The first free king of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 5 Betting on 'The Future'

Tang Sufan raised his eyes slightly, tried his best to look like an expert, and said slowly: "The boy is not talented. He knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom. He knows two thousand things before, and then he will calculate the future. Qianjin Mier snapped his fingers and looked at the world with a smile. After hundreds of years, he said rightly..."

Hearing Tang Sufan's ignorant self-praise, Li Shimin breathed a little faster.

Why do you know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom? It's still a matter of the future, so do you think I'm the emperor?
The most abominable thing is that you are still a daughter of Mier, and I am a dignified emperor who wants to live with his belt. You, a teenager, are you bragging about your daughter!
Li Shimin couldn't listen any longer, and stopped with a fierce look in his eyes: "You still know the future? If you talk nonsense again, you will be punished for several crimes. Not only will your hands be cut off, but your tongue will also be cut off!"

After all, even a few guards who couldn't bear to listen all of a sudden surrounded him a little bit, and their eyes became even more stern, you boy, why don't you call you the emperor's father?
Tang Sufan, who had just started talking, was taken aback.

Fuck, the plot is wrong, shouldn't the plot be that this dog will not believe it after I finish telling it, and I have to prove it so that I can slap my face and pretend to end smoothly?Why did you move the knife directly!

What's going on, which dog author changed the routine?
"Wait!" Tang Sufan raised his hand to drink, and changed his mind, preparing to implement a strategy of delaying the attack.

Then he said: "The boy also has some wealth, how about making a bet with the boy?"

Li Shimin was indifferent, and said with disdain: "Oh, how much family do you have..."

Furthermore, what qualifications do you have to bet against me?

Before Li Shimin finished speaking, Tang Sufan slowly stretched out a finger and said, "Ten thousand guan."

Li Shimin was taken aback, he wanted to say that you would have some money to bet against me, but he swallowed this sentence directly.

Although it is true that he is the emperor, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the people's livelihood was in decline. In the past two years, tax reductions and exemptions were decreed for recuperation.

What's more, the national treasury has no money, and coupled with the two years of continuous famine, the fiscal deficit is very serious.

Every day, the group of people from the household department urged where to spend the money here, to build water conservancy, to open up farmland, where money is everywhere, and at the same time to straighten out the army.

The inner money is a place where rats have to cry when they enter. Even his queen is constantly reducing the expenses of the harem, and even makes some female celebrities to subsidize the expenses. It can be seen how poor Li Shimin is.

Among the emperors in Chinese history, there are very few emperors who are as poor as Li Shimin, or so thrifty.

Ten thousand!This little thief is really rich!

Suddenly, Li Shimin felt that the words in his heart were not good, why are you not qualified to bet against me, no, you are qualified, very good!
Although Li Shimin was surprised that the little thief was rich, he was still a majestic emperor, so he pretended to be indifferent and said, "What are you betting on?"

Tang Sufan said slowly, "Just bet on the future?"

"Oh, what's the future?"

"Since it is a matter of the future, it must not be a trivial matter. Let's bet on the future moves of the court."

Li Shimin, who had a gloomy face just now, and was full of anger, suddenly his eyes lit up, the court's movements, you bet on the court's movements in front of the emperor!

Yeah!
I'm afraid this kid just heard some gossip somewhere, and came to bet on the promotion of officials or something, but the emperor, you are not allowed to handle such a trivial matter!

He seemed to have seen the [-] pennies sent to his own money.

Now it was Li Shimin's turn to pretend to be indifferent and said: "Okay, then tell me about the court's movements?"

As soon as Li Shimin said this, everyone was stunned. Just now, he wanted to get angry, but His Majesty, who looked like he wanted to kill someone, immediately started betting with him! ?
Several people around shouted in their hearts, Your Majesty, where is your dignity?What about your arrogance?He molested your daughter and kicked you, the emperor!

