Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 295

Luo Yan just wanted to scold this dog R for his life.

Originally, after Li Jing's matter subsided, Luo Yan was trying to please both sides, and gained a lot of civil and military friendship for a while.Although the friendship in the officialdom is basically equivalent to nonsense, the daily intrigue is definitely much less.

The generals in the army who originally had some prejudices against Luo Yan also praised Luo Yan's loyalty to each other.There are people who come to him for a drink every two days, and people who ride out of the city on horseback, and there are endless invitations.

Although he couldn't go here eight times out of the first ten times, it didn't delay his friendship with those generals at all.Usually, when we see each other, we can chat more or less.

During this period, Li Shimin also took Luo Yan to meet Princess Changle several times, both openly and secretly.

For this legendary future husband-in-law, Changle is not shy at all.It was because of Luo Yan's various legends that made Xiao Changle very curious.Although they both have two eyes and one nose, when Princess Changle saw Luo Yan, she didn't even care about Li Shimin, her father, and insisted on pulling Changle to ask questions.

Just like treating a little sister, if Changle has any questions, Luo Yan will answer them in time.Telling a little story from time to time makes the little girl squint her eyes with joy.

Li Shimin poured bitter water on Empress Changsun, saying sour things like girls being extroverted.But for Princess Changle, she is more and more loving.But all the small requirements of Changle are satisfied.There was even a time when Changle asked Luo Yan to take her out of the palace to play, and Li Shimin would have almost agreed if it hadn't been for Qi Jilang who reminded them that the two parties were not officially married yet.

In fact, Luo Yan felt pretty good about going shopping with the little lolita.

Obviously, this is just random speculation.

If you think that you can't ask little loli to go to the street, you can only stay at home with books as companions, then you are very wrong.As a matter of fact, as the Duke of Cong Yipin and the quasi-consort of the dynasty, what Luo Yan is most admirable for now is his spare no effort to recommend good talents.

Not to mention far away, but a lot of money has been recruited in the past few months.Not to mention folk scholars, but many princes and nobles are dumbfounded.But that expense is about [-] guan per month, how rich Luo Yan is to dare to spend like this.

Quite a few censors were moved.

A few years ago, Luo Yan was just a poor boy with nothing.Now that there is so much extravagance, where did the money come from?If there is nothing tricky in it, no one will believe it.

One word, check.

Otherwise, how can the world be impermanent?As soon as I checked others, the lawsuit came to me.

On this day in the court, the censor who had mustered up his courage began to hear rumors: "Your Majesty, Luo Yan is extravagant and extravagant. However, his job is no more than a fifth-rank, and his food is only a few. Baihu, after careful calculation, his expenses in the past few months have already exhausted the money and food that he can accumulate in these years. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to allow the three divisions to interrogate the case."

"Oh. According to you, the source of Luo Yan's money must be something tricky? Luo Yan, I will give you a chance to defend in court, otherwise, you can wait to go to Dali Temple." Li Shimin In fact, I am also very curious, how much money does Luo Yan have today, so that he can have such courage to spend hundreds of money every month.

For example, there are a few of the royal family who live extravagantly, and it is said that their monthly expenses are only two to three hundred guan.But those are genuine princes, and the monthly salary of Shiyi is more than [-] Guan.It is not comparable to Luo Yan, a duke who has sealed hundreds of households in vain.

"It seems that this little family background of Weichen has to be exposed to the public." Luo Yan smiled wryly, went out to pay respects to Li Shimin, and then began to say: "The hundreds of acres of land in Wannian County, if you want to come to Your Majesty I know it. There are a few things here. According to the original agreement, His Majesty will hand over all of them to me. There are about a hundred guan every year. Counting for three years, it is almost [-] guan."

Luo Yan owns land in Wannian County?This is the first time I heard of it.On weekdays, Luo Yan's mansion never saw land buying and selling at all.The co-authors already had such a foundation long before they made a fortune.

Of course, surprises are surprises, Luo Yan still has something to say, and it's not good for the officials to continue asking questions.

"I have been traveling around these years, and most of the time is not in Chang'an. The lord's salary is kept at home, while the official's salary is used for his own expenses. You can also calculate, how much is this income?"

Without waiting for others to figure it out, Luo Yan continued: "Thinking about it, you all know that a batch of pure white sugar has appeared in the market recently, and its price is only ten yuan higher than the brown sugar shipped by Hu merchants. Quantitative."

"In the case of Luo Wei, now you are exposing your scandal. The Zhenguan law clearly stipulates that officials and their relatives are not allowed to do business." Someone jumped out and interrupted Luo Yan's words, and at the same time bowed to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, sincerely The Duke should be severely punished for such reckless behavior. Otherwise, in the future, officials will openly engage in business and use their power to compete with the people for profit, and it will not shake the foundation of our Tang Dynasty."

