Chapter 158 [Your Majesty and King Zhao almost fought! 】
In the afternoon of the same day, the remaining seven auctions started again in the trading courtyard, and Li Yun still personally took the stage to serve as the auctioneer.
These seven auctions are still very popular.
However, many people have discovered something strange that the monarch and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, as the host, disappeared.
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Li Shimin's warm pavilion seemed very crowded.
Many people came!
There are nobles, royal lords, nobles, noble families, and even five surnames and seven hopes...
Looking around, there were people everywhere in a large warm room, just like a small morning court, everyone was whispering.
Everyone didn't know why the emperor wanted everyone to come. When the emperor sent someone to notify him, he only said, "Don't regret it if you don't come."
At this time, the auction transactions outside were in full swing, and every hammer fell would cause screams of thunder and thunder. Some people in the warm gaze were itchy when they heard it, and their eyes couldn't help but look out secretly.
They also want to participate in the auction and then make money like the Qin family selling saddles.
But they dared not speak out and say goodbye.
Li Shimin sat in the middle without expression, and took all the expressions of everyone in the warm pavilion. When many people showed impatience, the emperor slowly spoke: "I can be kind, and allow those who want to leave first..."
It would be fine if he didn't say this, but no one left if he said it.
There are no fools who can stand in the court. These people vaguely feel that the emperor's actions are very strange!
"Could your Majesty make a big move?"
"Do you want to target a certain aristocratic family?"
"The Turkic war has just settled, there should be no new war, right?"
"His Majesty knows what I did..."
Everyone was thinking about it in their hearts, but they pretended to be respectful on their faces.
Unfortunately, after Li Shimin said what he had just said, he seemed to have no intention of saying anything. The emperor just sat there calmly and kept scanning the ministers in the warm cabinet with his eyes.
The atmosphere became very depressing.
After a long time, Li Shimin finally spoke slowly and said coldly: "I am very disappointed. The royal family has produced a prodigal son..."
After saying that, he immediately closed his mouth, as if he was really angry, his face turned pale, and he even slapped the table hard.
Everyone in the Warm Pavilion looked at each other, and their hearts were instantly curious.
"Is it possible that some prince made a big mistake?"
"It wouldn't be the King Zhao of Xifu..."
The ministers began to think about it secretly again.
As the first royal title of the royal family, Li Xiaogong had to stand up and speak carefully, asking carefully: "Your Majesty, how dare you ask which prodigal son is it?"
"snort!"
Li Shimin slapped the table again.
Then everyone saw Empress Changsun walking out from behind a screen and said helplessly: "Your Majesty is really angry. He almost had a fight with King Zhao of the Western Palace at noon. I didn't want to stop me desperately. The two of you might have started fighting long ago..."
Wow!
Almost started fighting?
The royal affairs were naturally attractive, and this gimmick immediately made the ministers of the Warm Pavilion very curious.
Li Xiaogong was obviously a little anxious. He didn't even bother to ask the reason and said directly: "Your Majesty, Empress, Li Yun has been living among the people since childhood, and has not yet reached the age of adulthood. Children occasionally do something wrong. As an elder, you should not be too harsh."
“Yes, yes!”
Old Cheng was squeezed out of the crowd, and then Li Xiaogong said: "King Zhao is straightforward and impulsive when doing things. Your Majesty should take care of it. After all, you are the elder of King Zhao!"
Qin Qiong also squeezed out of the crowd, spit out four words dryly, and said, "King Zhao is still young."
Although I only said four words, I was determined to plead.
In addition to these three people speaking, another Duke squeezed out and said together: "Your Majesty, King Zhao is still young..."
What is to treat it sincerely? This is to treat it sincerely. No matter how you ask the reason, you will plead for mercy first. Previously, Li Yun led the Tang Dynasty to fight against the Turks, and these dukes had already regarded him as their own people in the military.
Of course, there are no fools who can stand in the court. There is a reason why they dare to plead. These dukes just heard it very clearly. Li Shimin was talking about the "prodigal son" rather than the disobedient son. Therefore, the mistake made by King Zhao must not be disobedient or treason, but should be that there was other conflicts with His Majesty.
A prodigal son tells everything, it is most likely because of money.
As long as it is not a rebellion, it is not a big deal.
The Dukes pleaded for mercy, and one side of the aristocratic family looked at each other. Suddenly someone yelled twice, holding a gun and a stick and said: "After all, it is Turkic Hu blood. He doesn't know etiquette when doing things. As a junior, he dares to make his elders angry. The King of Zhao of the Western Palace, tsk tsk tsk..."
As soon as this was said, more than a dozen ministers of aristocratic families stood up and said angrily: "Yes, yes, the Tang Dynasty governed with rituals, but King Zhao quarreled with His Majesty. If such a move was spread, it would be a joke to the surrounding countries."
In a blink of an eye, the Warehouse was divided into two factions. Lao Cheng and others glared at each other, stared at the civil officials' faction and cursed, saying, "Zhi Ma, can you die if you don't speak so sinisterly? King Zhao just wiped out the Turks, and the Han people in the Tang Dynasty have to thank him."
