Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2419: Visiting Li Jing and Li Si, limiting the salary of the royal family

Chen Pingping agreed, turned around and prepared to let the eunuch push him out.

These people are all high-ranking officials in the imperial court. When they talk to Your Majesty about things, you would naturally not listen if you can.

However, when he was about to leave, Li Xiang stopped him and asked, "What has the Minister of the Ministry of Rites been busy with recently?"

Chen Pingping turned around and said, "The Minister of the Ministry of Rites has visited several princes and dukes during this period!"

Except for Li Xiang's sons, the rest were all royal relatives. However, these princes and dukes were basically idle princes, without any real power or even any fiefdoms. At most, they were given some fiefs and the country supported them.

"I believe the governor knows the most about this matter!" While speaking, Chen Pingping looked towards Li Si's position.

Chen Pingping was not afraid of offending Li Si. His position itself meant offending people, and it was impossible for him to get along harmoniously with everyone.

His predecessor didn't dare to offend too many powerful people, otherwise he might not have been demoted.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor's uncle did come to my house for a short visit a few days ago!"

"However, I was busy with official duties and did not chat with the emperor's uncle!"

When he looked up and no one was visible, a hint of gloom appeared in Li Si's eyes.

Li Ming did come to see him, but he could guess why Li Ming came. But because of this, he just found a random excuse to decline.

This kind of thing, or more precisely, matters concerning Li Mi, he didn't want to get involved.

This was a matter of political stance, and out of respect for the people of the same race, he did not step on it. But it was absolutely impossible for him to stand out at this time.

Although Li Si admired Li Mi's determination to injure 800 enemies and lose 1,200 of his own, even at the cost of his own life, he would never be able to do such a thing if he were to do it.

There is no other reason, there are too many people in the court who can’t tolerate Li Mi!

"It's normal to come to you, my dear minister!" Li Xiang nodded.

Among the royal family members, the vast majority only have a title given to them on the surface, and there are only a few who truly hold the real power.

Li Jing, Li Si, Li Kui, plus Li Mi before him, and then there are Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Li Mu, Li Cunxiao and others.

Many of these people were not in Sizhou. Therefore, the only two people who could visit were Li Jing and Li Si.

Guan Zhong and his companions looked at Li Xiang with unchanged expressions, but in their hearts they were once again shocked by the newly appointed chief eunuch in front of them.

The Floating House is a sharp blade, not only for external use, but also for internal use. Many officials instinctively dislike the Floating House.

The same was true for the people present.

They themselves dare not guarantee whether anyone in their house is from the Fu Shui Fang?
As for the fact that Fushuifang didn't place any people in their mansion, what a joke! They were all thousand-year-old foxes, who was so naive?
In the past, Mao Xiang was easy to deal with.

However, three years ago, the head of the Fushui Room was directly replaced by Chen Pingping who is now in power.

Moreover, not long ago, he entered the palace and became the current chief eunuch. This man was originally a eunuch, so he skipped that step when he entered the palace.

With these two identities combined, even with their status and position, they cannot ignore each other.

Three years ago, Li Mi played such a big trick, but the Fu Shui Fang failed to pass any information to him. This was why Li Xiang was furious and demoted Mao Xiang directly from the top leader to the third in command.

If it weren't for this guy's hard work and great contributions, Li Xiang would even want to chop him to pieces.

Mao Xiang also felt wronged about this matter. Who was Li Mi? He was one of the two biggest spy chiefs in the Jin Dynasty. He had been hiding for so many years under Yuan Shu. How could it be so easy to detect such a person who did things secretly, especially since he was far away in Liangzhou?

However, since their floating house happened to encounter such things, Mao Xiang could only consider himself unlucky!
The third in command is the third in command!

At least, if such bad luck happens again, he won't have to be the boss and take the blame. Let Chen Pingping, who is in a higher position, take the blame.

Li Xiang looked up at Wang Meng again and said, "The matter of the salt administration should be kept secret for now. Don't spread it outside. I want to see who will come forward."

Li Ming's matter was just a small matter and Li Xiang did not pay too much attention to it. At this stage, what he was really focusing on were things like the salt law.

Through the salt policy, a long-term way for the country to make money and improve people's livelihood was created. At the same time, this opportunity was taken to investigate and punish a number of corrupt officials and alleviate the country's financial crisis.

In the Central Plains and the South, if we just check a group of people, we can get through the urgent need for a period of time.

Seeing Li Xiang's firm attitude, Wang Meng and his companions stopped arguing and bowed slightly, saying, "Yes."

Li Xiang smiled, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, he asked, "Has the royal family salary for this year been issued?"

Guan Zhong thought about it and said, "It should be part of it."

Li Xiang tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Notify the emperor's uncle that the royal family's salary will be suspended today. Say that the national treasury is tight and can't pay it out. In addition, starting tomorrow, the royal family's salary will be reduced by half."

Li Si's face changed and he said, "Your Majesty, you won't send any at all? There are still many clan members who haven't received it yet."

He is also a member of the royal family, and his royal salary has not been paid yet.

Li Si's family had a lot of spending on a daily basis, so his official salary alone would definitely not be enough.

Moreover, his salary as a clan member was higher than his salary as an official.

We are used to spending lavishly on weekdays, and life will not be easy in the future if we have to cut our expenses by more than half.

Li Xiang said, "No, if the royal family comes to ask for help, then just push it all to the emperor's uncle and let him find a solution."

The annual stipends for the royal family were a huge expense. At this time, we should save as much as possible and wait until we get through this period.

Li Si showed concern and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, this may cause instability in the royal family."

This was indeed a cautious statement. Li Xiang didn't care. He lowered his head and continued to flip through the documents, saying, "On normal days, it would be fine if the country supported them, but now the country is in trouble. It would be fine if they were not allowed to be dealt with by the country. If they dare to cause trouble, you know what to do!"

Hearing what Li Xiang said, Li Si felt a chill in his heart. If this matter wasn't handled properly, blood would be shed again!