In the palace.
After Li Shimin finished handling government affairs in the morning, he came to Liangyi Hall for dinner.
After beating these traitors, he finally felt calm.
The prince is recovering from his injuries in the East Palace, and Qingque is recovering from his injuries in the prince's residence.
He sent someone to inquire about it, and it was said that the injury had not healed yet, but he was already able to get out of bed and move around.
It's just that Li Ke, a little bastard, gave him trouble for the sake of the research on Baiguan and Zhentianlei, but this kid made it difficult for him.
After recovering from his injury for three days, he went out to show off. Didn't this misunderstand the queen?
"You traitor, you don't think about me at all!"
"Wang De, ask Li Shu what that bastard Li Ke has been doing these two days?"
Wang De bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Commander Li Shu has already arrived. He has given the news to me. I will see you having dinner..."
When Li Shimin heard this, he knew that this little bastard must be up to no good.
Li Shimin calmed down and said calmly: "Just tell me, I'm almost getting used to it."
"A few days ago, the King of Shu came to the door of the King's Mansion and recruited a man with high martial arts skills."
"As a result, countless men later went to Shu Prince's Mansion to work as nursing homes. It is said that a total of twenty-two men were recruited."
"Thanks to his imagination, he even imitated King Yan Zhao's daughter to buy horse bones. Why does he, a prince, need so many masters to protect the courtyard? Do you want to rebel against me?"
Then Li Shimin laughed again: "The rebellion should recruit hundreds or even thousands of people. How can more than twenty people be enough? What he recruited is not the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun."
Wang De lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
What does your majesty mean by this? It seems that you are afraid of the King of Shu's rebellion, and you also hope that the King of Shu will rebel!
His Majesty's thoughts are really elusive.
"And there's definitely more to it than that..."
Wang De quickly said: "Three days ago, the King of Shu went outside the city again and personally invited a hermit to come out and be his staff."
"But the hermit was very arrogant. He refused to give up for five measures of rice and did not agree to the king of Shu."
"Today the King of Shu took his people outside the city to invite the hermit, but they still came back without success."
"After the King of Shu came back, he first went to his construction site, and then went to the firearms supervisor..."
Li Shimin frowned. There are really many talents near Chang'an City.
It's a pity that even if he opened the imperial examination, some children from poor families were still suppressed by people with five surnames and seven hopes, and could not enter his field of vision.
The entire court officials are actually people with the fifth surname Qiwang, or people who are inextricably related to the fifth surname Qiwang.
Even among the brothers who followed him through life and death, most of them were related to the Five Surnames and Qi Wang.
He had a headache when he thought of the five surnames Qi Wang and the wealthy families in Guanzhong.
For example, the person named Ma Qiu recruited by Li Ke some time ago was raped and was not even qualified to take the scientific examination.
However, the group of people who canceled Ma Qiu's scientific examination qualifications were unlucky and were directly imprisoned or sent to the frontier by Li Shimin.
"Have you checked the hermit's identity?"
"The old slave sent someone to investigate. He has a very good reputation and is proficient in poetry and articles. He is said to be a descendant of Sima Yi and is also good at strategy."
"It's just weird that many people in Chang'an City know him..."
"So, the old slave sent people to investigate his birthplace again, fearing that this person had ulterior motives."
Li Shimin nodded, wondering in his heart, how could a hermit living outside the city be known to everyone in Chang'an City?
There must be something wrong with this!
"Ke'er, I'm afraid I'm going to be deceived this time, hahaha..." Li Shimin couldn't help but grin.
A young eunuch hurriedly ran into the hall and whispered: "Your Majesty, the King of Shu is here!"
At this moment, Li Ke had already walked into the Liangyi Hall carrying a box.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, why is this traitor here? He didn't even summon him!
If you don't recuperate at home, why are you running around?
Doesn't this tell others that when I whip you, I let go?
