The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 159

For his own performance, Chen Jingke secretly scored full marks in his heart.

If he had directly questioned Gan Yuanfeng just now, it would not have won the approval of many people. Instead, it would have made everyone think that he was threatening people with power.

Surprise everyone with a poem first, and then say it, the effect is completely different.

Still the same sentence, everyone is a scholar, and whoever has a better pen is naturally inclined to whom.It's like that even if a student who studies well is usually very low-key, everyone will not ignore his existence.

After defeating Gan Yuanfeng and resolving the crisis, he was thinking about how to stop.

Doing business with an open door cannot be too aggressive, otherwise even if you are reasonable, some people will resent you.Accept it as soon as you see it, but you can get a good reputation for being generous.

At this moment, he saw a familiar figure coming down the stairs, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart: It can't be such a coincidence, can it?
This person is Ren Feng, the great eunuch next to Li Shimin.

I saw him coming all the way to Chen Jingke, saluted and said: "Chen Zhenzhen, my master is here to invite you."

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After finishing the government affairs today, Li Shimin called his eldest grandson Wuji, Yuwen Shiji, and Ma Zhou to go out for a leisurely visit to the palace. The Zixiao Temple next door is the best choice.

Since they came and caught up with the meal time, they naturally wanted to come to Tianranju for a meal - they used Chen Jingke's private box.

Hearing the noise from all around, Changsun Wuji laughed and said, "Really Chen..."

Li Shimin interrupted: "A child is not worthy of being a real person, just call him by his first name."

As important ministers in the court, several people knew very well the empress's importance to Chen Jingke, and they knew that Princess Shang Jinyang was a certainty.

Therefore, they didn't feel any fuss when the emperor spoke in an elder tone.

Changsun Wuji joked with a smile: "Yes, in the future he will call me uncle, so I'll call him Jing Ke."

"His talent makes me have to say admiration. Other restaurants are full of fireworks. But he made Tianranju into an elegant place, which is already a scene in Chang'an."

Yu Wenshi and his beard said: "Yes, to tell you all, I often eat here. I don't eat here, just to hear the views of young scholars on the world."

Ma Zhou, who had a low official position and little seniority, was the most silent, but he also said: "A famous teacher produces a high-ranking apprentice."

Everyone chatted very openly, from Tianranju Chen Jingke to Zixiao Guan Sun Simiao, and talked about Taoist innovation.

It didn't take long for the topic to touch on the world's major affairs, and it was natural to talk about population and taxation.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Shimin said, "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that the imperial court only conducted a population check in the seventh year of Wude, right?"

Yuwen Shiji paused for a moment, then calmly picked up his teacup and drank it.

Changsun Wuji did not answer directly, but glanced at Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou said tactfully: "Yes, although each state and county will report the number of household registration population every year, it is only a rough figure, which is not completely accurate."

Only then did Changsun Wuji continue the conversation: "This is not acceptable. Population is related to the rise and fall of a country, and the imperial court must have accurate figures. I think the population should be checked again."

Li Shimin didn't express his opinion directly, but asked Yu Wenshi and said: "What does Yu Wenqing think?"

Yuwen Shiji said slowly: "It has been 14 years since the seventh year of Wude, enough for a generation to grow up, and it is time to check again."

"Furthermore, the imperial court used troops to defeat Turkic and Tuyuhun and other barbarians one after another. There is no foreign aggression for the time being, and it can also spare power to carry out population checks. I think Qi Guogong's method is feasible."

It is not a strange thing for the imperial court to census the population. It would be strange if any emperor did not census.Li Shimin did this only 11 years after he ascended the throne, which is relatively late.

Moreover, the population census has little effect on top dignitaries like them, who dares to check them?

In other words, they have a huge number of parts, which is the unspoken rule that everyone knows well.

The reason why the Guanlong military aristocrats are powerful is because they have mastered a large number of moves and can pull up an army at any time.

In addition, Li Shimin still brought up this matter during the meal, so he didn't take it to heart.

In fact, Li Shimin didn't intend to finalize the census just like this. It couldn't be done with just four people on the table.

The reason why I mentioned it at this time is just to spread the word and prepare the minds of the people below.

So he didn't keep talking about this topic, and after expressing his attitude of wanting to census the population, he changed the topic away.

Just as they were chatting to their heart's content, there was a noise outside.

Li Shimin said: "Ren Feng, go and see what happened?"

"Here." Ren Feng, who was guarding at the door, took a look at the stairs, and came back and said, "If you go back to Lord Lang, it's Chen Zhenren who's here, and he's greeting the people downstairs."

"Oh." Li Shimin said with a smile: "This man really doesn't talk about it. He just came here when he was talking about him. Go, call him here."

Ren Feng hesitated for a moment and said: "Really Chen seems to have a visitor." After speaking, he quickly lowered his head.

Li Shimin was not unhappy, but said: "Forget it, don't bother him, let him eat by himself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard something was wrong downstairs.Ren Feng took the initiative to say without anyone's instructions: "I'll go and have a look."

Then he saw the whole process of the confrontation between Chen Jingke and Gan Yuanfeng, and heard the poem.

Listening to the complete poem, he secretly groaned in his heart, this little real person really can't hold back his words.But he didn't dare to hide it, so he hurried back to the box and told Li Shimin everything.

Hearing that poem, Li Shimin's face immediately darkened.

A smile appeared on the corner of Yu Wenshi's mouth and then disappeared quickly, but he was even more curious about Chen Jingke in his heart.Changsun Wuji looked speechless, while Ma Zhou lowered his head and couldn't see any expression.

"Go, call him over here."

"Here." Ren Feng didn't dare to delay, turned around and walked downstairs.

And then there's the opening scene.

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Looking at Ren Feng, Chen Jingke has one head and two big ones.It's not because of anything else, but because he brought his sister paper to eat.

Although he didn't have any bad ideas, it was not a good thing for the father-in-law to see his son-in-law taking a girl to a restaurant for dinner.

Just when he was worried, Ren Feng said suddenly: "Really, the Lord is traveling in a micro-clothes, so it's inconvenient to meet outsiders."

Chen Jingke slapped his forehead, he was confused, wouldn't it be fine if he didn't take anyone with him.

So he said apologetically to Zhang Ping: "Miss Zhang, I'm really sorry, I'm going to meet a guest and it's inconvenient to entertain you. Why don't you go back to the temple first, and I'll send the dishes back?"

Zhang Ping glanced at Ren Feng and said, "Okay, then I'll go back to the observation center first."

After speaking, he nodded to Ren Feng and turned to leave.

Chen Jingke called Xiaoer over, ordered a few dishes for them to send back, and then went upstairs with Ren Feng.

Before going upstairs, he glanced around, but there was no sign of Gan Yuanfeng and others, so he probably left while he was talking.

He didn't take it seriously either, and turned around and walked upstairs.

Halfway whispered to Ren Feng: "Thank you for your reminder just now."

Ren Feng said calmly: "Your Majesty, you are being polite. I only want to protect the safety of the lord, and I will report the matter truthfully to the lord."

Chen Jingke knew what he meant, and said, "I understand, just report it truthfully."

As long as he was not seen eating with the girl on the spot, it doesn't matter if Li Shimin finds out afterwards.It's that simple to follow the teacher's order to take care of the guests.

While speaking, he came to the door of the box, and Chen Jingke pushed the door and walked in after reporting.

(End of this chapter)