This time, Emperor Wen arranged the official rank for Li Hao, but it surprised many people, including the prince and his wife themselves, because Emperor Wen did not consult the prince in advance about this matter.

Of course, with the temperament of the crown prince, as long as Emperor Wen speaks, even if he is unwilling in his heart, he will not refuse, so there is no difference between Emperor Wen asking and not asking.

However, after Xiao Yuehou knew about this, his reaction was more excited, because he had always had the intention of letting the third prince replace the crown prince, and now that Li Hao was serving in the East Palace, there was no doubt that it would strengthen the strength of the prince.

Especially with the arrival of Li Hao, the prince may have the help of Yuan, Qu, and Liang by his side, you must know that the strength of these three families is much stronger than that of the Lou family, and it is likely to break the situation of the prince's single force in the past.

It's just that he didn't dare to go to Emperor Wen and Concubine Yue to tell him, after all, he shouldn't have asked about the reward, and it involved the prince, so he shouldn't be able to interfere, so in the end, Xiao Yuehou came to Li Hao, wanting to test Li Hao, or to test the Yuan family's thoughts.

Of course, in the face of Li Hao, Xiao Yuehou did not talk about it directly, but took advantage of the beginning of the business of the two families to go around with Li Hao for most of the hour.

It is said that since the cooperation with Li Hao, whether it is the soap, ceramics, glass business or the white paper business in the back, Yue's has benefited a lot from it, and this relationship is naturally good.

In the past, Xiao Yuehou used this business to get closer to Li Hao, and when he felt that it was about the same, he pretended to complain easily: "Yuan Gongzi is now named the Marquis of Nanzheng by His Majesty, and he has entered the prince's door as an official.

Today, I invited Yuan Gongzi to come just to ask if there is still a share of my Yue clan in this business in the future, so that I can also eat with a mouthful of food. ”

Li Hao had already guessed the purpose of Xiao Yuehou calling him here, and he had already thought about the words to deal with it in his mind, but he didn't point it out when he saw that he had been going around the bend in front of him.

Now seeing that Xiao Yuehou finally asked, he replied: "Why did Yuehou say this, the business cooperation between our two families is so smooth, how can it change because of this little thing."

And to tell the truth, it was not my wish to go to the East Palace to take up a post, and I had the intention of shirking it at the beginning, but His Majesty did not agree.

It's not good for me to contradict Your Majesty for this, don't make the happy event of promotion a bad thing of dismissal in the end, it won't be worth it.

If Yuehou has a way, why don't you go and help me ask Your Majesty for a favor and give me a change errand, I think the duties of Shaofu and Guangluxun are very good. ”

Hearing Li Hao's words, Xiao Yuehou felt a little relieved, because according to Li Hao's statement, it was obvious that this incident was just an accident, not deliberate by Li Hao, in this case, naturally there would be no Yuan, Qu, and Liang families deciding to support the prince.

Of course, Xiao Yuehou didn't really fully believe Li Hao's words, and he would definitely find a way to continue to test Li Hao's true attitude later.

And even if it is not supported at this time, who can guarantee that Li Hao will not change his attitude in the future after a long period of contact, so he is still ready to think of a way to see how he can transfer Li Hao out of the East Palace as soon as possible.

It's just that he didn't say this to Li Hao, but just said: "Where can I interfere with Your Majesty's will, you look up to me too much, drink and drink." ”

Immediately picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then Li Hao naturally drank it when he saw this, and then when the two pushed the cup and changed the lamp, Xiao Yuehou pretended to be half drunk and half awake, so he said that he wanted to introduce Li Hao to the situation in the East Palace.

Then he said to himself, it turned out that before Mrs. Lou, Marquis Yu had also been the prince's master, but after he took office for half a year, he resigned from his official position on the grounds of illness.

In fact, there are several such people except for Marquis Yu, all of whom were personally appointed by Emperor Wen without exception, and then resigned for various reasons.

Marquis Xiaoyue said that these were to take the opportunity to explain to Li Hao the prince's unbearableness, otherwise why would these important ministers of the court not want to take up their posts in the East Palace.

In addition, it is also to show Li Hao the way, telling Li Hao that he can also find a way to resign after taking office, and there will not be any big problem, after all, the people who resigned in front of him are also staying in the court now.

