strictlysupreme Chapter 2282: 1 letters from home.
Chapter 2282: 1 letters from home.
When Li Shen saw the contents of his father's letter clearly, his blood suddenly surged up, and a surge of blood rushed to the top of his head.
It suddenly gave him the urge to kill the king.
The content of the letter was very simple, just one sentence: "Two hundred thousand sets of complete armaments."
Just this one sentence, clean and clear, without any threat or courtesy, but it vaguely carries a sense of irresistibility.
"Two hundred thousand sets of armaments, how can you have the nerve to ask for it?" Li Shen stood up and started beating mode again.
Upon seeing this, Shitou immediately took out two gold bars and handed them to the messenger, asked him to go out and wait, and asked someone to arrange food for the messenger.
He couldn't let outsiders see Prince Ji being disrespectful to His Majesty.
Li Shen was still shouting at the east at the top of his voice:
"Do you know how much 200,000 sets of armaments are? That's half of my harvest this time.
I'm having a hard time in the front, and you're having a hard time in the back. Is this fair?
I......"
Li Shen was about to explode with anger. His father was really asking for too much. He was so arrogant that he asked for 200,000 sets of armaments.
A full set of military equipment includes cotton coats, cotton pants, cotton shoes, cotton gloves, cotton hats, and a set of cotton quilts. Two hundred thousand sets will require almost half of the cotton Li Shen harvested.
The standards for military and civilian use are different, and the materials used are very sufficient.
This is just cotton, not cloth.
Two hundred thousand sets are enough to equip an army of one hundred thousand. If you don't consider joy, you can equip an army of two hundred thousand.
"Your Highness, calm down and have a cup of tea and rest."
After a long while, Wu Meiniang came over with a bowl of tea to comfort Li Shen.
Li Shen gulped down a few big gulps, then sat down angrily. He was also tired.
"Huh? Where is he?" After sitting down, Li Shen didn't find the postman.
"Your Highness, I asked him to go out and get some food. He must be tired from traveling all night. Let him rest for a night and go back tomorrow.
If the prince wants to write a reply to His Majesty, it would be a good opportunity for him to take it back with him."
Shitou stepped forward and reported.
"Well, of course I have to reply. I must reply." Li Shen came to the desk and picked up the pen. He really wanted to write an abusive article, but he didn't dare.
He also wanted to write a sentence on it, "You are crazy because of poverty." But unfortunately he didn't dare to do it.
After thinking for a long time, he wrote three words first: Impossible.
First, express your attitude, and then keep rehearsing in your mind how your father will negotiate with you.
After thinking for a long time, I finally wrote three more words: It’s too expensive.
Because he found that he was a little in the wrong. It was a bit inappropriate to ask someone to do two things for him with 500,000 strings of cash, and they were two big things at that.
But 200,000 sets of armaments are too expensive, so he has to bargain.
After writing six words, he put the letter into the envelope and was about to seal it when he suddenly had another idea.
"Mei Niang, come here. I want you to write." He took out another piece of letter paper and waved to Wu Meiniang.
Wu Meiniang immediately walked over lightly.
Li Shen paced back and forth, thought for a moment and said:
"Mother, I bow respectfully to you, and I do not know how unfilial I am. I cannot serve you. Today, I hold my pen, and tears fall into the inkstone.
Whenever I think of the frost on my mother's temples, my heart aches.
It has been several months since I left your arms. I often see my mother by her side in my dreams, sewing clothes and calling my nickname. When I wake up, there is only the lonely shadow of a cold lamp and my pillow is wet with tears.
I hate that my son is away on business and cannot come to visit me morning and night, or personally serve me medicine. Even though I am still alive, how is this any different from being unfilial?
Li Shen was moved after he finished speaking this paragraph. He had been away from home for several months. Although it is said that a man's ambition is to travel far and wide,
But his parents are still alive, and they don't travel far away. He is a home-loving person.
How could Li Shen not miss home after being away for so long?
Deep in love, Li Shen's eyes were red and his tone was a little sad. He missed his wife and children, and his mother.
Of course, I will more or less miss that father who did nothing all day and just asked for money.
Speaking of which, if we ignore his identity and only talk about his experience, it can be said to be a history of blood and tears.
His original family had a strict father who did nothing all day long. He either beat or scolded him and asked him for money all day long.
His brothers looked down on him, humiliated him, scolded him, framed him, and even wanted to kill him.
His biological mother was weak in character and obeyed his father's words. Not only did she not accept his endless demands, she even sided with him and said he was unfilial.
Only his sister took good care of him and they depended on each other since childhood.
If this script were sent out, his father would be scolded like a dog.
After writing this paragraph, Wu Meiniang was also infected by Li Shen. She had followed Prince Ji for such a long time, and her own two children were still at home.
Which mother doesn't miss her children?
Li Shen collected his thoughts and then changed his tone:
"Well... a couple of days ago, my father asked me for 500,000 strings of cash. I didn't have much money to begin with, but considering our family ties, I scraped together some money here and there, plus borrowed some money, and finally came up with 500,000 strings of cash."
Li Shen changed the subject so quickly that he almost hurt Wu Meiniang's waist.
You heard something so good just now, how come it suddenly became so vulgar? You should pretend for a while longer.
Regardless of what others thought, Li Shen continued to speak to himself:
"I never expected that my father would send me another letter, asking for 200,000 military equipment. Even if I sell everything I have and die, I can't defeat him.
"Aye, you are such a difficult person..." Li Shen kept on rambling, describing himself as a poor little person with no money, power or influence, and Li Shimin as an evil father who took the opportunity to blackmail him and wanted to squeeze him dry.
Finally, Li Shen said affectionately again:
"Mother, you are wise. I know it is difficult to disobey my father's order. I also know that my family, country and the world are at stake. But my father is so demanding that I cannot afford it.
Thinking of this, I feel like there is something stuck in my throat. I am incompetent and have caused my mother to worry. I am unfilial and have failed to live up to my parents' expectations. I hope that my mother will have mercy on me and advise me gently to prevent me from falling into despair and adding to my worries.
When I return home one day, I will kneel before you on your steps and accept your punishment, only hoping to hear your loving instructions and serve you morning and night. I hope you will take good care of yourself and not worry about me.
I respectfully invite you to wish you a long and healthy life, mother."
Li Shen's letter was full of emotion and affection. He believed that the Queen would shed tears after reading it and then make a decision for him.
Wu Meiniang finished writing quickly and handed it to Li Shen for him to read. Li Shen read it once and nodded with great satisfaction, praising his own literary talent.
Then put it in the same envelope so that the father and the queen can see it together.
While pretending, Li Shen sneered in his heart, "You are the only one who can find people, don't you think I can? I have more connections than you."
You look for my mother, I look for your wife, you do it on the first day, I do it on the fifteenth day.
The more Li Shen thought about it, the happier he felt. He could imagine how wonderful his father's expression would be at that time.
I couldn't help but burst out laughing:
"Haha...you'll have to pay for what you did."
(Sorry it's late again, I wrote this while lying down. Hemorrhoids plus diarrhea are like a life worse than death.)