The voice naturally came from Kong Yan.
At that moment, he remained motionless and fell into deep thought.
Why would the spear fall to the ground for no reason?
This was something he could not figure out.
But at this moment, he had no time to care about this. The eyes of the entire hall seemed to be looking at him.
The reason why he used 'seems' was because Kong Yan had closed his eyes at the first moment and pretended to be drunk.
He hadn't thought about how to deal with this situation.
Fortunately, the officials in the palace were not close to him, so he could not see his face clearly. He only thought that it was a lazy guard who had fallen asleep.
Li Shi Min's mouth twitched as he looked at his brother-in-law Zhangsun Wuji and gave him a subtle look.
Zhangsun Wuji didn't react in time at first, but after glancing at the side door where Kong Yan was, he seemed to have understood something.
It wasn't a big secret that Li Shimin had made Kong Yan the halberd wielder last night.
"Something's not right, Your Majesty. Why are there guards there?”
Suddenly, Yuchi Jingde took a few steps forward and looked at Kong Yan seriously.
Immediately after, the rest of the generals also became vigilant.
This made Zhangsun Wuji slightly stunned. He was about to take a step forward when he retracted his foot.
Looking at the generals, Li Shi Min nodded his head and smiled,"As expected of my general. It's rare for you to be able to see the abnormality.”
"Was this arranged by His Majesty?" Cheng Yaojin frowned and asked.
At this moment, many people could vaguely guess Kong Yan's identity.
Li Shimin was about to speak when he saw Kong Yan stretch his waist and act as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"This bastard." Li Shi Min's face darkened.
Kong Yan calmly bent down and picked up the long spear. Glancing at the quiet hall, he hugged the long spear and changed to a more comfortable posture. He yawned and closed his eyes again.
"D * mn, this kid!"
At this moment, many people widened their eyes.
Too arrogant!
The generals in front were filled with righteous indignation, while the civil officials behind were confused. They were too far away and could not see the entire scene near the side door in front. They could only vaguely see the red robe.
"What happened up ahead?" A censor was suspicious.
Kong Yingda looked at the red robe with eager eyes and vaguely guessed the other party's identity. For a moment, cold sweat drenched her forehead.
"This brat, don't cause any more trouble.”Kong Yingda felt that her heart couldn't take it anymore.
"Oh right, I forgot to mention that the person you want to participate in is in the main hall.”
Since his brother-in-law wasn't strong enough, Li Shimin decided to go up personally.
"Your Majesty, why would a lowly merchant like him appear in court?”Liu Yi, who was the first to impeach Kong Yan, walked to the center of the hall with a face full of anger.
Kong Yan opened his eyes abruptly, and a flash of coldness appeared.
Li Shi Min laughed." The treasury is empty. He donated five million taels of silver to help the Tang Empire in its disaster relief. No matter what, it is beneficial to the country. I just appointed him as the halberd bearer in front of the palace yesterday."”
"Halberd Wielder?"
While everyone was wondering what kind of official position this was, their gazes could not help but look at the side door of the hall.
"You guessed right. This is the number one merchant of the Tang Empire, Kong Yan. The fire in Chang 'an the night before was his doing.”Li Shi Min said lightly.
"Your Majesty, why don't you take him to the prison?”Liu Yi's voice was filled with resentment, and his face was flushed with excitement.
All the officials asked Li Shimin to throw Kong Yan into prison!
Li Shi Min listened quietly, his face was so dark that no one could guess what he was thinking.
Gradually, the voices in the hall calmed down.
"Minister Du, yesterday you said that Kong Yan had a plan to make the people rich and strengthen the country.”Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui and said slowly.
"Your Majesty, you can summon him into the palace first," said Du Ruhui with a frown.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
Wang De looked at Kong Yan and said in a clear voice,"Kong Yan, the halberd bearer in front of the hall, has entered the hall."”
Kong Yan put down the spear in his hand and leaned against the corner of the wall. Just as he was about to enter the hall, he thought that it would be bad if President Ge Ruo fell for no reason and disturbed others.
So he picked up the long spear, rotated it 180 degrees, and stabbed it into the ancient wooden floor!
Bang!
The resounding sound of weapons piercing through wooden planks was heard by every minister in the hall.
