Just when the four great princes entered the imperial study room.
Li Chenan suddenly slammed the table and yelled at Li Wenhou:
"What is Hube?"
"The Ministry of Revenue is the country's accounting office! It is in charge of the economic lifeline of the entire country!"
"What do you, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, do for food?"
"You are the steward of this accounting room!"
"What do you care about? I want money but I don't have money, I want food but I don't have food!"
"Don't think that I can't do anything to you since you are my second uncle!"
"Let me tell you, for the sake of Ningguo's country, I, Li Chenan, can't tolerate any sand in my eyes!"
"I even dare to ban the Duke's office. Who do you think you are, the Minister of Household Affairs?"
He suddenly stood up, turned around and glanced at the four old princes with a darker look on his face. Without saying hello, he walked to the Dragon Case in two steps, took a map and returned to the tea table.
He spread the map in front of Li Wenhou and patted it:
"Take a closer look!"
"The latest news from the Imperial City Division is that soldiers from the Yue Kingdom have arrived in their Xigu City! More than a hundred miles away from Xigu City is our Dongqu Pass!"
"Look again, Xiye Kingdom has also assembled fifty thousand troops, and now they have reached Xiliang City!"
"Here, Huihe, here in Wu State, there is no one who is good at it... Our Ning State is now surrounded by enemies on all sides!"
"Red Flame Army, I have appointed General Wu Mian as the commander-in-chief and General Yan Jinong as the deputy commander-in-chief, and asked them to lead the Red Flame Army to Wuya Pass to deal with the unfavorable situation caused by the Wu envoy coming to negotiate!"
"Shenwu Army, I have ordered Zhongli to become the general and rush to Dongquguan at starry night... The eastern frontier army may not be able to resist the Yue soldiers!"
"What was the war about?"
Li Chenan had an angry look on his face, and he slapped the table again, making the hearts of the four old princes tremble.
“What we are fighting is money and food!”
"Now if you tell me that you don't have any money or food, what the hell!... Then the big guy is just waiting for the country to perish!"
"Do you know why I don't want to be this bullshit emperor?"
"Short-lived emperor!"
"The subjugated emperor!"
"It won't work for anyone!"
"You can't change money!"
"It doesn't matter to me, Li Chenan. Even if Ningguo is divided up by these countries, I am just a small tavern owner. What should I be afraid of?!"
After saying this, he turned to look at the four old princes, stretched out his hand and gestured: "But where are they?"
"Their roots are in Ningguo!"
"Their family is very big and has a high reputation. If those enemies besieged Kyoto, do you think it would be me or them that would be unlucky?"
"I'm afraid they will be wiped out! Their billions of wealth will definitely fall into the hands of the enemy!"
Li Chenan stood up and said, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice. Without money and food, I definitely have no choice."
"It just so happened that the four old princes came here. They have promised me to make up for the taxes for the past twenty years, and they are also willing to hand over their respective properties to the country!"
"This is better than losing the country and falling into the hands of the enemy!"
"This is justice!"
"This is Lao Cheng seeking the country!"
"They are the indestructible cornerstone of Ningguo!"
"You all think it's better to subjugate the country, or abandon your little family and take care of everyone."
"Everyone, please sit down and drink tea by yourself. I won't accompany you anymore!"
After saying that, Li Chenan walked away angrily.
He passed between Cheng Guogong and Yan Guogong, walked out of the imperial study room without looking back, and walked into the wind and snow.
This guy stunned the four old princes.
The four of them looked at each other.
What's going on?
When did you promise the regent to make up for twenty years of taxes?
When did they agree to hand over their respective industries to the country?
I agreed to talk to this regent!
It’s a talk!
It is okay to make up for the tax, but twenty years is too much, so ten years can be made up.
As for handing over the gold mountains in each hand... the regent's mouth is too wide and his face is too ugly. It's okay to hand over part of it. As for how much, you have to talk to the regent.
But now there is nothing to talk about, not even a word has been said, and he has just left!
What a nonsense to talk about after he left!
But if you don’t do this, you won’t be able to sleep peacefully!
He is now the legitimate regent. Although the crisis seems to have been resolved in the palaces of the four major princes, there are black armored cavalry patrolling outside the palace from time to time.
