Chapter 83-A Young Man Should Not Be Indiscriminate
Taiji Palace, the Hall of Political Affairs.
Li Shi Min was in a good mood.
His Guanyin maid was actually cooking personally.
"It's been a long time since I've tasted the cooking of a Guanyin maid.”Li Shi Min said with a smile.
Princess Li Lizhi, who was sitting at the side, laughed dryly and lowered her head without saying a word.
After a while, Empress Zhangsun came over and glared at Li Lizhi. She said in a bad mood,""Alright."
"Hehe, thank you, mother." Li Lizhi quickly stood up and held Empress Zhangsun's arm as she said with a smile.
Empress Zhangsun said lightly," Little heartless one. Hurry up and send it over. It'll be cold soon."”
"Oh, oh, then I'll take my leave first.”
Li Lizhi said. She didn't dare to look at Li Shiming and directly slipped out of the palace.
Li Shi Min was confused and asked,"Where is Lizhi going? Aren't you eating here?"
Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Shimin and asked with a puzzled expression,""What do you want to eat?"
"Weren't you cooking just now?" Li Shi Min asked.”
"Oh, you mean that? I helped Lizhi burn it for Gu Hao.”Empress Zhangsun gave a soft 'oh' and said," ChenQie has already had lunch. Has Your Majesty not eaten yet?”
"I haven't eaten yet," Li Shimin laughed dryly.”
"Then…ChenQie will help you make another one?”Empress Zhangsun sat on the soft couch and asked gently with a cup of tea in her hand.
"No need." Li Shi Min said.
He knew that his Guanyin maid was still angry.
After thinking for a while, he explained in a low voice,"I rested in the Yin and Yang Palace last night and didn't go anywhere."”
Empress Zhangsun's expression froze, and she said with a faint smile,""Why is Your Majesty telling this to ChenQie?”
"It's nothing. Zhen just wanted to let Guanyin know.”
Seeing Empress Zhangsun smile, Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a voice transmission sounded…
"Your Majesty, Lord Du Ruhui requests an audience.”
"Keming?" Li Shi Min was stunned and quickly said," Please come in."”
"ChenQie will cook a few more dishes for His Majesty.”
Empress Zhangsun stood up and said softly.
Du Ruhui had come to the Political Hall to look for His Majesty. He must have something important to discuss, and it was likely to be an emergency.
As the master of the harem, she had always advocated that the harem should not be involved in politics.
Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief and silently gave Du Ruhui a thumbs up.
This time, his Guanyin maid had completely forgiven him.
Not long after…
Du Ruhui walked over.
After Du Ruhui sat down, Li Shimin asked curiously,""Keming, is there something urgent?"
"It's not urgent, but it has something to do with His Highness the Crown Prince." Du Ruhui muttered.”
"Chengqian?" Li Shi Min was stunned and quickly asked," What happened to Chengqian?”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Crown Prince is fine.”Du Ruhui consoled him first, then sold his son out completely.
He told Li Shimin everything about the exhibition.
"Exposition?" Li Shi Min frowned and asked," What is that kid trying to do?”
"According to my son, Gu Hao plans to hold the exhibition in the square outside the Ministry of Justice's prison," Du Ruhui reminded.”
"The prison of the Ministry of Justice?" Li Shi Min's eyes narrowed.
He subconsciously thought of Yang Zhengdao.
"Keming is saying that he wants to take advantage of the chaos to do something unfavorable to Yang Zhengdao?”Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui.
"I don't dare to make wild guesses." Du Ruhui shook his head.”
"Then do you think I should allow him to hold this…exhibition?”
Li Shimin asked again.
He valued Du Ruhui's opinion.
"As far as the exhibition itself is concerned, this subject feels that it is beneficial to the Great Tang.”Du Ruhui said.
"Tell me the details." Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.”
"I remember Your Majesty once saying that he hoped that one day, the Great Tang would have all the surrounding countries come to congratulate him."”
Li Shi Min snorted.
He had indeed said it before, and more than once.
"In this exhibition, we can show the Hu merchants and the envoys of the Western Regions the prosperity of the Great Tang and make them truly admire it.
If it was held every few years in the future, more and more foreign envoys would come to participate…
I feel that this will encourage the neighboring countries to be pro-Tang and take pride in being able to participate in the exhibition…"
Du Ruhui said slowly.
He said a lot, and most of the content was told to Du He by Gu Hao, plus some of Du Ruhui's own opinions.
When Li Shimin heard this, his heart surged.
A grand exhibition, and all countries came to congratulate!
