Ji Tang

Chapter 893
"My lord, Ji Song is here to see your majesty! Queen!"

When Ji Song saw Li Shimin again, he was already dressed in regular clothes, and his eldest grandson was waiting beside him!
Li Shimin drank a small drink and just waved his hand to Ji Song, asking him to get up!

"How about it? This is the grace that I, Pingyang, sacrificed my face to ask for from Your Majesty. I heard from Pingyang that you have a gift for me? I wonder what kind of gift is worthy of such a grace?"

The eldest grandson looked at Ji Song sideways and asked for a gift. How could this be something that the mother of a country could do?
Ji Song raised his eyes and glanced at the unconcerned emperor, and realized that he was asking for something from the queen!Thinking of Ji's accumulation over the years, I feel heartbroken!
But at this point, with the title of Tongxiu given to him, what does his little fortune mean?
After he left, it was not certain whether Run'er could hold on. Those jackals were all watching, with their eyes wide open, waiting to attack in a group!
"What? Reluctant?"

Changsun frowned and was about to get angry. Ji Song quickly handed over the things he had prepared with both hands!

He said with some distress: "This is the route map of the Tea Horse Road that I accidentally obtained. In addition, there are also some properties from the countries in the Western Regions. Your Majesty and the empress treat me so kindly, and I have nothing to repay. All I have left is If your majesty and empress do not find it objectionable to you that you can still handle these things, just think of them as a sign of filial piety!"

That's right, Ji Song can be said to have taken away most of the Ji family's wealth of more than [-] years this time, leaving only some interests in the grasslands and the sea.

However, with the title of "Tongxiu" with the country, as long as the Tang Dynasty is immortal, the lineage of Hao Jiehou will naturally be unparalleled in wealth and honor. Leaving these can only attract people's prying eyes, so it is better to have peace of mind.

Handing them all over now will, on the one hand, eliminate the emperor's fear of the Ji family, and on the other hand, it will also make the courtiers feel less resentful!
Ji paid such a high price to obtain a title, which in their opinion was not worth the gain.

But if you are not the person in the song and do not know the meaning of the song, only the person involved knows how much advantage you have taken!

In Ji Song's vision, the Marquis of Hao is only a lineage of the Ji family, and only on the surface. The others will be broken into pieces and scattered across the north and south of the Yangtze River, the Mobei grasslands, the countries in the Western Regions, the South, and even It's Yin Di, that's why he told everyone to come back.

Splitting the sect is imperative!
Li Shimin and Zhang Sun looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes!
Although they knew that Ji Song's "gift" would not be light, they never expected that such a huge amount of money would be spent?
Even without looking at them, they knew how much wealth this was, but he still handed it over even though he knew it. This is not something ordinary people can do.

People in the world may do it for wealth, power, fame, or beauty!
Even though I know these are poisons, I still keep asking for them!To be able to give up like Ji Song without hesitation requires not only great courage, but also great wisdom and perseverance!

"Have you really thought about it?"

Li Shimin leaned forward and said solemnly: "We are the only ones here today. It's too late for you to regret it now. You know that's not what I want. Although wealth is precious to me, compared with you, I would rather give up the wealth and keep it." Get off you."

Li Shimin's love was deep and meaningful, and Ji Song also showed his gratitude appropriately!

"Your Majesty, the wealth of my family, even if I do nothing now, is enough for my descendants to live without worries for three generations!"

"It is said that a gentleman's benevolence lasts for five generations, but the benevolence you have given to my ministers is not limited to five generations? As long as the Tang Dynasty still exists, the Haojun lineage will be rich and noble. Compared with this wealth, what does this mean?"

Li Shimin looked at the sincere Ji Song and was unsure for a moment!
"In addition, there is another matter that I have thought about and thought it would be best to tell His Majesty!"

Li Shimin was stunned, he didn't expect Ji Song to say that.

"What's the matter? As long as I can do it, even if I can't, I will try my best to satisfy you!"

The eldest grandson is also very curious, what does Ji Song want to tell His Majesty?If you can say that, it must not be a national matter.

Ji Song, she still understands, and she can clearly distinguish between public and private affairs. If she can say it here, it must be a private matter!

Ji Song was silent for a moment and said: "The Ji family has become bigger and bigger in recent years. I have already felt that I am not able to do what I want. The forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds. Over the years, I have secretly executed many unscrupulous people. Some have harmed the people, some have done evil, and even more There are those who use the title of minister to do whatever they want."

"None of this is what I want to see. I have been fighting against aristocratic families for half my life, but in the end I found myself the founder of a new aristocratic family."

He smiled bitterly: "What does this mean?"

"I didn't expect that I would become the person I hated at the beginning. This is not in line with my original intention, and it is not what I want to see."

