Had he been played?
Hearing this, the other six old men were stunned. It was understandable that they had been played, but all the officials in the court had been played. Where did this come from?
Li Zhao said in a deep voice,
"The little Emperor's actions are not because of money or the urgent needs of the Imperial Court. Instead, he is using this matter to scheme for other things!”
These words made the six old men even more confused.
"Brother Li, what is the little Emperor plotting?”
"Yeah, I couldn't tell!"
"The Imperial Court is in urgent need of money to resolve their urgent needs, so they are extorting money from you and me. Could it be that this is not what the little Emperor is doing? If not, why must we donate money?”
"Stupid blockhead!"
Li Zhao cursed, but seeing that the six old men were still confused, he felt bitter in his heart. They were blockheads, and so was he. He shook his head and sighed,
"Do you really think that the Imperial Court has no other way to deal with this urgent matter? The imperial court was indeed based on the people, but when it came to a critical moment of lack of money, could they really not forcefully levy taxes? The Imperial Court could completely relieve the people of their distress. The people could suffer for a while, and in the future, they could use other benefits to replenish them.”
Li Zhao took a deep breath." But why? Why did they find us?”
"Because Prime Minister Feng proposed to borrow money from us in the morning court today."”
Li Zhao shook his head and said firmly,"
"However, the little emperor's plan is for us to donate. The word 'donate' is one word different, and it's a thousand miles wrong! Besides, think about it carefully. What is the result of this donation?”
Looking at the other six old men who were deep in thought, Li Zhao said bluntly,"
"In the end, those seven stone steles! The little Emperor's true goal was not just to get money to resolve the crisis of the imperial court. More importantly, it was to make the five surnames and seven Wangs lose their prestige! As you can see, when the seven stone tablets appeared, how many people cursed the five surnames and seven gazes? How many ministers have started to target our people?”
With a swoosh, the six old men's expressions changed drastically.
"Are you saying that the Imperial Court is afraid of the prestige of the Five Families and Seven Wangs?" Li Qing asked in a trembling voice.”
Li Zhao nodded, then shook his head and said,"
"To be precise, the little emperor is afraid. Which of the ministers in the imperial court doesn't wish to marry a woman from the five surnames and marry with us? In this way, the five surnames and the Seven Wangs would have a deep influence in the court. If someone among the five surnames and the Seven Wangs committed a crime in the future, would the emperor have some scruples if you and I wanted to protect him?”
"Now that the little Emperor has seen this, that's why there are those seven stone tablets!”
"There are only clues now, but it doesn't have a deep impact on the five families and seven Wangs. However, don't forget that the seven stone tablets didn't disappear.”
Li Zhao gritted his teeth and said,"
"What kind of place is the entrance of the palace? It's a place that all the officials must pass through when they enter the court. The little emperor has erected seven stone tablets there, and all the officials see them every day when they enter the court.”
Following Li Zhao's analysis, the faces of the six old men turned pale.
These words couldn't be any more obvious.
The little Emperor used the seven stone tablets not to cut off the prestige of the Five Families and Seven Wangs in the hearts of the people, but to cut off the thoughts of the officials and ministers of the court!
Ordinary people could hope to marry women from the five surnames.
But being an official in the imperial court was definitely not allowed!
Look at the seven stone tablets and the words on them. Do you officials still have the face to marry women from the five surnames? The five surnames and the seven Wangs have offended the emperor, but you still want to marry women from the five surnames. What's the meaning of this?!
Li Zhao gritted his teeth and said word by word,"
"The most ruthless part of the little Emperor's move is to use those seven stone tablets. Not only does he want to end the disputes between the civil and military officials of the court and the five surnames and seven Wangs, but he also wants you and me to donate money so that the court can resolve this urgent matter.”
On the other hand, what did the Imperial Court pay?
He didn't pay anything!
Just like that, they had to donate money for nothing. They still had to suffer unspeakably and remember the good of the imperial court.
After all, the imperial court did not allow them to completely destroy the reputation of the Five Families and Seven Wangs in the hearts of the world. Wasn't that a great kindness? The Imperial Court could have just ignored their money and made the world hate the names of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs!
"Such a vicious plan, was it the little Emperor's idea?" Lu Hu's face was pale.”
"I don't know. It's very likely that it's the Supreme Emperor!”
Li Zhao sighed. He really didn't know about this. Even he was confused. How could an eight-year-old child think of such a vicious plan?
As for the other six people, they suddenly understood.
He had almost forgotten that the Supreme Emperor was standing behind Li Tai!
Li Yuan, although you abdicated, you're not dead. Moreover, you let an eight-year-old child sit on the throne. How can he rest assured?
Moreover, Li Tai was only eight years old. Could he really think of such a vicious plan?
"Regardless of whether it's the little Emperor or not, you and I must be extremely cautious when facing him in the future. Just this one exchange with the little Emperor almost destroyed the prestige of the five surnames and seven Wangs. If it happens again, I'm afraid we'll really become sinners!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They had been careless when facing the little Emperor this time. They had been careless at his age. Who would have thought that he was clearly only eight years old, but he was even more black-hearted than them!
"There's more!"
Li Zhao suddenly thought of something and said,"The little emperor's melon seeds can't be eaten anymore!”
Hearing this, the six old men trembled.
"Don't worry. I won't touch it in the future, let alone eat it!" Li Qing waved his hand and said.”
As they spoke, the seven old men looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Eating melon seeds could really kill people!
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"Achoo!"
In King Qin's Mansion, Li Tai was sitting on a soft couch and chewing on melon seeds. Suddenly, he couldn't help but sneeze. Rubbing his nose, he said with a puzzled expression,"Is someone scolding me?"
Li Jiancheng, Li Er, and Li Yuanji looked at him with faint gazes.
Isn't it normal to scold you?
It had only been two days since he took the throne, but how many people had he cheated?!
"Your Majesty, what did you think of this plan?" Li Jiancheng suddenly asked.”
"What plan?" Li Tai blinked.”
Li Jiancheng said with admiration,"
"This time, the Imperial Court was able to use the hands of the five surnames and seven Wangs to resolve the urgent situation, all thanks to His Majesty's methods. In addition, the most important thing is that His Majesty has also damaged the prestige of the five surnames and seven Wangs in the hearts of the people. Even if the impact is not great, it will still affect the civil and military officials. In the future, if the officials want to marry the five surnames and seven Wangs again, I'm afraid they will have to think carefully.”
"Imperial Grandfather taught me." Li Tai blinked again.”
Father?
The three of them were stunned.
"You didn't think of this plan?" Li Er asked in surprise.”
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