This is not the first time Li Tai has hosted a court meeting.
The emperor has been away for more than half a month, and Li Tai is very handy at the court meeting.
Every time the ministers had a report, they would report it to him in detail, and then ask for his opinion.
These days, Li Tai fully feels the satisfaction of having great power.
Even ministers like Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling are not his closest subordinates.
But when dealing with political affairs, he would still follow Li Tai's opinions.
Li Tai is now somewhat ambitious and satisfied.
Standing next to the emperor's throne in the Tai Chi Hall today, Li Tai also had a smile on his face.
"My ministers, do you have anything important to report today?" Li Tai opened his mouth and asked the ministers.
"His Royal Highness, there is a letter from Zhongshu Province that His Majesty had someone send back."
"Your Majesty said that he would discuss a plan with the officials in the palace." Fang Xuanling took a step forward, cupped his hands with Li Tai and said.
"The letter my father sent someone to send back?" Li Tai frowned slightly, and then asked:
"What plan are you discussing?"
"Reporting to His Majesty, His Majesty said in the letter that a pension insurance plan will be launched within the territory of the Tang Dynasty." Fang Xuanling said.
"Pension insurance plan? What is it?"
"Your Majesty, where did you get this new statement? Why have you never heard of it?"
"Pension insurance is probably something Zhao Chen came up with again."
"After all, he always comes up with novel things."
Officials are very unfamiliar with the concept of pension insurance.
Pension insurance is definitely the first word that has been introduced into their ears.
However, it was the first time they heard it, but they easily guessed that the concept of pension insurance was proposed by Zhao Chen.
Li Tai didn't want to hear anything about Zhao Chen.
This guy has already left Chang'an City, so why is he still bothering him?
Li Tai didn't want to discuss the matter of pension insurance at that time.
"Fang Xiang, this pension insurance is not a reliable thing at first sight. We should wait until our father comes back from Jiangnan to discuss it." Li Tai waved his hand and wanted to expose the matter directly.
When the officials heard what Li Tai said, they already understood what he meant.
"His Royal Highness, as the crown prince, you are now supervising the country on His Majesty's behalf, how can you act on your own initiative?" Wei Zheng would not let Li Tai skip this matter so easily.
Li Tai is too selfish.
And Wei Zheng has already seen this thing.
Definitely a bold and novel idea.
If it can be realized in Datang, Datang will definitely become his ideal country in the future.
Being able to take care of yourself when you are old is part of the great unity of the world.
"What does Prime Minister Wei mean? When will I act on my own initiative?" Li Tai frowned.
If he doesn't like Zhao Chen, he will definitely treat people who have a good relationship with Zhao Chen equally.
What's more, the Wei Zheng in front of him has given Li Tai a lot of humiliation.
Li Tai is not Li Shimin, he is not so broad-minded.
There is a limit to this patience.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't even read anything about this and the pension insurance, so he said it was unreliable and wanted to wait for His Majesty to come back."
"It's just that His Highness knows that Zhao Chen came up with this pension insurance plan, and His Highness feels uncomfortable."
"Your Highness, as the crown prince, how can you be so narrow-minded? If the Tang Dynasty is handed over to you in the future, something big will happen." Wei Zheng stood in the middle of the Tai Chi Hall with an angry look on his face.
"Prime Minister Wei, don't speak nonsense!" Fang Xuanling was also shocked by Wei Zheng's words.
The old guy really dares to say anything.
This man in front of me is not an emperor. Even if you, Wei Xuancheng, point your nose at you and scold him, you will not retaliate.
Annoying Li Tai, that's not...
"Wei Xuancheng, you are so presumptuous!" Li Tai was furious.
He just didn't want to deal with the matter about Zhao Chen, so he was reprimanded by Wei Zheng like this.
How can I bear this?
"If Your Highness is so stubborn and unruly, so what if Wei Zheng is so reckless."
"You don't even look at the plan, you just deny it. How can you lead the Tang Dynasty to a better place with such a small-minded attitude?" Wei Zheng was also very stubborn.
Facing Li Tai's irritation, he didn't flinch at all.
Let’s just say that Li Tai, a prince with a small belly and chicken intestines, cannot tolerate others.
Li Tai's face turned red with anger.
He knew there was something wrong with what he did, but he just couldn't swallow it.
Didn't Wei Zheng say that I have small belly chicken intestines? Well, I'll show you the small belly chicken intestines.
"Wei Xuancheng, I have a small belly, right? Well, since you think so, please Wei Xuancheng leave here."
"I don't want to see you again!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Your Highness, please calm down. Prime Minister Wei just said something indiscriminately, so he bumped into His Highness."
"Prime Minister Wei has always made meritorious service. Your Highness must not treat Prime Minister Wei like this."
The officials tried to persuade Li Tai.
But Li Tai, who was already going berserk at this moment, could not listen.
"Qian Niu Guards, drive this old man and me out." Li Tai and the guards from Tai Chi Hall shouted.
"Ignorance, ignorance, idiot." Wei Zheng pointed at Li Tai's nose and cursed.
He took off the official hat on his head and said angrily: "I don't want to serve you anymore."
…
Wei Zheng's resignation caused a great stir.
Li Tai, the prince, has lost his face.
The pension insurance plan rumored in Tai Chi Hall has aroused discussion among the people.
It’s okay not to discuss it.
After all, Wei Zheng didn't know when he copied the contents of the pension insurance and had a lot of them printed by a printing shop.
It's posted everywhere.
The common people spread the word, and soon the pension insurance matter spread to all parts of the Tang Dynasty.
As for Li Tai, who blocked the implementation of the pension insurance plan, he was really disgraced.
Wei Zheng reprimanded him in the court, and finally threw down his official hat and left.
Undoubtedly, he regarded Li Tai as nothing.
As a prince, I have really lost all my face.
Now the people in Chang'an City are discussing the pension insurance matter again.
Li Tai always felt that he was on the verge of breaking out.
"Your Highness, the people in the city are talking about pension insurance now. Many people think it is a good idea."
"There are many ignorant people outside who are saying something bad about you, Prince." Du He and Li Tai said, with a trace of worry on their faces.
Li Tai directly rejected the pension insurance plan in Tai Chi Hall, which was indeed a bit impulsive.
But the most important thing now is that if the people think that this pension insurance is very good, then it is because he, the prince, is stupid.
Du He felt that Wei Zheng's behavior in the court was intentional.
He just wanted to make Prince Li Tai disgraced.
But Du He couldn't figure out what the meaning of this was.
Wei Zheng even lost the official position of Shangshu Zuopushe, just to disgust the prince?
"They are all a bunch of stupid people. Pension insurance? Then Zhao Chen is really that good and distributes his money to ordinary people?"
"Is Zhao Chen crazy, or are they stupid?" Li Tai looked annoyed.
Li Tai looked at the specific contents of the pension insurance.
Although he disliked Zhao Chen very much, Li Tai had to admit that this was an absolutely bold idea.
If it can be fully implemented, it will definitely be a big initiative.
However, Li Tai could not let this thing be implemented in Datang.
He has already taken a stand on this matter. If he changes it now, where is his authority?