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Life in Chang'an Chapter 48 Talking about the Confused Prince

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    PS: There is a problem with the network at Laoyu¡¯s home today. I will upload a chapter at the company now.

    Li Min looked around and found that the speaker was sitting diagonally across from him. He was only in his twenties, wearing a very decent blue round-neck robe, with a round jade hanging from his waist, and a faint smile on his face.  His smile makes people fall in love with him as soon as they see him. It is the Prince of Taiyuan who arrived one step ahead of Li Min.

    "Oh, since Brother Wang is so elegant, of course I can't ask for it." Li Min couldn't help but feel moved when he heard that the other party announced his family name, and it turned out to be the Wang family of Taiyuan. He understood better than anyone else the influence of the family members on the political direction of the Tang Dynasty.  Although the power of these aristocratic families has declined under Li Shimin's suppression, it still cannot be underestimated.

    Hearing that Li Min agreed, the prince named Wang Kuang was immediately overjoyed and directed his servants to move the table opposite Li Min, and the two sat opposite each other.  Scholars in the Tang Dynasty were influenced by celebrities from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and they paid attention to speaking and doing things casually. The same was true for making friends. If they liked the other person, they would go up to chat directly. If they found that they couldn't talk to each other, it didn't matter.  What a matter of face.

    "I wonder what you call me, little brother?" Wang Kuang directed the servants around him to move the table over. As soon as he sat down, he asked enthusiastically.

    "Oh, I am practicing Liu at home. My friends all call me Liu Lang. Brother Wang also calls me Liu Lang." Li Min said with a smile, "I don't know when Brother Wang will arrive in Chang'an, but will he take part in the imperial examination next year?"  Whether it was his clothes or his demeanor, this prince looked like a scholar who came to Chang'an to take the exam, so Li Min asked this question.

    When he mentioned the imperial examination, Wang Kuang's eyes dimmed, but he returned to normal in the blink of an eye. He smiled and said, "I just arrived in Chang'an the day before yesterday, but I didn't have the opportunity to take part in the imperial examination. Although the Wang family is a wealthy family, I have not lived up to expectations. Since I was a child, I have not been able to live up to my expectations."  I don¡¯t like studying, so I don¡¯t do my job all day long and hang out with the merchants downstairs. Today I came here because of the drunkenness of the Five Kings, but it made Liu Lang laugh.¡±

    Li Min did not expect that the other party was actually a businessman, and his words were somewhat self-deprecating. It was obvious that he had some contempt and helplessness for his identity as a businessman.  It is not difficult to understand. While the Tang government encouraged industry and commerce, it despised businessmen. Therefore, a strange phenomenon emerged. Although everyone knew that businessmen were very wealthy, few people wanted to  Take the initiative to join the merchant team.

    "Brother Wang, what you said is wrong. Business is also one of the main businesses. If there are no businessmen buying and selling, let's not mention other things for now. Just the most basic words of 'food and clothing' are enough to give the world a headache." Li Min  Having said this, he reached out and took a piece of food, put it into his mouth, and chewed it slowly.  He didn't have any discrimination against businessmen. Coming from a later generation, he knew the importance of businessmen better, so he couldn't help but speak.

    After hearing Li Min's words, Wang Kuang's expression moved slightly, and he praised with admiration in his eyes: "I didn't expect that Liulang, you are so young, but you have such a thorough understanding of merchant affairs. You have lived a few extra years for your brother."  For many years, I have been struggling with my identity. Today, after hearing Liu Lang¡¯s shocking words, I finally had a sense of enlightenment. Please accept me as my brother!¡± Wang Kuang stood up and saluted Li Min.  .

    Li Min hurriedly stood up to help him, and said humbly: "Brother Wang, please get up quickly. I am just an ignorant boy trapped in Chang'an. He talks all day long. How can I bear the courtesy of Brother Wang?"

    Wang Kuang stood up and said seriously: "Liu Lang, you are too humble. I have met a lot of people when I traveled all over the country, and I also have some experience in the art of observing people. When I saw Liu Lang today, I was shocked. With me  From the looks of it, Rokuro will definitely not be the thing in the pond in the future!"

