Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 288: A surprise from the joint efforts of Li Yuan and Li Er
"I'm finally back. I didn't expect that I would be away for more than half a year. It was the first year I was away, and it was the second year when I came back."

At Haikang Wharf, Li Yuanji looked at everything familiar in front of him, his eyes full of excitement.

This trip took nearly four months longer than expected, and now it is spring of the second year when I return.

Beside Li Yuanji, Wu Mei and Wu Shun were also cheering. Even Wu Shun, who was usually quiet, couldn't help but get excited at this moment.

She thought this trip was for sightseeing and a happy journey, but they were on a boat the whole way. When they arrived, Li Yuanji was busy with various affairs, and she and Wu Mei were really bored.

"Your Majesty, let's go back to the palace and give Sister Wan and Sister Gui a surprise."

"Okay, let's go back then!"

Li Yuanji had a very happy look on his face. He hadn't seen the two women for such a long time and he missed them a little. His heart was burning with joy.

Now that he is back, he has not told anyone yet, and Cen Wenben and others don’t know he is back.

Li Yuanji didn't want to start dealing with affairs as soon as he came back. He was extremely tired after this trip and had to hide in the harem to rest for a few days before doing anything else.

The group then walked into the city, and the news of Li Yuanji's arrival finally reached the ears of Cen Benwen and others, who immediately prepared to welcome Li Yuanji's return.

"Get ready, the king is back, the king is finally back!"

Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda and others were all very excited. It was because many things were waiting for Li Yuanji to deal with them, especially the major event that had just happened. Several people were in a panic.

Just then, Wei Ting hurried in.

"Everyone, stop busying yourself. The latest news just came that the king has returned to the harem. Do you still want to chase him to the harem?"

Cen Benwen and the others looked at each other and sighed, but Wei Zheng refused to do it.

"No, now that such a big thing has happened, how can the king just go back to the harem and ignore the affairs after returning? I will go to the king and reason with him now!"

Wei Zheng had a serious look on his face. In his opinion, as the king, Li Yuanji should focus on major issues. How could he only think about things in the harem? Even if he would face punishment, Wei Zheng had to go to Li Yuanji and explain things clearly.

Upon seeing this, Cen Wenben immediately stopped Wei Zheng.

"Xuancheng, the king has just returned, so it's okay to let him rest for a day. We will go to see him tomorrow.

Besides, the king must be tired, and we, as his subjects, should also think about the king."

Seeing Cen Wenben trying to persuade him in a kind way, Wei Zheng suddenly became furious.

"Cen Jingren, don't think that I won't dare to report you just because you are the king's prime minister. If you do this, you will only harm the king.

As a minister of the king, I should consider the matter of the king's fiefdom and put the king's great cause first.

As the prime minister, you should have the responsibility to remind the king, but now you are afraid of being punished. You are even trying to mislead the king. I don't want to be associated with you!

If you are afraid, you can just wait here. I will go alone.

Even if the king wants my head, I will have no regrets!
As the head of the Supervisory Council, this is my duty and I cannot refuse it!"

Cen Benwen listened to this with a bitter look on his face. He had almost figured out Wei Zheng's character during this period of time. When this guy first got up, he was really tough and was not afraid of anyone.

What Wei Zheng said was indeed unpleasant to the ear, and he had no intention of arguing with Wei Zheng.

But now that Wei Zheng is like this, he has to do something about it.

"Wei Xuancheng! Since you know that you are the king's minister, you must put the king first in everything. The king has been away for nearly nine months, so why would you miss one day?
You should not exaggerate everything. In the development of various governments and various affairs today, how much role have you and your Supervisory Council played?

Without you, will the king's fiefdom stagnate?

Things should be prioritized. If this incident had just happened and the king had returned, I tell you, you don't need to say anything. I, Cen Wenben, would have informed the king of this matter even if I had trespassed into the harem.

But now that this happened more than a month ago, what would be the point even if I tell the king now?
Now the king is mentally exhausted, so let him take a rest first. Look at the sky now, it is almost night. In one night, ask yourself, even if I tell the king, what can be done?
Now tell me, what can be done in this evening under the current circumstances!
Don't think that you are great. We are mediocre people. Now, no one who is here and can sit here is mediocre. You should bring the people and things in the Tang Dynasty court here!

