"Aiya, this kind of small matter can be done by the servants. How can the lords come personally?”
"I'm really unlucky. I'm sorry for my disrespect!”Not long after, Xiao Tian appeared in front of everyone.
When they saw Xiao Tian, especially the annoying expression on his face, both Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong could not help but clench their teeth and try their best to control their emotions.
They were all afraid that they would not be able to hold it in and rush up to deal with this fellow. Even Zhangsun Wuji felt a little angry and glared at Xiao Tian.
Good heavens.
It was fine if he had used this method to forcefully drag them to deliver money, but now he had actually appeared in such a state.
This was too f * cking annoying!
"Let me tell you, kid. If you don't write a few strokes on the merit roll, I'll teach you a lesson in the future!”Cheng Yaojin came directly in front of Xiao Tian, almost touching his face.
Of course.
Xiao Tian also understood the meaning behind his words. This was Cheng Yaojin's very special way of expressing himself.
This was to build a good relationship with him!
Xiao Tian naturally had to accept such a good thing. If he could build a good relationship with Cheng Yaojin, it would be of great help to him in the future!
"State Duke Lu can rest assured about this. There won't be any problems!”Xiao Tian laughed and nodded seriously.
Seeing him like this, Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly again and let him go.
Qin Qiong was immediately unhappy!
How could he miss out on such a good thing?
He immediately rushed up to argue with Xiao Tian, but before he could say anything, Xiao Tian immediately expressed that this matter would definitely be handled properly.
After agreeing to Qin Qiong, he naturally couldn't lose Zhangsun Wuji. Xiao Tian suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to build a good relationship.
After some entanglement, Xiao Tian became more familiar with these people...
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In just three days, a large amount of money was sent to the Ministry of Works. The situation was much better than Xiao Tian had imagined.
There were many people who did not need him to remind them and took the initiative to send the money over.
Their request was very simple. They only hoped that Su Feng could truthfully record the amount they donated on the merit roll.
This way, not only could the common people and scholars see it, but Li Er could also know his contribution.
The news quickly reached the palace.
In the royal study.
Li Er had been busy reading the memorial. He was a little dizzy after working for half a day. Just as he put down the memorial in his hand, his personal eunuch, Yao Liang, walked in.
"Your Majesty, this is about the situation in the Ministry of Works in the past two days!”Yao Liang respectfully placed a memorial in front of Li Er.
Li Er nodded slowly. He opened the memorial and saw the handwriting on it. He knew that this memorial was written by Xiao Tian.
After reading the contents, Li Er frowned.
The report was good news. In just three days, Xiao Tian had gathered a large sum of money.
The most terrifying thing was…
Even the national treasury would not be able to take out such a large sum of money so easily.
After all, it had only been three days, and he had already gathered so much money at such a terrifying speed. Logically speaking, he should be very happy.
However…
Li Er saw through the clues!
It was what Xiao Tian had said in the hall, that the great clans were the greatest cancer of the Great Tang.
Looking at the contents of the records, one would know that the people who paid the most in the past three days were those from the aristocratic families.
Even if he saw these numbers, he could not help but feel a little shocked.
Usually, when the imperial court had something to do, he had never seen them so generous. They even cried poverty in front of him, saying that they were more honest than anyone else.
Now, Xiao Tian had only used a little trick to make them give out all their money.
Think about it.
How much wealth did they have?
Just how much of the Great Tang's blood had they absorbed?
" These bastards, let's see how I'll deal with you later…" Li Er closed the memorial tightly, his eyes flashing.
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The next day.
Taiji Palace.
As usual, Li Er scanned everyone in the hall.
Perhaps it was because they had paid a lot of money in the past two days, many people looked a little listless.
Even though he was standing here to participate in the morning court session, he seemed to be absent-minded.
"The disaster in Hebei will be resolved very soon. Of course, I have to thank all of you for your generosity. Without you, I'm afraid the money for the disaster relief would not have been gathered by now!”Li Er smiled at everyone and said softly.
The people who were already somewhat listless and absent-minded heard the Emperor's sudden words, and their expressions became even more bitter.
If Xiao Tian hadn't done this, they wouldn't have given out so much money.
That was the accumulation of many years of hard work!
"Your Majesty, you're being too serious. This is what we should do. It's our duty to relieve Your Majesty's worries!”
"To be able to share the burden of the court and help the disaster victims in Hebei, it is a small matter for us to fork out a little money!”
"As long as we can help the people, these things are not worth mentioning!”
Everyone smiled awkwardly and replied politely.
However, when they said these words, their expressions were uglier than crying.
Li Er controlled himself for a long time before he barely managed to stop himself from laughing.
Especially when he saw those people from the aristocratic families, who were suffering and could not say anything, with bitter expressions on their faces, he felt relieved.
It felt so good…
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