The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Now that the year is good, anyone who forgets his roots will be criticized by other families in the village.

"Let Lao Zhao find some people. There are still many people who can work in our village. In addition to the people from the neighboring village, we can provide them with a meal at noon and let them go home to rest after work in the evening. It will save trouble." Li Fu said.

There is no big work in the village now. Even if it is road construction, it is only the internal road of the village. These jobs are very fragmented. Li Fu is not a professional contractor and can't calculate how long it will take to complete these jobs.

All I can say is that if there are more people, everything is possible.

That's why I say these jobs are fragmented, which is completely different from building the academy, the trading area, and his new house.

His new house has been built for so long. For the craftsmen who work, it is really a good place to make money.

It has been stable for nearly three years.

Nowadays, people in the village have a lot of land to cultivate. During the slack season, the men go out to work and earn money, while the women, the elderly and the half-grown children take care of the land. They live a pretty good life.

With food and money in hand, they feel at ease and have a bright future.

It is a blessing to have such a good master.

"You need to change your mindset. Now the farmers in the village next door are also under our jurisdiction." Li Fu said with a smile.

The village has become his, and the farmers have naturally become farmers under the command of the Jingyang Palace.

The academy spans two villages. Although the people there fought on both sides in the past, they fought for their livelihoods and served their respective masters. Now Li Fu doesn't care.

Their masters have all fallen, so why bother with a bunch of civilians?

Stealing water is just stealing a year's livelihood.

Li Fu can understand the war.

In the past, the two sides were at odds with each other mainly because the manager of the other side wanted to use various means to get the manor over there so as to curry favor with his master, or it was the intention of the Pei family to connect the manor under their command with this side and occupy the people and good land.

This was the main reason for the enmity, not the struggle of the lower-class people for growing food and making a living.

The hammer that Li Fu received was not done by the ordinary farmer over there.

The other party was targeting him.

Now the manor over there is an ordinary farmer, and the evil servants of the past have long since fallen with the fall of the master.

In Chang'an City, the servants who used to be in Pei Ji's family have long been dismissed, leaving only a few loyal ones who followed Pei Ji's other children.

Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei got into trouble. Li Shimin, considering their past friendship, only killed Lawyer Pei and exiled Pei Ji. Pei Ji's other children were not in danger of their lives.

It's just that life is not as good as before.

After all, those who originally held official positions were demoted.

They were not big officials to begin with, and after being demoted three levels, they became just a minor official.

They just had a stable job with a salary.

They could no longer support their former mansions and servants.

Their homes were raided, so what could they support themselves with?

It was already a stretch to be able to support themselves.

It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality.

"It is true that the work on the farm is closely related to the people here, but in the absence of people to do the work, the farm next door is also the best choice. After all, after it is in my hands, they will also deliver some grain to this side in the autumn." Li Fu explained: "Give it a chance."

Yan Lide smiled and arched his hands to Li Fu: "Huairen, you are still broad-minded."

He had heard about Li Fu's affairs with the farm next door a long time ago.

But Li Fu's idea is also right. It was not the same back then. The master family has fallen. There is no need to bother with a bunch of ordinary people.

Who doesn't obey for a living?

"In the future, if they are willing to work hard and live a good life, I will not stop them, but giving opportunities is an opportunity. Whether they can grasp it and whether they want to work hard is up to them. If they still have some little thoughts in their hearts, there will be no such good things in the future." Li Fu said lightly.

"That's right." Yan Lide also agreed.

"In that case, after all the cement is delivered, we will start to build the road." Li Fu said, "Old Yan, can you take care of it? If not, I will ask two more people from Chang'an to come."

"No problem." Yan Lide said, "It's all on the farm, it's just a matter of riding a horse for a distance."

In the past two years, he had taken care of such a large project on the farm, and now it's just building a house and a road. He is a craftsman.The supervisory craftsman is a junior craftsman, and he can't do this little job?

If he called his younger brother from Chang'an City just for this matter, then he, as the eldest brother, would be embarrassed.

