Chapter 741: The evildoer complains first? The prisoner has two mouths
When Li Yuan heard this, his expression softened a little. After giving the princes a cold look, he snorted: "I hope what you said is true. If you dare to lie to me, I can ban you."
Even if I am a king, I can demote you to common people!"
Now no one among the county princes dared to speak, so Li Xiaogong could only be represented by one person.
Li Xiaogong patted his chest and said, "What my nephew said is absolutely true. If there is even half a lie, I would be willing to be demoted to a commoner by my uncle."
Li Yuan snorted and continued walking in the direction of Tai Chi Hall.
Pei Ju stood in front of Li Yuan again, "Sage, His Highness King Yong only made profits through water transportation, and did not amass wealth in the border areas. Moreover, all the profits made by His Highness King Yong were paid into the national treasury. It can be said that King Yong
Your Highness is seeking profit for the treasury.
As for the subordinates of His Highness King Yong who are also making profits through water transport, that is just a small reward given to them by His Highness King Yong.
In addition, our Tang Dynasty used their merchant ships to transport hundreds of thousands of grain and grass to Hebei Province, Taiyuan Prefecture and other places, supplying our Tang army to resist the Turks in Hebei Province and Taiyuan Prefecture, and pacify Li
Art needs.
Now the Turks have been repelled and Li Yi has been pacified.
His Highness King Yong couldn't help but give them promotions, so he gave them some conveniences as a reward.
His Royal Highness the King of Hejian and others were different. They made profits by land route, and they were still on the border. The court did not collect any taxes from them, nor did they get any benefits from their transactions.
That’s why His Highness King Yong fell out with His Highness King Hejian.”
Half of what Pei Ju said was a lie.
However, at this point, he no longer cares about lies or truth.
As long as Li Yuan can be coaxed back and a conflict between Li Yuan and Li Yuanji is avoided, he will tell the story even if he is asked to tell a myth, let alone lying.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Li Xiaogong pointed angrily at Pei Ju and shouted.
Li Yuan frowned, turned his head and scolded Li Xiaogong, "Don't be rude to Pei Qing!"
Li Xiaogong's status is high, but Pei Ju is the elder.
In this era where respect for the elderly is respected, no matter how high your status is, you must respect the elders when you see them.
Li Xiaogong immediately died down.
Pei Ju took advantage of the situation and stared at Li Xiaogong and said: "His Royal Highness King Hejian should know very well whether I am talking nonsense. From His Highness King Hejian doing business on the border to now, has His Highness King Hejian ever paid a penny in taxes for the Tang Dynasty?
?”
This really doesn’t exist.
We are all members of the royal family, so who does business and pays taxes?
If you do business and pay taxes, are you a royal family?
Seeing that Li Xiaogong was silent, Pei Ju continued: "No, right? Since it's not, it's for personal gain and not beneficial to the country. His Highness, King Yong, should ban it and scold you."
Li Xiaogong wanted to shout loudly to Pei Ju, "Have you ever seen any royal family pay taxes when doing business?"
But he couldn't shout.
Because this kind of thing can be done, but cannot be said.
The most important thing is that this time he had a conflict with Li Yuanji, not with anyone else.
If there was a conflict with other people, it would not be brought in front of Li Yuan.
Even if he gets into trouble in front of Li Yuan, Li Yuan will get over it hastily without giving him any punishment at all, and he may even punish the person who conflicts with him.
So he couldn't feel confident, let alone put some unspoken rules on the table.
He clearly knew what kind of person Li Yuan was.
In Li Yuan's mind, people are divided into three, six or nine levels, as well as those who are close or distant.
When Li Yuan encountered a problem and solved it, he looked at the closeness first, and then the other three.
Li Yuanji's relationship with Li Yuan is undoubtedly closer than his.
Therefore, on the issue related to Li Yuanji, he could not reason with Li Yuan confidently.
Li Yuan's compassion can only be aroused by crying.
"Uncle, look, look, my nephew just wants to make some money to support his family. Not only Yuanji is making things difficult for his nephew, but now even outsiders are starting to accuse him."
Li Xiaogong pitifully complained to Li Yuan, and in one sentence he characterized the matter as a family matter, not a national teacher.
Now, even if Pei Ju came out with great truth, it would have no influence on him.
After all, in the Tang Dynasty, state affairs and family affairs were separated, and there was no consensus that the Tian family had no family affairs.
Li Yuan did not agree with this statement.
When Li Yuan heard Li Xiaogong's words, he frowned and fell into deep thought.
Pei Ju's face changed slightly, and he thought Li Xiaogong was really cunning.
"Sage, since you have asked His Highness King Yong to take charge of state affairs, please trust him. I believe that he has his own reasons for doing so."
Seeing that Pei Ju was defeated, Chen Shuda hurried forward to help Pei Ju.
Li Yuan's brows suddenly furrowed even more tightly.
"Uncle, my nephew just wants to make some money so that the people in the house can eat and drink well. He doesn't want to affect national policy. My nephew doesn't make much, only a few thousand guan.
Thousands of coins won't affect the national policy of the Tang Dynasty.
Besides, my nephew has fought for the Tang Dynasty in recent years, and he has left seven or eight liters of blood without even a bushel. It’s time to get some money and buy some high-quality supplements to replenish his body."
