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"Your Majesty, slow down, slow down."

Li Longji has been awake for nearly half a year, from being able to eat at the beginning, to being able to say a few words, to now being able to walk slowly, Li Longji is recovering little by little, he glanced at Wu Ruiniang, and said with some displeasure: "Rui Niang, I told you, don't call me Your Majesty anymore." ”

"But... Be! The concubine knew. ”

Wu Ruiniang lowered her head, but she was worried in her heart, her youngest son Li Yu was killed by the rebels when crossing the Yellow River, and the body was thrown into the Yellow River, and the eldest son Li Xuan was lost in Taiyuan and fell into the hands of An Lushan, she lost a son, she was extremely sad, she begged Li Longji to save him back, and he agreed, but the saint Li Yu came to visit the emperor's grandfather several times, and Li Longji never talked about his son, which made Wu Ruiniang feel a trace of resentment in her heart.

From Li Longji fainting and falling into a coma to the present, he has been taking care of him, how much effort has he put in, but is he not in love at all?

"Your Majesty, didn't the Holy One say that he was going to see you today?"

"What does it matter if he doesn't come to see me, I don't want to see him."

In Li Longji's view, even if he can't handle state affairs, then Li Yu can only take charge of the Tang Dynasty as the grandson of the prison country, and must not replace himself.

Li Longji was resentful in his heart, so much so that Li Yu came to visit him several times, but he ignored it, and he also keenly felt that there were people around him who were watching him.

"This evil grandson!"

Li Longji scolded hatefully, he suddenly realized, glanced at Wu Ruiniang, and saw her frowning, so he said, "Are you worried about Xuan'er?" ”

Wu Ruiniang knelt down and cried: "An Lushan wolf ambition, Xuan'er fell into his hands, I don't know what it will be tortured into, begging Your Majesty... I beg the husband to tell the saint and save my Xuan'er! I—I only have this one son. ”

Wu Ruiniang's sentence of 'husband' made Li Longji's mind a little trance, he suddenly remembered 'San Lang', and then remembered his jade ring, remembered that they composed music together in the pear orchard, he played the flute, she danced, a song of neon clothes and feathers, the pear blossoms were amazing, and they were flying red, I don't know how she is now.

"Husband!"

Wu Ruiniang found that Li Longji was distracted, and she was dissatisfied, so she reminded him again, Li Longji looked at her blankly, "You... What are you talking about? ”

Wu Ruiniang was sad, but the saint didn't listen to her, she said sadly: "Husband, the concubine is saying that Xuan'er fell into the hands of An Lushan, and begged Your Majesty to save him." ”

"An Lushan!"

A wave of anger came from the bottom of his heart, if it was possible, he would immediately order An Lushan to be chopped into pulp, his hatred for An Lushan has exceeded anyone else, An Lushan not only ruined his throne, but also ruined his hope of being a man.

At this time, the eunuch Yu Chaoen rushed over, and Lao Yuan panted and shouted: "Emperor, the saint has come up." ”

Wu Ruiniang was flustered and confused, and begged again: "Your Majesty, the concubine begs you." ”

"I know, you help me to the side hall first."

As if remembering something, Li Longji suddenly grabbed her arm again, and said in a low voice: "You can't be careless, I don't allow any of my eating utensils to be touched by his people, remember?" ”

"The concubine remembered."

Wu Ruiniang frightened Li Longji to the side hall, Li Longji just sat down, Li Yu walked in quickly, accompanied by several guards.

The light in the side hall is a little dim, Li Longji is like a thousand-year-old bat, sitting in a dark corner, looking at his emperor and grandson coldly, these days, he has known many things that happened in the court, especially the Anxi silver dollar and silver horn have become the official coins of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of silver dollars and silver horns have poured in from the Western Regions, and Kaiyuan Tongbao has been squeezed into the corner, which not only means that Li Qing'an controls the money system of the Tang Dynasty, but also means that a large number of materials will be transported to Anxi to strengthen Li Qing'an's strength.

This made Li Longji very dissatisfied with Li Yu, dissatisfied with his indecisiveness, dissatisfied with his weakness, dissatisfied with his concessions to Li Qing'an, and he was already regretting his decision to appoint Li Yu as the emperor's grandson.

"The Emperor, the Holy Saint has come."

Yu Chaoen saw that Li Longji did not react, so he couldn't help but remind him again, Li Longji glanced at him coldly, and a trace of vigilance arose in his heart, the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, this eunuch is a little too enthusiastic.

Li Yu quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "The emperor and grandson knock to see Emperor Taizu, I wish Emperor Taizu good health and long life." ”

"Get up!" Li Longji said coldly.

"Emperor Xie Taizu!"

Li Yu stood up, he came for something today, but seeing Li Longji's cold attitude, he hesitated for a while.

