Chapter 141 Li Shimin Makes Things Difficult
"His Majesty."
"His Majesty."
"Shimin..."
The three voices drifted over, and Li Shimin immediately shuddered.
Frustrated.
Even the Wei River Alliance back then wasn't this frustrating.
After the Wei River Alliance, the entire Tang Dynasty united as one, prepared its troops, and destroyed the Eastern Turks in just three years.
But now he's facing these three people.
Li Shimin felt a sense of isolation and helplessness.
The most despicable one is... Wei Shuyu!
As for Wei Zheng, well, I'm nineteen years younger than him. I can just wait and see; I can outlive him in twenty years.
Once Wei Zheng has outlived him, who will dare to nag me?
Now this Wei Shuyu guy has popped up again, what the heck?
Does he really want his son to follow in his father's footsteps?
"If I can't be the Crown Princess, can I at least be a concubine?" Li Shimin suddenly said.
Guanyinbi had always favored the little girl from the Su family, so it was a good opportunity to make Wu Qiqi her concubine.
Concubines don't need to worry about their status as concubines.
"You bastard!"
Li Yuan glared and said, "Making Qi Qi a concubine? Where do you expect me to put my old face?!"
“Father, Qiqi is a concubine’s daughter. In fact, becoming the Crown Prince’s concubine is already a great honor,” Li Shimin explained earnestly.
"I don't care!"
Li Yuan then resorted to shamelessness: "Anyway, I do not agree to this marriage!"
"..."
Li Shimin finally understood that his father and the Wei family were birds of a feather.
We can't count on him.
We must rely on our own efforts!
Isn't it supposed to be an explanation?
As long as Wu Qiqi agrees, no one's objection will matter!
"Qiqi, what do you think?"
Lowering his head, Li Shimin asked Wu Qiqi with a smile, "After you marry the Crown Prince, when he ascends the throne, you will be the most honored woman in the world."
"don't want."
Wu Qiqi shook her head.
Why?
"His Majesty just said that a woman from the Su family would be the Crown Princess, so at most I would be a concubine."
"And the Empress lives as long as heaven, how dare I, a mere woman, aspire to the highest honor?"
After Wu Qiqi finished speaking, Li Shimin was even more satisfied.
Look at those sweet little mouths.
Look at that quick adaptability, how agile!
It would be an absolute crime not to marry this little girl into the royal family...
Even so, you are still one of the most noble women in the world, aren't you?
Li Shimin continued to patiently guide him.
"No, I'd rather not."
Wu Qiqi shook her head.
"Why is that?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
"I want to marry Wei Shuyu."
Click.
Li Shimin's smile vanished abruptly.
It felt like I'd been hit with a critical strike of ten thousand points.
"Cough cough..."
Wei Zheng couldn't hold back his laughter and almost burst out laughing.
My son is just too charming.
My future daughter-in-law is so helpful; how could I not do something in return?
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage."
"Your Majesty, please don't force it."
Wei Zheng bowed.
Wei Shuyu gave Wu Qiqi a strange look.
Oh, ten years old.
Still young.
Children speak without restraint.
“Wu Shihuo is the Duke of Ying, and I am the Duke of Zheng.”
"They are a good match in terms of social standing. Why doesn't Your Majesty issue a decree to grant them a marriage?"
Wei Zheng continued to press his advantage.
What the hell?
If I offered you a cup of poisoned wine, would you drink it?
Li Shimin was absolutely furious.
"Since Wu has someone she loves, let's drop this matter."
Li Shimin sighed.
Since Wu Qiqi herself had already said that, he couldn't force her any further.
As for an arranged marriage?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Unless the Tang Dynasty is destroyed!
but……
If I'm not clear-headed, then neither should your Wei family.
These little shoes are so breathable!
The conversation suddenly shifted, and Li Shimin began to make things difficult for him...
"Shuyu, now that you've decided to stay in Chang'an, there's a case that needs your attention."
