He always slept soundly in the East Palace at night because he didn't have to worry about other problems. When Li Xiang woke up, Miss Meng Ling had already prepared everything, so he just needed to half close his eyes and let the maids around him help him.
Originally, Li Xiang was not used to the decadent life in this feudal society, but after being reborn for a long time, Li Xiang became more and more adapted to it. At this moment, Li Xiang was like a piece of wood, and he let the palace maids push him forward. He put on his clothes in a daze, washed his face in a daze, opened his mouth in a daze, and then Miss Mengling used her scallion-like fingers to help Li Xiang brush his teeth.
There were no toothbrushes in that era, and brushing your teeth with someone else's fingers is a horrible thing in modern society. However, Miss Mengling's fingers are soft, boneless, thin and long. After a few times, Li Xiang got used to it.
Originally, Li Xiang was thinking of developing toothpaste, but many businesses are in progress now, and they have not yet reached their peak, so this matter was put aside for the time being and will be launched slowly in the future. He cannot play all the cards in his hand, he has to keep two.
"Your Highness..."
When Li Xiang was halfway through his breakfast, Qian Ping came in from the door. It seemed that he had a plan for yesterday's actions.
It is impossible for Li Xiang to come to visit, and if he just walked away like that, the old man Xiao Yu would not give Li Xiang face. After all, for Xiao Yu, supporting the King of Wu to step to the forefront may be the most important thing in his life.
If we don't show some strength, how can the other party change his most important decision? So Li Xiang took another approach: I will play tricks on you from the side, and when you can't bear it anymore, you have to come over and talk.
What Qian Ping said was the same as what Li Xiang thought. Today was not the day for court attendance, so when the palace gate opened, Xiao Yu came in on a sedan chair carried by eight people. After all, he was the former prime minister, so there were no need for so many complicated procedures to enter the palace. Everyone thought he was going to see the emperor, but who knew he was here to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Please clean up and invite Prime Minister Xiao in."
Although Xiao Yu is no longer the prime minister, according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, as long as you have been the prime minister for a year, it is not an exaggeration for others to call you that. After all, in today's era, the prime minister is almost equivalent to the vice emperor, and the prime minister still has great power. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that the power in the hands of the prime minister was transferred to the hands of the emperor, and the power of the prime minister became dispensable.
"I'm sorry to bother His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by visiting him so early in the morning."
Although Xiao Yu hadn't slept all night, he was still in high spirits. Although he knew that Li Xiang was not someone to be trifled with, he was a junior after all. Xiao Yu felt that he could still control Li Xiang.
"Old Prime Minister, what are you talking about? It is an honor for my humble home that you have come to my place. Please take a seat."
Li Xiang kept saying the word "old". Anyone who could hear it could tell that he meant that you are not young anymore and it is better for you to enjoy your retirement at home. If you want to be able to call the shots, you have to consider your age. This is no longer your world.
Xiao Yu was a smart man, and of course he understood the hidden meaning in Li Xiang's words. However, Xiao Yu would not surrender so easily, and neither would the Lanling Xiao family.
Each major family will encounter one or two excellent opportunities during the process of growth. Whenever encountering such an opportunity, they will of course encounter certain troubles. If certain troubles can make you retreat, then your family deserves to be buried in the long river of history.
"Today, I came to Your Highness for a trivial matter. In fact, I shouldn't have come here for this matter, but it concerns a personal matter of mine, so I hope Your Highness will show some mercy."
While Xiao Yu was speaking, he pointed to the door, and Shopkeeper Liu came in from outside. After seeing this scene, Li Xiang also understood what it meant. You are here to ask for help, but you are unwilling to speak in person.
What kind of person was Xiao Yu? Li Xiang now saw clearly that he was a representative of the old nobility, a remnant of the previous dynasty. He had lost all power, yet he still had to pretend to be noble at home. Even though Li Xiang had already grasped his weak spot, Xiao Yu didn't show it. Instead, he tried to save face. But this old face of yours, let alone Li Xiang, would probably not be of much use even in front of many new nobles outside.
Shopkeeper Liu said what he wanted to say, and Li Xiang sneered in his heart, since you regard this as a business behavior, then I also regard this as a business behavior, let's just practice Tai Chi with each other.
Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to use the money. Although the court has announced that it will launch an eastern expedition to Goguryeo, according to Li Xiang's investigation, it is not yet fully prepared. It will take at least seven or eight days for the army to set out.
In these seven or eight days, we are not in a hurry anyway, but it is not necessarily the case for the King of Wu. He needs to spend a wave of money in these seven or eight days. This money may not be useful, but it must be spent. This is also an unwritten rule within the army. If you take the money and don't do the work, then these people will never be able to dock on other ships in the future.
"I understand what's going on. Go get our chief treasurer and I'll tell him in person that the Prime Minister has already arrived and he's not going to lend us the money. He's becoming increasingly comfortable as a chief treasurer."
Li Xiang put on a very stern look, and was about to scold his chief storekeeper. Qian Ping beside him also hurried to convey the order, but Xiao Yu was not very happy in his heart. It was obviously a matter of a word. You just need to tell your chief storekeeper, and he will lend the money immediately. But you want to call the chief storekeeper over now. This is clearly an attempt to make trouble!
"Your Highness has so many things to do every day, and the court is about to go on an expedition to Goguryeo. Why not just send someone to tell him directly? Why bother with all the back and forth? This is just a small matter for me. If it didn't affect the lives of thousands of people in the Lanling Xiao family, I wouldn't bother His Highness at this time."
Xiao Yu said this tentatively, to see if Li Xiang really wanted to solve his problem. If he did, he should have recovered Qian Ping right away. He should have just said "get it done" and there was no need to waste so much time...