Chapter 162

Li Hong looked down at his shoes and didn't speak, waiting to hear what Dai Zhide wanted to do.

Dai Zhide took a look at Li Hong, then bowed down to Li Zhi again and said, "Your Majesty, I can't agree with the prince's proposal to exchange cloth and silk for cash. Nowadays, there is a gap between the prices of cloth and silk between the East and the West. If someone tries to make a price difference in exchange, it will be a great loss to the officials. What's more, cloth and silk are gifts from your majesty to the officials and other officials who are guilty of crimes. How can things given by the emperor be counted in terms of money? Is it not a blasphemy of grace

Li Hong still bowed his head and slowly changed his position with the Minister of the Ministry of rites. Standing next to the new minister of rites, Zhang Cambodian, ignoring Dai Zhide's great righteousness, Li Hong asked Zhang Zhangzhi in a low voice and said, "how about? Can you adapt to Changan? Have all the family members followed me? "

Zhang Cambodian had heard that his royal highness was not rigidly attached to tradition and did not abide by the rules of the dynasty. Now he saw it with his own eyes, but he was still shocked.

The court was opposing his proposal, and his enemy was against him. He didn't listen carefully. Instead, he was chatting with himself!

There are so many rules in the court that all the ministers can't whisper to each other privately when they go to the court. Naturally, Zhang Zhangzhi knows it. But when the prince asks, he has to bow down and salute slightly. He looks at the front and says in a low voice: "thank you for your concern. Because it's an urgent call, only the minister brings a domestic slave here. The family members should be in Chang'an at this time On the way. "

"Oh, have you found the house? Where to live? Go to my apartment when you are free. " Li Hong aims at Dai Zhide, who is still talking with his father, and continues to say.

Zhang Cambodian's face suddenly turned pale. The prince's Royal Highness urgently called for the appointment of himself as Minister of rites. This is not in line with the laws and decrees of the Tang Dynasty. Now, is this a naked attempt to win over himself?

Li Hong looked at his face and looked puzzled. How could he not know what he was thinking and said with a faint smile: "if I miss you more, what's the use of me to pull you in? I called you here because I know you are worthy of my urgent call, because I believe that you can be qualified as Minister of rites, because I believe that you can contribute to the country of Tang Dynasty. In the past, you have been in bad luck. You are a thousand mile horse. I'll be a bole. I don't have to worry about it. "

"Thank you so much, your highness. What can I do for you Zhang cambi immediately bowed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed. He did not expect to be noticed by his royal highness so soon. At the same time, he was also a little red on his face. I'm afraid it's not worth the prince's bold solicitation in the court.

"Oh, it's nothing. The officials who are transferred from the local government to Chang'an from the third grade or above have a settlement fee, which is provided to you to find a house and other expenses." Li Hong said lightly.

"How come you haven't heard of it?" After coming to the Ministry of rites, it is natural that there will be Chamberlain and others to tell themselves everything, but no one has ever heard about it.

"Oh, I just made it when I saw you today." Li Hongli's shameless way of course.

"This I'm afraid it's inappropriate. It's a shame for me to set such a precedent for you. " Zhang Zhangzhi didn't expect his royal highness to be so "stupid", because he had to change a law.

"There's nothing suitable or inappropriate. Local officials entering Chang'an are very valuable. They can't be reunited with their families. It's natural for them to provide some money to comfort them. Besides, you are not the only one. In the future, every officer from the third grade who is transferred to Chang'an and Luoyang will have this settlement fee. Don't worry about it. Don't be under pressure..."

"Your Highness, your highness, what does your majesty ask you?" After his replacement, the Minister of the Ministry of officials looked at his majesty and saw that he was himself. He gave him a bad look. Li Yiyan, the Minister of the Ministry of civil affairs, became weak in both legs and quickly secretly reminded his royal highness who was still chatting with Zhang Cambodian.

"Ah? What's the matter? " Li Hong, who responded, looked at Li Zhi, blinked his innocent eyes and asked.

As soon as Li Zhi saw his virtue, he knew that he had just asked Dai Zhide what he had said, but he didn't hear a word of it. So he said to Dai Zhide lazily, "if you have any injustice, just say it again. I'll see how he answers."

Dai Zhide is also an old-fashioned man. In vain, he has been preparing materials for the past few days. He has searched through the four books and five classics and other sages' books in order to find the knowledge that confronts the prince's highness. However, he did not expect that people would take it seriously.

But at the moment, his Majesty gave him an opportunity to complain about his grievances. Dai Zhide didn't mind repeating what he had just said, so he half turned to Li Hong and saluted the monarch and his ministers before he was ready to speak.

Li Hong looked at the courtiers and said in a loud voice, "where is the king xingben of Shaoqing in Honglu temple, Su Wei, the servant of the Ministry of rites, and Liu Xun, the Minister of the imperial palace?"

Dai Zhide looked at Li Hong and called out the names of the three people. The proud and generous look on his face turned a little ugly.

