Chapter four hundred and eighty second attack again
Since Princess Changle said so, Li Zhi stopped talking.
In his opinion, although his sister is born as a girl, her vision and ability are definitely no worse than those of a boy.
Staring at the triumphant Yang Fan, Li Zhi said coldly: "Marquis Zhongyi, I'm hungry, hurry up and arrange food for me. Didn't you just hear me say that you haven't had lunch yet?"
If he puts on airs with himself, how can Yang Fan fall for his tricks? There is no way to put on airs.
"Ah, this... I'm so sorry!"
Yang Fan laughed and prevaricated: "Today all the cooks in the house have gone to the fields for spring plowing, and there is no one available in the kitchen."
Princess Yongjia's eyes widened as she finally saw Yang Fan's bold behavior.
Even if you refuse, you still dare to use such a lame excuse.
However, he soon showed a meaningful smile. This Zhongyihou is so interesting!
Li Zhi was dumbfounded and looked at Yang Fan in disbelief.
You know, he was not visiting personally, but the emperor sent him here.
Although he is nominally studying with Yang Fan, his identity lies there after all.
What's more, His Majesty Li Er specifically asked Wang Huangui to come over and explain, just because he was afraid that Yang Fan would deliberately find excuses to evade.
I didn't expect Yang Fan to be so naive.
But Yang Fan found such a reason impeccably. Today is indeed the day of spring plowing and sacrifice.
It seems that Princess Changle knew Yang Fan's temperament very well and knew that Li Zhi's words just now made the Marquis unhappy.
Nowadays, it is normal for Yang Fan to have a little temper. It seems that he can only make peace with himself.
Thinking of this, Princess Changle swayed her waist lightly and said with a smile: "I am also a little hungry. I have always heard that Marquis Zhongyi is a good cook. I wonder if I can have the honor to try it?"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has an order, how dare I disobey it?" Of course, Yang Fan would not be so ungrateful when he stepped down the stairs.
What's more, if you go too far, His Majesty Li Er may send an army to take over the place.
Said,
Li Zhi ignored Li Zhi and carried Princess Jinyang to the side courtyard. At the same time, he introduced: "Weichen has arranged the most beautiful house in the mansion for Her Royal Highness the Princess. There are many flowers and plants in it, and there is also a big warm room inside."
There are some fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse that are not available during this season..."
"Really? My brother-in-law is so nice! Yeah!" Xiao Sizi looked very happy.
Although the child was simple-minded, she could clearly feel Yang Fan's love for her, so she stamped Yang Fan's cheek without hesitation.
Li Zhi on the side looked at Yang Fan, who treated him like nothing, and then at his sister who was pampered like a treasure, and suddenly became furious!
There really is no harm without comparison.
However, Yang Fan is too ungrateful. When I go to the palace of any official, who will not be respectfully welcomed by the whole family, or even worshiped as an ancestor?
Yang Fan, this bastard, actually pretends that this king does not exist. It is really irritating.
Niang Xipi, if my father hadn't strictly ordered him to study with Yang Fan, how would you think that I, the king, would be willing to come and see your face?
With Yang Fan's attitude, it was obvious that he was deliberately angry with himself.
Li Zhi tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart when he thought of his father's earnest instructions to him before he came, asking him to get close to Yang Fan.
Thinking that his father valued him so much and asked him to come over to assist Yang Fan in managing the firearms supervision department, Li Zhi's heart became restless again, and he coveted the position of the supreme throne.
He also thought that if Yang Fan cooperated well with him and made his father treat him differently, he would regard Yang Fan as a loyal minister.
But Yang Fan always ran against him for some unknown reason, which made Li Zhi very angry.
I secretly thought that if I could one day ascend the throne and become emperor, I would be showing mercy if I didn't kill you.
However, despite being angry, Li Zhi could not turn around and go home.
If His Majesty Li Er knew that he had just arrived, he went back home before even entering the door.
No matter who is right or wrong, being scolded by his father is unavoidable.
Yang Fan is thick-skinned and has long been immune to His Majesty Li Er's scolding, but he is completely different.
This is the time to show your ability to your father, but you can't make the emperor unhappy because of your recklessness.
Furthermore, Yang Fan was so favored that if he proposed to replace other princes in the firearms prison, the emperor might really accept it.
There was no other way, so Li Zhi had to hold his nose to hold back his anger and follow Yang Fan's footsteps.
Unfortunately, what Li Zhi doesn’t know is...
It was precisely because of his act of asking for Wu Meiniang that he was deliberately targeted by Yang Fan, which further caused him to drift further and further away from the emperor's throne.
If Li Zhi knew that his impulsive act had created such a powerful obstacle, he would definitely want to slap himself in the face!
Why are you so mean-mouthed?
