But the burned West Market and East Market still needed to be repaired.
Thinking about this, Li Shimin looked at Duan Lun and Dai Zhou and said seriously, "I don't care if you have money or not, but the West Market and East Market still need to be repaired. You two have to figure it out yourselves."
After that, he glanced at the officials. "Is there anything else you want to report? If not, you can leave now. "
The officials looked at each other and stepped forward as if they had reached some kind of agreement. "Farewell, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded and left. The officials got up and prepared to leave the palace one after another, especially Dai Zhou. He wanted to slip away as soon as he got up because His Majesty just asked him and Duan Lun to repair the West Market and East Market together. This was a joke. He was the Minister of Revenue, not the Ministry of Works. He was not that stupid to ask him to participate in this for money.
Thinking about this, he quickened his pace.
But at this moment, he heard a voice behind him.
"Minister Dai …"
The voice made Dai Zhou's heart jump. He knew it was his enemy Duan Lun without looking.
Even though he wanted to leave as soon as possible, he had to turn around and smile. "Minister Duan, what's the matter?"
Duan Lun's mouth twitched. He cursed this old man in his heart.
Just now, His Majesty said that he wanted to repair the West Market and East Market. Now he was asking what was the matter?
But on second thought, he could understand this guy. Because the Ministry of Works often repaired things, he didn't have enough money or owed money. So he went to the Ministry of Revenue to borrow money. In the past, Dai Zhou welcomed him with a good face and would lend him some money. Now that he went frequently, he was lucky not to be scolded. But now it was His Majesty's order. He didn't believe that this guy wouldn't pay.
Thinking about this, he sneered and said, "Minister Dai, you can't just leave like this. His Majesty just asked us to repair the West Market and East Market."
Hearing that he needed money, Dai Zhou's face fell. The Ministry of Revenue had allocated a lot of money to support the Battle of Qiuci. He didn't lend money to this old man last time, and he was still holding a grudge.
Dai Zhou waved his sleeve and said angrily, "No money."
"You …"
Duan Lun pointed at Dai Zhou, his face flushed red, unable to speak.
The last time he went to borrow money from these old fellows, they didn't give him any face. Originally, he thought that since His Majesty had given the order this time, he should be able to borrow money. Who would have thought that this fellow would still be so stingy?
He said angrily, "This time, it was His Majesty who ordered you to find a way to repair the Eastern and Western Markets. Are you not going to listen to His Majesty's words?"
"Of course, Your Majesty's words must be obeyed."
Dai Ren cupped his hands in the direction of the palace. Then, he looked at Duan Lun and snorted coldly, "Do you think that money is dirt? You can have as much as you want. My Ministry of Revenue also needs to make a living. Where would I get the money to give you? "
There was nothing wrong with this statement, but it sounded different in Duan Lun's ears. This was because the last time they went to borrow money from Dai Zhou, not only did they not succeed, but they also got snubbed. In addition, the relationship between the two of them was not very good. They were the kind of enemies. When he heard this, Duan Lun felt that the other party was targeting him. He immediately strode forward and pointed at Dai Zhou's nose and scolded, "Dai Zhou …"
"Minister Duan, shut up."
Zhangsun Wuji quickly stepped forward. He was about to leave the palace, but when he heard these two fellows arguing, he had to come back. After pulling Duan Lun down, he said with a serious face, "Minister Duan, isn't it just money? Why are you arguing? "
He also heard it clearly in the imperial court just now. It was nothing more than the matter of repairing the Eastern and Western Markets.
Duan Lun flicked his sleeves and suppressed the anger in his heart. He looked at Zhangsun Wuji seriously, "Lord Zhangsun, you don't know. This fellow Dai Zhou is unwilling to pay for the repairs. Just now, His Majesty clearly asked me to repair with him, but this fellow is unwilling to pay at all."
"Alright, alright …"
Zhangsun Wuji patted Duan Lun's shoulder, then looked at Dai Zhou and said with a serious face, "Minister Dai, why are you unwilling to pay? This is what His Majesty said before. Have you forgotten? "
Dai Zhou smiled bitterly, "Lord Zhangsun, it's not that I'm unwilling to pay, but the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have much money to begin with. In addition, we support the Battle of Qiuci. How can we have extra money to repair the Eastern and Western Markets? Aren't you making things difficult for me? "
When Zhangsun Wuji heard this, he frowned slightly. He had once been the Minister of Revenue and naturally knew about the situation in the Ministry of Revenue. He could guess whether Dai Zhou was telling the truth or not. In history, wars were the most costly, especially the Battle of Qiuci.
Thinking, he turned to look at Duan Lun, "Minister Duan, what do you think?"
Duan Lun didn't answer. He just thought that this fellow Dai Zhou was unwilling to pay, but after listening to the conversation between Zhangsun Wuji and Duan Lun, he found that he could understand Dai Zhou a little. However, understanding was one thing. The Eastern and Western Markets still needed to be repaired. After all, this was His Majesty's order, and he didn't dare to disobey.
After thinking about it, he cupped his hands and said, "Lord Zhangsun, I was wrong just now, but the repairs of the Eastern and Western Markets were ordered by His Majesty. This official doesn't dare to disobey."
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