Thief Emperor

Chapter 1008 Double Happiness
After His Royal Highness the King of Yue left, His Majesty the Emperor sat in his seat and pondered for a long time.

The Duke of England sat beside him, looking at him quietly. After a while, he smiled and asked, "What are you thinking about, second brother?"

Li Yun came back to his senses and shook his head slightly: "Nothing, I just thought that this job is sometimes meaningless."

His Majesty the Emperor sighed silently: "Sometimes, family members have to be a little distant from each other, otherwise, there will be big problems in the future, and there will be bloodshed."

Liu Bo smiled and said, "The sons of landlords still fight, not to mention that my second brother is the biggest landlord in the world?"

"Second brother should be on guard against this kind of thing."

At this point, Liu Bo paused and continued, "However, Second Brother, you don't have to worry too much about this. Second Brother is in his prime and strong. He can live to be 70 or 80 years old. It's too early to think about the successor now."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Li smiled dumbly and said, "If I really live to be seventy or eighty years old, I'm afraid your eldest nephew will hate me to death."

Li Yun gave birth to the prince when he was in his early twenties. By the time he was in his seventies or eighties, the prince would have been sixty years old.

Is there any prince in the world who has been in power for sixty years?

"Let him hate it if he wants."

Duke Ying said calmly, "We old brothers are always the second brother's old brothers. If he can't help it, he can really overthrow all of us old brothers."

"That's also his skill."

As he spoke, Liu Bo looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: "If such a day really comes, I'm afraid my second brother will be happy with his temper."

If it were someone else, they would not dare to say such treasonous words in front of the emperor, even if they had a thousand or ten thousand courages. Even the emperor's brother like Li Zheng did not dare to say such words easily.

But Liu Bo had been smart since he was a child. He knew what to say and when, and he had a good sense of propriety. He said these words very naturally, and Emperor Li was not angry. He just smiled and reached out to pour Liu Bo a cup of tea.

"Old Nine, you are the one who speaks the most."

The two chatted about their descendants for a while, and the emperor thought of Liaodong again and asked, "Those sons you have outside the Great Wall."

Liu Bo said quickly: "They are all young, and with a woman, it is not easy for them to travel all the time. I left them in Hebei Road and will pick them up after the New Year."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Next year, I will bring them all to Luoyang City, and then I will send a few teachers to teach them how to read and write. When they grow up..."

At this point, the Emperor paused, looked at Liu Bo, and asked, "When the time comes, will you still be willing to send them back to the Wugu tribe?"

"If you are willing to give it up, one of your sons might become a Khitan Khan."

Of course Liu Bo understood what Li Yun meant. He wanted to "Sinicize" his Khitan sons. When they grew up, he would let these young men with Khitan blood return to Liaodong to inherit the Wugu tribe of the Khitan.

In the future, Li Yun can confer the title of Khitan Khan on them and make them the Khan of the Khitan tribe.

Liu Bo thought for a moment and then said, "Of course there is no problem with this. They will probably be able to do whatever your majesty wants them to do in the future. After all, the Wugu tribe has completely turned to us."

"The leader of the Wugu tribe once wanted me to stay in the Wugu tribe as the leader, but..."

Liu Bo looked at Li Yun, was silent for a while, and smiled bitterly: "But second brother, when facing power, even the same family will fight each other. A little blood relationship will not be of much use. They sit on the position of Khitan Khan. As long as the Tang Dynasty is strong, they will be honest. But one day, the Tang Dynasty will weaken, and they and their descendants will be in trouble."

"It will still be the story of Khitan today."

Liu Bo said silently: "People will think about the things in the position they sit in. It doesn't matter whose sons they are."

The emperor looked at Liu Bo and clicked his tongue.

"After more than a decade of running Jiusi, you have become more sophisticated in your words, Laojiu."

"I have met too many people and seen too many things."

Liu Bo sighed and said, "Some things can be understood if you think about them later."

The emperor thought for a moment and said softly, "No matter what happens in the future, let's do it now. Many years later, even if the Khitan tribe rises again, it will most likely be your descendants, Lao Jiu."

Emperor Li patted Liu Bo on the shoulder and said with a smile: "By then, I'm afraid our brothers will have passed away. If they were still alive and saw the scene of our descendants fighting, I'm afraid they would have to sit down and have a drink together."

Liu Bo thought about it, and suddenly said with a smile: "Second brother, I'll get you some Khitan women."

"In a few years, let them give you a few sons, and choose a Khitan Khan from among these children."

His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand and said, "I am not so greedy. You have been doing this for so many years. Just let your sons do it."

