Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 162 Li Shimin's pride
Chapter 158

Li Shimin was still in shock at first, but he didn't expect that the patriarchs of those families would come over and stand up when they saw him. One round,

In the end, Li Tai said from the side, Wei Hao is fat, and Li Lizhi behind heard him, and stared at him, as if he dared to sue his brother-in-law?
"What's wrong with calling you fat, look at yourself, how fat are you?" Before Li Shimin could speak, Empress Changsun spoke first.

"Mother, he doesn't respect me. I'm a prince, and he calls me fat." Li Tai's grievance, why did the mother leave him alone?

"He's your brother-in-law, what's wrong with brother-in-law calling you fat? You are a prince, and your sister is also a prince!" Empress Changsun continued to stare at Li Tai from behind and said, Li Tai pouted, very depressed.

"I'll call you if I call you. It's not that you don't know your brother-in-law's personality. If you don't know, go and find out. What's the point of calling you fat? I've already said I'm messing around." Li Shimin glanced at Li Tai, and then said go inside.

"I've seen Your Majesty! I've seen the Empress!" The patriarchs said to Li Shimin, clasping their hands.

"Well, sit down, sit down, I'm very happy that you can come to the engagement banquet between Wei Hao and Princess Changle, let's all sit down and talk!" Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, and Concubine Wei sat down and said to them after they arrived at the main seats .

And Li Lizhi grabbed Li Tai who wanted to escape.

"Sister!" Li Tai looked at Li Lizhi with a forced smile.

"Come with me!" Li Lizhi looked at Li Tai expressionlessly.

"Sister, I was wrong! I was really wrong." Li Tai was about to cry, knowing that his sister was going to clean up herself.

"Hurry up, or your royal family money will be cut off!" Li Lizhi threatened.

"Sister, I'm your own younger brother. You'll be gentler later. I won't dare again." When Li Tai heard that, he felt helpless. Who made Li Lizhi control the internal money now? Those who work in the royal family said a word, if they don't pay themselves, they will drink the northwest wind.

Li Lizhi walked outside with her hands behind her back, and Li Tai followed with her head drooping.

"Girl, why are you going? The banquet is about to start!" Wei Hao asked quickly when he saw Li Li confronting her.

"Go to your little yard and clean him up!" Li Lizhi looked at Wei Hao with a smile and pointed at Li Tai at the same time.

"Brother-in-law, help!" Li Tai is also very smart, knowing that it is useless to find anyone, so he should find this brother-in-law.

"What's the matter, Fatty. It's okay, don't be as knowledgeable as him, you little brat!" Wei Hao persuaded him.

"Hmph, let me spare your life this time, if you dare to talk nonsense next time, I can't spare you anymore. Also, don't think that I don't know what you have done recently. After you finish your work, you must I'm going to clean you up!" Li Lizhi heard Wei Hao say this, so she didn't intend to pursue it, but looked at Li Tai and said it again.

"Sister, I didn't do anything!" Li Tai immediately emphasized,
"Are you doing anything? You know it in your heart, that's enough, go to the living room!" Li Lizhi walked up to Wei Hao and said to Wei Hao, "Have all the guests arrived?"

"It's all here, let's start the banquet right away. My father will bring wine to the living room to toast later, and then go outside. I guess my father will be drunk today. Can I drink?" Wei Hao looked at Li Li and asked. .

"No, you haven't been crowned yet, so you can't drink. Otherwise, those lords will ask you to drink every day in the future. What should I do?" Li Lizhi immediately shook her head and said in denial.

"Sure, I'll replace the bar with water. Let's go in!" Wei Hao said to Li Lizhi, and the two walked to the living room together.

On the other hand, Li Tai followed behind very depressed, and grinned at Li Lizhi's back. He had no choice but to rely on this to show his strength.

Soon, Wei Hao and Li Lizhi arrived at the living room.

"Look, what a talented girl!" Empress Changsun saw Wei Hao and the others coming in, and immediately said with a smile, Li Shimin also looked at the patriarchs proudly.

