Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

As summer enters the season, everything in Guanzhong becomes more and more intense as the climate gets hotter and hotter.

Although Li Tai has a new concubine, he doesn't have much time to indulge in the gentle countryside. He has been dealing with government affairs recently. Although he is busy every day, everything is improving, which gives him a sense of accomplishment.

In the past, everything in government affairs was hampered by a lack of money and food. Although there were plans, it was difficult to implement them. Li Tai then decided on an idea to fight the autumn wind of Samana again, and summoned monks from temples in various states to come to Beijing to debate Buddhism, Taoism, and Dharma. The time was set to be after the Buddha's birthday on April 8. As this order was conveyed to all parties, they quickly responded.

First of all, the eminent monk of Guangming Temple in Tianshui County, Qinzhou felt the benevolence of the imperial court and was willing to donate the temple's products to support national affairs. He donated nearly 200,000 shi of grain and tens of thousands of kilograms of copper, tin and other materials.

Secondly, the eminent monks of the Shifo Temple in northern Shaanxi also set an example. Although the food donated was relatively small, only a little over 100,000 dan, other various materials were several times that of Guangming Temple.

Of course, the imperial court treated such enlightened benevolent and righteous monks with great courtesy. First, it conferred the Buddhist title of "Great Virtuous Monk" on the two eminent monks, and also sent a thousand fine cavalry to their temples to escort the two eminent monks to Beijing to attend the Buddhist ceremony. The birthday ceremony and the subsequent debate session. At the same time, new regulations were also announced: eminent monks from various states who do not have the title of "Great Virtuous Monk" are not allowed to participate in the Dharma assembly.

With such an example and example, all the monks in various states, as long as they are not fools, will of course understand how to operate. Although there are still a large number of monks who are reluctant to make such a large donation, there are also quite a few monks who want to make progress and are eager to move forward, hoping to continue to expand their own influence and that of the ascetics, so they actively donate.

With money and food, many things will naturally become easier to handle. In addition to major events such as granting land to the soldiers for reclamation and dredging the Zheng Guo Canal, Li Tai also set aside part of his money and grain for the construction of Shang Yuan Palace.

Nowadays, he has to rush between Longyuan Academy and the Imperial City every day, which is a waste of time and very inconvenient. It also seriously affects the compilation and academic work of the academy. New office space needs to be built urgently.

The address of Shang Yuan has been selected, and all the building materials of the Longevity Palace in Shayuan have been demolished. Moreover, when the villagers of Wuxiang County learned that Tang Gong was going to return to their hometown to govern, they were very enthusiastic and took on the Ding service. . Now that the money and food are in place, the project can begin immediately.

This palace is tentatively named Shangyang Palace and is located near the Yuandu Shuiguan Office on the east bank of Luoshui River. Not only is the location convenient for transportation, it can also be regarded as a career reincarnation for Li Tai.

The project plan is to complete the main construction of the palace in June, and move various Bafu agencies into it for office work. The work is still a bit rushed. In addition to Cui Yansheng, the minister of the Ministry of Finance, who will personally go to take charge of the project, Li Tai is also planning to arrange a minister. Go to the Overseer.

Now, all the generals under his command have their own envoys. Li Yantou, Shuofeng and other close associates have all served as commanders of the Hussar Mansion. Others are also responsible for selecting the sergeants of the second battalion and the third guard, so they summoned Li Ya, who had been a little leisurely recently, to guide them. He led the team to Shangyuan to supervise the work.

It was originally just an ordinary appointment, but after listening to it, Li Ya looked embarrassed, lowered her head and whispered: "There will be some inconvenience in the near future, can the Lord send someone else?"

"You don't have a family to support you, and you don't suffer from strain or illness. What inconvenience can you have?"

After Li Tai heard this, he laughed casually, but he didn't take it seriously. He was about to pick up the general list on the desk and prepare to choose another one. However, when he looked up again, he saw that Li Ya was still frowning. , with a sad look on his face, his face immediately sank, and then he asked again: "What on earth is going on?"

When Li Ya was questioned, she didn't dare to hide anything, so she knelt on the ground and told the whole story.

Li Tai felt a little unhappy when he heard this happened again, but he did not continue to reprimand Li Ya. This kid has already received the punishment he deserves in this matter. As long as there are no new mistakes, there is no need to hold on to him and punish him again and again.

He did not inquire further about this, but simply ordered government member Yang Yu to lead his troops to Shangyuan to supervise the work, and then began to deal with other government affairs.

After Li Ya saw this, her nervousness relaxed slightly, but she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He had been quite worried about this in the past few days, and wanted to ask Duke Tang for advice on how to deal with it, but seeing that Duke Tang had no intention of paying attention to the matter, he could only hold back.

In the evening, when it was still some time before dark, Li Tai pushed forward the case and left the imperial city to return home. Li Ya also quickly led a group of armored cavalry to follow.

When everyone returned to the school gate, Li Tai raised his finger and pointed at Li Ya and said, "You don't have to go back to the mansion first. Go to Nancheng to introduce the Liu girl into the mansion."

"Obey, obey."

After hearing this order, Li Ya was stunned for a moment, then crossed her hands in response.

After returning to the inner palace, Li Tai first summoned his wife and concubines, and then asked about the affairs between Li Ya and the Liu family's daughter. Yao Waner, who had witnessed it that day, recounted what she saw and heard in detail. After listening, Li Tai nodded thoughtfully.

Not long after, Li Ya also introduced the Liu woman into the mansion.

