Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

"What the Taoist priest said is absolutely right. My father also asked me about the name of the country back then, and I strongly advised against it being named 'Tang'."

"It is only because my Li family is the hereditary Duke of Tang, and Jinyang, where we raised our army, is also the ancient land of Emperor Yao, that my father rejected us."

Thinking of this, Li Er couldn't help but sigh: "Father Emperor believed that since our ancestor Li Hu had rendered meritorious service to the Zhou dynasty and his title was personally conferred by Emperor Taizu Wen, he should inherit the Zhou dynasty's legacy and the mandate of heaven. Therefore, he named the country 'Zhou'."

Li Yu could understand Li Er's regret.

After all, the Li family has achieved its current status, and he deserves 60% of the credit.

As for an arrogant person like him, it might be possible for him to continue the old system of the previous dynasty, but he would never be willing to die for the sake of prolonging the dynasty for others.

I was just about to comfort Li Er, saying that it was just the name of the country, and that the world would ultimately belong to the Li family...

The next moment, Li Yu saw Yuan Tiangang suddenly lean close to Li Er's ear and whisper something. Li Er immediately beamed with joy and never mentioned the matter of the country's name again.

Li Yu was utterly speechless at this scene. He had never seen anyone whisper in front of others, unless they were a pair of lovelorn lovers.

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After seeing Yuan Tiangang off, Li Er stared at Li Yu, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Seeing Li Er's expression, Li Yu rolled his eyes inwardly: "Second Uncle, if you don't want to say it, then don't. After all, I'm young and ignorant, whether I know it or not is irrelevant..."

Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Li Er suddenly awoke from his reverie.

The nephew in front of him was only eleven years old, just one year older than Chengqian.

But because the boy was clever, he never seemed to treat him as a real child, but rather as half a pillar of their Zhao Wang Mansion.

And that was indeed the case. Although Li Yu was only involved in business, this wine purchase showed that the economic power of the Zhao Prince's Mansion would definitely fall into Li Yu's hands in the future.

Considering that Xuanba is still struggling to hold out at Hulao Pass to cover for himself, Li Er decided to stop putting pressure on Li Yu and let the kid relax a bit.

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The night is late and the stars are few, the moonlight is like water, and before we know it, it is already the full moon of May.

Looking at the bright moon hanging in the sky, Li Yu knew without a doubt what Li Er was plotting.

The Xuanwu Gate Incident in history took place on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month of that year, a date Li Yu remembered very clearly.

Because his birthday was the day before, it was the same in his previous life and it is the same in this life.

Although he didn't know if the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" belonging to the Great Zhou would happen again in this life, he knew that Li Er was starting to lose his composure.

Perhaps on that day, or perhaps after their fathers returned, all members of the Qin King's Party would have one foot in the grave.

History has already deviated somewhat, so no one can say for sure what will happen in the future.

Thinking of his family and friends, Li Yu felt an immense headache coming on.

If Li Er fails, where will their escape route be? Where will their relatives and friends escape?

"Is the young master admiring the moon?" The green-clad man asked softly, with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Oh? Oh, the moon is indeed very round tonight." Li Yu turned his head away from the moon and said absentmindedly.

Seeing Li Yu like this, the woman in green couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing her laughing happily, Li Yu's tone also carried a hint of amusement: "You little rascal, how can you still laugh when your young master looks so preoccupied?"

Upon hearing this, the man in green laughed even more unrestrainedly, almost losing his balance.

Stepping forward to support the girl in green, Li Yu gently patted her head twice: "Quickly, tell me, you little brat, what are you laughing at me for?"

Rubbing her head, which had been patted twice by Li Yu, Green Robe managed to stop laughing and said, "The way Young Master looked with his back to the moon just now was just like Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South China Sea!" After saying that, she continued to laugh.

After hearing the description from the man in green, Li Yu briefly filled in the blanks and found that it did indeed make some sense.

What kind of person has a halo behind their head? Besides Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea, what else does it happen to be?

The image gradually became clearer in his mind, and Li Yu couldn't help but smile.

He had barely chuckled twice when he suddenly froze on the spot.

Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South China Sea? The South China Sea… Guanyin Bodhisattva! Yes, the South China Sea! How come I didn't think of that!

The Lingnan region today may resemble a wild and untamed land more, but that doesn't stop it from having an endless supply of tropical fruits and grains that ripen twice a year...

With proper development, even if the coup fails, a comeback is just around the corner.

Thinking of this, Li Yu couldn't help but excitedly hug Green Robe and kiss her hard on the cheek before rushing inside.

For a moment, only the woman in green remained, covering her flushed face, utterly ashamed.

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Prince Qi's Mansion

Li Yuanji has been so worried these past few days that he has lost his appetite.

Just a few days ago, he received news that the Prince of Qin's mansion was stockpiling large quantities of salt, especially fine salt from Chang'an. Even his salt shop in the East Market, owned by the Prince of Qi's mansion, was almost emptied by the Prince of Qin's employees.

So he thought about it and realized that his second brother might be preparing for war. After his father received the war report from Hebei, he became even more convinced of this.

For no other reason than that a few days ago, the legendary healer Sun Simiao made a major discovery—that salt water has a miraculous effect on treating external injuries.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was an absolute authority in medicine. Since he had said so, it's likely that his second brother, the Prince of Qin, was hoarding salt for this reason.

Therefore, after discussing with his subordinates, he ordered his subordinate Yuwen Bao to buy up all the salt in the market ahead of time, just to make things difficult for his second brother and make him worry about hoarding salt.

Of course, Li Erfeng could also choose to stockpile all the salt from these counties in Xianyang together.

However, this would cause him to miss his opportunity, thus putting Li Xuanba, who was besieged in Hebei, in an even more dangerous situation.

The reason is that, apart from Chang'an, the surrounding counties have very little salt available, and it would take much longer than just a few days to stockpile it all together.

If he had abandoned stockpiling salt and chosen to launch a direct campaign, Li Yuanji would never have believed that Li Er, leading only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat an army of 100,000.

Just as he was basking in the glory of his successful scheme, a large quantity of fine salt appeared on the market in Chang'an, so fine that it was barely coarser than wheat flour.

He knew the principle that "once the arrow is released, there is no turning back," so he had no choice but to send the new batch of salt to the Prince of Qi's residence.

I thought that was the end of it, but to my surprise, less than two days later, another batch of fine salt appeared on the market.

This process of collecting money back and forth continued several times until the Qi Prince's mansion was almost depleted of its silver reserves. Only then did he discover the truth behind it all...

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