I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 237 An Invincible Family Can't Stand Up?
The court meeting is over.

After Liu Sheng submitted eight articles of impeachment in a row, today's Chang Dynasty quietly came to an end amidst the astonishment of the ministers and officials.

——Ding Ancheng, a native of Fanshi, Marquis of Wuyang, and Marquis of Yangdu;
Chen Shi, Marquis of Boyang, and Zhou Tong, Marquis of Longlu;
Dongwu Hou Guota, Haiyang Hou Yao Province;
Chen Yan, Marquis of Fei, and Zhu Piqiang, Marquis of Duchang.

——The son is not his own, and the discretionary money is not enough for sex. He gallops the market and robs the people's land by force;
Having fun during the national mourning, feasting during the father's mourning, raising the dead, buying murderers to kill.

The eight chapters of impeachment, eight completely different charges, mean that the Han family, and the eight families of Chehou, will disappear from the world.

However, the charges mentioned by Liu Sheng in the chapter of impeachment did not come from Liu Sheng...

"The princes of the eight families, father, have long wanted to get rid of them?"

Outside the hall of Xuanshi, there is a distant platform.

Still in the familiar guardrail, or the two familiar reclining chairs;

Tianzi Qi, Liu Sheng and his son sat on reclining chairs, and sat up straight at the same time, watching the backs of the officials and officials as they walked down the long steps and left Weiyang Palace.

And Liu Sheng's easy question only made Tianzi Qi turn his head indifferently, and looked at Liu Sheng with a half-smile.

"Not at all."

"—Yes, I have wanted to move for a long time, but I haven't found a good time;"

"There are also those who didn't want to move at first, but because of this incident, I changed my mind."

"Actually, it's not just these eight;"

"The 37 princes who bought the grain, here I have similar evidence."

"As long as I am willing, I can present evidence of guilt at any time to convict some of them, or even everyone..."

Having said that, Tianzi Qi gave another meaningful smile, and although he looked away from Liu Sheng, there was a hint of temptation in his tone of voice.

"I didn't expect that with your temperament, you would be willing to only touch the eight obsessed families, instead of all 37 families?"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng only sighed a little, and looked away from Gongqing's leaving back;

Leaning back in the chair, he sighed bitterly and shook his head.

"This time, the son presided over the stabilization of grain prices, Yu Gong, for the safety of the ancestral temple and the community;"

"From this point of view, I don't have to kill them, I just need to stop them from driving up food prices and punish them a little bit."

"Yu Zi, what happened this time is an opportunity for my ministers to kill people and establish their prestige, and to identify the enemy and ourselves by the way."

"Killing to gain prestige, the more you kill, the better;"

"However, considering the identification of the enemy and the enemy, we can't kill too many people, but we can only kill chickens and monkeys."

"—After all, no matter how you say it, their fathers and grandparents are also the heroes and meritorious princes of my Han family."

"Killing too many will destabilize the court and disturb the hearts of the people, and it will also bring a lot of trouble to the father."

"Killing a small number of them as a deterrent, and keeping the majority to subdue them, will be the best for the sons, the emperor, and our Han family."

"Keep them, and remind others all the time: the idea of ​​food, don't move..."

He frankly stated what was in his heart, but Liu Sheng felt an inexplicable anger in his heart;
On the side, seeing Liu Sheng like this, Tian Ziqi smiled slightly, and then lay back on the chair with a slight smile.

"After this incident, I have grown a lot..."

"Um······"

"After you go back, think about it again."

"—Liwei, you don't have to kill people;"

"When the situation is so serious that it is necessary to kill people in order to gain prestige, in fact, killing people is useless."

"Compared to this, it is the most sensible approach to master the ability to kill at any time and hang the butcher's knife over the heads of the courtiers."

"After all, it's not the corpses of the dead that can truly shock people's hearts;"

"It's a butcher's knife that hangs above the head of a living person, doesn't fall for a long time, and can fall at any time..."

After saying this, Tianzi Qi raised his head with a laugh, grabbed the water bowl at hand, and then slumped on the recliner, enjoying this rare leisure time.

