Chapter 218
Chengyang and Wu Mei were going to Silla for envoys, but Li Yuanying was stuck in Chang'an. Li Yuanying was not in a very good mood.
He was basically convinced by the subordinates of the Honglu Temple. Li Yuanying instigated Li Chengqian to recruit some people from the Honglu Temple. The World Expo will be held next year, and the envoys from various countries will have to be sent back.
We are a country of etiquette, so how can we not send guests home? If these people encounter any trouble on the way home or after returning home, we can also help the group so that they can happily come to the exhibition in two years.
Li Chengqian felt that this was fine. In the past, envoys came to Chang'an, and the Tang Dynasty also gave gifts first, and then the Honglu Temple sent people back. This time, there were many countries invited, and there must be many envoys coming. The Honglu Temple people must not be missing.
The uncle and nephew gathered together and thought it would be almost enough to recruit 40,000 to 50,000 people. If one hundred countries came, 40,000 to 50,000 people would be divided into 40,000 to escort a team. Is there a lot of people? Not too many! If he didn’t think it would be bad to have too many people, he felt that it would be enough to have 200,000 to 300,000 people!
After hearing Li Yuanying's analysis, Li Chengqian felt that there was not much, so he and Li Yuanying took the results of the discussion between the two of them and went to discuss with His Majesty Li Er.
When His Majesty Li Er heard that Li Yuanying lion opened his mouth, he needed 50,000 people at the same time, and almost wanted to ask someone to throw Li Yuanying out. Did he know how many people were there in total in the imperial guards guarding Chang'an?
His Majesty Li Er looked at Li Yuanying, then Li Chengqian, and decided to ask Changsun Wuji and the others to come and scold these two bastards. He was too lazy to scold, and being too angry would easily hurt his liver.
Li Yuanying thought that His Majesty Li Er had asked someone to come over to discuss, but was soon criticized by a group of old men and was unable to teach him. This was the first time he had seen the combat effectiveness of Changsun Wuji and the others firing together. Seeing His Majesty Li Er and Li Chengqian were accustomed to him, he admired him very much.
Seeing that things were not done, Li Yuanying reluctantly gave in: "Fifty thousand is not enough, twenty thousand or thirty thousand is enough. No matter how few people are, our Wanguo Expo will lose its momentum." He continued lobbying in the fire of artillery, "At worst, just think it was borrowed from other places. When they are trained, they will return to their positions. They are all talented to support ten. There are many such people in Tengzhou. They have all gone a long way and have seen the customs and customs of various places. Whether they are handling official duties or dealing with people, they are amazing. Why can't they be assigned to the Honglu Temple first? It's not that these people will always be under the Honglu Temple."
After a fierce debate between the two sides, Li Yuanying was very unhappy and left with only 10,000 people.
Changsun Wuji was a little tired by Li Yuanying, so he stayed to tell His Majesty Li Er that the prince was too trusting Li Yuanying, and even dared to do something that he wanted 50,000 people! Li Yuanying, a arrogant person, didn't say anything, and he would still be angry if he didn't give him a word!
His Majesty Li Er looked faint and could not see any joy or anger. He said, "I have given him all the people, let's see how he does it." He was in his prime and held the power firmly in his hands. Li Yuanying was so stupid that he wanted to instigate the prince to do something with these ten thousand people, that was no different from seeking death. He didn't think Li Yuanying would be so stupid.
When Changsun Wuji saw His Majesty Li Er say this, he no longer advised him. He could feel that His Majesty Li Er's attitude was changing, but he couldn't figure out how to change it, so he could only wait and see what was going on.
Changsun Wuji went home with all kinds of thoughts. As soon as he entered the house, he heard that Li Yuanying had come over and was talking to his son-in-law Changsun Chong. After Princess Changle got married, she did not set up a new princess's mansion, but lived in Changsun's mansion. She served her parents-in-law very carefully and has always been a role model for Chang'an women.
Changsun Wuji knew that Li Yuanying had come, and his heart was thrilled and he felt it was not very good. He knew his son, but he had no ability. He became a son-in-law, and he was a son-in-law. Although he didn't do anything bad, he liked to call his friends to drink. He was often drunk and was carried back. He was worried that one day he would hear his son drowned in the jar.
Changsun Wuji always felt that the lack of children between the two may be related to their son's indulgence in alcohol. If they had been married for so many years, Changle would have been weak. What did Li Yuanying suddenly come to find his son?
