"After ten years of separation, you have not changed much!" In the living room of Li Xiu's home, Zhao Deyan looked at Li Xiu in front of him and said with great emotion. Although the two often communicated, they have never met again since he went to Hongzhou. However, after so many years, Li Xiu's changes have not changed much, but his temperament has become more mature and stable.

"Brother Deyan, you have changed a lot. Not only have you become fat, but you also seem to have become younger. I almost dared to recognize you just now!" Li Xiu also looked at Zhao Deyan up and down, and said with joy on his face.

When Li Xiu first met Zhao Deyan, he had just escaped from the grassland to the Central Plains. Because he had been a slave on the grassland for many years, he suffered a lot. As a result, he was very old. Although he was well raised in the next few years, he still had a sad face. However, he did not expect that after nearly ten years of going to Hongzhou, he not only did not grow old, but became younger, especially with a little more vitality on his body. It is probably because of his family that he gradually came out of hatred.

"Haha, I knew you would say that. When I saw him in the palace before, I didn't recognize him!" At this time, Ma Master also laughed and pointed at Zhao Deyan next to him. Speaking of which, Zhao Deyan was also considered his subordinate before, but when he met in the palace before, he didn't recognize Zhao Deyan at first, and he didn't know until Li Shimin introduced him.

"Haha, I have to thank my son-in-law for his advice. If it weren't for the recommendation of the son-in-law, I could have avenged a great revenge. I have had my own family again over the years, and I felt like I had a great success." Zhao Deyan smiled when he heard the words of Li Xiu and Ma Master. In fact, he has changed a lot over the years, not only in terms of appearance, but most importantly in terms of mentality. At that time, he had only hatred in his heart, but now he has a sense of responsibility to his family.

"Don't say these things. You can revenge a great deal of revenge and rely on your own ability. Now we are not young anymore, and we must look forward in the future, at least earn a family business for our children!" Hearing Zhao Deyan's words, Li Xiu patted his shoulder with emotion and said, "Who would have thought that Zhao Deyan, who was so down-and-out, would have such a day."

After a few words of emotion, Li Xiu hurriedly invited Ma Ye and Zhao Deyan to take a seat, and took out the good tea he had collected to ask the two to taste. When the tea was first fried, there was nothing good or bad. After all, there was not much subtle difference, but after years of development, many tea drinkers have become twitchy, and the tea leaves have become more and less.

In some places, due to the soil and craftsmanship, the quality of tea is relatively high, so some famous teas have been formed. For example, the tea taken out by Li Xiu is the famous Guangzhou tea. The so-called Guangzhou is actually Xinyang in later generations, and Xinyang Maojian was originally a famous tea in later generations. Although there is no Maojian tea species, the quality of Guangzhou tea is indeed very good, and it is closer to Chang'an, so Guangzhou tea has also become one of the favorite teas of Chang'an nobles.

"Good tea, Hongzhou also produces a lot of tea, but unfortunately the tea making technology is not as good as Chang'an. Last year, I specially invited several tea-making experts to Hongzhou to improve the local tea making technology, but unfortunately, I was transferred back to Chang'an before the results were produced. I don't know if I can drink Hongzhou tea in the future." Zhao Deyan tasted the tea and couldn't help but praise him. He was also a good tea tasting and was very picky about tea. Ordinary tea leaves could not enter his mouth.

"The tea leaves in Hongzhou are also good. In fact, the entire Dongting Lake is very suitable for growing tea. The tea production in the south is still a little small, so more good teas will definitely appear in the future!" Li Xiu nodded at this time. Hongzhou is located in Hunan Province in later generations, and Hunan Province is also a major tea province. Tea production is said to be second only to Fujian. Hunan black tea and Anhua black tea are all famous teas in the country.

When he heard the praise of Hongzhou's tea and concluded that there would be more good tea in the south in the future, Zhao Deyan's eyes lit up, and then he also talked about tea with Li Xiu with great enthusiasm. Ma Ye didn't like drinking tea in the past, but later, influenced by Li Xiu, he also fell in love with tea and knew the advantages and disadvantages of tea in various places, so he quickly joined in. For a while, the three of them had a very lively chat.

However, after chatting some gossip and Li Xiu also asked about the situation at Zhao Deyan's home, the topic finally got on track. At this time, Ma Ye said seriously: "Yesterday, Your Majesty officially appointed Deyan as the deputy commander of the Feinusi to assist me in rectifying the internal affairs of the Feinusi. The Feinusi is really messy now, especially some people's hands are too long. I had wanted to cut off these people's hands before, but I was worried that my energy would not be able to keep up. Now with Deyan, the previous ideas can finally be implemented."

