Li Shimin's Deliberately Difficult Situation
Li Daozong sighed deeply and entered the hall without saying a word.
Chu Yi and Li Xue Yan also felt that it was a little baffling and could only follow in.
Chu Yi guessed that it should be something that happened in the imperial court, so he asked,""Could it be that Your Majesty thinks that the imperial examination system is bad?”
Logically speaking, his set of imperial examination system could be said to be more than enough for future generations!
Unless Li Shi Min was deliberately making things difficult for Li Daozong!
After entering the hall, Li Daozong sat down and sighed again. He shook his head and said,"That's not the case. His Majesty thinks that the reform of the imperial examination system is very good.”
Chu Yi nodded. Other than the imperial examination system, was there anything else?
Chu Yi thought about it. Li Daozong usually left court very early, but he only came back today. Li Shimin must have given him some kind of problem again, right?
At this moment, Li Xue Yan poured a cup of tea for Li Daozong and said considerately,"Father, drink some water first and calm down. If you have any difficulties, tell us. Maybe we can help?”
Li Daozong wanted to say something but hesitated. At this moment, Li Xue Yan's two brothers heard the news and came over.
Li Jingheng saw Li Daozong frowning and quickly asked,
"Father, did His Majesty make things difficult for you again? Wasn't the imperial examination matter already resolved? Could it be that His Majesty is still fussing over the matter of you marrying off your sister?”
Li Jingheng asked a few questions as soon as he came up.
Li Jingren also echoed with a worried look,
"That's right, Father. This younger sister is already married. Isn't Your Majesty going overboard?”
When Li Daozong saw Li Jingren discussing Li Shimin, he quickly shouted,"Don't spout nonsense. You will be beheaded if you talk about the emperor behind his back!”
Li Jingren could only nod.
Li Daozong sighed again and said,
"His Majesty originally wanted to marry Xue Yan to that Savage Land, but I let Xue Yan marry in advance. This was a helpless move, and it was only right for His Majesty to be angry.”
Li Jingren frowned and said unhappily,
"That being said, isn't it enough for him to make things difficult for you with the imperial examination? If it wasn't for brother-in-law's wit, I'm afraid you would still be in a terrible position because of the imperial examination!”
"Second brother! It was better to listen to his father first and see what His Majesty had said!”
Li Jingheng and Li Jingren were getting more and more excited as they spoke, so they shouted to stop him.
Li Jingheng was a sentimental person. Seeing that Li Jingheng had stopped him, he did not say anything on the surface, but he could not help but mutter,"I didn't say anything wrong."
Li Jingheng shook his head helplessly and looked at Li Daozong.
Li Daozong sighed again. He had sighed countless times since he entered the door.
"You should go about your own business. I'm afraid you won't be able to help much in this matter.”
Li Daozong looked at the crowd hesitantly and said in the end.
Everyone was stunned. Li Xue Yan said coquettishly,"Aiya, Dad, just tell us. If you don't tell us, how do you know if we can help?”
Chu Yi also advised,"Father-in-law, why don't you just say it directly? If you have any difficulties, just say it."”
Li Daozong originally thought that they wouldn't be able to help much in this matter. However, when he saw Chu Yi's half-smile and his clear yet determined eyes, Li Daozong suddenly felt that his cheap son-in-law might really be able to help.
"Alright, I'll tell you. There's a saying in the folk that three stooges are better than Zhuge Liang.”
"Originally, His Majesty was very satisfied with the imperial examination system.”
Li Daozong preached, and everyone nodded. This was a good thing?
Li Daozong continued,
"But His Majesty also said that because of the continuous natural disasters in the country in the past two years, the national treasury is empty. It is still a little difficult to spend money to hold the imperial examination.”
The few of them nodded. Li Daozong's words were true.
However, what did the emptiness of the national treasury have to do with Li Daozong?
Li Daozong looked at their confused expressions and said,
"Therefore, His Majesty entrusted me with the task of collecting money.”
？？？
Why didn't he go to the Ministry of Revenue, Fang Xuanling, or Du Ruhui for this matter? Why did he have to hand it over to Li Daozong?
This was clearly making things difficult for Li Daozong!
"Father-in-law, what else did His Majesty say?" Chu Yi nodded and asked.”
Li Daozong continued with a bitter expression,
"His Majesty also said that he wanted me to raise enough money for the imperial examinations within half a month.
These two years of stability have not been able to fill the national treasury. How can I do that? He couldn't possibly confiscate the Li Residence's money, right? Moreover, even if they confiscated all of the Li Residence's assets, it would still be a drop in the bucket.”
Everyone nodded. Li Jingheng and Li Jingren's expressions were not too good.
Li Xue Yan's face was also filled with worry.
Money matters were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue.
The lack of money in the national treasury naturally had nothing to do with him, Li Daozong. This was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for Li Daozong.
"If this matter is not properly resolved, His Majesty will definitely blame me for not doing my job well.”
Li Daozong said with a frown.
Li Jingren was furious and said unhappily,"His Majesty is clearly making things difficult for you!”
Li Jingheng was relatively more steady. He said,"Second brother, you can't say that. The fact that His Majesty could hand such an important matter to his father meant that His Majesty valued his father. However, this matter was indeed difficult to handle.”
Li Daozong calmed down when he saw that everyone was frowning.
Li Daozong held Li Xue Yan's hand and looked at everyone,
"As long as Xue Yan doesn't marry into that remote place, it's fine. Our family is together, and if His Majesty really wants to make things difficult for us, it doesn't matter even if I don't become an official. The Li family's assets are enough for you to live a stable life.”
Li Daozong's words caused Li Xue Yan to tear up.
But at the same time, he also blamed himself. This wasn't him. His Majesty wouldn't have made things difficult for Li Daozong.
Chu Yi was also touched. His father-in-law was very open-minded.
However, there was still room for negotiation.
"Father-in-law, you don't have to be so pessimistic. In my opinion, this matter can be easily resolved.”
When Li Daozong and the others heard this, they were all stunned.
Li Jingheng and Li Jingren were extremely suspicious of Chu Yi's words. Li Daozong also advised,""Chu Yi, don't force yourself. This matter has nothing to do with the imperial examination system.”
Chu Yi smiled. How could he fight a battle unprepared?
As a transmigrator from the 21st century, couldn't he have some sense of superiority?
Chu Yi only wanted to say one thing about this century's problem that Li Shiming threw out,"
Just this?
Although he was extremely confident in his heart, Chu Yi still spoke humbly to Li Daozong on the surface,"
"Father-in-law, the country is prosperous and the people are at peace. Although the national treasury is not full, there are many merchants in the Great Tang. Just the rice merchants in the capital make a fortune every day!”
Li Daozong nodded his head in a daze. Chu Yi was right, but what did this have to do with the national treasury?
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