Chapter 227 Hundred Officials were shocked Wei Zheng is a famous leader in the Tang Dynasty, he doesn't care whether you Li Shimin has face or not, he hasn't done such a thing, as long as it is good for the Tang Dynasty in his heart, then he should do it, and those who do it should also be rewarded, as for the emperor's face and the interests of hundreds of officials, these are all false and indifferent.
It stands to reason that such an upright person can't get along in the court, but who told him to meet Li Shimin, a good emperor?
Therefore, Wei Zheng was not only not demoted, but became bigger and bigger, and finally became one of the four famous ministers of Zhenguan, and he was famous for his upright character. "......"
Everyone was speechless, and Li Shimin, who was behind the scenes, hated even more in his heart, okay, you Wei Zheng, you know what I mean by coming here, and you still deliberately go against me, do you really think your head is iron?
Tiger doesn't threaten you, I'm hellokitty, huh?
But in the face of the upright Wei Zheng, Li Shimin really doesn't have any good way, if Wei Zheng is punished for this matter, then it will inevitably be unconvincing, not to mention that Wei Zheng offended himself so ruthlessly before and he didn't clean him up, if he punished him today because he echoed the queen's words, wouldn't it just show his little belly?
Doesn't it make the world look down on yourself?
This is a big taboo for Li Shimin, who is determined to be a good emperor.
However, Wei Zheng is worthy of being the first iron, after destroying Li Shimin's plan, he did not give Li Zhen face, but said unceremoniously: "However, if after the appraisal of the ministers, it is found that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's merits are not too great, then how will Your Majesty punish His Royal Highness the Prince, then the old minister will have nothing to say." ” "Wei Xiang rest assured, the credit of this palace is definitely big enough."
Li Zhen looked around, and saw that everyone showed expressions of disbelief, and couldn't help sneering: "Look at what you adults mean, do you believe it anymore?"
That's right, it's you who are the palace, and the palace doesn't believe it, after all, there are only isolated islands overseas, where can you expand the territory?
But what you don't know is that those isolated islands overseas are not as small as you think.
Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about the Borneo where the palace goes, in terms of area, it is enough to be worth one-third of the South Seas, and the products on it are more abundant, and if it can be fully developed, it will not be inferior to the South Seas. ” "What?"
The big guys, who have always been there with the old gods, finally couldn't help but stand up suddenly, and exclaimed one after another.
Although a considerable number of these bigwigs have never been to Nanyang, but now Nanyang immigration is the policy trend of the Tang Dynasty, and these people, as high-ranking officials in the DPRK, naturally have an in-depth understanding of Nanyang.
Not to mention the wealth of Nanyang, let's talk about the area of Nanyang, they have also understood it - it can be said that it is not smaller than the area of a road in Datang, and even a relatively small road such as Shannan Road or Huainan Road may add up to the area of a Nanyang.
But what did they hear now?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually discovered an island the size of one-third of the South China Sea overseas?
If this news is true, then it is no exaggeration to say that on this island, Datang can independently classify it as an independent overseas colonial state or overseas protectorate, which is indeed a great credit, at least it is no problem to exempt Li Zhen from punishment.
"Smack!"
Suddenly hearing the news, Li Shimin, who was behind the curtain, was also shocked, and accidentally knocked over a water cup, making a crisp cracking sound.
He had actually seen the map of the world, and of course he knew that there was a huge island in the South Seas, but he didn't expect that he would be able to see it so soon, so he lost his mind and was burned by the tea, and broke the teacup.
"Is Your Highness serious?"
Wei Zheng was a little incredulous, and said with a slight warning: "Your Highness, you can't make a big mistake just because you are confused, if this matter is finally proven to be untrue, then Your Highness, your punishment will be even more serious." ” "When did Hongu tell a lie?"
Li Zhen said proudly: "Don't you just don't believe that there are no such big islands in the world?
Wouldn't it be even more difficult for you to accept that even if Borneo is so huge, it is only the third in the ranking of islands in the world?
” "What?
It turned out to be only the third?
Fang Xuanling exclaimed: "Your Highness, is this true?
” "Of course, although Borneo is big, it is not the turn of the world to sit in the number one position."
"That's not what the minister asked."
Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "What the minister is asking is, is this Borneo really rich in products?"
Not inferior to the South Seas?
” "Of course it's true......
Borneo is also tropical, with the same tropical rainforest climate and an equally abundant produce......
Forget it, you can't hear anything just by saying that......"
Li Zhen thought about it, instead of depicting the sky with his mouth, it was better to let them see the real thing directly: "Cheng Chuliang, Yu Chi Baoqing, you go outside the palace and bring over the twenty-meter red sandalwood tree that the palace brought back from Borneo, so that you can open your eyes." ” "Yes."
Cheng Chuliang and Wei Chi Baoqing were like being amnestied, and they didn't care about wiping the cold sweat on their foreheads, so they hurriedly ran out - anyone who was stared at by his father with murderous eyes for so long would not be able to stand it, especially his own father's rough personality, who liked to speak with his fists the most.
Li Zhen said with a smile: "My lords, this palace has found a 10,000-year-old red sandalwood tree in Borneo, the tree is seven zhang high, weighs 10,000 catties, and several people hug it but can't, it is actually the first red sandalwood tree king in the ages."
If any of you are interested, you can go out with the main palace to have a look. ” "Oh?"
Everyone's eyes are bright, red sandalwood, especially the small leaf red sandalwood, known as the emperor of the wood, is the first of the hardwood, since ancient times by the government and the opposition of the people, the royal even used it as a necessary wood for the construction of the palace.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been many literati who have been obsessed with red sandalwood, and the Tang Dynasty is naturally no exception.
Li Zhen's rosewood was found near the port of Sabah, more than 20 meters high, more than 50 centimeters in diameter, it takes several people to hug, and the weight is as high as more than 10,000 catties - the density of red sandalwood itself is higher than water, and the older it is, the higher the density, Li Zhen has done a test, The density of this red sandalwood in his hands has reached 1.5, which is simply a godsend, you must know that even if it is the best small-leaved red sandalwood in later generations, the density is only 1.4, don't underestimate the density of 0.1, but it takes thousands of years to have such a little more, it can be said that by virtue of this, this red sandalwood is worth a fortune.