Li Junxian took in all their expressions and said with a smile: "It seems that the officials have some guesses about His Majesty's decision, but Li wants to tell you that you are wrong!!"
Wei Zheng was slightly stunned and asked, "Commander Li, how do you say this?"
Li Junxian showed an enigmatic smile.
"Of course it's because His Majesty has found a way to break the situation. All the aristocratic families can't believe the way to break the situation!"
"Everyone, just wait and see the show at noon tomorrow. Li needs to inform other officials, so he will take his leave first and take his leave."
Li Junxian resigned without any delay.
He was only responsible for informing pro-Lee officials.
Even these officials, most of them cannot tell the truth.
This is what Li Shimin ordered.
Firstly, it is too time-consuming, and secondly, it is to cover oneself with a veil of mystery and make pro-Li officials more and more convinced that they are not wrong in insisting on choosing the Li and Tang royal family!
Loyalty needs to be maintained.
And surprise can bring more loyalty.
After Li Lijunxian left, the officials started discussing.
"What does your Majesty mean by this?"
"Perhaps... His Majesty has his own considerations, but His Majesty said he could solve the problem, but is it true?"
"Changsun Pushe, do you know the inside story?"
Many officials looked at Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji was the person closest to Li Shimin. He would be the first to know if there was any trouble with Li Shimin.
And at this time,
Changsun Wuji also looked confused.
What do you know? This is already a desperate situation, what else can your Majesty do?
He is also confused, and he also...doesn't understand!
………………………
late at night.
Lu family, Lu family.
A man dressed in black climbed over the wall and entered.
At this time, the Lu Mansion was heavily guarded even late at night, and the man in black seemed to be very familiar with the Lu Mansion, and could always avoid all the guards very skillfully and sneak in secretly.
soon.
He came to a rockery and made sure there was no one around. He put his hand on the arm of the rockery where people were chanting Buddha's name, and tapped it three times on the left and nine times on the right.
With the final click, the rockery moved to the right, revealing the secret passage underneath.
The man in black jumped in calmly, and the rockery closed on its own.
The stairs below lead directly to a room.
The man in black walked up the stairs and entered the room directly.
"You delayed the time for a cup of tea."
room,
The deputy head of the Lu family, Fan Yang, hid his hands in his sleeves, squinted his eyes and smiled kindly, but his voice was a bit dissatisfied.
The man in black knelt down and said, "Sorry, there are so many Jinwu guards in the Imperial City tonight, so we were delayed a bit on the way."
"So, how's it going?!"
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang asked.
He asked the men in black to go to the imperial city to investigate, which was the basis for tracing Li Shimin's abnormal behavior today.
Through regular intelligence, it was learned that Li Shimin took people to Chuhe Village, and then issued a statement on the imperial examination.
This is not normal!
Very abnormal!
No, to be more specific, anything related to Chuhe Village is not normal!
After all, the master of Chuhe Village, that man... is someone who can escape even if he becomes a hostage!
Yes!
The senior officials of the Fanyang Lu family also knew that King Chu was the head of the Dayan Kingdom. This was also because Zheng Jibo said it. Among the five surnames and Qiwang, his family was better than the Li family in Longxi and the Fanyang Lu family, so they told them Two top leaders.
And the King of Chu...
Now he not only escaped from the Turks, he also created an empire.
That man is full of legends, so anything related to him is legendary.
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang thought so.
"Deputy Patriarch, your suspicion is not wrong."
"Li Shimin...he has searched out poems and books from Chuhe Village that can turn defeat into victory. This time, it was his roommate Fang Xuanling who discovered it again."
The man in black will gather information for himself and tell the truth.
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang's eyes flashed and he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It is indeed so."
"As long as Jin Wuwei is here, we can't do anything with this collection of poems and books."
"In this matter, including the previous events, Fang Xuanling is the key to breaking the situation. He is also the key to many Chuhe Village Xinmi. With him here, there is no guarantee that our family's next operation will fail."
