Chapter 299 Sharp
There is no doubt that people are divided into close and distant.
As far as the princes and grandsons are concerned, the sons of Emperor Taizong are treated well, but they all end badly, such as Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Ke.
As the son of Li Yuan, Li Yuanying is the product of old Li Boai, which is just an accident.
As the elder brother, Li Shimin killed all the threatening brothers, and the remaining ones...sorry, there are a lot of them: Mrs. Li has given birth to more than 20 sons and more than ten daughters.
The former son was okay, and the treatment was super good, but after the change of Xuanwumen, the first emperor became the boss.
The younger brothers in the back were canonized as soon as they should be canonized, and then they were all driven away.
Li Yuanying went to the fief miserably at the age of eleven.
Eleven-year-old boy...tosses and dies as soon as he goes to the fiefdom.
The first emperor blamed him, but he just changed his place and continued to torment him.
Li Yuanying was working tirelessly, building Tengwang Pavilion everywhere, but unfortunately he didn't know Wang Bo at the moment, otherwise he would definitely take him as a confidant. If history does not go astray, he even boiled Li Zhi to death. This proves a truth: the more you can toss, the longer and happier you will live.
But he's also notorious for it.
Even the neighbors next door were unwilling to greet him. The children ran away when they saw him. The adults in the family said that King Teng cannibalized.
Scum!
But the scumbag Teng rarely punished his family members.
"Aww..."
"The lowly slave is wrong, Your Highness, spare me!"
Li Yuanying's house was only given after returning to Chang'an, and it was not too big. If he yelled so loudly at night, the neighbors next door would not be happy.
"It's not over! Is this still going to sleep? Is there any morality in this?!"
You said that the whole family was sleeping, and all kinds of screams suddenly came from the neighbor's house, what would you do?
The neighbors were furious, but there was nothing they could do.
Someone approached Fangzu to file a complaint, Fangzu sternly said, "That's King Teng, even if the servants were killed at home, I can't control it."
Slaves are equivalent to animals, can you control them?
Wait until the next day, the news that King Teng had killed the servant spread widely.
"That scum!"
Changsun Wuji pursed his lips tightly, thinking that it would be best to wait for the rice worm to die.
Thinking of this, he inevitably thought of those threatening people in the clan, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Add this King Teng to the list?
At this moment, Changsun Wuji felt that this idea was really good.
The fewer people in the clan, the less threat to the nephew.
Arrived at the Imperial Palace later, after the usual discussion, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the clan has generally been doing well in recent years, but some are domineering and harassing the people, and there are complaints from all over the place."
Li Zhi's eyes moved slightly, thinking of those brothers.
"Those who have a bad reputation, the veteran thinks that they should be severely punished, the fief should be cut off, and the confinement should be confinement, it should..."
Li Ji glanced at him, knowing that there was a tacit understanding between the emperor and Changsun Wuji. As for losing a few clans, he doesn't think it's a bad thing.
The former Han Dynasty was divided into feudal clans, and the clan's tail could not be lost. In the end, it could only use various means to cut down the feudal clan, and even caused wars. Therefore, in the eyes of many people, it is best for the clan to die.
Li Zhi's eyes were full of memories, "They are all flesh and blood, how can I bear to do that."
Changsun Wuji smiled, "If there is someone who is domineering, it would be good to punish them. There happened to be someone here...Last night, King Teng beat and killed slaves in the mansion, and the screams shook the neighborhood. The old minister thought that he should be punished."
This is the meaning of killing chickens and monkeys.
It also laid the foundation for Li Zhi to establish prestige in the clan.
I have to say that Changsun Wuji's intentions are good even if the late emperor is still alive.
This chicken was chosen well, Li Zhi sighed, "Prince Teng is so domineering, so... Take him to one hundred households."
The so-called one hundred households are the privileges of the clan. The rent adjustment of one hundred households is a lot in one year, and it is even more distressing in ten years.
This punishment is not bad, and it sets a precedent for taking back privileges.
Li Ji glanced at Li Zhi, knowing that the emperor was still relenting.
If possible, Li Zhi can even exile the clan. A hundred households were fined, this is a warning.
Li Yuanying is going to be in pain.
Li Zhi was not thinking of Li Yuanying.
What can this Uncle Wang do? At most, it is tossing and repairing his Tengwang Pavilion all over the world. But some clans are different. They used to be brilliant, but now they are dormant. God knows what they are thinking.
The emperor is not threatened, not at all.
As long as they feel threatened, they will get rid of them as soon as possible.
