A figure flashed in the imperial study room, and Li Chong, the commander of the Baiqisi, walked out quietly and whispered: "Report to Your Majesty, there is no big deal, but the Baiqisi found a few small things that need to be reported, hoping to arouse Your Majesty's attention and vigilance. Otherwise, when you go to court, you will be caught off guard by the ministers."

Li Shimin picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me!"

The commander Li Chong slowly breathed and said, "The first thing is that the King Zhao of Xifu wanted to hand over the Emperor's Sword!"

Li Shimin put the tea bowl and suddenly picked it up and took a sip.

Don’t underestimate this action, this action makes the emperor feel worried.

Li Chong was the commander of the Hundred Qis and was well aware of Li Shimin's various habits. He put the emperor down and picked up the tea bowl, and immediately knew how he should report to him next.

He coughed gently and continued: "Two years ago, Your Majesty gave the King of Zhao the Emperor's Sword on the grassland border, saying that King Zhao can control the army when he boarded the horse and dismounted the horse. The Emperor's Sword has been held in the hands of King Zhao for two years. Not long ago, King Zhao suddenly wrote a letter saying that he would hand over the Emperor's Sword back. This incident caused quite a stir among the ministers, and many people were speculating about King Zhao's thoughts!"

Li Shimin suddenly laughed and said leisurely: "This brat obviously wants to try to alert the snake. He is as smart as a little monkey. He must have noticed that someone wants to provoke him recently. Hehe, the tiger has been lying in Hebei for two years, only focusing on farming to develop people's livelihood. As a result, many people forgot his drum beater and thought that the tiger has no teeth..."

He snorted coldly at this point, and then said, "For example, today's Yin Concubine actually wants to seize food from the tiger's mouth. I scolded her angrily. It was for the sake of Yin Concubine. They didn't know the bad guy's temper. Once they got angry, they would look like crazy. I still remember that at that state banquet, this kid directly killed people at the state banquet..."

Li Chong did not dare to take the emperor's words, but just continued his report: "Recently, there was a rumor that the King of Zhao was worried that His Majesty would suspect that he was very good at his master, so he handed over the Emperor's Sword and even prepared to take his post as the chief general of the Hebei Road marching."

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Shimin and said with some hint: "The King of Zhao is not only the chief marching officer of Hebei Road, but also the chief commander of Youyan Land. Those rumors that cannot be found out are spreading quickly, saying that King of Zhao doesn't even want to be the chief commander of Youyan Land."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed and suddenly asked, "Did this rumor spread in the harem?"

Li Chong said bluntly and said without any concealment: "Your Majesty asked the point at once. This rumor spreads the most in the palace. Many concubines sent palace maids to inquire, especially those concubines who gave birth to princes..."

As he said that, he glanced at Li Shimin and whispered: "Those concubines are particularly concerned about the content of this rumor."

Li Shimin took a light breath and said helplessly: "National affairs, family affairs, and state affairs are annoying, and family affairs are trivial. If I am busy with state affairs, I cannot take into account family affairs. If I want to manage family affairs, it will delay national affairs. It is said that emperors are above ten thousand people. Does anyone know that emperors are very depressed?"

Li Chong said nothing.

Li Shimin knew that this younger generation was calm and that this kid would never say anything he shouldn't say. The emperor suddenly laughed at himself and said lightly: "With the morning court time there is still a distance, tell me some other easy things. As for those rumors, I guess it was the work of King Zhao himself. He wanted to try to alert the enemy. It must have a special purpose. I guess I will receive his private message soon, and everything will be revealed."

Li Chong nodded and turned to pick up some interesting street stories to report, saying: "Chang'an is getting more and more prosperous. There is occasionally meat on the dining tables of the people. Half a month ago, the refugees camp in the Wei River was officially demolished. Those refugees are no longer refugees, and are now richer than the local people in Chang'an."

Li Shimin laughed and said with a relaxed face: "It's not easy, that's more than 67,000 refugees. At the beginning, the whole court was in a mess, but now I still feel my scalp numb."

Li Chong took the opportunity to say, "It's all of this that King Zhao is responsible for. If it weren't for the salted fish industry he created, those refugees wouldn't have the good days they have today."

Li Shimin said 'um' and said slowly: "Salted fish, salted fish, when he first started to make salted fish, even I felt that he was making a mess."

Suddenly he turned his head to look at Li Chong and pondered: "When talking about salted fish, I suddenly want to eat it. You can go and inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs later and ask them to buy some and send them to the palace."

Li Chong smiled and looked up, saying, "What is your Majesty saying? The Palace Office of the Interior has prepared salted fish all year round. You don't need to go out to buy it at all. The imperial kitchen can be cooked at any time."

"That's good!"

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Let them fry it in a small pan of oil, and then eat salted fish after I go to court."

Li Chong followed the trend and said carefully: "It's better to add a little fat intestine and pork head meat. These two delicacies are really delicious."

Li Shimin laughed again and pointed at him and said, "You are also a foodie."

Li Chong yelled twice, and then said: "It's really strange. The people are getting richer and richer, and they have more and more spare money. However, the prices on the streets have not soared, but they are selling things more and more cheaply. In the past, I wanted to eat a bite of fat intestine, so I had to buy them for twenty cents, but now it has dropped to less than eight cents. I feel that my monthly salary is particularly durable..."

Li Shimin nodded slowly and said in a relaxed tone: "It is normal for you to understand it. I couldn't figure it out before, and even thought that low grain would hurt farmers. However, King Zhao of Xifu told me that the cheaper the price, the richer the country. Not only can the people eat and drink enough, but the tax revenue of the treasury will also increase continuously."

When Li Chong saw that the emperor was in a good mood, he took the opportunity to say, "I still have something unknown, I want to ask Your Majesty to wake him up."

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, saying, "Ask."

Li Chong bowed and said curiously: "I have been unable to figure out why Chang'an is getting richer. It is obvious that King Zhao has made the trading center in Fanyang, but why Chang'an has become richer first. And the speed of this wealth is a bit scary. My salary has tripled in two years."

Li Shimin laughed and pointed at him and said, "You Li Chong, you dare to be foolish to me. As the commander of the Hundred Riders and Commander, you are in charge of the entire Tang Dynasty. Do you not know the reason for the prosperity of Chang'an? You clearly deliberately aroused my complacentness."

Li Chong yelled twice and bowed respectfully, "I really don't understand."

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Chapter completed!