"This matter... As for Li Shimin taking out sacred objects from Chuhe Village again and again, what do the people in the Chu Palace say?"
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang asked.
even though.
The heads of the Lu family in Fanyang and the Li family in Longxi both received invitation letters from Zheng Jibo at the same time, but the head of the Li family in Longxi was still hesitant, while the head of the Lu family in Fanyang began to get closer to the King of Chu's army.
Precisely because of this, they knew that someone from King Chu's army was in Chang'an City, and that the establishment and maintenance of Lin Restaurant that day also had some credit to their Fan Yanglu family.
And he, the deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang, did not originally live in Chang'an City. It was precisely because of the incident involving the King of Chu's army that the head of the family specially sent him to Chang'an City to personally contact the King of Chu's army and help them with their requests.
The Fan Yang Lu family is one of the five surnames and seven hopes. It is a big family in the world. Because of the affairs of the King of Chu's army, a deputy head of the family was specially sent to serve them. Isn't this a bad attitude?
And that man, the King of Chu, was too legendary, too legendary, a legend that shocked the top management of the Fanyang Lu family, so he deserved to be treated with such caution.
"The people from the Chu Palace are planning to destroy other secret passages in Chuhe Village. When the incident in Chuhe Village happened suddenly, they said that General Suzaku did not have time to destroy all the secret passages and left some behind, allowing Li Shimin to take advantage of the loophole."
"But... they also said that it would be difficult to destroy it. Before the advent of Quyuanli, the supervision of Chuhe Village was not strict. It was easiest to destroy it at that time, but they were not in Chang'an at that time."
"And when Qu Yuuli was discovered, there were extremely many guards in Chuhe Village, especially the Jinwu Guards. There were so many guards, maybe even more than the guards in the palace. It would be troublesome to destroy them."
The man in black reported slowly.
The deputy head of the Fan Yang Lu family frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Tell the people in the Chu Palace that if Fan Yang Lu needs help, we will help."
"After all, destroying the only secret passage in Prince Chu's Mansion will not only be beneficial to Prince Chu's Mansion, but will also be of great benefit to our family."
The man in black replied: "Deputy Patriarch, I understand."
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang nodded and continued: "Also, prepare to start the dark chess game. It's time for Li Shimin's lucky star, Fang Xuanling, to make him... unable to make a sound."
now.
That calm tone actually spoke shocking words.
The calm eyes of the man in black rippled, and his voice trembled: "Deputy Patriarch, are you serious about assassinating Fang Xuanling?"
"That...is a Duke, the person Li Shimin relies on the most!"
"In addition, he also has a very good relationship with the old ministers of Tiance Mansion. If he dies...then Li Shimin, Qin Qiong and others will definitely put their hatred on the family, and they will most likely go crazy. "
"A crazy emperor, Li Shimin, plus those generals and civil servants of Tiance Mansion, how terrifying it is! I believe Deputy Patriarch, you know better than me."
maybe.
He will give up everything, kill a thousand enemies and lose eight thousand himself, and wipe out all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City.
The man in black did not dare to say this.
But he knows.
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang can definitely think of it.
"Haha, you underestimate the charm of power."
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang squinted his eyes and smiled: "Li Shimin lost everything after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, so he went crazy, and now... he has everything. For all of this, he was willing to give up the King of Chu last time during the Weishui Incident, and The people of Youzhou.”
"And now for the sake of power, what's the harm in giving up another Fang Xuanling? If Fang Xuanling dies, then it's only the death of one Fang Xuanling."
"Power is full of charm, allowing people to get everything at the click of a finger. At the same time... it can also make people timid and afraid of losing power."
"Do you think that the emperor who stands at the top of power would be willing to bear the infamy of cruelty in future generations because of the death of his ministers, and bet on the future of the entire Li Tang royal family, and massacre all the aristocratic families in Chang'an City regardless of the reason?"
