"I...Your Majesty, please be a human being!"
“You’re even trying to trick an old minister?”
Wang De quickly grabbed Wei Zheng's sleeve: "Servant, please accept it as soon as you see fit!"
"You dare to say anything. To tell you the truth, today is a double happiness. Your Majesty is happy. Only then can you be safe and sound. If it were normal times, you would be in bad luck today."
"Humph, what I said is the truth!"
"It's all for the good of the Tang Dynasty. Who would like to criticize His Majesty for nothing?"
After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he turned around and left, walking much more briskly. He had been addicted to talking before, but now he is really scared when he thinks about it!
The truths he told were taboo for His Majesty. If His Majesty couldn't help it and killed himself, what would happen to his wife and son?
"Let's go, let's go, hurry up and slip away. Today I have admonished His Majesty, maintained the stability of the court, and satisfied my appetite. I should be content."
The rest of the people also walked out of Tai Chi Hall.
When Liu Zheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, met, everyone looked at him. Liu Zhenghui knew in his heart that these people were going to deal with him, especially Fang Xuanling, who was his direct superior.
So Liu Zhenghui, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, lowered his head, felt the wind at his feet, and walked quickly forward.
Before the King of Shu went on an expedition, His Majesty and the King of Shu talked to him respectively. The content of the conversation was very simple. No matter who came to ask for money or food, there were only two words, no.
So he did as he was told. Whether it was Fang Xuanling, the three provinces and six ministries, or even people from the harem who came to ask for money, he refused because the treasury was full of rats.
During this period, except for urgent emergencies in the Ministry of Household Affairs, only if there was His Majesty's will, he would allocate some money and food, and the rest of the people did not even take a penny from him.
However, Tang Jian's great cleverness made him take the blame today, and His Majesty even acquiesced.
Now, this man looked at him with murderous eyes, which made him panic.
"Liu Shangshu, wait a minute..."
The person who spoke was indeed Fang Xuanling.
Liu Zhenghui pretended not to hear and continued walking forward, even speeding up his pace.
"Hey, did you escape? Stop for me..."
Fang Xuanling roared with a dark face.
Liu Zhenghui started running. He thought to himself that if he escaped today, he would escape the disaster. Even if his immediate superior would be angry in the future, Fang Xuanling would not be so angry after the food war was successfully won.
If so many people caught him today and asked him why he hid it, he couldn't say that it was His Majesty's order. He would have to take the blame for this matter, and His Majesty and the Prince would absolutely not be able to do so.
"Catch him. If you don't explain clearly today, we won't let him go!"
Changsun Wuji roared, and seven or eight officials ran out.
Liu Zhenghui was blocked, and he could only sigh.
"Master Fang, Master Sikong..."
Fang Xuanling said angrily: "Why are you lying to people? Do you know how difficult my life is these days?"
"Yes, I am always worried. In order to collect food, I am shameless and personally go to the homes of major nobles to borrow food. It would be better for you to guard the money and food from the treasury and watch the jokes of me and others."
"Liu Shangshu, this is a bit unethical. Even if it is just for acting, you should tell us!"
Liu Zhenghui broke the jar and threw it, and said with his hands: "Everyone, I also want to make this scene realistic. If you two adults don't borrow food in person, how could those people be fooled."
"What's more, the money and food from the national treasury are also of important use. The King of Shu has said that he is going to conquer the Western Regions. These money and food are military expenses."
Changsun Wuji secretly thought something bad, it seemed that everyone had been fooled.
Your Majesty and the King of Shu are playing a huge game of chess, and the whole world is the chessboard, and they are the pawns.
The King of Shu kept the money and food from the treasury and wanted to conquer the Western Regions, then... In other words, the King of Shu attacked Tuyuhun just to cooperate with His Majesty in the food war. Tuyuhun could be easily won according to the plan of His Majesty and the King of Shu.
After Tuyuhun is defeated, the food war will naturally be won, and this is not over yet. Your Majesty wants to use the food from the aristocratic families to capture the Western Regions.
What a big game of chess.
No wonder, His Majesty even lied to him and Fang Xuanling.
Your Majesty is afraid that they will object, especially against King Shu's attack on the Western Regions.
Because once the King of Shu conquers the Western Regions, his contribution will be great. The canonization of the King of Qin is a sure thing, and it is useless for anyone to object.
But why does Your Majesty go to great lengths to support the King of Shu?
Your heart is unpredictable!
Fang Xuanling obviously saw the key. She patted Liu Zhenghui on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It turns out that it makes our acting more realistic. This is great!"
"Liu Shangshu, go ahead!"
Liu Zhenghui looked at the big bosses frowning and thinking, and was confused. Did he say something wrong?
Liu Zhenghui was an economic official, but he still lacked some political acumen, and he started to do things step by step.
Fang Xuanling glanced at the ministers around him and said with a smile: "Let's all disperse and get to work quickly. If something goes wrong in the food war, don't blame me for being ruthless."
After everyone left, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling walked out of the palace side by side.
"Xuan Ling, I still can't figure it out. Why would Your Majesty take the risk to cultivate an unstable factor?"
"Although the prince is a bit...ahem, your majesty shouldn't take this risk. What if history repeats itself?"
Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Auxiliary machine, you are too close to the prince. You are in the middle of the game, so naturally you can't see what's going on outside."
"Don't forget that the world's richest people in Shandong have fallen. Who will be the biggest beneficiary?"
"A king is afraid of a dominant family. Only balance is what a king wants to see."
Changsun Wuji suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. He was focused on the prince and thinking about how to stabilize the prince's position, but he neglected that they represented the interests of the Guanlong Group.
Previously, the wealthy families in Shandong and the Five Surnames and Qiwang were the existences that His Majesty was most afraid of. The Guanlong Group was His Majesty's weapon to suppress the wealthy noble families in Shandong and the Five Surnames and Qiwang. As for those families in Jiangnan, no one considered them. Put it in your eyes.
But now, with the five surnames and seven hopes, the Zheng family in Xingyang is gone, all transportation in the world belongs to the King of Shu, the Li family in Longxi has surrendered, and has also become the power of the King of Shu.
Although the Cui family is the most prestigious family in the world, it is only shown in politics. As long as your majesty closes the door to them, they are nothing. Therefore, the Cui family is trying its best to please your majesty.
The Jiangnan aristocratic families all turned to the King of Shu.
As for the other wealthy noble families in Shandong, after this food war, they all had to kneel down. From then on, there was no hopeless family in Shandong.
After the Shandong Group collapsed, only the Guanlong Group was left. Isn't it just one company?
The most terrible thing is that the King of Shu cut off an arm of the Guanlong Group, and the Li family in Longxi fell to the King of Shu.
In this way, these unified forces behind the King of Shu formed a new force, which was enough to be on an equal footing with the Guanlong Group.
Biquge
