Chapter 267: The gentleman and the villain
Li Shimin pointed directly at the Ministry of Personnel and the Censors of the Third Court, which only made people feel cold at this time.
Your Majesty is obviously meaningful, and this move is probably far-reaching.
For the ministers in the court, they seemed to be able to feel that at this moment, there was a bloody smell in the air.
They knew the most clearly who Li Erlang was. Although His Majesty was quite generous in the past few years, this generousness was just a cloak that he expressed in his hope of becoming a saint.
This is a real ruthless person. Once he really wants to do something, who dares to stop it?
At this time, Li Shimin looked around and said coldly: "Yangzhou is a place of important towns. Now that I am plotting rebellion here, I have already issued a secret edict to order Chen Zhengtai to be the governor of Yangzhou for the time being. What do you think?"
Yangzhou...
Chen Zhengtai actually wants to stay in Yangzhou.
Someone had already begun to smell an unusual breath, which was very dangerous, as if a wild wolf was already lurking in the dark.
But the saddest thing is that everyone discovered a more terrifying problem.
That is, although this wolf is fatal, everyone still doesn’t want it to die!
To a certain extent, after Wu Ming's rebellion, almost everyone hoped that Chen Zhengtai would be alive, because the bad news came, the whole Chang'an chaos was a mess, and everything was falling, and everything involved in assets had all declined. The reason for the principle is that... this guy actually related to people's confidence in the future.
In other words, if you are looking forward to Chen Zhengtai's death, you have to prepare for a significant reduction in your property, but if you want this dog to live well, it will be even worse because you know what this guy is conspiring with His Majesty.
The ministers seemed anxious inside and were a little confused for a moment.
Li Shimin then pointed at Du Qing and said, "Come on, drag it down and continue to execute the execution. Since I have spoken until I die, then, I will stop until I die."
When Li Shimin needed to intimidate his ministers, he naturally showed his unique coldness.
The ministers were so awe-inspiring that they didn't dare to speak any more at this moment.
Li Shimin then said: "All the soldiers who have made meritorious will be rewarded, especially Chen Zhengtai and others, who have made outstanding achievements, and in addition..."
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, and thought of Princess Sui'an who disappeared after leaving the palace. As his father, he felt a little anxious, but now the rebellion in Yangzhou has subsided, and Princess Sui'an will not be in too much danger.
But... Princess Sui'an and Chen Zhengtai seem to have a deep friendship. Of course, Li Shimin couldn't tell whether this was just a simple brother-sister friendship.
In an instant, Li Shimin almost blurted out and simply married Princess Sui'an to Chen Zhengtai. But in another thought... he seemed to think of another question that made him retreat.
Princess Sui'an is a hen that lays eggs.
If you marry her, you can't keep Princess Sui'an's personal belongings, right? And you have to pay a lot of dowry in turn. In this way, wouldn't it be a disaster for the poor to help the rich?
The royal family's wealth will definitely not be less than that of the Chen family.
But the royal family has a big show and many noble people to support, and the expenses are ten times or a hundred times that of the Chen family.
Li Shimin felt that he was still quite poor.
As for the reluctance to give up Princess Sui'an to marry... In fact, he was really heart-wrenching towards Chen Zhengtai. After all, this guy's ability is really amazing, and such a disciple is almost impeccable.
But the same problem is that it is okay to be heart-wrenching, but I really have a cow.
So Li Shimin hid this matter in his heart. He was still weighing the pros and cons, but he felt it was inappropriate. If he didn't make a decision early, what if Princess Sui'an really went to Yangzhou?
Li Shimin announced the scattered dynasty. The ministers were frightened and saluted one after another, and retreated.
However, Li Shimin still picked up the war report and looked carefully. There were still many things that were incomprehensible. He ordered Zhang Qian: "I don't have to make a decree for me. It doesn't have to be a decree. Just a verbal message. Let Chen Zhengtai report the process of the war truthfully."
Zhang Qian understood what Your Majesty meant. His Majesty wanted to know the inside story of the war, and what he wanted was to report everything in detail.
After all, Your Majesty is an expert in war. At this time, even he can't guess the way to fight the rebellion. How could Your Majesty feel at ease?
Then we have to find out.
So Zhang Qian hurriedly said, "Here."
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At this time, the news was very exciting in the market exchange and the news had been confirmed.
Suddenly... many people flocked to the exchange, and the stocks that had fallen sharply began to rise at this time.
