Outside Xuanwu Gate.
Wei Zheng got off the carriage and straightened his clothes.
Your Majesty is also true.
Just after sending me away, I ordered me to enter the palace.
Isn't this unnecessary?
Just as he was about to enter the palace gate, several carriages suddenly came from a distance.
I thought the other party would stop.
Who would have thought that the other party would drive straight in.
"stop!"
Wei Zheng stepped forward to stop him and said, "Don't you know this is the palace? Why don't you stop and dismount!"
"Shizhong Wei."
The guard at the gate came forward immediately and said, "This carriage was ordered by His Majesty himself."
"Asshole!"
Wei Zheng scolded: "In the important place of the imperial palace, no one except your majesty, princes, and princesses can ride in carriages."
"Even if His Majesty personally gives the order, you should dismount and lead us!"
After hearing this, several people accused him one after another.
With their status, how could they dare to go against the Prime Minister?
Immediately, they all led their horses and walked obediently.
"etc……"
Wei Zheng blocked the way again and yelled at the guards: "What's in the carriage? You didn't even check it?"
"What if there is a thief lurking in the carriage?"
The guard broke into a cold sweat.
What kind of bad luck did we have that we got bumped into by old-fashioned Wei.
"That's what Wei Shizhong said."
The guard replied with a grimace: "But this is your Majesty's personal order, and we have no right to check it."
Um?
Wei Zheng frowned.
So mysterious?
That old man would like to know more about it.
"Open it, check it!" Wei Zheng shouted.
"Shizhong Wei, please don't embarrass your humble position and check His Majesty's things without authorization, otherwise you will lose your head..." the guard replied bitterly.
snort.
Wei Zheng snorted coldly and did not embarrass the others.
But he himself walked to the carriage and opened the curtain.
What came into view... was full of copper coins, silks, and brocades.
The first one, the second one...everywhere.
hiss……
Wei Zheng gasped.
Has Your Majesty become rich?
Where did you get so much money?
It seems that I am alive again...
Immediately, I stepped into the Xuanwu Gate.
at the same time.
Inside the palace.
Li Shimin continued to talk to Wei Shuyu.
It seems that he has long forgotten that he summoned Wei Zheng into the palace and planned to teach Wei Shuyu a lesson in front of Wei Zheng...
"Shu Yu, if it is as you said, Buddhism and Taoism were very harmful to the Tang Dynasty, then how can they be curbed?"
Li Shimin's brows were unusually serious.
Forget about Taoism, it has not developed yet.
But Buddhism is too huge.
According to records, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed Buddhism and made a total of 3 million people return to secular life.
Less than a hundred years ago, Buddhism had another 200,000 to 300,000 followers!
It doesn’t seem like much…
But if, as Wei Shuyu said, they evaded taxes, evaded taxes, and encroached on land... the accumulated wealth would be outrageous.
"This minister dare not speak nonsense for the time being."
Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "We still need to wait for the information to be verified before your Majesty can discuss it with all the ministers."
Li Shimin nodded.
Xiao Wei has also become a lot more stable.
Turning his head, Li Shimin scolded Li Chengqian and Li Tai: "Have you seen it? Learn from it..."
“Think more, act more, ask more questions, and don’t make decisions blindly!”
"..."
Both men's scalps were numb.
Can you please stop catching us and scolding us?
We just picked up a mouthful of carp!
"Shuyu, tell me..."
Li Shimin asked again: "What does the carp matter have to do with Buddhism and Taoism?"
"His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu thought about it and said, "I thought I could use the carp incident to test the attitudes of both parties."
"If the two parties oppose fiercely, then we will be ruthless against them."
Li Shimin nodded seriously.
The two started talking again...
Li Chengqian and Li Tai stood aside obediently, but a fierce battle was going on in their minds.
Who should win over Xiao Wei? Or not to win over?
no.
Can't win over.
Xiao Wei is attacking indiscriminately... the meaning of winning over is not very big.
