Li Yu thought about it, and it was really difficult to say the position of these cheap sons. From the perspective of interests, Li Chun and most of the princes have benefited a lot from the New Deal, but because of the relationship between birth and marriage, they have a close relationship with the conservative old party.

It's a really hard thing to do. However, Li Yu thought about it, the world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit. The princes are entangled with the old and new parties, which means that their positions are oscillating between the two parties, and what is important is how much benefit the old and new parties can bring to themselves, and the so-called distinction between the old and new parties is not how much profit they make in the new deal? What he has to do is to let the princes and their followers get greater benefits from the new policy, so that even the people of the old party can become the new party, so that no matter who the future heir is, even if he ascends the throne with the power of the old party, he will tend to the new policy in the future.

"Li Jing, King of Tan, Li Lun, King Gui."

Li Yu stared at the name on Lu Yuanying's secret report, picked up the rattle on the table, and shook it twice. Wu Ciyou quietly appeared in front of Li Yu. Li Chanted:

"How is the prince doing?"

Wu Ciyou said:

"Back to Your Majesty, the crown prince has recently convened celebrities in the East Palace to discuss issues related to governing the country, hoping to outperform others in the banquet. Recently, there are Lord Lu Zhen, Lord Liu Zongyuan, Lord Fu Zai, Du Sikong, Lord Li Deyu, General Dou Yi, General Gao Piao, Lord Bai Juyi, Lord Yuan Zhen, as well as former Sima Wang Jian, former member Wailang Zhang Ji, Qianjin Shi Meng Jiao, former bull driving monks and children, Wailang Li Zongmin, Wailang Wang Ya, General Wang Chengyuan, Buyi Zhang Su, Bai Qi and others. ”

Li Yu sighed "hmm" and commanded:

"Be careful over there, the prince. Then arrange manpower and pay attention to the every move of King Tan and King Gui. ”

Wu Ciyou said "promise" and quietly retreated.

Since Li Yu relaxed the restrictions on the princes, not only the crown prince Li Chun, but also the king of Tan, Li Jing, and some other princes have recently invited officials and celebrities to come to the door and are working hard to study the way of governing the country. Interestingly, Li Zao also invited some businessmen to the house to discuss. This move sparked controversy among the courtiers, and some supervised the imperial history and even wrote a letter of impeachment, citing scriptures to discuss the way of the sages and the cause of the sages, implicitly accusing the emperor of some of his actions as a bad example for the princes, and demanding that the management of the prince be strengthened, and the class of the peasants and industrialists should be redefined, so as not to corrupt the hearts of the people. In this case, of course, Li Yu is like a fart, restricting businessmen, where do you think this year's salary increase came from?

However, Li Yu did not punish the imperial historian, and as a result, the emperor's silence was understood as acquiescence, and some princes and ministers who were closer to Shang Jia began to invite Shang Jia to come to the door semi-publicly, or did not refuse Shang Jia's visit. At first, the merchants walked through the back door, and then they walked through the side door, and then they walked through the front door, but fortunately, no one dared to open the gate to greet them, otherwise they were afraid that the saliva of the imperial historians would drown them.

The emperor's silence was seen by the pro-merchant faction as a tacit acquiescence to the befriending merchants, but in the eyes of others, it was not a tacit approval of the impeachment of the imperial history. As a result, the impeachment of the prince's ministers befriending Shang Jia flew to the court like snow, and the secret box used to collect reports was also full, all of which were reports of Shang Jia bribing the nobles of the clan and even powerful ministers for profit. In the newspapers of the family, criticism of the profit-seeking bribery of businessmen has also been published, and many evil deeds of businessmen and nouveau riche who are rich and unkind and bullying people have also been exposed.

After a period of preparation, newspapers such as "This Spring and Autumn" and "Luo Wen" with wealthy businessmen behind them also began to organize counterattacks and clarified some incidents that were originally slandered. Some of the cases that were originally facts were justified and clarified, emphasizing that they were the individual actions of a few businessmen with low quality, and that they could not be equated with the entire positive, healthy, patriotic, and public-spirited businessman class in Datang. Then, although the merchants were less daring, the in-depth investigation partly implied that those who did evil were rich and powerful merchants, and that the power of these merchants came from some big families, or it was just at the behest of big families. The sensation caused by this is no less than the media offensive caused by the family, and many small people in the market who have been oppressed by the family applauded loudly, and naturally there are also imperial historians who are on the side of the merchant Jia who suggest investigating the relevant cases.

