Forced by helplessness, the third prince Li Jimin began to talk.

"Fourth brother, do you still remember what my father said in the court about raising food funds?"

"Of course I remember. I took the lead in donating 10,000 taels of silver at that time. Is it related to this matter?"

Li Jimin smiled bitterly and continued: "That's why."

The third prince had a wry smile on his face: "Originally, my father asked me to raise money. Firstly, it was to support the food and grass needs of the rebels. Secondly, the national treasury was empty. Now that it is early summer, drought and flood disasters will inevitably occur in various places. Once the rainy season arrives, something will happen.

If there is a major disaster and the national treasury does not allocate disaster relief funds, then my father and the ministers will not only face disaster relief difficulties."

"You mean your father asked you to take charge of this matter?" Li Yu probably understood.

"Exactly."

"Is the donation of money now progressing slowly because I was punished by my father for this matter?"

Facing Li Yu's statement, the third prince Li Jimin smiled bitterly again, which was regarded as acquiescence.

"The key tomorrow is the deadline my father gives to your third brother. If you fail to do your job in donating money, not only will your third brother be punished, but even your mother will be implicated. In fact, she is already implicated now, because the third brother's work is not good.

In addition, your aunt accidentally caught a cold a few days ago, and under double pressure, she was attacked by the disease."

Li Yu was a little resentful: "It's true, Third Brother. Things have reached this point. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't mention that my wedding is coming soon. Even if it is a wedding ceremony, my aunt and Third Brother are in such a miserable state. You

How can my fourth brother prepare for the wedding with peace of mind?"

"Alas," the third prince Li Jimin sighed and said, "It is precisely because the fourth brother is also about to get married recently, and the emperor is worried that this matter will disturb your mind and cause unnecessary troubles to you. At this point, she is unwilling to tell you

Fourth brother Mingxu, I hope you can be more considerate."

Speaking of this, Murong Feifei struggled to sit up straight on the bed, cheered up and said: "Yu'er, just leave it alone. This is your third brother's business. If you interfere, your father will be displeased."

, he will find a way."

"What do you think of a solution? Auntie, it's true that things are like this now and you haven't discussed it with me. No matter what difficulties you have in the future, just go to Yu'er. No matter how difficult it is, there will be a way to solve it. By the way, now then

How are things going?"

"There is almost no progress now. Except for the last time when you, the fourth brother, took the lead in donating at the court, a few people donated a part because they couldn't help but feel embarrassed in front of my father. So far, we have not received any donations." Three.

When the prince finished saying this, he looked very ashamed. He had not slept soundly since he took over this job.

Murong Feifei also knew that the third prince was in a difficult situation, so she explained: "Yu'er, you don't know that if your third brother is asked to do some governance, planning, and things that are beyond the control, he can barely handle it. If it is other things, especially

It's like calling on the royal family, princes, princes, court officials, etc. to donate money, but it's extremely difficult, and your third brother has been under a lot of constraints in the past two days."

"Auntie, not to mention Third Brother, even if it were replaced by any one person, this matter would be extremely difficult to handle. Now the Dashen Dynasty is relying on some of the previous foundations. However, they are sitting on nothing and are now in a precarious situation. If they are allowed to continue

Taking out some money is more difficult than reaching the sky, no wonder Third Brother!"

In fact, Murong Feifei also knew that this was not an easy thing to do, but her son was also trying to win publicity. Now the eldest prince guards the border and is stationed in the military camp all year round to lead troops. Although the second prince is also uneducated, his mother Houyun

The imperial concubine was in the prime of her favor, and she was in good health under her care. Although the fourth prince, Prince Li Yu, was in a rather miserable situation, after many contacts with her, he felt that he had the courage and strength to take charge of his own affairs.

Now I am the only one who has neither literature nor military skills. I am unable to stabilize the country and establish an industry. I am unable to march and fight in the middle. I am unable to govern the people below. Although I have the talent to govern the country, I am hampered everywhere and my ability is buried.

She is ordinary and unable to express herself. The most terrible thing is that she is the empress, which makes her very embarrassed.

For almost a period of time, Emperor Li Zhi ignored Murong Feifei. If things had gone by, not only would he have forgotten Murong as his concubine, but he would have even forgotten his son Li Jimin, let alone standing in the palace.

A firm foothold. In the royal struggle, if you don't have any persistence, then you won't know how you died. Li Jimin also took into account the current serious situation, so he volunteered to accept the donation.

Even if these things are not mentioned, Li Yu can still understand that Murong Feifei is currently responsible for the honor and disgrace of the entire family. Although he does not have much ambition, as the prince Li Jimin has to shoulder this important task, if he does not want to be exempted from it,

The suppression by other forces requires the support of Emperor Li Zhi. If not, the situation in the future will be quite critical.

"Third brother, how much silver does Father want you to raise?"

"Fifty thousand taels of silver." When Li Jimin said this, he also thought that although he knew that this job would only offend a lot of people, more importantly, he wanted to win face for his mother, so in the eyes of the emperor and the courtiers,

A military order was issued in front of me, but now that I can't complete it, I feel very anxious.

"Is the time limit tomorrow?" After arriving in this era, Li Yu more or less understood the currency value of the dynasty he lived in. Five hundred thousand taels of silver, which is equivalent to 500 million yuan of Dashen coins, one tael of silver is equivalent to a large amount of money.

One thousand Shen coins, this figure can be regarded as the total tax revenue of the country for more than a month.