"The commander said it is right. On my way to Chang'an, I met the lobbyist sent by the prince and the King of Wei within one day. These people knew my itinerary, but only a few people in Feinusi knew about my itinerary, but now it has been leaked. I guess the entire Feinusi has become a sieve now, and there is no secret at all!" Zhao Deyan said very seriously at this time.

When Li Chengqian and Li Tai sent someone to win him over, Zhao Deyan could only talk to Li Xiu. He dared not talk nonsense in front of others, let alone tell Li Shimin. As for Ma Ye, there is no need to hide it, because with the power in Ma Ye's hands, it is easy to find out about this matter. However, Feinusi also selectively reported to Li Shimin, or even concealed it, because if Li Shimin thinks that Feinusi is alienating the relationship between their father and son, then the entire Feinusi will not have any good results.

"Their courage is getting stronger and stronger. Brother Deyan, you didn't agree to them, right?" Li Xiu frowned when he heard Zhao Deyan's words, and said a little annoyed. It's okay for Li Tai, but Li Chengqian has been carefully trained for so many years. He originally thought he had learned very well, but now it seems that Li Chengqian is becoming more and more like Li Tai, which makes Li Xiu a little confused. Why did Li Chengqian, who was so smart in the past, become like this? Could it be that a person's IQ will change?

"Of course I won't agree to them, but I dare not offend both parties, so I refuse more tactfully. I guess they won't give up so easily. Maybe they will be harassed by these people in the future." Zhao Deyan couldn't help but show a helpless expression when he spoke at the end. This is the case in the officialdom. Even if he doesn't like the other party, he can't really tear his face, especially the other party is someone he can't afford to offend.

"I'm afraid of a bird. No one in our Feinusi has to do without birds except His Majesty. Whether it is the crown prince or the king of Wei, they all have to stand aside. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, I will go to Your Majesty to complain in person!" Master Ma was furious when he heard Zhao Deyan's words. Zhao Deyan was his favorite helper. If anyone dared to make things difficult for him, he would be unable to get along with him.

"This..." After hearing Mr. Ma's words, Zhao Deyan didn't know what to say, but just smiled bitterly and looked at Li Xiu.

Li Xiu could understand Zhao Deyan's situation better, so he smiled at this time and said, "Uncle Ma, calm down. Brother Deyan is different from you. You are an old founding minister. Even the prince and the King of Wei dare not offend you easily, but Brother Deyan is not as great as you. At least he cannot offend too much to the prince and the King of Wei on the surface."

"The prince-consort said it well. Although I dare not go too far with the prince and the King of Wei, you don't have to worry, commander. I will definitely do the internal affairs of Feinusi and will never be favored by anyone!" Zhao Deyan also assured Ma Ye at this time. He knew that the reason why Ma Ye was so angry was not only to protect his shortcomings, but also worried that he would not do Feinusi's affairs well, so he also promised that he hoped to dispel Ma Ye's concerns.

"I believe in your abilities and character, especially Li Xiu has strongly recommended you before. Even if he can't trust you, I won't doubt Li Xiu's vision, so you don't need to explain. It's just that my tough personality is inevitable to conflict with some people, and you may have to make some choices at that time." Mr. Ma said anything, and even said ugly things in the end. If he conflicts with others in the future, Zhao Deyan can only choose to stand on his side, otherwise Feinusi will not be united and chaos will definitely occur.

"Don't worry, the commander, public is public, private is private, and I will never abandon public because of personal gain!" Zhao Deyan said seriously at this time. He also decided to show his skills in Feinusi this time. After all, Ma Ye is old. If he can take over the responsibility of Feinusi, he will likely take over Ma Ye's position in the future. With the importance of Feinusi, he will also become an important minister in the court, so that he can earn a better background for his children in the future.

"Uncle Ma, everyone has different personalities and their methods of doing things are naturally different. You cannot ask everyone to think of you. And I think some places in Feinusi need to make some changes. After all, our Tang Dynasty is also changing. Not to mention anything else, the territory alone has expanded by nearly one-third. If Feinusi wants to keep up with the changes in the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely make changes. Introducing some talented people like Brother Deyan will also lay the foundation for Feinusi's future changes!" Li Xiu also smiled and persuaded.

Although Ma Ye was stubborn, he was willing to listen to Li Xiu's suggestions on these matters related to the court, which was also the reason why he would discuss with Li Xiu when he had something to do. So when he heard Li Xiu's words, he also showed a thoughtful expression. After a while, he nodded in agreement. Although there were problems within Feinusi now, it was a good opportunity for reform, otherwise he would not be able to keep up with the pace of the Tang Dynasty sooner or later.

"By the way, Hou Junji's matter has been concluded, but it has not been announced yet. If it is announced, it may cause a shock to the court!" At this moment, Mr. Ma suddenly thought of something again and spoke again with a serious look.
Chapter completed!