God-level prince of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 315

At this time, an old man walked in from the outside. When he saw Li Chengqian, he saluted and said, "Wang Gui pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

At the same time, he glanced at Wei Zheng again.

Wondering.

"Wei Zheng, are you there?"

"It turned out to be Wang Gui! It's rare to see him!"

Li Chengqian asked directly: "Wang Gui, why are you looking for this king?"

"His Royal Highness! This minister's coming to the East Palace is a matter of this book!"

Sure enough, it was for the books.

Li Chengqian asked: "Oh? Tell me what you think!"

At this time, Wang Gui said: "His Royal Highness, it is said that everything is inferior, only reading is high! This reading is a noble thing, why sell books so cheaply? It ruins the taste of reading? This is a blasphemy against reading! It is detrimental to temperament. So, I think, should the price of this book be increased?"

Wang Gui spoke very emphatically, and said all unfavorable words.

To put it bluntly, they came to question Li Chengqian. According to Changsun Wuji, the book should have been sold for one-fifth of the book, but now it is sold for one-tenth of the price. They are not happy about what they say.

So Wang Gui came to persuade Li Chengqian to raise the price.

What Li Chengqian didn't expect was that Wang Gui, as a famous figure in the early Tang Dynasty, failed to escape the shackles of family interests, and couldn't help but come forward when the family foundation was impacted.

The conflict between the imperial power and the aristocratic family is very fierce, no matter which dynasty it is in, it is very common.

The Wang family supported Li Zhi's seizure of the throne in history, and the famous queen and queen came from the Wang family. In the end, there was a conflict of interest, so they were still killed?
The closest thing is Wang Guifei. They send women from their own clan to the palace in thousands of ways to seek protection, but they often beat their good cards.The accident of Wang Guifei was one of them.

With such a powerful person standing in front of him, even Li Shimin would have thought about it.

But Li Chengqian is not Li Shimin, he doesn't have to care about these families.

Instead, he said directly: "Since reading is noble, how dare you entertain yourself? It's better to be happy alone than to be happy with others! Let the noble things be shared with everyone, why not do it? And let everyone in the world read books! Even Selling books at a low price, seeing that they can read books, this king will be very relieved!"

History has long proved that all reformers will encounter resistance.

In history, many dynasties held reforms that violated the interests of vested interest groups and caused fierce resistance and failed. There are countless examples.

Human selfishness is like this. Vested interest groups will not withdraw from the stage of history willingly, and sometimes even use dirty means to prevent reforms from proceeding.

Because of Li Chengqian's reform, the price of books has dropped too much, which has caused a fierce impact on the aristocratic family and will definitely arouse their resistance.

Aristocratic families influenced the imperial power and controlled the government, but because the entire court belonged to them.

The emperor wanted to suppress them and use them at the same time, so he was caught in a dilemma.

Of course, since Li Chengqian decided to do this, there was no way out.

And if he raises the price, the Wang and Cui families who bought the books will resell the books they have hoarded, wouldn't that be a waste of money?
He doesn't allow it!

As soon as his words came out, Wang Gui did not back down in the slightest.

"His Royal Highness, I think it is not a smart way to sell books at a low price, which is a deficit in the national treasury. It is not a smart way to change your reputation. So I think, can Your Highness think again?"

In Wang Gui's opinion, this price is considered a loss.

"Who said I'm losing money if I sell at this price? Who told you?"

Li Chengqian's rhetorical question made Wang Gui wonder.Didn't Li Chengqian say it himself?

"Didn't His Highness say... one fifth..."

Li Chengqian smiled, but said: "That's just for others to hear, in fact, the cost of this book is only one-twentieth!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Gui's face changed drastically, and now he didn't know which of Li Chengqian's words were true.

The one-fifth mentioned before is now one-twentieth, what is he going to do!

At the same time, it seemed wrong for him to come to the East Palace to intercede.

The entire Wang family was wrong!They gave Wang Gui high hopes, but what they got was still disappointment.

"His Royal Highness, if you do this, it will cause social unrest!"

Li Chengqian didn't care.

"Turbulence? Doesn't exist! With General Cheng here, anyone who dares to act recklessly will be punished! Your majesty is majestic! Who dares!?"

Wang Gui said nothing.

Wei Zheng couldn't listen anymore, he said: "Benefiting the people is a duty, but Wang Gui, you only care about the family's self-interest, and you are ashamed of the people in the world. What kind of heart are you at ease!?"

It is very obvious that he did this, obviously for the sake of his own family, and his intentions are very obvious.

Wang Gui didn't respond to anything, because that's what happened.

"It seems that the old minister still needs to look for His Majesty! I will resign!"

However, Wang Gui was relentless and threatened Li Shimin.

"Wang Gui, this king gives you a word, the so-called people don't fight with officials, your aristocratic family is still the people in my Tang Dynasty! Think about it!"

The meaning of these words is obviously to persuade Wang Gui not to do things that hurt others or himself.

No good for them!
Wang Gui didn't dare to speak harsh words, who would let His Royal Highness be in front of him?
"The minister resigns!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Gui said with a hint of meaning: "His Royal Highness, I am afraid that the family may retaliate. Please think again, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

This is threatening Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian is not afraid, instead he said: "It doesn't bother you, Wang Gui. This king is never afraid of threats when doing things! Even if they counterattack, so what? Unless they don't want to stay in my Tang Dynasty Already!"

Think twice about your sister, this is Li Chengqian's blunt heart, since I dare to do this, am I still afraid of your begging?Just kidding, I, Li Chengqian, am a fearless existence.Dare to threaten me, unless you don't want to mess around anymore!
Wang Gui: ...

After that, Wang Gui didn't dare to say anything. It was useless to threaten Li Chengqian.He left the East Palace right away, and Li Chengqian didn't want to know where he was going.

Even if he went to Li Shimin's place, Li Shimin probably wouldn't support him.

Because now it was Li Shimin who brought it up on his own initiative, and he felt threatened. If he doesn't have this determination, then what reform are we talking about?
Wei Zheng said: "His Royal Highness..."

Li Chengqian didn't take it seriously, he looked full of confidence.

"With His Majesty's support, what's the point of mere gentry? Let's see how I suppress them!"

At this time, a small yellow door came in and said, "Report to His Royal Highness, Kong Yingda asks to see you!"

Kong Yingda hadn't seen Li Chengqian for a long time, why did he come to see him today?

Today is still really busy!

Li Chengqian said:

"Let him in!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)