It could be said that at this point, it was already Li You's victory!
He actually relied on one person to suppress all the officials in a short period of time!
By the time the ministers reacted, they were all shocked and looked at Li You differently.
"Is this really the first time King Chu is attending court?”
Why did it seem like he had easily taken control of the entire scene just now? He was simply as experienced as an old fox who had been immersed in officialdom for many years?!
He didn't look like a newbie who was attending court for the first time. He didn't even look like a 14-year-old!
"Milords, please listen to me.”
Seeing that everyone was temporarily silent, Li You's tone softened.
Negotiations required a combination of hardness and softness. Li You knew that his foundation was still shallow, and he could not always maintain that strong attitude from before. If he went too far, it would have the opposite effect.
He had to play the good cop, so at this time, Li You also had to start to adopt a kind and gentle method of persuasion.
"The imperial court may seem stable now, but it's actually in turmoil. The reason for all of this is because of one word: money! In all the dynasties, there had never been a situation where the imperial court was short of money that could still flourish. Perhaps money was a vulgar thing in the eyes of many people, but one could not deny the importance of money!”
Li You paused for a moment and continued," If the Imperial Court is short of money, then there will be many things that they want to do but have no money to do. They will have no money to implement the policies that they want to implement. They will have no money to pay salaries when they lack manpower. Even if foreign enemies attack, they will have no money to raise troops. They will only be at the mercy of others!”
In just a few words, Li You had already explained the current grim situation very clearly. Immediately, many ministers revealed thoughtful expressions.
"Therefore, if we are content with the status quo, problems will arise in the Imperial Court sooner or later!”Li You continued," Therefore, why don't we try to go all out and take a gamble? Using 100,000 strings to exchange for a million strings will greatly alleviate the pressure on the Imperial Court!”
"What Your Highness said makes sense, but how can we be sure that Your Highness can really turn 100,000 strings into a million strings and not fill your own pockets?”
An old man stepped forward and asked. Li You looked over and found that it was a famous person-Wei Zheng, who was known as the Myriad World Mirror!
" Lord Wei, you don't have to worry too much." Li You cupped his hands and said," This King is also very confident, that's why I made such a suggestion. For this, this King can make a military pledge that within a month, 100,000 strings will become a million strings!"”
"Within a month?"
Li You's words caused a huge uproar. Such a short period of time was simply beyond the imagination of the ministers!
It must be known that the total income of the imperial court, including taxes and material income, was only a little over ten thousand strings of strings of strings a year. On average, it was about a million strings of strings of
And now, Li You was saying that he could earn a million strings of money in a month. Didn't that mean that he believed that his ability to earn money alone was comparable to the entire imperial court?!
What kind of joke was this? This was too ridiculous!
"If you can't do it, what are you going to do?”
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji snorted,""Since it's a military pledge, there should be a punishment that can't be completed! Otherwise, how could there be no price for boasting?”
Li You looked deeply at Zhangsun Wuji. He had made things difficult at this time, and his hostility had been exposed. However, he had used this topic to appear upright, and his shrewdness was undoubtedly revealed.
"Is it because of Li Chengqian and Li Tai? Or is it because he feels threatened by me?”
Li You thought to himself, but he was already prepared."If this king is unable to do it, then I will not need any salary for the rest of my life.”
"Wha…!"
Zhangsun Wuji's pupils constricted. He did not expect Li You to be even more ruthless than him. He directly blocked all his words.
The salary that a prince was born with was equivalent to a First Rank official in the imperial court. It could be considered the main source of a prince's daily expenses.
Since Li You had bet on this, the officials could not say anything!
"Yang Jie, is he really going to play so big?”
Li Shi Min was also slightly surprised, but he could see Li You's determination.
After all, a ruler was not joking. He had already said this in front of the Emperor and all the officials, so there was absolutely no possibility of forgiveness or regret. Even if Li Shiming wanted to maintain the authority of the Emperor, he had no choice but to deduct all of Li You's salary after his failure!
This could be said to be a huge gamble. At this point, even Wei Zheng had nothing to say and could only retreat silently.
"King Chu is really flawless! Was this really just an underage prince?!”
Zhangsun Wuji gritted his teeth, but he still could not find a breakthrough. He could only retreat unwillingly.
Even Fang Xuanling was surprised to see Zhangsun Wuji suffer a loss. He looked at Li You in surprise and asked,""Such ease. It's hard to imagine that this is his first time attending court!”
"Alright, since King Chu has made up his mind, then it's decided!”
Li Shimin concluded the court session.
However, although the court session had ended, the events that happened in the morning court session and the huge commotion it caused would not stop. Instead, it exploded like a bomb!
"Have you heard? King Chu Li You boasted in the morning court that he would turn 100,000 strings into a million strings within a month!”
"Really? What kind of confidence did he have to dare to speak so carelessly in front of the Emperor?!”
"Of course it's true! Many ministers had seen it with their own eyes!”
"Wow…then won't King Chu Li You be finished in a month?”
Countless rumors were circulating among the various factions and families, but they were all certain of one thing, and that was that they could announce in advance that King Chu was dead!
This was not only because if he failed, all of King Chu's salary would be deducted, but also because this was happening in front of His Majesty and the officials. It was of great significance. If he failed, the consequences would be unimaginable!
This was equivalent to showing off for the first time in front of the entire imperial court. Failure meant complete defeat. Whether it was in the Emperor's heart or in the hearts of the officials, their evaluation would plummet!
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