Li Shi Min was annoyed!
He was in a dilemma.
On one hand, it was the three dukes who had followed him for many years.
On one hand, it was one of the nobles in Guanlong, the Wang family that held coarse salt.
If it was anyone else who dared to speak to him like this, he would have long thought of a way to kill them.
However, the Wang Clan was different. Once he touched Wang Wentai, the Wang Clan in the Guanlong area would take action.
Not only would the other party raise prices, but they might even ally with the Turks and Khitans to cause trouble for their frontlines.
Don't underestimate the Wang Clan. The other party was able to become one of the Eight Great Aristocrats because they had soldiers and horses in their hands.
At this time, the front line was already tense, and Li Shimin didn't want to cause any more trouble.
Therefore, even if Wang Wentai dared to talk to him like this, he wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
In order to appease him, Li Shiming even helped him up and pulled him to the side."You're being too serious. How can zhen side with anyone?”
"Our Great Tang has laws. If the Son of Heaven breaks the law, he will be punished as a commoner.”
"It's just that this matter is a little strange. Zhen wants to make a decision after investigating!”
"I know that you must be grieving over the loss of your beloved son. How about this? I will reduce the salt tax this year by one-third and let this matter go.”
Li Shi Min knew Wang Wen Tai's purpose. Although he didn't want to be controlled by others, this matter concerned Qin Qiong and the other two, so he had to make a concession.
His meaning was also very clear. If I give you benefits, don't bite on this matter anymore.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, this Li Shiming is really smart. He actually wants to settle this privately.
But in my opinion, Wang Wentai wouldn't agree to this so easily.
Qin Huaiyu's hearing was very good. He heard Li Shiming's words and understood what Li Shiming was planning.
However, he felt that Li Shiming was doing something useless.
Because Wang Wentai's goal was not to lower the salt tax!
Moreover, if you, Li Shiming, make a concession first, the initiative will be in Wang Wentai's hands.
Sure enough, Wang Wentai's eyes flashed with joy. He knew that as long as Li Shiming made a concession, this matter would be settled.
"Your Majesty is wrong. How can my son's life be exchanged for salt tax?”
"If this commoner really agrees to His Majesty's conditions, wouldn't that make my son's life seem cheap?”
It seemed like he was rejecting Li Shiming's suggestion, but he was implying something in his heart: My son's life is not worth this salt tax.
Li Shiming was a powerful man, so he naturally understood what Wang Wentai meant.
Hmph, now that you have something on me, you want to demand an exorbitant price.
However, I would like to know what your conditions are.
"Then I wonder what you think, Minister Wang?”
"This matter concerns the three High Dukes, and I know that they have contributed greatly to the Great Tang. If you really want to kill them, Your Majesty will definitely be unwilling.”
"But my son can't die in vain!"
"When my son was alive, he liked to study the extraction of coarse salt and wanted to extract refined salt. I heard that Your Majesty already has a method to refine refined salt. Why don't Your Majesty give this method to this commoner and let this commoner burn it for my son?”
"If my son knows about this, he will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty and forgive the three dukes for beating him to death after drinking.”
Li Shiming clenched his fists and stared at Wang Wentai with bloodshot eyes. He didn't expect Wang Wentai to be interested in refining salt!
There were only two paths in front of him now. One was to find a way to find out the truth, but this possibility was very small.
The second was to agree to Wang Wentai's conditions and use the method of refining refined salt to let this matter go.
"Bullshit!"
"Your Majesty, don't agree to his request!"
"I, Old Cheng, didn't kill anyone. Wang, don't ask for too much!”
Qin Qiong and the other two had already sobered up. They were all martial arts experts, so they naturally heard Li Shiming and Wang Wentai's words.
The three veterans were not willing to let Li Shiming be humiliated. They stood up angrily and wanted to beat Wang Wentai up!
"Stop them!"
Seeing this, Li Shi Min frowned and suppressed the anger in his heart. He ordered the surrounding Imperial Guards to stop Qin Qiong and the other two.
Wang Wentai pretended to be miserable as he knelt on the ground and shouted,""Your Majesty, if you are unwilling, then this commoner has nothing to say.”
"However, my Wang Clan will not let my son's death go. If there is no result today, I will bring my son's body back to the Wang Clan tomorrow and let the Clan Leader seek justice for me.”
Humph, I don't believe that you won't agree.
Under the double pressure, even if you don't want to hand over the refined salt refining method, it's impossible.
If you want to blow this matter up, not only will your own face be damaged, Qin Qiong trio will also find it hard to protect.
Moreover, the Turks, Tuyuhun, and Goguryeo are not at peace. Do you really dare to turn against my Wang Clan?
Li Shiming didn't dare to turn hostile, so after Wang Wentai finished speaking, he stood there with a dark face, thinking about how to deal with it.
However, at this moment, the general of the Hundred Cavalry Division that Qin Huaiyu had sent out, as well as the people from the Court of Judicial Review who had gone out to investigate, had returned.
After listening to their report, Qin Huaiyu's lips curled into a smile.
Those who were familiar with him knew that nothing good was going to happen when he revealed that smile!
He must have gathered the information he wanted. He was going to make a move next.
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