Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 376
The next morning, Li You got up early. He was going to start preparing for the hot air balloon flight. After all, if it failed, it would be very scary to pay 400 million guan.

Even our Li You must not be able to afford it, so Li You has to get up early to see his hot air balloon.

As for Li Mingda, he is sleeping very happily now, with 20 yuan in hand, no one is happier than her, and what this little guy wants money for, I will tell you later.

"Go to court...!" At the same time, Li Shimin also started to go to court in the Tai Chi Hall.

All the officials came to the hall together and reported the events during this period one by one. Li Shimin sat in the high position and solved these problems one by one, and it was at the time of this court meeting that he was going to explain.

However, Li Shimin chuckled: "Ministers, do you know that King Qi is going to fly into the sky?"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Yu Chigong immediately laughed and said, "I know, I know, oh, Your Royal Highness even got 40 guan from the Imperial College. The money of these nerds is so easy to cheat, Feitian. How is it possible?"

"Oh!" Looking at Yu Chigong, Li Shimin smiled and said, "Jingde, don't you believe in the matter of King Qi Feitian?"

"Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancients have had the dream of flying into the sky. The paper kite created by Lu Ban can go up to the sky for three days, but it cannot carry people. So the dream of flying into the sky is difficult to realize." Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Then Your Majesty is in trouble this time!" Liu Hongji laughed loudly: "His Royal Highness received 40 guan. If she can't fly, she will have to pay 400 million guan."

Li Shimin chuckled: "Sis, I gave you 20 guan, saying that it will be used for the restoration of Xiangzhou. If you can't fly to the sky, then I will have a big head!"

"His Royal Highness is actually kind-hearted. She wants to help the people of Xiangzhou too much, but the dream of flying into the sky is really absurd." Fang Xuanling is not very optimistic about Li You's flying into the sky.

Finally, Changsun Wuji laughed and said: "I see that there are many people in the court who don't believe that my Yuer can fly into the sky."

"Why does Changsun Sikong think that Feitian can be successful?" Cheng Yaojin said hesitantly: "The flying kite that the princess said is not about flying a big kite, but for people to sit on it and follow directly to the sky.

This is absolutely impossible! "

What Cheng Yaojin said was categorical.

On the contrary, Changsun Wuji supported Li You and said: "My Youer will do what he says, if he can say it, he will definitely do it, and Feitian will definitely do it!"

"Yo, grandson Sikong seems to be very supportive of His Royal Highness King Qi, so why don't we come and have a bet?" Yu Chigong smiled and looked at Changsun Wuji.

"This Tai Chi Hall, how can you bet?" Changsun Wuji shook his head slightly.

"Look. Eldest Sun Sikong is scared and doesn't dare to gamble anymore..." Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin stood in place at the same time and smirked. That smirk really deserves a beating.

Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, and then he heard Changsun Wuji look at Li Shimin and say, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "What is it?"

"I'm going to bet against everyone in this hall today. I believe in Yu'er, Fei Tian will succeed. The princess made a bet at the Imperial College Baiguan, and I'm going to double it ten times today.

One thousand guan bets once. If you lose, you will pay [-] guan, but I don’t know if you dare to bet! "

Changsun Wuji looked at all the officials in the court with contemptuous eyes.

"Don't dare to give me five thousand guan...!" Yuchi Jingde did not hesitate.

"I'll give you [-] guan!" Cheng Yaojin also followed closely behind.

Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin shouted at the same time, and then Li Shimin showed a faint smile: "Since it is Wuji's request, I will make an exception. If anyone wants to bet with the eldest grandson Sikong, you can come up now, and you will have a chance later." .”

"I'll give you a thousand guan!" Xiao Yu smiled faintly: "Win a [-] guan and improve the life of my husband's family. If I lose, I can fly to the sky once. Why not do it."

As soon as these words came out, the other officials finally began to become enthusiastic.

About an hour later, Li Shimin announced that all the officials had dispersed, and Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji returned to the Ganlu Hall. When they arrived at the Ganlu Hall, Changsun Wuji quickly showed a bitter melon look.

On the contrary, Li Shimin seemed very excited: "How much, how much did you charge?"

"11 guan!" Eldest Sun Wuji said in an unrequited loveliness, "Can Youer's Feitian really succeed? If not, then you will have to pay 110 million guan?"

"Haha..." Li Shimin laughed: "Wuji, why are you acting like a little girl, what are you afraid of? You don't have to be afraid of Sizi, she is more ruthless than us, but she has to pay 400 million guan, while we only have 110 million guan. "

"Hey." Li Shimin's words made Changsun Wuji sigh: "Yes, this little girl, why is she so big-hearted now, 400 million coins, even if it were me, I would be so scared that I wouldn't be able to sleep!"

