Chapter 64 [Cheng Chumo, Teacher Asks You to Give Gifts]
"Give him the hammer of the third brother......"
Li Shimin was slightly stunned, and his expression seemed to be a little moved.
However, the emperor then shook his head and said in a gloomy tone: "Someone told me that it was a pair of fierce soldiers, stained with too much blood, too strong in anger, and the third brother died under the thunder, and I don't want anyone to do this again." β
This is also in line with the psychology of the ancients.
Throughout Li Yuanba's life, there were too many killings, and the final outcome was to be killed by thunder, and no one was sure whether this was retribution. The ancients did not understand science, thinking that there were immortals between heaven and earth, and even Li Shimin, who was the emperor, could not escape the influence of the theory of immortals.
As soon as Empress Changsun was told by him, she was already pale with fright, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, this matter is what the concubine didn't expect, that pair of hammers must not be given to Li Yun, so let it be sealed in the royal treasury forever." β
Li Shimin nodded, stretched out his hand to hold the arm of Empress Changsun, and said softly: "Let's go back to the palace, it has been too long since I came out today, and I still have a lot ......of twists and turns that have not yet been dealt with, and I feel very anxious at this time."
The two walked hand in hand, Li Shimin suddenly looked back at a few important ministers, and said in a deep voice: "The refined salt has come out, there will be disputes, I estimate that it will be noisy in a few days, and then the court will need you to accompany you to perform together." β
Lao Cheng stared, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister has made up his mind, no matter who jumps out this time, the minister will go with him alone." β
Li Shimin laughed, pretending to be displeased: "Don't come nonsense, how can you fight ...... court alone"
The words changed suddenly, and he said in a leisurely tone: "But after the next dynasty, I can't control it, and it can be regarded as a matter of martial arts and courage among courtiers." β
Lao Cheng took a sip and snorted: "Those Wenchens of the sub-family are also sharp-tongued, they have a fart of martial arts, and one of them can beat a hundred." β
Li Shimin glanced at him and said with a little worry: "What I am worried about is precisely their mouths, the family inheritance is extended, controlling the tongue of the world, hundreds of thousands of protΓ©gΓ©s and Confucians, and ninety percent of the low-level officials, if they stir up public opinion, I will not be able to suppress it." β
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui glanced at each other, and suddenly said in unison: "Wenchen has his own Wenchen to deal with it, Your Majesty can rest assured, the ministers will not give an inch." β
Li Xiaogong stood up again, and said with a serious face: "This king is in charge of the Yongzhou Mansion, and he is responsible for the security of the east and west counties of Chang'an, and there are often reports these days, saying that the law and order in and outside the city is uneven, and there are small people who spread unfavorable words, and this king intends to strictly clean up this, and is ready to transfer a soldier and horse to serve as a military marquis patrolling the streets, once he finds a crooked person, he will first arrest him according to the enemy's country, whether it is right or wrong, and then ......talk about it half-dead."
Li Shimin glanced at him and said noncommittally: "This is the right of your Yongzhou Mansion, and the king of Hejian County does not need to report to me." β
Li Xiaogong suddenly stretched out his big hand and said, "You give the tiger talisman, so that the ministers can mobilize troops and horses into the city." β
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "There are seven Zhichong Mansions around Chang'an, all of which are nominally under the control of your Hejian County King, you don't need a tiger talisman to mobilize the government soldiers, why do you want a tiger talisman for me?" β
Li Xiaogong said hehe twice again, and said: "Without it, I just want to transfer a thousand Xuanjia iron horses." β
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone changed color.
Xuanjia Iron Rider?
A thousand people?
Hiss......
Everyone gasped.
Li Tao suddenly spoke up, and said angrily: "Li Xiaogong, are you crazy, you actually want to transfer the Xuanjia Iron Horse to serve as the Marquis of Wu?" Do you know that those people are too murderous, and you want to wash Chang'an City in blood? β
Li Tao was obviously too shocked to directly blame a prince.
Several important ministers next to him also shook their heads again and again, all persuading Li Xiaogong not to mobilize the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry.
That army of soldiers and horses is a group of butchers, how can they be mobilized casually?
Even the emperor frowned, staring at Li Xiaogong with a pair of tiger eyes.
