Chapter 216: A Trip to the East Market
For the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Su has always been very annoying, he felt an unspeakable threat from the other party, so he had to find a way to enhance his strength, in order to protect himself, but he didn't expect to embark on such a road of no return. ,!
In addition, Li Su just realized the pity of his sister Princess Changle, although this situation is not all caused by the eldest grandson Wuji, but the other party also bears a certain responsibility, so when he heard that the other party wanted to see him, and obviously put on a kind of elder's face, which made Li Su very unhappy.
It is precisely because of this psychology that after listening to the words of the eldest grandson, Li Su glanced at the other party lightly, and then said with a smile: "Uncle please, it is said that Li Su will go from now, but the younger brother is a little urgent today, and he really can't be separated, so please tell my cousin to tell my uncle, and Li Su will come to the door to make amends another day!" β
After Li Yu finished speaking, he didn't wait for Changsun Chong's reply, and immediately turned around and left, without the slightest hesitation. This caught Changsun Chong a little off guard, after all, as his father, he had never invited someone else and was rejected by the other party, even if Changsun Wuji invited His Majesty the Emperor, the other party would generally deign to come, but I didn't expect Li Su to refuse without hesitation.
Li Su sneered as he walked, he knew very well what the purpose of the eldest grandson Wuji was when he saw him, but he had already got out of it, and he really didn't want to care about that kind of anymore, and with Li Su's strength, there was no need to give a good face to a person like the eldest grandson Wuji, even if it was to give the other party a dismount, so that the eldest grandson Wuji knew that he was no longer the lonely King of Liang at the beginning.
Looking at Li Su's background. Eldest Sun Chong didn't know if he should stop the other party? But in the end, he gritted his teeth, stomped his horn and turned to report to his father, after all, he really couldn't make up his mind about this kind of thing.
However, when Li Su walked out of the gate of Princess Changle's mansion, he saw a scene that had been expected. I saw the eldest grandson Wuji riding a jujube red horse, maybe he was running too fast when he was driving the horse just now, and now his chest is still rising and falling violently, and his face is a cold look. Looking at Li Su, his eyes were also full of anger.
"Uncle's movements are so fast! Sure enough, he is worthy of being the one who fought the world with my father back then! Li Su said with an angry smile. He had already guessed that the eldest grandson Wuji would definitely not stop if he didn't see him today, so he was not surprised at all when he saw the other party coming on horseback.
"Hmph. Everyone says that although King Qi is smart, he is very stingy and grudgeful, and today the old man finally understands it! "With the wisdom of the eldest grandson Wuji. Where would he not understand the meaning of Li Su's move, but he did target Li Su many times before, and now that the situation is reversed, the other party should give him a little color, but he is also an arrogant person, and he is teased by a junior like this, which makes the eldest grandson Wuji also a little annoyed.
"Hahaha~, I, Li Su, do hold a grudge, but the people I hate are those who have angered me, not like someone. Others obviously didn't provoke him, but he just wanted to get along with others, which is really incomprehensible! Li Su was also unceremonious, and returned all the anger he had received from the eldest grandson Wuji to the other party.
The eldest grandson Wuji is asking Li Su today, and he really doesn't want to quarrel with the other party. In addition, he did have some reasons, so he snorted coldly after hearing this, turned his head and said no more.
Although Li Su is stingy, she is not a shrew who is unforgiving, so when she saw that the other party no longer pressed her words, she showed a victorious smile at the moment. Let the guards also lead their horses, turn over and ride, and then look at the eldest grandson Wuji, who was sulking, and said with a smile: "Uncle, let's go to the East Market for a while, okay?" β
Although Li Su seemed to be asking for the opinion of the eldest grandson Wuji, after he said it, Tima walked in the direction of Dongshi, not caring whether the other party agreed or not. The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Su's figure and hated itchy, but he had to keep up, after all, compared to the major events to be discussed today, his personal gains and losses were nothing at all.
In the past, there was a saying in Chang'an, called Donggui Xiquan, the so-called East and West, which refers to the east and west cities, and Gui and Quan are the characteristics of the two cities, most of the people living near the East City are wealthy nobles, and the consumption level is extremely high, so the East Market is mainly engaged in luxury goods. Because the West Market is close to the Silk Road, the goods here are very complete, not only the local goods of the Tang Dynasty, but also many goods from Central Asia, Tianzhu, Persia and other places, it can be said that as long as you can think of the goods, almost all people sell them here.
However, the phrase Donggui Xiquan has long been outdated now, and now the east and west cities are not only several times more prosperous than before, but also the types of goods are more complete, but the west market is still the majority of merchants who take the Silk Road, and the east market is mainly the majority of merchants who go to Dengzhou to go overseas.
