Emperor Wu didn't believe in evil, so he ate a few more mouthfuls, and the more he ate, the more he tasted.
He looked at Li Zhao suspiciously and said, "Is it really pork?"
"It's really just pork!" Li Zhao chuckled and said, "As for why it doesn't have such a strong smell, I won't tell you. Anyway, you can just eat it if you like it."
"Hiccup—" Emperor Wu burped. Li Zhao had done a lot of tricks, and he was full.
Looking carefully at Li Zhao who was eating heavily, Emperor Wu found that this guy didn't have the temperament of a prince at all. He didn't even hold chopsticks, he just rolled up his sleeves and started eating.
His mouth was full of oil when he ate and he didn't care.
Chang Lin looked at this strange father and son. He was the person who had been with Emperor Wu for the longest time, and he also knew how cruel and bloody Emperor Wu was when he sat in this position.
Therefore, Emperor Wu hoped that his sons could be warm and harmonious.
Although the royal children all ended up in a bloody battle, Emperor Wu still looked forward to it with this unrealistic idea.
Chang Lin had almost never seen Emperor Wu treat any prince like this, nor had he seen any prince as casual and bold as Prince You, but it was precisely this casualness that made Emperor Wu feel the difference.
He is bold and unrestrained, and the key is to make delicious and eclectic food.
"Are you full?"
"Two more!" Li Zhao said vaguely, not noticing that Chang Lin and Emperor Wu looked at him differently.
"belch--"
After a long burp, Li Zhao wiped his hands casually and touched his belly with satisfaction, showing a very comfortable posture.
"Are you too presumptuous in front of me?" Emperor Wu said, staring at him.
Li Zhao smacked his mouth and said, "Why don't you please restrain yourself?"
He immediately sat upright with his hands flat on his knees, like a good baby who would listen carefully to the lectures in later generations.
The corners of Emperor Wu's mouth twitched slightly. He always felt that this boy looked strangely serious.
"Father, who are you, my son?"
"son!"
"That's right!" Li Zhaoyi clapped his hands and said: "Since I am your son, why should I be more restrained? Who is my father? He is a man who is not weaker than Taizu in both civil and military skills. What should I do? Do you want to restrain yourself? If I don’t become more arrogant, how can I show my father’s power?”
Chang Lin: "..."
Why didn't you realize that His Highness Prince You was so shameless before?
Flattery is obviously a slave's specialty!
Emperor Wu couldn't help but want to laugh and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I came to you today to tell you something."
"Father!" Li Zhao immediately became serious, with a serious face, which made Emperor Wu and Chang Lin also become serious: "My son also has something to say, why don't you let me say it first?"
After the father and son stared at each other for several seconds, Emperor Wu said, "Then you speak first."
Then he saw Li Zhao take out a lot of contracts from his arms and put them on the table.
Emperor Wu and Chang Lin both looked suspicious and looked at Li Zhao in confusion.
"This is a sugar sales contract signed between Erchen and several shops." Li Zhao explained, "I get 70%, and they get 30%."
Emperor Wu's eyes brightened slightly, and he picked it up. Good guys, they are all super big orders.
Now, he has no doubt about his son's ability and it is really possible to complete the bet ahead of schedule.
He calmly put it down and waited for Li Zhao to finish.
"This is the contract between me and my father. Please take a look at it. If my father thinks there is no problem, I will give half of the 70% to my father." Li Zhao took out some more contracts and put them on the table.
This time it was Wu Huang and Chang Lin's turn to be surprised.
The profits of sugar are obvious to all. Even if Li Zhao only engages in this business, he can eat until he dies. The premise is that no one can make better sugar.
Why would he divide such a huge profit?
Emperor Wu stared at Li Zhao and said, "You want to share the profits from sugar with me?"
"yes!"
"Why?" Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes with an unpredictable expression.
"Hehe..." Li Zhao smiled and said, "My son is not an unconditional gift!"
"Oh?" Emperor Wu drawled his tone.
"My son will give up half of the profits, but I need my father to arrange manpower to help me make sugar. In this way, my father can get my half of the profits." Li Zhao cupped his fists and said: "I provide the technology, and the father provides the people. How about it?" ?”
Chang Lin looked at Emperor Wu's expression carefully. He was a little worried that Li Zhao had gone too far and dared to do business with His Majesty. This was the first time he had encountered this.
"really?"
However, what Chang Lin didn't expect was that Emperor Wu was actually a little moved.
"really!"
Emperor Wu smiled, picked up the ink pen, and signed the contract.
Li Zhao immediately put away the things happily, returned to his previous appearance, and said, "Why did the father call my son over?"
Emperor Wu also immediately said seriously: "I already know about the white sugar. At this rate of making money, it is more than enough to make fifty thousand taels in a month."
Li Zhao became nervous.
Seeing Li Zhao's appearance, Emperor Wu was furious and had the urge to regret it.
Does this bastard really want to leave Kyoto that much?
What's wrong with Kyoto?
Making him want to escape so much?
"I've made a promise that's hard to follow. Now that I've agreed, I won't go back on it!"
Li Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but then his heart was in his throat again.
"But... one thing you have to remember is that before you go to the fief, you must get married."
Li Zhao's face was dull. He never expected that Emperor Wu would call him to talk about this matter.
So, do I have to marry the so-called most beautiful woman in Kyoto?
Seeing that Li Zhao didn't speak, Emperor Wu snorted: "My parents have ordered a matchmaker, so don't even think about escaping from the marriage. If you dare to escape, I will break your legs!"
Li Zhao suddenly felt a chill. He didn't think Emperor Wu was joking.
"What if... Zhao Jingru wants to break off the engagement?" Li Zhao asked unwillingly.
Emperor Wu looked at him as if he were an idiot and silently picked up the tea, not bothering to explain.
Seeing that Li Zhao was puzzled, Chang Lin glanced at Emperor Wu and had to say: "Your Highness, King You, you are a member of the royal family. Who dares to cancel your engagement?"
"Can……"
"There is no but, not even Prince Zhao." Chang Lin said very seriously: "If Prince Zhao dares to break off the engagement, he will throw the royal family's face to the ground and trample on it. If he dares to do it... then he will make the whole world laugh. I am the royal family of the Wu Kingdom!”
"Whether this matter is more serious or not, does Your Highness think...with Prince Zhao's commitment-oriented personality, he would do such a thing?"
Li Zhao opened his lips slightly, unable to argue.
After all, I am still young. Even if I have traveled through time and gradually adapted to this place, in the end, the way of thinking of modern people cannot be simply eradicated.
This is ancient times, where imperial power is supreme.
Ordinary subjects have the courage to break out of a royal engagement?
The royal family values face the most. If this incident disgraces the royal family, then Emperor Wu might really take action.
Even though he, Li Zhao, is a trash known to everyone, he must get married.