In the afternoon, Li Zhi just wanted to take a nap.
"Your Majesty, King Teng is asking to see you."
The servant who came to report the letter looked troubled, Li Zhi frowned and said, "What is he doing here? No see!"
The waiter said: "Your Majesty, King Teng is calling for grievances outside the palace gate, and he is also yelling at the person who said that he is lying to His Majesty and should be killed. He also said that if he knows who made it, he will definitely set fire to that house."
This person... courts death!
Li Zhi's complexion was slightly green.
"Let him come."
Changsun Wuji also got the news, he got up and said, "I have to go and see."
He was worried that his nephew was too soft-hearted, and if he let go of his hand at that time, the outside world would think that the emperor changed his orders day and night, and that he was weak and could be bullied.
He hurried to go, just right behind Li Yuanying.
"Your Majesty!"
Li Yuanying was distraught and indignant, "Why did you cut the number of households of the minister? The minister refuses to accept!"
This guy is a scumbag who dares to argue against the late emperor, a scum who will not change after repeated admonitions.
Changsun Wuji sneered and said: "You beat and killed servants at night, and there was a commotion in the square, can you be convicted?"
It's rare to see such things as killing a slave, and it's not uncommon, but it's well known that it's bloody, and I really haven't seen it.
Li Yuanying was angry, "What does that have to do with this king? The other clan houses are spacious, even if you kill ten servants, you can't hear it from outside. Is it wrong for this king to teach the servants who are greedy for money?"
Huh!
This makes sense.
Li Yuanying's house is small, this is a fact, and there is nothing to blame for killing the corrupt servant.
"Why do you kill at night?" Li Zhi was also very dissatisfied, "The city is full of noise."
Everyone is from Lao Li’s family, so you can’t be a good person?
"The minister settled the accounts at night and found out the corruption." Li Yuanying felt that there was something wrong with these people's brains, "Do we have to wait until the next day to torture them?"
"Prince Teng...can settle accounts?" Li Zhi knew very well that this Uncle Wang was pissed. He liked to paint and build large-scale projects, but he didn't care about other things. As a result, after being in the feudal city of Tengzhou for many years, the mansion was short-lived.
Such a scum would settle accounts?
Li Zhi couldn't help laughing.
Changsun Wuji had a stern face, but his lower abdomen trembled slightly, and he was secretly happy.
"Of course I will settle the accounts." Li Yuanying said calmly: "Three months ago, the first day of the minister's family cost 9,363 yuan. The second day cost 1836 yuan. Three days..."
Is this King Teng?
The numbers are extremely accurate.
The key is…
"Spent five hundred and fifteen thousand one hundred and seventy-nine dollars before March. Spending in February..."
Changsun Wuji blinked his eyes, thinking that he might have misjudged the person.
This clan scum actually settles accounts?
It's nothing more than being able to settle accounts, but he can still remember the money spent every day.
"Your Highness said... Didn't you come here on the fly?" Changsun Wuji felt that no matter how powerful a person is, he couldn't remember the daily expenses so clearly a few months ago.
"The ledger is outside the palace." Li Yuanying looked invincible and lonely, "I feel wronged when I heard about killing a servant. The evil slave embezzled money. I only tortured and questioned him, but didn't beat him to death."
Oolong!
But it’s okay to make an own mistake, the key is... King Teng’s opening is a number, isn’t this a trick?
Li Zhi said indifferently: "Here they are, and besides, some people from the palace to settle the accounts."
This is to be verified on the spot. If it is wrong... Li Yuanying is deceiving the emperor and will be severely punished.
Nephew is awesome!
Changsun Wuji admired secretly.
Later, when the ledgers were delivered, several people from the imperial counting room sat down with an abacus in their hands.
I want to learn!
Li Yuanying looked at the abacus with bright eyes, and felt that this was his treasure.
There was a crackling and banging, and Li Yuanying reported the number directly on the side, without even looking at the ledger.
After finishing the calculations in several accountants, Li Yuanying looked at Li Yuanying with the kind of admiration for seeing industry leaders.
"Prince Teng is brilliant!"
This kind of ability to calculate accounts is nothing, but the ability to clearly remember those numbers can be called a genius.
Li Zhi was shocked.
This clan scum turned out to be a genius for settling accounts?
"When will you settle the score?" Li Zhi thought of other things, and his eyes became more gloomy.
It is common for clan members to hide clumsiness, but you'd better hide it for a lifetime. If it is exposed, it means bad intentions.