Gusts of spring breeze came out head-on, and patted on Tianzi Qi's already aging face. Only those bloodshot eyes still exuded an inexplicable chilling determination.

Hearing Tian Ziqi's words of preaching, Liu Sheng only nodded slowly thoughtfully.

After a while, he turned his head with a strange smile.

"Just like this time, the emperor brought out the evidence against the eight people?"

"—Except for these eight people, and the 29 people who survived..."

"Or it should be said: inside and outside the court, the princes and relatives, officials and courtiers, all have their handles in the hands of the father, right?"

"These handles are the butcher's knives that the father hangs over their heads and can drop at any time?"

The voice full of jokes caused the emperor Qi Youran to let out a long sigh, and there was a bit of preaching on his brows again.

"The way of imperial servants is also a school of learning."

"And it's a very complicated and difficult subject to master."

"As a monarch, if you want to be able to command your ministers like an arm, you need to give both kindness and power."

"—Just like this time, you can take advantage of the opportunity to sit on the crown prince by taking advantage of the matter of stabilizing food prices to kill people and gain power;"

"But after you are officially crowned as the prince, you should show favor and win over the government and the opposition, rather than continue to exert power."

"One relaxation, one kindness and one prestige, there is a degree of relaxation, and both kindness and prestige are the long-term way..."

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"As for the handle, it is also an indispensable factor in the way of the emperor."

"A courtier who has no handle is difficult to be used by the king."

"Only by holding the handle of your ministers in your hands can you trust and use your ministers, and at the same time control the life and death of your ministers at any time."

"But if you don't have the handle of a certain subject in your hand, then this subject can easily escape from the king's control."

"—For example, the old prime minister who has passed away is a courtier who has 'no handle';"

"The same is true for Prime Minister Zhou today..."

The inexplicably serious lecture also made Liu Sheng sit up straight involuntarily.

After carefully appreciating the words of Tianzi Qi, I will keep them firmly in my heart;

After thinking for a moment, he turned around with a strange smile.

"Is there also a butcher's knife hanging above my son's head?"

Asked softly, Liu Sheng pointed to the side of Tianzi Qi with a half-smile, the still-cold Lieutenant Zhidu.

"What is Zhidu's handle?"

Regarding these two questions, the answers given by Tian Ziqi made Liu Sheng fall into deep thought.

In the future, every time Liu Sheng encounters a question about the "Road of the Emperor", Liu Sheng will always think of what Tianzi Qi taught him today;

And in the end, with the help of Tian Ziqi's teachings, the problem can be solved...
"That's right, I don't need a handle."

"—I, it's your father."

"There is no reason for a father to punish his son."

"For Zhidu, I also don't need to handle it."

"—Because Zhidu is not a Han minister, but a private minister of mine."

"The monarch wants to punish his private ministers, and he also doesn't need a reason."

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"Except for juniors, private ministers, and relatives, there is also no need to handle it."

"The ones who really need to handle it are those ministers who are not relatives or relatives to you, and only treat you as monarchs and ministers."

"—For example, court officials and hundreds of officials, meritorious officials;"

"These people cannot be executed without reason, or even dismissed without reason."

"For these people, you must have a handle with enough weight in your hands to decide their life and death, whether to stay or not at any time;"

"Having mastered life and death, whether to stay or not, this subject can truly be used by the king."

"Otherwise, it will become an obstacle that hinders you."

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"I'm telling you this, not to make you think hard all day long, looking for excuses from your subordinates."

"But we must always keep in mind: a courtier who has no handle or defect cannot be easily trusted and reused."

"—Because such a person will not only hinder and constrain you, but may even threaten you."

"You must always ensure that you are not threatened, and you can control your subjects at any time, so that you can sit firmly in the position of 'jun'."

"For the ancestral temple and the community, this is the top priority."

"It is necessary to consider other matters only after you have firmly secured the position of 'monarch';"

"But if you can't even sit firmly in the position of 'lord', then it's useless to think about other things."

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"It's not enough for me to tell you these things with my mouth."

