Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 107: King Wei lifts the ban, and the news spreads
Dispersed.

Fang Xuanling and two other people walked side by side.

Fang Xuanling spoke first: "My Lords, do you feel that His Majesty's reaction today is a little strange?"

Whether it was Changsun Wuji or Gao Shilian, they were both extremely familiar with Li Shimin.

Judging from past experience, Li Shimin must be very happy that the disaster in Suzhou has been brought under control.

The feeling Li Shimin gave them just now was that besides being happy, there was also something else mixed in.

"That's true. What does the Prime Minister think?"

"Can't tell."

Fang Xuanling shook his head. "What do you two think?"

Zhang Sun Wuji pondered: "Perhaps it is related to this victory report."

Gao Shilian stroked his beard and smiled, "In any case, the disaster in Suzhou has been brought under control, and that's enough."

Fang Xuanling and the other man nodded, and at this moment, a eunuch blocked their way.

"Three lords, His Majesty invites you."

The three of them looked at each other, followed the eunuch, and came to the imperial study.

After seeing Li Shimin checking the letter, the three of them began to wonder.

Didn’t Your Majesty just see it?

"I will see you, Your Majesty."

"Give me a seat."

Li Shimin handed the letter in his hand to the eunuch beside him and said, "You can have a look at it too."

Changsun Wuji took the letter and then respectfully handed it to Gao Shilian. Gao Shilian didn't pay much attention to it and just started to check it.

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling stood on the side and watched.

After reading the contents of the letter, the expressions of the three people changed.

Details on flood control?

Using tens of thousands of disaster victims as bargaining chips, betting that Suzhou grain merchants will open their warehouses and release grain?
This……

The three of them were extremely shocked.

They were shocked at Su Chen's ability to control floods, and also astonished at his gambling with the lives of tens of thousands of disaster victims.

It's simply out of the blue and beyond ordinary people's imagination!

After reading the contents of the letter, the three of them understood why Li Shimin only talked about the disaster in Taiji Hall just now, and gave all the credit to Li Chengqian, without mentioning anything else.

Li Shimin said calmly: "Tell me what you think."

The three of them thought about it, and after looking at each other, Gao Shilian spoke first, "The details of flood control written by Su Chen are indeed very effective..."

After looking at Li Shimin's expression, Gao Shilian continued, "As for killing the victims and forcing the grain merchants to release the grain, I think this was just a strategy he had no choice but to adopt."

Fang Xuanling shook his head. "The details of flood control are indeed a merit worth remembering, but setting up a trap with the lives of disaster victims is too appalling."

"It's a merit, it's a fault, but Su Chen is not an official in our court, so this matter is a bit tricky."

Li Shimin nodded silently and turned his gaze to Changsun Wuji, who had not spoken yet: "Assistant, what do you think?"

Changsun Wuji hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, no matter how the process is, at least for now, the stability of the situation in Suzhou is a good thing."

"Yes, although the means were a bit cruel, at least it stabilized the situation in Suzhou."

Li Shimin spoke slowly, "But if this boy follows the Crown Prince, I am worried that it will be a disaster rather than a blessing."

Gao Shilian looked up at Li Shimin and understood that this was the reason why Li Shimin kept the three of them.

However, Gao Shilian did not agree with Li Shimin's concerns.

It is hard to say whether it is a blessing or a curse, but given the relationship between them, if Li Shimin were to interfere, I am afraid that the father and son would have another big fight.

Fang Xuanling: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Su Chen is a talented person with great potential, not as bad as Your Majesty thinks."

"Just like the detailed rules for flood control that Su Chen brought out, this series of measures should be recorded in a book. When a flood breaks the dam in the future, we should deal with the flood according to these regulations!"

"Secondly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a close personal relationship with him. Your Majesty, please think twice."

The implication of Fang Xuanling's words is evident on the paper.

Su Chen has made great contributions to flood control. You can't punish him at this time, right?

It is inappropriate for both emotions and reasons.

As for Su Chen and the Crown Prince...

You don't want the prince to roar in the imperial study again, do you?

Li Shimin rubbed his head dejectedly. In terms of ability, Su Chen naturally needed no introduction, but this ability was more or less dark.

Zhang Sun Wuji: "This man is just an ordinary person. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has his own famous teacher to teach him. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much."

"Besides, this matter cannot be concealed. When it spreads throughout the world, someone will certainly educate him."

Li Shimin sighed, "Forget it, let's leave it at that. Prime Minister Fang, how is the Cui family's enlightenment education going?"

Fang Xuanling: "Your Majesty, after Cui Renshi and Cui Junsu returned to Boling, they mobilized the power of the Boling Cui family, recruited 500 students, and taught new knowledge every day. I heard that the Qinghe Cui family secretly funded a lot of books and money because of this."

"After hearing about this, some other aristocratic families also sent people to Boling to verify it. It seems that there was a lot of unpleasantness."

Li Shimin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, that's really great.

Regardless of the Cui family's performance, the Cui family's relationship with several other families, as well as countless aristocratic families, will become enemies!
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is requesting an audience outside the palace."

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

"Hmm..." Li Shimin nodded and watched Gao Shilian and others leave. Not long after, King Wei Li Tai walked in with a tired look on his face.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"No gift."

Li Shimin waved his hand and frowned, "Why are you so tired?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, I have been concentrating on compiling the Comprehensive Geography recently."

