Chapter 355 Class Teacher
Li Xiang finally refused Li Zhi’s invitation.

He was not the kind of person who was so hungry that he could not bear it. Although this “Lady of Wei” Helan left her name in history, Li Xiang was not the kind of person who would eat anything when he was hungry.

What if this uncle falls in love with Helan and is just being polite to me?

One cannot be so realistic in life, that’s what Li Xiang thought.

Things turned out just as Li Xiang had expected. Li Zhi actually regretted it as soon as he finished speaking.

But words once spoken are like water spilled, it would be difficult for him to take them back.

Fortunately, this nephew has high emotional intelligence, and Li Zhi was obviously relieved.

“Drinking some orange peel water is good for your health.” Li Zhi picked up the cup and poured a cup of orange peel water for Li Xiang.

Nothing more to say, it’s all in the water.

Li Xiang took the water and drank it all in one gulp with a smile.

As soon as I put down the cup, I heard a commotion outside.

“What’s wrong?” Li Tai raised his head and asked with a frown.

“I don’t know.” Li Xiang spread his hands and said to the people around him, “Go and ask what’s going on outside.”

“Yes.” The eunuch took the order and left. After a while, he hurried back and said happily: “Great joy, great joy, Your Majesty, Your Highness, a great victory at the front!”

“Really?” Li Chengqian stood up suddenly and asked happily, “Which great victory was it? Tell me quickly!”

“This…I really don’t know.” The eunuch said somewhat embarrassedly.

“Forget it.” Li Chengqian waved his hand and didn’t say much.

After a while, I heard someone outside reporting.

“Your Highness, Tubo has won a great victory! General Li Qinling led our Tang army to sneak through a small path and directly captured Luoshui. We captured the Tubo royal family from the king down alive. The Tubo king Mangsong Mangtsen died in the chaos.”

Upon hearing this good news, the people in Lizheng Hall were stunned at first.

“Okay!” Li Chengqian hammered the table hard.

How could this not make Li Chengqian happy?
Li Qinling and Xue Rengui’s capture of Lhasa meant the demise of Tubo.

Now, Li Chengqian, is also a man who has made great achievements in destroying nations during his reign!

“When will the army return?” he asked anxiously again.

The return of the army meant that the credit for destroying the country was fully realized during the Yonghui period, and it also meant that he could abdicate.

Abdication is good. After retirement, you can live like an old man, walk your bird every day, play chess with a few friends when you have nothing to do. What a wonderful life…

“General Xue said that after a period of stability in Luoshui, the army will return to the capital and is expected to return to Chang’an in April or May,” the man said.

“Good!” Li Chengqian shouted, “Come here! Look at the reward! One hundred coins and ten pieces of brocade!”

This was the most generous thing Li Chengqian had ever done. He had never been so generous before.

Li Shimin also knew that his son was really happy today. He happily played with the banana on the side and did not stop Li Chengqian from spending money lavishly.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to be unhappy about this. The destruction of Tubo was the last piece in the puzzle of his career as emperor.

With this piece of the puzzle, Li Chengqian dared to call himself perfect.

Of course, with his father in front of him, he didn’t dare to call himself the Perfect Man.

But then again, this name is not very auspicious. After all, there is a shameless guy with pigtails who also calls himself the Ten-Perfect Old Man.

As for the gold content… some of it does have some, but in fact half of it is just water.

Li Tai just didn’t know, otherwise he would definitely mutter, “Li Chengqian, I think you look like a perfect candidate!” He gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Forget it, let him abdicate happily. What if he is aroused by my words and becomes ambitious again? Li Tai was also muttering in his heart and gave up the idea of ​​saying a few words to Li Chengqian.

Now that the great victory over Tubo has been confirmed, Li Chengqian is ready to set a date for abdication.

Just wait until the army returns to the capital, completely lock the credit for the destruction of the country on the Yonghui Dynasty, and then carry out the ceremony of internal abdication.

As for Li Ke’s contribution in the war against the Arabs, Li Chengqian didn’t care much about it.

There is no need to wait, and there is no need to urge him. It is not easy for Li Ke outside, so there is no need to put pressure on him.

He is actually a very easy-to-please person. After all, his father’s achievements are so impressive that people can’t help but despair. His son is also the 2.0 version of his father…

So when it comes to merit, a little is enough, not too much.

On the last day of the New Year, Li Yin also arrived in Chang’an.

The goods brought back this time are more than last time.

Chocolate caused a craze in Chang’an, and this novel food soon gained enthusiastic pursuit among Chang’an’s upper circles.

As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare, not to mention that chocolate is not only rare, but also delicious.

The main purpose of the fleet’s trip to Yindian this time was for the cocoa.

Twenty steamers went to India, and ten of them returned fully laden with cocoa beans.

After learning that the fleet had docked, the merchants waved their bills and gathered at the door of the Chamber of Commerce, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

The chocolate business is extremely profitable, and everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows this.

As long as the chocolate is loaded onto carriages and shipped to various parts of the Tang Dynasty, there will be countless profits and endless money to be made.

Of course, the Chamber of Commerce will not let them make huge profits like this. If they want to make money, they naturally have to pay the corresponding price.

After intensive discussions between Li Xiang, Di Renjie and others, a set of laws and regulations came out.

These are nothing more than some old-fashioned issues, such as increasing business taxes and restricting the children of businessmen from entering politics.

The team of the Yonghui Dynasty is also making a smooth transition to the next generation.

In fact, the core of the Yonghui Dynasty were those old ministers of the Eastern Palace, such as Zhao Jie and Du He. Neither of them was greedy for power. They only took on the responsibility reluctantly because of their relationship with Li Chengqian for so many years.

Therefore, the two were not very opposed to stepping down.

The other core members are Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji.

According to original history, Fang Xuanling died during the Zhenguan period.

But now, since Sun Simiao is in Chang’an, Lao Fang is in relatively good health. He has no life problems for the time being and is alive and well.

However, in the next generation, he and Changsun Wuji should also withdraw from the center of power.

Changsun Wuji was somewhat reluctant, but after a talk with Li Shimin, he happily decided to retire while the going was good and leave the future to the young people.

The fifth year of Yonghui was also spent in national celebration, and the sixth year of Yonghui followed.

After the Chinese New Year, Li Yin did not leave.

In his words, that meant staying in Chang’an and watching his brother ascend the throne.

After intensive planning, Li Chengqian decided to abdicate after the sixth year of Yonghui and perform the abdication at the New Year’s Day court meeting the following year.

(End of this chapter)