Six hundred and ninety-four ice and fire double heaven
While Zhang Liang proudly showed off his "military governance achievements" to Zhang Wuhui and Yangzhou Governor Xu Mei, His Majesty Li Er was experiencing the two heavens of ice and fire in the palace. What is ice? He went to Yangzhou port to sea and went out to sea with three people. Li Boyi, Li Xiaoxie and Li Daoli. These three kings used Yangzhou as the outlet and have now initially tasted what the "hell route" is, and also allowed His Majesty Li Er to taste their sorrow, so they called it "ice".
What is fire? It is Li Shenfu, Li Daoxing and Li Fengci who took the Guangzhou route south. These three chose the Guangzhou route and went south from Guangzhou to the South China Sea. They obtained a mountain of spices in one fell swoop. The three of them, who were rich in the world, were happy. Except for Li Daoxing who was awarded the position of governor of Jiaozhou and had to go south from the Guangzhou route to obtain unexpected gains, both Li Boyi and Li Fengci were pure luck. These three made His Majesty Li feel what "fire" is.
As for the last Li Deliang, he chose the northern Youzhou route. There was no news yet, so he was not happy or sad. He was not in good health since childhood, and so was his elder brother. He inherited his title only after his elder brother passed away. Therefore, the main reason for his participation in the route was to leave some foundation for his descendants, and not to involve his descendants because of his incompetence. The only one among the seven kings went out to sea is not for themselves.
The Yangzhou route fleet returned in a defeat and got nothing. The Guangzhou route fleet obtained a mountain of spices and was about to get rich overnight. This sharp contrast made Li Boyi, Li Xiaoxiong and Li Daoli almost faint, and also made Li Daoxing, Li Shenfu and Li Fengci happy, with ice on one side and fire on the other. Only Li Deliang sat aside with a sick look on his face and said nothing. His Majesty Li Er felt very uncomfortable, and Suning and Li Chengqian also felt uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, I, I, I have put all my belongings in the fleet. This way, I... have to say something!" Li Boyi said with a bitter face. Li Boyi was crowned king with his younger brother Li Fengci in the early years of Wude. However, it was obvious that his younger brother's luck was better than his older brother. The two brothers chose Yangzhou and the other chose Guangzhou. As a result, Li Boyi won the prize. Li Fengci was overjoyed...
His Majesty Li Er glared at him: "Three routes, three routes. How to go. How much danger is the best and how much benefits are. Who do you blame the route you choose? What do you want to say?"
Li Boyi shook all over, and Li Fengci smiled and said, "Oh, brother, look at you. Oh, but don't say that you have all your belongings in it. Adding the money and treasures in your brother's family together can't be dragged down by a fleet, right? Brother is too modest, right?! Hahahahahahaha!"
Li Fengci is now in a happy mood and is very sarcastic and sarcastic about this brother who is in harmony with him. Li Boyi instantly turned his goal from Suning to Li Fengci, who is now gloating and gloating, and stared at him fiercely: "You, you! Don't think you can do whatever you want if you choose the right route!"
Li Fengci responded without fear: "I really think I can do anything!"
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand: "Okay! Don't argue anymore! They are all family members, what kind of morality?! They quarrel around for some money, do you still have shame?! Gao Ming (Li Chengqian’s name) and Sanming are all here. Do you, the elders, still have good face?! Do you want to be the elders?”
Suning rolled his eyes. What kind of elder brothers do they want? After His Majesty Li Er passed away in another time and space, Li Zhi looked down on the two brothers in particular. They were exactly the same fool and knew how to eat, drink and have fun. In the end, Li Zhi couldn't bear it anymore and issued an edict to "give 200 papers and silks to them, and felt ashamed of it." As a result, these two brothers had another virtue - "but they didn't defeat themselves."
Li Shenfu couldn't see it and spoke: "Don't argue with you two! You guys are all in front of you, and you are still arguing! Where is the etiquette?! The route was demarcated at the beginning, and Sanming said that life and death, wealth and honor will be at their destiny. Going to sea is risky and rewarding. We all expressed our attitude, and we will not regret whether we make money or not. What, now I regret it? If you regret it, don't go to sea, don't choose the wrong route!"
As a veteran of the Li Tang royal family, Li Shenfu was an important minister of the royal family. He made great contributions and was smart. He was respected and relied on by His Majesty Li Er, and he could survive. His brother Li Shentong died in five years of Zhenguan. He lived until he was 72 or 3 years old. He lived until Li Zhi's little kid. He died of illness in the second year of Yonghui. Now it seems that he is lucky. He chose the Guangzhou route and made a fortune, so he began to speak for Suning.
Li Shenfu's words were enough weight, and Li Boyi and Li Fengci didn't dare to speak much, but Li Xiaoxiong and Li Daoli couldn't hold it in. They lost their wife and soldiers. Now they lost all their family. Li Shenfu looked at the two of them and immediately blocked what they wanted to say: "Don't say more about you two, life and death, wealth and honor are all in their destiny. You are still alive, not dead yet, younger than me!"
Li Boyi muttered to death: "It's not that you're paying for money!"
Although Li Shenfu was old, his ears were pretty good, and he suddenly became angry: "What did you say, you guy?! What did you say! You, you, are you going to piss me to death? Are you?" Li Shenfu has a foot disease and has been using a wooden stick to make a crutch all year round. He raised the crutch as soon as he saw it. Li Daoxing stepped forward to stop it: "No, don't do this, don't do this, uncle, don't do this! Boyi, apologize quickly!"
His Majesty Li Er also stood up to stop him: "Uncle, don't be angry! Boyi! You bastard! Hurry up to apologize to uncle!"
