broken!Li Er's son turned out to be a hidden boss

"It's good that Dalang knows it well. It's your men's business to govern the country in Anbang."

"It's a blessing for the queen mother to come this time."

Empress Changsun nodded in satisfaction, sat in the first place, looked at the children under her knees, her eyes were full of satisfaction.

Li Ke's biological mother, Concubine Yang, who came with Empress Changsun, was also full of satisfaction.

It can be said that among the children of Li Shimin, except for the son of Empress Changsun, Li Ke is the most appreciated by Li Wenhao, and Li Wenhao treats Li Ke the same as he treats Li Chengqian, there is no difference.

"Your Highness, Jin Yiwei's Hongling secret report!"

"Oh?"

Li Wenhao's voice was raised by an octave. Hong Ling's secret report was not the most senior existence in Jin Yiwei's secret letter, and all state capitals must provide unconditional convenience for the messenger.

"Bring it up!"

Li Ke took the secret report and handed it to Li Wenhao himself.

"Brother, what happened?"

Others don't know the importance of the Hongling Secret Report, but Li Ke and Li Chengqian do.

"The gentry from the south of the Yangtze River can't bear it anymore. I originally wanted to go south after the autumn harvest, but now it seems that the journey to the south is imminent."

Handing the secret letter in their hands to Li Ke and Li Chengqian, the two brothers took it and read it carefully.

"This……"

"How can this be? Xuyi has been unable to eat official salt for three consecutive years, and the common people can only buy high-priced private salt at [-] yuan a bucket. Why does the Grand Canal only go to Yangzhou and not to Huainan?"

"What happened to the shipwreck in Baziwan?"

The lips of the two brothers trembled a little as they watched the secret atmosphere.

Under the influence of Li Wenhao, they now regard the people as extremely important. When they see that the Huainan salt market is monopolized and the people can only eat high-priced salt, they are all filled with righteous indignation.

"Second, third, have you seen anything else?"

Seeing that Li Wenhao was going to discuss important matters with Li Ke and Li Chengqian, Concubine Yang subconsciously took the children and left. After all, the harem does not interfere in politics.

"Sister, don't you want to see how far these children have grown?"

"Sister, this harem will not interfere in the government affairs, and now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince obviously wants to..."

"It's okay, we just look at it and don't speak."

Empress Changsun pulled Concubine Yang, and the two sat on chairs, listening with ears pricked up.

"Brother, but because you said in Chang'an that you want to reorganize the salt business?"

"No, the report said that in the eighth year of Wude, Xuyi could no longer eat official salt..."

As soon as Li Chengqian made a suggestion, he was rejected by himself, and turned to Li Wenhao to look at Li Ke.

Usually, as long as it is not an urgent matter, he will let his two younger brothers speak freely first.

"Brother, but this Tiger Gang?"

"It is indeed open to question that a power in the world can control the salt business in one place."

Li Ke asked tentatively.

"Could it be collusion between government and business?"

"No, this private salt is not something that just anyone can do. There should be shadows of Jiangnan gentry behind it. Xuyi is located in Huainan, next to Hongze Lake, and next to Yangzhou..."

"Yangzhou is heading south, but Nanlanling"

Li Chengqian and Li Ke seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Li Wenhao in shock.

"Yes, seeing this, you two have indeed grown a lot, but it's not just that."

"The Grand Canal is broken, and the only passage from the north to the south is Tongguan. In other words, if there is an incident in the south of the Yangtze River at this time, and if the news is blocked well, we are now in the dark. By then, Uncle Wang of Hejian stationed in Jingxiang may not be alone. .”

"And if my Great Tang wants to regain Jiangnan in Dudu, I can only send troops from Bashu."

hiss!
This time, not only Li Ke and Li Chengqian were shocked, but even Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang were also shocked. They never expected that such a small case of smuggling salt would lead to such a big fish.

"If we're looking for the root of this, it's because the emperor's grandfather didn't lay a good foundation! He thought that Jiangnan only needs to pay the money and food on time, but he doesn't know that Jiangnan has already given birth to a few earth emperors. Xiao Xian, who was settled by Uncle Wang of Hejian, is definitely not the last one."

"The matter has come to this point, there is no need to say more, call all generals, adults come here to discuss matters!"

Li Wenhao returned to the main seat, twitched his fingers lightly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Third brother, elder brother asks you, if after I pacify Jiangnan and hand over the whole Jiangnan to you, what kind of Jiangnan can you give elder brother?" ?”

After Li Wenhao said these words, even the calm Empress Changsun couldn't help it anymore. Isn't it a bit too hasty to hand Jiangnan over to Li Ke?
You must know that although most of Yang Guang's old troops had already surrendered, many of them surrendered superficially. If Li Ke, a prince with the blood of the royal family of two dynasties, was sent there, I'm afraid Li Ke would really rule the river.

And Concubine Yang was also shocked. As a former princess and noble concubine, her vision was unquestionable. As soon as Li Wenhao finished speaking, her first reaction was that Li Wenhao wanted to kill Li Ke.

"Brother...me!"

Li Ke was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment.

"No, you can't go. There is no difference between asking you to guard Jiangnan and sending you to the guillotine. Now most of Jiangnan are former ministers. If you go, I am afraid that those officials will all stare at you. Do you have any questions?" A little carelessness will become the focus of their infinite magnification."

"You can't go!"

"You can go anywhere in the future, but you can't go to Jiangnan!"

Li Wenhao shook his head. In fact, he wanted to train Li Ke first. To be fair, Li Ke really outshone Li Chengqian by a few blocks in terms of ability, but Li Chengqian is not useless. Maybe Li Chengqian does not have Li Ke's enterprising spirit. ability, but at least Li Chengqian is obedient and filial.

After listening to Li Wenhao's words, Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. One of them didn't want their son to die, and the other didn't want their son to bear the infamy of killing his brother.

"The matter in the south of the Yangtze River is serious. I am really worried about sending outsiders. Among the children of the clan, except Kedi, I am afraid that other people will not be able to handle it."

"Forget it, I will write a letter to the emperor, and let Uncle Jiangxia go!"

"Gao Ming, grow up quickly. Jiangnan is a big deal. You can only rest assured if it is in the hands of our brothers. The identity of the third child is a bit sensitive and it is not suitable to go to Jiangnan. Now the eldest brother among these brothers can only rely on you."

"In three years, three years at most, the eldest brother will definitely defeat the Turks, and when the time comes, the rear area will be handed over to you."

Li Wenhao patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder and said solemnly.

"Okay, Da Lang, don't put so much pressure on your younger brothers, they are still young."

Empress Changsun said fondly that as Li Chengqian's biological mother, he even had higher hopes for Li Chengqian than Li Wenhao when Li Chengqian was a child, because Li Wenhao was still a fool at that time, but there are some things that haste makes waste.

"It's not small. In the future, the territory of my Tang Dynasty will definitely become bigger and bigger. My younger brothers, each of us must control one side. If we don't grow up quickly, do we really want to be an idle prince in the future?"