"Waste salt?"
What waste salt?!"
Li Er frowned!
Waste salt?
Why did he create a waste salt?
The matter of the snowflake salt was still unclear.
Zhangsun Wuji and the other two surrounded Li Er. Fang Xuanling swallowed hard and placed the bag of salt that he had been holding tightly on the table.
"Your Majesty, this is…this is waste salt. It's poisonous!”Fang Xuanling's voice was a little hoarse.
Too ruthless!
It was really too ruthless!
The Five Families and Seven Wangs wanted to drag the entire Chang 'an Fortress down with them this time!!!!
His heart is worthy of punishment!
Li Er stretched out his hand to try it, but this time, he was stopped by Zhangsun Wuji.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the cheap salt I told you about last time?”
Li Er's expression was solemn. He nodded and said in a deep voice,"What did you find?"
"I found it, I found it!" Zhangsun Wuji took a deep breath.
"Your Majesty, the salt they sell is waste salt, waste salt!”
"This salt is poisonous! Although the content of the poisonous salt was lower than the real one, but…but…but if he kept taking it, sooner or later, there would be all kinds of disasters!”
"If we don't stop it! The entire Chang 'an City would become an abandoned city, with people everywhere and no one living!”
Zhangsun Wuji panicked.
His voice was extremely hoarse.
He was afraid!
This time, he was afraid!
This move was too ruthless, too ruthless. The noble family wanted to use all the people of Chang 'an as a bet!
They wanted to turn the tables!
Recently, they had been suppressed by Li Er, making them unable to breathe. A few days ago, when the aristocratic family was massacred, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Gong came to suppress and threaten them, it completely drove them crazy.
"Bang!"
Li Er slammed his hand on the table.
He suddenly stood up!
"What you said, is what you said true?!”
"Absolutely!"
"This group of people, damn it, what are they doing! Rebellion?"
"Good, good, good! Since that's the case, don't blame me for being heartless. Men, summon the Golden Guards. The aristocratic families, wash me in blood!”
Li Er's eyes were bloodshot.
After listening to Zhangsun Wuji's explanation, he understood what would happen to Chang 'an if he did not stop it.
Waste salt was poisonous!
Although it was not a big deal to take a small amount, if they kept taking it, Chang 'an would become a dead city in a few months!
Dead City!
Li Er couldn't let such a disaster live.
Kill him!
Killing him was the most appropriate!
Since this was an excuse given to him, it would be a waste not to use it.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"No, Your Majesty. No, Your Majesty!”
Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly stopped Li Er.
"Why not?"
"Since they dare to do this, don't blame me. If I kill them, the people will thank me.”
"These people are rebelling, rebelling!”
Li Er was furious.
He couldn't take it anymore.
If he was late, the people of Chang 'an would be in more danger. As the emperor, how could he watch the people be deceived?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter must be carefully planned.”Zhangsun Wuji was anxious.
"That's right, Your Majesty. This matter involves more things than we thought.”Fang Xuanling said in a low voice. "Now, the people in Chang 'an are still safe. No one will believe that this is waste salt.”
"That's right. Then how did you find out?”Li Er immediately asked.
After hearing Fang Xuanling's words and thinking about it carefully, Li Er felt a little puzzled.
According to them, eating this waste salt would not cause an immediate reaction. Instead, it would take months before the symptoms would appear.
Why was Zhangsun Wuji's words so certain just now?
Li Er looked at Zhangsun Wuji.
Zhangsun Wuji's face suddenly revealed some difficulty.
"Speak!" Li Er's eyes were deep.
"Your Majesty, I, I found the salt mine where they mined this salt and determined that the salt they sold was waste salt!”
"Oh? Why?"
"Because, this salt mine was sold to them by the Retired Emperor.”
"That's why the people of the noble families can now brazenly flaunt the banner of the Retired Emperor and the Imperial Court, declaring that this salt is normal salt.”
"Your Majesty, you should know about this.”
"At that time, the Imperial Court's military expenditure was too great. The Retired Emperor had no choice but to ask for help from the noble clan. Then, he asked for ten million strings of strings from the noble clan in the name of buying and selling salt mines!”
"That salt mine is this abandoned salt mine.”
"Everyone knows about this matter. Back then, no one expected that the noble family would have such an idea!”
" So…this…"
Zhangsun Wuji said slowly with a troubled expression.
Li Er was speechless.
He exhaled and sat back down.
"Your Majesty, if this matter isn't handled well…it won't only affect you, but also the Retired Emperor and the Imperial Court.”
"This time, the noble clan is coming aggressively."
" They must be waiting for Your Majesty to apologize. I think that their first goal is not to earn money, but to force Your Majesty to…"
Fang Xuanling said cautiously.
Li Er fell silent.
Kill?
Use tough measures to stop them from selling?
It seemed that it would not work now.
After all, it was his father who sold it to others. At that time, he claimed that it was a normal salt mine. If he said that it was fake now, then in a sense, his empire was 'stealed',' cheat', and 'hoodwinked.'
This meant that Li Tangjiang was not orthodox!
If this opening was opened, wouldn't the remnants of the entire dynasty, the dormant dukes, and those who had long harbored ill intentions start to become active and use the banner of not being orthodox to recruit troops at will?
Perhaps, the world that had just been pacified would instantly fall apart.
However, what could he do if he didn't kill or use forceful methods?
Li Er frowned.
He gripped the chair tightly.
屮!
If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have acted.
He even used business to cover it up. This was great. He was finished.
Zhangsun Wuji and the other two were also a little melancholic.
It had to be said that this move was really amazing.
