ATPnovel Chapter 1869 Li Shen's New Clothes
Chapter 1869 Li Shen's New Clothes
Li Shen was almost frightened to death by Wang Xuance's words. He thought, why is Wang Xuance never satisfied until his words shock people?
In all dynasties, privately making dragon robes was a serious crime, equivalent to treason, and the crime would usually be punished by death or even extermination of the entire clan.
The dragon robe is exclusive to the emperor, symbolizing the sacredness and inviolability of imperial power. Making a dragon robe privately is a serious challenge and infringement on imperial power.
No emperor would allow such a thing to happen.
Li Shen felt that no matter how useful or favored he was, he would not be able to escape death if he made the dragon robe privately.
He really wanted to interview Wang Xuance to find out what he was thinking that made him say such cold words.
Isn't this asking for your own life?
Wang Xuance also knew that he had spoken out of turn, and he quickly stood up and apologized:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was mistaken in my words and did not understand your meaning. Please punish me."
"Are you stupid? If you don't understand, just ask. If you don't understand, why are you talking nonsense? How can you be the chief historian?
Don’t you know what a crime it is to make a dragon robe privately?
Don’t speculate about things you don’t understand in the future, because because of this sentence of yours, I may lose my head very likely.”
Li Shen angrily scolded Wang Xuance, saying that he was a chief secretary after all, so how could he not understand such a small thing?
"Yes, I know my crime. I was just too shocked, so I spoke out of turn."
Wang Xuance also knew that he had lost his composure just now because the news was too shocking. Prince Ji said that he had also done something similar.
Anyone would be shocked if they were in his place.
"What's there to be shocked about? I just said I made a piece of clothing, not a dragon robe.
What I mean is that I will take the opportunity of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince making a dragon robe so that I can also make a royal crown in the palace.
And it is a new style. His Majesty said it might be added to the Zhenguan ceremony."
Li Shen explained to Wang Xuance with a serious face.
This time he was also relying on the prince's help. The embroiderers in the palace had superb skills, and after much deliberation he decided to make a crown for himself.
And it is done according to your own requirements.
"A new style? I wonder what kind of crown and robes the prince made that His Majesty could add to the Zhenguan ceremony."
Wang Xuance was somewhat curious after hearing this. The Zhenguan Ceremony was a kind of etiquette standard. Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty followed the old rites of the Sui Dynasty.
After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he ordered Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and other ritual officials and scholars to revise and formulate the rituals based on the Sui rituals.
There are a total of one hundred volumes and one hundred and thirty-eight chapters.
Anything that can be added to the Zhenguan ceremony must be unique in the world.
"It's nothing. I just made myself a royal robe with a dragon on it."
Li Shen said lightly.
"......" Wang Xuance was confused.
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? The dragons on the dragon robes made by the prince are all five-clawed golden dragons, with the front and back being normal dragons and the sides being walking dragons.
What I made is a four-clawed dragon, which represents that my title is below Your Majesty.
In the future, the royal family’s clothes will be changed based on this type of design, such as dragons.
His Majesty has already asked someone to study this.
From now on, the dragon is exclusive to the royal family and cannot be used by the common people, in order to show the supremacy of the imperial power. "
Seeing that Wang Xuance still didn't understand, Li Shen explained again.
Li Shen is not a saint, he is just an ordinary person, a selfish ordinary person.
As a prince, he did not want equality for all. He still had several decades to live, and he wanted the emperor to be supreme.
The greater the imperial power, the nobler his status as a prince.
He enjoys the feeling of being superior and admired by everyone, and he likes his privileged class.
I like the feeling of being able to do whatever I want, free and unrestrained.
As for freedom and democracy, let them be realized by future generations.
Wang Xuance finally understood Li Shen’s full meaning and was relieved that Prince Ji did not rebel.
Seizing the throne and rebellion are two different things and cannot be mentioned in the same breath.
"Your Majesty, I understand. As for how to let the nobles spend their money, I really don't understand it as well as Manager Wang."
Every profession has its own expertise. Wang Xuance knew that he was definitely not as good as Wang Hongfu in the business world, just as Wang Hongfu was not as good as him in the officialdom.
Over the years, he has transformed from a meticulous official to a smooth official veteran, which was greatly influenced by King Ji.
King Ji taught him many principles, and he put them into practice.
Fortunately, he was the chief historian of Prince Ji's palace and had Prince Ji's protection in the beginning, so he was able to hold on until now.
Otherwise, I would have been ostracized and would have been nowhere to be found.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. It's normal that you don't understand business matters. Just do the task that the king has assigned to you.
The transaction with Silla is extremely important and must be completed within the time specified by the King.
They also kept an eye on Baekje's movements, and when Baekje showed signs of defeat, they sent people to leak the news to Baekje.
For example, the reason why Silla turned defeat into victory was because they received help from the Tang Dynasty.
Hehe, then we can make some money from Baekje, and we can eat from both sides and be full."
Li Shen was particularly happy when he thought about making money. Not only could he make money, but he could also take over two small countries without any effort. Why not do it?
Although Wang Xuance felt that what Prince Ji did was a little unkind and a bit treacherous.
But if you consider it from a businessman's perspective, it doesn't matter. Merchants focus on profit, and morality is not important.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I have obtained the warrant and order from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The grain from the charity granaries in the 30 southern counties will be shipped to Silla soon.
If it is not enough in the future, the court can continue to sell to us.
I have also contacted the Straw Hat Pirates, they will be waiting at Fuzhou and Quanzhou ports to escort the grain ship to Silla."
Wang Xuance reported his arrangements.
Li Shen nodded with satisfaction. Food was the only thing that could make money now. Football still needed preparation.
"That's good. If you have nothing else to do, go ahead and do your work. Remember to write the contract. You have to sign a contract if you want to cooperate with the court.
By the way, tomorrow the king will go to the Ministry of War to meet Pei Mingli, you can go with the king."
Pei Mingli's matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, as we are short of manpower now.
Since his father asked him to talk to Pei Mingli, it would be much easier. Li Shen didn't take a mere official seriously.
He just didn't believe that Pei Mingli would not surrender with his methods.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave." Wang Xuance stood up, bowed, and then walked out.
Li Shen held the piece of paper given to him by Wang Xuance in his hand, looked at the list on it, and a smile appeared on his face.
Murmuring to himself:
"Dear Brother Nine, I didn't take the initiative to provoke you this time, so please don't blame me.
I am doing this for the sake of my Li family's kingdom, to rectify the government and uphold justice.
The Liu family? If you want to blame someone, blame your good son-in-law."
After saying that, Li Shen happily lay on the bed, pulled Chunxiang and started to hug her.
(According to the information, the dragon was not so strict in the early Tang Dynasty. It was not until the middle and late Tang Dynasty that it was defined as exclusive to the royal family.
In the Tang Dynasty, three-claws were more common, and occasionally four-claws and five-claws were used.)