Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

"what?"

Hearing the old man's words, all the noble families present were extremely shocked and thought they had heard wrongly.

Cui Renzhi asked quickly:

"What does Duke Zhao mean by this? Is Duke Zhao willing to give up revenge?

Now that the goal is about to be achieved, why would Duke Zhao suddenly regret it? "

Others also had some doubts. Duke Zhao and Prince Ji also had a grudge, and the grudge was not small.

Why did you suddenly stop participating?

"Could it be that Duke Zhao is also threatened by Prince Ji?" This was the first thing Lu Chengqing thought of.

The Prince of Jin has been threatened, and it seems the Duke of Zhao is about the same.

The old man shook his head after hearing this:

“My master received a letter from the Queen Mother, who instructed him to be fair and just and not to wrongly accuse Prince Ji.

I think you all can understand the meaning of this.

The Queen wants to protect Prince Ji.

My master and the Queen Mother are siblings and have depended on each other since childhood. My master will satisfy any request of the Queen Mother.

Do you understand?"

After the old man finished speaking, he sat down again. He believed that he had said everything he wanted to say. Whether he understood it or not was a matter of the aristocratic family.

Duke Zhao told him not to say too much.

As for the threat from Prince Ji, Changsun Wuji did not say it out loud, but instead used the title of the Queen.

This way, he would not lose face and be accused of being threatened by Prince Ji and put himself at a disadvantage.

Secondly, Changsun Wuji would never share with the aristocratic families the fact that Prince Ji had a large amount of salt and iron.

He has no common interests with the aristocratic families.

If they were not targeting Prince Ji, they would not be able to get along.

The Changsun family was originally promoted by His Majesty to target the aristocratic families, and they also stole the limelight from the Cui and Lu families.

Otherwise, among the five surnames and seven families, the Cui family ranks first and the Lu family ranks second.

Now the Li family is first and the Changsun family is second. How can the Cui and Lu families submit to the Changsun family?

Changsun Wuji had to keep some tricks up his sleeve. Both Prince Ji and the aristocratic family were his enemies, so it would be better to let them fight to the death.

No one else said anything, because Duke Zhao had made it very clear that since the Queen wanted to protect Prince Ji, it was understandable for Duke Zhao to support the Queen.

Duke Zhao and the Queen were brothers from the same mother. They were driven out of the Changsun Mansion when they were young. They depended on each other and had a very good relationship.

Duke Zhao’s reason is very sufficient.

After a long while, Zheng Jingsi looked at the old man and said:

"Duke Zhao, don't you want revenge? This is the best opportunity for revenge.

I also hope that Duke Zhao can seize this opportunity.

Otherwise there will be no chance next time.

From now on, both our family and the Changsun family will have a hard time taking a step forward, and we will always be suppressed by Prince Ji’s Mansion and unable to raise our heads.

Is Duke Zhao willing to be defeated by Prince Ji?"

The old man bowed and replied slowly:

"That's what my master told me when I came here. As for what Lord Zheng said, I will report it to my master and he will make the final decision."

The others also knew that it was useless to say anything now. Changsun Wuji had not come, so they could not change Changsun Wuji's decision at the moment.

Of the three parties that had cooperated, two had gone, leaving only their family, which caught them off guard.

"Ahem, everyone, let me say a few words." At this moment, the elder of the Longxi Li family cleared his throat and spoke.

Everyone's eyes focused on him. The elder of the Li family stood up and bowed to the people around him.

“Everyone, I am here today on behalf of the head of the Li family to say a few words.

We share the same five surnames and have always been of the same blood.

Apart from dealing with Prince Ji, we have cooperated in many other areas.

In fact, we have been friends for generations, and we have been helping each other for several dynasties."

The elder of the Li family spoke very nicely at the beginning, which brought the two families closer together and made his position clear.

Seeing the people around him nod, the elder of the Li family continued:

"We don't deal with Prince Ji because his surname is Li and he is a member of the Li clan.

If we deal with Prince Ji, won't outsiders think that our Li family is fighting among ourselves? This will damage the reputation of our Li family.

But everyone, over the years, my Li family has never helped Prince Ji and has maintained a completely neutral attitude.

Just like this time, we still don't help each other, otherwise, with the two major Li families in Longxi and Zhaojun,

Prince Ji will not be outdone."

"Well, Mr. Li, we all know all this, so if you have anything to say, just speak up."

Cui Renzhi was the first to interrupt when he heard the words of the Li family elder.

Everyone couldn't stand it anymore. They all despised him. They didn't want to deal with Prince Ji, but they also wanted to deal with him because he was a member of the Li family.

Bah! To put it bluntly, aren't you just scared?

Seeing that their interests were damaged, the two Li clan leaders went to Your Majesty in person to ask Your Majesty to mediate.

As two of the five surnames and seven families, they actually did such shameless things for the benefit of their family.

At first, both families looked down on Li Yuan's clan, but now they are actually asking for peace with a flattering face, which is really a disgrace to the five surnames.

Besides, they had participated in the fight against King Ji and they were all involved in the assassination of King Ji.

Now, both families have made a lot of money, and now they have started to say that Prince Ji is a member of the Li family. Such an expression is really disgusting.

So no one wanted to listen to the Li family's old man bragging anymore.

The elders of the Li family didn't care when they saw the expressions of the crowd. Now, among the five surnames and seven families, only the Li family of Longxi and Zhaojun retained their power.

Not only has their wealth not decreased, but they have made a lot of money over the years, which has made the other five families much happier.

Therefore, the elders of the Li family believed that these people were just envious and jealous of the Li family.

"Okay, I won't be polite. The clan asked me to come here to tell you that His Majesty is very angry about this matter.

I express my dissatisfaction with your behavior of framing Prince Ji.

I don't need to say much about the importance of Prince Ji to the Tang Dynasty. Prince Ji cannot fall.

I know that you want to take advantage of the chaos in the business world after the fall of Prince Ji so that you can profit from the chaos.

You can also make new rules in the image of King Ji.

I believe you all know about the huge wealth brought by the first chamber of commerce in the Tang Dynasty. Are you envious?

Haha, the master is also jealous, but it's useless to be jealous. His Majesty said that if Prince Ji falls, the world's number one chamber of commerce will belong to the royal family.

You guys don't want to compete with His Majesty for things, do you?

Everyone, we, the Longxi Li family and the Zhaojun Li family, do not want anything to happen to Prince Ji.

Well, that’s all I have to say. I hope you all take care of yourselves. I’m leaving now.”

The Li family elder strode out after he finished speaking, but stopped at the door and turned around to look at everyone:

“By the way, let me remind you that no one who dared to snatch things from His Majesty is still alive.

Hahaha....."

After the Li family elder finished speaking, he turned around and laughed loudly, and walked out of the room, but his laughter continued to echo in the room.

The people from the aristocratic families looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

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