Such a thing has never happened in the history of the Tang Dynasty, or even in the entire history of China. So the confrontation also spread to the early court. First of all, Wei Zhiyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, played this matter, and asked the emperor whether to rectify this kind of attack that was ungentlemanly, and Prime Minister Wu Yuanheng went out of the class and said:

"It's a matter of time, and the well-dressed family is sweeping the floor, which is really the arrogance of businessmen. Mencius once said that those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people. Now it seems that where the merchants still have the appearance of governing people, they are already about to ride on the heads of scholars. The minister does not object to the merchant making money, it is the duty of the businessman, but it is beyond the duty to talk about state affairs and slander the family. The minister asked His Majesty to issue an edict to reiterate the definition of the four people of Shinong, industry and commerce, each with its own duties, not to confuse and transgress the system, and to severely punish violators, only in this way can the Tang Dynasty be distinguished from the inferior, can the scholars concentrate on state affairs, and can the Tang Dynasty be like a country. ”

Wu Yuanheng's words immediately aroused heated discussions in the court. Supporters shouted applause, anger emanating from every pore, while opponents were mostly silent. The head of the household and the Duzhi salt iron envoy Cheng dissent is not a thing, and he went out to play:

"The minister thinks that what Prime Minister Wu said is biased. The minister is in charge of the wealth and knows what is supporting the huge country of the Tang Dynasty. More than half of the taxes collected by the imperial court now come from the merchants, whose contribution to the Tang Dynasty is millions of dollars a year. Isn't it normal for Shang Jia to make such a great contribution to the imperial court, asking for some power and respect? On the other hand, some families who are full of ethics and loyal to the country do everything possible to evade taxes, which are no different from national beetles, why should such people criticize these businessmen who make hard-earned money by sleeping in the open air? Merchants spend their hard-earned money, even if it is a little excessive, it can be tolerated. Unlike some people who live in temples and don't think about sharing worries for the Holy Son of Heaven. If there are no merchants, may I ask you, where did the money come from for the imperial court to pacify the feudal towns in recent years? ”

Naturally, someone responded:

"The people of the four corners offer it."

Cheng Yi sneered:

"Hasn't this adult read Li Jifu's "Yongzhen National Planning Book"? The people's power is withering, where can the world still afford the king's conquest? If it weren't for the wisdom of the Holy Son of Heaven and the opening of sources and the reduction of expenditure, I am afraid that in the end, the feudal town will not be pacified, and the civil unrest will rise first. Anyway, some adults are stepping on one boat in the open and several boats in secret, and he is not afraid of chaos in the world. ”

That's too damaging. At that time, someone blushed and asked Cheng Yi what he meant by this, and of course the people who supported Cheng Yi did not give in, but the two sides actually pushed each other in the court. It made Li Yu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, look strange:

I have never heard of this kind of old fist trend in the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect to see it in the Tang Dynasty.

In the end, Han Yu couldn't look at it, and shouted loudly:

"Before the Son of Heaven drove, why should the princes be naughty children!"

Only then did he frighten the crowd and knelt down to plead guilty. At this time, Cheng Yi's official hat had been knocked off, and there were actually two more claw marks on his face. was so angry that Li Yu scolded:

"Insult Sven, insult Sven, really insult Sven, it's you who ruin the dignity of the court!"

In the end, each person was fined one month for the loss of honor in front of the king. As for the question of Wu Yuanheng's performance, Li recited:

"The land of Datang is thousands of miles, and how wide the land is, how broad-minded it should be. How can you sin because of your words? Defend the mouth of the people, this is what only the king of the dead country does, and I will not do it. Besides, after so many years of implementation of the New Deal, the merits and demerits of the new policy really need to be carefully reviewed, and it is up to them to argue, arguing about the merits and merits for fear that it will be more effective than holding a hundred sutra feasts. ”

Since the emperor made a gesture of resignation, the two sides had no choice but to put their minds on refuting each other. The mutual attacks of the conservative families and the emerging mercantile forces even overshadowed the sutra feasts and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who fought on the frontier. Because the mutual attack of the two is the confrontation between the two paths, the new deal and the old deal. After attacking each other, the confrontation began to escalate into a discussion of the gains and losses of the New Deal, and some hands hidden behind the scenes came to the stage one after another, writing articles, discussing or refuting each other, which made many people who were interested in learning gain a lot of inspiration from the confrontation. Even the Prayer Center, which opened in mid-March, was in contention between the two sides. This situation is completely out of the expectation of those who were originally playing the conspiracy behind their backs, and even these people are unconsciously drawn into the argument, completely forgetting what their original purpose was.

It was Li Chan, who was full of joy when he saw the excitement, and there were new twists and turns in his stomach.