For a moment, it was very lively.
The third uncle looked at the Chen family's accounts with a confused look at the face of confusion.
When he first repurchased the stocks just to save the Chen family's family business, but unexpectedly, because of the low-price repurchase, and now... the market is rising, the Chen family's value has soared.
That's OK?
He squinted his eyes and stroked his beard, feeling it was amazing!
To be honest, this capital speculation is really easy to make money. It is easy to make money, and it will earn dozens or millions of chunks of money in one day. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a treasure pot, but the easier it is to make it, it makes the third uncle, who has always been the master, feels vigilant.
I have to say that my third uncle is a cautious person. He thinks it is really terrible. There is no such easy money in this world, which is very worrying!
So he ordered people to wait a little longer. Thinking that when it reached a high level, he would sell a batch of stocks and then use the money exchanged for these stocks to buy more property.
After all, stocks are still too empty, invisible or touched. Today you say it is worth ten thousand guan, but as long as you can sell it for 100,000 guan, you can say it is 100,000 guan.
"Now everyone should pay special attention."
When some of the children of the Chen family were gathered in front of him, the third uncle paced back and forth, and his face looked very serious: "Don't look at the price soaring, but this money is not easy to make, so you must not lose your duty because of the price rises and falls. After some days, the price may still seem unattainable, but in the future, will there be no day to fall?"
"To put it bluntly, the essence of stocks is whether the foundations of our Chen family are stable or not. If the foundation is not solid, the price rise and fall are just floating soil. I have lived for so many years in my life and ate salt, except for the damn Chen Fu, who among the Chen family has more? I have seen that there are so many things in the world, so where is such a good thing in the world?"
The third uncle looked at these Chen clan members who were originally happy and looked more cautious: "So the more you are, the more you should be extra vigilant. Fortunately, Zhengtai is fine. The most urgent thing is not to be complacent because of the price rises, but to strengthen the muscles and bones. If the muscles and bones are not hard enough, how will the price rise today? In the future, the Chen family will fall to the bottom. I have been thinking about it. Now it is not the time to be happy. Taking advantage of the market conditions, I will sell a batch first and raise funds. On the one hand, I have to continue to stay in the Chen family as a reserve. This time, many people have run IOUs, which makes our Chen family slightly insufficient. Only enough money can make this IOUs circulate. Otherwise, any risk may cause our Chen family to suffer a catastrophe."
"In addition, we have to prepare some money and buy more industries. The industries should be scattered and not always concentrated in one place. Everyone should work together for this matter. You are also descendants of Chen, so how can you ignore it? On the one hand, I will write books to Zhengtai and ask him to make a decision. In addition, you should also think about it more and focus on your ideas."
Everyone was obedient to the third uncle. After all, he was of high age and was easy to hold grudges. If he was thinking about it, he would always have a way to send you to the mine. So everyone was well-behaved and settled, and immediately put away their smiles and nodded.
The third uncle was quite satisfied with everyone's reaction, but he still sighed. He was different from the rest of the Chen family. The Chen family's family business was booming, so many Chen family children began to gradually become optimistic.
But the third uncle is a pessimist. He has lived long enough to witness three dynasties, six or seven emperors. He knows more than anyone that none of the families that can survive today are fuel-efficient. In this regard, the foundation of the Chen family is not solid enough, and this foundation needs to be laid deeper.
After he sighed, he became happy again. No matter what, his good nephew grandson was still alive. In his opinion, as long as Chen Zhengtai was still alive, the Chen family would still have hope.
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Everything is in order in Yangzhou City. Chen Zhengtai, who is here, obviously did not expect what happened in Chang'an City.
However, some things can be guessed, or some of them can be guessed.
But at this moment, he had no time to care about Chang'an affairs.
Your Majesty privately promised him to be the governor of Yangzhou. Although it was only a temporary service, Chen Zhengtai firmly believed that Your Majesty must have high expectations for him in Yangzhou.
So he still summoned Lou Shide. In the past few days, Lou Shide has done a good job.
Chen Zhengtai saw all this, and now, since Chen Zhengtai wants to do a big fight in Yangzhou, there must be someone available at hand.
Su Dingfang was only proficient in military affairs. As for other officials, to be honest, they either followed the rebels or were suspicious and might not be sincerely willing to serve Chen Zhengtai.
