No one who can enter the racecourse is short of money. Under Cheng Yaojin's invitation, it can be said that almost all the people in Chang'an City have come, and no one is short of money. However, this is the first time for most people to have so much gold.
See.
Beautiful! Really beautiful!
What is meant by thousands of rays of light, and what is called by thousands of auspicious colors! Doesn’t the brilliance reflected by the golden cakes under the afterglow of the setting sun perfectly interpret this sentence?
Wang Pu's eyes were stung by the light, and he shed tears. He quickly raised his hand to wipe it, but he heard Li Mu say from the side: "That's not it, isn't it just a loss, isn't it just two thousand guan, isn't it just a challenge?
My lord, have you failed to show off your authority? What’s the big deal? As for crying? Alas, it’s so embarrassing to still be like a child at such an old age? Okay, I can cry a few times. How about you, my lord?
I'll spare you some... three passes? Five passes will do..."
The sound came out through the loudspeaker and was heard by everyone inside and outside the venue. People in the venue knew what was going on, but people outside the venue didn't. They all thought that Wang Pu was really crying because he lost the bet, and they immediately coaxed him.
Sounds everywhere.
Chang'an City is mostly populated by Guanzhong people. Guanzhong people have heroic temperaments and like heroes. Making a bet is a very normal thing. A real man can bear it when he loses and cries when he loses. This is nothing, it is looked down upon.
Wang Pu quickly wiped away his tears and pointed at Li Mu and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not crying. I am, I am..." Wang Pu looked at the box of gold and was speechless. What should he say?
? Could it be said that I was fooled by your gold? Wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing?
Li Mu chuckled and said, "Why don't you say anything? Wang Pu, a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan and the younger brother of Prime Minister Wang, who can easily spend two thousand guan to buy horses, how can he be so clumsy in expressing himself?"
Wang Pu felt the anger rising in his heart, and the veins on his forehead popped up. He gritted his teeth and said, "Whether I am poor at expressing myself or not, it has nothing to do with you. The origin of your gold is unknown. I am going to report you to the government!"
Li Mu's expression grew colder and he said: "Why are you reporting me? I made a bet with you to buy this horse for five thousand guan. Now I have paid for it. The five hundred taels of gold here are worth five thousand guan, right? You can't do it because of that.
If you lose the bet, go and sue me."
Wang Pu said angrily: "You can't win with force. What you said was five thousand coins, but what you got was gold!"
“Isn’t gold money?”
"Gold, gold..." Wang Pu was choked and couldn't speak. Isn't gold money? Gold is indeed money, but it is not money in common sense. There is no place to spend gold in the east and west cities of Chang'an!
This is just like if someone in later generations wanted to buy a toothpick, he had to take a hundred dollar bill. We can't say how he broke the law, but if he did it, most people would think there was something wrong with this person.
Wang Pu decided not to get entangled with Li Mu and asked: "As everyone knows, gold is a rare thing. Why do you have as much as five hundred taels? I think the origin of your gold is unknown, so I want to report it to the official."
Is that okay?”
"What a joke! If you have five hundred taels of gold, your origins are righteous, but if I have five hundred taels of gold, your origins are unclear? What's the point!"
Wang Pu was so angry that he had forgotten his brother's instructions and the loudspeaker device next to him, and said angrily: "How can you compare with me? I am a descendant of the Taiyuan Wang family. With the four words "Taiyuan Wang family", the world's
Then you will believe that I have all this money. Who do you think you are? A small citizen from the frontier, who is lucky enough to be favored, will be arrogant! Five hundred taels of gold, do you deserve it?"
"Hahaha!" Li Mu laughed three times. Li Shimin in the north stand heard this and glared at Wang with a dumbfounded look. Li Shimin was very familiar with these three laughs. After several imperial preludes, Li Mu made these three laughs every time.
After laughing, it was time to start attacking.
As expected, I heard Li Mu say: "Everyone in the world says that in this world, there are five surnames and seven hopes. In my opinion, from today onwards, the Taiyuan Wang family can be removed!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. Wang Pu was so angry that his voice trembled, and he pointed at Li Mu and said: "You, how dare you insult my Taiyuan Wang family!"