"Wei Hao, come here, sit here!" Li Shimin called Wei Hao.

"Hey, father-in-law, no, this is where my father sits. As for me, I have to greet guests outside. My father is here to greet you. This engagement banquet is hosted by my father. My father wants to be here with you. Yes, I just came to say hello to everyone!" Wei Hao smiled and said to Li Shimin.

"Well, where's your father?" Li Shimin nodded and asked.

"It's still in the warehouse. Your family sent a lot of gifts to celebrate my engagement with Lizhi. There are a lot of things here. My father needs to empty the warehouse." Wei Hao still said with a smile.

"Oh, you patriarchs are interested." Li Shimin was even happier when he heard that.

"Father-in-law, you came here empty-handed?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and asked, Li Shimin was stunned when he heard it, and then turned to look at Wei Hao.

"Why don't you take it easy? Father-in-law, I'm having a banquet today!" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and asked.

"Yes, yes, I'm still in the carriage, I'll give it to you later!" Although Li Shimin was depressed at the moment, facing those patriarchs, he couldn't say that he didn't have a gift.

And he really brought gifts. Li Shimin specially picked out ten books for Wei Hao, hoping that Wei Hao can read more books. This one can’t be given to Wei Hao now, but to Wei Hao, Wei Hao probably won’t be happy for a day. How can someone get engaged and he will send the book.

"Your Majesty, empress empress, imperial concubine empress, and princes, patriarchs, I am late, forgive me, forgive me!" At this moment, Wei Furong came over with a blushing face and cupped his hands at them. He piled up like a hill, and he was so excited that he felt that the world belonged to him. With so much money, he couldn't buy anything.

"Hey, in-laws, come here and sit down!" Li Shimin then called Wei Furong his in-laws, and Wei Furong was even happier when he heard that.

"Hey, thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Furong came over happily.

"Where's my mother-in-law?" The Empress Empress asked.

"Oh, greet those female relatives in the backyard, eh, Your Majesty, empress, there is no way, I have no brothers, and neither does Hao'er, and the family is short of manpower for a little bigger business, so there is not enough entertainment. Please don’t blame the two of you, and please don’t blame everyone, by the way, you sit down first, I have to announce the opening of the banquet first, Haoer, please accompany your majesty and chat with the ladies first!” Wei Furong said to them , now he is busy.

"Well, go get busy!" Li Shimin nodded understandingly,
Soon, the banquet started, and Wei Furong brought Wei Hao to toast all the way. Wei Hao was holding water, and Wei Hao also added water to Wei Furong's wine. There was no way, just drink like this, and tomorrow may not be possible After being able to get up, after a round of toasting, Wei Furong came to the living room,
Wei Hao walked around in the other rooms, chatting with them and letting them drink.

"Wei Hao, come and have a drink, look at you, you are tall and big, don't try to persuade the old man without a crown!" Cheng Yaojin shouted at Wei Hao holding a wine glass,

This wine glass was designed by Wei Hao himself, and it is also the first time to use it on the dinner table. All the guests said that they like it. Before drinking from a large bowl, it is refreshing, but it is a bit indecent, and it is difficult to control the amount of drinking. , Now that I have this wine glass, I can take a sip if I have nothing to do. I don’t talk about it in a leisurely manner. The key is that I didn’t drink much.

"Uncle Cheng, don't lie to me. When my father-in-law knows that I've been drinking, I didn't toast him with wine. Do you think I'll be okay? Besides, when I'm crowned, I'll drink with you when I'm crowned. I won't let you go until you admit defeat!" Wei Hao said to Cheng Yaojin with a smile.

"Hey!"

"This kid is quite courageous!"

"Cheng Yaojin, see if you see someone who challenges your drinking capacity!"

"My God, Wei Hao, just because of your courage, I respect you as a man!" The princes in the side room were so happy when they heard what Wei Hao said, and ordered to boo.

