Those who repay anger with anger are evil people; those who do not retaliate with anger are better than anger. Among all evils, the only fault is anger. If you have a single intention of anger, you will encounter hundreds of thousands of obstacles. A person who is angry (hui) does not know what is good or what is not good, does not recognize sins and blessings, does not know benefits and harms, does not remember himself, and will fall into evil paths.
People who can endure have the first kind heart. If you can give up anger, you will be loved by everyone, happy to be seen by everyone, believed in and accepted by everyone, have a pure color, have a calm mind, not be restless, have pure goodness and deep heart, be free from the faults of the body and speech, be free from the heat and anger of the mind, be free from the fear of evil ways, and be free from evil. Name, free from worry, free from the fear of resentment and family, free from the evil words of evil people, free from the fear of regret, free from the fear of evil voices, free from the fear of no gain, free from the fear of suffering, free from the fear of arrogance, possessing all merits and virtues, the name If you listen to it universally, you will gain the happiness of the present and future generations.
As Concubine Xiao Shu murmured, her whole person suddenly became peaceful. Even in Li Hong's eyes, it seemed as if the Buddha's light was shining behind her head, as peaceful and peaceful as the Guanyin Green Lotus.
"When did Hong'er start learning Buddhism? How did he achieve enlightenment so quickly? I'm really ashamed. I almost got angry because of the wedding ceremony between Yiyang and Gao'an." Concubine Xiao Shu was like a clear spring. , letting one float freely, with a calm and indifferent expression.
Li Hong didn't have time to study Buddhism. If he had time, he might as well call Jinghui to him and teach him how to change his identity after being promoted from the position of minister of household affairs to minister of household affairs.
Today, Jinghui, after knowing that Li Hong intends to promote him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, spends his days in the Ministry of Hubu with great trepidation and caution, fearing that an omission may dissatisfy Li Hong and embarrass His Highness the Crown Prince.
Furthermore, this is also a common problem among officials. It is understandable that people worry about gains and losses in a short period of time when they suddenly go from being a minister of the fourth rank to the third rank, directly to the third rank.
After all, promotion from the fourth rank to the third rank is a difficult hurdle for any official who focuses on his official career. At this level, it is not just about political performance. There are too many complicated things in it. The interest component can even become an opportunity for a third-rank official. It depends on whether you stood in the right line in the court when you were at the fourth rank.
More importantly, in Jinghui's view, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince holds the post of Shangshu of the Transfer Department, this position should be vacant since Li Hong no longer holds the position, and should not be filled by others.
Now that the prince has taken up the post of Minister of Transfer of Households, he will have to fill the vacancy himself after resigning. You can imagine how much invisible pressure there is. At the same time, this also marks oneself as a prince.
"What are you thinking about? It's rare to come here to see me once, why are you distracted? Is the matter in the court bothering Hong'er?" Concubine Xiao Shu's eyes became very wise and she looked at Li Hong calmly and asked.
Li Hong smiled sheepishly. He couldn't say he was distracted, could he? Looking at Concubine Xiao Shu's eyes, she was pure and unsullied, full of an attitude of not fighting against the world. It would not make anyone think that asking about the affairs of the court from her mouth was intentional.
I'm afraid this is why my father comes here more often than before, right
"I don't think so. Hong'er doesn't understand your profound Buddhist teachings. Hong'er has been busy in Taiyi City in the past few years. He may have been influenced by businessmen. He values profits more than names and gifts. How can there be any great freedom in understanding Buddhism? "By the way, what is freedom?" Li Hong's eyes widened and he started to make jokes again.
Concubine Xiao Shu looked at Li Hong and smiled helplessly. This is a smart person. He is smooth but not worldly. He is worldly but not worldly, but his city is like a conspiracy. It is difficult for people to think that he is a dark person.
Born into the royal family, not being tainted, and always keeping an innocent heart, this is probably how Hong'er and Wu Mei have been able to get along harmoniously over the years!
"I thought you knew everything, but I didn't expect that there is knowledge that our Prince of the Tang Dynasty doesn't understand." A crisp voice sounded at the door.
Li Hong knew who the voice at the door belonged to without having to guess. Seeing Xiaoxue and Lan He just walking into the living room, he blurted out: "Lan He, go and drive out those who disturb the door for no reason! How unbecoming is it that no notification is made inside the palace? Then trespass..."
"Let's see what you can do, Li Hong. I will fight you to the death today!" This time it was Gao An's voice.
Yiyang and Gao'an are now famous young rich women in Chang'an and even Luoyang. Although they act cautiously in the palace, they are afraid of making a wrong move and causing criticism. But in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places, there are business people who speak their minds and their words are resounding.
Concubine Xiao Shu smiled helplessly again. In the past few years, the two princesses were only happy when she saw them today. I am afraid that it was only when Li Hong was here that they would release their original little girlish attitude.