"No, how can you say that I am the one who humiliated the Wang family of Taiyuan? It is you who brought the humiliation upon yourself!" After Li Mu said this, he did not give Wang Pu a chance to fight back and said in rapid succession: "I really didn't expect that.
Five hundred taels of gold. As the prime minister's younger brother, you are from the Wang family in Taiyuan. You are so surprised that you still want to report to the official? You are really like a frog in the well!"
"You are right in one sentence. I am a humble citizen from the border area. I am not as prominent as yours. However, there are wise kings in this world who know people well and appoint them well. I have gained your majesty's trust and appointed me to serve in the Ministry of Industry. Your majesty has no doubts about appointing people, so I am convinced.
It can be used. That's why there are horseshoes, printing, and plows. Making money is a small way. It's just that I am loyal to the country, benefit the people, and repay Your Majesty's kindness. I do it in my spare time. It is not worthy of praise. But since you want to know about gold so much
I can’t tell you the origin.”
"When I was a doctor in the Ministry of Works, I promoted the reform of the Ministry of Works Department. In addition to satisfying the national corvee, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works could earn money in their spare time by contracting projects under the organization of the Ministry of Works. Part of the profits would be turned over.
The Ministry of Works makes unified allocations, and some craftsmen are satisfied. This will firstly improve the lives of the craftsmen, and secondly, it will increase the expenses of the Ministry of Works and avoid having to apply for it from the national treasury. Your Majesty appreciates it very much and orders me to implement it to the best of my ability."
"A rich man from Longxi came to me and gave me a thousand taels of gold as a fee. He asked craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to build a high-rise building in Chongrenfang, which was called Heaven and Earth. The gold was half of it. I took my own money.
You were given to the craftsmen in exchange for these golds. Fortunately, you were born in the Taiyuan Wang family and have never seen a mere five hundred taels of gold. Isn’t it ridiculous to have such shallow knowledge? From this point of view, the Taiyuan Wang family and this person who found this prince
Compared with the rich and powerful people in Longxi, they are superior to each other. Is it wronging you to say that you have brought humiliation on yourself?"
"Where does this rich man from Longxi dare to compare with my Taiyuan Wang family? Call him out!"
Li Mu sneered and said: "Forgive me for speaking frankly, you are not qualified to meet this rich man in Longxi. Even if you are a prince, you must salute him first when you see him. You..." Li Mu looked Wang up and down.
He glanced at him, shook his head, and said contemptuously: "You are like an ox or a horse in front of him, do you deserve to mention the word 'meet'?"
Wang Pu went completely crazy and shouted hysterically: "Li Mu! How dare you insult me, the Wang family of Taiyuan, like this and compare me to an animal? Just wait for me, and give me all the rich and powerful people in Longxi..." Wang Pu replied
When he wanted to say more, his mouth was suddenly covered by someone. Wang Pu turned around and saw that it was his eldest brother Wang. Wang Pu struggled hard, but Wang was weak and shouted quickly: "Come here, take this bastard away and lock him up in the house."
, you are not allowed to go out!”
"Marquis Zhulu, I apologize on behalf of my younger brother! He has uttered such arrogant words and has brought shame on the Wang family of Taiyuan. I will reprimand him greatly. Please don't take offense, Marquis Zhulu."
When Li Mu saw Wang, his mind changed, and he stopped making sarcastic remarks. As the prime minister, Wang Pu had already given enough face by apologizing in such a low posture. Wang Pu's face had been completely humiliated today, so he couldn't offend the king again.
Take revenge.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you really have the style of a famous official. This is the style of a noble family in my heart. I just called my brother a cow and a horse. Please don't mind it, Your Majesty. I am also like a cow and a horse. I am a bull of the common people. Your Majesty."
He is a thousand-mile horse. I am a big cow and horse, and my brother is a small cow and horse. We are all cows and horses, so the difference is not very big."
Wang Huzi was so angry. You have said so, so the difference is not big? But at this time, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and apologize: "Marquis Zhulu is right. There are still important things to deal with at home. I will listen to Zhulu another day.