Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 279 Tiangong Academy Must Learn to Ask for Money
Shanghai Prefecture.

After a busy day, Li Jingxuan returned home, only to be told that a distinguished guest had come to his house.

"Good brother?"

Li Jingxuan was very surprised to see the visitor.

Di Rengui stepped forward, bowed and said, "Brother, how are you?"

Li Jingxuan held Di Rengui's hand and said warmly: "My dear brother, it has been four years since we last met."

"Yes, my brother is in Tibet, and I am in the local area."

Di Rengui also grasped Li Jingxuan's hand and said emotionally: "Brother, go back to Chang'an, and I will not be there either."

"We are rarely seen after all."

Li Jingxuan nodded, pulled him to sit down, and said, "Aren't you the prime minister in Tuyuhun? Why did you suddenly come here?"

"The Crown Prince ordered me to be transferred back." Di Rengui said, "This time I will pass through Shanghai Prefecture and then go to the northeast by sea."

"Brother Pei has done a lot in the Northeast."

Li Jingxuan smiled and said, "Back then, we were more than twenty people in the new army. Now Brother Pei and others have a place to realize their ambitions."

The twenty people who first joined the new army as ideological guides have now gone their separate ways and received different positions and promotions.

But they still remember the comradeship they had in the army.

Whenever there is a chance, we will get together and have a great conversation.

"Isn't it the same for my brother in Shanghai?"

Di Rengui said: "The imperial court has set up three direct-controlled prefectures."

"When Shanghai Prefecture is well governed, my brother will have accomplished something great. Your success will be felt in the near future."

Li Jingxuan waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about? We are all working for the court and the Holy Emperor."

"The governance and prosperity of Shanghai Prefecture are inseparable from the attention of the two palaces."

"How can I take credit for it?"

After a brief reunion, Li Jingxuan ordered a table of good wine and food and talked while they ate.

"Good brother."

After the two of them drank a cup, Li Jingxuan asked in confusion: "Since you are going to the Northeast, why don't you go through Laizhou, but take the sea route from Shanghaizhou?"

"It takes much less time to travel from Chang'an to Shanghai by water via the Yangtze River." Di Rengui explained, "There are quite a few people going this time."

"Brother should have received the order from the higher-ups that a team of several hundred people will be heading to the Northeast for exploration."

"I am also leading the team this time."

He paused, looking somewhat hesitant, as if there was something he was not quite able to say.

Li Jingxuan also saw that Di Rengui was weighing things and realized that the other party's coming to Shanghai Prefecture was not as simple as it seemed.

"If you have something difficult to say, that's fine. Don't make it hard on yourself. I understand." Li Jingxuan said as he offered a glass of wine.

After Di Rengui drank the glass, he put it down and Li Jingxuan filled it up for him.

"I dropped off a letter." He pointed above.

Li Jingxuan's mind moved, this only refers to two palaces.

It is impossible for Taiji Palace to let Di Rengui deliver the letter, so the only option is the East Palace.

Who is the letter from the East Palace addressed to?
Is it somewhere else in Jiangnan, or in Shanghai Prefecture?

Who is worthy of the prince writing a letter?
He was full of doubts and kept guessing, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Di Rengui had revealed a lot of information to him by saying this.

"Brother, how is the governance of Shanghai?" Di Rengui changed the subject and said, "I would like to learn from you, brother."

"Everything is going well."

Li Jingxuan smiled and said, "Since the imperial court's policy came down, many wealthy families have come to Shanghai Prefecture to start businesses."

"Especially shipbuilding, maritime trade, etc."

“It has greatly boosted the development of Shanghai Prefecture.”

He said something or other.

"Commodities entering and leaving the two places have a tax reduction and exemption support policy." Di Rengui asked curiously, "I heard that they used to go by land, but now they also go by sea?"

Li Jingxuan said: "That's right."

"Many of the goods that used to be shipped from Jiangnan to the north or Lingnan are now shipped by sea to Laizhou and Guangzhou, and then distributed from the two places."

"Products from Shandong and Guangzhou that are to be sold to Jiangnan also arrive in Shanghai."

“In this way, business taxes will be greatly reduced.”

Di Renjie was surprised and said, "Doesn't everyone go by sea in order to get a tax reduction?"

"It's not that simple." Li Jingxuan shook his head and said, "After all, it's just far away."

"Maritime transport also costs money. And the risks are also relatively high. There might be storms at sea, and one wave could hit and you could lose both your money and your life."

“For now, it’s not mainstream.”

"We will continue to do business the same way as before."

Di Rengui: “I see.”

"..."

The two of them had a great conversation and chatted until late at night, then slept in the same bed with their feet touching.

Early the next morning.

After Di Rengui left, Li Jingxuan hurried back to the study and unfolded a small piece of paper in his hand.

"The hidden dragon is in the abyss!"

Four words.

Li Jingxuan's pupils suddenly shrank. His expression changed for a moment, and he immediately picked up the match on the table, lit it, and burned the note.

Di Rengui was delivering a letter for the Eastern Palace. Now that he can be compared to a latent dragon, the target is obvious.

Who else could it be other than the legitimate son and grandson of the emperor?
Naturally it is the Crown Prince’s legitimate son, His Royal Highness Li Jue.

Di Rengui was hinting at him metaphorically.

"Is the emperor's grandson in Jiangnan or in Shanghaizhou?"

