Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the others who entered first saw Li You dozing off against a pillar.
"King Chu Li You?" Fang Xuanling was taken aback." What is he doing here?”
Zhangsun Wuji was thinking more and had a worried expression.
"The last time at the Chu royal residence, His Majesty had already allowed King Chu to listen to court affairs. This time, he's actually allowed him to attend court directly!？”
Zhangsun Wuji was very sure that without Li Shiming's permission, no one would dare to let Li You in!
Compared to Zhangsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing were much more surprised to see Li You.
" It's actually His Highness King Chu!"
"Why is His Highness King Chu here?”
Cheng Yaojin was more happy to see an acquaintance, but Li Jing had a puzzled expression. He was now a minister of the right, so he knew the rules of officialdom better.
Logically speaking, underage princes should not be allowed to attend court. They should not even be allowed to listen.
Among all of Li Shimin's sons, even the eldest prince, Li Chengqian, was still underage, so it was even more impossible for Li You.
It could be said that Li You's dozing off in the corner had already caused many officials to be suspicious, but he was so content that he did not know it at all.
Soon, the morning court session officially began, and the officials began to step out one by one.
"Your Majesty, regarding the official road between Weizhou and Chengdu…"
"I already know about this. I will consider it."”
Another minister also stepped forward." Then how much does His Majesty plan to allocate for the disaster in Yongzhou at the end of last year?"”
Li Shimin looked at the Minister of Revenue, Tang Jian, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Your Majesty, we still need to study this carefully.”
"Research, research, what research?”The minister from before glared and said," If we continue to research, everyone will die!”
"This…is really…" Tang Jian's sideburns were sweating.
Li Shimin began to regret bringing Li You here. He had seen the unbearable state of the imperial court the moment he came here. He felt that he was so poor as an emperor.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Li You. He noticed that Li You was sleeping soundly, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"This unfilial son…he actually slept on the imperial ginseng!”
Thinking of this, Li Shiming was a little angry and vented his emotions on the ministers in front of him.
"If there's anything else related to money, tell me everything!”
This was quite a quick cut, and it was better to suffer a short pain than a long one.
Immediately, the Minister of Works, Duan Lun, stepped forward and said,""Your Majesty, the Changle Gate has been in disrepair for a long time. I think it's best to repair it as soon as possible.”
"How much is it?" Li Shimin asked straightforwardly.”
Duan Lun did some mental calculations and said,"Wanguan is enough to solve this problem."”
"Fortunately, it's not a lot…there's finally someone who can afford it.”
Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief and then heard Duan Lun say," Besides that, it's best to repair Ming De Palace and Chong Wen Palace. Zuo Chunfang's beams cracked yesterday, and they might need to be repaired. Then, the people from the Land Bureau and the General Supervisor came to report that they..."
After Duan Lun finished speaking, Li Shimin's heart was like a roller coaster. It had just calmed down, but it had already shot up into the sky like a rocket!
What's wrong with me?
Why is it that this is clearly the golden age of Zhenguan, but I am so poor that even the palace I live in has been in disrepair for so long that there are problems everywhere?!
"Your Majesty?"
Duan Lun looked up at the dazed Li Shiming and reminded him.
" The Taiji Palace and the Eastern Palace..." Li Shiming said with great difficulty," Let's not repair them for now. We should spend all the money on those places that are so bad that we have to repair them."”
It was so painful to have no money!
Cheng Yaojin jumped out and continued to stab Li Shiming's heart.
"Your Majesty, that son of a b * tch chief Tuoba Chici of the Dangxiang Qiang is attacking again! However, the military budget was currently in short supply, and there was no way to send more troops to deal with it. They would need at least 200,000 strings of money, right?”
"Wha…what?" Li Shimin opened his mouth and asked," Why is the military expenditure so lacking?”
Minister of War Hou Junji stepped forward."Your Majesty, because most of the military funds are used to prepare for Your Majesty's attack on Goguryeo, there is no surplus left.”
"Even so, the military system has saved a lot of military expenses, right?" Why are you so short of money?"
Hou Junji hesitated for a moment before honestly replying,"Your Majesty, because the Ministry of Revenue didn't give much to begin with.”
Li Shimin looked at Tang Jian again, and Tang Jian quickly shook his head.
"Your Majesty, there are too many places where money is needed!”
"No matter how much money we need, how can it be more important than fighting a war?" Cheng Yaojin said angrily. It'll definitely be used for war first!"
Tang Jian straightened his neck and said," Even so, I can't conjure money out of thin air for you. If you want money, you don't have it. You only have your life!"”
Seeing that the ministers were about to start quarreling, Li Shiming quickly raised his hand to shut them up.
"I know. Is there anything else?”
Seeing Li Shiming's splitting headache, the officials looked at each other, but no one stood up.
Even the Imperial Censors wisely kept silent.
Li Shiming was so frustrated that he was about to explode. Obviously, it was not a good time to say anything. Even if he wanted to impeach someone, he might get himself involved.
"Alright, since there's nothing else, let's withdraw.”
Li Shiming sighed and shook his head. Suddenly, he was stunned. He seemed to have one more thing to do.
"Wait." Li Shi Min suddenly said.
All the ministers who were about to leave were stunned. They turned around and looked at Li Shiming, wondering what he wanted.
"I still have something to discuss with all of you.”Li Shimin cleared his throat." Summon King Li You into the palace."”
"Xuan! Your Highness!"
The eunuch at the side had already started screaming, and Li You woke up in fright.
Li You wiped his saliva in a daze and opened his eyes."Is it finally my turn?”
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