Li Deliang, who had never spoken, stood up and became a peacemaker when he saw that the scene was not good: "Boyi, what you said is not good, how can you say that to elders like this!"
Li Boyi was so scared that his face was pale and his idiot was visible. His Majesty Li Er shook his head when he saw it. There were really a lot of waste in the royal family: "Boyi! You bastard! You are talking nonsense! How can you guess your uncle like this?? Apologize to your uncle! Relieve your anger, please calm down. This bastard is so confused. Please don't get angry. You are not in good health, don't get angry!" His Majesty Li Er stepped forward to support Li Shenfu.
Li Shenfu blushed, and he held the crutch in his hand tightly, staring at Li Boyi as if he was looking at his prey. This old man was a man who had fought face to face with Jie Li Khan and cut hundreds of heads and won. How could Li Boyi, a candle, be the old man's opponent? He was so fierce that Li Shenfu shivered by the vicious eyes. He immediately realized that he was fainted and said the wrong thing, and hurriedly apologized: "Uncle, calm down. Uncle, calm down. calm down..."
Li Xiaoxiong and Li Daoli were both arrogant and did not dare to speak out. Li Fengci hid aside and laughed secretly. Li Daoxing watched coldly, and Suning and Li Chengqian looked at each other. They felt cute...
After a long time, Li Shenfu finally recovered. He let out a long sigh, and his crutch tightly in his hand was tightly pressed into his hand and returned to his job. Li Boyi took a breath. He didn't have to be beaten anymore, but Li Shenfu didn't turn over this page so easily: "Your Majesty, since he followed the Supreme Emperor to raise the army, he has worked diligently and dared not say that he was dedicated to his job. He did not make great contributions, but he has never made any mistakes. At least he was dedicated to the country and never delayed national affairs because of his own selfishness.
This time I went out to sea because I felt that I was old and weak, and I had not had much time. Seeing that there were too many descendants in my family, I wanted to leave some money and a way out for them before I was buried in the soil, so that I would not live too miserable, and I didn’t want to spend money, but this guy, you…” Li Shenfu said, his eyes turned red, and he was still crying! His Majesty Li Er was so panicked...
The result was obvious. His Majesty Li Er was very angry and severely punished Li Boyi. He directly fined all his three-year regular money and transferred it to Li Shenfu to relieve him. Li Boyi really compensated his wife and soldiers, and suffered heavy losses. Then His Majesty Li Er comforted Li Xiaoxiong and Li Daoli, who also suffered heavy losses. The East China Sea Navy would not delay the issue of sending a rescue to them.
After finally asking these seven people to leave, His Majesty Li Er sat on his imperial throne with some worries, touched his forehead, and sighed. Zhao Chen brought a cup of tea in time. Suning gave Li Chengqian a wink. Li Chengqian stepped forward to take the tea and handed it to His Majesty Li Er: "Father, please use tea."
His Majesty Li Er raised his head, looked at Li Chengqian, nodded, smiled slightly, took the teacup, blew a few breaths, and took a sip: "Well, good tea, fragrant and pleasant, Suning, this is a new tea again? I heard that you have set up tea gardens in many places recently, right?"
Suning smiled and said, "Yes, you should adapt to local conditions to grow grain. The south is planted with rice and wheat in the north. This tea is the same. It is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. This spiritual energy is also particularly strong, and the things that grow are particularly good. This tea is the first time that I have produced in the tea garden set up around Dongting Mountain. I call it Biluochun."
His Majesty Li Er said "Oh" and then laughed: "Biluochun, Biluochun, a good name, it's really worthy of your name as a talented man. A good name, tea leaves can make you so elegant. Literary and elegant people flock to you, even idle people want to be arty. I'm becoming more and more sure now. You kid want to make this tea bigger. You can have a Dongting Biluochun, so there will inevitably be other tea gardens and other names in other places, right?"
Suning admitted openly: "That's right, that's what I think. Tea is a good thing. If it is not carried forward, it would be a pity. Such a delicious drink, if it is expanded, the price will naturally drop. This tea is also a high-yield crop. It doesn't take long to drink tea for the whole people. The price is much cheaper than the five-color drink and four-season drink. It won't be intoxicating and misleading, and it's cheaper, and it's also good for the body. What do you think?"
His Majesty Li Er said with a "hehe": "Then let me give you the title of "tribute" for Dongting Biluochun, and you can make a fortune, right? Then I will get some other names for me to taste, and then I will give you a few more tributes?"
Suning nodded openly: "Thank you for your grace! I am very grateful!"
Li Chengqian burst out laughing, unable to help it. His Majesty Li Er was also stunned for a moment. He probably didn't expect Suning to play tricks with the emperor so shamelessly. He was a little depressed. Then he shook his head and smiled: "Whether, this is indeed a good thing. If you can make such tricks for this tea that was originally used as medicine, you really have the ability to turn into gold! Are you really the rebirth of Tao Zhu Gong?"
Suning smiled and said, "How can I know if I am the rebirth of Tao Zhugong? But if I don't need to do my best in the court in the future, I really want to learn from Tao Zhugong."
His Majesty Li Er paused at the green tea for a while and said, "For today's affairs, those three people will probably not make things difficult for you, but the other two are a little better, but Li Boyi is narrow-minded. Although this matter was caused by them, it will not be so easy to let it go. Fortunately, my uncle is strong and will not let it go by Li Boyi's trouble. You should just take more responsibility. I don't want to make too much trouble with them in these matters. After all, alas, I hope you don't blame me."
Suning was stunned for a moment, then nodded honestly and said, "I understand your Majesty's hard work." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!