In the Imperial Palace, Taiji Hall, after welcoming Li Shimin, everyone sat down in rows.
Luo Zhang did not wear the court uniform of a civil servant today, but wore the court uniform of a military attache, so the position Luo Zhang sat today was the last on the right.
The King of Wei and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in the first row. After all, their status was more noble than that of ministers.
The court meeting was as boring as ever. Most of the time, Luo Zhang came here like this. However, today Luo Zhang was not as listless as in the past. Instead, he was paying attention to what the ministers reported at the court meeting.
Instinctively, he felt that King Wei's visit to court today was up to no good, and he was entangled with the Wei family and the Dugu family, which made him smell a conspiracy.
If he can still fall asleep, his heart is too big. This is a court meeting. If His Majesty promised King Wei something while he was asleep, then he would not even have a chance to refute. After all, His Majesty has made the decision. How to object.
King Wei's favor is not just talk, it is really favored. If we look at history, if King Wei hadn't acted too hastily, it would have really been possible to reach the top. As for Li Chengqian, he also acted too hastily and did some things he shouldn't have done. The incident annoyed His Majesty, and he wanted to change his reserve, which finally forced Li Chengqian to rebel. The entire Li family is a violent person, and they rebel at every turn. Well, there is no one who is not aggressive.
Just when Luo Zhang was thinking about things, he suddenly felt a gaze looking at him. This made Luo Zhang raise his brows and looked back, just to meet the opposite gaze.
The person looking at him was none other than the head of the Dugu family. This made Luo Zhang a little confused as to what this old guy was looking at him.
The head of the Dugu family glanced at Luo Zhang and then went out to announce: "Your Majesty, I have an unkind request. Please grant your permission!"
Li Shimin looked at Dugu Kuan, His Highness Taiji, who was on duty, and wondered what he wanted to report. However, he had a vague suspicion in his heart. After all, the old guy Dugu Zhao had come to the palace to look for him before. Could it be that?
"Tell me, what is this unkind invitation?" Li Shimin said calmly.
Everyone cheered up when they saw Dugu Kuan leaving work. These people's sense of smell was very sensitive and they instinctively sensed that the show was about to begin.
"My father, Dugu Mao, is very old and wants to take care of himself. He has taken a fancy to a piece of Luo Zhang's fiefdom. I would like to ask your majesty to allow me to exchange fiefdoms with Luo Zhang. Of course, I will come up with a fiefdom that is more valuable than Luo Zhang's fiefdom." I hope your majesty will give you permission to replace it with a larger and better fief!" Dugu Kuan bowed and began to sing.
"Replacement of fiefdom?" Li Shimin's mouth was filled with a trace of amusement. He glanced at Luo Zhang at the back and continued: "Luo Zhang, the Dugu family wants to exchange fiefdom with you. Are you willing?"
Luo Zhang straightened his clothes, went out and said: "Your Majesty, the fiefdom is given by your Majesty, and I only manage it for your Majesty. Not only the fiefdoms of minor officials belong to your Majesty, but the fiefdoms of other people also belong to your Majesty. If your Majesty wants I have no objection to the replacement of minor ministers. Even if His Majesty wants to take back the fiefdom, I have no objection. After all, this world belongs to His Majesty, so how can we say whose fiefdom belongs to you?"
As soon as Luo Zhang said these words, everyone looked sideways. Some people couldn't figure out what Luo Zhang meant. So they gave in? Surrender now? No argument? It shouldn’t be, where’s the fun? What about fighting? Is this the end?
However, some people's expressions changed slightly after Luo Zhang said these words. Luo Zhang's words were so heartbreaking! His heart is so cruel!
What do you mean that other people's fiefdoms belong to His Majesty? That belongs to our own family. It is a reward obtained by the bloody battles of our ancestors. It is the foundation of a family.
What do you mean by Luo Zhang? Are you trying to drag everyone down and take back the fiefdom? Dugu Spear, Dugu Spear, you killed everyone! ! !
These people are all well versed in the ways of strategizing. However, some people were blinded by interests and did not understand the meaning of Luo Zhang's words. Instead, they went out to announce: "Your Majesty, Dugu Spear has worked hard for our court. Now, Now that I want to live a long life, I think this fiefdom can be replaced. Besides, the Dugu family also offered a better fiefdom to Luo Zhang with sincerity, and Luo Zhang did not suffer any loss!"