After discussing the serious matters, Yan Lide asked about the housewarming party at Li Fu's house.

"Huairen, when do you plan to hold this housewarming party? Everyone has moved into the new house." Yan Lide asked, "Will it be affected by the road construction in the manor?"

Yan Lide knew that if Li Fu held a housewarming party, the two people in the palace might come to the manor.

Very likely.

"The date calculated by the Imperial Observatory." Li Fu said.

Then, Li Fu took out a list from the corner of the desk.

"Old Yan, you can also take a look." Li Fu said, "This is the list of people who will hold a private banquet after entertaining the two emperors in the palace."

"They are all people with good relations." Li Fu said, "With the palace, it is a family banquet, it is not convenient to invite, but after the family banquet, there must be another banquet. If you think it is not appropriate, you can change it to two banquets."

Because Li Fu is not sure whether Yan Lide and others will feel uncomfortable sitting with Cheng Yaojin and others.

After reading this list, Yan Lide frowned slightly.

Then sighed.

"Huairen, let's change it to two banquets." Yan Lide said.

"You and the palace, the emperor, and your majesty are having a family dinner, and you are sitting together with Duke Lu and Duke Chu, drinking and chatting. It is not convenient for us to sit in the same place and deal with these people. It is not appropriate in terms of status." Yan Lide explained: "You can't neglect them."

"As for us, although we have a good relationship with you in private, we don't have much friendship and contact with these dukes after all. Sitting together, it is more uncomfortable."

"If you want to sit together and drink happily, it is better to have another party."

Although they are all officials in the same dynasty, there is an invisible wall between officials.

Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, etc., these people have all followed your majesty all the way, and are your majesty's right-hand men. They are in the same circle.

And they, the officials of the Craftsman Supervisor, are not easy to get involved with others.

Especially at the manor, attending the housewarming banquet, Huairen originally wanted to let everyone eat and drink well, and open up the occasion for chatting and drinking.

Different circles, how to open up?

So, it is better to have another one.

Li Fu nodded slightly, thinking.

Then he said.

"Then I will listen to you and have another one."

"It's a pity that Xingben and the others are still out of town."

"There is no need to rush for this one, it won't be too late to wait for Xingben and the others to come back." Yan Lide smiled and said, "Anyway, the new house is the first year to live in it. As long as it is within this year, this wine can be eaten. We can sit together, and there is no need for so many things, and there is no need to ask the Imperial Observatory to calculate a good day. I will find a day when the time comes."

Yan Lide also has this skill.

Although he is not as good as the Imperial Observatory, he is in the Craftsmanship Bureau, building palaces for the royal family. If he doesn't have some work in his hands, how can it be so easy to be a craftsman?

"Anyway, they will definitely come back this year." Yan Lide said.

"Did he write to you too?" Li Fu asked curiously.

"He wrote to you and talked about the project. They are all colleagues of the Crafts Supervisor. It is normal for them to communicate with each other. Not to mention, they have a good relationship in private. They have all stayed in your farm for a long time in Huairen."

Li Fu nodded.

Yes, it is normal.

"When will the palace's housewarming banquet be held?" Yan Lide asked.

"Five days later." Li Fu responded: "The Imperial Observatory said that it is a rare good day. We don't understand, so we just listen to them."

Yan Lide calculated.

"It's a good day indeed, but five days is enough time for the road construction in Zhuangzi to start, right? Will we do it together? If there are too many people, won't the palace mind?"

"We are all from Zhuangzi, what's there to mind? Besides, there are guards on Zhuangzi, and since the palace is here, they must bring Jinwu Guards." Li Fu said, "Don't worry about safety issues."

"Yes, I forgot about this. Now your Jingyang Palace has guards, a thousand people, and the leader is Su Dingfang. I have to say that His Majesty really loves you. Su Dingfang is such a talent, let him come to Zhuangzi to be the leader of your guard."

"Each of us takes what we need." Li Fu smiled.

