i have a suite in tang dynasty

Li Shimin's ears were already callused when he heard such words, so he said something in a neutral tone,

"Just write it casually, what kind of demeanor can it have?"

"That's not true. The emperor is the Ninth Five-Year King, and there is also a majesty far beyond ordinary people. If you are a commoner, even if you spend your whole life, you may not be able to write such words. It's a pity..."

"What a pity?"

Li Shimin was used to hearing praise, but when he heard Lin Yu's words change, he knew that the other party had something to say, so he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

Lin Yu reached out and touched the paper,

"It's a pity that the strokes of the pen are too strong, which seems to be domineering. The lines are even, but the hooks are sharp, like swords and swords. It makes people feel very uncomfortable. I am afraid that when the emperor writes, he is not thinking of peace, but war? "

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was greatly surprised.

"How did you know?"

"Just from this word."

Li Shimin looked at the words he wrote in surprise, and found that it was exactly as Lin Yu said, even if he didn't read the last stroke, he couldn't read the previous strokes.

"I didn't expect you to be so proficient in books. I really didn't realize this about you before."

"Oh, these are all useless. They can read and write, but they can't be convinced, right? It's like not paying the salary that should be paid. If you just say that you have money, the employees can be down-to-earth Do you want to do it?"

As soon as Li Shimin heard this, he knew there was more profound meaning in it. He smiled and said,

"I see that you came today not just to comment on my words, tell me, what else is there?"

Lin Yu smiled, took Li Shimin's hand and said,

"Your Majesty, haven't we had a good meal recently? This time I brought something good, do you try it?"

"Good stuff, how good is it?"

"It's so good that you can't think of it."

Lin Yu raised his eyebrows at him, and when Li Shimin thought of the hot pot he ate back then, he couldn't help but salivate.

"Do you have Penglai Immortal Brew?"

"This must have!"

"Isn't it coming soon?"

"okay!"

Lin Yu greeted Luo Guan and several guards and eunuchs at the door, and moved out the ingredients in the car one by one.

In the end, the entire table was filled, and Li Shimin was stunned. He pointed to the lobster and said,

"What is this?"

"Australian lobster."

Lin Yu lit the fire, threw the lobster into the hot pot from the middle,

"This is different from the river prawns we ate before. This stuff is big and thick, and it's super enjoyable to eat. Try it later, and I'm sure you'll swallow your tongue."

Li Shimin smacked his lips twice, then pointed to the tuna meat and asked,

"The meat is white and red, is it mutton?"

"Hey, what kind of mutton? It's fish. You can eat it raw or cooked. It tastes amazing. I'll roast two slices for you first."

Lin Yu nimbly set up the barbecue again, lit the charcoal fire, and cut the meat with his own hands.

Li Shimin stared straight at the side,

"It's long and slippery. Could it be a snake?"

"It's called octopus. After it's cooked, it's crispy and delicious. Oh, it's delicious anyway. You'll know when you try it later. It's useless to just say it."

After hearing this, Li Shimin sighed greatly,

"It seems that I am really ignorant, I have never seen any of these animals."

Lin Yu said while grilling,

"You haven't seen it. It's normal that these are things in the sea. This place is thousands of miles away from the sea. Who can go there to play when they have nothing to do?"

After grilling one side of the fish, smear it with oil, sprinkle some cumin spices, and some pepper. That smell, the whole Ganlu Temple has a strong seafood smell.

Li Shimin pinched the chopsticks, his eyes were almost on the fish, and the smell alone made him almost unable to control himself.

Seeing Li Shimin's longing look, Lin Yu slowed down on purpose, and comforted him by saying,

"If you want to eat really delicious grilled fish fillets, you have to endure the temptation of the aroma. Just wait for 2 minutes. Let's not worry."

Hearing this, Li Shimin glared at Lin Yu resentfully, he took two breaths of the aroma, and immediately his stomach started to growl in protest.

"It's done! Your Majesty, please use it slowly!"

Li Shimin hastily stretched out the plate to take the fish, and put it in his mouth regardless of the burning of his mouth.

The oily fish was very hot when he touched it. He sucked his mouth and exhaled while chewing carefully. Although it burned his mouth, it was really delicious.

Lin Yu looked at Li Shimin with pitiful eyes, shook his head silently, and thought to himself,

"It's pitiful, it's pitiful, the majestic king of a country is as greedy as a beggar, I really don't know what's so good about being an emperor."

Then, he cut off a few pieces of octopus feet and fish, and continued to roast.

Li Shimin finished eating the fish with a sigh of relief, wiped his mouth and said with satisfaction,

"This fish has a firm texture and tender juice. I have never eaten such a delicious fish in my life. Give me some more."

Lin Yu said while roasting,

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished roasting this yet. Don't be so anxious. Pay attention to your image. You are the king of a country. Let me, a commoner, see you making a fool of yourself, so don't turn around and chop me off."

"Haha, do you think it's rare for me to be embarrassed? Hurry up, I can't wait!"

