The strong smell of Chinese medicine made Ye Chang almost sneeze.

"Eleven Lang, you're here" Li Xiu's face was withered, and he hurriedly came out to greet him, his expression was much more enthusiastic than before.

That's natural, Li Linfu insisted on going to Lushun to retire, those of them who were sons had to accompany him, Lushun was Ye Chang's territory, even if he hadn't been to Liaodong for a year now, his prestige and influence still hadn't diminished there. Therefore, when they arrived in Lushun, they still needed to rely on Ye Chang.

In addition, they were also quite curious about the "immortal medicine" that Ye Chang had been looking for.

"He Lao Dalang came to greet ...... Is my husband okay now? Ye Chang asked.

"Alas...... Come with me. Li Xiu knew that it was important to get down to business, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he led Ye Chang inside.

But to Ye Chang's surprise, they didn't follow the smell of medicine, but walked around the mansion and slowed down when they turned to a hidden courtyard.

"Adults have been very suspicious since they fell ill, and they often change their places of residence several times a day, and they will be the housekeeper in the house, and they do not know where they are." Facing Ye Chang, Li Xiu had nothing to hide, and said in a low voice.

This is the result of doing too many bad things, although Li Linfu is a capable minister, but he is also a traitor, he has held power for so many years, I don't know how many characters he has pitted, and he can be described as an enemy of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Who is coming" Li Xiu's voice was very low, but it was still heard by Li Linfu in the house, Li Linfu roared suddenly: "Who is it, Da Lang, who are you talking to"

"It's my sister-in-law who is here, and I'm here to say hello to my lord." Li Xiu hurriedly replied.

"Eleven Lang is here? Eleven Lang, come in, come in...... Okay, okay, Dalang, you go and pack your things immediately, and within three days, we will leave Beijing."

Obviously, the fundamental reason why Li Linfu stalled in Chang'an City and did not leave for a long time was that he was waiting for Ye Chang.

Ye Chang calmed down, crossed the threshold, and entered the house.

It wasn't very dark in the room, and two lanterns hung on the wall—another Lushun product, but now it was only used as a luxury product, because the glass cover was used, and the oil used was vegetable oil. Seeing these two lights, Ye Chang remembered what he had always forgotten, it was time for people to look for oil near Yan'an in another life.

"Ye Chang has seen his father-in-law." Looking at Li Linfu lying on the couch, Ye Chang bowed for a long time.

No matter how complicated the relationship between the two is, and no matter how much selfishness Li Linfu hides, he is always Li Tengkong's father, and Li Tengkong really has nothing to say to him, so he must always maintain a minimum of respect for Li Linfu

"Eleven Lang, it's good that you're here......" Li Linfu looked around: "You all go out, only Eleven Lang is here"

Because of the stroke, his voice was a little vague, and he looked at his spirit, which was not bad, but in such a summer, he was still covered with a quilt, and his body was weak, which can be seen.

"The body of the man is ......"

"I know my body, this time it's not going to get better." Li Linfu said with difficulty: "If I die in a foreign place, I can still save Dalang and his brothers, if I die in Chang'an, I am afraid that they will not even be buried, Dalang and they will be wiped out among the people, only Luo Xibing or the old love, the rest of the people, etc., do not fall into the well, they are trying to protect themselves......"

Ye Chang pursed his lips, although Li Linfu was sick, he was not confused about people and things.

"In the past two years, I have put you in Yunnan, and I don't go all out to summon you back to Beijing, but I also want you to keep some distance from me, after all, my son-in-law is not a son, and you yourself have the means to protect yourself. If you are saved, you will be able to keep Da Lang and his brothers......" Li Linfu said again.

"Son-in-law understands."

"After I go, Yang Zhao will be powerful, and countless people will take refuge in him, you should be careful."

"The matter has come to this point, what is the father-in-law still hiding, the father-in-law must have a backhand...... Why don't you teach me? Ye Chang said.

He didn't believe that Li Linfu would be tied down, Li Linfu's nature, no one could believe it except himself, where would he really pin all his hopes on him alone

Li Linfu looked at him: "How are you?" ”

This pair of Weng sons-in-law are used to intrigues, even in this case, the two sides do not forget to secretly compete. Ye Chang looked behind him and said with a smile: "I don't know where Lu Qi is at this time?" ”

Li Linfu's pupils shrank suddenly, and his forehead was slightly sweaty.

Two years ago, not long after Ye Chang went to Yunnan, Lu Qi turned against Li Linfu and secretly took refuge in Yang Zhao. Some of Ye Chang's measures in the frontier can be boycotted by Yang Zhao, to a large extent, because Lu Qi secretly reported the news. But Yang Zhao doesn't have much trust in Lu Qi, the person who first betrayed Li Shizhi and then turned his back on Li Linfu, and now Yang Zhao has many characters in his hands, and he can't look down on such a mere six-grade official.

