64, to the emperor (II)
"Your Majesty, now the sales of "Ji'an Poetry Collection" on the market are booming, and many people have to buy it at a high price in order to get a Ji'an Poetry Collection! So, Your Majesty, your bosom friend is here. Jingwen touted in front of Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin heard this, he immediately wondered: "Really? Is there anyone who really appreciates my poetry collection? ”
"Yes! Your Majesty, there is, and there are a lot of them! Jingwen said.
Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "Then you accompany me to have a look, I want to see how my Ji'an poetry collection sells well and is popular." ”
Jingwen took Li Shimin to Moxiang Bookstore, the largest bookstore in Chang'an City. And Jingwen took Li Shimin in, and found that many students were rushing to buy "Ji'an Poetry Collection", and obviously they were letting those bookstores buy them.
"Boss, is there still a collection of Ji'an poems?" "Boss, why don't you stock more? Zianke is a great poet, why don't you stock it? "Boss, hurry up and buy it, we have to buy it quickly!" ……
That large group of students are trying to snap up Li Shimin's "Ji'an Poetry Collection", and they are obviously very eager. While these guys want to snap up the purchase, they also tout the poet "Ji'an", which is a rare figure in the world. And those bookstore owners obviously know that some people are hype, but as long as they can make money, who cares if they are hyping or not? Every time the boss comes back, it can be sold out in less than a day, so the absolutely profitable business is a head!
"Mr. Li, what do you think of here? Many people are satisfied with the poems about Ji'an! Jingwen said.
Because Weifu went out of the palace, Jingwen called Li Shimin "Mr. Li", and did not call the emperor. And Li Shimin saw this situation and smiled. Li Shimin is obviously very satisfied with the hot sales of his own poems, and he is also very happy about this situation.
"Mr. Li, all major bookstores in Chang'an are selling Ji'an poetry collections, do you want to take a look?" Jingwen asked.
"Okay, let's take a look!" Li Shimin said.
Jingwen took Li Shimin to major bookstores to take a look, and found that all major bookstores were selling this "Ji'an Poetry Collection", obviously all of them were praising this author called Ji'an, and touting this Ji'an as the world's number one poet.
"Mr. Li, you see, all major bookstores in Chang'an are selling your books, and your poetry collection has a soulmate. The reason why it didn't sell well before was because they didn't understand Mr. Li's literary talent, so they ignored it so much. Now that everyone knows how to appreciate it, then Mr. Li, your poetry collection can be said to be rare in the world! Jingwen said immediately.
Li Shimin pulled Jingwen to a secret place, and then asked, "Jingwen! How much did it cost you to make this scene? ”
After Jingwen heard this, his eyes rolled and he said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Weichen doesn't understand! ”
Li Shimin suddenly said sternly: "Jingwen, don't you pretend to be garlic for me, do you think I don't know?" ”
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you're talking about? Can you make it explicit? Jingwen continued to pretend to be stupid and asked.
"You! Hahahaha......" Li Shimin was angry just now, and then immediately burst out laughing.
Jingwen was still pretending to be stupid and asked, "Your Majesty, are you happy that your book is selling well?" ”
Li Shimin sighed and said, "Jingwen! I finally know that you are indeed a talent. With your ability to open your eyes and tell nonsense, as well as your flatterers' methods, I have to obey you. ”
Jingwen smiled, he knew that Li Shimin already knew that this qiē was all his own ghost. But what else can Li Shimin say? Do you want to loudly reprimand Jingwen for not slapping sycophants? Jingwen is clearly patting the sycophants, so what? Anyway, the ancients wore thousands of clothes, but they didn't wear them. Although the superior may obviously know that his subordinates are patting on the back, but what can this be? Subordinates pat sycophants, and leaders will not take the initiative to expose them, which is the origin of sycophants.
Although Li Shimin now knows that this qiē was done by Jingwen, can Li Shimin still be able to pull Jingwen to punish the crime? Do you want to cut Jingwen for the crime of bullying the king? This is obviously unrealistic, so Li Shimin has to be convinced by Jing Wen.
"Jingwen, although you did something wrong this time, your idea is good!" Li Shimin set the tone for Jingwen's behavior.
When Jingwen heard this, he immediately knew that he had passed the test this time. Li Shimin said that his ideas are good, that is, he has not done anything wrong. In ancient times, it was an authoritarian era, and the emperor's words were right, that is, the law, otherwise there would be no such thing as a heavenly constitution. Therefore, since Li Shimin has set the tone for his behavior, Jingwen's behavior is a good thing.
"But, it's not an example!" Li Shimin said.
After Jingwen heard this, he immediately understood what Li Shimin meant, that is, he would continue to do this next time. The superior uses this tone to say that the subordinate is not an example, that is, to encourage the subordinate to continue next time. Li Shimin doesn't look angry now, so this is encouraging Jingwen to do the same next time.
"Jingwen, how much did you spend this time?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, these are all poems that everyone appreciates the emperor, how can they spend money?" Jingwen continued.
Li Shimin really couldn't cry or laugh, this Jingwen's ability to open his eyes and talk nonsense is too powerful. Just by virtue of this ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense, he is a material for politics.
"Okay, I don't want to know how much money you spent, I'll pay you back. This jade pendant has been with me for many years, it was given to me by my father when I was eight years old, and now I have given it to you, so it should be your money. This time you saved my face, and I thank you. Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, that's a minister's earning!" Jingwen said.
Jingwen took the jade pendant unceremoniously, and then held it with both hands, obviously very happy. Jingwen knew that he had succeeded in slapping the sycophants this time, although Li Shimin knew about it, but it was still the old saying, thousands of clothes are worn, and sycophants are not worn. Although Li Shimin knew, he was still very happy. It is impossible for the emperor to cut someone off because of a sycophant, at most he will not make an example. Anyway, if you do this well, you can be promoted and make a fortune, but if you don't do it well, it is a scolding that is not light or heavy, and it is a million benefits!
Although you can't talk about this matter in the open, Jingwen can be regarded as making a lot of profits. Now Jingwen is not just a jade pendant reward from Li Shimin, or even Li Shimin's personal jade pendant from childhood to adulthood, this can be said to regard Jingwen as a favored minister.