"Presumptuous!" Li Shimin shouted loudly with a blushing face.

Li Cheng regarded this as if he was talking about the chamberlain, and bowed to Li Shimin with a courtesy.

"See Father."

Seeing this, Li Shimin's face became even more ugly, and he looked at Li Chengqian, who was bowing down, with solemn eyes, and did not speak.

Li Chengqian, whose face was flushed for a long time, raised his head and looked at Li Shimin innocently and said, "Where did your father, emperor and sons make you unhappy?"

The ministers in the hall have been shocked since Li Chengqian pushed the door in, everyone knows that Li Shimin is angry these days, why did this person still come here to find trouble?

If others dared to be so presumptuous, naturally there was no need for Li Shimin to open his mouth, and at this time, a minister had already stood up and angrily reprimanded him, and then asked Li Shimin to punish him heavily, but at this time, Li Chengqian's no minister dared to take him lightly.

Li Shimin held back for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Hmph! Did you forcibly break into the Liangyi Palace, and there is still me in your eyes?"

When Li Chengqian heard this, he still opened his eyes and said cutely: "Father, why did the sons and daughters break into the Liangyi Palace?" Doesn't my father want to see his son?"

Li Shimin's chest rose and fell when he heard this, and he almost didn't vomit, and he endured it for a long time before he said angrily: "I am dealing with important military affairs?"

No matter when, Lao Tzu must have a suitable reason for not wanting to see his son, and even more so for the emperor who abides by the etiquette system.

Of course, if Li Chengqian didn't have any basis to see Li Shimin's face alive, then it would be another story.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian directly found a place to sit down and said, "What military affairs does my father have that his sons can't predict?"

It's another good question, it almost didn't choke Li Shimin to death, and there is no doubt that an adult crown prince will participate in politics.

Although Li Shimin is not a loyal elder, in the face of his son who is a scoundrel, he can't pull his skin to play a scoundrel with his son.

Li Shimin's chest rose and fell at high speed, and he endured it for a long time before he calmed down a little and said: "Since you came to discuss together, I also know that it is your idea to raise the price of grain, so arrange for the price of grain to be lowered now." ”

Li Shimin turned his face to the side and stopped looking at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian didn't look at Li Shimin, but looked at the other ministers and said, "You think so too?"

At this time, there are six Shangshu in the palace, including Gao Shilian, Shangshu Cheng, Zhangping Zhangyuan Yuwenjie, Zhongshu Ling Yang Shidao, Zhongshu Shilang Ma Zhou, Menxia Provincial Servant Zhang Chengxing, Hou Junji, Li Shiji, Gao Jifu, Laiji, Han Ying and other Zhongshu people, as well as Huangmen Shilang Zhu Suiliang, most of these people are people who clearly support Li Chengqian as the prince and become the emperor later.

But at this time, when Li Chengqian asked him, he didn't speak, and even Cheng Mingzhen, who had been presiding over the matter, didn't speak, obviously they had reached an agreement.

If Li Chengqian does not come to Li Shimin's will, Cheng Mingzhen will definitely reduce the price of grain in the grain store of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to four or five dollars a bucket.

Seeing this, Li Shimin let out a sneer, and a mocking look appeared on his face.

Li Chengqian pretended not to hear it, looked at the ministers and said lightly: "It's really good, the scar forgets the pain." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Suiliang hurriedly got up and bowed to Li Chengqian and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers have already asked Cheng Shangshu about this matter, and now it is very convenient for Luoyang to transport grain to Chang'an, so there is no need to set the price of grain so high. ”

Li Chengqian glanced at Cheng Mingzhen when he heard this, and a trace of embarrassment flashed on Cheng Mingzhen's face, but he soon faced Li Chengqian calmly.

Li Chengqian knew that if he didn't show some real skills today, he was afraid that there would be no way to change the minds of these people.

Li Chengqian stood up slowly, then looked around at everyone condescendingly, and coughed lightly: "King Gu knows that you think that this Zhenguan prosperous era is rich in products and low rice prices, I thought that you would change after experiencing the shortage of grain in Chang'an during the snowstorm last year, but I didn't expect you to still hold this idea. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Cheng Mingzhen got up when he heard this, and bowed to Li Chengqian and said: "The courtiers have the grace of His Royal Highness the Prince, and they are simply pulled out in the grass, even if they die, it is difficult to repay the kindness of His Royal Highness the Prince——"

"Alright!" Li Chengqian raised his hand to stop him when he heard him say this: "Gu Wang Jian pulled you because you have both meritorious service to the society and talent for governing the people, and you were transferred to Chang'an to let you better display your talents and do more things for the court and the people, not for you to die for the lonely king."

And the Lone King transferred you from the Assassin Shi Ren to Chang'an, the Assassin of the Lonely King is not a reckless in the eyes of the Lone King, that place is not only an important place for the Northern Defense Turks but also the parents of tens of thousands of people, it is very important, you can do a good job of the Assassin Shi Lone King transferred there. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is taught!"

