Li Er was really worried now.
From the second year of Zhenguan, the pass had suffered a great drought. The imperial court had already emptied the national treasury because of the alliance at the Wei River. It had just been relieved for less than two years and had some money.
However, the people were short of food, and many people sold their children in exchange for clothes and food.
In April, Li Er had no choice but to issue an edict to redeem the sold children and return them to their parents. Because of the long rain last year and the drought and locust plague this year, the whole world was pardoned.
But this was not the end. At the end of April, the leader of the Western Turks, Tuli Khagan, sent an envoy to the Tang Empire to request assistance.
Li Er summoned Li Ji, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, etc. to discuss and decide to prepare for war and send troops to the Turks next year.
Now that they were throwing money and preparing for war, Li Er had even contributed his inner organs.
Empress Zhangsun personally set an example and personally sewed Li Er's clothes.
Moreover, some time ago, the Head of the Hall of Governmental Affairs, Li Baiyao, had taken the lead in persuading Li Er that there were too many palace maids in the palace and that some should be released. Not only could they save money, but many palace maids would also be grateful to Li Er.
Moreover, if these palace maids could find a good husband, they could increase the population of the Great Tang.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Er agreed.
He directly ordered Minister Zuo Cheng Dai Zhou and Du Zhenglun to select palace maids at the west gate of the Ye Court. There were almost 3,000 palace maids released.
It was almost the beginning of October, and things were finally a little more stable.
The Wang family was making trouble again. How could Li Er not have a headache?
He was no different from Cao Cao, having a splitting headache!
Empress Zhangsun also knew that Li Er was under a lot of pressure during this period, so she often accompanied him.
"Your Majesty, State Duke Lu looks rough, but there is a fine line in the rough. These aristocratic families are indeed too arrogant. It is fine to let State Duke Lu teach them a lesson.”
Empress Zhangsun did not have a good impression of these aristocratic families!
Actually, the main reason was that when Empress Zhangsun proposed marriage to Gao Ming (Crown Prince Li Chengqian), she was directly rejected.
The daughters of the aristocratic families were all the ties between the aristocratic families and almost never married.
Moreover, these Di daughters were not only well-read, but they were also good at managing the family. Therefore, at this time, the Di daughters of aristocratic families were almost more popular than the princesses of the royal family.
The Imperial Family's proposal had been rejected, and the Great Tang was in an uproar.
After all, Zhangsun Wugou was the Empress!
Moreover, she represented the royal family, but even so, the aristocratic families rejected her. From then on, the royal family hated the aristocratic families even more.
Li Er nodded when he heard Empress Zhangsun's words.
Didn't he hate the aristocratic families?
Don't forget, he was the emperor of the Great Tang, the most revered of all. He was proposing a marriage for his own son, yet the aristocratic families did not give him any face. It was clear how unbearable the Imperial Family was in the eyes of the aristocratic families.
After thinking about it, Li Er felt that Empress Zhangsun was right. These arrogant aristocratic families indeed needed to be ruthlessly beaten.
Since Cheng Yaojin had such a plan, he would turn a blind eye and see what Demoness Cheng was up to.
The Golden Guards were very efficient.
After Cheng Yaojin gave the order, the Golden Guards quickly targeted Wang Qian from the Ministry of Works.
As for Wang Qian, he was thinking about the contents of the letter that Wang Ting, the head of the Wang family's branch family, had sent him this morning.
The royal court asked him to help make trouble. As long as it was tomorrow, the waterwheel, cement, and curved shaft plow would not work tomorrow.
Hehe, Liu Xuan was finished!
With the influence of the Wang family, Liu Xuan was like an ant that could be easily trampled to death. However, Duan Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Works, would definitely look at the waterwheel and the curved plow that were made according to Liu Xuan's blueprints.
Wang Qian had to find an opportunity not to let Duan Lun seize it.
Moreover, if something went wrong with the waterwheel and the curved shaft plow…
Duan Lun and the others would definitely suspect him. He had to find someone to get rid of him. It would be best if he killed them to silence them. There would be no evidence!
Wang Qian's plan was supplemented bit by bit in his mind, bit by bit checking for flaws.
He didn't notice that he had been targeted.
Moreover, the one who was targeting him was Cheng Yaojin!
In the afternoon, Wang Qian planned to go back early and find someone to discuss the specific operation.
He wanted to ask the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wang Dan.
He walked out of the yamen of the Ministry of Works and sat in the carriage, slowly heading home.
The Golden Guards who were watching him immediately went back to report to Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin slammed the table." Keep watching. If I'm not wrong, he will go to Xi City."”
"Here!"
Not long after returning home, Wang Qian changed into casual clothes and walked out of the mansion with a servant, heading towards Xi City.
......
"Hahaha... I was right!"
When Cheng Yaojin heard the report from the Golden Guards, he knew that Wang Qian had changed his clothes and was walking towards Xi City. He immediately laughed and concluded that Wang Qian must have gone to discuss with the Wang family.
However, he did not know exactly how this Wang Qian was planning to cause trouble.
After some thought, Cheng Yaojin immediately changed into a new set of clothes. Then, he led a dozen Golden Guards who were also dressed in casual clothes and headed for the west gate.
On the other side!
Wang Qian brought his servants to a Hu Ji wine shop and walked in.
Cheng Yaojin immediately ordered his men to go in and keep an eye on them. He himself stood not far from the entrance of the Hu Ji Wine House.
After a few minutes, someone told Cheng Yaojin that the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wang Dan, had arrived in casual clothes.
It should be said that he was coming over.
Cheng Yaojin didn't even think about it and directly ordered his subordinate,""Immediately, find someone to deliberately bump into them, then beat them up, and then, hehehe..."
The Golden Guards were veterans. Although Cheng Yaojin didn't finish speaking, they knew what to do.
"General, don't worry!" they said with their arms draped over their chests.”
"Go, don't give yourself away!"
"Here!"
Soon, seven or eight Golden Guards in casual clothes deliberately ran into Wang Dan.
Wang Dan and the servant wanted to dodge, but they could not.
The Golden Guards did it on purpose. Can you dodge it?
"Aiyo…"
Wang Dan and the servant staggered a few steps from the impact. The servant fell to the ground, while Wang Dan crashed into the door. He felt pain all over his body. He looked up at the man and was about to say something when he suddenly frowned. Why did he feel that something was not right?
Wang Dan's servant was furious. He got up from the ground and grabbed one of the Golden Guards by the collar." Bastard, do you know who our master is?" How dare he act so tyrannically on the streets of Xi City?”
The Golden Guards sneered in their hearts. West City Street was under their jurisdiction.
Moreover, this was a mission personally arranged by their superiors, the First Rank Duke, Duke Lu. How could they be scared to death by the servant of a fifth-rank official?
Bang!
The Golden Guards went up and kicked Wang Dan's servant down.
"What's wrong? Are you looking for trouble? You bumped into us and wanted to make the first move. Don't you need to find the Golden Guards to deal with it?”
Wang Dan looked at the Golden Guards in front of him, who were twisting the truth out of their mouths and casually accusing him. His frown deepened.
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