Seeing that Li Yuan was hesitating, Li Xiaogong began to slander him again. He lifted up the corner of his clothes and pointed at the wounds on his body for Li Yuan to see.
"Look, this arrow was left when we conquered Nanliang. This sword was cut when we conquered the capital of Nanliang. And here, this was when we went to appease Feng An and others.
Injured by an assassin hiding in the dark.
There is also this area that was bitten by poisonous insects when we were in the south of Yizhou.
And, and here, when I was resisting the Turks in Shizhou, I was injured by the Turks' bone spears.
Also, this incomplete patch was injured by an armor-piercing hammer used by Li Yi’s elite soldiers when they were pacifying Li Yi.”
Li Xiaogong counted the wounds on his body and wailed: "My nephew has suffered so many injuries and lost so much blood. Isn't it okay to make some money and buy some supplements?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yuan looked at Li Xiaogong's wounds all over his body and was slightly moved.
The wounds on Li Xiaogong's body are basically in front of his body, so it shows that when Li Xiaogong deals with the enemy, he is always facing the enemy.
This is enough to prove Li Xiaogong's bravery and his contribution to the Tang Dynasty.
It’s just a matter of making some money to buy supplements, it’s not a big deal.
This person who has shed blood for Datang for many years should not be wronged.
"Okay, the weather is going to get cooler soon. Don't hang out to avoid catching a cold."
Li Yuan took a deep breath, pulled down Li Xiaogong's lifted clothes, and said something in a soft tone.
Li Xiaogong nodded heavily, and said with tears in the corners of his eyes: "Uncle, my nephew's ankles and leg wrists hurt so much every time I count the nine cold days..."
This is a chronic disease caused by staying in a place with water for a long time and not keeping warm.
Li Yuan let out a long sigh again and said, "Let's go to Tai Chi Hall, and uncle will help you seek justice."
Li Xiaogong said excitedly.
Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and others all sighed in their hearts.
Pei Ju winked at Xiao Yu and motioned for Xiao Yu to go up and try to improve relations.
After all, Xiao Yu and Li Yuan are not only relatives, but Li Yuan has also been having a heated fight with Xiao's old girl recently. If Xiao Yu comes forward to talk about Xiang, Li Yuan can also give Xiao Yu some sympathy.
"saint……"
Xiao Yu felt Pei Ju's gaze and reluctantly spoke to admonish Li Yuan.
But before he finished speaking, he heard Li Yuan say: "Xiao Yu, I heard that you didn't let my sister go back home to visit her relatives. This is your fault."
The sister Li Yuan refers to is Empress Xiao of the former Sui Dynasty.
Li Yuan seized the throne from his husband, who had been dead for many years. It was ironic to call him brother and sister, so I simply called him sister.
When Xiao Yu heard this, he was decisively defeated.
He hadn't found fault with Li Yuan yet, but Li Yuan had found fault with him first. What else could he say?
If we continue talking, the former Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty will enter the Xiao family's door, and then the Xiao family will be criticized again.
"saint……"
Wang Gui saw that Pei Ju, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda were not helpful, so he immediately stood up and prepared to stand up for himself.
However, as soon as he started talking, he was pushed back by Li Yuan and was pushed aside by Li Yuan.
Then Li Yuan, accompanied by Li Xiaogong who looked like a villain, rushed to the Tai Chi Hall.
When the group of people arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, Li Yuanji had just finished handling the notice sent by the local government regarding dredging roads and repairing roads destroyed by mudslides.
Seeing Li Yuan storming in aggressively, with Li Xiaogong still following him, Li Yuanji instantly became possessed by drama and became serious.
"Father is polite..."
When Li Yuan was about to reach the palace, Li Yuanji slowly stood up and saluted Li Yuan.
Li Yuan snorted coldly, without any intention of greeting. He started to get angry as soon as he opened his mouth, "What are you doing with a straight face? You don't want to see me?"
Li Yuanji said calmly: "I don't dare!"
After speaking, he gave up his throne and asked Li Yuan to take his seat.
Li Yuan is still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Where there is Li Yuan, Li Yuanji will naturally not be able to occupy the throne.
After Li Yuan, the man with the golden sword, sat down on the throne, Li Yuanji asked straight to the point: "I wonder why father came here specially?"
"For what?"
Li Yuan snorted coldly: "Of course it's to respect their lives."
At this point, Li Yuan frowned and asked sternly: "I heard that you are not going to let Xiao Gong and the others live?"
Li Yuanji pretended to be surprised and said: "Why did my father say this? Although my cousin is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, it did not cause a big disaster after all, so a small punishment is enough. Why cost my cousin's life?"
Li Yuan was confused by these words. He looked at Li Xiaogong in surprise and said, "Are you still an enemy?"
Li Xiaogong defended himself loudly: "I didn't! This is Yuanji slandering me! I only sold some cloth and salt on the border, and didn't sell other things. How can I be considered an enemy?"
Li Yuan nodded in approval and said: "It's just some cloth and salt, it really can't be said to be an enemy..."
Li Yuanji did not wait for Li Yuan to finish his words and said decisively: "Father, you are wrong. I am preparing to send people to destroy the Turkic salt mines outside Daizhou and force the Turks outside Daizhou to surrender to us.
If my cousin sells salt to them, doesn't that ruin my plan?
