A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"Can't sleep." Gu Qing continued to look up at the stars in the sky.

Di Renjie also looked up at the starry sky and said, "The starry sky is so beautiful."

"Yeah, I can't see such a beautiful starry sky in my hometown." Gu Qing said.

"Teacher's hometown must be very beautiful." Di Renjie lowered his head and said.

"No matter how this world changes, only the starry sky is more ancient, but the starry sky will also change, it changes very slowly, sometimes one or two stars will fall, and sometimes, certain stars will change their positions, but these changes They are very tiny, and no one will know if one or two stars are missing in the vast starry sky, because the stars are too small in the starry sky, so small that people won't care."

"Teacher, do you have to deal with Jiangnan forces?"

After saying that, Di Renjie regretted it, maybe he shouldn't ask such a question.

"To be honest, I don't want to make such a fuss." Gu Qing also said, "But the benefits are right in front of me, and I will fall into the hands of others if I don't fight."

Di Renjie said again: "So the teacher must fight for it?"

"Maritime trade has become a general trend. Waterways are the core of transportation in the Central Plains today. Whoever controls the waterway will control maritime trade."

While Gu Qing was talking, Di Renjie could feel the affirmation in the words, and asked again: "Even if the teacher will leave the position of Xiangguo because of this, you still have to fight for it?"

"What's wrong with you today?" Gu Qing sat up and looked at Di Renjie.

"Nothing?" Di Renjie shook his head and said disappointedly: "Teacher, sometimes as a disciple, I am very proud. The teacher won the battle outside the pass, and the teacher was frightened when he killed the border countries. The teacher became a powerful minister under one person and above ten thousand. I am very proud in my heart. I am a proud person, and I like this pride very much. I really hope that the teacher can continue to sit in the position of Xiangguo, even if he does not go to court or ask about state affairs. "

"Then I will become the most useless prime minister in the whole world." Gu Qing couldn't help laughing.

"No one would say that." Di Renjie shook his head vigorously, "No one would think so, and no one would deny the teacher's past achievements.

"The position of Xiangguo is not important to me, nor is it important to Datang. He is just an existence in name only. If this position is very important, then my hard work for so many years and my efforts to change the court will be in vain. The Xiangguo system is originally There are a lot of criticisms, the turnover is between the emperor and the court, and the government is monopolized by one hand, the power of the prime minister is too great."

"Like Lu Buwei?" Di Renjie said.

Gu Qing nodded, "Of course there are good ones too, like Guan Zhong, Xiao He, Zhuge Liang, they are all heroes of a generation, but how many people can be Guan Zhong and how many people want to be Lu Buwei?"

"Teacher has only been a prime minister for three years." Di Renjie said.

"Yeah, it's only been three years, and future history books will record that I am the prime minister with the shortest reign, and also the laziest prime minister." Gu Qing said with a smile: "If someone really said that, I'd be pretty Fortunately, at least I'm a very maverick."

"Even if you lose the position of prime minister, do you still have to deal with Jiangnan?" Di Renjie said.

Seeing the kid's disappointed expression, Gu Qing smiled and said: "I know what you are thinking, the Xie family's case is now being investigated in Dali Temple, you are afraid that you will find something related to me, but you don't want me to leave Xiangguo in your heart Position? You are afraid that what you have found is enough for me to abdicate, right?"

"Did the teacher do anything to Jiangnan?" Di Renjie asked again.

Seeing that Gu Qing didn't answer, Di Renjie continued: "Teacher, Pei Xingjian said that he doesn't want the teacher to abdicate, and I don't want to. If the Dali Temple case causes the teacher to abdicate, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."

"It's okay, you can check it out, I have never done anything." Gu Qing said to Di Renjie: "These are my truth, you just need to check it out with confidence."

"Really?" Di Renjie asked.

"Really." Gu Qing said: "I know Changsun Wuji, an old fox, left Chang'an. This move is a bit surprising to me, but I don't know why you are under so much pressure."

Di Renjie explained: "Because when Changsun Wuji left Chang'an, there was a conversation between him and Li Chengqian, which Pei Xingjian saw with his own eyes, and this time Li Chengqian seemed to be sure that the teacher would leave the position of Prime Minister, and Changsun Wuji also It must be concluded that the teacher will leave the position of Xiangguo, so Changsun Wuji left Chang'an, I think all this has something to do with Changsun Wuji!"

Recalling the conversation Changsun Wuji had with himself before he left, Gu Qing said with a smile: "It seems that this time Changsun Wuji's departure from Chang'an not only put a lot of pressure on the Jiangnan family, but even you all felt it. To deal with Jiangnan, Changsun Wuji, an old fox, understood my intentions at a glance. Before he left, I stayed with him for a whole day. Di Renjie, this matter is not as complicated as you think, and there are not so many things in it conspiracy."

"I just want to deal with the Jiangnan forces. The waterway must not be in the hands of the Jiangnan clan." Gu Qing stood up and said to Di Renjie: "You can also come to the banquet in three days. I will hold a banquet at home and invite some Jiangnan clans. Children of the clan, when the time comes, come and see and you will understand everything."