Changsun Wuji went over and saw Li Yuanying holding his son's hand earnestly and said, "I think, if Zong Zheng Shaoqing has no future, you should come to our Honglu Temple. I have been thinking about it for a long time today, and you are the most suitable thing for this!"
Changsun Wuji felt angry when he heard this. Zong Zheng Shaoqing had no future, so he was in charge of the affairs of the royal family and foreign relatives. He was a serious official from the fourth-rank official. If he went to the Honglu Temple, the Honglu Temple Minister had already been occupied by Li Yuanying. The only one left was the Honglu Temple Minister, who was the sixth-rank official! As the prince consort, he was getting back more and more. If he talked about it, he would not be laughed to death?
What’s hateful is that I don’t know what Li Yuanying said to his son, but his son was still moved.
Changsun Wuji couldn't listen anymore, so he stepped in and interrupted their conversation with a smile: "I wonder what Your Highness is going to do to you?"
Li Yuanying opened his eyes widened and began to off-topic: "Oh, A Chong is so big, you still call him Chong'er, it sounds weird. You should treat A Chong as a child. A Chong is not young anymore. You should let him do what he likes, don't take care of him in everything, and let him try it."
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Changsun Wuji really wanted to drive Li Yuanying out.
When his father saw that he wanted to take care of his son, he stood aside and refused to leave. Li Yuanying could only change from lobbying Changsun Chong to lobbying Changsun Wuji. The World Expo must show some treasures of the Tang Dynasty, such as the Tang Dynasty wine. After thinking about it, he thought that Changsun Chong was the most suitable for this matter.
When it comes to drinking, Changsun Chong, in Chang'an City, said that no one dares to be the first. Although it is not a good thing to be too addicted to drinking, he loves everything, so why don't he let him do it as much as he wants.
Li Yuanying said: "At that time, our exhibition venue will extend from Chang'an to Luoyang. This road is very clear about water and land. It is very convenient to transport goods at that time. Now people have sent back the willingness of participation from various countries. We are allocating the venue and the delegation will help them build the exhibition hall immediately as soon as they arrive."
In Li Yuanying's plan, the exhibition halls of the World Expo were built by generous and generous powerful people and wealthy families. They invested in building the exhibition halls, and in the future they could have the right to trade over the corresponding countries to negotiate related goods, or they could also give priority to spending money to take pictures of these exotic exhibition halls after the exhibition ends.
Since there are foreign exhibition halls, there are naturally Tang Dynasty exhibition halls. For example, Li Yuanying came to Changsun Chong to discuss the "Wine Culture" exhibition hall. He built an exhibition hall similar to "Wine Street" around the theme of wine, and integrated everything related to wine into it, showing all the drinking history, wine poetry, wine and essays, and wine songs and dances.
After reading the preliminary plan compiled by Li Yuanying, Changsun Chong immediately became fascinated and felt that this was a fairy place for him. He couldn't wait to communicate with Li Yuanying for a long time and talked to Li Yuanying about where else could be improved. This was the scene where Li Yuanying spoke up and poached people.
Changsun Wuji only knew that Li Yuanying patted his chest and promised not to pay the court. He didn't know that Li Yuanying had to do so many things. Li Yuanying and His Majesty Li Er were in line with each other. Everything was done in a big way, and how grand they were. This momentum of "no matter what, I just wanted to do big things" was very scary. No wonder his son was fooled by Li Yuanying and was fascinated.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "A Chong can also be responsible for this part when he stayed in Zongzheng Temple. There are enough people in Honglu Temple. Why should he let A rush over again?"
When Li Yuanying heard Changsun Wuji say this, he immediately remembered that he wanted 50,000 people to be cut into 10,000 by Changsun Wuji and the others.
Li Yuanying sighed: "The more I talked with A Chong, the more I wanted him to come to Honglu Temple, so that we can talk when we are fine. Since you have said that, let A Chong work hard and take care of both sides of the matter!" Li Yuanying once again grabbed Changsun Chong's hand and gave earnest advice, "Then the 'wine' will be handed over to you. If this exhibition hall is well organized, all countries will be obsessed with the good wine of our Tang Dynasty in the future, and they are greedy for them. They want to come once and even want to buy it, no matter how high the price is!"
Changsun Chong is indeed a type of person who has been arranged clearly since childhood and has never made any decisions on anything. Li Yuanying's words "Let him try" really made him very moved.
Changsun Chong was suddenly full of passion and fighting spirit: "No problem, I'll cover it with me!"
