Datang unsigned for six years, only to know that it is Journey to the West

result.

Before he could speak, Wei Zheng stepped forward.

Wei Zheng said: "The prince is joking, the cost is so great, how can you say it's nothing?"

Old Patriarch Wang said with a smile: "The people are happy."

Wei Zheng said: "The people of Luoyang welcome His Majesty. This is what the people want. We cannot let them down."

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zhengchao clasped his fists together and said, "The old minister thinks that the people of Luoyang should be rewarded."

Patriarch Wang's face changed slightly.

He took one commoner at a time, because he wanted to kidnap Li Shimin with Luoyang commoners, and then reward him.

but.

Wei Zheng directly asked the emperor to reward the people, but he had nothing to do.

Li Shimin said: "It makes sense, how should I reward it?"

Wei Zheng said: "So much money and food is worth a year's tax in Luoyang City. Why don't your majesty exempt the people of Luoyang from taxes for three years as a reward?!"

Patriarch Wang's expression changed drastically.

The aristocratic families were also dumbfounded.

Exempting the people from taxes, has something to do with them? !

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, it was a good move.

He originally wanted to allocate three or four times the amount of money and food to the common people, but he also knew that most of them would fall into the hands of the family.

The people are not good, and they will not think of him well.

but.

Tax-free, that would definitely put him on the line.

It really benefits the people, and Li Shimin doesn't need to pay for it immediately.

It's just the tax in Luoyang, it's not worth anything, and it happens to be exempt from tax for three years, which shows his kindness!

Li Shimin nodded again and again, "Wei Xiang is right, sure."

The cheeks of the prince and the others twitched suddenly. In order to welcome the emperor, they went in a lot, but in the end they didn't get any reward.

The people have been exempted from paying taxes for three years, who is willing to work for them, and go straight home to plow the fields.

As a result, their fields were abandoned, and the people went home to farm, and they got three years of taxes in vain.

Even if they steal chickens, they will lose money!

At this time, they already hated Wei Zheng to the bone, but there was nothing they could do.

The aristocratic family was defeated!

The eunuchs and monks were all ready to move, and then the eminent monks of the White Horse Temple stepped forward.

Faming wholeheartedly wants to push Xuanzang to Li Shimin, but Baima Temple wants to take this opportunity to make a fortune.

Therefore.

The old monk Fachuan, acting director of Baima Temple, hurriedly stepped forward, and the aristocratic family used the common people as a cover, so they could exempt the common people from taxes.

However, they don't have to pay taxes for the restoration of Luoyang Palace at the White Horse Temple, so they must give real money to thank them, right? !

Chapter 189 Arrangement by the Celestial Master, There is a Man named Wu Zhao who admires you

Master Fachuan came out.

As soon as he came out, Wei Zheng had already noticed and frowned.

He felt that the most troublesome thing was the monk.

Because their identities are sensitive and their status is unique.

The families of princes, officials, and officials are all right, but people in the Buddhist sect are not easy to deal with.

They mastered the beliefs, and everyone believed in and respected them, from the emperor's relatives to the common people.

Moreover, the status of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty is very unique. First, there were thirteen stick monks who rescued the Tang king, and then the eminent monks were rewarded one after another, built temples, established sects, and were allowed not to pay taxes.

The masters also have the status of official mages and archmages, and the most powerful archmages can even be equal to their princes, and they are all honorable.

Like ordinary princes, they have fiefs and subjects, and they don't have to pay taxes.

and.

They are nobles from other places, and they are even more trusted by the emperor.

The most frightening thing is that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Buddhist gate. There are many capable people and strange men, and there are many masters, who have always been trusted by the emperor.

The White Horse Temple is also a hidden dragon and crouching tiger. Fa Chuan is not only the acting abbot of the White Horse Temple, but also one of the thirteen stick monks in the past.

He had a deadly friendship with the emperor.

Wei Zheng's face was a little dignified.

Fa Chuan clasped his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, you are here in Luoyang. You are truly blessed. Even the golden body of the Great Buddha at the White Horse Temple showed a smile in the early hours of this morning."

When Li Shimin heard it, he was overjoyed, "Is this true?"

Fa Chuan said: "Not only that, three days ago, the iron tree in the White Horse Temple was in bloom, and the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was in full bloom on the door, and a white horse that was about to die of illness in the back mountain also became alive and well."

Li Shimin was overjoyed, it was all auspicious.

He is satisfied.

All the monks at the White Horse Temple laughed.

Wei Zheng frowned. These things were said by Fa Chuan himself, whether it is true or not is unknown.

Even if it is true, it can be an illusion created by the monks of the White Horse Temple using magic, which is simply uncountable.

He didn't believe that the golden Buddha would suddenly grin, and he didn't believe that the iron tree was blooming, and the white horse that died of illness could still be alive and well? !

Never heard of it.

Before Wei Zheng came, he also inquired about the situation of the White Horse Temple, but there was no relevant rumor before.

Most of these were figured out by Fa Chuan himself in the past two days.

