Li Yuan waved his hand and said without a doubt,""Of course, we have to eliminate the danger!”
Pei Ji secretly sucked in a breath of cold air. Had the five surnames and seven Wangs become a threat to the Imperial Court in the Supreme Emperor's heart? To eliminate the danger, did it mean that the Five Families and Seven Wangs would not exist?
How could this work!
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
Pei Ji was a little anxious." We can't rush this matter. We need to plan it slowly.”
Slowly planning, my ass. The imperial court was so short of money that it was on fire. The officials couldn't even afford their salaries. If they continued to plan slowly, would the officials be willing? Wouldn't they be cursing behind his back?
What did this guy mean?
Li Yuan looked at him in confusion and said,""If we take things slowly, when will we be able to resolve it?”
Pei Ji's tone was firm and resolute." This matter should not be rushed. Supreme Emperor, haste will lead to chaos!"”
Li Yuan was even more confused and asked,""Xuan Zhen, do you think I don't have the ability?”
Wasn't it just borrowing money? Was it that difficult?!
If I lend it to them, how dare those old things from the Five Families and Seven Wangs not give me face?
"This subject never had such intentions!"
Pei Ji hurriedly shook his head. What kind of joke was this? The five surnames and seven preeminent figures had been toyed around in your hands. Who would dare to question your ability now? Could that 1,050,000 strings of strings have appeared out of thin air? It's all thanks to your means that the five surnames and seven Wangs donated it obediently!
Pei Ji said seriously,
"Supreme Emperor, what I mean is that the Five Families and Seven Wangs have deep roots. It will not be easy to completely resolve them. Their position in the hearts of the people in the world cannot be replaced in a short period of time, so we should take it slowly.”
Li Yuan was puzzled. I was just borrowing money from them. When did I have to kill them?!
Don't I know that they have deep roots?
If they were easy to deal with, would I still let them continue to stay?
Wasn't it because they weren't easy to deal with that he had no choice but to borrow money from them?
Otherwise, they would have confiscated their wealth long ago!
Li Yuan still felt that something was not right. Were our thoughts not on the same line? Don't tell me you're talking about your own matters while I'm talking about mine. Otherwise, there's no reason for you to be so inexplicable. He hesitated for a moment and said,
"Xuan Zhen, what happened?"
"I don't quite understand what Supreme Emperor means…" Pei Ji said with a blank expression.
Li Yuan said solemnly,"
"I'll give you a rundown. When you came in just now, you asked me,'Do you already know?' I said yes. When you asked me if I knew, you wanted to ask me what I knew?”
Pei Ji came back to his senses and somewhat understood.
Could it be…
Were we at odds just now?!
"What I'm asking is, does the Supreme Emperor already know that the imperial court's emergency has been resolved?" Pei Ji asked carefully.”
"What is it? It's already been resolved?"
Li Yuan involuntarily cried out as he stared at Pei Ji in disbelief. Wait, his mind was a little chaotic. What did this old fellow mean? What did he mean by the imperial court's urgent matter was resolved? I haven't made a move yet, what are you going to undo?!
Pei Ji said with admiration,"
"That's right. The Supreme Emperor's plan made the Five Families and Seven Wangs donate a total of 1,050,000 taels of silver, a fifth of the Great Tang's tax revenue for the entire year!”
"How much? 1,050,000?"
Li Yuan stood up and looked at Pei Ji in disbelief. This Emperor's plan, this Emperor's plan. This Emperor had just written it down on a piece of paper. The ink on the paper had not dried yet, but it was clearly different from the plan Pei Ji had mentioned. They were two different things!
Pei Ji nodded and continued,
"Those seven family heads are really nothing. They actually dared to donate 21 land deeds to the imperial court for the first time. If it wasn't for the Supreme Emperor who saw through their schemes and taught His Majesty to record the merits of the five surnames and seven emissaries with a stone, the imperial court would have lost a lot of face!”
As he spoke, Pei Ji looked at the dumbfounded Li Yuan with reverence and said,"
" The little Emperor followed the Supreme Emperor's will and erected seven stone tablets outside Mingde Gate. He publicized the crimes of the Five Families and Seven Wangs for deceiving the imperial court, which aroused the disgust of all the civil and military officials and scholars in the court. Now, all the people in Chang 'an are cursing the Five Families and Seven Wangs! The prestige of the five surnames and seven Wangs was completely destroyed because of Supreme Emperor's Stone-Imprisoning Merit!”
"Supreme Emperor is wise!"
After saying that, Pei Ji directly knelt down and said respectfully.
Li Yuan was speechless.
Wise my ass!
Are you talking about me?
Li Yuan's face darkened. This isn't me. What you said has nothing to do with me!
I don't know anything about the stone record!!
Li Yuan felt a little aggrieved. I am the Supreme Emperor. I have really become the Supreme Emperor. I actually didn't receive any news of what happened outside!!
Also, who did all this?
Li Tai?
It didn't make sense.
Li Tai was only eight years old. How could he know so much?!
Was it Jiancheng or Shimin's idea?
Li Yuan was going crazy. Things were getting out of control. This feeling was very uncomfortable!
"Supreme Emperor, what's wrong?”
Pei Ji raised his head and saw Li Yuan's ashen face. He was shocked and asked carefully,""Did I say something wrong?"
Li Yuan stared at him and said faintly,"No, you are right. Zhen is very pleased.”
Forget it, since Pei Ji was able to bring the news to the palace, it was obvious that the outside world thought that this Supreme Emperor had given Li Tai an idea.
What gave Li Yuan a headache was that no matter how he looked at it, this matter seemed like a black pot. Was it Jiancheng or Shimin? Who was the one who instigated Li Tai to go against the five surnames and seven Wangs? Wouldn't he offend all the noble families? Did he know that a large portion of the court's taxes were collected from these noble families?
"Oh right…"
"Where's the money donated by the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs?" Li Yuan asked.”
"They said it would be transported to the Qin residence."”
Li Yuan was speechless.
Li Yuan laughed in anger. So I'm the one taking the blame, and you guys are only taking benefits?!
"Xuan Zhen, personally go to King Qin's Mansion and pass down my decree!”
Li Yuan shouted angrily,""Aren't all the prefectures and departments short of money? Let all the civil and military officials go to King Qin's residence and ask Li Tai for money!!”
Wasn't the imperial court in urgent need?
Didn't he lack money?
Alright, you guys are making this one a scapegoat, then don't blame this one for being impolite. Let all the civil and military officials go to you to get the money!
The Great Tang was in dire straits, and money was needed everywhere. Moreover, each and every one of them was like a pixiu, the kind that could only enter and not leave. One million five hundred thousand was something that all the officials in the court wanted to see if they could get it!
If it wasn't enough, then just wait for those ministers to cause a ruckus in King Qin's residence!
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Pei Ji quickly responded. Although he did not understand why the Supreme Emperor was suddenly furious, it was better to hide. At the same time, he was a little happy. The Supreme Emperor had sent all the civil and military officials to ask for money from the Emperor. It was a good thing. A clever housewife could not cook without rice. Moreover, the Prime Minister wanted to do something big and needed money.
Now, His Majesty wants 1,050,000.
Where the money was used, who could use it, and how to use it, they had to fight for it!
At the thought of this, Pei Ji ran out of the palace and informed the officials one by one. Then, he brought a group of people and rushed to King Qin's Mansion.
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