Because he couldn't punish the children of the Lu family, even Zhang De, who was a "vicious" element, could only pretend not to see it. Anyway, it didn't harm ordinary people, did it?

In the five gates and seven looks, the only one who is willing to stand on the side of the royal family behind his back is the Li family in Longxi. And in Taiyuan, where Li Tang made his fortune, the most powerful Wang family, has always only contributed money and food. The fact that the Lu family was able to marry Fang Xuanling was extremely important for Li Shimin to stabilize the area north of the Yellow River.

The Lu family has extremely amazing fields from the mainland to Zhangshui, Luoshui, and Cangchuan. The hidden population during the Northern Dynasties is conservatively estimated to be more than 300,000. This is also why, regardless of Tuoba Tao, Fu Jian, or the Murong clan who love and kill each other, these nomads may be strong for a while, but as long as they are hit hard, they will completely withdraw from history.

Unlike the Han people, Siyi can't afford to lose.

In a thousand or hundreds of years, the grasslands will not carry much population.

Therefore, as the emperor, the clan that has intellectual resources must be suppressed and dismembered, and at the same time, it must be used appropriately.

What's more, the destruction of Goguryeo, the support of money and grain in the north, there are no five surnames and seven hopes, and there is no head for the time being.

"How many families did Fan Yang take from you?"

Li Dong called Lao Zhang over to give a lecture, and then sat on a stone bench with a chessboard in front of him, which was Go.

Under normal circumstances, how could a twelve-year-old noble boy like Zhang De not know how to play chess? Again, who is Lu Deming? Not to mention the level of chess saints, in front of Houzhu Chen, he was a ruthless character who defeated many chess doctors. As a disciple of one of the eighteen bachelors, how can he play chess? Isn't that ridiculous?

At the suggestion of Li Dong, Lao Zhang sat down in front of the chessboard, and Li Dong grabbed the chess pieces and wanted to guess them.

"The minister can't play chess......"

lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Li Dong's expression.

Even the eldest grandson Wuji, who was sitting next to him and preparing to watch the battle, was stunned.

Ouch, why is this still the son and nephew of the national family? Is this still a disciple of the Eighteenth Bachelor? In addition to selling Liufang Baishi to open Yuan Tongbao, what posture have you learned to cultivate sentiment?

Quack.

After all, Li Er was a hero who was killed on the battlefield, took a deep breath, and put the crushed jade back in its place. Then he stared at Zhang De with a dark face: "What did you learn from Lu Lao?" ”

"Well, Chen has been learning to play cotton...... Play the piano, play the piano ......"

Li Dong's face darkened, and he suddenly remembered that the "Two Tigers" sung by the children in the palace was ......

The art student in front of him, who can't play chess, is actually the king of children's songs.

"If you were my nephew, I would have broken your legs!"

"Your Majesty."

“……”

Li Er completely understood the cheekiness of this product, and calmed down: "How much sugar benefits did the Lu family take from you?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is confused. What does this sugar have to do with me? Although I occasionally buy some to eat, I heard that it is the business of the Western Regions Hu merchant Wisel, Your Majesty asked the minister, this is asking Yu Blind. ”

Bang!

Li Dong slapped the table: "Don't pretend to be stupid, there are no outsiders here, and the auxiliary machine was called by me." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's face also darkened, and the feeling that this kid pretended to be stupid because the old man was present?

Zhang De glanced at the eldest grandson Heavenly King in amazement, and then said cautiously: "It's not much, it's just that the land of Hebei is handed over to them to sell." ”

"Honestly, rest assured, I won't covet that little bit of petty...... Ahem, to be honest, I've got you good this time, too. ”

Small profits? Your mother's, your surname Li has a kind of spit out half of Jingzhao Mansion's share! It's also a small profit, do you know how much saliva Lao Tzu spent in order to settle your eating appearance? Damn, Old Devil Yu Chi is already very rich, and he is still thinking about dominating Chang'an and Luoyang.

You monarchs and ministers are all good all the way!

Then Lao Zhang squinted his eyes and glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and wondered in his heart: Could it be that the old yin is really greedy for this, and let the emperor take advantage of it?

"Huh?"

Li Dong's eyebrows twitched.

"Ahem...... Your Majesty, in fact, in addition to the Hebei regions, there are also some small states, and they will also buy some, which is better than nothing. ”

"How small is Xiao Fanbang?"

"Ahem...... Silla, Baekje, Ryukyu, Tamna, Champong......"

Every time they say one, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji have to twitch their cheeks. That's right, it's all a small fanbang, it's not wrong at all. But these small states add up, how can there be a place? There are always hundreds of thousands of households, no matter how poor Fanbang is, there are always tens of thousands of nobles, and sugar is a long-term business.

