Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Bad news came one after another.

"What did you say? Fang Xuanling called for many disasters at the gate of the imperial city?!"

"What is he... going to do?!"

The Patriarch of the Li family in Zhaojun narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that something was unexpected.

The Patriarch of the Li family in Longxi smiled, "Perhaps, we are going to open a warehouse to release grain, and this [grain], the treasury is already empty, where will it come from? Naturally, it is in our hands."

"Just wait, I guess Li Shimin will come over soon."

"No, I don't think that's the case." Zhaojun Li's family presided over the objection, "According to our family's speculation, when the cock crows today, the first batch of thin old people will starve to death. They can't bear the burden of last night. .”

"Our people are squatting around those elderly people who are very likely to die. We only wait for news from them after they die, and then we spread rumors to exaggerate it, so as to force Li Shimin to make a choice."

"And... until now, we haven't received any news, not to mention the news of the death of the old man, even their own news has disappeared."

"It's like, all of us have disappeared."

As soon as he reminded the Longxi Li family, they also thought of the seriousness of the problem. Their people squatted there, even if the old man was not dead, they would send back information every once in a while.

But this information has not been sent back since last night.

"You mean, Li Jia Erlang is coming hard? He is going to stage another Xuanwu Gate change and get rid of us?!"

Longxi Li's eyes narrowed slightly.

Mrs. Li of Zhaojun shook her head, "No, Li Shimin has people around me, and I will receive news of large-scale mobilization of troops. Other patriarchs are more or less by Li Shimin's side. If they haven't sent back any information, it means that Li Shimin has nothing to do. Do it."

"And if it's a small scale, it can be easily settled by our servants alone."

The servants of the great families are carefully selected, and the servants who are the worst have three lives in their hands.

They have a lot of money in their hands, and they can be said to be the richest people in the entire Tang Dynasty. With money, they can turn ghosts around, so the servants are extremely strong.

"So, what is Li Jia Erlang thinking? What is he planning to do?!"

The Li family in Longxi was a little confused.

Zhaojun Li sighed, "I don't know, today Li Jia Erlang is as mysterious as Fan Yang's Patriarch Lu, we don't know what Li Jia Erlang is doing, the Lu family Patriarch also took people out this morning, fascinated, fascinated!! "

"But I think there will be an answer soon."

…………

The five surnames and seven looked at the other patriarchs, and they also learned that some of the patriarchs had lost contact.

These missing servants are all responsible for monitoring the dying victims of the disaster.

The major families counted the missing servants of their respective subordinates, a total of about 130 people.

This is not a small number, a total of 130 people, and they are still elites with the ability to kill. It is terrible that they all lost contact overnight.

They couldn't help thinking, is this Li Jiaerlang warning them? !

Or……

There are other purposes.

But no matter what the purpose is, the answer will be revealed at twelve noon.

at noon.

It was the time for the imperial city to tell the outside world that His Majesty the Emperor received the disaster victims! !

The time came as promised and came to twelve noon.

The eyeliners of the major families spread all over the entire imperial city, and even some of their people were among the gathered victims, and they were all trying their best to find information.

"Strange, what's going on today, why would the old emperor want to meet us?!"

"Shh~ Don't die, that person's name is taboo, how can he be called like that? Change your words quickly, don't be heard by others, if you are notified, you will be punished at the slightest, or executed at the worst."

"Hmph~ I just said what's the matter? The old emperor executed me if he could. I have been fleeing from the north until now, and I have eaten everything, including bark, grass, and even insects on the ground. After eating, he made me hungry, how can I respect him!!"

Chapter 9 Li Shimin has never been as confident as he is today

"That's right, I came here from Shandong, and I ate everything along the way. I thought I could fill my stomach when I arrived in Chang'an, but I didn't have a single grain of rice! It would be fine if there was no food in Chang'an, but I saw those things with my own eyes. Grain merchants have a lot of grain in their hands, why don't they distribute it to us? It's not that the emperor thinks we are useless and wants to starve us to death.!!"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

"Why, why don't those grain merchants give food? Are we not human because we are disaster victims? We need justice, we need the truth!!"

"Yes, fair! Fair!!"

"Fairness! The truth!!"

"Fairness! The truth!!"

"Fairness! The truth!!"

The voices of the victims were boiling.

The voices are dissonant from the beginning, gradually become consistent, and finally come together.

An unstoppable sound was formed, deafening and full of endless anger.

In a nearby restaurant.

The window seat on the second floor.

With a "click", a handsome young man put away the paper fan, full of vigor.

"The momentum has been established, Li Shimin, how do you deal with it?!"