"He will hesitate. Even if he makes up his mind and is really willing to lose everything to massacre the family, his officials, including Changsun Wuji and many officials, will stop him. If he cannot stop it, he will even turn to our family."
"Only because Changsun Wuji and others also enjoy the charm brought by top power, how can they go crazy with Li Shimin because of Fang Xuanling?"
"Killing Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin will know that we did it. This is also a warning from our family to him. The second is to show our goodwill to the King of Chu who is far away in Dayan."
"If Li Shimin really goes crazy in the future and wants to kill us at all costs, we can use this move to join Great Yan!"
The man in black's eyes flickered, he lowered his head slightly and said, "Deputy Patriarch, I'm here to teach you."
This time I bowed my head in admiration from the bottom of my heart.
The deputy head of the Lu family in Fan Yang didn't take it seriously. He walked slowly past the man in black, stepped up the stairs, and walked towards the exit of the secret passage.
This was followed by his still calm voice.
"Just wait, be prepared to do it with confidence."
"Haha, our Fanyang Lu family is so bold as to assassinate the founding emperor of the country. If we succeed, you... will also leave your name in the history books forever, leaving a strong mark."
"At that time, history books will record that there was Jing Ke in the Qin Dynasty and Zhu Lian in the Tang Dynasty."
"How majestic will this be?"
The bold words echoed throughout the airtight dark room for a long time.
When the man in black heard this, his heart suddenly felt hot.
Infamy and fame, he doesn't care.
If you can leave your name in the history books, you are a hero, a hero in the world! !
……………………
The next day.
It's just dawn.
Many people got up, and even some scholars got up earlier than the chickens.
They looked forward to the day.
I look forward to Li Shimin supporting them today!
Severely punish those bookstores that refuse to sell books!
The entrance to the imperial city.
It was only at the end of the month, and there were already a large number of people away, especially the majority of scholars.
In the past, they hated standing in crowds with people, which was unbecoming of scholars. But today, most of them changed their normal behavior and squeezed people as hard as they could, moving forward, just wanting to get closer to the emperor.
In this way,
When the emperor spoke, they could hear him more clearly.
"Why is it so late? Time flies so slowly."
"Yes, isn't it? I hope the time will come to noon soon."
"Hahaha, don't worry! I didn't sleep all night last night, so I didn't say anything. Let's just wait and see."
at this time.
Inside the imperial city.
Changsun Wuji investigated all night, but he couldn't figure out what Li Shimin wanted to do today.
This is the first time he has done this.
"Hey, what are you trying to do, Your Majesty?"
Changsun Wuji lamented, very puzzled.
at the same time.
Since this is where hundreds of officials gather, when those officials from aristocratic families saw the depressed expression on their faces when they saw Li Shimin's first relative, Sun Wuji, they were even more sure of their thoughts.
Li Shimin definitely wants to cancel the imperial examination!
This time, the smiles on the faces of Pei Ji and others became even stronger.
After noon, we plan to go to the Li family in Longxi to have a drink together. Their wine is very good and it is worth getting drunk.
Everyone has their own thoughts.
Waiting for the arrival of noon in the discussion.
"Dang~"
The first bell in the imperial city rang loudly.
This is a pendulum specially prepared because of today's special holiday. Someone will be responsible for ringing it at noon. Ringing it now means that noon has arrived today.
"Here it is, noon is here!"
"Hahaha, after waiting for so long, is there finally a result?"
"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for us!"
"……."
Countless scholars looked at the open door to the imperial city and screamed heartbroken.
"Look! It's Your Majesty!"
I don’t know how long I waited, but finally the first person spotted Li Shimin who was on the top of the city.
then.
The second person, the tenth person, the one hundred, one thousand….
In a short time, people discovered him.
Li Shimin looked down at the people at this moment, sighing.
From his position, he could see the admiration and excitement of the people.
If not for the discovery of books.
