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"The Preface to the Lanting Collection is really extraordinary!"

Li Shimin took the ends of the scroll lightly with both hands, his eyes fell on the scroll, and his eyes did not blink, for fear that the treasure in his hand would disappear in the blink of an eye. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Du He and Li Ke looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Since they presented the "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface", Li Shimin has been like the wolf rescued by Mr. Dongguo, leaving them aside heartlessly, admiring this rare treasure alone. His eyes lit up, and his mouth whispered words of admiration.

can make an emperor so respectful, Wang Xizhi is worthy of his life.

After a long while, Li Shimin reluctantly looked away, and said with emotion: "Wang Youjun is really worthy of the name of the saint of calligraphy, I boast that I am good at calligraphy, but compared with him, it is the difference between heaven and earth, ten times that of me." "The Preface to the Lanting Collection" is really unparalleled in ancient and modern times......"

It was only then that he remembered the two heroes, Du He and Li Ke, glanced at the two of them, and said approvingly: "You have done a good job, retreat first, three days, only three days, I have to grasp these three days before I can do it." As he spoke, he immediately ignored the two of them, spread the "Lanting Collection Preface" on the table, picked up the brush, reflected the writing and penmanship, and copied it.

Du He and Li Ke smiled bitterly again, said goodbye and left.

Du He and Li Ke walked side by side on the way out of the palace.

Li Ke still chatted with Du He as usual.

Du Heyin's attitude towards Li Ke has changed slightly, and he is no longer perfunctory as before, but talks to each other like ordinary people.

Coming to the gate of the palace, Du He was talking with Li Ke about the development of Jiangnan. Li Ke was the king of Wu, and his fief was also in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the prince of the Tang Dynasty was not very in charge, the prince was the prince after all, and Wu was the largest of him. There are many situations in which he has to be informed.

Du He is more concerned about the situation of Wu Land, and Li Ke is not the second ancestor of Li You, who ignores the fiefdom. On the contrary, he knows everything about Jiangnan very well, and he is better than Du He.

The two had similar interests in this matter and talked very harmoniously.

Li Ke said: "If you want to really develop the south of the Yangtze River, Ke believes that it is necessary to dig the Yongji Canal again, and only if the Yongji Canal is unimpeded, Jiangnan will really benefit a lot." ”

Yongji Canal belongs to a section of the Sui Dynasty Canal, is a shipping waterway connecting the Yellow River and the Haihe River Basin, with a total length of more than 1,900 li, occupies a pivotal position in the canal, but the middle section is like a grain of mouse droppings, harming a pot of soup.

The Jiqu leads Qinshui to the Yellow River in the south and Zhuo County in the north, which is a waterway that runs through the north and south, which is very important. Yang Guang, the second goods, understood this and personally designed the way of excavation. This person has a specialty, Yang Guang is remarkable in other places, but in this kind of thing, he is full of two hundred and five, and he commands indiscriminately, and God knows how much manpower and material resources have been wasted. In the middle section of the Yongji Canal, the most critical place is particularly difficult to dig. Yang Guang exerted his whimsical thinking, started hundreds of thousands, and forcibly excavated.

When he was digging, some experts told him that his method of digging would damage the foundation of the canal, causing silt to settle and clog the river.

Yang Guang disdained this statement, feeling that he was the Son of Heaven and would never be wrong, and he was stubborn.

So, mobilize hundreds of thousands of people, consume countless manpower of the Yongji Canal, did not take ten years to begin to block, in the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin had planned to use the Yongji Canal to transport grain, but because the river was blocked, the fleet was jammed on the way, unable to advance or retreat, the grain official was almost unsafe, and now the Yongji Canal, a vital canal, is almost abandoned.

Du He nodded and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu is quite insightful, once this Yongji Canal is opened, the Grand Canal can play an effective role and benefit the north and south." It's just that Sui died in the canal, and my Tang Dynasty's manpower, material and financial resources are far less than those of the Yang Guang period, and re-excavation has too much impact on people's livelihood. If this matter is not urgent, it will be a mistake if it is in a hurry. In fact, Yang Guang is not wrong in building the canal, but the mistake is that he is anxious for quick success, arrogant, and does not listen to people. Nowadays, without the support of absolute economic strength, the rebuilding of the canal cannot be said and cannot be said. ”

The important Du Heyan of the canal can not know, but this kind of big project is a severe test of national strength, Li Shimin is not as happy as Yang Guang, is a rich second ancestor of oil, as soon as he succeeds to the throne, he sits on a large country of thousands of miles, there are no internal and external troubles, there is a lot of money, grain, rice and grains are rusty and insects, and the famous ministers and good generals have a basket.

Li Ke sighed: "I don't know this, I just look at an opportunity to be rich and strong, but I can only look at it, and I am really unwilling." ”

Du He said with a smile: "Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and the development of Jiangnan is not a day or two, take your time, one day Jiangnan will become a treasure land of the Tang Dynasty, comparable to the existence of Guanzhong." ”

The two chatted while talking, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the gate of the palace.