Thinking of that scene, he could not help but feel excited.
"We must let the Hu merchants and foreign envoys see the prosperity of the Great Tang, and we must also let them see the strength of the Great Tang.”Li Shi Min smiled faintly." It's not enough to just show off our treasures. Our Tang army needs to show off as well.
Only in this way could they truly revere the Great Tang.”
Du Ruhui's eyes lit up and he nodded.""With Your Majesty's plan of killing two birds with one stone, the exhibition will definitely be successfully held.”
"Two birds with one stone?" Li Shi Min was stunned for a moment, then he nodded with a smile.
However, he was cursing in his heart, Where is this second bird?
………
Hongwen Hall.
In Gu Hao's office.
Li Lizhi brought the food cooked by her mother to have lunch with Gu Hao.
After the meal, Gu Hao commented," It's not bad. It's just that this sauce duck is a little salty."”
Li Lizhi pouted and muttered,"It's good enough that there's food."”
"Imperial Father didn't have the fortune to eat the food that Imperial Mother cooked today.”
Li Lizhi added in her heart.
Gu Hao smiled.
He glanced at the blueprint at the side and then at Li Lizhi, who was dressed in men's clothes.
He experienced the helplessness of not being able to have both love and career.
"Lizhi, can I call you that?”Gu Hao looked at Li Lizhi and asked.
Li Lizhi blinked her eyes and grunted.
"In the future, when there's no one around, I'll call you Lizhi.”
Gu Hao smiled.
Li Lizhi blushed. She thought for a moment and asked shyly,""Then what should I call you?"
"You can call me Brother Gu." Gu Hao rubbed his nose and said.”
"Brother Gu?" Li Lizhi called out softly.
Both of them had goosebumps and their faces were red.
In terms of shamelessness, Gu Hao was still better.
After a short moment of awkwardness, he accepted the title and enjoyed it.
"Lizhi, can you do Brother Gu a favor?”
Gu Hao looked at Li Lizhi and asked gently.
He was thinking about finding something for her to do and sending her away first.
At least before the start of the exhibition, he could not let her keep pestering him.
Otherwise, he would be easily distracted.
"What favor?" Li Lizhi blushed and asked in a low voice.
"You were right the day before yesterday," Gu Hao muttered."I should indeed build a mansion.”
As his status rose, the antique shop was still too small.
There were too few people around him that he could use.
"You want to?" Li Lizhi's eyes lit up.
" That mansion is alright, but it's too old," Gu Hao said with a smile." I want you to help me renovate it."”
"Then what style do you like?" Li Lizhi blinked and asked.”
"What you like is what I like.”Gu Hao looked at Li Lizhi and said slowly," I won't be living there alone in the future.”
Li Lizhi's cheeks were red, and her eyes were curved. She was inexplicably happy.
After coaxing Li Lizhi a little more, Gu Hao successfully sent her away.
"The pressure has been reduced. You can focus on your father now.”
Gu Hao muttered and started to focus on his career.
The glass factory and the winery had already been built separately, and they still used assembly line operations.
A craftsman was only responsible for a part of the production process.
Gu Hao basically didn't need to ask much to make glasses and fine wine.
However, at this exhibition, he planned to let everyone see what a real Gao Shang was!
In layman's terms, glass counters, glass covers, glass doors…
To produce these, he needed to draw the shape of the mold and give some guidance.
The workload was relatively lighter.
Gu Hao's most important task now was to forge iron and make steel.
Translate the Chinese design into the Tang language design, and then teach the craftsmen and soldiers step by step to build a real weapon refining field.
In the evening, Xiao Deyan arrived at Gu Hao's office.
"Why are you here?" Gu Hao was slightly surprised.
"Help someone pass a message." Xiao Deyan said with a smile as he looked at the scattered blueprints around Gu Hao.
"What are you doing?"
Xiao Deyan picked up a drawing and asked curiously.
He realized that he could not understand it at all.
" It's a blueprint for General Qin," Gu Hao said." It's related to the army."”
"Oh." Xiao Deyan nodded and tactfully put down the blueprint.
Once it involved the military, it was absolutely confidential.
As a wily old fox, he knew how to avoid arousing suspicion.
"What message does Milord want to send?" Gu Hao was curious.
"Just now, a eunuch serving His Majesty came to inform us that he wants you to attend the morning meeting tomorrow morning."”
"You want me to participate in the morning meeting?" Gu Hao was stunned.
"Hmm, it seems that His Majesty really values you.”
Xiao Deyan sighed.
