Chapter 249: Actually, You Just Don't Want to Pay
"I'm just kidding!" Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled, "Li Ce, to be honest with me, what kind of emperor do you think I am?" ”
"Uh......" Li Ce's expression was tense, "I still say the same thing, whether it is for you, or for the old Li before, or for His Majesty today, it is the same evaluation!" Your Majesty, you are a male lord who is in the transition to the Ming Monarch! ”
"Hmm!" Li Shimin looked strange and nodded, "Li Ce, I invite you again to become my staff!" This time it's not with Lao Li, but with the identity of the Tang Emperor! ”
"I ...... Can you refuse? The corners of Li Ce's mouth twitched, "Your Majesty, I don't want to have any official position, because having an official position will change my current life, even if it is just a small official position, it will make my grip restless!" Your Majesty, do you know why? ”
"I don't know!"
"Actually, it's very understandable!" Li Ce took a deep breath and stared at the thoughtful and cold-looking man in front of him, "If Your Majesty gives me an official position, even if it is just an official position the size of a sesame seed, others will think that I am highly used by Your Majesty, and you will flatter me and flatter me in every way!" ”
"Is that going to be the case?" Li Shimin frowned slightly, "Li Ce, are you thinking too well?" Even if it's just a small official position, will it become what you say? ”
"Definitely, because it seems to me that a flattering villain is actually more far-sighted than a gentleman! They can often see things much later! Li Ce's expression was tense, "Moreover, if I get an official position, I will also be restless, because I don't know which business I have done is what I should do, and which business will bring me to destruction!" ”
"This ......" Li Shimin sighed deeply, "Li Ce, you can always think about things in a bad direction, can't you think about the good side?" ”
"Your Majesty, if you think on the good side, it is easy for people to be satisfied, and it is easy for people to have desires that they shouldn't have!" Li Ce's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was calm and calm, "And the grass people actually advocate the saying 'goodness is like water'!" Although this has nothing to do with my concerns too much, I think it would be great if people could be like water, not looking up and not seeking height! ”
"Don't look up?" Li Shimin took a deep breath, the pupils of his eyes dilated, and he looked at the young man in front of him with scrutinizing eyes, "Li Ce, you seem to be a master of the world!" You seem to see everything in the world! Now I wonder if the love you show for money is your liking! ”
"Yes, it must be, how can people live without money?" Li Ce smiled and took out a copper coin from his arms, "Your Majesty, this is the only penny Xue Rengui had on him when he took refuge in the grass people, but I still asked me to come, I don't love money, what is it?" ”
Hearing Li Ce's words, Li Shimin shook his head with a smile.
"Li Ce, the feeling you give me is extremely hazy, your body seems to be filled with a thick layer of fog, and the posture you show in front of me is probably not your real posture!"
"Uh...... Your Majesty, are you suspicious of me? The corners of Li Ce's mouth twitched, "If that's the case, Your Majesty, you might as well kill me, there is nothing in this world that is more terrifying than being suspected by the emperor!" I'm afraid that only one death can reflect my sincerity! ”
Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression was tense, he stood up, paced back and forth in front of Li Ce, and suddenly, turned his head to look at Li Ce.
"If I want you to die, will you die?"
"The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers can't not die, not to mention that I am just a small people?" Li Ce had a calm smile on his face.
Damn, do you really want me to die?
How could I die at your hands?
No matter how weak my body is, I will run away overnight!
Besides, there is no place to stay here!
Could it be that I, a dignified traverser, still want to die on your Li Shimin's crooked neck tree?
Although, it doesn't seem to be a crooked neck tree, after all, you can also be ranked among the top emperors in China!
But no matter how much you hide, you can't kill me, can you?
I come from hereafter, and I know the preciousness of life!
Moreover, if you dare to mess with me, even if you are infamous through the ages, I will kill you!
Let me be the emperor of this territory, and with my intellect, I will definitely be able to do better than you!
After all, I have inherited thousands of years of Chinese history in my head, and although I have never been an emperor, I have played a lot of games like emperors!
However, just when Li Ce was planning how to escape, and then how to overthrow Li Shimin's power, Li Shimin's excited words sounded in his ears!
"Well, you are not a good people, a good people! The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers can't not die! I was relieved to hear you say that! I was afraid that you were so talented before, if you took refuge in someone else, Datang would suffer, and I would be relieved to hear your words! ”
The sudden sound made the corners of Li Ce's mouth twitch, and he looked up at Li Shimin, but saw that Li Shimin was excited, and he sat down in front of Li Ce all of a sudden.
"Li Ce, what you said is good, it's really good! When I heard that, I was so excited! Then, as you said, disintegrate the power of the Shi clan little by little! If you need any support, tell me, I have your back! ”
"Me?" The corners of Li Ce's mouth twitched, "Your Majesty, I'm just a businessman, what can I do?" Your Majesty, do you support me? What should I do? ”
"Li Ce, you can do what you want!" Li Shimin's eyes were blazing, and his hands pressed on Li Ce's shoulders, "I believe in you, I believe in you, a businessman!" I also know that there must be steps in your heart! Take your time, don't rush, even if it takes hundreds of years, I and my children and grandchildren will support you! ”
"Forehead ......"
"Don't look embarrassed, I know you can do it!" Li Shimin's expression was extremely excited, "Li Ce, don't you want to develop paper?" Okay, I'll give you manpower! ”
"Manpower? Why not money? Li Ce frowned slightly, and his eyes stared at the man in front of him, "Your Majesty, money is better than manpower!" ”
"Qian ......" Li Shimin looked strange, slowly put down the hand that was pressing on Li Ce's shoulder, stood up, paced back and forth again, and turned his back to Li Ce, "Li Ce, Datang is in ruins, it is the moment when a lot of money is needed, and in recent years, there is not much money that can enter the treasury due to tax reduction and exemption in various places!" Actually, the treasury is empty, do you believe it? ”
"I ...... Can you believe it? Li Ce's eyes narrowed slightly, and his brows furrowed slightly, "Your Majesty, you just don't want to pay, why do you want to tell me about this kind of thing?" ”
"No, Li Ce, I'm not a person who picks the door, and I'm extremely bold, but ......" Li Shimin sighed deeply, "After I took over Datang, I realized that Datang had long been unable to make ends meet!" In the treasury, there is indeed a little money, but that money needs to maintain the development of Datang for several years! ”