Therefore, now Lu Qi has almost disappeared from the political arena of Chang'an City, and some people even think that he has been secretly killed by Li Linfu.

"If there is no external enemy, Yang Zhao will first sweep away Chen Xilie, Chen Xilie is greedy and cowardly, not his opponent, but it will collapse in a year or two, after that, Yang Zhao will do his best to deal with the old man, but if there is a more dangerous foreign enemy than the old man......" Li Linfu said slowly.

Lu Qi's opposition to him was deliberately arranged by him, and it was also deliberately arranged by him to make Yang Zhao not trusted. This step of chess was already prepared when Li Shizhi died, but he just fell two years ago.

Where the final move lands......

"Prince?" Ye Chang asked in a low voice.

Li Linfu went to leave Beijing, and he could still restrain Yang Zhao's power, only Gao Lishi, but with Gao Lishi's character as a wall grass, he took the initiative to sing against Yang Zhao, it was absolutely impossible, at this time, someone must make Yang Zhao feel threatened. The best candidate was originally Chen Xilie, but Li Linfu and Chen Xilie have worked together for many years, and they know that this person has no talent and no bones, since he has no talent to confront Yang Zhao, and he does not have the courage to take power.

Since this is the case, then the person who can be selected is the crown prince Li Heng, Li Linfu's old enemy and mortal enemy.

No one would have thought that Li Linfu would want to help out the crown prince Li Heng to contain Yang Zhao, in the imagination of ordinary people, Li Linfu tried to shake Li Heng's storage position for many years, Li Heng and Yang Zhao joined forces, and it was the most normal choice to bring down Li Linfu.

"Since the old man has become a prince, he does not pose a threat to the prince, and the only one who can pose a threat to the prince's position is Yang Zhao. The concubine is being pampered, in case she has a dragon species, whether Yang Zhao supports his nephew or protects Li Heng, does this need to be considered? Even if the saint had already considered it, so that the concubine Niangniang could not conceive, there were not many young princes and kings and grandchildren in the palace, and the people around Niangniang were verbose, and Niangniang adopted one or two of them by her side......"

Ye Chang looked at Li Linfu's dim eyes flashing with a ghostly glow, and he was really a little speechless.

When this old traitor ran out of oil, he still had this ability, and counted Li Longji, Yang Guifei, the crown prince Li Heng and Yang Zhao into account.

If his plan is really implemented, where will Yang Zhao have time to deal with Li Linfu, the first thing he will do is to shake the position of the crown prince Li Heng.

Similarly, the crown prince Li Heng was busy stabilizing his position, how could he take Li Linfu, who was no longer a threat, to heart, in Li Heng's calculations, he could come to trouble Li Linfu's descendants after he officially ascended the throne.

"If so, it can be guaranteed for five to ten years." Ye Chang said in a low voice.

"Hehe" Li Linfu laughed twice, and Ye Chang suddenly understood that this old traitor still had a back hand.

No matter who wins, Yang Zhao or Li Heng, there is still a card in Li Linfu's hand that has not been turned over, and this card will probably overturn the winner of Yang Zhao and Li Heng again

Who is this card?

Ye Chang felt that it was unlikely that he was this card, and there should be someone else.

"In the past few years, you have done a very good job, the ability to manage money, the court is gradually inseparable from you, and military merit is rare in the court, you have endured it for a few years, maybe it won't be long before the Tang Dynasty will have a prime minister in his thirties."

Ye Chang is twenty-six years old this year, and it is only four or five years away from being in his thirties, Li Linfu can't help but be a little jealous when he says this, he himself has only obtained the position of prime minister after middle age, and he has been suppressed by Zhang Jiuling and others for a lot of time.

"Zhangren go to Lushun just rest assured, I will arrange it over there, the climate in Lushun is only slightly colder than Chang'an, in recent years, the population has grown very fast, although there are not as many as Chang'an, there are millions of people, but there are nearly 100,000......

In the sixth year of Tianbao, Liaodong completed the first population registration, and the number of registered Han people was more than 174,000, mainly concentrated around the cities of Lushun, Jian'an, Qingnipu, Shirenwang, Shicheng, and Beishacheng. However, after four years, the number of Han Chinese in Liaodong exceeded 350,000, which fully doubled, of which about 100,000 were new immigrants from various provinces in the Central Plains, and more than 70,000 people included Han slaves and maids who had fled to Liaodong and naturalized Han people of various ethnic groups. In addition, there are more than 100,000 people of Silla, Goguryeo, Murowei, Xi, Khitan and other ethnic groups, with a total population of nearly 500,000, and Lushun, as the largest city, is also the center of economy, politics and education, and the population living in Lushun has exceeded 100,000 in one fell swoop.