Not only did he not catch anything, but he also made himself a mess.
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As Yang Fan came to the side courtyard, everyone discovered that there was a unique cave here.
The house that combines Chinese and Western styles looks beautiful and grand, although it is not as grand as the imperial palace.
But the spacious, bright, and clean house makes people like it very much at first sight.
In order not to expose too much of the secrets of Junyangfang, Yang Fan directly ordered people to drive all the palace maids and chamberlains back, and even the imperial guards were not allowed to stay.
Although Li Zhi wanted to resist again, seeing Yang Fan's firm eyes, he could only give in secretly.
Only then did Li Zhi realize what it means to have to bow your head when you are under the eaves.
When Princess Yongjia saw these houses, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Marquis Zhongyi, what materials are this houses made of, and why are they so beautiful?"
Yang Fan explained with a smile: "Here I borrowed some architectural techniques from the far western regions overseas, using fired red bricks, combined with classical wooden craftsmanship, and then using cement as the main frame. With fewer support points, it looks natural.
Very open.”
Princess Yongjia nodded nonchalantly, her eyes full of envy, and she looked at Yang Fan as if she wanted to eat him alive.
Compared with Yang Fan, his niece-in-law, Dou Fengjie is simply a fool who doesn't understand life.
Of course, Yang Fan could feel such fiery eyes, and the eyes of the two collided from time to time, making Yang Fan feel a little hairy on his back.
If Princess Gaoyang is the pioneer who ushered in a thousand years of freedom for women, then Princess Yongjia is even more powerful, and her amorous spirit is even worse.
However, when Yang Fan looked at Princess Yongjia's exquisite body hidden under her clothes, she couldn't help but feel that the corners of her lips were a little dry.
The eyes of this goblin are too seductive. Do you really want to learn from Fahai to suppress demons and eliminate demons?
Princess Gaoyang naturally felt very unhappy when she saw her aunt frowning.
This aunt's style is very bold. What should she do if she attacks her husband?
So he quickly said to Yang Fan: "Lang Jun, since my aunt and Sister Changle haven't had lunch yet, and there are no chefs in the house, go and prepare some food for them!"
Hearing this, Yang Fan was dumbfounded!
Only then did I realize what I was trying to do. After all the talk just now, it seemed that I had no choice but to do it myself, even if I wanted to make excuses.
He put Princess Jinyang down, and then said to Princess Changle and others: "Your Highnesses, please wait a moment. I'll come as soon as I can!"
Yang Fan was in a bad mood, so of course he couldn't cook much.
What's more, it's not an hour until dinner, so just let everyone have some rest.
Therefore, I took a lot of care when cooking. I didn't think carefully about the dishes. I just fried a few dishes at random just for fun.
Even so, Princess Changle and the others, who rarely eat stir-fried vegetables, ate it very well.
Princess Changle and several others are girls. Even if the cooking is delicious, they must chew it carefully and slowly.
On the contrary, Jin Wang Li Zhi was simply reincarnated as a starving ghost, his lips were shiny and shiny, and he did not regard himself as an outsider at all.
He especially had a soft spot for scrambled eggs with tomatoes. After just a few quick bites, he found that everyone had robbed them all, so he said to Yang Fan: "Marquis Zhongyi, what is this? I want to eat this, and you can fry another one."
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Yang Fan didn't even raise his eyelids and said casually: "Your Highness, Prince Jin, this is a tomato, also known as a cherry tomato. I'm sorry, but it's a pity that there are no ingredients!"
Li Zhi grunted in dissatisfaction and could only angrily pick up other dishes with his kuaizi and chew them vigorously, as if he was chewing Yang Fan.
Although it was just silent resistance, that was all it could do.
Because Li Zhi knew that his identity was of no use to Yang Fan.
Seeing Li Zhi's aggrieved look, Princess Jinyang begged: "Brother-in-law, this cherry tomato scrambled egg is delicious! Is it really gone? Isn't it grown in the greenhouse?"
Princess Jinyang's cute big eyes were full of begging, which directly made Yang Fan break his guard.
I saw Yang Fan patting his head as if he had a sudden realization: "Oh, Her Royal Highness is still smart. Look at my memory. It has become slow as I get older. I only remember the origin of the cherry tomatoes, but not the greenhouse."
There's still some in there, I'm going to fry another plate."
Looking at the pretentious people, everyone except the princess finally couldn't help it and burst out laughing.
The girls' smiles were as bright as flowers, which almost made Yang Fan laugh out loud.
And Li Zhi became even more depressed!
Yang Fan was obviously targeting this, but Li Zhi could only vent his emotions on the food on the table.
When Yang Fan cooked another plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, Li Zhi was already full and could only watch with tears.
