Capital Datang

"Report to the emperor!" Li Yin changed his previous lazy appearance, and said solemnly, "As a prince, I should solve the country's problems and share the father's worries. The three strategies of cement, peace and Liao are just doing my part , where are the rewards?"

modesty!Be humble!Although I really want it in my heart, I must refuse it in face. This is the Chinese philosophy of life.

"You should be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, and punished for your demerits. I have always been very clear about rewards and punishments. Since you have made such great achievements, Liu Lang, how can you not be rewarded? So don't refuse." Li Shimin was very satisfied with his son's attitude. It is really rare to be able to win without arrogance and defeat without discouragement at a young age.

"This..." Li Yin deliberately hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "If you really want a reward, my father, I dare to ask my father for something."

"Oh, what do you want?" Li Shimin is smiling all over his face now, and now his view of Li Yin has changed greatly. This son, who he hated so much, surprises him everywhere, even in military and political affairs. He helped a lot, which made Comrade Li very relieved.Capital Datang 40

Winning or losing depends on one move, Li Yin gritted his teeth secretly, and then said: "Father, my son wants to take charge of all cement affairs!"

"Uh~" Li Shimin was taken aback, he didn't expect Li Yin to make such a request?The surrounding civil and military officials also looked at Li Yin with doubts, wondering what he was planning?Although Li Yin is the inventor of cement, since he has dedicated the cement to the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry should come forward to organize craftsmen to build workshops, and the cement produced is used for road construction. If there is a surplus in production, some will be sold outside for civilian use.These things are nothing special except that they are more complicated. Why did Li Yin take on such a boring thing?

"Father, the reason why I want to take charge of cement affairs is not for my own self-interest, but to promote cement better, and at the same time, I want to give the court an extra income and reduce the cost of road construction." Li Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, he hurriedly continued.

"Oh? It can also reduce the cost of road construction?" Li Shimin wondered, he is not reluctant, but the production and operation of cement are very complicated, and people without relevant experience can't figure out the clues. Very smart, but after all, he is too young, and it is hard for Li Shimin to believe that he can handle the cement business well.

"Father, if you hand over all the cement affairs to the son-in-law, let's not talk about anything else, the son-in-law can guarantee that at least one hundred thousand guan will be handed over to the treasury every year. And the son-in-law dare to promise the father that if the ten Wan Guan, then even if the servant pays out of his own pocket, he will make up the money." Li Yin said anxiously, the operation of this cement is related to the implementation of his future plans, so even if he loses money, he will take care of it. ....

"Okay! It's rare that you have such determination. You invented cement, so it's fine to let you run it. But cement is related to road construction, so you have to promise me that you will never delay the road construction." Li Shimin didn't care much about handing over the money, as long as he could not delay the road construction, it would be the same to anyone. Of course, he kept a little selfishness, and wanted to see what surprises Li Yin, his son, could do to surprise him.

Seeing that Li Shimin agreed, Li Yin was overjoyed at the moment, saluted deeply and said loudly: "Thank you, my father, I will live up to my father's entrustment!" The rich and powerful, let the wind and rain of the Tang Dynasty blow, and I will stand still. No matter who becomes the emperor at that time, there will be no way to deal with my powerful brother.

Although Fang Xuanling and other important ministers felt that it seemed inappropriate to entrust such an important matter to Li Yin, Li Shimin had already agreed, and Li Yin's performance these days was often unexpected, so after weighing it up and down, there was no objection .

After the meeting ended, Li Yin was left alone by Li Shimin. As a father, he asked him in detail how he planned to operate the cement.Li Yin didn't hide it either, and explained his thoughts to Li Shimin, some of which still needed the support of Comrade Li.Li Shimin was first shocked by Li Yin's idea, then puzzled, and finally admired, and said on the spot that Li Yin would do his best and he would give him the greatest support.

It was already noon when Li Yin returned to the palace. Li Ke, Cheng Huailiang and others who were hungover at his house yesterday had already left in the morning.Li Yin had something on his mind, so after eating something hastily, he locked himself in the study room by himself, making Wen'er and Hua'er think that something happened to Li Yin, and wandered around outside the study in a hurry, but they didn't Dare to go in.

It wasn't until dark at night that Li Yin came out of the study with a tired face and a strange excitement in his eyes. He spent the whole afternoon supplementing the details of the previous plan to ensure that the future implementation can be carried out smoothly.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Seeing Li Yin coming out, Wen'er hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Hahaha~, what can I do?" Although he was very tired, Li Yin was in a good mood, laughed and raised the plan written in his hand, and then said: "Wen'er, after dinner, help me Copy this thing down again, and if you don’t understand anything, just ask me.” Although he has learned a lot of traditional Chinese characters during this time and can barely use a brush, he is still far from writing alone. The traditional characters that cannot be written are replaced with simplified characters directly, and the fonts are even more messy. It will definitely make people laugh out loud, so Wen'er usually needs to transcribe it.

"Wen'er obeys!" Seeing Li Yin's high spirits, Wen'er and Hua'er finally breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing Li Yin's order, they immediately agreed, and their little faces, which had been tense all afternoon, showed a bright smile. smile.