Seeing that Changsun Wuji had a constipated expression, Li Yuanying stopped staying, and stood up and said he wanted to pick him up the princess and talk to Changle. Changsun Chong looked at Li Yuanying now and thought that Li Yuanying was his confidant, and enthusiastically led Li Yuanying to see Changle.
Wei Shu and Changle had a very harmonious chat. Wei Shu was good at calligraphy and Changle was also quite accomplished in calligraphy and painting. The two of them would not feel bored just by talking about calligraphy and painting. Wei Shu was also lucky to appreciate the original works of Empress Changsun collected by Changle, and it was a pity that she could not see it with her own eyes.
Changle was also very happy to see Li Yuanying. He praised Wei Shu's calligraphy with Li Yuanying and how good he practiced his calligraphy.
Li Yuanying hummed twice: "Although my handwriting is not as good as Sister Shu, it is also very good!" He thought about it, and went past his eldest nephew, then past his third nephew, and then past his fourth nephew, and finally gave an example, "Anyway, it must be better than the Chicu!"
After sitting down and chatting, Li Yuanying and Wei Shu returned to the house. Changle asked Changsun Chong: "What's the matter with you Uncle Yao?"
Changsun Chong told Changle about the wine culture exhibition hall. When he mentioned the wine, he immediately became furious, not as bitter as he had to work as a businessman on weekdays. After all, Changsun Chong finally remembered that Changle didn't like him drinking and advised him so much. He said embarrassedly: "I have to arrange this exhibition hall and I will never drink too much."
Changle hadn't interrupted Changsun Chong, who was so excited that he heard Changsun Chong say this, "I believe you." She let Changsun Chong hold her hand with a slight smile on her face, "When the exhibition hall is built, can you take me to see it?"
When Changsun Chong heard Changle say this, his heart suddenly became hot and he immediately said, "Okay, I will definitely take you there. Then we will be the first to pass."
On the other hand, Li Yuanying had already returned to Prince Teng's Mansion with Wei Shu.
Wei Shu asked how Li Yuanying and Changsun Chong were talking. Li Yuanying naturally said that he had achieved success and there was nothing he could not do. He just couldn't help but mutter to Changsun Wuji: "He simply treats me as a thief. I just think A Chong was not doing it very well in Zongzheng Temple. Do you want A Chong to try another place? I think Honglu Temple is fun now!"
Wei Shu felt that Changsun Wuji was definitely not the only one who treated Li Yuanying as a thief.
Li Yuanying was not aware of this at all. After dinner, he said to Wei Shu: "Let's go and see Xiao Youyu and the others!" Since the young general Li Youyu, Li Xiaoyuanqiu's position in their Yaoyao's mind has begun to move backwards. In the past, they said they would go to see Li Xiaoyuanqiu, but now they have changed to Xiaoyouyu!
Wei Shu saw Li Yuanying's face full of interest, and resisted not reminding him that Li Tai wanted to throw them out of the door every time, and went to the Wei Palace with Li Yuanying as a guest.
Yan was naturally happy when he saw Wei Shu and pulled Wei Shu to talk enthusiastically.
Li Tai was not so kind-hearted when he saw Li Yuanying, and his face was darker than the bottom of the pot. Li Yuanying was not here to find Li Tai, but he became more interested when he saw Li Tai's expression. Seeing that Li Xiaoyuanqiu and the others had not come yet, he sat down and asked Li Tai's plan for the Li Tai Literature and History Museum without hesitation. Whether the volunteers were active in their work, he looked like "I am very active, I am very serious, I am very concerned about the progress of the preparation."
Li Tai was frightened by Li Yuanying's attitude, and he endured it even though he wanted to sweep Li Yuanying out. He patiently picked up some important matters and started talking to Li Yuanying. As a result, he was halfway through his speech, Li Xiaoyuanqiu came over with his younger brother and sister, shouting excitedly at Li Yuanying.
Although Li Yuanying finished reading all the books he could read, he basically read them as stories, but he was still not very good at literature and history. When Li Tai explained it in depth, he was a little confused. He felt that there were so many scholars, so how could there be so many twists and turns? If this doesn't work, that doesn't work, it won't work, and it makes him dizzy!
So as soon as he saw a few cute little babies coming, Li Yuanying immediately forgot what question he had asked Li Tai just now, picked up his nieces and granddaughter, took his two nieces and granddaughters to go out to play.
Li Tai: “…”
It's really outrageous!
Next time he will definitely let someone block Li Yuanying outside, and Li Yuanying is not allowed to step into the Wei Palace again!
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Chapter completed!