Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 73
Li Fei was suddenly called into the palace by Gao Lishi's decree, and he didn't know what happened.

When I asked Gao Lishi, I only got a sentence from Gao Lishi's mouth, "Your Majesty is very upset"!
Although Gao Lishi didn't say it clearly, being able to say this sentence is enough to give him face, which shows that it is definitely not a good thing.Li Fei couldn't help but feel nervous, the matter has come to an end, let's see what is going on first, the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge, let's take a step to see.

"Your Majesty Li Fei, long live your majesty!" Li Fei had just finished paying homage, and Tang Xuanzong didn't ask Li Fei to get up, and directly threw the memorial at Li Fei's feet.

Li Fei opened the memorial and took a look. It was all about his impeachment. No wonder Tang Xuanzong looked so angry.

Damn, someone made a small report on him, who is it!

Knowing the reason of the matter, Li Fei breathed a sigh of relief instead, and was no longer nervous.

"Li Fei, what do you have to say?" Tang Xuanzong stared at Li Fei with anger in his tone.

"Why did Your Majesty say that?" Li Fei asked pretending not to understand.

"The facts are all there, but you still dare to argue. Could it be that the censor deliberately framed you!" Tang Xuanzong's face was very cold. He was not only disgusted with insatiable greed, corruption and incompetence, but even more disgusted with sophistry who refused to admit their mistakes.

Li Fei blinked, looking confused and pretending to be innocent.

"Your Majesty, the framing is not complete. It is true that the Zhao family kiln has [-]% of the shares in the name of the minister, and the minister has indeed had some contact with the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce. You must also know that the minister likes to tinker with some strange things. Back then cement was It was made from the Zhaojia Kiln. In addition to cement, there are tiles, squat pits, etc. I also used it to build a new type of "thatched house". When I held a banquet in the palace, many people used it and praised it. There is also the blue and white porcelain, which was also produced by the minister from the Zhaojia kiln. When the blue and white porcelain was made, the minister immediately thought of the godmother and you, and sent the first batch to the godmother and you."

"After all, the blue-and-white porcelain is produced by the minister's hard work. It is more beautiful and dazzling than ordinary porcelain. The reason why you and the godmother are asking for inscriptions is entirely because the blue-and-white porcelain is really the best porcelain, a kind of fine porcelain that has never been fired. Porcelain, doesn’t Your Majesty think that blue and white porcelain is the “Pearl of Porcelain” that deserves its name?” Tell them together, as much wronged as you want, and portray yourself as a young man full of filial piety and kindness.

"Is that so? Then what about you being involved in business affairs, amassing money wantonly, and colluding with the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce?" Tang Xuanzong frowned. Although he didn't quite believe Li Fei's statement and thought it was a sophistry, his anger subsided. It went down a lot.

Li Fei spread his hands helplessly: "Where does this start? Although I did get a lot of money from cement, blue and white porcelain, etc., but I didn't take the initiative to sell them. Your Majesty also knows the role of cement. Pit pits and ceramic tiles are good things. When the officials and nobles went to the minister's mansion to have a banquet, they suddenly fell in love with the new-style "thatched cottage" that the minister made, and asked him about the source of the cement and other things. They have one in their own mansion, those things are only owned by the minister, and the minister did not fall from the sky, they are willing to pay, so the minister has the cost to help them out, if you don’t believe me, ask those who have built the same as the minister’s mansion The hundreds of officials and nobles of the new-style 'thatched cottage', did they go to Zhaojiayao to buy it by themselves. Later, I found out the other great functions of cement, so I dedicated it to His Majesty without hesitation. Afterwards, I There is no more money to be obtained through cement."

"The blue and white porcelain is the same thing. I didn't expect that after you and the godmother wrote the inscription, the blue and white porcelain would become famous all of a sudden. Hundreds of officials and nobles kept collecting some blue and white porcelain as honors. They all came to me again. I was helpless. I couldn't do it again. Let’s do that kind of sales, so I found the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce, and handed over the blue and white porcelain fired by Zhaojia Kiln and Zhangjiayao to the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce as an agent. How could this be collusion! Your Majesty, I am really wronged! !"

After Li Fei finished speaking, he didn't care about his dry mouth, and shouted for grievances loudly, as much grief and anger as he wanted, and he almost didn't cry directly.

"Is that so?" Tang Xuanzong was a little embarrassed, and his anger had already subsided. If what Li Fei said was true, it seemed that Li Fei had been wronged.

"What does your majesty think? If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate. I have a clear conscience, and I am not afraid to investigate!" Li Fei puffed out his chest, with a righteous face, showing his innocence.

Tang Xuanzong coughed dryly to hide his embarrassment: "Since you are so confident, then there is no need to investigate. I believe what you said. It is Yushi who misunderstood you, so I don't blame you."

"Your Majesty is wise, I am finally able to clear up my grievances." Li Fei knew that this matter passed without any danger. It seemed that he had overcome the difficulties with a few simple words, but he could not be convicted of the crime. , I don't know if his title and official position can be kept, and it is even more terrible to leave a loathing in Tang Xuanzong's heart. Who wants to harm him?

Li Fei filtered through the people he offended, first thought of Yang Guozhong, then thought of Wang Ji, and felt that Wang Ji was more likely.

"Oh, by the way, Li Fei, what is the new-style 'thatched cottage' you mentioned, and why did it attract hundreds of officials and dignitaries attending the banquet to build it?" It can arouse the unanimous interest of hundreds of officials and nobles, and I am very curious.

"Your Majesty already knows the effect of cement. Squatting pits and tiles are roughly like this——, after the underground sewage pipes are completed, a new-style 'thatched hut' will come out. After it is convenient, it will be washed away with water immediately, and the latrine will be kept spotless. It doesn't smell bad, so it's much better than ordinary latrines." Li Fei explained all the advantages and benefits of the bathroom.

"Why haven't you offered such a good thing? I also want to build one in the palace." Tang Xuanzong said with great interest.

"Uh——, Your Majesty, things like a latrine are not very elegant after all, I have the nerve to tell you and my godmother." Li Fei did not lie, it's not like he didn't think of offering this kind of thing at the beginning. But when he thought that Tang Xuanzong was the emperor, his wife was a noble concubine and one of the four beauties, things like "thatched cottages" were hard to say, besides, how did he know whether Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei would If you like it, it's fine if you like it. If you don't like it, how should he end up offering such indecent things?

"What's so indecent? It's an important matter in life, who can get away from it!" Tang Xuanzong stared at Li Fei and cursed.Although it was scolding, I couldn't hear any anger, it was just scolding with laughter.

"Since your Majesty is interested, I will ask Zhaojia Kiln to burn some and send them to the palace when I return. I will also send the blueprint of the new 'thatched cottage' to the Ministry of Industry. The emperor ordered that the Ministry of Industry come to build it." Li Fei said.

Now that the toilet was mentioned, Tang Xuanzong also expressed his interest. Li Fei not only talked about the squatting toilet, but also the sitting toilet with ceramic toilets. So what kind of discussion did he have with the supreme Tang Xuanzong in the imperial study room? The toilet is comfortable.

This situation is a bit weird when you think about it.
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