You are able to give the king selfless advice, and we all support and admire you. But if you give advice just for the sake of giving advice, let me tell you, it is not necessary.

Your Majesty is not Li Jiancheng, nor is he Li Er. Your Majesty is very clear about many things. "

After Cen Benwen finished speaking, Wei Ting, Wang Gui, Kong Yingda and others who were holding the two people's hands let go, because they all agreed with what Cen Benwen said.

They all knew that although Li Yuanji sometimes retreated to the harem to enjoy himself, he was actually very concerned about all matters within his fiefdom.

It can be said that the current development of various prefectures was initiated by Li Yuanji and improved by Cen Wen.

Later, it gradually evolved into Li Yuanji's proposal that they start to improve it together. This is the difference, but Li Yuanji was the most tired person because he thought so much, and they all knew it very well.

This is also why they never complain to Li Yuanji, even though each of them has a heavy workload, because they know better how each government should develop, in which direction to develop, as well as all external military affairs. These are all considered by Li Yuanji, and they can rarely provide effective suggestions.

Almost all the policies currently being implemented were proposed by Li Yuanji and improved by them.

They also wanted to help Li Yuanji share the burden, but they really couldn't think of so much. Sometimes they had no ideas or direction about the things Li Yuanji raised.

Originally, they were all proud of their talents, but when they came in front of Li Yuanji, they suddenly found that their abilities were really not good enough.

Wei Zheng was the only one who had ideas here and there. As for the Supervisory Commission, its layout was only gradually being established in the royal palace, Leizhou Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture. In the other prefectures, the affairs had not yet been fully implemented.

I always feel that this place is like the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty, with those people from aristocratic families obstructing everything. I always think that King Li Yuanji is not doing his job properly.

Wei Ting and his companions had actually wanted to say it a long time ago but had been holding it back. When Cen Wenben said it today, they really felt relieved. This Wei Zheng valued Li Yuanji but did not take their king seriously enough.

In terms of ability, they all knew that Wei Zheng was quite capable, and he was selfless and daring to give advice. Although they could not do that, they still admired him. However, in their view, Wei Zheng's advice was just for the sake of giving advice, which was a waste of time.

After hearing these words, Wei Zheng was so angry that his finger pointing at Cen Wenben was shaking. In Wei Zheng's heart, he had no selfish thoughts at all, he was only thinking about Li Yuanji.

However, this is the case. Now that Cen Wenben said this to him, how could he not be angry.

Cen Wenben looked at Wei Zheng's extremely angry expression and sighed in his heart.

"Xuancheng, it seems that you still don't understand your problem.

I suggest you learn more about the king. After you understand him clearly, think about the present situation.

Also, think carefully when you get down there. Are you really selfless and dedicated to the king? Are you really not giving advice just for the sake of giving advice?
In addition, the most important thing is, do you understand the original intention of the King to establish your Supervisory Council? Do you think that the King established the Supervisory Council to correspond to the Imperial Censorate?
Finally, your Supervisory Council still has only a few people, and the local offices are not fully staffed. Except for Leizhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture, what about the branches of the Supervisory Council in other prefectures?
I don't want to comment too much on other aspects. If you don't repent and don't think clearly about the difference between here and the Tang Dynasty, I will not be ashamed to be associated with you!"

After Cen Wenben finished speaking, he was too lazy to pay attention to Wei Zheng anymore. This was the first time he was so angry at someone, but he had to do it.

Wei Zheng's biggest problem was that he treated this place as the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty, not realizing how unique this place was. Wei Ting and Wang Gui could be said to have a better understanding of this.

Wei Zheng widened his eyes and stared at Cen Wenben. He wanted to refute what Cen Wenben said, but he found that the points he could refute seemed to be extremely limited.

Is it just a matter of doing good for Li Yuanji?
Such an explanation may be a bit pale.

At this moment, Li Yuanji was eating the delicious food prepared for him by Yang Qingwan in the harem.

"Husband, you didn't even tell me you were coming back. But I'm glad you're back. You were out for too long this time."

