Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

Du Ruhui said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think what Brother Xuan Ling means is that since Zhang Dun has the talent of a monster, why didn't you let him enter the court as an official?"

"Working as a cook in a restaurant, he will really become His Majesty's son-in-law in the future, and it won't be good to hear about it."

Li Er said helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to, but that he doesn't want to. This Zhang Dun has a very strange temper, and he likes to keep a low profile."

"???" Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde were stunned, and he?He is still low-key?

Chapter 38 Zhang Dun, don't threaten to rebel against me in front of me

Why is Zhang Dun keeping a low profile?

He is all over, is there a low-key place?

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Yuchi Jingde couldn't figure it out.

They also heard about the Dingsheng Building. Zhang Dun was humiliated by the Dingsheng Building store, so he took away the Dingsheng Building's business. Is this low-key?

The soap, rock sugar, Erguotou and other things he made at random caused a sensation in Chang'an City. Is this low-key?

After being caught in prison, as soon as he was locked up, he kicked open the wooden cage with thick arms. Is this low-key?

Where is his low profile?

"The dishes are here!"

Just as they were thinking, Zhang Dun's voice resounded in the lobby.

Everyone saw Zhang Dun, Hu Guang, Wang Meng, and Liu Liang coming out of the back kitchen carrying plates.

"It smells so good." Fang Xuanling shrugged his nose, looked at the two plates in each of them's hands, his throat moved, and exclaimed: "A total of eight dishes? It looks delicious and delicious."

Zhang Dun put the plate in his hand on the table and said with a smile, "Who can eat eight dishes? I'm going to make eighty dishes."

Fang Xuanling: "???"

Du Ruhui: "???"

Yuchi Jingde: "???"

Li Er and Empress Changsun were also stunned, eighty dishes?Are you going to leave it here to feed the pigs?

Li Er wondered, "Zhang Dun, don't you need to do so much?"

Zhang Dun was taken aback, and said, "Is there a lot? It's only eighty dishes."

Before time travel, the recipes he had learned could make more than [-] dishes. If he was given enough ingredients and not repeated dishes, he would be able to make hundreds of dishes without any problem.

Li Er said helplessly: "Zhang Dun, didn't you say that you like to keep a low profile?"

In the palace, he never saw eighty dishes served in a single meal.

Zhang Dun hesitated for a moment and said, "Second Uncle, I can't understand what you said. I'm not low-key enough? If I want to be high-key, I won't serve you two or three hundred dishes today. You can do it." Drunken Immortal Tower?"

"..." Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde remained silent, and looked at Li Er at the same time, wanting to ask him, where do you see the word low-key from such a crazy cook?

The corner of Li Er's mouth twitched a few times, and he pointed to the plates they served and said, "Let's just eat these eight dishes, it's enough."

"Then I'll pack the rest for you, and you take it back?" Zhang Dun said in silence for a few seconds.

Li Er was angry and funny and said: "No need."

Zhang Dun struggled and said: "Second Uncle, I'm not just doing this for you, I'm also doing this for my long-term parents."

Li Er was stunned and said, "What's the matter with them?"

Zhang Dun said with a serious face: "Second uncle, think about it, when you go back, bring the food I cooked to your long-term parents to taste, with my craftsmanship, will I grab their stomachs? "

"I grabbed their stomachs, but can't I catch their hearts? This is similar to raising pigs. You take care of the pigs, and when the pigs see you coming with the rice bucket, they will howl."

"At that time, they can still prevent me from being with Chang Zhi?" Zhang Dun said in a deep voice, "If they dare to interfere, I will cut off their food!"

"..."

Li Er and Empress Changsun stared at him blankly. Is your metaphor a serious one?Why does it sound like a curse?

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde also looked at him blankly, do you know that the "Second Uncle" and "Second Aunt" in front of you are the parents of Princess Changle?

You compare this metaphor in front of them, if you know their true identities in the future...

Thinking of this, the three of them are in awe, this is a good show, we must be there when the time comes!

"Let's not talk about that, let's just have eight dishes for eight dishes."

Zhang Dun sat opposite them, and beckoned for Hu Guang and the others to sit down as well. While serving them a meal, he smiled and said, "Second Uncle and Aunt, come and try my special dish, braised pork head."

"..." Li Er and Empress Changsun became suspicious. Did this kid really do it on purpose?Shouldn't they have discovered their identities?

"This dish called fried mutton with scallions is a great meal!"

"good to eat!"

"Shop Hu, it turns out that the food in your Zuixianlou is so delicious? Why is your Zuixianlou not famous in Pingkangfang?"

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde held small bowls full of white rice and ate them in big mouthfuls, applauding from time to time.

Hu Guang embarrassingly told them about his past business affairs.

Hearing what he said, the three princes felt that they had eaten more, and they ate three bowls in a row.

Li Er and Empress Changsun watched them eat happily, and moved their index fingers, picked up chopsticks and began to eat.

I have to say that the food in Zuixianlou is better than those in the palace!

"Second brother, I suddenly remembered something."

When everyone gathered around the two collaged cases to eat, Empress Changsun suddenly said: "I found out that Chang Zhi's father has been frowning lately. Did he encounter some difficult problems?"

Is the old man having a problem?Zhang Dun pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde all put down the bowls and chopsticks in their hands, with serious expressions.

Not counting the people in the Dingsheng Building, everyone present except Zhang Dun knew Li Er's identity.

He is the father of Princess Changle!

It's the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!

What Empress Changsun said, to Zhang Dun's ears, was talking about the father of "Li Changzhi", but it was actually talking about Li Er who was sitting next to Zhang Dun.

