"I know, I know."
Xu Chen could only nod obediently in the face of Wu Shi's admonishment.
Since he had said so, it meant that Wu Shi Yao no longer treated Xu Chen as an outsider.
"That golden-armored youth, I've already praised you so much, why don't you come out?”
Li Shi Min stood up, looked around the hall, and clapped his hands,
"Come! Go forward and listen to the seal!"
With this order, all the civil and military officials looked around, wanting to see who the golden-armored youth was and whether he was as powerful as the Emperor had said.
Wu Shi Yao also craned his neck and looked curiously. However, at this moment, Xu Chen, who was beside him, suddenly stepped forward and walked towards Li Shi Min.
"Xu Chen, what are you doing! Don't go up and cause trouble…"
"This is a serious crime of beheading. Come back!”
When Wu Shi saw Xu Chen walk out, his brain suddenly went blank. He wanted to pull him back, but he could not. He could only shout anxiously from behind.
Did this kid go crazy?!
With his current intelligence, he was no longer able to think about why Xu Chen would walk up so openly. His mind was filled with thoughts of the consequences of His Majesty's wrath.
However, what happened next stunned him.
Li Shi Min smiled as he watched Xu Chen walk over. He even personally came down to welcome him. This was the Emperor's " gift of lowering his rank "!
This made Zhangsun Wuji and the others a little jealous. This Xu Chen was too doted on, right?
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Xu Chen bowed to Li Shi Min and said in a deep voice.
In front of everyone, if he called him " Old Li " again, it would be disrespectful. Xu Chen was clear about this.
"Good, good, good! Minister Xu, you don't have to be so polite!"
Li Shi Min looked at Xu Chen and said,
"Minister Xu Ai descended from the sky to save my life, like a god descending to the mortal world. I thought about it day and night for three days, and the only thing worthy of you is the word 'god'. I shall confer you the title of Deity Overlord."
"From today onwards, you are the Divine Marquis of the Great Tang!”
Divine Overlord! This title was too awesome. All the officials present changed their expressions when they heard it. A few of them were so scared that they sat on the ground!
Such a title was definitely unprecedented and unheard of in the future!
"Your Majesty, you can't, Your Majesty. How can you blaspheme the gods!”
A white-haired old scholar immediately knelt on the ground and cried out with snot and tears in his eyes.
When he cried, a large group of people immediately knelt down and cried,
"Your Majesty, if you bestow this title upon the gods, it will be detrimental to the Great Tang!”
"That's right, Your Majesty. Please choose another title. No one is worthy of the title of Divine Marquis, and no one can bear it!”
Those kneeling here were the backbone of the Great Tang. Fang Xuanling and the others had already had a meeting with Li Shiming, but their faces were slightly pale and they had not said a word.
"Alright, all of you get up. What's wrong with crying?”
Li Shi Min was indeed Li Shi Min, he just frowned and revealed his supreme dignity. The moment he gave the order, all the officials were frightened and immediately stopped crying and stood up.
However, their expressions were still reluctant. They were only suppressed by Li Shiming now. After today, they would jointly submit a petition and request for a change in name!
"Could it be that only you understand these principles, but I don't? What a joke!"
Li Shi Min waved his sleeve and snorted,
"Now, what I want to say is the second thing that makes me happy! It's colder than usual this year. Everyone can feel it, right? I want to ask, have you thought about how to survive this winter?”
"Ancestors, tell me first!"
Li Shiming started to call out names. Zhangsun Wuji walked out from the queue and bowed.
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed. I can only prepare some mink fur and tiger skin in advance to survive the cold winter.”
A mink coat was a good item for the winter no matter what era it was. However, the price…even an ordinary official's family could not afford it. Only the wealthy Zhangsun family could afford one.
"Hmm, looks like you'll have to spend a lot of money to survive the winter.”
Li Shiming nodded indifferently, then turned to Fang Xuanling and asked,
"Minister Fang, tell me, how do you plan to spend the winter this year?”
It was Fang Xuanling's turn to speak.
"Your Majesty, my family's wealth is meager. Fortunately, Your Majesty gave me a bearskin coat a few years ago that can be left for my mother to spend the winter. As for myself, my body is still quite strong. I'll wear a few more clothes and burn some charcoal to keep warm.”
Fang Xuanling replied in a low voice. His answer was obviously much more shabby, but many of the officials present nodded. Their families were poor. What else could they do?
As long as he didn't freeze to death!
"Minister Fang has worked hard for the country, but he has no clothes for the winter. It really makes me blush. Come, give Fang Xuanling three fur coats and send them to the residence immediately.”
Li Shi Min said seriously and immediately ordered the eunuch to go down and give him clothes.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling immediately shed a few drops of tears. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank him before giving up.
"Who's next? Right, Zhijie, tell me, how are you going to pass the winter?”
Li Shimin asked more than ten people in a row. There were civil and military officials. After all, there were only a few answers. Those who came from better families had brocade hats, mink furs, and animal skin coats. Those who were less well-off would have to wear a few more clothes and burn more charcoal to keep warm.
All of a sudden, there was a flurry of discussion in the Imperial Court. Everyone was discussing how to spend this year's winter. Almost everyone was frowning and worried. A few of the older ones had sorrowful expressions in their eyes.
This winter was really tough! His old bones might not be able to make it!
"After listening to the words of my beloved ministers, I don't feel good in my heart, but I still want to ask you one more question.”
Li Shi Min glanced at the officials and said word by word,
"I want to ask, in such a cold winter, how should the people of this world survive the winter!”
This question silenced almost everyone present. All the officials lowered their heads and remained silent.
If these officials were all frowning, then there was no need to even mention the commoners. This winter, thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands, of people in the Great Tang would freeze to death!
"If even you feel sad, then there's no need to mention the commoners. I've already expected that the Ministry of Revenue will submit a memorial next year regarding the number of people frozen to death. That number will definitely be shocking!”
Li Shi Min's eyes were filled with sorrow as he waved his hand and shouted,
"I ask you now, who can solve the problem of the people's winter? If you do, step forward and I will also make you a marquis, a marquis of the country!”
Soon, how many people were still watching?
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