"It should be in Shanghai Prefecture."

"I have always heard that the emperor's grandson was raised by the crown prince to study among the people since he was a child."

"My dear brother, you went down the river and went straight to Shanghai Prefecture. You didn't go anywhere else."

"The emperor's grandson is here..."

Li Jingxuan felt a little excited when he received such crucial news.

The emperor's grandson is in Shanghai Prefecture, and his every move will be closely watched by the Eastern Palace.

This is one point.

The second point is that unless there is any surprise, the emperor’s grandson will definitely inherit the throne in the future.

It was equivalent to entering the emperor's grandson's vision in advance.

Even though the emperor's grandson is still young, as long as he can remember him, that is enough.

"Thank you, brother."

He silently expressed his gratitude. …

Li Jue stood in front of Di Rengui and reached out to touch the scholar badge on Di Rengui's chest.

"What did Aye say?" Li Jue asked.

"I don't know. I just sent a letter to Your Highness."

Di Rengui said.

"Okay, give it to me."

Di Rengui gave the letter to Li Jue, who opened it and immediately smiled with joy.

"Okay, I see."

Li Jue put away the letter and said with a smile: "Di Rengui, is your brother okay?"

"Did he ask you to give me a message?"

Di Rengui knew that his cousin was on good terms with the Imperial Grandson, but he did not expect that the Imperial Grandson would miss him so much, which really surprised him.

"That's not true."

"what?"

Li Jue was furious and asked, "Di Renjie, that bastard, he actually has nothing to say to me?"

"I miss him so much."

"Just wait and see how I deal with him when I return next year."

"unacceptable."

Di Rengui's mouth twitched. He also felt that his younger brother was immature. He knew what the prince was going to do in Shanghai, but he didn't let him say a word.

"Your Highness, please calm down..."

As soon as he said this, Li Jue said dissatisfiedly: "Go away."

"hurry up."

"I don't want to see you guys with the last name Di."

The emperor's grandson became childish.

Di Rengui was not feeling well either, so he had to withdraw.

"You are such a wicked man, Di Renjie. You have forgotten your old friend when you are with Aye."

"A dog who is trying to curry favor with the powerful."

"You and I are irreconcilable."

Pei Yan was speechless as he listened.

If you really want to break up with Di Renjie, write my name Pei Yan backwards.

He doesn't know the closeness between the emperor's grandson and Di Renjie.

When we couldn't win, we would call Di Renjie, who would come when called and go when dismissed.

"Master Pei, when will you go back next year?"

"We should probably wait until August or September."

"Ah, it's going to take that long?"

"Your Majesty's birthday is at the beginning of the 23rd year of Zhenguan."

……

Changan.

Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian to go to the military academy with him.

But Li Chengqian did not respond.

Later, he was asked to go to the Hanlin Academy, but Li Chengqian did not go.

The military academy and the Hanlin Academy started classes before the New Year.

The first batch of officers and cadets who are receiving further training have been enrolled for almost a year.

The officials of the Hanlin Academy will graduate from their further studies next year. At this juncture of the year, Li Shimin, as the Grand Priest of the Hanlin Academy, should at least show up.

Li Chengqian did not hold any position in the military academy or the Hanlin Academy. He was not interested in it and did not want to compete with Li Shimin for the limelight.

Instead, he went to Tiangong College and Datang Medical College.

The two had the same itinerary, but were heading in completely different directions.

"Your Highness, His Majesty has arrived."

Li Chunfeng whispered a few words to others, then immediately leaned close to Li Chengqian and said.

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian was a little surprised that Li Shimin was in such a hurry.

Although they are all beside the Wei River, why did things at the Hanlin Academy end so quickly?

It goes without saying that Li Shimin simplified the process.

"Come if you want."

"Show His Majesty the cannon you developed."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Your Majesty has given so many rewards to Tiangongyuan and conferred so many titles. It is time to give something back to Your Majesty."

Li Chunfeng's face was ruddy, and he said, "Your Highness, the Tiangong Institute's funds are a bit tight recently, and the expenditure is also huge. Do you think it is possible..."

"The things have been taken out. Are you still afraid that His Majesty will be stingy?" Li Chengqian said with a smile: "If you want money, you have to make people satisfied."

"Xin Shaohou, you have to learn how to ask for money."

"Am I right?"

"I understand."

Li Chunfeng immediately asked people to make arrangements, and then followed the prince to welcome him.

This was the first time that Li Shimin had come to such a place since Tiangong Workshop was established and upgraded to Tiangong Academy.

There were many civil and military ministers accompanying him.

"I just came to take a look."

Li Shimin said this, but his eyes swept past Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian noticed it and thought to himself, "Is there something wrong with you, Li Shimin?"

Wherever I go, you're going to follow me?

Under Li Chunfeng's arrangement, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian and his party arrived at a testing site.

"What do you want me to see?"

Li Shimin was very curious.

"Your Majesty, it was the Tiangong Academy, under the leadership of Marquis Yan Cheng, who developed a new type of weapon based on the idea of ​​fireworks."

Li Chunfeng said: "I, your Majesty, and I would like to invite you to have a look."

Li Ting is one of the five marquises of Tiangongyuan.

He earned this title of marquis at the cost of his arm and a broken finger for his research on gunpowder and firecrackers.

He deserves it and should have it.

(End of this chapter)