How could it be possible that no one would speak up during this war?

"I have a report to make. The general is about to arrive at Yanmen Pass. Duo Luo, who killed the fourth prince, was shot dead by the Imperial Sword Gate inside Yanmen Pass."

"All the cold-weather supplies are on the way, but the Ministry of Revenue has done its best. After settling all debts, it can only get 80% of the supplies."

At this moment, even Emperor Li Kuo had a headache.

"How much more?"

"Your Majesty, we are still short of 50,000 taels."

Fifty thousand taels! After a moment's silence, Li Kuo said, "These fifty thousand taels will come from my Ministry of Internal Affairs. They must be used to cover the expenses of the entire army."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

With these 50,000 taels, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I don’t have to beg anyone for help.

"My dears, is there anything else?"

At this time Fu Wenhan stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask."

Li Kuo was not surprised. He would have been surprised if nothing happened, but he also thought it was related to the expedition against Silla.

"Please speak, Prime Minister Fu."

Fu Wenhan reached out from his wide sleeves and pulled out something. He held it in both hands and said, "My son-in-law Li Xiuzhu likes to study small gadgets. I saw this magical thing, so I came here to bring him a treasure."

After a pause, he felt that offering a treasure might not reflect the importance of this thing, and continued: "This thing may play a vital role in the conquest of Silla."

Li Kuo, who had not taken the treasure offering seriously, was startled when he heard it and quickly said, "Present it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Defa immediately stepped forward, took the telescope and presented it to Li Kuo.

Li Kuo took it, looked at it and asked, "Prime Minister Fu, how do you use this?"

"This thing is called Clairvoyance. It can see far away. It can be used to march, deploy troops, and observe the enemy, which can have unexpected effects."

"Your Majesty, put the small head on your eyes, point the big head to where you want to see in the distance, and then stretch the tube."

Li Kuo was startled when he heard this, and then looked towards the palace wall outside the council hall.

The next moment he raised the telescope and looked over, and then he was shocked.

As the telescope stretched out, he could even see the expressions on the soldiers' faces.

Is this true? This is too magical.

I took away the telescope and looked over. At this time, only a small outline of the soldier on the city wall was left. Not only was his expression but even his facial features could not be seen clearly.

"Good stuff, this thing is great. With this magic weapon, there is no need to worry about Silla."

"Take it down and show it to the ministers."

Wang Defa was also very curious, but unfortunately he would not be able to use this thing in a short time. He walked down with the telescope and first gave it to Wu Anjun who was next to Fu Wenhan on the left.

"Minister Fu said that he brought his beloved son-in-law to offer treasures. Is the little guy here?"

Fu Wenhan bowed.

"Your Majesty, my son-in-law Li Xiuzhu is waiting for your order outside the palace."

"Hahaha, Xuan!"

"Announce, Li Xiuzhu enter the palace!"

As Wang Defa sang his greeting, the eunuch outside the hall hurriedly said, "Mr. Li, please come into the hall quickly. Remember to pay attention to etiquette."

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

“Thanks for the reminder!”

The young eunuch was stunned that someone actually said thank you to him.

At this moment, the young eunuch, who had been working diligently in the palace for a long time and was afraid of causing any trouble, felt his heart soften.

However, before the young eunuch could say more, Li Xiuzhu entered the hall.

Li Xiuzhu walked slowly to the front of the hall and bowed.

"I, Li Xiuzhu, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Stand up!"

"Yes, one day I was holding a piece of colored glass and suddenly saw the sunlight passing through the glass and focusing on my hand."

"I thought that since sunlight can be focused, then can scenery also be focused? Later, I experimented with words and it really worked."

"After a hundred days of thinking, I finally polished a suitable telescope."

Although Li Kuo had no experience of this, the scene of the difficult creation emerged in his mind.

With such spirit and the benefits of this thing to the war, how could he not reward him? But he remembered that this little guy didn't want to be an official. As for money, he was also very tight now, okay? "Your stomach disease hasn't healed yet?"

Li Xiuzhu knew what Li Kuo was planning as soon as he heard it, and he quickly said, "Yes, Your Majesty, although my stomach disease has eased, it is not yet healed."

Li Kuo frowned slightly when he heard this, and said, "Then think about what reward you want. Let me tell you first. The war is tight recently, and I don't have any gold or silver."

Hiss, is this emperor so poor?

But he himself had no intention of asking for money.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Li Xiuzhu clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask for a marriage with Your Majesty."

You want to marry me, the emperor? Could it be that you want to marry the princess? This little guy is overthinking, isn't he? Although this telescope is precious, it is still a long way from being a princess.

Wait, is it because of his status as a son-in-law? Yes, that must be the case, so he wants to ask for an imperial decree? Or ask for the establishment of a government office? But this is Prime Minister Fu's family affair, it's not right for me to interfere.

Li Kuo looked at Fu Wenhan, and was stunned when he saw Fu Wenhan's expressionless face.

Then came a sudden realization.

It seems that this little guy had already talked to Prime Minister Fu before. In this case, he saved face and saved the reward. It's really a good deal.

"Tell me, how do you want to ask for marriage?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to reward Princess Wenjie."

Li Kuo was stunned when he heard this, and then his face turned dark.

Why are you bringing up that? Wait, Prime Minister Fu also knew that the princess had lost her virginity that day, so why did he still...

At the same time, Song Lian and Wu Anjun looked at Fu Wenhan and Li Xiuzhu with strange eyes.

Fu Wenhan saw the changing expression of His Majesty, sighed, and stood up.

"Your Majesty, my Princess Yuehua and Princess Wenjie are like sisters, and we cannot bear to be separated."

"If Your Majesty thinks it is appropriate, I would like to ask for a reward."

Fu Wenhan's words immediately made Li Kuo's face change even more. These words were telling him that Fu Yuehua knew what had happened to her good sister, but for the sake of her good sister's reputation, she didn't care.

this……

At this moment, Du Ruiming, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, stepped aside and said, "Your Majesty, my son Du Ziwei is nearly 18 years old and also admires Princess Wenjie."

"I dare to ask Your Majesty to consider my son."

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

As the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice stepped forward, people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works also stepped forward.

If Li Kuo were asked to choose in the past, he would not have to choose at all and would definitely choose someone other than Li Xiuzhu, but now his daughter is not worth that price.

If these people found out the inside story, even if they didn't say anything, my daughter would probably not be well in the future.

He had already owed his daughter, and he wanted to make it up to her.

Li Kuo held his hand and said to Li Xiuzhu, "If it's just this one treasure, it's still a little short."

"Since you like to study, I will give you three years. As long as you can come up with something useful, I will allow you to marry Princess Wenjie."

Li Xiuzhu didn't expect Li Kuo to say that. He had been planning to continue offering treasures, but now he did it directly.

"Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty. I have checked and it will be an auspicious day in seven days."

???

…

Li Kuo and all the civil and military officials in the court were confused. Who can tell me what happened? (End of this chapter)