Li Shimin was silent. He saw everything Ji Song said. He could also clearly see the size of the Ji family. It was impossible not to be afraid of anyone or anything that threatened the imperial power. sensitive!
Leaving Ji Song with the title of Marquis of Hao is not only a hope but also a timely reflection, but before it was just a hope!

If the Ji family still develops like this and expands disorderly, then he will definitely put restrictions on it.

"Then what are you going to do?"

After waiting for a long time, Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

"I am ready to separate the family!"

Ji Song raised his head and said, "I now have three sons and one daughter, and perhaps there will be other children in the future."

"I plan to separate all the children except Run'er who will inherit the title and stay in Chang'an, and establish a branch of the Ji family."

"Establish another branch of the Ji family?"

Changsun shouted in surprise.

"Yes, I would like your Majesty's cooperation in this matter. In the next few years, I will slowly hand over the Ancient Tea Horse Road and the trade routes in the Western Regions to the Empress, and I will also spread out some of Ji's tribesmen and properties."

Li Shimin couldn't calm down for a long time, and his eldest grandson was even more stunned, not knowing what to do!
Chen Shou, who was standing aside, could no longer think and his brain was shut down.

Are there really such cruel people in this world?Being cruel to others is nothing. He has seen it a lot, but this is the first time he has seen someone so cruel to him.

This is to break Ji's family into pieces and scatter them. How dare he?
After a long time, when Li Shimin came back to his senses, he found that Ji Song had already left, which made him feel a little disappointed!

"Is what he said true?"

The eldest grandson still can’t believe this is true?Is this kid so cruel?
"As you can see, he is serious!"

Li Shimin picked up the book on the side and took a breath when he saw the content and data on it!
"How is this possible?"

Changsun looked at the emperor in confusion, wondering why he was so surprised?

But when she saw the numbers above, she could no longer remain calm!
"Erlang, I'm a little dizzy." The eldest grandson held his forehead, and Li Shimin quickly held her back!

"Not to mention you, even I find it incredible. How many years has it been? How did he develop the Ji family to this level?"

No wonder he was so shocked. This book recorded in detail the interests of the Tea Horse Road and the trade in the Western Regions. There were densely packed strongholds in various places, and the specialties of each place were extremely detailed. Even an ignorant person would understand the value of this book!
The Queen also controls a lot of businesses, but compared with this, she is nothing compared to her. There is no comparison at all!
If the queen is doing business, then what is reflected in Ji Song's book is layout!

A shocking and far-reaching plan!

With this thing, he can quickly control most of the businesses in the countries in the Western Regions. Thinking of the people in the royal city of Goguryeo who cooperated internally and externally, but have not been exposed now, he thought of more!
"Chen Shou!"

Chen Shou was agitated, and he cursed himself in his mind, "What are you doing listening to this?"Why didn't you go out just now?
But now that the matter was over, he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this slave is absolutely tight-lipped. If even a word of what happened today is revealed, I will be at your Majesty's disposal!"

Li Shimin looked around Chen Shou several times, and after a long time he said: "Get up, you, I still trust you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Shou was overjoyed, but in his heart he scolded Ji Song like crazy. Why did you take this thing out when you have nothing to do?Isn’t this harmful?

"Okay, you go out first!"

Li Shimin waved his hand.

Chen Shou was granted amnesty and quickly said: "Promise!"

When Chen Shou went out, he retracted his gaze. He did have murderous intentions just now, but he calmed down when he thought that Chen Shou had worked hard and was loyal to him over the years, and used it smoothly!
"Your Majesty, this gift is too heavy for us."

The eldest grandson stopped talking!

"Take it!"

Li Shimin sighed!
"If we don't accept it, this kid will probably have random thoughts again. This gift is indeed heavy, but I can afford it!"

"But what I didn't expect was that this boy would have such courage to split up the Ji family? Everyone else is thinking about strengthening the family and making it famous forever, but he did the opposite!"

"It's hard for him!"

In Li Shimin's view, Ji Song did this to eliminate his suspicion, or to avoid being on the opposite side of the royal family in the future. Thinking that Ji Song would rather sacrifice the Ji family than face him or Cheng Qian in the future, this friendship It’s rare!
"Yu'er's marriage can't be postponed any longer. She's almost seventeen. If she doesn't get married now, my royal family will be completely disgraced!"

What makes Changsun puzzled is that weren't they talking about Ji Song just now?Why are you suddenly talking about Yu'er's marriage?

Suddenly, Changsun's eyes lit up. Could it be that
Seeing the eyes of his eldest grandson, Li Shimin nodded and said: "Although Yu'er is my granddaughter, she grew up in Ji's family since she was a child. Ji Song and You Ning also treat her as their own child. She is no different from their own daughter. If she is still According to the rules for royal women to marry, it is indeed a bit inappropriate!"

