I am engaged in construction in Datang

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's discuss this matter later. After all, it is against the rules for women to attend court."

If women enter the court, the situation in the world will definitely change.

Moreover, Yuanshi was not his adopted sister, so he was not afraid of letting her enter the court, but he was worried that Yuanshi would not be able to control the situation.

"Brother, you are thinking in the wrong direction. You don't have to go to court. You just need to change your place of work."

Yuanshi is a pathfinder and doesn't need to do too much.

Li Yin continued, "It's like a non-staff member who only handles affairs according to the orders of his superiors. He doesn't need to attend court and doesn't need to be given an official position."

"This greatly saves time on the road, and officials don't have to run around looking for people all day."

Li Shimin thought seriously for a moment and changed the subject: "Sister, it must be that the officials in the Ministry of Revenue are not working hard, so they bother a woman with everything. When I return, I will report them."

"Brother is right!" Li Yin nodded vigorously and raised her hands in agreement.

Empress Changsun, who was standing by, raised her hand and then put it down again.

Then she sighed helplessly. Just now, she wanted to jump up and argue with Erlang to fight for what Yuan Niang deserved.

Only my sister could be so calm and composed, and nodded in agreement without panic.

……

The 19th issue of the official newspaper of the 16th year of the Tang Dynasty arrived as promised.

Also released were the latest issues of "Story Club" and "Linglong".

A Yuan took the set of journals and quickly ran back to give them to her husband.

Today is the publication of the 48th and 49th chapters of "Journey to the West". I heard that the monster Goldfish Spirit King Ling who has brought disaster to the world is going to be punished!

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Wen Zhen couldn't wait and went out of the courtyard to greet him.

Two serialized novels are popular in Chang'an City recently. One is "Journey to the West" published in "Story Club", and the other is "Li Xiaojiu's Daily Life in the Army" published in "Linglong".

There was a Master Xuanzang who traveled west to seek Buddhist scriptures in the Tang Dynasty, and Buddhist culture was prevalent. The popularity of "Journey to the West" far exceeded people's imagination.

As for "Li Xiaojiu's Daily Life in the Army", although the ladies extremely dislike the author's pen name, they cannot help but admire his excellent writing style.

Moreover, the story is vivid and interesting, making everyone unable to stop reading.

"My dear, the magazine has arrived!" A Yuan came running over breathlessly and handed "Story Club" to Wen Zhen first.

"Tell me to take a look first and then come into the house."

Wen Zhen couldn't wait to open the book——

"It is said that the believers in Chenjiazhuang brought pigs, sheep, and wine to Monkey and Bajie, and they were clamoring..."

The words were blurred and Wen Zhen couldn't lift his head after seeing them.

When I read about the battle between Monkey King and Pigsy and the monsters, I couldn't help but clap my hands against the wall and applaud.

When he read that the Tongtian River was frozen, he became worried along with the master and his disciples. Then he heard Bajie say that "Sanzang" was renamed "Chen Didi", and he laughed again.

"A Yuan, that carp demon is really abominable. It actually sacrificed young boys and girls. It should be killed!"

"That's right, there is no such cruel person in the world." A Yuan nodded. At this time, the two of them put their heads together and stared at the words in the book.

Wen Zhen snorted disdainfully: "He is not a real person, but a monster!"

The two continued to study and saw their three fellow disciples going to rescue their master and defeating the monsters one after another, and they shouted excitedly again.

Just when they were about to succeed in exorcising the demon, who knew that the demon was actually a goldfish under Guanyin's seat. Now that it knew it had made a mistake, it followed Guanyin...

Wen Zhen rubbed his eyes and read it carefully twice, and this was the meaning of the article.

A Yuan's eyes were red: "Everyone is obviously happy, but why can't I be happy?"

"What's there to be happy about?"

Wen Zhen suddenly became furious and threw the Story Club onto the ground with a bang: "Those boys and girls died in vain!"

"How can it be like Red Boy, who got the name of a boy who gives away money, and then everything can be covered up?"

"What a great Avalokitesvara!"

"He--Tui!"

Wen Zhen was so angry that he kicked the wall twice: "Put down the butcher knife, and become a Buddha right away. How many vicious people have you protected!"

"My dear, please don't kick the wall." A Yuan looked at it with pity. The wall had been repaired several times. If they repaired it again, they would not have enough money in their courtyard.

Wen Zhen paced back and forth, unable to vent the anger in his heart.

"No, I want to go out."

He was going to have a good fight with his colleagues.

In a certain rich and powerful compound.

Li Lizhi put down "Story Club" and her chest heaved.

"Princess, don't look at it anymore." Ah Zhu helped Li Lizhi calm down, her eyes full of worry.

Li Lizhi shook her head and picked it up again: "Azhu, I used to advocate Buddhism, always eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha's name, begging to wash away my sins and have everything go well."

"But today I realized that some sins cannot be easily forgiven."

“For nobles, it is enough to admit mistakes and correct them, but for ordinary people, it is too cruel.” Li Lizhi looked at the green bamboo and lush flowers in front of the window.

"What makes me sad is not that the gods and Buddhas disregard human lives, but that at a certain moment, I subconsciously ignored the tragic deaths of the boys and girls, and followed the words in the text and joined the team that forgave the carp spirit."

“How many people in high positions are there in the world like me?”

"Princess, there is no absolute good or evil in the world. As the Buddhists say, 'Put down your butcher knife...'" Ah Zhu consoled softly.

"Become a Buddha instantly?"

Li Lizhi continued: "Azhu, this is wrong."

After saying this, she spread out the paper, sat down and started writing. This week's story review issue would definitely be filled with Journey to the West.

……

Today is the morning.

Li Shimin sat in the main seat, and below him were civil and military officials.

Everyone wears a woolen doll, and if someone has the conditions, they will cover their broken teeth with a layer of gold.

More and more civil officials own glasses. No matter whether their eyesight is good or not, as long as the emperor rewards them, they can go to the manor to get a pair of glasses.

Li Jing belatedly followed the trend and specially asked Li Shimin for a pair of glasses to wear, which made Cheng Yaojin and others extremely envious.

Nowadays, Kunlun slaves are no longer popular, as they have all been sent out to mine. It is said that Master Li extremely dislikes those things, so people are embarrassed to follow them, otherwise they will seem to be unsophisticated.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works requests that the canal be opened three days later, and the Ministry of Rites needs to cooperate..."

"Your Majesty." Lu Kuan, the Minister of Rites, came out and said, "Due to the compulsory education issue in Hebei Province, the Ministry of Rites is seriously short of labor and cannot gather enough people to prepare for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven."

Li Shimin looked at the two men and said: "Since we are short of manpower, we should find a way to recruit them."

Lu Kuan was depressed. Where should he go to be recruited?

And can the people who are recruited be trusted?

"Your Majesty, if the Ministry of Revenue can allocate more funds, the Ministry of Rites will have the money to recruit people."

The invisible Tang Jian over there was unhappy. Why does your Ministry of Rites ask for money all day long?

"Your Majesty, there is no silver in the treasury!"

This made Li Shimin even more angry: "Lord Tang, do you know how much money is in the national treasury now?"

“What are the incomes?”

Tang Jian answered one by one, and these ladies had already told him.

"Okay, then I'll ask you again, is the national treasury in a fiscal deficit or surplus now?"

"!?" Tang Jian's forehead began to sweat.

His wife told him about it, but he was not interested and did not listen carefully.

Oh, what should I do?

Just when he was at a loss, Su Qing came hurriedly from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, great victory on the front line!"

"Great victory on the front line!"