Chapter 80 We want to be brothers through the ages
After listening to the fourth brother's tone of voice, Li Jiancheng felt that only the fourth brother was worthy of getting close to him in the end, so he said: "The Western Regions have sent a batch of wine as tribute. If the fourth brother is interested, he might as well go back to the East Palace with him to taste it."
Li Yuanji immediately agreed, "Since it's the elder brother's order, why can't the younger brother disobey it? Please."
"please."
The brothers left happily.
This scene fell in the corner of Li Zhiyun's eyes, but he didn't pay much attention and said to the eldest grandson: "If my second sister-in-law is willing, she might as well celebrate the New Year with us this year."
Hearing this, Princess Chu pinched him quietly and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is King Qin's first year."
Li Zhiyun suddenly understood, and immediately apologized: "Second sister-in-law, I don't mean anything else. I'm just afraid that you will wrong yourself."
"I know." Changsun forced a smile and said without looking at the love between King Chu and his wife, "I know my brother's feelings, but it's just not the right year."
The second sister-in-law refused, so Li Zhiyun couldn't persuade her any more. After talking for a while, the families gradually dispersed.
On the carriage.
Princess Chu leaned against her husband and said thoughtfully: "I don't know what's going on today. The princess seems to be in a bad mood. When I greeted her, she had a cold face, as if I had offended her."
It wasn't you who offended her, it was me who offended the prince. Li Zhiyun comforted him: "Why should you care about others."
"That's true." Princess Chu continued: "The second sister-in-law is really pitiful. I still remember that in the past, the second sister-in-law was the most graceful and could keep her face calm no matter what happened. But today in the Manlu Palace, I feel that she is very
Pitiful."
Can't it be pitiful that she became a widow at such a young age? Changsun is only twenty-two years old this year. In future generations, she would be like a newly graduated female college student.
But it was precisely because of this that Li Zhiyun felt that this second sister-in-law was charming and graceful, with the youthfulness of a girl and the maturity of a young woman.
"If you feel that the second sister-in-law is pitiful, you can invite her to sit in the palace in the future. This will also comfort you. If she needs something, you know what you can do to help her."
"yes."
During the Chinese New Year and festivals in the Tang Dynasty, there were not many games to play, but there were quite a few.
Such as "cockfighting", "polo", "shuangliu", "leaf play" and so on. But since the advent of mahjong, it quickly set off a hurricane in the Tang Dynasty.
There is no one who can fight!
Teahouses, restaurants, gambling houses, inns and other places, wherever there are tables, there will always be a pair of mahjong for guests to enjoy.
In the palace, Concubine Wan Gui once told Li Zhiyun that one time several concubines forgot the time while playing mahjong, leaving Lao Li alone in the empty room most of the night.
Needless to say, dignitaries and dignitaries often gather at a few tables to play mahjong during holidays and festivals when they have nothing to do.
Some of the noble yamen in the imperial court, such as the Imperial College, and other places where the sour and smelly old men would sometimes rub it quietly.
No way, playing mahjong is so fun!
This is why the Turks went south last year and frightened the imperial court, so no one dared to continue playing mahjong with great fanfare. On normal days, if you go around Pingkangfang and Yiyangfang, there will be mahjong everywhere.
Voice.
Now during the Chinese New Year, every government has taken out their mahjong collections and gathered their friends to push the Great Wall.
The Prince of Chu's Mansion is no exception.
Li Daoxuan, Li Daozong, and Li Shuliang's son Li Xiaoxie came to visit Li Zhiyun. The brothers started chatting while playing mahjong without saying a word.
This is also a common practice. After Li Zhiyun took out the soap, Li Daoxuan, Li Daozong and Li Shuliang had close contacts with him.
Four men were playing mahjong, and their wives were also playing mahjong in the courtyard of Princess Chu.
Li Chengjing took Li Daozong's son Li Jingheng and ran around having fun, with several slaves running behind him.
"Twenty thousand." Li Zhiyun was playing cards with one hand and touching the snacks on the corner of the table with the other hand. Outside, there was a circle of servants from Prince Chu's palace who were barbecuing. From time to time, there would be slaves holding trays and bringing freshly grilled meat.
