If Li Shimin sang a song "Big Man" before to make the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner warm, then Gao Ming's "Borrow from the Sky for Another 500 Years" is equivalent to pushing this warm atmosphere to a high and tide.

This could have been a happy situation for monarchs and ministers, but because of Gao Ming's sentence "No matter how small a grasshopper is, it is meat", it made it embarrassing.

As the saying goes, "success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He".

It was not until this time that everyone understood that Gao Ming was not only good at setting off the atmosphere, but he was also a master at destroying the atmosphere.

And what makes people feel even more helpless is that he is still telling the truth.

Nowadays, it can be said that I have heard of the whole Chang'an, the Datang Royal Club, the Datang Royal Business League, and the Datang Rugby Stadium, these three places are called "the three cornucopias of Chang'an" by many people.

If Gao Ming did something else, then the officials could still participate in him to "compete with the people for profit" or something, but these three places are different.

The royal club is a place dedicated to the entertainment and pastime of the royal family, and it is already considered a great grace for the ministers to enter, and if you want to make money, it is also the money of officials, and there is nothing to talk about competing with the people.

And now the royal club is under the control of Li Zhi, but anyone who is well-informed understands that the royal club is now owned by Li Shimin.

In such a situation, who can splash dirty water on Gao Ming's body?

And the Tang Royal Commercial Alliance has been incorporated into the Inner Palace, and no matter how long the Yanguan Imperial History is, it will not be able to reach the Inner Palace.

As for the Datang Rugby Stadium, it has now become an important part of the lives of most people in Chang'an.

Therefore, although Gao Ming is rich, but this money comes from the right place, and no one can find fault with it, so Gao Ming is not afraid of others knowing.

It was precisely because of such distress that when Li Shimin rewarded him with 1,000 taels of silver, he would say in public, "No matter how small a grasshopper is, it is still meat".

If it was before, who dared to say such a thing, Li Shimin would definitely be furious, but now he didn't do it, because he also felt that he seemed to be stingy.

In the past, Datang's income was small, and the annual tax revenue was only three or four hundred, and at that time, a reward of 1,000 yuan was already a huge amount of money, but now it is different.

Since Li Shimin sent people to Jinzhou to learn how to collect business taxes, in just two months, the three big cities of Chang'an, Jingzhaofu, and Luoyang have received more than 6 million yuan, which is equivalent to two years of tax revenue in previous years.

Even the Tang Royal Club given to him by Gao Ming has a daily profit of about 2,000 yuan, so the reward of 1,000 yuan for Gao Ming is indeed stingy.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately coughed dryly.

"Ahem...... In fact, this thousand taels of silver is my reward for making you thunderous and angry. ”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming was stunned for a moment.

"Huh? Is this my reward for making a cannon? That ......"

"Today's reward is still there!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin immediately waved his hand towards Liu Bing.

"Liu Bing, go get a thousand taels of gold to give to the prince!"

"Yes!"

Liu Bing obeyed the order, and when he saw this scene, all the officials present were dumbfounded again.

In fact, they all knew that the 1,000 taels of silver was Li Shimin's reward for Gao Ming today, but what they didn't expect was that Gao Ming said a disrespectful word, and instead of blaming him, Li Shimin increased the reward tenfold!

Although everyone knows that Li Shimin attaches great importance to Gao Ming, but seeing today's scene, they understand that Li Shimin's attitude towards Gao Ming is no longer simply "valued", but has reached the point of "relying on it".

Although the two words "value" and "rely on" are only one word apart, the meanings contained in them are very different!

Therefore, at this time, the eyes of the ministers looking at Gao Ming became different again.

Gao Ming didn't notice this, his attention was completely focused on the money.

"It's supposed to be gold this time, right? Will the old man give me gold or silver? How many boxes do you have to pack if it's silver? Do I have to get a wagon to pull it? Why is Liu Bing so slow? ”

Looking at Gao Ming, who was distracted, Li Shimin's face suddenly showed a wry smile.

"This Gao Ming, since he was seriously ill, he has changed a lot, he doesn't like power but likes money, but this money is really a good thing!"

Thinking of the 100,000 heavy cavalry he had just expanded last month, Li Shimin suddenly showed a knowing smile.

Soon, Liu Bing came over with someone carrying a box, and when the box was opened, everyone present widened their eyes.

Gold!

A whole box of gold!

Although the officials present were all officials of the third grade or above, and they could be regarded as important ministers of the imperial court, most of them really had never seen so much gold with their own eyes.

Especially for Qing officials like Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu, it is already thrifty to have a deposit of a few hundred guan in the family, as for other wealthier ones, such as the eldest grandson Wuji and others, the family is at most a few thousand.

And now, this is a thousand taels of gold on the ground, which is equivalent to 10,000 yuan!

In other words, now Li Shimin's clever money has exceeded all the belongings of any official present, and even all the belongings of several ministers combined, there is not so much!

So the faces of many people present have changed.

Even if Gao Ming was sluggish, he also noticed the strangeness of the ministers, he first looked at the ministers, and then at the box of gold and silver on the ground, and his face suddenly showed a look of understanding.

"I see!"

Originally, Gao Ming planned to take all the money away, but looking at the appearance of the ministers, he suddenly changed his mind.

He thought for a moment, then smiled at the ministers.

"Haha, it's rare that everyone is so happy today, why don't we play a game!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, everyone, including Li Shimin, turned their eyes to him, intending to see what he was trying to do.

Gao Ming saw that everyone was looking at him, and smiled slightly.

"You should know that Goguryeo is one thing on the surface and one thing behind me to the Tang Dynasty, so now please count Goguryeo's crimes, if you are right, you will be rewarded, and if you are wrong, you will not be punished, everyone should open your mouth!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming reached out and took out a gold ingot from the box, took it in his hand and tossed it to play.

Seeing this scene, the brains of the officials present immediately began to liven, and they all guessed Gao Ming's intentions.

The civil officials have more brains, but the military attaches are different, seeing that Gao Ming took out all the gold ingots, a military general immediately stood up and hugged his fist towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister thinks that Silla is a vassal country of my Tang Dynasty, but Goguryeo is attacking without authorization, this is a great crime of disrespect, and it should be cut down!"

The person who spoke was Gao Ming, his name was Zhang Liang, one of the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, and he was named Yun Guogong by Li Shimin, that is, the person who history reported to Li Shimin that Hou Junji had rebelled.

Gao Ming has been at odds with Hou Junji since he crossed over, and in line with the principle of "the enemy's enemy is a friend", Gao Ming suddenly felt that Zhang Liang was available!

Thinking of this, he immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Yun Guogong said it well, be rewarded, and then!"

As he spoke, he threw the big gold ingots in his hand, which weighed more than a pound.

Seeing this scene, the ministers present were shocked again.

That's a lot of money, isn't it?