Gulp ~
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong couldn't help but swallow a large mouthful of saliva to ease their somewhat dry throats.
At this moment.
Li Er told them Li Hao's identity, and his intentions were obvious.
That was to make them close to Li Hao and help him stand firm in the Great Tang. It was to make him the heir to the throne so that he could inherit the throne in the future!
Compared to Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong were extremely shocked.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui were much calmer.
After all.
They had long known Li Hao's true identity and had long learned that Li Er intended to let Li Hao inherit the throne.
Otherwise, why would they be so enthusiastic towards Li Hao?？
"Do you understand what I mean?”
"Hao 'er's talent has shaken the past and the present. If he becomes Emperor in the future, he will be a wise ruler for all eternity. The Great Tang will flourish under his hands and become a prosperous and powerful country!”
"You, as well as your descendants, should support them well!”
Li Er looked at Zhangsun Wuji, Qin Qiong, and the others with incomparably solemn expressions. He said to them solemnly, directly deciding Li Hao's future status!
"We will pledge our loyalty to the First Prince!!!”
The few of them did not even bother to open an umbrella in the rain. They hurriedly knelt on one knee and promised Li Er.
Although kneeling was not practiced in the Great Tang, kneeling had always been the highest form of etiquette since ancient times. The fact that they were performing such a grand ceremony showed their determination!
"Good!"
"Just keep this matter to yourself. Don't make it public for the time being.”
"This is for Hao 'er's safety and the stability of the Great Tang.”
"In the future, Zhen will slowly reveal Hao 'er's identity step by step.”
Seeing Qin Qiong and the others like this, Li Er immediately nodded in satisfaction and helped them up one by one. The monarch and his subjects walked together in the rain towards the Imperial Palace.
Actually…
Telling Qin Qiong they all Li Hao's identity was not Li Er's sudden impulse, but after careful consideration.
Firstly, Qin Qiong and the rest were Li Er's trusted generals and were absolutely loyal.
Secondly, the methods of the aristocratic families made Li Er feel a strong sense of danger. He was afraid that Li Hao might encounter an accident and asked these world-renowned generals to protect him in secret.
With this identity, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and the others would definitely do their best to rescue Li Hao when he was in danger.
This was to pave the way for Li Hao's identity to be revealed in the future, and also to protect him.
......
After returning to the palace, Li Er immediately worked with Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui to come up with a plan.
He would carry out the plan that Li Hao had mentioned.
They sent people to the market to buy grain at a high price, asking for as much as they could, looking impatient.
With Li Er's help, the aristocratic families quickly received the news.
Just as Li Hao had predicted.
When the great clans heard that the Imperial Court was buying grain at a high price, they immediately began to buy grain at an even higher price.
They directly bought the grain at several times the price that the imperial court had originally negotiated with the grain merchants.
Then, Li Er asked someone to raise the price by ten times!
The aristocratic families were wealthy and did not care at all. They immediately bought it at twenty times the price!
Then, Li Er raised the price again!
The aristocratic families followed closely behind, always offering ten times the price of the imperial court!
This made the eyes of the grain merchants in Chang 'an and the surrounding areas light up. They smelled the scent of money.
Raising the price of the grain hoarded up again and again!
In less than ten days, the price of food had skyrocketed to about a hundred times the original market price!
The entire market in the capital had gone crazy!
Even many commoners took out their grain reserves to sell.
After all.
This price, which was a hundred times higher than the normal market price, was too tempting!
The great clans were not afraid of this. No matter who it was, be it grain merchants or commoners, all the grain would be collected!
In less than half a month, the great clans had purchased almost all the grain in the capital and the surrounding areas, using up more than half of their wealth!
This was definitely an astronomical figure!
Chang 'an City, Cui Family's mansion.
The Patriarchs of the various aristocratic families gathered together, and everyone's faces were filled with excitement.
"Hahaha!
The one in the palace is finally anxious!"”
"You don't know, but the Ministry of Revenue directly sent people to buy grain at twenty or thirty times the market price!”
"However, we directly sold it for forty or fifty times the price! The imperial court had not even bought a single grain!”
The head of the Pei family laughed and said, feeling unprecedentedly happy.
Some time ago.
The Imperial Court had imprisoned the pillar of the Pei Family, the current Prime Minister Pei Ji, and punished him. This had caused him to hold back his anger.
Now that they had stolen the imperial court's rations, they felt extremely happy.
"That's right! That's right!"
"The Imperial Court was indeed at its wits 'end. In the end, they directly bought the grain at a price seventy to eighty times higher than the normal market price.”
"However, our Cui Corporation is still quite wealthy. I'll send someone to buy all the grain from the grain merchants at a price that is 90 times or 100 times higher than the market price!”
The head of the Cui family also said with his eyebrows fluttering.
Although it was a little painful to spend so much money, he felt relieved when he thought about how he could sell more money in the future.
"Hahaha ~"
"There's no food in the market now. Even the grain in the hands of those commoners has been purchased by our aristocratic families.”
"When the time comes, I'll see how the person in the palace will provide relief to the victims.”
"You have to know that 300,000 disaster victims is not a small number!”
"Yes! That's right!"
"Once the disaster victims can't eat, there will be chaos and even a rebellion!”
"We'll just wait at home for that person to come and beg us. At that time, our request won't be as simple as executing Li Hao. We need more, greater benefits!!”
The Patriarchs of the various aristocratic families spoke one after another. Their spittle flew everywhere as they spoke in high spirits, as if victory was already in their grasp and they had Li Er in their grasp.
Just as they thought that victory was in their grasp.
A man who looked like a butler rushed in with an anxious and panicked expression. He was the butler of the Cui family.
"Master!"
"Not good! Not good! Not good!"
"The imperial court has sent 300,000 catties of grain to help the victims!”
The butler of the Cui family reported loudly to the head of the Cui family.
Puff!
Clang!
When all the family heads heard this, they immediately spat out the wine in their mouths, and the wine cups in their hands fell heavily to the ground!
Everyone, stand up!
His eyes widened to the extreme!
His mouth was wide open like the mouth of a bowl!
His expression was extremely shocked and terrified!
How was this possible?
How was this possible?
How was this possible?
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