The carriage drove quietly into the villa complex and stopped at the door of the middle villa, except for a limited number of guards around, it was the two people that Li Zhong brought with him this time.

Li Hong slowly got out of the carriage and saw that Li Zhong was already waiting for him at the door with two slaves with a smile.

The palace lamp next to the road illuminated the door of the villa very brightly, and the two looked at each other, and at the same time smiled heartily.

"Hong'er, please come inside, please." Li Zhong took a few steps forward and stretched out his hand in front of Li Hong.

"Please." Li Hong also said politely.

The two have not seen each other for many years, and it has been almost seven years since Li Zhong was deposed and Li Hong was established.

Li Zhong has also changed from a young boy to a steady young man, and there is even a vague trace of vicissitudes and experience on his face, which does not match his age.

Although he is not too tall, his broad shoulders and the tempering of the past few years have obviously made him mature a lot, and the whole person has less of a trace of royal extravagance, and more of a trace of honesty, reliability and unpretentiousness.

In the living room, Li Hong still sat on the main seat, although this is Li Zhong's temporary home now, but Li Hong, the master, is here, Li Zhong still has to show respect for the prince.

"Just the three of you this time?" Li Hong pointed to the two people behind him, those two slaves and Li Zhong have been for some years.

"It's convenient and easy to hurry on the road, not to mention that the road is also very peaceful, and it is enough to have their guards." Li Zhong moved the water cup handed over by Xiaoxue on the coffee table and put it in front of Li Hong.

"It's also true that there are fewer people on the tour to avoid some unnecessary attention." Li Hong nodded.

The two haven't seen each other for many years, and they are still a little unfamiliar with each other, and Li Hong now feels a little unhappy in the face of Li Zhong's honesty and open-mindedness.

Although the two have been in constant correspondence for several years, Liangzhou has also developed very well in recent years under the care of Li Hong, and even his father praised him from time to time.

But Li Zhong came to Taiyi City, but he never mentioned it to him in his letters, which is why Bai Chun only received the news after entering the jurisdiction of Chang'an.

And Li Hong's reaction after hearing the news was that he didn't expect Li Zhong to come at this time, and his heart was still full of shock.

But now Li Hong looked at Li Zhong's expression, but he was honest and calm, and he didn't take it to heart at all if he exposed his deeds.

Li Hong couldn't hold back the strangeness in his heart, and still asked: "Brother Huang, if you go back to Chang'an this time, is there any arrangement in Liangzhou?" ”

Li Zhong smiled honestly, and his expression became more calm: "Thanks to your help for my brother all these years, otherwise my brother would not be able to reach today's status in Liangzhou, and my father often praises him, but my brother knows that all this is because of your credit." ”

"Rest for a while." Li Hong interrupted him and said, "Let's get down to business, can Liangzhou be arranged before coming this time?" Your identity is special, I didn't see that I arranged you in this very hidden place, in case someone over there knows your whereabouts and is known by my father, I'm afraid my father will not spare you. ”

"Hong'er, don't worry, I came this time, but I got my father's permission ......." Li Zhong is confident and calm.

"What? Father knows you're here? Li Hong felt that his voice had changed, when did this guy become so bold? Is this still the Li Zhong who had to avoid eye to eye with himself at the beginning!

"Yes, after knowing that your chamber of commerce was going to be held, I gave my father an excerpt, hoping that my father would allow me to participate in this chamber of commerce, and my father agreed." Li Zhong's honest face had a little narrow smile.

Li Hong stared at him tightly, as if he wanted to see a flower come out of his face, and after looking at it for a long time, he shook his head and said: "Don't believe it, don't believe it, it's definitely not as simple as you say, there must be something inside here, otherwise how could my father agree so readily." And if, as you said, when I come to Taiyi City, my father will tell me. ”

"You are still so smart, I can't hide anything from you, you were only a few years old at that time, you were able to coax your father and mother to be happy, and eat Li Xiao, the third and fourth children to death, at that time, my brother was really afraid of you, your eyes looked at people like hooks, which made people feel scared from the bottom of their hearts." Li Zhong looked at Li Hong, who was staring at him tightly, and said with a relaxed face.

"Let's talk about it, what did you promise to your father, so that you could be so generous to your father, and let you out of Liangzhou." Li Hong leaned on the sofa and found a comfortable position and asked.

"I asked my father to resign as the governor of Liangzhou." Li Zhong looked at Li Hong and said lightly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"You resign? Not the deprivation of the father? Li Hong was not too surprised by this.

On the contrary, he was still a little relaxed, if he really removed the post of governor of Liangzhou, Li Zhong would be equivalent to letting his father put the knife on his neck, and let him kill him.

