In the official room, Li Ye squinted his eyes and read Li Heng's edict carefully. The edict was the seventh succession document. This succession edict was unexpected by Li Ye, but it was also reasonable.
‘Any member of the Tang Dynasty clan who has been punished by eunuchs can succeed to the great unification’.
I don’t know if Li Heng thought when he wrote this sentence that the only person in the Tang Dynasty who could punish the eunuchs was Li Ye.
Perhaps Li Heng thought that his sons could kill the eunuchs, but was afraid that they would compete for the throne, so he left the last imperial edict.
However, Li Ye believed that Li Heng also thought of him, otherwise he would not have defined the scope as "all the clans of the Tang Dynasty", but would have written it as "the disciples born to me".
This can be regarded as a sign that a person is about to die but his words are also kind!
At this time, Wei Jiansu said at the door: "Your Highness, they are here."
"Please come in!"
After a while, Li Dai and Zhang Li walked in. They bowed and saluted, "See the prison country!"
Li Ye quickly asked the two of them to sit down and handed them the imperial edict.
"This is the emperor's last edict given to me by the Queen Mother!"
Li Dai looked at the imperial edict and asked in surprise: "How many succession edicts did the emperor have?"
"A total of seven shares were issued. King Yong Li Xi, King Peng Li Ji, King Wei Li Bai, King Yun Li Rong, King Shu Li Tan, and King Ding Li Dong. These six princes each hold one share. The seventh share is this one. There is no
The specific person, the Emperor finally gave it to the Queen Mother for preservation."
Zhang Li took the edict and looked at it and said: "The Queen Mother was afraid that the eunuchs would cause trouble, so she asked Pei Min to give it to me for temporary storage. I did not dare to open it. Later, I returned it to the Queen Mother."
Li Dai pondered for a moment and asked: "What does the Supervisory State plan to do?"
Li Ye smiled lightly and said: "First, please ask the Zhengshitang to confirm its authenticity; secondly, if it is true, ask all the ministers of the Zhengshitang to sign it and keep it by the Zhengshitang; third, continue to maintain the current transition.
Expect."
Li Dai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that after his son got this edict, all his plans would be disrupted and all the hard work he had done so far would be in vain. It seemed that his son was still very conscious.
Li Dai and Zhang Li looked at each other, stood up and said, "We will convene the political hall to discuss matters when we get back!"
In an elegant room of Chang'an Wude Restaurant, a businessman was treating a local to dinner.
The dentist's name is Huang Yaoqi, nicknamed Lao Qi. He has a good reputation in Chang'an. He opened a Huang's Zhuangzhai Dental Store in Chang'an. It is a real estate agency in name, but in fact he does all the dirty work.
The businessman put an ingot of five taels of gold on the table and pushed it to Huang Yaoqi, "Pay half first and the other half after the work is completed."
Huang Yaoqi picked up the gold and weighed it, his eyes narrowed with a smile, "Look for a firearms craftsman, right? No problem, I'm sure to find it within two days."
"Don't go out and spread the word. If you are caught by the internal guards, you won't be able to reap the rewards."
"Don't worry, in my line of work, you can make money in a low profile."
The businessman gave him another note, "This is my residence. Let me know immediately when you find it!"
Huang Yaoqi took the note and stood up to say goodbye.
The businessman continued drinking calmly. This businessman's name was Yang Shaoan, and his true identity was Li Xilie's aide. Ever since Li Xilie saw the Navy's exploding arrows and iron fire thunders by the river, Li Xilie had nightmares every night. He vowed to
Spend whatever it takes to get your hands on these two powerful firearms.
He immediately sent his aide Yang Shaoan to Chang'an with a thousand taels of gold to try to recruit firearms craftsmen.
Yang Shaoan paid for the drink, then got up and returned to the inn.
Huang Yaoqi was really good. Through his friends, he quickly found a tooth collector in Zhaoxingfang where craftsmen gathered.
The dental practitioners in the Tang Dynasty were not as active as in the Song Dynasty. They existed in all walks of life, but some important industries also had specialized dental practitioners.
