MTL - Dressed As a Farm Boy, He Cheated on His Way Out of the Desert.-Chapter 1176 Collect debts from the emperor!
Chapter 1176 Collecting debts from the emperor!
Liu Zhiheng felt a chill running down his spine, "The most ruthless emperor's family! Fortunately, all the boys were sent away."
The two of them didn’t say anything more and started working separately.
Jiayin coaxed grandma to go to bed early and entered the space.
Now only here, looking at the supplies in front of her eyes, can she feel a sense of security.
Especially the boxes brought back from the south, she touched them over and over again.
Once this thing is taken out, the earth will shake and the mountains will shake, and the world will be shocked.
Hence, she has to keep it guarded all the time. She will never use it until the critical moment or as a last resort.
Compared to high-yielding food, the emergence of this thing will drive those in power crazy...
At the Umrah meeting on the second day, Li Laoer was not supposed to attend originally, but he happened to stand in the queue.
Some officials were confused and asked, "Why are you here today? Isn't it busy outside the city?"
Li Laoer smiled harmlessly and responded, "It's really busy outside the city. After all, there are more than 10,000 refugees who need to be resettled. I am also very worried. But there is no way. There is still one important matter that needs to be decided by the emperor."
The others couldn't help but keep asking, so they kept silent.
After waiting to go to court, the emperor indeed saw Li Laoer, but he did not inquire as cordially as in the past, and just pretended not to see him.
But Li Laoer didn't want to go in vain, so after the important political affairs were dealt with, he took a step forward, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have a written message."
The emperor frowned and glanced at the prince.
The prince quickly responded, "Uncle Li, has there been any change among the refugees outside the city?"
"His Royal Highness, the refugees outside the city are fine, but the minister's family is not fine." Li Laoer continued with a grimace, "The first batch of military rations for the Northern Expedition was destroyed and could not be raised for a while. It was our family's fault. Guaranteed, and borrowed food from various families in Xindu, they were able to quickly replenish the supplies, preventing the soldiers of the Northern Expedition from going hungry and killing the barbarians.
“But now that the Northern Expedition is victorious, people are also coming to collect debts and food!
“The Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince also know that our family only has a small piece of gold beach, which does not produce food. Now we can’t make enough even if we break bones and sell blood.
"Therefore, I can only report it quickly and ask the emperor and the prince to make a decision."
This is not a decision, it is clearly a debt collection and a request for credit.
The emperor looked bad, but the officials were even more confused.
According to the Li family's past behavior style, they often took the initiative to share Tianwu's worries and the emperor's worries, and never wanted to take credit.
Even if everyone praises you, you should still be humble.
What's going on today?
He actually took the initiative to collect the debt and brought it before the eyes of the emperor!
It seems that everyone is afraid that everyone will forget that their family has acted as guarantee for the court to borrow food abroad!
But no matter how doubtful they are, no one dares to show it on their faces.
At this time, pretending to be mute is the wisest way to save your life!
The prince's eyes glanced around between the frightened Li Laoer and the emperor, and he opened his mouth to relieve the situation.
"Uncle Li, when your family stepped forward to relieve the crisis for the court and the Northern Expeditionary Army, my father and I will remember it. However, the government was in chaos, the queen mother took over power, and the empress passed away. Just don't care.
“You should step aside for the time being and wait for His Highness to discuss the matter with the six ministers before proceeding.”
Li Laoer quickly thanked him and then quietly retreated.
The hall was silent for a while. After all, the emperor had a cold face and no one dared to speak again.
The prince nodded to Manager Yi. Manager Yi understood and immediately shouted, "If there is something going on, go back to court!"
Everyone quickly knelt down and sent the emperor and prince away.
Everyone walked out slowly under the sun.
I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, but everyone stayed far away from Li Laoer.
Li Laoer didn't seem to notice it. When he arrived at the palace gate, he bowed his hands with everyone and got into the carriage and left. Everyone had mixed feelings, but one of them couldn't hold himself back and said, "What the **** is wrong with this Li Laoer? At this time, he actually goes to the emperor to collect debts!"
But to be fair, some people said, "It's also right to collect debts! I did borrow food for the Northern Expedition Army before, and it also helped the court to relieve the siege! Now if people want to pay back the food, they should also go to the court."
“After all, the Northern Expedition is the imperial army’s Northern Expedition. The Northern Expedition is for the safety of Tianwu, not for the Li family!”
Not to mention how everyone was talking about it and everyone had their own opinions.
It is only said that in the imperial study, the emperor had already drank two cups of tea with a dark face.
The prince tried to persuade him, "Father, that batch of military rations has indeed been in arrears for a long time. Now that the Taiping warehouse is open, do you want to return this batch of grain?"
The emperor put down the tea cup heavily and responded, "The Northern Expeditionary Army is now named Ye, and no one is loyal to me! Now they take the credit for recovering the mountains and rivers, but I have to deal with the army rations! Humph, what a good plan!"
A flash of darkness flashed through the prince's lowered eyes. He wanted to say something, but he endured it.
Perhaps he also realized that what he said was unfair, so the emperor changed the subject directly.
“You should gather with the Ministry of Rites to discuss the matter of praying for rain.”
Pray for rain?
The prince raised his head and asked hesitantly, "Father, the rumors spread outside are not credible. You won't..."
The emperor waved his hand and refused to respond directly. He just said, "You should check the classics first. Try not to waste people and money, but be more solemn. As for the rest... we will discuss it later."
The prince had no choice but to comply and then withdrew.
Mr. Yi stood guard outside the door and was surprised to see the prince walking out with a bad look on his face.
Although the prince grew up among the people, the city was very remote and he never showed his emotions or anger on his face.
What is the purpose of being like this today?
The prince didn't even say hello to Manager Yi, and didn't stop until he reached Xilong Pavilion.
Eunuch Feng followed all the way, his head covered with sweat as he trotted. Before he could wipe it away, the prince ordered, "Go bring a bowl of ice cream."
“Hey, yes, yes!” Eunuch Feng hurriedly went to the imperial dining room without stopping.
Soon, the ice cream with peach jam was placed on the prince’s desk.
The prince took a spoonful and frowned as soon as he ate it.
Eunuch Feng asked tentatively, "Your Highness, does it taste wrong?"
The prince threw the spoon and said, "Nothing is right! The peach jam is too sweet, and the ice cream is not dense enough. It is not even half as good as the white clouds!"
Eunuch Feng shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
Because the emperor and the prince liked it, the chef had been thinking about this ice cream recipe for a long time, and he thought it was similar to Baiyunjian.
And he secretly ate one on the way before rushing back.
He really didn’t taste it, what’s the difference?
The prince didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't kick Eunuch Feng out until the ice cream was half melted.
Eunuch Feng took the ice cream bowl out the door and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he gave the ice cream to the little **** and started thinking about it.
Unfortunately, he had a headache thinking about it and couldn't figure out what was wrong with the prince.
At this time, he began to envy Mr. Yi. He was always at home with the emperor, but it was so difficult for him to serve a young prince!
Sure enough, if you compare goods with others, you will be thrown away, and if you compare people with others, you will die!
Today’s update is here~~
(End of this chapter)
