The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was born, and my immortal identity was exposed

Chapter 160 Donate again, the angry Mrs. Cui

Two days later, Old Master Cui's carriage finally arrived in Chang'an City.

For a person of his age, it is really not easy to travel so hard.

But there is no other way, if it is too late, things will change, and if it is delayed for a day, Cui's reputation will be even worse.

That day, when Cui Ci's housekeeper finished saying that, the hall exploded immediately.

Ask Patriarch Cui to meet him in person?Li Shimin has such a big face!

Everyone in the Cui family was extremely angry, but there was nothing they could do.

That newspaper hung over their heads like a sharp sword, ready to fall at any moment.

The reason why a family like theirs has been able to stand for so many years is the most important thing is a reputation.

If it falls to the point of being denounced by thousands of people and spurned by thousands of people, then it will come to an end.

So Old Master Cui could only suppress his anger, and rushed to Chang'an without stopping.

The same thing happened in the other families of Wu Xing Qi Wang.

It can be said that Li Shimin has grasped the seven inches of their family.

……

In the imperial study room, seven old men stood in front of Li Shimin.

These seven old men have different appearances, but what they have in common is their aura.

As the patriarch of the most aristocratic family in the Tang Dynasty, everyone has an astonishing sense of oppression.

However, Li Shimin seemed oblivious, with a faint smile on his face.

In terms of status, who can compare to him?

"Your Majesty, the previous donation was made by Cui Ci on his own initiative, and this old man didn't know about it."

Old Master Cui spoke first, expressing his grief.

"After reading the newspaper, the old man felt ashamed. How can the descendants of the Cui family be so short-sighted?"

"Then Cui Ci, I have expelled him from the family and removed his name from the family tree. I hope His Majesty will appease his anger."

The other six people also apologized again and again, with almost the same meaning as Mrs. Cui: this matter has nothing to do with us, the person in charge has already been punished.

A group of old clappers pushed themselves completely.

Li Shimin was quite disdainful in his heart, if it wasn't for the acquiescence of these patriarchs, those principals would dare to act like that?

What's more, seeing the big from the small, the five surnames and seven Wang are in their respective families, and I am afraid that the imperial power is even less important.

What the immortal master said is indeed true, they are all a bunch of corrupt people with little ability and high self-esteem!
But now is not the time to turn your face, so Li Shimin smiled slightly and said:

"I knew that you all belong to the Tang family, how can you be so stingy?"

"It's a long way. You are old, and you have to take the trouble to go there yourself, which makes me deeply disturbed."

Looking at Li Shimin's appearance, it seems that it has nothing to do with letting these old people suffer this crime.

The seven Patriarchs hated their teeth so much that they could only hold back.

Now they are asking His Majesty, and they have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Changsun Wuji watched from the sidelines and laughed secretly. Li Shimin chatted with these seven people for a long time and kept silent about the donation.

When negotiating, whoever can hold his breath can get more benefits.

When these seven people couldn't bear it anymore, it was time for Li Shimin to open his mouth.

After a few cups of tea, the old people couldn't hold it anymore.

As I got older, I didn't have enough energy, especially there were a few people who came here without a moment's rest.

If you drag Li Shimin on like this, don't give your life here.

"Your Majesty!" Patriarch Li bite the bullet and said, "This time I came to meet with Your Majesty to discuss donations."

"My Li family is willing to contribute a million taels of silver to relieve your majesty's urgent needs! I just ask your majesty to send another report to clear up our grievances. Those things have nothing to do with us!"

"My Cui family is also willing to give a million taels of silver for the needs of the Tang army!"

"It's the same with my Zheng family!"

"My royal family is too!"

……

Li Shimin was so happy to let you gentlemen look down on me!
It's still the immortal master who is powerful, and with a little trick, these people will be ruled to death.

"One million taels?" Li Shimin pretended to be emotional, "Isn't it too much? I know that everyone's family has fallen, and even ten thousand taels of silver have exhausted their savings?"

"If you take a million taels of silver, won't you kill everyone?"

The sarcasm between the lines slapped the faces of several old men.

Old Master Cui gritted his teeth, and said with a bit of pain: "Your Majesty, after thinking about it, I still have some family property that can be sold. I am willing to donate another 400 million taels, for a total of 500 million taels!"

The other six people were stunned, this was not within their discussion.

500 million taels of silver, which is different from the previously negotiated 100 million taels, it was really bleeding.

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his brows, "The Cui family is so intentional, it seems that I blamed you by mistake, and what Cui Ci did must have nothing to do with the Cui family."

Now everyone else understood, and each of them hurriedly expressed their willingness to donate 500 million taels of silver.

"Hey!" Li Shimin sighed, "I already knew that the five surnames and seven Wangs are the heads of the gentry, how could it make me feel cold?"

"Auxiliary machine?"

Changsun Wuji was suppressing a smile and didn't make a sound.

Seeing these people scrambling one by one to blackmail His Majesty, he felt relieved.

The arrogance of the people from these families in front of him a few days ago made him suffocate.

Hearing Li Shimin calling him, Changsun Wuji hurriedly responded: "The minister is here!"

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Hurry up and publish another newspaper, and explain the ins and outs in the future. Don't let everyone suffer innocent injustice again."

"I obey the order!" Changsun Wuji cupped his hands and said.

Only now did the seven Patriarchs heave a long sigh of relief. It was worthwhile to buy back the reputation with 500 million taels of silver.

After the seven people were sent away, Li Shimin laughed loudly in the imperial study:
"Hahaha! Auxiliary machine, can you see the appearance of these people?"

Changsun Wuji finally didn't have to hold back anymore, and said with a smile:
"The Immortal Master's method is really easy to use. These five surnames and Qi Wang usually have higher eyes than the top, so don't they still have to lower their eyebrows and be pleasing to His Majesty now?"

"But Your Majesty, do we really want to reissue a newspaper to restore the reputation of these seven families?"

"Although this trick is easy to use, but they are prepared, it may be difficult to do it again."

"Hmph!" Li Shimin sneered, "I finally stained their reputation, how can I let them recover so easily?"

"I promised to explain it clearly for them, but how to explain it is beyond their control!"

Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty's opinion!"

On the second day, the freshly baked newspapers were delivered to the heads of the families.

Almost everything that happened yesterday was written in the newspapers. Although on the surface they were justifying the five surnames and Qiwang, there was a hint of conspiracy theory between the lines.

After chewing carefully, you can taste it. The 500 million taels of silver are these seven families spending money to buy fame, and the seven people who were punished are just scapegoats pushed out.

At the beginning, he was unwilling to contribute to Datang, but after his reputation was damaged, he tried to restore it. The hypocrisy of the five surnames and Qiwang suddenly appeared on the paper.

"Hello, Li Shimin!"

Old Mrs. Cui was so angry that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage after reading it. He lay on the bed for several days before recovering.

The five surnames and seven Wangs became the laughing stock of the Tang Dynasty for a while.

(End of this chapter)