At this time, Wu Ruiniang gently pinched Li Longji's shoulders behind her, and the force in her hands couldn't help but increase a little, Li Longji knew what she meant, so he asked, "How is King Rong's current situation?" ”

King Rong is Li Wan, after the Shuofang Rebellion, he fled to Hedong by boat, escaped the blockade of An Lushan, fled to Chenliu, he originally served as an observer of Henan Province, Suo surname was stationed in Chenliu for a long time, wrote to the imperial court, he was willing to continue to be an observer of Henan Province.

Li Yu replied respectfully: "The emperor and grandson thought that the sixth emperor uncle was sick and not suitable for hard work, so he did not promise him to serve as the observer envoy of Henan Province again, hoping that he could go to Beijing to recuperate. ”

"Does he listen to you?"

"Back to Emperor Taizu, my grandson has sent someone to announce the decree, and there is no news yet."

"And then?"

"Then Sun Er appointed Zhang Jieran, the secretary of the Weiwei Temple, as the envoy of Henan Jiedu, and went to Chen to stay in office."

Li Longji's face was a little better, and he said: "Zhang Jieran is only a scholar, I'm afraid I can't lead the troops, I suggest a different person." ”

Li Yu immediately bowed down and said, "Please ask Emperor Taizu to instruct!" ”

Li Longji was silent for a long time, and finally stopped talking about the matter, and the topic turned to Li Xuan, and said, "Isn't An Qingzong hostage in Chang'an?" You can take him to exchange with An Lushan for the King of Xiliang and send a competent candidate, and this matter must be done as soon as possible. ”

"Yes! The grandson got it. ”

Perhaps satisfied with Li Yu's attitude, Li Longji's face slowed down a little, and when he saw that Li Yu wanted to speak and stopped, he said, "If you have something, just say it!" ”

Li Yu swallowed and said: "Recently, hundreds of peasant households in Weinan County have come to Chang'an to complain, saying that Princess Huoguo's domestic slaves have forcibly occupied hundreds of hectares of fertile land and injured hundreds of peasant households. ”

Princess Huo Guo is the sister of Li Longji, the oldest princess in the world, known as the eldest princess, after divorcing her convicted husband Pei Xuji in the eighth year of Kaiyuan, she did not remarry, she was quite respected by Li Longji, and she has always been gifted to her, occupying a large piece of fertile land in Guanzhong, Li Longji's face sank, what a house slave, it clearly refers to Princess Huo Guo Zhantian, that is to say, Li Yu wants to take Princess Huo Guo to open the knife.

Li Long's anger, which had basically disappeared, rose again, and said coldly: "You are the saint of today, who you want to kill and arrest, isn't it just your words?" If there is any need to ask me, you can go! Kill whoever should be killed, and kill all princesses and princes. ”

Li Yu saw that his grandfather was angry, and hurriedly knelt down to express his feelings, "The emperor's grandfather is angry, everything else is easy to say, but this Qibao Villa is the mansion that the emperor's grandfather gave to Li Qing'an back then, and it is not easy to act rashly." ”

Li Yu didn't mention Li Qing'an, but when he mentioned Li Qing'an, Li Longji's anger rose again, he slapped the table and said, "He occupies Anxi, is it still too small?" You still have to give him the land in Guanzhong, why don't you give him Daming Palace? ”

Li Longji was furious, his head suddenly became dizzy again, and he was shaking, so frightened that Li Yu kowtowed, "Imperial grandfather, please stop being angry!" Take care of your dragon's body. ”

Wu Ruiniang hurriedly supported Li Longji and said to Li Yu: "Shengshang, you go first!" Do a good job of what your imperial grandfather has explained, and I will take care of your imperial grandfather's side. ”

Li Yu was helpless, so he had to get up and say, "Emperor Taizu, please take care, your grandson will go first." ”

After speaking, he slowly retreated, and Yu Chaoen next to him hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Holy Lord, the slave will take you out." ”

He led Li Yu out, at this time, Li Longji's closed eyes slowly opened a slit, looking at Yu Chaoen's flattering back, killing in his eyes burst out, he waved his hand, and said to Wu Ruiniang: "You go find a trustworthy person and invite Gao Lishi for me." ”

........ "Bang! ”

Li Yu slammed the jade pen holder against the wall, the fragments scattered and splashed, and several eunuchs in the imperial study were so frightened that they fell to the ground, they had never seen the saint lose his temper so much.

