Chapter 27: The Great Family
It was very orderly, and the register was already in Li Shimin's hands after a while. Zhang Liang was dumbfounded, he was born in farming, he was okay to fight, he was really not qualified to play with his eyes, and now looking at Fang Xuanling's resentful eyes, he unconsciously dodged.
"You are indeed the pillars of the country, and I am very pleased that you are doing this." Li Shimin said with a smile. The courtiers below hurriedly expressed their position, this is nothing!
In fact, for some people, a few hundred stones of grain is really nothing, although they feel that they have been pitted, but this pit is too shallow, it doesn't matter.
"Master Li, I know that I am poor, and I actually have no food left, but he also donated fifty stone of food, which really makes me deeply uneasy. You see that Wang Aiqing is also loyal, he only built such a luxurious house at the beginning of the year, and now he can donate a hundred stones, which must be extremely difficult, and Lu Aiqing, who has a big family and so many people to feed, and now he can donate two hundred stones, which is really not easy. β
The Li teacher that Li Shimin said is Li Gang, the teacher of Emperor Yang of Sui, the teacher of Li Jiancheng, and the teacher of Li Chengqian in the future. Li Shimin said that he was sincerely uneasy, but the two people named later were the big names of the five surnames and the seven families of the Wang and Lu families.
When it comes to the five surnames and seven families, I have to say that since the Han Dynasty, everyone has basically controlled the government. Passing on for thousands of years, that's no joke. Including Li Shimin's family, it is the Li family of Longyou. It is a great honor to be able to marry one of these families or to marry a daughter of one of these families in this day and age.
Not to mention that these families are extremely wealthy, and when it comes time to pay rent, it is tens of thousands of people contending, and the granaries are long, even if the ten thousand families are not enough for people to see at this time. Now that the two families have taken out 300 stones, this is treating Li Shimin as a beggar, which can also show how arrogant these thousand-year-old families are from the side.
"Your Majesty has praised you, and the ministers have also done their best to benefit the people, and we are not to be left behind." Lu Youxiu clasped his fists and said respectfully, they had already given food to the government in the name of their families elsewhere, and they could give up the opportunity to brush up their fame. As for the emperor, why do you have to give face to the emperor?
"Okay, it's really loyal and patriotic, and I'm very relieved. All the grain was delivered to Du Ruhui today, and Du Aiqing calculated it and tried his best to hold on to the arrival of the grain. β
Li Shimin said with a smile, his fist in his sleeve clenched. These big families rely on their protΓ©gΓ©s all over the government and the opposition, and they don't take him as an emperor in their eyes at all. Even his ministers, Ai Jiang, have many daughters of the seven families who are married.
"If you obey the order, you will do your best."
"Then retreat!" After Li Shimin finished speaking, he left with a black face, these wealthy families are too much, in history, Li Shimin and his son failed to defeat them for two generations, and it was in the era of Wu Zetian that they were disabled.
"General Zhang is really loyal and patriotic, and if he says he will donate a thousand stones, he is really wealthy. Hehe......" As soon as Li Shimin left, someone said in a weird way. Whose grain is blown by the wind? Now that you're gone, it's okay to say a few cool words.
"Eldest grandson Anye, what do you mean by this, I donated my food, and I didn't ask you to donate it, it was you who were scrambling for it." Zhang Liang is also very unhappy, everyone who walks by him is yin and yang, and now there are still people accusing him in person, can anyone pinch him when he is a soft persimmon?
Hearing this, Changsun Anye snorted angrily and walked away with his sleeves flicked up. actually called him by name, if his younger brother eldest grandson Wuji said this, Zhang Liang would definitely respectfully say Uncle Guo, I was wronged! But it was different when he came to him.
Fang Xuanling walked slowly, was pulled to the corner by Zhang Liang, and whispered: "Fang Xiang, I did what you said, and offered food to relieve the knots in His Majesty's heart, why did it become like this?" β
Fang Xuanling shook off his hand and said with a gloomy face: "This official has never taught you anything about General Zhang, General Zhang is so good at flattery, and he can't compare with other ministers, so he praised the people of the Manchu Dynasty." It's really a thousand words, and the old man paid 800 stone of grain after listening to a compliment, haha...... All right! Good! β
Fang Xuanling didn't look at him after speaking, he threw up his sleeves and strode away, these old fritters who were mixed up in the court, and the kung fu of acting was absolutely wonderful. Zhang Liang stood in place at a loss, he knew that it was a big trouble, which made the emperor happy, but he offended so many ministers, and it would be difficult to mix up in the future.