Li Erxin understood, and understood that the Guanyin servant girl wanted him to speak out about the difficult problems in the court in front of Zhang Dun at this time.

But, so what?

All the officials couldn't come up with a solution, so tell Zhang Dun, can he come up with an effective solution?

Li Er was a little hesitant, but after a wink from Empress Changsun, he decided to speak out and treat him like a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Li Er put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said solemnly: "I heard from Changzhi's father that the imperial treasury is now empty."

To play a full set, Li Er talked about the alias of Princess Changle in front of Zhang Dun, and at the same time secretly said the difficulties he encountered. On the surface, under the guise of "Li Changzhi her father", he continued:

"Since the founding of my country in the Tang Dynasty, there is still a lot of waste to be done, the treasury is empty, the emperor is furious, and all officials are helpless."

After speaking, Li Er looked at Zhang Dun.

Not only him, but Empress Changsun, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde all looked at Zhang Dun, hoping to hear what ideas this monster could come up with.

Hu Guang looked at the side with a dazed expression, all civil and military officials in the court have nothing to do with it, what do you think my brother Zhang is doing?He is not even an official, what idea can he have?

Zhang Dun was puzzled and said, "Second Uncle, I still haven't understood what kind of official my old father-in-law is in the court?"

Your father-in-law is the emperor in the court, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Jingde thought silently.

Li Er was a little confused, I haven't made it up yet, so I had to bite the bullet and make it up now: "He works in the household department."

"Not good!" Zhang Dun's expression changed slightly, "If the Son of Heaven blames him, wouldn't he be the one to blame first?"

"This dog emperor!"

Zhang Dun suddenly jumped up against the case, and said angrily: "If he dares to implicate the elders, I will blow his Tang Dynasty!"

Li Er: "..."

Empress Changsun: "..."

Fang Xuanling: "..."

Du Ruhui: "..."

Yuchi Jingde: "..."

You threatened to rebel against me in front of me, have you considered my feelings!Li Er felt awkward for a while, coughed lightly and said: "Don't worry, Chang Zhi's head will definitely not be blamed."

"The most important thing now is to find a way to see if I can let her father have an explanation to the emperor."

Li Er stared at Zhang Dun, and said eagerly: "Zhang Dun, do you have a way to help your father-in-law?"

Chapter 39 Zhang Dun's method, Li Er's joy

"There is a way."

Zhang Dun said straight to the point.

Everyone looked at him in awe, and sure enough, this evildoer has a plan.

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully. Zhang Dun continued: "Second uncle, you said just now that the current problem of the imperial court is that the treasury is empty."

"Why is the national treasury empty? It is because of problems in the process of spending money for the country."

Spending money for national use is the budget.

"My Datang's national expenditure is to formulate an expenditure based on the annual tax revenue."

"It stands to reason that expenditure is definitely lower than taxation, otherwise there will be problems in spending too much money for the country."

Zhang Dun paused, looked at Li Er and asked, "Second Uncle, you said just now that my father-in-law works in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now that the national treasury is empty, the emperor will blame him. Do you support Cao as an official in Cao Zhong?"

Good boy, you can make up your mind, you don't need to look for reasons, Li Er was overjoyed, but nodded without changing his expression.

Zhang Dun nodded slightly, and it was exactly as he thought, and continued: "There is a problem with the budget, which leads to the emptiness of the national treasury, and Du Zhicao of the Ministry of Households is indeed responsible."

"But I'm a little curious, how could there be such a big mistake in Duzhi Guoyong?"

Li Er said patiently: "From the beginning of this year to now, there have been several disasters in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor exempted the affected places from taxation, so the treasury was empty."

"My father-in-law has to carry the emperor's pot, what a bastard." Zhang Dun pouted.

"..." Li Er sneered.

Fang Jun, Du He, and Yuchi Baoqi looked at him with admiration, and dared to call the emperor a bastard in front of the emperor, you are the only one in the world.

Zhang Dun continued: "My solution is to get some money for the treasury. If I get the money, the problem will be gone."

"As for how to get money, I have three strategies."

"I won't talk about the low policy and the middle policy, I will directly talk about the best policy."

Zhang Dun raised a finger and said solemnly: "My best strategy is to ask the rich and famous families in Chang'an City to donate money."

"If they donate more money, won't the problem be solved?"

Li Er was taken aback when he heard that, and said: "Why do I listen, your method is a bad idea?"

Let the wealthy and famous families donate money?Will they be happy?Who will take out his own money to the court when he is full?

"It's not easy to ask for money." Fang Xuanling shook his head aside.

"It's not just that it's not good, it's not at all." Du Ruhui said in a deep voice: "Those wealthy and famous families, if they can find ways to avoid paying taxes to the imperial court, they have already been calculated. If the imperial court really asks them to donate, they will definitely not promise."

"Even if they agree, how much money can they donate? The amount they donate is just a drop in the bucket, and it won't help."

Zhang Dun said patiently: "That depends on how to get them to donate."

"If the imperial court asks them to donate money, it will definitely not work, but what if they give them a stone to record their merits?"

Le Shi remembers meritorious service?Hearing these four words, the eyes of Li Er, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui lit up.

Li Er hurriedly asked: "Zhang Dun, what do you mean, as long as they are willing to donate to the imperial court, we will commend them for their contribution to the imperial court and set up a merit monument for them?"

"Yes." Zhang Dun said with a smile: "In this way, can they donate enthusiastically? How many people want to gain a false name in life but fail? The court gave them this opportunity, can they not grasp it?"

"Good idea!" Li Er clapped his hands excitedly and praised him. Feeling that the food in front of him was no longer delicious, he stood up and said:

"I'll tell your father-in-law now."