What did this make the prince and Qingque, who were still lying in bed, think, and what did the queen think?
This little beast knows how to put eye drops on him!
"My son has met my father."
Li Ke put down the box and cupped his hands, indicating that his son will not kneel to you today.
Li Shimin couldn't help but grab the ruler on the table and said coldly: "If you don't recuperate at home, what are you doing here?"
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"My son came to ask for money today!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel nervous. Doesn't this bastard mean what he says?
Didn’t you say you already gave this dog thing to your father?
Li Shimin glared at Wang De, "Do you also want to listen to my son's request for money from me?"
Wang De quickly bowed and retreated, closing the palace door at the same time.
Li Shimin put the ruler back, and with a slightly gentler tone, he asked, "What money do you want?"
Li Ke stepped forward in three steps and said dissatisfiedly: "Father, firearms supervision is related to the coming of a new era. Firearms can really reverse the battlefield situation in an instant, and even change the pattern of war."
"But you ordered that the annual expenditure of the Firearms Supervisor cannot exceed 50,000 guan. What can 50,000 guan do?"
My son’s reward to a craftsman is 50,000 yuan! "
"This is a state department, not Erchen's private workshop. Do you still want Erchen to pay for it?"
"Father, open up the situation!"
This traitor, have you taught me a lesson?
"You really think that I have no rules. The research on Zhentianlei is not easy. If you just give me random rewards, I won't be able to handle other things in the court."
"Come here, I will tell you today how short of money the DPRK is today."
Li Ke suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
What does the lack of money in the DPRK have to do with me?
Do you want to cheat your son's money again? Fortunately, he is also very poor now, so there is nothing to be cheated.
"Tax revenue last year was 31 million, half of which was not real money, but grain and cloth."
"But this year's expenditure is a bottomless pit. Once the war against Tuyuhun starts, logistics will start to burn money."
"Last year there were heavy rains in various parts of Shandong, and water conservancy projects must be reinforced this year..."
"..."
"Tell me, is it more important to study firearms or to solve current difficulties?"
Li Shimin sighed, and after a while he said: "It's a shame that all the money is in the hands of the five surnames Qiwang and the major wealthy families,"
Li Ke just listened and said nothing. You must pay this money, and you must pay it immediately.
You cry out to your son for being poor again. Do you think your son is a three-year-old child?
"By the way, Ke'er, didn't you say before that you were willing to be my father's sword and kill people? My father wants to hear how you deal with the five surnames and Qi Wang."
But Li Ke didn't want to talk to him about the five surnames and Qi Wang: "Father, you may not understand the difference between cold weapons and hot weapons!"
"I'll give you a demonstration. If you don't pay me, I won't care about the firearms department."
Li Ke took out a thunderbolt and said with a smile: "This thunderbolt once blew up the woodshed of Yuchi Jingde's house."
Li Shiming was startled and stood up immediately.
Oh my God! You rebellious son, what do you want to do?
"Ke'er, put it down quickly and say what you have to say!"
"Speak well if you have something to say!"
He knew that the power of this sky-shaking thunder was not small. If his son's hand shook, his two Yi Palaces would be gone.
Maybe I will accompany my son to the Palace of Hell.
"My son talks to you properly, but you don't talk to me properly. It's my fault!"
"Father, I will give you one hundred thousand coins a year. I promise that I will be able to create the most powerful thunder that can shake the sky."
Li Shimin was so angry that he got a little aggressive, perhaps because he was worried that his son would explode the thunder and go on the road together.
"Put it down first!"
"Give me the money first!"
"You traitor... put it down!"
"Give me money!"
Li Ke said, and also took out the fire certificate.
"One hundred thousand yuan a year, please put it down."
Li Ke turned around and ran. If he didn't run, he might have to interrupt and retreat.
But he was still blocked by the guards at the door.
Li Shimin's face was ashen, he came to Li Ke's side and said sadly: "Run, why don't you run?"
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