    If someone else praised him, Li Min would definitely get carried away. But for Wang Kuang, who praised him greatly when they first met, Li Min did not comment. Instead, he smiled and changed the subject: "My little brother has been stuck here all day.  In Chang'an City, my elders in the family did not allow me to go out at all. I didn't expect to meet Brother Wang today. Since Brother Wang, you have been traveling outside all year round, you must be very familiar with the scenery inside and outside the Tang Dynasty. Can you explain it to me and let me know how to do it?  It will open your eyes and you will have the capital to brag to your friends in the future?¡±

    When Wang Kuang saw that Li Min didn't answer his words, a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes. However, his concentration was extremely good and there was no abnormal expression on his face. He still said with a smile: "Haha, since Liulang is interested in the scenery of various places,  Then I will explain it to you today."

    At this point, Wang Kuang paused, and seeing Li Min's calm face, he seemed to be listening very seriously, so he continued: "Brother Wei has been living in Taiyuan since he was a child. It is not far from the northern grasslands, and he has frequent interactions with those grassland tribes.  , the northern grasslands where my brother went most often as an adult, where the strong are respected, and there is no morality between the tribes. Often because of a trivial matter, the tribes on the grasslands will fight each other with swords, even at the cost of bloodshed.  ¡­¡±

    Although this Wang situationHe claimed that he didn't like reading, but in fact he had a very high level of literary accomplishment. When explaining things on the grassland, he cited many sources and described the plots and characters very wonderfully. Not only did Li Min listen in rapt attention, but the articles and paintings behind him were also fascinated.  The story in Wang Kuang's mouth was so attractive that he even forgot about serving Li Min for a while.

    Li Min originally just wanted to find an excuse to change the subject, but he didn't expect that Wang Kuang was indeed very knowledgeable. Not only did he know everything about the grassland, but he also expressed his views on something from time to time. His views were very unique and often made people laugh.  It feels refreshing.  Li Min listened to Wang Kuang's account and confirmed it with his own knowledge of later generations, which also gave him a deeper understanding of the northern grasslands of the Tang Dynasty.

    Listening to Wang Kuang's eloquent narration, and looking at the two little girls Wen'er and Hua'er next to them, both staring at each other with admiration, Li Min couldn't help but have a competitive thought in his heart.  In the gaps between Wang Kuang's narration, he also added his own opinions from time to time, but just making comments soon became unable to satisfy Li Min's conversational appetite.

    Li Min can't explain the things on the grassland to Wang Kuang, but Li Min, who grew up in the information explosion in later generations, is much more knowledgeable than anyone else. If he can't do it on the grassland, he can talk about overseas. Li Min started from Taiwan, the island closest to the mainland.  , which is what the Tang Dynasty called Liuqiu Island, and then moved to the rich products of the Nanyang. Then, with the Nanyang as the center point, it crossed Malacca to the west and entered the Indian Ocean, then entered the Red Sea and then entered the Mediterranean. For the rise and fall of the Roman Empire,  Li Min talks about the process in detail.  Going east, we start from Oceania and talk about the strange species above. North and South America are the focus of the explanation. Crops with great economic value such as potatoes, peppers, and corn, rich gold, silver and other mineral deposits, the mysterious Inca civilization, etc.  , Wang Kuang was also amazed.

    Although Wang Kuang has learned a lot and has extraordinary insights, compared with Li Min who is used to chatting with others online, he is still at a disadvantage. After all, the amount of information they are exposed to is not at the same level.  It was also the first time that Wen'er and Hua'er discovered that their master was not only talented in literature, but also had extraordinary knowledge. I really don't know how he knew so many interesting overseas stories thousands of miles away.  Now the two little girls have stars in their eyes, and their admiration and admiration for Li Min cannot be expressed in words!

    There is something wrong with this guy Li Min. As long as he is in the mood to talk about mountains and rivers, his whole body will become elated and energetic. His mouth is like running on a train, and no one can stop his words.  Wang Kuang could barely parry at first, but he was quickly defeated and was extremely shocked by the magnificent overseas world Li Min said.

