Even Yang Gaotang, who is relatively indifferent, also said with a smile: "Text, you kid still has the ability, such a big business, playing the royal flag, you are not afraid that someone will dare to worry about it!" ”

Taiping replied with a smile: "Uncle Yang, you don't know, Mr. Li has a good mouth, and a few words moved the emperor's heart!" My imperial brother is also there, and he looks at him with some envy! ”

It was not the first time Yang Gaotang had seen Princess Taiping, but it was the first time to talk to each other, and when he heard her call him Uncle Yang, he naturally didn't dare to admit it, so he hurriedly explained.

Taiping smiled and said: "There is no His Royal Highness in the business field, I only belong to a small shareholder of Zhengqing Wenqitang here, you are the elder of Mr. Li, of course I want to be called so!" ”

Li Zhi nodded vaguely to Yang Gaotang, turned to Taiping and said:

"Let's say in advance, the three Gaomenwang families in Shandong, I need to give up a part of the shares, and each family is half a percent, because they are sitting on the ground, with their help, it will save us a lot of thought; Second, they also need silver investment, not dry stocks, and a few cross-sea cargo ships will cost tens of thousands of taels to build! ”

He did it deliberately to ensure that the three northern Han gate lords of Cui, Zheng, and Wang had a good chance of making friends with the surname Li.

Although the surname Li is about to face the comprehensive suppression of the Wu family, the three gate lords are not too worried about this, they are the vassal forces of the entire Shandong territory, and they are close neighbors of Henan Province with Luoyang, if they are suppressed for no reason, they will rebel with amazing results.

This kind of friendship is two-sided, in the early stage, the surname Li may need the support of Shandong, and in the later stage, the surname Li rises again, and the three gate valves will usher in a period of power development explosion.

Li Zhi's plan is a good opportunity at this time, and if the surname Li has been suppressed a little later, there will be different opinions within the Gaomenwang clan; Earlier, the surname Li might not have really intersected with them.

Of course, on this point, he will have an in-depth discussion with the three heads of the Cui family, Zheng and Wang in advance, and in the most difficult moment of the surname Li, if they can help in time, there will be dozens or hundreds of times the return after many years.

This is a chess piece laid out by Li Zhi in advance, and the intention is very deep, and most people can't think of his real purpose.

Taiping is really as he thought, and he has no doubt about his arrangement:

"You are a big owner, I, a small shareholder, where do I have the right to speak? But I seem to remember that the three Gaomenwang clans in Shandong seem to be related to the Zhuan Sun family, right? Hey, it's nepotism again! ”

Li Zhi was very satisfied with her attitude, but he didn't dare to show too much: "It's enough to have Her Royal Highness the Princess, I remember that you didn't think about cooperating with the Cui family in overseas trade before?" Why didn't I hear about a follow-up later? ”

Taiping smiled: "After that day, I came to Luoyang almost with you, and then opened this branch, your old man is good, stay a few days and leave it alone, I am trapped here, where do I have time to take care of those!" ”

slapped his forehead, Li Zhi also remembered: "That's fine, we'll set off for Shandong in three days, and settle this matter by the way!" Have you told your family about that? ”

"Our concubine said that this time we will give some to the Xue family, and their Xue family is very red when they look at this branch! I think it's better to hand over the business negotiated with the Cui family to the Xue family, but I am in Bohai Bay under the banner of the royal family, so I can't share it with the Xue family! ”

Jiao Jianxiu, who belonged to the Taiping side, knew the situation of the Xue family very well, and interjected at this time: "Your Highness, I think that if the business with the Cui family can be negotiated, it will be better to hang it in your own name, and the Xue family will be transferred by you to the cash." ”

Taiping rolled his eyes and nodded: "That's fine!" Master Jiao, Mr. Li just happened to be here, you hand over the accounts of the branch in the past year to him, and the numbers are right, and I will hand over the cash to him, so that no one can worry about it! ”

She turned her head to look at Li Zhi: "I don't mean you, but the Xue family, there are many brothers in their family, and there are many people who have some bad ideas behind our backs!" ”

Li Zhi explained the matter to Yang Gaotang, and he was too lazy to straighten out those accounts, which were originally all closed.

After a long time, the accounts were aligned, and Taiping said to Li Zhidao: "Do you need to prepare a carriage, so follow me to the silver treasury to withdraw the cash?" ”

Li Zhi smiled secretly in her heart, the Taiping dress is quite similar, she has a Qiankun bag in her hand, and the silver must be collected there, where is this to go to the silver, and it is true to take this opportunity to have a tryst.

"The carriage is no longer needed, how to change the dignity of His Royal Highness Labor, I will just run with Master Jiao!" He deliberately teased the peace.

The face of the peace did not change: "That location is in the palace, no one can enter without my permission!" Let's go, hurry, I'm going to my mother's side! Ride the carriage and go with me! ”

Not long after, on the carriage, Taiping had already reached out to twist his ribs: "You know that you will provoke me, and you are not afraid that I will turn your face on the spot!" ”

Li Zhi took the opportunity to put his hand into her body, causing the woman to be paralyzed: "How can it!" However, didn't you just taste it in the morning and can't help it at this time? ”

Sensing the blowing in his ears, Taiping was even more shy: "You are now my concubine, this palace thinks at any time, you have to take this responsibility, and you finally catch someone, don't try your best to use it?" ”

"I can't do my best, I'm afraid that your land will be turned over!"

"Haven't you heard? There is no ploughed land, only tired oxen. ”

"If I am a cow, I am also a sacred cow."

"Then I am the treasure land, harmonious and harmonious, and harmonious!"

