"Your Majesty is here!"

As soon as he heard the drum sound, Wei Zheng was called away, disrupting the plans of many people, and was whispering to discuss countermeasures. With Eunuch Gao's shout, the noisy Liangyi Hall quieted down.

Wei Zheng returned to the queue, Li Shimin sat down on the dragon throne, looked at the censor and officials kneeling on the ground, and did not ask them to get up. Seeing this, Wei Zheng had to kneel down and accompany them.

Changsun Wuji noticed this detail and felt a little moved.

When he came to the court today, Changsun Wuji originally planned to be the first to start the music to protect Li Mu. However, when he heard the drum sound, Changsun Wuji didn't know what happened, he guessed in his heart. Afterwards, Wei Zheng was called away, and he even confirmed what he was thinking. The Shandong gentry must have had a big scene, and His Majesty seemed to be unable to withstand it, so he asked Wei Zheng to discuss it.

Changsun Wuji's decision followed Li Shimin's will, because he knew that the Guanlong Group was all "ups". Even the "old nobles" who retreated to the second line after the Xuanwu Gate Incident were also new nobles. They all followed the Li family to have today. They have been passed down for only three generations. Compared with the position of the five surnames and seven hopes that have been passed down for thousands of years in the hearts of the people. Their glory all comes from the royal family, and they all have a prosperous and a loss.

Although Li Shimin wanted to collect the minerals into the court, it hurt their interests, but strengthened the imperial power. When the imperial power grew, they also grew stronger, and the power of the aristocratic families would be weakened. This is like a cake. If the aristocratic families eat less, they can eat more of the remaining part. After calculation inside and outside, the benefits lost due to the minerals can actually be compensated.

Therefore, during the negotiation yesterday, Changsun Wuji decided to protect Li Mu. However, when the drum sounded, the situation changed. If the Shandong gentry put too much pressure on Li Shimin and made Li Shimin give up protecting Li Mu, or even give up the policy of collecting minerals in the court, then all premises would no longer exist, and Changsun Wuji would have no reason to protect Li Mu.

But if Li Shimin really didn't plan to protect Li Mu, he wouldn't have let Wei Zheng and these Shandong officials kneel. But now, after Wei Zheng was called alone, he still kneels when he came back, which made Changsun Wuji a little confused about the situation. Whether this is guaranteed or not! How could he know that Li Shimin was actually so angry that he wanted Wei Zheng to kneel for a while longer.

Before the situation was clear, Changsun Wuji decided to hold his troops down.

He glanced at Wang Gui next to him and thought to himself that coal stones are profitable. This old guy must have protected Li Mu, but it is unknown whether he will go out and tear apart with the Shandong gentry after hearing the drum sound.

Li Shimin glanced at the officials and saw some old faces who had not been to court for a long time, and sneered in his heart. He did not mention the news and said directly: "Today's court meeting, there are a lot of people. Well, a big event happened recently, and the old people in the court were asking me for guidance. Regarding the new policy of collecting minerals in the court, the court discussion did not come up with the result. What new insights do you have today? Let's talk about it."

After pausing, Li Shimin added: "I have heard of Wei Aiqing's high opinion. Wei Aiqing asked me to listen to public opinion and collect minerals in the affairs of the court. If the thoughts of the beloved and Wei Aiqing are consistent, there is no need to speak."

"The old minister has something to say!" As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Wang Gui stood up with a tablet. Suddenly, all the officials' eyes focused on him.

Wang Gui also heard the sound of drums just now. He knew in his heart that things had changed, but he still stood up. Nothing was the benefit. In the past two days, he also did something privately. He gathered all the accounts of the Wang family in Chang'an in Taiyuan, and estimated how much benefit the coal stone would bring to the Wang family. The result of the calculation shocked him!

If Li Mu's proposal is implemented, the Wang family in Taiyuan will surpass the Li family in Longxi, which is from Long, and become the largest family in the world except for the royal family! With the ranking of the five surnames and seven hopes, the Wang family in Taiyuan will no longer be the "top three", but will be the first, the first in iron!

In the face of interests, everything has to be leaned aside. Wang Gui was worried that if he hesitated, the Cui clan of Qinghe and Li clans of Zhaojun had already agreed yesterday, so he stood up as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, I don't know where the so-called public opinion of Duke Zheng is coming from. I only know that the Wang family of Taiyuan, Li family of Zhaojun, Cui family of Qinghe, and the three clans are all looking forward to the new policy. Since I learned that Your Majesty wanted to implement the new policy, the tribesmen of the three clans in Chang'an gathered to discuss, and all praised Your Majesty's wisdom. Now there are three clans, Taiyuan, Zhaojun, and more than 20 clans of Qinghe, who are all big and small, and entrusted me to ask Your Majesty to read it, and ask Your Majesty to take a look."

"Oh?" Li Shimin was very surprised. Not only him, but also Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji were also very surprised. They all thought that the Wang family in Taiyuan would support Li Mu because of their interests, but why did the Li family in Zhaojun and Cui family in Qinghe support it? They could not mine coal stones there. Could it be that the Wang family in Taiyuan formed an alliance with it?