In five days, the construction may not start, after all, we don't know whether the kiln factory will send cement or not.Until when.

However, during the waiting period, the palace sent someone to deliver the news.

It was not about the housewarming party, but the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division came.

Li Fu met the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division in the study.

"Your Highness, this is the news that His Majesty asked me to deliver, as well as the relevant records of Pei Shiqing's return from his mission to Japan." The people from the Hundred Cavalry Division presented the information.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Li Fu took the information and put it on the table.

Li Fu has never been lax about the degree of concern for Japan.

Recently, Japanese envoys have been visiting officials everywhere in Chang'an City. Although Li Fu can't control them to visit officials, if they want to become apprentices in Chang'an City, it will not be so easy.

Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period said that those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

The officials in the court are all scholars, how could they not understand this truth.

Not to mention, the people of the Tang Dynasty looked down on other ethnic groups from the bottom of their hearts. Do they have no face to accept such students under their command?

If they are well-known and famous, they will go out and talk about accepting a student from Japan.

I am afraid that they will be laughed at.

Can your knowledge not be spread in the Tang Dynasty? Can't you accept decent students? Accept students from other ethnic groups?

How cheap.

After the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division delivered the information, they bowed and said goodbye.

Li Fu opened the information in his hand.

This is obviously copied. The original version should be in the palace, or the one in the palace was also copied, and the original information was returned to the Pei family.

Pei Shiqing went to Japan and returned with the Japanese envoys to the Sui Dynasty. In other words, their route was the route that the envoys to the Sui Dynasty took to the Central Plains, and this route has been used until now.

After all, there were not many years between them.

It is not easy to find such a way.

Starting from the Central Plains, first reach Baekje, then go to Takeshima, go south to the Kingdom of Chira, pass through the Kingdom of Dusma in the sea, go east to the Kingdom of Yizhi, the Kingdom of Takeshi, and then go east to the Kingdom of Qin...

The Kingdom of Qin? There is such a place?

And pass through more than ten vassal states of the Kingdom of Wa...

At this time, the Kingdom of Wa has vassal states.

Wolf ambition, wolf ambition! ! !

The capital of the Kingdom of Wa, Xiemidui, is recorded as Yamatai in the Wei Zhi Wa Ren Zhuan.

"The King of Wa sent Xiao Dehebeitai with hundreds of people to set up ceremonial guards and beat drums and horns to welcome. Ten days later, he sent Tianli Geduobi with more than 200 cavalry to serve..."

"This is the record in the Sui Shu. Now, combined with the information written by Pei Shiqing when he returned home, the route is definitely trustworthy."

The Hundred Cavalry Division got Pei Shiqing's first-hand information and estimated that it would be confirmed by the Tang envoys in two days.

Pei Shiqing stayed in Japan for three months and recorded all the customs and practices he saw in Japan.

From what he saw and heard, it can be seen that Japan was trying its best to imitate the cultural customs of the Central Plains in order to enhance the development of its social style.

However, what Pei Shiqing saw at that time, now reading, feels that the imitation there is still very rough.

Therefore, only after the Central Plains stabilized, there will be envoys to Chang'an.

To put it bluntly, they still want to continue to learn and continue to strengthen the strength of Japan.

During the three months that Pei Shiqing was in Japan, what he saw was the political stability and harmony of Japan, and their determination to seek reforms from top to bottom.

Although I don't know what Pei Shiqing thought at the time, in Li Fu's opinion, this is not a good thing.

Emperor Suiko and Prince Shotoku sought reforms, and Prince Shotoku, as the regent minister, was of great importance.

It's a pity that he died in his forties.

However, Empress Suiko, who supported Prince Shotoku's reforms last year, is gone too.

This is good news. After all, a king of Japan who supports the prince's regency and strives for reform is a wise monarch.

The enemy's monarch is wise, which is not what Li Fu wants to see.

He would rather see the royal family and the Soga family, the relatives of the emperor, fighting for power and profit...