He pondered for a moment and said: "If you designate your daughter as the Princess of Lantian, then you should be betrothed to that little bastard Ji Run according to the folk marriage rules!"

Li Shimin felt a bit toothache when he said this. This was his first contribution in the Tang Dynasty, and it was worthy of Ji Song's sacrifice this time. Otherwise, people would have to say that the royal family was ruthless and unjust, only asking for rewards but not receiving rewards!

After hearing the emperor's words, the eldest grandson did not refute. After all, what is the relationship between the royal family and Ji Song? In addition, Ji Song is an arrogant person. If the rules of the princess' marriage are followed, how can the boy respond if he doesn't know? Well, maybe it's possible to move out directly.

It's good to marry among the people. This way, it won't hurt the feelings, and you can also be kind to the Ji family, which is considered to be the best of both worlds.

"Let's do it! Run'er is still young, and Ji's family has a rule that they cannot get married before the age of 17. According to the surveys over the years, it is indeed not advisable for men and women to get married too early. In this case, let's make a formal engagement first, and wait for Run'er No matter how many years older my son is, we should get married as soon as possible, otherwise how will I let you live with yourself?"

The eldest grandson rolled his eyes. Did he think of Yu'er now?Why didn't you say anything when you were offered the marriage?

But the matter has come to this, and that’s all it can do!

In more than a month, when all the rewards were completed, the largest reward ceremony since the Battle of Mobei was successfully concluded. Then the contents of the rewards were spread. Chang'an was in an uproar, Guanzhong was in an uproar, and the Tang Dynasty was in an uproar!

The head of the Zhang family who went to Liu Xiancheng's house to break off the engagement that day learned about Liu Xiancheng's reward. He immediately regretted it, but then he was glad that the news of Liu Xiancheng's return came, otherwise he would have regretted it and died!
Although he is the uncle of Qishan County, it still has a real title with land and households, not to mention he is still young, this is just the starting point!

"Take your brother to congratulate your brother-in-law tomorrow. Remember, don't mention what happened before. We didn't do it right, but there is no need to talk about it. From now on, you can move around more. All responsibilities will be put on the father. Put it on you!"

The eldest son of the Zhang family was stunned. Although he was dull, he was not stupid. His father took all the responsibilities on himself, which was paving the way for his brother.

As if thinking of the eldest son's thoughts, the head of the Zhang family said helplessly: "My father is short-sighted after all. He went to Ji's to break the engagement after being asked by others. Now, all those guys who promised my father are gone." The figure is the one in our family!"

"From now on, I will leave this family to you. Your brother is useless. In a few days, dad will resign and take him to his hometown to prevent him from causing trouble for you!"

"Listen more to your brother-in-law in the future. Although he is young, his knowledge, character, and experience are beyond your comparison. As long as I follow your brother-in-law from now on, even if he cannot hold a high position, he can still pass on the Zhang family."

The eldest son of the Zhang family nodded dully and said, "Don't worry, dad. Although my son is not very talented, he still has some self-awareness. He will definitely listen to his brother-in-law more in the future."

"That's good, that's good!"

The Zhang family smiled happily. The eldest son has always been dull, but his character is good and he will not make any big mistakes. As long as he does not take the wrong path and is an official honestly, his future achievements will not be bad.

When the Xue family in Hedong learned that Xue Li, a branch of the family, had become the Marquis of Longmen, the whole family immediately celebrated.Although the Xue family in Hedong has lived a good life in recent years, they basically have no say in the court, and now they are almost reduced to a vassal of the Taiyuan King!

The head of the Xue family called his son-in-law and said, "Go to Chang'an with heavy gifts to congratulate your brother Xue Li on his enthronement. Also, if you have the opportunity to visit the Duke of Xia Ni again, tell him that the Xue family in Hedong is willing to advance and retreat with him!" "

Then he sighed: "At that time, I just thought that Xue Li was born with supernatural power and would be extraordinary in the future. But who would have thought that he would be even more outstanding and lucky. First, the Duke of the State of Xi valued him and accepted him as his disciple, and then saved His Majesty in danger. From now on, Xue will be able to It’s up to your clan brother whether he gets better or not.”

"Remember, Longmen Marquis will be your elder brother from now on, so you should behave like a younger brother. Xue's resources will also be tilted towards him. I hope he can support you for the sake of his fellow clan!"

The legitimate son of the Xue family nodded, looking a little unwilling, and then helpless!
The head of the Xue family sighed secretly, this son is good at everything except for his high spirit, but this is not a problem. It is just a common problem among young people. After following Xue Li for a long time, he will naturally get better. After all, they are all brothers of the same race.
(End of this chapter)