Chapter 1643 The Grand Historian Arrives!

? Chapter 1643

"Hmph, the King of Foreign Lands is really familiar. From your tone, do you blame me for not sending out invitations?"

The First Prince sneered.

"Haha, there is no need to send out invitations for this kind of thing. Your Highness is always busy, and it is normal to forget one or two!"

Wang Chong smiled calmly, waved his hand, and didn't care at all.

On the other side, the Eldest Prince's face was extremely livid. Wang Chong was climbing up the pole, pretending to be confused, but he was coming, even the Eldest Prince couldn't drive him away.

"Come here! Give the foreign king a seat!"

The eldest prince gritted his teeth and shook his sleeves fiercely. At the same time, he glanced at Zhu Tongen and the others behind him, and quickly exchanged glances with everyone.

The deal is done, now almost all the aristocratic families in the capital have arrived here, the donations have also been donated, and the whole ceremony is about to come to an end. He wants to see what kind of tricks Wang Chong can play.

At this time, the eldest prince is not afraid of any tricks from him.

"Your Highness doesn't need it!"

Unexpectedly, when the first prince and others were about to move the chair for Wang Chong, Wang Chong smiled and took two steps forward.

"I think it's almost time, and the Buddhist temple has been completed, so let me get straight to the point! Xu Keyi prepared a thousand taels of gold for the king, as the sesame oil money for the Great Buddha Temple."

Hearing this sentence, the eldest prince's expression darkened immediately. He had just established a rule that no one from aristocratic families should donate less than five thousand taels. Wang Chong, a noble prince, came here specially to donate only It's only one thousand taels, and it's clearly here to make trouble.

"Hmph, I heard that the prince's family is so rich that he can buy half of the capital, but the prince's donation of sesame oil is only a mere one thousand taels, which is not even as good as some small aristocratic families in the capital, isn't it a bit too shabby? "

At this moment, a voice came from behind the First Prince. An aide with a three-legged beard watched his words, and immediately stepped forward, staring at Wang Chong's words with a mocking indignation.

"Hmph, who said the prince only donated one thousand taels? The prince hasn't finished talking yet, why worry! Besides, is it your turn to question what the prince said?"

Just at this time,

Behind Wang Chong, Cheng Sanyuan stepped forward and sneered.

"Cheng Sanyuan, step back!"

Wang Chong yelled without losing the opportunity, but there was no trace of blame in his voice:

"I heard that His Highness is planning to use the donations collected by the Great Buddha Temple to help the displaced orphans all over the world. His Highness is kind-hearted, and Wang Chong also admires it very much. Therefore, he specially decided to take out another 20 million taels of gold, and together with His Highness Help these orphans in our Datang."

Wang Chong said.

boom!

Hearing these words, all the aristocratic families in all directions, as well as the crowd at the bottom of the mountain, couldn't help but burst into exclamations like landslides and earth cracks. Looking at the foreign king on the top of the mountain, everyone was stunned by this number.

"Twenty million taels!"

"My God!"

"This is much more than what the First Prince donated!"

...

In Datang, a family of four can spend no more than a few taels of gold a year. Wang Chong donated 20 million taels. For many people, this is a huge sum that is unimaginable in a lifetime, enough for millions. The annual expenditure of ordinary people in Datang.

On the other side, all the aristocratic families present also looked shocked, with uncertain eyes. Wang Chong's actions are really surprising, but the attention of everyone is far more than this.

The First Prince's words were just words, he said that he would donate to Buddhist temples and orphans, most of the money would probably be in his pocket.

Everyone donated so much because they understood this point. I am afraid that the king of foreign lands did not know that he donated this money, but in the end, it was just fattening the eldest prince.

A representative of a famous family stared at Wang Chong, his heart aching one after another. However, no one dared to say these words in front of the First Prince.

On the other side, the eldest prince obviously did not expect Wang Chong to make such a decision, and when he realized it, he sneered in his heart.

"You're really smart. Do you think you can compete with me for the hearts and minds of this palace by spending 20 million taels of gold? You're so stupid!"

The eldest prince was thinking this in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face, and the words he said were completely different:

"The King of Foreign Lands really has a benevolent heart. He is worthy of being the prince of my Tang Dynasty. Since the King of Foreign Lands, like me, cares about those displaced orphans, I will accept the money on their behalf."

The eldest prince said, his expression was completely different from just now. If you look carefully, there is even a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The current Wang Chong has undoubtedly become a complete idiot in his eyes, and he is still the kind of utterly confused.

Behind the eldest prince, everyone sneered, their eyes full of sarcasm, obviously they had the same idea as the eldest prince.

Wang Chong took everyone's expressions into his eyes and smiled without saying a word. How could he not understand what the First Prince and the others were thinking?

But Wang Chong didn't point it out. Twenty million taels of gold is indeed a lot, but it is not so easy to accept his gold. The First Prince and the others were too happy.

"In addition, the eldest prince's move is to benefit the orphans in the world. This king believes that this matter should be widely publicized and advocated. Firstly, the whole world will know the great prince's benevolent heart, and secondly, more people will join in. "

"So my king specially called Taishiling Yan Wenzhang to record this matter for His Highness, thinking that it will be sung by future generations. However, Taishiling seemed to have a little misunderstanding about this matter, and he said along the way that he would personally Come to see His Highness, and talk to His Highness."

