When Chang'an set off a boom in theater watching because of the success of the new drama "Meeting", and the theater was full every day, Xu Qilin had already received a reply from the imperial court, explaining all matters in Xin'an, and went down the river and arrived in Luoyang.

As the largest transit station of Caoyun, Luoyang's status determines its importance, and also determines that Xu Qilin will use it as a new base to continue to develop and grow.

At this time, the construction of the branch of Dayingku in Luoyang was also nearing completion, and each workshop began production. It is mainly a sugar factory, and with the convenience of water transportation, the sugarcane transported from the south is processed here, which saves a lot of freight.

Another major item is the processing of refined salt, Hedong salt is transported to Luoyang, lime and other precipitants are added to remove impurities with bitter and astringent taste, and then transported to the south by water.

In addition to wool spinning, the production scale of the Luoyang branch has surpassed that of Chang'an, all by virtue of the convenience of transportation to reduce transportation costs.

The yamen of the Zhouji Department was also listed, Xu Qilin was temporarily in charge of Caoyun, and there were officials transferred from the Du branch to assist, but this Zhouji Office was temporarily not under the control of the Du branch.

As soon as he arrived in Luoyang, inspected the construction and production of the workshop, and arranged the work of the new yamen, Xu Qilin came to meet Li Sipang.

With a good father, what a cow! Xu Qilin walked into the palace, looked around, and couldn't stop sighing.

His Majesty Li Er's love for this fat son is really not built, this is a mansion given to Li Sipang by the land, occupying all the east and west, and the 300 acres of big pond called Wei Wangchi in later generations, how big is it.

Hell, in such a big place, how many steps can you walk like that?

Xu Qilin sighed and then began to slander again, thinking that it was only scientific to set up at least a sightseeing bus in this house. The four fat people have a sedan chair to sit on, and others have to use the amount of steps, which is too unbalanced.

Fortunately, the distance between the hall and the mansion gate is not too far, and it is estimated that Li Sipang also feels that it is a bit unkind to let the guests go too far.

Not far away, Xu Qilin saw the conspicuous figure with a large waist and abdomen. Hey, I'm still out of the hall, this is really good.

"Xiaguan has seen His Royal Highness the King of Wei." Xu Qilin bowed and saluted.

"Excuse me, excuse me." Li Sipang waved his hand and smiled kindly, "Come, come, follow this king in to talk." ”

Xu Qilin gave in modestly, and then walked into the hall with Li Sipang, and the guests and hosts sat down, and someone had already served tea.

Li Sipang raised the teacup and gestured, and said with a smile: "The resetting of this boat office shows that the reform of Caoyun has been successful." The yamen works here, and Qi Lin is afraid that he will also live in Luoyang for a long time. ”

Xu Qilin shook his head lightly and said: "Xiaguan is just temporarily managing, and after all the luck is straightened out, I'm afraid I still have to concentrate on the work of Da Yingku." ”

Li Sipang pondered for a while and said: "The DPRK and China have not yet reached a conclusion on this, according to a certain point of view, those who are capable work hard, and Qi Lin is also in charge of Cao Yun, which is also very good." ”

"Let's look at the meaning of the court!" Xu Qilin said: "I don't care much, it's better to be more leisurely, hard work, I'm still tired!" ”

"Others don't have officials, but you have too much." Li Sipang shook his head and said, "In this autumn's scientific examination, the number of places has increased greatly, and there are many candidates in the Ministry of Officials. Some people wait for a year or two, which is also normal. ”

Xu Qilin smiled, changed the topic, and said: "This visit is for Xin'an to produce coal. Luoyang is a huge city with a large population, and hopes to use coal for heating this year. ”

Li Sipang asked: "I don't know if the price of this coal is high or low compared with firewood?" ”

"Naturally, it's lower than firewood." Xu Qilin said: "The key is burn resistance, if you save a little in winter, a family has about 1,000 catties." ”

There are quite a few benefits to burning coal, but the main one is the ability to protect trees. You must know that not only for production and life, but also for iron smelting and steel making at that time, wood was also used, which was extremely expensive.

As Xu Qilin said, coal is more resistant to burning than firewood, and heating in winter is the most suitable. It's just that the stove used to burn the fire at that time needed to be changed, and someone needed someone to guide the construction of a fire wall.

"The furnace should be changed, the fire wall should be repaired, and the iron stove will be built in Dayingku." After hearing what Xu Qilin said, Li Sipang couldn't help laughing and said: "Qi Lin thought thoughtfully, so he sent a notice to let the residents in the city burn coal as much as possible." ”

Xu Qilin pondered for a moment and said: "I thought that when we set a rule prohibiting indiscriminate logging, it is not impossible to burn firewood, but we must not cut down the whole tree." ”

Li Sipang pondered for a moment and said, "In this case, I'm afraid that those who make a living by chopping wood will have no livelihood, right?" ”

"If you don't cut wood, you can sell coal!" Xu Qilin said: "It's not easy to find a livelihood, what Dayingku is afraid of is that there are few people, and it's not even easy to recruit workers." ”

Li Sipang lowered his head and pondered, and did not make a decision immediately.