Li Hong watched the three men coming from behind. After Li Zhi's salute, he pointed to Dai Zhide and motioned them to stand in the past.

Then Li Hongcai took another two steps slowly. Standing not far from Dai Zhide, Li Hongcai said solemnly, "I'll answer your first question first, that is, I'm against my exchange of cloth and silk for cash."Wu Mei, who hides in the back hall, is not the first time to see Li Hong go to court. However, it is the first time that Li Hong looks dignified. She can't help but think: the little bunny is growing up. She is 14 years old in a twinkling of an eye. But it's a lot of trouble these years.

"In the book baopuzi Mingben written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, it is said that" the less is more valuable, and the more is the lower. " Things given by the royal family follow the principle that rarity is the most important thing. If according to what you mean by wearing Zhide, cloth, silk and satin are all gifts given by the royal majesty. Don't you think the Royal gifts are too cheap? " Li Hong said while walking to Dai Zhide, he took yesterday's Xu Jingzong's pamphlet in Dai Zhide's chest.

Then he walked slowly to Li Zhi, took out a pamphlet and put it on the table top. He continued: "why did I use cloth, silk and corn as my salary in the Tang Dynasty? Needless to say, all the officials understand that I had no money in the Tang Dynasty. The copper money was either occupied by the rich people or hidden by the common people. As a result, I had no money in the Tang Dynasty, so the Emperor didn't have it If you don't use cloth, silk, or corn as your salary, you should use money as your salary. Today, the Tang Dynasty is famous everywhere and all countries worship. It is a peaceful and prosperous time. No matter whether it is new money or old money, we can guarantee the flow of copper money. Why should we stick to the old system

"Cloth, silk, shusu and so on, which was the trading method of exchanging goods for goods in primitive society. When copper money and other expensive metals were in short supply, they had to do it. Dai Zhide, you don't want us to go back to the era of wearing animal skins, do you? Oh, maybe you can't understand what I'm saying, so I don't want to explain it to you. You can't understand it. Now let's talk about your second question. " Li Hong disdains to look at the pedantic Dai Zhide. At the moment, his face is black and red, rising like purple eggplant.

Dai Zhide quickly read the pamphlet in his hand, and then coldly looked at the three people called up by Li Hong. The four looked at each other. They did not know how such a hidden thing was discovered by the prince.

"Dai Zhide, is everything above true? Did they take in Japanese women, Xinluo maids and Kunlun Slaves, as well as money? " Li Zhi looked at half of it, and then threw it behind him. He knew that Wu Mei was in the back. He didn't want to see it. So let the queen see it for himself.

"My highness, part of it is true and part of it is conjecture. I think that even if it is true, it is also a private matter of the ministers, which has nothing to do with the affairs of the court. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, as a subject of the upper Kingdom, I have the responsibility to educate the vassal states with" rule of virtue "," rule of propriety "and" rule of man " The foundation of this was that the vassal state granted it to the ministers, and it also respected the Tang Dynasty. Just imagine, if the envoys of the vassal states and others can meet all the ministers and workers of the same Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, and they often give them gifts, and we return them to them, will it not be harmonious and happy? It will show that our country is dignified and magnanimous, and can also give people benefits and respect. Why not do it? " Dai Zhide Lang Sheng said that he did not care about the bribes of Japanese and Korean Envoys, but was complacent.

Listening to Dai Zhide's grand words, Li Hong also felt a little ashamed. It was the first time that he met a shameless person who could speak highly of accepting bribes. Now he has to look at Dai Zhide with a new look.

"Lord Dai, you are very good. It's the first time that I've heard of accepting bribes. On the contrary, I can be so righteous. It seems that if you don't accept bribes, you will lose the face of the Tang Dynasty. It's really hard for you. " Li Zhihong smiles.

"Hum, your highness, don't make innuendo and false accusations. Dai Zhide can't afford it. The deeds of the guilty ministers can show the heaven and sacrifice the earth, and the man's husband is worthy of the heaven and the earth." Dai Zhide looks up at the top of the court, disdaining to talk to Li Hong.

"Six virtues: wisdom, faith, holiness, benevolence, righteousness and loyalty. Six elements: filial piety, friendship, amity, marriage, toughness and compassion. The six arts: rites, music, shooting, imperial, calligraphy, and numbers are the fundamental education of the Tang Dynasty to educate the people. The rites of Zhou and Confucianism that you admire are just evolved from the three six. No matter the "three cardinal principles and five constancies", the rule of virtue, the rule of rites and the rule of man, there is no more people-oriented and people-oriented. The people of Tang Dynasty have not yet been fully civilized. I don't know where you have the ability to enlighten the foreign countries? Do vassals and foreign countries respect you Dai Zhide because we are powerful, or do you respect Datang because you wear it? Under the situation of putting the cart before the horse, what face do you have to say that Japan bribes you, you can still face the sky to the earth? " Li Hong licked his lips, and he was dead hearted to Dai Zhide. He could never stay in the court again!

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