Great Tang princess

Chapter 497 New Deal
After dinner, except for Li Xian, everyone else was in a good mood. The two princesses Yiyang and Xuancheng who were called over after a day of work were also smiling. After all, the sister who had been a good friend since childhood is back, and the mood will be better, right? few.

It's just that after seeing Li Xian's pained expression, he still felt curious and secretly asked Li Yuechen what was going on.

After listening to the explanation, the two couldn't help smiling, and secretly covered their mouths and laughed.

What I ate tonight was hot pot. After the banquet, Li Xian kept eating hot boiled meat, as if he wanted to get back all the money he exported this afternoon.

However, this is almost impossible, because Turks supply a large number of cattle and sheep every year. Now the cost of mutton is actually much lower than before. How much can he eat alone?
But it seemed that Wu Zetian didn't want him to realize even this small wish, and quickly stopped him with chopsticks: "Sanlang, since you want to practice martial arts, it's better not to eat too much. Look at Chen'er, meals are only as good as food." Eat eight percent full."

This is the truth, Li Yuechen's habit was maintained as an athlete back then, and it is still the same until now. Eating too much is actually not good for the body.

"Yuechen eats more than me, okay?" Li Xian couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Li Yuechen expressed regret about this, spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders: "Brother, my strength is beyond superhuman, and my appetite is naturally larger, but I am indeed only [-]% full."

Regarding this, Li Xian had a thousand words in his heart that he couldn't express. If he understood the Internet buzzwords of a thousand years later, he would definitely sigh that he would always be hurt only by himself.

……

After eating, the family sat around drinking tea and chatting. Li Dan originally suggested playing games, but Li Xian lost too much money today and couldn't play anything anymore.

At this time, Princess Xuancheng suddenly turned her head: "Chen'er, I have finished writing the memorial!"

"Huh? So fast?" Li Yuechen turned his head, with an unbelievable expression on his face, the efficiency is a bit scary.

Princess Xuancheng looked nothing special: "It's not difficult at first, it's very simple."

Wu Zetian was very interested, and directly stretched out his hand: "Can you take it with you?"

"Take it here, Madam, please read it!" Princess Xuancheng took out a scroll and handed it over.

Li Yuechen was also very curious and leaned over to look at it. The Li Xian brothers had no interest in this, and they were still drinking tea and chatting on their own.

This memorial was written in great detail, basically all the clauses were written clearly, and there were no obvious loopholes, at least it seemed that it could be promulgated immediately.

After carefully reading it several times, Wu Zetian nodded: "What do you think of Chen'er?"

"I can't see any loopholes, so I think it's okay."

"Since that's the case, let's promulgate it directly at the next court meeting, and then it can be directly published in the newspaper so that the people will know about this policy." Wu Zetian nodded, "What do you think?"

Li Yuechen gave a thumbs up: "Aniang's move is really high!"

If it is only announced in the court, those members of the big family are definitely not willing, after all, it is tantamount to affecting their interests, so it would be strange to agree.

However, it is different for other people, especially for those collateral branches of big families. This means that they can gain greater voice in the family in the future, and the price they pay is just a little money!

For them, the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem at all, and it is more important to gain a greater voice in the clan.

Suti and the others will definitely become the absolute supporters of this policy, and it is obvious that they plan to kill first and play later. This trick is really clever.

It is true that many big families feel disgusted, but they will not rebel because of this, because once this decree comes out, the family's management model will definitely change.

But that's not something the royal family should be thinking about, let them figure it out themselves.

Although her daughter was good at flattering since she was a child, Wu Zetian smiled happily when she heard her praise, and threw the memorial in her hand to Shangguan Wan'er.

Then he picked up the teacup: "This memorial says that it is a good idea to increase the salaries of officials first, and to propose that officials pay taxes at the end of the year. Who proposed it?"

She knew very well that her daughter would never have imagined such a deep feeling, which didn't fit her character.

Li Yuechen smiled: "Aniang has a clever plan, this is what Wan'er thought of."

Wu Zetian was not surprised by this, but nodded slightly: "Well, what I said is indeed correct!"

She said before that she wanted Shangguan Wan'er to enter the imperial court in the future and provide more support for her daughter. Now that I think about it, her vision is indeed good.

Hearing Wu Zetian's praise, Shangguan Wan'er also smiled. She very much hoped that she could do something for Li Yuechen in the future and become her most capable assistant.

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The current court meeting is basically once every three days, and the second court meeting after the princess's return will soon be ushered in.

As usual, it was still some trivial reports at the beginning, and then gradually entered the topic.

