Chapter 21 Meeting

After Xue Chongxun returned home, he was depressed for several days because of Jincheng's affairs.

He was very helpless. In the past, the Tubo people wanted to rob her and cut off the Tubo people with one knife. The current difficulties are powerful and useless. The enemy is like a ball of invisible and intangible air, and there is no way to do it.

Gradually he felt that his mother's consideration was not unreasonable...

Moreover, the mother's crying like this is really soft-hearted. Xue Chongxun remembered Li Dan, who often cried in Princess Taiping, and finally realized Li Dan's difficulties.

In the ancient upper circle, marriage was just a tool for alliances. Maybe he was powerless to change anything?

A few days later, Xue Chongxun's attention was diverted by something else.

Everything that happened during the marriage sent him to see him know one truth more: without long-term considerations, there will be immediate worries.

After defeating Li Longji, maybe I was really a little careless, but I ended up creating a series of uncontrollable embarrassment...

It seems that everything really needs to be considered and prepared for more in advance, otherwise it will only depend on luck when things come to an end. Do you have that good luck every time?

His situation seems calm at the moment, but there are actually many potential dangers, and the tragedy may end quite a lot...

Relying entirely on Princess Taiping makes people feel insecure, and he wants to have his own strength.

But, what should I do?

He had thought about making firearms and climbing the technology tree.

Think carefully that you have some financial resources and power, so you can find some craftsmen to explore slowly. The fire door gun or the mesh gun should be able to be created sooner or later.

But using the metallurgical forging technology at this time to make muskets and cannons, can they really be better than the Tang Jun, who is well-equipped and cold weapons?

The current Tang army cavalry often fights one to ten battles.

If you have to wait to drive the development of more advanced technologies, I am afraid Xue Chongxun will never see them in his life...

Besides, what are the benefits of doing these things?

If we consider it from a higher perspective, such as national justice, let the Han people's technology stand at a higher starting point; then gunpowder was also invented by the Han people...

Even if hot weapons can kill all enemies in seconds, who will eventually master the weapons?

If you shout, I am the father of firearms and I have patent rights, so everyone who uses firearms must listen to what I am useful.

Every man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure...

No matter how strong the force is, it needs to be manipulated by people, and it cannot exist without politics and system.

In short, you can't just work, you must prioritize it. Now his own safety is problematic. It's useless to make a firearm. It's better to think about something practical.

At this time, Xue Chongxun remembered the relationship with Prime Minister Zhang Shuo before and after leaving Beijing last month.

Although Zhang said he was very worried about his killing of Tubo Lang's family regardless of the overall situation, Xue Chongxun felt that Zhang said he had the intention to move closer to him.

For example, there is a small thing that Zhang said many times that the thought of coming to the palace to be a guest and listening to Li Guinian's music is a signal of making friends.

Xue Chongxun sat on the chair and picked up the teacup, thinking quietly by himself that Zhang was here.

Zhang said that he was a person who was inclined toward Li Longji in the past, so he could not get the trust of Princess Taiping. You can imagine how embarrassing and depressed his position as prime minister.

Then he must want to integrate into another group. The power field requires forces and groups, and a person can do nothing.

Xue Chongxun was a little worried that Li Longji was not dead yet, so Zhang said that would still be thinking of him?

But then he thought about it, Zhang said that such a prime minister should see the situation clearly and have nothing to do with losers who don’t have much hope...

Xue Chongxun cannot fully trust him, but he is another valuable candidate for alliance.

I have to take a look first.

Thinking of this, Xue Chongxun called out, and the close servant Dong walked in from outside the screen, and he said: Go and pass on the message, call Xue Liu, I have something to tell him to do.

Xue Liu is the housekeeper in the mansion, named Xue Fu. In fact, his surname is not Xue. His surname was given by Xue Chongxun's father in the past. Xue Chongxun couldn't figure out what his original surname was.

After a while, a fat middle-aged man walked in. It was Xue Liu.

I heard the gossip that this guy has assets in Hedong and Chang'an. He must have gained a lot of benefits in the Xue family over the years, but Xue Chongxun really couldn't control it, so he let him go as long as he didn't overestimate the income and expenditure of the mansion.

What is your husband’s order?Xue Liu stood and bowed.

Xue Chongxun pondered for a moment and said: Did you hear that Li Guinian is in Chang'an?My colleagues and friends want to listen to his songs, so you take my famous post and ask him to come to the mansion... Although he is unlikely to refuse my invitation, it is better to meet him first and avoid losing trust from his colleagues.

The housekeeper said confidently: Please rest assured, I will definitely invite him to the mansion.

Xue Chongxun thought about it and asked Zhang Shuo to come on the day of the banquet, so he said again: If Li Guinian agrees to meet, he will make an appointment.I asked someone to inform Mr. Zhang to come together. I heard that he is also quite accomplished in music.

Xue Liu is a man who is greedy for some money, but he is decisive and efficient in his work.

When Xue Chongxun was having dinner in the evening, he reported the news. Sure enough, Li Guinian agreed to see him at the mansion three days later.