Wang Chong said.

hum!

Hearing these words, the faces of everyone on the side of the First Prince changed instantly. Even the eldest prince Li Ying was still elated before, but suddenly he couldn't laugh anymore when he heard these words, and his face became extremely ugly.

Tai Shiling!

This is the past dynasties, who are responsible for recording historical events and compiling historical books, and this is also a staid official position. Almost all Taishi Ling are the kind of unsmiling, conservative and rigid people.

Because the epic is about seeking truth from facts, without any embellishment or beautification, and few people know that Taishiling also has a hidden function, which is to supervise the censor.

All historians are well aware of Datang's resume, most of their time is busy writing and recording historical facts, and they don't have much time for impeachment. But once you let them know something that is not in compliance with the rules, especially the king and prince, then they will definitely give advice and play, and they will never give up until they achieve their goals.

And Yan Wenzhang is one of the leaders.

When Yan Wenzhang was young, he was notoriously unable to tolerate sand in his eyes, and this is even more so now that he is getting older.

Moreover, the elder is respected, because of his advanced age, even the first prince is in awe of him, and he dare not let anything fall easily.

It can be said that at this moment, Taishi Ling Yan Wenzhang is definitely one of the few people that the eldest prince Li Ying least wants to see.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

It was too late to say it, but just as Wang Chong finished speaking, there was a commotion from the mountainside. The crowd on both sides stepped aside one after another, and from a distance, they saw several disciples of the Yan family, escorted by a gray-haired old man, walking towards the mountain.

The old man was dressed in a plain white cloth robe, holding a scroll of books in his left hand and a spring and autumn pen in the other hand, and he was coming up from the foot of the mountain panting.

Seeing the old man, everyone's expressions changed, even the patriarch and representatives of the aristocratic family retreated subconsciously, as if they wanted to stay away from the old man.

Almost all the aristocratic families who appear here are here for the face of the eldest prince. If this matter is seen by Tai Shiling Yan Wenzhang, when he writes history books in the future, he will add a few words on it. In a certain year, the eldest prince To build a Buddhist temple, the Luo family and the Zhao family in the capital flattered and went to the meeting together, then in the future, my family will really be infamous for thousands of years.

The pen of the literati and the sword of the general are the two most powerful things. What's more, the pen in Tai Shiling's hand is still the most powerful one!

"My lord! No! Twenty million taels of gold is absolutely impossible!"

Yan Wenzhang's head was full of fine beads of sweat, it could be seen that climbing this section of the mountain road was obviously a bit strenuous.

But for Yan Wenzhang, all these are trivial matters. As soon as he reached the top of the mountain, he went straight to Wang Chong in front of him.

"Foreign King, this old man has already told you several times that Datang has Datang's resume, this matter is against the rules!"

After talking to Wang Chong for a few words, Yan Wenzhang seemed to have suddenly noticed the Eldest Prince opposite Wang Chong. His expression was slightly startled, and he immediately turned around and walked towards the Eldest Prince, saying in shock.

"Your Highness, the first thousand three hundred and twenty-eighth of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is strictly forbidden for the children of the royal family to accept donations from civil and military officials and folks in any name. Although His Highness built the Great Buddha Temple, it is for the orphans of the world, but the old minister thinks that this is absolutely unacceptable. Appropriate, I hope His Highness will return all the sesame oil money donated by all the aristocratic families!"

hum! Hearing Yan Wenzhang's words, all the aristocratic families fell silent instantly.

And the First Prince's face even turned into a liver color.

But looking at Yan Wenzhang's serious face, it was obvious that he was not joking.

"asshole!"

The eldest prince clenched his fists fiercely, so angry that he was dying, but he couldn't vent it.

The position of Taishiling is too special, and the Yan family is still a family of Taishi. Even when Emperor Taizong was around, there was no way to deal with these historians, let alone him.

More importantly, he just got the news that the sesame oil money donated by all the aristocratic families has now reached a huge amount of 20 million, and the final figure is only a lot more.

Such a huge sum of money is not a small amount, Yan Wenzhang asked him to return it all, how reconciled to the eldest prince!

"Wang Chong!"

At this moment, the eldest prince felt even more annoyed with Wang Chong.

"Tai Shigong, I think you have misunderstood. This kind of Buddhist temple was built by the First Prince himself, and all the money received for sesame oil is not in the pocket of His Royal Highness, but at the disposal of the Buddhist temple!"

At the side, Zhu Tongen hurriedly stepped forward, bent down and explained hastily.

If the Taishiling of the Tang Dynasty was serious, he didn't know how bad the impact would be if this matter was written in the history books. The First Prince hadn't ascended the throne yet.

At this very moment, Zhu Tongen's cold sweat oozes out,

"Even if it's like this, it's absolutely not allowed! The aristocratic families who appear here are all admiring His Highness's status, and as the First Prince, they built a Buddhist temple to receive donations from the aristocratic families. This matter has never been precedent in this dynasty. This matter is absolutely unacceptable! If His Highness refuses to agree, the old minister will even report a report to the Holy Emperor and the court."

Yan Wenzhang said with a straight face, with an attitude of never giving up until the goal is achieved.

In an instant, the eldest prince's face became even more ugly.

But Zhu Tongen and the others were also wary, and they couldn't do anything in front of the serious Yan Wenzhang.