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Chapter 58 The Argument of Yaxian (1)

Time flies, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in a blink of an eye, and the capital is busy before the festive season. Li Xian is also very busy, but he is not busy practicing martial arts. It's because he feels that his whole body is weak, and Li Xian is busy with only one thing - counting the money until his hand cramps!

Two and a half months is not a long time, and it passed by in the blink of an eye, but in such a short period of dozens of days, Li Xian earned nearly [-] guan from the folding fan alone—since it became popular in the palace. After the folding fan, families of the rich and powerful followed suit. In just a few days, the small folding fan became the most popular gadget in the capital. The only difference is the grade of the folding fan. Those who have money play with gold and jade, and those who have no money can make do with white fans. The folding fan factory run by Li Xian has been expanded several times, and the output is still in short supply, not only on the ground of the capital. Merchants are carrying cash on their shoulders to load goods, even merchants from Luoyang and even Jiangdu are flocking to them. The amount of copper coins they collect every day can only be pulled by bullock carts, but Li Xian is so happy that he can't close his mouth. up.

The first shot was successfully launched, and the money can be said to be rolling in. However, Li Xian was not dazzled by the popularity of folding fans, because he knew very well that folding fans are simple in craftsmanship and easy to imitate. There were "cottage" goods, but because the scale of parallel imports was still small and the quality was very low, Li Xian made a lot of money. When next year, it would be impossible to have the same situation as this year, after all "Counterfeit" is a housekeeping skill of the Chinese people. It has a long history and there is nothing that the Chinese people cannot imitate. However, Li Xian doesn't care. After all, the folding fan is just a tool for Li Xian to dig the first bucket of gold. Forget it, even if you give up, it's not a big deal, next year when others flock to play with folding fans, Li Xian will be ready to put soap on his end, as long as there are new things coming out continuously, he will not be afraid of running out of money.

Money is a good thing, Li Xian would not think it is too much money, in fact, Li Xian still thinks it is too little for such [-] guan, not to mention anything else, only Lin Hu secretly spent money in various places in the capital Nearly half of the cost of opening a restaurant and tea shop has gone, and if Gao Miao's expenses for communicating with the eunuchs in the palace and buying people's hearts are counted, there is not much left at [-] yuan. As for Deng Cheng's end? , The expansion of the business also needs the support of money, that's all, but seeing the money coming in like flowing water, and then going out like flowing water, Li Xian's house seems to be opening a bank for deposits and loans. Li Xian really doesn't have much in his pocket, but then again, money is earned for spending, as long as it can be spent on the righteous way, no matter how much it is, Li Xian will never feel bad.

Rome can't be built in a day. Similarly, the construction of the intelligence system and even the basic team that Li Xian wants can't be seen overnight. Of course, there is no rush. We can only go step by step. Li Xian has every reason to believe that as long as there is enough time, everything is possible. Of course, those are long-term prospects, which can only be imagined for the time being, but not grasped. However, Li Xian never forgot to pay attention to the court situation, especially the various preparations before Gaozong enshrined Mount Tai.

Li Xian remembers very clearly that in the previous life, Gaozong also sent a letter to Chantai Mountain at the beginning of the first month of next year, which was also inspired by Empress Wu. During this period, countless changes happened, each of which had a profound impact. One change was that Empress Wu encouraged Gaozong to let him serve as the Yaxian. The reason was that "the emperor is the son of heaven, and offering sacrifices to heaven is a family matter. How can outsiders be responsible for offering sacrifices? A concubine is a daughter-in-law, so she should do it for herself." Gaozong actually agreed to such a For absurd reasons, the edict was issued by Empress Wu as the sub-offer, and Princess Yan as the final offering, turning a well-behaved Zen ceremony into an eternal laughing stock.

Fengchan is a grand ceremony, and it has been established since ancient times. The first offering is naturally the emperor, and the sub-offering is performed by the Minister of Rites. As for the final offering, it is usually the most virtuous and respected person in the court. , the grand ceremony immediately became a clown show, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it will be stigmatized for thousands of years. Of course, the reason why Empress Wu would do such a nonsense, naturally has an ulterior purpose - when the previous life was enshrined in Zen, Empress Wu was already in court , together with Emperor Gaozong, they are called the Second Saints, but their status is not yet stable. Firstly, as Yaxian can show their status, and secondly, they can also take advantage of this opportunity to reward the courtiers to buy the hearts of the courtiers. Thirdly, did they act so arrogantly on purpose? Let's see if there is any ignorant person who dares to stand up and fight for the horse. As a result, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty dare not even give a fart, and the position of Empress Wu is stable, and no one dares to disobey the slightest.

