What Li Chen said was so emotional that anyone who reads it will think that he is a good brother who cares about his younger brother and is deeply afraid that his younger brother's safety is in danger.
Only Zhao Xuanji felt extremely calm.
Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox. The prince has never liked playing fairy tales, but now he suddenly started playing it. Obviously there is something important happening next.
Therefore, Zhao Xuanji's vigilance was raised to the highest level.
"Your Highness is so caring and considerate to King Zhao. If King Zhao knew about it, he would be extremely grateful. It would also be a good story if word spread about it."
Zhao Xuanji, who has been playing Liaozhai for decades, is obviously a veteran. There are endless routines, and he followed Li Chen's words without any sense of violation.
Li Chen sighed softly, waved his hands and said: "Although this is true, King Zhao is a descendant of the Li family after all. If this palace is too partial and protective of him, what will the civil and military officials think? What will the people think?
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"The Qin Dynasty established the country by force and governed the country by filial piety. If it was because of my selfishness that King Zhao neglected his martial arts and failed to be filial to his father and loyal to the court, it would be my fault."
After finishing speaking, Li Chen said to Zhao Xuanji earnestly: "So after thinking about it, I still feel that the memorial submitted by the cabinet is good. It can put more burdens on King Zhao. Dealing with the White Lotus Sect is dangerous, but it is precisely this kind of memorial.
Only dangerous things can reflect the responsibilities that a prince should have."
Zhao Xuanji's guard became more and more intense. He considered every word and sentence he used, not daring to reveal the slightest flaw.
So after thinking for a while, Zhao Xuanji said: "I am deeply gratified that Your Highness can think so."
Smiling slightly, seeing that the bait had taken effect, Li Chen immediately followed the temptation and said: "Besides, I have one more matter, which I hope can be passed in the court. However, the old minister is highly respected, and many civil and military ministers regard him as the minister.
The old man is following his lead, so I still need to ask Mr. Ge to give his nod to this matter before we can continue to move forward."
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Zhao Xuanji frowned. Instead of feeling nervous, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It is indeed an exchange of interests.
Compared with Li Chen who made his own request at this time, if he didn't ask for anything at all, this made Zhao Xuanji restless.
Since there is a request, it will be easy to handle.
It's nothing more than exchange, compromise, and everyone gets what they need.
Zhao Xuanji, who was a little more generous, did not agree to it all, but asked cautiously: "I wonder what could make His Highness so cautious?"
Li Chen chuckled lightly and said warmly to Zhao Xuanji: "In the opinion of the elder, now the court needs to provide disaster relief and restore people's livelihood, and all walks of life are in need of revitalization. What is the most urgent issue at the moment?"
Zhao Xuanji replied: "Silver."
"The imperial treasury is empty, and everything is done with little effort and strength. At present, the money in the treasury has been almost exhausted. A few days ago, I heard officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs say that if taxes can no longer be collected, the imperial court will be unable to do anything in the second half of the year.
Money for distributing salaries has become a problem, let alone disaster relief and development."
Nodding, Li Chen said: "That's true. Mr. Ge has a sharp eye and can see the problem at a glance."
"The emptiness of the national treasury is not a one-time crime. I have thought over and over again, and it is nothing more than a two-pronged approach to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Reducing expenditure is just to reduce expenditure on the current basis. But if we do not increase revenue, we will still be poor.
, so I want to provide the imperial court with more money."
