When Changsha heard this, he didn't dare to speak. He even dodged his eyes and looked a little panicked.
Although she is the eldest sister and is used to her eldest sister's airs, she is really a little shy when Li Yuanji gets cold.
After all, Li Yuanji was the first person of the Li family to kill anyone in the Tai Chi Palace, and the smell of blood in front of the Ganlu Palace has not yet dissipated.
Everyone inside and outside the palace, as long as they had heard of the tragedy in front of Ganlu Palace, would not fail to feel jealous of Li Yuanji.
Master Feng looked at his usually arrogant wife, who was frightened and flustered by someone's words, not to mention how much he despised her in his heart.
That is to say, he, as his son-in-law, is not liked by Li Yuan, nor by the new generation of heads of the Li family, so he has to rely on his wife's power to maintain his position.
Otherwise, this stupid woman who is strong on the outside but in the middle would have been taken advantage of by him long ago.
He was not at all optimistic about his wife joining forces with several other sisters to fight for control of water and sea transportation.
He witnessed with his own eyes how Li Yuanji went from being a prince who had no chance of being crowned to the throne to becoming the leader of the Tang Dynasty.
Strong men like Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had to bow to Li Yuanji. He didn't think that his wife, a concubine, could take any advantage in front of Li Yuanji.
Even adding Xiangyang, Gaomi, Guiyang and Wanchun will not work.
Although you are sisters, you are just concubines. They even press the concubines on the ground and rub them. What advantage can you concubines get?
If you bring Pingyang with you, you might be able to take advantage.
But you abruptly excluded Pingyang.
If you can take advantage, then you're in trouble.
Stupid woman!
Master Feng tried hard to hide his inner disdain, silently sipping the wine with a glass in his hand, looking at Changsha and others doing useless work with a look that had seen through things for a long time.
When Xiangyang saw that Changsha was suppressed just after it started, he sighed deeply in his heart and secretly cursed that he was strong on the outside but was weak on the inside.
Then he said with a smile: "Isn't this the same thing in Chang'an City?"
Li Yuanji said coldly: "There is also a rumor circulating in Chang'an City that there will be two days in the sky. Do you think it is true?"
The expression on Xiangyang's face became unnatural, and she couldn't answer this.
If she says even one wrong word, Li Yuan may destroy his family.
Even though Li Yuan was usually very kind to them, doting on almost all of them, and responding to their requests, if it really involved the inheritance of the Li family, Li Yuan would definitely not be merciful when he took care of them.
In Li Yuan's heart, those born through direct marriage are children, and those born through concubine are just the accidental products of passion.
Which is more important or less important, needless to say.
And this is something everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows well.
This can also be seen from Li Yuan's attitude towards his children, both his direct descendants and his concubine descendants.
Those who are direct descendants can have the best match from the moment they are granted the title.
The title is the highest, and it is the top among the highest and has the most special meaning.
The closed households are the largest, and they basically start with ten thousand households, which is in sharp contrast to the thousands and hundred households of other princes and county princes.
The official position is also the highest, almost all of them hold the title of Sangong and lead a large line.
For those who were born from a concubine, let alone being the third Duke, leading one of them, if they could serve as the governor of a party or the general governor of a party, they had to perform well in front of Li Yuan.
You may not be able to get it just yet.
Because there are many uncles of Li Yuan's generation competing with you.
No matter how good you perform, you may not be able to compete with those uncles who have already licked Li Yuan comfortably.
Therefore, in Li Yuan's mind, those born by direct descendants and those born by concubines are completely two different kinds of people.
As a direct descendant, he said that he would not hurt anyone. Even when he did something outrageous, he would just openly shout to kill. If he really wanted to use the knife to kill, he would not do anything.
Don't get rid of it.
It's different when it comes to concubines. He can do it, and he can do it ruthlessly.
Therefore, if you are a direct descendant, you have the capital to challenge Li Yuan. If you are a concubine, let alone challenge Li Yuan, if you want to be wild in front of Li Yuan, you have to watch his words carefully.
"Fourth brother, you and I are just some people involved in water transportation and shipping. You won't be reluctant to let go of this, right?"
Gao Mi, who had been silent for a long time, decisively picked up the conversation after the defeats in Changsha and Xiangyang.
She was very smart and did not mention the rumors in Chang'an City.
Otherwise, we will end up like Xiangyang again.
Li Yuanji twitched his lips with a smile, "Haha, what the fourth sister said is really light. What do you mean, the left and right are just some elements in water transportation and shipping?
Are water transport and sea transport a business, not a plaything?
That is the most important weapon of the country!
If used well, it will not only bring huge tax revenue to Datang, but also enable the transportation of goods from the south to the north, or the transportation of goods from the north to the south.