In the previous life, Li Xian was just a cowardly and incompetent young prince. Although he knew that Empress Wu's move was very wrong, he didn't have the courage to say it outright, and he didn't think too far. But in this life, Li Xian doesn't want to watch it anymore. In order to avoid a repeat of the tragic future, Li Xian has no choice but to rise up and fight, even if he takes some risks, he will not hesitate. There is a slight difference, at least the article about Empress Wu's coming to court did not appear, and Li Xian was not sure whether Empress Wu would still make a request for Yaxian, so he could only wait for the news from Luoyang—— In Li Xian's memory, the edict of enshrining Zen was released on the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was mixed with the edict of rewarding the ministers and announced to the world. It was already the twelfth day of the eighth month. It's just that what Li Xian didn't expect was that the decision came sooner than expected - Li Xian had just finished his martial arts training, and before he even had time to wash up, someone came from the East Palace, asking Li Xian to enter the palace immediately to discuss matters.

"The younger brother sees the elder brother of the prince."

The prince had a call, Li Xian did not dare to be negligent, he simply washed and washed, and hurried into the palace, just now when he entered the study room of the Xiande Hall, he saw the prince Li Hong sitting on the table with a solemn expression. Behind the door, Li Xian rushed forward, saluted respectfully and said hello.

"No, seventh brother, come and sit down."

Li Hong seemed to be extremely exhausted. Seeing Li Xian arrived, he forced himself to smile, pointed to the opposite side of the table, and signaled Li Xian to take a seat.

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Prince, it's fine for my younger brother to stand, please give instructions to Brother Prince."

The crown prince is a half-lord, and the seat opposite him is not so easy to sit in. It means that he is fighting against the crown prince. Li Xian didn't want to act rashly, so he hurriedly thanked him.

"Seventh brother doesn't need to be like this, there are no outsiders here, why should you and my brothers be so alienated, just sit down."

Seeing that Li Xian was so cautious, Li Hong couldn't help laughing, waved his hands, and said a little reproachfully.

"Yes, my brother obeys."

Hearing what Li Hong said, Li Xian couldn't be reserved, so after hesitating for a while, he sat down as he said.

"Brother, I'm very pleased to hear that the seventh brother has been practicing martial arts diligently recently. With the ability of the seventh brother, he will surely achieve great success in the future." Li Hong didn't cut to the chase right away, but praised Li Xian with a smile.

"The crown prince's elder brother was wrongly rewarded. My younger brother Pu Liu's looks and ears are just extravagant hopes that he can make up for his weakness with hard work. He is really not a man of success." Unable to understand what Li Hong's intentions were for summoning him this time, Li Xian was self-righteous. Always be cautious and humble in speech.

"Well, hard work can make up for one's weakness. It's a good saying, but those who have great perseverance, things will come true. The ancients are sincere and do not deceive me. If the seventh brother can abide by this rule, the achievements in the future will be limitless. It is also a blessing for our society. " Li Hong seemed to want to give Li Xian a special compliment, admiring him with some perseverance, but in Li Xian's ears, there was something wrong - offering gallantry for nothing, adultery or robbery!
What is this guy trying to do?Shall we put on the stove?Li Xian is a person who is sober, it is impossible for him to be dizzy because of Li Hong's few kind words, and his stomach keeps muttering, but his face is full of gratitude. Brother, you should keep it in your heart, and act according to the words of the elder brother of the prince, and dare not or forget it."

"Well, that's good." Li Hong was obviously satisfied with Li Xian's attitude, and nodded with a smile, then he suddenly became serious, and said in a heavy tone: "Father will enshrine Zen Taishan, and I will wait until the end of September." Let's go, should the seventh brother already know about this?"

"Returning to the words of the prince's elder brother, the younger brother has already heard about it, but he has not received the imperial father's order. I wonder if the prince's elder brother has any advice on this?" Hearing Li Hong mentioned the matter of enshrining Chan Taishan, Li Xian's heart immediately jumped. It was a tight fit, and there was a vague premonition surging. Fortunately, Li Xiancheng was deep in the city, but he didn't show any flaws, he just replied humbly.

"Seeing advice? The seventh brother has always been talented, so he should ask the seventh brother for advice." Li Hong smiled self-deprecatingly, waved his hand, stopped Li Xian's words of defense, and took out a piece of paper from his loose sleeve. Holding Huang Juan's masked edict, she handed it to Li Xian with both hands, and said bitterly: "Father has the edict here, Seventh Brother, let's take a look."

Here comes the drama meat!Li Xian was horrified for a while, but he declined with a look of sincerity and fear on his face: "Brother Prince, forgive me, I really dare not be rude and illegal."

"Don't worry, Seventh Brother can just read it." Li Hong insisted on pushing the edict a few minutes in front of Li Xian, and said without doubt.

"Yes, the younger brother has surpassed."

Li Xian was actually very curious about the contents of the imperial edict, and the previous refusals were nothing more than superficial articles. Seeing that Li Hong insisted, he was happy to go along with the flow, and responded respectfully, took the edict with both hands, and put it on the table Go up, then kneel down and take a step back, kowtow respectfully, then move forward, spread out the imperial edict, and read it carefully, it doesn't matter if you don't look at it, the more you look at it, the more dignified your face is , his heart was beating like a deer, and the sweat beads on his forehead involuntarily ooze out of the boss.

(End of this chapter)