Ji Tang

Chapter 108 Can’t make mistakes!

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is here!"

Chen Shou came to Li Shimin quietly and whispered.

"Oh? Third sister is here? Please invite her in!"

Putting down the memorial in his hand, he hammered his sore waist and said to Chen Shou.

"No, I came in by myself. Second brother, what have you been busy with all day? I heard from my sister-in-law that you haven't been back to her for three days. Even if it's an important political matter, you can't treat your body badly!"

Princess Pingyang ignored the rules such as notifications and came in without waiting for Chen Shou to come out.

"You said that you are a mother of two children, but you are still so hot-tempered. My Tai Chi Hall has almost become your backyard." Li Shimin said angrily.

But he wasn't really angry. Now, except for Empress Changsun, the entire Tang Dynasty could only talk to this third sister. This was just the way they got along with each other!

"Hey! I just came to see you for nothing, what? You're not welcome! If you're not welcome, then I'll leave?" After saying that, he made a show of leaving.

"Okay, okay, the second brother is wrong. Tell me! What's going to happen this time?" Li Shimin has nothing to do with his sister now. He can't beat or scold him, he can only pamper her.

Pingyang came to the imperial case with a smile and started rummaging for something in front of Li Shimin, leaving Li Shimin confused.

"What are you looking for? Oops! Don't mess it up! Chen Shou has finally sorted it out. Don't mess it up."

He quickly grabbed his sister and asked Chen Shou to sort out the memorials that had begun to scatter.

"You're not my cheap nephew. I heard that everyone else's rewards have come down, and only Brother Song's is left under your control. What do you think?" Pingyang asked confused.

No wonder she was puzzled. Logically speaking, Ji Song's contribution this time was not small, and it was not long after the founding of the country, so becoming a marquis should be a natural thing.

If Ji Song hadn't been too young, according to the time when the country was first founded, he would have been a county official.

But now the emperor is suppressing the issue of rewards. At this time, there are many messages from outside the court saying that the emperor's rewards are unknown.

However, it is unknown how many of them are just watching the joke, and how many of them are simply giving the emperor eye drops.

Don’t think that since Li Shimin is the emperor now, others will have no objections?
Let me tell you, the opinions are getting bigger.

The Shandong family is a supporter of the prince, and even the princess is the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang, which shows their support for the prince Li Jiancheng.

The Shandong aristocratic family has always regarded themselves as orthodox in Chinese dress and dress since the Five Husties, headed by the five surnames Wang, Zheng, Lu, Cui and Li, and divided into: Longxi Li family, Zhaojun Li family, Boling Cui family, Qinghe family The Cui family, the Fanyang Lu family, the Xingyang Zheng family, and the Taiyuan Wang family.

It has been active among various dynasties in the Central Plains since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. After Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian unified the country, the Sui Empire became unprecedentedly powerful.

Emperor Wen conducted a nationwide census and found a large number of hidden people, which greatly enhanced the country's strength.

In the early Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian continued to implement the equalized land system on the basis of the equalized land system in the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties.

The land equalization order stipulated that male and middle-aged men should have 80 acres of exposed land, 20 acres of Yongye land, and 40 acres of female land.

One acre is given to five slaves.Yongye fields will not be returned, but exposed fields will be returned after the death of the recipient.

For the people at the bottom, the policy of encouraging farming and mulberry farming with light corvee and low taxes was adopted, and the policy of annexing land by powerful nobles was cracked down to ensure the normal production of the people.

This improves farmers' enthusiasm for labor production.After the equalization of land was implemented, the state could control more labor and increase tax revenue.

Therefore, at that time, although the Shandong Family was very strong.But under Emperor Wen's superb political skills, they had no chance.

But good or bad, it’s the same as the Qin Dynasty. In the same way, it ended hundreds of wars and unified the world; in the same way, the country is in a period of rising national power; in the same way, there was a second emperor who didn’t care about the life and death of the people; in the same way, The second generation died.The decline of the Sui Empire allowed them to see the opportunity to continue to influence the world's situation.So they went into battle naked or supported various princes. In short, they just wanted to mess up the world.

Otherwise, how would they have the chance to hide the population again and poach the country?

The chaos of the late Sui Dynasty that just passed was hell for ordinary people, but for aristocratic families like them, it was a gluttonous feast.

At this time, the world had not long been peaceful, and they were at their strongest.Li Shimin let all their investments go to waste. How can they, who consider themselves orthodox in Chinese dress, be willing to accept this?

It would be fine if Li Shimin could compromise with them, but until now he has no intention of reconciling with them.What does Li Shimin want to do?Do you want to be like Yang Guang?

Therefore, at this time, they all stared closely at Tai Chi Palace. As long as Li Shimin made a slight mistake, they could rely on their huge network of relationships to amplify the mistake countless times.

Therefore, Li Shimin did not dare to make mistakes easily at this time.Although it won't be a disaster, it will cause a huge blow to his prestige.

"Don't worry about this. I already know the reward for that boy Ji Song. You will know it when the time comes. You can't treat him badly anyway." Li Shimin said with a smile, but had no intention of continuing to explain.

Pingyang looked at his second brother worriedly, but seeing his confident look, he said nothing more.

The second brother's idea has been right since he was little. He must have known things that he already knew. Since he didn't say anything, it meant that everything was under control.

"It's good that you know that these people are eager for you to make mistakes now, but you can't let them succeed!" Pingyang said worriedly.

"It's okay! They can't jump up." Li Shimin said with a look of wisdom.

"Yeah! But those people are really too presumptuous, and you didn't kill them."

"Pingyang!" Li Shimin suddenly shouted loudly.

Pingyang was stunned, as if he thought of something, and immediately shut up.

"Chen Shou, you go down first! No one is allowed within ten feet of the main hall, otherwise we will kill without mercy!"

"No, slave, please leave!"

Chen Shou trembled all over and felt that his back was soaked in an instant.Now he wished his parents would have fewer ears, lowered his head, and quickly exited the hall.

"Pingyang, why do you still not understand the importance? At least for a long time in the future, you will forget about this matter. Even my father can't talk about it. Do you understand?" Li Shimin heard that it was completely quiet outside. Then he said to Pingyang.

"Okay, I get it now!"

"You have to know how much risk I took to save their family? If someone knows that he is still here, they will have inappropriate thoughts.

When the time comes, will you tell me whether to kill or not?If I don't kill him, he will always be a hidden danger. If I kill him, everything I have done before will be in vain. "

Li Shimin looked at Pingyang and said seriously.

Regarding Li Jiancheng, only a few people now know that his wife and children have faked their deaths and escaped, and were rearranged in a secret place by Li Shimin. As for when to tell Li Yuan, it depends on him, Li Shimin.

But before that, absolutely no information about him should be revealed. This is not only to ensure the stability of the court, but also to protect his safety.

　Exposed fields: fields that can only grow grains.

　　Yongye Field: As the name suggests, it is land that can be passed on to future generations.
　　Mulberry field: In the late Tang Dynasty, the country had an unprecedented abundance of food, and people were allowed to plant mulberry trees as cash crops.It was used to produce silk, which was the most popular item for international trade at that time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)