Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 619 Another City (3)

Politics certainly requires forbearance, but when it is time to advance bravely, one must make a decisive decision. Li Xian is deeply fond of this way. Regardless of the impressive power of Empress Wu at this time, it is actually just a cloud. There is almost no foundation at all in the locality, even if the strength in the court is not enough to occupy a dominant position, all they can rely on is Gaozong's favor. There was a big wave, especially when Gaozong wanted to pull Li Xian out to balance the court situation, Li Xian was not afraid to put on a political battle with Empress Wu in public.

"Okay, very good, since Xian'er is so confident, Mother wants to see what clever strategies Xian'er has to deal with the disaster."

Empress Wu has been used to it over the years, and she hasn't encountered any great challenges. At this moment, Li Xian's backlash almost made her lungs explode. However, Empress Wu is Empress Wu after all, no matter how angry she is, But he didn't show any gaffe, he just nodded his head calmly, and said something with something in his words.

"Empress mother, don't worry, since my son dares to speak out, I can bear it, and I am willing to ask mother to fulfill my son's proposal."

Li Xian knew too well what Empress Wu was like, so how could he not know that she was obsessed with the current disaster, left and right were just trying to avoid the serious ones, so he didn't follow her intentions, so he replied with a smile.

"uh-huh."

Facing Li Xian's pressing step by step, the anger in Empress Wu's heart was almost uncontrollable, but Li Xian had nothing to criticize in terms of speech or etiquette. Seeing an excuse, he had no choice but to say a noncommittal, turned his face slightly, looked at Gao Zong, and put on a posture of listening respectfully to Gao Zong's judgment.

"Xian'er, the catastrophe is serious now, it must not be a joke. If there is a slight mistake, the disaster will be great. Since Xian'er can bear it, I believe it. It's just that the matter is important, but I am worried about it. , Xian'er and tell me how to deal with it, how about listening?"

When Li Xian and Empress Wu had a head-to-head encounter earlier, Gaozong broke into a cold sweat for Li Xian, fearing that Li Xian would not be able to stop the power of Empress Wu. Dao was afraid that he would have to go bankrupt. Fortunately, Li Xian stood firm, which made Gaozong slightly relieved. However, he still had some doubts about Li Xian's disaster relief plan. Before he knew Li Xian's cards, he also Not daring to agree to Li Xian's request easily, he asked cautiously.

"So that my father knows that the reason why my son dared to take on this matter is because of the full support of the shopkeeper Deng of the 'Deng Ji Company'. With his help, there is no need to worry about disaster relief. If you come here, you will know the root cause just by asking!"

Li Xian has a very big heart, and he is never polite when he can get it. He just asked for a reward for Lin Hu, and now he is trying to get a reward for Deng Cheng. Of course, this move is also for the upcoming rewards. The food fleet gave a reasonable explanation to avoid those unnecessary troubles.

"Well, whatever, let Xuan come and meet me."

Gaozong was educated in Confucianism since he was a child, and he always looked down on merchants. Even though Deng Cheng's contribution was not small, Gaozong didn't take it seriously. A few words of praise are fine. It is not what Gao Zong wants to do if Gao Zong wants to give him a chance to see him, but Li Xian has to give Li Xian face. After hesitating for a while, Gao Zong decided to meet this generous and righteous Deng Good people.

"Thank you, father, for your kindness."

Now that the goal has been achieved, Li Xian stopped talking nonsense, hurriedly thanked him, turned his head and waved his hand, and the eunuchs of the East Palace who were waiting by his side agreed to leave, and after a short while, he was accompanied by Deng who was dressed in green Cheng came in from outside the garden.

"Grassman Deng Cheng kowtows to His Majesty the Emperor, and to the Empress of Heaven!"

Deng Cheng was calm by nature, even though it was the first time he saw the driver, the people in the East Palace had already instructed him to perform the ceremony, so there was nothing wrong with it, just now he walked into the garden, and he was already in front of the driver, he was extremely respectful The earth worships the earth.

"The Qing family is safe."

Although Gaozong didn't like to see merchants very much, firstly, Deng Cheng had made great contributions to the previous siege, and secondly, because of Li Xian's face, Gaozong would not show Deng Cheng's face, and raised his hand with a smile. Then he called out.

"Caomin thank you, Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Seeing the driver is not a trivial matter. Even though Deng Cheng had already prepared for it, when it came time to face Emperor Gaozong, he still felt a little nervous. Although his face was still calm, Xie En's voice trembled slightly, and he bowed and stood up. Her body couldn't help trembling slightly, "You don't need to be nervous, I summoned you here because I need the Qing family to explain something, and just answer it truthfully."

Seeing that Deng Cheng was so nervous, Gaozong couldn't help but smile, so he comforted him with a smile.

"Caomin would like to follow His Majesty's will, but if you know anything, you will answer."

Deng Cheng's ability to value Li Xian so much is naturally not an ordinary person. After realizing that he was losing his composure, he immediately took a deep breath, suppressed his nervousness for a moment, and then bowed to Gaozong body, replied very respectfully.

