Chapter 178: Return to Chang'an
The reinvigorated Wenyi first apologized to Arthur for his previous recklessness, and then said goodbye to Arthur and Li Yuanba and prepared to return to the Tang Dynasty. It's been more than 2 months since I came out, and Datang must have a lot of affairs waiting to be dealt with by himself, and it's not good to always skip work as the first prime minister of Datang!
Wearing a snow-white, round middle two mecha to return to the Tang Dynasty is obviously an unacceptable thing for literature and art. Let Tony re-set the No. 53 mecha according to the style of the treasure phase unicorn Mingguang armor, and took away the three sets of mecha No. 54 and 55/56, one of which was to be given to Li Shimin, the style was mainly gold, supplemented by dragon-shaped carving, and the literary name was "Supreme War Armor"; One set is blue as the main color, with gold patterns, which is the "pearl of the sea" for the eldest grandson queen; There is also a set of fiery red with yellow lines, which is a "little pepper" for Shu'er. Then take the mysterious long sword and take the Flying Bird 1523 to return to Chang'an quickly.
The great housekeeper of the Wenfu Mansion, Li Jian, was pruning a few bonsai in the garden, and when he saw a white thing falling from the sky, he waved his hand to let the guards who came in a hurry return to their posts.
Literature and art walked down from the bird, and saw the sword curiously knocking east and west on the bird. Wenyi walked behind the sword and shouted: "Sister Jian!" Well? ”
The sword looked at him with disgust and said, "When was this made?" It's so beautiful! ”
Wenyi said vaguely: "I just made it up recently, Sister Lijian asked me to get me a few sets of new clothes, you see I have grown taller!" After speaking, he also compared his current height.
Only then did the sword turn his attention to literature and art, and looked at the literature and art that suddenly became higher with an incredulous expression. 2 months ago, Wenyi was 175 tall and had an ordinary appearance, which belonged to the type that could no longer be found in the lost crowd. Now the height has reached 185! The nose is still the same nose and the eyes are still the same eyes, but I feel a lot more handsome! It already belongs to the kind of situation where when walking on the street, there will be ladies who take the initiative to hand handkerchiefs! This is probably "one high covers a hundred ugliness".
Wen Yi looked at Li Jian's surprised expression and showed a charming smile: "Sister Li Jian, have I become super handsome?" ”
The sword couldn't help but glance at him: "People have changed a little, but so what?" Handsome and can't be eaten! Dear Prime Minister Wen, you are really leisurely, you have not heard from you for 2 months. Now Your Majesty, Wei Xiang, Changsun Shangshu, and almost all the ministers of the DPRK and China have taken turns to come to the door to inquire when your old man will come back. There is no one like you! ”
Wenyi touched his nose awkwardly and said: "This is not what I want, there was some accident during the period, otherwise I would have come back a long time ago!" Sister Lijian, let's not talk about this for now, let someone help me find a set of clothes, I will go to see Your Majesty in a while. ”
Put on the favorite of literature and art - green silk free shirt, wrap the No. 53 mecha that has changed back to its original shape around your waist, and then hang a four-clawed python dragon jade pendant given by Shu'er, short hair of three or seven points, and Bainadier cloth shoes made by Shu'er herself. The first handsome guy in Datang was born!
As soon as Mei Zizi's left foot stepped out of the mansion, he heard a person shouting: "Wen Xiang is back!" Wen Xiang is back! Immediately after that, out of nowhere, countless heads appeared to surround literature and art tightly. Before Wenyi could react, he saw Chong at the front handing over a greeting post, and the man also shouted: "Little Zhang Sheng, the housekeeper of the Zhang family, this is my lord's greeting post, please take a look at it!" ”
The literary hand stretched out, and then pulled it back, it was already plain and a lot of worship. Raise your eyes and look for the person named Zhang Sheng again, but I don't know where I have been squeezed by the crowd!
Wenyi jumped up the steps and yelled: "Silence! What a noisy and noisy scene! If there is anything to line up next to the side in advance, the prime minister is going to meet His Majesty, and you will wait for the prime minister to come back! ”
After speaking, he immediately activated the No. 53 mecha and took off, leaving the housekeepers looking at each other. Some of them hurriedly ran to the side to grab the front row position, and the organic ones hurriedly sent someone home to inform the head of the family.
These housekeepers are also miserable, when literature and art are not at home, the affairs of the family are all in charge of the big housekeeper Sword, although the sword is a woman, it does not give them a good face at all, and they have been kicked out a few times. The housekeeper who was kicked out fully carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and death, and squatted at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. As a result, even more arrogant people were provoked!
Hua Mulan was a nurse at home during this time, and she was originally impatient because she couldn't return to the camp, and she was so upset by people outside the house, and her mood was even worse. Without saying a word, he brought in his own guards and repaired these people severely. These housekeepers went back to the head of the house to complain, and they were scolded by the head of the house again. I had no choice but to secretly squat outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, not daring to squat at the door in the open like before.
