Datang: My private money was exposed by Li Shimin

The news that the emperor wanted to buy grain spread quickly, and other main figures of the family got together again to discuss how to deal with it.

Li Family Mansion.

More than a dozen people gathered in the lobby, and Pei Ji was naturally among them. He hadn't entered the palace to see Li Yuan for a long time, so he didn't know that the conflict between their father and son had begun to ease.

of course.

Even if he knew the result, he would not think of bloodletting to win over people like the family.

To know.

Once all the problems are sorted out, an old man like him will no longer be of any use.

Pei Ji would never tolerate seeing such a thing happen!
"Since everyone is here, let's talk about it, what do you think of His Majesty's actions this time!" After a moment of silence, Li Yuankai spoke first.

He knows that everyone has thoughts in their hearts, and they are all quite different, but they just haven't found the right opportunity to express them.

As the leader of the aristocratic family, he must of course synthesize everyone's opinions so that he can respond effectively and ensure that the situation is not completely controlled by Li Shimin to the greatest extent.

really.

Li Yuankai's words immediately opened everyone's minds.

"I think the emperor did this to show his strength and consolidate his power and status in this way. To put it bluntly, he is still fighting us!"

"Yeah, the emperor definitely has a hole card in his hand, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a thing so directly!

"I think the emperor doesn't want to lose the initiative, but also wants our help, so he came up with the trick of buying food with money, but I'm really curious, where does the emperor's self-confidence come from!"

Soon, many people expressed their opinions. These people agreed that the reason why the emperor did this was to occupy all the initiative and let them bring out the food!

obviously.

There are quite a few people who have this idea!

"I actually think that you only mentioned one of them, and the most important thing you didn't say!" At this moment, Duan Lun slowly stood up.

moment.

All eyes were on him.

"The emperor's most important thing is to use this opportunity to test our strength. If we are caught, he can even use the name of hoarding food to attack again!"

"Please think about it carefully, no matter whether the emperor has the strength to do this, the problem has come to our side now. Should we send the grain out to expose our strength, or choose to refuse to wait for the emperor to make another move?"

As soon as his words fell, the lobby immediately fell silent, and most of the people's faces became ugly.

Thinking about it carefully, the facts are really like this. If the emperor is allowed to grasp their true strength, they will definitely suffer a big loss in the next confrontation.

"It's really possible!" Li Yuankai, who had remained silent all along, spoke again.

At this moment, he was still wearing a white cloth on his head, and losing Zhou Ping, his son-in-law, made him look much older all of a sudden.

Not only because Zhou Ping's ability is quite strong, but more importantly, this is equivalent to the emperor slapping him in the face severely in front of everyone.

In a sense, they have lost this confrontation.

It was precisely because of this that Li Yuankai paid special attention to the emperor's actions this time.

He tried every means to find clues from it, so as to reverse the situation.

"Could it be... that we are going to be held in the hands of the emperor like dough?"

The last words made many people's eyes flicker in an instant.

"Things have reached this point. If we all unite and don't follow the emperor's call, anyway, buying and selling depends on the willingness of both parties. We all say that there is nothing we can do without him!"

"You're so confused. You absolutely can't do this. How can we ask everyone not to sell grain to the emperor? If we really do that, I'm afraid our prestige will be greatly affected!"

"It's not just that, if you openly ask everyone not to sell grain to the emperor, you will definitely leave a handle, and it will be even more difficult at that time!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either. Don't we just watch the emperor helplessly, holding us in his hands but there's nothing we can do?"

Many people have become excited. Based on the analysis just now, they seem to have lost sight of a good solution.

If he fails again in this confrontation with the emperor, the future will be really difficult.

"That's enough..." Li Yuankai took a deep breath and spoke again as he watched the crowd who were constantly arguing.

As everyone slowly quieted down, his train of thought gradually became clear.

The quarrel of these people made him understand that no matter what he chooses, he will not have a good way out. Since this is the case, why must he resist?

It was at this time that Li Yuankai had a wonderful idea in his mind.

"What is the price of grain in the market now?" After a long silence, Li Yuankai squinted his eyes and looked at the butler behind him and asked in a low voice.

"Master, the price of grain on the market is [-] cents a bucket!" the butler said without hesitation.

This is not a difficult task for him. As the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, he must keep these information in mind and be ready to report to Li Yuankai at all times.

In fact.

The price of sixty cents a bucket is already quite high!
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has experienced several turmoil, and now the Turks have invaded the border, and there has been a large-scale famine. The price of grain has instantly changed from the previous fifteen yuan to the current sixty yuan.

The price has quadrupled!
It is precisely for this reason that when the disaster victims flood into the affluent Chang'an, they will also face the situation of having no food, and no one can afford it.

"It's still too cheap..." Li Yuankai shook his head slowly.

Hearing what he said, everyone immediately looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding what it meant.

To know.

According to the current price, if things go on like this, even they will not be able to bear it.

"Didn't the emperor want to buy grain? And it's [-]% higher than the market price, so let's raise the market price properly. Anyway, now that the Turks are invading the border and famines are everywhere, it's quite easy to do this!"

"As long as everyone present here does something casually, it will be enough to make the whole Chang'an city panic. At that time, I would like to see how long the silver mountain in the emperor's hands can last?" Li Yuankai's mouth showed a sneer.

Since the emperor wants to play, then play with him to the end!
It wasn't until this time that everyone understood what Li Yuankai wanted to do.

then.

In just a few days, rumors spread everywhere in Chang'an City...

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