Chapter 2027
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Zhangsun Wuji smiled awkwardly. "Just now, Dai Zhou said that the Ministry of Revenue didn't have much money to support the Battle of Qiuci, and Duan Lun urgently needed money to repair the East and West Market, so I gave them this idea."
"Well …"
Li Shimin nodded slightly. He now understood that his brother-in-law wanted to cheat Feng Zi.
However, it didn't seem to be a bad thing.
First, the officials of the imperial court would owe Feng Zi a favor, and Feng Zi's future as an official would be much easier.
Second, there were many students in Feng Zi's academy, and it was time for them to gain experience.
As for the money to repair the East and West Market, it was not worth mentioning to Feng Zi at all. Instead, he could earn a favor. It was a good deal. It seemed that Zhangsun Wuji cheated Feng Zi, but in fact, Feng Zi made a lot of money.
In this case, there was nothing to blame.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "You did the right thing. Don't blame yourself."
Huh?
Zhangsun Wuji didn't recover for a while.
He thought that he might be scolded if he told Li Shimin about this matter. He didn't expect that not only was he not scolded, but he was also praised. This was really a pleasant surprise.
In fact, what he didn't know was that he thought that he was on the first level. Li Erlang might not like the idea of making a madman lose some money and then scold him.
However, Li Erlang was on the second level. He didn't care about the money that Zhang Feng lost at all. He only cared about the repair of the East and West Market and the favor that the officials owed Feng Zi. It should be known that a favor was much more important than money.
Now that Li Shimin was not angry, he was relieved and said with a smile, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I did it for the sake of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin nodded and didn't praise him much. He knew that his brother-in-law was arrogant and complacent sometimes. Then he changed the topic and said, "What has Feng Zi been doing recently?"
Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji's interest was instantly piqued. He smiled and said, "I really don't know what Fengzi has been doing recently. However, when I went to court this morning, I saw Fengzi's guards."
"Oh …"
Li Shimin put down his cigarette and looked at Zhangsun Wuji with interest. "What are his guards doing?"
Zhangsun Wuji stroked his beard as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he said, "I saw Fengzi's bodyguard running around Chang 'an Avenue. He was wearing steel plates and had sandbags tied to his feet. He was shouting some kind of chant that could be heard from three miles away."
Li Shimin frowned, somewhat puzzled.
He could understand running. It was nothing more than exercise. He could understand tying sandbags to his legs, but why did he have to tie steel plates to his body? She even had to chant?
Why did this sound a bit like military training?
However, it didn't seem like it. Soldiers didn't have the operation of tying steel plates.
Feng Zi was becoming more and more unfathomable.
He looked at Zhangsun Wuji in confusion. "Do you know what Fengzi's guards are doing?"
"I don't know."
Zhangsun Wuji shook his head and said with a puzzled expression, "I only saw the guards when I went to court. I didn't ask."
Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Zhangsun Wuji, somewhat speechless.
He was already in front of him, but he didn't know how to ask?
However, this wasn't a bad thing. At least he knew what Feng Zi was doing these days.
He hadn't seen this guy for a few days. He could take this opportunity to see Feng Zi.
Thinking of this, he raised his head and glanced at Xiao Guizi. "Xiao Guizi, change clothes and leave the palace."
Xiao Guizi understood and took out plain clothes to wait for orders.
Li Shimin stood up and changed clothes while saying to Zhangsun Wuji, "Accompany me to see Feng Zi later."
Zhangsun Wuji quivered and subconsciously wanted to refuse.
This was because he had given Dai Zhou and Duan Lun some advice just now. If nothing unexpected happened, these two fellows should be on their way. If they were to bump into each other in the Zhang Estate, it would be a little awkward.
However, on second thought, Erlang's words made sense. This wasn't completely a bad thing. At least it would give the Academy students a chance to gain experience. Perhaps Feng Zi would thank him.
After thinking about it, he decided to go. After all, Feng Zi didn't eat people.
After changing clothes quickly, Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wuji got on the carriage and went to Zhang Mansion.
However, they soon discovered something strange. Chang 'an Avenue, which used to be packed with people, was deserted today. There were not even a few pedestrians on the road. What was even more strange was that there was no one in front of many vendors, leaving the food on the chairs. Many of the food had already been visited by sparrows.
What was going on?
Li Shimin turned to Zhangsun Wuji and asked curiously, "Why is Chang 'an Avenue like this? Could it be that thieves have looted it? "
This was the only possibility he could think of at the moment. Chang 'an was usually crowded with people. Usually, it would take a few hours to go shopping. Moreover, the vendors in Chang' an valued their stalls more than their lives. How could they abandon their stalls now?
There must be something wrong.
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