I believe that Li Shimin will definitely not pursue it in depth.

as predicted.

Li Shimin was just very happy, and had no intention of going for an inspection at all.

Wei Zheng couldn't give up easily, because he knew that Fa Chuan would definitely want to benefit next.

So, he cupped his fists and said, "Wow, I didn't expect such auspiciousness. Can Master Fa Chuan bring up the white horse that is about to die of illness and present it to His Majesty? And can he take out the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum for His Majesty to have a look at?"

He opened his arms, laughed, and said, "This old man has never seen a cycad tree blooming before, can you take it out so that this old man can feast his eyes on it?!"

Fa Chuan's face changed slightly.

He didn't expect Wei Zheng to pursue the truth.

Immediately embarrassed.

The aristocratic families and officials of all sizes in Luoyang were watching the fun, they couldn't offend Wei Zheng, and they couldn't offend these monks either.

They are all in Luoyang on weekdays, sharing weal and woe, but they also fight openly and secretly.

Seeing that the monks are not flattering, they are happy to watch the fun.

Only Li Shimin and the Queen looked at each other, and they could tell that something was wrong with Wei Zheng as usual.

It seems to be more aggressive.

And they are not stupid, from Wei Zheng's reaction, it can be seen that the monks have played tricks!

really.

Fa Chuan hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to deal with Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng helped him out of the siege with a smile, and said: "It seems that Master Fa Chuan is reluctant to dedicate auspiciousness to His Majesty. Forget it, Your Majesty does not want to compete with Buddha for auspiciousness."

Then he cupped his fists at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the White Horse Temple donated 3000 taels of silver to repair the Luoyang Palace half a month ago. This is a great charity!"

Fa Chuan was taken aback.

He didn't expect that Wei Zheng not only saved him from the siege, but also claimed credit for him.

I was stunned for a moment, not knowing why.

He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Wei Zheng was selling in his gourd.

The monks were dumbfounded.

They already felt a trace of hostility from Wei Zheng's way of speaking before, but now Wei Zheng took credit for speaking for them and confused them all.

Subsequently.

They were a little proud, it must be that Wei Zheng was also afraid of their Buddhism, so he wanted to ease the relationship.

Wei Xiang is not exempt!

Li Shimin said: "Wei Xiang's words are justified, Buddhism is great, and it should be rewarded."

Just when he was about to say a lot of rewards, Wei Zheng spoke again and said, "Your Majesty, I have taken over the full power of the Eastern Tour from you before, and I have rewarded you for Your Majesty in advance."

"Now 3000 taels of silver have been prepared and returned to the White Horse Temple, and in order to show His Majesty's benevolence, an extra 1000 taels of silver was recruited to repair the parts of the White Horse Temple that were in disrepair."

Fa Chuan's face changed, 3000 taels for 4000 taels. Although they were still making a lot of money, it was different from what they thought at first.

What they want is a high return of 3 taels, or even 30 taels!

A mere 4000 taels is not worth it for them to curry favor with the emperor and lose face.

Therefore, it is necessary to ask for more rewards.

but.

Wei Zheng made up his mind, and said: "Your Majesty, the veteran is responsible for the full power of this reward, so you don't have to worry too much, you won't lose your royal dignity."

Li Shimin didn't know that Wei Zheng was taking the blame and saving money for him, and he was satisfied with him, so he valued Wei Zheng even more.

He also understood why Wei Zheng would agree to the east tour, so it was to save money for him by leading the east tour himself.

Fa Chuan still wanted more rewards, but seeing Wei Zheng's eyes, he was at a loss for words.

This matter was taken over by Wei Zheng. If the reward is not enough, he can only ask Wei Zheng for it. With Wei Zheng's temperament, he will not give more at all, and because of this, their Buddhist sect will anger Wei Zheng and displease the emperor.

There is no face, and the loss outweighs the gain.

Therefore, Fa Chuan could only smile awkwardly, and then backed away silently.

A smile appeared on Wei Zheng's face, and he said to himself, "Master Tianshi is really good at predicting things, and the signing of the lottery has been resolved in half."

However, Wei Zheng's expression became serious immediately after.

The catastrophe of signing a lottery is not just as simple as monks asking for rewards, but also eunuchs offering their daughters.

The former is still a matter of money, while the latter will affect the emperor's health and fortune.

That night, in Luoyang City, there was laughter and laughter.

In the palace, singing and dancing.

The next day.

After Li Shi B&B woke up drunk and had some headaches, the old eunuch Wang Bing who was stationed in the Luoyang Palace asked to see him.

"Your Majesty, here is a beautiful girl chosen for you. You are tired, do you want her to come up to serve you?"

Li Shimin rested separately from the queen in the palace. After all, the queen was not in good health and he was hungover.

At this moment, the headache was about to split, and when he heard that there was a beautiful woman, anyway, she would be her woman in the future, so he nodded in agreement.

soon.

An incomparably beautiful woman was sent here, who served the emperor submissively and comfortably.

noon.