Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Li You blinked and looked over, and found that Li Shimin was staring at him intently.

"Yangjie—" Li Shimin asked slowly, "Did you intervene in this matter?"

Li You smiled slightly and said, "Didn't the royal father already know? According to the investigation of the Ministry of Punishment, the whole process has been clearly shown."

"—My son went to the East Palace to rescue the captured General Qi Bi He Li just because he heard the news from the beginning to the end. It was just a matter of chance. When I thought of this, my son felt lingering fears. ."

After listening to Li You's words, Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh.

Indeed, all the investigation reports Li Shimin received showed that the matter had nothing to do with Li You, and that Li Chengqian committed his own death.

And the causal relationship of Li You's actions in the whole process is also very clear, and there is nothing wrong with it at all.

But... Li Shimin took a deep look at his resourceful son, and felt increasingly incomprehensible.

Obviously so unpredictable, will this matter really have nothing to do with him?

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"...I know."

After a long time, Li Shimin gave up and continued to think about it.

In fact, the reason why Li Shimin asked Li You this question was not because he really doubted Li You, but because he wanted to hear Li You say "it doesn't matter".

For Li Shimin, whose relatives have died and betrayed one after another, this is the answer he most wants to hear. Even if Li You is really behind this matter, Li Shimin does not want to hear Li You honestly answer that he is "related"

As long as Li You says he has nothing to do with the matter, that's enough.

"Hey..." Li You also sighed at this time, "Before this, Erchen planned to renew the relationship with the emperor, how did you expect it would turn out like this in the end?"

Li Shimin gave a wry smile and said, "Maybe it's because I have no way to teach. It's too late to say anything now... Let's get down to business."

"You have been successful in saving your life this time, and this is the second time. Even if I am your father, I still have to accept your life-saving love. Tell me, what reward do you want this time?"

Last time, Li You asked Li Shimin for an unconditional perfect version of the death-free gold medal, but he never used it, so Li Shimin was very curious about what reward Li You would want this time.

"A reward? I think about it..."

Li You thought for a long time before slowly looking up at Li Shimin...

Chapter 541 Li You, the richest man in the Tang Dynasty!

Noticing that Li You was looking over, Li Shimin asked, "How is it? Have you made up your mind?"

"Ah."

Li You nodded and said, "Father, I hope to have the power to designate a place as a fief at will."

"……what?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, never expecting this is what Li You wanted.

"This is really..." Li Shimin opened his mouth, "You can't say that you want Chang'an as a fief, so I really want to give you Chang'an as a fief?"

Since ancient times, how to reward fiefs and where to reward fiefs has basically been decided by the emperor himself, and there has never been a situation where Li You has designated his fief position.

Li You thought for a while, and said, "My father has been worrying too much, and of course my son would not ask for such an unrealistic request for "seven-five-zero"—then add one more. The power outside Chang'an as a fief."

After thinking for a moment, Li Shimin said solemnly, "Yes, I promise you!"

"However," Li Shimin asked again, "what place do you want?"

Li You smiled lightly and said, "This... Erchen hasn't thought about it yet."

In fact, Li You wanted a fief for a number of reasons.

Up to now, the richest person in the whole Datang - refers to the kind of person who can mobilize and use money at will. Basically, Li You will not be opposed by anyone.

Even Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, could not mobilize the money in the treasury very freely, so he was not as good as Li You in terms of financial freedom.

In other words, Li You is now the richest man in Datang!

In terms of wealth, whether it is a court of Chinese military officials, or the five surnames and seven hopes of the people, they are not as good as Li You.

Then Li You is rich to this extent, what other rewards can't be bought with money?

For now, there are probably two things.

One is huge power, but the power Li You now has is in a very delicate state. As far as the upper limit is concerned, it can be said to be the first person under the emperor, but as far as the lower limit is concerned, it is only an ordinary prince level. Floating up and down is very large.

Therefore, in this respect, Li You is not very easy to speak. Is it possible to ask for the throne in person?

Excluding this option to kill, the second thing is land.

Although the Tang Dynasty had a way of awarding a piece of land to a certain hero, there was actually no division system. Even if the fiefs were given to the princes, basically no princes actually received them.

Of course, Li You is an outlier, and cannot be used as an example for reference at all.

Although problems such as the separation of vassal and towns arose later, it only appeared after the Tang Dynasty had declined. That is to say, in the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, the land was basically firmly in the hands of the emperor.

It is not impossible to buy land with money, but it is not easy, let alone buying a large area of ​​land at the fief level, and even after buying it, the power is far less than that of a fief.

Therefore, the fief is the best choice that is difficult to buy with money, and the effect of buying is far less than the effect of the reward!

And Li You had the experience of governing Youzhou before. It is true that Youzhou has taken off greatly, and he has helped Li You in many things later. Therefore, Li You's original idea was to have another fief and develop it. correspond.

If Datang can have the three super-developed regions of Youzhou, Chang'an, and New Fiefdom at the same time, then with the outward radiation of the economy, it will be enough to drive the strength of the entire country to take off!