Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 250 The Proud Emperor

Recently, for some unknown reason, there has been a lot of talk about Cuju in Chang'an. Of course, there is also some food news, and the price of rice in Chang'an has dropped a lot.

Many people don't know what Cuju said, but those who pay attention to these are people who pay attention to the government, and the faces of many ordinary people are full of joy.

Because the price of rice has fallen, some people are afraid that it will rise again, so they can't help but buy more.

The changes in Chang'an were also noticed by many people, but they faintly felt that it was the masterpiece of that one in the palace, so they couldn't help but keep silent.

During the court meeting, Li Shimin seldom had a high-spirited expression on his face, which made the ministers who had heard that His Majesty was in a bad mood feel astonished, but on the surface he remained calm.

After the usual matters were dealt with, Li Shimin had no intention of leaving, and all the ministers knew that His Majesty still had something to say.

"I decided to train an elite soldier!"

Li Shimin's voice sounded slowly, with a hint of joy in his words.

After the voice fell, many ministers were stunned, but then a gleam of joy appeared on the face of the general's side.

Because this has a lot to do with them, as for the civil servants, there was a hint of worry on their faces.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Now that everything is in ruins, you shouldn't be poor."

Then Wei Zheng was the first to stand up. This well-known admonisher can be loved and hated by Li Shimin, and he still has his own abilities.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, and we need to be cautious about this matter!"

And with Wei Zheng's first words, a middle-aged man stood up with a hint of worry on his face and said, this person is the Minister of the Household Department, Dai Zhou.

This Minister of the Household Department has a lot of cares in his heart, because he is in charge of money, so he knows that even the city tax can't afford such consumption.

After that, many civil servants came out to persuade them one after another. These people obviously knew the situation of the treasury.

On the contrary, the leader, Changsun Wuji, and the other three were silent, and there seemed to be a trace of strangeness in their expressions. Logically speaking, it is impossible for His Majesty not to be ignorant of the situation.

It's just that His Majesty seemed to have a well-thought-out appearance, and for a while, the three of them, Changsun Wuji, were equally hesitant.

"There is no need to talk about this matter. The money and rations for training this elite soldier will be allocated from internal funds."

There seemed to be no surprise on Li Shimin's face, but then he spoke faintly, with a hint of confidence in his words.

You must know that the money for buying Yafu's food before was naturally taken from the national treasury, but the food could not be used, but had to be transported to various borders.

However, although this money is transferred from left to right, there are still many differences for Li Shimin. Li Shimin can't use the money in the treasury as he likes, but the money in the internal funds is the emperor's own business.

Since the words came from inside money, many ministers looked at each other for a while and then retreated. At the same time, they couldn't help but whisper in their hearts, where did His Majesty get so much money and food.

For a while, some tense court discussions disappeared in an instant, and of course a lot of doubts were left behind.

"The candidates for the training of elite soldiers, this time I decided to let many generals train a hundred each, and then compete in the school field to decide the candidate for this elite soldier."

Li Shimin then arranged to speak, and the eyes of the princes who were military generals were all brightened up.

Because there are still many princes guarding various places, the contest between these generals in Chang'an is invisible.

Of course, the main reason why this competition was made was that Li Shimin needed to buy food from Lingnan, otherwise, in a short time, he would have no way to turn this money into food.

After announcing this matter, Li Shimin left. At this time, the emperor was obviously in a good mood.

You must know that in order to increase some military expenditures in ordinary times, the court will have to discuss for most of the day, even for several days in a row.

However, today is considered very fast, so naturally Li Shimin secretly felt that it feels good to be rich.

In addition, Li Shimin will naturally not forget about Cuju, because this is a big money-making industry, as long as he has money, Li Shimin will naturally not let it go.

Just when many ministers were wondering how His Majesty had so much money, a gossip spread.

"Grand An Xuan made up for the dowry of a million guan for Empress Changsun in one go."

This was reported from the palace, and many people took a deep breath for a while, a million pennies is not a small amount.

The most important thing is that Duke Anxuan actually gave away all the money. No wonder His Majesty has the confidence to spend money to train elite soldiers.

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Even Changsun Wuji had a wry smile on his face, he didn't expect such an accident, and he was one of them who knew the inner court best.

He thought where His Majesty made his fortune, but he didn't expect it to be here, but apart from that, he also had some doubts, why there was news that the price of rice would drop in the palace.

It's just that in the end Changsun Wuji still didn't have any thoughts, and even the current Majesty is not something he can see through.

"Perhaps only the teacher can know the reason."

I don't know why at this moment, a figure appeared in Changsun Wuji's mind and whispered softly.

In Chang'an Academy, Shu An couldn't help showing a trace of gentleness when he looked at the disciple Xue Rengui in front of him.

After getting married, Xue Rengui looked less immature and more stable, which naturally made Shu An more satisfied.

It's just that Shu An sent people to find this disciple not to reminisce about the old days. After all, Xue Rengui is considered to be an official, so he came to visit Shu An less often.

Fortunately, Shu An didn't care about this, the reason was very simple, that is, he was used to it, after all, he used to have so many disciples.

Even though Xue Rengui has been with him for a long time, there are still many people longer than Xue Rengui, such as Changsun Wuji.

"I don't know if the teacher has any orders for the disciples to come."

Xue Rengui on the side had some doubts on his face and said respectfully, with a trace of curiosity in his words.

"You should have heard about the matter above the court council. The teacher won a spot for you. If you can command this elite army, it depends on your own ability."

Shu An shook his head slightly and said slowly, it seems that Xue Rengui is a little obsessed with gentleness, but it is normal to be young.

In fact, he is not too optimistic about Xue Rengui in this matter, the reason is very simple, that is, this matter is not that simple.

Xue Rengui's shortcoming is also obvious, that is, he is still too young, but it depends on Xue Rengui's ability. If Li Shimin can admit it, there is still a chance.

As for Xue Rengui, he couldn't help taking a deep breath at this time, with a trace of excitement on his face.

(End of this chapter)