In Chang'an City, there are more and more rumors that His Majesty killed Uncle Wang, and the common people have been very interested in the royal gossip, some people say: Your Majesty today killed King Langya because of a woman, and some people say: Your Majesty killed King Langya because King Langya planned to rebel, and His Majesty had to do it as a last resort, anyway, the whole Chang'an City is messy everywhere.

Bao Qing, who is the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, is about to sit still, if it weren't for Zhao Yan to stop him, Bao Qing would have ordered people to be arrested, but Li Jun, who was in the middle of the rumor vortex, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai without any movement, and he couldn't even see the slightest unhappy look on his face.

Those who are familiar with Li Jun know that the emperor is generally ready to trap people when he has this kind of posture, but some people kick their noses and eyes, and some young scholars are ready to go to the book under the encouragement of those who have a heart.

At this time, Li Jun finally moved, Li Jun ordered to distribute two catties of bacon to the people of Guanzhong, and then the minister of civil and military affairs received fifteen catties to twenty catties according to different grades.

The common people happily led the bacon home, only the cunning officials were still suspicious.

On the day of receiving bacon, Xiao Wangzhi invited some old friends to have a banquet in Peony Lake, the staple food of which was the bacon rewarded by the emperor, with the leading role of the prime minister, the ministers of civil and military affairs immediately followed up, and tens of thousands of catties of bacon were soon led away.

Three days later, Li Juncai announced: This bacon is the meat of the big fish that Zhou Gongjin shot at sea, everyone couldn't cry or laugh after knowing the truth, this is still playing with wool, didn't you see that the emperor began to cheat.

Then Sima Da also came forward and began to clarify, Sima Da has always been an honest gentleman in the eyes of the people of Guanzhong, with Sima Da's clarification, plus everyone also ate the bacon given by the emperor, and soon those false rumors disappeared.

And those who spread rumors and make trouble have also been targeted by Jinyiwei's people, Jinyiwei's work efficiency is very high, and he quickly found out the identities of these people, these people are either Beijin's secret agents, or the nobles whose interests have been damaged in the past year.

For the Beijin secret agent, Jin Yiwei was unceremoniously arrested, but those nobles, without Li Jun's order, Jin Yiwei did not dare to take people at will, although these people are hateful, but Li Jun does not want to learn from Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and kill all the heroes, except for some guys who are particularly stubborn, others Li Jun feels that he can still save it.

On this day, Li Jun specially called all the nobles who made trouble in this incident to the palace, looking at the trembling appearance of everyone, Li Jun said with a smile: "Zhuqing, don't be nervous, I am looking for you today, there is no malicious intent, I just want to talk to you about a business." ”

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, and the ministers are all confused for a while." The oldest marquis in the group, Wei Nanhou, immediately stood up and cried.

Li Jun showed the old man Weinan Hou and other old people, and then said in an approachable manner: "Don't worry, old marquis, I really don't have the intention of asking the teacher today, the bacon I gave to you Aiqing a few days ago, everyone has eaten it, right?" ”

"The old minister ate it, the meat is delicate, it's really a good product." Wei Nanhou said with a look of endless aftertaste.

"The ministers also ate it, it's a good thing." The crowd immediately chimed in.

Li Jun laughed and said: "Haha, you Aiqing is so blessed, I told you Aiqing, this thing is actually whale meat, Zhou Gongjin specially called to honor me, you Aiqing may not know, this kind of big fish in the East China Sea is a lot, and each one is more than ten meters long, weighing tens of thousands of catties, and then their oil can also be used as lamp oil, I heard that the lamp oil in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is made of this material, their bones are ground into powder can be used as fertilizer, their tendons can be made of bowstrings, in short, this fish is full of treasures." ”

"What Your Majesty said, the old minister is really unheard of." Wei Nanhou said in disbelief.

"Haha, if you have any questions, you can ask Mr. Yang Xiong, Mr. Yang's reputation should be trustworthy, right?"

"Your Majesty, Lao Chen didn't mean that, Lao Chen would naturally believe His Majesty's words, but this fish is so big, will it be so easy to shoot? And even if we shoot it, how can we drag it back? I'm afraid it's hard to break the boat in Lao Chen's house only for fun. Wei Nanhou was afraid that Li Jun would misunderstand, and immediately explained.

Li Jun clapped his hands, and the two chamberlains came over with a ship model, Li Jun said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, this is a newly designed whaling ship designed by the Mo family, and I have already asked Jiangdu Shipyard to start making it, so you don't have to worry about the ship." ”

The Marquis of Weinan was old and refined, and when he saw Li Jun say this, he immediately reacted and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, how much does this ship cost?" Lao Chen wants to buy one. ”

Li Jun shook his head and said: "Old Marquis, this kind of ship is not for sale, only rented, the rent for a year is 100,000 yuan, if you want to get involved in this whaling industry, you can go to Shaofu to place an order from today on." ”

As soon as Li Jun's words fell, everyone began to discuss fiercely, and a timid and cautious nobleman stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and the minister has to go back and discuss it with the sect elders." ”

Li Jun nodded indifferently and said, "This is as it should be, you Aiqing, who else can't make up their minds, they can leave now." ”

As soon as Li Jun finished saying this, most of the nobles immediately said goodbye and left, Li Jun counted eighteen nobles left, and only seven were left, Li Jun's face did not change, but he was extremely angry in his heart, this group of bastards was really shameless, and they used their kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs again and again.

