Shandong Nobles
The disaster in Shandong was getting worse and worse. The food that Li Shimin transferred from the surrounding areas of Shandong was not enough for the people of Shandong to survive the locust plague.
However, there was no surplus food around Shandong. They could only rely on Lin Fei's 3,000 armored soldiers to retrieve the stolen food.
This concerned the lives of the people of Shandong, so Lin Fei did not dare to be careless. Therefore, under his urging, the journey that originally took two months was rushed by him in a month.
The first thing Lin Fei did when he arrived in Shandong was to let Cheng Chumo bring people to find out the situation in Shandong.
After the last incident, Cheng Chumo was very obedient. After he gave the order, he immediately brought a hundred armored soldiers out.
Seeing Cheng Chumo's figure gradually disappear, Li Chengqian, who was standing next to him, asked in confusion,"General, why don't we go to Governor Chen? He's the chief official of Shandong. He should be able to provide us with some information.”
Lin Fei shook his head." Governor Chen won't provide us with information. Otherwise, he would have mentioned it in the memorial. There's no need to wait for us to go to Shandong.”
"Are you saying that Governor Chen is unreliable? We have 3,000 people in Shandong without backup. It will be very difficult to find that batch of food.”Li Chengqian was a smart person. He understood without being too clear.
"This is also the reason why Father Li asked me to come, and why he brought you along.”
Lin Fei smiled at Li Chengqian and said," Of course, your father definitely has a backup plan. I don't know what it is for the time being, but it's not a problem to protect your safety. He won't let you die."
However, I reckon that his backup plan is useless. If I can't even solve this small matter in Shandong, how can I marry your sister?”
Li Chengqian looked at Lin Fei. He did not know where Lin Fei got the courage to say that 3,000 soldiers would solve the problem in Shandong without any external help.
Just as he was about to say something more, he saw Qin Yuhuai walking over. Li Chengqian could only shut his mouth.
"General, the Li, Cui, Lu, Zheng, and Wang families have come to visit. They are waiting for your reply outside the camp.”Qin Yuhuai walked to Lin Fei and cupped his fists.
Lin Fei was not surprised to hear Qin Yuhuai mention these five families.
These five families were the largest families in Shandong. They had long managed Shandong like a fortress. Even Li Shimin could not do anything about them.
If these five families did not even know that he had brought 3,000 people into Shandong, then the disaster grain would not have been robbed in Shandong.
"Tell them that the army has just arrived and hasn't done anything yet. They are too ashamed to face the local people. It won't be too late to meet them after we find the food and exterminate the bandits.”
Lin Fei did not need to think to know what the five families wanted to see him for. They wanted him to take the armored soldiers around Shandong and go back after putting on a show. This way, not only would he be fine, but he would also receive a lot of benefits.
But this way, he would get the benefits, but the people would starve to death.
Lin Fei could not do such a thing.
Since he couldn't do it, then he might as well not meet the five families. Anyway, he had already chosen to stand opposite them.
Not only did Lin Fei understand this principle, but Qin Yuhuan also understood it. When she heard Lin Fei say that he wouldn't see her, she advised,"Wouldn't it be bad to wipe their face like this? After all, they have been operating in Shandong for many years.”
"They won't stop me after I see them?”Lin Fei glanced at Qin Yuhuai and continued,"As long as we want to retrieve the food, they will stop us. It doesn't matter if we see them or not.”
"Could it be that they robbed the food?”
"No, but it definitely has something to do with them. Otherwise, it would be impossible for those bandits to rob so much food in Shandong.”
"How could they do this? They didn't care about the lives of 100,000 people in Shandong. What do they want? Do you want to rebel?" Li Chengqian was furious. He was the Crown Prince, and the future of the country would be his. Therefore, how could he not be angry when he saw someone disregard the lives of the people like this?
"They won't rebel. They know this, and so does your father. Otherwise, your father wouldn't have sent three thousand of us, but a hundred thousand soldiers.”
" As for what they want, it's impossible to guess. They just want the same merits as those in Chang 'an. But they have no merits at all. How could your father agree? That's why they want to take the risk to force your father.”
Lin Fei saw Li Chengqian's angry look and explained to him. He knew that Li Shiming wanted to train Li Chengqian, so it was fine for him to cooperate.
"Hmph, the world belongs to my Imperial Father. He dares to force the abdication.”Li Chengqian still looked angry.
Lin Fei shook his head and did not say anything else. He gestured for Qin Yuhuai to send those people outside back.
As for Li Chengqian, Lin Fei felt that he needed a flashlight to be frustrated. Otherwise, he would really think that the world belonged to his Li family and no one could go against their wishes.
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