When Cui Renshi heard Li Jue say that, he was so angry that he almost cried.
His Majesty has given him a death order: if he fails to bring the street vendors back, he will be beheaded!
"My lord!"
"Master, please have mercy and let your men go back to their stall! Waaah!"
"No way!"
“Our family doesn’t lack that little bit of money. Do you think our village looks like a place that’s short of money?”
Upon hearing this, Cui Renshi looked around and was immediately terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat.
This village is so rich! Every household lives in a brick house!
"You earned all this from setting up a stall?"
"No!"
"Our village is already so rich. Setting up stalls is just a way to keep the elderly in the village busy and give them something to do!"
"Right!"
While Li Jue was boasting, he asked the villagers behind him a question, and the villagers behind him quickly agreed.
"right!"
"Our village doesn't lack that little bit of money!"
Upon hearing this, Cui Renshi's heart sank even further.
"My lord, just tell me the truth, how can we get them to go back to setting up their stalls?"
"how……"
Just as Li Jue was about to consider the conditions, he suddenly realized that he had just created a persona of being rich and powerful, and immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.
"Don't try to fool me, the people in our village aren't short of money!"
"My lord, I won't try to fool you. His Majesty is furious when he finds out about this. He has given me three days to bring you back, or he'll cut off my head!"
"If you really don't go back, I'm going to stay in your village!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue had a general idea of what was going on.
It turns out that Li Er didn't do this; it was just the official's unauthorized act...
I knew it! Li Er is so famous in history, but I've never heard of him driving away street vendors!
"Why!"
"You're making things difficult for me..."
"Our Great Tang Dynasty values agriculture and suppresses commerce; the people of our village truly cannot afford to lose face like this..."
"How about this, you grant us a piece of land in Chang'an?"
"Land approval?"
"My lord, what do you need the land for?"
"What else can we do? Build houses, of course!"
"Think about it, with so many people setting up stalls, they need somewhere to stay at night, right?"
"If you can allocate a piece of land for us in Qinglongfang so we can build houses, we'll go back to Chang'an and set up our stalls again!"
"this……"
Cui Renshi was speechless when he heard this. Where in Chang'an was there any vacant land to build a house for him? Every piece of land had already been filled with houses.
“My lord, your request is a bit unreasonable. Firstly, I don’t have the authority to make this request, and secondly, there’s no vacant land in Chang’an…”
Li Jue dared to make such a suggestion for a reason.
He already knew there was no room left in Chang'an, but he hadn't originally planned to stay in Chang'an; he had his eye on another place.
"Isn't there an open space over at Qujiang Pool?"
"If you could get us a piece of land there, we might reluctantly agree!"
Qujiang Pool!
Upon hearing that it was land outside the city, Cui Renshi immediately understood the situation.
Although the land in Qujiang Pool is still difficult to obtain, requiring coordination with the Wannian County government and even the people of Qujiang, it is still better than digging up land for them in Chang'an City.
"I can help coordinate this matter, but Your Excellency will have to find a way to cover the cost of the land purchase yourself..."
Li Jue was immediately displeased upon hearing this. If he had to spend money, why would he bother him?
"Spend money?"
"Where would I get the money? If I had money, would I need to send my farmers to set up stalls in Chang'an?"
"Anyway, you figure out a way to solve this. If you can't, then I'm not going back!"
When Cui Renshi heard Li Jue say this, he was so angry that his teeth itched. If it weren't for His Majesty pressuring him, he would have bitten this brat to death!
"good!"
"I will pay for the land myself, but I have made it clear that you must appear on Suzaku Avenue tomorrow!"
"good!"
After talking with Li Jue, Cui Renshi couldn't wait to return to Chang'an to report to His Majesty the Emperor. He then took the opportunity to tell His Majesty about how he had been ripped off by the man from Xianyang County.
"Your Majesty, this is not an overstepping of my authority, but I simply cannot agree to that boy's request, or he will not allow his farmers to return! Waaah!"
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of using the Ministry of Revenue's authority. I plan to ask Your Majesty for an advance on several years' salary and use my own money to buy land for that boy!"
Cui Renshi's words were so cunning, they both demonstrated his loyalty and bravery and revealed his family's difficult circumstances, which made Li Shimin feel a little sympathetic.
"Forget about the advance on your salary; your whole family still needs to eat."
"As for that brat's desire for land, I'll find a way to help him!"
"It's just a piece of land. I refuse to believe that we can't find a single piece of land in all of Chang'an!"
"ah?"
Cui Renshi originally just wanted to plead poverty and act pitiful in front of His Majesty, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected surprise.
But judging from His Majesty's tone, it seems he knows the Man from Xianyang County?
Oh, right!
His Majesty must know this, otherwise why would His Majesty insist on letting this boy inherit the title despite the opposition of the court officials?
Moreover, even when this boy clashed with Princess Changsha, His Majesty still showed him favoritism!
Could the rumors outside be true, and this kid really be His Majesty's illegitimate son who was lost among the common people?
The more Cui Renshi thought about it, the more sense it made. When he thought about the slight upturn of the corners of His Majesty's mouth when he said "that kid," he became even more convinced that His Majesty and that kid were related by blood.
Li Shimin couldn't help but smile when he thought of that monkey grandson Li Jue. But just as he was thinking about where to get the kid some land, he suddenly saw Cui Renshi staring at him with a curious look on his face.
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