Qin Mo was taking an afternoon nap at home when Li Er sent his guards over and brought him to the palace.
It was because when Li Er and the sly old man were frowning, Empress Zhangsun said,"Since this matter started because of Qin Mo, why don't we call him over and ask if there's a way to solve it."”
Then, Li Er and the cunning old man remembered that Qin Mo was the mastermind behind everything.
Li Er gritted his teeth and shouted,"Bring that Shandong kid to me."”
If there was no movable type printing technique, why would the aristocrats use such extreme methods to confront the emperor? Even if Li Er guessed that the aristocratic families were the masterminds, it was useless.
Without any evidence, it was impossible for the five surnames and seven Wangs to act against each other. Even the ministers in the court would object, let alone the people in the world.
Because today, Li Er could make a move on the five surnames and seven Wangs without evidence, and tomorrow he could make a move on others.
This was a violation of the rules, and it would inevitably be opposed by everyone. At that time, Li Er would truly become a loner.
Attacking the aristocratic families was the worst and most forced choice.
Thus, Qin Mo went to the Grand Hall.
Qin Mo stretched his body with sleepy eyes."Your Majesty, why are you disturbing my dreams?”
Taking a nap was a habit he had in the future. After transmigrating, he also had this habit. He would sleep for an hour at noon every day.
Li Er reprimanded,"I'm already in a terrible state, and you still have the mood to sleep."”
Qin Mo yawned."Your Majesty, I'm still a child.”
Seeing Qin Mo's lazy appearance, Li Er had the urge to beat up the little kid.
The cunning old man now found Qin Mo extremely pleasing to the eye. This was called a father-in-law looking at a son-in-law. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him.
"Overnight, rumors spread in Chang 'an City that there would be a locust plague next year and that illegal merchants would raise the price of grain. Now the people of Chang' an City are panicking and the queue in front of the grain shop is several miles long.”The cunning old man told him the reason for Li Er's bad temper.
"This must be the work of a great clan.”Qin Mo made his judgment.
Li Erdao said,"We know that it was done by the great clans, but what countermeasures do you have?”
Qin Mo said indifferently,"It's not a big deal. If the price of grain rises, His Majesty will control the price of grain, and the panic of the people will naturally be eliminated.”
"You make it sound easy, but how can we stabilize the grain price?”Li Er asked again.
Qin Mo smiled and said,"Your Majesty, you can transfer food from other places to Chang 'an to solve the problem.”
Li Er said,"If it was that simple, why would I be in such a difficult position?”
"The Great Tang is not rich in food," the old man explained."The grain merchants have closed their doors and stopped selling grain. The grain that is mobilized from the outside is not enough to solve the food shortage crisis.”
Qin Mo said,"Now that the grain has just been harvested, the commoners have surplus grain in their homes. They will only panic when someone with ulterior motives leads them to panic. As long as they believe that the Imperial Court has enough grain and eliminate the panic, they will naturally not rush to buy grain.”
Seeing that Li Er and the sly old man did not understand, Qin Mo continued,"Your Majesty, you can send people to transport grain into Chang 'an continuously. When the people see it, they will naturally believe the imperial court.”
Li Er said unhappily,"We don't have that much food.”
Qin Mo couldn't help but roll his eyes."How would the commoners know if you have rice or sand in your bag?" His Majesty could even have people deliberately break a few bags to let the grain leak out. At that time, the people would naturally believe it.”
Old Yin said, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui went to do it. It's just that this matter can be deceived for a while, but it can't be deceived for a lifetime. If the big aristocratic families refuse to sell food to the outside world, the imperial court transfers the food, the total amount of food is exhausted, and when it comes, I'm afraid it will cause even more trouble. If the people's fear of the locust plague was not eliminated, it would be difficult to lower the grain price.”
The wisdom of the ancients could not be underestimated. However, if they did this, the possibility of failure was extremely high. Even if the common people believed that the imperial court had food, the aristocratic families did not believe it. In the end, they would still fail. It would only delay the time.
If the drought was not removed, the locust plague would continue to haunt the hearts of the people, and all methods would be futile.
Li Er's face was filled with killing intent."Do those aristocratic families think that my butcher's knife is not effective?”
The blood of the Xuanwu Gate had not dried yet, and Li Yuan had just stepped down from the throne. There were still his trusted aides in the court. If the aristocratic families were to cause trouble, Li Yuan might have a chance to turn the tables.
Of course, Li Er would not allow this to happen. The worst case scenario was that he would massacre the aristocratic families. For the sake of the country, what was wrong with being infamy?
The cunning old man advised,"Your Majesty, don't be rash.”
Qin Mo said ruthlessly,"The aristocratic families are bullying us too much. I might have to use my ultimate move.”
Li Er's eyes lit up as he looked at Qin Mo."Do you have any ideas?”
Qin Mo said,"As long as it rains, all the problems will be solved.”
The root of all problems was the drought. As long as it rained, everything would be solved.
Li Er said angrily,"Who doesn't know that all the problems will be solved with the rain? But I've already asked the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor. There won't be any rain in the near future."”
As long as it rained, the drought would naturally be resolved, and the locust plague would naturally be gone. The panic of the people would naturally be gone, and the price of grain would naturally fall.
Even if the Five Families and Seven Wangs didn't sell food, the other grain merchants naturally wouldn't follow them.
Qin Mo said leisurely,"Your Majesty, do you still remember the artificial rainfall I mentioned?”
It was indeed difficult for the Great Tang to create artificial rainfall, but in the future, there would be artificial rainfall methods. He might have to buy some artificial rainfall equipment.
These things could be sold on Taobao.
Li Er said excitedly,"How confident are you?”
Qin Mo said,"100%."
"Good!" Li Er said excitedly.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty," the cunning old man said.”
Qin Mo said,"I'm sure the great clans will use this opportunity to cause trouble. Your Majesty can use this opportunity to deal them a blow.”
Li Er's murderous tone was "Good!" I'll wait for them to come."
.......
Cui family.
The five surnames and the Seven Wangs gathered together again.
Cui Mingan said happily,"My sons have already asked the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor. There won't be any rain for the next few months. Tomorrow, we'll make a big move and force His Majesty to issue an edict to kill Zhangsun Wuji and the others.”
"Good! This kind of big event must be done by the us." The people from the aristocratic families were all excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
For aristocratic families, reputation was their foundation.
If he could force Li Er to go down and kill Zhangsun Wuji and the others, they would definitely leave their names in history. Even if they died, their families would prosper.
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