But Cui Shenji and Fang Yiai.
They are both strong-willed and have strong backgrounds, and they are also very talkative now.
The most important thing is...it has many shortcomings and is easy to fool!
"Your Majesty, Minister Wei would like to see you."
At this moment, the eunuch came in again to report.
Um?
ah?
Li Shimin was stunned.
I almost forgot that I sent someone to find Wei Zheng.
"Xuan."
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"I see your Majesty."
After Wei Zheng entered, he saw his son was there and immediately showed a puzzled look.
"Xuancheng..."
Li Shimin showed an awkward smile: "Shu Yu just made a suggestion. I'm not sure. Let's see what you think."
Immediately, Li Shimin explained the matter.
After Wei Zheng listened, he did not express his opinion immediately.
"Your Majesty, this matter is not urgent."
Wei Zheng replied with a slightly solemn expression: "It's better to wait for Li Junxian and Du Junchuo to finish their investigation first."
Li Shimin nodded after hearing this.
At this moment, Wei Zheng suddenly changed his words...
"Your Majesty, why did I just see several carriages dragging copper coins and silk into the palace at Xuanwu Gate?"
Li Shimin was stunned.
money? silk?
Is there such a good thing?
Sudden……
He seemed to remember something and looked at Wei Shuyu sharply.
That's Wenyun Pavilion's income.
"Ahem..."
Li Shimin looked embarrassed.
This investment must not be discovered by Old Wei.
If Lao Wei finds out, he will be scolded for a while...
what to do?
Li Shimin couldn't think of any good excuse for a while.
"Dad, those are Wenyun Pavilion's income."
Wei Shuyu stood up immediately.
"Um?"
Wei Zheng frowned: "Why are you dragging Wenyun Pavilion's income to the palace?"
"Dad, we are officials, we can't take this money, it will be hot to the touch."
"By His Majesty's holy grace."
Wei Shuyu raised his hand to Li Shimin and said, "I think it is the safest way to hand over all the money to His Majesty."
"Yeah……"
Li Shimin hurriedly agreed: "Originally, I didn't want to take the money, but the money from Wenyun Pavilion was getting more and more. After Shuyu's request, I had no choice but to accept it."
Wei Zheng heard this.
The frown relaxed slightly.
"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate."
"What if outsiders say that Your Majesty is competing with the people for profit?"
"I thought that since it was Shuyu who earned it, I might as well put the money into the national treasury!"
Treasury?
Li Shimin's eyes widened.
I invested...
If I add it to the national treasury, won’t I lose all my money?
no!
Absolutely not...
Li Shimin quickly winked at Wei Shuyu.
"Dad, Your Majesty has been in poverty for so long, so it's not too much to give Him a little."
Wei Shuyu continued to persuade.
"Nonsense!"
Wei Zheng flicked his sleeves: "Your Majesty is a wise king!"
"Don't talk about so much money..."
"Not even a few pennies."
"If it is rumored that you are competing with the people for profit and enjoying the people's fat and anointing..."
"Can you bear this responsibility?"
Wei Shuyu's scalp was numb.
Old Wei is angry, even if the gods come, they can't stop him!
"Dad, your Majesty is indeed poor."
Wei Shuyu advised: "The expenses of the harem have been reduced again and again. Your Majesty's deeds of dismissing three thousand maids were even sung by the world."
"Now that the Tang Dynasty has improved a bit, it is understandable to subsidize a little bit of internal funds..."
Um?
Wei Zheng looked at his son fiercely.
"Shuyu, it stands to reason that you have no objection to who should give the money you earn to your father."
"But never to the royal family!"
"If you send money to His Majesty today, others will follow suit tomorrow."
"Your Majesty is wise and able to resist temptation."
"But what about the prince? Where is the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Once a traitor takes advantage of you, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Li Chengqian was dumbfounded?
Why did you get involved again?
If you guys are criticizing yourselves, why don’t you always use isolated examples?
solitary……
I still want to go back to farming!