The resentful look in his eyes almost made Yang Fan think that he was a wicked evil king.
However, what Yang Fan didn't know was that in Li Zhi's heart, Yang Fan was even more hateful than the Big Devil.
After drinking and eating, Princess Changle, who was chatting, asked: "Marquis Zhongyi, is it true that you just said that you can solve the drought problem?"
"Your Highness, you must hope that Wei Chen can find a solution, or is there no solution?" Yang Fan looked at Princess Changle with a half-smile and asked.
Seeing Yang Fan's narrow eyes, Princess Changle dodged a little.
Thinking of the bet just now, a red cloud appeared on her pretty white face.
If Yang Fan can really solve the drought problem, wouldn't he have to serve at his side?
Isn't this too shameful?
The man in front of her was her brother-in-law. The more she thought about it, the more Princess Changle felt a little panicked.
But thinking about the people who are prone to disasters, if they miss the spring plowing season, even if there is relief from the court, no one knows how many people will starve to death.
Thinking of this, Princess Changle gritted her teeth and said resolutely like a righteous man who was about to die: "Of course I hope that Marquis Zhongyi can find a solution. As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, even if the Marquis wants Li Zhi's life..."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Fan was moved!
He really didn't expect that Princess Changle, who had always been weak, would have such a selfless side.
She is indeed a virtuous princess who has left a name in history!
Seeing that the other party was so serious, Yang Fan couldn't help but laugh or cry. It seemed that some jokes really shouldn't be made casually.
Then Yang Fan's face became solemn and he said loudly: "Compared to Your Highness the Princess's righteousness, I am extremely ashamed. The bet just made was just a joke. Your Highness the Princess does not need to take it to heart."
"As for solving the problem of spring plowing drought, although I have some ideas, we still need to see how the drought situation goes!"
"According to my guess, there are many strange people in the court, so I should be able to think of a solution!"
Princess Changle breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed softly: "I really hope that as Marquis Zhongyi said, the court can solve the problem of spring plowing and drought as soon as possible."
It's just that Princess Changle didn't notice it. When she heard Yang Fan say that the bet didn't count, although she felt a little relieved, for some reason, she felt a little bit of loss in her heart.
Although people have their wishes, unfortunately, many things do not depend on people's will.
In the next few days, the sun was shining brightly, and the Guanzhong area became increasingly dry. Many fields had to be plowed temporarily because there was no water.
At this time, His Majesty Li Er was also very worried.
Since ancient times, when there is a severe drought, there will be a major disaster, and when there is a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. His Majesty Li Er certainly does not want the scene of the prosperous age of Zhenguan to come to an abrupt end.
If there is no rain for a long time, spring plowing will naturally be impossible to sow. If the drought continues, there will be no harvest this year.
By then, I don’t know how many people will have to sell their property and become refugees, and how many will die of hunger!
Throughout the dynasties, the common people were the least able to withstand risks. When the years were good, after excluding taxes and land rent, they could still have a mouthful of food left.
But once there is a natural disaster, there will be starvation everywhere...
White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. This is definitely not a scene in the book.
After obtaining high-yielding crops and enough cattle, His Majesty Li Er still wanted to show off his talents, but unfortunately, God did not do as he wished.
Without water, even high-yielding crops are of no use!
Moreover, these crops had to be planted and raised as seedlings, and they could not be distributed to all the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Looking at the dazzling sunshine, His Majesty Li Er somewhat blamed God for the injustice.
Since he came to the throne, he has been working diligently all the time. Unfortunately, God seems to be always against him. Various disasters have continued year after year, and the court is somewhat overwhelmed.
This is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty's military power was at its peak, and His Majesty Li Er did not dare to easily conquer Goguryeo.
Because Li Er was afraid of resorting to aggression, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was a lesson learned from his mistakes.
Sometimes His Majesty Li Er can't help but wonder, is it possible, as others have said, that God was punished because he angered God by killing his brother and imprisoning his father, and killing his brother and domineering his wife?
His Majesty Li Er really hopes that a dark cloud can pass through the sky at this time, and even the rumble of thunder can be heard.
Even if it doesn't rain, it can at least give the people a glimmer of hope...
It's a pity that even though Li Er's eyes were blinded, the sky was still clear!
Compared with this sunny day, His Majesty Li Er's heart was extremely gloomy, and he almost had the word worry written on his face!
Of course, there are pros and cons in the world. Some people are sad, and others will be happy. This is a truth that has never been changed through the ages.
While the common people were kneeling down to pray for rain, many aristocratic families planned to use the drought to plan something.
The reform of the imperial examination, the imperial examination... His Majesty Li Er wanted to destroy the foundation of the family. Of course, they could not sit still and wait for death.
And this drought provided them with an opportunity to deal with His Majesty Li Er.
