As soon as he heard the sound of the drum, Wei Zheng was called away, which disrupted the plans of many people, who were all whispering and discussing countermeasures. As Eunuch Gao shouted, the noisy Liangyi Hall fell silent.
Wei Zheng returned to the queue, and Li Shimin sat down on the dragon chair. He glanced at the censors and officials kneeling on the ground, but did not ask them to get up. When Wei Zheng saw this, he had no choice but to kneel down and accompany them.
Changsun Wuji noticed this detail and his heart moved slightly.
When he came to the court today, Changsun Wuji originally planned to be the first to start playing to protect Li Mu. But when he heard the drum sound, Changsun Wuji didn't know what happened, but he guessed it. Then Wei Zheng was
Calling him away confirmed what he was thinking. The Shandong nobles must have caused a big scene, and it seemed that His Majesty could no longer stand it, so he called Wei Zheng to discuss it.
Changsun Wuji's decision followed Li Shimin's will, because he knew that all the Guanlong Group were 'new rich'. Even the 'old nobles' who retreated to the second line after the Xuanwu Gate incident were still new rich in the final analysis. They all followed
The Li family's rebellion only brought it to this day, and it can only be passed down to three generations. Compared with the status of the five surnames and seven hopes that have been passed down for thousands of years in the hearts of the people, it is not worth mentioning. Their glory all comes from the royal family.
Li Shimin wants to take the mineral deposits back to the imperial court. Although it hurts their interests, it will strengthen the imperial power. As the imperial power grows, they will also grow stronger, and the power of the aristocratic family will weaken. This is like a piece of cake, the aristocratic family can eat it.
If it is less, they can eat more of the remaining part. If you look at the inside and outside, the profits lost due to the mineral deposits can actually be made up for.
Therefore, during the discussion yesterday, Changsun Wuji decided to protect Li Mu. However, when the drum sounded, the situation changed. If the Shandong nobles put too much pressure on Li Shimin, Li Shimin gave up protecting Li Mu, and even gave up the idea of collecting minerals from the imperial court.
policy, then all the prerequisites will no longer exist, and Changsun Wuji will have no reason to protect Li Mu.
But if Li Shimin really didn't intend to protect Li Mu, he probably wouldn't let Wei Zheng and these Shandong officials continue to kneel. But now, after Wei Zheng was called alone, he still knelt when he came back, which made Changsun Wuji a little bit agitated.
He couldn't figure out the situation. Is this a guarantee or not? How could he know that Li Shimin was actually very angry and wanted Wei Zheng to kneel for a while longer.
Before the situation became clear, Changsun Wuji decided to hold his troops.
He glanced at the king next to him and thought to himself that due to the huge coal and stone profits, this old guy must protect Li Mu, but after hearing the drum sound, would he go out of his way to quarrel with the Shandong nobles?
Unknown.
Li Shimin glanced at the officials and saw some old faces who had not been to court for a long time, and sneered in his heart. He did not mention the matter of attending the court meeting, and said directly: "Today's court meeting, everyone came, it's good, what happened recently
A big thing has happened, and I need the elders in the court to give me some advice. Regarding the new policy of collecting mineral deposits for the court, yesterday the court meeting did not come up with any results. Do you have any new insights today? You might as well tell me."
After a pause, Li Shimin added: "I have already listened to Wei Aiqing's eloquent remarks. Wei Aiqing asked me to listen to the public opinion and collect mineral deposits for the court. If all the beloved ministers and Wei Aiqing have the same idea, there is no need to speak up.
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"Old minister, I have something to say!" As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Wang stood up holding a wat board. All of a sudden, all the officials' eyes were focused on him.
The king also heard the drum sound just now. He knew in his heart that things had changed, but he still stood up. It was for his own benefit. In addition to the matters discussed at court in the past two days, he also did something in private
He gathered together all the accounting offices of the Taiyuan Wang family in Chang'an, and estimated how much benefit the coal and stone would bring to the Wang family. The calculated results made him stupefied!
If Li Mu's proposal is implemented, the Taiyuan Wang family will surpass Conglong's Longxi Li family and become the largest family in the world besides the royal family! In terms of the ranking of the five surnames and seven hopes, the Taiyuan Wang family will no longer be the 'top three', but
Number one, ironclad number one!
In the face of interests, everything must be pushed aside. Wang was worried that if he hesitated, the Cui family of Qinghe and the Li family of Zhaojun that had been agreed yesterday would change their minds, so he stood up as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where Zheng Guogong's so-called public opinion comes from. I only know that the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Li family in Zhaojun, and the Cui family in Qinghe are all looking forward to the New Deal. After learning that Your Majesty intends to implement the New Deal, the three clans
The clansmen in Chang'an gathered together to discuss, and all praised His Majesty's wisdom. Now, the clansmen of the three clans and more than twenty clans of Taiyuan, Zhaojun and Qinghe have jointly signed the memorial here, and have entrusted me to submit it to Your Majesty for your inspection and review."
"Oh?" Li Shimin was greatly surprised. Not only him, but Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji were also very surprised. They all thought that the Wang family of Taiyuan would support Li Mu because of their interests, but why did the Li family of Zhaojun and the Cui family of Qinghe also support them?
Coal cannot be mined there. Could it be that the Taiyuan Wang family formed an alliance with it?
