Chapter 782 Presents

"Your Majesty," Li Shimin's study, Li Ran, the chief attendant, walked from outside with a secret report in his hand, bowed down to Li Shimin, and then said sharply: "The matter you ordered to investigate yesterday has been investigated clearly,"

Carefully looking up at the emperor at the top, Li Ran continued: "The Liu family's grain is indeed a thing, and it has started since the beginning of the year, in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, all the major counties and counties that are somewhat rich have the shadow of their Liu family's subordinates collecting grain, but they have done this matter secretly, so until now few people know about it." (Vertex Hand Hit)"

"It started at the beginning of the year?" Li Shimin's heart tightened when he heard this, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly, could it be that as early as the tenth month pass, he Liu Yiyi had already expected that today's battle would not be successful? If that's the case, this willow is too terrifying.

"How much rice did they buy? Where are they stored now? Suppressing this rather absurd idea in his heart, Li Shimin reached out and took the report in Li Ran's hand, and asked Li Ran softly.

"Back to the emperor," Li Ran bowed and replied: "There are about one million quintals of money before and after, and they are all scattered and transported to the Sanyuan Willow House, as for the purpose of this batch of rice grain, it is still unclear." ”

"The purpose is not clear?" Glancing down at Li Ran, Li Shimin reprimanded lightly: "Tell me, he is a small Sanyuan Liu clan, one does not hide soldiers, and the other has no grain store, why does he buy so much rice and grain for no reason?" Could it be that he still wants to use this nearly one million loads of grain to open a few grain stores? ”

The grain stores in the entire Tang Dynasty may not be able to make up enough for this million quintals of grain, to say that the Liu family secretly purchased these grains just to open a rice grain store, not to mention that Li Shimin, the Ming Jun, does not believe it, even Li Ran, an inner servant who rarely walks around the palace, can also see clearly.

"Does Mr. Liu really want to make a fortune and make a fortune?" Hearing that the emperor understood it, Li Ran couldn't help but muttered a few words in disbelief.

"That's not it, Liu Yiyi is not the kind of short-sighted and ignorant person," Li Shimin shook his head lightly, and suddenly felt a little headache: "What's more, no matter how smart he Liu Yiyi is, he can't expect me to use troops against Gaochang ten months ago." ”

Ten months ago, the envoys of Gaochang had not yet come, and the relationship between Gao and Tang had not deteriorated.

Therefore, Liu Yiyi began to secretly purchase the grain and grass in Tunji so early, and he must have other plans. It's just that what he is trying to do, Li Shimin really can't figure it out for a while. And if it weren't for the prince's reminder this time, he would still be kept in his bones until now.

"Alright, you can step down first." Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of the feud between his unsuccessful eldest son and Liu Yiyi, and couldn't help but feel bored again, waved his hand at Li Ran, and casually explained softly: "Don't have a task for the time being, just closely monitor the flow of these grains and grass." ”

Everything is still just speculation, and I am not in a hurry to draw conclusions, after all, there are still two or three months before the dispatch of troops to Gaochang, so there is no hurry. However, if Liu Yiyi really made the expected profiteer's move, the court would not be spared.

"Yes, Your Majesty." In response, Li Ran quietly withdrew, quietly guarding the door of the study, just when he was thinking about whether to sell Liu Yiyi a favor and quietly told Liu Yiyi about this matter, Liu Ertiao was wearing an official uniform and walked from a distance unhurriedly.

"How is Mr. Li? Nijo is polite here. From a distance, Liu Ertiao politely bowed his hand to Li Ran, and when he walked in, a small bag of silver money in his sleeve was quietly handed out.

"It turned out to be Lord Liu, and the little one gave you a salute." Knowing what his identity was, he didn't dare to accept the salute of Liu Ertiao, Li Ran turned sideways and bowed in return, seeing the hidden movements in Liu Ertiao's sleeves, knowing that he must have something to ask for, he honestly and unceremoniously reached out to take the thing, and took advantage of the time to return the gift, and whispered in Liu Lao's ear with a smile on his face: "The emperor has just come down to the court, his body is tired, and he is drinking tea and recuperating in it at the moment. ”

Sure enough, it was an old oil man who had been in the palace for decades, and before he could open his mouth, he said what he wanted to know the most, and this hundred dollars was worth it.

"There is a general manager Lao Li who has come in to make a message, and the officials are here, there is indeed an urgent matter." Glancing at Li Ran gratefully, Liu Ertiao once again gave up.

"In this case, Lord Liu will wait a minute." Seeing that Liu Ertiao insisted and didn't care about his hidden reminders, Li Ran couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the emperor is now worried about your Liu's storage of rice and grain, but you Liu Ertiao just want to choose this time to come to the audience, no matter what you are doing here, I am afraid it will not go well.

