Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 719;
Chapter 670: Both good and bad are taken by Du Shizhong, who gets the best?Who suffers?

Chang'an City, Imperial City, East Palace!
After Li Shimin came down to court, he gathered a dozen of his confidants in the study to discuss how to legalize the public use of weapons by Li Yu's clansmen!
This matter is very difficult, and it has been discussed for two days without any results, and the same is true today!
"Your Majesty, it's not that I disagree, it's that this precedent is not easy to break."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the aristocratic family uses weapons publicly. Once it starts, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Report to His Majesty, and the minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

"Brothers, I can only half agree with you. My brothers, if His Majesty disagrees, the family will no longer need weapons? No need for guards?"

"Isn't that right? Which family doesn't have clan servants? Which family doesn't have a bunch of guards? Don't always stare at Li Dalang alone. We only think about the bad things that we don't want to say. What kind of character is Li Dalang? Everyone knows it in their hearts. very."

Li Shimin saw that the able men under him were about to quarrel over the matter of his eldest son, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him to make peace;

"My dear friends, let's forget about it today, let's not discuss his naughty things for the time being, just..."

Li Shimin stared at the servant who came in halfway through his words;
"What's the matter?"

"Reporting to the saint, Cheng Huailiang, the captain of the left guard, escorted the criminal back to Chang'an, and is now asking to see him outside the hall!"

"Tell him to come in and talk."

"Here."

Following the servants out, Cheng Huailiang came in wearing brand new armor;
"I pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty is blessed and safe."

"No gift, flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You come back from Henan Road and tell me how the situation there is."

"According to the order."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my father-in-law led a group of guards to enter Henan Road without stopping, for fear of delaying your majesty's important event, but due to many factors, the progress was slow, and now only less than [-]% of the site has been cleared. My father-in-law ordered me to come back with a letter. , Submit it to His Majesty the Emperor for review, the letter is here, His Majesty will know it at a glance."

"Less than [-]%? Take it here."

"Here."

When Li Shimin heard that it took more than a month to clean up less than three points of the site, his eyebrows were almost knit together. Qian Dehai took the letter and handed it to Li Shimin. With a bang, he slapped the letter on the table.

After taking a breath, Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart, picked up the letter again and handed it to Qian Dehai after reading it;
"Tell all the lovers to take a look."

"Here."

"Cheng Er, you should step back first."

"only!"

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect that there are so many unruly people on the Henan Road, they would dare to openly rebel and besiege the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. It is extremely presumptuous."

"It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable to hurt more than a dozen sons before going to the grassland!"

"Hey! This is also the old man Cheng. If he went to Henan Road with a soft heart, I'm afraid he will be even more embarrassed."

"That's right, what Pu She said is right, if someone else goes there with his hands tied, if he is kinder, the consequences will be even more serious."

"Benevolence? Dare you be merciful? Since ancient times, there have been many unruly people in the Central Plains. When government orders were issued, the Henan Road always pushes three blocks and four fours, and refuses to implement them in place. Otherwise, it is obedient and obedient. I didn't expect to check a temple to make trouble. trouble!"

"Shang Shu is really right, this official is like this, let alone the troublemaker below."

"If I say that it should be dealt with severely, it is better to take advantage of this time to completely correct the folk customs on Henan Road, so that it can be done once and for all."

"That makes sense. I think His Majesty meant exactly that. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Cheng Laohuo there."

"Your Majesty, I feel that I should agree to General Cheng's request and send troops to help."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister also agrees that Henan Road is located in the Central Plains, and involves the north and south of the Yangtze River, and the land of Huguang.

"I think ruffian Cheng can solve it, it's just a matter of time."

"By next year, everything will be delayed."

"However, if one more guard comes over, who can guarantee that the investigation will be completed this year?"

"Yeah, no one thought that there would be so many people without imperial household registration hidden on Henan Road. It would be difficult to deal with the lack of people."

"That's right. It doesn't take too long to simply clean up the temple. The problem is that the extra people have to be dealt with, and the land needs to be re-planned, measured, and appeased. Time is wasted."

"Don't just look at the troublemakers, why don't you look at the total population of Henan Road?"

"Du Pushe means..."

"What I mean is obvious. Although the number of rebels is quite large, it is less than one-tenth of the total population of Henan Road. From this, it can be seen that the people are not blindly following the trend.

Besides, there are more people who are afraid of death, and most of them want to live in peace. The number of people in the court on Henan Road will be several million more this time. What could be more joyful than this? "

"Pushe is right, the officer has been taught."

"Makes sense."

