He wanted to understand that they couldn't use the means and manpower now, so there must be a distance between doing things themselves and the people.
Just relying on his words may not make the people listen to him. Maybe some low-level officials are more effective than his words.
In this case, if he wants the people to accept him, he has to lower his posture, so that the people can recognize him as a person. Maybe the people will accept this mission out of consideration of establishing a relationship with him.
"Everyone, please be quiet. I would like to introduce myself. I am Tang En, the Minister of Rites of the imperial court."
"I think the people who come to the capital will know my name more or less, so I won't introduce myself too much."
The people around him became quiet after listening to Tang En's words.
The Minister of Rites, although among the six departments, the Ministry of Rites is not a relatively high-ranking and powerful person, he is still one of the top few.
If they are people from other places, they may not know much about these things in the court.
But the common people present were basically from the old capital, and they knew the various components of the imperial court very well.
There are often storytellers talking about these things in teahouses and restaurants all over the capital, and the people themselves will talk about them in private when they have nothing to do.
When Tang En announced his family name, the people present could not help but widen their eyes. They did not expect that the person who appeared in front of them could be the Minister of Rites!
After seeing everyone's reaction, Tang En couldn't help but feel very satisfied, and smiled and said to everyone.
"Everyone, there is a carriage here with the word "cabinet" written on it. As long as someone can come out and drive this carriage to the north gate of the capital, the cabinet will reward this person with one hundred taels."
Hearing this, the people present were all shocked. No one expected that such a thing would happen.
Emperor Huai'an sighed. It could be seen from the reactions of the people that they still cared about the one hundred taels of silver.
Maybe some common people would be willing to stand up and complete this task. After all, Li Baiyi said that he would give the cabinet five chances.
This kid is really a bastard, he actually gave up all his skills like this.
If this kid hadn't been so trusting and given up such a huge advantage, he might still have a chance to compete, but now, there is no chance.
However, Song Guang, Huo Bai and others had a look of joy on their faces at this time.
Although they stood tall, their desire could be clearly seen in those people's eyes.
These guys are just rising to become ordinary people. What lofty ambitions can they have? One hundred taels is already a few years' expense for them. Who wouldn't want to?
Yeluqi and the two were also very surprised to hear that it was as expected.
Yeluqi said with a surprised look on his face: "Although this dude is not a thing, he is not to this extent."
"Whether he has any deep meaning, I don't know. Sister, what do you think?"
Yelufang shook his head: "I don't understand either. Let's take a look first and then talk about it. The answer will be revealed in a while."
"Of course, if these people drive away in carriages when these officials give orders, then it will all be over."
At this time, the people had come to their senses and realized that this matter was true and not a joke.
"I said, did I hear it correctly just now? The official said that if we send his carriage to the north gate of the city, he will give us one hundred taels of silver."
"You heard me right, that's what I said, but I don't believe it. Do you believe it?"
"Of course I don't believe it. Who are you kidding? He really thinks we are three-year-old children. Even if he is a high-ranking official in the court, he cannot treat us like fools."
"That's right, who is he? If it weren't for the fact that he is an official, I would just go up and spit on him."
"There must be a trap here. He asked us to do something. Even if he slaps us twice, it's not unusual. He also gives us a hundred taels. How is this possible?"
"That's right. The bigger an official becomes, the more he wants to make more money."
"Who says otherwise? When these officials give us benefits, there must be bigger pits waiting for us. Whoever believes this is a fool."
The people started making noises, but no one stepped forward to accept the order.
The officials who were originally full of confidence were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
"What on earth is going on? Isn't one hundred taels too little?"
Song Guang immediately clenched his fists and said with some disbelief.
Huo Bai shook his head: "I didn't expect that this group of people would be so difficult to deal with. They promised a hundred taels of silver, and they just drove the carriage, but no one did it."
"Could it be that they were bribed by Li Baiyi in advance? Why are they unwilling to come?"
"This group of stupid people are really stupid. This one hundred taels of silver is enough for them to spend five or six years. They are not even moved by this. They are really a bunch of losers."
"Maybe they really think they have too little. This is normal. Foolish people are all greedy."
After some discussion, the expressions on Baiguan's face became very ugly. No one expected that things would develop to the current situation.
They were full of confidence before. When had they ever been so cowardly?
Before, they planned to resolve the battle in half an hour and let Li Baiyi's head fall to the ground. Unexpectedly, it was different from what they imagined from the very beginning.
Now it seems that the outcome is unpredictable, and it is not certain who will lose and who will win.
Even if Li Baiyi might not get the people's orders by then, it would be a lose-lose situation at best, with no winner.
Seeing this scene, Princess Ronghua in the crowd was stunned. She did not expect that things would develop to this scene.
Could it be that things could turn around? Li Baiyi didn't come to die this time, but had other ideas.
Thinking of this, Princess Ronghua felt a little relieved for some reason.
But when she thought about it, she was even more shocked by this incident.
This was an order issued by the Minister of Rites of the Cabinet, asking the people to drive the carriages, and he also promised to pay one hundred taels of silver, but no one took up the task.
Is it because these people are too arrogant, or is the title of Minister of Rites of the Cabinet not worth a hundred taels of silver.
The former is naturally unlikely, but if it is the latter, it would be terrible.
Who would have thought that an order from the dignified Minister of Rites of Kunming would not even be worth a hundred taels of silver. This is simply a fantasy.
At this time, Li Baiyi was not surprised when he saw this scene, but he found the officials' reactions very funny.
These guys are probably still living in a dream and think they can win.
"Now you know how powerful it is, right?"