Li Xiaogong didn't care how everyone reacted, he just stretched out his hand in front of Li Shimin and asked again: "Tiger Fu, a thousand iron horses, Your Majesty, do you give it." β
This time, it was no longer a hippie smile, and his face had turned into a serious color.
Li Shimin pondered for a long time, and finally nodded slowly: "Okay, I'll give you a thousand, but the tiger talisman is not on my body, and I will send someone to send it to you when I return to the palace." β
Li Xiaogong arched his hands, and then quietly stepped aside.
Li Shimin looked up at the sky, and didn't say anything to his courtiers anymore, the emperor stretched out his hand to hold the arm of the eldest grandson empress, and the two of them walked slowly along the official road.
After walking a few steps, I saw a group of people rushing out on both sides of the road, all of whom were royal horsemen who were following in disguise, and had been secretly protecting.
After walking for a short time, he suddenly saw a carriage in the distance, Li Shimin looked back and waved his hand to several important ministers, and then helped the queen to get on the frame together.
The wheels are rolling, heading straight for Chang'an.
The next few important ministers said goodbye from afar, so they had the opportunity to say something to each other, first Li Xiaogong touched his stomach, and said with a little unfinished: "I left in a hurry just now, I should bring some food home, those braised pork and other treasures, I have to let the family taste it......"
Li Tao felt the same way, and couldn't help but turn around and go to Xiaoyan Mountain.
Lao Cheng stared, suddenly laughed evilly, first pinched his big hand, then licked the corners of his mouth, and said shamelessly: "Give me five hundred yuan each, and Lao Tzu asked the doll to send a cook to your house......"
Bah!
Everyone took a sip in unison, and went back to Chang'an along the official road with a smile.
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On the side of Xiaoyan Mountain, after sending away a big man, Li Yun suddenly found Cheng Chumo and said: "You call a few family members, find a few sturdy homeless people, and then load a cart of refined salt, and wait until night to quietly take it back to Chang'an." β
"What for?"
Cheng Chumo was inspecting the homeless people to eat, and he was stunned and scratched his head when he heard the words.
This thing obviously didn't know what Li Yun meant, and asked with a confused face: "Master, what are you asking me to go back to Chang'an?" And to carry a cart of refined salt? β
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he smiled and said: "Ahaha, I understand, master, do you want to make a show directly, and let our salt industry go to the ring with the Taiyuan Wang?" β
Li Yun didn't look at him angrily, and said helplessly: "How many times have I told you, do things in a low-key manner, be a low-key person, especially in the early stage of making money, you have to earn quietly, how can you stare at the biggest competitors as soon as you come up, and provoke them to embarrass yourself......"
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and explained: "I asked you to bring a cart of salt, so that you can go to each family to give gifts, this matter is very urgent, but you can't do it with your father, you are a junior, and giving gifts is in order." β
"Why!"
Cheng Chumo jumped three feet high, his face full of reluctance.
Let him give salt as a gift, wouldn't that be a loss in vain?
The merchant snorted twice and shouted, "Is it easy for us to make salt? First to open the mine with a sledgehammer, and then to crush and detoxify, the homeless people squatted next to the cauldron in the dog days, sweating dripping and waiting to boil out the salt, so hard, no complaints, don't mention how uncomfortable it is in the vain, master, you actually let me send salt......"
Saying that, his head shook like a rattle, and he said angrily: "No, no, no, I'd rather buy other gifts than give them refined salt as gifts, these salts, I am reluctant to give them." β
Li Yun's eyes widened, and he scolded: "If you don't want to go, believe it or not, our salt industry can't go on." β
Cheng Chumo was slightly stunned, and said with a face full of disberence: "Master, who are you scarring, why can't the salt industry go on?" With my father's support, and Uncle Li and Uncle Qin Qiong covering, who dares to bare teeth with us in this Tang Dynasty, I still don't believe that there is no royal law. β
Li Yun smiled helplessly, softened his tone and explained to him: "They will support you, but it's not enough, you need to pull all the people in your father's circle, let's send salt is not the purpose, the real purpose is to let everyone see the quality of this salt, and when they see the snowflake salt with their own eyes, they can firmly believe that your Cheng family has a big industry that can take off." β
"So what?" Cheng Chumo was still puzzled.