Datang: Changle, I really don’t have any private money for my husband

Chapter 131 Wishful thinking is wrong

"Brother Cui, are everything you said true?"

The middle-aged man with a mole on the corner of his mouth looked at Master Cui Ren who had summoned them together, with distrust in his eyes.

He is Li Yanshou, the person in charge of the Longxi Li family in Chang'an City.

The reason why I came here this time is because I hadn't negotiated with the Tang court about borrowing food before.

When the news of the failure to negotiate with the court came to him, he was dispatching food and grass, because in his heart, he didn't think that the court had the ability to bypass them and raise enough food.

Not only he thinks this way, but the other six people also think the same way. This is the confidence and tacit understanding between their seven families.

"You couldn't have lied to us, did you?" The person in charge of the Lu family also said, looking suspiciously at Master Cui Ren, "After all, you were the only one who was negotiating with the imperial court at the scene."

"Extremely extreme. If the imperial court does not want this batch of food, our families will lose a lot. In this case, the loss outweighs the gain!"

The person in charge of Taiyuan Wang's also said, his face was full of worry, after all, even though they dispatched Chen Liang this time, the number was quite a lot.

If the imperial court does not accept it, after a lot of tossing, the loss of human and financial resources will be too great.

Master Cui Ren opened his mouth, but he still didn't speak. He couldn't say that this was a negotiation that was suddenly interrupted by the court, right?

Don't say whether he believes it or not, other people will definitely not believe it. They can find out that it is impossible for the current imperial court to provide enough food for the front line and disaster relief.

Even if the food from the people is added up, it may not be enough to supply, not to mention that if the imperial court collects food from the people, it may add fuel to the fire.

This is also one of the important reasons why they are confident.

At this moment, the person in charge of the Li family in Zhao County stood up and said with a proud face:

"Everyone, please rest assured that our Li family of Zhao County has already placed people in the court. If there is any trouble, it will definitely not escape our eyes."

"Judging from the summary of the situation during this period of time, the current crisis of the imperial court has not improved at all, so I predict that this must be the strategy of Li Shimin and others!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the other six people at the scene lit up, "Yes, if they have a solution now, then the imperial court will definitely make a big move now."

"But there is no change in the situation now, which means that they are bluffing and there is nothing to worry about!"

All of a sudden, everyone present got the conclusion they wanted the most. For them, the court led by Li Shimin was already a shackle.

"Li Shimin and the others will definitely compromise, then we can't negotiate with them according to the original conditions!"

Suddenly, the person in charge of the Zheng family in Xingyang, who had been silent all this time, also spoke up. He looked around at the others and said with a sullen expression:
"This is the price we pay the imperial court. Let them know that our five surnames and seven hopes are not something they can calculate at will. Since Li Shimin wants to be a wise king, he must follow the rules of our family!"

The other six people were not surprised by his words, after all, it was their common sense to look down on the imperial court.

If it wasn't for the support of Li Shimin's Guanlong Group, otherwise, there would have been no one under his command. By then, wouldn't it be up to them?

"Brother Zheng is right, they must pay the price!" After Li Yanshou finished speaking, he looked at Master Cui Ren and said:
"Brother Cui, what do you think?"

Master Cui Ren still had Changsun Wuji's incomparably confident appearance before he left, and he always felt that things were not that simple.

But the words of the other people also brought him back to his senses and regained his confidence. Could it be that his seven prominent families are still worried about the failure of the court?
He raised his head, and a smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth:

"This is natural. The court will inevitably compromise. It is nothing more than a matter of time. You don't have to worry about it."

Everyone nodded again and again, obviously agreeing with what he said.

Seeing that everyone agreed with the proposal of raising the conditions to teach the court a lesson, Li Yanshou also coughed and said:
"Since there is still a second round of negotiations, brother Cui can't be left to work alone. Let's make a contribution at the right time, right?"

Li Yanshou turned his eyes, and looked at Cui Renshi with an unclear expression in his eyes. The latter narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart sank, and he did not respond.

This is a distrust of him, and it is also a distrust of their Boling Cui family.

Thinking about it this way, it’s actually not surprising. After all, there are still many intrigues among the five surnames and seven Wangs. The reason why they can be so united as they are now is because they have a common enemy, the imperial court.

It was reasonable for Li Yanshou to say so. The failure of the first round of negotiations was certainly due to the court's calculations in their opinion.

But there is no possibility that the Cui family of Boling can benefit from it and seek personal gain for their family. Anyway, for the second round of negotiations, they cannot hand it over to Master Cui Ren with complete confidence.

Regarding Li Yanshou's words, several other people also echoed, "Brother Li is very right. Brother Cui is getting old. Let us young people do the hard work of negotiating."

"Brother Cui, let us assist in the next negotiation, otherwise Brother Cui will be overwhelmed."

Cui Renshi feels like his whole body is cracked. I'm not even 40 years old this year. It's not time to take care of me. How did you say such words against your will?

For the sake of profit, no shame, the face of the family has never been thin.

Cui Renshi felt helpless, and it seemed that he could not eat alone, but he smiled on the surface:

"What you said is very true, just do as you say."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, with happy smiles on their faces.

Just when the atmosphere in the room was harmonious, and even the people in charge of the aristocratic clan were planning to carve up the interests of the Tang court, suddenly there was a loud knock on the door outside.

"My lord, it's not good, there's news from the imperial court!"

"Come in!" The person in charge of the Li family in Zhao County heard the voice of his subordinates, and asked quickly after seeing the other party:
"What's the matter, so flustered?"

The conversation of the other people present has been interrupted by this incident, and they all had a bad premonition in their hearts.

Sure enough, the words of his subordinates surprised them suddenly:
"My lord, there is news from the imperial court that they are already arranging for food to be escorted to the front line, and the food and grass for disaster relief have also set off!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Li Yanshou said immediately:
"Where did the imperial court get so much food?"

The person in charge of the Li family in Zhaojun quickly looked at this subordinate, "Have you found out where the imperial court's food comes from?"

That servant dared not hide it, "The villain found out that the food came from the outskirts of Chang'an City, and it was the granary of Prince Liu's family!"