During Li Shimin's tour of the world, the affairs of the court were handed over to Changsun Wuji and other close ministers, including the crown prince Li Chengqian.
"Uncle, do you really want to do this? He is also my half-brother!"
After the court meeting dispersed, Li Chengqian had some disagreements with his uncle Changsun Wuji. The back taxes paid by Qizhou became a crime, but the court wanted to convict the King of Shu at this time.
"I really don't know if you are kind-hearted or as stupid as your mother. Your brother who became a prince in Qizhou must have the ambition to replace you."
"First you curry favor with my sister, thinking that a few pills can win people's hearts, and now you collect taxes to curry favor with my brother-in-law. Isn't this just to replace him?"
Changsun Wuji stared at his nephew Li Chengqian, targeting Li Ke with every word and every sentence, so that the Changsun family could continue to be in power in the Tang Dynasty. His best hope was that Li Chengqian would become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty after Li Shimin.
Li Shimin had many sons, and Li Chengqian was successfully canonized as the crown prince. Sooner or later, the throne would belong to the prince born to the eldest grandson, even if he had no merit at all.
The elders and younger ones are in order. As long as the crown prince is established, he can naturally ascend the throne smoothly. However, Li Shimin set a wrong example. The Xuanwu Gate incident allowed King Qin to directly replace him. Only a few years have passed.
Now that Li Ke has arrived in the barren Qizhou, he has proven his talents by just paying back taxes. If he is allowed to become bigger and stronger, I am afraid that the throne will change.
Changsun Wuji analyzed the causes and consequences, and must persuade his nephew Li Chengqian to take the opportunity to make things difficult for the King of Shu.
"In what name, he didn't do anything wrong?"
Li Chengqian has been kind-hearted since he was a child, and has never done anything to frame others. He also cares about the brotherhood with Li Ke, so he looked at his eldest grandson uncle.
"These taxes are not necessarily what Qizhou locals are willing to pay. As long as someone sues the King of Shu for coercion, your Majesty and the Queen are on their way back to the court, and there is still time!"
In addition to having power in the court, Changsun Wuji also sent his confidants to contact the four major families in Qizhou and the merchants who were forced to pay taxes to unite to deal with Li Ke who was gradually taking root in Qizhou.
If the King of Shu did not act in Qizhou, or was arrogant and lewd, he would naturally not be hated and feared by Changsun Wuji and others. As the prince, Li Chengqian came to the country and quickly issued an edict against Li Ke.
"Work hard and work hard! Build the road and make a fortune!"
The farmers and craftsmen building the road shouted slogans and continued sweating profusely.
In the Licheng area, in addition to using cement to build roads, Li Ke also transferred asphalt from Qizhou Military Camp. The combination of the two will only make the road more durable, and the most important thing is that the cost is cheap.
Only two million silver has been spent in the warehouse, and enough raw materials have been purchased to repair Qizhou. The remaining silver looks so attractive that it can't be controlled by blood. Li Ke is also an ordinary person.
"Before I traveled through time, if I had so much money, I wouldn't have to work hard classes. It seems like all the money is mine. I can't take it too much!"
Caught in a dilemma, Li Ke had never seen so much money before, and he would be a fool if he said he was not greedy. However, he thought of the miserable fate of the Shu kings in history, and then fell into deep thought.
Li Shimin's third prince, Li Ke, didn't like reading when he was a child. He was very capable and almost made a military commander. Because of this, he was relatively brainless and was framed by Changsun Wuji in the end.
After Li Ke traveled through time, he immediately brought his trustworthy people to the fiefdom of the King of Shu, hoping to change this tragic fate. Now he also helped the court recover a large amount of taxes, which should have changed his fate. He squatted in the silver mountain and touched After touching and wiping it, I finally left the warehouse.
Although the prince has the right to control the warehouse, it seems inappropriate to use it for enjoyment. He should not be as decadent as others, but he should visit the warehouse less often.
"Your Majesty, someone from the Cai family is here and they brought a lot of things!"
Chen Shou hesitated to speak, but Cai Yong from the four major families in Qizhou came to visit him. As a close associate of the King of Shu, he also received a lot of benefits. After all, this was too common, and it was weird not to be greedy.
Cai Yong not only used thousands of acres of fertile land in Qizhou, but also had a maritime caravan that traveled between Goryeo and Japan, that is, engaged in international trade. He was one of the four major families with some assets.
Li Ke wanted to see what kind of tricks the patriarch had up his sleeves. The four major families had grown to hate him from love, and wanted to find out the details of each other before saying that Qizhou had not yet been completely stabilized.
In addition to Cai Yong, the patriarch of the Cai family, there were three young men in the hall. They were very respectful to the King of Shu. They kept kneeling without asking them to get up. Li Ke probably guessed what was going on.
If the family members want to keep everything in the family, they must do everything possible to consolidate their status. In addition to being rich, they must also seek greater official positions in the court. Most local officials are also related to them.
"Your Majesty, these three are all princes. Thanks to the royal family, in addition to growing up, they also know some classics. If they can become officials in the court, they will definitely do their best for the Tang Dynasty."
Cai Yong almost revealed the true purpose.
"So you want me to recommend your three sons to be officials in the court without taking the exam? Cai Yong, Cai Yong, your calculation is too loud. If the three of them enter the officialdom, your Cai family may really become the head of the four major families. Bar!"
Li Ke knew how to speak so well. He had always been very careful when asking for help throughout the ages, and had various reasons that he could not refuse. If the three children of the Cai family entered the court at the same time as officials, it would really help him a lot.
Just lie. If the three children of the Cai family were really smart, wouldn't they still take the imperial examination? Although the status of merchants is relatively low, it is not enough to prevent merchants and their children from becoming officials.
Either his qualifications are limited, or he must enter the court as an official, so he needs to please Li Ke, the king of Shu, the third son of the current emperor, and wants to use the back door.
"Your Majesty, with many helpers and multiple paths, the Cai family will naturally repay their kindness. In addition to devoting their whole life to the court, they can also share some of the burdens with the Prince!"
Cai Yong's smile looked very bright. Normally, he would not be so deferential to the local officials in Qizhou. In order for the children and grandchildren of the Cai family to become officials in the court, he had to put down his posture.
Bang~, there was a loud noise from the table, and the person who had knelt down just now had to kneel down again.
"Cai Yong, do you want me to bend the law for personal gain? Stop fooling me with businessman tricks. Making profit is your goal. If I lose my position and power, you can still help me like you did today. ?"
Li Ke didn't give any face at all, and it was too common to be hypocritical.
Cai Yong burst into tears. Shouldn't the rumored King of Shu agree to his request? Isn't he the kind of person who is easy to fool? Is it useless to spend a lot of money to get information from Chang'an City?
