Datang Longya

Chapter 931 Didn't Make the Top Five

clear!Of course I understand!
None of the ministers present are idiots. What is the ultimate goal of being an official?Of course, it is fame and fortune plus a long history.

Everyone wanted to leave a name in history, and a small half of them only worked hard for this ultimate goal, and ended up living like Wei Zheng. Although they left their names, their lives were not very good.The other half focused their attention on gaining both fame and fortune. As a result, they didn't want to be famous in history, but their deeds were passed down instead.Of course, infamy is handed down.

And half of the people want to have both, but it's a pity that people who can do both are really rare.

The emperor's Lingyan Pavilion is an opportunity to achieve it overnight and leave a name in history.For those of them who did not follow the emperor to conquer the world, this opportunity should not be too happy.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will do our best to contribute to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!"

Amidst the neat voices of the officials, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction.

Originally, he only wanted to add the old courtiers who followed him to Lingyan Pavilion, but Li Chengqian directly asked him for ten positions.The sentence "Father, won't you give your ministers some motivation?" left him speechless.

After looking at the bloody expressions of all the ministers, Li Shimin smiled. Li Chengqian is qualified to be a qualified emperor after all. This suggestion is indeed very effective.

The court meeting ended in a state of enthusiasm among the officials, and they left in twos and threes, still discussing the matter of Lingyan Pavilion.Since the emperor announced it, there must be this opportunity.They were originally unknown, and they wanted to reach the heights of Lord Huguo and Fang et al. Lingyan Pavilion was not only a goal, but also a good shortcut.

"Hehehe, remember to transfer your [-] gold coins to the old man's account."

The last ones to come out were Leng Feng and Wei Zheng. Leng Feng had business with the emperor, and Wei Zheng wanted to thank the emperor.

Hearing Wei Zheng's urging, Leng Feng rolled his eyes and said, "Thinking about that honest and honest Zheng Guogong back then, he wouldn't talk about money with his mouth shut, and he wouldn't chase after money."

Wei Zheng laughed loudly: "It was then, and now is now. The old man has been clean and honest all his life. From being an official to resigning, he only lived in one house and had no family property. Even the coffin he prepared for himself was made of ordinary wood. Now The old man has already retired, for the sake of the court's face, I have to let my life be a little bit extravagant!"

If other people said to make their life more luxurious, Leng Feng would definitely spit on it.But since this person is Wei Zheng, forget it.

Wei Zheng's incorruptibility is not pretending to be lofty, he really aims to be a model of incorruptibility, and he has been like a day for more than 30 years.His existence has indeed guided the court to be clean and honest.

"The account has already been transferred to you, and the salary given by the Academy of Arts has also been transferred to your account. I just resigned, so I will inevitably rest for a few days. After a few days, Zheng Guogong remembers to go to work."

Wei Zheng smiled slightly and didn't care.The Academy of Arts did this for fear that he would forget the original agreement or run away.And he didn't plan to retire like this.As long as his legs and feet are still good, he doesn't want to eat ready-made meals.

The two bypassed the main hall and waited for the emperor directly at the entrance of the harem.

After a while, the emperor appeared in front of the two of them.

After going down to court, the emperor took a short rest in the apse. When he came out, he took off his dragon robe and only wore an untied long robe.

If Wei Zheng had seen this scene in the past, he would definitely blow his hair, but this time, Wei Zheng didn't pay attention to it, and only waited for the emperor to approach before saying: "Your Majesty, although it is not cold at this time, you are still vulnerable to the cold like this." , the old minister advises you to take good care of your body."

Wei Zheng didn't get mad, which made Li Shimin very uncomfortable, but he still explained as usual: "I'm wearing a heavy dragon robe, and I'll sit on the throne for a whole morning, so it's unavoidably stuffy. Since Zheng Guogong thinks it's not right, I will pay more attention to it in the future." .”

Seeing Li Shimin's usual guilty look, Leng Feng held back his laughter again.

Seeing Leng Feng's expression, Li Shimin immediately became furious: "I originally announced your portrait, and I thought you would be grateful, but I didn't expect you to be indifferent. Leng Feng, what is Lingyan Pavilion like?" place, don't you understand?"

Leng Feng laughed and said: "It's just a list of honors, it's better to reward some gold coins, let me tell you, where do I rank in Lingyan Pavilion? It's not like I didn't even enter the top five."

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth drew a strange arc: "You are not among the top five."

Hearing this, Leng Feng suddenly felt cool.

Even Changsun Wuji can be ranked first, but he didn't even get in the top five?

"It's so sad! How can I be among the top ten?"

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth curved even wider: "Not even in the top ten."

Hearing these words, Leng Feng didn't feel cool anymore.He is a majestic Duke, since he can get this title, it must be due to his credit and title.It is definitely a joke if it is said that even the Duke of the Chuan Dynasty cannot enter the top ten of Lingyan Pavilion.

Li Shimin was obviously playing tricks on him.

Wei Zheng knew from beginning to end that the emperor was joking, so he was not surprised at all.If even Leng Feng couldn't enter the Lingyan Pavilion, then the Lingyan Pavilion was not used to honor meritorious officials, but to enshrine gods.

Seeing that Leng Feng was no longer in a hurry, he knew that the joke had been seen through. Li Shimin waved his sleeves and said, "Boring, I wanted to see what you look like when you are anxious. Forget it, since the two of you stayed, I will use it together with you." Let's eat, let's talk about other things after dinner."

It is a supreme honor to be given a banquet by the emperor, but for the old officials of Zhenguan, these are common things.

Unlike other monarchs and ministers, Li Shimin fought the world with them, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are life and death friends.The allusion that the cunning rabbit died and the running dog cooked it did not happen in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

Li Shimin's lunch is very simple, just four dishes and one soup, and that's all including Wei Zheng and Leng Feng.

The majestic emperor doesn't eat as well as the rich merchants.

Seeing Wei Zheng and Leng Feng's doubts, Li Shimin explained: "I've been in Jiucheng Palace for a long time, and I can eat as much as I can, why bother to be so extravagant and wasteful. At the end of the year, I will be able to save hundreds of gold coins in food and drink alone. A few hundred gold coins are inconspicuous to us, but they are enough to build roads within the jurisdiction of a county when put into road construction projects."

Putting down his chopsticks, Wei Zheng said, "Your Majesty has such a thrifty heart, it is the blessing of all the people in the world!"

(End of this chapter)