Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

At this moment, inside the Wang Family Mansion.

The other six families and others all gathered here, waiting for Wang Gui's news to come back.

I don't know how long I waited, an official from the Wang family hurried in and shouted: "Patriarch, something is wrong!"

"What happened?"

Wang Yuanhua asked quickly.

The other six families and others were startled at the same time, is something really going to happen?

"We...we..."

The official was about to speak, but seeing Lu Yulin and others were there, he didn't know whether to speak or not.

"You said it!"

Wang Yuanhua was so anxious that he was about to jump up.

"He dare not say that!"

An official from the Lu family just walked into the gate of the Wang family.

They made an agreement, and when they got the last news, they would gather at the Wang's house and discuss what to do. Therefore, after retreating from the court, everyone rushed to the Wang's house immediately.

"What the hell happened?"

Wang Yuanhua said anxiously again.

"Your royal family betrayed you, and you still have the face to ask us what happened?"

The official said coldly.

"Nonsense, our royal family and everyone share weal and woe, how could we rebel?"

Wang Yuanhua was furious.

"Speak clearly."

Lu Yulin also said anxiously.

The official told the whole story of what happened in the court hall, and continued: "Wang Gui sold out all the members of our family, including senior officials of the fourth rank and above, and everyone in the Wang family is innocent. , Wang Gui was also rewarded by Li Erlang, this is not betrayal, what is it?"

Wang Yuanhua was shocked, pointing at the person who came back from his family just now, and shouted: "Is everything he said true?"

The man could only nod slightly.

"How could this be, it's impossible!"

Wang Yuanhua roared in despair.

"Wang Yuanhua, how do you explain this!"

Cui Jingsheng first said angrily: "Before paying the salt and iron tax, I thought there was something wrong with your Wang family. As expected, you are still cooperating with Li Erlang? How long have you been hiding it from us?"

"That's right, your royal family must know something inside, and this inside story is what you got from cooperating with the imperial court and betraying us, right?"

Cui Mao pointed at Wang Yuanhua angrily.

"Wang Yuanhua, just wait for me, betray our six families and take refuge in the imperial court, your Wang family is very scheming!"

Zheng Quan stood up immediately, and said angrily: "We trust you so much, but you count us all in, very good! I hope you don't regret it!"

After all, he strode out.

"What a Wang family, I have learned your methods!"

Li Chengen sneered and turned to leave.

The rest of the group also took a deep look at him, without concealing their resentment, and then followed Li Chengen and left.

Not long after they left, Wang Gui just came back.

"Wang Gui!"

Wang Yuanhua said angrily: "You have done a good thing, you dare to betray the Wang family! Someone, take down Wang Gui first, and deal with it according to the family law!"

"Aye, don't be angry!"

Wang Rujing walked out slowly from the backyard, and continued: "If I'm not wrong, my uncle should have been tricked into a trick, right?"

"Niece Ru Jing, oh... it's hard to describe!"

Wang Gui had no choice but to express his helplessness completely.

at the same time.

Lu Yulin and others who left also got the news that all the salt and iron merchants under them, including those officials, were all investigated by the court, and it was irreversible.

"Li Erlang dared to join forces with the Wang family and play us around, what a trick!"

Li Yongfeng almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

If the imperial court suppressed them like this, how much profit they would have to lose, not to mention those salt and iron, that is, high-ranking officials. I don’t know how long they have been operating before they can get them to that position.

Now that Li Shimin got it down, years of painstaking efforts were in vain.

"Li Erlang is not benevolent, don't blame us for being unrighteous, the court wants to rectify the salt and iron, right? Let's start with the salt and iron to make him regret it."

Cui Mao said coldly: "I'll go back now and inform everyone below that the price of my Cui family's salt will increase tenfold from now on!"

All the salt in Datang, not only in Gyeonggi Province, but also in Hebei, Northeast, Northwest and other places, is controlled by their aristocratic family. This price increase can affect the entire north of Datang.

"Our Li family also raised the price tenfold. Let me see what Li Shimin will do!"

Li Chengen also said angrily.

"He wants to force us to death, so let's force him to death first!"

Lu Yulin clenched his fists with murderous aura.

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Salt Iron Division.

"Sir, your plan to divide is wonderful!"

After Li Shimin came here, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile: "It turns out that the master has already made up his mind, Wang Gui will do this, and then counterattack skillfully, forcing him to offend other people in order to save himself."

"This time, there was a crack in the seven of them, and it will be easy to deal with in the future."

He was really shocked, so simple, the five surnames and seven wang who were united became less united.

"I'm just making a small plan. Who told the Wang family to really pay the salt and iron tax? If they don't make it up, I can't do it yet."

Li Yi'an has been planning this matter since seeing Wang Rujing come to the Yantie Division, but thinking that it really succeeded, he continued: "Next, they can counterattack us, and the only thing left is to raise the price of salt. .”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Yuchi Jingde walked in shouting.

"Sir, first...Your Majesty, you are here!"

Yuchi Jingde was originally running in, but stopped abruptly, and immediately stopped to salute.

"Jingde, what happened to make you so excited." Li Shimin asked.

"I'm looking for Mr. Wang. I just got the news that except for the Wang family, the other six families have started to increase the price of salt by more than ten times. Now only Chang'an is raising the price, but the salt is almost controlled by them, and it will soon spread to the entire Tang Dynasty. Here's our chance."

Yuchi Jingde said excitedly.

"Increase the price of salt by ten times!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "They are so courageous!"

Li Yi'an nodded and said: "People are forced to get anxious, they can do anything, General Yuchi, we can sell salt tomorrow."

What Yuchi Jingde was waiting for was this sentence: "As soon as our salt comes out tomorrow, they will still be in despair."

Li Shimin reassured: "Jingde, after tomorrow, I will work hard for you."

"Your servant is not working hard!"

Yuchi Jingde quickly shook his head and said: "Mr. is the one who works hard. Mr. Serves the country and the people. I will never be able to compare with you."

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later."

Li Shimin read this sentence again, and felt his eyes heat up: "Even if it is me, my care for my country and people is not as good as my husband!"

"Be low-key and low-key, in fact, that's what I'm doing!"

Li Yi'an waved his hand: "Your Majesty is a wise king through the ages, but after Yao and Shun, how can you compare with me, an ordinary person?"

Li Shimin liked this sentence very much, and laughed happily.