When Li Rong arrived in the hall, Wang Houmin, Gu Zichun, and Zheng Qiu were already sitting in the hall with a dozen people.
Li Rong came out and smiled with everyone: "It's all over now, all of you adults have to come over. I've figured out what happened last time. Do you want to give me an answer?"
Everyone stood up and saluted Li Rong.
"Your Highness," the eldest Gu Zichun said first, "I will understand what Your Highness means, but I just don't know. If I will obey Your Highness, in case Your Highness..."
Gu Zichun didn't finish speaking, but Li Rong already understood.
They want to form an alliance with her because they don't want to come forward and force Li Ming directly.
Li Ming is now protecting Concubine Rou and Prince Su like this. He is the emperor after all. If he doesn't plan to rebel, whoever makes the first move will risk being punished by Li Ming.
Li Ming forcibly managed the people who were in the early stage. It would be fine if the others united and turned against each other. What if the others did not make a sound for their own interests
Everyone has their own plans in their hearts. The family looks like an iron plate, but each has its own twists and turns, so they need someone to come out and take this risk for them.
Li Rong had assumed this role in the last life. She had a thorough understanding of the thoughts of these noble families, so she also understood that Gu Zichun was now asking her for a guarantee.
A guarantee that their deal will not be worse than Concubine Rou in the Inspectorate.
"Master Gu," Li Rong said softly, "Bengong has a fief."
When these words came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Li Rong belongs to the royal family, but the fact that she has her own fief has determined that she will put aside her status as a royal family and be no different from ordinary families.
"Don't worry, my lords," Li Rong said softly, "What this palace wants is nothing more than that," Li Rong raised her eyes and smiled softly, "It's just peace."
Safe and orderly.
This is what the family wants most.
As long as the prince is still the virtuous and gentle, orthodox heirloom Li Chuan from an aristocratic family, as long as the aristocratic family still has privileges, everything remains the same, which is the most important thing.
"Then, please show your Highness," Wang Houmin respectfully said, "What should I do next?"
"These days, you should join in playing Concubine Rou together first, for whatever reason, just join first."
Li Rong tapped the palm of her hand with a fan: "I will deal with it later."
"Besides this, Ben Gong has another request," Li Rong raised her eyes and looked at them. "This year's army salary from the northwest, from Xiao Su's side, find a way to deduct a portion of it and hand it over to Qin Lin."
Everyone was stunned, not expecting Li Rong to make such a request.
Seeing their hesitation, Li Rong laughed: "Why, you just told me to listen to me, now I tell you not to be greedy for the army's pay and send the money to the front line, you can't do it? Xiao Su is Concubine Rou's brother, you give the money Handed it over to him and made the army strong, are you waiting for him to come back to Huajing and slaughter us?!"
"His Royal Highness, it's not that we don't listen to you," Cui Mingzhi, who was in the Ministry of Military Affairs, said with some embarrassment, "It's just the military salary that was sent to Xiao Su, and His Majesty has been keeping an eye on it."
"Your Majesty is watching closely, you can't think of a way?"
Li Rong sneered, these people just don't want to cause trouble, they are willing to cause trouble, she doesn't believe that in so many links, these noble families can't think of a way.
Li Ming can stare at Huajing, and can he stare at the northwest
"But the problem is, not only does His Majesty keep an eye on him," Cui Mingzhi thought for a while, but still said, "The people from the Xie family are also watching for Xiao Su."
Everyone was silent for a while, and subconsciously glanced at Li Rong.
Li Rong exiled Xie Lanqing, and Xie Lanqing was the head of the Xie family. After this Liangzi formed, they were afraid that they would fight against Li Rong to the end no matter what.
Li Rong listened without saying a word. If there was a big family like the Xie family who helped Li Ming to keep an eye on Xiao Su's military pay, they would have to secretly manipulate these military pay, but it would be easy to be rescued by someone.
But if it goes on like this, Qin Lin relies on her Qingzhou tax to support her, and I'm afraid it won't last long. And Xiao Su's soldiers were strong and strong, and in the end, he was afraid that he would have to rely on the soldiers of the aristocratic family to help Li Chuan.
Moreover, with Su Rongqing in this life, it is still a question whether he can gather soldiers from the aristocratic family.
Just as Li Rong was thinking about it, she saw the maid came in with a snack. There was a small folded note on the snack tray. Li Rong took the note and looked at it, and saw the words "cut military pay" written on it.
Since Xiao Su's army salary cannot be cut off, then cut it down. Anyway, how much Xiao Su's army salary will not affect Qin Lin.
He had the least.
Li Rong hesitated for a moment, then finally raised her head and looked at everyone: "Then cut them all."
"His Royal Highness means..." Li Rong held up the cup from the side, "Isn't the south not repairing the river? It needs money. Anyway, Xiao Su is now in the north raising soldiers and horses and doing nothing, is it not a waste of money to just take the imperial army salaries? "
"Can the front line..."