Yang Qingwan sat opposite Li Yuanji and stopped after muttering a few words. In fact, she didn't want to say these words, but she hadn't seen Li Yuanji for too long, and the longing in her heart was also very deep.

After Li Yuanji finished eating and had someone clean up, Yang Qingwan spoke again with concern.

"My dear husband, please go meet Cen Wenben and the others first. Something big happened here. It would be best if they could tell us about it. I am afraid that I might miss some details if I tell you about it myself."

Li Yuanji looked at Yang Qingwan's worried expression and immediately knew that this matter was probably no small matter, and a small matter would not be brought to Yang Qingwan's attention.

But Li Yuanji didn't seem to pay attention and smiled immediately.

"It's okay, don't say anything for now, just keep me in a good mood today.

If it was really an emergency, when I came back, I might not be able to enter this door, and Cen Wenben would have found me.

He hasn't come yet. No matter how serious this matter is, it at least means that even if you tell me now, it will be useless. "

Li Yuanji was sure of this, as he also understood Cen Wenben's character.

It was just that he had just returned after being away for such a long time, and Cen Benwen and others wanted him to have a day off. Li Yuanji dared to guarantee that if he got up late tomorrow morning, Cen Benwen would wake him up.

He didn't want to know about all that nonsense right now. He was indeed tired. As long as the sky didn't fall, he would just get through tonight first.

After a while, Yang Jianhe walked over with his head lowered.

"Your Majesty, Cen Wenben and Wei Zheng had a quarrel, and now Wei Zheng went back angrily, and locked himself in the house, refusing to see anyone.

The reason was that Wei Zheng saw that the king had not dealt with government affairs after returning, so he wanted to persuade the king, but was rebuked by Cen Wenben. "

As Yang Jianhe explained the reason, Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect Wei Zheng to be so fierce that he still wanted to use that trick here. Although he didn't mind, it would depend on the time.

As for Cen Wenben, he was also very surprised. This was the first time he had seen Cen Wenben get so angry. Unexpectedly, he fought with Wei Zheng and won in the end.

Li Yuanji didn't care either. He was too lazy to care about these things. As long as the situation did not continue to escalate, he would pretend not to know.

Li Yuanji then pulled Yang Qingwan back into the room and talked about the interesting things that happened on the way. As night fell, they began to swim.

On the morning of the second day, Li Yuanji got up early. He still remembered the important matters of the day. He glanced at Yang Qingwan beside him, smiled, and immediately started to wash up.

In the palace hall, Cen Wenben, Wei Ting, Wang Gui, Kong Yingda, Wei Zheng and others all arrived. At this time, Wei Zheng seemed to have thought it through and did not continue to look for Cen Wenben.

"Why hasn't the king come yet? No, this matter can't be delayed any longer. I'm going to go find the king."

Cen Wenben looked at the sky. In fact, it was very early now, half an hour earlier than the time he usually handled government affairs, but Cen Wenben could no longer bear it.

Wei Zheng looked at Cen Wenben in surprise, and saw Li Yuanji appear in the hall at this time.

"Jingren, Zhengping, Shujie, Xuancheng, Chongyuan, you came so early. Tell me, what is it that makes you so impatient?"

Li Yuanji went straight up, and after Cen Benwen and others paid their respects, they handed the prepared memorial to Li Yuanji.

"My king, please take a look. You must be prepared. This is a big deal."

Li Yuanji opened the memorial with a solemn expression and began to read it. However, before he finished reading it, his face became increasingly gloomy. After reading it, he threw the memorial heavily on the desk.

"Li Er! Li Yuan! I should have known that those people he gave to me were problematic and had bad intentions!"

Li Yuanji was breathing heavily. He had just returned from his outing when Li Er and Li Yuan gave him a big surprise. He was so happy that he had defeated Li Er in Andong Mansion, but now, his house had been robbed!
Especially since Li Yuan was also involved, Li Yuanji was really puzzled. Did Li Yuan and Li Er reconcile so quickly?

It would be fine if they just made peace, but Li Yuan and Li Er joined forces to target him?

The more Li Yuanji thought about it, the angrier he got, and he was about to explode with anger.

(End of this chapter)