As Dai Zhou got older, his speech became more verbose.
When talking about the disaster relief in Chang'an City, he spent two sticks of incense talking about it.
Even an energetic person would almost fall asleep due to his words.
Du He, on the other hand, was even more sleepy.
When Dai Zhou finally finished speaking, the entire Tai Chi Hall was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop.
Especially above, there was no movement.
Dai Zhou looked up curiously and saw Li Er looking at the table in front of him in a daze, wandering for nine days.
"His Majesty!"
Dai Zhou called softly.
Li Er did not respond.
"Your Majesty..." Dai Zhou raised his voice.
"Huh?" Li Er was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, "Dai Qing's family, please continue..."
Dai Zhou said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I have finished speaking."
Li Er: "Ahem...Dai Qing's family, I have been joking with you just now. I have been listening to what you said very well. Originally, the expectations of me and all of you dear friends for this disaster relief in Chang'an City were just
Who could have thought that if he could save the people and prevent chaos in Chang'an, Du He, with no money or no one, would not only properly resettle the affected people, but also completely change the city of Chang'an, almost like a new city, and even take advantage of the situation.
This opportunity has expanded Chang'an City and included Hu County into the outer city of Chang'an City. Now, Datang Construction Company has sold all its houses in the outer city, and the outer city is gradually becoming more lively. Do you think this is a great achievement?
?”
Dai Zhou nodded: "This is a wonderful feat!"
Swish.
Li Er stood up immediately and said, "I won't talk about the small merits, but the three great achievements made by Du He made an indelible contribution to the Tang Dynasty."
"First, Du He took action to resolve the unreasonable demands of the Goguryeo envoy!"
"Second, Du He implemented a new tax policy, which increased the revenue of the Tang Dynasty's treasury by 4 million yuan!"
"Third, Du He, as the chief disaster relief officer of Chang'an City, successfully completed the disaster relief work."
He turned around and asked, "Have you written it all down?"
Zhao Yang: "Your Majesty, I have recorded everything."
Li Er said loudly: "Du He has made such a great contribution, so he should be rewarded heavily. Du He can be named a male of Huyi County, and he can live in the town of 300 households, starting from the fifth rank!"
"Du He was promoted to Wai Lang, the chief and guest secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, and commanded the chief and guest department, from the fifth rank. Zhou Tong, the former chief and guest secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, neglected his duties, causing the Chang'an Post Station to collapse, almost causing a catastrophe, and was demoted to Wannian County Yamen
County Magistrate."
"Give Du He a hundred taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, and five hundred thousand coins."
"Appreciating silk cloth..."
Li Er seemed to have been prepared for it. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said it as if he were pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
As the person taking the notes, Zhao Yang was so busy and panicked that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The ministers were stunned for a while.
When Li Er finished speaking, Wang Gui jumped out first and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Li Er glanced at Wang Gui: "Wang Qing's family... do you think I shouldn't reward Du He?"
Wang Gui hurriedly shook his head: "No, Your Majesty, I don't mean that. With Du He's merits, Your Majesty's reward is not excessive... There is only one thing. Your Majesty wants to give Du He five hundred thousand yuan. I think it is inappropriate.
Today, the Tang Dynasty is in need of money. Although taxes this year have increased by nearly 7 million yuan compared with last year, Your Majesty must not forget that last year's taxes will be empty before the end of the year. Your Majesty
Giving Du He 500,000 yuan now is really a bit extravagant and wasteful..."
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Wang said makes sense."
Chen Shuda said: "I ask your Majesty to take back the reward of 500,000 yuan!"
"I second the proposal!"
"Seconded!"
For a time, many ministers agreed.
Li Er's face suddenly darkened.
Originally, he felt that he was rich and wanted to be rich in the court. This feeling was indeed very satisfying.
Who knew that so many people would jump out to make trouble.
Isn’t this disrespectful?
He looked at Changsun Wuji and others, and said in a deep voice: "I understand... In this case, this money should come from my internal treasury, and there is no need to use money from the national treasury."
What?
From the inner treasury?
Wang Gui and others were dumbfounded.
For the next whole year, the internal treasury will only have one million guan, so your Majesty immediately gave Du He 500,000 guan.
Could it be that there is no need for royal palace expenses next year?
Wang Gui said: "Your Majesty, it is not impossible to make expenditures from the internal treasury, but the money from the internal treasury always comes from the national treasury..."
Before he could finish his words, he was rudely interrupted by Li Er: "Okay, Wang Aiqing, I know what you are going to say. Don't worry, next year, even if the palace dies from poverty, I will not ask the treasury for money again.
You have no joke."
Speaking of which, everyone could see that His Majesty was annoyed.
Wang Gui returned obediently.
This time, no one objected.
Du He stood at the very back, witnessing everything that happened in the hall.
Next to him, an official looked at Du He with envy: "Congratulations, Prince Consort, you have been promoted again, and you have also received a title. You are truly a blessing that no one else will envy in their eight lifetimes."
Du He looked indifferent: "This is nothing, just a man from Huyi County. I was once the Duke of Huguo."
"It's only 500,000 yuan, Dream Group can make it in a month!"
"He is just a member of the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. He is just a minor official from the fifth rank, not worth mentioning!"
The official's expression changed from envy to anger.
He looked at Du He with burning eyes.
I almost couldn't help but rush up and punch Du He.
Listen, is this human language?
Too arrogant!
That’s not true!
The official whispered: "Prince-in-law, you can't be too arrogant, otherwise..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Du He striding forward.
I saw Du He coming in front of everyone.
Li Er looked at it and asked: "He'er, are you here to thank me? No need to, you deserve this."
Du He shook his head: "Father, I am indeed here to thank you, but I want to refuse all the rewards from my father."
"Well, you are a good boy. I have always admired you. You...what did you say?" Li Er finally reacted.
At the same time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also shocked.
Is Du He crazy?
He actually refused to receive the reward.
What does this guy want to do?
Du He looked sincere and was definitely not joking.
At the end, the official who had just spoken to Du He was surprised and said: "It seems that I misunderstood him. Since he can refuse, it means that he doesn't care at all about His Majesty's generous reward... Alas,
There are still people like this in the world who don’t care about fame and fortune, and don’t like money. It’s really puzzling and incomprehensible!”
Li Er was surprised and said: "He'er...you, are you dissatisfied with my reward?"
Du He shook his head: "My father's reward is already extremely generous. How dare I be dissatisfied? My son... actually has an unspeakable secret."
"You...Okay, tell me, I want to hear what reasons you have for rejecting my reward." Li Er sat back on the dragon chair again.
For a time, everyone in the civil and military court stared at Du He with wide eyes.