NIP Chapter 165 Selfishness
Chapter 165 Selfishness
Chapter 165 Selfishness
"It is my oral order that the King of Wei will be banned for half a month." Li Shimin said with a blank expression.
Li Mu was taken aback, he was shocked by the news.
"Didn't you hear what I said?" Li Shimin said lightly.
Li Mu was quick-witted, and quickly said: "Yes! It's just that the King of Wei wants to ask the servant why, how will the servant answer?"
Li Shimin was silent for a while, and then said: "Tell him there is no reason."
"Yes!"
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"Sir, your idea didn't work at all. Aren't you sure Father will let me do this?" Li Tai said dissatisfied.
Han Wen also couldn't figure it out for a while. According to his estimation, it is impossible for Li Shimin to let Liuli's lucrative things be in the hands of others.
Seeing that Han Wen didn't speak, Li Tai urged: "Sir, you are talking, what should we do now?"
"Your Highness, I have nothing to do now. I can only pray that Lin Xuan is not so shrewd and reluctant to give up all the members of the Liuli Pavilion to His Majesty, so that we can still have a chance." Han Wen said.
Li Tai laughed and said, "How is it possible that Lin Xuan is willing to give the whole Liuli Pavilion to the emperor?"
Han Wen was not so optimistic. He analyzed Lin Xuan carefully and found that his behavior was very unexpected and he could bear it. Maybe he would really give the whole Liuli Pavilion to Li Shimin.
But he didn't intend to tell Li Tai about this idea.
Han Wen said: "His Royal Highness, there is no other way for now. We can only wait. I will send a letter to the aristocratic family and see what they say."
"Okay, you can ask as soon as possible." Li Tai said.
Just as Han Wen was about to leave, an eunuch ran in, saluted and said, "Report to King Wei, Chief Li from the palace is here."
"Li Mu? Why is he here? Could it be that the father agreed to let the king take action?" Li Tai said excitedly.
"Your Highness, what is the purpose of Li Mulai, Your Highness will know if you meet him."
I can't figure out the Korean language for a while, but what Li Tai said is a certain possibility.
"Go and invite someone over here." Li Tai waved his hand and said.
"Yes!"
Not long after, the eunuch led Li Mu to the main hall.
"Old servant sees His Royal Highness King Wei!"
"Director Li is so polite. I don't know what is the matter that Manager Li came to my king's Furong Garden?" Li Tai said with a smile.
Li Mu said with a blank face, "Your Highness, this old slave is here to read out His Majesty's orders."
When Li Tai heard this, he bowed and stood up immediately, and said excitedly, "Quickly read out the imperial father's edict."
He felt that Li Shimin must have asked him to do it, and he couldn't wait to see Lin Xuan's face when the time came.
Li Mu didn't know why Li Tai was so excited, so he didn't think too much about it, and read: "Your Majesty ordered: His Royal Highness King Wei must be confined for half a month, and he is not allowed to leave the Furong Garden during this period."
The smile on Li Tai's face froze instantly, he couldn't figure out why Li Shimin would make such verbal instructions.
Seeing that Li Tai didn't respond, Li Mu said aloud, "His Royal Highness King Wei, His Royal Highness King Wei!"
Li Tai came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked: "Director Li, did you read it wrong? Did this king make any mistakes? Why did the emperor order me to be grounded? What is the reason?"
Li Mu said: "His Majesty King Wei heard it right, this is His Majesty's oral order. As for the reason, His Majesty said that there is no reason. The old slave has already brought His Majesty's oral order, so I will return to the palace first!"
After Li Mu finished speaking, he saluted Li Tai, turned and left.
"Sir, why do you think the father ordered the king to be grounded?" Li Tai asked Han Wen in a panic.
He competed for the crown prince, relying on Li Shimin's love for him the most.
Now Li Shimin grounded him inexplicably, which made him very panicked.
Han Wen sighed and said, "It seems that Lin Xuan dedicated the Liuli Pavilion to His Majesty."
What he feared the most had happened.
"What does this have to do with Lin Xuan?" Li Tai hadn't reacted yet.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty should know what happened in the Liuli Pavilion today. Your Majesty is beating you. I tell you not to think about the Liuli Pavilion anymore," Han Wen explained.
Li Tai said puzzledly: "For this kind of thing, it's fine to send someone to tell you no, and Wei He wants to order the king to forbid me to leave the Furong Garden?"
Seeing that Hanwen made it so clear, Li Tai still didn't understand, so he couldn't help being speechless.
"Your Highness, it is impossible for His Majesty to publicly say that the Liuli Pavilion belongs to him, and the incident cannot be hidden from anyone. Your Majesty is warning some people who have ideas about the Liuli Pavilion that the Liuli Pavilion belongs to him." Han Wen said.
Li Tai was taken aback, and said: "You mean, the father is killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and this king is the chicken?"
Han Wen nodded expressionlessly, and said, "Besides this, I can't think of any other reason."
"Then what should we do now?" Li Tai asked anxiously.