As long as His Majesty Li Er's reputation is ruined, as long as His Majesty Li Er compromises, they will have the capital to negotiate terms with Li Er.
If it succeeds, the high wall of the family will not fall down and will be passed down from generation to generation. If it fails, the most it can do is continue to face the emperor’s suppression!
For the family members, there is actually not much loss.
For the glory of the family and the inheritance of the family, they will not care about those lowly untouchables.
If the starvation of these people could make the emperor's position less stable, he thought that these aristocratic families would not mind adding more firewood.
Wherever there are people, there will be fights.
Court, intrigues, and intrigues are the main themes here.
What everyone is seeking is nothing more than profit.
People in the arena involuntarily!
Imperial power and aristocratic families are inherently opposite and irreconcilable.
In the court, some problems caused by the drought became the fuse of the struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families.
His Majesty Li Er sat on the throne with a solemn expression, watching the officials with a cold gaze.
Today was just an ordinary court meeting, but a joint petition shocked both the government and the public.
Are these aristocratic families preparing to launch another attack?
His Majesty Li Er was secretly worried and even more aggrieved.
These people only know about pleasure and don’t know what people’s livelihood is...
Don't think about how to provide disaster relief and comfort the people, but openly talk nonsense in the court, you really deserve to die!
It is simply unreasonable to think that these people would actually unite to allow him, the emperor, to issue a criminal edict.
Sinking one's own edict is something only a faint king can do. If he, a king in a prosperous age, issues an edict to sin one's own, isn't it just to say that he is a foolish king?
How could His Majesty Li Er, who values reputation more than life, agree to this?
Therefore, Li Er hated these aristocratic families and gritted his teeth, but he was helpless.
Sometimes, His Majesty Li Er really envied the time when he charged to kill the enemy.
At that time, you don’t have to think about anything and just go under the knife.
Now that he has become the emperor, His Majesty Li Er does not dare to use the knife easily.
At this time, many officials from the aristocratic family were quarreling with Shefang Xuanling, the servant of the minister, and their faces turned red.
But he saw Fang Xuanling pointing at an old man with a gray beard and angrily yelling: "You keep saying that you should follow the way of heaven, don't you know the way of a monarch and his ministers?"
"Floods and droughts are natural phenomena, but you attribute the drought to His Majesty's lack of morality. Is this the fault of a human minister?"
The gray-bearded old man is named Cui Fanbo, who serves as the Yushi Zhongcheng. Because he was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, he is a highly respected figure in the family.
Although Cui Beombo's official position is not as senior as Fang Xuanling's, who makes others older?
In this age where people are more popular as they get older, living longer is an advantage.
Faced with Fang Xuanling's question, Cui Fanbo retorted: "The words of Prime Minister Fang are wrong. As the censor, if the emperor loses his virtue, the minister should be brave enough to remonstrate with him at the expense of his own life."
"The Prime Minister knows that a severe spring drought is a sign of heaven, but why does he blindly protect His Majesty and prevent His Majesty from punishing him? Does it mean that the Prime Minister doesn't know that loyal words are offensive to his ears?"
"If it were not caused by His Majesty's lack of morality, why would there be so many disasters?"
The chief executive of the Yushitai is called Yushi Dafu, and the second-in-command is called Yushi Zhongcheng.
According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to assisting in supervising the officials in the court, the Yushi Zhongcheng was also the prime minister's right-hand man, equivalent to the deputy prime minister in actual work.
Now being questioned by his subordinates, Fang Xuanling, who was not very polite at all, almost became angry to death.
When Cui Fanbo saw that Fang Xuanling was refuted by him, he felt quite proud and raised his chin high.
At this time, His Majesty Li Er's face was gloomy and his heart was filled with anger. How dare you say that I am immoral?
However, he did not speak.
Instead, he looked at Changsun Wuji, who was looking down, and winked at him.
Unexpectedly, Changsun Wuji was completely indifferent, as if he didn't see it, just like an old monk entering concentration, without any pretense.
His Majesty Li Er was suddenly shocked. Could it be that the growing Sun family was also connected with those aristocratic families?
Changsun Wuji is not only the uncle of the country, but also the head of the Changsun family. When the interests of the family are involved, he often has no control over his actions.
Soon His Majesty Li Er felt furious!
Is it possible that by joining forces with those aristocratic families, the benefits can exceed what I can give you?
I think back then, I betrothed Princess Changle to your son Changsun Chong, which was considered a great gift. I also gave the management rights of the iron mine to the Changsun family.
Relying on the iron ore business, Changsun's family earns more than 200,000 yuan a year, but they are still not satisfied.
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er suddenly woke up.
Could it be that Changsun Wuji had reached some kind of consensus with these aristocratic families?