Du Xinyun was not the only one who couldn't sit still. Although those families wanted to cooperate with Li Zhao, they also realized that something was wrong.
Everyone started to be led by Li Zhao, which was not a good sign.
Just when Du Xinyun was anxious, many wealthy families showed up uninvited.
Du Xinyun was not anxious when he saw this, because he knew that these people were more anxious.
"We can no longer let King You control the situation!"
"Then you can tell me a charter. Can you stop Li Zhao from continuing to develop new farm tools?"
"..."
both are not.
People in Wu State attach great importance to "inheritance", which is called patent in the words of later generations.
No matter how evil these people are, they will not break the rules.
imitate? Plagiarism?
Even if you are a top wealthy family, if you dare to break the rules, you will die.
Because they know best that inheritance is the biggest reliance for aristocratic families to reach today.
They have book patents, talent patents, and workshop patents.
This is all protected by law, so they can continue to make money and accumulate wealth and reputation.
If someone takes the initiative to imitate Li Zhao's stuff, it would be equivalent to breaking the rules that everyone in the world abides by.
Maybe some people don't care, but those who care will definitely find ways to kill those who break the rules.
None of them dared to imitate, so Li Zhao could only make the money.
But they all also understand that although the common people are the type of people they despise the most, they cannot lose the common people.
Although they all disdain being farmers, farm tools are indispensable.
People depend on the land to survive.
As long as there are people around, Li Zhao's things can always be sold for money.
The threat is too great.
Since imitation is not possible, we can only take another extreme measure.
Destroy, or...they take control!
This is also the reason why they have now found Du Xinyun again.
Du Xinyun felt ridiculous. He wanted to deal with Li Zhao before, but no one agreed.
Now that Li Zhao became popular, they realized something was wrong and it was already too late.
Although they didn't know exactly how much money Li Zhao earned, they could estimate a rough figure.
At least hundreds of thousands of strings, or even more.
"So...what do you mean?" Du Xinyun sneered.
"I am going to report to the imperial court, accusing Youwang Li Zhao of using sky-high-priced farm tools to amass wealth, win over the people, destroy the national economy and people's livelihood, and intend to rebel!"
In fact, the reason is not important. What is important is that Li Zhao cannot be allowed to continue tossing.
The changes in Hailong County are the best proof.
Half of the nine major townships in Qingyun County recognized Li Zhao.
Once all the villagers listen to Li Zhao and recognize Li Zhao as a person, then Li Zhao can really do whatever he wants.
"Not enough!" Du Xinyun sneered, he was like an outsider now.
He saw clearly that even if all the aristocratic families jointly submitted a letter to stir up trouble, Emperor Wu would at most just issue an order and would not pose much of a threat to King You.
"What does Mr. Du mean?"
"Either don't take action or... kill him!" Du Xinyun's ruthlessness shocked everyone.
How could Li Zhaozheng be killed when he was at the height of his power?
"Master Du, have you got a clever trick?"
Du Xinyun had a sinister look in his eyes: "Have you forgotten that the Battle for the Emperor will begin in two years' time!"
"King You has left Kyoto, and he has no chance of becoming emperor!" Someone shook his head and reminded.
But when Du Xinyun heard this, he smiled disdainfully and said: "Everyone, please don't look past it. In the past, all the emperors of the dynasty used to seize the throne in Kyoto, but it's different now."
"You King Li Zhao took the initiative to grant the title. Based on what he has done now, who dares to say that he is not preparing to seize the throne?"
"Master Du, what you said is not funny. There has never been a precedent in the history of the Wu Kingdom for a prince to succeed in seizing the title of heir!"
They looked serious, and although they didn't believe it, they were murmuring mentally.
"It doesn't mean it won't happen in history." Du Xinyun shook his head and said: "If King You rises to power within two years and controls the entire Jiaozhou, and the land of Jiaozhou changes and becomes a paradise because of his creations, then At that time, he had prestige, fame, wealth, and food... Do you think the prince in Kyoto is his rival?"
The room was silent.
If Du Xinyun hadn't mentioned this, no one would have thought about it.
In everyone's subconscious mind, those who leave Kyoto and become emperors are tantamount to giving up the fight for the throne.
At least, that's been the case for the last hundred years.
Even if Du Xinyun takes the initiative to mention it now, most people present think it is unlikely.
This is as absurd as someone telling you that a prince from a certain African country is coming here to run for king.
Since ancient times, everything involving the change of imperial power has been a big deal.
If King You really wants to compete for the throne, that will definitely be the biggest hidden danger.
No one cared before, that's because King You was really unbearable.
The great scholars and ministers in the court did not think highly of him, and King You himself had a bad reputation.
Such people have never come into everyone's sight.
If it hadn't been for the sealing of Jiaozhou and the ice cube incident, everyone would have forgotten that there was still a crown prince named King You.
"Young Master Du, do you mean to strike first to gain the upper hand? No matter whether His Highness Prince You has any intention of competing for the throne, he must be cut off?"
Du Xinyun nodded and said, "However, we don't need to take action personally in this matter!"
"Um?"
Many people were stunned for a moment, but then they realized that the most powerful people in the court were the crown prince, the fourth prince and the sixth prince.
Among the three, the fourth prince is the weakest and the prince is the strongest.
Although the Crown Prince and Prince You are from the same mother, their relationship has been average since childhood. On the contrary, the fourth prince and Prince You are good friends.
It is precisely because of this that the fourth prince has been repeatedly targeted. This is also the reason why he has the weakest power in the court and has always been suppressed by the prince.
If the news about Prince You's intention to seize the throne was informed, how would the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince stand idly by?
Are the other princes really not interested?
There are many people coveting that position.
The decline of other princes does not mean that there are no opportunities.
Moreover, these aristocratic families also like to place bets in secret.
Once the person they support succeeds to the throne, their family will have the merit of following the dragon.
There is no need to sow discord, as long as all the news here is reported to Kyoto, the princes will definitely react.
The Jia family, the Lan family, the Ruan family and other major families looked at Du Xinyun suspiciously. Why did the young master of the Du family have such a sudden high IQ and suddenly low?
"I'm afraid it would be inappropriate if we just let the princes target Prince You!" Someone objected.
"How can I see it?"
"Everyone, the title of Prince You must not be hidden from the princes. Since none of the princes have made any move, then the princes must have determined that Prince You will not participate in the seizure of the legitimate son. Even though it is a little abnormal at this moment, the princes are more I’m afraid I’ll still choose to wait and see, or do a little testing, but that’s not enough, we have to solve the problem fundamentally.”
When everyone heard the words, they all pondered.
Du Xinyun asked: "What do you mean?"
"We can't let King You lead us by the nose, and we can't let him use threshing machines and windmills to continue to make money! We can let him hand over the manufacturing blueprints to benefit all people! Or... simply free of charge!"
"In that case, let's take action!"