Among the seven people left, Wei Nanhou was among them, seeing Li Junhan's gaze, Wei Nan Hou was scared into a cold sweat, fortunately he didn't leave, otherwise he would definitely have hated His Majesty now, as for the eighteen families, Wei Nan Hou felt that he should not be able to see it at next year's ancestor worship ceremony.

For obedient people, Li Jun has always been very patient, watching these seven people personally sign a contract with Shaofu, Li Jun left the seven people for a meal, and at the banquet, Li Jun also personally toasted Weinan Hou a glass of wine.

Weinan Hou was flattered, and Li Jun reminded in a low voice: "Old Marquis, you are also old, but I heard that your son is not very sensible in that life, and the old Marquis must pay attention." ”

The Marquis of Weinan smiled bitterly with a cold smile: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the old minister will abolish the position of the rebel son when he goes back." ”

"Haha, the old marquis is really an understanding person, family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, and everything cares."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Weinan Hou said complimentingly.

After Wei Nan Hou returned home, his son immediately ran to Wei Nan Hou and pleaded: "Father, the son should die, let the father be affected." ”

Wei Nanhou looked at his most competitive eldest son and sighed and said, "Yan'er, you are the most valued child for your father, how can you do such a foolish thing?" This time for the father can't protect you, you pack up and go back to the village to study behind closed doors, Your Majesty told your father that you are not suitable to be a son. ”

Hearing this, the Hou of Weinan fell to the ground all of a sudden, the Hou of Weinan saw his son's dejected appearance, he couldn't help but cry, time passed minute by minute, the Hou of Weinan gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to the Hou of Weinan three times, and then said: "Father, the son will not let you down, even if he does not have the title, the son will join the army and participate in the imperial examination, and he will definitely be able to get ahead." ”

"Okay, okay, my son is magnificent, go, wait for you for the father." Wei Nanhou said with relief when he saw that his son was not defeated.

After the eldest son left, Wei Nanhou gathered the other three sons, and when the three came to Wei Nanhou, they argued endlessly, one by one rushed to say how good they were, and then exposed each other's shortcomings, and they almost fought.

Weinan Hou slapped the table angrily and said: "Shut up to the old man, the old man has decided, the position of the prince is vacant first, the old man rented three whaling ships from His Majesty this time, one for each of you, two years later, who has the best income, this position of the prince of Weinan Hou is whoever." ”

After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other......

The matter of the Marquis of Weinan soon reached Li Jun's ears, and Li Jun was overjoyed after hearing it, and rewarded the Marquis of Weinan with a royal sword.

At this time, He Shen, who was standing aside, got a different message from this, will the emperor also learn from the Marquis of Weinan in the future, and let the princes compete for the throne, thinking of this, He Shen broke out in a cold sweat, since ancient times, the succession was not a river of blood!

At this time, Li Jun walked up to He Shen and said, "He Shen, focus on the Hou Shizi of Weinan and see if this kid is a usable talent?" ”

"The old slave obeys." He Shen reacted and said immediately.

In fact, Li Jun really appreciates this approach of the Marquis of Weinan, in the feudal era, it was really important to have a good emperor for the country, and the martyrdom of Qin Fen VI dominated the country, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although every time the throne was inherited, it was bloody to kill, but the six emperors in front were not faint monarchs.

Until the time of Emperor Jingtai, because of the deep relationship with Queen Dou, so he set up the first emperor as the crown prince, the first emperor did not have a brotherly dispute, and after succeeding to the throne, he became a complete bastard, in just three years, the country was a mess, if Li Jun did not cross over, it is estimated that the Tang Dynasty will come to an end in a few generations.

This is Li Jun's true thoughts in his heart, but thinking that his sons are likely to kill each other in the future, Li Jun is not happy in his heart.

Since ancient times, the ruthless emperor family, if it really came to that point, Li Jun felt that he should be ruthless, but there was no way to do it, and Li Jun still didn't want to take that step until he had to.

The future is still long, and I have a lot of time, as long as I cultivate carefully, I may not be able to cultivate an excellent prince.

The more Li Jun thought about it, the more upset he became, and unconsciously came to the place where the Imperial Garden had an affair with Jin Shan'er, Li Jun thought about it for a while, and he hadn't seen Jin Shan'er for a long time, so he instructed He Shen: "He Shen, go to Changle Palace and invite Princess Jin Shan'er to come over." ”

He Shen immediately understood: "The old slave will go to ...... now."