I'm a marquis in Datang

Li Shimin's expression was very cold.

But in his eyes, there is even more fighting spirit.

The more Du Qi is like this, the more he will not admit defeat, because if he admits defeat this time, yields to the requests of the officials of the world, and the requests of the major families, then what happens next will be like this again.

He will be hamstrung again.

Li Shimin said: "Xuanling, I have decided that no matter what, I will fight to the end. I don't care about Du Qi's threats. Before that, only the merchants in Chang'an and the surrounding areas were arrested. Next, the entire Tang Dynasty The businessmen of the Xia Kingdom in the territory were all arrested and interrogated one by one. In addition, all the properties of the Xia Kingdom were seized and collected into the imperial treasury. Du Qi wants to fight, and I will accompany him to the end. I don’t believe it, what can he do. It is nothing more than incitement Some scholars and officials are just nothing. Especially since these people have already jumped out, we only need to mobilize bad people and keep an eye on all the people who jumped out. But if there is any change, they will be killed directly."

Fang Xuanling's heart trembled.

Things escalated.

The imperial court's response was already stronger.

Even under this kind of treatment, the confrontation with Xia Guo officially entered a situation of endless death.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, do you want to stop thinking about it?"

Li Shimin said: "I don't think about it."

Fang Xuanling said: "Since that's the case, I will arrange it."

Li Shimin said: "Go."

"I retire!"

Fang Xuanling turned around and withdrew.

Next, he will go to arrange many things and carry out Li Shimin's decision.

This is a big project.

Li Shimin sat alone in the hall, with deep eyes, deep in those eyes, it seemed that there was a flame burning, revealing a fierce fighting spirit.He knew that this time's decision would inevitably arouse Du Qi's attack, but even so, Li Shimin was not afraid, and Datang would not be threatened.In particular, Du Qi intends to coerce him with public opinion and use public opinion and scholars' targeting to make him submit, but Li Shimin will never agree, he is willing to fight to the end.

Datang and Xia Kingdom, only one can exist.

May is gone in a blink of an eye.

Entering June, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the entire Tang Dynasty is even more turbulent in this month.Because there are countless officials who have been assassinated everywhere.Even if the imperial court responded, some officials were assassinated. After all, assassinations were impossible to guard against. Officials could not stay in the office all the time. As long as they went out, they might be killed.

Officials from various places were killed, and at the same time businessmen from Xia Kingdom were also arrested.

The situation is turbulent.

In addition, the major families continued to arrange people to play to persuade the emperor to release the businessmen of Xia.Because the reason for everything is because Li Shimin arrested the merchants of Xia Guo, if not for this, Xia Guo would not have adopted extreme strategies.

In particular, Xia Guo had already notified in advance, so the public opinion among the people tended to support Du Qi, thinking that Du Qi's actions were not wrong.

Li Shimin's own reputation continued to decline.

Businessmen and scholars all think that Li Shimin is now militaristic, and few can understand Li Shimin.

Even though news from all over the world was collected, Li Shimin remained unmoved.Now that he has started to carry out the news and this order, Li Shimin has no hesitation, just carry it out.

Therefore, the arrest of Xia Guo merchants continued.

This is to completely eliminate Du Qi's eyeliner.

Remove all the eyeliner in one pot.

Li Yuan is also concerned about these news.Originally, he had already ignored the affairs of the world, because he really had no energy.But when Li Shimin met him and made his decision, Li Yuan was worried about the situation, so he also paid attention to the changes in the situation.

Today, the world is in turmoil.

Although it is still stable, it is not stable in the general direction, so Li Yuan is very worried.

The matter lasted for more than a month and has not subsided.

Sitting in the hall, Li Yuanku was a little worried, so he arranged for someone to notify the emperor to come and see him.For more than a month, Li Yuan never went to see Li Shimin, nor did he let Li Shimin come. In fact, he did not want to distract Li Shimin. Now that more than a month has passed, although the matter is still going on, it is not as influential as it was at the beginning, so Li Yuan Just arrange someone to notify.

After a short time, Li Shimin entered.

Today's Li Shimin, his temples are weathered. Although he is full of fighting spirit, his face is tired.

It can be seen that Li Shimin is under pressure now.

Even though Li Shimin was in the rear, the pressure from the rear was no less than that of Li Ji and others in Suzhou.

Li Shimin saluted and said, "Father!"

Li Yuan said: "Emperor, sit down!"

After sitting down, Li Shimin said: "I don't know why the emperor summoned his son and minister?"

Li Yuan said slowly: "What else can there be? It is naturally related to Xia Guo. After more than a month of tossing, the old man heard that this matter is still going on like a raging fire, and there has never been an ending. The emperor, the Tang Dynasty can stand it Is it such a turmoil?"

Li Shimin said: "Father, don't worry, Datang will not be affected. What's more, Du Qi's assassination was actually a threat first, and at this time, countless people left, but those who really stayed, That is the mainstay of our Great Tang. In times of crisis, we can only show our true qualities as a hero. For my Great Tang, this is actually a big wave washing away the sand. What is left behind is the most important thing.”

Li Yuan said: "Forget it, I won't ask you these things anymore. I will ask you one more thing, how much has the current tax situation been affected?"

Li Shimin's face froze.

The originally strong expression on his face suddenly lost its color.

Because this is the biggest trouble.

Li Shimin sighed, and continued: "Father, in terms of taxation, it is true that you have suffered a half-cut loss. The current taxation situation is almost back to the state when the Tang Dynasty was first established. Because Du Qi's industry involves all aspects , After this damage in all aspects, even the business of my Datang is also damaged, so the loss is huge."

"But father, my son thinks this is a good thing."

"Because after this incident, Du Qi's influence was completely eliminated. If it comes to the decisive battle, Du Qi uses business to injure us severely, then we are caught off guard and are likely to be greatly affected."

Li Shimin said: "Nowadays, we can get through it. The reason is very simple. For so many years, our Tang Dynasty has ample treasury, money and food, so even if it is affected, there is no big problem."

Li Yuan said: "That's good."

After a pause, Li Yuan said: "Since that's the case, then we must prepare for a decisive battle with Xia Guo. The old man believes that this final decisive battle is not far away."

Li Shimin, however, had a smile on his face, and said: "Father, my son thinks that the problem will not be too big. The reason is very simple. The people of Persia will definitely send troops. There is Persia attacking Xia in the west. At that time, Du Qi will be attacked by the enemy, and even after Du Qi was killed, there will be turmoil in the country. Then Du Qi will definitely not be able to survive. Even if Du Qi can survive, Du Qi will be hit hard. So my son, Have enough self-confidence."

Li Yuan said: "What you mean is that you will definitely take the initiative to send troops in the future. Once the Persian side launches an attack, then you will take the initiative to attack."

Li Shimin said: "That's the case, and my ministers have been replenishing their troops. The losses suffered in several wars, the replenishment in the past few months, have recovered a lot. I have a deep foundation in the Tang Dynasty, not Du Qi, who was just established. Small countries can compete."

There is fighting spirit in Li Shimin's eyes.

He refused to admit defeat.