It can digest the products that are abundant in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and can also supplement the products that are in short supply in various parts of the Tang Dynasty.
How can such an important weapon be given to and received privately?!"
Gao Mi felt a little unnatural when he was ridiculed, and his expression was slightly stiff, "How can we say that we are giving and receiving privately? The Tang Dynasty belongs to our family, so what can we do if we take some benefits?
Moreover, if you can give benefits to outsiders, why can’t you give benefits to your own people?
Could it be that in your heart, we, the locals, are not as good as outsiders?"
"That's right..."
Guiyang kept nodding along, as if Gao Mi was following his lead.
Changsha was also elated by Gao Mi's words, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
Obviously, what Gao Mi said was exactly what she wanted to say.
Gao Mi finally helped her express what was on her mind.
Li Yuanji sneered and said, "Who have I benefited from?"
Gao Mi was speechless by this question, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute.
Because, regarding the water and sea transportation matters, it appeared that Li Xiaogong and Su Dingfang were making small moves behind Li Yuanji's back. Li Yuanji not only disapproved, but even reprimanded Su Dingfang once.
So on the surface, Li Yuanji did not benefit anyone, and he did not even want to let go of water and sea transportation.
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"Yuanji, I don't believe you don't know about such a big thing. Without your acquiescence, how could Xiaogong and Su Dingfang be so bold?
So don't lie to them in Changsha, just give them some money.
Anyway, giving to others is also giving, and giving to oneself is also giving.
Why not let your own people make the money?"
Li Jiancheng was a bitch, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he spoke at this time.
He hit the vital point as soon as he opened his mouth, and instantly helped Changsha and others gain a wave of blood.
Changsha and others instantly regained their fighting spirit and launched a new round of attack.
"That's right, Yuanji, the water transportation and sea transportation issues are causing quite a stir in Chang'an City. It's impossible for you not to know about it."
"Yes, that old man Li Gang has approached you several times about this matter. Even if you haven't heard the rumors in Chang'an City, you should get some information from him, right?"
"You don't really want to distribute the benefits to outsiders, and don't leave any for us? We are your dear sisters!"
"If you really decide to give all the benefits to outsiders and leave nothing to us, we won't blame you. As a sister, it's okay to suffer a little loss..."
"..."
Li Yuanji's face turned dark in an instant. While cursing Li Jiancheng in his heart that he was seeking death, he was looking for that guy with a very high rank.
After Li Jiancheng stirred up trouble again, Changsha and others spoke one after another, but there was a very high-ranking guy among them who made a move to retreat in order to advance.
These words were not meant for him, but for Li Yuan.
Although Li Yuan left this matter to him, I heard that he would rather give benefits to outsiders than to his own people. If his own people suffered a loss and were aggrieved, he would not blame him and would not sit idly by and ignore it.
Although Li Yuan said that he valued direct descendants but despised concubines.
But when he is fighting with outsiders and his own people suffer, he will choose to side with his own people without hesitation.
Because when facing outsiders, there is no such thing as concubine.
Some are only inside and outside.
Li Yuan is another typical person who values internal affairs over external affairs.
So similar words are very damaging to Li Yuan.
Before Li Yuan could react or start to attack, Li Yuanji quickly searched around the crowd and finally found the guy with a very high rank.
It was Guiyang who looked at the harmlessness of humans and animals and acted like a high-density horse.
The little lady looks very clear, she looks very innocent, but when her heart is opened, she is definitely dark.
Before Li Yuanji could reveal Guiyang's true face, Li Yuan, who was wandering among the flowers, really started to get angry, "Yuanji, Guiyang is right. If there is any good thing, of course your own people should come first, followed by outsiders."
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After all, when you have something to do, the people who can help you are your own people first, and outsiders second."
Li Yuan's emphasis on direct descendants over concubines, internal affairs over external affairs, was not blind.
Because in this era, only by maintaining the direct line can we use the direct line to rule other common people. Only by maintaining a clan can we use the people of the clan to conquer and rule the world.
Therefore, when there are any differences between the direct descendants, it is natural to support the direct lineage; when there are differences between the clan and other clans, it is natural to protect one's own clan.
In this kind of issue, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, there is no such thing as fairness and justice. Everything is based on closeness and distance, and the level of blood.
So although Li Yuan's words may sound a little biased towards his own people, they are right.
Because in this era, not only Li Yuan did this, but also the heads of other clans did this.
But Li Yuanji had already made up his mind. He would not give Changsha and others any access to water transportation and sea transportation, and it was impossible to give them tickets. How could he let Li Yuan's "fallacious theories" be suppressed?
Li Yuanji immediately said with a serious face: "Father, even so, water transportation and sea transportation are important weapons of the country and should not be given lightly."