"You need to think about it yourself and get your own experience, so that you can truly appreciate the profound meaning."

"After going down, I have to think more..."

Emperor Qi earnestly instructed Liu Sheng to nod obediently, then lowered his head and fell into long contemplation.

Liu Sheng can naturally understand what Tianzi Qi said.

But as the emperor taught him more and more things, Liu Sheng also felt more and more that something was inexplicably added to his shoulders.

What it is, Liu Sheng is not very clear.

But Liu Sheng can clearly feel: This thing is getting heavier and heavier...
"The way of the emperor..."

"The Way of Governance..."

"The way to power..."

"Hu~~~~~~"

"—Is there really a lot to learn?"

With a bitter sigh in his heart, Liu Sheng took a deep breath, and leaned back on the back of the chair a little tired.

After a long silence, Tianzi Qi began to ask about the food again.

"Of the 37 meritorious families, 29 remained;"

"But you shouldn't trust the 29 companies too much."

"—They were not subdued by you, but suppressed by you."

"When you are strong, they will ask you for everything because of fear;"

"But when you are weak, they will definitely take the opportunity to take revenge."

"Because they are only afraid of you, not in awe."

"Respect, fear, no matter which one is missing, it will not work..."

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"Um······"

"Well, I'll give you a task."

"—Before I die, you can't kill these 29 princes;"

"At the same time, you must use these 29 companies."

"Just think of it as practice."

"Learn how to get along with subordinates who hold resentment against you and may attack you at any time, and learn how to use them."

"It will be good for you in the future."

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, Liu Sheng's expression twisted suddenly;
Afterwards, he suppressed the discomfort in his heart and nodded with a distorted expression.

Seeing Tianzi Qi nodded slightly, he said again: "Young princes, this is the end."

"Eight families will die, 29 will remain as 'hidden dangers', and the rest will be wooed by kindness."

"Businessmen, what are you going to do with it?"

"—Kill, or stay?"

Seeing Tian Ziqi asking about the merchants' plan of disposal, Liu Sheng's brows were already tightly knit, but they were completely condensed together.

But in the end, the answer given by Liu Sheng surprised Emperor Qi, and made him feel more at ease with Liu Sheng.

"The businessman's problem is actually very complicated."

"My son has always believed that business is not harmful in itself."

"It is precisely for this reason that the first emperor abolished the ban on Tianjin and Guan, and allowed businessmen to do business."

"—The purpose is to make the world rich quickly by relying on industry and commerce."

"However, industry and commerce must rely on the strength of merchants to prosper;"

"As for businessmen, most of them are ungrateful for profit, and they don't hesitate to harm the world for their own benefit."

"So, regarding the businessman's question, I believe that we should be more serious."

It was obvious that some words were insincere, but they were firm enough to speak, which only caused Tianzi Qi to nod slightly.

Although he was still lying on the back of the chair, he did not forget to raise his hand and gently rubbed his chin with the pulp of his index finger.

Then Liu Sheng continued to say: "Take this time, the matter of food as an example;"

"The merchants originally wanted to hoard goods and drive up food prices."

"—for that alone, they deserve to die!"

"But in the long run, if there are no merchants who pay for the grain in the hands of the common people after the autumn harvest, invest manpower and material resources to store the grain, and then sell the grain the next year, then all these matters will be under the control of the court." body."

"Businessmen do these things, and most of them are responsible for the grain of a county and a township;"

"But if these things are all on Chaotang, then all the food in the world needs Chaotang to purchase, store, and then retail it to the outside world."

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"These things require the court to contribute money, people, and effort, as well as building warehouses and appointing officials."

"The court cannot afford such a huge cost—at least temporarily."

"Even if you can afford it, it's a huge expense, and the harm outweighs the good."

"So, after this incident, I still think that those merchants who try to drive up the price of grain should stay."

"—You can be punished a little, but you can't kill them all."

"Still let the merchants be in charge of purchasing, storing, and retailing, and then Captain Zhisu will set the minimum purchase price and the maximum retail price, and control the profit margin of the grain merchants. That's enough."

