Ji Tang

Chapter 1274 Chen Shou’s thoughts!
In the guest room of General Zhengxi's Mansion, Chen Shou was devouring food with his godson. How could he look like he would be hungry for three days?

"Daddy, eat this, it's so delicious!"

"Hey, of course. This is a rare and rare beast in the sky. His Majesty rewarded our family with a small piece last time. Now I'm drooling just thinking about it."

Finally, when all the delicacies on the table were gone, the two of them lay on the chairs, licking their bellies and picking their teeth with toothpicks!
"Godfather, where did you come from when you acted like this? At that time, I was almost scared to death. I thought the master was about to appear at the looks of the Duke and the Princess. Can you tell me? Let me Do you also have a lot of experience?"

After saying that, he put his godfather's legs on the stool and began to beat his legs. He looked like a dog-legged person and made people laugh!
"uh-huh!"

Chen Shou said with great satisfaction: "You are quite a good boy. You have lived up to our family's cultivation of you."

"Then, who are you? How can His Majesty be without you?"

"Well, let me tell you about it. When working around His Majesty, you can't just think about yourself, you have to think more about Your Majesty. Why are we here?"

The little eunuch was stunned and wondered: "Isn't it just a decree? What else can there be?"

"Stupid! So stupid!"

Chen Shou said with a look of disgust: "You can't just look at the surface when doing things. Declare a decree? Can the old man go there in person? It's not the land in the river that is causing trouble."

"But Your Majesty can't ask your ministers for something, can you? What's going on? Look, someone will take us to take over the land tomorrow."

The little eunuch looked disappointed, and even the strength in his hands was much weaker.

Chen Shou glanced at him with a half-smile but not a smile, and scolded with a smile: "You don't know, don't you? If you are an ordinary person, of course your Majesty wouldn't care. They say that the world belongs to your Majesty, but is that really the case?"

"Although our family doesn't know the exact size of this land, according to the description, it is definitely not smaller than the boundaries of Guanzhong."

"what!"

The little eunuch almost jumped up in shock and trembled: "Is it bigger than Guanzhong?"

"Look at your good luck!"

Chen Shou said calmly: "Do you know how much land the army won this time under the leadership of Duke Xin?"

The little eunuch shook his head, how could he know this?

"Not to mention anything else, no less than a dozen people were wiped out from the country. It was said that the land was spread thousands of miles, but in fact it was much larger than the entire Gyeonggi Province. And the land given to His Majesty was said to have many rivers, and it was the most fertile among them. Land, now you know why our family attaches so much importance to it, right?"

The little eunuch was shocked. He really couldn't imagine how big the land was that was bigger than Gyeonggi Province.
"Okay, I'm just playing tricks on you, go ahead and do whatever you have to do, our family needs to rest!"

Seeing the little eunuch go out, Chen Shou stood up and his expression suddenly became serious.He also saw many signs from what he saw today. These generals may have surrounded many enemies.

His Majesty sent himself here this time because he wanted to know the specific situation here. Now it seems that the problem between the princess and Ji Song is not big, otherwise he would not threaten him so blatantly.

But those generals were different. Their eyes were evasive, which showed that they had done a lot to hide His Majesty.

According to His Majesty's wishes, there is no problem in giving them some land, but not too much.If there are too many civil servants, they will go crazy. I have worked hard in Chang'an to ensure logistics for you. You are all eating a lot of fat. I am the one who is taken advantage of?

Not to mention the unrest in the East Palace caused by Chang'an Xungui's troubles, even aristocratic families from all over the country joined in.Therefore, Your Majesty has to make a balance. The military is in danger of death, and it is right to take the lead. No one can make sense of this.But I'm just afraid that these bastards are greedy and one bad move will cause chaos in the court. This is definitely not what His Majesty wants to see.

Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still anymore and hurriedly walked out.But before he could walk out of the room, he saw Ji Song sitting in a wheelchair looking at him with a smile, and Princess Pingyang was pushing the wheelchair!

"This old slave pays homage to Her Highness the Princess!"

"Greetings to Duke Xi!"

"I have offended you just now, please forgive me, Duke and Princess of the State of Xi!"

Ji Song waved his hand, motioning to go in before talking.Chen Shou obediently took over Pingyang's work and entered the room.

Ji Song looked at the mess on the table and glanced at Chen Shou. He didn't expect that this guy was quite edible.

"Hey, aren't you hungry and didn't eat anything good along the way? This..."

"Okay, tell the cook what you want to eat. We are all old acquaintances. Now that we are here, how can we still starve you?" Ji Song said angrily.

