Chapter 354 Deer Blood God of War
After drifting on the sea for more than a month, the steam fleet arrived in Yindian as early as September.

The route was clear, and there were no strong winds or waves on the way – most importantly, with the hybrid power of steam and sails, the ship’s speed was definitely much faster than that of ordinary ships.

After seeing these big steam guys, Li Xin’s eyes turned green.

“Is this a steamship?” Li Yin exclaimed in amazement, looking at these ships at the port: “They are indeed magnificent!”

“Your Majesty, King Yin, this was designed by our Crown Prince.” Chang Sun Quan said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Li Yin is now a well-known figure in the market. He is no longer the King of Shu who stood like a minion during the autumn hunt in the parade ground when he was 18 years old.

Now he is a prince!

But you have to call him Your Majesty!
“I was wondering why it was so extraordinary.” Li Yin began to flatter her: “So it was designed by my brother, so it’s not surprising.”

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Li Yin’s eyes lit up when he learned that Changsun Quan had brought a lot of local specialties.

He was happy staying in Yindian, but after a while, he always missed the taste of his hometown.

“His Highness also asked me to tell you that next time you return to Chang’an, hire a cook with you at a high salary.” Chang Sun Quan said with a smile, “He originally wanted to assign one to you, but after thinking about it, he thought it was not appropriate to assign a cook, so it would be better for you to choose one yourself.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Li Yan still hadn’t figured out what was going on: “He really is being distant. Maybe it’s because I’ve been away for so many years that he’s become distant with me and doesn’t love me anymore.”

“Your Highness is naturally concerned about the king, but it is best not to delegate kitchen matters to others,” said Chang Sun Quan.

After hearing this, Li Yin reacted.

It turned out that my brother was afraid that I would think too much.

Alas, my brother is truly a man of great righteousness, he is still the young master of Chang’an!
“My brother is too polite. He doesn’t need to be cautious about such things.” Li Yin said with a smile, “He really treats me as an outsider… Let’s not talk about this. I have already prepared the things you can take back this time. Take a look.”

“Your Majesty, as the saying goes, brothers should settle accounts clearly.” Changsun Quan said solemnly, “Before His Majesty left, he told us that the value of the goods we transport to Yindian must be equal to the value of the goods we transport back, so that the business can last long.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.” Li Yin pointed at Zhangsun Quan helplessly and said, “You are usually too serious. Can’t you be a little more flexible? It’s so boring to have such a stern face.”

Chang Sun Quan just raised his eyebrows and did not continue with Li Yin’s words.

When counting the goods, Changsun Quan stood there holding a charcoal pencil and a small notebook, recording carefully without any carelessness.

Li Yin was so angry that he jumped up and down. This bastard…

Only after the goods were counted did Changsun Quan smile at Li Yin.

“You bastard, you’re only smiling at me now?” Li Yan said angrily, “Have you forgotten the days when we drank and had fun together in the Jianghu Restaurant?”

“I have official duties to attend to. I hope Your Majesty can understand my difficulties.” Chang Sun Quan said with a smile, which was very friendly.

“You are just like your father. You look nothing like him when you don’t smile, but when you smile, you look exactly like your father.” Li Yin pointed at Changsun Quan and said.

“I am the son of Duke Zhao. If I don’t look like him, how can I look like anyone else?” Changsun Quan asked with a smile.

Li Yan rolled his eyes and waved his hands: “You are a little fox, I can see that – before you leave, take some supplies, fresh water and wine. Fresh water is easy to spoil at sea, so you should store some wine, which is not easy to spoil.”

“It’s okay, we can boil water on the boat.” Chang Sun Quan said leisurely.

“Boiling water?” Li Yin looked at Changsun Quan suspiciously, “Boiling water on the boat? No, pigeons, do you have enough firewood?”

“Haha.” Chang Sunquan gave Li Yin a subtle look in return: “Anyway, it’s more than enough to handle boiling water.”

No matter how Li Yin asked, Changsun Quan just wouldn’t say a word.

When Changsun Quan was about to leave, Li Yin, who could no longer contain himself, also jumped onto the boat.

“I will go back with you!” Li Yin said angrily, and patted the little kids beside him: “These were all born in Yin State, they must go back to recognize their ancestors.”

“Hahaha…” Chang Sunquan said with a smile: “Even if you don’t come back, I will still invite the king. This is the death order from your majesty to me.”

“Why?” Li Yin was completely confused. He couldn’t remember when he and Li Chengqian had such a good relationship.