It was simply a slap to Li Er, the lifeblood of the imperial court.
They were also very clear about whether it was orthodox or not. Damn it, this was a huge problem!
It was simply explosive.
In every dynasty, which one of them didn't flaunt their orthodoxy?
During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Uncle Liu tried to use the name of orthodoxy and in the end, he really created the Shu Kingdom.
Everyone knew the power of the orthodox!
This point must not be touched!
In this way, it meant that they couldn't use force and could only use soft methods.
Good fellow!
What else could he do?
What else could he do other than to apologize?
They couldn't remember.
"How much money does the Ministry of Revenue have now?”
"Can you buy this salt mine again?”
Li Er suddenly asked.
Fang Xuanling's face was bitter.""Your Majesty, there is no money. The Ministry of Revenue is really out of money.”
"You know the situation in the past few years. It's too difficult. It's already not easy for us to be self-sufficient.”
Buy it again?
It was a good idea.
But how could the national treasury take out ten million strings? Even if he sold Fang Xuanling, it wouldn't be enough.
Silence.
Silence again.
In the Dew Palace, there was only the sound of candles burning.
"Then…you can at least buy me a few brambles.”
After a long time, Li Er exhaled.
"Your Majesty!"
"I deserve to die!"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly took two steps back and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, we deserve to die!"
Zhangsun Wuji and Du Ruhui hurriedly followed.
"You guys deserve to die?"
"I deserve to die!"
Li Er swept his gaze over them, his eyes dark."Do you have any other way besides asking me to apologize?”
"Or did you make up your mind from the beginning to persuade me to go and beg for forgiveness?”
"I don't dare!"
The three of them said in unison.
"You don't dare?"
"Humph!"
"Get lost!"
Li Er stood up and walked back.
His thoughts were heavy.
This time, the noble family was really going to break their legs.
Lower your head?
Is it too late to lower your head now?
Li Er believed that if he went to look for the aristocratic family, it would be light if they did not peel off two layers of skin from him!
The night was silent.
Morning court!
The Administrative Hall!
"Your Majesty!"
"I have a memorial."
Pei Ji stepped out the moment he went to court.
"Your Majesty, I also have a memorial!" Wei Zheng also followed in a deep voice.
"Speak!" Li Er's voice was very gloomy.
These two people…
Today, they actually gathered together.
"Your Majesty, do you know that a kind of low-priced salt has appeared in Chang 'an recently?”
"Once this salt appeared, it occupied all the markets in Chang 'an," said Pei Ji loudly.”
"However, Your Majesty, this eye socket was sold to the noble clan when the Retired Emperor was still in power. It's just that there might have been some negligence back then and he forgot that there were some problems with this salt mine.”
Pei Ji immediately pressured Li Er.
The noble families had already begun to exert their strength. Of course, the officials in the court had to keep up with them.
"Your Majesty, I think that Your Majesty should stop the circulation of this salt.”Wei Zheng also took a step forward. His face was ashen, but as an imperial censor, even if he knew that this was a plan from a noble family, he had no choice but to say,"This salt is slightly toxic. We still need to thoroughly investigate it before we can start selling it.”
"Your Majesty, we agree!"
“······”
When Pei Ji and Wei Zheng finished speaking, most of the officials said loudly.
"The two beloved ministers are right." Li Er's eyes narrowed.
"Dai Aiqing, how much money does the Ministry of Revenue have? Is it enough to buy the salt mine?"
Li Er asked.
Although he already knew the answer yesterday, he still had to put on an act in the face of the pressure from the officials.
"Your Majesty, the money from the Ministry of Revenue is not enough to pay the price of the salt mine.”
"Then when can I do it?"
"I reckon I'll have to, I'll only have the spare energy to do this the year after next.”Dai Zhou's voice was clear.
"The year after next? Alright then, dear ministers, who would like to make a trip to the dead clan? After a short discussion, he said that the imperial court would buy it back at the original price the year after next.”
"Tell them to stop selling first."
Li Er's voice was light.
Time was too tight. He did not have a foolproof plan yet, so he could only stall for time.
Of course, Li Er did not expect anyone from this group to show up.
However, he had to show his determination to resolve this matter first.
"Your Majesty, I don't think so! This matter is of great importance, so it's better for His Majesty to step in.”Pei Ji hurriedly said.
"Me?"
"Hehe, I have not been on good terms with the noble families recently. In that case, other than this method, are there any other methods?”
Li Er asked with a smile.
The officials were silent.
No one spoke.
"Then retreat."
"Let me think about it."
Li Er stood up in frustration.
He had not slept since yesterday.
He thought of all kinds of possibilities!
But in the end, there was no solution.
" Your Majesty, this matter is still…" Pei Ji had just opened his mouth.
"If you can do it, go ahead. If you can't, get lost!”
"Stop talking nonsense with me here!”
Li Er retorted.
"Humph!"
"A bunch of trash!"
Li Er flung his sleeves hard.
Pei Ji was speechless.
He looked at Li Er's back and bowed.
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
·········
Dew Palace!
Li Er kicked the stool over.
"Motherf * cker, you're forcing me again!"
"Pei Ji, that trash!"
"Keep an eye on me!"
"Alright, alright!"
"Really good!"
Li Er cursed.
He was really annoyed.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Fang Xuanling entered.
"Your Majesty, there is no way out. Let's go to the main hall.”Zhangsun Wuji said silently.
" The snowflake salt from Riches Manor, maybe…"
Li Er took a deep breath.
He looked at the three people standing at the entrance of the hall.
"Let's go!"
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