For example, renting or buying a house, buying and selling fertile land, introducing jobs, introducing marriages, etc.
Yaren is an intermediary that specializes in finding jobs for people. For example, if a wealthy family wants to hire maids, servants, etc., they must find someone to introduce them, and the introducer is Yaren.
In a tavern in Zhaoxingfang, a thin man who raised teeth said with a smile: "It's the seventh brother! I've heard about the name for a long time, my younger brother Zhao Ping eats in Zhaoxingfang and Da'anfang, what can I do for you?
Open your mouth!"
Huang Yaoqi chuckled: "Is there any way to find a firearms craftsman?"
Zhao Ping had a look of embarrassment on his face, "I know two firearms makers and gunpowder makers, but their incomes are very high and they generally won't be dug out easily."
Huang Yaoqi snorted in shock, "How tall can you be? Do you have fifty guan a month?"
Zhao Ping nodded, "The price of the top craftsmen is almost the same."
Huang Yaoqi picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, took out ten taels of silver and placed it heavily on the table, "I'm asking you, do you earn this money?"
Zhao Ping stared at Yinzi, swallowed, and said with a smile: "Of course I won't have trouble with Yinzi, so be it! I can find someone, but you have to make sure that your income is at least twice what it is now, otherwise they won't come.
of."
"Don't worry! As long as you have real ability, I will give you three or five times."
"Okay, let's meet here at noon tomorrow. I'll bring the person here and you can have a chat with the person. If it's appropriate, you can pay me as an intermediary."
Huang Yaoqi nodded, "Then we have made an agreement. I will be here on time at noon tomorrow!"
Huang Yaoqi left, and Zhao Ping watched him go away, then quickly came to a courtyard. This courtyard had no signs, but it was actually a branch of the Neiwei in Zhaoxingfang.
Otherwise, Li Chenghua is amazing! Li Ye asked her to pay attention to the craftsmen in Zhaoxingfang and avoid being poached, so she set up an internal security agency in Zhaoxingfang, and then several of the people in Zhaoxingfang were
The inner guards dressed up, and then the two taverns were also opened by the inner guards. Through these means of information exchange, the movements of the entire Zhaoxingfang were monitored.
No matter who wants to poach people, they usually have to entrust someone with the task. This is equivalent to hitting the internal guards head-on. In fact, it is a kind of fishing law enforcement.
After hearing Zhao Ping's report, the school lieutenant in charge immediately realized that this was a major Class A case and actually wanted to recruit a firearms maker. The school lieutenant in charge immediately rushed to the internal security headquarters to report.
After listening to the report, Li Chenghua pondered for a moment and asked: "The person who came to contact me is also a tooth man?"
"Exactly, he is a famous tooth man in Chang'an. His name is Huang Yaoqi, nicknamed Lao Qi. He must have been entrusted by others to find someone."
Li Chenghua nodded and said: "I will arrange for someone to pretend to be a firearms maker to contact you. Once the buyer is determined, report it to me immediately!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
At noon the next day, Huang Yaoqi saw a craftsman in the tavern in Zhaoxingfang. He had a first-class craftsman badge, his surname was Cao, and his name was Cao Agen.
"Are you in charge of firearms?" Huang Yaoqi asked. In fact, he didn't know what firearms were?
Cao Agen spoke Luoyang dialect and grinned: "We have a total of three hundred firearms craftsmen, including five master craftsmen, seventeen first-class craftsmen, and the rest are second-class craftsmen. I am a first-class craftsman, so I can't be said to be responsible.
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Huang Yaoqi nodded, "How much can you earn in a month?"
"Thirty Guan, even a first-level craftsman has thirty Guan."
"How much do you want?"
Cao Agen said calmly: "I won't move if it's less than one hundred guan per month."
Huang Yaoqi is just a middle-aged man. The key is to satisfy his customers before he can get the other ten taels of gold.
"Then tomorrow at noon, I will invite you to have dinner at Shuixiantang, a Wude restaurant, and my employer will meet with you. If the deal is successful, I'm afraid it will cost more than 150 kuen."
Cao Agen readily agreed, "Tomorrow happens to be my day off, so we've settled on it."