Chapter 351: Uighur King's City
As long as the princess says that she refuses to marry, those who don't know the current affairs will naturally lose their support. After all, the princess is a person with children, as long as she plays the card that violates the law, all the tribes of the grassland will respect the princess's choice.
Li Mao was ordered to be in danger and generously stated: "This matter is on me. ”
Li Mao wishfully thought that the princess would not marry again, but Princess Xian'an told him: "You are completely self-righteous. ”
Princess Xian'an is not yet forty years old, in Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty, if a noble lady of this age is properly maintained, her body is still full of the style of a young woman in her twenties, and some of her temperament is well-trained, even like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.
Li Mao has been visiting Chang'an City in the past few years, and he has seen a lot of similar people, and when he saw Princess Xian'an at first glance, he couldn't help but be taken aback.
Life in the Uighur king's tent was very good, no matter how fierce the desert wind and sand were, it could not reach the princess's face, and in terms of appearance, Princess Xian'an was in her early thirties, which was the most charming and moving age in a woman's life, but the princess's age could be seen through at a glance, from her troubled eyes.
For some reason, Li Mao looked a little restrained in front of Princess Xian'an.
"The new emperor of Chang'an ascended the throne, is trying to remove the accumulated shortcomings, refresh the government, fast is ten years, slow is twenty years, the weather of the Tang Dynasty is bound to be a new, then welcome the princess back to the hometown of the province, from then on live in the homeland, no longer have to travel thousands of miles, to this land of wind and sand. Suffering for the country. ”
After hearing this, Princess Xian'an snorted and said to Li Mao: "If the new emperor uses a courtier like you, how can there be hope for the revival of the Tang Dynasty?" How much money did you spend and how many doors did you go to sit in the position of Honglu Shaoqing? ”
Li Mao said: "The ministers are promoted and don't get rich, and it doesn't cost a penny to be a Honglu Shaoqing." ”
The princess sneered and said: "That's weird, listening to your conversation, "Spring and Autumn", "Zuo Chuan", "Historical Records", "Hanshu" I'm afraid I haven't read it all, you are young and don't rely on talent to learn, then you are after your family, take the road of starting a family?" ”
Li Mao said: "The minister started from the end of the micro, and three years ago he was still a little novice who did not have a degree. ”
"Wild monk. You are a wild monk who has climbed to the high position of Honglu Shaoqing in just three years, what do you rely on, the border pass has made meritorious contributions, but as far as I know, there is no such person as you Li Maohua in the northern border pass of the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that you are from Lingnan? ”
Li Mao said: "In the early years, the minister went to Chengwu County, Caozhou with Xue Rong, the assassin of Quanzhou, and was a gold envoy in the county. After that, he was transferred to the Shangdu Jinyuan official, because of the merit of the Liaocheng Prefecture Assassin Shi Chong Liaodong Economic Envoy, and as Cao, Pu, Yi three states Xuanfu envoy, because of the pacification of the Caozhou people to change the meritorious, back to the dynasty as Honglu Shaoqing and the right Weiyuan military envoy, after the abdication of the emperor, the minister transferred to the palace of the young eunuch, with the Xingqing Palace to worship, a month ago to resume his post. The minister's career has been smooth over the years, one is to meet nobles repeatedly, the second is coincidence, the third is the emperor's grace, and the blessing of the princess is four, and the minister has indeed not spent a penny to buy an official. ”
Princess Xian'an sneered and said, "Whether you are a nobleman, a coincidence, or a good emperor, I have nothing to do with you." ”
Li Mao said: "If it weren't for the princess's best efforts, how could the border of the Tang Dynasty be quiet today, and if there is a dispute at the border, how would the minister have so many good opportunities." ”
Princess Xian'an coughed and said, "It's far-fetched, and it's getting farther and farther." ”
sighed slightly, his face was much more relaxed, and then he ordered to watch the seats left and right.
After Li Mao sat down, he asked again, "I heard that you came with your wife." Li Mao replied: "It's a concubine, Xiao Ru heard about the princess's deeds of sacrificing herself for the country, and she longed for it, so she followed the minister to the desert and wanted to serve the princess." ”
Princess Xian'an said, "I understand what you mean. I will see her first, and I will stay if I agree, but if I don't agree, you will still take it back. Li Mao answered, and chatted with the princess about some interesting news in Chang'an, and then said goodbye and left.
The Tang Dynasty sent his concubine to Princess Xian'an as a maidservant, and the news quickly reached the ears of Tengli Yehe Khan, who was wrapped in a huge sense of happiness at the moment and was not interested in the news.
"Isn't she just a servant girl, does she have the appearance of a country and a city?"
"No, it's just average."
"Are you smart and ambitious?"
"I can't see it yet."
"If you can't see it, it's gone. A woman, what are you worried about? ”
"Li Mao is the leader of Longshou Mountain, and his people must be guarded against."
"Naturally, you have to be on guard, but this is a sea of grass, not Chang'an! Longshou Mountain, I heard that few people in Chang'an City bought their accounts. You should be careful and guarded, and don't be too petty, what kind of wooden soldier is the one who is engaged in it. ”
"The wind is loud, and the grass and trees are soldiers."
"That's right, that's all soldiers, don't be all soldiers if you have nothing to do. It has been nearly 20 years since the princess married the grassland, and I dare not say that she has not done anything for her mother's family, but she has done more for the grassland, and she has the grassland in her heart. The Han people say that the daughter who marries is the water that is spilled, and once the daughter is married, she will not be the family, she will only pretend to be her husband's family in her heart, and the princess is also a woman, and she will only pretend to be her husband's family in her heart. ”
The brocade-clothed man kneeling in front of Tengli Yehe Khan had nothing to say.
After sending the brocade-clothed man out, Tengli Yehe Khan paced around the palace, summoned the eunuch Xu Shang, and instructed: "Keep an eye on the princess and Li Mao, and don't leave without permission for a moment." ”
Xu Shangdao: "Yes." ”
The Uighur Imperial City was a whole new world, and Li Mao was curious about everything here. These days, accompanied by Xu Shang, the envoy of the royal tent, and the governor of the royal tent, he has traveled to every corner of the royal city.
Along the way, Li Mao visited merchants, artisans, herdsmen, and even the slums in the south of the city to distribute candy to the children of untouchables. Everywhere Li Mao went, he would hug him, and there was always no shortage of Uighur officials around him, and because of the presence of his own officials, the interviewees would inevitably be speechless and insincere, and they would inevitably not be able to fulfill their intentions.
It is not optimistic how many Uighurs Li Mao was able to probe through this.
One day, Li Mao walked into Nanguli, the most prosperous business district of the Uighur royal city, and admired the treasures gathered from all over the world, and the operation mode of this commercial district was quite similar to the trade city built in various places in later generations: a piece of land was set aside by the government, and the government funded the land, repaired bridges and paved roads, built shops, and then made a list to attract investment, and rented it to traders from all over the world. The royal government reaped the rent and taxes from this, and made a huge profit. (Dissertation College)