"Xuan, the man from Wei County has an audience!"
As the eunuch's singing reached his ears, Wei Shuyu finally stepped into the Tai Chi Hall!
Under the watchful eyes of all the civil and military officials, Wei Shuyu walked step by step to the front of the court...
"Your Majesty, Wei Shuyu, has met." Wei Shuyu saluted.
Li Shimin looked strange.
There is an inexplicable feeling of frustration. Why did Xiao Wei come in again despite all the precautions?
"No gift."
Li Shimin raised his hand: "Wei Shuyu, the Tang Dynasty did not have a Dengwen drum. Do you think it is appropriate to bring the items from the previous dynasty to the court?"
"I think there is nothing wrong with it!"
Wei Shuyu responded sonorously and forcefully.
"oh?"
Li Shimin had an idea and put on some small shoes for you first: "Then tell me, what's wrong?"
Wei Shuyu pondered for a moment...
"Dengwen Drum originated from Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty."
"But it existed before that."
"According to records, during the time of Yao and Shun, there were drums that dared to remonstrate."
"Zhou Shi evolved into Lu Gu again!"
"The true meaning of Denwen Drum is not a drum, but represents a bright and prosperous world!"
"I believe that there are no dynasties in the world."
"..."
Xiao Wei Yuan passed him again.
It looks like he has done his homework.
"Then do you know the system of Dengwengu..."
A smile appeared on Li Shimin's face: "For anyone who plays the drum, the grievances reported must first go through the county, prefecture, prefecture, and state. Only when they are not accepted in all places can they be reported to the imperial court?"
"You erected the Dengwen Drum in front of Xuanwu Gate without authorization. I can already punish you!"
In this regard, Wei Shuyu did not have any panic.
He bowed slightly to Li Shimin...
"His Majesty."
"That's because the person I want to sue cannot be handled by ordinary officials..."
Um?
The officials couldn't help but be startled.
It seems that Xiao Wei is going to cause trouble again...
"Who are you suing?"
Li Shimin seemed to have guessed something, and his voice suddenly turned cold.
All eyes were focused on Wei Shuyu.
Wei Shuyu bowed slightly...
"I want to sue the prince, the king of Wei, the king of Shu, and the king of Yan..."
"Regardless of the life and death of the people, they levy and extort money and rob the people of their wealth and anointing!"
Fuck you.
It's not easy to know who you want to sue, but you probably have too many.
The ministers' scalps were numb.
the other side.
The historian was extremely excited...
Sure enough, it depends on Xiao Wei to stay famous in history.
"Wei Shuyu is bold and slanders the reputation of the royal family. He deserves to be punished."
"Wei Shuyu, watch your words, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Shuyu is talking nonsense in the court. I beg your Majesty to strip him of his title and put him in jail..."
The ministers were each more excited than the other.
Especially those supporters of the prince, their eyes wanted to eat Wei Shuyu.
"Wei Shuyu, speak with evidence, don't bite randomly."
"This is unreasonable. Where did this king offend you, so that you can slander me like this?"
"Father, Wei Shuyu has spread rumors and framed us. I sincerely ask my father to make the decision for my sons and ministers."
Li Tai, Li Ke and others also couldn't stand anymore.
The most important thing in seizing the heir is reputation.
His reputation was ruined. If he wanted to sit on the throne, he would have to rebel like Li Shimin.
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
Li Shimin looked at Wei Shuyu with a cold look in his eyes.
To beat the drum and sue the prince is to slap him in the face.
"I am willing to take responsibility for what I say."
"If there is any untruth, I am willing to die to apologize!"
After saying that, Wei Shuyu bowed again and said: "The prince, the king of Wei, the king of Shu, and others, levied excessive taxes and oppressed the people..."
"I sincerely ask your Majesty to make the decision for the people of Hu County!"
Li Shimin suppressed his anger.
Since Wei Shuyu's complaint was brought to the imperial court, the people were brought out.
No matter what, he had to accept it.
"Then I want to hear... how they exploit the people."
Li Shimin spoke very casually, even changing his sitting position to a comfortable position, but his words contained a strong sense of coercion.
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Wei Shuyu bowed and immediately looked towards the prince's row.
"His Royal Highness King Yan."
Wei Shuyu looked at Li You: "I wonder if you issued the decree on the entrance fee to Hu County?"
"That's right."
Li You replied proudly.
"Did you also decide on the entrance fee of one penny for each person, two pence for the basket, three pence for the horse, and ten pence for the carriage?" Wei Shuyu continued to ask.
"So what?"
Li You rolled his sleeves and snorted coldly.
"What I want to say is..."
Wei Shuyu paused, then suddenly yelled: "Are you crazy about money?"
Damn it.
All the ministers were startled.
No one expected that Wei Shuyu would directly scold him.
Although we are used to it, we were not prepared for your sudden shout.
"Bold Wei Shuyu."
Before Li You came forward, his uncle Yin Hongzhi stood up and said, "This is the court, how can I allow you to bark and bite randomly."
All the officials rolled their eyes.
Xiao Wei cursed people in the court not once or twice.
It's useless for you to scold him like this.
"What? You did your job well? Can't others scold you?" Wei Shuyu sneered disdainfully.
"What did King Yan do?"
Yin Hongzhi immediately retorted: "It is very common to collect city fees, and it is not just Hu County's doing this."
The ministers couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.
Like some prosperous counties, it is normal to charge an entrance fee.
"You all think so?"
Wei Shuyu's sharp gaze swept over the ministers.
Well……
Wei Shuyu stared at him like this.
The officials who agreed could not help but be stunned.
Is not it?
"I think you are all used to being superior. I don't know how expensive one or several coins are to the common people!" Wei Shuyu yelled.
The ministers' faces turned red.
Everyone stared at Wei Shuyu unkindly.
"The price of grain in the Tang Dynasty is four yuan per dou. One penny is enough for the people to eat for several days!"
"You have to pay so much money to enter the city..."
"Do you really think that ordinary people have huge wealth?"
"Ninety-nine percent of the people in the Tang Dynasty wished they could break a penny into several petals and spend it!"
Wei Shuyu scolded him mercilessly.
The ministers were also a little embarrassed.
In their eyes, a penny is really insignificant.
“You also need to pay three cents for carrying a basket.”
"People come to sell some firewood, fruits and vegetables in exchange for some supplies."
"The cost is only three cents, you ask them to pay three cents?"
"How stupid do you have to be to come up with such a charging standard?"
"Not to mention horses and carriages..."
"Most of the people who come to Hu County are businessmen doing business. You keep them out..."
"Is the deal still done?"
"For the few pennies in the city entrance fee, how many or dozens of pounds of tax do you have to pay?"
Wei Shuyu spitted angrily.
None of the ministers dared to say a word.
Listening to it this way, it seems to make sense.
"Huxian County is prosperous, so it's understandable that it's a little more expensive..." Yin Hongzhi explained unwillingly.
"Asshole!"
Wei Shuyu suddenly shouted: "Is this a little more expensive? This is squeezing!"
"Also, please clarify one thing..."
“It’s not prosperous because it’s Huxian County, it’s prosperous because more people gather together!”
"If we continue to accept this..."
"In less than a month, Hu County will become a county without businessmen!"