The two angrily ignored Xiaoxue and Lan He's salutes, and when they walked up to Li Hong, they both looked angry, put their hands on their hips, puffed out their chests, and stuck out their chins: "Li Hong, let me ask you, why?" You can’t trade old money! Isn’t old money money? Do you know how much money Yiyang and I have lost these days if you don’t let Bai Chun trade with old money? You, the culprit, need to pay us back!”
Li Hong's face, which was still smiling, first became calm and then gloomy as Gao An's voice of criticism. After Gao An finished speaking, Li Hong's entire face turned dark.
The aura of calmness and self-power instantly resembles a sharp horizontal knife coming out of its sheath, giving people a sharp and heavy pressure!
"Why...why did I say the wrong thing...did I say something wrong?" Gao An looked at Li Hong's calm eyes, and the aura of asking questions just now disappeared without a trace. Looking at the slightly unfamiliar eyes, he couldn't help but He and Yiyang took a step back at the same time.
Concubine Xiao Shu, who was next to her, also felt the power of Li Hong. This kind of pressure as high as the mountains and the sea, the aura that looked down on the world, she had vaguely witnessed only in the late emperor, and he was so far away, there was a kind of surrender. Feel.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sitting in front of him now seemed to be the late emperor, and his aura and pressure were exactly the same as those of the late emperor.
However, Concubine Xiao Shu still had a peaceful smile on her face. The moment she just spoke to Li Hong, she had truly understood the great freedom. Even if a real sharp horizontal knife is placed on her neck, she can still Stay in this state of mind.
"How much old money do you two still have in your hands?" Li Hong asked in a deep voice.
"This...I..." Yiyang hesitated and refused to say it, then turned to look at Gao An next to him. He saw that Gao An was also pale and looked at Li Hong nervously, but he didn't know how to answer.
"Don't tell me?" Li Hong's voice was very soft, but it made Yiyang and Gao An feel as if a mountain was suddenly pressing on them, making them feel breathless.
"I... I saw that everyone was... saving old money, so I added up and exchanged some old money..." Gao An said nervously, holding the cuff of his sleeve nervously with one hand.
"How much!" Li Hong's voice became even colder!
Yiyang and Gao An's faces turned pale. They wanted to look to Concubine Xiao Shu for help, but they knew clearly in their hearts that this matter was probably not something that the concubine could handle, nor did they dare to do it with someone who was not qualified to do so.
In this world, even if the emperor is here now, I am afraid he will not stop Li Hong in any way.
"There are still more than 400,000 yuan!" Yiyang said with a painful expression as he closed his eyes, not sure whether he was nervous or felt ashamed of facing Li Hong.
Even so, there was still a hint of trembling in his tone. After finishing speaking, Gao An's whole body seemed to be hollowed out and his body was crumbling.
"Bang!" Li Hong slapped his hand on the table with a loud bang, and then stood up from the chair.
Gao An and Yiyang exchanged words and knelt in front of Li Hong with his head lowered.
"Black-hearted, do you know what you are doing? You are the worms of the Tang Dynasty! Because of the existence of people like you, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed unknowingly! How much money do you two want? To destroy the Tang Dynasty Is it enough to give you all the money? People don’t go to the Royal Bank to exchange new money, but you are the first to exchange it! Yiyang, Gao’an, who do you think is the difference? That’s not mine, Li Hong’s! Tang’s, that’s from the Li family! The emperor’s relatives are difficult to enlighten, and they are always against me! They just want to make a lot of money by replacing old ones with new ones, and destroy the treasury in the meantime! Do you want to make the Daming Palace impoverished? You want me, Li Hong, to beg for food in the street! I will send it all to the Royal Bank within three days. If there is any fraud, I will go to Zongzheng Temple myself." After saying the last sentence, Li Hong said coldly to Concubine Xiao. He saluted and walked out without looking back.
Concubine Xiao Shu kept smiling from beginning to end, and not only on the surface, but also as smooth as a mirror in her heart. In her opinion, it was better for Li Hong to get angry in front of the two princesses in front of her than to keep silent. Leave without making a sound.
As Li Hong left, Yiyang and Gao An suddenly collapsed on the ground. Lan He on the side hurriedly wanted to help the two princesses, but was stopped by Concubine Xiao Shu on the side.
"Lan He, come with me to the Zen room, let them handle it by themselves." Concubine Xiao Shu was calm and peaceful, and did not feel at all that there was anything wrong with His Highness the Crown Prince reprimanding the two princesses.
Although Lan He didn't know why Concubine Xiao Shu was indifferent to His Highness the Crown Prince's roar and didn't even say a word to help the two princesses, she did not dare to blame His Highness the Crown Prince, even in her heart, she reprimanded the two princesses in front of His Highness the Crown Prince. At this time, it felt as if the entire heart was being squeezed in someone's hands, as if it would be crushed at any time.
Yiyang and Gao An sat slumped on the ground, their faces covered with tears. In their memories, Lao Wu liked to bully and tease them, but in fact, he had been protecting them and their mother and concubine on his own, because they His behavior really made him angry.
And that's not the point, the point is: they felt the helpless sadness and pain from Lao Wu's roaring tone!
(End of chapter)