Xu Qilin took a sip of tea and said, "A certain has been played in the imperial court, and I hope that it will be implemented in Chang'an." This year, these two big cities will be the first, as well as the two coal-producing areas of Weinan and Xin'an, and will continue to be promoted to other places next year. ”

"Then there's nothing wrong with that." Li Sipang raised his head and smiled: "Qi Lin said that it is good to burn coal, then it must be good." Starting from a certain palace, all of them will be replaced with coal for heating this winter. ”

Xu Qilin arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your support." ”

"It's just a matter of effort." Li Sipang waved his hand, looked at Xu Qilin, and said meaningfully: "Does Qi Lin know what happened in Chang'an recently?" ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "I don't know which one Your Highness is referring to, the imperial examination, or something else?" ”

Li Sipang shook his head with a smile, took out a piece of paper from his body, and said, "I just got the news, and I just asked Qi Lin to refer to it in detail." ”

Xu Qilin took the paper suspiciously, read it at a glance, looked up at Li Sipang, and the expression on his face was a little complicated.

The trajectory of history has changed, and what happened in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan happened a year earlier.

His Majesty Li Er suddenly sent someone to behead the East Palace Scarlet Child, and even sat down with Taoist priests Qin Ying, Wei Lingfu and others, and executed them together. At the same time, the private property of Qin Ying, Wei Lingfu and others, along with women and children, was assigned to the official.

Taoist priest Qin Ying is more famous, in Zhenguan five years, the crown prince Li Chengqian fell ill, and His Majesty Li Er prayed for Taoist priest Qin Ying. After Li Chengqian recovered from his illness, His Majesty Li Er built the Xihuaguan in Chang'an and asked Qin Ying to preside over it.

As for Wei Lingfu and Zhu Qiqi, Xu Qilin doesn't know much about the details. His attention was on Li Sipang, and he suspected that Li Sipang was the secret informer.

Li Sipang shook his head and said, "Qi Lin don't have to be suspicious, this matter has nothing to do with so-and-so." ”

Xu Qilin felt that what Li Sipang said was quite credible, that is, Li Chengqian did it himself!

Originally, Li Sipang was in Chang'an, and Li Chengqian must have felt some pressure, suspecting that this was his spare tire, and he would be replaced if he didn't perform well.

Maybe His Majesty Li Er also has such thoughts, which is not only to put some pressure on Li Chengqian, but also to have some motivational effect. In addition, he doted on his fat son, so he also left him in Chang'an.

But Li Sipang followed Xu Qilin's advice, left Chang'an by himself, and went to Luozhou as the governor. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Li Chengqian has no pressure and is more indulgent.

But Xu Qilin still has some doubts, it stands to reason that the people of the Tang Dynasty are open, and there are not a few things about good men raising male pets, even if the crown prince Li Chengqian's identity is different, it is enough to kill the heart, why do you want to execute Qin Ying and others?

According to what was written on the paper, Dali Temple condemned Qin Ying for the crime of "crazy hiding", no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with satisfaction!

In fact, it is precisely like this, His Majesty Li Er is not angry at Li Chengqian's favor, but angry at Qin Ying and others for inciting the prince with the bewitchment of the left side.

In other words, killing Qin Ying and others is the real purpose, and the satisfaction is only to be punished. But the world only saw the affair between the prince and Le Tong, but they didn't know the inside story.

His Majesty Li Er also tried to minimize the bad influence and prevent the crown prince Li Chengqian from being implicated. Spoiling Le Tong can only be regarded as a loss of virtue, and it is enough to reprimand him, but it is a big sin to engage in magic and left ways.

Although Xu Qilin felt that the inside story was not simple, he didn't want to delve into it. Because, this matter has nothing to do with him a dime.

However, there are some things that he still has to explain to Li Sipang, saving him from messing around, but hurting himself.

Xu Qilin put down the paper, considered the words, and then raised his head and said slowly: "Your Highness has eyes and ears in Chang'an, just report the news, and don't let them act arbitrarily." Your Highness should also act as if you did not know anything, and do not mention it in the recital. ”

Li Sipang nodded, but he still felt puzzled, and asked: "Qi Lin, why do you always refuse to explain things thoroughly, so that someone knows it, and you won't make mistakes in the future." ”

After a pause, Li Sipang continued: "Could it be that Qi Lin doesn't trust a certain person, or is he dissatisfied with a certain person?" ”

Xu Qilin smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness's words are wrong. If you give up your position, that is, empathy, do you think Qi Lin will be endless? There are concerns and worries about this sensitive matter, but it is also normal. ”

Li Sipang thought for a while and said, "Although Qi Lin told him bluntly, if he revealed a word, God would punish him." ”

Xu Qilin lowered his head and thought about it, knowing that Li Sipang had said so, and if he hid it again, he would definitely have a dislike with Li Sipang. And his purpose is really to help Li Sipang to take the position, and not let the scumbag Li Zhiping pick up a bargain.