Just when the four old princes were hesitating, Li Wenhou sighed and spoke:
"Since the regent has said that he would like to invite everyone to tea, the four old princes will sit down and have a cup of tea, and listen to the official talk about the predicament that Ningguo is facing now!"
Li Wenhou was able to sit firmly in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance for many years and still work under Ji Tai. He was not a fool.
Although he usually has a straight face, he is like a bright mirror in his heart.
He already understood the purpose of Li Chenan's deliberate anger just now——
After all, it is the Duke's Mansion that has been inherited by the Ning Kingdom for three hundred years.
After all, Cheng Guogong and Qi Guogong had greatly helped him during this change in Kyoto.
Although Duke Yan had other intentions, Yan Jidao stood by Li Chenan's side.
Even the Red Flame Army, which the Duke of Yan thought he had control of, was inexplicably standing behind Li Chenan.
When Yan Zifu saw Li Chenan, he also lowered his arrogant head.
Therefore, it is impossible for Li Chenan to really behead everyone in the four major princes' mansions.
He could only adopt a gentle approach.
Then of course I have to cooperate with him in this scene.
Li Wenhou poured a cup of tea for the four old princes, raised his head, and said, "The situation in Ning State is now a critical moment for life and death."
"He said... this is also a time to test the loyalty of Ning Guo and other nobles."
"You all know that he means not to be emperor, and he will leave next... He can really just slap his butt and leave, but as he just said, you all have a big family and a big business, where can you go?"
"Besides, even if you can leave Ningguo, you can't take those properties with you. In the end, they will either be taken back by the court, or they may be confiscated by the enemy."
"Instead of getting into that situation, it would be better to..."
No one expected that Duke Luo would speak at this time.
He interrupted Li Wenhou, stroked his long beard and said:
"The Luo Mansion has been favored by the emperor for three hundred years, and now the regent is indeed facing many difficulties in governing the country."
"I have been discussing this matter with my children and grandchildren for a long time these days. Everyone thinks that the Luo Mansion should share weal and woe with Ning Guo and relieve the regent of his worries."
"Therefore, I, the Luo Mansion, will voluntarily pay the tax to the country for thirty years!"
"In addition, I, the Luo Mansion, have also voluntarily handed over all the six salt fields in my hands to the country, in order to show the Regent the attitude of our Luo Mansion!"
As soon as Old Duke Luo said these words, the other three Dukes were stunned.
They looked at Old Duke Luo and wondered what kind of medicine this old guy had taken.
Old Duke Luo was feeling miserable!
During this change in Kyoto, Duke Luo's Mansion was on the opposite side of Li Chenan!
He is different from the Duke of Yan. At least Yan Jidao and the Red Flame Army helped Li Chenan. The Duke of Luo is a pure bad guy!
Li Chenan had a brief exchange with him a few days ago.
The meaning is very simple.
I don't owe you anything!
I don’t have much friendship with you, Mr. Luo Guoguo.
Without my Wang Ling, Li Chenan, no one in Duke Luo's mansion would be able to leave Kyoto!
Either pay or lose your life!
I want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, now I need a chicken!
The choice is not difficult.
Therefore, Mr. Luo must cooperate with Li Chenan.
Even if my heart is bleeding, it is better than being wiped out.
Li Wenhou didn't know. The other three old princes could vaguely guess it, but they didn't dare to make a conclusion.
Now that Mr. Luo has expressed his stance, what should the three of them do?
Failure to cooperate means disregarding the overall situation and selfishness. If word spreads, Ning Guo's demise will not be due to Li Chenan's incompetence in governing the country, but to old people like them who do not understand the righteousness!
They will become the enemies of everyone in the entire Ning Kingdom!
How to survive in Ningguo in the future?
This old Duke Luo is killing people!
This little thing Li Chenan is so treacherous!
This is when taking a stand becomes extremely important.
They knew in an instant that they had fallen into Li Chenan's trap, and they couldn't help but bargain.
Then you can only express your opinion.
Even if I feel unwilling to do so!
Li Wenhou's stern face showed a bright smile.
"Sure enough, the regent is right. In times of crisis, you will meet your loyal friends!"
"With you and the regent here in Ningguo, we should be as solid as a rock, as strong as this heavy snow, and be reborn in the cold!"
"Tomorrow I will send someone to your house to check the income of the past thirty years."
"In addition... the regent said that this matter can be a win-win situation. I will visit them one by one on another day to discuss a win-win strategy!"
