Chapter 231: Donations
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's second early dynasty is even more terrifying than the first!
The ministers fell to their knees, trembling, for fear of angering the tyrant!
They are all used to living a life of fine clothes and food, who wants to go back to the war era, and accidentally die in the wilderness.
But if you don't take the main battle, you will be directly cut from your official position, and even Liu Zhongqing, the chief of the court, has received the order, how can others dare to disagree?
This is also Li Yunxing's cleverness.
He knew that if something new was proposed, it would be blocked.
If you don't kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys once, these old horsemen will give advice again and again.
Now it directly shocked the court, but it made them tremble and dare not speak.
"Since there is nothing to do, then they will retreat." The prince said coldly, got up and left.
His face was very ugly, and he exuded a haze all over his body, which made the ministers dare to be angry and dare not speak!
It wasn't until Li Yunxing's back disappeared in the Jinluan Hall that the ministers breathed a sigh of relief!
Today's prince is really scary!
If it weren't for Yoo Jae-fu in front, I don't know how many people would be implicated.
It's just that how could they know that Liu Zhongqing didn't have the same hatred in his heart.
Li Yunxing is definitely a plan, and now he has sent Liu Chen to the battlefield, if he can win the battle, he will naturally be happy.
But if you lose...... His Liu family also has to be buried!
At this time, Liu Zhongqing had just walked outside the hall and was stopped by Luo Zipao, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Lord Liu, Lord Qi, Lord Lu, and a few adults from the Shaofu, the prince has important matters to discuss in the council hall, and he also asked a few to move."
Several officials of the Shaofu glanced at each other, and they all saw the look of worry in each other's eyes.
What else does the prince have to talk about? Why don't you just say it in the main hall?
Instead, let a few of them go to the council hall alone?
The heart that I just let go of instantly picked up again.
"Everyone, please." Luo Zipao said respectfully, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
Although everyone had doubts, they had no way to refuse.
In the council hall, the prince sat behind the table, with exhaustion between his eyebrows.
It's just that what Liu Zhongqing didn't expect was that there was a person sitting next to him - Liu Ruxu.
When he saw Liu Ruxu, his eyes tightened, and his heart was already full of alarm bells.
Li Yunxing naturally noticed the change in his expression, but he didn't break it.
Liu Zhongqing is suspicious by nature, this kind of character makes it extremely difficult for him to be deceived in the court, but Liu Ruxu is his daughter and has always trusted him the most.
This is the first time, which gives Liu Zhongqing a sense of crisis of being betrayed.
"The old minister sees the queen's mother, and the prince's Royal Highness ......"
Liu Zhongqing stepped forward to salute, but was directly interrupted by Li Yunxing.
"Why is Lord Liu so polite, now that the door is closed, we are all a family, so we don't have to be so restrained."
Liu Zhongqing narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not speak immediately.
Li Yunxing said with a smile: "Although above the main hall, the palace has already made arrangements for the Huns, but the palace is always worried in his heart, lest it ...... Alas. ”
Li Yunxing let out a long sigh, his eyes flashing with sorrow.
Liu Zhongqing listened, and looked at Li Yunxing with heavy eyes.
Li Yunxing's remarks really make people can't find anything wrong, but the more this is the case, the more vigilant he is in his heart.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, but what worries do you still have in your heart?" Shaofu Qing Lin Chengyi took the initiative to ask.
Li Yunxing rubbed his eyebrows, but he was actually putting pressure on everyone present.
"Presumably, all the ministers in the court also know that the Wu Dynasty emptied the treasury of the Wu Dynasty because of the traitorous villain. Now the entire treasury is empty, and once a war starts, a large amount of silver will be thrown into it. If it is a war of attrition for a long time, I am afraid that the Wu Dynasty will not have the ability to support it until the end......," Li Yunxing said slowly.
When everyone heard this, they immediately frowned.
"That's why this palace wants to discuss with you how to solve this matter."
Li Yunxing's tone was very light, but it revealed majesty and domineering.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Chen Haishan, the head of the Shaofu Prison, said, "The ministers thought that the battle of the Xiongnu was indeed difficult and dangerous, and it happened very suddenly, I am afraid that someone was trying to interfere with it." ”
As the Shaofu in charge of the entire foreign affairs and taxation, money is their lifeblood.
If Li Yunxing wants to carry it out, it will inevitably affect their interests!
These people are smart people, so they naturally understand the stakes!
"Not bad! The minister agrees with the minister's meaning! Zhang Zhiyi, the other head of the Shaofu Eunuch, echoed, "We don't have the capital to fight a protracted war now, and the prince's desire to save the country, we all understand, but it may be difficult to practice just for long-term consideration." ”
They thought that the prince had repented of his presence in the court, and were preparing to persuade the prince to make peace with the Huns.
But only Liu Zhongqing understands that Li Yunxing is by no means the kind of reckless person.
It can be seen from his performance in the main hall that Li Yunxing definitely made such a decision after careful consideration.
Li Yunxing listened to their words, and caught a glimpse of Liu Zhongqing's silent appearance out of the corner of his eye, and a shallow arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"That's right, so we should look for money if we are short of money, and now we are looking for you to come here to discuss the plan of raising money." Li Yunxing said.
"Raising money?"
Li Yunxing nodded and said, "The palace has just checked the account books and found that there are only three thousand taels of gold left in the treasury of the Wu Dynasty. ”
Hearing this, everyone gasped.
Three thousand taels of gold! That's too little!
Li Yunxing glanced at them lightly and continued: "You are used to being pampered on weekdays, and you don't know the suffering of the people, and now that the treasury is empty, don't you think you should come up with enough grain and grass as soon as possible?" Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't have to fight this battle, and we will starve to death first! ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed suddenly.
They are all important ministers of the imperial court, where are they willing to do such a thing?
What's more, no one knows that this Wu Dynasty is the Li family's Wu Dynasty, and the gold and silver in his hand are his own gold and silver.
Now that they are suddenly asked to raise money, how can they raise it?
"Your Majesty, the ministers think this matter is inappropriate." One tried to refute.
But before he could fully say his words, he was stopped by the crown prince Li Yunxing.
"Presumptuous! This is a holy decree! How can you question it at will? ”
The man was instantly silenced, lowered his head, and did not dare to say anything more.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you must know that raising money is not a request from the palace, but must be done for the sake of the country."
Li Yunxing glanced at everyone, and they were suddenly sweating profusely.
Li Yunxing is still gentle and friendly, but in the blink of an eye, it seems to be a different person.
This makes them feel strange and intimidating.
"Your Highness...... It's not that the ministers are unwilling, but this is really difficult, and the annual tax collection is after the autumn harvest, and the people can only collect the money when they have surplus food. It's summer, and it's hard for us to do it. ”