Li Chengqian didn't notice Li Shimin's expression and smiled and had someone carry the box in.
Li Shimin looked at such a big box, and his disappointment increased a bit.
After the guard put the box down, Li Chengqian stepped forward to open the box and said with a smile: "Father, please take a look!"
When Li Shimin saw what was in the box, he was a little surprised and said, "This is made of colored glaze? Where did you get such big colored glaze?"
It's not like he never thought that he got it from Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan only sent him cups and dishes before. He was a little unsure whether Lin Xuan could make such a big thing.
"Father, I asked for this from Lin Xuan." Li Chengqian said with a smile.
"I also know about Lin Xuan's Glazed Pavilion. Everything seems to be valuable. Such a large colored glaze must be very expensive, right?" Li Shimin asked.
At this moment, he was already scolding Lin Xuan in his heart. Lin Xuan could make such a big glass, but he didn't even tell him. He only sent him some small gadgets.
"Father, my son originally wanted to buy it, but Lin Xuan didn't want it," Li Chengqian said.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with a confused look in his eyes and asked, "Why did you give this to me?"
"Father, just take a look and you will know." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he said to the guard: "Take it out of the box and remember to be careful."
"yes!"
Two guards stepped forward and carefully pulled out the colored glass.
Li Chengqian closed the box and said, "Put it on the box first."
"Is this modeled after a lion?" Li Shimin exclaimed.
Just now in the box, Li Shimin hadn't seen it clearly yet.
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "I know that my father loves the lion very much, but unfortunately he has never been able to tame it. Although he has given it to Lin Xuan now, he still feels a little reluctant to part with it. I want to dedicate this glazed horse to my father.
, to make up for some of my father’s regrets.”
Li Shimin asked everyone in the hall to go down, and when only the father and son were left, he asked: "Do you really think so?"
Li Chengqian's eyes were full of seriousness and he said: "Father, my son and I just want to honor our father and have no other intentions."
Li Shimin could see that Li Chengqian was not telling lies, and felt very relieved. He smiled and said, "I like your gift very much."
"As long as your father likes it, I want to ask my father for something," Li Chengqian said.
"Let me hear it." Li Shimin said.
Li Chengqian bowed and said: "I heard that my father has grounded Qingque, and I want to ask for a favor for Qingque."
He was very happy yesterday when he learned that Li Tai was grounded, but thinking of what Lin Xuan had said to him before, he decided to intercede for Li Tai.
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian in surprise. He never expected that Li Chengqian would intercede for Li Tai.
Although Li Chengqian and Li Tai usually acted like brothers and sisters in front of him, he knew that they were just pretending to be in front of him.
Li Shimin took a deep look at Li Chengqian and said, "Do you really want to plead for Qingque?"
"Yes! Qingque is Erchen's younger brother. Although I don't know what he did wrong, Erchen, as the elder brother, also has responsibilities." Li Chengqian said.
"Okay, I understand. I will consider what you said. You can go back first." Li Shimin said.
When Li Tai saw Liuli, he wanted to take it for himself, but Li Chengqian was thinking about him.
He had just seen Li Tai's memorial, and he was a little soft-hearted at first. But after such a comparison, he suddenly felt that he had been too strict with Li Chengqian before?
"Yes! My son, please retire!"
He pleads for Li Tai just to show off. He doesn't really care whether Li Shimin agrees or not. He wishes Li Tai would be grounded for a longer period of time.
After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin threw Li Tai's memorial aside and had no intention of lifting the ban.
"Li Mu, send someone to call me Lin Xuan." Li Shimin ordered.
…
Lin Xuan planned to return to the military camp tomorrow, so he did not go anywhere else today, but planned to stay at home to accompany his parents.
Who knew that Li Shimin suddenly sent someone to find him and enter the palace.
Lin Xuan had no choice but to go to the palace.
"I see your Majesty. I wonder what your Majesty's orders are when you summon me." Lin Xuan asked.
Li Shimin pointed to the glazed horse placed aside and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Lin Xuan suddenly thought, Li Shimin didn't think he was helping Li Chengqian, right?
As an emperor, the most intolerable thing is that the relationship between the courtiers and the prince and prince is too close.
"What is your Majesty referring to?" Lin Xuan asked cautiously.
