Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

In the early morning, at the Hall of Tai Chi.

Li Yi'an had just arrived here, and once again found that the eyes of everyone looking at him were full of hostility. Without thinking about it, they knew that it was because of what happened to Lu's family yesterday.

They blamed the Lu family directly on Li Yi'an, but it really wasn't his doing, and it had nothing to do with him.

But even if he could explain it, these people still wouldn't believe it.

After a while, Li Shimin finally came.

A group of ministers first bowed their hands and saluted, and then an official from an aristocratic family immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce. Li Shilang has just served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He used his position to threaten the Lu family and force the Lu family to accept the new tax law. The circumstances are serious, please Your Majesty deal with Li Shilang!"

It's this kind of thing again, they don't bother to criticize Li Yi'an every day, Li Shimin also feels annoyed, and has to deal with it, and asks: "Li Qing, is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, no."

Li Yi'an shook his head and said, "Not long after I became the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Lu family came to pay taxes, why did I use my power to threaten?"

"Li Qing said no, then there is no!"

Li Shimin's attitude suddenly became tough, and he continued: "Qing said yes, do you have evidence?"

"I have no evidence!"

The official lowered his head and said.

"There is no evidence, are you trying to deceive the king? Forget it this time, if there is another time, you can figure it out!"

Li Shimin's voice was full of his dissatisfaction.

Regardless of whether the Lu family's behavior has anything to do with Mr. Li Shimin, he also decided to take this opportunity to persevere.

He will not use any means to force other families. Once someone is willing to support the tax law, he will continue to tear the hole and not allow anyone to sew it up.

"Your Majesty, the Lu family is an aristocratic family, how could the owner of the Lu family do this?"

The official of the family said that this is not in the interest of the family at all.

"If it wasn't for Li Shilang's coercion, the head of the Lu family would not have recognized the tax law. This will hurt the Lu family!"

In addition, an official from an aristocratic family stepped forward and said loudly.

"The Lu family is patriotic, why not? I heard that the Zhao family in Hangzhou also volunteered!"

Li Shimin's face darkened, thinking that if the aristocratic family said it would not admit it, would the world belong to the Tang Dynasty, or to the aristocratic family?I have the final say!

He looked at the two officials and asked, "Are you speaking for the Lu family, are you from the Lu family?"

They shook their heads.

"No, what qualifications do you have to replace the Lu family to suspect Li Qing?"

Li Shimin's voice was so sharp that they immediately lowered their heads in fright, not daring to look at him.

"Are there any officials from the Lu family here?"

Li Shimin glanced over.

"Your Majesty, here I am!"

An official stepped forward.

"Come and tell everyone, is your Lu family voluntary?"

Li Shimin looked directly at the opponent.

The official bent down and said, "We, the Lu family, volunteer to share the worries of the country!"

Before coming to court, he had been ordered by Lu Yulin to do this, so he had to say this.

As for what happened inside the Lu family, he didn't know, and felt that Lu Yulin had changed.

"Did you hear that?"

Li Shimin's eyes were like knives, and he said coldly: "Lu Qing said that the Lu family voluntarily shared the country's worries and had nothing to do with Li Qing. You are not from the Lu family. Lu Qing has not spoken yet, but meddled in the affairs of the Lu family. Don't you think it's too much?"

The two officials said in fear: "I dare not!"

"Okay, let's discuss this matter again."

Li Shimin waved his hand and didn't argue with them generously: "If there is another time, it will be a criminal who deceived the emperor, and I will never forgive you lightly."

They cupped their hands in fear and retreated to their positions.

"Your Majesty, I have thought a lot about this matter."

Fang Xuanling stepped forward at the right time and said: "Li Shilang's tax law can fill the Tang treasury and benefit the people's livelihood. It can also increase farmers' reclamation and planting for the Tang Dynasty, and even increase military service and corvee service. I think the previous opposition is wrong."

He cupped his hands and bowed, and continued: "Seeing that the Lu family can be so righteous, as a subject, I can't turn a blind eye. I am willing to pay the taxes of the servants in the family and send them to the Ministry of Civil Affairs within today."

Seeing what Fang Xuanling said, another group of ministers panicked, and the last thing they wanted to see appeared.

"Your Majesty, the minister's money is already outside the Chengtian Gate. When I leave the court, I will send it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to Li Shilang."

Cheng Yaojin was the second to stand up. After going back yesterday, he also thought about it a lot. As the Lu family did this, as close ministers, they couldn't do nothing.

If they want to oppose to the end, Li Shimin may change a group of close officials.

After all, now that the imperial examinations are being held, some poor officials can replace them. Among the new batch of imperial examination officials, there is no shortage of capable people, such as Li Yifu and Gao Zhizhou.

Du Ruhui was the third one to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister's money is also waiting outside Chengtian Gate."

Seeing what the three of them said, the remaining courtiers became more and more uneasy. Sometimes if they didn't follow the trend, they would be easily abandoned.

Their small thoughts quickly started to work, thinking about whether it was appropriate to do so.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of the Wang family, I also agree to pay this tax!"

With Wang Yuanhua's consent, Wang Gui also talked to Wang Rujing, and he had to do so.

They fell out with the other six families, and it would be a great disadvantage to be alienated by the court.

Once on Li Yi'an's thief ship, there is no possibility of getting off the ship!

Wang Gui sighed in this way.

Hearing the Wang family's statement, the officials of the other five families and the families below them stood uncomfortably!

"The Wang family, very good!"

Li Shimin said with satisfaction: "Fang Qing, you have done a good job, I agree! Let's put down the tax law issue today!"

He really didn't force other aristocratic families, but this is more terrifying than coercion, especially for Changsun Wuji and other people who don't express themselves, they can easily be alienated.

This is still the first step, who knows what tricks Li Shimin has behind his back, or Li Yi'an has other tricks that have not been used.

No one can predict what unfavorable things will happen even after three years.

Soon, he retreated.

Li Yi'an was going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but was stopped by Wang Gui.

"May I ask what orders do you have, Doctor Wang?"

Li Yian asked.

"Is it really not Li Shilang who did the affairs of the Lu family?"

Wang Gui still wanted to figure this out.

"It's not me, and it's not Your Majesty. As for who it is, I'm still looking into it."

Li Yian shook his head.

Knowing that he didn't lie, and there was no need to lie, Wang Gui frowned, and asked again: "Three years later, even if the people in the court and the family continue to refuse to accept, you can still make them obey, and you will lose more in the end, right? ?”

If he surrendered in advance, the family would have some reservations and the loss would not be too heavy. The Wang family would be fine, and this was what he was most concerned about.

"I have to ask His Majesty about this, I can't say."

Li Yi'an didn't say it clearly, and continued: "I can only tell Doctor Wang that His Majesty's determination is very firm. If this matter is finalized, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change. Three years is enough to prepare for everything."

Wang Gui understood.