Li Shimin couldn't wait like a child, Lin Yu said,

"What's the hurry, these are all yours today. If it's not enough, I still have some over there, which can always fill you up. Come on, pour me a drink first." Li Shimin didn't care about his identity, and really poured it for Lin Yu. Drinking wine, and this scene was being seen by Fang Xuanling who was visiting outside the door.

Chapter 368, Fang Xuanling trembling

Fang Xuanling couldn't believe what he saw. He rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. Li Shimin actually returned the plate to Lin Yu.

He couldn't help shouting in his heart, my God, what kind of world is this?The emperor was so respectful to a commoner.

Although he knew about Lin Yu's deeds early on, this scene still surprised him greatly.

He stood at the door and neither entered nor retreated, walking around with a notebook in his hand.

"Come to the emperor, this cup respects you."

"Dry!"

Lin Yu and Li Shimin were like old friends. The two exchanged cups, chatted while drinking, and sometimes punched each other.

This stunned Fang Xuanling outside the door, Quan Datang, who would dare to do this?That is the emperor, the true son of heaven, the king of a country.

In the end, Fang Xuanling couldn't stand it anymore, he shouted loudly,

"The humble minister Fang Xuanling begged to see the emperor."

Li Shimin turned his head and squinted,

"It's Fang Aiqing, come in quickly and have a drink with me."

Fang Xuanling didn't dare to go in like Lin Yu, but bowed his waist, lowered his head, and walked up to Li Shimin in small steps.

"The humble minister kowtowed to the emperor."

Li Shimin raised his hand falsely,

"Exemption."

Then he greeted and said,

"Come here to eat, I guarantee you have never eaten such a delicious thing in your life."

Fang Xuanling said in trepidation,

"Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and my ministers dare not sit at the same table with the Emperor."

Li Shimin frowned, pointed at him and said,

"It's extremely pedantic. When I was in Wagang, I squatted at the gate of the village and ate pancakes with the big guys. Why can't you sit and eat together now?"

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, this time, that time, I dare not!"

Fang Xuanling lowered his head very low, Li Shimin felt displeased,

"Why did Fang Aiqing come to see me?"

Fang Yiai listened and presented the notebook,

"Your Majesty, this is the treasury silver handed over by Youzhou and its eighteen counties. Please take a look at it."

Li Shimin stuffed all the fish left on the plate into his mouth, took another sip of wine, and then took the notebook.

There is a dense list of income data on it. Li Shimin didn't show much at first, but the more he looked at it, the more ugly he looked. In the end, he threw the notebook on the ground with a livid face.

"This is the Kuyin you received? The entire Youzhou is only 200 million taels. How can I pay the soldiers?"

"Your Majesty, there are many droughts and disasters in Youzhou and other places this year, and many places have no grain harvest. Therefore, the grain harvested in Youzhou is not as good as in previous years. This is still including the money hoarded in previous years, otherwise it may not be as good as it is now. half of it."

"Then what do you say? Where can I get the military salary?"

Li Shimin asked in a cold tone, Fang Xuanling lowered his head and didn't dare to answer, while Lin Yu beside him should eat and drink, and finished the barbecue and boiled lobster next to each other.

After a long time, Li Shimin roared,

"talk!"

Fang Xuanling's body trembled, his eyes rolled, and he replied,

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, it is better to take the money from the treasury and distribute it first, so as to relieve the urgent need."

Li Shimin asked again,

"Is there any silver in the treasury?"

"This……"

"I asked you, do you have silver in the treasury?"

Li Shimin slapped the table loudly, causing Fang Xuanling to lie down on the ground in fright, and quickly said,

"no!"

"That's fine. It was your idea at the beginning. You asked me to replace all the silver in the treasury with gold for the convenience of guarding. Now, you asked me to pay the army with gold. How?"

Fang Xuanling was trembling, his intestines were about to turn green, he hated himself for coming up with such a flirty idea in the first place?

"Your Majesty, I believe that if you exchange gold with a bank, it should be fine."

"Then you go and change it! I have allocated you 20 taels, but you are not allowed to spread it out, otherwise it will spread rumors. If someone says that my treasury is empty and I need to spend money from the bank, I will use your head to explain it to everyone."

Li Shimin's majesty was so majestic, Fang Xuanling didn't even dare to breathe loudly after what he said, so he had to kneel on the ground.

Seeing the opportunity, Lin Yu poured Li Shimin a sip of wine and said,

"The emperor loves the people like a son. It might not be good if you try hard to fight for the military salary. You don't want to exchange gold. It's really not troublesome."

Li Shimin was in a fit of anger, he hardly listened to what Lin Yu said.

Lin Yu went on to say,

"I don't know how much money the emperor needs?"

Li Shimin heard it this time and replied,

"It's not much, 200 million taels is enough, plus the expropriation, it's almost enough."

"Two million, it's not too much, and it's not too much. But a bank can't get 200 million taels. After all, no bank can deposit so much cash."

"This is what I am worried about. If there are too many banks for trading, people with ulterior motives will say that the treasury is empty, causing chaos among the people. How did I get so many at this time?"

Lin Yu chuckled, picked up the wine glass and shook it slowly, first frowned, and then looked at Li Shimin with his eyes.