"Well, you have put in a lot of effort. I heard that your compilation of the Comprehensive Geography was progressing very quickly. Why didn't you send it to the palace?"

Li Tai said with a serious face, "Your Majesty, although the matter of the Comprehensive Geography is important, it is still not worth mentioning compared to the flood in Suzhou."

"I heard that your father was restless and restless because of the flood in Suzhou, and the prince was making slow progress on his long journey, so I dare not come to disturb your father."

Li Shimin nodded with a smile, and he had indeed improved a lot compared to before. "The flood in Suzhou has stabilized, and it will be properly handled in a few days."

Li Tai was delighted: "Your Majesty, I congratulate you, Father."

As he spoke, Li Tai took out the second issue of Comprehensive Geography from his sleeve, walked forward and placed it on the table, "This is the second issue of Comprehensive Geography, please have a look, father."

Li Shimin picked up the book and looked it up. He found that the compilation of Guadi Zhi was quite good.

Compared with the first issue of Comprehensive Geography, it is more specific and detailed. It can be seen that Li Tai has worked hard during this period.

"well done."

"I have done my duty and fulfilled my responsibilities, so I don't deserve your praise."

Li Shimin put down the Comprehensive Geography and said calmly: "Rewards will be given for meritorious service and punishments will be given for faults. Just tell me what reward you want."

"I don't want any reward for sharing my father's worries."

"Um……"

Li Shimin pondered and said, "In this case, you don't have to stay in the mansion from today onwards."

"Although I am compiling a comprehensive geography, I still need to take a rest. How can I harm my body by compiling a comprehensive geography?"

"Take King Wei to get two thousand-year-old ginsengs and send them back to the mansion to rest."

"My dear father, thank you!"

……

The breach in Linjiang Town was finally blocked.

With the prince taking the lead, everyone was enthusiastic and their efficiency was several times faster than before. However, in just ten days, the width of several dozen feet was completely blocked.

In order to prevent the river embankment from being destroyed again, Li Chengqian took the trouble to take the General Wuwei, the Governor of Suzhou and others to inspect the river embankment to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps.

Li Chengqian's actions were unanimously praised by officials of all ranks in Suzhou's officialdom, and more importantly, recognized by the common people.

The people don’t care who is the emperor, but they care about who gives them food and who stands up for them when they are in danger or difficulty.

The people inside and outside the city had all seen Li Chengqian's performance in Suzhou for more than half a month. Whenever they talked about the prince, they would always praise him with admiration.

As for Mr. Su who had appeared frequently before...

Shit!

That's a cub!
Asking them to dig earth and rocks to fill the gap in the river embankment was actually an attempt to bury them alive and threaten grain merchants to open their warehouses and release grain.

As someone involved, I still feel scared when I recall the scenes of that night.

The most abominable thing is that this bastard took their lives and won the bet against the grain merchant. After obtaining a large amount of grain, he actually put most of the grain into his private warehouse!
Even the food from the government office was given to them on credit by Su Chen, so that the government office still owes Su Chen tens of thousands of taels of silver!
They also use sulfur soap, which they say can disinfect and sterilize. One piece of sulfur soap costs ten kilograms of grain!
what?
You don't have any food?
It’s not a big deal, go ask the authorities for it!
Now the disaster relief grains from all over the country have been delivered, and the government has plenty of food!

We risked our lives to set up a trap for you, but the food we got in exchange is not even given to us, and we have to spend money to buy it?!
Absolutely inappropriate!

The restaurant in the city.

Su Chen came as scheduled.

In the restaurant's private room, Ding Feng and Jin Yao, with smiles on their faces, pulled Su Chen to sit down.

"You two invited me here today. Aren't you afraid of being scolded by the people in the city for being in cahoots with each other?"

"Haha, Master Su is joking."

Jin Yao waved his hand, "If it weren't for Master Su's brilliant plan, who knows how many people would have died in this flood! As for those rumors, they were just spread secretly by Liu Zengshou and his gang because they were unhappy."

Ding Feng smiled and said, "The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. Master Su is willing to sacrifice his reputation in exchange for the chance to save countless people. I believe that anyone with a little bit of brains will figure out the reason."

Su Chen smiled slightly, "I heard that Liu Zengshou has a backer in Chang'an City?"

Jin Yao nodded and said, "It is rumored that his backer in Chang'an City seems to be the Minister Liu. This time, he and Wang Yun were fooled by Master Su. He lost his money and Wang Yun lost his life. Naturally, he is unwilling to accept this."

"But the person behind you is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so you don't need to worry about Minister Liu."

Minister Liu?
Su Chen pondered. There were quite a few officials with the surname Liu in the court, but only a few of them served as assistant ministers.

So, Liu Zengshou’s backer is Liu Li, the chief clerk of the Prince of Wei’s Palace and the Imperial Court Minister?

Thinking of this, Su Chen suddenly laughed. Isn’t this a coincidence?

"Mr. Su, we invite you to the banquet this time because we want to discuss in detail the matter of opening a grocery store together."

Ding Feng got straight to the point, "We two have decided to join, but we also want to see how many secret weapons Master Su has in his hands."

Snapped.

Su Chen smiled indifferently and snapped his fingers.

Sun Qiang strode forward, took out a list from his sleeve and placed it in front of the two of them.

"Please take a look."

(End of this chapter)