royal palace.
Li Shimin's face was stern.
When he saw Wei Ting's memorial to impeach Wei Shuyu, he quickly summoned Fang Xuanling, Minister of Civil Affairs Tang Jian, and a group of ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to conduct deductions.
The final conclusion is...
Once the Ministry of Commerce was allowed to expand to the entire Tang Dynasty.
It doesn’t take three years.
Datang's economy and industry will be paralyzed.
To put it seriously, it means completely returning to the primitive society of bartering.
Other emperors led their dynasties to progress, while he led their dynasties to retreat.
That damn...
Let alone one emperor through the ages.
The number one joke of all time is pretty much it.
"Your Majesty, the Shuyu Development and Commercial Department is also thinking about the Tang Dynasty."
Wei Zheng quickly interceded for his son.
"Wei Zheng, stop pleading for your son."
Wei Ting sneered and said: "Wei Shuyu almost brought the Tang Dynasty into a place of eternal disaster. His crimes will never be undone."
Wei Zheng turned around...
He looked at Wei Ting coldly.
"Wei Ting, stop making alarmist comments!" Wei Zheng scolded.
"Why am I being alarmist?"
Wei Ting held his head high, and it was rare for him to stand up in front of Old Wei: "This has been calculated many times by officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the evidence is conclusive."
"Then I would like to ask..."
Wei Zheng refuted sharply: "Didn't the Tang Dynasty stop developing?"
“Development can.”
Wei Ting also shouted loudly: "Then it must be based on the actual situation."
"In order to make meritorious deeds, Wei Shuyu developed the Ministry of Commerce regardless of the consequences, which has laid the foundation for the Tang Dynasty's disaster."
"If it is not stopped in time, Datang will be destroyed in his hands!"
Wei Ting's words were very resounding.
Even many Ministry of Civil Affairs officials nodded in agreement.
“Since development is an essential part.”
Wei Zheng sternly refuted: "The imperial court should find a way to solve this problem."
"besides……"
"Is this Shuyu's fault?"
"This is because the court is too small to display Shuyu's talents!"
Seeing that Wei Zheng was talking more and more nonsense.
Fang Xuanling and others quickly stopped him.
"Don't stop me."
Wei Zheng pushed away the crowd, turned around and bowed to Li Shimin...
"Your Majesty, Shuyu's talent goes far beyond that."
"If you blame him for this..."
"If you don't submit, the world will not be convinced either!"
"If your Majesty must find someone to blame."
"I am willing to take the responsibility for you."
"Your Majesty, please give Shuyu a little more time. I believe he will make the Tang Dynasty the most powerful dynasty in history!"
Everyone couldn't help but frown.
If you think about it carefully, Wei Shuyu can't really be blamed for this.
As for the business department created by Wei Shuyu, who could have done it with another person?
You can't blame Wei Shuyu for doing things too well, right?
"Wei Zheng, you are still quibbling."
Wei Ting immediately scolded: "Wei Shuyu intended to overthrow the Tang Dynasty, and his crime was enough to punish the nine tribes."
"Don't say you want to die on your behalf, even your entire Duke Zheng's palace won't be able to escape!"
Wei Zhenggang wanted to refute, but was finally interrupted by Li Shimin...
"enough!"
Li Shimin slapped Long An fiercely: "We keep arguing every day, but there is no practical solution at all."
"And Xuancheng..."
"When did I say that Wei Shuyu was going to be executed? Just stay there and die."
"If you want to die, go to your own home and don't dirty my study room!"
Wei Zheng heard this.
It turns out that you have no intention of killing my son.
He immediately bowed and retreated to his position.
"Your Majesty, bring Wei Shuyu!"
Just at this time, Li Junxian came to revive him.
"Xuan."
Li Shimin replied eagerly.
"I have met your Majesty." Wei Shuyu bowed.
"Wei Shuyu, this is Wei Ting's memorial to impeach you. See it for yourself."
Li Shimin raised the memorial.
Wang De took it and handed it to Wei Shuyu.
"His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu didn't understand classical Chinese very well, so he read it for a while before tentatively asking: "I wonder if you are talking about the appreciation of copper coins?"
"That's right."
Li Shimin replied solemnly: "This is related to the development of the Tang Dynasty. You should think it through before answering."
In response, Wei Shuyu just smiled indifferently.
"Don't hide it from your majesty."
Wei Shuyu bowed down and said honestly: "This matter is actually due to my negligence."
"Do you admit it?"
Wei Ting immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Shuyu intends to destroy the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. I beg your Majesty to put him to death."
"Doctor Wei."