"Why do I feel like they have ill intentions?”Gu Hao cursed in his heart. He had a bad feeling.
"Could it be that Li Chengqian, Cheng Yaojin, or Du Ruhui betrayed me?”
Gu Hao was suspicious.
Otherwise, why would Li Shimin invite him to attend the court meeting tomorrow morning?
"You don't seem very happy?"
Seeing Gu Hao's strange expression, Xiao Deyan asked hesitantly.
Gu Hao naturally wouldn't admit it. He denied it outright,""No, I just don't quite understand why you want to recruit me into the court.”
"Is this very strange?" Xiao Deyan laughed.
"Please enlighten me, Mister," Gu Hao said respectfully.”
"Because you're outstanding," said Xiao Deyan.”
" Ah…" Gu Hao was stunned.
"You are a rare genius. His Majesty craves talents, so what's wrong with recruiting you into the court?”Xiao Deyan asked.
Gu Hao laughed dryly and blushed, which was a rare sight.
He felt a little embarrassed.
"You're too humble."
Xiao Deyan shook his head and said earnestly," Young man, you should be more frivolous!
Your phrase,'When you are proud of the spring breeze, you can see all the flowers in Chang' an in one day', is the attitude that a young man should have.
If His Majesty thinks that you are too arrogant, he will naturally assign you some tasks that can sharpen you…
If you act too mature now, the mature ministers in the court might think too much…
………”
"Disciple has learned."
Gu Hao stood up and bowed to Xiao Deyan.
He knew that Xiao Deyan was teaching him how to behave as a young official.
At his age, if he acted too mature, he might not be able to blend in with those old foxes.
On the contrary, it was very likely that he would be treated as a monster by those people.
However, if he acted in a manner that was in line with his age and talent, it would make people feel that it was only natural.
Naturally, it depended on who the opponent was.
Some people liked young people to be frivolous and impetuous, while others liked young people to be mature and steady.
According to Gu Hao's understanding, Xiao Deyan wanted to say that Li Er wanted to see a young and vigorous top scholar, not an old and mature top scholar.
Xiao Deyan brushed his beard and nodded." I was just saying it casually. Don't take it to heart."”
"I will remember your words."
Gu Hao said.
Xiao Deyan smiled.
Then, he chatted with Gu Hao for a while before leaving the library.
"Someone must have told Li Er about the exhibition.”
Gu Hao pondered with rapt attention and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"I've set the venue of the exhibition outside the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Li Er should think that I'm after Yang Zhengdao.”
"If Li Er is wise enough, he will understand that holding an exhibition will only benefit the Great Tang.”
"If you make things difficult for me tomorrow, it will be easy to resolve.”
"Eh, Empress Zhangsun has just expressed her goodwill to me. Li Er doesn't seem to have any reason to make things difficult for me, right?”
Thinking of Empress Zhangsun, Gu Hao's lips gradually curved into a smile.
"If you dare to make things difficult for me, I will hug Empress Zhangsun's thigh and cry.”
“………”
Late at night, Sun Fujia, the official of the Supreme Court, brought a team of bailiffs to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
They secretly escorted the criminal Yang Zhengdao, the case file of the broken Crystal An, as well as the cup thief Zhang Shenzhi, etc. into the Supreme Court.
Outside Chang 'an City, on a temporary bridge by the Wei River.
A group of people was stationed here.
"Back then, the two Khans fought all the way here and forced the Tang Emperor Li Shimin to sign the Wei River Coalition.”An old man with white hair and beard sighed softly as he stood on the temporary bridge with a walking stick.
"Unfortunately, I failed on the verge of success." Beside him, a middle-aged man shook his head.
"Hmph, who can you blame then?" "If the Great Khan could support my reform like Duke Xiao of Qin supported Shang Yang, the Turks would definitely be more than ten times stronger than they are now."”
"That's right. If the Great Khan can completely follow the Imperial Preceptor's policies in governing the Turks, the Turks will truly be able to swallow the Great Tang.”The middle-aged man said respectfully.
In his heart, he didn't think much of it.
On the contrary, he felt that the reason why the Turks had risen from power to rebellion was largely due to the Imperial Teacher's reform.
The old man shook his head and said,"Li Shi Min is indeed a character. If he had been born thirty years earlier, this old man might not have joined the Turks.”
The middle-aged man remained silent.
The state preceptor could casually say such words, but he could not casually agree.
After looking at Weishui River for a while, the old man with the crutch revealed a bit grief.
"Have you investigated clearly? How did my son Yicheng die?”
The old man asked in a deep voice.
“………”
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