Tomorrow is the day of the wedding of Fang Yiai.

However, this guy didn't stay at home, but he had to run to the Chu Palace.

"Lord Wang, do you think Gao Yang will be willing to marry me tomorrow?"

Fang bereaved love suffers from gains and losses, and looks like a licking dog.

In the past year, he has also made a name for himself in Chang'an City.

Not to mention anything else, Ajinomoto alone has impressed many people.

Although some people who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour will say that Ajinomoto can be prosperous, thanks to the various dishes of the Chu Palace.

However, as the second child in the family, being able to create such a foundation is actually very envied by many nobles.

Moreover, although Fang Yiai did not learn and did not know how to do it, he was able to hang a hat as a guest teacher in the Gewu Academy of Guanshishan Academy, and from time to time he went to give the students a navigation-related course, which also gave him a little more bookish atmosphere.

"Bereavement, you think too much, this matter, whether Gao Yang wants it or not, she has to marry you."

Li Kuan obviously saw this bylooker much more clearly than Fang Yiai.

In this world, you have to give as much as you get, which is very fair.

As a princess of the Tang Dynasty, Gao Yang has not lacked material things since she was a child, and Li Shimin is also very fond of her.

However, as a royal daughter, it is absolutely impossible to make your own decisions about marriage.

Regardless of the dynasty, they often sacrifice their marriages for the sake of power.

"But what if she makes a fuss then?"

"Don't worry, this Gao Yang, the more you follow her, the more willful she is, but once you can tame her, then you can see that she has another face."

Now, Li Kuan can only comfort and comfort Fang bereavement first.

has his own here, at least that debate machine should not have a chance to cuckold Fang Yiai.

But whether there will be any other Wang Ji and Li Ji, then no one knows.

In the final analysis, it is still necessary to give yourself the best of your love.

A person with a personality like Gao Yang will not like people who follow behind him, but appreciate people who can talk to him on an equal footing, and even make him look up.

"Hey, I haven't treated her well this year, and I don't know what will happen to her."

Fang Yiai said this as if he could be recognized by kneeling and licking all day long.

"In this way, after getting married, you first cook the raw rice into rice, and then take her to Jiangnan, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou to see, and by the way, you also buy some land in Guangzhou with Chu Mo to grow sugarcane. Although this Gao Yang lives a life of fine clothes and food, she has never left Chang'an City, change the environment, maybe she can see your extraordinary side. ”

Li Kuan didn't know if this idea was good or not, but he thought he could give it a try.

"It's a good idea, I don't think Gao Yang will refuse. Once on board, it's not like she can do whatever she wants. ”

When it comes to boats, Fang Yiai inexplicably has self-confidence.

To be honest, in the past year, he has been thinking about the days at sea all the time.

For him, the days of walking in the sea are the most fulfilling.

"Yes, but you have to wait until after the beginning of spring before going, otherwise it is estimated that the prime minister will not agree."

……

The royal marriage daughter, the prime minister's marriage, the liveliness is naturally extraordinary.

Li Shimin did not treat Gao Yang badly, the dowry was very rich, and it was even a little over-spec.

In Chang'an City, many people participated in the wedding of Fang Yiai, even those who usually looked down on Fang Yi's love, Li Tai and others, also appeared.

Fang Xuanling's protégés and former officials are barely all over the government and the opposition, and the friends of the Qin Wangfu back then were basically still in high positions, and their influence was really the peak of their lives.

In the marriage room in the backyard, Gao Yang sat on the edge of the bed with a complicated face.

Now, she also knows that there is no possibility of any change in her marriage to Fang Yiai.

If you cry and make a fuss, not only will it not do any good, but you will ruin your reputation for no reason.

Therefore, she was very cooperative all day today, which made Fang Yiai very unexpected.

As for the cold look on her face all the time, Fang Yiai selectively ignored it.

When the time comes to go to sea, no matter how cold you are, you have to listen to yourself.

"Second brother, I heard that Aya is going to appoint you as an envoy to inspect Jiangnan Province and Shannan Province, where the Turks are placed, I heard that many of them are barren mountains and mountains all around, so you should pay more attention to taking care of your body, and prepare some excellent medicinal materials for your brother, and let your subordinates send them to you."

