"You?"
Kong Yingda laughed in anger.
He was a direct descendant of Confucius, and had a noble status. He was also one of Li Shimin's eighteen scholars.
However, because of his special identity as a descendant of Confucius, he had always been superior to others.
Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism had occupied an orthodox position.
The Kong family also rose with the tide. Even though their official positions were not high, their prestige was extremely high. They were almost treated as the banner of civil officials.
Kong Yingda's generation had invested in the Great Tang and reaped great benefits.
Now in Guanzhong, Kong Yingda had 30,000 mu of land and ample money and food. Eleven of his children and himself were officials in the court.
It could be said that they were a big aristocratic family with deep roots and a deep foundation.
Li Ke actually said that he wanted to use ten days to destroy the Kong family, it was simply a fool's talk.
"Let's start now."
Li Ke couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on Kong Yingda. He looked at the nearby Professor Jiushi and confirmed that it was afternoon.
"If your Kong family still exists in the afternoon ten days later, I will lose.”
"Imperial Father, everyone, this king still wants to go home to rest.”
After Li Ke finished speaking, he walked away.
Li Shiming and the others were furious when they saw him leave, but they couldn't do anything about it.
He didn't know why.
They always felt that Li Ke, this eleven-year-old child, gave people an unfathomable feeling.
He wondered what other incredible trump cards he had.
They did not dare to attack him easily.
"Elder Kong, what should we do?"
A few aristocratic family officials could not help but ask.
This operation against Li Ke was led by Kong Yingda, so now that there was a problem, it naturally depended on Kong Yingda's opinion.
"Hmph, this old man will see how he annihilates my Kong family in ten days!”
Kong Yingda said angrily.
"Your Majesty, this old minister will take his leave. Our aristocratic families will hand over the list of people to Your Majesty for your arrangements.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
"Alright, I will arrange it."
Kong Yingda and the other aristocratic family officials took their leave.
"Fuji, Xuanling, is what you said about Li Ke true?”
Li Shi Min asked with a hint of anticipation in his tone.
Although he was schemed against by Li Ke just now, he was furious.
However, Li Shiming knew that his biggest enemy was not his son, but the aristocratic families.
No matter how high Li Ke's prestige was, he wouldn't have any impact on the overall situation in the short term.
However, if he didn't get rid of the aristocratic families, he wouldn't be able to implement many of his policies. He wouldn't be able to concentrate his power, and he would be restricted by the aristocratic families. This was what gave Li Shiming the biggest headache.
"Your Majesty, you're thinking too much."
Zhangsun Wuji sneered.
"The King of Shu is indeed very resourceful this time. He schemed against His Majesty and the aristocratic families. It can be said that he has gained both fame and fortune.”
"But because of this, I offended the aristocratic families and was targeted by them.”
"In my opinion, the King of Shu's actions were just a little clever and brought big trouble.”
"It's definitely not the doing of a smart person.”
"I don't believe he can win."
Fang Xuanling sighed and smiled bitterly.
"Your Majesty, I think Brother Fuji is right.”
"Putting aside the King of Shu's temperament and shrewdness, the Kong family's foundation is also formed over a thousand years. Although it can't compare to the super families like the Five Families and Seven Wangs, it is still a force that cannot be ignored.”
"Even the imperial court would find it difficult to move to the Kong family without decades or even centuries of planning, let alone the Prince of Shu.”
"The King of Shu…in my opinion, he is simply boasting shamelessly.”
Li Shi Min fell silent.
It wasn't that he didn't know these words, nor that he hadn't thought of them. It was just that he was still looking forward to it.
According to common sense, wasn't smalllessness incurable?
According to common sense, shouldn't Li Ke be held tightly by his father and controlled by him?
But in reality?
Li Ke had cured the small-flower disease. Li Ke had plotted against his father and even made him unable to do anything to him.
Perhaps this time, Li Ke would create another miracle.
Li Shi Min didn't say anything more. He waved his hand, gesturing for Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling to leave. He then looked at Chang Tu.
"Pay close attention to the King of Shu and the Kong family's movements in these ten days. Report to me at any time, no matter how big or small.”
Li Shi Min said firmly.
"I…want to know everything!"
……
"Preposterous, Li Ke, this kid, still wet behind the ears, actually dares to challenge this old man and threatened to destroy the Kong family within ten days.”
Kong Yingda said with a cold smile.
"After ten days, I will definitely make Li Ke regret contradicting me.”
"This old man will definitely destroy his reputation and make him unable to establish himself in the world!”
This was the first time Kong Yingda had lost her temper. Her two sons, Kong Zhiyuan and Kong Zhiliang, echoed.
"Father is right. A prince of the Li Tang royal family was lucky enough to come up with the smallflower reagent. Does he really think he can compare to our thousand-year-old family? How dare he say such a big thing? He's simply courting death!"
"That's right. We are the descendants of Confucius. Even in the chaotic times of the Five Barbarians, the rulers of the foreign tribes treated us with great courtesy. What can the imperial family of the Great Tang do to us?”
The father and son trio had absolute confidence that their Kong family would win this bet.
Money, food, land, talents, and all kinds of resources were not something that Li Ke, a prince who had just become a vassal, could compare to.
Li Ke's provocative behavior, in their view, was absolutely courting death.
At this moment, the butler ran in in a panic and reported.
"Old Master, it's bad. The King of Shu has brought people to block our door.”
"There are so many cars that emit black smoke. They're coming menacingly. I wonder what they're doing?”
Kong Yingda was stunned when she heard that. Could it be that the kid was going to kill all of his family members?
Thinking about it carefully, it was not possible.
But if that wasn't the case, what was Li Ke planning?
"Let's go out and take a look."
Kong Yingda stood up, and her two sons followed closely behind her to the front door.
Sure enough, he saw Li Ke with an unknown number of cars blocking the entire street.
Most importantly, there were many people. A conservative estimate was that there were more than 3,000 people who could see it. As for those who could not see it, it was difficult to estimate.
"Li Ke, what are you planning to do?"
Kong Yingda questioned.
"I'm warning you, this is Chang 'an, the capital of law under the feet of the Son of Heaven.”
"If you do this, I can join forces with the Imperial Censors to impeach you!”
Looking at Kong Yingda's threat, Li Ke smiled.
"Old thing, look at how scared you are.”
"Don't worry, I won't touch you. I'll even give you some benefits.”
Li Ke pointed at the commoners in the carriages behind him and said with a smile.
"Do you see? These are all tenants of your Kong family. They owe your Kong family a lot of rent. According to the interest, they won't be able to repay you in this lifetime.”
"This king was worried that you wouldn't be able to recover the cost, so I provided the food to help them exchange.”
"Is 1.8 million catties of rice enough?”
After Li Ke finished speaking, the soldiers of the King of Shu poured bags of rice in front of the Kong family's door, forming a mountain of rice that surrounded the Kong family.
Kong Yingda's family and the people who were watching the show were all shocked.
King of Shu, where did you get so much food?
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