Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 346: Li Shimin's old injury and hidden illness relapse

Question raised by Changsun Wuji.

Li Chengqian knew what was going on.

The Changsun family was also investigated.

What he said actually represented the thoughts of the aristocratic families.

The court is forcing us to pay taxes based on the amount of land we own?
Well then, let's hurt each other. I will stop farming and wait for it to become wasteland. Since it's not farmland, I don't have to pay taxes.

This is a disguised way of putting pressure on the court.

How could the imperial court watch such a large piece of land turn into a wasteland overgrown with weeds?
However, Changsun Wuji did not expect that the prince would respond in this way.

The court paid for the land.

You don’t have to grow it, you can sell it to the court.

You don't want to sell? You don't want to grow?
If the fields are allowed to go to waste, the imperial court will have something to say.

I gave you the choice but you refused to cooperate.

Will the court still be polite to you?

"Your Highness, although the court has money, if we buy land, who will farm it?"

“This seems to have no solution.”

Changsun Wuji said.

"Uncle, I found something interesting."

Li Chengqian chuckled and said, "Before the population census, the noble families had no shortage of people to farm."

"Now that we have conducted a population census and registered them, it doesn't make sense for these people to just disappear."

"After the imperial court bought the land, are they worried that no one will farm it?"

Changsun Wuji was stunned, and he immediately understood that this was the prince's conspiracy.

Li Chengqian smiled slightly.

What a joke.

I can't cure you?
You can force the illegal households to farm the land, so is there nothing the imperial court can do?
The imperial court bought land and then rented it to the people, who then cultivated the land for the court. That was the court’s income.

It's not like farming for the big families, which has nothing to do with the court, and they eat a lot of grease.

This is the imperial court taking the path of the big families, leaving them with no way out.

The land belonging to the imperial court and the land belonging to the wealthy families are two completely different concepts.

"Uncle, how is my uncle's health?"

Li Chengqian stopped talking about it and changed the subject.

Uncle, please think about this carefully.

If you figure it out, you’ll know what to do.

Changsun Wuji came back to his senses and said, "My uncle's health has improved a lot. He can walk a few steps now."

"Thanks to Shou Xinghou's miraculous healing skills."

Li Chengqian said happily: "That's good, I will go to visit my uncle in two days."

"I will accompany Your Highness then."

Changsun Wuji left with a heavy heart. If the method proposed by the prince were really implemented, the big families would really have no way out.

Li Chengqian looked outside the palace.

He was actually forcing the aristocratic families to transform.

Don’t just focus on your own little piece of land. There are more ways to make money emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Why don't you look for these ways and make money?

A landlord is a landlord after all, and he now wants to give birth to a group of court capital and private capital.

During the Age of Discovery, these capitals were needed to explore and develop.

……

After Xiao Yu was buried, Li Ke came to the Eastern Palace to bid farewell to Li Chengqian.

"Changle has gone somewhere."

Li Chengqian said: "She is in the bank, so she is bound to have some limitations."

"Having local experience will help you get promoted to the Shangshu Province in the future."

"I'll let her stay in Luoyang for two years to hone her skills."

Li Ke smiled for the first time and asked, "Can Changle bear this hardship?"

"Chang Sun Chong is also away, and Chang Le is in Luoyang."

"Brother, you separated the couple. Aren't you afraid that Changle will be unhappy?"

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "Changle is very generous."

"She is a little unhappy, but it is not her choice."

"She doesn't have such a big heart, so she should just stay in Chang'an."

"I didn't force her to do it."

Changle wants to be a female prime minister and the number one female leader in the Tang Dynasty.

Then there is a lot to go through.

It is absolutely impossible to enter the Secretariat just because you have been the president of the Imperial Bank.

Even though the court agreed, Li Chengqian was still worried.

Li Ke smiled and couldn't help but sympathize with Changle. He also felt that the road for the royal children had become wider and everyone could do what they wanted.

All this is due to the trust and magnanimity of the Crown Prince.

If the Crown Prince doesn't endorse them, none of them will be able to realize their achievements and ambitions.

"How is Wulang doing in the southwest?"

Li Ke asked curiously.

"Wulang has done a great job. Now we are not talking about the southwest area, but the south area."

Li Chengqian said with great satisfaction: "He is working with Du Zhenglun and Hou Junji to plan the entire Southern Peninsula."

"Then I will look forward to him opening up a passage between the southwest and India."

The two chatted and gradually talked about Tianzhu and Li Ke themselves.

"Tianzhu, I promised you."

"Maybe next year."

Li Chengqian said: "The time will be ripe next year."

"I will petition to make Tianzhu your fiefdom."

"You are still the King of Wu, but your fiefdom is not in Wu."

Li Ke shook his head slightly and said, "Brother, you know I'm not in a hurry."

"Whether Tianzhu is my fiefdom or not, I will do my best to govern it and provide Chang'an with resources continuously."

This is Tianzhu’s greatest mission.

It should serve as nutrients and blood transfusion for Chang'an.

"I know you have this intention."

Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke gently and said, "But what I want to say is."

"I didn't change your princely title because I wanted you to remember that no matter where your fiefdom is, you are still the King of Wu of the Tang Dynasty."

"Your roots, your home, are in the Central Plains!"