"Moreover."

His Majesty the Emperor said slowly: "The Khitans may not be able to prosper again. In the future, they may take the initiative to migrate south and submit to the Southern Dynasty." This era seems to have nothing to do with the other world, but there are indeed some similarities, both overtly and covertly.

If we deduce this world according to the history of another world, it will have lost the current opportunity for rise, lost Yanyun, and had Yumen Pass closed.

The Khitans may not have the opportunity to rise again.

Even if it happens, I don’t know which year or month it will happen.

The two brothers talked for a long time about things in Liaodong. Some things that might seem like big things to ordinary people were settled during their chat.

Such casual chats are sometimes more useful and more practical than the grand discussions among prime ministers. After all, the real big things are often decided by a small number of people with just a few words.

The two talked until noon, when the Emperor had wine and food prepared. He sat opposite Liu Bo and drank across the table.

After three rounds of drinking, the Emperor was chatting and laughing with Liu Bo when the eunuch Gu Chang rushed in. He knelt before the Emperor, holding a document in his hand, bowed his head deeply and said, "Your Majesty, I have good news for you."

Emperor Li turned his head to look at him, frowned and said, "Didn't you see me drinking with the Duke of England? What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, two great joys."

Gu Chang lowered his head and said with a smile: "The first big happy event is that Madam Lu was not feeling well this morning. I took someone to check Madam Lu's pulse. Congratulations, Your Majesty, Madam Lu is pregnant!"

There were two Madam Lus accompanying the emperor, but if we are talking about Concubine Lu, then she would most likely be called Madam Shufei, or "Madam Lu", who would be Li Yun's "sister-in-law" Lu Pin.

During the journey, the two sisters accompanied the emperor. It was not surprising that Concubine Lu was pregnant. His Majesty thought about it, then nodded and said, "I understand. You can make arrangements later. When you return to the capital next spring, if Concubine Lu is unwell, you can leave some people in Jinling to serve her. After Concubine Lu gives birth, you can bring Concubine Lu and the heir back to the capital."

Gu Chang quickly bowed his head deeply and replied yes.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will make proper arrangements."

The emperor lowered his head, took a sip of wine, and asked, "What is the second thing?"

"Your Majesty, the second thing is an even greater joy."

Gu Chang lowered his head and said with a smile: "This morning, Luoyang Agricultural Institute sent us good news. The rice fields of the Agricultural Institute have once again had a bumper harvest this year. Counting the bumper harvests of the previous two years, it has been a bumper harvest for three consecutive years."

"In the past three years, the new rice produced by the Agricultural Bureau has increased production by 20% to 30% compared to ordinary rice, especially this year."

Gu Changxi said: "This year, the 400 acres of farmland belonging to the Agricultural Institute in the suburbs of Luoyang has increased its yield by 35% compared to ordinary farmland!"

His Majesty the Emperor was also moved when he heard this.

The rule he set for the Agricultural Institute was that any new rice varieties must be counted based on three years of production. Now, the Agricultural Institute has finally achieved some results.

Although the fields of the Agricultural Institute must be carefully cultivated, and ordinary people may not be able to match the work of the Agricultural Institute, but even if the output is increased by only 10% or half a percent, it will save countless lives for the whole world!
The Duke of England was very perceptive. He immediately stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"The Tang Dynasty is about to usher in a prosperous era."

His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and said slowly, "Go and tell Prime Minister Yao to immediately draft an imperial decree to order the Luoyang court to promote the new rice varieties in Henan Province next year."

"If Henan Province has a good harvest next year."

His Majesty the Emperor knocked on the table and said, "Promote the Director of the Agricultural Affairs Bureau to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Gu Chang replied yes, he hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Agricultural Affairs Bureau requests Your Majesty to name this new rice variety."

His Majesty the Emperor thought about it, shook his head slightly and said, "If it is not promoted, it will not count. Let's wait and see next year. If it is still as beautiful next year."

"I will give this new rice a name."

Gu Chang replied yes, stood up, and trotted away.

After he left, Liu Bo smiled and said to Li Yun: "Congratulations, second brother, double happiness has come."

His Majesty the Emperor was indeed in a good mood at the moment, so he smiled and pressed his hand towards Liu Bo.

"Sit down, sit down."

He picked up the wine glass, his face flushed.

"Let's keep drinking!"

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ps: The previous work "Unparalleled Bastard" was adapted into a short play of the same name. It was broadcast today on the Hongguo Short Play Platform. The whole play is free. Brothers who are interested can go and have a look~
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