Li Chengqian looked for an opportunity and threw an olive branch to Li Kuan again.

During this time, Li Shimin ordered the establishment of the Chongwen Hall in the East Palace, which was regarded as an institution for Li Chengqian to cultivate talents, which made the ministers of the court and the central government realize once again that Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince was still firm.

This made Li Chengqian breathe a sigh of relief, and his behavior was a little more normal.

Before, because of his foot disease, his personality became more and more violent.

However, Li Shimin was in a hurry, and found many ministers to assist Li Chengqian in one go, which turned out to be counterproductive.

What Yu Zhining, Li Baiyao, Du Zhenglun, Kong Yingda, Zhang Xuansu, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, etc., are all great sages in the world, but they really dare not compliment Li Chengqian's teaching methods.

is like Kong Yingda, who is not going to say Li Chengqian at every turn, and saying that Li Chengqian should not be like this in front of a group of subordinates at every turn, where can Li Chengqian, who is not very old and sensitive, stand it?

As soon as the rebellious psychology of the second secondary teenager came out, the situation was completely out of control.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, but Sun Simiao and Lin Ran, the two Lang Zhong in the mansion, have prepared all kinds of medicinal materials all year round, but there is nothing missing."

Li Chengqian is destined to have no chance to inherit the throne, and if he gets closer, it will be difficult to guarantee that he will not be implicated in the future.

Besides, for men who like men, it is still difficult for Li Kuan to accept in his heart.

To put it bluntly, a large part of the reason why Li Chengqian will have that fate is really himself.

"Second brother, don't you also think that if you have this foot disease for your brother, you will not be able to protect the position of the prince?"

said that if you change your face, you will change your face, and Li Chengqian no longer has the original elegant gentleman's style.

Especially Li Kuan's repeated rejection of his kindness made him think a little more.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been thinking too much, now that His Majesty has visited the virtuous and virtuous to assist the Imperial Palace, how can His Royal Highness not protect the position of the Prince?"

Li Kuan sighed.

A handsome young man, who was tossed into this appearance because of the throne.

"That's what you really think?"

Li Chengqian showed a suspicious expression.

"As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince keeps to himself and humbly asks the ministers for advice, don't pay attention to too many rumors, Your Majesty will be a hundred years later, this world will be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after all."

To be honest, Li Chengqian is not bad for himself.

Although Li Kuan had no intention of standing beside him to support his accession to the throne, he couldn't help but remind him.

If Li Chengqian can really listen to it, then it will really not be someone else who will finally ascend to the throne.

Especially the Empress Eldest Sun is still here, and Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince is actually very stable, but he himself may not think so.

"In that case, why don't you want to help me?"

"I've always been lazy, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have heard of it. You can rest assured that I will support all the decisions made by His Majesty. ”

came to the wedding in a good manner, but was entangled by Li Chengqian, and Li Kuan also felt helpless.

What's going on?

was so disturbed by Li Chengqian, Li Kuan was not in the mood.

When it was almost time, I left early.

Anyway, Fang Yiai must be busy and crazy today, and he doesn't have time to talk to him too much, and he just met yesterday, and he doesn't have much to say.

As for the green hat that flew to the top of Fang Yiai's head, whether he would wear it or not, that would be a matter for the future.

……

Just when there was a lively scene in Chang'an City, far away in the wind and sand of the Western Regions, there were several fast horses galloping back to the east.

Since this summer, after the return of the Gaochang king Lu Wentai to the Western Turkic Yibilu Khan, he immediately started to block the trade routes of the Western Regions.

You must know that Gaochang is a necessary point on the Silk Road, and as soon as King Gaochang did this, the Silk Road was immediately broken.

Northwest trade was the first to be affected, and the personnel placed in the caravan by the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Wangfu immediately rushed back to bring the news back to Datang.

"Ma Changshi, Yanqi's envoy has left Liangzhou for Chang'an City yesterday, Your Majesty should soon know about Gaochangguo's defection to the Western Turks, attacking Yanqi, and blocking the trade route. Next, should we continue to prepare for the transportation of goods to the Western Regions? ”

As an important border town, Liangzhou is also a key node of the Silk Road, and the news from the Western Regions naturally reached here as soon as possible.

