Li Tai, who was ridiculed one after another, naturally looked unhappy.
He just said to Cheng Yaojin: "Uncle Cheng, what you said is a bit excessive."
"I do this for the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Tang Dynasty. It has nothing to do with anyone else!"
"hehe."
Cheng Yaojin smiled, with great disdain: "When you say this, do you believe it yourself?"
Who can't see why Li Tai is doing what he is doing now?
In the past few years, after some manipulations by Li Chengqian, the Tang Dynasty was no longer the same Datang Dynasty.
First of all, food from the south can be brought to the north through waterways, so that when people in the north buy food, they no longer have to earn high price differences from middlemen.
Furthermore, Datang already had its own grain reserves and relied on northern farms, so there was no need to purchase grain from the private sector.
This eliminates the need to worry that the price of private grain and grass will rise due to the court's large-scale purchases, thus threatening the people's livelihood.
Therefore, the people of the Tang Dynasty, and even the people in many places did not even realize that the war was coming.
Some people even occasionally chat with their neighbors about the progress of the war in their free time.
Although these may seem like trivial matters, they are enough to show that the people of the Tang Dynasty were not so nervous that they had to flee with their families because of the coming war.
Furthermore, from the overall strategic perspective, both the northeast and northwest were extremely important to the Tang Dynasty.
First is the northwest, which is the Silk Road.
Every year, countless merchants leave the country through this custom and go to the West to spread the culture of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, they sell Tang products to Westerners and bring a large amount of property back to the Tang Dynasty.
Although gold has not yet become the mainstream currency in the market, it is already valuable as a commodity.
One or two weight gold can now be sold for nearly three hundred copper plates, and its value will definitely be higher in the future.
Let’s talk about the Northeast. Ever since Li Chengqian developed Beimo Farm, let Many people realize that cold weather does not necessarily affect food production.
Even in places with fertile soil, food production will be higher.
A farm tested in Northeast China last year has already given Datang enough surprises during the autumn harvest.
How could the Tang Dynasty give up this land where all the people could have enough to eat and drink?
Nowadays, anyone with a discerning eye can see who Li Tai is targeting at what he does.
It's nothing more than fear that Li Chengqian's reputation and status are getting higher and higher, and it will become harder and harder for him to shake Li Chengqian's position.
Cheng Yaojin said bluntly to Li Tai: "Your Highness King Wei, sometimes we ministers have to remind you."
"It doesn't matter whether there are cliques in the court or the faults of those who participated in the performance, it doesn't matter, we people are too lazy to take care of it."
"But if you plan to ruin the future of the Tang Dynasty because of these things, and ruin the country that our brothers have gained with their blood and lives, then don't blame us ministers."
"The golden whip that His Majesty gave me is still at home."
Cheng Yaojin raised his head and smiled like a ruffian: "But I don't want this golden whip to fall on your Highness, King Wei, one day."
After saying this, Cheng Yaojin walked away in a puff of his sleeves.
What he said was truly rude.
Although he didn't curse a single curse word, it still made Li Tai feel a little embarrassed.
He looked at Cheng Yaojin's leaving figure, his teeth itching with hatred.
But what can he do?
You can't really let him fight Cheng Yaojin, right?
He is not Li Chengqian. He has the ability and the courage to fight with Cheng Yaojin.
After all, Cheng Yaojin's family still had a whip given to him by Li Yuan.
Whether he dares to kill himself or not is not mentioned, but judging from the courage of this guy, he definitely dares to give himself two lashes.
Li Tai didn't want such an embarrassing thing to happen to him.
And he finally figured it out today.
It is absolutely impossible for Li Shimin to stop fighting and negotiate peace.
So if you want to achieve your goal, you have to find another way out...
Thinking of this, Li Tai's eyes that had dimmed suddenly lit up.
"I have raised you for so long, and now it's time to use you..."
…
Chang'an City, Zheng Mansion.
Ever since Zheng Jiaji was humiliated by Li Chengqian.
This guy has become famous in Chang'an City.
Almost everywhere in the streets, there are rumors that this guy was stripped naked and paraded through the night market in Chang'an City.
If it hadn't been for the huge noise of the war between the two fronts later, which suppressed his bad stories, he might have been regarded as a joke for a long time.
But even so, he was still laughed at.
During this period, he was also locked up in the mansion by his old man and was not allowed to go anywhere.
But just because he doesn't go out doesn't mean he doesn't know what's going on outside.
He had already hooked up with a person whose status was not much worse than that of Li Chengqian.
That man promised him that he would help him take revenge at a certain point in time.
Now, he is just waiting for that person to give the order and launch revenge.
But now several months have passed and there is still no news from there.
On the contrary, Li Chengqian heard the sound of good news coming back one after another, which really made him anxious.
But slowly, the anxiety turned into giving up.
He also gradually lost hope in this matter.
But on this day, he was playing with his concubines in his small courtyard.
suddenly Then a servant knocked on the door and reported: "Master, there is someone looking for you outside."
"Who!"
"The other party didn't say anything. He just asked you to go out and meet him in person."
Zheng Jiaji felt unhappy when his 'play' was suddenly interrupted.
He sat up from the bed and put on his clothes haphazardly.
When he was about to go out, he slowly turned his head and glanced at the charming and disheveled woman on the bed: "Wait, I will take care of you when I come back."
Hearing this, the woman suddenly looked shy and said, "I am waiting here for you to come back."
Listening to that charming voice, Zheng Jiaji smiled from ear to ear.
Then, he no longer hesitated and walked out of his house.
When he came to the main hall, what he saw was a man with a body as charming as a woman's...
Seeing this guy, Zheng Jiaji was suddenly startled.
He was a little surprised, but also a little surprised and said: "Little Eunuch Li, why are you here?"
This person was close to the big shot he was hooking up with.
Now that he is here, some big shot must have asked him to deliver some news.
Zheng Jiaji hurried over and said, "Little Eunuch Li, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, Little Eunuch Li made a silent gesture to him.
Then, he took out a letter from his pocket, handed it to Zheng Jiaji and said, "Remember to burn this letter after reading it."
After saying that, he didn't care what Zheng Jiaji's expression was and walked away directly.
Zheng Jiaji was left alone, standing there blankly holding the letter.
After Little Eunuch Li had left for a while, he came back to his senses and opened the letter.
When he saw clearly the contents of the letter, he was surprised at first.
Then, the corners of his mouth could not help but slowly raise.
"Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian, I want to see how you turn around this time..."