This is not wrong, but Li Hao understands that Xiao Yuehou deliberately ignored two very important information in his words, one is that most of these officials are from Jinghua heroes, and they are already close to the Yue family in terms of attitude, so naturally they will not support the prince too much.

Second, these people are important ministers in the court, and they are the old brothers who fight the world with Emperor Wen, and they have a solid foundation in the court, even if they are a little disobedient, Emperor Wen will not be too harsh.

And Li Hao is different, now he has just gained a foothold in the imperial court, if he really annoys Emperor Wen, the ending is likely not so good.

So in the face of Xiao Yuehou's words, Li Hao seized this point to complain, and then said that he couldn't drag down the Yuan family, anyway, it all meant the same, and he couldn't help himself, if Xiao Yuehou could help him get out, then he couldn't ask for it.

But if you want to let yourself go against Emperor Wen's will, it will definitely not work, and you must consider yourself and the Yuan family.

After pulling each other, the two of them were almost drunk, so they called the two of them to send them back to their respective homes.

But after the two got into the carriage, they both came to their senses, and it turned out that both of them were pretending to be drunk in the restaurant.

After returning to Yuan's Mansion, Qu Lengjun saw Li Hao coming back with a drunken body, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Why did you drink so much wine in the middle of the day, but you feel unwell." ”

Li Hao replied with a smile: "No, it's just that the smell of wine is stronger, in fact, I haven't drunk much, after all, I am drinking with the old fox of Xiaoyuehou, but I can't really drink too much."

You wait for me to change my clothes first, don't smoke you, that will make me feel too distressed. ”

Qu Lengjun heard Li Hao's teasing, patted Li Hao lightly, and said, "You, you just don't have a serious attitude, hurry up and change your clothes, it smells bad." ”

Li Hao, who heard this, smiled in his heart, and went to the inner courtyard to change his clothes, and when everything was packed up and came out again, Qu Lengjun had already prepared a sobering soup for Li Hao to drink.

Li Hao was naturally very accepting of this concern, and happily took the decanting soup from Qu Lengjun's hand and drank it all, and said at the end: "The decanting soup brought by Madame is delicious, why do you say it!" ”

Qu Lengjun glanced at Li Hao slightly when he heard this, and said, "You don't have a proper shape all day, you can't wait until you take up a post in the East Palace, so as not to fall into the hands of others." ”

While saying that, he didn't forget to take the empty bowl in Li Hao's hand and handed it to the maidservant to take it down.

Hearing this, Li Hao looked at Qu Lengjun with burning eyes, and replied: "Don't worry, madam, I'm just doing this to my wife, and other people don't deserve to be treated like this." ”

Seeing that Li Hao had turned himself into a unique existence, coupled with this burning gaze, Qu Lengjun still didn't resist in the end, and ran away under the pretext.

Li Hao didn't chase after it, anyway, if he has something to say in the evening, he can take the time to deal with the business now.

For example, if you are concerned about the development of your own business, it just so happens that the housekeepers who were originally in charge of various businesses in Jiaodong have rushed to the capital one after another after receiving Li Hao's summons.

For other businesses, Li Hao is just roughly concerned, after all, under the management of Qu Lengjun over the years, there has always been an upward trend.

Anyway, Li Hao is not short of money now, so naturally he is not so concerned about the increase in simple money.

Only for the white paper business, Li Hao attaches great importance to it, and leaves people alone for questioning to see how much the price and output are controlled here.

According to the housekeeper of the white paper workshop, now the shipping cost of white paper is controlled by him at five times the price of bamboo slips, and at the same time, several new workshops have been built, and the output has increased greatly compared with before.

However, even so, the supply is still in short supply, and the number of orders requested by each family is increasing every year, and basically the wealthy families everywhere realize the benefits of blank paper.

For this reason, there are many people in the white paper workshop in Jiaodong every year who want to steal the technology of papermaking, but these people eventually die, or are caught and become slaves to work, of course, they will not be arranged to go to the paper workshop.

At this point, Li Hao's eyes began to focus on printing, after all, there are actually not too many threshold requirements for such a thing as printing.

After the paper is widely used, sooner or later someone will take the initiative to come to this point, and it is better for Li Hao to realize it.

