Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

Prince Xian's residence,

In the villa.

Li Leyan looked at Zheng Zhengjin and said gently, "My dear, I want to go back to the palace to pay my respects to my mother and visit my sisters."

Zheng Zhengjin smiled and said, "Then come with your husband into the palace. You three can continue to sleep. Le Yan and I will go to the palace."

Li Xueyan yawned.

Yu Youwei stretched lazily, rubbed her sore waist, and said "hmm" lightly.

Zheng Liwan nodded dimly, then decisively pulled the two girls back to bed.

He Yong was driving the carriage, while Zheng Zhengjin and Li Leyan were sitting in the carriage. Zheng Zhengjin handed the schoolbag to Li Leyan and said lovingly, "I put some cotton gloves and cotton hats in the schoolbag. Remember to give them to your mother when you go. Not only that, there are also White Rabbit milk candies that Changle and Yuzhang love to eat. And fruits for Empress Changsun."

Li Leyan looked at Zheng Zhengjin and said tenderly, "Thank you, my husband."

She knew that her husband was a god. After all, she had never seen many things in the villa, and no matter what they were, if they were placed in the Tang Dynasty, they would all be priceless treasures.

"Okay, why are you so polite?" Zheng Zhengjin put his arm around Li Leyan's waist in a frivolous manner and wandered around her waist.

During this period, Li Leyan, Zheng Liwan, Li Xueyan, Yu Youwei, or the maids, all became a little plump. The touch of them really made Zheng Zhengjin love them.

Li Leyan leaned her little head on Zheng Zhengjin's shoulder and said softly, "Husband, you are so nice. Meeting you is the happiest thing in Leyan's life."

Soon we arrived at the palace gate.

Li Leyan naturally took her personal maid Caidie to the Lizheng Hall in the harem.

Zheng Zhengjin was waiting to go to court with the other ministers.

When Zhangsun Wuji and others saw Zheng Zhengjin coming to court today, they asked in surprise, "Prince Xian? Why is he so unusual today?"

Zheng Zhengjin smiled and said, "I just have something to report today."

Wei Zheng also looked at Zheng Zhengjin curiously and said with a smile: "The Prince of Xian is a rare guest."

"Haha, Lord Wei, you are joking. By the way, I wonder how the compilation of the matter about the bald donkey is going." What he was talking about was naturally the laws of the Tang Dynasty on Buddhist temples.

Du Ruhui said, "Your Highness Prince Xian is thoughtful. The law has been promulgated. I believe it will spread throughout the Tang Dynasty soon."

Fang Xuanling sighed and said, "Ah, I just don't know what to do if the people lose their faith."

Zheng Zhengjin smiled and said, "Bai Qi, the God of Killing; Han Xin, the God of War; Huo Qubing, the God of War; Li, the God of War. Oh, the last one is not necessary. These are all generals who defended their country and were invincible. Aren't they worthy of being worshipped by the people? If not, isn't there still Nuwa? She created human beings, but the people worship those bald donkeys. I think she must be mad to death."

As for the military god Li Jing, Zheng Zhengjin did not reveal any information. After all, this great general has not died yet.

"Your Highness Prince Xian has a point, but the people have many different requests. Although it cannot be guaranteed that they will be answered, at least they should have a belief in their hearts." Gao Shilian came over and said.

Gao Shilian was the uncle of Zhangsun Wuji, Empress Zhangsun.
The two siblings lost their parents when they were young, and were raised by Gao Shilian himself.

"If businessmen want to make money, they can worship the God of Wealth at home. Newlyweds want to have children, they can worship Nuwa. If women want to find a partner, they should pray to Shiji Niangniang, and don't pray to Yue Lao, because he is unreliable. There are so many gods among our ancestors, why should we offer incense to those bald donkeys in the West?" Zheng Zhengjin said very unhappily.

"Of course, a small temple can be managed, for example, a few Taoist priests or temple cleaners are enough, and it must not exceed ten people, and the number of temples cannot be too many, otherwise it will still become a disaster like Buddhism, bringing harm to all living beings." Zheng Zhengjin was really serious and fooled. Several people secretly remembered Zheng Zhengjin's suggestions in their hearts, and after leaving the court, they went to discuss it.

Soon, Zheng Zhengjin also saw Li Jing. After Li Jing returned to the court, Li Shimin gave him the position of Minister of War. Naturally, he had to attend court and participate in state affairs.

quickly,

Everyone entered the Taiji Hall.
Zheng Zhengjin stood behind Li Xiaogong. As a prince, there was naturally no problem for him to stand behind Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong smiled and joked, "Prince Xian, after the court session, do you have time to go to Pingkangfang for a drink?"

Zheng Zhengjin said apologetically: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate this time. Le Yan came with me. She went to the harem to pay her respects to the queen."

Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "That's fine, there will be plenty of opportunities next time."

Zheng Zhengjin blinked a few times.

Wang De finished the roll call quickly.

Li Shimin asked, "Who didn't come to the morning court today?"

Wang De replied, "Zuo Pushe Xiao Yu caught a cold yesterday and is now at home sick."

Li Shimin waved his hand, "I understand."

Then he sat on the dragon chair and said to the ministers below: "If you have something to say, please report it."

An official from the Taiyuan Wang family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I impeach the Minister of Works Duan Lun."

Li Shimin wrote to Wen angrily, "Tell me the reasons for your impeachment! If you can't convince me, I will send you to Lingnan." During the Tang Dynasty, Lingnan was a place where people were exiled.

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, several other people from the Five Surnames and Seven Families also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Works Duan Lun, in the name of the current court, sells honeycomb coal and other things, competes with the people for profits, makes a lot of money, and shakes the foundation of the country. His crime is punishable by death."

Li Shimin slammed the dragon table in anger and said angrily: "Then tell me how much is the honeycomb coal sold by Duan Lun's organization? Is it one or two strings of cash?"

The others were suddenly speechless.

The Minister of Industry Duan Lun took the initiative to step forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, after careful consideration by the Minister of Revenue and I, we found that honeycomb coal is sold to the people without making any profit. There is absolutely no such thing as making money. I beg Your Majesty to examine it."

"I know the price of honeycomb coal. Is this competing with the people for profit? Ah? Is this competing with the people for profit, or is it beneficial to the country and the people?" Li Shimin was very angry. These bastards from the five surnames and seven clans, you know, once honeycomb coal is available, the whole Chang'an and the places where it begins to spread are all benefiting the people. This is definitely a matter of benefiting the people of the Tang Dynasty without any harm. Although there is some profit, it is really not much. At most, the more than 100,000 captives who dig coal don't have to pay their salaries.

"Your Majesty, the royal family's involvement in business affairs will definitely have a negative impact on the country's reputation. If things go on like this, it may be criticized by the world." An official from a large family suggested that the ultimate goal was nothing more than to grab the coal business into their own hands.

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Oh, then what do you think I should do?"

"I think it's better for Your Majesty to outsource the honeycomb coal business to a large noble family and let them take over." One of the officials named Lu said. He was almost pointing to himself and saying that his family could do it.

Duan Lun would not let anyone take advantage of him, so he immediately said, "Your Majesty, the current price of honeycomb coal is three pieces of honeycomb coal and five coins. If this lord finds a noble family to take over, can you let them set a price? If they exceed this price, then his entire clan will be executed."

Duan Lun's move was not cruel. Li Shimin gave Duan Lun an appreciative look. The official surnamed Lu thought about his nine clans and then thought about his head on his neck. It was still there, so he was lucky.
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(End of this chapter)