Why have so many strange things happened in Chang'an City recently?
Li Junxian walked into the palace and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we have found out."
Li Shimin's eyes were still looking at the memorial, "Let's talk."
"Those people selling braised pork are all idle men and Buqu who used to hang out with Cheng Chumo. The braised pork they sell now is purchased from the store outside Lantian County, and the price is only slightly cheaper than in the store."
Li Junxian continued: "I also sent people to the store to check, and they said it was just a distribution method of the store."
Li Shimin already knew these things after reading the memorial, and civil servants also had a lot of comments on this kind of business.
Buy at a low price and then sell at a high price in Changan.
The price is not expensive, and ordinary people can afford it for a few cents a meal.
Selling on the streets while pushing a stove is quite uncommon.
Li Shimin put down one memorial and picked up another, "What's going on with Cheng Chumo?"
Li Junxian replied: "Cheng Chumo was not directly involved in the transaction, and he also paid a lot of money. And the monk's matter was also understood. He was indeed the envoy of the Japanese country in the East China Sea. The monk's name was Haikong, and the person who robbed him was Cheng Chumo’s Parts.”
Li Shimin laughed dryly and said, "He is really a bastard like his father."
Others don't know these things, so doesn't Li Shimin know them?
Everything going on in Chang'an City is in His Majesty's eyes.
Li Junxian whispered: "Someone from Dali Temple asked the Ministry of Rites how to deal with this Japanese monk, and the Ministry of Rites passed the matter to Zhongshu Province."
Li Shimin was still reviewing the memorial and whispered in a low voice: "Just deal with it how you want to deal with it. Even his envoy cannot act arbitrarily."
Hearing His Majesty's reply, Li Junjunxian was a little stunned and thought to himself, shouldn't Cheng Chumo be held accountable for this matter?
But I thought of Cheng Yaojin again.
If there was no evidence or if he was caught on the spot, Cheng Yaojin would definitely not admit it given his temper.
Instead, it causes others trouble.
Instead of doing this, Your Majesty might as well turn a blind eye and wait until the government finds out the evidence before taking a stand.
Li Junxian was secretly shocked. Your Majesty is really smart. He bowed and said, "Here."
Seeing Li Junxian turning around to leave, Li Shimin said again: "Wait a minute, how is the investigation on the pulp matter?"
Li Junxian turned around and said, "Still checking, the price of paper on the market today is much higher, and the Wang family in Taiyuan has sent many scholars to Chang'an to submit papers."
"I understand."
"I will retire at the end."
Li Shimin took a sip of tea. Who can have such clean hands and feet that my people can't find out after so long.
As paper costs more, so does the price of books.
Li Shimin couldn't make paper if he wanted, and the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes were still pressing hard. Li Shimin had been controlling the number of officials with the Five Surnames in the court.
But books and papermaking are in the hands of those wealthy families. They control books and the vast majority of scholars in the world.
Facing them, the court has always been passive.
Li Shimin wanted to break the situation but felt powerless.
After Li Junxian left, the eunuch outside the palace came to report: "Your Majesty, the King of Hejian County is here."
"come in."
Li Xiaogong walked into the palace, saw Li Shimin and saluted, "Your Majesty, Princess Runan will be an adult in the spring next year. Your Majesty will decide on the princess' fiefdom."
When a princess reaches adulthood, she will have a fief. The size of the fief is closely related to the status of her husband's family.
The distance of the fiefdom can also tell whether His Majesty cares about the princess.
If the fiefdom is far away, the courtiers will think that the princess is not favored.
Taking the memorial from Li Xiaogong, Li Shimin frowned and looked at it, which had place names written on it.
Li Shimin's eyes fell on a village outside Lantian County and near Lishan Mountain. He circled the place name with a pen and said, "This is it."
Li Xiaogong took the memorial again and glanced at the location chosen by His Majesty, which was a village at the foot of Lishan Mountain.
It is also very close to Chang'an City.
Li Shimin added: "Every household in the village has been checked, and the number of households in the city should not exceed 200."
"Here."
After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiaogong also bowed and resigned.
Putting Princess Runan's fiefdom in Lishan Mountain, one can imagine His Majesty's intentions.
Li Xiaogong returned to Zongzheng Temple to prepare for the next matter.
Several maids at Zongzheng Temple were still talking about Princess Runan.
"This Princess Runan has been weak since she was a child. I don't know if she can survive this winter."
"I hope our preparations will not be in vain. We are afraid that bad news will come when the disease occurs."
"What a poor kid."
…
Several people were discussing and noticed the look in the eyes of the Hejian County King, and then they all lowered their heads and went about their own business.
Li Xiaogong is in his thirties this year. He was also a brave general at the beginning. After the world was pacified, Li Jing became the Minister of Zongzheng Temple after he pacified Jiangnan.
The Supreme Emperor's experience during his reign also had twists and turns, but this did not affect the Supreme Emperor's regard for him.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he granted Li Xiaogong the title of Prince of Hejian County.
It is indeed rare to be so highly regarded by Li Yuan and Li Shimin.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong came down from court and walked out of Chengtian Gate together.
Walking on Zhuque Street, Cheng Yaojin said: "Jingde, how do you feel about Chang'an City recently?"
After listening to Cheng Yaojin's question, Yuchi Gong replied: "The people in Chang'an City live and work in peace and contentment. They are peaceful at night and prosperous during the day, yes!"
Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "Don't you think there has been a lot of evil in Chang'an City recently?"
"Where can there be gusts of evil wind? Look at the sight of people not picking up things along the way. Look at the smiles on people's faces. What a wonderful sight."
There happened to be a braised pork vendor on the roadside. Yuchi Gong pulled Cheng Yaojin forward and said, "I happen to be a little hungry. I haven't eaten anything since I went to court."
The man selling braised pork looks fierce.
Seeing a customer coming, he said politely: "Guest, we also have new flavors of steamed buns here."
How vicious he was before.
Now be as kind as you can be.
I bought two steamed buns, two bowls of millet rice and some braised pork soup, and a few more taels of braised pork.
The two generals of the Tang Dynasty were sitting on small stools eating, looking at the pedestrians coming and going.
Cheng Yaojin is not a very good eater. He has a big mouth and eats the buns in one bite, which makes him feel like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit.
In comparison, Yuchi Gong seemed normal.
After finishing the millet rice and braised pork in the bowl, Cheng Yaojin wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "I will go back first."
Yuchi Gong said to the strong man beside him: "Bring some more soup."
"The soup is free."
said the braised man selling braised pork.
No wonder the business is so good, the braised pork is really affordable, this is how a store in Chang'an should be.
After finishing the millet in the bowl, Yuchi Gong also walked towards his mansion.
The other side of Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang, Li Tai, and Cheng Chumo were sitting by the Qujiang Pool, playing cards.
