Chapter 320 Entering the Secretariat

After Li Zhi left, Wang Ping'an looked at the gold bricks all over the floor and looked at the guards again. The guards were also looking at him. Among them, the Meng brothers were also there. Seeing Wang Ping'an looking over, he hurriedly accompanied him to smile and called him "The King and the Prince".

Wang Ping'an nodded and thought to himself: "No matter how careful Ouyang Li and the others did this, there must be loopholes. It doesn't matter if there is a loophole. The key is how to fix the loopholes. As long as the loopholes are filled, there will be nothing."

He said: "Thank you for your hard work after digging out these gold bricks last night!"

The guards hurriedly came up and said together: "No, this is what the humble ones should do!"

Meng Datian walked over, squatted in front of Wang Ping'an, and said, "Marty, it's strange. When we dug the soil last night, we felt that the soil was soft and it was so digging very much, not like we had been buried for decades!"

This matter can be hidden from Li Zhi and Shi Aiguo, but it cannot be hidden from these guards. They participate in exercises every year. One of the important ones is to fill and dig for exercises to siege the city. It is very clear whether the soil is easy to dig.

Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "It's autumn. It's raining a lot recently, and the land in the forest is wet, so the soil is soft. What's so strange about this? Why should I mention it?"

He paused and said, "It seems that these golds will be in just over 100,000, only a lot. Brothers have worked hard. I will remember your hard work in my heart. I will sign up and the few who have followed the prince will also tell their names."

Meng Datian was shocked. Could it be that he wanted to silence him? The guards all started to tremble. Everyone would be afraid of this kind of thing when they were exposed to them. Everyone thought of the word silence!

Meng Datian gritted his teeth and said everyone's names. Wang Ping'an repeated it to show that he remembered it in his heart. He said, "There are eighteen people in total, which is very good. There is no count of these gold bricks. You have to wait until you return to the city before you can check it. So, I'll give you a job. Now check it out and remember a rough number. When you return to the city, it's easy to check it!"

After saying that, he stood up and said, "It's too dark here. I'm going out to bask in the sun. You can do your business!" As he said that, he ignored the guards and walked straight out of the forest.

Meng Datian whispered softly and looked back at the guards. The guards looked at me, and I looked at you, and everyone showed a look of surprise on their faces. Meng Xiaotian suddenly whispered: "What does the Marquis mean?"

None of the guards answered, but everyone knew what Wang Ping'an meant. Anyway, there were no counting gold bricks. They counted the whole lot... Everyone turned to look at the gold bricks!

Meng Datian said, "Work, remember to leave one for those brothers who were leaving with the prince. Also, your mouth is a little bit tight and you will rot into your stomach. Don't let the news go away!"

"We are not a person who talks in the palace. If we talk too much, we will never live to this day!" The guards said in unison.

Meng Datian nodded and said, "After following the prince, there are many benefits. It is a promotion and a wealthy person!"

Everyone laughed together, and began to move the gold bricks in a row, counting and recording!

Li Zhi and others returned to Chang'an, entered the palace from Xuanwu Gate to the north, and went directly to Ganlu Hall. As soon as Li Shimin got up, Shi Zhongchen brought him breakfast. Li Shimin drank porridge and watched the memorial.

Pick out a few more easy-to-handle memorials from the pile of memorials, and handed them over to Shi Zhongchen, saying, "Take it to Zhier, and he will approve these memorials. After the approval is completed, take them back for me to see."

Shi Zhongchen agreed, took the memorial, and asked, "Emperor, how many days will the crown prince approve it?"

Li Shimin stopped holding the porridge bowl, frowned and said, "It's not an important matter. You can approve it today. How many days can it be used? Forget it, it's not an urgent matter anyway. Give him three days to make a reply. Don't just criticize ambiguous words like the previous few times, so that the ministers don't understand what he meant. The meaning of the approval memorial must be clear, so as not to misunderstand the ministers and make things wrong!"

Shi Zhongchen agreed again, took the memorial out of the palace, and wanted to find Li Zhi, but he didn't know that Li Zhi was not in the palace last night.

As soon as he left the Ganlu Hall, Li Zhi strode over, his clothes were soaked, and his face was still muddy, and the corners of his robe were covered with mud. Looking at the soles of his shoes, he was still stepping on a few leaves!

The "makeup" on Li Zhi was made by Shi Aiguo for him, so that the emperor could see that the prince also put in his efforts in the process of treasure hunting!

Shi Zhongchen was shocked, quickly approached and said, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Have you just gone to the garden to play?"

Li Zhi walked up to him, shook his head and said, "No, I went out of the palace yesterday and did a big thing for my father!" When he said this, a proud expression appeared on his face.

Shi Zhongchen looked behind him, and saw Shi Aiguo with a look of muddy son, he wondered what he was going to do when he left the palace and asked his younger brother later. He said, "I am just about to go find the prince. There are a few memorials that the emperor wants to hand over to you for approval, and it will take three days!"