Moreover, because the sugar production area is on the other side of Xianyang, it is far away from all places, so the farther it is sold, the higher the price. In Chang'an and Luoyang, there is a price difference of up to 50 Wen.

"You're so daring!"

"The minister is terrified."

Li Shimin was furious: "Selling Fanbang privately, you are bold!" ”

"Why did Your Majesty say this? The minister asked people to report to the Suzhou City Envoy. ”

“……”

What you did is not leaky, I am really speechless.

Seeing that Li Er was suffocated by himself, Lao Zhang couldn't help but feel secretly refreshed in his heart: Fortunately, Lao Tzu was clever and didn't leave a little tail for you to catch, otherwise you would have to gnaw a bite of meat again.

"Auxiliary, who is the envoy of Suzhou City?"

"Yu Chang."

The eldest grandson Wuji said the name after going through it in his mind.

Li Shimin muttered: "Yu Chang? ”

"The eldest son of Duke Yu, he used to follow Yao Gongxue to learn the Book of Han. The year before last, he also worked as a school scrivener in Hongwenguan, and His Majesty saw that his calligraphy had the divinity of the two kings, so he ordered him to copy a volume of "Morality". ”

Li Dong instantly understood, the eldest grandson Wuji said it so thoroughly, can he still not understand? Who is Yu Gong? Yu Shinan. Who is Yao Gong? Yao Silian. Who is the teacher who taught Zhang De to play cotton? Lu Yuenlong.

What do these three have in common? They are all one of the eighteen bachelors. What else do they have in common? They are all Jiangnan people.

Exercise! Southerners are bad! Stealing my money.

Then the three famous southern intellectuals, whether they came forward in person or not, must have a family member who hooked up with the Lu family, one of the five surnames and seven hopes in the north. This is a special way to bypass a group of nobles and want to fish from the sea.

The more Li Dong thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the southerners were wilting, and then he stared at Zhang De coldly: "You are a nobleman, how can you not be good at the game?" ”

"Your Majesty is tolerant, and the minister will also have a little bit of chess, but it is different from everyone else."

"Oh?"

Li Er's voice dragged on for a long time, "Could it be that you are like a play?" ”

Elephant play is chess, and the chess of these years has not been completely perfected, but there are people who play it.

Lao Zhang shook his head, no way, when he used to go to work, the leader didn't play chess, he liked to fight the landlord, so he didn't learn.

"Could it be that you can still create your own chess?"

"Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, wise and martial. Chen looked at the nine-square grid one day, and had a flash of inspiration, and figured out a chess method all the way, which is very simple and easy to learn. The younger brother of the minister's clan likes it very much, and he looks for ministers to play chess every day. Nowadays, there are many chess players in the northwest Zhufang......"

“……”

Li Dong's face fell, will this little bastard never appear in front of people according to common sense?

"Your Majesty doesn't believe it? It doesn't matter, just have this chessboard. ”

Saying that, Lao Zhang took the black and white jade and began to swing up, "Your Majesty, please see, the two sides are fighting, striving for the five sons and one line, but also blocking the other party's five sons from connecting ......"

Boom!

Flip the table!

Li Shimin angrily lifted the chessboard: "I see! I see! I just said, this kind of new gambling technique can't come out of thin air, someone must think about it. It turned out to be you kid! ”

Captain, don't shoot, it's me. The Imperial Army asked me to bring you a message, as long as you ......

The old face is white, ouch, which neuropathy gambles with backgammon. Isn't this a pot of according to Lao Tzu's face? It's so special!

"Your Majesty, it's just chess skills, and others can't rely on me to play money."

"Shut up!"

"Oh."

Of course, Li Dong was angry, very angry. Why? Because in the palace recently, the queen didn't say anything, none of the four concubines were left behind, and they all played backgammon to gamble money......

As the boss, he was busy in the company all day, reading the music and giving instructions, and discussing with the company's supervisor the next plan to annex potential competitors. I was tired like a dead dog for a day, and when I came home, I wanted to enjoy the warmth, but one or two openings were: Oh, husband, you're back, hurry up and come to see us play......

Exercise.

Li Dong is so fraternal, of course he won't blame his wives for not having eyesight? So it must be someone else's fault.

In other words, a qualified backstabber is needed.

I couldn't find it before, but now I finally have it.

Lao Zhang saw Li Dong's little eyes, and immediately had an epiphany: Is this okay? I'm going to show some sincerity again, right? Last time, it was for your father, your son, your daughter, and your wife, but this time it was your eldest brother?