“A few days ago, Jingde complained to me that there seemed to be a problem with the rations and pay of the lower-ranking soldiers, and even he, a rough man, couldn’t figure it out.”
"Since you are an imperial censor, go and investigate."
Jingde? Yuchi Gong?
Wei Zheng's expression changed drastically.
When Wei Shuyu began to show his talent, Yuchi Gong had already set his sights on him.
He kept proclaiming that Wei Shuyu was his son-in-law.
This matter was known to almost everyone among the nobles in Chang'an.
"Your Majesty, are there any officials involved in corruption?" Wei Zheng asked gravely.
Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters.
In this respect, Wei Zheng was absolutely meticulous.
"It can be basically concluded that there are problems with the food and pay."
Li Shimin nodded: "We just can't figure out who's behind this."
"Shuyu," Wei Zheng called out.
Well, here comes another job...
"Your subject obeys the decree."
Wei Shuyu bowed and accepted the order.
Let's go then.
Military life is pretty good.
"Okay, okay..."
Li Shimin smiled with satisfaction again.
With Jingde causing trouble, your Wei family won't have any peace.
But... is one pair of shoes enough?
not enough!
Keep wearing it!
"Oh, right, there's one more thing."
Li Shimin slapped his forehead, as if he had just remembered something: "Shuyu, since you are now a junior supervising official, your rank is already comparable to that of an advisory official."
"Shouldn't we also offer our advice and suggestions?"
"I happen to have a difficult problem. Do you think you can offer some good advice?"
Wei Shuyu didn't like this.
You can take action.
Thinking too much gives me a headache.
Just as I was thinking about how to refuse, Wei Zheng agreed first...
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Wei Zheng stroked his beard, full of confidence.
"..."
You really are my dad.
Why do you always put all the blame on me?
Are you really grooming me to be a prime minister?
“Xuancheng, this is a test for Shuyu. You must not offer him any advice,” Li Shimin reminded him.
Wei Zheng glanced at Wei Shuyu, and finally nodded.
Li Shimin then smiled.
Old Wei may be annoying, but his reputation is excellent.
"Shuyu..."
Li Shimin said with a smile, "The soaring price of salt is causing suffering for the common people, and this matter cannot be delayed."
"Once the investigation is complete, the first thing the imperial court will do is to bring salt prices back down. Do you have any good ideas?"
Wei Shuyu thought for a moment...
"Let's get salt from other states."
"As long as a large amount of salt flows in, the price will naturally come down."
Li Shimin shook his head and rejected the suggestion: "Although the Tang Dynasty does not lack salt, it does not have that much in stock, and we cannot allocate that much."
Wei Shuyu frowned...
"I have checked the salt register, and there should be enough salt for the military needs."
"Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a last resort."
Li Shimin then explained with a smile: "Salt for military supplies naturally has its own uses. If war breaks out, there will be big trouble."
“The salt merchants have salt in their hands!” Wei Shuyu said.
Li Shimin nodded: "But why would they willingly hand over the salt?"
"Alright."
Seeing that Wei Shuyu was about to speak, Li Shimin interrupted him, saying, "Don't ask one by one. I'll give you three days to come up with the most perfect plan."
"promise."
Wei Shuyu bowed.
"If there's nothing else, let's call it a day..."
After the others left, Li Shimin sat angrily on the dragon throne.
He's wearing the small shoes, but he's still uncomfortable...
Because he lost to Wei Zheng again, he was criticized again.
"Your Majesty, there is something I am unsure whether I should say," Wang De said timidly.
"explain!"
"Wei Shuyu was an imperial censor, who had the power to impeach officials."
"Now he has been appointed as a junior physician in charge of supervision, so he can advise His Majesty."
"Now you want him to offer advice again!"
"I feel..."
"Aside from not needing to participate in national affairs, his power is roughly equivalent to that of Wei Shizhong?"
Holy crap!
Li Shimin sat there dumbfounded...
Old Wei has not yet stepped down.
Has Xiao Wei already taken office?
It seems like I wore these little shoes too early!
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