After the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin was extremely busy.

First of all, he dropped out of the dynasty for the right servant of Shangshu and the death of Wen Yanbo, the Duke of Yuguo, and then repaired the Laojun Temple in Bozhou, and the Xuanni Temple in Yanzhou, and went to Jiyuan in person for these two days to inspect.

The courtiers who stayed in Luoyang were also busy, and Li Tai, the king of Wei, visited the great Confucian scholars everywhere, with a modest image of diligence and inquiry, and at the same time did not forget to keep an eye on the progress of the construction of the Yique Buddhist shrine.

Most of the crops in the Imperial Garden had already been harvested, and Xie Yi was rarely relaxed, so most of them took the time to go to An Yixuan to expand their business with Lu Tong.

The perfume has been on the market and is produced and blended in Luoyang, but it is Chang'an that is popular. The first batch of perfumes was dedicated to Li Erma, who gave it to his wife and daughter.

The concubines who guarded the palace and did not see the face of the sky were suddenly rewarded, which was naturally like a treasure, especially the perfume tasted faint and fragrant, such as the commonly used fat powder.

In order to show off their grace and beauty, the concubines and princesses in the Taiji Palace are full of flowers and branches, and they are full of fragrance.

Soon, the women who entered the palace to worship, the Horse Mansion, and then the back house of the Chang'an Xungui family, a group of noble ladies and daughters had to smell the name of perfume. They are envious, but they do not have the honor of the royal gift, so they can only buy it.

When the first batch of perfumes was transported from Luoyang to Chang'an, they were immediately sold out. Although the price of perfume is outrageously high, the ladies of the noble family don't care about spending a few more dollars or ingots for the sake of beauty, in order to tie up the husband's heart, or compete with the concubine for favor.

Soon, perfumes in the Chang'an market were in short supply, and although the Luoyang workshop was fully operational, it was still unable to meet the demand. For this reason, Lu Tong rushed to Chang'an urgently and put the Chang'an workshop into operation in advance, and Luoyang was handed over to his son Lu An to take care of.

After more than half a year of training, Lu An is no longer as naïve as before, and he can't be expected to crisscross the mall for the time being, but there is no problem in managing the workshop well. What's more, Xie Yi is personally sitting in Luoyang, so Lu Tong is not worried.

When the business is all on the right track, it is almost July and a half, although it has begun autumn, but the autumn tiger is still powerful, and it is still necessary to cool off the heat.

For this reason, Xie Yi rented a cruise ship and took his sister-in-law and sister to swim in Yishui together.

At first, Du Shi was reluctant to go, obviously because he didn't want to give Xie Yi any opportunity to take advantage of, but he couldn't bear Xiaoman's begging, so he had no choice but to go with him.

Xiaoman rarely goes out, so he is curious about everything and is very happy. Although Du Shi also likes the scenery on both sides of the strait, he is not too interested, especially deliberately keeping a little distance from Xie Yi.

In late summer and early autumn, the banks are still full of greenery, and the occasional patch of unknown wildflowers is a wonderful decoration.

However, the most striking ones are always the Yique Longmen Grottoes, many Buddha statues built in the Wei and Sui dynasties, and the Binyang Cave Buddhist shrine under construction......

"Third brother, what are those people doing?" Xiao Man noticed the many busy craftsmen and asked curiously.

"There, someone is cultivating Buddha statues, if you want to go, go back and take you to see it!"

Xiaoman asked curiously: "My son sued me, is it for her mother to repair it?" ”

"Yes."

"Then should we also give my mother one..."

Tong Yan was unscrupulous, and Xiao Man's mention of yì startled Xie Yi a lot, and he hurriedly said softly: "Forget about cultivating Buddha statues, so let's do it... The Midyear Festival is coming soon, let's make some river lanterns for my father, mother, eldest brother and second brother, okay? ”

"Yes, yes!" Xiaoman clapped his hands and said: "Sister-in-law is skillful, teach Xiaoman to do it." ”

Xie Yi took the opportunity to say: "Sister-in-law, let's also make two river lanterns for your father and mother!" ”

"Hmm!" Du Shi had no choice but to agree lightly.

"By the way, I only know that your mother is buried in Chenzhou, what about your father? It seems like I've never heard you mention it. Xie Yi frowned and asked casually.

Du Shi's heart shook suddenly, a trace of panic flashed between his eyebrows, and he hurriedly said, "My father... That's when I... I was still young, and I had a very weak impression of my father... I don't even know his name......"

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The scenery of Yique is beautiful, the cruise ships on the water, and there are many cars and horses on the shore.

At the foot of Longmen Mountain, a pleasure boat floats on the water.

Perhaps to protect from the sun, bamboo curtains hung on both sides of the boat, and behind the bamboo curtain stood a stout middle-aged man with a masked woman beside him.

The woman's face was covered with a light veil, and judging from her eyebrows, she was not very old, and she looked like she was thirty. Dressed in a purple dress, she looks quite stylish.

"See, Li Shimin is here to build a Buddhist shrine for his queen to pray for blessings." The woman's voice was beautiful, but her tone was particularly cold.