"You don't know that, it's trust, it's Sizi's trust in Youer, so you have to trust Youer!" Li Shimin grinned: "Now I have 31 guan in my hand, so my son-in-law Finally, it was a little fuller.

First allocate [-] guan to go to the back of Xiangzhou, and I plan to repair the palace. You don’t know, my palace still leaks rain in many places, but now it’s all right. With this money, I can also repair the palace. "

"But can Your Majesty, Youer's Flying Sky succeed?" Changsun Wuji was still very worried.

"Sure. Wuji, don't worry, we'll take a look after a while. By the way, three days later, there will be a football match in Youer's Dunhua Square. We'll go to watch the match then touch it. Touch the bottom of Feitian!"

"That's good, Your Majesty. 110 million pennies, I really don't have that much money to pay!"

Changsun Wuji complained, but Li Shimin laughed. In fact, it was Li Shimin who came up with it just now. Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, and Changsun Wuji were all Li Shimin's people, just to trick the courtiers into placing bets.

Li Shimin lived too frugally. Tang Taizong Li Shimin suffered from asthma and was not suitable for recuperating in a damp palace.

In summer, the ministers were worried about Tang Taizong Li Shimin's dragon body. According to the "Book of Rites": "According to the "Book of Rites", you can live on high terraces and pavilions in the last month of summer. Now the heat has not subsided, and the continuous heavy rain in autumn At the beginning, the terrain in the imperial palace is low and very humid, and a pavilion should be built for you to live in."

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, could not bear to increase the burden of labor for the people, and said: "In the past, Emperor Wen of Han wanted to build a terrace, but he gave up because he pityed the property of ten households. My merit is not as good as Emperor Wen of Han, but it is more luxurious than him. Is it the way of the king?"

Despite the repeated requests of the ministers, Tang Taizong Li Shimin always refused.

You know, Li Shimin is the emperor, and building a beautiful palace is a huge project, but as long as the emperor gives an order, it can be realized, but Li Shimin didn't.

Because Li Shimin took the lead in frugality, many ministers were like Li Shimin. Cen Wenwen, who was the official prime minister, lived in a low and damp house for a long time, and there were no decorations such as curtains in the house.

A friend persuaded him to buy a house and land, and Cen Wenwen sighed and said: "I was originally a commoner in the south of Hanshui River. I am deeply ashamed of the high salary, why buy a house and land?”

Dai Zhou, Minister of the Household Department, lived in a simple house until his death, and his house did not even have a place for mourning.It was Tang Taizong Li Shimin who personally ordered to build a temple for him to worship.

Shangshu Youpushe (senior official of Shangshu) Wen Yanbo, his family was poor and had no money to repair and build the main room. After his death, he could only set up a spiritual sacrifice in the side room.Tang Taizong Li Shimin sighed when he heard about it. He also built a temple for him and rewarded his relatives with generous supplies.

Throughout the Zhenguan period, the monarchs and ministers were of one heart and one mind, advocating a frugal and simple life, and avoiding unnecessary waste in terms of food and clothing.

Fortunately, Li Shimin received a revelation at this time. This revelation was given to him by Li Mingda. It is a good thing to be frugal, but if you can get some foreign money, why not improve your life.

You must know that those aristocratic families in the court are living a much better life than the emperor himself, and grab some money from these people's pockets to improve their lives without paying taxes from the people.

Li Shimin will live in a very stable place in the palace built in this way.

It's just that Li Shimin lives in a stable place, but it hurts our eldest grandson Wuji, because Li Shimin asked him to come forward. Although the eldest grandson Wuji wants to resist, but the other party is the emperor, how can he resist.

The 110 million debts are on Changsun Wuji's body, and the feeling is really painful. For several nights, Changsun Wuji woke up from a dream and felt very helpless. The emperor can sleep soundly, so the eldest grandson Wuji can only be indifferent.

In addition to Li Shimin getting a sum of money and starting to build a palace for himself, the prince of the East Palace also had a lot of happy events.

In less than three days, about a hundred copies were sold.

That's 200 guan, and this is just the beginning, there is still about a month before Chunwei, and more and more students will come to Chang'an in a steady stream, so they will earn more and more money. It is estimated that one or two million can be earned.

With this money, Li Chengqian's private army outside will go up to a higher level, and Li Chengqian's chances of being free will increase by one point.

During this period of time, Li Chengqian has stopped playing the role of a Turkic man, and now Li Chengqian is in frequent contact with some generals. These generals were introduced by Hou Junji, including Hou Junji's old subordinates and comrades-in-arms , What are the frustrated generals, and there are also some ambitious generals.

Li Chengqian has already begun to actively advance his hegemony, but Li Chengqian doesn't know that the more his hegemony advances, the closer his death will be.

(End of this chapter)