Only Wang Gui himself knew that there was no alliance at all, and he would not divide the interests. In order to prevent the incident from happening, this old fox had prepared this memorial at the party last night. At that time, no one knew that anyone would beat the drum and had already agreed to support Li Mu. Writing a memorial was also a matter of the title. Since Wang Gui had already written it, there were no banned words and sentences, so he signed it.

Now that Wang Gui took it out, it was like a manifesto of three major clans declaring war with the Shandong gentry, beyond everyone's expectations.

Eunuch Gao presented the memorial and Li Shimin opened it and read it. The content of the memorial was not highlighted. It was nothing more than Your Majesty’s wiseness. We are in the same heart and virtue as Your Majesty. Although our interests are damaged, we can accept it for the sake of the country and the people.

These words that seem to be the same as the memorials in the past are now particularly cute in Li Shimin's eyes. He was swept by Wei Zheng with public opinion. Now the Wang family in Taiyuan is taking the lead. More than 20 tribes of the three major clans have written a letter together. The five surnames and seven hopes each account for half, and Wei Zheng has no advantage at all.

Unexpectedly, there was such a reversal! Li Shimin held back his laughter and cleared his voice, handed the memorial to Eunuch Gao, and said, "Go and take it to Wei Aiqing, you all have a flat body, you all kneel like you, get up! The so-called listening is dark, and listening is both clear. As the emperor, I cannot listen to it in a partial way. Since there are different voices in the new policy, I still have to discuss it."

Wei Zheng had to get up, and other officials from Shandong forces also stood up. Wei Zheng took the memorial from Eunuch Gao, opened it and looked at it, and saw that the memorial was densely packed with fingerprints, almost drooping. The overall situation was already decided, but unexpectedly, Wang Gui, the old fox, jumped out. Wei Zheng was caught off guard and had no idea for a moment.

The other officials in the hall were also a little confused about the situation, especially the officials of the Li family of Zhao County and Cui family of Qinghe. There were also people who attended the party in Wang Gui's mansion yesterday. They knew very well. They didn't say that yesterday. And now someone beat the drum and the situation changed. If Li Ying and Cui Yongren were here, they would definitely not insist anymore, but Wang Gui handed over the memorial. He had set up two families and one family!

However, the memorial had been shown to Li Shimin. Their positions were lower than those of Wang Gui, and they did not have the same amount as they were. Although they were anxious, they could only do it.

After reading it, Wei Zheng returned the memorial to Eunuch Gao, raised his tablet and said, "Your Majesty, I think that no matter how entangled this matter is, I will not find a result. Since half of the opponents and supporters of the new policy are each, it is better to... voluntarily, the court has implemented the new policy in areas that support the new policy, while the areas that oppose the new policy will follow the original policy, one year, and one year later, there will be a distinction between right and wrong."

"Okay!" This proposal was within Li Shimin's acceptance scope, and no one could say anything by voluntarily. Li Shimin immediately said: "What you are saying, I am sure! Then I will appoint Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, to take charge of the implementation of the new policy. Wang Shizhong can choose..."

Before Li Shimin could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wei Zheng's words.

"Your Majesty! Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, killed the Censor Zhao Yuanlang, and was sentenced to murder. Please ask Your Majesty to choose another talented person."

Li Shimin and Wang Gui's expressions changed!

Li Shimin originally thought that if he agreed to Wei Zheng's proposal, he would be able to save Li Mu's life. But he didn't expect that Wei Zheng would still be so disrespectful. Wang Gui understood Wei Zheng's meaning. Only Li Mu knew whether the new policy could be successful and how to make money. If Li Mu had to repay Zhao Yuanlang for his life, how should the new policy be implemented? Where should the money be made? If there were no new ways to make money, a year later, these regions that supported the new policy would lose more than hundreds of thousands of chunks. And all of these losses would be counted on him, Wang Gui!

Wang Gui was about to speak out, but Wei Zheng had already taken a step forward and knelt in the center of Liangyi Hall, saying loudly: "Your Majesty, when Emperor Gaozu of Han entered Xianyang, he made three laws with his fathers in Guanzhong. Those who killed people died, those who injured people were punished, and those who steal were punished, and those who steal were punished. The world was settled. This is the most basic law. Now, Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, killed the censor Zhao Yuanlang, and according to the law, he should pay his orders. I ask Your Majesty not to be favored and give Zhao Yuanlang justice!"

"Wei Zheng!" Li Shimin stood up and glared.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng said word by word: "As both appointed officials of the court, Zhao Yuanlang died, why can't Li Mu die? Can't Your Majesty hear the sound of drums?"

Li Shimin fell on the dragon throne, speechless. Seeing that Li Shimin did not speak, Wei Zheng kowtowed heavily, one, two, and another. After a few strokes, his forehead became blue and purple, but he continued. After a while, the purple forehead bleeding.

"Wei Zheng, don't force me!"

"I would like to ask Your Majesty not to be favored by personal feelings. I would like to give Zhao Yuanlang a fairness, kill Li Mu and give an explanation to the people of the world!"

"Okay!" Li Shimin thought of the great Shandong scholars at the gate of the imperial city, and finally couldn't stand it anymore. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "I will agree..."

"Who is this? He shouted and beat and killed, so powerful!"

Suddenly, an old voice sounded at the gate of Liangyi Hall. All the officials felt familiar, turned around in horror, stunned for a moment, and knelt down together.
Chapter completed!