Before dawn, Li Xiu yawned and sat in the carriage, then picked up the teapot next to him and poured a sip of tea to refresh himself, the street outside was quiet, this is also a rare quiet time of the day in Chang'an City, and after a while, the vendors who set up the morning stalls will come out to do business, and then the whole Chang'an City will seem to wake up, and everywhere will be full of endless vitality.

Today is the last big court meeting of the year, and it is also the grandest court meeting, and many officials from other places will take this opportunity to return to Beijing to report on their work, so Li Xiu can not participate in the court meeting in normal times, but this court meeting cannot but participate, and even many officials who are elderly at home will also show their faces at the court meeting.

When the carriage crossed Suzaku Street and came to the gate of the imperial city, there were many other carriages around, these were officials who came to participate in the court meeting, and some familiar officials would greet each other through the window, Li Xiu rarely came to participate in the court meeting, and only a few people such as the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling were familiar with the court, so they did not delay time here, and let the carriage enter the city gate.

The big court meeting is held in the Taiji Palace, and only this large-scale palace can accommodate so many people to sit together and chat and fart, in fact, the usual big court meetings are more serious, and they are generally to discuss some military and political affairs, but like today's big court meeting, because it is the last big court meeting at the end of the year, generally this court meeting will not discuss any major matters, but let the monarchs and ministers contact each other, and then discuss the matter of the year-end dinner a few days later.

The so-called year-end dinner, in fact, is Li Shimin's banquet in the palace, after all, everyone has been busy for the Tang Dynasty for a year, Li Shimin, as the boss, has to treat everyone no matter what, and the annual meeting of the company in later generations is almost the same, everyone gets together to eat and play, and the next day there will be a New Year's gift distribution.

It is precisely because he knows the above, so although Li Xiu got up early today, he was in a more relaxed mood, and even wondered in his heart how to live this year? But as soon as he thought of the New Year, he thought that this might be the last New Year that Qi Niang spent with him, and she would marry to America next year, which made Li Xiu's heart feel sad.

After entering the Taiji Palace, there was a master of ceremonies to guide him to sit, with Li Xiu's grade, he was naturally sitting in the front row, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others had also arrived early, and they also greeted Li Xiu one after another, but Li Xiu saw his least favorite Li Jing in the crowd, the relationship between their father and son has not eased, and they didn't even say a word after meeting, and they were not surprised by other people.

With the passage of time, the officials who participated in the court meeting were almost all together, and then the court meeting officially began, with the eunuch shouting, Li Shimin also walked out in the limelight, and then ascended the throne, and then saw him look around at the ministers, and then smiled and said: "You Aiqing have worked hard, since I ascended the throne, the people are peaceful, the world is peaceful, and it is also the work of your Aiqing, today I and Aiqing gathered in one hall, everyone has something to do!" ”

Compared with the seriousness of the usual court meeting, today's Li Shimin can be described as very approachable, and the tone of his speech is also very cordial, speaking of which is indeed not easy for him this year, first Li Yuan "passed away", and he was busy for the funeral for half a year, and in the second half of the year, he thought he could relax, but he didn't expect Li Chengqian's leg to be disabled again, but these are all his family affairs, in comparison, the world is still very peaceful.

Hearing Li Shimin's praise, the ministers below also showed a little smile, and then some people stood up to do something, but I don't know if there is any secret agreement, most of the things reported by these officials today are not bad, for example, the officials in charge of warehousing asked to build a few new granaries in various places, because the grain production is too high, the original granaries are no longer enough, and the generals who came back from the border brought some congratulatory gifts from tribes or small countries, and for a time the whole hall was filled with a sense of joy.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw Wei Zheng, who was sitting in the front row, stand up, and as a result, everyone in the entire hall was stiff, and even Li Shimin on the throne couldn't help frowning, because Wei Zheng was a famous "crow's mouth", as long as he spoke, there was basically nothing good.

"Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Monk Daolu Division, has been in Chang'an, Luoyang, Taiyuan and other places of the monk assessment, qualified less than one of ten, now they have been forced to return to the world, not to use Buddhism to preach, in addition to punishing a lot of Buddhism and Taoism in the lawless, confiscated a lot of property, property, etc., this is the minister sorted out the property and property account book, please Your Majesty check!" I saw Wei Zheng take out a thick account book from his sleeve, and then offer it with both hands.

Hearing that Wei Zheng was just reporting on the achievements of the Monk Daolu Division this year, many people were relieved at the moment, and even Li Shimin on the throne couldn't help but smile a little, and then asked people to submit the account books to check in person, and even praised Wei Zheng for his ability to do things in person.

At first, Li Xiu was also relieved, but at this moment, he suddenly found that someone among the ministers was making a look at him, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Fu Yi, only to see that this old man was desperately squeezing his eyes at Li Xiu, and at the same time anxiously pointed to Wei Zheng, which made Li Xiu stunned for a moment, and then reacted, Fu Yi is Wei Zheng's deputy, and the personal relationship between the two is not bad, it seems that Fu Yi seems to know something, so he desperately glances at him, trying to stop Wei Zheng.

Li Xiu just thought of the above, and then saw Wei Zheng's hand stretched out into his sleeve again, it seems that he has to play other things, it is estimated that this is also the reason why Fu Yi desperately glanced at himself, although Li Xiu didn't know what Wei Zheng was going to report, but he also knew that it was definitely not a good thing, so he immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, since the establishment of the financial supervision commission, banks have been built in Chang'an and Luoyang, and the remote access ...... the two places have been initially realized."

Li Xiu reported the matter of the financial supervisor at the moment, and by the way, he also asked for credit for his two deputies, namely Xu Jingzong and Liu Renliang, and when he spoke, he also intentionally or unintentionally blocked Wei Zheng behind.

However, Wei Zheng did not appreciate Li Xiu's kindness at all, let alone take a step back, but patiently waited for Li Xiu to finish speaking, and then crossed Li Xiu again and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has a plan to play!" ”