Thinking of this, Xu Qilin raised his head and looked around, there was indeed no one else. Obviously, Li Sipang took out the piece of paper, and he didn't want others to know, so he had already waved his subordinates away.

Facing Li Sipang's expectant and sincere gaze, Xu Qilin said slowly: "It's still that empathy, please start from Your Highness's point of view and figure out his thoughts." You say, Your Majesty has three sons-in-law, and the heir must be born among them, right? ”

Li Sipang nodded as a matter of course and said, "That's natural." The crown prince, so-and-so, and the king of Jin, unless it is really unbearable, there is no one else. ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "There is only one successor, will Your Majesty not care about the life and death of the other two in the future?" ”

"That certainly can't." Li Sipang replied: "Besides, we are brothers, can we still ......" seemed to have an understanding, Li Sipang wanted to speak and stopped, blinking his eyes, thinking deeply.

"Brother and brother, this is what His Majesty wants." Xu Qilin said: "The change of Xuanwu Gate, one time is enough. His Majesty is forced to do so, does he want his children and grandchildren to kill each other? ”

Li Sipang lowered his head slightly, this statement was already a taboo, it can be seen that Xu Qilin was indeed telling him frankly.

The coexistence of three sons is his greatest wish. If His Royal Highness has a bad relationship with the crown prince and the king of Jin, what will His Majesty worry about? Xu Qilin continued: "If Your Highness wants to go further, you must reassure Your Majesty that there will be no accidents for the crown prince and the king of Jin in the future. ”

Li Sipang's eyes flashed, and he understood everything. I was blinded by the throne before, but I didn't expect this key, and what I did was simply self-defeating.

Xu Qilin has already made it clear, even taboo, but he finally told the essence of the matter.

The coexistence of three sons, this is the most important thing. If there is hatred and resentment because of the struggle for the position, then these two people are basically disqualified. If someone doesn't have a good relationship with the other two brothers, it's the same thing, and they are ostracized.

As a father, he has to train a successor, but he also has to leave a way for his other sons. And His Majesty Li Er's love for his son-in-law and daughter-in-law is not fake, let alone pretending. Li Sipang knows this.

I see, it turns out that this is the essence of not fighting is fighting. If you fight, hatred will surely arise; If you can't fight, will your opponent let you die well? If you can fight it, then Your Majesty Li Er will worry about the safety of your opponent and fear that you will kill you.

"This is not a random speculation by a certain person, but the personal experience of a family teacher, which is a wake-up call for a certain person."

Xu Qilin took two sips of the teacup, saw Li Sipang paying attention to him, listened carefully, and then spoke: "The family teacher is a great view of the master, and there are four family heirlooms. The first apprentice was gifted and intelligent, and was identified as his successor early. The talent of the second disciple is also extremely high, not inferior to the first disciple, but it is just a matter of generation. The three apprentices and the four apprentices are honest, and even a little cowardly. ”

As the years went by, the second disciple's performance became more and more excellent, and he was deeply liked by the family teacher, who often stayed by his side to teach in person, but he was a little alienated from the first disciple. The family teacher had no intention of changing the lineage, but the first disciple became suspicious, and the second disciple also felt that there was hope to replace him. ”

Finally, the two fought openly and secretly, giving birth to irresolvable hatred and resentment. The tutor finally knew this, and in addition to regret, he was even more troubled, and he didn't know what to do? ”

Li Sipang blinked his eyes slowly, listening to Xu Qilin's story, he felt that he was talking about him, Li Chengqian, and Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

"In order to let these four personal disciples have a good death, the family teacher had to harden his heart and set up another Taoist temple thousands of miles away, and handed them over to the first disciple and the second disciple respectively, which can be regarded as exile and isolation."

Xu Qilin had a helpless wry smile on his face, and said: "And what about this Great Dao View, the family teacher handed over to the most honest and cowardly apprentice." Because of this incident, the tutor was disheartened and remorseful. In the past, when I was wandering outside, I only occasionally went to see my apprentices, but I only peeked secretly, and I didn't show my figure. When he saw that he was well, he drifted away again. ”

After speaking, Xu Qilin took a cup of tea and said nothing. That's all said and done, there is no more life than this example, three becomes four, and if you don't understand it, it's really hopelessly stupid.

Xu Qilin believed that Li Sipang could understand, so he said. If he's a fool, he doesn't care!

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