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Chapter 78 The Weird Person

The bank, Li Chongyi counted the books in his hand. From now on, the bank in Chang'an can officially enter the right track. As long as it runs smoothly in the future, there will be no major problems. Just thinking about the development of the bank, a young man came to report : "Treasurer Li, Mr. Cui, Minister of the Household Department, is here."

"Let him in." Li Chongyi put down the ledger in his hand and said.

Hubu Shangshu urged Gengeng to enter the bank, looked at everything here and sighed, "Sometimes I really envy you people who can count money to the point of numbness."

"I don't know why Cui Shangshu came here?" Li Chongyi said politely.

"You don't need to salute if you're older than me." Cui Geng continued, "You need a lot of money to conquer China and the West, you know that."

"The bank is just a bank, and I dare not interfere with the affairs of the court." Li Chongyi said immediately.

In the words, I want to separate the relationship between the Qianzhuang and the court. It is the affairs of the court that you spend money in the court, and it has nothing to do with the Qianzhuang.

Cui Geng looked at Li Chongyi and said again: "I have long heard that the eldest son of the king's family of Hejian County is upright in his duties, and now I see that it is indeed the case. In fact, I am not here to spy on your bank this time. My family is also a businessman. Lord Gu earned a lot of money from his business, and most of my family's money was deposited in the bank, so if the Western Expedition needs money in the court, I don't want the bank to take it out."

"So that's the case, then Cui Shangshu came here for another purpose?" Li Chongyi said.

"Brother Li, where did you start with this? I just want to see the bank. What's the purpose?" Cui Geng said with a smile: "The bank is now in charge of the Gu family, and there are a total of eleven shopkeepers in the bank. Among the people, brother Li must be the master of the bank in the future."

"I dare not take it." Li Chongyi waved his hand and said.

"Brother Li is really humble." Cui Geng looked at the Chang'an residents queuing up to save money downstairs and said in a low voice: "I heard that Master Gu is going to open a bank in Goguryeo?"

"That's true, Mr. Shang Shu is well informed." Li Chongyi said.

Cui Geng smiled and waved his hands: "It's not that I'm well-informed, it's just that old man Cheng Yaojin said it after drinking too much, and it's been rumored ten times in the morning, but now that I think about it, the bank was only opened in Chang'an. Is it a bit inappropriate to enlighten Goguryeo so soon?"

"Well, it's not that I haven't thought about Cui Shangshu's idea." Li Chongyi also nodded, "Although it is a little inappropriate, it is said that Gu Hou has already captured Liaodong City and connected Shanhaiguan to Liaodong City. After the first visit, there were more trade exchanges between Goguryeo and Central Plains merchants, but over the years, the prices of goods in the transactions between Goguryeo and Datang are different, and in many cases, you and I set each other’s words.”

"In the past few days in Qianzhuang, I have been studying money. Goguryeo's money and Datang's money are not used. Once there is a problem within Goguryeo, many businessmen who travel between Goguryeo and the Central Plains will have troubles. Prices have risen, and Goguryeo produced a large number of copper coins, but they used the same money to buy things from Tang Dynasty, and at that time, even the Central Plains would have trouble.”

After listening to Cui Geng, he thought about what he said, "It seems that there is indeed such a truth. Gu Qing opened the bank in Goguryeo to control the trade of Goguryeo. If something happens to Goguryeo, Liaodong City can adjust as quickly as possible. In this way The merchants in the Central Plains will not suffer from various changes."

"Yes." Cui Geng asked again: "Goguryeo's money is actually not much. Can the bank indirectly control Goguryeo's money?"

"If it works well, it can be controlled. The existence of the bank in Goguryeo can also make the merchants in the Central Plains feel more at ease when they go to Goguryeo to trade." Li Chongyi continued: "Cui Shangshu might as well regard it as a protectorate, in the Central Plains of Goguryeo. People can also get shelter in a bank, of course sometimes I think Gu Hou Ye has a second intention to open a bank in Goguryeo."

"What's the intention?" Cui Geng asked.

The breeze blowing in from outside the window, Li Chongyi recovered and looked at Cui Geng, "Cui Shangshu, do you want to know too much? Although the bank can be supervised by the court, our bank doesn't have to report everything to the court. "

"Of course you don't need it." Cui Geng said with a smile: "I'm just asking. If Brother Li doesn't want to answer, I won't ask. I'm here to gain knowledge, so I'm leaving!"

"No more." Li Chongyi said.

After Cui Geng left the bank, Li Chongyi found a servant and told him, "Tell the Gu family that the Minister of the Household Department has been to the bank."

"Yes." The boy left immediately after receiving the message.

Standing upstairs, Li Chongyi looked at the shopkeepers who were busy working downstairs, and still had some doubts in his heart. Why did the minister of the household department suddenly come to the bank, and his words seemed to be his own words.

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