"Exactly, if you fail to complete it within the time limit, your third brother and I will be demoted to common people, and even the queen mother's title and service level will be affected. This is actually nothing, but the queen mother is worried that I will be demoted to common people.

, Not to mention the day of recovery, there is no doubt that other people who fish in troubled waters will take the opportunity to harm themselves. As a result, the queen mother will become seriously ill..."

Speaking of this, Li Jimin knelt down in front of Murong Feifei's bed and blamed himself: "Mother, this is all the child's fault. You should not be so self-righteous. You took on this difficult problem and implicated your mother. Now, you have to

My fourth brother is also worried about me."

Seeing the scene in front of her, Murong Feifei also touched Li Jimin's head with great affection and said: "Speaking of mistakes, in fact, it is all my mother's fault. I should not have given birth to you in the emperor's family. From the time you were born,

Being oppressed by others, I am afraid that if I do something wrong, I will be killed and lose a lot of fun in life. This is all my mother's fault, not yours."

"Auntie, don't worry. I know which concubines and princes have hundreds of thousands or millions of taels of silver hidden away, but you don't have it. You live a frugal life and keep everything simple. If not, it's only half a million taels of silver. That's it.

What? Don’t worry, auntie, let alone five hundred thousand taels of silver, even five million taels is not a problem."

When Li Yu said this, Murong Feifei's face was startled: "Why, is it possible that Yu'er wants to take out this donation of silver from her own house? This is impossible. Your wedding is coming, and it is the time to spend money. Why?"

If your third brother's matter concerns you, if you offer the money, my aunt will definitely not agree. Even if my step-son is punished, my aunt will not let you pay."

"Where did my aunt go? If it is really an emergency and my aunt needs it, I, Li Yu, will go up the mountain of knives, go down into the sea of ​​fire, and risk my life to help my aunt realize it. But right now, this money is a donation. This is my father's gift."

Your Majesty has decreed that food be taken from the mouths of those princes and ministers who live a comfortable life and are well-dressed and well-fed. If it is our own money, then it is nothing."

"But the deadline for tomorrow is coming soon, and there is still no clue about the money matter. Because of this, my mother suddenly fell seriously ill."

Not to mention other things, Li Jimin is a contemporary example of filial piety. It can be seen that he is also very worried about this matter. Even more than his own donation of money. If Li Yu hadn't come to visit, Li Jimin would not have planned to go out again.

He raised the money and stayed by Murong's side to take good care of him. Seeing that the disease was not getting better, Li Jimin had been tormented a lot in the past few days.

Seeing the thoughts of the third prince Li Jimin, Li Yu said: "Third brother, I have seen my aunt's illness, and it is not serious. No, I have written down the prescription, and asked the palace medicine treasurer to prepare the medicine.

The prescription requires decoction and treatment. After a few courses of treatment, it is expected to get better."

"Do you think the mother's disease can really be cured after a few courses of treatment?" After hearing this news, Li Jimin's worry eased slightly, but Li Yu then said: "The prescription is a prescription, and there is also a main ingredient.

I will send someone to my mansion in a moment. After joining, I will definitely be able to cure you."

At this time, the third prince's face showed a rare look of joy: "That's good, it's thanks to my fourth brother this time."

"Stepson, your fourth brother is right. The mother's illness is actually not serious. Just now your fourth brother came over and treated your mother. Now she feels better and her cough is not that severe. It seems that,

Your fourth brother is proficient in medical skills!"

"My aunt is so ridiculous. In fact, I am not proficient in any medical way. The main thing is that I have a key main medicine, which is the holy fruit of the Western Region-Netherworld Fruit."

"Netherworld fruit? What kind of medicine is this, fourth brother?"

"The Nether Fruit is produced in the bitter cold and extremely cold areas of the Western Regions. It is pink in color, and its branches, leaves and fruit are highly toxic. However, if the fruit is combined with other medicines and cooked, it will become a good medicine for prolonging life. It is even difficult to buy a pair for a thousand pounds. After taking the medicine, the body will be weak.

It can strengthen the body of people. If ordinary people take it, it can increase the internal strength of martial arts for many years. When the time comes, I will get more and my third brother will also take it."

Murong Feifei and Li Jimin were stunned for a long time after hearing Li Yu's description of the Western Regions Dark Fruit.

"I didn't expect Yu'er to have such a magical thing, but wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources just to use it on my aunt? Otherwise, it's better for Yu'er to keep it for herself. There's really nothing serious about my aunt."

"Auntie, don't say any more. Besides, the medicine used to boil you is not the fruit, but the leaves of the Netherworld Fruit. Ordinary people cannot directly use the fruit to boil it, otherwise ordinary people will not be able to resist the powerful medicinal effects.

, ordinary people use a few branches and leaves from the fruit, and after frying, they can achieve the effect of increasing longevity and getting rid of all kinds of diseases. It’s just a few leaves, not a netherworld fruit, and it’s not worth a lot of money, so you don’t have to worry about it, aunt."

Having said that, the matter of Murong Feifei's illness has finally been solved. Now it's time to talk about donating money. After all, five hundred thousand taels of silver is really nothing in Li Yu's eyes. He defrauded Concubine Yun.

Not to mention the large amount of money, Li Yu earned millions from just the piano and singing competition in the Zhinu Palace.

But it was not his character to ask him to pay for it himself. After calming down, Li Yu asked: "Third brother, tell me, if it is a matter of donating money, who do you think is the biggest obstacle?"
Chapter completed!