Ye Chang is quite fond of the planning of Chang'an City, this kind of urban layout of the alleys and alleys of the city has also been moved to the planning of Lushun, therefore, now Lushun also has three cities, the East City, the West City and the North City, there are Lushun, Duli, Tang'an and other nine squares, business and travel are very much, when it comes to prosperity, it is not inferior to the big cities in the mainland.

"So Eleven Lang bothered...... Don't worry, although I can't get better, I won't go into the ground so early, Yang Zhao doesn't dare to go all out against you in a short time. ”

Having said this, Li Linfu finally felt a little tired, he reluctantly waved his hand and motioned for Ye Chang to leave. After all, after he suffered a stroke, he was unable to move, and although he cleaned and wiped it every day according to the doctor's instructions, he always had some peculiar smell

He didn't want his weak side to be exposed in front of Ye Chang's eyes.

After Ye Chang withdrew, he saw Li Xiu waiting in front of the door, with a look of wanting to speak and stopping, Ye Chang smiled and said: "If Da Lang has any orders, just say it, the family doesn't have to see outside." ”

"This time I left Chang'an, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to return it...... Since it is to be in Lushun's strengths, the house over there is narrow......"

Although he is not an official, he also knows that his family will leave Chang'an this time, and it is almost impossible to come back, and his official position has not been resigned yet, but after arriving in Lushun, he is afraid that the edict of dismissal will come. has no official position, sits on the mountain and eats empty, he really has to rely on Ye Chang to raise, and he is somewhat unpleasant in his heart.

Fortunately, Li Tengkong wanted to help Ye Chang at the beginning, and several of Li Linfu's children invested a lot of money in the Anton Chamber of Commerce, with their annual income, they were a little more frugal, and they could also support a large family, but today's luxurious life is afraid that it will not be returned.

"Don't worry, I have a ...... here Two years ago, I started building my mansion in Lushun. Although it is not as big as the house in Chang'an City, it is not small, and a valley was also selected outside the city to build a villa courtyard. ”

"There are so many Lao Shilang, it's just ...... It's just that I heard that it is very difficult to buy and sell land in Liaodong, and I don't know if Shiyi Lang can think of a plan to put a Zhuangzi for us and leave a few thousand acres of land? ”

"Da Lang laughed, how much income does the field have in a year, only those new homeless people in Lushun will think of buying land" Ye Chang did not refuse directly, but said with a smile: "If my father-in-law and uncle only rely on the land to live, I dare to praise myself for financial economy?" I have my own arrangements...... Da Lang Mo is in a hurry to say no, I know that you don't want to take advantage of me in vain, this arrangement is for you to pay, you will be ready to buy a house and buy land to hand over to the empty mother, I will partner with you to set up a workshop, how can you have a hundred thousand yuan a year. ”

100,000 yuan is nothing to Li Xiu, who has seen a lot of money, but he knows very well that Ye Chang is showing his attitude and wants them to invest money in industry and commerce. Li Xiu also read Ye Chang's Theory of the Wealth of Nations, and naturally knew that Ye Chang was extremely disapproving of using all the money to buy land and houses.

"After all, the field house is fundamental, and it can be passed on to future generations."

"The industry can also be passed on to the descendants, and it is not inferior to the farmland. If you are not willing to invest in a workshop, you can also consider opening a trading house or a commercial inn. Ye Chang said: "Not to mention anything else, just by buying a ship, running the route from Lushun to Silla and then to the Wa Kingdom every year, the net profit is hundreds of thousands of yuan per year." ”

"The sea is stormy and rough, and there are often accidents, but I dare not interfere in this matter, but the workshop ...... What does Eleven Lang do in that workshop? ”

"The grandfather clock."

"What's that?"

"When the time comes, you will know that in the future, the table clock will be like a screen, and the rich and noble must prepare it." Ye Changdao

After the usable gears were finally built, Ye Chang immediately put the manufacture of the grandfather clock on the agenda, the importance of the clock is not only reflected in the timing, but also in the navigation, and in order to create a pocket watch suitable for sailing, it is inevitable to accumulate experience with a stupid and bulky grandfather clock.

"If Eleven Lang said so, then according to Eleven Lang's words......"

Li Xiu wanted to ask again, but at this moment, he heard someone outside: "Zhongcheng can be?" ”

"What?" Ye Chang asked.

"The sage summoned Ye Zhongcheng into Xingqing Palace to see him." The person who came was a steward in Ye Chang's house, and said outside the hospital.

Ye Chang and Li Xiu both had a pang in their hearts, Ye Chang only returned to Chang'an today, and originally thought that he would have to wait for two or three days for Li Longji to see him, but he never thought that Li Longji was so impatient.

"I'll go to the saint first, the matter of Liaodong, and then I'll talk to Dalang in detail when I come back." Ye Changdao.