Let's say that Duan Lun entered the palace as quickly as possible.
But when he entered the palace, Li Shimin was nowhere to be seen.
As a last resort, he could only stay in Shangshu Province, which had jurisdiction over six ministries and twenty-four divisions. This is also the office location of their sixth department.
Duan Lun stayed in Shangshu Province. He asked the eunuch to pay attention and notify him in time if Li Shimin came back.
However, after waiting until noon, the eunuch still did not come to notify him.
This made him a little puzzled.
Didn’t Li Shimin really want street lights and neon lights?
He also asked himself to go find Li Min early in the morning, and he did as he asked.
It's better now, no one can be found.
At this time, he didn't care about eating anymore, so he asked a eunuch to enter the palace to help find Li Shimin.
Until Dai Zhou appeared in Shangshu Province.
"Dai Shangshu, I haven't seen you for a few days. Where have you been?"
Duan Lun asked.
"I haven't gone anywhere, it's just that the Shengtang Group is a bit busy. I just came back and am on my way to find His Majesty!"
Dai Zhou was ordered by Li Shimin to keep busy in the Shengtang Group and rarely go to court.
But because Shengtang Group is too big.
Even though Duan Lun went often, he never saw Dai Zhou.
"His Majesty has not been in the palace since morning. I want to see him too!"
"No way, His Majesty asked me to enter the palace! He told me to enter the palace now!"
Dai Zhou said again.
This made Duan Lun feel, had Li Shimin just come back?
"Is that so? Then let's go find His Majesty together! I happen to have something to look for!"
"Okay, let's go together! Please!"
So the two of them went to look for Li Shimin together.
…
They passed through the heavily guarded Daming Palace and headed for the highest place.
When the two arrived at the top floor, they saw Li Shimin sitting and giving instructions.
Duan Lun felt a little depressed.
Looking at this posture, there are a lot of discounts on the side. It must have been approved for a long time.
So that means the eunuch is lying to himself?
Didn't he notify himself in time to go to the palace to find Li Shimin?
These guys are really unreliable...
It seems that from now on, you have to rely on yourself for everything, and there is really no use relying on others.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
The two of them bowed to Li Shimin.
When Li Shimin saw Duan Lun and Dai Zhou, they both came.
First I asked Duan Lun.
"Duan Lun, how are those two things going? I waited for so long for you to enter the palace, how are you going?"
Duan Lun wanted to cry.
But I couldn't cry.
He wanted to say that he had entered the palace before, but did not find Li Shimin.
Later, I asked the eunuch to help me look at it. Unexpectedly, the eunuch didn't take it seriously at all.
That's all, that's not important.
The important thing is to do things well by yourself, so he said:
"Your Majesty! I went to see the Sixth Prince this morning, and he agreed to us! But we need to use the mineral mining rights within a hundred miles of Chang'an. I agreed and signed a contract with him..."
His voice grew quieter.
I thought Li Shimin would ask him why he made the decision on his own.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin didn't react at all.
Such behavior is very unlike Li Shimin.
He thought Li Shimin would be angry, but to his surprise, Li Shimin was not angry, and he still had an indifferent attitude.
This shocked Duan Lun.
Since the emperor didn't care, he didn't say anything anymore.
But the emperor said again: "You have done well and deserve a reward! You should be rewarded well!"
As soon as these words came out, Duan Lun was frightened and said: "Your Majesty, this is what I should do, no need, no need!"
Every reward would make him more stressed. This time, he couldn't let Li Shimin give him another reward no matter what.
If he gets another reward, the punishment will be doubled the next time something goes wrong.
I thought Li Shimin would be angry because he didn't want the reward.
But it disappointed him.
"Very good, our Tang Dynasty needs officials like you!"
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin didn't say anything more about rewards.
Is there really something wrong with the treasury?
Or is it that Li Shimin has changed his gender?
What happened?
Duan Lun felt that he had heard wrongly. A few days ago, Li Shimin had demanded that he must be rewarded.
Why has your attitude changed now?
Something must have happened.
He didn't know that the treasury needed too much money at this time.
The last expedition to Penglai Land cost a lot of money.
Now the report from Qingzhou is coming.
The money still has to be paid by the court.
Therefore, Li Shimin will give less to officials who can be rewarded less.
See if I can save some money.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"
Duan Lun said quickly.
"Okay, that's it!"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he looked at Dai Zhou.
"Dai Zhou, you..."
Dai Zhou immediately said: "Your Majesty, I got some news from the Sixth Prince!"
"what news?"
"Goguryeo and Silla suddenly withdrew their troops! The territory Baekje lost was regained!"
"What?!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he stood up directly.
That's a big deal.
how so.
Didn’t it mean that Goguryeo and Silla were going to eat Baekje?
It seems that this is not the case.
"Baekje must have received help from experts now, and Goguryeo and Silla are losing ground!"
"What else? Is there any way?"
"First, Baekje attacked Goguryeo's port, demolished some Goguryeo buildings, and obtained a large amount of gold and food, which caused a large-scale famine in the south of Goguryeo, and then the entire east coast of Silla fell. Therefore, , the King of Silla moved his power eastward, and after the power moved eastward, the area bordering Baekje was emptied. Baekje took the opportunity to defeat the remaining power..."
Dai Zhou said it in detail.
It felt like I was on the battlefield at that time.
"Then will there be any other information from Baekje next?"
Li Shimin asked again.
If these three countries tend to be stable, it will not be good for the Tang Dynasty.
"That's not true, but I heard from the Sixth Prince that those three countries have lost at least 50% of their national strength, and their current national strength is no longer good!"
"Oh? That's indeed a good thing!"
Currently, Li Min's intelligence on the border is the most comprehensive, and Li Shimin's intelligence is not as good as his.
Therefore, Li Shimin asked Dai Zhou to go to the group to inquire about the situation.
This is Dai Zhou's report today.
Duan Lun, who was beside him, was already shocked to the point of chin.
It turns out that such a big thing happened during this period of time.
Moreover, Shengtang Group has done so many things.
It's just a trivial matter for him, but it really doesn't matter to Li Min.
"Dai Zhou, go and inquire about the group again, and come back and report to me if you find anything!"
"yes!"
"etc!"
"Your Majesty, is there anything else?"
"Let Duan Lun come with you!"
"yes!"
Duan Lun agreed. Next, he would have a lot of questions to ask Dai Zhou.
A few hours after the two left, three women appeared in Chang'an Railway Station. They had just gotten off the train.
Then he asked people on the way: "Where is the Tanglou?"