After all, Xue Chongxun is a powerful man, and others must have a degree of pretending to be noble.

At this moment, Xue Chongxun remembered Meng Xiaoyu, a singing girl among the water clouds.

This woman doesn't seem to be important to him, but she always thinks of it...

In fact, he could buy Meng Xiaoyu as his concubine, but would she really be happy if someone like a maid do some trivial things like Dong and Pei Niang every day?

Xue Chongxun dared not make up for this.But this time, she could invite the famous music celebrity Li Guinian to visit, which might allow him to give Meng Xiaoyu a second in music, and then her status would be higher.

Thinking of this, Xue Chongxun ordered someone to go to Shuiyun to inform the brothel, gambling sister, and asked Meng Xiaoyu to come to the mansion to perform in three days.

Three days later, the invited people came to the Hedong Prince's Mansion as promised.

A prime minister of the dynasty, a famous musician, and an ordinary singing girl had a big difference in identities, but Xue Chongxun felt that they had one thing in common: they were all elegant people!

When Xue Chongxun was fine in the past, the way he spent time was either practicing martial arts or playing with women, or reading books alone was dazed. He rarely made friends with literati and scholars.

As a prince, at least not yet revoked his title, he felt a little nervous to deal with such occasions...

But it's also very novel.

He specially asked his servants to prepare the most expensive tea. The tea ceremony in the Tang Dynasty was very popular, but he didn't pay much attention to drinking tea, so he couldn't be despised and uneducated!

He also asked someone to clean up an elegant wing next to the corridor of the outer courtyard and hang out a few expensive original calligraphy and paintings, so he felt a little relieved.

After all the guests entered the room, Xue Chongxun was dressed neatly and walked in in a big way. She saw Meng Xiaoyu and a strange literati sitting on a chair. The literati should be Li Guinian, and Zhang Shuo was standing next to the wall and looking at a painting.

Zhang Shuo sighed: Is this the original work of Wen Zhen Duke (Yan Liben)?!

Xue Chongxun pretended to say: It is precisely that the drawings of the Daming Palace were written by Wen Zhen Gong. Wen Zhen Gong’s ink treasures are magnificent and rigorous and like dreams, which is a perfect combination of reality and art.

Actually, he just knows nothing, just talking nonsense. Apart from knowing that this piece of paper is particularly expensive, he doesn't know what's good about it.

At this time, Meng Xiaoyu and Li Guinian had already stood up and held a tribute to Xue Chongxun. Xue Chongxun hurriedly bowed his fists and returned the tribute. Meng Xiaoyu was an acquaintance, so he only looked at Li Guinian in front of him.

Li Guinian looked only in her twenties, with soft face curves and a small beard. Her face looked clean and her behavior was slow and elegant. She was completely different from those martial artists from Xue Chongxun, although many martial artists in the Tang Dynasty were also educated.

The poem that has been passed down through the ages emerged in Xue Chongxun's heart: It's common to find it in the house of King Qi, and I heard it a few times before Cui Jiutang... "Feed Li Guinian in Jiangnan" is about this Li Guinian!

But now King Qi has been killed by Xue Chongxun, and Li Guinian can no longer go to King Qi's house.

Xue Chongxun thought excitedly: Will a great poet leave a famous line to record my friendship with Li Guinian in the future?

Xue Chongxun laughed and introduced them to each other. When talking about Meng Xiaoyu, he said with some embarrassment: This guy's name is Meng Xiaoyu, and he is a musician...

Meng Xiaoyu said with a smile: I am a singing girl.

Zhang Shuo and Xue Chongxunnian looked at each other and then laughed to hide their embarrassment.

Zhang said that he looked a little unhappy, but wasn’t it a nonsense to communicate his name with a singer?

However, Li Guinian had a peaceful and unconventional expression. I think even though he could enter and leave a wealthy family, his social status was not high.

Xue Chongxun pointed to the painting that Zhang said he had seen and said: Mr. Zhang likes it, I will give it to you.

Zhang Shuo was a little surprised and hurriedly said: A gentleman does not take away the love of others, and he will not receive any reward without merit. How can I receive this precious thing without name or reason?

Xue Chongxun said the truth: It’s not what I love. I don’t understand painting at all, just wearing a dress.

He walked over and took it down as he said, and handed it over with a wrap. You don’t have to be polite. This is just a gift between friends, so don’t worry.

Zhang Shuo hesitated for a moment, but didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly laughed and followed and said: Zhang was ashamed to accept it.

Please sit down, come and see the tea!

Xue Chongxun brushed his robe and tried his best to show his elegance and elegance.

After everyone sat down, he said: Mr. Li is famous in the world in music. Today I am lucky to invite him to visit the mansion. I will definitely hear Mr. Wen’s song to meet him only before he can meet him.

Li Guinian smiled and stroked his beard, calmly picked up the teacup, opened the lid, closed his eyes and said: Good tea!Then he smiled and said, "The prince is so proud, I can only show my shame."