Wentang

Chapter 428
Yue Shan never looks at people with malicious eyes, but he never overestimates people's attainment, and they will never let go of the opportunity to make money.

Hairtails that are more than one meter long can be bought for ten or eight pennies, and if you buy them for two pennies and change hands, you can make five or six pennies, which is called huge profits.If there are no restrictions, good things can turn into bad things at that time.

Directly ordered by the imperial court, this is a welfare given to everyone by the sage Nian who is living a difficult life during the Chinese New Year. No one can resell it at a price of more than two cents.

With this order, I dare not say that the situation of reselling at high prices can be eliminated, but it will not mess things up, and the people will also think well of Li Shimin.

As for why you want to give this benefit to Li Shimin... You, a courtier who gave benefits to the people all over the country during the Chinese New Year, do you want to rebel?This benefit must be given to Li Shimin, and it can only be given to him.

Besides, if this benefit is not given to Li Shimin, will he issue an order prohibiting reselling in the name of the court?

Yue Shan is not completely without benefits, he opened up the market for hairtail fish, made a fortune, and even settled in front of Li Shimin-everyone has their own gains.

After standing in front of the fish stall for a while, there were more and more people buying fish. After buying the fish, many people were chanting the sage's blessing and longevity. The two looked at each other and smiled and walked away.

Yuchi Baolin admired his way of operation.No wonder this guy is so popular, it's incomparable, incomparable.

After walking for a while, we turned a corner and got on the main road. It was even more lively here.The two drifted with the crowd, moving forward slowly with the crowd.

As I was walking, I found a convoy driving slowly in front of me. The convoy was so huge that I couldn't see the end of the vehicle at a glance.Originally, this was nothing unusual, Chang'an City was full of wealthy people, and large convoys would appear from time to time.

However, the court logo is hung on this convoy, which is worth pondering.

A tributary from a vassal state?No, the vassal state came here wearing its own costumes, and the group of people in front of them were all wearing Central Plains costumes.

The officials of the frontiers returned to Beijing to give gifts to the emperor?That's not right, no high official in the frontier dared to be so ostentatious, it was simply telling others that I had a problem, so hurry up and investigate me.

"Cuilan, do you know which company this is?" Yuchi Baolin asked from the side.

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "I'm also wondering."

As soon as the words fell, a carriage passed by his eyes, and a flag was planted on the carriage, with a big word 'Feng' written on it.

His heart moved, and he blurted out: "Feng's family in Lingnan."

"Lingnan Feng's family?" Yuchi Baolin was taken aback for a moment, then asked in surprise, "You said this is Feng An's?"

"Look." Yue Shan pointed to the flag of the carriage.

Yuchi Baolin looked in the direction of his finger and also saw the flag, but he didn't know the news that Li Shimin sent an envoy to Lingnan, so he said with suspicion:
"This doesn't prove that they are Feng An's people, right? They have lost contact since the sage took the throne, how could they suddenly pay tribute."

"Is it right? Just ask and you will know." Yue Shan smiled.

"How do you ask?" Yuchi Baolin asked in confusion.Then the next moment Yue Shan answered his question with practical actions.

"Dare to ask, but is it the tribute of Duke Geng of the South of the Five Ridges?" Yue Shan shouted loudly.

There are quite a few people around who are as curious as they are, but because of the court logo, no one dares to talk too much.At this time, when someone stood up and asked, they all turned their eyes.

After a while, someone in that carriage opened the curtain and said: "It is Geng Guogong who came to pay tribute to the court. Dare I ask this gentleman Gao's name?"

"Hehe...you're just a guy from the road." Yue Shan shook his head and laughed, "Grand Geng's entry into the court is a great joy for the country, and you should make a big fanfare to make the officials and the people happy together."

The man was taken aback for a moment, a little surprised, what is the meaning of this young man?And how did he guess that we are from the Feng family in Lingnan?Could it be that someone is going to deal with us?

However, before he could think clearly, the young man turned around and left without giving him a chance to ask further questions.

This person was Feng Zhidai of Feng An, who led his father's order to go to Beijing to worship Li Shimin. The purpose was to establish a master-slave relationship with the court and test the court's attitude towards them.

Now a young man came out of nowhere and said these words, which made him feel uneasy.Unable to figure it out, people invited Wei Shuxie and Li Gongyan, the envoys of the imperial court, to discuss.

Wei Shuxie and Li Gongyan also looked at each other after hearing the description.It stands to reason that it is a great joy for Feng An to send people into the court, and he should boast of the emperor's achievements with great fanfare.

However, Wei Shuxie and Li Gongyan also have their own concerns, who knows if Feng An's plan is to delay the attack, if they really turn against each other in the future, then the two of them will be sinners.

The more lively it is now, the greater the guilt will be when the liquidation is in the future. The best way is to come quietly and leave everything to the emperor.

However, the inexplicable boy broke their plan and put them in a dilemma.

Yue Shan still didn't know how much trouble his words on a whim caused to others, he really felt that Feng's entry into the imperial court was something worth boasting about, and it shouldn't be so silent.

After walking around with Yuchi Baolin again, the two bid farewell and went home.

After returning home, Yue Shan locked himself in the study and began to sort out information about Lingnan.He had a premonition that Li Shimin would call all his ministers to discuss matters in Lingnan in the next two days, and it was always right to make preparations in advance.

With history books as a reference, and the Lingnan travel notes written by Li Dewu, he still has a good understanding of this area.

Referring to the development and construction of the Guangdong, Guangxi and Lake regions in later generations, it is not difficult to formulate a set of Lingnan development strategies that are more suitable for the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, his guess was correct. The news that Lingnan Feng An sent his son to the court that night spread throughout the capital. The next day Li Shimin personally received Feng Zhidai and his party in the Daxing Hall and hosted a banquet for them.

In the afternoon, the important ministers of the DPRK and Central Committee received the news that the Xiaochao meeting tomorrow is not allowed to ask for leave unless necessary.

On the third day, Yue Shan got up early in the morning to attend the court meeting.

It coincides with the Chinese New Year, and the good news of Feng's return, everyone wants to come to rejoice, even if all the big officials in the frontier can come, they will come.

Therefore, the number of people who came to participate in the morning court today was more than three times that of usual.Fortunately, Daxing Hall is big enough, otherwise it might not be able to hold so many people.

The court will start soon, and the routine cutscenes and the like will be skipped, and it will only be said that Li Shimin will announce Feng Zhi to the court after the routine affairs are handled.

What followed was another question-and-answer routine of the wise and wise ministers. Li Shimin lamented that the Feng family was full of loyalty, and Feng Zhidai thanked Sheng En for his eternal loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

After that, we got to the main topic. Li Shimin asked Feng if he had any difficulties and needed help from the court.Feng Zhidai was not polite at all, and said bluntly:

"The slut chief, Tan Dian, and others refused to accept Wang Hua's massacre of the imperial court and ordered officials to gather a crowd to rebel and invade the frontier. My father, the commander, and the others could not win the battle with him for more than ten years. I hope the saint will send the heavenly army to wipe out the rebel bandits."

(End of this chapter)