Li Shimin glared at Lin Xuan and said: "With such a big glass, you don't think of me first, and you don't have any filial piety. If the prince hadn't sent it to you, I wouldn't have known."
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and cursed in his heart, Lao Li was so full that he was so busy that he called me to the palace just because of this nonsense.
"Your Majesty, others don't know it, but you don't know it? This thing is made of sand. It's not a rare thing at all. I thought that with your Majesty's wisdom, you wouldn't like colored glaze anymore, so I didn't send it to your Majesty."
Lin Xuan said.
Cough cough cough~
Li Shimin was a little embarrassed by what Lin Xuan said, and his ideas have not changed yet.
"Although it is burned with sand, it still looks good. You can ask someone to send more to the palace." Li Shimin said.
Of course he would not admit it, and he still regarded Liuli as his treasure.
"Your Majesty, there really aren't many of them now. It's too troublesome to make such a big one. I only asked people to make five. Apart from this one, there are only four left. If you want to do it, you can only stop making other glazes.
In this way, Liuli Pavilion will have no Liuli to sell." Lin Xuan said.
"You said there are only five as big as this. Are there many smaller ones?" Li Shimin asked.
When he heard that it would affect Liulice's business, he gave up the idea of going big.
But there is no big one. He should be able to get a smaller one.
"Your Majesty, now is the time for Liuli to make money. Your Majesty, do you think it would be better to turn these dead things into money or keep them in the palace?" Lin Xuan asked.
He felt that if he didn't give up Li Shimin's idea, Li Shimin might move all the Liulic Pavilion after he returned to the military camp.
"Why, you want to teach me a lesson too?" Li Shimin said angrily.
He wanted to build a palace before, but was scolded by Wei Zheng.
Now I want some colored glaze, but Lin Xuan is trying to push back again.
Lin Xuan felt that Li Shimin was a little distracted. As soon as he had some money, he just wanted to enjoy it.
No wonder Li Shimin was not as diligent in his later years as he was when he first ascended the throne.
Indulging in pleasure, he chose many women to fill his harem.
He also repeatedly launched wars despite the obstruction of his ministers.
Including wars against the Eastern Turks, Tuyuhun, and other countries in the Western Regions. In addition, they also launched many wars against Goguryeo. Although these wars played a certain role in the stability of the border, there were too many wars and they also consumed a lot of national power.
of.
Lin Xuan sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court also controls a lot of business, but except for salt and iron and other specialty items, everything else is losing money, right?"
Li Shimin was stunned and said, "What do you mean by this?"
"Has Your Majesty ever thought about why this is? Those businesses that other people do make money, so why does the country lose money when doing it?" Lin Xuan said.
"Then tell me why!" Li Shimin had never thought about these issues before.
"Your Majesty, the biggest reason why the businesses controlled by the imperial court are losing money is that those businesses are managed by the imperial court. Your Majesty should have thought about sending someone to take over the Liulic Pavilion from the ministers, right?" Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin was silent, he did have this plan.
Lin Xuan did not expect Li Shimin to answer, and continued: "If the person who is managing Liulic Pavilion is not a minister, then he will definitely not refuse His Majesty's request. In his opinion, it does not matter whether Liulic Pavilion makes money or not. Only by fulfilling His Majesty's request can he
is the most important."
"He can't refuse if your majesty wants it, he can't refuse if the queen wants it, and he can't refuse if the concubines, princes and princesses want it. Most of the colored glaze produced in the end flows into the palace. Others can use these concubines through relationships.
The prince and princess have got the colored glaze in their hands, but the concubine and the prince and princess don’t have it, so just continue to ask the colored glaze pavilion for it. Is this what His Majesty wants?"
Li Shimin began to think deeply. Although he wanted to refute, he could not find a reason.
"Then you mean, you want me to spend money to buy it?" Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty, that's not what I mean. I just want to tell Your Majesty that you should have moderation in everything. Your Majesty can take the Liuli from Liuli Pavilion, but you can't take too much at a time, which will affect the development of Liuli Pavilion." Lin Xuan said.
He wanted Li Shimin to pay, after all, he still had 10%, but he didn't dare.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "I understand. I won't send anyone to manage Liulica Pavilion, so I'll leave it to you. As for how many people will be sent to the palace, it's up to you."