After Cheng Yaojin and others left, Li Shimin stared at Lin Xuan and said, "You have never done this before. Can you tell me why you are so bad all of a sudden?"
Li Shimin did not hide that he had investigated Lin Xuan.
He was worried that there were other people behind Lin Xuan, but the investigation revealed no problems.
Lin Xuan was good at writing poems and had great calligraphy skills. He even trained soldiers. He didn't believe it if no one taught him.
But the people he sent couldn't even investigate any clues, which surprised him.
Lin Xuan was shocked. If he couldn't answer this question well, he would be in trouble.
"Back to Your Majesty, I suffered a head injury before and had a very long dream. I learned all of this from my dream!" Lin Xuan said.
He had previously thought about making up a master, but finally gave up the idea. After all, there would always be some traces of a person. If Li Shimin couldn't find any traces at all, he would be even more suspicious.
It's different when it comes to dreams. Li Shimin can't investigate this thing.
Li Shimin asked: "In addition to these, what else do you want?"
"It's a bit messy," Lin Xuan said.
How does he know what he can do? He can only do what the system gives him.
Li Shimin took a deep look at Lin Xuan and said lightly: "What do you think of Changle?"
Lin Xuan said seriously: "The princess is naturally beautiful, virtuous and virtuous. She is really a model for the princess of the Tang Dynasty."
"How about I betroth Changle to you?" Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan was overjoyed, of course he was willing, let alone saying that he liked Li Lizhi. Even if he didn't like it, if Li Shimin said this, would he dare to refuse?
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. It is my honor to marry the princess!" Lin Xuan said with some excitement.
Li Shimin said angrily: "Wait a minute, I just have this plan. Let's wait until you pass my test. Do you think my daughter is so easy to marry?"
"I am willing to accept your Majesty's test!" Lin Xuan bowed and said.
Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "What do you think of the Aristocratic Family?"
Lin Xuan did not answer this question, but asked: "Your Majesty wants to deal with the noble family?"
Li Shimin's eyes flashed and he nodded without saying a word.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if the family only needs to be suppressed, it will naturally decline, but it is impossible to eliminate the family."
Li Shimin nodded. He also knew that it was impossible to eliminate the family, and he did not intend to completely eliminate the family.
What is a family?
As long as someone in the family has been an official for several generations, it is considered an aristocratic family.
Counting this way, Fang Xuanling, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing and others are all members of aristocratic families.
Eighty percent of the officials in the world are from aristocratic families. If he wants to eliminate aristocratic families, he will not be able to secure the throne.
Lin Xuan saw Li Shimin's expression and knew that he recognized what he said, and continued: "Your Majesty wants to deal with the aristocratic families simply because some aristocratic families headed by Wu Xing Qi Wang have deep foundations and are not conducive to the stability of the court."
Li Shimin nodded and said angrily: "Yes, I am still here, and they dare to put people around Qingque to stir up Qingque's ambitions. If I am gone, will they have to change the dynasty?"
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin in surprise. Since you know that Li Tai has ambitions and that there is a shadow of aristocratic family behind him, why do you still love him so much?
Li Shimin seemed to know Lin Xuan's thoughts and snorted coldly, saying: "If I don't let them see hope, how can they support Qingque wholeheartedly?"
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin in astonishment. Old Li's trick was so clever that it made those aristocratic families think that Li Tai had great hope of becoming the emperor. All his thoughts were on Li Tai and would not seduce his other sons.
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In the end, Li Tai did not become emperor, and all the family's plans came to nothing.
Lin Xuan secretly sighed, we really should not underestimate the ancients. History also said that after Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Shimin intended to make Li Tai the crown prince, but was finally persuaded by Changsun Wuji.
This is simply a lie. It is impossible for Li Shimin to make Li Tai the crown prince.
Li Shimin saw Lin Xuan's eyes and said angrily: "Do you have any way to weaken the family? If not for you, don't take away my daughter's attention."
"Your Majesty, I have an idea." Lin Xuan said quickly.
Li Shimin let himself know so much that he shouldn't know. If he didn't say anything, who knows if Li Shimin would kill him and silence him.
"Your Majesty, you can rewrite the "Chronicles of the Clan" and put all the five surnames and seven wishes at the back. This will naturally damage their reputation." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin has used this method in history, but he hasn't thought of it yet.
Lin Xuan felt very happy when he taught Li Shimin the method he thought of.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, but he was sure that Lin Xuan looked like he was about to praise me, so he became a little angry, and said angrily: "This method can only damage their prestige, and it will not have much impact on their strength. What's the use?"
Lin Xuan was speechless. Even if I didn't say this method, you wouldn't think of it in the future. It would be useless if you didn't say it at that time.
But it doesn't matter, who will let him do the right thing? As long as he can marry Li Lizhi, Lin Xuan is willing to do anything.
"This is just the first step. Does your Majesty know what is most important to the family?" Lin Xuan paused deliberately at this point.
"Don't hold back, tell me quickly." Li Shimin said angrily.
"The most important thing is money and power. Isn't it just to show their status that the aristocratic family resorted to the tricks of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants? In fact, they are the biggest businessmen." Lin Xuan said.
He hates those who are bitches and established. The aristocratic families look down on merchants and send people to do business. The biggest merchants in ancient times were those aristocratic families.
They have a lot of resources in their hands, and they dare to sell some strategic materials.
How can they maintain their luxurious life without money?
Li Shimin said with a dark face: "Don't I know what you are talking about? But what's the use?"
He felt that Lin Xuan also scolded him, because their Li family was the biggest taxi driver.
"Your Majesty, how can it be useless? You can add business tax. In this way, the more they earn, the more tax they pay." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Li Shimin said: "Do you think they will pay taxes honestly? They can pay a little bit and say they don't make any money."
Those aristocratic families are not stupid. If you want to collect business tax, it’s no problem. I make the same amount of money in a month. How much do you want to charge?
"Your Majesty, you can estimate their profits. If the difference is too big, we will seize them in the name of tax evasion and close several of their shops. Then they will be honest." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin hesitated, "Would this be too obvious?"
Lin Xuan explained, "How could it be? Your Majesty is not targeting them. The whole world is like this. As long as you do business, you have to pay taxes. As long as this business tax is collected, the Tang Dynasty will not be short of money in the future."
Li Shimin was surprised, "Is this business tax really as profitable as you say?"
Lin Xuan was speechless, is this the focus you should focus on? What should you focus on is how to suppress the aristocratic family and how to make money.