Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

However, what Li Shimin didn't expect was that early the next morning, he would face a counterattack from the nobles of the family.

Yesterday, Chu Mo took Qianniuwei and Jiuzhou Bank's silver car around Chang'an City.

Although not all the arrears were recovered, a lot was made.

This is not the main thing. The most important thing is that this group of debt collectors has been around Chang'an City several times, with such great momentum that it has become known throughout the city.

Now, as long as there is a convoy of Jiuzhou Bank in Chang'an City, the people will think that they are going to some mansion to ransack their homes again.

Those in the government and the public who do not know the truth have even heard that the current Emperor has gone to any lengths for money.

Originally, the five surnames Qi Wang and the nobles who took the secret recipe wanted to come forward and explain.

But when they found out that the prescriptions obtained by others basically overlapped with the prescriptions they had taken, everyone was stunned.

Before, I was still secretly happy that I had picked up a big mistake, but in the blink of an eye, I became a scapegoat that made people laugh at me.

This kind of thing, no matter who happens to it, is not a happy thing.

Then, everyone fell silent collectively.

Although rumors were flying in Chang'an City, no one came forward to clarify and explain.

Li Shimin originally did not expect that a mere rumor could have such major consequences.

If he had known this, he would have immediately sent people to convict those who spread the rumors.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

At the beginning of the morning court, the first people to attack were the officials led by the Cui family of Qinghe.

Cui Mingzhi, as the mouthpiece of the Qinghe Cui family in the court, had already received Cui Zheng's instructions as early as last night, asking him to unite with the major families and severely humiliate Li Shimin during the court today.

Therefore, when Wang Dehai asked someone to comment, he was the first to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I heard yesterday that your Majesty sent Qianniu Guards to various mansions to transport a large amount of money. I don't know what happened?"

Li Shimin looked at Cui Mingzhi and didn't take the matter seriously at all. He just waved his hand and said:

"Yesterday, I just responded to the request of shopkeeper Shi Weitian and sent Qian Niuwei to help collect the bill. There is a reason for the incident. The Cui Qing family should not be so surprised."

After hearing Li Shimin's words, the ministers looked at each other, feeling that their own intelligence had been insulted.

Even if you, Li Shimin, have to find an excuse, then you should find a better one.

Send Qianniuwei to help people collect debts?Is this something the emperor can do?

Moreover, you actually went to collect bills for others?Who is so capable that the five surnames Qiwang and so many noble families collectively owe money?

No one associated this matter with yesterday's Shiweitian auction.

The most important thing is that the ministers of the Ministry of Revenue have already received reports as early as yesterday evening: His Majesty the Emperor's private treasury suddenly received a large amount of money.

You know, due to the previous drought, the treasury was so poor that even a mouse could not stay.

Although His Majesty the Emperor has recently relied on commercial cooperation to ease the treasury for a while, before the money was used up, it was allocated to Li Jing as military expenditure.

Now everyone is waiting for money, and the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs are so worried that they can't eat or sleep every day.

What this group of people have to do every day is to stare everywhere and think of ways to take out money.

When I heard that the emperor had received a large sum of money from his internal funds last night, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night.

Although they had also heard various rumors in Chang'an City, that had nothing to do with them.

In their opinion, His Majesty can obtain this money, no matter what means are used, as long as it can alleviate the crisis in the Ministry of Revenue.

Li Shimin's 1000 million taels already belong to their household department. If anyone dares to touch this money, they will touch the lifeblood of their household department.

Therefore, when he heard Cui Mingzhi asking Li Shimin, the Minister of Household Affairs Liu Zhenghui was already ready for a fight.

Your Majesty can forcefully blackmail those noble families because of the difficulties in the household department. Even if I risk my old face, I will still stand by your Majesty.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Cui Mingzhi retorted: "But Your Majesty, I heard that the Qianniu Guards you sent came not to collect accounts, but to rob."

"What's more, even if you want to pay, it's someone else's private matter. How can your Majesty use a public weapon for personal use to help that lowly merchant ask for silver?"

Before Li Shimin could explain, Liu Zhenghui rushed out with a howl like a Chinese pastoral dog that smelled poop.

He pointed at Cui Mingzhi's nose and cursed: "Cui Yanguan, this is wrong. His Majesty sent people to various mansions to ask for silver. That's not because the national treasury is empty. You are sitting on huge wealth and don't know how to contribute to the country."

"Your Majesty's move is an act of wisdom and martial prowess. How can you dare to question His Majesty face to face just because of a few taels of broken silver?"

Li Shimin, who originally wanted to explain, almost became angry when he heard Liu Zhenghui's words.

I haven't even admitted this yet, so Liu Zhenghui would do well to help me prove this crime.

Originally, some courtiers were just waiting and watching, because they simply would not believe that a dignified king of a country could do such a crazy thing.

But as soon as Liu Zhenghui's words came out, everyone looked at Li Shimin on the dragon throne with suspicion.

Seeing that Li Shimin's face was ashen and he looked furious, everyone felt that the matter was almost settled.

When the officials with the five surnames and Qi Wang saw Cui Mingzhi being questioned by Liu Zhenghui, they all stood up one after another.

"Liu Shangshu, where do I start with these words? Let's not talk about your majesty being a king who competes for profits with the people and doing the things of merchants. I'm just talking about the emperor who is rich in the world and is not self-sufficient. What's more, we must learn from that. Robbery and plundering.”

"If this matter spreads out, how will the people of Chang'an view it? How will the people of the world comment on it?"

Lu Ze, an official of the Fanyang Lu family, stood up and questioned Liu Zhenghui.

When Liu Zhenghui saw that two of the five surnames came, he immediately said with a pinch of his neck: "Your Majesty did such a thing, not so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and we, the Tang Dynasty, can be strong and prosperous."

Upon hearing this, other officials from the aristocratic families laughed sarcastically: "Liu Shangshu, I think you are an old fool."

"Yes, your Majesty's move is against the law."

"If according to what Liu Shangshu said, the bandits and thieves in various states in the world are all doing it to live and work in peace and contentment, and make the country rich and the people strong? Then why do we still spend so much manpower and material resources to encircle and suppress them every year?"