Li Ke was moved, and the softest part of his heart was hit.

Did he want the fiefdom of Tianzhu? Actually, he didn't.

Leaving home and going to India thousands of miles away.

I had no relatives and everything was so unfamiliar. I really felt like a child that was thrown away.

He couldn't find anyone to rely on and was afraid of being forgotten.

But the Tang Dynasty needs him to do it and needs him to take responsibility.

He had to swallow all his feelings.

Li Chengqian's words made him feel warm and excited.

"I will never forget it."

……

Li Ke left and went to Tianzhu.

Time passes quickly as if the fast-forward button was pressed.

The middle of the 27th year of Zhenguan.

At the grand court meeting, the Ministry of Taxation formally proposed to the court to implement a system of levying taxes based on the amount of land throughout the country.

Xu Jingzong came up with new terms for the collection system.

After the officials in the court reviewed it, the Taiji Hall fell into complete silence.

Some of the clauses in this collection system were supplemented by Li Chengqian after he reviewed them.

Xu Jingzong does have limitations after all and cannot see anything else.

He is still needed to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.

There was not much discussion. Li Shimin had been looking forward to this day for a long time and agreed to it immediately.

Immediately afterwards, the Secretariat also came up with supplementary clauses for the new tax collection system.

The imperial court purchased surplus land that was no longer suitable for cultivation.

This is a combination of measures aimed at possible phenomena that may occur after the new tax collection system is implemented.

Li Shimin agreed on the spot.

The prince said it well.

Rather than letting the land rot in the hands of the aristocratic families, it would be better for the court to play the role of the aristocratic families and rent the land to the people to cultivate.

After the tone is set.

Many people in the hall shook their heads and sighed.

No matter how you struggle, all your escape routes have been blocked.

The court meeting has not yet ended, and everyone continues to discuss other matters.

But at this moment, bad news came.

Gao Shilian, Duke of Shen, died of illness at home.

Li Shimin was so grief-stricken that he interrupted the court meeting and immediately issued an edict to arrange Gao Shilian's funeral with the ceremony of a state funeral.

He also ordered Li Chengqian to personally handle the funeral of Gao Shilian.

"Posthumously awarded the title of Shenguo Gongtu, Bingzhou Dudu, and allowed to be buried with him in Zhaoling Mausoleum."

"The Crown Prince led all the officials to decide on the posthumous title for Duke Shen."

After saying this while crying, Li Shimin covered his face and left the Taiji Hall.

The eighth day of the seventh month in the twenty-seventh year of Zhenguan (653 AD).

The former Prince's Tutor, the former Right Prime Minister of the Secretariat, the former Instructor of the Hanlin Academy, and Duke of Shen Gao Shilian died of illness at home at the age of 78.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin who was staggering away.

Gao Shilian's death was probably another heavy blow to Li Shimin.

"uncle!"

Changsun Wuji knelt in front of Gao Shilian's mourning hall, crying bitterly.

Gao Shilian's death was also a heavy blow to Changsun Wuji.

It can be said that in the mourning hall, one was crying in agony and grief was hard to control.

Li Chengqian's eyes were also a little moist.

Gao Shilian had always had a deep affection for his mother, who was raised by her.

I have also received a lot of love and care from my uncle.

Now that we are separated forever, there is no distinction between the emperor and his subjects in the court, but there is melancholy and sadness brought about by the surging family affection.

Li Jue knelt quietly on the ground. It was rare for him to see Aye so depressed.

This time he could feel Aye, that feeling of sadness.

……

There were no twists and turns in Gao Shilian's posthumous title.

The prime minister's nephew and the crown prince's nephew are all watching.

It's a beautiful posthumous title anyway.

In the end, Gao Shilian was given the posthumous title "Xian".

literature!

This is the final verdict on Gao Shilian’s life.

After Gao Shilian was buried, everything returned to normal.

After finishing his studies, Li Jue still ran towards Tiangongyuan.

Li Chengqian was also doing his own thing.

However, Li Shimin's condition made him a little worried.

"Your Highness."

Sun Simiao said worriedly, "Your Majesty's hidden illness and old injuries have been recurring frequently recently."

“Although the suppression was relieved in time.”

"But there is no way to completely solve it. We can only rely on medicine."

Li Chengqian was silent for a while.

Li Shimin's hidden illness and old injuries were left over from charging into battle, leading the troops, and fighting in wars all over the country.

This is almost a common problem among military generals, as long as they have fought on the battlefield.

Everyone has such hidden diseases and old injuries.

In the prime of life, one can rely on the body to suppress it, but in old age, they will erupt one after another.

Some of them can take people away with just one burst.

Li Shimin’s current outburst is a bad start.

He's not in the same shape as he used to be.

Li Shimin's diligence far exceeded that of countless other emperors, so he did not exhaust himself early.

This was achieved because Li Chengqian shared many tasks with him and allowed Sun Simiao to take care of Li Shimin's health.

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "I don't care what your medical school does, you must do your best to treat him and try every possible means."

"The medical school is what it is today, thanks to the support of Your Majesty."

"It is also time for you to repay His Majesty."

Sun Simiao said solemnly: "Your Highness doesn't need to tell us, everyone in the medical school understands."

"I will do my best."

(End of this chapter)