When the imperial court's institutions were operating at full speed, the efficiency was incredible!
He said that the disaster victims would be settled before evening, and the snow shelters would be built. There was still two hours before nightfall.
When Li Yuan Fang, Li Shi Min, and the officials learned that the refugees had settled down, they all let out a collective sigh of relief.
Some people were relaxed, but naturally, some were tense!
In the private residence of the Prince's Mansion in Chang 'an.
The representatives of the five surnames and seven families all arrived at the Wang Clan on time at Wang Teng's invitation.
Not long after, under the guidance of the butler, everyone arrived at a spacious room.
At that time, Wang Teng, who had broken his leg, was enduring the pain. The corners of his mouth curled up and he showed a polite smile to everyone.
"Everyone, sit!"
"Why did you invite us here in such a hurry?”
"That's right. What's so urgent that you can't even care about recuperating?”
“……”
When everyone landed, the Zheng family representative took the initiative to ask. The others did not want to be outdone and followed suit.
In response, Wang Teng put on a fake smile, and a terrifying chill appeared in his eyes.
"The reason I invited you here is naturally for Prince Zhou, Li Yuanfang.”
The representatives were stunned.
After a few breaths, the representative of the Lu family raised his eyebrows.
"As far as I know, Imperial Censor Guo is your man, so you're protecting him?”
Hearing this, Wang Teng's expression turned ugly.
Hmph? Protect her? He was an idiot who could not accomplish anything.
After cursing in his heart, Wang Teng's expression was terrifyingly gloomy as he spoke word by word.
"If Li Yuanfang shows his talent, we have plenty of people who can suppress him.”
"But look at what Li Yuanfang has done. Which one of them isn't trying to gather wealth for Li Tang?”
"That's why we have to send men of sacrifice to the Zhou King's Mansion, which has weak defenses…Do you understand?”
The representative of Cui Clan sneered as he refuted without hesitation.
"You're really going back in time. You can control Zhou Wang with a beauty trap, and you can also send people to lead him astray and kill him directly in Chang 'an…Haha.”
Teng Wang laughed coldly and angrily smashed a cup at the crowd.
"Twice!"
"First, there was the heated brick bed, and then there was the igloos. That kid was helping Li Tang gather the hearts of the people.”
"If there is one, there will be two. Who knows if there will be three in the future?”
"The imperial family controlling the people's hearts is equivalent to weakening our influence. How can we let someone who threatens our status live?
His words rendered everyone speechless.
In an instant, other than the sound of breathing, there was only the sound of knocking on the table.
The Zheng family representative looked around coldly.
"Even if there's a sliver of a chance, we can't allow the Imperial Family to oppress the aristocratic families.”
Hearing this, the representative of Cui Family narrowed his eyes and added fiercely.
"Now that there are many refugees in Chang 'an, we can let the refugees take the blame.”
"When a prince dies, the murderer is a refugee. Once the two sides clash, the hearts of the people gathered by the royal family will probably fall instead of rising.”
Teng Wang laughed and raised his glass to toast everyone.
"Haha, killing many birds with one arrow, wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Father, your legs and hands are not suitable for drinking, so I'll drink this bowl of wine on your behalf.”
"Alright, alright, as you wish."
"Uncles, please!"
Wang Teng's son took the wine bowl from his father's hand and took the lead to finish the wine in one gulp.
Following that, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
The five surnames and seven families had selected seven ruthless death warriors and decided to wait for an opportunity to assassinate Prince Zhou's residence.
After everyone dispersed, Wang Teng was carried back to the master bedroom by the servants. It was unknown who splashed water on the corridor.
The servant at the front slipped and the sedan fell heavily.
Wang Teng let out a blood-curdling scream.
His leg was seriously injured for the second time, and the recovery date would have to be delayed for some time.
……
The next day, after noon.
Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and the others returned to the royal study and happily reported the disaster relief situation.
"The igloos are extremely resistant to the cold. None of the refugees who were settled yesterday died.”
Du Ruhui reported in a relaxed tone. This was the best news since the snowstorm broke out.
Fang Xuanling added.
"According to the investigation of the bailiffs, the new frozen people outside the city are new refugees.”
"Well, it's good that the disaster relief is effective."
Li Shi Min nodded slightly and leaned back on the throne, then joked with Li Xiaogong. "Zhen didn't expect that Ninth Brother's interest was in investigating things.”
"You can only learn well if you are interested. When I was young, I liked knives, spears, sticks, and sticks. When I grew up, I joined the army and fought.”
Li Xiaogong didn't think too much about it. He just had to respond frankly. There was no need for so many twists and turns.
Li Shiming shook his head and laughed as he said to Zhangsun Wuji.
"Prepare an edict. Prince Zhou is rewarded with 300 pieces of silk and 2,000 strings of silver for his contributions to the disaster relief.”
"I'll have to trouble you to announce the decree to my ninth brother. Send him the two guards that I've prepared and inform him to come to the Xiao manor tomorrow to take him as his master.”
Li Xiaogong looked at Li Shimin with a smirk.
"Haha, Old Nine is in trouble. Lord Xiao is very strict.”
"You have to practice your calligraphy. There's no room for discussion. The royal family can produce hedonistic sons, but your calligraphy can't be so ugly that it can't be seen by others.”
Li Shimin glanced at Li Xiaogong.
……
Chang 'an City, Yanshou Lane.
Li Xiaogong arrived at Prince Zhou's residence with the imperial edict. Just as he finished reading the imperial edict, he saw Li Yuanfang in a daze.
"Why do you dislike the reward?"
"No, I just felt that there weren't enough experts. I originally thought that I would be able to get at least four guards from Imperial Brother.”
Li Yuanfang curled his lips and complained. He couldn't help but wonder if the two of them were really enough.
Li Xiaogong had just sat down, and his butt had not yet warmed up. Hearing this, his hands itched to reward Li Yuanfang with violence.
"Hmph, you brat, stop pretending to be good after getting a bargain.”
"Uh…are experts very easy to nurture?”Li Yuanfang had a flash of inspiration and asked with some hesitation.
"Yes, poor scholars and rich martial artists. The cultivation of an expert means spending money and materials. You should be grateful that His Majesty is generous enough to give you two experts.”Li Xiaogong glared at Li Yuanfang.
"Those who don't know are not guilty. I've trained people before, so it's not normal for me to not know.”Li Yuanfang's face was thick-skinned as he tried to defend himself, but his ears turned red in embarrassment.
Hearing this, Li Xiaogong thought of something and smiled happily.
"Cat Winter, your good days are over. His Majesty has already informed Lord Xiao that you will have to go to the Xiao manor to be his disciple tomorrow.”
"So fast…"
Li Yuanfang was dumbfounded. Did this matter need to be so efficient? Actually, he didn't mind starting next spring.
Li Xiaogong watched Li Yuanfang's expression change in satisfaction and raised his hand to pat the other party's shoulder.
"Little cousin, you still have half a day to digest this matter.”
"Bai Fu, send cousin off."
"Yes!"
Until Li Xiaogong left, Li Yuanfang's attention fell on those two experts.
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