Although the ban on officials doing business is empty talk, most officials still appoint confidantes to do business on their behalf.But it was the first one that Luo Yan said so openly.

Frightened, many people began to think of pushing Luo Yan out to make an example to those who dared to speak indiscriminately.

"Hey, if I read correctly, this is Mr. Lu from the Ministry of Water. If I remember correctly, there is a silk and satin shop in Xishi, which seems to be opened by Mr. Lu's housekeeper." If someone wants to frame themselves, there is no way , Luo Yan was the first to pay back the past.

Na Lu Langzhong suddenly looked shocked, and asked quickly: "How do you know?" Then he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and then added: "This dog slave actually did this kind of thing behind my back. After returning, I will definitely investigate to see if he embezzled the owner's property and just opened this shop."

This rhetoric can only be regarded as a scene.Although the butler sounds nice, he is actually a slave.Isn't the slave's stuff the master's stuff?Everyone is tacit, after all, there are too many people doing it, and they are afraid of being dragged into the water.

Of course Li Shimin knew that there was something tricky about it, but if we got to the bottom of it, that would really shake the foundation of the country.So at this time, I acted as a peacemaker: "Okay, Luo Yan, you should continue talking. You have made this matter clear to everyone. I think from now on, if you don't say it's you, even I will Less hassle."

How could Luo Yan not understand what Li Shimin meant.In the past, if he didn't fight to the death with this Mr. Lu, his surname would not be Luo.But now he has gradually become tactful, knowing that Li Shimin doesn't want to delve into it, so he no longer clings to this matter.

"This sugar is one of the products made by the Queen's refinement of medicinal materials. The whole process of making it is all done by myself. With His Majesty's favor, I have given me [-]% of the profit from the sale of white sugar in the future. This explanation, Are you satisfied with waiting?"

Originally thought that after Luo Yan's explanation, these ministers could be satisfied no matter what.Who knows that there are still some people who are reluctant to let it go: "Just now you only talked about income, but you didn't mention expenses at all. Isn't it clear that you want to get away with it?"

Luo Yan has never been polite to these troublemakers. "Luo didn't want to get away with it, but he was afraid that if he said the expenditure, it would make you feel ashamed. Let's make a bet, my house will be cleaner than anyone else's."

"Luo Ge's words are convincing in the matter, why don't you tell me something later."

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to allow you to do something." Luo Yan didn't say anything immediately.How could Luo Yan have the time to keep accounts of those trivial matters.Even if it is about income, it is just talking about the three largest sources of money that I know.

Although he didn't know what Luo Yanxiang was talking about, since Li Shimin had allowed Luo Yan to defend himself in class, he naturally would not refuse this request.

"Whatever it is, just say it. If it's justified, there's nothing wrong with it."

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to send someone to the Weichen Mansion to fetch the account books, so that the court officials can see clearly. In addition, if the account books are not enough to be trusted, you can also send someone to inquire about the ins and outs of Weichen's expenditures. Think about it. Wei's strength, this matter can only be done in half an hour. During this time, you might as well talk about other things, so it doesn't take too much time."

"what do y'all think?"

"Your Majesty, this method of forcing the courtiers to publish their own account books is really not advisable. In this way, won't everyone be put at risk? In the matter, we are convinced of your character, what the censors said , it’s just rumors, why should it be so serious.” Soon, several courtiers came out to object.

"Luo Yan, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked Luo Yan again.

According to the general routine, Luo Yan should say something at this moment: Your Majesty, there must be something strange about this matter.Just now is the best occasion.However, Luo Yan acted as a strong command at this time: "Your Majesty, in life, no one will be burdened by false fame. Luo Yan has few hobbies in his life, and seeking a clean reputation is one of them. I am not afraid There is no need for you to worry about the investigation. This is a special case and will not become a common practice." Making a circle around him, Luo Yan implied that this matter would not become a common practice.

"Since that's the case, where is the inner guard? Follow Luo Geshizhong's instructions and get the account books from his mansion, visit the people on the way, and listen to the comments of the people in the neighborhood."

The inner guard led the order out of the palace, and walked out of the palace.

In the Tai Chi Hall, however, there was a group of ministers who were staring at each other.

When things got to such an extent, all the ministers were a little bit resentful to the few people who took the initiative to provoke the trouble just now.Who asked Luo Yan to pay so much, I really want to slap him a few big ears.Why provoke such an incident, although now Li Shimin also said that this is a special case.But there is no guarantee that this method will not be used to question the minister in the future.

Apart from silence, there was only silent lament in the hall at this time.

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