After using Little Shopkeeper Wang's method, the civil and military officials would never use the title of the Son of Heaven's unfilial to suppress him.
In addition, he didn't go through the national treasury directly and used the royal family's internal funds instead. This was equivalent to him spending his own money to build a Great Ming Palace for Li Yuan that was the same size as the imperial palace.
No one could find any fault in this matter. They could only say that he was good.
However, after Li Shimin finished writing, he felt a headache coming on.
In fact, there was not much money left in the internal treasury.
Although he was an emperor, there were times when he had to tighten his belt.
The money in the national treasury was drawn and allocated by the Ministry of Revenue. It was used for the construction of the country, the expenditure of the court, and for the people.
If he, the emperor, used the money from the national treasury, he would be criticized instead. It was really unnecessary to get into a topic because of this matter.
However, the expenses of the royal family were not small. He himself and the concubines in the harem were all spendthrifts.
And building a Great Ming Palace was like spending money.
It was expected that after the construction of the Great Ming Palace began, Li Shimin could only tighten his belt and live with pickled vegetables and steamed buns.
"Ai, Tian Zi is also short of money. Next time we go to that kid's tavern, give him a few strings of money less.”
"Zhen has to scrimp and save, or else I won't be able to live like this!”
Li Shiming slapped his forehead.
"Forget it. Men, prepare a carriage for zhen. zhen wants to pay respects to the Retired Emperor!”
As he spoke, he picked up a jar of wine from Wang Chen and walked out of the study room.
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A day later, Li Shimin's request to expand the palace and rebuild the Great Ming Palace was immediately approved.
After a short discussion, the officials of the Ministry of Central Affairs immediately approved the draft.
The Ministry of Works of Shangshu Province immediately started the construction of the Great Ming Palace.
After Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng's explanation, the ministers understood the reason behind Li Shiming's actions.
The political wisdom and profound tactics displayed by His Majesty were praised by everyone in the court.
In addition, the emperor did not withdraw the money from the national treasury, but paid for it himself. Such an act was even more praised as a virtuous and filial act.
Li Shiming's heart was bleeding as he listened to the praise and admiration of the officials, but he could only put on a happy expression.
After he paid his respects to Retired Emperor Li Yuan that day, his harvest surprised Li Er.
Li Yuan was naturally surprised by his arrival, but he was not as cold or angry as he had imagined.
On the contrary, he seemed a little happy.
The father and son drank to their heart's content.
In the end, the two monarchs of the Great Tang began to talk nonsense.
Li Shiming himself didn't remember what they said, but after the drunken night yesterday, his relationship with Li Yuan had improved a lot.
This morning, when he went to pay his respects to Li Yuan, Li Yuan was always smiling and smiling at him, fully displaying the kindness of a father.
Li Shi Min was overjoyed.
While feeling happy, Li Er was even more grateful and valued Wang Chen.
If it weren't for the young shopkeeper's advice, he would probably still be stuck here, not knowing how to improve his relationship with Li Yuan.
"Brother Wang, oh Brother Wang, you are indeed a great help in my life.”
"Zhen can be considered lucky in his life to be able to meet such a talented person in his prime.”
"From ancient times to the present, there are probably only a handful of emperors who are as lucky as me!”
At this moment, Wang Chen's position had already reached the highest position in Li Shi Min's heart.
It had quietly risen to the point where it could be compared to Zhangsun Wuji and the other assistant ministers.
Li Shi Min had already made up his mind.
As long as Wang Chen became an official, he would put him in an important position no matter what.
Within the limits of the rules, he, as the emperor, would treat such a peerless Kingdom Knight with the highest standards.
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While Li Shimin was sighing, he didn't know that in the tavern of Chang 'an Taiping Square.
One of his trusted ministers had already arrived before Wang Chen.
Minister of Civil Affairs Zhangsun Wuji.
This country's brother-in-law was a man of action, and he was swift and decisive in his words and actions.
As long as he had an idea, he would immediately put it into practice.
He had just made up his mind yesterday to secretly meet Wang Chen, and today he had already appeared in this tavern.
Of course, he only took advantage of Wei Zheng. After all, the secretary supervisor was quite busy and needed to review the documents and memorials submitted.
On the contrary, he, the Minister of Personnel Affairs, did not have so many things to do after finishing his official duties.
Thus, he did not ask for any guards and leisurely came to Taiping Lane alone.
"Shopkeeper, I, Old Sun, came here alone today. Can you entertain me?”
Zhangsun Wuji shouted as soon as he entered the tavern.
This shocked Wang Chen.
This was the first time he had encountered a single person from this small group of merchants, other than Old Li.
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