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Chapter 186 State Announcement

The sky light broke through the clouds and shone on the imperial palace in Chang'an. Officials from both civil and military circles walked into the Tai Chi Palace. Officials from the six ministries reported their respective affairs, and the process was still the same as before. Until everyone thought that this court meeting would end as dull as before, Changsun Wuji walked out of the court, "Your Majesty, the old minister is going to sue one person."

In Tai Chi Palace, Isn’t this something Wei Zheng often does? Why did Changsun Wuji do it too? The officials were wondering which one who was not very eye-catching had aroused the most cunning Changsun Wuji in the court?

Li Shimin nodded and looked at him, "Duke Zhao, just say it."

"Old minister tells the waiter of Pushan County, Gu Qing!" Changsun Wuji said loudly, "Gu Qing used his power and money to acquire Chang'an craftsmen, and since he bought major merchants in Chang'an, he controlled the prices of Chang'an prices. Now the price of brushes and ink in Chang'an is becoming more and more intense, and the prices of cloth, silk, rice, grain, etc. are even more high. If this continues, the people of Chang'an cannot afford to buy something."

Changsun Wuji sued Gu Qing in front of the palace, and immediately started to talk in a low voice in the squad, and looked at Li Er's face quietly.

"Old man Changsun, what you said is wrong!" Cheng Yaojin was unhappy, "You said that the Chang'an merchants recruited by Gu Qing are even more expensive?"

"Indeed." Changsun Wuji said.

"Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin bowed in a twisted manner, "The brush and ink in Chang'an are expensive, and ordinary people can't afford this thing at all. My Cheng family is not rare either. You said it is expensive! When will that thing be cheaper? Only you rich people are playing, but to pretend to be gentle."

"Besides!" Cheng Yaojin said again, "Who doesn't know that Gu Qing spends money now. He opens a bookstore for the people and a factory for farmers. Who doesn't expect Gu Qing's factory to let farmers eat more rice and eat more meat."

"Summon Gu Qing." Li Er said to Wang Qin beside him.

In Pushan Village, Yang Sheng was rushing towards Gu Qing's home, and Fan Jian also rushed over, "Brother Yang, hurry up, my sister-in-law is suddenly about to give birth, and the midwife is already delivering her baby."

"Didn't you say you'll have to live some more days?" Yang Sheng's eyes flashed with panic and ran towards the Taoist temple.

Gu Qing and others were outside the Taoist temple and saw Yang Sheng coming hurriedly, "Don't be excited, it's not too early to give birth to a child now. The midwife has already delivered the baby inside, don't worry."

Yang Sheng ran to Sun Simiao, "Doctor Sun, my wife is now..."

"Don't worry!" Sun Simiao said calmly, "When she was walking with Jat Wu, she started to have abdominal pain. I have had a pulse for her. The fetus seemed to be very stable and was about to be in labor for half a month, but it was nothing serious."

After hearing Sun Simiao say that Yang Sheng was about to enter the Taoist temple, Sun Simiao wanted to stop him, but he didn't have to hurry.

"It's okay, our family doesn't care about this." Gu Qing said with a smile.

When Yang Sheng broke into the delivery room, he heard the child's crying, "Has he born?"

"I've given birth, I'm a daughter." The midwife held the child, "Look at how loud the child's crying sounded."

"Show me?" Yang Sheng took the child excitedly, and excitedly came to the bedside of Wang Yuan who was about to lose his sweat. "Yuaner, we have a child."

"Husband, it's a daughter." Wang Yuan said with a little disappointed mood.

"Hello, my daughter, I like it too." Yang Sheng carried the child to Wang Yuan's pillow, "Look at her, how loud she cried."

Wang Yuan looked at her daughter with a happy look on her face.

Gu Qing nodded with confidence when he heard the cry inside. Wang Qin came with a carriage, "Waiting Gu County, Your Majesty summoned him."

"Summon?" Gu Qing said in confusion, "What's the matter?"

"Please, Mr. Gu." Wang Qin made an invitation gesture without answering.

After explaining a few words to his master, he got into the carriage and asked Wang Qin again, "Your Majesty, how are you feeling today?"

"It's pretty good." Wang Qin still had an unmoved smile.

The carriage swayed, with the doubts in his heart Gu Qing came to Chang'an and walked into the palace all the way to Tai Chi Palace. All the ministers of the court were there, and Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin stood in front of the court.

"Gu Qing, the waiter of Pushan County, pay homage to Your Majesty." Gu Qing bowed and bowed.

"Gu Qing." Li Er said, "Duke Zhao, can you tell me to control merchants to raise prices in Chang'an? Is this a matter?"

Hearing this, Gu Qing quietly glanced at Changsun Wuji who was standing aside and silently, and made a mistake! Changsun Wuji was still so tall. Many of the merchants he bought had friendship with the Changsun family. And Changsun Wuji asked them to raise prices before, which was considered a missed!

"Gu Qing?" Li Er called again.

"Boy! Your Majesty is asking you." Cheng Yaojin whispered.

"Ah?" Gu Qing looked as if he had just come back to his senses, "Your Majesty, I know I am wrong."

"Gu Qing, do you think you can get rid of it with just one word of mistake?" Changsun Wuji turned to Gu Qing and said, "You have kept the prices of Chang'an high, how can you let the people live? You have recruited craftsmen and merchants on the other hand. Do you want to unify the money and taxes in Chang'an? Their heart is punishable..."

"Wait!" Gu Qing interrupted Changsun Wuji's words, "You can't afford this hat from Duke Zhao, and you don't dare to control the money tax in Chang'an."

"You still want to argue!" Changsun Wuji pointed at Gu Qing and shouted.

"Changsun Wuji!" Cheng Yaojin also shouted and stepped forward two steps forward and stood in front of Gu Qing, "You are so old, are you shameless to tossing a junior like this?"

"There is no matter about you Cheng Yaojin here!" Changsun Wuji's aura did not allow any of them.

"Ha!" Cheng Yaojin sneered, "I, Cheng, changed my name to Cheng Zhijie a few years ago. For the sake of friendship, I still recognize Cheng Yaojin. Changsun Wuji, don't forget! Gu Qing opened a bookstore to teach children to read, recognize words, make firearms, save the border, new paper, and printing of movable type is not for the people! A worker pays 100 a month for the people to eat more food! Can you make Changsun Wuji? Do you want to live the lives of the people when you eat meat and drink?"

"You said Gu Qing controls the prices in Chang'an, but I, Cheng, don't believe that there is no connection between you and those merchants!"

The echo of Cheng Yaojin's speech in Tai Chi Palace, Gu Qing's heart was half cold, he was playing with it, and he was playing big! He played himself into a pit, the people's hearts! The people's hearts! He made a big taboo.

"Duke Lu retreated." Li Er said expressionlessly.

Cheng Yaojin bowed to Li Er and returned to the court.

"Gu Qing, what do you want to say?" Li Er asked again.

"I think, I..." Gu Qing took a deep breath, "I was wronged by Duke Zhao."

"Let me tell me." Li Er finally showed a smile on his face, and he looked at Gu Qing with interest, as if he was looking at a prey.
Chapter completed!
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