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Chapter 92: Your Majesty Li Er is so stupid! [Please subscribe]

Li Chengqian never expected that one day he would be intercepted by someone.

My brain froze for a moment, and I couldn't help but feel angry.

But Li Yuan, who was standing by, just laughed.

It seemed like this was the first time he saw Li Chengqian suffer a setback.

In his previous impression, Li Chengqian's wisdom was absolutely extraordinary.

But now, seeing Li Chengqian being humiliated in front of a little girl, he couldn't help but feel a little interested in this little girl.

However, the little girl never looked at Li Chengqian from beginning to end, and walked to the lady with the fish balls.

"Mom, these fish balls smell very fresh, please try them!"

The little girl sensibly handed the fish balls to the lady.

But the lady looked at Li Chengqian and Li Yuan with embarrassment, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong? Why doesn't mother eat?"

The little girl blinked her beautiful eyes, then followed the lady's gaze with a hint of doubt.

Amidst the endless stream of people, a puffy figure appeared in her sight, leaning against a tall and old figure.

She was slightly startled, then frowned and asked, "Who are they and why are they looking at us like that?"

"You stole someone's fish balls, so of course they're unhappy!" A thin young man stuck his head out from the lady's left and said.

"Yes, Miss Hua, why don't you give the fish balls to him? He is the child on the big ship we talked about before!" A fat-looking young man stuck his head out from the right side of the lady and said.

"Oh."

After hearing what her two brothers said, the little girl nodded as if she suddenly understood, and then looked at Li Chengqian and his grandson again.

Then, she stretched out her slender, white and tender hand, took a fish ball from the bowl, and put it into her mouth very gracefully.

"????"

Seeing this, Li Chengqian's face was full of question marks, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Yuan.

But Li Yuan finally couldn't help laughing.

He likes this little girl, so he needs to find an opportunity to find out about her family background and see if she can be his granddaughter-in-law.

However, just as Li Yuan was laughing, Du Caigan came over with two bowls of fish balls and said, "Sir, eat them while they're hot!"

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian was stunned: "Where did you get the fish balls? Isn't this the last bowl?"

"hey-hey."

Du Caigan smiled cunningly: "Master said that when you go out, you should win people over with virtue. Naturally, I got it by winning people over with virtue!"

As he said that, he handed the fish balls to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was full of confusion and couldn't help but look towards the shop selling fish balls. He saw that all the customers who were eating fish balls were surrounded by men in black, and the shop owner was kneeling on the ground with tears in his eyes, cleaning up the mess with a bruised face.

"Uh,"

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "You didn't take it from someone else's bowl, did you?"

"Yes, but don't worry, sir. I asked the store owner to recook it and it's very clean!" Du Caigan's face was full of pride. He felt that he was returning a favor. After all, Li Chengqian gave him a pot of good wine.

Li Chengqian also told him that when drinking water outside, he must drink boiled water, not raw water. When bringing things back from outside, he must scald them with boiling water to disinfect them before using them.

That's why he asked the store owner to re-cook the fish balls in other people's bowls for him.

But when Li Chengqian heard him admit it so frankly, he was so angry that he couldn't help but kick him: "You are not winning people over with virtue, you are scaring people with your immorality!"

After saying that, she stuffed the fish ball back into his hand and turned away.

"Ah, sir, these fish balls."

"Eat it yourself!"

"Master, look."

"Hahaha--"

Li Yuan laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, completely ignoring the strange looks from the people around him.

The lady and the two boys trembled with fear when they saw the tragic scene in the store.

Only the little girl blinked her beautiful eyes, biting the chewy fish balls, and watched Li Chengqian and others leave.

When we returned to the dock, Cen Wenben, Ma Zhou and others were already waiting there.

However, seeing that Li Chengqian looked unhappy, they did not take the initiative to talk to him.

It wasn't until Li Yuan and the others returned that they cautiously reported, "Master, the carriage is ready, and we've found a place to stay. It's at the government post station three miles from the pier!"

"Why is it a government post station and not an inn?" Li Yuan asked with a frown.

Cen Wenben subconsciously glanced at Li Chengqian and said with a wry smile, "Because there are too many ships docked at Nanyang Wharf this time, the inn is almost full, and there are so many of us, so..."

His approach to doing things is obviously different from Du Caigan's, after all, he is a cultured person.

But when Du Caigan heard Cen Wenben say that he wanted to stay at the post station, he immediately became unhappy: "So what if there are many people? What are the status of the master and the young master? You let them stay at the post station?"

Then he turned to Li Yuan and said, "Master! I will go and win people over with my virtue."

"Shut up, you!"

Before Du Caigan could finish his words, Li Chengqian interrupted him in frustration and decided, "Stay at the post station!"

“But…” “Okay, just listen to my grandson and stay at the post station!”

Du Caigan wanted to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Li Yuan's unquestionable wave of his sleeve.