"Thank you so much, Duke Tan!"

After saying that, his face became serious and he said in a deep voice: "Ji Song takes the order!"

Taking out a roll of imperial edict from his arms, Ji Song also clasped his fists in time to salute, and Pingyang also bowed slightly.

"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty said: Ji Song, the Duke of the State of Tao, marched westward to the Western Regions. He first defeated the Western Turks, and then eradicated the great food. He shocked the Western Regions and promoted the prestige of our Tang army. This is the only way to stabilize the Western Regions, pull out the traitors who are disrupting the country, and liberate us. The crisis situation in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty is two things; completing the rivers, connecting the Western Regions, improving people's livelihood in the Western Regions, and connecting goods from east to west, these are three things!"

".Open up the country thousands of miles and relocate the people"

"I have already said that all matters concerning the Western Regions will be entrusted to you. All political and military matters can be decided with one word, without the need for a memorial."

"Of course, you are fighting on the battlefield with your broken body. I can't bear to have you wandering outside. I hope you can return as soon as possible. I will welcome you ten miles outside Chang'an City."

"I appreciate this!"

Chen Shou put away the imperial edict and felt guilty when he saw Ji Song's half-smiling look.Just listen to Ji Song say: "Bring it!"

"what?"

But Ji Song didn't give him a chance to pretend to be confused and took the imperial edict directly.When he opened it, he suddenly had a strange look on his face. Pingyang was also curious. When he heard this imperial edict, he felt something was wrong. The emperor would never give Ji Song such an edict. It was usually a matter of one or two sentences. When did he start praising his virtues? Why don't you go ten miles out of the city to meet him?Ji Song has such a big face?For the things he did, it would be nice if he didn't get beaten.

When he saw that there was no word on it, Pingyang frowned and said angrily: "How dare you falsely pass on the imperial edict? How brave you are!"

"Pfft!" Chen Shou knelt down on the ground and said with an aggrieved look on his face: "I don't want to do it either, but His Majesty gave me this imperial edict. You can just say a few words when you get to the point. I also just said it before. You know it!”

Ji Song turned the imperial edict over and over, but suddenly laughed.

"Just tell me, it's good if you don't scold me. Are you praising me? You were so shocked that you broke out in a cold sweat just now. It turns out it's you, old guy, who is causing trouble? What do you think I should do with you!"

At this moment, Chen Shou was no longer afraid and said with a smile: "That can't be done. Even if you have to punish me, it will be your Majesty's punishment. Others can't do it. I can't afford to throw that person away!"

"Hey, do you still want to be embarrassed?"

Ji Song put down the imperial edict and said slowly: "You have also seen that these bastards are all greedy, and they are all hungry. I have warned them, but now it seems that I don't take it seriously. thing!"

"Okay now, since you're here, I'll leave this matter to you!"

Chen Shou also became serious and said: "Even if you don't say anything, our family will have to shoulder this burden. Your Majesty said that Ji Song can't interfere in this matter. I'm still waiting for him to take care of these bastards. This pickle It’s better not to take advantage of it.”

"You just leave this matter to our family and keep it safe so that they can vomit out everything they need to vomit. This battle is not only their business, but all the princes in the court have no credit for it? They want to eat alone, it looks too ugly! "

Ji Song, however, had already expected it and was not surprised. He just asked: "What is your Majesty going to do? Who should start? These are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they are all meritorious ministers. Don't go too far."

"Don't worry, Duke Xi. Your Majesty has already explained this. As for who will be first."

Pingyang just thought it was fun, but when he heard Chen Shou stopped talking, he looked back and saw this guy staring at him. This matter was important.
"Okay!" Pingyang is not a fool. He still doesn't understand such an obvious expression?
"Want to take action on me? Did Li Shimin say it himself?"

Good guy, he even called out the emperor's name directly. This is very ordinary!
Looking at the furious Princess Pingyang, Chen Shou was unmoved and said softly: "As a member of the royal family, Your Highness should set an example for everyone."

"This is your Majesty's intention, and it is also the intention of all ministers!"

How has Pingyang ever been so angry?He immediately wanted to say quit, but when Ji Song said a few words in his ear, his expression immediately changed, he looked at Chen Shou with a smile and said: "Okay, as a royal princess, this is what I should do. "

"But I have a condition. If you agree, you can talk about anything. But if you don't agree, there is no way to do this!"

Chen Shou looked at Ji Song, who looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and then looked at Pingyang, who looked determined to win, and suddenly had a bad feeling.But he still had the courage to say: "Princess, please tell me, but this old slave may not be able to make the decision!"

