"Master Liu, we made a contract before, why did you go back on your word and refuse to sell grain to Zhao's Trading Company?"
"Um... Mr. Zhao, please calm down. Since we are doing business, it is natural that the one who pays the price wins."
The head of the Liu family glanced at Yang Zhen beside him, put on a smile and explained,
"I can't say I won't sell if someone else bids higher than you!"
Zhao Meiniang frowned and looked at another person,
"Dong Li, your Li family has been running the cloth business for generations, why did you suddenly start to get involved in the food business?"
"Haha, we are all businessmen. You Zhao's firm can't handle grain, and we Li's can't do it, right?"
The head of the Li family explained with a smile.
The statements of these family heads sounded impeccable and surprisingly consistent.
They must have colluded before coming here.
Ji Lie showed a thoughtful expression.
At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged scholar wearing a green shirt walked in swaggeringly.
As soon as they saw this person, except for Ji Lie, Zhao Meiniang and others, everyone else in the room stood up and greeted him with a big smile.
"Yu Changshi is here!"
“Long time no see, Yu Changshi’s style remains the same!”
Ji Lie frowned slightly and knew the identity of the other party.
Long history Yu Jing.
Under the Prime Minister, there are Chang Shi and Du Wei respectively.
Among them, the captain is in charge of the army and horses in the county and is responsible for public security.
The Chang Shi assists the Prime Minister and manages the affairs of the county, which is equivalent to the deputy position of the Prime Minister.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chang Shi is almost like half a state minister.
Yu Jing had an arrogant look on his face. After greeting everyone, his eyes fell on Ji Lie, who was sitting in the chair, and he was stunned for a moment.
Captain Yang Zhen, who was standing beside him, whispered a few words into his ear, and then his face showed a look of realization.
"I didn't expect that the prince would come here today. I really didn't expect it."
Ji Lie glanced at him and said calmly,
"Today is Gu Ming Madam Zhao, please come here to discuss. I didn't expect Yu Changshi to be so disrespectful to Gu that he would be late!"
"In the past few days, there has been an influx of refugees into the city, so there has been a traffic jam, so I arrived late."
Yu Jing took his time and explained himself.
"Besides, I don't know that the prince sent someone to invite us here!"
"If I knew this in advance, I would definitely not be late!"
Ji Lie suddenly smiled, nodded and said,
"In that case, let Yu Changshi find a seat and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yu Jing smiled and looked around the room. He was about to find a place to sit down, but he was stunned.
Ji Lie just ordered Zhang Changde to remove all the extra seats in the room.
At this time, everyone had already taken their seats, and there was no spare seat in the huge room.
"Is there a place to sit? Yu Changshi?"
Ji Lie said with a smile.
"No...no!"
Yu Jing's face looked a little ugly.
"The fact that you are late for so long shows that you do not pay attention to today's discussion. Then you look down on Gu and Mrs. Zhao."
"In this case, why are you still standing here? Why don't you get out of here!"
The smile on Ji Lie's face suddenly disappeared and he scolded sternly.
Yu Jing relied on his distinguished status, so he was late on purpose to show off his status.
But he didn't expect that Ji Lie would also attend today.
What he didn't expect even more was that Ji Lie's attitude was so aggressive!
Seeing that Yu Jing's face was ashen and he was standing there not knowing what to do, Yang Zhen on the side quickly stood up and smoothed things over,
"Your Majesty, calm down, Yu Changshi didn't mean it..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji Lie glared at him and scolded,
"Who do you think you are? Get out with him!"
Yu Jing and Yang Zhen were dumbfounded.
Why is this Ji Lie like a mad dog, biting whoever he catches?
"you you……"
The two of them were so angry that they gnashed their teeth, but they did not dare to confront Ji Lie head-on.
I had no choice but to swallow this bad breath and walk away!
"They have left. Do you still want to leave?"
Ji Lie looked at the remaining people.
Everyone took a look at Zhang Changde, who was guarding the door with a few guards. His face was filled with malicious intent, and he waved his hands quickly.
joke.
Ji Lie's company commander Shi Yujing and captain Yang Zhen didn't give him any face.
If these people dare to get up and leave, I'm afraid Ji Lie will go crazy on the spot!
Seeing that no one was leaving, Ji Lie showed a satisfied smile.
Yu Jing and Yang Zhen can be regarded as the second and third figures in Youzhou City, with noble status.
But he chose to attend today's discussion.
That was enough to prove that Gongsun He was behind this incident.
The presence of Yu Jing and Yang Zhen will only make others feel afraid and dare not speak out.
Because of this, Ji Lie drove them away without mercy!
After Yu Jing and Yang Zhen left angrily, Ji Lie said calmly,
"Today I will open the skylight and speak frankly to you all."
"The business of Zui Xian Brewing is actually entrusted by Mrs. Zhao to run it."
"You are targeting Zhao's Trading Company for no reason. Could it be that you are deliberately trying to make things difficult for Gu?"
Everyone was surprised when they heard this.
Ji Lie is actually the boss of Zuixian Brewing?
"Dong Li, are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?"
Ji Lie raised his eyebrows and looked at Dong Li's house with a deep and sharp gaze.
Li Dongjia was startled and quickly waved his hands and said,
"How dare common people embarrass the prince!"
"Since you don't dare to embarrass yourself, then from now on, don't compete maliciously with Zhao's Trading Company again!"
"this……"
Li Dongjia looked embarrassed.
Ji Lie saw this, but his expression softened and he chuckled,
"There are no outsiders here. If the Li Dong family has anything to hide, feel free to tell it."
Under his constant temptation, Li Dongjia gritted his teeth and bravely said,
"Reporting to the prince, in fact, this matter... was all ordered by the Prime Minister."
"It's not that we have trouble with the prince, it's just that if we don't follow the instructions of the Prime Minister, I'm afraid our lives will be in danger!"
"Yes, we really don't dare to offend Guocheng!"
The rest of the people nodded in agreement.
Sure enough, it is Gongsunhe, the BYD.
Ji Lie secretly cursed Gongsun He and snorted coldly,
"You don't dare to offend Gongsun He, how dare you offend Gu Bucheng?"
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said a word.
Although Ji Lie was of royal blood and Youguo was his fief, in the final analysis, Gongsun He was the one who held the power of the fief.
If everyone really had to choose, they would rather offend Ji Lie.
Seeing their attitude, Ji Lie was not angry and nodded to Zhang Changde at the door.
Zhang Changde stepped forward, took a bundle from behind and spread it out on the table.
There was nothing in the bag except a wooden box.
When everyone was wondering, Zhang Changde opened the wooden box, and what he saw was a human head.
Seeing this situation, everyone was shocked, thinking that Ji Lie would not uphold martial ethics and go on a killing spree!
They fled in a hurry, and some even planned to jump out of the window!