The ministers who noticed Kong Yan's actions were all stunned.
Li Shiming's eyelids twitched, and his face turned black.
After dealing with the problem of the long spear, Kong Yan lowered his head and tidied up his Da Hong Pao. After confirming that there was no problem, he stepped into the hall.
"I, Kong Yan, pay my respects to Your Majesty." Kong Yan walked to the center of the hall and stood in front of the ministers, bowing to Li Shimin.
"Where is the plan to strengthen the country and enrich the people?" Li Shi Min asked coldly.
Kong Yan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Du Ruhui and asked in confusion,""This plan to enrich the people and strengthen the country…what does it mean? His Majesty was asking without any rhyme or reason, so he hoped that Du Pushe could help explain.”
"This kid really dares to say that." Cheng Yaojin secretly glanced at Li Shiming's dark face and muttered.
All the officials agreed. Even Wei Zheng, who often advised Li Shimin, showed a look of admiration.
"You've been doing business for ten years, and you've made a lot of money. Now that the national treasury is empty and the people are poor, do you have a good plan?”
The hall fell into silence once again. All the officials in the hall perked up their ears and looked focused.
Some of the officials really wanted to hear Kong Yan's suggestion, while others were thinking about how to refute him.
Kong Yan looked at the officials in the palace and said slowly,""Yes."
"Speak." Du Ruhui was straightforward.
"What aspect does Pushe want to hear?" Kong Yan asked.
"What are the aspects?" Du Ruhui frowned and asked.”
Kong Yan chuckled and raised his eyebrows."That's a lot. Economics, system, diplomacy, law, talent selection, civil administration, culture, military... Which aspect do you want to listen to?”
"You know military affairs?" Li Shi Min suddenly said.
Kong Yan turned around and said lightly," In this aspect, I naturally can't compare to Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been fighting for many years and has made outstanding contributions. In terms of military affairs alone, I think that since the Qin Emperor, Your Majesty can be ranked third in history along with Liu Bang, the Han Gaozu.”
"Third in history? Then who are the first and second in history?" Yuchi Jingde was curious.
Li Shiming didn't say anything, he just looked at Kong Yan indifferently.
The rest of the people also revealed curious gazes, all guessing who the first and second in history in Kong Yan's heart were.
"The first in history is naturally Qin Shihuang!”Kong Yan said calmly," On the inside, the Qin Emperor swept across the world and established the Great Qin Empire. On the outside, he attacked the Xiongnu in the north, conquered the Baiyue in the south, and built the Great Wall. He is naturally the greatest emperor in history!”
Li Shi Min nodded and said," In terms of military affairs alone, he is indeed an emperor. However, the First Emperor was tyrannical and his son died. He is not a wise ruler."”
Kong Yan secretly rolled his eyes and said,""The Second Emperor in my heart should have already guessed it.”
"Since ancient times, only the Qin Emperor and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty have been able to pacify the world. You ranked the Qin Emperor as the first in history, and the second should be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.”Li Shimin said lightly," However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was arrogant and extravagant. In his later years, he was fatuous and the country was almost destroyed. I can't be considered a wise ruler."
"Your Majesty's words are reasonable. I think that Your Majesty will be the number one in history!”An official surnamed Xu shouted from the back of the hall.
Few people responded, and most of them were silent.
They all remembered that Kong Yan had ranked Li Shimin and Liu Bang as the third in history.
There had always been two extremes in the evaluation of Liu Bang. Some people thought that Liu Bang was a scoundrel in the city and that he could be the emperor because of the smoke from his ancestral grave. Others thought that Liu Bang was a great talent and that it was destiny for him to pacify the world.
Now, most of the ministers thought about the siege of Baideng and the alliance at Weishui River.
Liu Bang fought with the Xiongnu and was trapped in Baideng. He had to bribe them to get out of the siege. After that, the Han Dynasty's national policy towards the Xiongnu had always been to send princesses to marry. It was not until the appearance of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that this situation changed.
When Li Shimin had first ascended the throne, he had signed an alliance with the two Turkic Khans at the Wei River, promising the Turks many gold and silver.
Li Shi Min's face turned dark after he realized what was going on.
"How dare you!"
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