Although those remaining aristocratic races did not rebel together, Chen Zhengtai knew very well that these people did not agree with him, the temporary governor of Yangzhou.
Then... after all the calculations, the only one available is Lou Shide.
It's like a person falls into the water and a straw floats up at this time. Even if it's just a straw, you will want to grab it.
Lou Shide has been in a state of great trouble these days, and Yangzhou City has been stable, but he does not want to cause any trouble in the counties under his jurisdiction, so he tries his best to do his best to the counties. Now, the counties are still stable, which makes him feel relieved.
It is not a good thing to force the counties to rebel, even if he is not worried that they can rebel, because these little fish and shrimps want to destroy them is just a simple task.
But any chaos will be a little worse for the people after experiencing war and disasters, which is something Lou Shide doesn't want to see.
"I have met Ming Gong." Lou Shide came to Chen Zhengtai and bowed.
Chen Zhengtai was surprisingly polite today, and asked him to sit down with a smile and ordered someone to pour tea.
This gave Lou Shide a bad premonition...Mr. Ming Gong is not polite on weekdays. Now he is so polite, but instead makes people feel...
He bowed to sit down, but was not in a hurry to drink tea. He just stared at Chen Zhengtai and said, "I don't know what Gong Ming has to do with him."
Chen Zhengtai was very helpful to his attitude of not being polite and talking directly, so he immediately said, "Why did Your Majesty insist on punishing King Yue's crimes, and why did you want to kill Deng? Have you ever thought about this?"
Lou Shide hesitated for a while, then said, "The Lord has thought about it a little."
If he said something, he had never thought about it and wanted Ming Gong to meet the sect, then Chen Zhengtai would immediately be ready to turn against him because this guy was too hypocritical.
But Lou Shide was very honest. He said: "The fundamental problem of the harm of aristocratic races is not whether it is moral or not..."
Chen Zhengtai wanted to scold Deng for his crimes.
Who would have thought that Lou Shide had made his position directly: "In Xiaguan's opinion, are the people in the world, such as Deng, certainly, of course, unethical? Not all, Xiaguan is in Gaoyou, but he has had some dealings with the children of Deng. To be honest, the Deng family is very polite. They speak humbly, make people feel as if they are in spring breeze and are generous. If there is something wrong in the place, they are willing to pay money to build bridges and pave roads. They are proficient in classics and history and are well-versed in the past and present. It can be said that Deng's family has a family background, and it is not an exaggeration to say that their children are examples of aristocratic families."
Lou Shide spoke very gently and said in a casual manner. Obviously, this was a heart-to-heart gesture.
Mrs. Deng was killed by His Majesty, while Chen Zhengtai was the one who handed the knife aside.
It can be said that Deng and Chen are irreconcilable, but Lou Shide kept praising Deng, but he was very brave.
At this time, Lou Shide continued: "The officials have also contacted some common people, these common people..."
Lou Shide shook his head and smiled bitterly: "These civil servants say things that should not be said by the officials. They behave recklessly, their mouths are dirty, and their bodies are dirty and smelly. Most of them are even crooked and sloppy, and they are very fussy. For the sake of some small profits, they can argue with others. They are like jackals on the roadside, and for a piece of carrion, they can bare their teeth at people. These people... The officials have a bad impression of them, and they can even say... very bad."
Although Chen Zhengtai wanted to refute it, he asked himself, although there were many common people who saw it, he could not refute Lou Shide's words.
As for those aristocratic families, Chen Zhengtai has seen many of them. Although he has some prodigal sons, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are like a spring breeze.
Lou Shide glanced at Chen Zhengtai deeply and then said, "I think Ming Gong has the same impression."
He smiled, and then pursed his lips: "It's not surprising that these impressions are there. It's just that the lower officials are from a poor family. Although they have such impressions, they can sometimes have some questions when they see these nobles and common people. So... who made these noble people become like this? Is it so their nature? When the noble people hear that their friends come, they can treat them diligently until the guests and hosts are happy. But what about those villains? Not to mention treating guests, even if they are brothers, for a foot of cloth or a liter of rice, they can turn against each other. Sometimes, when the lower officials have free time, they will think about these things. If... only discussing these things based on the principles of gentlemen and villains, the lower officials think that some things are still too narrow. Some things cannot be explained by these principles. Therefore... the more the lower officials think... the more confused they are, the more they think... the more they feel that the root of the problem may not be the so-called gentlemen and villains."
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