Li Longji's face was livid. He was so angry that he kept saying that Li Rui was spouting nonsense. It was impossible for there to be so many refugees.
After all, according to Lin Jiulang's memorial, the world was rich, everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the treasury was filled with money from taxes.
However, this was all built on the increase in taxes over the years!
The heavy taxes led to a surge in refugees. Li Longji indulged in the harem and pleasure, and almost all of his power was delegated to Lin Jiulang, making the court a mess.
Li Rui's gaze drifted toward Lin Jiulang. Killing intent had just appeared in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
After killing Lin Jiulang, there was still Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong.
These guys were not even as good as Lin Jiulang!
The Great Tang's current problems were complicated. From Li Longji to the Right Prime Minister to the officials, they all had great problems.
If killing Li Longji could solve the problem, then Li Rui alone could break into the palace and kill Li Longji.
The key was to kill Li Longji. The eight military governors would probably come to attack Chang 'an in the name of crusading against the rebels and support the prince who was in line with their own interests.
With the Great Tang in chaos, the Tubo, Turks, Abbasid Caliphate, and Tuyuhun would all cross the border to attack.
Li Rui did not want a dilapidated Great Tang, and he did not want its population to fall because of the chaos of war.
After killing Lin Jiulang, there were treacherous officials like Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong.
After killing Shi Zuo and the others, the various departments of the Great Tang would descend into chaos, and it would be even more troublesome.
Promotion of virtuous officials?
More than half of the 12,000 official positions in Chang 'an were bought.
If he promoted these people to the top, even Shi Zuo and the others would probably not join.
Although these people were corrupt, they still had some ability. If they were replaced by some useless people, they might as well keep Shi Zuo.
The problem of the Great Tang's various tribes could not be solved by killing two people!
Li Rui held a folding fan in his hand and mounted his horse."Let's go. I'm very busy every day. Don't interfere in my business. Also, Old Dog Lin, do you know why I didn't kill you?”
Lin Jiulang was a little confused. Shi Zuo and the others were also puzzled. The little demon king dared to chop Tang Jiahui up in the main hall and point his spear at the saints.
If Li Rui really killed the Right Prime Minister, it would not be surprising.
Li Rui tightened the reins of his horse." Your life was exchanged for by this old man with the Tiger Tally. Also, Shi Zuo, I won't kill you. You are still useful. Don't test my patience. If you provoke me again, I will flatten your mansion and kill all of you!”
As the second half of his sentence fell, Li Rui intimidated the ministers. The Overlord Spear appeared in his left hand out of thin air, and his killing intent suddenly erupted.
This was the last warning!
If Shi Zuo and the others wanted to die, Li Rui would grant their wish!
"Giddyup!"
Li Rui rode on his Snow Treading Dark Stallion and left before the officials could react. When he passed by the inner city gate, an arrow suddenly shot over!
Ding!
Li Rui brandished his Overlord Spear and knocked away the dark arrow. He instantly took out his Black Gold Combat Crossbow from the System Space, turned around, and raised his hand to aim at the city wall.
A golden-armored guard fell to the ground, scaring the surrounding Golden Guards."There's an assassin. Protect Prince Liang's safety. Shield!”
In an instant, more than fifty Golden Guards surrounded him with shields in their hands, forming a small box around him. Li Rui dismounted and escorted him away.
However, Li Rui was a Northern Liang Army Chief who had experienced killing. He shouted coldly,""Get out of the way. You want to kill me with a cold arrow?”
There was only one assassin. As for who arranged it, whether it was the other princes or Lin Jiulang and the others, no one would know.
The person who did this was destined to be a death warrior. If the assassination succeeded, he would die. If the assassination failed, he would die.
Li Rui laughed coldly at the assassination attempt. He knew that the palace was never peaceful.
In the palace, there were only princes and emperors who died of illness. No one had ever been assassinated by Dao Qiang!
For example, the Zhao Kuangyin brothers of the Song Dynasty were also said to have died of illness!
Today, Li Rui was shot to death, and tomorrow, it would be announced to the public that he had accidentally fallen off his horse and died!
This was the royal family!
Not to mention Li Rui, a prince, who dared to let the eunuchs have monstrous power, even the emperor would dare to poison him to death and announce that he had died of illness to support the young emperor!
Eunuchs messed up the government in every dynasty, and they could not be stopped despite repeated prohibitions.
Therefore, Li Rui did not care about the assassination today and rode out of the palace to return to the Prince Liang's estate.
They had just left the inner city and were now guarding the outer city. The Right Dawn Guards guarding the pass seemed to be unfamiliar faces, and their eyes were terrifyingly cold. They were all crossbowmen carrying crossbows on their backs. There were a total of three hundred people!
The 300-man Right Dawn Guard had more than a regiment.
Li Rui tightened the reins of his horse, and his dark stallion neighed as it stepped on the snow. As a warhorse, he had an instinctive sense of danger.
Right Xiao Wei's eyes were cold, blocking the way in this long and narrow corridor.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Li Rui smiled faintly.”
"Your Highness is too polite. Raise your crossbow!"
The 300 Right Dawn Guards were waiting for Li Rui, waiting for the Golden Guards assassins in the inner city to make a mistake, and then they would ruthlessly kill Li Rui where he had to pass.
Abandoning 300 Right Xiao Guards just to kill Li Rui was truly a big move.
Li Rui threw away the paper fan and said self-deprecatingly," It seems that I'm still suitable to hold a gun. The paper fan of a scholar is not suitable for me!"”
"Shoot!"
The Right guard raised his crossbow, his eyes extremely cold.
This assassination had probably been carefully prepared for a long time, just waiting for Li Rui to appear.
Li Rui brandished the Overlord Spear, and the arrows fell down. Occasionally, a cold arrow would pass through, graze the corner of his eye, and drop a drop of scarlet blood.
Li Rui's eyes were as calm as water. A purple card appeared between his left fingers. He was unwilling to use it when he was chased by tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers. He did not expect to use it today!
"Yi De, come out!"
Li Rui shouted and threw the purple card forward, accompanied by a thunderous roar,""Zhang Fei from Yan is here. Who dares to hurt my master?!”
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