“Your Majesty means that you will abdicate the throne to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince next year.” Chang Sun Quan said with a smile, “This is no secret in the court and the country. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory is still selecting an auspicious date. Your Majesty means that you have such a good relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it will feel like something is missing if you are not there when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne.”

“As expected, elder brother, you are always thoughtful.” Li Yin patted Changsun Quan’s shoulder and said, “Okay, then it’s better to be lucky than to be early. I will go back with you.”

So Li Yin left Liu Zude and others behind, and he himself took the children on his journey home.

As the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month approached, Chang’an received news that the steamship fleet was returning, and His Majesty King Yin was on board.

Old Li actually didn’t expect Li Yin to come back suddenly, and he was quite happy.

Li Shimin was even happier when he heard that Li Yin had brought back a few children.

Nothing can make an old man happier than seeing his family flourishing, and Li Shimin is no exception, even though he is a great emperor.

But this time was not like last time, when he was counting on his fingers to calculate the time for Li Yan to come back.

After all, the last time Li Yin was away was four or five years, and this time Li Yin has only been gone for a little over a year, so I don’t miss him that much.

The most important thing is that Li Yin is not very good at keeping his mouth shut, and Li Shimin is really afraid that he will come back and say something again.

Things are different now than before. Old Li is somewhat unable to deal with Concubine Yang.

As the saying goes, thirty…forty…

Right?

Concubine Yang is fifty now, but…

Unless Lao Li can go back to being sixteen or seventeen years old, which is the most energetic age for high school students.

Not to mention Concubine Yang, even Concubine Xu Hui, who was almost thirty, was a little too much for him to handle.

Fortunately, Old Li is still a relatively restrained man, not that kind of deer-blooded war god.

He didn’t have a son in his family who could beat a living turtle with a steel whip.

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of the Yonghui reign, good news from the front line finally reached the capital.

Under the leadership of Protector Pei Xingjian, the army of the Anxi Protectorate defeated the main force of Tubo in Litang, beheaded 13,000 people, and captured the main commander De Risongzhen.

When Li Xiang received the report, he always felt that the name Letong was very familiar.

If you think about it carefully, isn’t this the world’s tallest city – Litang?

Litang is so beautiful. Li Chengqian was in high spirits because of the good news. He won the battle of Letong and defeated the main force of Tubo, which meant that he had already gained half of his martial arts.

Now it depends on whether Xue Rengui and Li Qinling can give their support.

Li Chengqian even thought that if these two guys could make achievements, they must be rewarded generously, even the title of prince could be considered.

If we ignore the symbolic enfeoffments of King Du Fuwei of Wu and King Luo Yi of Yan during the Wude Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty officially began to enfeoff kings of different surnames during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong. After the restoration of the country, Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian enfeoffed five princes. They were the five heroes of the Shenlong coup in the Tang Dynasty. They were Zhang Jianzhi, Jing Hui, Cui Xuanwei, Huan Yanfan and Yuan Shuji. They were the main planners and implementers of the coup, and Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian launched the coup under their coercion.

Therefore, shortly after Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, ascended the throne, the five of them were conferred the title of princes.

But the problem arose. Not long after they were crowned kings, they were successively demoted to the posts of governor and Sima of various states. Zhang Jianzhi and Cui Xuanwei died of illness on the way to demotion, while Jing Hui, Huan Yanfan and Yuan Shuji were killed on the way to demotion.

After Ruizong Li Dan ascended the throne, the five people were rehabilitated, their official titles were restored, and they were qualified to share the temple with Zhongzong.

To be honest, Li Xian is such a jerk. It’s ok for him to be suspicious of the five kings, but he actually tried to maintain balance in the court by supporting Wu Sansi…

What a stupid move! He really forgot how King Liang of Wu Zhou had coveted his position as crown prince.

If so, this big vegetable leaf should not be Wu Sansi, but Li Xian, the Emperor Zhongzong of Tang.

Li Xian also won the Shenlong coup and restored the Tang Dynasty, so he got the temple name of Zhongzong…

Some people commented that he could have waited for Wu Zetian to die of old age and then ascended the throne smoothly. Not to mention whether someone else would have taken the initiative, he was called Wu Xian at the time. If he had handed over the throne to Wu Zetian normally, would he have inherited the Wu Zhou or the Li Tang?

This country was founded by Emperor Wen through great hardships, and it was not snatched from his son by a mother abandoning him.

He also told Li Shimin about this idea, and then was severely scolded by Li Shimin.