Li Yu's face turned pale with anger, and he lowered his throat and roared: "He divided the feudal kingdom and connived at the occupation of land, which has caused the evil consequences of having no taxes to collect today, and he still wants to interfere with my decision, so I cut off his supplies and asked him to ask those imperial relatives for money!" ”

Li Mi persuaded on the side: "Your Majesty will calm your anger first, and this anger is not a solution, so we will discuss it later." ”

Li Yu tried his best to restrain the anger in his heart, and said slowly: "He is no longer the emperor, and he still has to interfere with my decision, I can't tolerate it, this time I will definitely not be at his mercy." ”

"Your Majesty is right! Telling Emperor Taizu about this matter is a sign of respect for him, but it is up to His Majesty to decide what to do. ”

Li Yu nodded, and immediately said to the left and right: "Hurry up and invite Wang Xiangguo, Li Xiangguo and Pei Shilang!" He said that I had something important to discuss with them. ”

As the New Year passed, the rent statistics in various places also arrived one after another, due to the division of feudal towns, the imperial court actually did not control many places, only about the Inner Road, Gyeonggi, Longyou, Henan Province, Henan Province, these places, and many rich places, such as Hedong, Jianghuai, Jingxiang, Shuzhong, even if the government collected taxes, it was difficult to transport them into the capital, so that the taxes were greatly reduced.

And the scope of the imperial court's control is the most serious place where the magnates occupy the land, and the taxes of Longyou and Guannei Dao also have to support the Shuofang and Longyou armies, the real reliance of the imperial court is only related to the two places in Henan and Henan, and finally counted, the tax in the first year of the imperial court calendar is only less than 20% of the previous year, just two million stone rice, 500,000 yuan, the problem is quite serious, the annual expenditure in the palace is more than 500,000 yuan, and there are more than 1 million stone court officials Lu rice, plus more than 3 million Shi Lu rice owed before, and more than 2 million Guan Lu, not to mention, the military expenditure of the 100,000 Guanzhong army directly under Li Yu.

It is rumored that some low-level officials went to the two cities at night to support their families for Hu Shang's helpers, and the official authority was swept away, and it was already March, at the latest in half a month, Li Yu had to give the officials Lu rice and materials, he ascended the throne until now, and he actually did not send a penny of rice and materials, and there were 100,000 troops of 2 million military expenses, which were also to be issued in April, if there was no money and food within half a month, the officials would boycott the dynasty, the army would mutiny, and he Li Yu would have to abdicate.

In fact, with the wealth of Guanzhong, it can fully afford this money and grain, but the problem is that there are almost no yeoman farmers in Guanzhong now, and the tax source is cut off, and only a few tenant farmers of small and medium-sized landlords have to pay rent and taxes, and most of the fertile land has been divided up by the emperor's relatives and powerful and high-ranking officials, and they have never had to pay taxes.

Now Li Yu has been cornered, in order to maintain his minimum imperial prestige, and in order to regain some benefits from the emperor's relatives, he has to find someone to open the knife.

At this time, hundreds of small landlords and their tenant farmers in Weinan County came to Beijing to complain, and Princess Huo Guo connived at the slaves to forcibly occupy hundreds of hectares of land, especially including Li Qing'an's forty hectares of Yongye land.

After a while, Wang Heng, the left minister, Li Yan, the secretary of the criminal department, and Pei Min, the servant of the household department, hurriedly came to the imperial study, "The ministers see Your Majesty!" ”

"Xiangguo is flat and gives a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The eunuchs moved a few sitting piers, the three of them sat down, and Li Yu also sat on the side, at this time, Li Yuna took out the recital of Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Guangyuan, and said to the three people: "This is the recital of Yang Xiangguo, Cui Guangyuan reacted that hundreds of people in Weinan County accused the princess of Huo Guochang of arson and occupation, and I have sent someone to make an unannounced visit, and the matter is completely true, and I am determined to take this matter as an example and severely punish it." ”

Next to him, Li Mi added with a smile: "And among the three hundred hectares of land, forty hectares are the Yongye Tian of Li Qing'an, the envoy of the Anxi Festival, if the Holy Lord doesn't ask, it will open a bad precedent of encroaching on the minister's Yongye Tian." ”

The three important ministers looked at each other, of course they knew that the real reason was that the financial state of the imperial court was on the verge of collapse, and the saint could only take some clans to open the knife, and Princess Huo Guo happened to bump into it.

In fact, these three important ministers are all loyal supporters of Li Yu, and Li Yu came to them to tell them the truth.

Pei Min groaned and said, "The minister wants to know how far His Majesty plans to go, whether he wants to punish Princess Huo Guo, or whether he wants to punish his house slaves, and make a gesture." ”

Next to him, Li Yan also said: "This is what the minister means, what is the real purpose of His Majesty?" ”

Li Yu waved his hand and asked a few eunuchs to retreat, and he said to the three of them: "I have already checked, Princess Huo Guo has thirty manors in Guanzhong, at least 3,000 hectares of land, at least one million stones of grain in the warehouse, and countless gold, silver and copper coins at home. ”

At this time, Wang Heng, who had been silent, spoke: "But this matter involves Li Qing'an, and I'm afraid the matter is a little complicated." ”

"I know, let Li Qingan come and share the pressure of this matter with me!"

(To be continued)