Li Linhuai put one hand on her slender waist, and the other hand lightly tickled her jade-like nose: "As long as it is something that the princess can like, I will put it in front of the princess with both hands, including This person is Chen."
Ahhhh!
What secret did this person get through?
Those who are close to vermilion are red, those who are close to ink are black!
After he learned her love words, how could she be of use in the future?
Just, a little frustrated...
Li Sixu stretched out her little paws and scratched his ears: "Sir, you are not good. If you don't learn from the good ones, you will learn from the bad ones."
When she pulled his ears, it seemed to be very hard, but in fact it was like a cat's claws scratching someone.
When she pulled his ears, Li Linhuai felt a strange feeling surge through his body. If he allowed the unscrupulous princess to continue making trouble, he wondered if he could bear it until the moment of marriage?
Princess, she can really kill him!
Although he was in a pavilion with a water curtain at this moment, Li Linhuai still felt like he was going to be burned by the flames jumping out of his body. Smelling her elegant orchid breath, he knew that if he didn't take a step back, he really couldn't guarantee that he would do it. What kind of transgressive move?
Therefore, he gently hugged her, put his chin on her forehead and touched her gently, pretending to be calm, picked a stone stool and sat down.
"Except for the one I saw in the emperor's study room, this is the first time I have seen so many high-quality cat's-eye stones. Ming Xilie only thought that he had impressed the princess with his generous gift, but he did not know that he had already fallen into the princess's heart. In the urn.”
"That's natural. Is Sisi's skill natural?"
Li Sixu was a little proud: "Sisi said that she wanted to raise the funds for the voyage as soon as possible for you. Wang Yuanbao has already contacted the Lin family. As expected, they are already on their way to the capital."
"Next, after meeting the Lin family, the next step is to start building the ship, recruiting talents, and preparing the goods to be brought on board."
"The princess used her reputation to hunt so many things for the sake of my overseas envoy."
Li Linhuai asked her: "What does the princess plan to do with these?"
"Of course I sold it for money and other supplies, but before that, I have to take these into the palace to pay my father a visit."
Li Si Xu tugged at Li Linhuai's sleeve: "Sir, would you please accompany Si Si to the palace? My mother-in-law said she wants to see you."
When Li Linhuai met Concubine Yu before, he could still tolerate her.
Now that he had been granted a marriage by His Majesty and was about to marry the princess, he suddenly felt a little nervous when he went to see Concubine Yu.
Li Sixu tugged on his sleeve: "Don't be afraid, sir, Sisi will protect you."
She was so playful, which instantly dissipated Li Linhuai's nervousness.
He smiled: "The princess is naughty again..."
The diplomatic strategy of establishing diplomatic relations with the food-rich Tianzhu and thus curbing Tibet was a great temptation for a monarch who had the world in mind.
Since giving Li Linhuai the post of overseas economic and strategic envoy, Xuanzong has been rushing towards this ambitious goal. However, he can work hard on everything, but he has encountered many obstacles in terms of financial resources.
In the imperial study room of Xingqing Palace, Xuanzong looked away from the navigation map on the imperial table, and his eyes fell on Pei Guangting, the Minister of Household Affairs who was answering the question.
"I've given you so many days, and you told the Ministry of Household Affairs that you can only pull out this little silver?"
"I really tried my best!"
Pei Guangting looked troubled: "Your Majesty governs the world and always pays attention to benefiting the people. Some time ago, Mr. Wang traveled to various places to set up medical insurance offices and spent a lot of money. Now he has to allocate so much money to support navigation and shipbuilding. The national treasury We are already stretched thin and we really can’t afford more money.”
"When Yu Wenrong was in charge of the Ministry of Accounts, you told me one by one about the crimes he committed. I demoted him to Ruzhou and wanted the Ministry of Accounts to allocate some money for overseas management. You told me If there is no money to use, what do I need from you?"
Although Xuanzong seemed to say these words calmly, Master Pei had already felt his suppressed anger.
Does the emperor regret that he demoted Yu Wenrong to Ruzhou and asked him to concurrently serve as the Minister of Household Affairs?
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Pei Guangting tried his best to persuade: "I think that the princess is conducting overseas trade in the name of our country, the Tang Dynasty. This move can indeed fill the national treasury, but maritime trade is full of risks. It is not appropriate to empty the entire treasury to start this matter."
Because the Tibetan envoys were in Chang'an, Xuanzong thought that he wanted to use diplomatic strategies to form an alliance with Tianzhu and Dashi, and the Tibetan spies must not be informed.
Therefore, it has been kept secret and only said that it would conduct overseas trade with coastal countries in the name of Datang.
Pei Guangting naturally did not expect that there was a deep meaning behind this overseas trade, so he felt that using all the savings in the treasury for navigation would drag down the entire Tang Dynasty, and this method was not advisable.
But Eunuch Yang, who was serving Xuanzong, knew it.
Seeing that Xuanzong's suppressed anger was about to burst out, Eunuch Yang, who never mind other people's business, was thinking about whether to give Lord Pei a wink to tell him to shut up first.
At this time, a familiar voice came from the door of the royal study: "Father, I think that it is not necessary to mobilize the money of the national treasury for navigation."
Xuanzong burst out with a terrifying aura, and Pei Guangting also felt that something was wrong.
Fortunately, at this time, the princess came!
Upon hearing the princess's voice, the emperor's face softened at a speed visible to the naked eye, which made Pei Guangting secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
When Xuanzong saw Li Sixu appearing, he said in a warm voice: "Why are you back in the palace? I heard that you have been staying at the princess mansion I gave you these past few days."
"Of course, I will go back to the palace to share my father's worries, and I will also trick the overseas envoy into the palace to meet my mother and concubine. My mother and concubine have long said that they want to see him."
This girl has so many ideas, Xuanzong even sympathized with Li Linhuai!
He was amused: "Why did you just say that it is not necessary to mobilize the treasury for navigation?"
"Because I have almost raised the money for shipbuilding and hiring people to sail the ships. As for the money to purchase supplies, I have other ways to get it."
Li Sixu presented the box she was holding to Xuanzong.
Xuanzong opened half of the box to see clearly what was inside, looking thoughtful.
At this moment, seeing Pei Guangting raising his head curiously, as if he wanted to pry into the contents of the box, Xuanzong snorted coldly: "Let's put aside the matter of raising navigation money from the Ministry of Revenue. Lord Pei, please step aside!"
Pei Guangting knew that the emperor had important matters to discuss with the princess.
However, the princess took over the matter of raising navigation money, and the money was not withdrawn by the Ministry of Finance, which greatly relieved his pressure. Pei Guangting looked at Li Sixu gratefully and exited the imperial study.
After Pei Guangting left, Xuanzong opened the box and picked up a honey-colored cat's eye stone.
"This quality is better than the quality of my lion."
Xuanzong looked at Li Sixu and guessed: "Is this the sincerity of Tubo's submission to the Tang Dynasty?"