Soon, the group got on the carriage and drove towards the post station.

There were three types of post stations in the Tang Dynasty: land post stations, water post stations, and both land and water post stations.

These post stations were not only widely distributed across the country, but also connected distances of thousands of miles, enabling information and supplies to be delivered quickly.

How fast is the "800-mile express" we often talk about?

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the Anshi Rebellion broke out and An Lushan raised an army in Fan Yang, which was three thousand miles away from Huaqing Palace where Emperor Xuanzong was staying. However, Emperor Xuanzong received the news six days later.

From this we can see that at that time, the message could be transmitted at a speed of 500 miles a day.

Although it is far less exaggerated than 800 miles, it is enough to show how developed the post station system was at that time.

Of course, it is the early Tang Dynasty now, and the post stations are not as developed as they were in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, but they are still very complete.

It can not only deliver supplies and information, but also provide food and accommodation for official personnel traveling back and forth.

It can be said that it is very convenient.

Each post station has a postmaster who is responsible for daily management.

When Li Chengqian and his companions arrived at the post station in their carriage, the postmaster, who had already received the news, hurriedly came forward with a smile and saluted, saying, "Gentlemen, please come in!"

"Don't bother, we're only staying one night, just go ahead and do your thing!"

Cen Wenben walked forward and greeted them with a smile, then rode his horse to lead Li Chengqian and his companions' carriage to the guest rooms.

Although the postmaster was full of curiosity about the nobleman in the carriage, when he saw the dozens of black-clad warriors following the carriage majestically, he suppressed his curiosity and retreated respectfully.

Soon, the grandfather and grandson came out of the carriage.

"Master, I'm going to prepare dinner. Please wait for a moment."

As soon as Lai Fu parked the carriage, he went to cook.

Li Chengqian looked at the post station curiously. Although it was not very big, it had all the facilities.

At least it was much better than he had imagined.

"It seems that this post station is very important in Nanyang!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.

Li Yuan, standing beside him, smiled proudly and said, "Not only does Nanyang attach great importance to this, the imperial court also attaches great importance to the construction of post stations. When your grandfather was in power, there were at least 300 such post stations across the country!"

"Grandpa, have you ever considered that the post station is located on a major transportation route and is a hub for all kinds of information. If the post station is poorly managed, it could easily become the starting point for a mutiny or a coup?"

"This"

Li Yuan was speechless.

But then Li Chengqian added, "Actually, we don't worry about expanding our business, but we worry about it becoming difficult to manage. This is especially true of the postmaster's power. If it's too great, it can easily lead to corruption."

"Well, you have a point. Post stations not only delivered official documents and newspapers, but also provided food and lodging for officials and transported tribute. Some post stations even undertook the duties of population inspections and the execution of criminals."

Li Yuan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Such great power is indeed a hidden danger!"

"Then how are postmasters in the Tang Dynasty selected?"

"It is usually held by a wealthy local family, and the Ministry of Chancellery will then assign people to assist him in management!"

"How does this work?"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened as he said, "It would be strange if there wasn't chaos!"

"But there's nothing we can do about it. The imperial court needs stability in the region, so naturally it has to take care of the interests of the region. Also, as you said, the post station is located on a major transportation route. If someone who doesn't understand the local area is stationed there, it will be more likely to cause trouble."

"That being said, it is indeed a tricky matter."

Although Li Chengqian had many new ideas for managing the post station, without the right people, he could not do anything.

Just as the grandfather and grandson fell into silence, another carriage arrived outside the post station.

The postmaster immediately went up to greet him with a smile.

Soon, a group of people got off the carriage.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead when he saw this. He wondered what was going on today. Why were these people haunting him?!
Yes, what a coincidence, the group of people I just met at the market appeared in the post station again.

Li Yuan couldn't help laughing again, thinking that they were really a pair of little enemies!
However, before he could laugh for long, a group of officials suddenly arrived outside the post station. They were escorting carts of grain and parked in the yard of the post station, almost filling the entire yard.

The postmaster was obviously familiar with this group of officials. He ran to the leading general with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "General Zhou, why are you back again?"

"You think I want to come back?"

The leading general glared at the postmaster angrily, then said somewhat depressedly, "The imperial court has recently suppressed the grain merchants in Guanzhong, causing grain merchants from all over the country to stop supplying grain to Guanzhong. The transport envoy, under the order of the governor, asked me to transport this grain to Guanzhong for emergency relief!"

"what?"

The postmaster was completely confused.

Li Chengqian and Li Yuan also looked at each other in surprise.

What kind of mysterious operation is this, His Majesty Li Er?!

Doesn't he know the principle of profit-seeking for businessmen? If there's no profit, who would transport grain for you?!
It is extremely stupid to suppress grain merchants in a year of famine!
"grandfather!"

"I know, fuck him!"

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