Chapter 19: The Courtyard
"Nephew Li Tai, I've seen Uncle Eleven."
"Hehe, no courtesy, no courtesy!"
Seeing Li Tai come forward and salute respectfully, Li Yuanjia hurriedly stepped forward to support the other party, and said with a smile: "Xiaotai, you are a rare guest of our Han Wangfu, don't be polite when you come to me in the future, just be casual......"
Li Tai is not the crown prince, it stands to reason that according to Li Shimin's order two years ago, when his uncle's prince sees Li Tai, Li Ke and others, he doesn't have to return the courtesy, but Li Yuanjia won't really think about it like that.
He knew very well in his heart that his prince and the king of Wei were not on the same level at all.
Everyone has the same title and the same degree of dignity, but whether it is the real power in their hands or their status in the eyes of others, the two are not the same after all. The simplest point is that in the eyes of those important ministers in the court, after two years, King Wei is qualified to fight for the emperor's lord, and Li Yuanjia's identity is also an idle king, and the title of Yongzhou Mu is still empty, and few people will care.
This is just a matter of looking at the usual deserted appearance of Han Wangfu.
Even if Li Yuanjia himself is deliberately low-key, but after all, he is the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he doesn't even have a guest on weekdays, so it's not simply his own problem......
So Li Yuanjia was also quite polite to his nephew, and immediately continued: "By the way, Xiaotai, it just so happens that I plan to let the girls show their skills and make a pot of tea, are you interested in trying it?" β
"Uh......"
For his eleventh uncle's out-of-the-box way of speaking, Li Tai was a little uncomfortable for a while.
However, after a pause, he quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the people in the Eleventh Uncle's Mansion have created a new craft called roasted tea, the tea soup is clear and the tea is fragrant, and I have never had the opportunity to taste it, and today can be regarded as a blessing." β
Li Tai has no interest in tea, and has always loved to drink mare's milk, but since King Han said it, he naturally wants to give face.
"Haha, then please."
After making a gesture of please, Li Yuanjia took Li Tai and walked over to a long corridor next to him.
The target was not the main hall of the house, which made Li Tai a little strange, but he still followed and carefully observed the King Han beside him, his eleventh uncle.
First to hear...... No, it should be said that the first time I noticed this imperial uncle should have been three or four years ago.
At that time, Li Tai was not very old, but he was deeply loved by Li Shimin, so he faintly said at that time that when the fifth uncle Zhao Wang Li Yuanjing stepped down, let him be the Yongzhou pastor. But later, when King Zhao migrated to King Jing and went to be the governor of Jingzhou, the position of Yongzhou Mu fell on the head of a person that Li Tai had never thought of, that is, Li Yuanjia, the king of Han!
Li Tai naturally didn't take the false title of Yongzhou Mu too seriously, but it also made him pay attention to his eleventh uncle.
What happened later made him pay more and more attention to King Han.
Quyuan plows, tables and chairs, coal stoves, briquettes, iron pots, saltpeter ice ...... Of course, there are also Thirteen Incense, who made a lot of money, and the blank paper that was given to him by King Han as a gift, almost everything surprised Li Tai once!
Except for the Qu Yuan plow, there was nothing earth-shattering, but it allowed Li Tai to see the young uncle's amazing dexterity.
As clever as he is, he would not be naΓ―ve enough to think that these things were really made by those craftsmen.
If one or two things are enough, but if so many things appear in one palace, then there can only be one answer: it is Li Yuanjia who really created these things, or it is Li Yuanjia, the owner of the Han Palace, who really created these things!
It's just that although Li Tai was curious before, he didn't deal with Li Yuanjia more.
At most, everyone takes a picture in the court on weekdays, Li Yuanjia naturally lives a low-key life, and Li Tai, as the prince, does not participate in much political affairs on weekdays, and occasionally sees each other and bows before leaving.
Only this time, when Li Tai heard that Uncle Eleventh had made another good thing this time, and even Li Chengqian had received an order from his father to get involved as the crown prince, Li Tai finally couldn't help it. Uncle Eleventh got married before, and he was embarrassed to bother, so he didn't come over until today......
Just when Li Tai was secretly turning a few thoughts, Li Yuanjia looked at his nephew out of the corner of his eyes, and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.
Damn, you're fat again?!
This kid is at most one meter seven tall, but if this weight is not two hundred and twenty-three, Li Yuanjia dares to screw off his head and kick it as a ball!
The body is round, the head is also round, up and down round and gurgling, like a ball.
"So, no culture kills people!"
Thinking of Li Shimin, who loves this son very much, he is not worried that his son's figure is too fat, but instead gives the other party the preferential treatment that he can take a small sedan chair to the court, Li Yuanjia couldn't help but shake his head - with Li Tai's figure, even if Li Chengqian wins the throne in history, I'm afraid he will be a short-lived emperor, right?
However, although "the waist and abdomen are big", Li Tai's appearance is not ugly at all.
Not only is he not ugly, but in Li Yuanjia's opinion, this kid can even be regarded as handsome...... No, it should be said that it is heroic! This word will generally feel strange when placed on a fat person, but when placed on Li Tai, it will even make Li Yuanjia feel just right. Especially the self-confidence between Li Tai's eyebrows and eyes, as well as the nobility that he grew up in the royal family, made him the focus of attention the moment he appeared.
And to put it bluntly, Li Yuanjia still admires this nephew.
Li Tai is very smart, he likes to collect books as much as he does, and he is also good at calligraphy and painting, and compared to his eighteen-year-old age, Li Tai is quite virtuous and capable, so he asked Li Shimin to allow him to set up a literature museum in his mansion and recruit bachelors by himself - if this kid has no ability, I'm afraid the emperor will not let him do these things.
At least Li Yuanjia asked himself that when he was eighteen years old in his last life, I am afraid that there will be no scum left that will be blown up by Li Tai!
The uncle and nephew had their own thoughts, walked through the corridor together, and then entered a small courtyard.
After entering, he looked around, and Li Tai couldn't help but praise his eyes: "Good mountain, good water, good pavilion!" β
The area of the small courtyard is not large, that is, the size of an acre of land, and it seems to be a small garden. In terms of size, it is too far away from Li Tai's palace, but this place is obviously carefully designed, in addition to several rockeries with unique shapes, a small pond built with stones, a small pavilion is built in the center, surrounded by a large bamboo forest, looming from a distance, making people like it at a glance!
"Ding Zheng!"
Just when Li Tai was amazed by the scenery in front of him, suddenly a piano sounded, making his eyes drift towards the pavilion unconsciously......