Mountbatten, as one of the few well-informed people in Liangzhou City, naturally knew about it.

"The trade route in the Western Regions cannot be broken, whoever dares to block it, my Datang will definitely send troops. According to my calculations, the imperial court will send a large army to the end of this year soon, and a large army will be sent to the expedition early next year, so this cargo still has to be prepared, not only to prepare, but also to prepare more this time, to send a larger caravan to follow the army to Gaochang. ”

How much money can the Silk Road contribute to Datang every year, Ma Zhou estimates that he has more say than the vast majority of people.

This is not only the Northwest Trade family making money, it can be said that Guanzhong is noble, almost every household, more or less can be involved in the Silk Road.

To put it mildly, this trade road is definitely unstoppable.

"Then Gao Chang is far away in the Western Regions, and the army is on the march, and I don't know what the effect is."

Mountbatten had thoroughly fallen in love with the way he was living, and he was hostile to anyone who broke the situation.

Now, more than anyone else, he hopes that the Tang Dynasty will destroy Gaochang, but he is worried that this wish will not be realized.

"Hmph, Gaochang is a small country, I don't know how thick the sky is, this is the way to die."

Ma Zhou's understanding of Datang's national strength and military strength is much deeper than Mountbatten's, and he is not worried at all that Datang will not be able to deal with a small country in Gaochang.

In particular, Liangzhou has now begun to build a cement road to Suzhou, and once it is opened, it will become more convenient to go to the Western Regions.

One day, the Western Regions will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the cement road will inevitably extend further from Suzhou.

Ma Zhou saw this very clearly.

In the past two years, under the guidance of Li Kuan, Ma Zhou also cooperated with the imperial court in Liangzhou to adjust the strategy of dealing with the grassland.

Around Liangzhou, more than 30 military forts have been built now, although the garrison of each military fort is not much, but it is the same as a simple cement road, once the wolf smoke rises, it can quickly get a response from everywhere.

Outside the fort, however, a market was spontaneously formed, where nearby herdsmen and caravans from afar would exchange wool, salt, tea, cattle and horses.

Slowly, these forts took on the appearance of a small town, and even some Han people began to settle around the forts, learning from the nearby herdsmen to raise cattle and sheep there.

"Ma Changshi, then we will let the slave hunting team follow behind the imperial army, and when the time comes, we will buy those prisoners and send them to Chang'an City or Dengzhou, they can be sold for a good price."

Seeing that Ma Zhou was so confident, Mountbatten felt that it was better to simply take a bigger step.

Today's Datang, although the population is growing rapidly, the new population is generally still children, and strong labor is very scarce.

People in the west of Chang'an City, no matter how bad a slave is, can sell a few silver coins.

It is not surprising that some strong people, or those with a skill, sell for a dozen silver coins, or even more expensive.

"Yes, it just so happens that the prince is going to vigorously promote cotton planting in the future, and many nobles in Guanzhong are eager to try, and a large number of slaves will definitely be needed at that time."

Ma Zhou had no affection for the Gaochang people, the Western Turks, or other small countries in the Western Regions.

The greatest use of these people was to be transported to the human market as slaves.

Liangzhou City now has three professional slave hunting teams, capturing slaves all over the grassland within a radius of hundreds of miles, or even thousands of miles.

Seeing that the soft persimmons are almost pinched, it seems to be a good note to adjust the direction of the slave catcher.

"Okay, then I'll say hello to Dafei in advance and get him ready. When the time comes, the harvest will certainly not be small. ”

Seeing that a crisis was about to turn into an opportunity, Mountbatten's mood inexplicably improved.

"Not only must the slave hunting team be prepared, when the army passes through Liangzhou, it will inevitably take away a large amount of grain and grass and other materials, in order to avoid bringing turmoil to Liangzhou City at that time, you also arrange people to prepare in advance, and some of the lambs purchased by the tribe can be raised first, and then killed."

Ma Zhou didn't know who would lead the troops to Gaochang at that time, but no matter who it was, they needed to be supplied in Liangzhou.

Liangzhou Thorn History will inevitably purchase all kinds of materials from the market on a large scale, which can easily cause large fluctuations in prices.

This is not what Ma Zhou wants to see.

"Ma Changshi, don't worry, I'll arrange this matter immediately."