Li Yuechen also stood in the passageway as before, and now it doesn't really matter whether the Ministry of War comes to court or not, and the military operations will gradually separate.

Today happened to be the day when the newspaper was on sale. Li Yuechen in the passage folded his arms around his chest and leaned against the wall, thinking that many people must have already started discussing it.

In the court hall, Wu Zetian sat on the dragon chair, listened to the work report for this period of time with a blank face, and nodded slightly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or disappointed.

The court ministers didn't care about this either. If the emperor's mood could be seen so easily, the government would have been controlled by them long ago.

After the report was finished, Wu Zetian said softly, "Speaking of which, I feel that the country is prosperous and the people are safe now, but the tax revenue is not increasing. I am really puzzled."

Hearing this sentence, many ministers who reacted quickly raised their heads, and a trace of panic appeared on their faces.

Every sentence of the emperor has a deep meaning, especially in the court, it is absolutely impossible to whine silently for no reason.

Or to put it harshly, even if it is, since it is said, the ministers must think about the deep meaning.

"Since ancient times, the knighted family has been exempted from all corvee taxes, and even food seals..." Wu Zetian's voice could even echo in the empty court hall, making it even more majestic, "But the dynasty is long, and there are too many knights , is always bad... I was thinking, this title is for one person, not for many people, so I think that only the person who inherits the title should be exempted from taxes, and his brothers and sisters should also pay taxes..."

Speaking of which, there has been a chaotic trend in the hall, just like a vegetable market, discussing in a hurry,
"Of course, as a family of nobility, corvee can still be exempted. But the tax still needs to be borne, the specific amount..." Wu Zetian continued to announce the policy as if he hadn't heard it.

The ministers were all discussing in a chaotic manner, and many people immediately expressed their opposition.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible!"

"Your Majesty, please think again. Since ancient times, conferring a title is a reward for those who have made meritorious deeds. If..."

"I have the guts to ask Your Majesty to take it back..."

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Seeing the people saluting below, they all asked for their lives to be withdrawn, which formed a sharp contrast with the crowd in the discussion.

In fact, those who are keen to discuss this matter are officials from humble backgrounds, and they are quite willing to see this scene.

Wu Zetian herself is very prestigious among poor officials, so this policy is also a disguised form of support for them, isn't it?
It can be said that the gap between them and the nobles has been narrowed invisibly.

All the situations under the court were within Wu Zetian's expectations, and there were no surprises, and she still had no expression on her face.

He just said softly: "You don't need to respond immediately, I have already published this matter in the newspaper, let the common people discuss it and see what the result is..."

Hearing this sentence, many ministers were startled, thinking to themselves that it was over.

There are no fools who can get into the court, they all know what the meaning behind this move is, and the emperor's blatantly beating first and playing later shows that there is no room for negotiation on this matter at all!

Anyone can see the consequences, this is an overt conspiracy to divide the family!

Someone in the collateral line must be able to see it, but so what?Still most people will support it.

Since ancient times, people's hearts cannot be unified, and there will always be various ideas, so most of the family collaterals must support this.

They don't care if the overall interests of the family have changed, they only know that they can gain a greater right to speak because of this!That's enough, no other reason is needed at all.

Many people froze in place, they didn't expect that the emperor would issue such a decree, this is blatantly confronting them!

As for the matter of increasing the salaries of officials announced later, it didn't attract their attention at all, but it made a group of poor officials happily shout "Your Majesty the Holy Spirit".

The families of noble-born officials are not short of money, what they lack is the right to speak in the court, and now the emperor is depriving them of their right to speak.

Even Di Renjie knelt and sat in his seat with a dazed expression, as if he couldn't figure out why the emperor did this for a moment.

It is true that this is really good for the country, but now that they are doing this suddenly, are they really not afraid of pushing them into a hurry?
He doesn't know how powerful the hidden guards are today, he only thinks that the emperor's courage comes from Princess Taiping.

After all, no one dares to underestimate the fighting power of her army, but even so, she can't guarantee that she can hold down the noble families of the whole country, right?

Li Yuechen in the passage had a relaxed expression on her face. Although she didn't understand tactics, she understood logic.

It is impossible for a normal person to choose to rebel under such circumstances, because this is a choice that is ultimately forced and helpless, but as long as there is still a little hope, they will not take this road.

Including many emperors, they never thought of being emperors at first, but this was the result of various coincidences.

Let’s not talk about it, let’s talk about Emperor Taizong, he would not rebel if he had other hopes, but at that time, if he didn’t, he would die!That's why I chose this approach.

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