"It makes sense."

Li Shimin saw that the powerful people in the study stopped arguing, and asked;
"You dear ministers, where do you think the soldiers and horses can be called to help out?"

"His Majesty should draw manpower from the other fifteen guards."

"That's right, the minister seconded Liu Shilang's method, which can draw troops from the guards in the surrounding areas."

"I don't agree with what the general said. This time, the sixteen guards are mobilized in an orderly manner. Except for the guards guarding the border, the other guards have important responsibilities. Your Majesty's arrangement for this investigation also means that the inside must be settled before the outside. The community is a century-old achievement, and the cornerstone of a thousand years is so important, how can one favor one more than another? I hope that colleagues will carefully consider it!"

"Then... the old Shangshu means..."

An official said with common sense as he saw that the negotiation was not going to work together;

"Why don't we transfer some of the imperial troops from the Northern and Southern Yamen?"

As soon as the official finished speaking, Du Ruhui immediately rejected it;
"No! Definitely not. The sixteen guards and horses were mobilized neatly. Chang'an City is already empty. If the elite of the Northern and Southern Yamen are transferred away, it will be fine. If something happens, the consequences will be disastrous. Sit firmly outside Chang'an City and guard Your Majesty!"

"This……"

"Oh... this is really embarrassing."

In fact, many capable people looked at His Majesty's constantly rolling eyes and guessed the Emperor's intentions, but no one dared to say it publicly. If this matter is done well, His Majesty is happy, and if something goes wrong, it may happen later. Li Dalang implicated the whole family to copy and chop, so no one dared to speak nonsense.

Li Shimin also knows everyone's difficulties, everyone's family is a bunch of old and small clansmen...

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. They were silent for a long time. Du Ruhui was also thinking carefully in his heart. Neither of his two sons inherited his own wisdom. ...is simply a pig's brain,

I'm afraid I will definitely provoke trouble in the future, so it is very necessary for me to wipe my ass with the emperor more and do more things to remember the emperor's love, so that I can leave incense seeds in the Du family who have been officials for many generations in the future, that's right!That's it!Indecisiveness leads to disaster!

Thinking of this, Du Ruhui stood up without hesitation;

"Report to Your Majesty, I have a plan."

"Ai Qing, just say it."

"Yes."

"You can call the second house of the Li family in Longxi, [-] people from the clan, bring your own weapons, and several generals from the Ministry of War, and lead them to the Henan Road to help General Cheng."

Li Shimin didn't agree, but looked at other officials, and someone immediately understood;

"But Du Pushe, there are more than a dozen or even dozens of sects with Five Elements and Seven Looks. Why did you only choose the Li family in Longxi?"

Now that the words have been said, of course there is no turning back, Du Ruhui responded in a neutral manner;

"There are [-] to [-] members of Li's second-bedroom family living in Lantian County. It is only one day away from Henan Road, and the support is the fastest!"

"Then ask Du Shizhong, how to discipline after wearing armor? Temperance?"

"Three provinces and six ministries write documents, which can only be stamped by the Ministry of War. They can be retracted afterwards. If there is no written imperial order, those who decide to transfer people who come and go without authorization will be punished with death penalty. They will not be spared if they are pardoned!"

"That……"

The official who kept making things difficult stopped, after all, he was the number one capable person in Prince Qin's residence, and he was really thoughtful.

"Du Pushe, I want to ask you something, how many people are the standard?"

"Ten thousand troops."

Du Ruhui also thought about it, since he is generous, let's be generous to the end.

"Then ask Pushe again, how to solve the household registration of this Wanjun?"

This time even Li Shimin put down the notebook in his hand and looked at Du Ruhui. Everyone was staring at Du Ruhui. This was a big problem, and the latter explained it leisurely;

"The household registration of [-] soldiers left Li's second house and was included in the household registration of the imperial court. They are under the control of the imperial court at any time. In case of military incidents, the imperial court can move them back and forth."

"This……"

"Your Majesty, this... this is not adding tiger wings to the aristocratic family, this is equivalent to taking power from the aristocratic family..., this... I am afraid the aristocratic family will not agree!"

"Yes! What Liu Shilang said is true."

"That's right, Li Da didn't think like that. He just wanted to take soldiers and horses to roam the grasslands in an upright manner. To put it bluntly, he was young and arrogant. He always wanted to show off. After a few years, he would grow up. You won’t think so anymore.”

"Yeah, the old and stable patriarch is not like him."

"Who says it's not? No matter how big a family is, it can't stand such a drastic action. After going back and forth two or three times, basically a thousand-year-old family will disappear. Who can agree? Isn't that a fool?"