When he heard that he wanted to approve the memorial again, Li Zhi's original good mood almost turned into a bad mood. He nodded, took the memorial from Shi Zhongchen, and gave it to Shi Aiguo, blinking at him. That's the point, when Wang Ping'an comes back, hand over these memorials and let him criticize them!

Shi Aiguo blinked hard and showed that he understood!

Li Zhi then walked into the Ganlu Palace again and asked, "How is the Father's mood today?"

Shi Zhongchen said: "The emperor is in a bad mood, maybe he is worried about cholesterol for the people! Now he wants money everywhere, but the court is already stretched, and the emperor is going to use the treasury!" As he said that, he sighed. The emperor is not so easy to be accustomed to, and he has to worry about money!

Li Zhi was happy. If his father was really worried about this matter, he would have solved the big problem today! When he entered the Ganlu Palace, he greeted Li Shimin and met his father.

Seeing that his face was dirty, Li Shimin was a little puzzled and asked, "Zhier, what are you doing?"

Li Zhi stepped forward, knelt beside Li Shimin, and said, "Father, my son accidentally got a treasure map yesterday, so he went out of the palace to search for treasures. He actually found countless gold bricks. When he came back this morning, he specially reported to his father to learn about it!"

Li Shimin said with a rant, and his face changed drastically. He was not completely unaware of the matter of "treasure hunting". In the war-torn era, in order to raise enough military salaries, many anti-king leaders would send their subordinates to dig graves and dig up the tombs, steal the burial objects inside to serve as military supplies. So when Li Zhi asked for treasure, he immediately associated it in this regard!

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Zhi'er, how can you do such a thing? Is it outside Chang'an City... whose tomb is outside Chang'an City? Could it be from the Han Dynasty or the Northern Zhou Dynasty?"

Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty was the Daxing City of the Former Sui Dynasty, and next to Daxing City was the ruins of Chang'an of the Han Dynasty. Old Chang'an was the ancient capital. Although I still don't know how many tombs of the royal family of the previous dynasty were, you can think about it with just a little thought!

Li Shimin has always guessed things very accurately, but this time he guessed wrongly. As long as something is related to Wang Ping'an, his ability to guess things will be greatly reduced!

Li Zhi whispered and thought to himself: "Why did your father think about going to the grave?" He shook his head and said: "I didn't go digging the tomb! It was a treasure left by Yang Xuangan, a former Sui rebel. It was dug out by Erchen. It was estimated that there would be 100,000 taels of gold on the verge of the gold!"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, threw the chopsticks in his hand at the table, and said, "Whose treasure is worth tens of thousands of taels of gold, are you not mistaken?"

One hundred thousand taels of gold are really a lot, it’s enough to keep an army and start a big war!

Seeing that his father was surprised, Li Zhi felt even more proud and said, "A few days ago, did he ask his father to take the lead in raising funds to feed the people acne? His father could not afford much money for the moment, so he asked Wang Ping'an to find a way..."

Li Shimin said: "What, you ask Wang Ping'an for money, how much do you want?" As the crown prince, how can you ask for money from your ministers? Who gave him the bad idea!

Li Zhi said: "When my son saw that he was spending money on a lot of money, he asked him to pay 80,000 yuan, but he couldn't afford it!"

Li Shimin said angrily: "No matter how rich he is, he will never be able to spend 80,000 yuan in cash. Could it be that you want him to sell his property? If it is spread, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the people of the world!"

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Wang Ping'an's mouth has always been the strictest, so he will definitely not say it out. However, although he couldn't afford to pay, he gave him a treasure map to his son..."

So he told the story, focusing on how "he" discovered the treasure map and had to be roasted with fire to show the handwriting, and how he led the team to search for treasures in person. He encountered miasma again in the forest and took great risks. Only then did he find the Yang family treasure and tell him how!

After hearing this, Li Shimin was very surprised. This fact was beyond his imagination. He lived almost his whole life and never heard of such a thing. Moreover, it was done by his son, his cowardly and incompetent son, who personally went to do it, and it was successfully done!

After hearing this, Li Shimin murmured: "Yang Suzhongmai, Yang Xuangan pancakes, Zhier eats cakes! I really didn't expect that the treasure of the former powerful minister of the Sui Dynasty was actually obtained by my crown prince of the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Zhi felt happy. No matter how much praise he received in the past, it was done by Wang Ping'an. He picked it up ready-made, but this time it was different, but he did it himself!

Li Shimin showed a smile on his face, patted Li Zhi on the shoulder, and said, "Haozhier, you have grown up, you can really share your worries for your father!" After a pause, he said, "But don't ask your ministers for money in the future!"

Li Zhi nodded quickly and said, "Well, I remember it!"

Li Shimin thought again: "Since Wang Ping'an entered the capital, Zhi'er has done a lot of things with his assistance. His status has been continuously improved in the hearts of the people and ministers. This is a great thing. It seems that Wang Ping'an can be used and can no longer be allowed to serve as an idle position. He must participate in the government affairs and pave the way for Zhi'er in the future!"
Chapter completed!