In fact, Li Su only intervened in the development of several key industries, such as carbon, cement, food processing, etc., but as the so-called prosperity of one industry and one hundred industries are prosperous, all industries are related, which everyone understands, so there is no need to say more. And under the prosperity of all industries, more and more people join the industry and commerce, and the income has increased a lot, with income, and then further stimulate consumption, increase the demand for industrial and commercial products, so that a virtuous circle has been formed, the flow of capital chain in the hands of all people is getting faster and faster, maybe the original social wealth has not increased much, but everyone will feel that their hands have more wealth than the original.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the ordinary people have a lot of surplus money in their hands than in previous years, so they naturally want to have a good year, and they have rushed to the largest market near to buy New Year's goods, and the people in Chang'an and the surrounding areas are even more so, so now the east and west markets are a scene of rubbing shoulders from morning to night.
Li Su was in front, the eldest grandson Wuji was behind, and there were a lot of guards beside him. At first, Li Su saw the lively scene in the East Market, and felt very interesting, after all, he had been back to Chang'an for so long, and he had never had the opportunity to hang out like this, compared with more than a year ago, this East Market was much more lively.
However, the closer they are to the city center, the more pedestrians on the road, although the two have guards to open the road, but it is still a little difficult to walk, just when they also arrived near Dengxian Tower, next to the largest Linxian teahouse in Chang'an, and now is not the time to eat, so Li Su They went directly into the teahouse, and went to the second floor to ask for a private room facing the street.
In the private room, Li Su sat by the window, took a sip of the best Longjing in his hand, and then glanced at the bustling crowd below, and a sense of accomplishment arose. Just one East Market has become so prosperous, and it can be seen from here that it has promoted the development of industry and commerce in the past two years.
"Uncle, what can you see from the crowd below?" Li Su is not proud of himself, but also wants to hear the praise of the old rival of the eldest grandson Wuji.
How could the eldest grandson Wuji not understand what Li Su meant, but he was most unaccustomed to Li Su's appearance as a villain, so he deliberately replied: "Hmph! The hustle and bustle is nothing more than fame and fortune! β
Li Su was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and he also had a secret hatred in his heart, but he had a lot of eyes, and suddenly asked with a smile: "What a fame and fortune, according to Taishi Gong's words, almost all the people in the world live for fame and fortune, but I don't know if you are for fame or profit, uncle?" β
Li Su's question is extremely difficult to answer, because whether it is for fame or profit, he will discredit his reputation. It's just that the eldest grandson Wuji is not an ordinary person, and after glancing at Li Su lightly, he said slowly: "The old man has followed His Majesty for decades and is dedicated to assisting His Majesty, so what His Majesty pursues, the old man will also pursue, His Royal Highness is His Majesty's favorite son, and he must be very clear about His Majesty's pursuit, so I ask Your Highness to give me advice!" β
What is an old fox, the eldest grandson Wuji in front of him is that Li Su wants to play intellectual games with this kind of person, and the winning rate is almost not even one percent. Li Su was countered by the other party, and threw back the problem he threw back, and he couldn't answer it at all, so his face was a little embarrassed for a while.
However, Li Su's cheekiness had reached the level of thicker than invisible, so he quickly returned to normal, and did not answer the other party's words, but directly asked the other party the question he wanted to hear the most: "Uncle stopped Li Su today, there must be something important to say, right?"
Seeing that Li Su was finally willing to talk about business, the eldest grandson Wuji finally breathed a sigh of relief, and in the face of Li Su, a rising star in the fox's nest, he also felt a pressure, so he had long wanted to finish talking about the business, and then leave quickly, but the other party never gave him a chance, and now he can finally tell the big things he has been planning for a long time.
Thinking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji showed a relieved expression on his face, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "King Qi, you are also a smart person, the old man will not talk nonsense, the prince has a disabled leg, and his personality is becoming more and more obedient, with His Majesty's temper, he will definitely be easy to save in the future, originally this position has the greatest hope for you, but after you give up the succession to the throne, then among the remaining princes, there is only King Wei......"
When the eldest grandson Wuji mentioned Li Tai, his brows suddenly furrowed, and a look of disgust surged on his face, although they were all nephews, but compared to Li Chengqian or Li Zhi, what he didn't like the most was Li Tai, and of course Li Tai didn't like him either. In addition, the eldest grandson Wuji also clearly knew that with Li Tai's arrogant, pedantic and even naΓ―ve character, he was not the best candidate to inherit the throne at all.
Li Su saw the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji when he mentioned Li Tai, and immediately understood the meaning of the other party, in fact, half of the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji was sincere, and the other half was for Li Su to see, which not only reminded him that he didn't like Li Tai either, but also wanted Li Su to remind Li Su of the other party's bad character. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )
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