"Only in this way, the court can obtain the greatest return through the smallest cost."

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"As for the grain that the merchants bought from me before, it depends on what they want to do."

"——They want food, let them take it by themselves;"

"Anyway, the price of grain has been fixed, and they can only sell it to the common people at a low price when they transport away the grain."

"It's better to let the Shaofu worry about selling grain than to let them worry about it."

"—if they don't want the grain, that's all right;"

"If they want to sell it, the Shaofu will buy it at a low price. Whether it is sold at a low price or there are internal funds, it is a good thing."

"It would be better if they didn't want it directly."

"Take it as the Shaofu, picking up the 900 million shi of grain for nothing..."

Following Liu Sheng's low, calm, and inexplicably confident tone, the corners of Tian Ziqi's mouth only slightly curled up;
After Liu Sheng added another word, Tianzi Qi's heart finally blossomed with joy.

"Oh, right."

"—Wuyan, let's copy it."

Liu Sheng said this sentence to Zhidu who was behind Emperor Qi.

"Businessmen buy grain and borrow money from Wuyan."

"If it's not Wuyanshi, the merchants can't afford to pay back the money."

"After copying Wuyan's, the merchants can relax and continue to do grain business in Guanzhong."

"—It's just how much profit you make. From now on, it all depends on Captain Zhi Su's face."

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"As for the charges..."

"Well, Emperor Taizu Gao has a system: Jia people are not allowed to wear silk or ride in cars;"

"Wuyan's family is all merchants, but they violated the laws of the Taizu Emperor Gao openly and aboveboard, and they should be punished for the crime."

"The confiscated family property will be included in the internal funds."

The expression of 'the whole family of Wuyan's family has been wiped out' without changing his face, only made Zhidu slightly stunned!
After a while, there was a hint of admiration in Liu Sheng's eyes!

But in the end, Zhidu just turned sideways with a cold expression, and looked at Tianzi Qi slightly asking for instructions.

And after Liu Sheng's words, Tian Ziqi's face was also full of smiles...
"The dukes sold you the grain back, and you paid in gold;"

"You also hid all the money that the merchants used to buy food in the Shaofu."

"——Now, the largest Ziqian merchant in Chang'an: Wuyan's family is going to be ransacked..."

"For the copper coins hoarded by Wuyan, right?"

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"Hoarding so many copper coins in Shaofu~"

"Do you want to mint new money?"

After Tianzi Qi explained what was in his heart, Liu Sheng also nodded generously.

But this topic did not continue.

"Copy it, just copy it."

"It's just a merchant, it doesn't matter if you kill it."

"——When such a big incident happened, eight princes died, and a few merchants and lowly households must die..."

"No Salt~"

"Well, Wuyan's."

Full of relaxed words, only Zhidu nodded silently.

With just a few words, the biggest Ziqian merchant in Chang'an: the Wuyan family, was destined for fate.

Next, it will naturally be the repertoire of Tianzi Qi, Liu Sheng and his son...

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"Have you sent all the censers from the Taiwomen back to the Shaofu?"

"--Yes."

"—I don't know which Prince's Highness insisted on making the Tai's uterus smoky?"

"Ah;"

"Ha ha······"

"Cough cough cough..."

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"Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao ordered Prime Minister Xiao to build the Changle and Weiyang palaces;"

"Seeing the towering and majestic Weiyang Palace, Emperor Taizu Gao was furious."

"Do you know what kind of rhetoric Xiao Xiangguo used to explain it to Emperor Taizu Gao?"

"—An invincible man can't stand up?"

"..."

"There is no way to stand up to the majesty of right and wrong!!!"

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"Some money cannot be saved!"

"They're all going to be princes, they've been digging and searching all day, what are they talking about?!"

"--Oh······"

"——If you say that, you can make your father feel better, then your father can comfort himself like this..."

"!!!"

"Asshole! Asshole!!!"

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"Roll, roll, roll!"

"When I see you bastard, I get angry!!!"

　The second more...
　　Good night
　　
　
(End of this chapter)