It was only dawn when the eunuchs and serving girls in the Great Ming Palace began to get busy.
The sky was still dark, mixed with the frost of late autumn. Many people were holding lanterns and trembling as they walked.
Candles were lit in the Qianyuan Hall of the Great Ming Palace for the entire night.
Li Shiming had been sitting here for the whole night, and there were many official documents piled up beside him waiting for his approval.
He pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to dispel the mental fatigue.
Du Ruhui had not been around these few days, so the matter of the Ministry of Revenue had not been settled.
He could only do it himself.
After a busy night, he finally realized how hard Du Ruhui had worked these three years.
Under the candlelight, he couldn't help but think of Du Ruhui's wrinkled face, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.
"Dong dong dong-"
Someone knocked on the door outside the hall, interrupting Li Shi Min's thoughts.
Most people wouldn't disturb him at this time.
Ordinary people would not have the guts to do so.
Even the Empress did not dare to knock on the door at this time.
Li Shi Min raised his head. As expected, a skinny old man wearing a purple-black censor robe, a sword at his waist, and a Xie Zhi crown on his head strode in.
"Wei Xuancheng, oh Wei Xuancheng, you are really becoming more and more rude.”
Li Shi Min shook his head helplessly.
It was Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng sat down opposite Li Shimin and smiled,"His Majesty is not a person who cares about such things.”
Li Shimin was a little surprised. Wei Zheng's attitude was surprisingly good today.
"What, you didn't persuade Lin Shuai back?”
"I can't just ignore my country and people." Wei Zheng smiled bitterly.”
"No matter what, this is Lin Shuai's ten years of hard work.”
Li Shi Min sighed,"You're more aware of the big picture than Lin Chuan."”
As he spoke, Wei Zheng had already taken out Lin Chuan's general seal and gently pushed it to the opposite side.
"What did Lin Shuai say?"
Li Shi Min looked at the intact General Seal and was not surprised.
"He didn't say anything. He just showed me something.”
Wei Zheng said.
"What is it?" Li Shi Min frowned.”
"A tombstone. The huge rock on Mount Yintai was carved into a tombstone by Lin Shuai.”
"Lin Shuai spent an entire year to carve the names of the 90,000 soldiers who died on the wall.”
"If Your Majesty is free, you can go and take a look.”
Wei Zheng said.
Li Shi Min sighed helplessly,"It's fine if Lin Shuai doesn't want to forgive me, but Xuan Cheng, you're also mocking me?"
"Haven't I been miserable enough these past few years?”
"A fine court has fallen apart.”
"Such a prosperous world has come to this point.”
Wei Zheng was expressionless as he took off the Xie Zhi crown on his head.
"People have to be responsible for their own mistakes, and His Majesty is no exception.”
In other words, you deserved it.
Li Shimin knew that he was in the wrong, so he didn't answer and asked,""Where's Keming?"
"If he doesn't come back soon, zhen will really collapse from exhaustion.”
"Why are the matters of the Ministry of Revenue so complicated?”
Wei Zheng shook his head slightly." Lord Du's thirst has worsened. Your Majesty should also be aware of this."”
"Keming can't handle such heavy work.”
"Thus, this subject made the decision to let him stay in Mount Yintai and let Lin Shuai recuperate for a period of time.”
Li Shiming nodded and said,"Alright, where are the others?"”
"I heard that you transferred a lot of people away and even brought Cheng Yaojin, that demon king.”
"Don't tell me that these people are still in Yintai Mountain.”
Wei Zheng was a little embarrassed. He touched his nose and said,"Apart from Li Junxian and General Li, everyone else has chosen to stay.”
Li Shi Min's face fell. He had endured the first time. Six thousand people, six thousand sets of Radiant Armor, six hundred thousand silver taels.
Even if he apologized to Lin Chuan.
But what was going on this time?
Was he, the emperor, so disliked by all of them?
Wei Zheng coughed." Your Majesty, actually, I have less than 3,000 of them in the army.”
"They are not the backbone of the power, so they are nothing.”
Li Shi Min sighed and said,"Then let them be."”
"But if Keming doesn't come back, who can replace the position of Minister of Revenue?”
Wei Zheng smiled and pushed the Xie Zhi crown on the table over.
"I!"
Li Shi Min caught the Xie Zhi Crown and said with a dark face,""Nonsense!"
"If you go to the Ministry of Revenue, who will lead the Imperial Censorate?”
"Censor, you are the only one who is upright and upright!”
Wei Zheng stared at Li Shimin and said,"In recent years, I've been away from the Imperial Censorate for quite some time.”
"You mean Zhangsun Shunde?" Li Shimin frowned.”
Zhangsun Shunde was Zhangsun Wuji's uncle. He was old and powerful. When Wei Zheng was imprisoned, he was in charge of the Imperial Censorate.
Although everything was handled in an orderly manner, Li Shiming was still unhappy.
It was because he was a member of the Zhangsun Clan.
To Li Shi Min, the power of his relatives was too great, to the point that he could barely control them.
However, Zhangsun Wuji did things flawlessly. Other than Zhangsun Chong's mistake, the entire Zhangsun Clan followed the rules and did not cross the line.
Many matters within and outside the court were supported by them.
The descendants of the Zhangsun Clan were all as humble as jade and handled their affairs appropriately.
He never did anything out of line, and even the people of the world praised him.
But the more this was the case, the more uneasy Li Shimin felt.
The more humble the Zhangsun Clan's attitude was, the more dangerous it was.
If Lin Chuan returned to the court, he could still balance the aristocratic families.
But now, everything in the Great Tang was developing in a direction that was out of control.
He did not want to make the situation even more chaotic.
"No!"
Li Shi Min refused.
"I can only be at ease if I hand over the Imperial Censorate to you.”
"If…"
Before Li Shimin could finish, Wei Zheng dipped his finger into the tea and wrote a line of words on the table.
Then, he smiled mysteriously.
Li Shiming's expression changed as he looked at Wei Zheng.
Finally, he exhaled.
"Alright, we'll do as you say."
"Then what kind of manpower does the Ministry of Revenue need? Zhen has promised them all.”
Wei Zheng looked at Li Shiming and said a name that he didn't expect.
"Zhangsun Chong."
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