"Humph, you don't need to make the decision, just pass my words to the emperor!"

"I want the management rights of the royal land. From now on, except for Your Majesty, I will have the final say on everything here!"

"Impossible, Queen."

Chen Shou suddenly shut up and wanted to slap himself, but it was already too late.

Pingyang looked proud: "Look, isn't this the fox's tail exposed? What do you mean by your majesty? I think it was my sister-in-law's idea, right? The couple teamed up to bully me? Do you really think that I am? Can’t it be kneaded with mud?”

"Tell me, what else?"

How could Chen Shou not know that his house had been bombed, but it was too late to say anything now, so he could only look at Ji Song resentfully.

"Look what I am doing? I don't know anything. This is your royal family's business. I will not interfere with it. Anyway, there is no land for my family here. You can do as you like!"

Ji Song didn't want to take the blame, because he couldn't see how the emperor and empress bullied everyone, so he helped Pingyang.What he hated the most in his life was people who would attack their own people first when something happened. If you had the ability to do it to others, what would it mean to do it to your own people?
Chen Shou was almost angry to death, but what could he do?Ji Song pushed [-], but when he returned to Chang'an, he still had to be beaten to death by the Queen?
"Okay, don't look like this. Can I still lose money by managing her property? Isn't there still the God of Wealth sitting in front of me? Just ask him to give an idea, and then I can collect the money while lying down. , Where can I find such a good thing?"

Hearing that Pingyang had sold him after changing hands, he immediately rolled his eyes, this woman was stupid.

The kind that is hopeless!
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In the northern part of the river, a group of people ran wildly until they stopped on a hill.

Looking at the scene in front of him that was like a fairyland in a dream, Chen Shou could not speak for a long time.The calm, mirror-like rivers criss-cross it, and the green mountains and meadows beneath the water are like the most perfect landscape.

Eagles soared in the sky, and fish jumped from time to time in the water. At a glance, you couldn't even see the edge.The terrain here is gentle, and as far as the eye can see, except for a few hills, there is nothing that can block the view.

Although he had seen it on the map countless times, when he actually saw this land, he realized that everyone was not exaggerating, and even couldn't describe its beauty in words.

"This is the land you dedicated to His Majesty?"

Chen Shou's voice was a little bitter, not because of the loyalty of the ministers, but because he was shocked by what he saw in front of him.

"Hehe, where else could it be if it wasn't here? At the beginning, I, Old Liu, allocated a large area of ​​​​land for His Majesty, but some people disagreed. This is nothing. I am just being blind. Don't take it seriously!"

Originally, Liu Hongji wanted to let His Majesty know how good he was, but when he saw the looks from everyone, he suddenly became excited!
"Really? It's time to thank the general!"

Chen Shou was stunned for a moment, but then he said with a half-smile: "In fact, the world belongs to your Majesty, and the reason why I accept it is for you, right? I don't dare to say this again in the future, it hurts people's hearts!"

Liu Hongji's face turned pale when he heard this. He suddenly thought of a question, that is, does His Majesty really care about this land?
If Chen Shou knew what he was thinking, he would definitely say: He cares, and he cares very, very much.But can this be said clearly?They say everything in the world belongs to the emperor, so why are you taking advantage of it?Too busy?

But what about the facts?

The fact is that although the world belongs to the emperor in name, it is only in name.The resources that can be directly mobilized may not be much more than those of aristocratic families.

More often than not, it has to go through court deliberation. Once the majority of courtiers disagree or oppose it, even if you are the emperor, you will not be able to do it.You can be assertive up front, but what about later?Where is your majesty when the county and city are separated?

Therefore, when His Majesty knew that he would own a piece of land no less than [-] miles away from Qinchuan, and it would be completely his own, who knows how he felt at that time.

It is said that the world is for the public and there should be no selfish motives.But the emperor is also a human being, how could he not have any selfish motives?The Li royal family is also a human being and needs benefits.

But as the royal family, they can't really let go of Li and let them continue to gain power and resources. Once they do this, others will go crazy and do more?
Anyway, the royal family has already started, there is no reason why if you can do it, we can’t do it. There is no such reason in this world!
With this land, the embarrassment of the royal family will be alleviated to a great extent, and rewards can be carried out openly, because it belongs to the royal family and no one can put their finger on it.

With the benefits of the royal family, the harm to the Tang Dynasty will be reduced, and they will not take desperate risks, or even cause the royal family to lose face and reputation.

Therefore, the significance of owning this land is that it has benefits, which are irresistible and endless.
(End of this chapter)