It was the palace maid who was driving, and Taiping was not afraid of leaking his tracks, but Li Zhi still got out of the carriage halfway through, that place belonged to the Guozijian Academy, and there were also powerful and dignitaries everywhere nearby, so he couldn't appear at the same time.

After coming to that place and entering the room, Li Zhi did not forget to casually lay a ban in front of the door.

Taiping was already waiting for him on the bed, and in the midst of his eyes full of charm, he leaned down and caused a murmur, which echoed for a long time like a night bird, tactful and clear.

After the incident, the two hugged each other and talked sweetly for a while, which caused a situation analysis: "I saw my mother before noon today, she interrogated me for a long time, and almost all of it was about you!" ”

"I thought about it, don't let her see the clues, I know you're very afraid of her, why don't you teach you some skills to recognize people, so that it can be easy to deal with!" Li Zhi asked.

"Not at the moment! A large part of my fear of my mother was disguised, don't blame me for being scheming, I knew how to pretend in front of her even before I was seven or eight years old. ”

Although Li Zhi was surprised, he could understand that anyone who faced such a ruthless mother who killed her own son, Taiping deserved sympathy for doing so.

Taiping continued: "Which of the children of the royal family is a simple person, no matter how domineering he is outside, he is very good at hiding himself when he returns home!" I can find the weakness of his character from the accumulation of bit by bit experience, which is often used to help, and I guarantee that it will not attract attention! ”

"So I'm relieved, what did she ask today?"

"It's not the same old thing, about your actual cultivation, where you come from, your true relationship with your father, etc., but what makes me strange is that she promised me power in the future for no reason today, although she didn't say it explicitly, I can also hear it, it should be related to the future throne!"

Li Zhi sneered: "If my estimate is not bad, she is trying to seduce you, maybe she has some suspicions about the relationship between you and me, the purpose is nothing more than to test and defend, her actual use of my Shang Fang Sword will not be unheard of, I am sure that your mother's promise will never be fulfilled!" ”

"Why are you so sure?"

So Li Zhi explained to her carefully.

In the first aspect, although Wu Zetian is indeed a female emperor, in ancient society, the concept of male superiority and inferiority of women has long been ingrained in the hearts of all people.

Wu Zetian's ability to sit on the throne is a historical accident, and the odds are as rare as winning the lottery in modern society.

Therefore, in that kind of social environment, with the power of Wu Zetian alone, he wanted to subvert the entire ancient social outlook, as if it was a fantasy and a dream, so Wu Zetian passed on the throne and did not really take Princess Taiping into account.

In the second aspect, Wu Zetian was unscrupulous and extremely powerful in order to sit on the throne, which has accumulated the dissatisfaction of too many officials and people.

In the patriarchal society of that time, to wear the throne to a woman again would inevitably arouse public anger. So under everyone's pressure, Wu Zetian will still pass the throne to his son and let everything go back to the way it was.

In the third aspect, although Princess Taiping's style is most similar to Wu Zetian, and her qualifications are not bad, but if you really compare with Wu Zetian, the gap is really not a star and a half.

Princess Taiping is not qualified enough, and the means are not smart enough, Wu Zetian is not at ease to pass on the throne to her, besides, if Princess Taiping wants to inherit the throne, it will be much greater than the resistance encountered by Wu Zetian, even if she sits hard, it will definitely not last long.

The fourth aspect, as smart as Wu Zetian, she would not fail to consider that if she passed the throne to Princess Taiping, then it would be equivalent to giving the Wu family's country to her in-laws.

Princess Taiping's first concubine is Xue Shao, she and Xue Shao already have a son, there will definitely be in the future, imagine if the throne is passed to Princess Taiping, then the third generation of the throne may be sat by the Xue family.

Wu Zetian knows very well the truth that fertile water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, so it is more reliable to pass the throne to his son.

As for Li Zhi's questioning that her ability and qualifications are not as good as her mother, Taiping does not disagree with her at all, Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne is due to years of accumulation, she has participated in court politics when she was in Gaozong, and later called the "two sages".

When Gaozong was seriously ill, all the government affairs were handled by her, and so far, Wu Zetian has actually been in politics for thirty years, which is enough for her to infiltrate her power throughout the court and make these people pledge their loyalty to her.

That is to say, before becoming emperor, Wu Zetian was already the supreme leader, so Princess Taiping did not have these favorable conditions, but the conditions were very unfavorable, whether at that time or in the future, most of the officials in the court were loyal defenders of Li Tang.

When Wu Zetian became the emperor, people at the time thought that his daughter-in-law was helping to take care of the housework, and sooner or later he would have to return the power to her husband's family.

The reason why Wu Zetian dotes on Princess Taiping is more because she is a daughter and poses no threat to her throne; And her son, especially the crown prince or the emperor, is easily a threat to her power, so for her son, she either kills or puts her under house arrest.

Therefore, after Li Zhi's in-depth elaboration, Princess Taiping also completely understood that if she wants to ascend the throne, the obstacles are like a mountain, and the opportunity is equal to nothing.

Of course, at this time, Taiping never had such thoughts in the depths, Li Zhi thought that this was the viciousness of the Empress Wu, and he started this kind of power edification early, for no other purpose, just to once Taiping had this intention in his heart, he would only bow down to her more and more.

Knowing where the conspiracy is, Taiping said hatefully: "This is my mother, a mother who does everything, if it weren't for my brother's enlightenment, maybe I would really believe in her indoctrination!" ”

Li Zhi did not take advantage of this to fan the flames, but said earnestly: "You can't blame her completely, this is the political strategy and means that every king must have, if there is no outstanding talent and courage in employing people, handling things, governing the country and other aspects, how can she govern the entire Tang Dynasty?" ”