If Wei Zheng had his own character, he would certainly not want the emperor to grant Li Xiaogong a favor.
Since Li Xiaogong made a mistake and should be severely punished, why did he get a favor instead?
But Wei Zheng also understood the emperor's temperament.
He wanted to keep his reputation for benevolence and would not do anything to Li Xiaogong no matter what.
Rather than making this matter a fuss when the time comes, it would be better to give Li Xiaogong a favor directly so that he can never set foot in the court again.
"What Prime Minister Wei means is..." The emperor looked at Wei Zheng, waiting for his next words.
"On the grounds that Prince Hejian is unwell, he will be rewarded with a large number of jewels and allowed to live in his mansion for the rest of his life."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Wei Zheng and the emperor said slowly.
Although Wei Zheng himself was reluctant, under the current circumstances, this would undoubtedly be the best approach.
The emperor was silent for a moment.
Think carefully about what Wei Zheng just said.
The emperor originally had the same idea, but he wanted to reward Li Xiaogong with a batch of jewelry. Where did he come from?
"What Xiang Wei said is reasonable, but the jewelry treasury does not have it. Where can I get the certificate to him?" the emperor asked Wei Zheng.
The corners of Wei Zheng's mouth twitched, but he was thinking of Zhao Chen.
But if he tells this matter, Zhao Chen will not find himself in trouble.
And it is obviously not very moral for the emperor to do this.
It was obviously Li Xiaogong who made the mistake first, and Zhao Chen almost lost his life. He couldn't afford to pay Li Xiaogong a sum of money now.
If he said this to himself, Zhao Chen would not be able to kill him in his own home.
"Then your Majesty will figure this out for himself!" Wei Zheng rejected the emperor without hesitation.
Fang Xuanling also turned her head to one side, not looking into the emperor's eyes.
The emperor originally planned to ask Wei Zheng to reveal Zhao Chen's name so that he would have an excuse to go to Zhao Chen and ask for the money.
It turned out that the two people in front of me were doing well.
Wei Zheng rejected him directly, and Fang Xuanling also turned his head to one side.
It left me with no choice.
"How should I think of a solution? Prime Minister Wei, is it appropriate for me to ask for this money from Mr. Chen?" Since the two of them kept silent, the emperor was ready to take the initiative to expose this matter.
When the emperor asked himself this, the two of them remained silent.
Only a fool would speak at this time.
At that time, the emperor would put the responsibility for this matter on them.
The emperor himself had no responsibility, but the two of them were taken advantage of.
"Your Majesty, I am feeling a little unwell. I have to go back and take a rest. I will take my leave first!" Wei Zheng made a prompt decision and told the emperor directly that he wanted to leave.
"Your Majesty, I am going to take care of Prime Minister Wei." Fang Xuanling hurriedly answered, immediately supported Wei Zheng and was about to leave.
The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, but he did not stop the two of them.
Now the matter has been resolved. The only unresolved issue is where to get the jewelry.
But, there are ways.
Although Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling left, as long as he said that Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling suggested that he ask Zhao Chen for these jewels, Zhao Chen would definitely not cause trouble for him.
Thinking about it, the emperor felt happy.
My mood has improved a lot.
…
Zhao Chen never thought that the emperor would be so shameless.
He almost lost his life in Qizhou, but after returning to Chang'an, he also lost a lot of money.
Looking at the smiling emperor in front of him, Zhao Chen swore that he really wanted to take off his shoes and slap the emperor hard on his face.
Is this something that humans do?
This is taking yourself as the biggest advantage.
If I had given this money to myself, I would have been ridiculed by everyone in the world for the rest of my life.
"Are you afraid you're crazy?"
"Li Xiaogong almost killed me, and I still have to give him money!" Zhao Chen glared at the emperor with a look of displeasure on his face.
The method of granting grace to Li Xiaogong was certainly a good one.
But we can't let him, Zhao Chen, be taken advantage of.
Zhao Chen scolded him for a few words, but there was no change in the expression on the emperor's face.
Over the years, Zhao Chen had not once or twice attacked him. The emperor had long been used to this.
Sometimes even if Zhao Chen didn't say a few words to him, the emperor would feel uncomfortable all over.
"Then I don't have any money, and as you know from the treasury, the dam in Hedong was short of so much money before!" The emperor kept smiling, not at all angry at what Zhao Chen said just now.
The emperor's shameless spirit drove Zhao Chen to no end.
But after all, Zhao Chen wouldn't be able to pay for this money anyway.
According to Zhao Chen's own thoughts, if Li Xiaogong dared to deal with him, he would definitely kill him.
This time, it was also for the emperor's sake that he did not go to war.
It just forced Li Xiaogong not to return to the court from now on.
What would happen if I gave money to Li Xiaogong again?
"No matter what you say today, I won't pay for it!" Zhao Chen said directly to the emperor, turned around and left.
"Hey, you kid..." The emperor wanted to call Zhao Chen from behind, but Zhao Chen left without looking back.
Zhao Chen refused to agree to him, and the emperor had no choice for a while.
Sitting in the courtyard of the Zhao Mansion, he frowned.
…
"Zhao Chen, the emperor has been sitting in the courtyard all afternoon, what happened?" Li Ruoshuang was a little curious.
Why did this emperor sit in his yard for a whole afternoon?
The key is that I haven't left until now.
It’s not easy to ask yourself.
"That shameless guy wants to ask me for money again!" Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang explained.
"You want money? What's the matter?" Li Ruoshuang continued to ask him.
I also felt a little strange.
After all, the emperor came to Zhao Chen to ask for money before. Although Zhao Chen refused on the surface, he would actually agree.
It seems that only this time...
"Li Xiaogong, the emperor is going to give Li Xiaogong a favor and reward him with a batch of jewels, but neither the treasury nor the emperor himself has money."
"You understand what I mean!" Zhao Chen slowly said to Li Ruoshuang.
"So the emperor is going to use our money to reward Li Xiaogong?"
"He's crazy... How could His Majesty have such thoughts?" Li Ruoshuang almost couldn't hold it back.
"Old Li Tou really took us for granted!" Zhao Chen said lightly.
Letting Li Xiaogong live was the biggest concession Zhao Chen had ever made.
It is absolutely impossible for me to give money to Li Xiaogong again.
Unless he, Zhao Chen, is crazy.
"It's okay for the Emperor to sit here. We can't drive His Majesty away." Li Ruoshuang glanced at the direction of the courtyard, with some hesitation on his face.
If the emperor never leaves, there is really nothing they can do.
But if you give money, you will feel extremely uncomfortable.
Li Ruoshuang didn't know what to do.
"I think that guy Lao Litou has made up his mind. If he doesn't get the money, he will definitely rely on our family."
"Do you believe that he will definitely come over when we are having dinner later?"
"I guess he will have to stay here tonight." Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang said.