Seeing that everyone was silent for a long time, Emperor Gan Wu looked slightly dark and said coldly: "The situation is now critical. Do you have any good plans?"
The eldest prince Li Chengye knew that Emperor Gan Wu had a strong personality and would not allow the barbarians to invade him, so he bowed and said with a righteous saying: "Father, just barbarians dare to invade me. I will fight against him at all costs. Only by fighting them at one time can they be afraid of them. Keep me stable!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ji, who was eager to express himself, immediately stood up and retorted mercilessly: "A common man's opinion! It is not enough to fight with just a passion, but also requires a lot of food, grass and arms. Where did I get what I do now How much money?”
Li Chengye angrily rebuked: "You are a theory of destruction. Can I ignore the barbarians invade? There is not enough food, grass and military supplies to raise funds, but if the delta is lost, it will lose all the morale of the military. If the tycoon is not done like this, it will not be like this. Coward!”
Li Ji did not give in at all and retorted: "It's simply a whim. Brother Huang told me how to raise food and grass and arms? Will I increase the tax burden? Now my great-minded people are recuperating. Can I increase the tax burden now?"
Li Chengye was furious: "Last time, Shangzhou flooded, you said you wanted to increase the tax burden. Why did you change your mind now?"
Li Ji sneered: "I am saying that knowing mistakes can improve a lot. Didn't you say that you shouldn't increase your tax burden last time? Why have you changed your mind now?"
Seeing the two of them quarreled against each other, Emperor Gan Wu's face darkened and he shouted coldly: "Shut up! What's the norm?"
Li Chengye and Li Ji looked at each other with dissatisfaction and stopped talking.
Emperor Gan Wu looked at Chen Dingyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue: "Chen Aiqing, the national treasury may support a national war now?"
Chen Dingyuan shook his head bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the crisis of emptiness of the national treasury was alleviated a few days ago because of the sales of welfare lottery. So far, there are 80,000 taels of silver, plus the silver obtained from the search for the casino in Beijing and the second prince Li Shou. The total amount of money obtained by assets is only over 800,000 taels, which seems to be a lot, but once the war begins, it will inevitably suffer serious losses and cannot afford a national war!
Now that the summer grain harvest has fallen sharply, the autumn tax will have to wait at least one month before it can be collected one after another, and the war in southern Xinjiang is imminent and cannot be afforded at all!
Besides, even if the autumn tax is delayed until that day, what should the country do later? You can't increase the tax burden, right?"
After this remark, Emperor Gan Wu couldn't help but frown and sighed in his heart.
It was precisely because of this that he was unsure of his mind that he saved the court officials in the court.
If the country is rich and the people are strong, why should he be so frustrated and restrained?
According to his nature, he had already ordered the recruitment of troops to rush to the barbarians.
For a moment, the entire Xuanzheng Palace fell into silence again, and everyone frowned and could not think of any practical solution.
In fact, there is no way, but many people are unwilling to be the first to propose it.
However, Li Ji saw that everyone was silent, sneered in his heart and bowed: "Father, my son has a plan to retreat the barbarian soldiers!"
"Oh?" Emperor Gan Wu said in surprise, "What's the solution?"
Everyone looked at Li Ji.
Some people have guessed it, while others are still confused.
Li Ji bowed and said seriously: "This plan is very simple, it is to send a relative to peace!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Gan Wu's face suddenly darkened.
The civil and military officials in the court also looked complicated, helpless, angry, and even humiliated.
Li Ji seemed to have expected this.
He took a deep breath, first bowed to Emperor Ganwu, then bowed to all the civil and military officials, with a look of enduring humiliation and carrying heavy burdens, and his tone increased a lot, and he spoke generously: "Father! All the pillars of the big fight! I know this is a shameful approach, but do we have a choice?”
Speaking of this, Li Ji looked around everyone and asked and answered: "No! The current situation of Dakong cannot afford a national war. We cannot use the whole Dakong's national fortune to gamble. Sending a marriage to discuss peace is the only one choose!"
Speaking of this, Li Ji showed a sad look and looked at Emperor Gan Wu, and his tone suddenly became low.
"Father, no matter which princess you send to the marriage to discuss peace, they are all close relatives of the son ministers. The son ministers are also very heartbroken, but this is the only way at present! Please ask the father to be the sage!"
I have to say that Li Ji's acting skills are still very good, and most of them were moved by him.
Even Emperor Gan Wu nodded secretly in his heart, and had to admit that this was the best solution at present.
Immediately, a minister made a statement.
"Your Majesty, what the Sixth Prince said is very true. Sending a relative to the peace talks without abolishing one soldier can help the barbarians to resolve the dangers of the barbarians!"
"I know that this move will damage my prestige, but the situation is too urgent and I can only endure it for the time being. I can only avenge this when the country is strong in the future!"
"There has been a precedent since ancient times when sending a marriage to discuss peace, so I can only feel sorry for Your Majesty's princess!"
"I'm going to discuss it!"
"I'm going to discuss it!"
...
For a moment, the court was filled with echoes.
After hearing Li Ji's words, the eldest prince Li Chengye showed an unconscious sneer on his lips after passing all the princesses who are currently unmarried in his mind.
He remained silent and made no statement.
