After the end of the court meeting, except for the officials who stayed on the waiting system, the rest of the courtiers returned to the imperial city to deal with provincial affairs.

The imperial heir Li Dan invited Li Tong to have a family banquet in Shangyang Palace, but Li Tong refused because of military affairs.

At present, Shangyang Palace is mainly garrisoned by Nanya soldiers, although the chance of his fourth uncle directly attacking him is very small, but Li Tong does not want to take this risk to find excitement. Cao Cao was frightened into a white sweat when he saw Emperor Han Xian, and there was really no need for him to put himself in danger for the sake of greedy food.

What's more, Li Tong also guessed that his fourth uncle invited him, most likely to ask Wang Meichang for an invitation, but Li Tong was really too lazy to take care of it. He didn't even plan to let Ouyang Tong take over this matter, he was going to stamp Wang Meichang with an exile seal first, and then send it directly to the Criminal Department, so that others could continue to clean up this big living treasure that didn't know the height of the sky.

After Li Tong returned to the mansion, he met Li Shouli, who had sent Zhang back.

The two brothers entered the hall together, and Li Shouli told Li Tong about the experience of going to the Zhang family in Qinghe, especially when he talked about the reaction of the Zhang family when he learned that he could not get the slightest benefit from this incident at all, Li Tong couldn't help laughing.

Nowadays, the big families do not have a deep rural foundation like the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, nor do they still have residual heat after the Middle and Tang Dynasty with the imperial examination, and the reason why they still have a certain social status and influence is only due to the inertia of the world.

But to put it bluntly, that's what it is. Like his grandmother Wu Zetian, he directly arranged Xue Huaiyi to the Hedong Xue family, and the Hedong Xue family could only pinch his nose and endure it.

Li Tong originally planned to kill a few people from the Qinghe Zhang family this time, and warn the others not to keep blocking themselves. However, this time Qinghe Zhang behaved too submissively, which made him feel a little boring.

After all, it is one thing to have a tough attitude and revenge, but it is another thing to give people the impression of endless and narrow-mindedness.

If it really gives people a small impression that he will be repaid, this will be a certain obstacle to his return to Shendu in the future, and the courtiers of Shendu have all served under his fourth uncle Li Dan, so they will inevitably worry that this will become a stain and will not be allowed in the new dynasty, so they will simply go to the dark with an iron heart.

After thinking about it, Li Tong said again: "Tell the Zhang family to set aside a few Zhuangzi in to be used to feed the Taoist temple of the Daodaofang." ”

"Mother, I provide for myself, I don't need those evil people to worship, and I don't want to have anything to do with them!"

Li Shouli glared at him when he heard this.

Li Tong glanced at him angrily, and explained a few words: "The Zhang family is rich and heirloom, and there are many industries in, so cut out a part of it for other purposes, but under the name of Taoism, Tian Sang operates, cultivates and weaves, and I will make someone responsible." ”

Li Tong has a lot of industries in Shendu at the moment, such as the warehouses and shops in the two cities that Yang Li won around Xintan, plus the various garden industries that have been donated to maintain the palace's daily use, and it is a drop in the bucket to plot big things.

In the future, he will stay in Xijing for a long time, and when he returns to Shendu, it will really be a benevolent person if he does not succeed, so before leaving, he plans to distribute these industries as a whole.

Ouchi has a large group of palace people, and although Li Tong has taken this matter on his shoulders, he does not have the energy to make specific arrangements at the moment. Shangguan Wan'er still wanted to stay with his grandmother, so Li Tong planned to hand over this matter to Shangguan Wan'er to handle it specifically.

In the future, the flying money and various palace income in Xijing, Li Tong does not plan to send it to Shendu again. He also didn't know how the imperial court would arrange his grandmother's clothing in the future, so he simply used the income from his own industrial operations to provide his grandmother's daily expenses, and also used it as a fund to settle the people of the Great Inner Palace.

The model he envisioned was to recruit young and strong laborers to work in the granges outside the city through the Old Clothes Society, while the people of the Great Inner Palace set up some handicraft workshops in the Shendu City, and at the same time matched men and women to make a living, they also successively married and organized families.

In this way, it can not only maintain his grandmother's living standards, but also make it inconvenient for the imperial court to intervene under the protection of his grandmother's residual power, so as to arrange the production and life of the palace people and the young and strong bachelors of the old clothes society in an orderly manner.

Yang Li's industries are all under Li Tong's name, and Li Tong is not too unscrupulous to loot this small treasury. As for his own property, he didn't know if he could meet such a big demand, of course, the more the better.

The so-called destruction of wealth and avoiding disasters, Qinghe Zhang should have such an awareness when he provoked him. Although the matter of recognizing relatives has lost a big face, the benefits have not fallen on Li Tong. paid a protection fee in exchange for Li Tong not persecuting them anymore, and they still earned it.

Anyway, even if Li Tong doesn't make a move here, just rely on the Zhang family to do things with Wang Meichang, and the other bigwigs in the court will not let go of the Zhang family easily, and Li Tong will no longer need to continue to be a bad guy.

