Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Changsun Wuji was a little angry. Although his family was a gentry, it was an old-fashioned gentry. After Changsun Wugou married Li Shimin, their eldest grandson's family's interests were exactly the same as Li Shimin's, and they were grasshoppers on the same rope.

Li Shimin was sad, and they were also really sad.

"Master, don't be angry. Since those grain merchants have grain in their hands, and they didn't take it away, they stayed where they were, why don't we send a large army and copy them directly? Open warehouses to release grain?!"

An old slave made a suggestion.

Changsun Wuji shook his head directly.

"No, the stock of the grain merchants has not been moved away. I am afraid that the aristocratic family asked them to maintain it on purpose... just to let me send a large army to raid the house, and then they use the problem to embarrass His Majesty even more, and it will also reduce the reputation of the Li Tang royal family. .”

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, this method cannot be used. This method is really inferior."

Chapter 7 The King of Chu, Really Unfathomable

"Then, master, what should we do?!"

The old slave was a little at a loss.

Changsun Wuji was even more troubled, this matter was like a problem of the century, the aristocratic family could not touch it for the time being, and the grain merchant abducted the aristocratic family, what should I do! !

"Master grandson."

At this moment, a personal guard of Li Shimin came in, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has an order, ordering you to go to Chu Palace immediately, without any mistakes!"

Chu Palace! ?

where is that? !

Changsun Wuji was a little surprised, but he responded immediately.

"The officer knows."

After the guard left, the old slave seemed to know that his master was confused, so he opened his mouth to explain.

"Master, this old slave knows that it is the residence of King Li Kuan of Chu."

Changsun Wuji suddenly realized.

"It turned out to be him! Your Majesty... Forget it, you follow me into the palace immediately, the old man still needs you to lead the way."

The eldest grandson Wugou tidied up hastily, and went to the palace with the old servant, master and servant.

the other side,

Fang Xuanling was also ordered to go, and the two met at the gate of the Chu Palace.

"Auxiliary machine, are you here too? Your Majesty summoned us in the middle of the night, do you know what's going on? Why don't we take a breath first?"

"Ahem, I don't know, but I think His Majesty has his own considerations, so let's wait for His Majesty to clarify."

The two walked together.

Both faces are sad, both because of the food.

"By the way, auxiliary machine, have you raised any grain? From my side...to tell you the truth, almost all the grain merchants in the east of the city refuse to sell, and only some scattered small grain merchants are willing to cooperate with the imperial court."

Changsun Wuji lamented, "The old man's side is even worse, and there is no grain merchant."

Fang Xuanling's eyes flickered with anger, "These aristocratic families are going too far, they want to force Tang to death, what good will it do them!!"

Changsun Wuji rubbed his forehead with a headache, "There is no benefit in keeping the money and not earning it. Even because they manage the major grain merchants, they spend a lot of gold and silver, but we have even more headaches. What the family needs...is an obedient majesty. , this time is a godsend opportunity for them, even if it costs countless gold and silver, they will hold their food."

"As long as His Majesty bows his head, it will be a big step forward, and they will earn double the gold and silver losses incurred during this period."

Fang Xuanling became more and more furious, "This group of damned vampires! They are so disregarding human life for the so-called control of power! If they do this, they will be punished!!"

Changsun Wuji sighed.

What retribution?

These years, and even many dynasties in the past, haven't they been manipulated by the aristocratic family in this way? !

Otherwise, how could there be a saying of a hundred-year-old emperor and a thousand-year-old family? !

Under the leadership of the guards, the two quickly found Li Shimin.

At this moment, Li Shimin held his head high and held his chest high, and couldn't stop smiling at the corner of his mouth.

The two were slightly startled, and looked at each other tacitly, as if they had thought of something.

Then salute.

"Minister, Fang Xuanling/Changsun Wuji, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Hahaha, auxiliary machine, Xuanling, you guys are here."

Li Shimin stepped forward and helped the two important ministers up.

"Your Majesty, you... have you found food?!"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help asking.

In recent days, Li Shimin has been worrying about food, but tonight he was smiling uncharacteristically. Apart from solving the food problem, he couldn't think of anything else that would make Li Shimin happy.

"That's right, it's the auxiliary machine, you know me, I did find food, and it's enough to fill the stomachs of all the victims!!"

boom! !

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt.

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling's eyes widened sharply, and they spoke in unison.

"Your Majesty, is it true?!"

"Food... Did you really find the food? We need enough food for 10 people!!"

Changsun Wuji didn't quite believe it.

A few hours ago, they were still worrying about food with His Majesty. Now that all the major grain merchants in Chang'an are in the arms of the aristocratic family, it has only been a few hours. Has His Majesty found a solution? !

This... this is too far-fetched! !

"Why do I have to talk nonsense, auxiliary machine, you come with me."

Li Shimin eagerly dragged Changsun Wuji to the basement, and in an instant, he saw the densely packed bags of grain.

"Your Majesty, this... this, this, this, this is actually true, so much food."

Changsun Wuji was shocked.

Fang Xuanling also came quickly, and when he saw the food in the basement, he was even more shocked than Changsun Wuji.

"Your Majesty, where did so much food come from? We are in the Chu Palace, so it's possible..."