"Well, okay, Xian'er recommended Yuer, saying that you have a good plan for disaster relief, can the Qing family talk to me?"

Seeing that Deng Cheng could stabilize his mind so quickly, Gao Zong was a little surprised in his heart. He took a high look at him, nodded in approval, and opened his mouth to reveal the purpose of calling Deng Cheng. .

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the grassroots are unable to study and can only do business. Those who can get away with it are all due to the mighty grace of God. At this time of natural disasters, I dare not forget my roots. The grassroots donated six thousand stones of grain a month ago. There are still 13 shi in stock and food has been distributed one after another, and it may be enough for three days. After five days, the fleet of Caomin will arrive in Dongdu one after another with [-] shi, and another [-] shi Taking the sea route will also lead to Qingzhou, Pingzhou (near the present Qinhuangdao City) and other places, which can be used for more than a month, or can cope with the rainy season."

Deng Cheng quickly sorted out his thoughts, and then opened his mouth unhurriedly, sharing the countermeasures that he had discussed with Li Xian in advance.

"boom……"

As soon as Deng Cheng's words fell, all the ministers couldn't help discussing indiscriminately. They completely forgot that this was before the emperor, not for anything else, just because the news was too shocking. Two 10,000+ shi grains Ah, it may not be a big deal in normal times, but this is a severe drought season. According to the current grain price, it is four 10,000+ guan, which can fill a large warehouse with copper coins , all the ministers and workers present are considered top ministers, but when it comes to family wealth, I am afraid that they may not even get a fraction of it, and Deng Cheng actually donated it all in one breath, which really shocked all the courtiers. of.

"I really admire Aiqing for destroying the family and the country. However, if it hurts the foundation of Qing's family, it is not what I want to see."

Although Gaozong lived in Jiuchong and didn't manage politics very much, but this time in order to deal with the severe drought, he was quite distressed. He had some understanding of the current grain prices. With so much food, I am happy that the disaster can be overcome, but I can't help but worry that Deng Cheng's business will suffer a severe setback due to the disaster relief.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the wealth of the grassroots is taken from the people, and it should be used for the people. Even if the family wealth is gone, it doesn't matter, but it is the grassroots' fortune to share the worries of Your Majesty!"

Although more than [-] yuan is a lot, it is not a big deal for the "Deng Ji Firm" with a big family and business. Besides, the money is actually Li Xian's, and Li Xian can spend it however he wants How to spend, what Deng Cheng did was borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, of course, Deng Cheng didn't dare to say this at this moment, so he could only respond with a passionate attitude.

"Ai Qing has a heart, but I feel a little bit sorry for it. Well, I will make the Qing family the male of Kaicheng County in order to reward the Qing family for their achievements."

Gaozong was obviously moved by the loyalty shown by Deng Cheng, but he couldn't help but hesitated a little on how to repay Deng Cheng's loyalty. A businessman like Lin Hu was just conferred the title of Marquis. If he were to confer the title of Marquis on another businessman and spread the word, it would be a hindrance to public opinion. After all, the status of a businessman in the Tang Dynasty was still very low, so Gaozong couldn't help worrying. He would be criticized by others. After pondering for a moment, he decided to lower Deng Cheng's title to the lowest level of Baron.

"Caomin thank you, Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Although the male title of Kaicheng County is two levels lower than Lin Hu's Marquis of Guannei, but it is a real title. In terms of value, it is not inferior to Marquis of Guannei. This kind of reward is not insignificant, especially for a This is especially true for a businessman who has no hope of officialdom. Deng Cheng was not dissatisfied, so he immediately fell to his knees and thanked him loudly.

"Well, let's go down, Aiqing."

For such a great achievement, Gao Zong still felt a little guilty for only giving such a trivial reward. Seeing Deng Cheng thanking him excitedly, Gao Zong felt a little more at ease, so he waved his hand and sent Deng Cheng away. go down.

"Father, although the food for disaster relief is already available, the amount is only enough for the ear. If there is no plan, it will inevitably be wasted. As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. My son proposed to establish a disaster relief command center First, you can deploy all the relief supplies and supervise the affairs, and second, you can also take this opportunity to spread all kinds of overseas good seeds to benefit the people. My son is willing to take the lead in this, and please allow me!"

Li Xian was very satisfied to be able to win Lin Hu and Deng Cheng's two confidantes in one day, but those were not the main purpose of Li Xian's various arrangements. At the time, Li Xian put forward his own political ideas again, and put on a posture to get the right to participate in politics.

"Well, this matter, this matter, I agree!"

Gaozong's original intention was to support Li Xian, so he would not be reluctant to say that, but he was worried about Empress Wu's thoughts, so he hesitated a little, peeked at Empress Wu's face, and saw that Empress Wu's expression was indifferent , seemed to have little objection, and then nodded in agreement.

"I thank my father, Emperor Long En!"

After all the deployment and hard work, now that the planned strategic goal has been successfully completed, Li Xian's heart is sweeter than drinking honey, and the voice of thanking him is loud and crisp.

(End of this chapter)