Chapter 25: The Destruction of the Heavens
The entire Confucian Mansion was present to salute Li Shimin.
And then, Kong Yingda asked some irrelevant people to avoid it.
Regarding Li Shimin's arrival, Kong Yingda obviously did not expect it.
At this time, he was very worried, why?
Because the ice around me is still there, exuding a hint of coolness.
If Li Shimin asks about this, how will he respond?
Said to have gotten it from the people?
It doesn't feel right either.
Did you buy it yourself?
So where does your money come from?
So how do you say that?
It's wrong to say anything.
Said it was obtained from the Six Princes?
Seem...... OK.
Sure enough, it wasn't.
Li Shimin still found the ice cubes on the side.
He grimaced.
"Aiqing, I see that your life seems to be very good, I haven't given ice yet, so you bought these ice yourself, they cost a lot of money, right?"
Li Shimin's words were yin and yang.
It's very uncomfortable to listen to.
"Your Majesty, this is not bought by the minister!"
"Where does that come from? Fell from the sky? ”
"This is...... It's ......"
"What is it?"
"I got it from the six princes, and the minister just brought it back, ready to pack it up and dedicate it to His Majesty and Empress."
Kong Yingda is shrewd.
This trick is very good to borrow flowers to offer Buddha.
If he doesn't do this, I'm afraid he can't tell.
Because once he has a relationship with Li Su, in front of Li Shimin, he can't tell clearly.
Don't say anything light, but say a bribe directly.
That's a great sin.
Now Li Su is a citizen, not a prince, and there is no reason to give him things.
Fortunately, it was directly said to be given to Li Shimin.
The Kong family wondered, didn't their master say anything just now!
After Li Shimin heard this, his face softened slightly.
But it's still very ugly.
"Where did he get the money to buy this ice?"
He asked.
"I heard that he came to sell poems, and his poems have sold well in the past two days, and the minister has collected more than 200 of his poems alone, and he has not finished collecting them. However, soon, it will be finished in these two days. Also, the minister saw the ice in his dwelling, which was very much. ”
In just over a day, Li Su wrote more than 200 poems.
But here in Kong Yingda, it only went up to more than two hundred.
Kong Yingda tried his best to say as many quantities as possible, to show that his ten catties of ice were nothing.
It's just a fraction of what people do.
"How much money can you sell for poetry? Ice is a very precious thing, and even I can't take out too much ice to cool off the heat. There are so many of these kids? and take it out to give it away, it's just a tyrannical thing! ”
"The minister doesn't know this."
Kong Yingda was embarrassed when she heard it, and she was a tyrannical thing to send herself? At the same time, he pretended not to know.
Nothing is your business!
"That's it, what can't this rebel do? He can't do things in a normal way. ”
Since a year ago, Li Su has behaved differently from others.
In all aspects. It's like beating an official for no reason, deliberately being equal to the concubine, what can't he do?
Therefore, Kong Yingda can get these ices, and he must not be able to theorize about them.
Although Li Shimin said this, he must also be curious in his heart.
How rich is Li Su.
Enjoy things that others can't enjoy.
Kong Yingda breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Li Shimin would say more on this issue.
So I pulled the topic away.
"What is Your Majesty's search for ministers this time? You can directly let the old minister enter the palace to face the saint. It's so tiring to be so tired, and the ministers are ashamed. ”
"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that Qian'er's learning situation doesn't seem to be good recently. I'll come to you and ask. It just so happened that I was in a panic in the palace, so I came out to take a look. ”
Kong Yingda wiped away the cold sweat, it turned out to be like this!
He thought something big was happening!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been studying lately and can't keep up. I often doze off while I was teaching, and I would like to talk about it tomorrow morning, but since His Majesty is here, I will talk about it. ”
Kong Yingda knew that the relationship between Li Chengqian and Li Su was not good.
At this time, he accepted Li Su's favor, and casually said bad things about Li Chengqian.
Anyway, he doesn't have a good impression of Li Chengqian.
On the surface, he is his teacher, but this prince doesn't seem to want to see him, so he doesn't want to see his face.
Tell him directly about things he doesn't take seriously.
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin became angry.
"Why is this kid so unwell-behaved, how dare I hand over my country to him in the future? No, I have to go back to the palace and educate him! Let's see if he dares not to listen well! ”
"Your Majesty is angry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still a child, and he always loves to play."
"Kid? No, he is the future king, and in the matter of maturity, he is not as good as a child......"
Li Shimin blurted out.
It can be seen that Li Su still has a certain status in his heart, but Li Su challenged his authority, if not, maybe he can still be fine.
Kong Yingda sounded. Li Shimin is a knife-mouthed tofu heart.
"What Your Majesty said is very true!"
"Alright, I'm one step ahead!"
Li Shimin hurriedly wanted to go back and teach Li Chengqian a lesson.
"Your Majesty, the minister just has something to ask."
Kong Yingda stopped Li Shimin.
It just so happens that he is here, and it is best to clarify the matter.
"Oh? What else is going on with you? ”
Li Shimin wondered, usually Kong Yingda looking for himself is nothing more than the prince's study, what does he want to do after learning just now?
"That's right, the minister met a restaurant shopkeeper before, he was very interested in the nitrate mine in the east of the city, and he wanted to lease the nitrate mine. And promised to rent the mining right for one year for 3,000 taels of silver, and the money was to be settled in one lump sum, and the minister wanted to ask His Majesty, is this feasible? ”
"But the nitrate mine in the east of the city that has been abandoned for many years? I had been around there for a while. Where did anyone want it? ”
"There it is!"
"It's just the right time to rent it out and collect money to replenish the treasury. But three thousand taels is too little, and you say that five thousand taels of silver, which is a lot, and you go and tell them, and if they agree, you will handle this matter with the household department. I still have something to do, so let's go first! ”
Li Shimin said, and asked for five thousand taels directly.
Five thousand taels of silver, which is the same as what the six princes said.
It seems that Li Su understands Li Shimin.
first said three thousand, because he knew that Li Shimin would raise the price.
It went surprisingly well.
Kong Yingda was shocked, it turned out that Li Su was so powerful, he could guess Li Shimin's decision.
"Your Majesty, this ice ......"
"This ice is still for you, how can a king take the things of his courtiers? Outrageous! ”
didn't wait for Kong Yingda to react.
Li Shimin is gone.
Kong Yingda breathed a sigh of relief.
The whole family came out cheering, and they could finally drink a bowl of rock sugar water!
Kong Yingda didn't have the heart to drink that thing.
He shouted:
"Someone, prepare the car, go to the household department!"