"Your Majesty, I would like to donate a thousand dan of food to appease the people."
"I donate five hundred stones."
…
Anyone who can get into this position is not a fool, and they will naturally understand how to make a choice that is very beneficial to them.
And those who are not corrupt are very depressed.
So many people have donated, will they donate?
If they don’t donate, others will share the emperor’s worries. If they don’t donate, do they not want to share the emperor’s worries?
If you have no choice, just donate.
All civil and military officials in the entire hall donated generously. The least donated was fifty dan, and the most donated one thousand dan.
All in all, tens of thousands of dan of grain were obtained.
Li Shimin looked calm on the surface, but he was happy in his heart.
With just a few words, tens of thousands of stones of food were obtained.
This food is enough for an army of tens of thousands of people for a month.
"Your Majesty understands the righteousness so well, I feel very relieved, so I won't check the account." Li Shimin said with a smile.
The purpose has been achieved, so there is no need to check anymore.
However, this was only temporary. So many people opposed it, which only strengthened Li Shimin's determination to audit the accounts.
But not now. After he has dealt with Xue Yantuo and Xi Turk, there will be plenty of time to slowly deal with these people.
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Cui family in Qinghe
Cui Hao's second letter arrived, and Cui Yi quickly gave it to Cui Lingdao.
Cui Lingdao didn't think much about the court selling grain to the people at a fair price.
On the contrary, I am very interested in the following content.
"Look at the content at the back." Cui Lingdao handed the letter to Cui Yi.
Cui Yi took the letter and read it, then said: "Lin Xuan is going to Lingnan? Dad, do you want him not to return to Chang'an?"
Cui Lingdao nodded first, then shook his head, and said: "I naturally want Lin Xuan to die, but the thing in his hand that is so powerful and can cause a loud noise is not clear yet. We haven't figured out what it is yet.
You can't do anything to him."
"Dad, it's a pity to give up such a good opportunity like this," Cui Yi said.
Cui Lingdao said: "It is not convenient for us to do it, but we can let others do it."
Cui Yi said: "Dad, what do you mean, let Feng An take action?"
Cui Lingdao sneered: "Feng Ang was a prince after all at the beginning. He surrendered to the Tang Dynasty without even fighting. Later, in order to eliminate Li Shimin's suspicion, he sent his favorite son to Chang'an as a hostage. Do you think he is the one
Are you brave enough to kill Li Shimin's son-in-law?"
With Feng An's little courage, Lin Xuan would probably send someone to protect him if he went there, so how could he dare to attack him?
"What does father mean?" Cui Yi asked doubtfully.
Cui Lingdao said: "I remember that although the son Feng Ang sent to Chang'an was his favorite son, he was not the eldest son, right?"
Cui Yi nodded and said: "Yes, Feng An's eldest son is called Feng Zhisu. Although he is the eldest son, his mother is dead and he is not liked by Feng An."
"You send someone to contact him secretly. If he can destroy the cooperation between Lin Xuan and Feng Ang, the Cui family can marry him a woman. If he can let Lin Xuan die in Lingnan, the Cui family will fully support him and let him inherit
Title." Cui Lingdao said.
"Dad, if you ask Feng Zhishen to destroy the cooperation between Lin Xuan and Feng Ang, he might dare to ask him to kill Lin Xuan. He shouldn't have the guts, right? Just destroying the cooperation between Lin Xuan and Feng Ang and marrying a woman from the family to him is not
Is it easier for him?" Cui Yi said.
As long as Feng Zhishen is not a fool, he can understand the consequences of killing Lin Xuan.
Although the Cui family's promise is very tempting, it is of no use no matter how good the promise is.
Cui Yi felt that it was impossible for Feng Zhishen to take action against Lin Xuan.
"Do you think Li Shimin was fully prepared when he launched the Xuanwu Gate Revolution? He was not, but he had to fight. At that time, Li Yuan transferred all his confidants away from Chang'an. Many people felt that Li Shimin had no chance and supported Li Jiancheng.
, Li Shimin knew that if he didn’t fight, he would have no chance, so he had to fight.”