The person who spoke was naturally the head of the Wei family. He and the Dugu family now wore the same pants, and they were both Luo Zhang's enemies. The saying that the enemy of an enemy is a friend was true.
Not only the head of the Wei family stood up to agree, but even the King of Wei also stepped out and said: "Father, Dugu Spear has indeed made great contributions to our court. The Dugu family is also the pillar of our Tang Dynasty. I also feel that this fiefdom It can be replaced, and Luo Zhang also said it, and he agrees to it, so there is no obstacle."
Li Shimin did not speak, but listened quietly, but there was a glint in his eyes. He never expected that Luo Zhang would actually say such words.
Over the years, he has been working hard to reduce titles and regain fiefdoms. After all, a large amount of fertile land is in the hands of these big families, and all the harvests are pocketed by the big families. None of them are turned over to the national treasury, which makes the national treasury often empty. And it is wrong and abnormal for a big family to be extremely rich.
It's not that simple to just reduce your title and take back the fiefdom. These fiefdoms were bought with the blood of the ancestors of these big families. If you say you want to take back the fiefdom, take it back. That will cause turmoil in the entire country, and even say that there will be many people. Rebellion, if many people join together, would give even him a headache.
However, Luo Zhang's words today made Li Shimin see an opportunity, an opportunity to take back the fiefdom.
However, when he heard what Li Tai said when he left work, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with displeasure, and he thought to himself: "Isn't this Tai'er usually very well-behaved and good at judging the situation? Why is he so ignorant today? This matter is Is he able to participate? He actually came out to help the Dugu family speak up."
"Well, Tai'er, you are right. Luo Zhang did say that the fiefdom can be replaced, then..."
Before Li Shimin could continue, Qin Qiong jumped out first. He couldn't do it without jumping out. He didn't expect that Luo Zhang would say such things today and actually agreed to change the fiefdom. Isn't this nonsense? The Dugu family would kindly follow Are you changing your fiefdom?
What he is interested in is your land in Huaqingchi. He knows that that land is a cornucopia and a place where family members can pass down the family. No matter how big or good the land is, he will not exchange it for such a good land.
"No, Your Majesty. This fiefdom matter is not a child's play. Your Majesty is so eloquent that he even issued an edict to give Luo Zhang the fiefdom. If this were changed, wouldn't it mean that anyone who likes someone's fiefdom can come to your Majesty to exchange it? , isn’t this a mess?” Qin Qiong said in a deep voice.
"Father, what Mr. Qin said is the truth. How can the father change his words at will? If this is really a replacement, it will make people think that everything the father said can be changed. It will affect the prestige of the father. It's extremely bad." Li Chengqian also stood up and started to speak.
Everyone looked at the few people standing in front of them, with a strange light in their eyes. Today's show is really big and exciting, but I don't know how your majesty should make a decision, whether to choose what the king of Wei said, or to agree with what the prince said. The reason is that this seems like a choice but it guarantees a lot of things.
Li Shimin has been watching calmly. Apart from what he asked Luo Zhang before, he did not say anything more. As an emperor, what he wants is balance and the final decision. As for the battle between his ministers, he is happy to see the outcome. , if everyone is happy, he will have doubts.
After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded in his heart, especially the sentence that was extremely unfavorable to his prestige, which was exactly what he wanted.
This is indeed the case. He is the Ninth Five Emperor. It was his decision to grant the fiefdom to Luo Zhang. It's better for you, the Dugu family. If you want to change the fiefdom, just change the fiefdom. Who do you think I am? Your marionette? What does it mean to bring out Dugu Spear? Show off the merits of your Dugu family?
After Li Shimin spoke, no one spoke again, and everyone held their breath waiting for His Majesty's decision.
"Luo Zhang is right. I gave him that fiefdom, and he is in charge of it for me. Since it is my land, there is no difference between giving it to him or to the Dugu family, and Luo Zhang will pay a lot of taxes every month. To the treasury, in my opinion, Luo Zhang's management is obvious to all, so there is no need to change it. However, the Dugu family seems to have a lot of fiefdoms, but not a penny is paid into the treasury. This management is not very good. In this case, then Just hand over the ten thousand acres of fertile land outside Chang'an City, and I will find someone to take charge of this land for me, so as not to have nothing to produce every year and waste a piece of good land!" Li Shimin said with a smile on his lips.