    However, as the amount of information in Li Min's words increased, Wang Kuang gradually couldn't keep up with Li Min's thoughts. In the end, he was directly hit by the continuous new terms in Li Min's mouth, and his whole brain became confused.  A mess, and I can no longer understand the relationship between Indians and Indians?  What does the Baltic Sea have to do with pineapples?  Why is it that the Roman Empire is obviously to the west of the Tang Dynasty, but why can you go east to America and then cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Rome

    Questions that transcended the times were swirling in Wang Kuang's mind. The knowledge he was proud of in the past seemed so insignificant compared with these questions.  Until the end, his mind went blank like a computer crashing. He could only see Li Min's mouth opening and closing, but he couldn't hear what he was saying. Even when Li Min left at the end, he didn't react at all.  The poor kid was turned into a temporary idiot by Li Min, and he probably won't be able to recover within three to five days.

    Sitting on the carriage returning home, Li Min drank tea comfortably. Although he was very happy when talking, his voice was a bit unbearable. However, thinking of the demented expression on Prince Kuang's face at the end, Li Min still couldn't stand it.  I couldn't help but want to laugh.  Wen'er and Hua'er, two very obedient girls, were squeezing Li Min's shoulders.

    "Your Highness, you are so amazing. You actually know so many things." The little girl Wen'er's eyes were filled with stars, and she looked at Li Min with a look of infatuation. She already had a good impression of Li Min, the good-tempered prince.  Today I heard Li Min's 'knowledge' with my own ears, and I admired him even more.

    "Yes, His Highness is really knowledgeable, but it's a pity that the maid can't understand many of them!" Hua'er also said coquettishly. This girl is more wary of Li Min. She is not as close to Li Min as Wen'er usually, but now she is  She started to act coquettishly with Li Min, and looked at Li Min with a strange look in her eyes.

    "Hahaha~, what is this? Your Highness, I know more than this. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Anyway, there will be plenty of time in the future. If you don't understand anything, just ask me." Li Min was also in a good mood. He hadn't felt this good for a long time.  pass.

    "Hee hee, my maid wants to laugh when she thinks of the prince's last appearance. Like a fool, she didn't even hear His Highness say goodbye to him!" Wen'er looked at the painting and suddenly became so close to Li Min, and felt a little bit disgusted in her heart.  Wei, pressed his small body tightly against Li Min's back, smiled and changed the subject.

    Li Min felt Wen'er's faint smile behind his backThe swollen little breasts made him feel a little itchy in his heart, but that was all. He was not a lolita control, and he really had no interest in this kind of underdeveloped little girl.

    Feeling Wen'er's provocation, Hua'er was not to be outdone, hugged Li Min's arm and said: "Huh, actually, that prince is still somewhat talented. His Highness has too many things to do now and is very busy all day long.  When we need help, the prince is from the Wang family in Taiyuan, and we meet again by chance today, why don't you, Your Highness, just recruit him to help?"

    After hearing this, Li Min laughed, stretched out his hand to rub Hua'er's little head and said, "You girl, do you really think you met that prince by chance? They already knew our identities, and they were there specifically.  Waiting for us!¡±

    "How is this possible?" Wen'er and Hua'er exclaimed at the same time, "Except for those of us who are around us, no outsiders know about His Highness's visit to the Climbing Immortal Tower today. How could the prince be waiting there in advance?"

    "Hey, I can roughly guess the cause and effect of this matter. Although I don't know what the prince's purpose is in approaching me, but as the saying goes, 'If you have nothing to do, you will be a liar, or you will be a thief.' If I see him again in the future,  , but be careful." Li Min looked vague when he spoke, seeming to be answering the two women's words, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

    "But, Your Highness, how do you know that he is waiting for us?" Hua'er was very curious and insisted on asking for details.

    Li Min smiled mysteriously, and said two words with a somewhat proud expression: "Guessed!"

    "Guess~" the two women shouted almost at the same time. They thought that Li Min would point out the other party's flaws, but they didn't expect that Li Min actually guessed.

    "This kind of thing only requires a guess, and I have also made arrangements. I believe that the person who arranged this meeting behind the scenes will come to me soon." The expression on Li Min's face was very strange when he spoke, as if  A little angry, but also seemed a little helpless.

    In the chamber of commerce next to the Dengxian Tower, Wang Zihao, who was busy, suddenly received a note sent by someone from Li Min.  Wang Zihao felt nervous at that time and hurriedly found a quiet place to open it. When he saw the words written on it, his face first became very pale, and then slowly regained some color. He looked north of Chang'an, and then  Sighing softly, he turned around and started getting busy again.

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