Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

Time flies by.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zheng Zhengjin asked He Yong, Liang Hai and others to deliver 100,000 copper coins and ten jars of fine wine to the palace early in the morning as a betrothal gift for Princess Huainan.

After Li Yuan and Li Shimin discussed it, Huainan kept the title of princess. Naturally, no one dared to ask for the title of Princess Huainan. Moreover, Princess Huainan lived in the Prince Xian's mansion and was so happy that she didn't care whether she was a concubine or a wife.

After Zheng Zhengjin arrived at the palace, he naturally went to the imperial study.
Li Leyan and Caidie went to Empress Changsun's Lizheng Palace.

Princess Huainan went to Tai'an Palace.

Just walked into the imperial study,

Li Shimin asked Wang De to invite him in.

You have to know that Wang De was Li Shimin's personal eunuch. To put it bluntly, Wang De's invitation was a huge honor.
Entering the Imperial Study,
Li Shimin handed the memorial to Zheng Zhengjin.

It turned out that the rumor that had been spread before was that this matter was led by a monk named Shaya, but in his confession he said that it was Pei Ji who supported him in doing it.

Zheng Zhengjin closed the memorial, handed it to Li Shimin with a smile, and asked, "How does your majesty plan to deal with this matter?"

Li Shimin's eyes fixed, and he said, "Since these bald donkeys are so ungrateful, I will destroy them. From now on, there will be no Buddha in my Tang Dynasty." He then said quietly, "I didn't expect Pei Ji to be so ungrateful. I have already let him retire in Chang'an. What else does he want? Exile him to Lingnan."

Zheng Zhengjin almost threw the memorial at Li Shimin's head and asked, "Your Majesty, have you asked Pei Ji?"

Li Shimin looked at Zheng Zhengjin, puzzled, and asked, "Tell me?"

"First, Pei Ji has no motive. He only has the title of Duke of Wei now, and he lives a good life all day long. Occasionally, he would go to the palace to talk and brag with the retired emperor Li Yuan. He has already given up the power in his hands. He would not be so desperate as to cooperate with the monks to slander His Majesty. Pei Ji is not a fool. This is a capital crime.

Second, Your Majesty, have you ever thought about which bald donkey is maliciously biting you, just to want Your Majesty to punish the Duke of Wei, and then chill the hearts of some ministers, causing them to panic. "

Pei Ji came in from outside at this time, knelt down on his knees and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I don't know that bald donkey named Sha Ya at all. This bald donkey must be trying to maliciously bite me."

At the same time, he looked at King Xian with gratitude. After all, King Xian's words could really help him get rid of the crime.

"Okay, Duke Wei, you go back first. I will let the Dali Temple continue to investigate this matter. You will definitely not be wronged." After Zheng Zhengjin mentioned it, Li Shimin instantly understood that Pei Ji had resigned long ago and had no motive at all.

Pei Ji burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty is very perceptive. I am truly wronged. I beg Your Majesty to find out the truth and clear my name."

Li Shimin touched his nose awkwardly and said, "Okay, I will definitely give you a clear name."

Pei Ji stood up and said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Highness Prince Xian."

Zheng Zhengjin said: "It's okay."

Pei Ji left the imperial study, but he was very angry inside, thinking: "Who on earth framed him? Damn, this is going to kill their whole family."

In the Imperial Study,

Li Shimin asked, "How do you think we should deal with Shaya's rumor that I came to power illegally?"

Zheng Zhengjin said: "Your Majesty, chop them off. Those bald donkeys only know how to say Amitabha every day. It's useless. They also spread rumors and cause trouble all day long."

"I also think that these bald donkeys are really tired of living. Tomorrow I will issue an order to destroy Buddhism." Li Shimin was also a ruthless person. Then Li Shimin took out another memorial for Zheng Zhengjin to read.

It was Su Dingfang who returned.

After Zheng Zhengjin finished reading, Li Shimin asked, "How is it?"

"Your Majesty, collusion between officials and businessmen has been a taboo since ancient times. In fact, four to five out of ten houses collapsed, but all of this was caused by the collaboration between local officials and local wealthy businessmen, which led to a surge in the price of reinforcement materials. The people simply cannot afford the materials. They can only rely on luck, so these officials deserve to die, and these wealthy businessmen who made money from the country's calamity deserve to die. Kill the chicken to scare the monkey. After taking them back to Chang'an, let all the wealthy businessmen in the city of Chang'an go to the execution ground to watch. This will shock them. Let them see the consequences of making money from the country's calamity." Zheng Zhengjin's approach is actually very correct. Those parasites in the country really deserve to die.

Li Shimin said: "We can discuss this matter after Su Dingfang escorts those parasites back to Chang'an."

At this time, Wang De walked into the imperial study and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of War, Li Jing wants to see you."

"Announce." Li Shimin knew that Li Jing must have important business when he came.

Soon, Li Jing walked into the imperial study. He first said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Your Highness Prince Xian."

"Don't be so polite, pharmacist. What's the matter?" Li Shimin said simply and directly.

Li Jing said, "Your Majesty, the war horses are seriously worn out, and we need to buy a large number of them!" After Li Jing finished speaking, he looked worried. He went to the Ministry of Revenue to find the Minister of Revenue Dai Wei, but the old man asked him to come to Your Majesty for approval.

Li Shimin was overwhelmed, as the money had just been spent like water at the beginning of the Zhenguan period. It made him feel very distressed, but there was no other way, as he had to spend the money.

Li Shimin asked cautiously: "How much does it cost?"

Li Jing was not vague and said directly: "Some weapons still need to be replaced, roughly speaking, at least two million strings of cash."

Li Shimin couldn't help but gasp, "Pharmacist, my treasury is almost enough to starve the mice to death."

"Your Majesty, the army is the foundation of our Tang Dynasty. We cannot afford to lose it." Li Jing was also very worried. He was the Minister of War and was also loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I can solve the problem of war horse wear and tear." Zheng Zhengjin felt that Li Jing's arrival today gave him an opportunity to take out the horseshoes.

"what?"

"Your Highness Prince Xian, are you telling the truth?" Li Jing was even more excited than Li Shimin.

Zheng Zhengjin nodded and said, "General Li, what I said is of course true." Then he looked at Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, can we move to the horse farm of the imperial palace?"

"Okay, let's move to the horse racing track." Li Shimin said directly without hesitation.

At the same time, Zheng Zhengjin said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, you can summon the Minister of Works Duan Lun to come."

The Minister of Works also married Li Yuan's daughter, so he and Zheng Zhengjin were brothers-in-law.

"Wang De, announce that Minister of Works Duan Lun can enter the palace now." Li Shimin said immediately.

"I obey your command," and then Wang De immediately arranged for someone to summon Duan Lun.

He was going to make arrangements for His Majesty to go to the Royal Palace Horse Farm. (End of this chapter)