The little slave next to him immediately stepped forward and said with a flattering smile, "My lord, the food is in the hands of the aristocratic family. If Li Shimin wants to solve it, he can only ask the family master for food."

"As for the Patriarch, they will definitely let Li Shimin agree to the appointment of Zhezi. By then, you, my lord, will be the new fifth-rank official!!"

"At the age of eighteen, you can become a fifth-rank official. This is unheard of in previous dynasties. My son, your future must be limitless, and you will even be recorded by the official historian!!"

When the young man heard the words, he felt that his heart was full of pride and ambition.

Close your eyes and feel carefully.

As if he was already in the beautiful fantasy of being a fifth-rank official.

This scene,

Appears everywhere.

All the descendants of the aristocratic families who appeared in the booklet were present to watch the development of the situation.

In their discussions with their servants, Li Shimin said that they did not have the awe they still have for the prince of a country.

As you can imagine,

If these people were allowed to take office, would the Tang Dynasty still belong to the Li family? !

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Master Lu's Mansion.

"It's strange, according to the information just sent back, the grievances of the victims have reached the peak, why hasn't Li Shimin come to us to get food?!"

The Patriarch of the Li family in Longxi was a little surprised.

Could it be that Li Shimin has food? !

This is impossible! !

Eighty percent of the food in Chang'an City is under the control of the aristocratic family, and the remaining [-] percent has already been exhausted. The treasury can be determined to be extremely empty.

There is no food inside.

They were also monitored externally. Except for Hangzhou, which sent food for 5000 people for half a month, and was still on the way, there was no contact with other cities.

Why can Li Shimin sit still when it is clearly a dead end? !

"Hehe, with Li's Erlang's arrogant personality, he might be about to break the pot, or... even if he is drowned by the victims' saliva, he is not willing to compromise with us."

The Patriarch of the Li family in Zhao County chuckled and gave two judgments.

And these two judgments,

No matter which one, it is beneficial to them.

The clock is ticking.

In the imperial city, everyone was like ants on the hot pot.

"Where is Your Majesty? Why haven't you come yet? There is no food at the moment, should we send troops to disperse the victims?"

Du Ruhui was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

This public grievance,

If it continues to ferment, the royal family will be in danger! !

"Prime Minister Du, don't worry, His Majesty will find a solution."

Compared with Du Ruhui's anxiety, the eldest grandson Wuji, who also called the victims, was very relaxed.

What's more, there was a smile that couldn't be concealed at the corner of his mouth.

Du Ruhui saw it, this old boy was like this all morning, if you ask him and don't say anything, he will be dumb, and he will die in a hurry.

"Auxiliary machine, what do you and His Majesty rely on, tell me?!"

Du Ruhui asked again.

"Your Majesty will give you the answer."

Changsun Wuji replied.

Du Ruhui rolled his eyes, and gave another stupid answer.

"Your Majesty is here~~!!"

At this time, a sharp eunuch's voice sounded, shaking everyone to kneel down to that figure.

I saw Li Shimin wearing a yellow robe today, with a majestic dragon face, and the two eunuchs behind him each holding whisks in their hands.

The momentum is full!

And it makes people feel that His Majesty still has self-confidence today.

This made the officials of the aristocratic family present a little puzzled. They all received information that Li Shimin did not ask the family for food. Where did this confidence come from? !

Surrounded by the crowd, Li Shimin came to the walls of the imperial city and looked down at the dark crowd of refugees below.

"It's Your Majesty, you are finally here, Your Majesty, we want food, food!!"

"Woooooh, my daughter, she... She is going to starve to death, please, Your Majesty, I just need a little ration, it doesn't matter if I starve to death, my daughter can't, she is still so young, I haven't taken a good look at it yet Datang."

"Your Majesty, I beg you to let those grain merchants release grain. We are not human beings in your eyes, so you can let them distribute pig food, horse food is fine, we only need to eat!!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is giving food!!"

The voices of the victims were boiling.

From Li Shimin's position.

As far as the eyes can see, there are voices of kneeling and begging for food.

The victims were covered in tattered clothes, sallow and emaciated, with ripped lips. Many of them were thinner and lifeless than beggars.

He saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.

Moist eyes.

He clenched his right hand tightly.

These damned families! !

The hatred for the aristocratic family increased even more.

Li Shimin thought about it last night and came up with a solution.

Regardless of whether there is any food from Li Kuan today, he must summon the victims, and he will personally eat locusts in front of the victims to fill their stomachs.

Everyone in the world says that locusts are poisonous.

If he died because of this, it would prove that the heavens did not want him to be the emperor, this is the destiny! !

And if it is edible, that is a new solution! !