However, when presiding over this matter, Li Hao made a special request, that is, to control the printing cost.

It's just that Li Hao's requirements are different from others, not to control the cost downward, but to control it upward, and the designated research direction is stitching printing, which can be inadvertently circulated after it is developed.

Anyway, the people who can use blank paper today are rich people, and they don't care about this wealth, and they can take this opportunity to temporarily fix the users of this technology in the top handful, and slow down the speed of downward penetration at the cost of price.

As for the further popularization, it is a killer feature that Li Hao wants to use, and it can be kept as a political achievement to help harvest the hearts of many poor people.

After being busy with many personal matters, he officially went to the East Palace to take office, this time Li Hao has an official identity, and it is much more convenient to enter and exit the palace, and there is no need to report in advance.

With the seal of the prince's rate, Li Hao rushed to the East Palace unimpeded, and when he was about to meet the prince, he ran into an unreliable guy head-on, and led his men and horses to inspect the East Palace.

But the way this man walked was not so much a patrol as a walk.

And after this guy saw Li Hao, he also said loudly: "Who are you, why did you enter the East Palace without reporting, do you know that this is a big crime." ”

Although Li Hao couldn't see it, he didn't have a direct attack without figuring out who was on the other side, but replied: "This official is the newly appointed prince, and he is here to find the prince today, do you know where the prince is now." ”

Hearing Li Hao's identity, the guards immediately saluted Li Hao, because although nominally, they were led by the crown prince and young master.

But now that Emperor Wen has not appointed a young master to the crown prince, Li Hao has the right to assist in the defense of the East Palace, that is, he can actually manage them.

It was the person who was the leader, he still looked quite stubborn, and he still looked indifferent in the face of Li Hao, and said loudly: "Oh, you are the one who Li Hao, it was my cousin who was punished for the harm you killed, and you really dare to come to the East Palace to serve." ”

Hearing this, Li Hao didn't know who the person in front of him was, after all, the only fish in the Sun family who slipped through the net in the capital was Sun Sheng, the cousin of the crown princess, who also happened to be in the East Palace.

Then he replied: "My official position was set by His Majesty himself, and I have come to serve according to my will, so what is the problem?"

Could it be that you have doubts about Your Majesty's will, and think that Your Majesty's appointment is wrong? ”

This big hat was buttoned down, Sun Sheng was not stupid after all, and he didn't dare to argue with Li Hao about anything, he just snorted coldly, and could only say to his subordinates: "Don't continue to inspect, if something goes wrong, can you take responsibility?" ”

The guards naturally didn't dare to offend Sun Sheng, after all, he had the support of the crown princess, and he was notoriously unbearable, on the other hand, Li Hao's reputation was much better, and he was from a big family, so they naturally chose to offend the gentleman rather than provoke the villain, so they gave Li Hao a salute one after another, and followed Sun Sheng's departure.

Li Hao didn't say anything about this, after all, he was a newcomer, so he let Sun Sheng enjoy a leisurely time first, and after he was familiar with the affairs of the East Palace, he naturally had a way to deal with Sun Sheng.

After all, in terms of his style, there is no need to find this mistake carefully, but I am afraid that it will naturally fall into Li Hao's hands.

After Li Hao asked people again, he went straight to find the prince, and finally found the prince with the help of the guards.

And the prince's first reaction when he saw Li Hao was also quite complicated, after all, Li Hao married Qu Lengjun, although he also had a part in this matter, and there were words that he told himself in his heart that he had let go.

But after Qu Lengjun officially got married, this was the first time the prince saw Li Hao again, and he still came to the East Palace to serve, so he naturally felt a little awkward.

But soon the prince adjusted his mentality, got up and said: "Nan Zheng Hou got the order of his father and came to assist Zuo Yugu, and he was very happy in his heart.

Although you have also been to the East Palace, but you only have a cursory understanding, it is better for Gu to take you around the East Palace and introduce you to the details of the East Palace. ”

Of course, Li Hao did not object to the prince's proposal, anyway, he was already familiar with the environment of the East Palace, and it would be more convenient to have the prince lead the way.

It's just that what Li Hao didn't know was that just as Li Hao and the prince were browsing the East Palace together, in another place, someone was suing Li Hao for his tricks.