As soon as the prince said this, all the officials present exchanged looks with each other and suddenly reacted.
If Li Baiyi had his head cut off, it would be a good thing for them. Why should we object and remind them?
Thinking of this, everyone's attitude immediately changed.
"Your Majesty, we suddenly feel that if this is the comparison, it is completely acceptable."
Tang En stood up and seemed a little impatient.
Although they cannot exert pressure, with their reputation over the years, it is not easy to surpass Li Baiyi's influence.
They never thought that they would lose, they were only thinking that they would win.
Tang En said this alone, which immediately mobilized all the officials present. At least half of the officials stood up and expressed their acceptance of Li Baiyi's proposal.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Huai'an couldn't help but look confused and looked at Li Baiyi, unable to make a decision.
Of course Li Baiyi knew what these guys were thinking, but of course he couldn't make them proud.
These officials must have thought that since they had been operating in the capital for so long, they must have enough influence, especially the members of the cabinet, who had very firm confidence in this.
However, what they don't know is that while they are making big money, the lower-level officials who work for them are making small money.
They may have given small favors to ordinary people before, but they have never reached the hands of ordinary people.
Just like the money for disaster relief, after layers of exploitation, the money has long gone. It has all become the pockets of officials at all levels.
As for the rewards from the great men, officials at all levels naturally did not dare to intercept them directly, but they dared to pretend to accept them.
At the worst possible outcome, just find a few ordinary people to collect the rewards. At most, they will go through one or two more procedures. In the end, won't the rewards still go to their own pockets?
As for ordinary people, it would be good if they could get at most one hundred copper coins to spend, but most of the time they worked for nothing.
Although under normal circumstances, ordinary people will not say anything, or even express a little dissatisfaction.
But it is obvious that if it were not for the pressure of power, they really would not tolerate this group of people.
Li Baiyi can be said to be well versed in this, and at this point, he happens to have an unparalleled advantage, that is, the credibility accumulated by his predecessor, and what he has just done in dedicating the county to himself. Brush reputation.
Li Baiyi was naturally extremely confident in himself. He said to Emperor Huai'an somewhat triumphantly: "Your Majesty, since you adults are so impatient, let's get started."
"But I am sure that Your Majesty must do a good job in security and protect the safety of all of you. Of course, there is another one, that is information security. We must strictly prevent the spread of the news."
When Emperor Huai'an heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Of course, my imperial guards are not vegetarians either."
"Since both of you have decided, I have nothing to say, so just listen to me."
"Everyone will follow me to the south of the city. No one is allowed to leave my side. With the protection of the imperial guards, you will not have any personal safety problems."
"But if you want to play tricks on me or violate your previous agreement, I will not be lenient."
"The Praetorian Guards can protect you, and they can also deal with you."
"Whoever dares to leave the protection of the Imperial Guard will be killed without mercy."
With that said, Emperor Huai'an took a deep look at Li Baiyi and planned to take the lead in setting up a show to leave the palace, but was stopped by Li Baiyi.
"What do you want to do, kid? Tell me!"
Emperor Huai'an said impatiently.
Li Baiyi chuckled: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to restrain the people in the palace and prevent them from leaking the news."
"Although I don't know if anyone will leak the news, it's better to be cautious after all. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
After hearing this, Emperor Huai'an thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, let's do what you said."
"Everyone in this Taiji Palace, including the maids, is here."
"Anyone in the palace who hears this competition is not allowed to leave even half a step, and the imperial guards are closely guarding it."
"If anyone leaks the news in advance, they will all be killed without mercy."
As soon as the words fell, two teams of guards rushed into the hall and controlled the maids.
Emperor Huai'an looked at Li Baiyi and said impatiently: "Now you have something to say."
Li Baiyi quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say. Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Huai'an then shook his sleeves and walked out of the hall. When Emperor Huai'an walked a short distance away, the officials in the hall suddenly became excited.
Song Guang burst out laughing immediately: "Li Baiyi, you are done now. You said those big words. Now it seems that you have gone crazy. How pitiful."
Tang En shook his head and said, "I thought something was wrong with him before. How about we arrange for him to go to the Tai Hospital for a checkup? Maybe he can be saved."
Huo Bai on the side walked over with a smile and sneered: "So what if I give him a good look? I'm still as arrogant and arrogant as now, causing trouble for the Duke of Zhen."
"In my opinion, it's better to save money on medical expenses. His crazy disease doesn't seem to be curable."
The Eighth Prince on the side suddenly burst into laughter: "What Mr. Huo said is true, but I'm afraid this kid won't understand your painstaking efforts. He must think you are trying to harm him."
"Li Baiyi, I didn't expect you to die in such a dramatic way. It's beyond my expectation."
"However, after letting you dance around for so long, you should be satisfied."
Li Baiyi couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw each of these people calmly thinking that he must win.
These guys are really self-righteous. Do they really think they have won?
Everyone acts like a fool. Others open the champagne at halftime, but these guys are kind enough to open the champagne at the beginning.
Li Baiyi wanted to pry open these guys' heads to see what they were thinking and why they had so many strange thoughts.
But this is not difficult to understand. What they said before has exposed their true thoughts. It is normal for them to be so confident.
Li Baiyi shook his head, not intending to destroy their last confidence, and planned to walk out of the hall, but was stopped by the Eighth Prince.
"Li Baiyi, don't go. Are you afraid of being embarrassed and thrown into grandma's house? I can tell you, this is just the beginning."
"Not only will you lose your life this time, but you will also become the laughing stock of the entire capital, and you will even soon become the laughing stock of the entire Dakun."