"See!" The middle-aged man's voice was rather heavy.

The masked woman said coldly: "The victor, the prince, the loser, how good it is to be the emperor, the king can squander the people's fat and the people's ointment at will...... Hum! ”

The middle-aged man didn't speak, but the expression on his face seemed to be quite approving and unhappy.

"Li Shimin came here two days ago......" The masked woman's tone was leisurely, as if she meant something.

"What about being here?" The middle-aged man shook his head and said softly: "As an emperor, there must be a soldier to escort you when you travel, how can you have any chance." ”

The masked woman seemed to be full of hatred, and said angrily: "Do you have to sit and wait all the time?" Wait for him to take a white Arowana suit (micro service travel)? Do people like Li Shimin, who are afraid of death, have the courage? ”

"You know I didn't mean that......"

"I know, but we can't wait any longer, once Li Shimin's eagle dog finds our traces, there will be no chance." The masked woman said in a deep voice: "You went back to Jianghuai last year, and Hou Junji immediately went out to Chenzhou, don't you think there is any connection between this?" ”

The middle-aged man said apologetically: "It was I who was careless and didn't hide my good deeds......"

"What the hell were you doing last time you went back? You never sued me. ”

"I ......"

Seeing the middle-aged man spitting, the masked woman waved her hand and said, "That's it, if you don't say it, I won't ask." But I want to tell you that Li Shimin has not been out of Chang'an for many years, and this time coming to Luoyang is a great opportunity to not miss it again. ”

The middle-aged man dissuaded: "Don't think about it in Luoyang City, Zhang Liang has been operating here for many years, and Li Xiaogong and Cheng Zhijie are by Li Shimin's side again......"

Several names flashed in her ears, and the masked woman's eyes were even more cold, and she said leisurely: "I understand this...... He can't stay in Luoyang all the time, he always has to go back to Chang'an, and the opportunity is that I won't be cheap 'them'. What's more, Li Shimin brought several cubs this time, which will be a big drag......"

"I'm still the same, don't worry, so many years of forbearance have come over, it's not bad for a few days, you still need to plan carefully and act cautiously."

"Of course, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, not to mention that I've been waiting for more than ten years." The masked woman sneered: "Besides, Li Shimin's enemies are all over the world, I don't believe that no one else came to Luoyang this time?" Maybe we'll be able to make a profit. ”

After speaking, the masked woman turned and walked towards the inner cabin, the hem of her skirt moving with the wind, and the black gauze piping rolled up, like a black rose waiting to be released.

The middle-aged man sighed lightly, and when he wanted to turn around and follow, he suddenly stared out of the curtain. At that moment, a pleasure boat "passed by" them, and it looked like a teenager couple with a daughter on the boat.

It's just that...... In a flash, the silent woman on the side of the ship, the beautiful face...... When the middle-aged man lifted the bead curtain and wanted to see it clearly, the cruise ship had already gone downstream......

……

There was a carriage parked on the shore of Yishui, and on the carriage sat a white-haired old man, who was richly dressed and extraordinary, and seemed to have a sense of knowledge.

His name is Yu Shinan, a bachelor of the Tang Hongwen Museum, a prince of Yongxing County, one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Wangfu in the past, and an important minister relied on by Li Shimin, who is 80 years old this year.

His elder brother was Yu Shiji, the former Sui internal historian, in the first year of Wude, Yu Wenhua and when he killed the lord (Emperor Yang of Sui) in Yangzhou, he was killed together.

In view of the fact that he may not have a few years to live, Yu Shinan deliberately went to Jiangdu to pay tribute to his brother and just returned to Luoyang. After landing at Luoshui Wharf by boat, remembering the scene of traveling with his brother in Yique in the past, Yu Shinan specially took a carriage to his hometown to revisit and remember his brother.

Yishui is surging, and the past is vivid, but things have long been wrong. Yu Shinan stared for a long time, let out a light sigh, and then his eyes fell on Longmen Mountain not far away.

Seeing the busy scene in front of Binyang Cave, Yu Shinan asked leisurely, "What are you doing there?" ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei presided over the construction of a Buddhist shrine here to pray for the blessing of Empress Wende."

"Oh, I see, His Royal Highness the King of Wei has a commendable filial piety...... "Coincidentally, Yu Shinan had just spoken out of praise, and a very discordant scene appeared.

A foreman who shouted five and six swaggered past, constantly urging and scolding the craftsman, and after a slight delay, the leather whip in his hand was ruthlessly whipped, and the skin on the craftsman's back suddenly bloomed......

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PS: I'm sorry, it's a little slower these days, and the time is not fixed, mainly to straighten out the follow-up plot, and it's more cautious to write. Yesterday I thought it was done, but today I realized that there was still something wrong.

This part is a twist, there are a lot of new characters, and Sanwen doesn't want to be in a hurry to update, lead to plot loopholes or other problems. Spend more time, in order to ensure that the follow-up plot is smooth and exciting, I hope you will forgive me!