"If you're worried," Li Rong swept her gaze and said with the same voice, "Why don't you quietly send some to the front line? How much of the army's salaries can go to the front line?" Li Rong's tone was slightly cold, "Is everyone unclear?"
Seeing Li Rong's angry tone, everyone didn't dare to speak. Li Rong put down the teacup and remembered something: "Oh, by the way, I am planning to build a house in Qingzhou."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood: "How much silver tael does Your Highness need, I will prepare it immediately."
Li Rong thought for a while, then said slowly: "The mansion in Bengong wants to use gold bricks to pave the ground, and jade as pillars. Although it is not big, it can be calculated... Five hundred gold, how much is it?"
Everyone's faces were embarrassed, and Li Rong laughed: "Or do you think it's better to talk to Your Majesty about Concubine Rou by yourself?"
"Your Highness's business is what I'm waiting for."
Gu Zichun was the first to speak and said slowly, "I still need some preparation time."
"Okay," Li Rong nodded, "When the money arrives, I will go and ask Concubine Rou about it."
Upon hearing this, Wang Houmin hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, within ten days, I will take out the five hundred gold."
Wang Houwen is still in prison, and he will not be able to return after ten months.
Li Rong got up with a smile and nodded towards everyone: "Then I'll trouble you all."
After sending everyone away, Li Rong returned to the backyard and saw Pei Wenxuan leaning against the courtyard gatepost.
"Have you heard what you said?"
Li Rong knew by reading the note that Pei Wenxuan was listening to them in the dark.
Pei Wenxuan put his hand on Li Rong's shoulder, and said softly, "His Royal Highness wants five hundred more gold, so I will plan."
"Otherwise, who will raise Qin Lin?"
Li Rong rolled her eyes, "Are you raising it?"
"I don't dare to support it." Pei Wenxuan smiled, "I have to rely on His Highness to support me."
"Didn't you inherit the family business?" Li Rong poked him, "Do you still want to eat my soft rice?"
"All mine belong to His Highness," Pei Wenxuan entered the room with Li Rong, and he closed the door, "After all, what I eat is His Highness's meal."
"Pei Wenxuan," Li Rong turned to look at him, and when Pei Wenxuan heard Li Rong call her, he turned back in doubt, only to see Li Rong tiptoe and kiss him, and said with a smile, "Little mouth is so sweet!"
Pei Wenxuan didn't know why, but he was so embarrassed.
The weather is very cold after September.
Qingzhou had a good harvest this year. Li Rong looked at Qingzhou's tax revenue and asked Tuobayan to circulate the tax in the grain shop after having it counted, and finally sent it to the northwest quietly. After Xun Chuan received the grain, he wrote back to Li Rong.
Xun Chuan is now following Qin Lin in the army, and he has already made some achievements. Together with Cui Qinghe, he has become Qin Lin's lieutenant.
At the same time, Li Rong also got 500 gold, she had the money sent to the southwest, purchased weapons, and handed it over to Lin Feibai.
In mid-September, the documents that participated in the performance of Concubine Rou had already piled up, and the debate on tax reform was raging in the courtroom.
Li Ming was determined to protect Concubine Rou, and in the face of the accusations against Concubine Rou by the ministers, not only did he not deal with Concubine Rou, but he also blamed several officials who participated in Concubine Rou.
The imperial examinations, tax reforms, and the actions of the concubine and the concubine have been spreading the word among the people.
Compared to Concubine Rou's reputation, the students who came out of the imperial examination, under the guidance of Pei Wenxuan, began to get used to their positions one by one.
Pei Wenxuan is helping these students lead the way every day, bringing them to make friends. In the hearts of these students, Pei Wenxuan has increasingly become a benefactor and a teacher.
At the end of September, the tax reform has not yet been decided, and Concubine Rou was again played by the Wang family. This time, she participated in her transcendence ritual system and used patterns that can only be used by queens. No matter how Li Ming protects her, he has to put on a show and punish her. monthly salary.
Concubine Rou had not suffered such grievances for a long time, so she asked Cui Yulang to prepare a book that day, and planned to go to court tomorrow morning to confirm Wang Houwen's execution time and beat the Wang family.
Cui Yulang got Concubine Rou's life, turned around and told Li Rong the news.
Li Rong looked at the letter from Cui Yulang, she thought about it, and then laughed: "Alright."
Saying that, Li Rong turned her head to look at Jinglan: "Go and inform the concubine, tonight I will let Chen Houzhao go back to the city to file a complaint with the Punishment Department, and let him tell Pei Liming to do things, don't let anyone be intercepted by Su Rongqing. Confessions that threaten students to drop their complaints are ready, and bring them to me tonight."
"Yes."
"And then instruct Miss Shangguan to sort out all the previous evidence to me."
"clear."
"Prepare a beautiful dress." Li Rong walked to the mirror, raised her hand to wrap her hair around her cheeks, looked at the mirror from side to side, and was quite happy, "Tomorrow, Ben Gong, I'm going to look beautiful. !"