The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

Li Changge was stunned at first, then his eyes lit up, and he walked back to the front hall with Mian'er, and sure enough, it was an acquaintance who came to meet him, Lao Li and his colleagues.

Seeing this, Lao Li quipped enthusiastically: "The son is still in good spirits, and he has not seen him for a month, and he is becoming more and more heroic!"

Li Changge was not polite, self-deprecating and confidently responded: "Lao Li, you praise me too much, even if I don't see me for three days, I have to become a little more handsome, let alone a month!" His self-ridicule caused Li Er to laugh heartily, as if he instantly swept away all the grievances and depression he had suffered in the Manna Hall in the palace recently.

Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other courtiers also walked into the front hall one after another, and when they saw Li Changge's face full of smiles, their joy was overflowing, as if they had been reunited with relatives for a long time, and they greeted each other

"Childe, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come here to be harmed!".

"Childe's demeanor is still the same, admirable!".

"Childe is in good health and everything is fine, we are very worried. "

Li Changge listened to the greetings of these ancients, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, secretly thinking that their expressions were really full of drama, and they didn't seem to match the simple life atmosphere in the countryside. But then I thought about it, after all, they were people from ancient times, and their words and deeds naturally bore the imprint of that era.

So, Li Changge calmly accepted and invited everyone to sit down ......

"Childe, you're really hidden!".

"Yesterday, when my family was gossiping with the neighbors, I mentioned that a new shop had opened on Zhuque Street in Chang'an City, and it was actually selling ...... Oh, it's that perfume!" Du Ruhui said to Li Changge with a look of disgust, "Childe, you are really, you opened such a novel shop and didn't tell us a word, we can go and cheer for us, so as to save those local local snakes from bullying!"

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement, and they talked about it for a while: "Isn't it, Childe, you didn't tell our old friends about such a big thing, it's a little too outward!"

Regarding the concern and temptation hidden in Du Ruhui's words, everyone tacitly bypassed it and did not mention it, as if they knew it.

Li Changge responded in a always easy-going tone: "Brothers, don't laugh at me, it's just a small shop, just to earn some pocket money to subsidize the family, where do you dare to make a big splash." "

However, Fang Xuanling's words made the atmosphere even more enthusiastic: "Childe's words are wrong! Yesterday, I heard my family members mention Childe's perfume shop at home, and the business was very hot, and a bottle of perfume that cost a few taels of silver was snapped up in less than half an hour after it opened every day. I've been doing business for so many years, and I've never seen such a booming scene. He praised with a smile, revealing sincerity between the words, after all, such a sales miracle could be created in the bustling Chang'an City, which really surprised him, a veteran of shopping malls.

Fang Xuanling actually had something else to think in his heart: the highness in front of him was so skillful in doing business, he was simply the reincarnation of the true dragon emperor.

However, he was more concerned about another thing at the moment

Just as Fang Xuanling intentionally or unintentionally led the topic to Li Changge's business talent, Li Changge was preparing to follow this momentum to brag about himself.

As he used to do in his previous life, once his friends started touting each other, it often meant that someone would borrow money to turn around before long. At that time, the cowhide was blown out of the sky in advance, and when it was really necessary to borrow money, it was easy to find a step down.

But after thinking about it, I am afraid that these big people in front of me who are dressed in gorgeous clothes and have extraordinary bearing are all rich and noble families with thousands of dollars in money and thousands of acres of fertile land, how can they ask him to borrow money?

Li Changge snorted wittily, skillfully avoiding the topic of boasting, and the hall was suddenly filled with light-hearted laughter, and everyone jokingly said that Li Changge knew that he would make a fortune at a young age, and he would inevitably be an unlimited figure in the business world in the future.

Just when this cheerful atmosphere reached its climax......

Li Er suddenly sighed lightly, as if he had just remembered something important, and asked with concern: "I heard that there have been Haoqiang's sons making trouble on Suzaku Street recently, I don't know if it involves Gongzi's newly opened shop......?

Li Changge couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, nodded, and said, "Indeed, someone is making trouble in my store, it seems that it is called Cui... Choi what's coming. He wanted to force a low price for the perfume in my shop. "

"However, I didn't have time to deal with this guy, so he was sent directly to Dali Temple. Li Changge shrugged his shoulders, and didn't seem to care too much about the impact of this incident on the store.

Fang Xuanling suddenly exclaimed: "I remember! I have a relative who works in Dali Temple. Recently, I heard that a child of the Cui family was arrested. Could it be the guy who made trouble at Childe's shop?".

Li Changge thought for a while and said: "The person who made trouble, I heard the neighbors say that it is Cui Zhengde, I don't know if it is the one you said." "

Fang Xuanling slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "It's him!" This Cui Zhengde relied on his background of five surnames and seven wangs to run rampant and domineering in the area of Zhuque Street in Chang'an. This time it's finally planted!".

"Yes, it's providence!" the others chimed in.

Li Er said in a cruel tone: "Retribution." He knew in his heart that this Cui Zhengde was the one he ordered to be executed.

Fang Xuanling continued: "However, I heard that this Cui Zhengde has died in prison. The villain is ambushed, and the son can rest assured!".

Li Changge smiled and said, "The laws of the Tang Dynasty are strict, and His Majesty is a good person today, and this matter is not surprising to me. "

In fact, when the imperial examination edict was issued, Li Changge had already guessed that Li Er was going to attack the wealthy families with five surnames and seven hopes.

However, Li Er sighed and said, "As soon as you said that, I also remembered it." I also have a relative in my family who works as an errand ...... in the palace."

"It is said that because of the recent execution of this Cui Zhengde, His Majesty was embarrassed by people with five surnames and seven hopes. The entire court was smoky, almost to the point of 'the government decree does not come out of the Manna Palace'. "

Li Er finished speaking......

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng, the three important ministers, together with the plain but thoughtful General Li Jing, all hung their heads at this moment, and their faces were solemn. The atmosphere was so gloomy that it seemed to be able to drip ink, and even Li Jing, who didn't speak often, had his tightly knit brows revealing his inner worries and struggles.

"In my opinion, the situation is really tricky. Du Ruhui played the role of a wise man, and the real national teacher pretended to be a fake national teacher, shaking his head and revealing a pretended and profound tone, "Although Your Majesty does have the heart to become a generation of Ming monarchs, everyone covets a good emperor, and it is not easy to really sit on the throne." "

Du Ruhui's words sound too pessimistic, but in fact, they are very detailed, and they hit the nail on the head to express the dilemma faced by the Tang Dynasty in its early days.

If Li Shimin chooses to cooperate closely with the powerful clans such as the five surnames and Qiwang, the people will suffer from exploitation, and over time, the people's resentment will boil, and the world will eventually be in turmoil

Conversely, alienating these forces could provoke discontent among the princes of the Gate, who wielded great economic and military power, and the lessons of the Sui dynasty's inability to deal with the problem were vivid.