"Success, I'll be waiting for you, the day you are crowned!" Cheng Yaojin was also laughed at by Wei Hao.

"Hey, good!" Wei Hao nodded, knowing in his heart that this Cheng Yaojin probably has an amazing drinking capacity, otherwise those people helped make such a fuss,

I have made up my mind, Jia Guan is not going to hold a banquet, just a meal for the family,

And in the living room, Li Shimin was also chatting with those Patriarchs, but he didn't mention the matter of Wei Hao and Li Lizhi. Now that he won, if he still mentioned it, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of those Patriarchs?

"Everyone, there is one thing you need to pay attention to. From the reign of Wude to this year, the commercial taxation of Datang has not increased. On the contrary, it has also decreased by [-]%. It stands to reason that it shouldn't be. The commercial tax rate of this dynasty But it's very low. Although I don't say to encourage business, I never strictly suppress it. Why is it reduced so much? I also checked it out. The first one is that the number of merchants in Datang has decreased dramatically.

Second, there have been cases where some people secretly concealed tax returns, or even missed reports, and did not report! " Li Shimin sat there, looking at the patriarchs and said.

"This? Your Majesty, the caravans of our aristocratic family all pay their taxes on time and in accordance with the amount!" Cui Xian said to Li Shimin. The most powerful business is the Cui family. The Cui family is a born businessman. .

"Well, I still believe it, but I need you to explain to the people below. Once I find out, it's not as simple as confiscating family wealth. After more than ten years, I don't believe that business has not recovered. Looking at Chang'an City, it has recovered quite a bit.
However, as far as I know, many shops in Chang'an City are related to your family, whether it's a restaurant or a grain store, they all belong to your family. This is not good. I have also inquired about the price of grain. The price is about [-]% higher than that of other cities, and it has been the same all year round. Nowadays, many people in Chang'an City go to the homes of the people around Chang'an City to buy food. It is not good for you to make money like this! " Li Shimin sat there and said.

"This, we don't know yet, we will investigate immediately when we get back!" Cui Xian's forehead was already sweating after hearing this.

"Well, look at what Wei Hao has done. Making money is making money, but not making money from ordinary people. I like this very much. Moreover, I also helped the court to appease many refugees. Now they are outside Chang'an City. , Basically, there are no refugees, those refugees are said to be hired by those workshops, or they are hired by those people in Chang'an City,
And you, not only didn't help, but also raised the food price in Chang'an City, and dared to omit taxes. I haven't investigated this yet, and I hope you will investigate it yourself first. "Li Shimin continued to speak.

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, we will check when we go back!" Cui Xian said again.

"Well, what's more, let's give those small traders a way to survive. If they don't have a way to survive, then it will be hard to say." Li Shimin continued to say, those people were shocked when they heard it, knowing Li Shimin's threat It's very meaningful, if you don't understand it, it's really troublesome.

"Okay, don't say those unpleasant things, I think you know what to do, but I'm still very happy that you can come to their engagement banquet, if you have time, come to the palace!" Li Shimin He said with a smile.

"Yes, come to the royal family if you have time. There are many things that need to be discussed!" At this moment, Li Xiaogong also opened his mouth to talk, and he is in charge of the royal family's affairs.

"Yes, we will go to the palace tomorrow, thank you Your Majesty for the invitation!" Cui Xian said again, cupping his hands.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you!" Li Shimin nodded and said with satisfaction. This time, he won completely.

"By the way, what about Wei Hao, why didn't you see this kid coming over? He can't stay with him all the time, and he needs to come here to pour wine for these elders!" Li Shimin then asked, looking at the people behind him.

"I'll go find him!" Wei Furong stood up, and now Li Shimin couldn't understand what he was talking to them, and he was also a little drunk, a little drunk.

"Dear family, please sit down. By the way, this house is too small. When will the Houye Mansion be completed?" Li Shimin held Wei Furong back and said,
And Wei Yuanzhao, Wei Guifei, and those people looked at Wei Furong in shock. When Li Shimin called Wei Furong his in-laws before, they thought it was the first time they visited. Li Shimin respected Wei Furong. He kept calling Wei Furong his in-laws.

