When Fang Xuanling boasted like this, Li Sheng wanted to take advantage of the situation and continue to brag.
This is a habit he developed in his previous life, because generally speaking, when the gang of friends start to praise you, it will be time to ask you to borrow money after a while. At this time, the bragging becomes outrageous, and after a while, it is more important to say that you have no money.
Persuasiveness.
But then Li Sheng suddenly realized that these guys were all wearing brocade robes, and maybe all of them were from better-off families than he was, or even... maybe they were the kind of people with thousands of miles of fertile land, so how could they ask him to borrow money from them?
money.
After making a fool of himself, the front hall burst into laughter. They all laughed and scolded the young master for already knowing how to eat alone at such a young age. His future business prospects are really limitless...
then,
Li Er suddenly sighed and asked with concern as if he suddenly remembered something, "It seems that some children from a powerful family are causing trouble, but I don't know the details... Young Master, is this true?"
…
Everyone looked at each other and said something to each other. As the top political elites of the Tang Dynasty, this group of people used their acting skills to the extreme at this moment.
Li Sheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded, "Yes, someone is indeed making trouble. It seems that it's Cui...Cui or something. He wanted to buy the perfume from my shop at a low price."
"But... before I had time to deal with this guy, he was sent directly to Dali Temple."
After Li Sheng finished speaking, he shrugged his shoulders and signaled to everyone that this would not have a big impact on the shop.
But after he finished speaking, Fang Xuanling suddenly exclaimed.
"I remembered! My maternal uncle's cousin is on errands at Dali Temple. Recently I heard that one of Cui's sons was arrested. Could this be the person who harassed the young master's shop?"
Li Sheng thought for a while, "I heard from the neighbors that the person who harassed my shop is named Cui Zhengde. I don't know if you are talking about..."
Fang Xuanling immediately slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, it's exactly this animal!"
"It is said that this person relied on his background of Wu surname and Qi Wang to dominate several houses in the Chunhui Street area of Chang'an. I didn't expect that he would finally fall into trouble this time!"
"Yes, God's will!"
"retribution!"
Li Er's tone of retribution was particularly cruel...because he was the one who ordered the execution.
Fang Xuanling continued,
"But I heard that this guy has died in prison. The villain will be executed, so you can rest assured!"
Li Sheng smiled and said,
"The laws of the Tang Dynasty are strict. Your Majesty Li Er is a good man. This is not surprising."
Indeed, it was not beyond Li Sheng's expectation. When the imperial examination edict was issued, Li Sheng guessed that Li Er was going to have an affair with a wealthy family like the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs.
But as soon as he said this, Li Er sighed.
"With your reminder like this, I also remembered that I also have a relative who works in the palace..."
"It is said that recently, because of the execution of Cui Zhengde, His Majesty is now being made difficult by people with five surnames and seven looks. The whole court is full of smoke and smoke, and there are almost faint signs of 'the government order will not leave the Manlu Palace'."
"This Li Er thinks he is a good emperor and wants to do something for the Tang Dynasty... But how much he can do is really a question."
Li Shimin finished speaking.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng all lowered their heads, and even Li Jing, who had been silent, frowned.
Looking at this situation, maybe we really have to fight the world again...
"I think this situation is insurmountable." Du Ruhuizhen, the imperial master, pretended to be a national master and pretended to be a good teacher. He shook his head and said, "Although Li Er wants to be a good emperor, in my opinion, everyone is a good emperor.
I want to do it, but I definitely won’t be able to do it.”
Du Ruhui's words, at first glance, seem overly pessimistic.
But in fact, this is the real dilemma they are facing.
If Your Majesty is in harmony with the five surnames and Qi Wang, the people will definitely suffer from exploitation. No one can save them, and they will rebel sooner or later.
But what if His Majesty doesn't do this?
That is, if the interests of various powerful people, clans, princes, and vassal kings headed by Wu Xing Qi Wang cannot be guaranteed, they still have to rebel. The Sui Dynasty is a lesson learned from the past.
I can't get rid of the opposite word when I go back and forth, what can you do?
If, like what happened in the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, Lv and Zhi destroyed a large number of dead but not dead vassal states in one fell swoop, we would naturally be able to rule under the Wen and Jing dynasties. Without the various surnamed lords, the people would not rebel.
Even wars such as the Western Conquest of the Xiongnu, which wasted people and money, did not damage the vitality of the Western Han Dynasty. Of course, a lot of powerful people emerged later, but that is a story for another day.
In the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there was no such process. Li Yuan... Li Yuan's rebellion was originally to bring these noble families together to attack Emperor Sui Yang.
Now Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty is gone, but the family members still exist.
So the problem shifted to Li Er...
…
Du Ruhui sighed, and Li Sheng nodded.
"It's like this, it's the law of historical cycles."
"The law of historical cycles, what is this?"
"Damn, hasn't Lao Li heard about the general trend of the world? If we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. After the war, a large number of aristocratic families are often affected by the war and fall. At this time, when the country is founded, the politics and economy are relatively clear... As time goes by, they will appear again.
Come out, then the problem arises, and... it is generally impossible to solve, so isn't that the end of it?"
Li Sheng explained the term lightly.
Wei Zheng and other ministers looked at each other, and a thought came to their minds at the same time——
Your Highness is indeed very talented!
but……
Li Er's face became even more bitter. He was almost depressed, but Li Sheng's words sentenced him to "death", and he suddenly became really depressed.
"But...this China has been fighting for hundreds of years. Can't we live a prosperous period for a few decades and let the people have a rest?"
"Well...according to common sense, it is impossible to solve it. It will definitely lead to chaos. But...it is not completely impossible to solve."
Li Sheng said this, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, and... Li Er.
Except for Li Sheng and Mian'er,
All eyes lit up simultaneously.
After beating around the bush for a long time, His Highness finally got to the point!
Please enlighten me!
"This... but I don't know what your master's wisdom is?"