On the way back to the East Palace, a faint smile appeared on Li Hong's lips. Today, his negotiations with Tibet have been successful, and this is only part of his plan, and the remaining part has not yet been carried out, and it depends on the specific actions of An Lai after returning to Tibet. And because of this, he would not agree to An Lai's proposal, and was unwilling to let Sang Ying return to Tibet. Sang Ying was let go of Tubo, what kind of storm can Tubo rise!

Besides, Sang Ying killed the officials of the Tang Dynasty, and he cut Sang Ying again, didn't he just win the hearts of the people?

Thinking like this, before he knew it, Li Hong had arrived at the East Palace. When he came to the study, Zhang Cambodia, Li Qiao, and Liu Yizhi had been waiting for a long time. When the three of them saw Li Hong bowing down, Li Hong motioned for them to sit down, and waited until the maid brought the tea, he took a sip and said, "This time the affairs of Tubo have been handled well, it is estimated that as soon as the Tubo mission leaves Chang'an City, the father and the emperor will reward the orphan heavily, and the orphan means that the two of you are recommended to serve in the court, and now there are two positions, you see where you want to go." The first is the Zhongshu Sheren of Zhongshu Province, and the second is the Zhongshu Sheren of Menxia Province. The two positions are on the five grades, and the power is not small, and the people of the Zhongshu House are in charge of the senatorial seal, the drafting of edicts and the edicts, etc., and can contact confidential government affairs, can put forward their own handling opinions, and can also sign their names. As for the person in charge of the matter, it is to review the sealing documents and recitals, and the power is not small. What is the opinion of the two of you? ”

In fact, there is still a difference between these two positions, otherwise Li Hong would not have specially called Zhang Khan Zhi and Li Qiao to the study to ask their opinions. Because of the rapid promotion of the Zhongshushe people in the Tang Dynasty, many prime ministers have served as Zhongshusheren. Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, anyone who has served as a scholar in the Zhongshu House is generally qualified to be the prime minister.

Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao's eyes lit up after listening to Li Hong's words. Being able to serve in the court, or such a noble position, what are the two unhappy about? However, the two of them are also very difficult in the choice of positions. However, the two of them are not people who blindly seek wealth and wealth, and after a little thought, they made a decision, Zhang Cambodia went to the middle school, and Li Qiao went to do the work.

Li Hong is very satisfied with the choice of the two, Zhang Cambodia is over 40 years old this year, he has served in the local area for a long time, has a long time in handling government affairs, and has a lot of experience, so he is indeed suitable to be a scholar in the middle school. And Li Qiao is only in his twenties this year, and there is a gap between him and Zhang Cambodia in all aspects, if he rashly serves as a scholar in the middle school, what mistakes he makes in the process of taking office, Li Hong will not be able to get rid of it as a recommender.

"Okay, since you have decided, go back and prepare, and in a few days, you will go to the emperor and mother to determine your official position." Li Hong said confidently. Being able to arrange Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao to the two provinces under Zhongshu Gate was a plan he had thought of earlier. Because only if there are his own people in the court, he can gain a firm foothold in the court. And Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao were in the two provinces under Zhongshumen, and Di Renjie was in Dali Temple at that time. These three people have extraordinary abilities, and they will soar into the sky in a few years, and then it will be time for him Li Hong to harvest the fruits.

The two ordered, got up and thanked Li Hong, and left the study.

After Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao left, Li Hong turned his gaze to Liu Yizhi and asked, "Master Liu, how is the progress of the recent publication of books by the Classics Department under your management?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, the current Classics Department can print 10,000 copies of the Tao Te Ching and Yaoshan Yucai every day, and about 300,000 copies a month, which can already meet the needs of the Egret Bookstore." Liu Yizhi thought for a moment and replied.

"Yes, that's good!" Li Hong nodded slightly, he was very satisfied with this printing speed.

"Your Highness, now that the craftsmen of the Classics Department have mastered the technique of ** printing, have we started to print other books?" Liu Yizhi asked.

"It's really about time." Li Hong replied.

This is also the reason why he summoned Liu Yizhi to the study, that is, to let him print other books. How can the "Tao Te Ching" and "Yaoshan Yucai" alone realize the foundation for Li Hong to break the monopoly of the scholar clan and take the road to scholars? However, in terms of what books to print, he was also in a dilemma, and after thinking about it repeatedly, he still determined that the first batch of books to be printed were the four books and five classics, namely: "University", "The Mean", "Analects" and "Mencius" and "The Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Zhou Yi" and "Spring and Autumn" five Confucian classics.

Li Hong was not sure whether his decision to publish the Four Books and Five Classics was a correct choice, but since the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties listed the Four Books and Five Classics as scientific research textbooks, it was enough to show that there would be no major problems in publishing the Four Books and Five Classics.

Li Hong told Liu Yizhi the number of the Four Books and Five Classics that had been printed, and Liu Yizhi's eyes lit up, because he suddenly realized how important this book was to the readers of the Tang Dynasty, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, within a month, at least 10,000 copies of each of the nine books will appear in the Egret Bookstore." ”

"You can do this!" Li Hong nodded and said, Liu Yizhi's prime minister's talent, it is easy for him to do this little thing, and Li Hong will no longer do more. But just as Liu Yizhi said goodbye and left, he immediately said, "By the way, you will prepare 20,000 copies of the Tao Te Ching within half a month, and you must use it urgently." ”

Seeing Liu Yizhi's confusion, Li Hong said, "In this negotiation, An Lai wants Datang to give them 100,000 yuan of money and materials, and Gu is ready to agree to his request, but since he didn't ask for anything by name, he will give him 20,000 copies of the Tao Te Ching!" ”

"Poof-" As soon as Li Hong's words were finished, Liu Yizhi couldn't hold back and laughed. The prince's methods of deceitful people are too ruthless, right? Tibet believes in Tibetan Buddhism, what do you want to do when you send 20,000 copies of the Tao Te Ching? And what An Lai wants is supplies, naturally iron and salt, which are in short supply in Tibet, as well as tea, and you are going to send books now, will this make An Lai angry to death?

"Your Highness, the minister is rude!" Liu Yizhi hurriedly asked for sin.

"It's okay, you go down and prepare!" Li Hong didn't care about this, so he said lightly. To tell the truth, he did this because he wanted to bully An Lai, and he wanted to bully Tubo.

Liu Yizhi left the study, and Li Hong stayed in the study for a while before returning to the Cheng'en Hall to rest.

When he arrived at the Cheng'en Palace, he saw Princess Gesang, but he just nodded slightly and ignored her, because in today's negotiations, the attitude of Princess Gesang and yesterday made him very disgusted.

Although he is a prince and a politician, he still doesn't like this atmosphere very much. He would rather be the person he is dating can be simpler, like Zhou Juan, like Zhao Hongskirt, rather than someone like Princess Gesang.

Princess Gesang looked at Li Hong's leaving figure in a daze, and was very disappointed in her heart, because she knew that she had lost a chance to let Li Hong face her squarely, because she made a wrong choice today-

However, this look of loss was only fleeting, because Princess Gesang felt that she still had a chance to win Li Hong's favor.

But she was wrong, and she couldn't have been more wrong.

Because there are some men, you can't catch him when he is down, and it is even more impossible to get close to him in the future.