"Yesterday!" Li Yuanying said confidently, "I learned arithmetic with Uncle Wu Yang, and Uncle Wu Yang talked about a lot of quick calculations. I understood it as soon as I heard it. I went home and did my homework. I felt that I had nothing to do. I searched for the account book to do the calculation, but who knew that after the calculation, there were many loopholes, and even the two corrupt lowly slaves were found out. I tortured them all night last night, and the evidence is convincing. I am going to send them to farm..."
He felt so kind.
But Li Zhi's heart was full of waves.
Jia Ping'an is good at arithmetic, and even made an abacus. Li Zhi knows this. But being good at arithmetic and being good at accounting are two different things.
"Yes." Li Yuanying was very interested in doing science popularization for him, "Uncle Wuyang said that I wait for the rich and powerful families to have great careers. If I don't know how to calculate, I don't know when I will be deceived by others. If you can't even understand the accounts, you can't calculate clearly, then you are a muddled official, muddled general..."
Li Zhi was shocked, "Get some account books and show them to King Teng."
After all, he has to verify it before he can judge.
When the account book arrived later, Li Yuanying was still turning pages while calculating, which was not slow.
After finishing the calculation, he reported the total, then frowned and said, "Your Majesty, last month's expenditure of 90,000 yuan was wrong, and the original remaining money plus the 90,000 yuan was wrong with the balance of last month, which was 30,000 yuan."
Several accountants are housekeepers, which is very interesting to watch at the moment.
The one on the left was laughing, his cheeks trembling.
The legs of the middle one are shaking, and the trembling clothes are wrinkled.
The accountant at the far end looked the funniest, sat down on his buttocks, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with slaves, they... they did it."
Li Zhi covered his forehead, and said in disbelief: "I thought you were messing around in Tengzhou, and it would have no effect other than wasting public funds..."
Li Yuanying looked up in grief and indignation, "I know how to draw."
Li Zhi smiled, and said with emotion: "I never thought that you have such abilities, so it can be seen that people cannot be peeked at."
Li Yuanying said: "Your Majesty, it was taught by Uncle Wuyang. Your Majesty, the method of settling accounts is excellent. I will teach you..."
Changsun Wuji watched Li Yuanying enthusiastically teach the method of settlement. Li Zhi was curious about learning and selling, and took the account to test...
The accountants were already kneeling beside them, their faces ashen.
"Good idea!"
Li Zhi used the method of the emperor's uncle to do the calculation, and it was really convenient.
"Your Majesty, let's go learn together." Li Yuanying extended the invitation enthusiastically.
"Ahem!"
Wang Zhongliang coughed twice, thinking how the emperor could be classmates with a group of scumbags like you.
Li Zhi glanced at him and knew the intention of this fool, but the way of reminding him was criticized.
"Prince Teng is so motivated, I am very relieved." Regarding the advancement of the clan, the emperor is always in a complicated mood. If you are improving in martial arts, or making friends with great scholars and courtiers like Wei Wang Li Tai in the past, such advancement is suicide.
And if the imperial clan is painting, if it is obsessed with architectural art, or if it likes to fly eagles and running dogs to fight horses and so on, such progressive emperors will be particularly pleased and actively contribute to sponsorship. For example, Li Yuanying has been playing with behavioral architecture for more than ten years. The late emperor seemed angry, but in fact he was secretly happy.
And settle accounts...
This innate skill made Li Zhi full of praise.
After a series of praises, Li Zhi said: "From now on, just study, maybe I will have to rely on you to manage things at some point."
Li Yuanying was overjoyed, "The minister's food town..."
That’s one hundred households!
"I still give it to you."
Li Yuanying resigned.
Li Zhi was thinking about something.
"Uncle, this method of calculating accounts is very convenient, supplemented by abacus, it is very convenient. I was thinking, there is arithmetic in the Imperial College, can we introduce new learning?"
This is a temptation, but also an expectation.
Changsun Wuji nodded, "The veteran thinks it's feasible."
——If Jia Pingan can withstand the attacks of those great scholars, of course.
The school of a hundred schools of thought has revived, and the broom star wants to push the new school into the Imperial College.
what will happen.
He seemed to see a scene where swords were on the verge of breaking out.
Where can that young man be able to stop him?
Very good!
Seeing that he agreed, Li Zhi had no doubts in his heart, so he asked someone to call Xiao Bo, the sacrificial wine of the Imperial College.
"Entering the Imperial College?" Xiao Bo was silent for a moment, "Your Majesty, it's difficult."
