The Tang Dynasty: The Concubine of the Holy Soldier

Chapter 369 Beginning to announce the list

Chapter 369 Beginning to announce the list

Finally, this is the fourth time Bai Jingyi has asked this question, and everyone present knows that there must be some unknown reason.

Wei Zheng stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say. After all, in his opinion, now that the King of Beiliang has admitted what he did, it stands to reason that the Holy Majesty should issue a decree to punish him.

But why the King of Beiliang has been standing here until now, and everyone is waiting for his explanation.

But in Wei Zheng's view, the evidence against King Beiliang is already a fact, and he has already admitted it himself.So he stood up and boldly said: "The king of Beiliang's corruption and bribery, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, is really a felony!"

However, Bai Jingyi smiled faintly and said, "Heh! Isn't Doctor Wei old and confused?"

subsequently.Bai Jingyi turned around and looked at Li Chengqian and said, "The account books that the king asked you to sort out in recent days, have you sorted them all out!?"

Li Chengqian glanced at Wei Zheng very proudly, then stood up and cupped his hands to Bai Jingyi and said, "The Gudu has been sorted out."

Now listening to the question and answer between Bai Jingyi and Li Chengqian, everyone knew that there must be a turning point for this matter.

Then Bai Jingyi smiled lightly and said: "Then read the contents of this ledger aloud in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and remember to let this old fool hear clearly!"

"In order not to impeach my hero of Tang Dynasty in front of the Holy Majesty in the future."

Hearing Bai Jingyi's words, Wei Zheng's face was livid with anger, but he couldn't refute. After all, Bai Jingyi must be relying on something, and Li Chengqian hasn't started reading the account book yet...

Li Er was also a little curious, after all, Li Chengqian had never told him about the ledger.So his gaze was fixed on the ledger that Li Chengqian took out, and he listened attentively at the same time.

Li Chengqian cleared his throat, then turned around and read aloud to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: "The Holy Majesty exempted Liangzhou from taxes for five years! He also rewarded ten thousand stones of grain! Thousands of catties of cloth, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep!"

"Gugong sent a thousand taels of gold to the White House, all of which were exchanged for grain by the King of Beiliang and sent to Liangzhou!"

"The Duke of Wei, Li Jing, sent Wanguan copper coins to the King of Beiliang, but the King of Beiliang exchanged them for wood and sent them to Liangzhou!"

"Duke Lu Cheng Yaojin sent five thousand shi of grain and one thousand cattle to the King of Northern Liang, all of which were sent to Liangzhou!"

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Li Chengqian read out all those who gave Bai Jingyi generous gifts, and remembered every stroke very clearly... This made everyone present understand the reason of the matter.

But Li Er became more startled when he heard it. He didn't expect the King of Beiliang to be so influential. Not only did the Duke and ministers donate money and food for him, but even the family ministers also sent money and food.

You must know that the current aristocratic families are all dormant, recovering their background, not seeking development but only seeking self-protection, and now they are willing to spend so much money and food to help Bai Jingyi...

For a while, Li Er's suspicion flared up again, and he was thinking in his heart: "Could it be that all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty want to win over the King of Beiliang!?"

"But with so many high-ranking ministers wooing the King of Beiliang, who will the King of Beiliang support in the end? Especially the current position of prime minister!"

"I'm afraid that today's official recommendation is just a formality for the King of Beiliang! After all, as soon as the King of Beiliang speaks, the rest of the ministers will definitely follow suit!"

"I want to see who the King of Beiliang will choose to support in the end!?"

As for those border guards, princes of vassal states, and those relatives of the emperor who never go to court on weekdays, when they heard the names of these people, they all couldn't help but gasp.

They never imagined that a little king of Beiliang, who was only 16 years old, would be appreciated and won over by so many ministers in the court.

Even being able to get the support of aristocratic families seemed impossible to them.

At the same time, Bai Jingyi's status in their hearts was instantly elevated, making them no longer dare to underestimate this 16-year-old boy.Especially the princes of the southern vassal states, in their view, Bai Jingyi has unlimited potential in the future, and it is worth them to win over.

While Li Chengqian was reading the list, Bai Jingyi's eyes gradually swept over the expressions of those people, and his attention was always on these border households and the princes of the southern vassals from the beginning to the end.

After all, Wei Zheng is just a clown, so there is no need to argue with him.

Now looking at the expressions of these people, I can already clarify my purpose, and I have almost achieved it.Let these people no longer dare to despise themselves.

At the same time, Bai Jingyi was thinking in his heart: "I'm afraid that if the princes of these southern vassal states want to develop in the north, they must come to win me over!"

"Now I am equivalent to a local snake in the north and a vassal state in the south. If you want to intervene, you must get your consent!"

"And the land in the south is definitely the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's development, and I will control it sooner or later! The princes of the southern vassal states will eventually become my territory of the Tang Dynasty, and will no longer be vassal states!"

The princes of these southern vassal states felt Bai Jingyi's gaze, and they were all trembling with fright.

Although there was a faint smile on Bai Jingyi's face, it looked like a devil's smile to them, and an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.

As if he was a prey, he had already been targeted by someone...

Bai Jingyi slowly withdrew his gaze, thinking in his heart: "To Datang, today's south is just a place where prisoners are exiled! It belongs to an undeveloped wilderness! You don't even care about it!"

"However, if Datang wants to increase its food production, the only way is to take over the land in the south and develop it extensively! Otherwise, it will always be difficult to solve the problem of the people of Datang not having enough to eat!"

"But there is no rush for this matter now. After all, the northern Turkic barbarians have not yet been pacified, and they may make a comeback at any time! Now, with their own power, they are enough to suppress these southern vassal states that are about to move!"

"So in a short period of time, the princes of these southern vassal states will only try to win over themselves, and will never go to war!"

When thinking of this, the corners of Bai Jingyi's mouth rose slightly, and at the same time, he thought of a strategy specifically aimed at the southern vassal states...

At this time, Li Chengqian had finished reading the list of all the people on the ledger, and he deliberately put Li Er in the first place, one is for Li Er's face, and the other is to help Bai Jingyi build momentum...

Now that the goal has been achieved, Li Chengqian respectfully handed over the account book to the accompanying old eunuch beside Li Er, and then handed it over to Li Er's hands...

(End of this chapter)