Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 622
A railway runs ten trains?

Before Gao Ming opened his mouth, everyone present did not realize this, but now after hearing what he said, everyone showed a look of sudden realization.

"Indeed, for such a high-cost railway, it's a shame that only one train runs. There are only ten trains. It should run twenty!"

"That's right, this road is completely paved with iron. If it is used to cast swords and armor, I don't know how much it can be made."

"That's right, why did we ignore this? It's so strange..."

While everyone was discussing, Li Shimin also showed a pensive look.

"Yeah, why did I ignore this point? If it was me back then, who would dare to use iron tools to pave the road and waste everything? I'm afraid I would never agree? But now I completely ignore this point and regard it as As usual, maybe..."

Thinking of this, he immediately raised his head to look at Gao Ming beside him, a flash of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

"Maybe it's because he has created too many miracles!"

At this moment, Li Shimin thought of a lot.

From the first time Gao Ming discovered that the golden elixir was inappropriate, to entering the court and being highly valued by him, and then to the expedition to Goguryeo, the three countries on the peninsula were flattened in January, and Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla were combined into one country. Great achievements.

What satisfied Li Shimin the most was Gao Ming's "non-dispute" for power.

It is obvious that power is within reach, but he doesn't care about it. Even if he deliberately faked his death, he would rather let his brother stay in Chang'an than ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Instead, he personally sent troops to avenge himself.

Li Shimin thought he couldn't do this.

And what made him admire and even envy him most was that Gao Ming's reputation among the common people had already surpassed him. It has been two years since the treasury bill was issued. money".

This shows how great Gao Ming's reputation is, which makes Li Shimin jealous and proud.

"Although the throne is high, there is no need to fight for his excellence. The common people respect him, his younger brothers and sisters respect him, and all civil and military officials respect him. There is no one in the entire Tang Dynasty who is more suitable to be emperor than him, and he is me, Li Shimin... Proudest son!"

Thinking of this, a bright smile appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth, and at the same time he slowly opened his mouth to the important officials of the Tang Dynasty in front of him.

"Put the matter of the train on hold for now. After you go back, you can discuss it with the crown prince. You can do whatever the crown prince says. I won't interfere. Now I have something to announce. I want to rebuild the Daming Palace!"

Daming Palace was originally called "Yong'an Palace", which was built by Li Shimin for the residence of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, which means "Chang Yong An Tai".

In the first month of the ninth year of Zhenguan, Yong'an Palace was renamed Daming Palace. In May of the same year, Li Yuan, who was [-] years old, passed away in the bedroom of Da'an Palace in Chang'an. The construction of Daming Palace was stopped immediately. It has been more than ten years so far.

But now why did Li Shimin suddenly propose to rebuild the Daming Palace?
With this doubt, all the ministers temporarily put aside the matter of the train, and began to think about Li Shimin's intentions.

Among the people present, Changsun Wuji knew Li Shimin best, and he quickly guessed Li Shimin's intentions.

"The Daming Palace used to be the residence of the Supreme Emperor. After the death of the Supreme Emperor, the work stopped. Now His Majesty suddenly wants to rebuild it. Who is it going to live in? Could it be... for himself? He is preparing a Zen seat?"

Guessing this, Changsun Wuji's eyes widened in an instant, and he turned his head to look at Li Shimin in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin gave him a stern look, making him quickly swallow what he hadn't said.

In fact, all the people present were smart people, and they quickly guessed Li Shimin's intentions, but no one opened their mouths—even if they knew something, they couldn't say it.

And Gao Ming was probably the only one who didn't guess it among the people present. Of course, this was also because his mind was not in these aspects at all, so naturally he didn't think about these aspects.

Seeing that everyone was silent at this moment, he frowned immediately.

"Why don't you talk, no matter how big the Daming Palace is, it's just a palace, the treasury doesn't have enough money, there are saltworks and ships, plus this railway, everything is enough, and the old man has already opened his mouth, then Just fix it."

"..."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, all the important ministers present showed strange expressions.

If other princes dare to say this, they might be given a bad name—are you planning to drive your father out of power or something?
But the person who said this now is Gao Ming, and no one present would think so.

The reason is very simple. If Gao Ming wanted the throne, when the news of Li Shimin's death in the Western Regions to quell the rebellion reached Chang'an more than a year ago, he could justifiably ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, but he didn't.

Moreover, after getting along for so long, the ministers knew Gao Ming's character very well, and even in the hearts of many veteran ministers, they all hoped that Gao Ming, who likes to delegate power, would ascend the throne and become emperor.

Even Changsun Wuji thinks so.

"If such a loving and righteous nephew becomes the emperor, the eldest grandson's family still have to worry about not prospering?"

With such thoughts in mind, Changsun Wuji immediately stood up and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the old minister agrees to rebuild the Daming Palace, and personally recommends Liu Tao, the Shaofu supervisor of the Military Industry Department of the Tang Dynasty, to supervise the construction!"

Liu Tao is Gao Ming's confidant, Changsun Wuji knows it, and his move is actually showing his favor to Gao Ming - you see, uncle is on your side.

Gao Ming also understood Changsun Wuji's thoughts, he immediately smiled and waved his hands.

"Haha, that can't be done. I want Liu Tao to continue building trains. I'll leave the job of supervision to you, Mr. Zhao, right? Hey... Mr. Zhao, did you already know that I would say that?"

"Uh..." Upon hearing Gao Ming's words, Changsun Wuji blushed again, "His Royal Highness misunderstood the old minister...the old minister...the old minister..."

Seeing that he was so anxious and helpless, Gao Ming quickly went up to help him sit down again, and then he smiled again.

"Haha, I'm just joking. Uncle, don't get excited. As the saying goes, you don't shy away from relatives, so I'll leave it to you to supervise the work!"

"Yes!" Hearing Gao Ming's words, Changsun Wuji stood up again, and then bowed to the ground, "The old minister will live up to His Royal Highness' expectations!"

"Haha, brother auxiliary machine, that's right!"

As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin walked over with a smile again, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"You are the prince's real uncle. If there is any good thing, His Royal Highness will not forget you. Why are you still arguing with me for the train?"

Having said that, he immediately slapped his chest.

"If you want me to say, even if your Highness buys ten more trains, you might as well give them all to me, Lao Cheng, and I will take good care of them!"

"..."

Damn, this guy is really shameless!

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, the crowd couldn't bear it anymore, and there was a loud shout from the crowd.

"Why don't you invite yourself to face yourself!"

"Huh?" Hearing the loud shout, Cheng Yaojin suddenly showed a puzzled face, and then looked at Gao Ming, "Your Highness, what do you mean by that?"

"Ugh!"

Looking at the puzzled Cheng Yaojin, Gao Ming sighed suddenly, then patted him on the shoulder lightly.

"The meaning of this sentence is to let you take a piss and look like a bear. If you are ugly, you have to read more, understand?"

Cheng Yaojin: "o(￣dish￣///)"

(End of this chapter)