In the royal study.
Li Shimin fiddled with his glasses.
He has been wearing this pair of glasses for many days and still doesn't feel bored.
Why, wherever he goes, people say he is handsome.
This guy loves compliments.
But sometimes he encounters some thorns and has to stop him.
For example, in the study room stood one of the two, Wei Zheng.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty, these glasses are just an external possession. At most they can only make the face more handsome. But can being handsome make the people rich? Obviously it cannot. Please don't lose your mind by playing with things! Focus on serving the people. Think more about the future. Isn’t it a good plan?”
Wei Zheng, prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, an outstanding politician, thinker, writer and historian. He was forthright in admonishing and promoting the king's way. Because of his straightforward temperament, his words were very unpleasant to listen to, but he spoke the truth every word.
He is probably one of the few people who dares to talk to Li Shimin like this.
Even Empress Changsun would not dare to talk to Li Shimin like this.
Sometimes Li Shimin doesn't like him very much, but more often than not, his suggestions are effective.
Therefore, you have to listen to his words.
Regarding glasses, Li Shimin did something wrong.
After all, there are only so many hours in a day, and he spends a very long time with his glasses.
One goes with the other, spending more time on glasses means less time on national affairs.
This made Wei Zheng very sad, so he said what he said above.
The other person, Wang Gui, said:
"Wei Zheng, you are speaking too harshly. His Majesty always considers the people. He just touches his glasses when he is resting. You don't have to be so nervous. And isn't everything left unhandled?"
Loyalty is anathema to the ear, as has been known since ancient times, and good words are always unpleasant to hear.
I only speak to you for your own good, and I don’t care about you to deceive you.
Li Shimin couldn't listen anymore.
He can be a little temperamental sometimes.
The more you don't let me do something, I will do it.
And he likes glasses very much.
Besides, Li Yuan wore glasses and hung them in front of him every day, so he thought too.
Therefore, he just said: "I will pay more attention to it in the future. By the way, why did you come here to find me today?"
Normally, the two would not appear at the same time.
Today they appeared at the same time.
Wei Zhengxian said: "I am here for your majesty's glasses! These things are of no practical use! Therefore, I came here to persuade your majesty to calm down."
Li Shimin didn't want to pay attention to him.
He turned around and asked Wang Gui.
"how about you?"
Wei Zheng was a little unhappy.
Don't let anyone tell you?
It felt like he was looking down on Wei Zheng.
Wang Gui immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have received important news!"
"Oh? What's the news? Tell me."
"About the Sixth Prince!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he put down his glasses.
I feel unhappy, why is it Li Min again?
The past three days have been all about him.
After letting him out, he was like a bird released, knowing that he would be locked up in the cold palace.
But it's too late now. The decision has been made and there is no room for regret.
"Then what trouble did the boy cause?"
How can it be called provoking?
Taking Li Min's bonus, he said he was causing trouble.
"After he went to Yihong Tower, he ransomed the oiran there. I heard that the cost was huge, and he simply didn't take the money as money!"
Wang Gui said with added jealousy.
Li Min obviously didn't spend a penny to capture Ji Ruxue, and what's more, he didn't spend any money from the court. This man really likes to meddle in other people's business.
Li Shimin frowned after hearing this.
"This kid seems to have no idea about money. What's the use of making money? He doesn't know how to use the money for practical purposes. I want to see if he can keep the money he earns!"
Wei Zheng said:
"I heard that the oiran's name is Ji Ruxue. She is very lovely and she is still a virgin. For such a person, it must be the sixth prince who has fallen in love with her. A hero can become a beauty in anger. I think the sixth prince can do this, too. After thinking about it.”
Li Shimin was unhappy, why did Wei Zheng still speak for Li Min?
It felt like I was working against myself.
Wang Gui said:
"You don't know, but this woman is not a mortal. I'm afraid she will ruin the sixth prince's wealth, right? Moreover, as a prince, he went to redeem the body of a brothel girl. How does this put the royal family's face?"
"Wang Gui, what you said is wrong. Should women from brothels be inferior to others? What we in the Tang Dynasty believe in is that everyone is equal and not distinguished by profession. You are obviously looking down on people by saying this!"
The two quarreled.
Li Shimin was surprisingly quiet.
"That traitor is no longer a member of the royal family. What he wants to do is his business. What does it have to do with me?"
Li Shimin is still a tough talker. He clearly cares about Li Min and sent people to protect him, but now he says what does it have to do with him?
Duplicitous guy.
Everyone sees through it but doesn’t say anything about it.
"Your Majesty, there is one more important thing!"
Wang Gui said again.
"What's up?"
"The Sixth Prince also took in hundreds of women from Yihong Mansion and absorbed them all into the Shengtang Group."
As soon as Wang Gui's words came out, Li Shimin stood up directly.
"What? This..."
That is simply a crime.
I didn't expect Li Min to do such a thing.
Didn't you deliberately go against it?
After all, the blood of the royal family flows in his body.
He actually took in over a hundred brothel girls at once.
He didn't care about Ji Ruxue's matter, but he had to take care of it.
Fortunately, Wei Zheng is here.
He directly attacked Wang Gui and said: "Wang Gui, why did I hear that this is not the case? It is said that Yihong's shopkeeper no longer wants to open a brothel, but let her women rehabilitate, and they had nowhere to go, so they had to be resettled. Go to the Sixth Prince!
The Sixth Prince has conquered them and wants to cultivate their abilities so that they can stand alone and make money for the Shengtang Group! As far as I know, the Sixth Prince plans to appoint them as the Women’s Army! "
Wei Zheng is simply the one who opposes Wang Gui.
These words made Li Shimin feel ashamed.
What kind of mind does this have to accommodate so many women? And turned into a money-making subordinate.
But he wouldn't admit that he was ashamed.
Instead, he said: "What can a group of women do? Return to the Women's Army? Doesn't he know what kind of people they are? Apart from some poetry and music, what else do they do for a living? Li Min must have made the wrong move, right? ? I want to see what tricks they can come up with!"
It's obvious that Li Shimin doesn't trust these women very much.
After all, what they are taught does not include survival, only catering.
All of this, I'm afraid only in the future can we know what things will be like.
Did Li Min slap Li Shimin in the face, or was Li Shimin's judgment correct?
Wang Gui then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty is wise, your thoughts are the same as those of my ministers."
Then, he said: "Subjects, there is a third thing."
Li Shimin was very happy to be flattered and accepted directly.
"What's the third thing?"