"The same goes for Feng Zhishen. He is the eldest son. Will others let him go if he inherits the title? He has no choice. I am afraid that he is not smart enough and has not realized this yet. He feels that he has not reached that stage yet. In this way, he
On the contrary, I won’t agree." Cui Lingdao said.
Feng An had tens of thousands of troops in his hands. If he could help Feng Zhisu take power, he would be able to control those tens of thousands of troops.
Even if Lin Xuan doesn't go to Lingnan, he will still find a way to help Feng Zhishen.
"Dad, I understand, let's make arrangements now," Cui Yi said.
"Wait a minute." Cui Lingdao stopped Cui Yi and said, "Tell Feng Zhishen that Lin Xuan has a very good relationship with the proton in Chang'an and put some pressure on him."
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The Chinese New Year is just a few days away, and Chang'an is very lively.
There were banquets with guests every day, and sometimes Lin Xuan couldn't refuse the banquet, so he had to go through it.
Lin Xuan almost vomited after drinking these past few days.
On this day, Lin Xuan came to the Prince of Shu's Mansion.
Lin Xuan was quite surprised by Li Ke's banquet. After some hesitation, he still chose to attend the banquet.
Li Ke's fiefdom is in Shu, and Lin Xuan also wants to go to Shu to catch some pandas and raise them for fun.
This thing will be regarded as a national treasure in future generations, and it is impossible for private individuals to raise it.
In ancient times, there were not so many restrictions. It would be unreasonable for Lin Xuan not to take this opportunity to get a few for fun.
When the time comes, I will definitely have to deal with Li Ke when I go to Shu.
"Zi Chu is here, please come inside." With a warm smile on his face, Li Ke personally greeted Lin Xuan at the door.
"Your Highness, King of Shu, please."
Lin Xuan was half a body behind Li Ke and followed Li Ke into the Prince of Shu's Mansion.
The Prince of Shu's Mansion was the residence of Yang Guang when he was still the King of Jin.
It's not considered luxurious, and is very different from Yang Guangjiao's extravagant and lewd style.
In fact, when Yang Guang was still the king of Jin, he was very good at pretending.
Historical records record that Yang Jian once visited Yang Guang's residence and saw that most of the strings of the musical instruments were cut off and dusty, as if they were not used. He thought that Yang Guang did not like singing and dancing geishas, so he admired him very much.
Yang Guang saw that Yang Jian didn't like extravagance, so he disguised himself even more. At that time, many people called him benevolent and filial.
Yang Guang's former residence was very simple, which is normal.
If Li Shimin gave this mansion to another prince, it might be because he didn't like that prince.
But giving it to Li Ke has a different meaning.
Li Ke is Yang Guang's grandson. Li Shimin gave him Yang Guang's former mansion, which shows his love for him.
When we arrived at the main hall, there were already many people sitting inside.
When he saw Li Ke coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"Everyone, take a seat." Li Ke said with a smile.
Lin Xuan was led by the maid to sit down at the first seat on the right.
Li Ke did not invite the heirs of those princes and nobles, nor did he invite the heirs of those former Sui ministers.
It can be said that, except for Li Ke, Lin Xuan has the highest status among everyone.
Li Ke's identity was relatively sensitive. He did not dare to invite the heirs of those princes, nor did he dare to openly interact with the former Sui Dynasty ministers.
In fact, he wanted to invite Lin Xuan, but if he invited Lin Xuan alone, he was afraid of being misunderstood, so he hired some people with insensitive identities to fill the number.
"I would like to offer you a drink." Li Ke picked up the wine glass and said.
Everyone quickly picked up their wine glasses, signaled to Li Ke from afar, and drank them all in one gulp.
Next, Li Ke invited some more dancers, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.
Lin Xuan thought Li Ke would say something to him, but when the banquet was over, Li Ke just invited him to drink and chatted for a few words.
After the banquet was over, Li Ke personally sent Lin Xuan out of the palace.
"Thank you for the banquet, Your Highness." Lin Xuan said with cupped hands.
"Haha, I will return to my fiefdom after the new year. When you and Li Zhi get married, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back to attend. I will send someone to deliver the gifts then." Li Ke said with a smile.