At this time, a pair of trained soldiers happened to enter through the palace gate, Du He and Li Ke did not care, the palace was heavily guarded, and there were countless patrols coming and going, and they encountered no less than 20 waves along the way, and they had long been accustomed to this.

The two sides walked shoulder to shoulder, ten paces apart from each other. In the midst of the soldiers, a man dressed as an ordinary forbidden army turned his head and looked at the back viciously, and the pair of resentful eyes looked at Du He fiercely, and his eyes were like a hungry wolf, and his eyes were red.

"Hmm......" Du He has superhuman acumen, vaguely noticed the strangeness behind him, and turned his head.

Those eyes suddenly showed a look of great horror, and they turned their heads and didn't dare to look again.

Du He slowed down a little after all, his eyes only saw half of the side, he swept through the pair of soldiers, and finally stopped at a figure, inexplicably giving birth to a familiar feeling.

"What's the matter, sister-in-law?" Li Ke was extremely happy in his heart, as a prince, few people could calmly face the supreme throne, let alone Li Ke, who might replace the crown prince. Li Ke is really very cold to his eldest brother, and he doesn't think that Li Chengqian is stronger than him, so he is naturally a little unconvinced. It's just that compared to Li Chengqian and Li Tai, as a concubine, he will always fall behind. Li Chengqian has the support of his eldest grandson Wuji and a minister who supports the establishment of the chief, Li Tai is highly sought after by Shilin people, but he only has a few henchmen promoted in the fiefdom, and the first two are too inferior in terms of strength.

Du He is now not a fledgling hairy boy with insufficient qualifications. He is in Shangshu Province and is also a general, which can be described as both military and political. This kind of glory is a precedent for Li Jing, who has made brilliant achievements in the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin's respect and trust in Du He, as long as he is not blind, he can see it, and his future is naturally undoubted. What's more, there is also a literati group headed by Du Ruhui behind Du He. Although Du Ruhui made it clear that he would pass on the family business to the boss Du Gou, let Du He start a new business. But what happened to the real son, can this old man stand by and watch?

With such a huge force on the other side, no one will not be tempted by it.

Li Ke coveted it, not only because he was estranged from Du He because of the family, but also Li Chengqian, who hated Du He to the core. They regretted it behind their backs no less than a hundred times, one should not alienate Du He for the sake of the family, and the other should not be so stiff with Du He because of trivial matters. If they regret taking the medicine, their original choice is definitely different.

Du He has always been the target of Li Ke's desire to win over, but this guy doesn't get a drop of water and doesn't give him a chance at all.

But he didn't give up, and he didn't get angry. Everyone knows the story of the thatched house, and there has been no compulsion, just constant friendship. Unexpectedly, today's mistakes have shortened the distance between the two, which is really great news.

Seeing Du He's puzzled expression, he couldn't help but ask.

"Ah...... It's nothing ......" Du He said strangely: "I just feel that there is a soldier who feels a little familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere...... Forget it, this is close to the palace every day, and I feel that the backs of individual guards are familiar, and it is not a big deal. Looking at the color of the clothes, it should be the soldiers and horses of the Right Jin Wuwei, and I remember that the new general of the Right Jin Wuwei is called Zhong Sun Zhi, who is a talent recommended by Lord Wei. I look at this unit, full of spirit, this new general really has some ability. ”

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East Palace, the backyard of the Prince's Mansion.

A hundred brave men in high spirits stood like stones, motionless, without any expression on their faces, dead silence, and a fierce and terrible aura exuded from them.

They didn't have weapons in their hands, but they all looked like unsheathed swords.

In front of a hundred people is a national character face, with a mustache and a stilted beard, eyes like electricity, and a stern face with an arrogant atmosphere, which is the official Shangshu Hou Junji.

Hou Junji looked left and right, majestic, looking at the warrior like a sword, and his unsmiling face couldn't help but show a smile.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......" came from outside the courtyard a report from the guards.

Li Chengqian wore a beige prince's suit and walked into the backyard with his head held high.

Hou Junji greeted him, hugged his fists and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, these are the brave men selected by Junji from my personal guards, they are brave and good at fighting, all of them can be one as ten, and they will be responsible for guarding the Prince's Mansion in the future, and they will be able to do anything for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

He spoke with a strange arrogance, and his eyes were full of evil. It's the kind of determination to move forward and never look back.

Li Chengqian's heart is happy, since he got Hou Junji's investment, he has swept away the past and is full of confidence in his future. Looking at the strength accumulated bit by bit, he gradually felt that the Tang Dynasty was not far from him, and took Hou Junji's hand affectionately and said: "Lone Junji, Naiwen Wang has Jiang Shang, Qi Heng meets Guan Zhong, everything is handed over to Junji, and Lone guarantees that this body will never live up to it." ”

Hou Junji asked Li Chengqian to hold his hand, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps on his body, Li Chengqian's good masculine habits have long been known to everyone, he quietly withdrew his hand, nodded and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Xie ......"

At this moment, a quick step came to Li Chengqian's side and whispered to him.

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Coming?" Okay, let him wait in the hall, and the Lone King will go right away......"