Female consort [Gl]

[75] Linger

"Why not? What are you afraid of, Your Majesty?" Qiu Che looked straight back, "Are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat me?"

"You said it's easy!" Li Shi sneered and said bitterly, "Now that the treasury is empty, it's hard to fight a war. To provide food and clothing for the soldiers... Which of these things does not require money from the court? Where does this money come from? Do you have a solution? "

Qiu Che said: "From what I can see, the adults in the court seem to be living a comfortable life. "

Li Shi paused slightly.

Qiu Che smiled and said: "When the survival of our country is so critical, the whole court should work together and ask the adults to contribute some of their wealth to subsidize the national treasury. No matter what, the military salary can be enough, right?"

"...Even if we can fight. Li Shi still frowned, "King Zhao is now nearly sixty years old. There are not even two prestigious and capable generals in the court. Who do you want me to send to fight? How can you guarantee that you will be able to fight?" Can you win?"

This is indeed a question.

Although Li Shi was not a very wise and outstanding emperor, his choice cannot be said to be without reason.

Qiu Che was silent for a moment.

"Peace talks are the best solution. Only peace can minimize Daxia's losses," Li Shi said coldly, "I don't want to cause another disturbance - I think the courtiers think so too."

"The Ai family disagrees."

The door of the main hall opened with a sound.

The Queen Mother strode in, followed by two court ladies with low eyebrows and a cold look on her stunningly beautiful face.

Li Shi stood up, his brows filled with surprise and a bit of irritation, "Mother, why are you here?"

"If the Ai family doesn't come, will you have to decide to send Pingyi and Lehe out on your own?"

The Queen Mother is rare . Changing from his previous gentle and conceding attitude in front of the emperor, he said with a cold face, "The late emperor fought hard for many years in order to allow the descendants of his people to live safely on this land. The people are the people of Daxia, how can it be that Pingyi Isn't it He Lehe?"

Li Shi was a little unhappy with her straightforward attitude. He coughed tiredly and sat back, "Mother... you don't understand. Let me decide this matter."

"Have you asked Pingyi and Lehe for their opinions?" The Queen Mother frowned, took a few steps forward, and asked, "If they don't have any opinions, then the Ai family certainly won't either - you say the Ai family doesn't understand, but the Ai family understands "You are the one who was deceived by lard!"

Li Shi said with a sad look on his face: "Mother... be careful."

He is so frustrated as an emperor. It seems like everyone can suppress him and point at him. scolding?

Fuzi on the side looked embarrassed, lowered his head, looked at his nose and heart, pretending not to hear these remarks.

The Queen Mother said calmly: "The emperor's own orders are just out of his head. Why should he be careful about his words now?"

Li Shi was furious.

But there was nothing he could do against these two people for a while, and he finally decided to change his strategy. He looked tired and helpless:

"Mother, it's not that your sons are cowardly, it's that I am a king. Comparing the two, naturally I have to protect more and give up less. , not to mention that the risk of war is too great..."