"It will be ready next year. I have already laid the foundation, and it can be built next year. Now this kid says he needs to design it himself. Hey, maybe some places need to lay the foundation again." Wei Furong said to Li Shimin with.

"Well, this child is really enough for you to worry about. Every day, you know how to cause trouble." Li Shimin said, holding Wei Furong's hand.

"Isn't it? Hey, but, Your Majesty, seeing that he's a bit promising now, the old man doesn't have anything to worry about now, it's okay, this kid, I don't have to worry about it now. Before, I had to beat him up every day. If you don't beat him up for a day, he will cause trouble for you.
However, Your Majesty, I will leave it to you in the future. You are his father-in-law and the emperor, so there must be no problem in disciplining him. The old man is not good at disciplining him! "Wei Furong also took Li Shimin's hand and said.

"I'm thinking, I'll let him be on duty in the palace at the beginning of next month, do my in-laws have any objections?" Li Shimin asked Wei Furong.

"No, it's fine to go now, you don't know, lazy, really lazy, if it's okay, he can hide in his small yard and not come out, the good name is to spend the winter, hey!" Wei Furong sighed as he said .

"Father, what nonsense are you talking about?" Wei Hao just came in from the outside at this moment, and immediately shouted dissatisfied when he heard Wei Furong's words.

"What's the matter? Tell me what's the matter?" Wei Furong turned to stare at Wei Hao and shouted.

"Yes, yes, nothing!" Wei Hao thought to himself, what else can I do?You are Lao Tzu, you have the final say.Then Wei Hao chatted with the people here,
The entire banquet lasted for about an hour, and many guests left one after another. Then Li Shimin took the Queen and Concubine Wei back, and Wei Hao stood at the gate to see them off. I still thank them for their arrival. of.

"That, that, remember, [-]% off!" Li Tai came to Wei Hao's side and said to Li Tai.

"Fatty, call me brother-in-law!" Wei Hao stared at Li Tai and said unhappily.

"Brother-in-law, can you stop calling me fat, I'm a prince, how can I be majestic if you treat me like this?" Li Tai was about to cry at this moment, this brother-in-law is not easy to provoke, and he can't afford to provoke him, so he has no choice but to Take it easy.

"Losing weight, look at what you are saying, let me tell you, just like you, you don't even know how weak it is, let alone brother-in-law didn't remind you, if you keep getting fat like this, sooner or later something big will happen!" Wei Wei Hao patted Li Tai on the shoulder and said.

"Well, remember, brother-in-law, I can call you, just don't call me fat." Li Tai doesn't care about that, just don't call himself fat.

"Sure, let's go, it's not cold, I'm too cold, didn't you see that I've been standing here for half an hour? Don't blot the ink, come to Juxian Building next time!" Wei Hao didn't bother Said to Li Tai.

"Success, farewell!" Li Tai turned around and left with a very carefree look.
After finally seeing off all the guests, Wei Hao ignored those things, returned to his small courtyard, and immediately lay down, and in Wei Furong's bedroom, Wei Furong also lay down.

"Hey, it's a pity that none of our daughters and sons-in-law came back. If they came back, they would be so happy to see today's scene!" Sitting there, Wang said with a sigh.

"When they come back during the Chinese New Year, let them stay in the capital. If the family has money, give each of them 100 acres of land and a house. I will buy them some houses in Chang'an City!" Wei Furong said with his eyes closed. He also felt a little regretful, after all, none of his daughters came back from his son's engagement banquet.

"Buying a house, this is no good, Hao'er should have an opinion!" Wang said in surprise when she heard it.

"I have a fart opinion, you go to the warehouse to see, so much money, he is still short of this, besides, you don't know that this child is filial." Wei Furong still lay there and said, his family has 10,000+ money of cash.

(End of this chapter)