Chapter 544: Prodigal family and breaking the law?
It was about to arrive at Mao hour, and all the officials had already lined up in front of the Liangyi Palace, preparing to enter the palace to attend court when the time came. At this moment, Eunuch Gao appeared with a smile, saluted the officials and said: "
Sir, you have been waiting for a long time. Your Majesty has decreed that today’s court meeting will be held in the Taiji Hall, and the Liangyi Hall will be repaired."
Repair?
Everyone took a look at Liangyi Hall and didn't feel that there was anything that needed to be repaired. And why was it suddenly repaired? There was no news at all. If it was repaired today, why was it not mentioned yesterday?
Wei Zheng was in the front and was close to Eunuch Gao. He couldn't help but ask: "Eunuch Gao, why does your Majesty suddenly want to repair the palace? The Liangyi Palace was only overhauled five years ago when Your Majesty ascended the throne. There is no great need.
Maintenance is necessary. Now is the time for the country to recuperate. We should save money and invest it in people's livelihood..."
Seeing that Wei Zheng was about to start nagging again, Eunuch Gao hurriedly said: "Gong Wei, it's useless for you to tell me about this. This money is not from the state treasury, nor is it from internal funds, it is from Zhulu Hou." Eunuch Gao said.
Pointing to the palace behind him, he said: "Did you see that these windows were replaced with transparent glazed ones? Tsk tsk... Zhulu Hou's handiwork is really extraordinary."
"All, all replaced with colored glass..." Wei Zheng looked up at the palace, imagined what it would look like if all the windows were made of colored glass, and murmured: "How much does it cost!"
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "That's why I say that Zhuluhou is so generous. Wei Gong, please move on. Zhuluhou is here today. If you have anything to say, you might as well tell him directly. It's useless to talk to our family. You
Say yes?"
"Is he going to court?" Wei Zheng's eyes were focused, like a soldier about to go to the battlefield, and he turned around and went to the Tai Chi Hall. Eunuch Gao looked at his appearance, smiled helplessly, and thought to himself, this kind of unknown
How can a flexible stubborn person be Li Mu’s opponent? It’s not easy to fight and lose again and again!
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In terms of area, Taiji Hall may be a little larger than Liangyi Hall. There are not a hundred so-called "hundred officials", and the average number of people attending court is only thirty or forty. Except for the ministers of the three provinces and six bureaus, they are all
Only go to court if there are special things.
"You all love your health."
Li Shimin was in a good mood after picking up colored glaze worth tens of thousands of guan for free today. He discussed with Li Mu that this decoration could not be said to be a tribute from the Zhenla Kingdom, because according to the records of the Ministry of Rites, the mission of the Zhenla Kingdom
He did not go to Chang'an, which means that there is no such account on the surface. If it is a tribute, then the money will be handled by the Ministry of Rites. If it is not said that it is Li Mu's personal payment, it can block everyone's money.
mouth.
When Li Mu heard this, he couldn't help complaining. If he had known this, he would have kept the money for himself. What would he do with burning the glass? When Li Shimin heard this, he felt even more happy. This meant that he had taken advantage of Li Mu.
I almost laughed out loud.
"My dear friends, there is a reason for changing the venue of the court today. Li Mu was a filial boy, so he took out 50,000 taels of silver and fired a batch of colorless colored glaze. The windows made of this glaze are extremely transparent, and I didn't want to
Such a luxury, but Li Mu said that as my nephew, he should be filial to me. For the sake of his filial piety, I agreed. He not only dedicated it to me, but also dedicated it to the Supreme Emperor. Soon after,
The heaven and earth will also be replaced by glazed windows. The luxury is a bit extravagant, but my filial piety can be shown. I am very happy, very happy!"
All the officials had different expressions. King Jingze, the royal censor, raised his feet to stand up, but Wei Zheng reached out and held him back, preventing him from moving.
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he was paying attention to Wei Zheng. He saw this little action and asked aloud: "Wei Aiqing, Wang Aiqing, what are you two doing? If you have any objections, it's okay to talk!"
Wei Zheng took a step forward and said: "No objection, since it is Zhuluhou's own money, how he spends it is his business. I and Wang Zhongcheng just think that this is too extravagant. If one hundred thousand yuan is spent on people's livelihood, they don't know how to save it."
How many hungry people are alive, but glass is a dead thing after all, it can be there or not, it can be there or not."
Li Shimin's face suddenly turned ugly. He had only been happy and didn't think about this problem. Wei Zheng was indeed Wei Zheng. He hit a snake seven inches away and his words choked people more than anyone else. Li Shimin had no choice but to give Li Mu a wink and ask him to come out and pick him up.
trick.
Li Mu stood up from the queue, saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, I just listened to what Duke Wei said, and I am really enlightened. I have an immature suggestion. Please consider it."
Another immature suggestion. When everyone heard this word, they felt nauseated.
Li Shimin was the same, but he still had to accept it and said, "Tell me, what suggestions do you have?"
"I listened to what Duke Wei said and found a good way to save thousands of people from the fire and water. This method is really simple and easy to implement. It is the first of its kind in the world. There is nothing better than this."
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!"
"Your Majesty, please issue an order to send troops to seize and confiscate all the properties of the five surnames, Qiwang and all the princes present, and then distribute them equally to the people. In this way, there will be no more poverty in the world, wouldn't it be great?"
"Absurd!" Wei Zheng couldn't help but retorted: "Confiscation of property happens for a reason. None of the people you mentioned committed any crime, so why should they confiscate no one's property?"
Li Mu laughed sarcastically and said: "Not for what reason, but for righteousness! Wei Gong just said that I, Li Mu, used my own money to replace the glazed windows for Your Majesty. This is extravagant and wasteful. It is better to save a few people. Li Mu
I deeply agree and am willing to do so, but I cannot be the only one to be beautiful in such high-spirited matters. Everyone is reading the books of saints, and they are all for the sake of the country, the country, and all living beings. Being happy alone is not as good as being happy with everyone. Starting tomorrow, everyone will be happy.
What does Duke Wei think of eating chaffy vegetables to save the hungry people?"
"You!" Wei Zheng glared and said, "You are using strong words! I just said that there is no need..."
"Bah!" Li Mu sighed fiercely and interrupted Wei Zheng: "Old Wei! Can we stop being so stubborn? My money was not stolen. I earned it in a normal, reasonable and legal way. The money I earned
I can spend whatever I like. I just want to replace the glazed windows for Your Majesty. What's wrong? I have money, can't I burn it? I'm just throwing money on the street for fun. Can you take care of me? I'll give it back to Ci
The Youth Bureau has donated 100,000 yuan, why don't you donate too? What kind of moral kidnapping are you trying to do with me? If you dare to compete today, then let's play bigger. Whatever I donate to the national treasury, you all also donate! What's going on?
Stop talking?"
Li Mu snorted and said: "I, Li Mu, have a lot of money. I just like to spend money randomly. If I can make money, why not spend it? If I spend all the money, I can still make money. Are you angry? Today I changed the glass for His Majesty.
Window, even if I smash it and replace it tomorrow, I am happy, I have money, and I am happy. If I spend money on my family, I will cause trouble. What’s the matter? Isn’t it allowed? Is it illegal?! Which one of the laws of the Tang Dynasty says that you are not allowed to spend money on your family?”
The barrage of words made Wei Zheng blush, but he couldn't refute a word.