He almost lost his face when he saw them...
Li Shimin was extremely emotional,
In my heart, there are mixed feelings.
next moment.
Clean up your mood.
Restore majesty.
A loud voice came down from the sky.
"Everyone!"
Listening to this voice, the chaos below gradually stopped, and they all kept silent in a tacit understanding, waiting for Li Shimin to continue speaking.
"A few days ago, the imperial court issued an order for the imperial examination. The reason for this order is that the imperial court is short of people, so it needs to recruit available talents from all over the world, the talents of national scholars!"
"However, some thoughtful people blocked it, making it impossible for the imperial examination order to be implemented as originally expected!"
"Such thoughtful people do not solve the problems for the imperial court and the Tang Dynasty, but instead question me and the imperial court. They are really disloyal and disloyal! What use do the imperial court, the world, and even me have for them!"
Li Shimin roared angrily, venting his inner anger.
The people who heard these words were filled with indignation.
As for the children of the aristocratic family and the officials of the aristocratic family, those with little experience were shocked and extremely frightened.
Those with more experience just smiled and said nothing, and didn't take it to heart.
"Haha, Li Shimin, you don't need to be full of anger to govern the world. Why don't you still have to suspend the imperial examinations if you make such a big show?"
An official from an aristocratic family couldn't help but whisper softly.
However, the representative figures of the family, such as Pei Ji and others, could not laugh.
They are in high positions precisely because they are closer to Li Shimin and will understand Li Shimin better.
Li Shimin is not an idiot. If he behaves like this today, something unexpected must have happened!
And the next moment.
Pei Ji and others' worries came true.
Li Shimin, who was standing above the giant's head, waved his hand, and his majestic voice suddenly sounded again.
"Of course! They are standing in the wrong position after all."
"I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I have received orders from Heaven! How can they and other caring people resist? Come, collect books, and sell them!"
"Today and even in the future, anyone who buys books in the imperial city will pay half the price of the books. I want Chang'an City, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, to have books to read!"
Selling….selling books?
boom!
As soon as these words came out.
Like thunder falling from the sky into the mortal world, there are bursts of thunder.
stunned!
Shock!
confused!
Unbelievable!
Not only the officials of the aristocratic family were stunned, but also the common people were stunned on the spot.
Book?
Where did the book come from?
There are books in the imperial city?
At first, the people thought that if His Majesty personally spoke about the imperial examination, the most he could do was punish those bookstore owners who did not sell books and let them reopen their businesses.
But I didn’t expect that the imperial court could sell books at half the price of the market!
Incredible!
Incredible to the extreme!
The officials of the aristocratic family all thought they had heard wrongly.
Aren’t all books controlled by them? How could Li Shimin still have books? Did he take the wrong medicine and say the wrong thing?
And even if you have the book, it’s still half the market price?
Books are rare items in this era.
The cost of making a book is extremely high. It can be said that bookstores do not make much profit from selling books. If they sell books for half the original price, it is a loss-making business.
Now that the Tang Dynasty is experiencing natural and man-made disasters, the treasury is empty and there is not much money in the treasury. How dare Li Shimin do business at a loss?
What the hell….
Li Shimin was stunned by the excitement?
The first reaction of the family officials was disbelief.
And soon.
Their disbelief became reality.
I saw a Jinwu Guard pulling an oxcart out of the imperial city in an orderly manner. The oxcart was so full that it was covered with white cloth, making it impossible to see clearly what was inside.
But when the first bullock cart lifted the white cloth, the family officials collectively panicked.
Book!
They are all books!
Lots and lots of books!
They are piled densely together, like free cabbages, countless! !
This… this this this….
What the hell?
What the hell?
What the hell?
The minds of the officials of the aristocratic families, and even the children of the aristocratic families outside the imperial city, went blank, and all they thought about were these three words.
Hell, really hell!
There were books everywhere on the oxcart, pile after pile. The books were carried down and piled up. The books everywhere were as thick as Jin Wuwei's knees.