The people of the aristocratic family immediately fought back and said in a misleading sense: "King Zhao did not wipe out the Turks. His mother was the high priest of the Turkic saint. This battle between the Tang Dynasty and the grasslands only concluded an alliance... What is the signing of an alliance? Only by destroying the grasslands can it be considered a purge."
The Dukes were furious, and I scolded me angrily and shouted, "Destroy the grassland? You're easy to say! If you have the ability, try to destroy one. Mom stood up and talked without any pain. The two Turks in the east and west had a population of millions. Anyone could just pull out were born soldiers. How could such a powerful country be destroyed by destroying it? The King of Zhao could force them to make unparalleled achievements for the Tang Dynasty. Zhiniang thief, civil officials were not sons, civil officials were not sons..."
This statement has a bit of a map cannon, and even civil officials who did not belong to the aristocratic family were included. Suddenly, more civil officials could not hold back and joined the quarrel in a blink of an eye.
The whole warm chalet instantly became a pot of porridge.
This scene is difficult for later generations to understand, and even thinks it is completely impossible to happen. However, it was indeed the case in ancient times. There are too many examples of ministers cursing directly after disagreement.
The Tang Dynasty was quite popular, so at most they would scold each other. If it were the Han Dynasty, the ministers could even fight at court meetings and raise their fists to hit people. The serious one was just holding a knife and opening the film. The most cruel time was said to be the minister and the emperor fight in court, and the ministers pressed the emperor to the ground and beat him up. (Records found on Baidu)
The quarrels in the warm-up hall are too common.
At this moment, everyone suddenly saw Li Shimin slamming the table hard, and with a bang, scaring everyone.
But when the emperor suddenly pointed his hand and included the dukes who had just supported Li Yun, he said in a deep voice: "You guys stand on the left..."
The dukes were stunned for a moment, standing on the left with confusion on their faces.
Li Shimin stretched out his hand and pointed at the people of the aristocratic family and said, "You wait, stand on the right."
The eyes of the ministers of the aristocratic family flashed, and they were also confused and stood on the right side.
In the end, there are still some people left, which were not involved in the quarrel just now.
Li Shimin glanced at the audience and suddenly looked at Empress Changsun next to him, saying lightly: "The Duke on the left side will give 50,000 yuan each."
Queen Changsun nodded.
Li Shimin spoke again and said, "All the ministers of the aristocratic families on the right will be exempted from all concessions."
Empress Changsun nodded again.
The emperor looked at the remaining people and pondered: "These people in the middle will not be sold to them."
Empress Changsun's eyes stagnated, and she seemed not to understand what Li Shimin meant.
The couple's actions confused everyone in the Warehouse. Old Cheng scratched his head next to him and tentatively said: "Your Majesty, what are you giving me? What are you selling?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly, as if he was still angry so he refused to answer.
Queen Changsun sighed and said helplessly: "What else can I sell? King Zhao wants to sell his secret recipe for salt making. For this matter, His Majesty and King Zhao had a big fight. The two of them almost started fighting. In the end, no one convinced anyone. King Zhao is a childish temper. After the quarrel, he patted his butt and went to preside over the auction. However, His Majesty and I, as his elders, could not treat the child badly even if they were angry..."
No one has listened to the queen's words with sincerity.
Four words rang out in everyone's mind.
Secret recipe for salt making!
King Zhao wants to sell a secret recipe for making salt?
Could this be a brain twitch?
No wonder His Majesty is so angry...
The eyes of the ministers of the aristocratic family flashed a few times, and an old man from the Wang clan in Taiyuan suddenly pulled Wang Gui and said excitedly: "Clan leader, salt."
Wang Gui glared at him with a sharp look.
However, the old man of this clan could not hold back and said in a low voice with excitement, "The former king of Zhao was dull. I didn't expect that Li Yun's son also inherited the disease. The secret recipe for salt production is also sold. The clan leader must fight..."
Wang Gui glared at him again, but nodded slightly.
In addition to the people of the aristocratic families, the nobles and nobles were also whispering, and even the royal family members such as Li Xiaogong were also blushed.
Li Shimin sat in the middle and saw everyone's expressions. The emperor suddenly slapped the table hard again, gritted his teeth and cursed hard: "Stupid brat, prodigal son."
The ministers quickly advised each other, saying that Your Majesty should not be upset, but their hearts were full of heat and they all looked at Empress Changsun.
They had seen the queen take out a booklet from her arms.
Sure enough, but when the queen looked helpless, she opened the book, she said quietly: "The King of Zhao wanted to sell the secret recipe for salt making. Your Majesty would never agree to this matter. The two of them quarreled. It was really difficult for me to be stuck in the middle. Finally, I thought of a solution, and Your Majesty also felt that it was barely feasible..."
Everyone in the warm room quickly spoke and asked anxiously: "I dare to ask the Queen, what is the solution?"
Only Lao Cheng was anxious. The guy squeezed forward desperately. Suddenly he reached out and grabbed it. He was bold enough to snatch the booklet from the queen. He said, "Empress, don't sell it first, let me persuade King Zhao. This secret recipe for salt industry cannot be sold. If you sell it, you will definitely be a prodigal son."
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Chapter completed!