Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 701

Of course, living on Mount Tai is not too much. These days, there is no entrance fee or real estate for climbing Mount Tai. Li Zhi loves to live as long as he wants, as long as he can withstand the cold wind on the top of Mount Tai.

Li Qinzai had no feelings for ghosts and gods. He was a materialist. Although he was not too firm, he would occasionally go to the temple to worship and make a few wishes with the Bodhisattva as if he were lucky enough to buy a lottery ticket.

But in his bones, he doesn't actually believe in the so-called ghosts and gods of heaven and earth.

If there are ghosts and gods in the world, what is the meaning of the mathematics and physics I teach?

Of course, believe it or not, the next time you meet a bastard in the wishing pool, you will still throw money into its mouth.

What a damn charming contradictory man.

In the middle of the night, an old man with a white beard played Tai Chi Push Hands with him for a long time, and the old and cunning guy refused to tell the truth.

Of course Li Qinzai was not stupid, he didn't know Shang Guanyi very well, so of course he didn't make such a foolish act of digging his heart out.

Feng Chan Taishan is such a sensitive topic, of course there is no problem with verbal boasting, but if you say what you really think in your heart behind Li Zhi's back, it's because you think your life is boring and you want to start a survival mode for yourself.

After prevaricating for a long time, Li Qinzai became a little impatient.

Why don't you listen to your opinion?I will continue to be my salted fish. Ganjing Village is nearly a hundred miles away from Chang'an City. If you all have trouble in the court, it's none of my business.

After yawning for a long time, Li Qinzai bid farewell to Shangguanyi with a sleepy face.

Just when she was about to get up, Shangguanyi suddenly said: "The attendant Liu Rengui was decreed yesterday by His Majesty to be demoted as a servant, and Liu Rengui was so angry that he became ill."

Li Qinzai twitched the corner of his mouth: "Old Liu Cao has too many worries, and his mouth is also cheap... Cough, no, it should be sharp words, and it's time to rest for a while."

Shangguanyi glanced at him, and said leisurely: "Your mouth is much cheaper than his."

Li Qinzai was silent for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Why was Liu Rengui demoted?"

Shangguanyi sighed, and said: "The official's reason is that Liu Rengui doesn't know right from wrong, and rumors play out..."

Li Qinzai frowned: "Liu Rengui is a servant, so he has the right to gossip about things, this reason cannot be justified."

Shangguanyi smiled: "That's right, he is a servant, and the court has never accused him of crimes because of his words, but Liu Rengui has set a precedent for my court, ha ha."

Seeing the sarcasm in Shangguanyi's laughter, Li Qinzai seemed to understand something.

"Is there any other reason why Liu Rengui was demoted?"

Shangguanyi smiled and said: "It can be considered that the question is right. Yes, Liu Rengui was demoted because he gave a memorial to His Majesty..."

Li Qinzai blinked: "About Fengchan Taishan?"

Shangguan Yi stroked her beard and smiled: "It's easy to talk to a smart person. That's right. Liu Rengui advised His Majesty to suspend the enshrinement of Zen, saying that the treasury is not making ends meet. In recent years, it has consumed a lot of money. Several wars and the drought in the north have caused the court to even I owe a lot of money and food to private landlords."

"All the money and food owed by the imperial court must be repaid. In other words, even if the weather is good this year and the grain harvest is good, the treasury will still be empty after repaying last year's debts."

Shangguanyi suddenly leaned forward, lowered his voice and said, "Do you know how much it will cost Your Majesty to enshrine Chan Taishan?"

Li Qinzai smiled wryly, "It's probably an unimaginable number."

"That's right, Fengchan Taishan will consume at least half of the world's taxes, money and food. Otherwise, why do you think the queen said that the governments of various places have to prepare for a year and a half? You think the so-called preparations are just clearing the streets and calling the people to kneel to welcome the holy driver." Is it?"

"Oh, your majesty sets out from Chang'an, even if he travels hundreds of miles a day, a palace must be built at the place where he stops. In addition to eunuchs and maids, there are also civil and military men from the Manchu dynasty who accompany him. There are more than [-] people. These more than [-] people walk slowly every day. Walking towards Mount Tai, you have to eat and drink every day, and eat exquisitely and luxuriously, how much should this amount be?"

"Not to mention the construction of the palace, the building of the roof, and the construction of various stone steps for climbing. How many civilians need to be summoned for such a huge project? What do these civilians eat and drink? It is not the government that provides them. In this way, hundreds of thousands of civilians will Should there be? What an astonishing sum this is."

Shangguanyi shook his head and sighed: "The material resources of the whole country are just to climb Mount Tai to enshrine Zen. If there is a good harvest and surplus, it can barely support it. However, in recent years, the treasury has not received anything, and on the contrary, it still owes a lot of money and food to the people. The old man is worried that the people will suffer unbearably, and His Majesty's reputation..."

"Your Majesty said that he would enshrine Zen, and the court was full of approval. They are not fools. Could it be that they can't see the current situation? It's nothing more than being wise and protecting themselves."

"Liu Rengui would rather bend than bend, but he is outspoken, but His Majesty's punishment will come soon, and he found an excuse to demote him, and it is also to warn other courtiers that they will not go against His Majesty's will."

Shangguanyi shook his head and sighed: "Over the years, His Majesty has indeed made a lot of achievements, but now he is a bit carried away."

Li Qinzai was silent for a long while, then said softly: "Grandpa Shangguan also doesn't agree with your Majesty enshrining Chan Taishan?"

Shangguanyi still did not express his position directly, but smiled slyly and said: "If you wait patiently for a few more years, wait for the national treasury to be filled slowly, and for the people of the world to recover their vitality, there is nothing wrong with your majesty enshrining Zen. After all, his achievements are real. Yes, it is qualified to enshrine Zen."

"But now, it's not the right time."

Li Qinzai blinked: "Grandpa Shangguan, why don't you follow Liu Rengui's advice and personally advise His Majesty? Liu Rengui's opposition may not be enough to make His Majesty sober, but if there are more outspoken ministers like Wei Zheng in the court, His Majesty will surely withdraw his orders, right? "

Shangguanyi glanced sideways at him, eyes full of contempt: "Why don't you persuade me?"

Li Qinzai brushed his hair pretentiously: "...I'm still a child."

Shangguanyi scolded with a smile: "You kid is more cunning than a fox. The old man has been talking to you for a long time, but you really don't want to let go."

Li Qinzai shook his head hastily: "Grandpa Shangguan found the wrong person. The younger generation is very timid. Hearing a cat meowing at night would scare half his life. I dare not do things that are persuasive. The food belongs to the treasury, but my life is my own. "

Shangguanyi sighed in disappointment.

Li Qinzai sneered in his heart.

The old fox had figured it out on him, thinking that with a few words, he would be like a hot-blooded boy who was in the second year of high school, and wrote vigorously to discuss Li Zhi's opposition to Feng Chan.

Heh, you look ugly but you think beautiful, do you think I'm a fool?

Regardless of Li Zhi's thoughts, Feng Chan Taishan was Empress Wu's idea. Li Qinzai's relationship with Empress Wu had finally eased up a bit, so he couldn't make himself happy?
Gritting his teeth, Li Qinzai raised his chest awe-inspiringly, and said: "In order to save the world from suffering, I decided that if your Majesty enshrines Mount Tai, I would like to donate twenty catties of grain to the national treasury in my own name, so as to relieve the urgent needs of the common people. "

Shangguanyi took a sharp breath and almost passed out.

(End of this chapter)