A group of capable people kept discussing in low voices. Li Shimin, who had his eyes closed, was full of smiles. Li Shimin agreed with this strategy a hundred times. There are advantages and disadvantages. No, there is an open and grandiose reason to eradicate a certain family.

A group of people came to discuss and discussed the past, but there was no final decision. The instigator, Du Ruhui, was calm and composed, chatting and laughing with Fang Xuanling next to him.

"Brother, it's hard to say which side will get the advantage of this plan. According to ordinary people's thinking, Li Dalang has absolutely no reason to agree. In fact, it is equivalent to using soft nails to repel Li Da's arrogance. Maybe in two years, he will definitely not agree to it." Some will be safe, and to be honest, I agree with and admire my elder brother’s plan, let him make his own choice, weigh himself, and retreat by himself!"

Du Ruhui nodded and looked at his old friend;
"You also know that Li Da is not an ordinary person."

Fang Xuanling sighed vigorously;

"Yeah, Li Da is not an ordinary person, so I also guess that Li Da will largely agree to hand over [-] strong Han people to the court, or even take out these [-] people and leave his family life completely. It is completely handed over to the imperial court for management. Li Dalang must not be guessed by common sense. He is very open-minded and has no ambitions. If you really have to give him a hat, the only ambition is that as long as you have fun, he can achieve the ultimate. ,for example……"

Du Ruhui still had a smile on his face;

"That's right, this is Li Dalang's nature, so...this time Li Dalang will be ridiculed by the world as a complete fool!"

Fang Xuanling smiled expressionlessly twice;
"Elder brother, don't talk about people in the world, as long as he agrees with the court... Even I can't help thinking that he is really full."

"Yes, if he agrees to this matter, the only advantage is that he can take ten thousand troops to wander on the grassland and show off once, but the price he pays is to hand over the command of ten thousand people, and still Ten thousand strong men, for the imperial court, they are happy and happy, nothing more than nodding their heads in agreement, and there is not much trouble, but for the aristocratic family, if they agree for the first time, there will be a second, third, and subsequent recruitment by the imperial court How to deal with it?

If you don’t agree, you’re resisting the decree. If you agree, you’ll have to cut off the flesh of your body bit by bit. Alas... If you don’t know the pros and cons, no one can tell. The most inaccurate strategy, maybe extremely clever, maybe it's an outright bad move! "

After Du Ruhui finished speaking, he kept shaking his head, and Fang Xuanling did the same, but Li Shimin, who had been staring in confusion, was overjoyed!

Coming to this point is the ending that Li Shimin most wishes to see. It is of course something worth celebrating that he can quietly open up a way to weaken the force of the aristocratic family.

Although it will be difficult to go down, but with Li Dalang taking the lead, things will be a little easier in the future. After all, everything is difficult at the beginning!Let's talk about the next step!

At this moment, he can't let him choose. At this moment, he can't retreat even if he wants to. He has to press his head. If he agrees, he has to agree, and if he disagrees, he has to agree. Don't you want to show off?I agree with you, what else can I say?

Thinking of this, Li Shimin finally opened his eyes;
"What do you love friends think of Du Pushe's strategy?"

"Forehead……"

"Your Majesty, as long as Li's second wife agrees, I'm afraid..."

"That's right, Your Majesty, no matter how good we can discuss it, Li's second wife must agree to it."

A group of civil officials and important officials all understand in their hearts;
"Aren't you talking nonsense? This is the same as those discussed before...the method of weakening the aristocratic family... almost changing the soup without changing the medicine. Can the family agree to the court using a knife to cut off the flesh of the family?"

Others thought;

"Your Majesty the Emperor, this is just looking at the patriarch of Li's second house, Young Lang, who caught the young people's desire to show off and made a fuss. You can try another family? The older patriarchs would rather starve to death than kill their own family. The clansmen handed over to each other."

Just when the civil servants were contemplating the conclusion in their hearts, Li Shimin spoke;

"I'm not a dictator, let alone a robber. Since it was proposed by the patriarch of Li's Second Household, it's up to Li's Second Household to decide. If he agrees, then follow the court rules. If he disagrees, then An An live a healthy life!"

A group of ministers from Prince Qin's Mansion nodded in unison;

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Although everyone praised the emperor's wisdom, no one was a fool, and everyone knew clearly that His Majesty the Emperor would never waste this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity, how could he let Li Dalang go so easily?It must have done everything possible to get the young patriarch of Li's second room to agree to this matter!

(End of this chapter)