If looks could kill, Hou Junji would have died several hundred times over.
It couldn't be helped.
If the Emperor had spoken of this matter back then, if they had taken out just a little of their fortune to buy several tens of thousands of dan of grain, let alone anything else, they would have made a fortune if they traded it for land!
And now that the Emperor was in dire need of grain, if they could offer the Emperor ten thousand dan of grain, then …
At the very least, they would have made a fortune in their career, let alone anything else.
But they didn't!
Although they didn't have ten thousand dan of grain in their homes, they still had several thousand dan. But what did the Emperor mean when he said that the Crown Prince had borrowed grain yesterday?
And now, Hou Junji had lent the Crown Prince ten thousand dan? What was the meaning of this?
Wasn't this a slap to their faces?!
Just because you're holed up in Luozhou and worried about your loyalty to your sovereign, we're just eating and waiting for death?
Fuck your second uncle!
Hou Junji could sense the strange atmosphere behind him, but he still continued to speak. "This old subject learned that the Crown Prince had built a White Deer College on Mount Xiao. This is a matter of great benefit to the country and its people, and although this old subject has retired to Luozhou, my heart is still concerned about the Imperial Court. Thus, I donated ten thousand dan to Your Majesty and ten thousand dan to the college!
"This old subject was thinking that if the college on Mount Xiao could be built as soon as possible, it would be able to nurture more talents for the Tang Dynasty. This is something that should be done as a subject. Moreover, when this old subject learned that the Crown Prince's college wouldn't take a single copper coin, this old subject decided to donate ten thousand taels of gold!"
Buzz!
The minds of all the officials buzzed.
Ten thousand taels of gold!
You really dared to say such a thing!
Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will execute you?
How long has it been since you left for Luozhou? How did you get so much wealth?
Where did you get all this money?
Ah!
Where did you get all this money?
Although all the officials wanted nothing more than to rip off Hou Junji's beard, this old bastard really wasn't human. What was he doing?
This was a slap to their faces!
When Li Shimin heard this, he could not help but laugh out loud.
"That's right! Duke Chen, you are truly worthy of being my right-hand man! Very good, very good. But don't worry, We also know that this money is the money you have saved for your retirement. Once the disaster is over, We will think of a way to compensate you! "
"And all of you should learn from Duke Chen!"
"We will remember Your Majesty's teachings!"
What could the officials say?
They had already taken advantage of the situation, and now they wanted to donate money and food?
That was all nonsense!
It was too late.
How could Li Shimin not know what this old fox was doing here?
He was just trying to pull the Crown Prince in.
Moreover, the White Deer College that the Crown Prince had just mentioned was his. This was something they had discussed before. Unless Zhang Feng entered the court, the college would temporarily be under the Crown Prince's name.
This was a form of protection.
However, even though this camouflage protected Zhang Feng, it also caught a big fish at the same time!
Ten thousand dan of grain and ten thousand taels of gold. With these things, he hoped that Zhang Feng's college would be able to resolve its crisis as soon as possible.
Given Zhang Feng's abilities, these thirty thousand dan of grain should be enough to tide him over this crisis, right?
Li Shimin's mood improved at this thought.
He waved his hand and said, "Today, We have something to announce. All of you should have seen the food shortage in Chang 'an City, but We have learned that some people are using this disaster to publicize something. We do not wish to see this, so all of you should pay attention!"
How could they not know of this matter?
And who didn't know of Yuchi Gong's murder yesterday?
But the Emperor had actually so casually flattened it. What did this mean?
This meant that the Emperor was warning them not to cause trouble if they had nothing better to do. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died!
This also meant that the Emperor was truly angry.
However, all of them were old foxes in the imperial court. They hurriedly bowed and said, "All of you will bear this in mind!"
"That's enough. We also have something to announce today. The disaster is not only in Chang 'an City, but also in the entire world. However, there are still people in the Tang Dynasty who can solve this problem. Therefore, We also want to borrow some grain from them! You are not the only ones who think that the Taiyuan Wang Clan and the other seven major clans can do this. "
Was the Emperor going to look for the five clans and seven kings?
Was he going to test them?
Or was he simply going to borrow grain?
The crowd could not help but feel a little confused.
However, at the moment, only the Five Great Clans and Seven Great Clans could solve the problem of food shortage. Excluding Guan Long, in this world, only the Seven Great Clans had the financial resources to do so!
Everyone could not help but be overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, I think this is a good idea! On the one hand, it can shorten the gap between the imperial court and the landowning clans. The imperial examination is coming, and then … "
"Your Majesty, I think this is a good idea. But will the seven clans agree?"
"The grain required for this is not a small amount!"
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"Since all of you are not interested, then it's settled. Wei Zheng, after the imperial court, I'll leave this matter to you!"
Wei Zheng heard that and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
"In that case, the imperial court is dismissed! The Crown Prince shall stay! "
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