“I think you’ve really gone crazy wanting to learn martial arts!” Li Shimin’s lips trembled: “King of a different surname? You’re so smart that you can come up with that!”

“Yeah, big brother is really crazy.” Li Tai watched the fun from the sidelines and didn’t mind making trouble.

“Attacking Tubo is not an easy task…” Li Chengqian was still defending himself.

Li Shimin chuckled: “Then according to your opinion, should Li Shiji, who destroyed Xueyantuo and Western Turks, be given a title? Should Li Jing, who destroyed Tuyuhun, be given a title?”

Li Chengqian put out the fire immediately, and he also figured out the political meaning of it.

“That’s right, do you want to seal it or not?” Li Tai was still adding fuel to the fire.

“Upside down!” Li Shimin stretched out his foot and kicked Li Tai on the butt.

Li Tai screamed, “Hey, Aye, why did you kick me? Shouldn’t you kick my brother?”

“No matter what your elder brother is like, he is still the emperor. How can I kick him?” Li Shimin glared at Li Chengqian and said, “I can’t kick your elder brother. As his younger brother, you will naturally have to take the kick on his behalf.”

Li Tai regrets it now, regrets it so much.

What were you doing here just now?

Is this okay? I got kicked.

“Oh, so neat?”

Li Xiang walked in from outside, took off his frost-covered scarf and handed it to the maid, then sat down on the edge of the table and warmed his hands by the stove.

On top of the stove, there were a few sweet potatoes and some orange peels.

“What’s the matter with this orange peel?” Li Xiang asked.

“Dried tangerine peel soaked in water.” Li Tai rolled his eyes: “Don’t ask, it’s just your grandfather’s personal hobby.”

“To keep healthy, right?” Li Xiang smiled. “In fact, you should drink some wolfberries. As the saying goes, people have no choice but to drink wolfberries in a glass when they reach middle age. That’s the reason.”

“What is it used for?” Li Zhi asked.

“To nourish the kidneys.” Li Xiang said simply, “Don’t you know that?”

“Of course I know, but it’s useless.” Li Zhi spread his hands, “To be honest, it’s better to drink a bowl of deer blood to get stronger faster.”

Li Xiang looked at Li Zhi with a re-examination of his eyes, Wow, Uncle Yao, are you also the Deer Blood God of War?

“You’d better drink less deer blood. It’s harmful to your health.” Li Shimin said, “Besides, what do you want to replenish yourself as a young man? Do you really need deer blood?”

“Father, you don’t know that Zhinu has recently taken in two concubines.” Li Tai began to complain with a smile: “I think Zhinu feels that one child is not enough for the family, so he gave birth to more.”

“Go?” Li Shimin glared at Li Tai.

Qingque, what do you think of your brother?

Actually, it is true. Zhinu means a little pheasant. If not laying eggs, how else does a chicken give birth?
“There’s nothing I can do. The princess can’t have children.” Li Zhi spread his hands and said helplessly, “When Zhong’er’s mother gave birth to him, she was about to leave him and die, so I thought of giving him to the princess for adoption, so that he would have someone to rely on in the future.”

“Besides, I can’t leave all my huge fortune to Zhong’er. I have to have more children.” He started to speak like a scumbag again. “After all, my family really has a throne to inherit. What if Zhong’er is not in good health? There should be some protection.”

“You are right.” Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

Li Xiang was a little surprised. Why was his uncle such a human being?

Of course, he also figured it out, perhaps this was related to the fact that Li Zhi did not become emperor.

Since he was not the emperor, he did not have to worry about those ugly things. He did not have to use the deposed empress as bait to lure Zhangsun Wuji and his group of old ministers from the Zhenguan period into the trap for purge.

Li Zhi was a pure political animal, and had no feelings for men and women. He hooked up with women simply because he thought they were pretty, not because he really liked them.

“Didn’t you marry that young widow named Wu Shun?” Li Tai winked and said, “I can’t believe you like that type, Zhinu.”

“Hmm?” Everyone looked curious. Is it possible that Li Zhi’s taste is so unique?
“Very moist.” Li Zhi raised his eyebrows and said with a wicked smile.

He looked at Li Xiang again and said, “By the way, Xiang’er, Shunniang has a daughter who is 27 years old and a beauty. I think she is just right for you…”

daughter?

Li Xiang thought about it, it couldn’t be that…

Is it the niece, Lady Helan of Wei, who was poisoned by Wu Zetian?
This incident is also recorded in “Old Book of Tang” and “New Book of Tang”.

I have to admit that Li Zhi is a flower player.

(End of this chapter)