Li Yin's mind was shaken by Wen'er's soft voice, and he was really happy today, so he couldn't help reaching out and touching her small face and laughing: "Wen'er is so good, your prince is going to be an official now!" ! Hahahaha~" After speaking, he laughed and left.

Wen'er was thin-skinned, blushed by Li Yin's intimate behavior, and didn't pay attention to what Li Yin said.The little girl Hua'er looked at the back of Li Yin's departure, her face was full of puzzlement, and after a long time she said to herself: "Your Highness, why is he so crazy today, he is already a prince, what is he doing? "

Early the next morning, Li Yin got up in a hurry. Today he was going to attend the morning court. At that time, Li Shimin would issue an imperial decree to officially entrust him with the cement work.This was the first time he went to court, and he took out the royal clothes that he didn't usually use. Wen'er and Hua'er worked for more than half an hour before he put on the cumbersome clothes.Fortunately, the morning time of the Tang Dynasty was not like that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when it would be held before dawn. The Tang Dynasty's morning ceremony usually didn't start until midnight. If it wasn't for wearing this extremely cumbersome royal costume, he wouldn't have to get up so early .After breakfast, Li Yin got into the carriage and entered the palace with those civil and military officials.

There were not many people attending the meeting yesterday in the Hall of Erectile Dysfunction, namely Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, the important ministers.It was different in the early court, almost all officials above the fifth rank participated. Li Yin wanted to count them, but he was dazzled by the colorful official uniforms, but he estimated that there must be hundreds of people.For Li Yin's arrival, the officials in the upper court did not react much. After all, as a prince, Li Yin was also qualified to go to court, but he usually had no right to speak.

Li Yin has a noble status, and in the rank of civil servants he ranks ahead of Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, and only behind Prince Li Chengqian.For Li Yin's arrival, Li Chengqian also received rumors. He was also slightly dissatisfied with Li Yin, a younger brother who has been very active recently. He had a very cordial conversation with Li Yin, and Li Yin answered them one by one, and did not interrupt them until Li Shimin arrived.Capital Datang 40

After Li Shimin took his seat, all civil and military officials shouted long live, and the morning court was officially held.At the beginning, Li Yin was very interested, but soon he felt a little boring. The discussion at the court meeting was nothing more than which place was affected by the disaster, and then asked for relief; Impeachment; or a subordinate tribe on the border was bullied and came to the boss for help. These things may be important, but they are too far away from Li Yin to attract his interest at all.

Finally, it was almost time to go to court, and Li Yin's appointment was finally announced in court.Li Yin still doesn't know much about classical Chinese, but he probably understands the meaning of the imperial decree. He holds the title of fifth rank and is in charge of all matters related to cement. In addition to the cement workshop that will be supervised, he is in charge of a group of craftsmen and related officials assigned by the Ministry of Industry, all of whom are at the disposal of Li Yin. If there is a problem with manpower or other aspects, Li Yin still has the right to order the Ministry of Industry to assist, and he will take office immediately.

Regarding the appointment of Li Yin, the civil and military officials in the hall did not have any special reaction. They had seen cement last time when they were in the prison, and they knew that Li Yin invented it. Now Li Yin is in charge of the cement affairs. Strange, it's just that many people worry that Li Yin is too young and will miss the important task of using cement to build roads, but this is not impossible to solve, as long as more experienced and talented officials are sent to assist.

Standing in front of Li Yin, Li Chengqian frowned. Originally, he had no hostility towards the two brothers Li Ke and Li Yin. Although Li Ke was favored by his father, there was still a gap between him and Li Tai.Not to mention Li Yin, the father hated him and the fifth brother Li You the most before, but no one thought that since Li Yin lost his memory, he seemed to be a different person, especially recently. He first filled Chang'an in the name of literary talent, and then held the Five Kings Banquet, which greatly changed the opinion of many civil and military officials. Recently, he offered three strategies of cement and peace in Liao Dynasty one after another, which won the favor of his father.I heard that after the discussion was over yesterday, Li Yin was left alone for a heart-to-heart talk. This kind of love between father and son has never been enjoyed by even the crown prince.Although Li Yin has flaws in his identity and poses little threat to him, but if he has the strong support of his father behind him and his performance is good enough, then he will be the next eldest son Li Tai, and he will be the crown prince to himself. Another powerful threat to the throne!

It was precisely because of these thoughts that he was very unhappy when he heard that Li Yin had entered the court to take charge of practical affairs. Although he was only a small fifth-rank supervisor, it was different from the noble title of prince. Being in charge of the production of cement, an important material, can justifiably intervene in government affairs, and it is easier to get into the sight of the emperor. From this point of view, even Li Tai, the most beloved guy, is not as good as Li Yin.Thinking of this, Li Chengqian looked at Li Yin with hostility and vigilance.

Li Yin only cared about being happy, taking the imperial decree and thinking about the next plan in his heart, he didn't pay attention to the changes in Li Chengqian around him at all.However, there is a person in the court who has been paying attention to Li Yin's every move, and he has also noticed the changes in Li Chengqian around him. Jumping into the muddy water of the court hall, and now he has provoked the prince Li Chengqian, I really don't know if the decision I made back then was a blessing or a curse? . ..