Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Regardless of how young he is, he is also different from Guo Ye as a monarch and minister.

Guo Ye didn't dare to neglect, he quickly opened the middle door and welcomed Li Zhi into the living room.

Li Zhigao sat upright.

Guo Ye saluted and said: "See His Royal Highness, Qiantui, Qiantui, Qiantui."

Li Zhi quickly stood up, helped Guo Ye up, and said, "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it. The lonely king is young and virtuous, but Qin Guogong is the minister of the father. How dare you treat yourself like this? Besides, you are the prince. Grand Tutor, that is, my teacher, how can there be any reason for a teacher to worship an apprentice?"

Then, he also knelt down on his knees and said, "Li Zhi pays his respects to the teacher!"

This little guy is really polite, Guo Ye's affection for him increased greatly, and he helped him up, saying: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. You and I are divided into monarchs and ministers. Someone Guo dare not be a crown prince with such a great gift."

Li Zhi pondered: "In this case, I will meet you in the future. Let me salute you first, and then you will answer. When you take your seat, you sit first, and the disciple will sit next. In a word, when you meet the disciple, your The status is slightly higher than that of the disciples. I wonder what the Taifu thinks?"

Of course Guo Ye was willing to do so. It was fine to kneel down to His Majesty Li Er. It was a bit reluctant to let him kneel down on a little boy.But with the mouth, you can't agree.He vaguely replied, "This...isn't quite appropriate."

"There's nothing wrong with it. This also shows that the lonely king respects the teacher and respects the way, and I hope the teacher will do it well." Then, Li Zhi smiled shyly and said: "This is also the meaning of the father."

Guo Ye thought to himself, in the final analysis, Li Zhi is really an honest boy, he has no city, and he exposed all his cards at once.

He nodded and said: "Since it is His Majesty's order, we must obey it."

"Then please, from now on, please call me by my king's name, Li Zhi, or Zhi'er. Disciples will call Qin Guogong a teacher from now on."

"Alright then, Ji'er."

"The disciple is here, please take the teacher's seat, let's change seats."

Puchi~~

Seeing the two of them answering each other like this, Sun Zishan couldn't help laughing out loud!

Guo Ye's face sank, and he said, "Zi Shan, what are you laughing at?"

Sun Tzu said: "I didn't expect that I would have a junior brother in the future. And this junior brother is actually the current prince. Then I will become the prince's senior brother? What a blessing!"

Li Zhi quickly stood up and said: "It turns out that the senior brother is here, please be respected by the senior brother!"

How could Sun Zishan dare to accept the prince's gift, so he stepped aside quickly and said, "Don't dare! Don't dare! I was just joking, how dare I really call the prince a brother?"

"Where, where. Since we are both the teacher's disciples, we have the friendship of the same school. In terms of age and the time of entering the school, you are above me! It is only natural for me to salute you."

"Then I deserve your big gift?"

"Well deserved!"

Li Zhi respectfully bowed to Sun Tzushan, and Sun Tzushan returned the salute.

Guo Ye watched coldly from the sidelines, thinking that Li Zhi is really a good kid, he has no airs at all.If you said that you were polite to yourself just now, it was at the behest of His Majesty Li Er.The conversation with Sun Zishan was completely out of the heart.

The two witnesses had finished their ceremony, Guo Ye was afraid that Sun Zishan would say something inappropriate again, so he coughed and said, "Zishan, you have nothing to do here, you can step back."

"Yes."

Sun Tzushan left, Guo Ye said again: "Zhier, you came today, but what do you want to find as a teacher?"

"Uh... The disciple came here today. Firstly, he came to meet the teacher. He prepared a small gift for the teacher. Secondly, secondly..."

Guo Ye knew that this second reason was the real purpose of Li Zhi's visit, and said, "What are you going to do with the teacher? Tell me what you have to say."

"Secondly, the disciple wants to borrow some money from the teacher."

"No way? Are you still short of money?" Guo Ye frowned and said, "You were named the King of Jin when you were three years old. You have a lot of salary and no expenses. You have saved it for so many years. You were sealed a few days ago. As the prince, the salary will be even more. Why are you still borrowing money from me?"

"My disciple has accumulated a lot of money over the years, but the big thing to be done requires more money. And it is not appropriate to ask the father for money for this big thing. After much deliberation, I can only I can ask the head of the teacher."

"How much money are you short?"

"50 sticks!"

"What? Five...50 guan?" Guo Ye was shocked.

50, of course, is nothing to him.But in absolute terms, that's a huge sum of money.

There are no more than two hundred people in Chang'an City whose net worth exceeds this figure.

He said: "I said, Zhi'er, of course I can get this money as a teacher. But you have to tell me clearly what you plan to use the money for. If you lose your mind or raise private soldiers, I will help you." I can't give you this money."

"Teacher, I assure you that this money will be spent on the righteous way. It will neither be used for eating, drinking, having fun, nor for raising private soldiers. But can you not ask about the real use of this money?"

"Of course not!" Guo Ye sternly said, "Whether I can't get the money out, you have to explain clearly what you are going to do. But if there is even a trace of concealment, I will punish you for disobeying the teacher." crime."

"Okay then, the disciple can tell you about this. But can you not tell your father first?"

The more Guo Ye heard it, the more something was wrong, and said: "It depends on what you are talking about."

Li Zhidao: "My disciple can take out a total of 150 million guan, plus your 50, the total is 200 million guan. I want to use this 200 million guan to build a big temple in Chang'an."

"Building a temple?"

"Exactly, the disciple has already thought about it. This temple should use the best craftsmen and the best wood, and then use pearls and jade, Danqing, chalk, and emerald as accessories. Paradise of Ultimate Bliss. There will be a total of more than ten courtyards and two thousand houses..."

Li Zhi spoke with great enthusiasm, but Guo Ye became more and more annoyed the more he listened, and said in a deep voice, "Stop talking!"

Unexpectedly, the crown prince was talking happily, so he didn't hear him at all, and continued: "There is also a tall tower in the temple, which is a full twenty feet high. It can be called the tallest tower in our Tang Dynasty. This tower can be built so It's not easy to be high, you have to..."

Guo Ye couldn't bear it anymore, he slammed the table and said, "Stop talking! You are not allowed to spend 200 million yuan to build such a Laoshizi temple."

"why?"

"And why." Guo Ye said angrily: "The monks and nuns don't do production, what good is it to the country? As a prince, you don't restrict monks and nuns, but you spend so much money and anointing on building temples. Teacher, I will never allow!"

"But……"

"There's nothing wrong with it. Even if you speak out about Datian, you won't be allowed to build this temple!"

Li Zhichang is so old, how could he receive such a severe reprimand?Immediately, the eye circles turned red, and tears fell down.

He choked up and said, "But, can I pray for my mother? Although building temples is not good for the country, it is good for my mother."

"It's not good for mother..." Guo Ye was taken aback, and said, "What? What do you mean?"

"I heard that when a person dies, he will go to the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss. Now people say that my mother is about to die. I have built such a large temple, and I have made countless merits. When my mother arrives in the Western Paradise, the Buddha will definitely bless her. This is also true. Can't you?"

"You mean... this temple was built for the Empress?"

"Yes. I grew up rich and well-clothed, and I have never been filial to my mother. Seeing that my mother's health is getting worse every day, I can't do anything. I can only use all my savings to pray for my mother. Teacher, May I?"