiniang's face, and shrugged helplessly.

Every time, someone instigates me to write poems and articles, but I really don't feel particularly interested in this now.

The main thing is that it's past the stage where you need to use this thing to install thirteen.

However, Wu Meiniang, a big beauty, still has to give face.

Even if it is for the sake of the amount she has earned for herself, it is not too much to write a poem and give it to her.

Fortunately, Jiangnan has always been the place where literati and elegant people describe the most in their poems, and Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou are among the best.

And the Fengqiao where the group is currently parked is one of the highlights.

It is estimated that many people remember that there is such a place as Fengqiao in Suzhou, and they all rely on the same poem.

And this poem, it is said that even the Wa Kingdom is also familiar.

"The moon is falling and the sky is full of frost, and Jiang Feng is sleeping."

Li Kuan didn't bother to be polite, and threw out the poem directly.

"Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship."

Classics are always classics, especially when this poem is combined with the current environment, it is difficult not to applaud.

Wu Meiniang and Wang Xuance are used to the speed at which Li Kuans writes poems, but Gu Panpan is different.

Before I could react, the poem of His Royal Highness the King of Chu had already been written?

If she had written something else, she might have to wonder if it had been done in advance.

But this "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship", it is obviously impossible to do it in advance.

Especially, at this moment, the quaint old bell in Hanshan Temple really rang.

This made Gu Panpan look at Li Kuan like an alien.

Well, if she knew what an alien meme was.

Although I have heard the rumors that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is the first genius in Chang'an City, and I have also watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Legend of the White Snake", this is still very different from witnessing the birth of a masterpiece in front of me.

"This ...... This...... can convince a character like Wu Langjun, the talent of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Pan Pan has finally seen it. ”

"Lord, this poem, I want to order someone to set up an inscription next to Fengqiao tomorrow morning and burn it down."

Wu Meiniang has seen too much of Li Kuan's amazing performance, and her adaptability has improved a lot.

However, she still found that her heart was beating faster.

When you marry, you should marry His Royal Highness the King of Chu!

"With the prince's "Fengqiao Night Park" here, everyone will probably not dare to write Fengqiao's poems casually in the future."

Wang Xuance is also a knowledgeable person, and feels that this poem will definitely become an eternal classic.

"The way of poetry is a small road after all, which can neither solve the problem of clothing and food for the people, nor can it solve the problem of accommodation and travel for the people."

Li Kuan thought of the later dynasties, those scholars became more and more detached from the people, and became what everyone called "useless scholars", and he was very emotional.

In order to change this trend, the success of Guanshishan Academy has become very important, and it is necessary to increase the investment and attention of the academy.

If one day, Guanshishan Academy can become the highest institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty, can represent the development direction of Datang science, and can become the dream place for scholars to study, then many of Li Kuan's ideas will be easily promoted.

"The prince is reasonable, the scholars of the Tang Dynasty are generally born in noble families or places with small family backgrounds, most of these people do not understand the lives of ordinary people, and do not understand the most urgent needs of the people at the bottom; However, it is often them who occupy state and county positions. ”

Wang Xuance has always looked down on the noble family, and he is unwilling to serve in the court, and he is still only a personal staff member of Li Kuan, without the grade of the imperial court.

However, this did not affect his status in the Chu Palace.

Even in Chang'an City, the idle officials and children of the family did not dare to provoke him easily.

After all, to a large extent, Wang Xuance is Li Kuan's spokesperson for the outside world in Chang'an City.

This is like the secretary and driver of the leaders of later generations, if you really want to say that the level is much higher than them, but there are few people who dare to offend these people at will.

As the night gradually thickened, Gu Panpan had already returned to his ship, and only Li Kuan, Wu Meiniang, Wang Xuance, Qing'er, Xi Junmai, and Wang Xuanwu were left in the bow.

"Lord Wang, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei are now fighting more and more fiercely. Last year, His Royal Highness the King of Wei began to edit the "Chronicles of the Universe", which caused a great backlash in the East Palace, and under the persuasion of a group of East Palace staff, at the beginning of this year, His Majesty asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to set up the Chongwen Pavilion. In Chang'an City, an undercurrent is already flowing rapidly. ”

Wu Meiniang suddenly mentioned a very sensitive topic, but fortunately, the few people at the bow of the boat were Li Kuan's henchmen, and they were not afraid of the content of the conversation being passed on.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei led the governor of Xiangzhou, and supervised the military affairs of the seven prefectures of Xiangzhou, Wei, Li, Wei, Wei, Xing, and Bei, which can be said to be deeply loved by His Majesty. In the past two years, he has frequently secretly tried to win over the courtiers, in my opinion, His Royal Highness the King of Wei has an eight-point chance of finally ascending to the throne, and it is time for the prince to make plans early. ”

Wang Xuance's words were also said by him after careful consideration.

A few years ago, although Li Chengqian and Li Tai also fought openly and secretly, few ministers of the DPRK and China stood in a position.

As Li Chengqian's foot disease became more and more obvious, and his temper became more irritable, his reputation quickly deteriorated; In addition, Li Shimin's favor for Li Tai is becoming more and more obvious, which makes some speculative ministers start to bet.

Even Wang Xuance was thinking about what the Chu Mansion should do.

However, Li Kuan was obviously different from what they thought.

"You all think King Wei is the most likely to ascend to the throne?"

Li Kuan's words inexplicably made Wu Meiniang's new center tremble.

Could it be that the prince has other intentions?

"His Royal Highness King Wei is His Majesty's concubine, if His Majesty wants to abolish the crown prince, can any prince compete with him?"

"Your Majesty's son-in-law is not just King Wei. Besides, Your Majesty is now in the prime of life, and in this world, there is no such rapid change, and placing a bet too early will only make you passive. ”

Empress Changsun did not die, and Li Kuan was also confident that Li Shimin would live longer than in history.

As for the longer term, we have to see that the situation is being handled flexibly.

Anything is possible without happening.