Shameless, lying through his teeth, shameless to the extreme. Li Er's mind was instantly filled with these words when he heard Li Zexuan's lousy excuses to evade the position of Right Supervisor of the Department of Shipping.
If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to maintain his demeanor as a ruler, he would have already kicked Li Zexuan's butt.
Water sickness? Seasickness? You're a grandmaster level expert. You can fly for half a day without getting dizzy, so how could you get dizzy from this?
Li Er felt that if he believed Li Zexuan's nonsense, then he would really be a retard!
"Bastard! Zhen saw that you had a good understanding of sea trade, so Zhen gave you the position of Right Supervisor of the Department of Shipping. You better not fail to appreciate kindness! Moreover, you don't have to stay in Guangzhou for long. You only need to help set up the internal system of the Department of Shipping! "
Li Er glared at Li Zexuan and said frantically.
Li Zexuan inwardly curled his lips. Old Li said so much just to give him a job? Seeing that this young master has a good understanding of sea trade, tsk tsk, Li Zexuan really wanted to say, please don't look down on me. Just treat me like I'm invisible!
That's right, this fellow didn't want to improve himself. Now that he was the founding marquis, what else could he ask for? In any case, it was unlikely that his title would rise during Li Er's reign. As for the actual position, what did he need that for? He was already busy enough managing such a large academy. He just wanted to be an idle Marquis!
However, the latter half of Li Er's words surprised him. He didn't think that Old Li would make such a big concession in order to poach him to the Department of Shipping.
"Your Majesty's praise is too much. This subject's talent is shallow and cannot be worthy of Your Majesty's attention. I hope that Your Majesty can choose someone else!"
He couldn't agree. Even if he didn't have to go to Guangzhou, he definitely couldn't agree. He couldn't make himself uncomfortable!
"Marquis Yong 'an, national affairs should be the most important thing. Since you have the ability, why don't you use it to your advantage and serve the court? His Majesty trusts you so much. You should live up to His Majesty's trust! "
Fang Xuanling couldn't stand it any longer. He turned to Li Zexuan and earnestly said.
In truth, Old Fang also felt that Li Zexuan was quite suitable for the position. After all, Li Zexuan was the first person in the entire Great Tang to propose the idea of organizing a fleet. Li Zexuan's teeth's. Moreover, Li's wealth was so great that he probably wouldn't be tempted by the temptation of money.. it could be said that apart from his age, apart from Li was was the most was Li's.
"His" "Court is dismissed!"
Li Er, who was sitting at the head of the table, was furious at Li Zexuan's stubbornness. He immediately announced the end of the court session.
"Li Zexuan, you stay. The rest of you, leave!"
Li Er stamped his feet and added.
'F * ck! What's the meaning of this? I'm going to be done for! '
Li Zexuan was dumbfounded.
He could act shamelessly in the court as long as Li Er didn't catch him red-handed. That was because Li Er had to take care of Junyi. But now, Old Li didn't play by the rules and wanted to have a one-on-one 'talk' with him. Wouldn't he be done for?
Seeing this, the officials all cast a sympathetic and pitiful look at Li Zexuan. Then, they turned around and left the hall with smiles on their faces.
"Xiaoxuan, in my opinion, you should obey my Imperial Father! Otherwise, when Imperial Father gets angry … Ai, forget it. You're on your own! "
When Li Chengqian passed by Li Zexuan's location, he whispered something to him before leaving without a word.
'Obey your Imperial Father?' 'Obey your sister!'
Hearing such ambiguous words, Li Zexuan felt his chrysanthemum tighten. He really wanted to grab Li Chengqian back and ask him what he meant. Could they still have a proper conversation?
This fellow was still thinking about such messy things at such an important time. There was really no one else like him!
"Marquis, His Majesty wants you to go to the Sweet Dew Hall!"
After Li Er, Li Chengqian and all the officials left the Taiji Palace, a eunuch walked out from the back of the palace and spoke to Li Zexuan.
"Oh!
Li Zexuan replied unhappily. Then, he followed the eunuch to the Sweet Dew Hall.
Speaking of which, he really wanted to sneak away!
"Cough, cough, this subject greets Your Majesty!"
Not long after, they arrived at the Sweet Dew Hall. Li Zexuan was looking at the map on the wall with his hands behind his back. The eunuch who had led the way had long disappeared. Li Zexuan could only cough dryly and bow to Li Er's back.
"Do you know why I set up the Department of Trade?"
Li Er didn't turn his head and asked Li Zexuan with his back facing Li Zexuan. "What's the matter?"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel a little confused. After a while, he replied, "The sea trade can bring a lot of income to the Great Tang. Your Majesty set up the Department of Trade to relieve the pressure on the national treasury!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Er seemed to have already prepared a question. He immediately asked, "Then do you know why I'm in such a hurry to fill the treasury?"
'Why else? Isn't it because you want money? '
Li Zexuan cursed in his heart, but he replied, "This subject doesn't know!"
Indeed, other than the reason in his heart, he really didn't know why Li Er suddenly liked small amounts of money so much.
"Three months ago, Xue Yantuo, Huihe, Bayegu, and other tribes that had submitted to the Turks rebelled. Xieli Khan sent Tuli Khan to suppress them but failed to win. The rebel army flourished and Tuli Khan's light cavalry fled.
Xieli Khan was furious and imprisoned him. Tuli Khan was resentful because of this. Just half a month ago, Tuli gathered his 30,000 troops and wanted to rebel against the Turks and return to the Great Tang. Xieli naturally didn't allow it. He personally led the remaining troops to encircle and suppress Tuli!
At this time, Xieli was facing enemies from all sides. The Turks' civil war was raging. I wanted to take this opportunity to let the imperial court recover from last year's huge loss at the Wei River Alliance as soon as possible and accumulate the capital for a counterattack. When the Turks' civil war was at its worst, I would send troops to the Turks to avenge the enemy that year! The Department of Trade can quickly fill up the treasury of the Great Tang. That's why I value it so much! Do you understand? "
Li Er looked at the map on the wall and slowly explained some military information that Li Zexuan didn't know. Then, he turned around and looked at Li Zexuan with a burning gaze.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Li Zexuan didn't expect that a small Department of Trade would involve the Turks. Was Old Li trying to trick him, or was he trying to trick him?
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