Wei Shuyu asked calmly: "I am talking to His Majesty, please don't interrupt."
"besides……"
"As for the appreciation of copper coins, I will explain it to Your Majesty."
"But this matter involves Datang's secrets."
"And invite some irrelevant people out!"
"Especially those who like to listen to gossip."
Everyone's eyes twitched.
The censor Tai Feng heard about the incident.
This is almost telling Wei Ting to get out by name.
"Bastard thing."
Wei Ting scolded with an ugly look on his face: "I am the imperial censor of the third rank, what else can't I listen to?"
The ministers nodded.
Rank 3 is already a super important minister.
Moreover, Wei Ting is deeply trusted by Li Shimin.
Except for some specific secrets, there was almost nothing he couldn't hear.
"His Majesty……"
Wei Ting bowed to Li Shimin and said, "Wei Shuyu is good at deceiving people with his evil words. You must not be deceived by him."
In this regard, Li Shimin did not answer.
Wei Shuyu said there was a way to solve it, and he believed it.
Because Xiao Wei never let him down!
As for chasing Wei Ting out...
Xiao Wei can handle it himself without him having to ask.
"Then I wonder if Doctor Wei can solve the problem of copper shortage in the Tang Dynasty?" Wei Shuyu asked rhetorically.
"It's easy!"
Wei Ting flicked his sleeves and said, "Depose the Ministry of Commerce and everything will return to normal!"
"Even without your Shang Department, we, the Tang Dynasty, would still be the Tang Dynasty that swept through all the countries!"
Um?
All the officials were stunned.
That makes damn sense.
Wei Shuyu messed around, and the consequences were unpredictable.
If it develops as usual, Datang will still be the overlord of all countries!
Even Li Shimin's belief was shaken slightly.
"presumptuous!"
At this moment, Wei Shuyu's high-pitched voice penetrated through the roof of the hall.
Everyone was startled.
"Who said my Datang is strong?"
"The crisis of the Tang Dynasty can be seen at any time!"
"As a minister, you only care about your immediate interests and ignore the overall situation..."
"It's simply useless to serve as a minister!"
Turn around...
Wei Shuyu bowed to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Ting is short-sighted and hinders the development of the Tang Dynasty. His words are suspected of harming the Tang Dynasty. I sincerely ask your Majesty to remove him!"
Everyone was stunned.
Something's wrong...
It was obviously Wei Ting who impeached you, why did you impeach Wei Ting again?
"You fart!"
Wei Ting scolded: "It's obviously you who brought Datang into crisis, why is it my problem now?"
Wei Shuyu sneered disdainfully.
"Since you are so ignorant, I will chat with you..."
Wei Shuyu sneered disdainfully...
"In Zuozhuan: The Eleventh Year of Duke Xiang, there is a saying: When you are in peace, be prepared for danger. If you think about it, you will be prepared. If you are prepared, you will be safe."
"Do you know what this means?"
Wei Ting snorted coldly.
He naturally understands this, and he doesn’t say anything.
Just quietly waiting for Wei Shuyu's follow-up.
"It seems that the Tang Dynasty now has enough food and grass and is extremely powerful, but that's just an appearance!"
"Do you think... why did the Tang Dynasty have strong soldiers and horses and sufficient food and grass?"
The expressions of all the ministers suddenly changed.
Even Li Shimin's expression changed.
"That's because the Tang Dynasty now has a population of nearly three million households." (Based on 4-5 people per household, that's more than 10 million!)
"But during the Sui Dynasty, there was a population of over 50 million!"
"Whether they died in the late Sui Dynasty or became hermits, without their share of food rations, the Tang Dynasty will naturally not be short of food!"
(Yinhu: In order to escape from rent and taxes, and avoid corvee, after escaping from the native place, they do not need to perform corvee, and their names are not included in the household register. Similarly, they cannot be allocated fields!)
(During the late Sui Dynasty, an extremely large number of people became hermits in order to avoid servitude and taxes.)
"After those reclusive households are re-naturalized, will Datang still be able to afford it?"
"Furthermore...
“The Tang Dynasty encouraged people to have more children.”
"In another fifty years, will Datang still be able to afford it?"
"If I can persist for fifty years..."
"What about one hundred or two hundred years from now?"
Everyone was silent.
That's just the way it is.
If the Tang Dynasty stagnated and its population doubled, it would fall into a food shortage!
"You still dare to say there is no development?"
Wei Shuyu spat: "Bah."
"If the Tang Dynasty did not develop, it would be overthrown by the people sooner or later!"
"People..."
"They don't need an incompetent court to rule them!"