Li Zhi knew why he said it was difficult, "There are many people who oppose it, but what I see is that it benefits the country and the people. The new method of calculating accounts is sharp, and the students of calculation are already inferior when they come out. Why can't they learn this? If they learn Yes, Shang Shuxing needs a lot of people, why not do it?"
Xiao Bo smiled wryly and said, "I know it, but it's difficult."
Li Zhi frowned, "It's difficult to ask you to come, if it's an easy matter, why would I want you?"
Xiao Bo sighed, feeling like a sacrifice who was about to step onto the altar, and even his clothes were stripped clean.
When he went out, he saw Li Yuanying outside the palace gate.
"Whoever slanders this king for murder, report his name, and this king will turn around and kill him!"
Li Yuanying really lost his temper.
It was a small official who was caught by him. He was the one who went to Prince Teng's mansion earlier, and arrogantly said that he would accept one hundred households from King Teng.
As a result, he was unlucky and got caught.
The little official looked confused, "I don't know."
"I don't know?" Li Yuanying was about to punch.
"Stop!" Xiao Bo finally couldn't stand it anymore.
"Xiao Jijiu." Li Yuanying sneered, "Could it be you."
This mad dog bites anyone it catches.
Xiao Bo was not afraid of him, "Don't bother with this matter."
Such things are taboo.
"What's wrong with my king's interrogation?" Li Yuanying was really angry, and scolded: "My king is resting at home, but some people say that this king tortured and killed servants. They also said that this king murdered people in the middle of the night, scaring the whole place." People are terrified, this is slander. The slander is nothing more than slander, which caused this king to be imprisoned for a hundred households, which **** slave did it?"
Zhongshu Province happened to come out with one person.
"Eldest grandson Xianggong."
Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Yuanying and felt that this person was really looking for death.
"What are you looking at?" Li Yuanying saw that everyone was looking to the side, so he turned around slowly.
Eldest grandson Wuji?
Li Yuanying felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Later he asked an acquaintance.
"Say it's the eldest grandson."
Gan!
Li Yuanying got angry, stood on the long street, shook his head, and cursed freely: "Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!"
He scolded the **** three times in a row, and then went to Baiqi with bacon.
This is apprenticeship.
"Thank you Uncle Wuyang." Li Yuanying offered the bacon and said sincerely: "I still have the gift of apprenticeship, please accept it."
This product is... sick.
Of course Jia Ping’an couldn’t accept Li Yuanying as a student. He casually picked up the bacon and said, “Give extra meals to the brothers.”
This is not giving face!
Shaopeng felt that Master Jia was exaggerating.
Li Yuanying is about to go crazy.
but…
"Hey! Could it be that you are concerned about this king's seniority?" Li Yuanying sighed, "Then brothers will be considered as brothers."
This guy is Li Zhi’s uncle, Jia Ping’an calls him brother and brother…
You cheated me!
Jia Ping'an's complexion changed, "Come here."
Hmph, the second general will come in.
"Get out!"
"Hey hey!" Li Yuanying backed up and said, "I invite you to go to the brothel. Recently, there are more prostitutes in Chang'an City, do you know them? They say they smell like meat, let's go together."
Jia Pingan looked at him and felt that this man was playing dumb.
but…
Look at this person's expression, he is clearly a libertine.
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills!
"The reason, don't talk about respecting the teacher."
"Thanks to Mr., this king was able to find out the corruption of the lowly slave in the family, and recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars. What can the money do? Isn't it just eating, drinking and having fun? Don't play with women, what are you doing with your body? Save the money for money. What? Let's go!"
Later, Jia Pingan and him appeared in a brothel.
"His Royal Highness is coming."
The bustard saw Li Yuanying as if he saw a beggar, and he didn't even raise his eyelids.
"What outrageous things did you do? Could it be that you used force on the old bustard?"
The old bustard had a big mole on the corner of his mouth, and looked extraordinarily evil. Anyway, Jia Pingan couldn't have any interest.
Li Yuanying said flatly: "The king got her drunk last time, and this woman felt ashamed, so she refused to let her go."
"What about after getting drunk?"
Jia Pingan hasn't been to the brothel for a long time, and he feels a little relaxed.
Am I a scumbag?
nonexistent.
"After getting drunk, she said in public that this king is as ugly as Wuyan..." Li Yuanying looked calm, as if talking about another person's experience, "Ugly is ugly, but Wuyan is a woman. Comparing this king to a woman is deceiving." too much..."
"Then what?"
"My king had someone throw her beside a corpse, and locked the door..."
This scumbag!
(end of this chapter)