Tang Sufan said, "Just bet on the military."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect this son to bet on military affairs.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Oh? Then tell me, what will the court do in the future?"

Tang Sufan said: "Counting the time, in a few days, His Majesty will be talking about my plan to attack the Eastern Turks in the coming year of the Tang Dynasty! At that time, there will be rumors in the court, and you only need to inquire a little bit at that time. !"

hiss~
Li Shimin's pupils shrank suddenly after hearing Tang Sufan's first words.

Even Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin on one side almost dropped their jaws!

Their absolute confidants knew about Li Shimin's plan to attack the East Turks next year.

Indeed, Li Shimin has been thinking about the humiliation of the Weishui Alliance day and night since he took the throne, and the Turks have continuously invaded the border in the past two years, which has become a serious concern for him.

In the past two years, he has carried out drastic reforms in the imperial court, and implemented the government military system, hiding soldiers among the people, and accumulating military strength.

Even in life, everything is frugal and dedicated to political affairs.

The purpose of all this is for an idea in Li Shimin's mind, to wash away the shame of the Wei River and attack the Turks!

And he has been on the throne for almost three years. While cultivating national strength, the idea of ​​attacking Turks in his heart is even more impatient.

He really decided to be a gambling dog in the coming year and use all the power of the whole country to attack the Turks, but there will definitely be countless voices of opposition from the whole court, so he is going to discuss a complete plan in the court hall in a few days later!

He was even prepared to meet countless voices of opposition from the court.

And now, only a few confidant ministers know, this!how is this possible?How could he, a child wandering in the market, know what I think! ?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's spine shivered inexplicably, why would he still think about this son having an affair with his own daughter...

Could it be that this son is really able to know the secrets of the sky and count as the future?
Although Li Shimin's heart was full of turmoil, he suppressed the shock in his heart, pretended to be indifferent and said: "Hmph, how can you, a yellow-mouthed kid, be able to discuss important court affairs? Besides, the Weishui alliance has long been the emperor of today's emperor. The worry in your heart is reasonable if you attack the Turks, so how can you know the future?"

At the same time, Li Shimin tilted his head and gave a look to the two shocked elders beside him, that is, can you two be calmer like me, a dignified Duke and a first-rank official, are you reasonable?
Fang Xuanling understood immediately, quickly looked around and pretended to be ignorant, and he must not let this kid see any flaws.

"This……"

Tang Sufan choked up a sob. Indeed, he made this bet just to relax the time and see if he could ease the conflict. Who told this dog's daughter to be so beautiful.

At the same time, it can also let this dog see his own financial resources. After all, I am also a dignified traveler, and I still have a memorized "A Brief History of the Tang Dynasty" in my mind. Budgeting is not a sure thing.

Seeing that old man Li is dressed in a suit and has such a few powerful guards with him, he knows that this dog is definitely a rich man, and it would be even better if he can make a small fortune from him.

The Weishui alliance is indeed a serious concern for Li Er. When he says this, others really seem to be deluded.

Tang Sufan carefully counted the days in his heart, it seemed that eight days later it would be the time when Li Er's official announcement at the court was to attack the Eastern Turks, and even the quarrel at the court lasted for two or three months.

If it hadn't been for the severe drought and extreme snow disaster in East Turkic in the third year of Zhenguan, Li Er might not have been able to attack Turkic as he wished in the third year of Zhenguan.

Cheng Yaojin said with a fierce look on his face: "Little boy, it doesn't count if you say that. If you have the ability, you can tell me who is the commander of the army this time?"

Li Shimin's eyes twitched, yes, this fool is right.

Tang Sufan shook his head, pretended to be helpless, and said slowly, "Forget it, then I will be counted as the commander of this battle..."

　Dear friends, this book follows a relaxed and funny style of writing, so sometimes there will be some changes in the style of writing regarding the majesty of Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the supremacy of imperial power, but I will also take care of it, respect!

　　
　
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