After talking about these little things, Li Tong told Li Shouli about his appointment as Zuo Yulin's general, and Li Shouli couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive when he heard this arrangement: "San Lang, do you think I can do a good job?" ”

"In the next Shendu City, it may still be inevitable that all parties will compete, but there will be no major military turmoil. Quan Nan will succeed Zuo Yulin as the general, and there is no shortage of generals in the battalion to echo, second brother, you only need to be diligent in daily duty to ensure the safety of your grandmother, and discuss with your grandmother when you should be appointed or dismissed, there will be no big problem. ”

Although it can't rule out the possibility that his grandmother is not dead, but in the current situation, their brother is his grandmother's most reliable protector, no matter who is replaced, they will not defend Wu Zetian without distractions like them, and Wu Zetian certainly understands this.

Therefore, Li Tong will rest assured that Li Shouli will be arranged into the Beiya and be a tool for his grandmother. As for the most elite Qianqi in the Northern Ya, Li Tong decided to take it away after weighing it.

In addition to its good combat power, the biggest feature of the Thousand Cavalry is that it is pure, unlike other Weifu in the north and south of the Yazhong, which has all kinds of trace influences.

After his reorganization, there are nearly 4,000 thousand cavalry, if they can be brought into Guanzhong, coupled with the elite warriors who have already been in Guanzhong, he will be able to master a real loyal and brave army in his hands, which will be his strongest support to deal with those remnants of Guanlong.

Aside from those political resources that are difficult to quantify, Qianqi is the largest industry that Li Tong has received from his grandmother, and on this basis, his hegemony in Guanzhong can be realized.

Not to mention that the Li Tong brothers discussed various matters in the mansion, and after the imperial heir Li Dan retired from the dynasty, he returned to the Ganlu Hall of Shangyang Palace.

Before he could sit down here, someone from the palace came to report that Concubine Wang De's illness had recurred, and Li Dan hurriedly got up and went to the inner hall after hearing this. By the time he reached the dormitory, there had been a great deal of people gathered here, including some of the other concubines and their infant children.

Perhaps because of the harsh living environment, there is not much miasma and intrigue in Li Dan's inner palace, especially after Queen Liu and Concubine Dou are born and dead, there is a kind of closeness and harmony that depends on each other.

Concubine Wang De's body was already quite weak, and although she had lived in seclusion for many years, although she had no shortage of food and clothing, she had no hope, so she was often riddled with some illnesses.

Compared with the queen's squareness and Concubine Dou's strength, Li Dan also prefers such a weak concubine who is dependent on people and regards him as heaven, but after several times of pregnancy and childbirth with such love, it can't help but make Concubine Wang De's vitality even more lacking, even if the family has escaped from prison now, Concubine Wang De's health is still quite worrying.

Outside the house, Li Dan had no time to care about the family around him, so he went straight inside, and turned the screen to see Concubine Wang De snuggling in the arms of her sister Wang Fangmei, soft as boneless, and there was a bit of sickly red on her pretty face.

When she heard the footsteps inside, Ershu saw Li Dan coming in a blink of an eye, and was busy preparing to get up to greet her, but Li Dan rushed to the front of the couch, carefully passed his arm through Concubine Wang De's armpit, pressed it on the couch gently, and said softly: "The lady is sick, it is already hard, but I am trapped in foreign affairs, and I don't have much time to accompany the room."

"The family and the country are prosperous, the world looks up to His Royal Highness, and the concubine is a woman in the inner court, how dare you covet the warmth of the private room, cough cough concubine or shallow fortune, it is difficult to bear the love and grace, but fortunately in the sky, I am finally fortunate to be able to stay with His Royal Highness in the sky. I hate my illness, I don't deserve the joy of my family and country, I can't dance to congratulate, I wish His Highness Huanhuan, but I still have to worry about His Highness"

Concubine Wang De's physique was weak, and her breath was intermittent, and after speaking a few words, she couldn't help coughing again.

Li Dan already loved this concubine very much, and seeing that her person was tortured so hard by the illness, her eyes were slightly red in distress, and she just said in a low voice: "The lady is not talking and gathering, I will stay here tonight and not go anywhere." ”

While speaking, he motioned to Wang Fangmei next to him to bring the decoction and personally deliver food to Concubine Wang De. Concubine Wang De drank a few sips of decoction, recovered some of her middle qi, and smiled at the imperial heir: "In the past, I couldn't see the rising sun tomorrow, but now I can finally keep the sunny day, Your Highness can see the subjects, the talented people of the outer court will be loyal and assisted, the children of the inner court will grow up happily, and the concubine will have nothing to worry about and fear, even at this moment."

Li Dan hurriedly raised his hand to cover Concubine Wang De's mouth, and glared: "What are you talking about!" There are still many years to stay with the lady in this life, not only today, but also countless tomorrows! ”

After taking the medicine, Concubine Wang De felt more comfortable, and fell asleep soundly in the company of the imperial heir.

"Your Highness, the outer hall has prepared a meal."

When the palace people entered the palace, Li Dan waved his hand to signal the palace people not to say more, leaned over the side of Concubine Wang De's face and heard the sound of breathing relatively steady, so he breathed a sigh of relief, stood on tiptoe and walked out of the dormitory gently.

When he came to the outer hall and looked at the table full of exquisite meals, Li Dan really didn't have the appetite to eat, he sat down for a while before he spoke: "Da Lang has you finished today's homework?" Go and call them quickly, for I have something to command. ”