And in this case, it is tantamount to giving up everything, including the power that may be regained in the future, to be a real free prince, or a wealthy businessman, no different from the common people.

"Yes, I asked my father twice to resign, didn't you say that everything must be done gradually, so I followed your step-by-step method, first resigned as the 'envoy', and then resigned from the post of governor, including the maids and house slaves in the house, leaving only about 20 people, and I dismissed the rest." While Li Zhong recounted, with that honest smile from beginning to end, there was no trace of regret or regret, only endless ease and calmness.

Although there is no real festival, there is still the right to supervise the military, and the right is not large, but it does not mean that there is no at all.

Otherwise, Wu Mei would not have instructed Xu Jingzong to frame Li Zhong for rebellion, which shows that the governor and envoy at that time still had certain rights.

And the envoy festival was also the prelude to the later local military and political dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty: the festival envoy.

The festival envoy gives double and double festivals: the festival is rewarded with a special reward, and the festival is dedicated to killing. And the so-called festival is just some tokens given by the emperor: including two door flags, one dragon and tiger, one section, two spears, two leopard tails, these eight pieces. The knots are made of gold and copper leaves.

Li Hong nodded clearly, Li Zhong's move was complete, as if he was going to break off the relationship with the royal family, and now unless the remaining seven sons of his father and emperor died, maybe he could become the crown prince again.

What's more, it may be that under the complex relationship between the court, when no one in the Li Tang clan can inherit the man, maybe the courtiers will think of him.

And this relationship is also in line with the records in the history books, Wu Mei only had the opportunity to ascend the throne as the emperor after killing and abolishing the abolition.

and then to the later destruction of Wu Zhou, and Li Tang Jiangshan, first Li Zhe (Li Xian), and then Li Dan successively became emperor, and then Li Dan's third son ushered in the prosperous era of Kaiyuan: Li Longji.

"And what are you here for?" Li Hong asked strangely.

After all, Liangzhou is not too far from Taiyi City, and many products in Taiyi City have been given him the right to produce.

"I want your fine preparation of cement and salt." Li Zhong looked at Li Hong and said firmly.

"Cement is easy to say, even if you don't say it, I will give it, but you dare to ask for the fine preparation method of salt? Glass and so on are not enough for you to develop Liangzhou? Li Hong seemed to have a huge question mark drawn on the door of his head.

"This time, you are not open to the license in the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs, if you have this refined salt, plus tea, etc., merchants from the Western Regions can not travel to and from Chang'an ...... without a detour."

"You think beautifully, the salt and iron father emperor made a will, and there are nobles in the clan, including the five surnames and seven wangs, all of which have no way to delegate, you have died of this heart." Li Hong struck at the calmness on Li Zhong's face.

Li Zhong sighed deeply, thought for a while and said, "Okay, since salt and iron can't be decentralized, but Liangzhou iron can always be produced, right?" Isn't your Taiyi City also making iron from ...... outside? ”

"Go and go, the more you talk about it, the more boundless it becomes, do you really think that I can turn stones into gold, just point to a mountain, and those stones can become good iron? These are all divided according to geology, and if you can't understand it for a while, don't pay attention to this. Li Hong still refused.

Liangzhou is now the area of Hanzhong, and the minerals are absolutely rich, but Li Hong does not want to explore it now, because Liangzhou has fertile land and has always been known as the country of small heaven.

The Hanzhong Basin is also well-known, Li Hong will not give up grain because of steel at this time, in case of a famine, is it difficult for the people to take a piece of steel to eat? His father didn't chop him.

"I'll just say it casually, if you don't give it, you won't give it." Li Zhong said indifferently, without any disappointment or regret on his face because of Li Hong's refusal.

After accompanying Li Zhong to eat, Li Zhong personally sent Li Hong to the carriage, pulled Li Hong's sleeve, and said solemnly: "I came this time, and I also hope to win some shares for the merchants of Liangzhou, so I will participate in this chamber of commerce." ”

"yes, got it." Li Hong broke free of Li Zhong's hand without a trace, and got into the carriage without looking back.

For some reason, he hadn't seen Li Zhong for a few years, but it gave him a feeling of being separated from the world, and that feeling was like Li Zhong seemed to have completely changed as a person, but he knew him very well.

Including today's conversation, his refusal and consent seemed to be within Li Zhong's expectations, as if he had been thoroughly studied by Li Zhong in the past few years.

Before getting into the car, Li Zhong's words clearly told him that he would unite with other Liangzhou businessmen to fight for some more shares.