Wenyi, who came to the palace smoothly, was summoned by Li Shimin to the Lizheng Palace, the residence of Empress Changsun. When I came to the Lizheng Palace, I heard a burst of silk and bamboo sounds from inside, and the little eunuch was about to go in to report, but the little palace maid at the gate of the palace said: "Your Majesty has a decree, and the minister can enter directly, without passing through." ”
Wenyi thanked the little palace maid and walked in. Well, you know they're waltzing. Since the last time he taught Shu'er, Shu'er told him that Empress Changsun likes this dance very much, and from time to time she pulls Li Shimin to a while.
Wenyi very consciously found a place to sit down and concentrate on eating the dog food that the two most noble people in the Tang Dynasty threw to him. At the end of the song, Empress Eldest Sun smiled and said, "Xiaoyi, can you have a comfortable vacation this time?" I didn't know how to call the palace for two months, which made Shu'er worry about it every day! ”
Wenyi said apologetically: "Please forgive the queen, the minister has a little situation this time, so he delayed for some time." ”
Li Shimin stretched his waist and said, "Let's talk about what's going on first." ”
Wenyi looked at the palace maids and chamberlains standing around, and Li Shimin waved his hand very cooperatively. After only the three of them were left in the temple. Wenyi said: "Your Majesty..."
"Call Uncle."
"Uncle, this time I was invited to the other side of the East China Sea, where I met your brother."
Li Shimin was stunned for two seconds, and suddenly jumped in front of literature and art, and asked eagerly: "Who are you talking about?" My brother? Li Yuanba? ”
Wenyi nodded: "Exactly." ”
Li Shimin excitedly looked up and laughed a few times: "The sky has eyes!" The heavens have eyes! My brother is still alive! He impatiently urged literature and art to explain in detail.
Literature and art will tell with reservations how he met Li Yuanba, how he was invited to Bermuda, and how he met Arthur.
Li Shimin excitedly hugged the eldest grandson queen and shouted: "Guanyin, did you hear it?" Yuanba is not dead! He's alive! I'm going to see him! Go now! ”
Empress Eldest Sun was also very happy and echoed: "Your Majesty, I will accompany you!" I miss Yuanba so much! ”
Li Shimin nodded violently: "Yes, there is Shu'er, as well as the father, the eldest brother, and the third brother!" And the second sister, let's go together! ”
Wenyi hurriedly stopped: "Uncle, don't do it!" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and looked at him suspiciously. Literature and art told the cause and effect of the destruction of Atlantis. He added: "Uncle, it is not advisable for too many people to know about my father-in-law's affairs, in case this affects the fortunes of the country, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this, and his excitement calmed down. After thinking about it for a long time, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "The national fortune of the Tang Dynasty is very important!" I, I've never heard of it! ”
The three of them deliberately changed the topic, and some parents said something short. After talking about private matters, the next thing is the main matter of the court, so Weng and his son-in-law were kicked out of the Lizheng Palace by the eldest grandson. "The harem doesn't take care of political affairs" was vividly expressed by her.
The two of them came to the Ganlu Palace, and as soon as they sat down, the little eunuch outside the door came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the King of Han, the eldest grandson Shangshu, the Hubu Shangshu and the head of the Lu Xing ask to see you." ”
"Xuan" Li Shimin looked at literature and art and gloated and said: "Your trouble is coming." ”
Sure enough, after the four of them came in and saluted Li Shimin, they all looked at literature and art. Li Ke, the king of Han, smiled bitterly after finishing the greeting ceremony for literature and art: "Master, you can count it back!"
Wenyi asked, "Oh? Could it be that there is something that can stump you? ”
Lu Qiyuan didn't wait for Li Ke to open his mouth and said eagerly: "The matter of the minister is very important! Then he told me the reason for the incident. It turned out that the upfront investment of the new Chang'an plan was only 50 million taels of silver, plus the cost of 30 million yuan prepared by each family. It is already the sum of all the current wealth of Datang, you must know that the tax revenue of Wude in the ninth year is only 12 million stones, and the grain is only 360,000 taels of silver. If it weren't for the support of the Iwami Silver Mine, the new Chang'an plan would be a fart! Now that the stalls are spreading, the silver is like flowing water, and 80 million taels is not enough at all! Now large-scale transactions are not made in cash, but in IOUs! The lack of cash has caused a great blow to the confidence of the families, and it will be a problem in the long run!
Wenyi patted his head and said to Lu Qiyuan in annoyance: "Eh, President Lu is really embarrassed, I didn't think about this matter." ”
Lu Qiyuan smiled bitterly: "Wen Xiang, it's no one's fault now, now it's really no money!" I suggested that His Majesty issue additional banknotes to fill the gap, but the King of Han firmly objected, saying that he would have to wait for you to come back and discuss the decision. ”
Wenyi glanced at Li Ke with appreciation and said to Lu Qiyuan: "The prerequisite for issuing additional banknotes is that there must be equivalent gold and silver in the treasury, if you can get so much gold and silver, it doesn't matter how many banknotes you issue." However, if you issue additional banknotes out of thin air, you are shaking the foundation of the country! It's not a pity to raid the family and exterminate the family! ”