"Hey, what's this called!" Zhang Liang is also inexplicable at the moment, he is first-class in war, but he can't play politics, otherwise he won't be fooled by warlocks into rebellion later.
"Li Shimin is in a very bad mood, although he has solved part of the food problem, but it also makes him see how arrogant the family is." With a black face, he habitually walked to the queen's bedchamber. This is the support of his heart, the eldest grandson is his beloved, and this woman is absolutely virtuous. At the beginning of the year, Li Yuan suspected that he was self-respecting in his army, and the eldest grandson was around Li Yuan's concubine and kept saying good things to him. It was through the pillow wind that Li Yuan dispelled his suspicions.
"Your Majesty hasn't eaten yet, has he? No matter what the state affairs are, you can't be exhausted. Someone came and ordered the imperial dining room to pass the food. "The tacit understanding between husband and wife for many years makes the eldest grandson very clear that at this time, only he can let the emperor suppress his irritability and eat well.
Sitting at the dinner table, the eldest grandson quietly pushed a few plates of Li Shimin's favorite dishes to him, but he didn't dare to serve him vegetables, such a strong person would not accept others to give him vegetables at this time.
"Your Majesty is worried about food? The concubines have already asked the palace to reduce food and clothing, and the amount of money everywhere will be halved first, although it is not much, but it can also take out 2,000 stones, I hope to solve the urgent need! β
The eldest grandson is good at this, he thinks about Li Shimin in everything, and never puts enjoyment first. Hearing the words of the eldest grandson, Li Shimin said with a smile: "There is no need to be like this, today the hundred officials have raised nearly 10,000 stone of grain, and I think I can hold on until the grain and grass arrive." β
It's not that Li Shimin can't trust his eldest grandson, but that the wall has ears, and the emperor can't guarantee that the people who serve around him will not be bribed. If the dangers of the family are openly discussed, I am afraid that it will arouse the vigilance of these nobles.
"That's fine. The concubine heard that Cai Cong's child was dismissed and imprisoned because he beat the servant of the Changping County Prince? β
"If you just beat Zhang Liang's servant, who would dare to take him down? You know, he risked his life to save tens of thousands of people, and I plan to knight him. But this kid actually took the will I gave him, let Cheng Yanjin's 20,000 troops stand by, and if the negotiation failed, let them slaughter the grassland, this murderous intent is too heavy and unscrupulous. It's also good to keep him in for a few days to let him reflect on it, rubbing his sharpness. β
Li Shimin said with a smile, but there was a chill in his heart, even he didn't have the courage to die together, but Cai Cong did it, it was simply heartbreaking, outrageous. He was sure that if Jieli didn't agree that day, Cheng Yanjin's 20,000 troops would definitely enter the grassland, shooting the Turkic women and children all over the grassland like an autumn hunt.
The eldest grandson's eyes were full of shock when he heard this, what kind of person is this? If it is said that Li Jing and Hou Junji and these generals say the words of killing people and slaughtering the city, the eldest grandson will definitely be calm when he hears it, it is not uncommon for a general to do this kind of thing. But Cai Cong is a farmer, and it is simply scary to do these things.
"Your Majesty is afraid that he has forgotten, Cai Cong said that he once traveled through the past and the present, if what he said is true, then it is not surprising that he resents foreign races so much. It's not far from Wuhu Chaohua! The eldest grandson suddenly thought of this and said with a slight excitement. In fact, in her heart, she still didn't believe what Cai Cong said.
"In the past, it is also said that China has had many disasters since ancient times, and has stood up in the flames of war countless times, if Cai Cong has really seen these disasters, it is not strange to hate the Turks." Li Shimin nodded slightly, he hoped in his heart that what Cai Cong said was true, and there was still hope for immortality.
"Yan Dong, what is Cai Cong doing after he is imprisoned?" Li Shimin asked suddenly.
"This is just a report from below......
"Say what? It's okay, just say it! It doesn't matter if he is scolding me for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. β
Cai Cong was not so bold, he was talking to the jailer about how he beat four of them one by one, and beat the servants of the Changping County Duke to their knees and begged for mercy. According to the reward, he said that he was very wonderful, and established himself as a clean official who was not afraid of power, and finally the jailer admired him, found him a lot of books, and cleaned his cell. β
Yan Dong felt that Cai Cong's personality had collapsed, shouldn't he be the kind of master who meditated on gains and losses after being imprisoned, and was not sad or happy? Why is it now a two-skin face?