"Youlao" Liu Ertiao said politely again, seeing Li Ran turn around and enter the house, his eyes couldn't help but narrow, Li Ran's reminder was not that he didn't pay attention, and from Li Ran's hint, he also vaguely realized that the emperor's unhappiness seemed to be related to their Liu family, which made him even more determined that he was going to see Li Shimin now, Liu Ertiao believed that with these things in his arms, the emperor was very dissatisfied with their Liu family, and he would also show his nostalgia.

"Could it be that the matter of Liufu's purchase of grain has already been known to the emperor?" Thinking of the eldest brother's words last night, and the purchase of grain mentioned by the eldest brother several times, Liu Ertiao's heart couldn't help but tighten, although he didn't know how much rice and grain the eldest brother had let people buy, but nearly half of the family wealth in Liufu was now there, and it would not be a decimal number.

Buying rice and grain in large quantities, especially when there will be a national war, it is inevitable that people will be mistaken for the goods and make a fortune in the country, well, touched the instant noodles in his arms, Liu Ertiao's thoughts paused slightly, although the eldest brother's approach is indeed meaningful, but this is also for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, it is beneficial to Liufu, it is beneficial to the imperial court, and the emperor will not make more trouble.

Liu Nijo was thinking about it, and when he heard the propaganda in the study, he straightened his clothes up and down, bowed his head and raised his feet, and stepped in.

"Weichen greets the emperor" Seeing Li Shimin sitting in the middle, Liu Ertiao hurriedly took two steps forward to salute.

"Well, give the seat" nodded lightly, looked down at Liu Ertiao, Li Shimin had no joy or worry on his face, and whispered a word to the next person.

"Emperor Xie" was not in the court, so Liu Ertiao also let go a lot, and after bowing to Li Shimin again, he put it on the chair that the attendants had just moved behind him and sat down.

"I don't know why Liu Qing is here?" Putting down the secret fold in his hand, Li Shimin looked up at Liu Ertiao with interest.

Eighteen-year-old five-grade officials, although there are not many in the court, but they are not scarce, but those from civilian backgrounds are still only one of Liu Erjo, although Liu Yiyi's planning and help are indispensable, but Liu Erjo's own talent and courage are also indelible.

Therefore, for such a young and talented future pillar, Li Shimin still has a good impression in his heart.

"Go back to the emperor," hearing Li Shimin's question, Liu Ertiao stood up from the chair, bowed down and replied: "The minister has a thing, I want to present it to the emperor, and I am willing to ask the emperor to evaluate it." ”

As he spoke, Liu Erjo carefully took out the two packets of noodles that were already a little warm in his arms, and raised them with both hands.

"Oh?" Signaling Li Ran to take the things and present them, Li Shimin looked down at Liu Ertiao with some surprise, and said, "I don't know what kind of object it is, it is worthy of Liu Qing to come to the palace alone to offer?" ”

"Return to the emperor," Liu Erjo said: "This is a new pastry made by the Mihara Liu family, and I have come to invite the emperor to taste and taste." ”

"Huh?" Looking at the two oil-paper packets on the table, and hearing Liu Ertiao's clear answer, Li Shimin couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. Is Liu Erjo playing with him, the emperor? Dare to bother with just two small pieces of pastry? Isn't he afraid that I will take off his official seal in a fit of anger and take his life?

"Still," suppressed the anger in his heart a little, Li Shimin looked down at the two pieces of pastry brought by Liu Ertiao again, and thought in his heart: "What mystery is hidden in this pastry that he can rely on?" ”

Liu Erjo is not a fool, he will not do such a reckless and extremely unseemly thing, unless, there is something hidden in it that is enough to make him take risks.

"This is what Yanagi brought you?" Without rushing to open the oil paper, Li Shimin asked Liu Ertiao out loud.

"Emperor Mingjian" did not deny that Liu Ertiao looked very single.

"Is it for the Liu family's grain storage?" Seeing that Liu Ertiao answered simply, Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked Liu Ertiao again.

"The Emperor Shengming" didn't say much, and Liu Erjo respectfully sent a sycophant.

"What's so special about this pastry?" The doubts in his heart had to be answered for the time being, and Li Shimin's eyes moved to the noodles on the table again, which could make Liu Yiyi not hesitate to borrow the identity of their family elder 2 to present something, which could be enough to offset the sin of Liu's large amount of grain, and it should be as simple as more than pastry.

Seeing that Li Shimin thought of the unusual pastry so quickly, Liu Ertiao admired it at the same time, and secretly praised the old scheming of the boss of their family, the emperor and his old man really still had the heart to investigate the matter of the Liu family's grain, if it wasn't for the eldest brother's move in advance, the future of their Liu family would be really a little worried.

"Back to the emperor," Yanagi Nijo replied with a bow, "There is a name for this kind of pastry, and they are called 'instant pastries'." ”

As he spoke, ignoring the puzzled look on Li Shimin's face, Liu Ertiao opened his mouth and asked for instructions, and stepped forward directly, skipping the first way to eat instant noodles, and directly asked Li Ran for boiling water, and brewed the instant noodles in front of Li Shimin