Oh my God!
Where did so many books come from? How could this happen?
Even Pei Ji, who had already taken precautions, was stunned at this moment. He could not have imagined such a scene.
I thought that Li Shimin was going to attack a few officials from aristocratic families in public to scare the monkeys, but instead he took out books.
this….
Didn’t it mean that Li Shimin didn’t have a single book in his hand? Didn't it mean that all bookstores in Chang'an City were closed?
This, this book in front of me, what does it mean!
Could it be that, as Li Shimin said, it was given to him by God?
At this moment,
Not only Pei Ji, but also other officials from the aristocratic families were all staring at the rows of books in front of them. The number of books was enough to fill the entire field of vision. They were breathing rapidly, eyes widening, and they felt like they were dreaming.
shocked!
Senseless!
I was also completely dumbfounded!
They just stood there in shock, staring blankly at the ecstatic pro-Lee officials, and at the extremely excited people who were rushing in to buy books.
Countless books poured out, as if they were the only ones unhappy.
They just felt that the whole world seemed to be immersed in endless joy at this time.
"What, what's going on?"
"Could it be said that Li Shimin ransacked all the bookstores in the city?"
Some officials from the aristocratic family couldn't help but ask.
Her voice was choked and weak, as if she was about to cry.
Then no one answered him.
Because the hearts of Pei Ji and others are also filled with endless confusion at this time, this! what is going on!
……………………
"Book, sir, I want the [Book of Songs]!"
"Mencius, I want Mencius."
"Hahaha, I want to buy [Sun Tzu's Art of War]!"
"..."
Outside the imperial city, it was a frenzy of joy among scholars.
Countless scholars raised their gold and silver hands and rushed to buy a favorite book.
They knew that they could finally take part in the imperial examination and did not have to go to a foreign country to go to the great heat outside...
Home, hometown! My family has its own imperial examination! !
now.
The Jinwu guards looked at the crowd in such a chaotic manner without any attitude.
They were given orders that this was normal and no supervision was required.
All they have to do is maintain the book purchasing process and protect the books.
That's all.
"I bought it, haha. I bought [Mencius]. Hey, what's going on? Why are there so many symbols in Mencius's book, and what do they mean?"
"My fair lady, a gentleman is so jealous. Hiss! The separation of these symbols is very clever, very clever!"
"Brother said this, and I feel the same way. These symbols seem to make it easier for us to recite them."
"It's really become easier! The books from the imperial court are much easier to memorize than the books from the bookstores in Chang'an City. They can be accessed by stairs and the prices are cheap. Haha, even if those bookstores open their doors for the second time, I won’t serve you anymore! I won’t buy from their bookstore!”
"That's right! Those shabby bookstores are begging me to go back now, and I won't buy them!"
"It's not easy. Fortunately, the imperial court has a book in hand. Hehe, otherwise, His Majesty would really be forced by those aristocratic families and there would be no way out."
"Yes, yes, those aristocratic families almost succeeded."
The common people and scholars present were talking a lot, and they were all talking about the situation of the books with great enthusiasm.
at the same time.
Inside the imperial city.
Changsun Wuji and others were all smiles.
"Haha, Pei Sikong, what's wrong with you today? You don't look well. Are you sick? Do you need to see a doctor?"
Changsun Wuji came to Pei Ji with such a wild smile.
This was the heartiest time he had laughed since King Chu was sent to the Turks.
.
…….….….….….
ps: I saw some book friends questioning the plot of Li Shimin discovering modern objects.
All I can say is, if you have some confidence, you will definitely feel better later.
Why not refer to the past, has the author written any garbage plots?
The author said in his remarks when he put it on the shelf that the plot is definitely different from the conventional books on the market. The protagonist does not appear until the first fourteen chapters of this book. Who would do that? Even the great master Dian Niang wouldn’t dare, right?
(End of chapter)