In the face of Li Chengqian's merciless and serious criticism, Cheng Mingzhen could only bow his head and admit his mistakes.

Everyone in the hall felt uncomfortable when they saw Li Chengqian reprimanding Cheng Mingzhen like this, and even the people couldn't help but sigh.

At that time, Li Shimin felt very ridiculous about the advice of some courtiers, and thought that it was okay not to listen to such nonsense as the emperor Rili.

Wei Zheng told him that if you listen to both, you will listen to it in the dark, and if you want to listen at the same time, you must first let the officials at the bottom dare to speak. Maybe they sometimes talk nonsense, but as long as the emperor has the patience to listen to the nonsense of the low-level officials, the ministers above dare not cover the sky with one hand, and when he wants to deceive the emperor, he must consider the consequences of being poked.

This seems to be a stupid method, but it can make many smart people dare not play any tricks in front of the emperor.

Li Shimin has always regarded this as a golden rule, and now seeing Li Chengqian interrupting the words of a third-grade minister in public, it is naturally very useless.

Li Chengqian didn't care about these but continued: "Last year, King Gu said that the low price of grain caused the people to stop growing grain, and the shortage of grain in Guanzhong came from this, have you forgotten?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was naturally right at that time, but since this spring, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has personally led the people to reclaim wasteland in Longshou Plain.

Then the gentry families in Guanzhong were strictly rectified, and now all the grain is basically grown in various places except for the necessary rent adjustment, and there will be no problems with the grain in Guanzhong in recent years, so please rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is. Ma Zhou also got up and bowed.

After Ma Zhou's words were finished, the whole hall was silent, but except for Li Chengqian, no one noticed Ma Zhou's words, revealing that he had investigated the matter.

Li Shimin and other ministers all noted that "Li Chengqian's struggle with the eldest grandson Wuji this spring actually played a role in making the gentry of Guanzhong obedient." This was unimaginable to Li Shimin before, and Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian when he thought of this.

He saw Li Chengqian listening to Ma Zhou's words, standing there and nodding slightly, thinking that Li Chengqian was persuaded by Ma Zhou, so he said loudly: "Since this is the case, the prince should stop arguing." ”

Li Chengqian frowned when he heard this: "My father is not a son and a minister to fight over this matter, but to reason with them. Then after a pause, Li Chengqian continued: "Yes, the people of Guanzhong have grown grain, and King Gu can not worry about the lack of food in Guanzhong in the past few years, but what about a few years?"

Don't worry about the lack of grain, do you have to worry about something else, one mu of land in Guanzhong can produce two loads of grain, that is, twenty buckets, not to mention that tenant farmers are ordinary farmers who also have to pay two buckets of official rent, right?

There are still sixteen buckets left, and the merchant goes to collect one bucket and give two dollars, that is, thirty-two dollars, even if a Guanzhong man can grow thirty acres of land, then his family can earn nine hundred and sixty dollars a year without eating or drinking?

If there are four people in his family, and his family eats 14 loads of grain a year, there will be more than 600 yuan left over after a year's hard work.

Do you think that's fair?"

When Li Chengqian asked this, all the monarchs and ministers in the palace were speechless, and they were still thinking about Li Chengqian's account in their hearts.

Li Chengqian saw that they had nothing to say before he continued: "Datang has been stable for so many years, why should the people of Datang live a richer life, what's wrong with raising the price of grain?"

Gao Jifu got up and bowed to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, there are not only farmers in the world, and those who buy grain to eat are really pitiful. ”

Li Chengqian looked at Gao Jifu and nodded: "Then the lonely king will tell me, who wants to buy grain to live, and the officials in the court definitely don't need to buy grain, because you already have endless food in your Yulu."

If it is a craftsman of the imperial court, the imperial court will give them a little increase in wages, and the court will also order a salary increase for them, wouldn't it be good if the craftsmen of the merchant family also ordered them to increase their wages?"

Li Chengqian's words were taken for granted, but they shocked His Highness Man.

Hearing this, Yuwenjie stood up with a wry smile and bowed to Li Chengqian and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is certainly dedicated to the country and the people, but it will be difficult for the imperial court to do it comprehensively at that time, and if you don't do it well, there will be a big mess." ”

The other ministers also nodded when they heard this, the good guy hasn't figured out the price of grain yet, and he still has to take care of the affairs of craftsmen and merchants?

A court official like Datang, who advocates streamlining administration and delegating power, doesn't dare to imagine that the court has to take on so many responsibilities, and the world is not in chaos?

Li Chengqian was also stunned when he heard this, and thought about it: This is the too advanced management model of Datang because there is no supporting science and technology (such as energy communication, etc.), and it will not adapt to the water and soil.

And it would be meaningless to continue debating like this, thinking of this, Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Come here today, don't lower the price of grain within ten days, King Gu wants to invite the elders of Guanzhong to discuss this matter together." ”

When everyone heard this, they thought that this was Li Chengqian's admission of defeat, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Shimin also snorted coldly and said, "I can give you ten days, but after ten days, the price of grain must be reduced to six dollars a bucket." ”

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