This time for the family banquet, Li Su adopted a different form from the past, there were dishes and chopsticks on the seats of each official, but there were no dishes on their respective tables, all the meals had been prepared, but they were just placed in the big pot in the middle, these cauldrons totaled more than 20, and each pot was a different dish, half meat and half vegetarian, with a strong fragrance.

On one side of the cauldron there are some plates, which are filled with all kinds of exquisite pastries, and even the bread that Li Su has just made recently.

Although edible oil and refined salt in Yizhou are no longer precious items, stir-fried dishes are still not popular, so the officials present are full of praise for this kind of elaborate zuò meal in the royal kitchen, and on weekdays, they can only taste this delicious meal in the restaurant, because only the chefs in these restaurants have mastered these skills.

For some old officials, this scene has been experienced twice, this is the third time, they are not restrained, after Li Su said to eat, he walked to the pot with his own plate, and fished the vegetables inside with a spoon, especially Shangguanyi and Wang Yinlong are the most active, such an opportunity is only once a year, and when he was serving, he secretly looked, it seems that a lot of meat is from the breeding farm of the Tang Chamber of Commerce, especially the Boer goat, which was dripping with golden grease when it first came out, It's a sight to behold.

The old officials walked over, and the new officials did the same, walked over, and put whatever they liked on their plates, and the banquet suddenly became lively.

The officials here ate happily, Cui Yingying also brought the officials' families to gather together in a small hall at the back, and Su Moer and Su Xiaoyan were also there.

Compared with the bustle of the front hall, it can be called noisy, because in addition to the female family, there are many children playing here, and all kinds of snacks and dishes are eaten quickly. Cui Yingying was full of smiles, it is rare to be so lively once a year, she smiled and chatted with the families of the officials, explaining what electricity was being used in the palace, and she was happy to move the mahjong table out, these female family members have nothing to do on weekdays, and they are idle, and they are soon attracted by this new type of entertainment, and they formed a circle to learn how to play mahjong, if Li Su saw this scene. It must be laughing and crying again.

This banquet lasted until the evening, the night was long and the day was short in winter, and soon it was dark, and at this time the lights were lit up in the palace, and the officials were drunk, looking at the light bulbs that were all shocked, except for a few people who often came to the palace, the others were stupid.

Although the appearance of electric lights made the officials curious for a while, on the whole, the family banquet ended in a joyful atmosphere. Especially Qin Huaiyu was already drunk like mud, and he was helped back by Zhu Youzhi, which made Li Su shake his head, this guy is simply lacking in heart. He drank as much as others respected him, and he was too sincere.

Although it was the end of the year, Li Su's nerves did not relax. There were still more than 200,000 slaves and maids waiting for him to deal with, and the next day, he summoned the heads of various industries to discuss the ownership of these slaves and maids.

"Taoyuan still needs about 20,000 people. It would be enough to increase the number of workers to 100,000. Tong Yu said.

Li Su turned to Tong Nian and said, "What about the Shengtang Chamber of Commerce?" There may be a lot of new industries to open up next year, and you should need a lot of people, right? ”

Nodding, Tong Nian said: "What His Highness said is, I estimate that 40,000 people will be left as a backup." ”

The slaves and maids that these two people needed were the majority, and after they finished distributing, there were still 180,000 slaves left in this batch of slaves and maids, and Li Su took out another 30,000 to supplement Yang Li's construction team, and the remaining 150,000 were handed over to Jin Daqian.

After the others left, Li Su said: "Daqian, you can take them to Ryukyu after the New Year, first finish the construction of the fortress there, and after a while, I will rush to Ryukyu and hand over some machinery to you." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Kim Dae-kyun replied that he had already handed over all the things in his hand to Rongda and was just waiting to go to Ryukyu.

Before the New Year, Li Su dealt with the last government affairs, and then spent a happy New Year with Cui Yingying and Su Moer in Yizhou, of course, fireworks are indispensable for this New Year.

Compared with Li Su's happy New Year, the atmosphere in Chang'an is very different from last year, everyone eats tasteless at the whole family banquet, and Li Shimin's mood is even worse, and he leaves the table after half of eating.

After Empress Changsun looked at Li Chengqian worriedly, she also followed Li Shimin and left, because it was the last time that Zhang Liang joined Li Chengqian's book, which caused an uproar in the government and the opposition.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin paced back and forth, and the eldest grandson queen said: "Your Majesty, Cheng Qian must not know that Lan'er's real name is Ashinalan, and it is impossible to know that she is Jieli's daughter." ”

"What's the use of talking about this now, he, a prince, actually raised the daughter of the enemy of the Tang Dynasty in the East Palace for more than two years, what does this make the minister think, and how can I explain to those soldiers who died on the battlefield in the northern expedition." Li Shimin said angrily.

Empress Eldest Sun sighed: "But now that the wood is complete, Ashinalan is already pregnant with Chengqian's child, can you bear to put their mother and son to death?" ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin was even more annoyed, his face turned purple, and then he suddenly sighed, "I used to think that Su'er was the one who didn't let me worry about it, but I didn't expect me to be very wrong, these princes who pretend to be well-behaved on weekdays, all of them are secretly scheming, fighting for the throne, I am not only heartbroken by Li Chengqian, but also Li Tai, Zhang Liang is his person, although he said that he sued Li Chengqian for the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, but the mastermind behind the scenes is Li Tai, I don't know." ”

A tear slid down the cheek of the eldest grandson, how could she not hurt in her heart, Li Tai and Li Chengqian were her own flesh and blood, and now that brothers are killing each other, how can she, as a mother, look at it.

"I understand what you mean, although Ashnaran is a child of Jieli, but after all, she is the flesh and blood of the Li family, I will not kill her, but I also have to give an explanation to the ministers, just imprison her in the cold palace, without my edict, no one will be allowed to see her, let their mother and son spend their lives in the cold palace." Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and made the final decision.

Empress Changsun sighed lowly, now this is Li Shimin's biggest concession, otherwise with his temper, he will definitely execute Ashinalan.

Just as she was thinking about it, a eunuch ran over and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei are fighting." ”

"What!" Hearing this, the more angry Li Shimin became, he was annoyed: "Let the Praetorian Guards arrest them all and put them all in prison for reflection!" ”

"This ......" The eunuch was a little undecided, he looked at Empress Changsun, only to see Empress Changsun nodding at him, sighing, and the eunuch led the Praetorian Guard and left.

Empress Changsun said: "Your Majesty, then I will also pass." He knew that Li Shimin was angry, and his passing at this time would only make things even more unmanageable.

Baifu Palace, Li Tai covered his head, a stream of blood flowed down his forehead, Li Chengqian was still holding a wine jug in his hand, and his face was full of crazy hatred, "Li Tai, if you have any dissatisfaction with me, you are coming to me, isn't it the position of the prince?" Am I going to want it? Here you go! Li Chengqian said hysterically, Ashinalan's arrest had made him lose his mind.

After Li Shimin left, Li Chengqian took advantage of Li Tai's unpreparedness, grabbed the wine jug on the table and smashed it at Li Tai, and the new and old hatreds settled with him, he never expected that Li Tai would be able to endure until Ashnaran was pregnant, and he didn't do it until Ashnaran was pregnant, and he had a deep love for Ashinalan.

"Li Chengqian, if it weren't for me, when you ascended to the throne, a hundred years later, half of the Tang Dynasty would not be Turkic, as the crown prince, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, for your own selfishness, you concealed it and did not report it, how ill-intentioned you are." Li Tai did not give in.

"Shut up, y'all!" When the two were arguing, the voice of Empress Changsun suddenly came. (To be continued......)

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