In Li Qinzai's eyes, Prince Teng really didn't look like an elder.
From a distance, I could smell the smell of an old royal playboy who was young until his death. If he hadn't had a beautiful daughter, Li Qinzai and he might have become a pair of fair-weather friends.
After all, if you are stupid and rich, who wouldn’t want to make friends like this?
Negotiations are temporarily suspended. This kind of thing cannot be concluded in a day or two. Li Qinzai's patience has been exhausted today. If the negotiation continues, the table will probably be turned upside down.
All his subordinates were military generals, and Li Qinzai had no one he could use. The only ones he could use were King Teng and Li Sujie.
It was decided that these two guys would be the ones to preside over the negotiations tomorrow. Li Qinzai would tell them the bottom line of the negotiations, and then let them argue with the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River.
And Li Qinzai...
In the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, there are both rice and fish. In such a beautiful environment, of course you have to find a pond to fish. The craftsmanship is not good at all. If it is left idle for a few days, I am afraid that I will not even be able to make a nest.
I, Mr. Li, not only have the national luck to protect my body, but also have the blessing of the emperor’s royal aura. It will be impossible for the air force to fish tomorrow!
He stood up and was about to speak to end today's negotiations when the sound of rapid horse hooves came from outside the camp.
Li Qinzai frowned and looked towards the camp gate.
Soon, a soldier in armor hurriedly ran over, clasped his fists and reported: "Jun Gong Li, fifty miles away from here, there is news from His Highness King Xi that the civil uprising in Jiangning has been put down!"
As soon as the words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.
The heads of the distinguished families looked at each other, their eyes showing guilt, relief, and more of anxiety, their expressions very complicated.
Buqu went on to report: "General Xue led his troops to arrive in time and formed a siege on the people involved in the civil uprising. Under the persuasion of the bandit leader Sun Housheng, the people and farmers who participated in the civil uprising surrendered one after another."
"His Royal Highness, Sun Housheng, who incited the people to become leaders without spending a single soldier, has been questioned by His Highness, and the people and farmers who were bewitched and coerced are also being screened one by one."
"His Royal Highness King Xi and General Xue are escorting these common people and farmers towards Gusu City."
After reporting the song, Li Qinzai showed an expected smile of satisfaction.
Li Sujie, this kid, is a little useless in his studies, but he is still good at work. This time he handled the civil uprising neatly and neatly.
Li Qinzai quickly glanced at the family heads present and saw that their faces had become guilty and ugly again, especially Gu Chengzhang's body, which could not help but tremble slightly.
Li Qinzai sneered twice and ordered Bu Qu in front of the family heads: "Instruct Li Sujie and General Xue that the civil uprising should be put down immediately. The imperial court will only investigate the culprits and ignore the common people. It will be strict with the landlords, gentry and farmers who participated in the civil uprising."
After giving a warning, someone can escort them back to their hometown."
"In addition, in the name of the emperor's imperial envoy, we will notify the officials of all states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River that notices to calm the people can be issued in cities and villages in the south of the Yangtze River."
"The imperial envoy went south under the order just to check the acres and measure the land. He had no intention of increasing the tax. Landlords, gentry and farmers in the south of the Yangtze River should abide by the law and live in peace. They should not believe in rumors."
After finishing speaking, Li Qinzai murmured: "It's time to end the Jiangnan matter. It's time to break it and then establish it, and then restore chaos."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai glanced at Gu Chengzhang lightly.
When Gu Chengzhang came into contact with Li Qinzai's thoughtful gaze, his heart suddenly sank and he fell to the bottom of the valley.
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That night, Li Sujie and Xue Rengui led their troops back to camp.
The landowners and gentry who participated in the civil uprising have followed Li Qinzai's instructions and sent soldiers to escort them back to their hometowns in batches.
As a disciple of Li Qinzai, Li Sujie easily guessed Li Qinzai's intention.
It is indeed not appropriate to continue to investigate and implicate the Jiangnan civil uprising, otherwise the chaos in Jiangnan will become increasingly uncontrollable, and if it continues to develop, the imperial court may not be able to control it.
Only looking at the culprits, I never care about the right path. They are just poor people who have been incited or coerced. Why must these poor people be put to death?
So Li Sujie immediately obeyed Li Qinzai's instructions and escorted the people who were involved in the civil uprising back to their hometowns in batches. He and Xue Rengui led their troops back to the camp.
At this time, Li Qinzai was carefully wiping a thin bamboo fishing rod in his handsome tent. His father-in-law, Prince Teng, was also sitting in the tent.
Prince Teng was sitting cross-legged on the futon, happily drinking wine and eating vegetables. Li Qinzai was wiping the fishing rod and chatting casually with Prince Teng.
"... In short, in tomorrow's negotiations with the noble families, the emperor's bottom line is that noble families will never be allowed to support themselves with troops. After landing in the New World, the number of soldiers from each noble family cannot exceed a thousand. If the number exceeds a thousand, they will be searched, punished, and executed.
My father-in-law must explain this to the family heads tomorrow."
"Let's be polite first and then attack. Let's say ugly things to the front first. If they dare to do it in the future, the court will have no worries about attacking them."
Prince Teng drank wine and responded to the drink neither salty nor light.
"The king will preside over the negotiations tomorrow, what are you going to do?" King Teng asked dissatisfied.
Li Qinzai showed off the fishing rod in his hand to him and said with a smile: "Of course my son-in-law needs to rest. He works from nine to five and has five days off, do you understand? The emperor's imperial envoy is so noble, he can't be a beast."
King Teng became increasingly dissatisfied: "You are quite contented, but you treat me like a beast?"
"What my father-in-law said, you are still young and strong, and you are in the prime period of your career. Don't complain if you have more work to do. This is the leadership's trust in you. You are strong and capable, so you should bear more of the burden." Li Qinzai
He said in an official tone.
Prince Teng smacked his lips. He always felt that what the foolish son-in-law said was not a good thing. He felt as if he had been insulted, but he didn't know which part of him he had insulted...
"Where are the lands owned by the famous families? Are you going to let them do whatever they want?" King Teng asked again.
Li Qinzai wiped the fishing rod for a moment, then looked at him, grinned at him, and suddenly answered an unexpected question: "My father-in-law, before we left Beijing, you seemed to have said that you have five or six sons?"
Prince Teng nodded inexplicably.
Li Qinzai asked his soul: "Are they all biological?"
Prince Teng was stunned and became furious: "You bitch, how dare you..."
"Please wait a minute, father-in-law, the issue of the foolish son-in-law is very important, as it concerns the family fortune of Prince Teng." Li Qinzai said hurriedly.
King Teng had no choice but to suppress his anger and said: "Yes, they are all biological. My six sons are all the children of the royal concubine and several concubines. What!"
"Are you sure they are biological? Your concubine and concubine don't have handsome guards or strong grooms around them..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Qinzai saw that King Teng was about to overthrow the table and turn against him. Li Qinzai had a strong desire to survive and hurriedly changed the topic and said: "My son-in-law remembers that my father-in-law's fiefdom is in Hongzhou, which can be regarded as a land in the south of the Yangtze River..."
"How?" Prince Teng said in a harsh tone.
Li Qinzai sighed lightly and said: "My son-in-law feels that your Tengwang Pavilion in Hongzhou seems to have been built in vain..."
"What do you mean?" Prince Teng was stunned.
Li Qinzai said slowly: "After my son-in-law returns to Beijing, he plans to report to the emperor and propose that your father-in-law's fiefdom be changed from Hongzhou to Wujun."