On the other side, there are slaves serving wine, ready to pour wine for the kings at any time.
"Bang, three barrels." Li Daoxuan played a card and said, "Fifth brother, someone is selling mahjong tiles privately in the West Market recently. Do you want to teach him a lesson?"
"Come on, this thing has no technical content. You can ban it for a while or for a lifetime. Others made it and played cards secretly. What can you do to them?"
"But in the long run, our few Tang brand shops will suffer losses."
After mahjong was invented, Li Zhiyun immediately recruited Li Daozhong, Li Daoxuan, Li Shuliang and Li Xiaogong to open a shop together.
Li Xiaoxie said: "An ordinary pair of mahjong tiles only costs two ounces of money. Bamboo jade tiles and white jade tiles are the most expensive, but not many people buy them. There is no profit from these things, so they are better than nothing."
When Li Daozong heard this, he was amused. He played a set of three and joked with a smile, "You can make a lot of money from a deck of cards, but that's not enough for you."
"It's incomparable to Tang Xiang." Li Xiaoxie said.
Li Zhiyun rolled his eyes secretly, "Bullshit, Changping Prince's Palace gets the most goods in the Jingzhao area, so of course it makes more money."
Li Daoxuan asked: "Fifth brother, I think Luoyang is on the right track soon. When will the goods be sold there?"
"Is the Luoyang order one of yours?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Li Daoxuan shook his head, "How is it possible? King Qin used to make the decision over there."
Li Zhiyun said: "Then it will be difficult to handle. The Luoyang order is not ours, and Henan Yin is not sure yet. Even regarding whether Henan County should break up the soil and divide the prefectures and counties, the DPRK and China now have mutual opinions, and the two sides are in a stalemate. This
When we go to the store, have you ever thought about how many people you need to take care of up and down? What if you take care of them all and the court sends someone over, what are you going to do?"
"There is nothing to worry about." Li Xiaoxie said disdainfully: "Who dares to reach out to our clan?"
Bang!
Li Zhiyun drew a red card and pushed the card down.
"One color, three concealed bars, give me money."
"Ah, I just listened to the cards." Li Daoxuan reluctantly handed over the money.
Li Zhiyun asked: "If the person who goes is Uncle Shen Tong, do you want to distribute the profits to him? And if the person who goes is the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, what will you do?"
Hearing this, Li Xiaoxie pursed his lips and sighed while shuffling the cards, "Damn it, there are so many people in Luoyang, even if they make a little less, they still have a lot."
Li Zhiyun smiled and lectured: "Look at what you look like now. You are running a lowly business, and you don't look like a member of the royal family. You, be careful, don't give the censor a reason to impeach, otherwise it will be a small matter to lose money.
If the commotion gets too big, it will be hard for my father to explain it."
These days, among the large-scale aristocratic families, there is no family that does not have several shops or horse teams for merchants.
It's just that it doesn't sound good to say it. After all, commerce is a lowly industry for scholars, farmers, and commerce. Anyone who ends up personally is degrading his status.
If someone in a clan like Li Xiaoxie's family knew that he was engaging in despicable business openly and openly, the censors would be very excited, and they would definitely catch him and King Changping and rant about it.
"Yes, I remember."
Li Daozong asked: "Xiao Xie, when do you plan to become an official?"
"Oh, I don't know either." Li Xiaoxie said with a bitter face: "Since I followed you to Wang Shichong last time, I feel that the battlefield is not suitable for me. At present, the court has plenty of people, so there is really no gap."
"I think you are afraid of death." Li Daoxuan mocked mercilessly.
Li Xiaoxie's face turned red and he was a little embarrassed to grab the cards.
"That's nonsense. Am I afraid of death? I just can't cum while riding. Don't try to ruin my reputation."
"Then next time there is a war, you might as well work with me to get the honor immediately." After Li Daoxuan finished speaking, he asked him, "How about it?"
Li Xiaoxie ignored him and focused on playing cards.