Although this bad fate has been entangled for a long time, Li Tai saw this woman for the first time. After looking at her for a while, he vaguely understood why Li Ya was obsessed with her.

Ms. Liu was also a little nervous and uneasy at the moment, and she kept her head down in silence after being greeted at the door.

Li Tai raised his finger and pointed at Li Ya and said to Mrs. Liu: "Mrs. Liu, this son has grown up under my family. He may have been disrespectful in his upbringing, causing him to offend and disturb a good family. I have severely punished him before. I wonder if you think this is the case. Is there any remaining anger?”

After Mrs. Liu heard this, she shook her head and said: "Don't dare, don't dare... Mr. Tang's words are serious. General Li has never been rude to his concubine. He has concealed his past affairs and has complained to the princess. He has no resentment towards General Li." , I can only feel guilty and grateful.”

"That's good if there's no residual anger. Then let me ask you again, since I've been treating you so stupidly, do you know what I mean?"

Li Tai then asked another question. Mrs. Liu was immediately embarrassed when she heard this question. After a moment of silence, she nodded slightly, and then Li Tai raised her voice and said: "My fair lady, a gentleman is very jealous. Mrs. Liu is really beautiful and attracts the attention of the public." My young disciple is eager to marry you, but is this a sin? Should you treat me unfairly? "

"My lord..."

Li Ya saw Mrs. Liu's face turning pale when she was being questioned. Just as she was about to speak, Li Tai raised his hand and scolded: "Shut up!"

"I don't dare, I really don't dare...General Li fell in love with me by mistake, and I am extremely grateful. However, the bad fate of the past is still entangled and difficult to resolve, and I am afraid of injuring the general. This is not what Mr. Tang said..."

Mrs. Liu bowed to the ground and said in a sad voice, while Miaoyin and others next to her couldn't bear it when they saw this, so they came forward and whispered to persuade.

"Inviting Mrs. Liu into the house today is not to question and incriminate her. If Mrs. Liu still wants to beg to return her old household and is tired of this son's repeated courtesy, I will give you a stern message here. If he does it again, I will punish him severely. But if you are willing to stand on this Guanzhong, if you don’t want to be disturbed by the story again, please tell me frankly!”

Li Tai put away the dignity on his face and said in a deep voice: "My confidant breaks the law and violates the prohibition, and he will be severely punished, let alone the cunning people elsewhere!"

After Mrs. Liu heard this, she cried again and said: "I, I wish to have a new life in Guanzhong, and don't want to make the same mistakes again..."

"In this case, Madam Liu, please forgive me for the gift. Return to the family home with a little interest and return it to her father. If anyone comes to disturb me again, it will be a violation of my laws! Whoever you want to be good with in the future is up to you to decide for yourself."

After Li Tai heard this, he motioned to Mrs. Yao to help Ms. Liu up and send her out of the hall. After the woman left, he looked at Li Ya who was still a little confused and said, "I was punished before. You didn't live in the Jamsil family, so why don't you have the virility of a man? I punished you before because you were willful and offended a good family, but now you are just begging for a widow, and I am not your brother, so why should you care about me!"

"Your Majesty, the owner of the village is closer than my brother! Without the owner's nod, I, I, despite my millions of love, don't dare to blossom..."

After Li Ya heard this, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she knelt down on the ground and said tremblingly.

After Li Tai heard this, he laughed, reached out and grabbed the boy and said, "Why don't you go home quickly and be hired! Not only this Madam Liu, but also other maids in the house will be given to you! Bullying me? Ridiculous!"

Li Ya was stunned for a moment, then waved her hands shyly and said: "No, no, I only want one person..." Before he could finish speaking, he saw Tang Gong's cold face and hurriedly turned around and ran out.

Early the next morning, after Li Tai arrived at the imperial office, he summoned the southern envoy Xu Ling and Chen Xu.

Xu Ling was naturally a little confused, not knowing why he was summoned, while Chen Xu couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and nervous, and couldn't calm down. Although the two were summoned early in the morning, they could not see each other until afternoon.

Hearing the two greeting each other, Li Taicai raised his head from behind the case and gestured for them to sit down. Then he first asked Xu Ling how he felt in Beijing, and then turned his eyes to Chen Xu and asked with a smile: "Since entering the customs, how have you felt?" How do you feel, Mr. Chen? We met in the mansion a few days ago and I didn't have time to ask. If you have any dissatisfaction, you might as well tell me. I am working with your uncle, so I should take more care of you and other young disciples."

Seeing Duke Tang's kind smile, Chen Xu was a little undecided for a moment. To be on the safe side, he hurriedly said: "Thank you very much, Duke Tang, for asking me. I have a comfortable life here and plenty of food. I am just homesick and have no other symptoms." OK."

"No wonder, Mr. Chen is sick, but he disturbs my close associates. This is not the way to treat a guest!"

Li Tai still said with a smile, but Xu Ling and Chen Xu stood up in shock after hearing this. Xu Ling was a little confused, but Chen Xu had cold sweat on his forehead. He cupped his fists and bowed deeply: "Please tell me, Mr. Tang, please..."

"That's not necessary. I've called you here just to tell you that under the melons and plum trees, you especially need to avoid suspicion. Now that the front is exhausted, go as far as you can!"

After Li Tai finished speaking, he then turned to Xu Ling and said, "If you are interested, Marquis Xu, please come here to listen to the matter. If you have any secrets that you don't know, you can ask Chen Lang. I conspired with Chen Situzhi to defeat thieves with great ambition. If it is because of Being hindered by trivial matters is inevitably not beautiful.”

After saying this, he waved his hand to the waiter to lead the two people out.