Gan Wu had no expression on his face, but his heart was extremely entangled and difficult to make a decision, and he was still deeply powerless, angry and a little humiliation.
From an emotional perspective, how could he have suffered such a cowardly as Emperor Wu?
With his temper and his usual strong style of fighting the world back then, what he most wanted was to mobilize the whole country to beat the barbarians so hard that they dare not look up.
But back then, he was conquering the world, and it didn't matter if he was defeated. At worst, he could rebuild it, and no one could blame him for it.
But now that you are in the world, you can't use the trick of conquering the world. The world that is destroyed is your own, and if there is a problem, the people in the world will blame him.
From a rational point of view, sending a bride to peace talks is his only choice at present, even if he is unwilling, humiliating, and angry!
This is what the ancients said, it is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to sit in the world.
After a moment, Emperor Gan Wu sighed in his heart and finally made this difficult decision.
"I think what the sixth prince Li Ji said is reasonable. Do you think which princess I am suitable?"
Seeing that Emperor Gan Wu had made a decision, Li Ji lowered his eyebrows and said no more. He sneered in his heart and listened to the court officials discussing the candidate.
"The old minister thinks that the tenth princess is gentle and kind, and can be taken on this great task!"
"No! I think it's inappropriate. The ten princess is nearly twenty years old, so I may not be able to please the barbarian king. I should choose another princess!"
"The Sixteenth Princess is young and beautiful, and is a suitable candidate."
"What are you kidding? The Sixteenth Princess is only thirteen years old. If she is sent to a marriage bride, wouldn't it be ridiculed by everyone in the world?"
"This is not OK, that is not OK, who do you think?"
...
After the ministers argued for a while, Li Ji suddenly bowed and said, "Father, the thirteenth princess Li Mingzhu is eighteen years old. She is as beautiful as a flower, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She should be the best choice for marriage."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Xuanzheng Hall suddenly became quiet.
It was not that no one thought of Li Mingzhu before, but because Li Changfeng is now in a strong sense of holy favor, and the ministers were afraid that Emperor Wu would love the house and the wolves.
Now that Li Ji mentioned it, no one mentioned the other princesses again.
The meaning is very obvious, but I think Li Mingzhu is the most suitable candidate.
On the one hand, Li Mingzhu is indeed beautiful, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is just right in age.
On the other hand, Li Mingzhu, like Li Changfeng, has the bloodline of the previous dynasty, and is not as noble as other princesses. In their opinion, even if they send a marriage to a marriage, it would be nothing.
How could Emperor Gan Wu not understand the thoughts of the ministers? He was unable to make some decisions for a while, so he looked at the eldest prince Li Chengye.
"Chengye, what do you think Mingzhu can get married?"
Li Chengye knew that King Man was an old man who was about the same age as Emperor Gan Wu. Li Mingzhu would definitely not want to do it. Li Changfeng would definitely not agree if he knew about it. Whoever agreed to this matter at this time was equivalent to offending Li Changfeng.
Although this matter seemed almost a foregone conclusion in his opinion, he had already taken out 50,000 taels of silver to win over Li Changfeng. If he agreed now, wouldn’t all his efforts be wasted?
Li Chengye looked heartbroken and shook his head and said, "Father, both of them are my sisters. No matter who they go to and my own son, they can't bear it. My son doesn't know what to do!"
Hearing this, Li Ji smiled coldly.
How could he not see that Li Chengye was trying to win over Li Changfeng?
But he didn't care.
In his opinion, with Li Changfeng's impulsive nature of doing things without regard for consequences, he would inevitably have conflicts with Emperor Gan Wu after knowing this matter, and would most likely lose his favor.
By that time, he would have lost one competitor, and he could put new and old hatreds together to settle the revenge.
As for Li Chengye, he will clean up slowly in the future.
Seeing that Li Chengye did not give a clear reply, Emperor Gan Wu looked at Feng Quji, who had never expressed his opinion.
"Feng Aiqing, I wonder what your opinion is?"
Feng Quji said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the princes and ministers' concern for the country and the people are so clear. The old minister was quite moved when he heard this. It is also a good way to send a relative to peace!"
After affirming the opinions of the court officials at the scene, Feng Quji changed the subject and said, "But whether you really want to send a relative to peace, whether you want to negotiate with the old ministers or to summon the generals in the army to discuss it again. After all, whether the barbarians will No one can agree to a marriage, so you must prepare early.”
As soon as this said, Li Ji couldn't help but curse the old fox inwardly.
Feng Quji first affirmed his consent to send a marriage to discuss peace, and then proposed to discuss with the generals of the army to give the generals face and give Emperor Gan Wu a buffer time.
He is indeed an existence that can hold the position of prime minister and is unshakable. His methods are extremely sophisticated.
However, Li Ji didn't care.
In his opinion, even if the generals in the army were called to discuss together, the result would not be changed.
Because Li Mingzhu is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate in any aspect, Emperor Gan Wu has no other choice.
Everything is in his calculations.
Feng Quji's words gave Emperor Gan Wu a step forward, and immediately nodded and said, "What Feng Aiqing said is extremely true, I will discuss this matter tomorrow."
After saying that, Emperor Gan Wu, who was in a irritable mood, did not want to discuss other matters and directly announced his retirement to the court and left Xuanzheng Hall.