Fang Xuanling hesitated.

Li Shimin said with a smile, "Xuanling, you guessed it right, this is Kuan'er's masterpiece. I thought I underestimated him before, but I didn't expect him to be so capable."

More than capable!

Having a storage depot sufficient to provide food for several 10 people is simply amazing! !

"With this food, there is no need to be afraid of locust plagues!!"

Li Shimin regained his previous self-confident emperor, and ordered, "Auxiliary machine, Xuanling, I asked you to come here tonight because I need you to complete the food arrangement as soon as possible."

"In this way, you, the auxiliary machine, are responsible for sending people to count and manage the food, while Xuanling, you are in charge, and send people to inform my people that they are going to get food tomorrow!!"

"This matter must be completed before dawn. If it is overdue, I only ask you!!"

The two were ordered,

After Li Shimin left, each performed his duties and started to work.

"My lord, who is this king of Chu who has such ability."

The old slave of the eldest grandson's family was extremely amazed.

Changsun Wuji looked at the endless grain reserves, his eyes flickering, "The King of Chu...has never seen him walk into the court's field of vision, walk outside of power, and possess the energy of a person with power. Unfathomable!!"

………………

late at night.

Master Lu's Mansion.

Compared with the wailing of the disaster victims outside the mansion, the mansion is full of singing and dancing, singing and dancing.

Today is a major festival for the Lu family.

Five surnames and Qiwang, except for the head of the Taiyuan Wang family, all gathered here to hold a banquet.

At the banquet, there were dozens of dishes alone.

It's not that there are only dozens of dishes, but every once in a while, even if a set of dishes can't be eaten, they will cancel that dish and replace it with a new one.

"The first batch of disaster victims outside have reached the limit of endurance. If they don't eat, they will die. The turning point has come!"

"Nowadays, the grain merchants in the west of the city are all controlled by my Qinghe Cui family. It is not so easy for the Li family Erlang to get grain from me."

The Patriarch of the Cui family in Qinghe is a middle-aged man, rather young and energetic.

The head of the Zheng family in Xingyang next to him is an old man. He stroked his gray beard unhurriedly, and said calmly, "You can't talk too much, and a rabbit will jump over the wall if you are in a hurry. Erlang of the Li family could kill the emperor from the dead end of the throne. To fight a bloody road and win the throne, we need to be cautious now."

Chapter 8 Weird, Confused by Five Surnames and Seven Hopes

"Indeed, we all know Li Jia Erlang's ruthlessness. Don't push him too hard. This needs to be done step by step."

"For now, we just need to let him compromise and agree to the appointment of our family's children. As for more... we will slowly figure it out in the future."

The Patriarch of the Boling Cui family is also a white-haired old man with a steady strategy.

In his opinion.

There is no need to use a single opportunity to force Li Shimin into a family that must listen to them, it needs to be taken slowly.

First take this opportunity to let Li Shimin agree to Zhezi, and the court is full of children from aristocratic families, and then continue to slowly empty Li Shimin to reach the puppet.

In this way, the time may be very long, but it is extremely safe.

"Since the two elders think it's better to be safe, then the younger generation also adopts the same strategy as the two seniors."

The current head of the Li family in Zhaojun is quite young, about 40 years old, and he respects the two old men very much.

Patriarch Cui glanced at him and said with a smile, "You are the one to participate this time, why? Your father also abdicated?!"

The Patriarch of the Li Clan in Zhao County raised his wine glass, sat down and bowed slightly, "My father has entrusted me with the full authority to handle the affairs of the family. I am the new Patriarch, and my father has retreated behind the scenes to take care of himself for the rest of his life."

Patriarch Cui's eyes flickered, "Even he thinks he is old, it seems that I have to find a time to hand over this hot seat to the next one."

When we got together just now, everyone was wearing veils. Now that we were eating, we could see the faces of all the Patriarchs clearly.

Counting the several patriarchs present, it can be seen that he and the Patriarch Zheng of Xingyang are in their sixtieth years.

The others are all middle-aged, but there is one who is quite strange, the Patriarch of Fan Yang Lu's family is about ten years old?Young people in their 20s at most.

Could it be that this young man is the new Patriarch of Fan Yang's Lu family?

Patriarch Cui's eyes flickered, he was very curious, but he didn't ask. After all, his family has no close relationship with Fan Yang and Lu's.

"So, does anyone else have any other opinions?"

"If not, then we'll make sure and release the food when Li Shimin agrees to Zhezi's request."

"On the bright side, give him enough face."

"If there is no problem with this decision, everyone will restrain the members of the family after returning home."

Xingyang Zheng looked around and found no one to refute himself, and continued, "Okay, tomorrow, I believe that before tomorrow, Li Shimin will come to beg us!!"

"No matter what conditions he offers, you have to refuse to win over any family. This is only because our seven clans will always be monolithic!!"

…………

vertical day.

Master Lu's Mansion.

After the banquet last night, the Li family of Zhaojun and the Li family of Longxi stayed here. The Lu family's mansion is the closest place to the imperial city. If Li Shimin compromises, he will come here without accident. They really want to hear Li Shimin as soon as possible. Heads down, so stay here.

however,

It was just dawn.