He needs Liuli Pavilion just to increase his bargaining chip in winning the throne, and Li Shimin's favor is his biggest bargaining chip.
Now that Liuli Pavilion has not been obtained, Li Shimin has been dissatisfied. Doesn't this mean that he has not eaten the fish and has caused a fishy body?
Han Wen comforted: "Your Highness, don't worry, His Majesty's move is just to scare the chickens and monkeys, not really angry with His Highness. Although His Highness can't leave Furong Garden, you can play it. His Highness writes a memorial to His Majesty to admit his mistake, and His Majesty will naturally relieve His Highness." I will go to Cui's house immediately and ask what should be done now."
"Then sir, hurry up, I'm going to write the memorial now." Li Tai said hastily.
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"Guanyin servant girl, I'm going to get rich soon! Haha!" Li Shimin said before he arrived.
Empress Changsun helplessly looked at Li Shimin who came in, and said softly: "What makes His Majesty so happy that you don't even care about the majesty of the emperor?"
Li Shimin took Empress Changsun's hand, sat down, and said with a smile: "Guanyin maidservant, I will never be short of money again. I have suffered for you all these years, and you don't have to cut down on food and clothing in the future."
Empress Changsun married him at the age of 13. After a few years of marriage, he led troops to fight everywhere, gathering less and leaving more.
After the world settled down, he fell into the vortex of fighting for the reserve again.
At that time, all the concubines in the harem supported Li Jiancheng and kept speaking ill of him in front of Li Yuan.
Empress Changsun entered the palace alone, honoring Li Yuan, and interacting with concubines in the harem, which bought him precious time.
Otherwise, Li Yuan might have made a move on him before he did it.
When he launched the Xuanwumen Incident, Empress Changsun even stood up to comfort the soldiers, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers.
After he ascended the throne, Jieli led his troops to fight outside the city of Chang'an. In order to stabilize Jieli, he had to send all the money and food in the treasury to form a Weishui alliance.
Because the treasury was emptied, the court was almost unable to operate. It was Empress Changsun who took the lead in saving expenses and used the money saved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help him tide over the difficulties.For this reason, most of the jewelry was even sold off.
He didn't feel indebted for killing his brother and imprisoning his father, but he always felt indebted to the eldest grandson empress.
Empress Changsun held Li Shimin's hand and said softly, "Your Majesty, we are a husband and wife, what are you talking about?"
"Yes, yes, let's not talk about this, I will no longer be short of money, I will make you a lot of new clothes and buy a lot of jewelry."
At this moment, Li Shimin looked like a nouveau riche.
Empress Changsun said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubines know that your majesty treats them well, but they cannot accept them. Although the treasury has been filled a lot with salt and commercial taxes, a country is a country, and a family is a family. Your Majesty will use The money from the treasury is used to make clothes and jewelry for the concubines, so what will the people of the world think of the concubines?"
Li Shimin smiled and said, "How can I use the money from the treasury? If Wei Zheng finds out, I won't be sprayed to death."
Empress Changsun covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "If Zheng Guogong knew that His Majesty said this about him, he would definitely not give up."
"Am I still afraid of him?"
"Okay, okay, your majesty is not afraid, then your majesty will tell your concubines, where does your majesty get the money if you don't use the money from the treasury?" Empress Changsun chuckled.
The House of Internal Affairs is in her hands. Although Li Shimin is the emperor, he really has no money.
Li Shimin proudly told Empress Changsun about the Liuli Pavilion.
"Your Majesty, is Liuli really made of sand?" Empress Changsun asked in surprise.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's still fake, Lin Xuan also sent me a box, if you like it, I'll send some over."
"No need, the concubine is not interested in these things, but Lin Xuan made the colored glaze, and His Majesty accounts for [-]% of it. Will Lin Xuan think too much about it?" Empress Changsun said worriedly.
Lin Xuan and Li Lizhi have already confirmed their marriage, if it causes Lin Xuan's unhappiness, it will affect their relationship after marriage.
Li Shimin sighed and said: "I've thought about what you said, but it's really not good for him to have so much money. I can only marry more when Li Zhi gets married. It can be regarded as compensation for him."
"Your Majesty, when Lizhi gets married, the amount of dowry is customized. If you want to give Lizhi a lot of dowry, what will the other princesses think?" said Empress Changsun.
Not to mention those married princesses, there are more than a dozen unmarried princesses in the palace.
Li Lizhi is the eldest princess, and the etiquette system is higher than that of other princesses. If adding dowry, is it possible that other princesses should also add dowry?
Li Shimin said indifferently: "I originally planned to prepare more dowry for Lizhi when she got married, but now I just add some more. The money is all paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the courtiers have nothing to say. As for other princesses, if their The son-in-law is as capable as Lin Xuan, so what if I add some dowry to them?"
Seeing what Li Shimin said, Empress Changsun didn't persuade him any more.
Although she is a queen, she is also a mother, so she inevitably has some selfishness.
This selfishness is not for himself, but only for his own children.
(End of this chapter)