Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 57
When Li Ke exposed everyone's concerns, Qin Qiong secretly rejoiced that he didn't stop Cheng Yaojin just now.

He didn't expect that Li Ke had already seen through everyone's thoughts. Only then did he feel that Cheng Yaojin's seemingly reckless behavior was actually much more sincere and frank.

Dealing with a person like Li Ke, if you have a wicked heart and are hypocritical, you may really be disgusted by him.

Nowadays, everyone is tied to the same boat, and it is not a bad thing to be frank.

At this moment, everyone looked at each other, and all smiled shyly, and praised Li Ke for his sharp eyesight and keen insight.

"Yeah! To put it bluntly, there's nothing wrong with it. We all use each other. But as long as we stand on the same front and have the same interests, we can continue to cooperate."

Li Ke said at this time.

He continued to ask: "What if... after the Guanlong Group is destroyed?"

"After the destruction?"

Fang Xuanling was taken aback for a moment. He was the most sophisticated strategist, but even he didn't think of things that far ahead.

The others were also stunned at this moment, they were slightly inferior to Fang Xuanling in terms of strategy, and they naturally didn't think about things that Fang Xuanling hadn't calculated.

"Could it be that... the King of Shu is sure that he will be able to overthrow the Guanlong Group?"

Fang Xuanling asked.

Li Ke smiled confidently and remained silent.

Although he did not answer, his calm expression and confident smile already told everyone the answer.

Fang Xuanling really wanted to secretly scold Li Ke for being too conceited, but quickly dismissed the idea.

Li Ke has brought too many miracles, if he said that he is confident that he can bring down the Guanlong family, he naturally has a strategy.

He quickly brought his thoughts back to Li Ke's issue. After overthrowing the Guanlong family, Li Ke should be ready to become the prince by then...

What he meant was to ask, do everyone support him in seizing the heir?

Li Ke ascended to the position of prince, and everyone was actually very willing.

But a few days ago, Gao Shilian once brought up a topic that made everyone feel uneasy, so he postponed the process of supporting Li Ke as the prince.

That is, will Li Ke use the method of suppressing the gentry on them, members of the King of Shu Party?

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling couldn't help it.

"May I ask Your Highness, how does His Highness plan to end the matter of the disorderly people in Shu?"

After thinking for a moment, Fang Xuanling finally raised the question.

Li Ke smiled faintly and looked at Fang Xuanling.

"You want to ask, how will I deal with the gentry group, don't you?"

"Do you want to know if I will knock down all the gentry in Datang?"

Everyone was a little stunned at this moment, but this was indeed the topic they were most concerned about, so they all lowered their heads in acquiescence.

"Of course I won't let the rioters wipe out all the gentry in the world, everyone please rest assured!"

Li Ke finally spoke, and as soon as he said these words, everyone felt relieved.

As long as Li Ke doesn't want to suppress all the gentry, their interests will not be damaged.

After all, they are his own people, and Li Ke will not trouble them if he has nothing to do.

"but……"

Li Ke spoke again at this time.

Everything is afraid of a "but", and Li Ke's "but" made everyone's hearts entangled again.

"I do have the idea of ​​suppressing the gentry all over the world, and I am confident that this will definitely happen!"

Li Ke's words are like a knife, engraved in the hearts of everyone.

Everyone was shocked at first, and then couldn't help but laugh.

Li Ke's thoughts made them fear that their own interests would be damaged, but Li Ke's arrogance made them feel that this person was a little too arrogant.

They were indeed worried that Li Ke would make trouble against them, because Li Ke suppressed the gentry mainly against those around him, especially those above the court.

Therefore, they, the court chiefs, are all potential targets of Li Ke.

But it would be a bit too arrogant to say that it suppressed the gentry all over the world. There is no one in this world who can do this.

Not to mention all the officials and gentry in the world, the entire Tang Dynasty, those aristocratic families, high-ranking and rich families, there are simply countless, what ability does Li Ke have to kill them all?

"Hi! Your Highness, you are talking big! My old Cheng is the first to not believe it!"

Cheng Yaojin was the first to express his disdain.

Everyone else felt the same, but they didn't say anything like Cheng Yaojin.

They did not despise Li Ke, everyone present recognized that Li Ke was a rare all-rounder in the world today.

But it is obviously unreasonable for one person to fight against the entire class.

When Cheng Yaojin mentioned it, everyone smiled lightly, revealing their thoughts in a tactful manner.

Li Ke was not annoyed at all. He just glanced at everyone indifferently and said leisurely: "It seems that everyone doesn't believe that I can do this!"

He smiled faintly, then casually tipped the teacup on the table, poured the tea on the ground, then took another glass of cold water, and drank it slowly.

Standing up again, he walked to Cheng Yaojin's side, looking at the tight brocade robe on his body.

"General Cheng's clothes are not bad, how much do you spend?"

Li Ke asked with a smile.

Cheng Yaojin is a general, but he is not currently on duty. He is wearing silk brocade gowns that ordinary wealthy people often wear, but most generals wear close-fitting clothes with narrow mouth and tight sleeves, unlike Fang, Du Na, etc. Civil servants mostly wore robes with wide sleeves and belts, which were not conducive to movement.

In general, this type of tight-fitting clothing saves some fabric, and of course it is cheaper than gowns and robes.

"Hey, my clothes are made of fabrics that cost a lot of money, made by my own wife... Compared with the clothes of Du Gong and Fang Gong, they are much cheaper..."

Cheng Yaojin smiled innocently.

Li Ke walked into the arena again and looked at everyone's clothes.

Everyone was puzzled at this moment, not knowing what Li Ke was doing.

"This king took a quick look. Among the people present, General Cheng's clothes are the cheapest, but he still needs ten pennies to buy the fabric, not counting the manual cost of making the clothes."

Ten guan qian is of course a sky-high price for ordinary people, but these people are all important officials in the court, and they have all been enshrined as marquis and worship ministers, so this ten guan qian is nothing to them.

Because Cheng Yaojin is a martial artist, he doesn't wear expensive clothes, which can be regarded as "saving".

"It's just... do you know how much the fabric of General Cheng's clothes cost?"

Li Ke asked again.

"cost?"

Cheng Yaojin immediately said: "I know that. My clothes are off-the-shelf at my wife's brother-in-law's house, and I only charged the cost price. The fabric is already worth ten guan, and a whole piece costs [-] guan!"

Li Ke nodded: "Yes, this is the best Sichuan brocade. It costs twenty pieces a piece, so it's not expensive!"

Everyone was wondering why Li Ke had to go back and forth on the cloth price, Li Ke finally spoke again.

"But everyone knows that in my factory, the cost of a piece of fabric like this is only about [-] Wen!"

He spoke extremely slowly, and only slightly increased his tone when he said the last "five hundred words".

"Five hundred Wen?"

Everyone present was shocked, and then someone jumped out to refute.

"impossible!"

(End of this chapter)