There are three brothers in the old Cheng family. The eldest, Cheng Chumo, is the eldest son and eldest grandson, and will inherit Cheng Zhijie's Dukedom of Lu in the future.
Cheng Chuliang, the second eldest child, cannot inherit anything and will have to rely on himself in the future.
Yuchi Baoqi was also the second son of Yuchi Jingde and could not inherit the title of Duke.
Qin Huaiyu, on the other hand, is Qin Qiong's eldest son and will definitely inherit the title in the future.
These guys, despite being idle all day long, don't have much ability, but they are very high-spirited.
Now that they hear there is a way to make money, they naturally want it.
Seeing that they all agreed, Li Min couldn't help but nodded secretly.
In fact, the Taishi Chair business is not that big of a business. Li Min doesn't need to take them to play with them at all, he can do it by himself.
The reason why Li Min took them to play together was not just for the business, but the most important thing was to get closer to these generals.
In particular, there are two brothers, Li Jingren and Li Chongzhen, who are the second sons of two Li clan members, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong.
There are three major forces in the Tang Dynasty. The first one is the Seven Sects and Five Surnames. The Seven Sects and Five Surnames have huge energy and unfathomable foundation. Even the Tang Emperor Li Shimin is extremely afraid of them.
The reason why the Sui Dynasty collapsed was directly related to Emperor Sui Yang's desire to eradicate these aristocratic families and the counterattack by these aristocratic families.
The second largest force is the Guanlong Group, which is a military group composed of Xianbei nobles in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Li clan is a key figure in it.
The third force is the Shandong force, which is composed of Shandong clans and Shandong heroes.
Of course, in fact, the military commanders and civil servants in the court can also be regarded as a force.
In the original historical trajectory, the third prince Li Ke was heroic and decisive, most like Li Shimin. Why did he fail to ascend the throne in the end?
It was because his mother-in-law was Concubine Yang and her foundation was shallow, that he finally missed the throne.
Li Min's move was to gain the strength of military commanders and the Guanlong Group.
Moreover, how could Li Min's business be limited to a mere imperial chair in the future?
There will definitely be businesses with even more astonishing profits in the future. The profits here are astonishing. He cannot swallow such a big cake by himself.
Li Min believed that it would definitely arouse the covetousness of seven sects and five surnames in the future.
Even if he is a prince, he cannot fight against the seven sects and five surnames alone.
In this case, it is extremely important to find a few business partners.
After Cheng Chuliang heard about Li Min's plan, he couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What is the Taishi chair? Can it make money?"
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In the palace, after the morning dynasty, the ministers were preparing to retreat.
However, many ministers were retained by Tang Emperor Li Shimin.
For example, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Liu Zhenghui, Xiao Yu, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and others, almost all the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, as long as they are in power, all
All were left behind.
These people are basically Li Shimin's old ministers, and they are all old people who followed Li Shimin to conquer the country.
At this time, these people exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw doubts in each other's eyes.
Why did the Emperor leave us behind?
Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's not really a big deal if I leave you here. It's just that I got a treasure recently and I want everyone to see it together."
Um?
The emperor actually got a treasure?
I don’t know what kind of treasure it is, but it actually attracted the emperor to stay and watch it together?
But this thing must not be known to that guy Wei Zheng.
If that guy knew about it, he might do something wrong.
Soon, the emperor led everyone to the Manna Hall.
Then he pointed to the newly added Taishi chair and Taishi table in the palace and said, "Look, this is my new treasure. What do you think?"
After seeing the emperor's so-called treasure, the officials couldn't help but be shocked.
Huh? What is this unique piece of furniture used for? Is it for sitting?
Also, this furniture is still shiny. What kind of material is it made of? It must be very expensive, right?
Cheng Zhijie couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what is this? What is it used for? What material is it made of?"
Li Shimin smiled slightly and said: "This is just for sitting. As for the material, it is ordinary pine wood."
Ah? What?
The material used is just ordinary pine wood?
They thought that the things that the emperor regarded as treasures must at least be made of golden nanmu.
What kind of treasure is it made of ordinary pine wood?
But as soon as he heard that it was for sitting, Cheng Zhijie couldn't help it. He couldn't help but walked over and sat down on the Taishi chair.
"Well, not bad, this thing is very comfortable to sit on! Your Majesty, I wonder who gave you this treasure?"
Well, this is the chair where the emperor sits.
It is estimated that no one in the civil and military circles in the dynasty would dare to sit there except Cheng Zhijie.
Li Shimin was well aware of Cheng Zhijie's nature and did not feel dissatisfied. He smiled and said, "Well, N'er saw that I had been sitting on my knees for a long time and almost fell down due to poor blood circulation, so he made this to honor me. He sat on it.
No matter how long you sit while reviewing the memorial, you won't risk your blood flowing smoothly. This was painted and made by Min'er himself all night long, what do you think?"
Wow!
At this time, the officials finally understood what the emperor was trying to show off.
This is not showing off your treasure, this is clearly showing off your son's filial piety!
Cheng Zhijie couldn't help but admired: "Your Majesty is so lucky to have such a filial son. Think about that boy in my family, what a magic horse, no, I have to beat him up when I get home!"
Changsun Wuji said meaningfully: "Your Highness, Sixth Prince, is so thoughtful!"
Yuchi Jingde laughed and said: "Your Majesty has a good son, who really makes me envious! If my son can have half the filial piety of His Highness the Sixth Prince, Weichen will be satisfied!"
Fang Xuanling also sighed and said: "If my son has 10% of the filial piety of the Sixth Prince, I will have no regrets in this life."
Among the ministers who stayed behind, isn’t that a human spirit?
Everyone has long seen that the emperor kept them just to show off his baby!
Yes, then praise it!
In fact, these ministers really envied the emperor.
After all, although they themselves are in high and powerful positions, the vast majority of them fail when it comes to educating their children.
If their son could be as filial as His Highness, they would be really happy.
Li Shimin, on the other hand, listened happily to the praises of the ministers, and the more he listened, the happier he became.
As a result, one of them couldn't hold it back and left the ministers to eat in the palace before letting them go back.
But after the meal, Li Shimin calculated that he had spent thousands of dollars on one meal, and Li Shimin couldn't help but regret it again.