When autumn comes, on the 8th of September, I will kill all the flowers after they bloom.
The fragrance permeated Chang 'an, and the whole city was covered in golden armor!
Kong Yan once had the idea of planting chrysanthemums in Chang 'an, but it was just planting chrysanthemums. He had no other intentions. It was a kind of evil interest from later generations.
He had lived a very fulfilling life in the Great Tang. Every day, silver would automatically jump into his pocket in the blink of an eye. He was a thousand times richer than Bill Gates of the future.
He had manors all over the Great Tang, and every year, he could tour the Great Tang and even go on vacation in the neighboring countries.
Especially in recent years, his business map had matured. Many times, he only needed to come up with an idea and thousands of people would execute it.
Moreover, no one would slack off. The people of the Great Tang were very simple and honest.
When there was a disaster somewhere, he was free to donate. He would not let his kindness be reduced because of financial problems. He was known as the world's greatest philanthropist.
……
He enjoyed this kind of life very much and felt that it was good to be a millionaire.
If possible, he didn't like to interact with the dignitaries in Chang 'an.
Some people looked down on merchants from the bottom of their hearts, even the wealthiest merchant in the Great Tang.
However, when did Kong Yan put them in his eyes?
A soul from the future, a thought that was more than a thousand years ahead, no matter how saintly she was, she was always a little narcissistic.
Moreover, Kong Yan was never a saint!
He only wanted to live well and freely.
As for becoming the emperor, he had thought about it, but it was just a thought.
"What do you mean?”Li Wanshun didn't understand.
Kong Yan chuckled and said,"You'd better pray that your mother and the others will be sent here as scheduled."”
“……”
The sky gradually brightened. The streets of Chang 'an were filled with soldiers in armor. Their faces were cold as they searched everywhere. The people in the city hid in their homes and no one dared to appear on the streets.
All the fires were put out, and the arsonists were long gone.
Half of Chang 'an City had turned into ruins, and the charred wood with light smoke was shocking.
In the Taiji Palace, all the officials mourned together and consulted Kong Yan!
Li Shi Min sat on the dragon throne, his eyes sweeping across everyone, his eyelids twitching.
In the hall, the faces of the officials were all swollen, except for a few ministers who were not injured.
"Your Majesty, Kong Yan is so audacious that he set Chang 'an City on fire. He must be executed!”
" How dare a small merchant commit such a heinous act. He must be severely punished and his entire family executed…"
"Is this something humans do? Your Majesty, you must give me an explanation for hanging me up before I even put on my clothes…"
"If we don't get rid of this child, he will definitely become a great disaster! Your Majesty, you must not be lenient and kill his entire family!”
"This is a provocation to the Great Tang, a provocation to Your Majesty. There has never been such a bold merchant in the history of China…"
“……”
The ministers were all heartbroken and resentful as they shouted for Kong Yan's entire family to be killed!
Li Shi Min looked at the kneeling ministers and suppressed the urge to kill Kong Yan. He looked at Kong Ying Da who was standing in the middle of the hall and said,"Minister Kong, what do you have to say?”
Kong Yingda fell to her knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I want to know, where is that treacherous nephew? The empress's birthday banquet was still fine last night. Why did it disappear?”
Last night, he wasn't beaten or hung up, but he was interrogated.
The fire burned the sky red, and his wrinkles appeared. Even his hair turned a little white.
He knew that his nephew was doing a great business, but he never thought that his nephew's subordinates would be so bold.
Was it human to burn Chang 'an and hang the nobles in the court and beat them up?
It was almost comparable to Xiang Yu burning Xianyang City!
Li Shiming's mouth twitched. Where was Kong Yan?
It seemed that he had really been captured!
Li Shi Min couldn't help but sigh.
"Is that important? Look at the faces of all the civil and military officials. What do you have to say?”Li Shi Min said unhappily.
After Kong Yingda looked around, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
"This subject is willing to apologize to the ministers on behalf of that treacherous nephew.”Kong Yingda said weakly.
"Old man, how are you going to accompany me? This old man's concubine was so scared that she peed her pants!" A civil official glared at Kong Yingda.
“……”
Kong Yingda shrunk her neck and didn't dare to speak.
As a great scholar of the dynasty, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
But what could he do now?
After all, he was in the wrong!
"Minister Kong, how do you think we should deal with your rebellious nephew?”Li Shi Min didn't let Kong Ying Da go and looked at him with a sinister expression.
Kong Yingda's expression became conflicted. After a while, she said,"That treacherous nephew failed to discipline his subordinates and caused such a huge disaster. Naturally, he can't escape the blame even if he dies ten thousand times.”
"However, I beg Your Majesty to consider the fact that my nephew has just donated five million taels of silver to the disaster area and be lenient, giving him a chance to make up for his mistakes.”
"Make up for it? Tell me." Li Shi Min's eyes remained unmoved.
Kong Yingda heaved a sigh of relief and said,""The fire has burned down half of Chang 'an City and the losses are severe. Your Majesty, please allow my nephew to use all his family property to rebuild your homes!”
"What do you think, dear ministers?" Li Shi Min looked at the others.
Cheng Yaojin snorted." The fire was set by his people, so he should naturally pay for the losses. However, his people beat up the officials in the court. This can't be easily settled."”
"Indeed, Your Majesty should kill him as an example to others. Today, he, a small merchant, dared to set fire to Chang 'an. Who knows, there might be other merchants who will burn down Your Majesty's Taiji Palace tomorrow!”Wei Zheng said in a deep voice.
He already knew about Li Wanshun holding Princess Chang Le hostage last night, as well as Kong Yan's initial suggestion.
Now, his impression of Kong Yan was extremely bad!
"Indeed, he should be killed. He can't be forgiven easily!" Another minister suggested killing Kong Yan.
“……”
Most people believed that they had to compensate and kill.
Li Shimin did not respond. After most of the ministers expressed their stance, he looked at his brother-in-law and asked,"Minister Zhangsun, what do you think?”
After a moment of silence, Zhangsun Wuji slowly said,"I think the most important thing is to thoroughly investigate the guards in the city, arrest the suspects, and repair Chang 'an Fortress.”
"How should we deal with Kong Yan…should we kill him or keep him?”Li Shi Min asked.
Zhangsun Wuji frowned and remained silent.
He wasn't sure what Li Shi Min meant, so he didn't dare to answer.
"What's there to consider? It's already hit my face, I have to be killed!”Yuchi Jingde glared, very dissatisfied with Zhangsun Wuji's silence.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Zhangsun Wuji and frowned. This time, he did not speak.
None of the ministers at the front spoke, which made him feel that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
Li Shimin saw that Zhangsun Wuji was silent and snorted. He turned to Du Ruhui and asked,""Minister Du, how do you think Kong Yan should be dealt with?”
"I don't think we can kill him for now," Du Ruhui said slowly.”。
"Oh? Why can't I kill him?" Li Shi Min asked.
Behind him, Kong Yingda also looked at Du Ruhui with gratitude.
"If we kill them, the Great Tang will fall into chaos, but if we don't kill them, the Great Tang will prosper!”
Du Ruhui said word by word.
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