During this family dinner, Li Yan used a different form than before. Each official had bowls and chopsticks on his seat, but the dishes were not served on his own table. All the meals were prepared, but they were placed in a large pot in the middle. There were more than 20 large pots in total, and each pot was a different dish, half of the meat and vegetable, emitting a strong fragrance.

There are some plates on one side of the pot, which contain various exquisite pastries, and even bread that Li Yan has just made recently.

Although edible oil and fine salt in Yizhou are no longer precious items, cooking has not become popular. Therefore, the officials present praised the carefully prepared food in the royal kitchen. On weekdays, they can only taste this delicious meal in the restaurant, because only the chefs in these restaurants master these skills.

For some old officials, this scene has been experienced twice, and this is the third time. They are not reserved. After Li Yan said that he would start eating, he took his own plate and walked to the pot riding the dishes and used a spoon to catch the dishes inside. Among them, You Shangguan Yi and Wang Yinlong were the most active. There was only one opportunity a year. And when he was serving the dishes, he secretly looked at it. It seemed that a lot of meat came from the breeding farm of the Shengtang Chamber of Commerce, especially the Bol goat, which was dripping with golden fat when it first came out, which made people envious.

The old officials walked over, and the new officials followed suit. After walking over, they put whatever they liked to eat on their own plates. The banquet suddenly became lively.

The officials here had a happy meal, Cui Yingying and the officials' families gathered in a small hall behind, and Su Moer and Su Xiaoyan were also there.

Compared to the lively bustling in the front hall, it can be called noisy, because in addition to female families, there are many children playing here, and they eat all kinds of snacks and dishes very quickly. Cui Yingying smiled and it was rare to be so lively in a year. She smiled and chatted with the families of officials, explaining what the electricity was being used in the palace. She was happy and moved out the mahjong table. These female families had nothing to do on weekdays and were idle, and were soon attracted by this new type of entertainment method and formed a circle to learn how to play mahjong. If Li Yan saw this scene, he would definitely be amused and cry again.

The banquet lasted until the evening. The nights were long and the day was short, and it soon became dark. At this time, the lights were on in the palace. The officials were drunk and looked at the light bulbs that were shocked. Except for the few people who often came to the palace, the others were all stupid.

Although the appearance of the electric light made the officials new for a while, the family banquet ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Especially Qin Huaiyu was already drunk and was supported by Zhu Youzhi, which made Li Yan shook his head. This guy was simply careless. He would drink as much as others respect him, which was too honest.

Although it was the end of the year, Li Yan's nerves did not relax. There were more than 200,000 servants waiting for him to deal with. The next day, he summoned the heads of various industries to discuss the ownership of these servants.

"Taoyuan needs about 20,000 people. Just add the number of workers to 100,000." Tong Yu said.

Li Yan turned to Tong Nian and said, "Where is the Shengtang Chamber of Commerce? There may be many new industries to be developed next year, and you should need a lot of people, right?"

Nodded, Tong Nian said, "What Your Highness said is, I guess, leave 40,000 people as reserve."

The slaves these two people needed were big heads. After they allocated them, there were still 180,000 left in the batch of slaves. Li Yan pulled out another 30,000 people to supplement Yang Li's construction team, mine and road construction team, and the remaining 150,000 was handed over to Jin Daqian.

After everyone else left, Li Yan said, "Daqian, after the New Year, you can take them to Ryukyu. First, build the fortress there. After a while, I will rush to Ryukyu and hand over some machinery to you."

"Yes, Your Highness." Jin Daqian said in response. He had handed over everything in his hand to Rongda and was just waiting to go to Ryukyu.

Before the Chinese New Year, Li Yan handled the final government affairs and happily spent the New Year with Cui Yingying and Su Moer in Yizhou. Of course, fireworks are indispensable during the Chinese New Year. Li Yan specially bought a lot of fireworks from Hyundai and set them off in the palace. This New Year is a happy holiday.

Compared with Li Yan's happy New Year, the atmosphere in Chang'an is very different from last year. Everyone ate the whole family dinner without taste, and Li Shimin's mood was even worse. He left the seat after eating halfway.

After Empress Changsun looked at Li Chengqian with concern, she also left with Li Shimin because it was the last morning court in the year that Zhang Liang suddenly wrote a book on Li Chengqian, which caused an uproar in the court and the country.

In Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin paced back and forth, and Empress Changsun said, "Emperor, Chengqian probably doesn't know that Lan'er's real name is Asunalan, and it's even more impossible for him to know that she is Jie Li's daughter."

"What's the use of saying this now? He, a prince, actually raised the daughter of the enemy of the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Palace for more than two years. What did the ministers think? How did I explain to the soldiers who died on the battlefield in the north?" Li Shimin said angrily.

Empress Changsun sighed, "But now that the road is complete, Ashinalan is already pregnant with Chengqian's child. Do you have the heart to execute them and their son?"

When Li Shimin mentioned this, he became even more angry, his face turned purple and red. Then he suddenly sighed, "I used to think that the sage was the one that would not make me worry the most, but I didn't expect that I was very wrong. These princes who pretended to be well-behaved on weekdays were all scheming. They fought for the throne. I was heartbroken not only Li Chengqian, but also Li Tai, and Zhang Liang was his person. Although he was so proud that he reported Li Chengqian for the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, the envoy behind the scenes was Li Tai. How could I not know?"

A tear slid down Queen Changsun's cheeks, so how could she not feel hurt? Li Tai and Li Chengqian were both her own flesh and blood. Now that their brothers are tragic, how could she, a mother, continue to see.

"I understand what you mean. Although Ashinalan is Jie Li's children, she has ruined the Li family's flesh and blood. I won't kill her, but I have to give the ministers an explanation, so I will imprison her in the cold palace. Without my handwriting, no one can see her. Let them and their mother and son spend their lives in the cold palace." Li Shimin carried his hands on his back and made the final decision.

Empress Changsun sighed softly. Now this was Li Shimin's biggest concession, otherwise with his temper, he would definitely execute Ashinalan.

Just as she was thinking, a Guan ran over quickly and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good. Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the King of Wei have started fighting."

"What!" The more angry Li Shimin was when he heard this, he said annoyed: "Let the Imperial Guards arrest them all and put them all in prison to reflect!"

"This..." The eunuch was a little confused. He looked at Empress Changsun and saw Empress Changsun nodding to him, sighed, and the eunuch led the imperial guards and left.

Empress Changsun said, "Your Majesty, then I'll go there too." He knew that Li Shimin was angry. When he passed by at this time, it would only make things even more uncontrollable.

In Baifu Palace, Li Tai covered his head, and a stream of blood counted his forehead. Li Chengqian was holding a wine pot in his hand, and his face was full of crazy hatred, "Li Tai, if you have any dissatisfaction with me, you are all coming towards me. Isn't it the position of the prince? I don't want it anymore? Let me give it to you!" Li Chengqian said hysterically. The arrest of Ashinalan has made him lose his mind.

After Li Shimin left, Li Chengqian took advantage of Li Tai's unpreparedness and grabbed the wine pot on the table and smashed it down at Li Tai. He settled the new and old hatreds together. He never expected that Li Tai could endure it until now. He did not take action until Ashinanlan was pregnant and he was deeply in love with Ashinanlan.

"Li Chengqian, if it weren't for me, when you ascend to that throne, a hundred years later, half of the Tang Dynasty's territories would not belong to the Turks. As the crown prince and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, you would hide it and not report it for your own selfishness. How willing are you?" Li Tai refused to give in.

"Shut up!" While the two were arguing, Queen Changsun's voice suddenly came. (To be continued...)
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