The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Yuan was also born into a wealthy family, and he was also a person with a fortune. The amount of money Li Fu brought still surprised him.

He was not surprised by how much money there was, but that Li Fu gave him such a large sum of money.

When he first met Li Fu last year, Li Fu was just a small landlord with a not-so-rich manor, and his life was not so smooth.

In less than a year, it has come to this?

I really underestimated my nephew.

He is really capable and capable. Maybe he was just unable to display his talents and was timid in doing things because of his status.

After all, without background and backing, Li Fu did not dare to do his best, and Li Yuan could understand this.

The uncle and nephew stood on the steps, watching the people below move all the money into Li Yuan's private treasury box by box.

Originally, the warehouse was empty. Li Shimin sent a lot of things and piled them in it, so the warehouse didn't look so miserable.

Now, what Li Fu brought were all real copper coins.

Li Fu didn't feel bad at all. Anyway, the money was moved out of Li Shimin's treasury. After a round in his hands, it became thinner and returned to Li Yuan's hands.

Compared with the grand scene of moving from the treasury to the Jingyang Wang's house, this was nothing.

"In the future, this warehouse will be filled up little by little." Li Fu smiled.

Li Yuan was also happy, and the smile on his face never stopped.

He was old, and in this Da'an Palace, the only things that could comfort his heart were money, women, and the small games that Li Fu made for him.

Now it's better. In Da'an Palace, there is even a special room for playing mahjong. It's warm in winter and cool in summer. The conditions are really much better than when he was in Liangyi Hall.

Moreover, the newly built palace is much more comfortable to live in than the Taiji Palace.

"Let's go, I'll let the eunuch report to you later." Li Fu said.

"Okay, okay." Li Yuan nodded.

The two returned to the palace.

"How is your business outside now?" Li Yuan asked.

He hadn't left the palace for a long time. After the winter, the weather outside was cold, and he was even more reluctant to move. It was enough to walk around in the palace every day to stretch his muscles. The rest of the time was in the palace, either playing mahjong or chess.

At night, he would change to a beautiful concubine to accompany him, and the days passed like this.

"With your name, my nephew is doing well now." Li Fu said.

"I think it's not my reputation that's protecting you, it's your own ability, you've done something in the court, others naturally don't dare to look down on you." Li Yuan looked at Li Fu with satisfaction: "That's good, you have the ability, and you can use your ability to serve the court. You were right before, this world belongs to our Li family."

It's no wonder Li Yuan said this, when he was fighting for the world, he mostly relied on people from the Li clan to lead the troops to fight.

Li Yuan's children, as well as cousins ​​such as Li Xiaogong and Li Daozon.

"The Tang Dynasty has settled down." Li Yuan smiled and said, "Now, there is no war, good, good."

He was relieved from the bottom of his heart. In the Wude years, there were endless wars, but now it was different, it was the Zhenguan years, and Li Yuan also knew that Li Shimin wanted to use civil governance to restore the national strength of the Tang Dynasty.

He had to admit that his son would be an excellent emperor, and would definitely be better than his father in terms of civil and military affairs.

Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would not have such a new atmosphere.

The court and the world were handed over to Li Shimin, and Li Yuan was completely relieved.

Since the last time when the father and son played a game over the dismissal of palace maids, Li Yuan gave in, and the two exchanged conditions and interests, Li Yuan completely recognized this reality.

When Li Shimin was still the King of Qin, Li Yuan only felt that his son was very good at leading troops to fight, but he was not as good as the elder Li Jiancheng in handling government affairs, including dealing with various matters in the court and communicating with ministers.

Now it seems that he underestimated his son before.

"The absence of war is temporary." Li Fu said: "Isn't it the same with you in the northern grasslands? Even if you give them more gold and silver treasures, it will only be peaceful for a while. This problem must be solved in the future."

Li Yuan thought about it and nodded.

"That's true. There will definitely be a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. As long as the Turks are determined to plunder the Tang Dynasty, there will definitely be a war." Li Yuan said, "It's just a matter of giving more or less."

In Li Yuan's view, the Turks are not easy to deal with and not easy to fight..

They have many cavalrymen and flexible troops. If they can't win, they will run away. The Tang army has many infantrymen and has no advantage in speed. They can't catch the opponent's main force and are at a disadvantage.

Unless they force their main force to show up for a decisive battle, otherwise, they will definitely be harassed by them all the time.

After dealing with the Turks for so many years, Li Yuan has some experience. Although he also hates the Turks, he had no way to deal with them when he was in power.

"Maybe they won't give it to you in the future." Li Fu smiled and said, "Last time Jie Li went south, he didn't get any benefits. Even if he signed an alliance, the Tang Dynasty didn't give them anything like before. Later, your majesty took back all the people they had captured in the past."

"Last time, it was you and Yuchi Gong's credit." Li Yuan smiled.

He didn't think that he would be so lucky every time and be able to bluff the Turks.

"It's my duty to do something for the people of the Tang Dynasty." Li Fu smiled and said, "By the way, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Do you have any plans?"

"What can I plan? It's nothing more than staying in the palace. The palace is very lively and adds a festive atmosphere."

"Why don't we go out for a walk?" Li Fu invited Li Yuan to leave the palace.

Li Fu didn't have many relatives. The only ones he was close to were his housekeeper, maid, and guard.

It would be better to invite Li Yuan to go out for a look.

For an old man, whether he was given a lot of money or not, it doesn't matter to Li Yuan at this level. What matters is that his relatives are around.

Li Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"I won't go out. I'm old. I'm different from you young people. I can't play together. When I was young..."

Li Yuan began to recall how handsome and suave he was when he was young. Whether it was the Lantern Festival or the Qiqiao Festival, he would attract many girls to look back at him when he walked on the street.

Time really doesn't spare anyone. In the blink of an eye, people grow old.

Nowadays, even if I go out on the street, what does it matter if I see a young and beautiful woman? I don't have the passion I had when I was young.