Kong Yan's voice echoed in the spacious hall.
Li Shi Min felt like someone was pointing at his nose and scolding him, You poor bastard, I have plenty of money!
Li Shi Min was furious!
"Full compensation?" Li Shiming sneered and said," Which minister doesn't have a few antique paintings? How are you going to compensate for the burnt ones?”
"Your Majesty, my house should have been burned down as well, right?" Li Jing asked.”
Li Shi Min paused and said,"Your two sons were hung up and beaten up.”
"I see." Li Jing paused for a moment, then frowned deeply and said," There are more than ten calligraphy scrolls of Wang Xizhi in my house, as well as the bamboo slips used by Qin Shihuang, the brocade and silk used by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to write the three rules in Xianyang, and the imperial edict of Emperor Xian at the end of the Han Dynasty..."
“……”
Li Shiming's eyelids twitched. He couldn't stand it anymore and coughed heavily.
Li Jing looked sad." I know that Your Majesty has always had a hobby of collecting calligraphy and paintings. That's why you've been paying attention to these during your wars all these years. Many of them were meant to be given to Your Majesty on Your Majesty's birthday. Unfortunately, I don't know how many of them were burned."”
Li Shiming's eyes lit up as he looked at Kong Yan with a playful look." You heard that? Can you still afford it?"
"General Li, the crime of deceiving the emperor is beheading.”Kong Yan said slowly," Have you ever thought that I might have a lot of the antique paintings that you mentioned just now?”
“……”
Li Jing gritted his teeth. He had almost forgotten about this. The kid in front of him was the richest man in the Great Tang, so he must have a lot of collectibles.
Li Shi Min was also a little annoyed and sneered,"You were the one who said that you wanted full compensation just now. Why…do you have to decide the price yourself?”
Kong Yan pondered for a while and said," I will restore all the burnt houses in Chang 'an City to their original state within ten days. If there are any antiques in the homes of some ministers that were caught in the fire, I am willing to compensate them."”
"Ten days?" Li Shi Min narrowed his eyes.
"Naturally, this requires His Majesty to send soldiers to assist. Don't worry, I will pay you.”Kong Yan added.
"Your men beat up all the civil and military officials in the court, even my son. How should we deal with this?" Li Shi Min asked coldly.”
Kong Yan felt a headache coming on. He sighed and asked,""How does Your Majesty want to deal with it?"
"If they take the initiative to bring them to justice, I can spare their lives.”
Kong Yan was silent. After a while, he cupped his hands and said,"I am willing to bear all the blame. Please show mercy and forgive their sins, Your Majesty.”
"You want to bear all the responsibility? How?" Li Shi Min sneered, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Li Jing was silent. He had not experienced what happened last night, so he did not feel it deeply. However, when he thought about it now, he felt his hair stand on end.
If Kong Yan's subordinates had any ill intentions, the entire Tang Empire would have been paralyzed last night.
"I…can try to gain their understanding.”Kong Yan said.
"Ha…do you think Chengqian will forgive you?”Li Shi Min smiled faintly.
"If all the officials and princes forgive me, I'm afraid Your Majesty will kill me immediately," Kong Yan said faintly.”
Li Shiming's face stiffened as he looked at Kong Yan.
Indeed, if all the officials in the court had forgiven Kong Yan, he would not hesitate at all!
Li Jing, who was sitting at the side, was a little shocked.
"Where did this kid get the guts to speak to His Majesty like this?”Li Jing was shocked.
"Do you want to leave it at that?" Li Shi Min asked coldly.
"I will use another method to make them forget what happened last night," Kong Yan said calmly.”
"Silver?" Li Shi Min couldn't help but snort coldly.
"I have always been law-abiding. I will never do something like bribery!”Kong Yan said confidently.
Li Shi Min stared at him and nodded.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Kong Yan cupped his hands and bowed again. After straightening his body, he asked hesitantly," Can I leave now?”
He lacked a sense of security in Taiji Palace.
Li Shiming knocked on the low table on the couch and looked at Kong Yan with a dark expression. He suddenly smiled and said,""I forgot that when I summoned you to Chang 'an, I seemed to want to give you an official position.”
" Cough cough…" Kong Yan coughed and quickly said," I'm just a merchant. How can I be an official?”
Li Shimin chuckled." I couldn't have done it at first, but you donated five million taels of silver to solve the urgent problem in Guanzhong. How can I be stingy?"”
"Then…Your Majesty, are you planning to let me be a servant first?”Kong Yan looked expectant.
" Cough, cough…" Li Jing coughed until his face turned red. He looked at Kong Yan in disbelief.
Wang De and Li Junxian, who had been serving him, also flushed.
Li Shi Min's face darkened." You wish! Even a servant has to kneel. Are you going to kneel?"”
"If this commoner kneels, Your Majesty will let this commoner replace Fang and Du?”Kong Yan was moved.
"Forget it, I can't afford it." Li Shi Min's face darkened as he said angrily," From tomorrow onwards, I'll grant you the position of the Imperial Halberd Guard. You can see that I won't kneel!”
"Halberd Wielder?" Kong Yan frowned and asked," What grade?”
Li Shiming paused and looked at Wang De."Tell him, what rank is the halberd bearer?”
Wang De lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a moment before saying,"It should be unranked."
" Cough cough…" Li Jing coughed again, and he couldn't stop smiling.
Kong Yan was silent. After a long time, he asked faintly,""Then can I call myself a minister in the future?”
"Correct." Li Shimin laughed.
"I, Kong Yan, shall take my leave!" Kong Yan cupped his hands and turned to leave!
“……”
Li Shi Min's face twitched as he said hatefully,""Tomorrow, you will teach him all the etiquette in the palace and find a place for him to live in the palace. Without my order, he is only allowed to leave the palace once a month!”
"Yes." Wang De answered carefully.
"Your Majesty wants to put him under house arrest?" Li Jing raised his eyebrows.
"When I was still the King of Qin, I couldn't have done what he did last night."”
“……”
Li Jing thought for a moment and said,"His Majesty conferred him the title of Halberd Wielder, so he should be guiding him." As far as I know, there should be no halberd man in the palace.”
Halberd Wielder was an official position in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The most famous halberd wielder in history was called Han Xin.
In the end, Han Xin died in the palace!
Li Shi Min didn't comment and asked,"Do you think Wanshun's appearance yesterday has anything to do with him?”
"I don't think so." Li Jing shook his head and said," This kid has never come into contact with the powerful. If he was in contact with Li Wanshun, I'm afraid Zheng Guanyin would have been kidnapped long ago.”
In the past, Zheng Guanyin was imprisoned in the Changle Gate, which was much more relaxed than the harem.
Li Shi Min nodded and said,"Ke Ming said that this kid has a plan to make the people rich and strengthen the country. I want to see what methods he has!"”
“……”
Kong Yan sighed gloomily as he walked out of Taiji Palace. The richest man in Tang had become the halberd bearer of the Imperial Palace.
He naturally knew what Li Shiming was planning, and he was unwilling but helpless.
Unless he rebelled now!
After walking on Vermilion Bird Avenue for a while, a red carriage stopped beside him.
"Young Master." Li Erlang smiled.
Kong Yan looked at him and said faintly,"Let me beat you up when we get back."”
Li Erlang's face stiffened, and he said in a trembling voice,""Why?"
"This young master just wants to beat Li Er up!”Kong Yan said angrily as he got into the carriage.
Back then, when Li Erlang was ranked second, it was not without this kind of bad taste.
"You're too unreasonable." Li Erlang's face darkened.
"To the directorate."
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