The emperor's intuition told him that Zhao Chen deliberately came to trouble him.
Otherwise, why are things that have never been mentioned before suddenly brought up now?
Thinking of Zhao Chen's performance at yesterday's court meeting, it was difficult for the emperor not to suspect that Zhao Chen was deliberately looking for trouble for himself.
But the emperor obviously guessed wrong.
Zhao Chen came here today not to cause trouble for him.
No matter what, the emperor had to return the money to him, right?
"If Your Majesty thinks so, then I don't want to explain anything."
"No matter what, your Majesty still has to give me this money." Zhao Chen answered the emperor's speculation noncommittally.
When the emperor heard Zhao Chen's words, he felt anxious.
Where can he get the money for Zhao Chen now?
Tubo spent 30 million guan to build roads, and every year he had to give Zhao Chen hundreds of thousands of guan in interest alone.
There is also Wangyou Baozi Shop. There are so many people in the palace and they have to prepare it every day. It has been two years.
After all, more than ten or two hundred thousand guan are needed.
Then there is the pension for the Cangzhou War, which is even bigger.
The emperor heard that it cost more than one million yuan.
Where did he get so much money and give it back to Zhao Chen?
Zhao Chen didn't sympathize with the hard work of his emperor, and actually forced himself to pay back the money.
"Boy Zhao, I know, that girl Wu Jue..."
"Your Majesty, don't talk about other things. I will go to Taiji Hall to settle the account with Your Majesty at the court meeting in two days."
"Your Majesty, please make preparations in advance."
"Farewell!" Zhao Chen interrupted the emperor, left a few words with the emperor, then turned and left.
The emperor was still dazed. When he came to his senses, Zhao Chenren had disappeared.
The emperor also wanted to persuade Zhao Chen, saying that he was actually doing Zhao Chen's good by marrying Wu Jue to King Gaochang.
As a result, Zhao Chen is now gone!
"Where are the others?" The emperor looked at the main hall where Zhao Chen had disappeared and said angrily.
The eunuch hurried in and said in a panic: "His Royal Highness the King of Han has left just now."
"Young man, please call him back now..."
"Forget it." The emperor's face twitched twice and he waved his hand.
Call Zhao Chen back and ask him to force you to pay him back?
"Go and call Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Changsun Wuji." The emperor said again.
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Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Changsun Wuji all came to Ganquan Hall.
Except for the position of Changsun Wuji, the other two people couldn't figure it out at all.
When they saw the emperor in Ganquan Hall, they noticed that the emperor's face was gloomy.
There was a burst of speculation in my mind.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter with the summons?" Fang Xuanling took the initiative and asked the emperor.
Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji both looked at the emperor, waiting for the emperor to speak.
"Just now, Mr. Zhao came to see me." The emperor said, with a not very happy look on his face.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other, and Zhao Chen came to see the emperor. This was a very rare thing.
And it's at this special time.
"That boy asked me to return to him the money I spent on road construction in Tubo, the money Wangyou Baozi Shop supplied to the palace, and the money paid to provide pensions to the fallen soldiers in Cangzhou." The emperor spoke again.
When he said this, he had no confidence in his heart.
If Zhao Chen wanted to collect this money from him, of course he would have to pay it back.
But how can he pay back the money?
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, and then said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is a sum of money that we can't get out."
"I have seen the situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs a few days ago. After all expenditures, there is only less than 500,000 yuan left."
"This is because people have become rich in the past two years and more taxes have been collected."
"otherwise……"
"Fifty thousand dollars is needed to cope with emergencies in the next few months."
"So, in principle, we don't have any money to pay back to King Han."
After the death of Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Hubu, the candidate for the Minister of Hubu has not been finalized.
On weekdays, Fang Xuanling supervises the affairs of the household department.
Therefore, he also knows a lot about the current situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
According to what the emperor said, let alone 500,000 yuan, I am afraid that even if the taxes collected this year are not spent at all, it will not be enough to pay back to Zhao Chen.
This does not include the principal of 30 million.
Otherwise, the state treasury would directly owe Zhao Chen more than ten years of taxes.
Hearing what Fang Xuanling said, the emperor's face trembled again.
He has become accustomed to spending money lavishly in the past two years, and Zhao Chen has always taken care of him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen came to him to collect the bill.
Even if the emperor sells all his underwear now, he still can't come up with that much money!
"That bastard said that he would ask me to pay back the money at the court meeting in two days."
"Otherwise, he will make a big fuss in the Taiji Palace and I won't be able to stop it," the emperor said.
Although Zhao Chen did not say these words, the emperor will still not understand Zhao Chen, and Zhao Chen will definitely make it difficult for him to step down.
Moreover, this matter was originally the fault of the emperor.
At that time, even if Zhao Chen pointed his nose at him and scolded him, he would not be able to retaliate.
"Xuancheng, what can you do?" The emperor looked at Wei Zheng and asked.
What can Wei Zheng do?
The best solution to this matter is to get money.
After paying back the money, what confidence did Zhao Chen have to find trouble with the emperor?
But the key point is that the emperor has no money.
They all have no money.
If it was before, Wei Zheng could intercede with Zhao Chen, but now, the two of them have no contact.
Furthermore, he, Wei Zheng, is also partly responsible for Wu Jue's incident.
When Zhao Chen finds out, he won't be the first to deal with Wei Zheng?
"Your Majesty, I am stupid and can't think of a solution!" Wei Zheng could only pinch his nose and say that he had no solution.
"Humph!" The emperor snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Changsun Wuji stood aside, knowing that the emperor would soon ask for his opinion.
Everything is developing towards the plan Zhao Chen told him.
"Auxiliary machine, you always have fantastic ideas, please think of a way for me." The emperor looked at Changsun Wuji.
There was a look of anticipation in his eyes.
Changsun Wuji had a look of embarrassment on his face.
Of course he was pretending, otherwise wouldn't he be doomed if the emperor found out that he was conspiring with Zhao Chen?
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to resolve." Changsun Wuji frowned and said.
The emperor almost stepped down and punched Changsun Wuji.
Does he, the emperor, want to hear such nonsense from your Changsun Wuji?
Among the people here, who doesn’t know that this matter is not easy to solve?
If it were easy to solve, would it still be difficult for them?
"Auxiliary machine, don't talk nonsense to me." The emperor looked ugly and said to Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji nodded, stood there and thought for a moment, and then said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I do have a way, but I don't know if it can work."
"Say!" the emperor spat out one word, obviously on the verge of rage.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other, secretly wondering when Changsun Wuji had become so cautious.
Could it be that the previous tribulations made him change his temper?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it's okay..."?