Only Wang himself knew that there was no alliance at all, and he would not divide the benefits. In order to prevent things from recurring, this old fox had already prepared this memorial at the party last night. At that time, no one knew that it would happen.
Someone was beating the drum, and they had already agreed to support Li Mu, so writing a memorial was part of the title. Since Wang had already written it and there were no forbidden words, he just signed it.
Now it was taken out by the king, but it was like a declaration of war between the three great clans and the Shandong nobles, which was beyond everyone's expectation.
Eunuch Gao presented the memorial, and Li Shimin opened it and read it. The content of the memorial did not have any highlights. It was nothing more than His Majesty’s sage. We and Your Majesty are of the same mind. Although our interests are harmed, for the sake of the people of the country, we can accept this.
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These words that seemed to be the same as those in previous memorials were now particularly cute in Li Shimin's eyes. He was coerced by Wei Zheng's public opinion, and now the Wang family of Taiyuan took the lead. More than 20 clans from the three major clans signed a petition, with five surnames and seven hopes each accounting for half.
Wei Zheng has no advantage at all.
Unexpectedly, there would be such a reversal! Li Shimin suppressed laughter, cleared his throat, handed the memorial to Eunuch Gao, and said: "Go and show it to Wei Aiqing. Wei Aiqing, please all lie down and kneel down."
What does it look like? Get up! As the saying goes, listening to one side will lead to darkness, and listening to both sides will bring light. As the emperor, I cannot listen to one side and believe the other. Since there are different voices on the new policy, we still need to discuss it."
Wei Zheng had no choice but to stand up, and other officials from Shandong forces also stood up. Wei Zheng took the memorial from Eunuch Gao, opened it and took a look, and saw dense fingerprints on the memorial. He almost lost his breath. The overall situation was already in place
The decision was made, but unexpectedly Wang, an old fox, jumped out. Wei Zheng was caught off guard and lost his mind for a moment.
Other officials in the palace are also a little confused about the situation, especially the officials of the Li family of Zhao County and the Cui family of Qinghe. There were also people who attended the party in the palace yesterday. They know very well that this is not what they said yesterday.
And now someone is beating the drum, and the situation has changed. If Li Ying and Cui Yongren were here, they would definitely not insist anymore, but Wang handed over the memorial. This old fox, he has brought two families together!
But the memorial has been shown to Li Shimin. Their positions are lower than that of Wang, and they have no right to speak. Although they are anxious, they can only act in a hurry.
After Wei Zheng finished reading the memorial, he returned the memorial to Eunuch Gao, raised the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, I think that no matter how entangled this matter is, there will be no conclusion. Since the opponents and supporters of the New Deal are equally divided, why not...
… Just volunteer. The imperial court will implement the New Deal in areas that support the New Deal, while areas that oppose the New Deal will continue to follow the original policy for a period of one year. After one year, we will know which one is right and which one is wrong.”
"Okay!" This proposal was within the scope of Li Shimin's acceptance. No one could say anything based on his own free will. Li Shimin immediately said: "I agree with what Ai Qing said! Then I will appoint Zhulu Marquis Li Mu to be in charge of the implementation of the New Deal.
You can choose among the king's servants..."
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wei Zheng's words.
"Your Majesty! Li Mu, the marquis of Zhulu, killed Zhao Yuanlang, the imperial censor, and is responsible for the murder. Please select another worthy person."
Li Shimin and Wang's expressions changed!
Li Shimin thought that by agreeing to Wei Zheng's proposal, he would be able to save Li Mu's life. But he didn't expect that Wei Zheng would still be so disrespectful. And Wang understood what Wei Zheng meant. Only Li Mu knew whether the New Deal could succeed and how to make money.
Li Mu died for Zhao Yuanlang, so how should the New Deal be implemented? Where will the money come from? If there are no new ways to make money, in a year's time, these areas that support the New Deal will have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. And all these losses must be counted.
On his king!
When the king was about to speak out, Wei Zheng had already taken a step forward, knelt in the center of Liangyi Hall, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, in the past, the emperor of the Han Dynasty entered Xianyang and made a three-part agreement with the elders of Guanzhong. Those who kill will be killed, those who hurt others will be punished, and those who steal will be punished.
The world will be determined if you pay for your crime. This is the most basic law. Today, Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, kills the imperial censor Zhao Yuanlang. According to the law, he must pay for his life. I ask your majesty not to be selfish and to give justice to Zhao Yuanlang!"
"Wei Zheng!" Li Shimin stood up and glared angrily.
"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng said word by word: "We are both imperial officials, Zhao Yuanlang can die, why can't Li Mu die? Your Majesty, can't you hear the sound of Dengwen drum!"
Li Shimin fell down on the dragon chair, speechless. When Wei Zheng saw that Li Shimin was silent, he kowtowed heavily, once, twice, and again. After a few times, his forehead turned purple, but he still continued. After a while,
, his bruised forehead was bleeding.
"Wei Zheng, don't force me!"
"I ask your majesty not to be selfish, to give justice to Zhao Yuanlang, to kill Li Mu to save his life, and to give an explanation to the people of the world!"
"Okay!" Li Shimin thought of the Shandong scholars at the entrance to the imperial city, and finally couldn't stand it any longer. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "I will agree..."
"Who is this? He's shouting and killing. He's so majestic!"
Suddenly, an old voice sounded from the door of Liangyi Hall. All the officials felt it was familiar. They turned around in shock, were stunned, and all fell to their knees.