As soon as King Wu Li Ke made this announcement, public opinion in Xinfeng County abounded.
The common people were quite disapproving. His Highness the King of Wu looked noble and handsome, but he turned out to be just the same as those rich people who had evil intentions. The snowstorm was serious at the moment, but it was not to the extent of "Yi Zi cannibalizes".
, but how many houses were collapsed by heavy snow, how many people froze to death, and how many people starved?
However, those powerful and wealthy businessmen who live in splendid houses, eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, wear silks and satins, and have wives and concubines as well as servants, are stingy in donating a little life-saving money and grain. They would rather let the millet pile up in the granary and become moldy.
I would like to give a meal of gruel to the victims.
Such a sinister and unkind person, why do you still want to give them a stone to mark their merits?
Simply shameless!
When the people passed by the big stone tablet that had just been erected by the Weishui River, they all spat lightly, feeling dissatisfied.
The rich and powerful people even closed their doors and cursed loudly.
This King of Wu may seem gentle and gentle, but who knew he was actually such a sinister and cunning guy?
I didn’t donate much money, but if I put my name on the stone monument, the people of Xinfeng would curse me for the rest of my life.
Although they are all ordinary people living in the mud, it is not inappropriate to yell at them, but no matter how small they are, they are still from their hometown. They have the same roots and a narrow strip of water. If the talk of "being unkind for the sake of wealth and indifference to the hometown" spreads, their reputation will be ruined.
It's going to stink on the street!
And it’s the kind that will last forever!
For a family that lives in an era where reputation is more important than life, this is extremely serious, second only to confiscation of the family and genocide.
But no matter how dissatisfied you are, after the scolding is over, you still have to make up for it quickly.
How to make up for it?
This is a no-brainer. Aren’t you afraid that the money and food you donate is too small and the people will resent you? Then just donate more...
For these aristocratic, powerful and wealthy businessmen, who have accumulated millions of dollars in savings over the years, there is actually no problem at all in dedicating some money and food to relieve the disaster. It just depends on whether they are willing or not.
As soon as His Highness the King of Wu came up with this plan, he had to accept it even if he didn't want to, unless he wanted his descendants to be stabbed in the back by their countrymen.
Since he had to donate, he couldn't care less about the agreement with Wei King Li Tai.
Donating one thousand guan is a donation, and two thousand guan is still a donation. Why not take this opportunity to turn a bad thing into a good thing, donate one name, and carve it on the stone for the people of Xinfeng to admire from generation to generation. Whenever you see
When you put up this stone tablet, you would give a thumbs up and say, "The kindness of such and such a family is unparalleled, benefiting the hometown"?
As a result, the originally deserted residence of His Highness King Wu was suddenly filled with guests and all seats were occupied.
His Majesty the King of Wu is so beautiful that he feels so happy!
Without wasting any words, the wealthy households in the city swarmed in with boxes of copper coins and carts of grain, one after another, one after another! What's more, three thousand yuan was delivered in the morning.
Guan, after hearing that others had donated five thousand guan, he sent another 3,000 guan in the evening, as if the money and food were brought by the tide, without even frowning, because he wanted to be the best!
In just one day, the county government's coffers were filled with copper coins, cloth, silk and satin, and the granary was filled with grain.
His Highness King Wu was very high-spirited and with a wave of his hand, he set up a porridge shed in the city so that the people could eat for free and spent a lot of money to purchase grain.
Xinfeng's disaster relief operations were launched with great vigor.
It was not until this time that the underlying reasons for "breaking stones to record merit" were analyzed by knowledgeable people and spread among the market.
It was only then that the victims suddenly realized that this was the intention of His Highness King Wu! It was a sin for us foolish people to misunderstand His Highness’s exquisite plan! This plan was designed to make the rich and wealthy businessmen unable to speak, but still willing to do so.
Spending money and food to gain a good reputation is really clever!
Suddenly, the whole city was praising His Royal Highness King Wu for his wisdom, pushing the reputation of King Wu Li Ke to an unprecedented height!
The name of "Wise King" spread throughout the court and the public.
Some people are happy, and some people are depressed. Some people are happy, and naturally some people are angry.
King Li Ke of Wu was happy, and King Li Tai of Wei was naturally furious!
He is not angry with Li Ke, whose reputation has soared, but he is angry with those wealthy businessmen who do one thing to their faces but another behind their backs!
Damn it, you swore in front of me that you are the same as Qi Lianzhi, and you must cooperate with me to suppress King Wu's momentum and support you to inherit the position of crown prince. What you say is better than what you sing!
But in the blink of an eye, money and food were shipped to Li Ke one by one. You said that you care about your reputation. I can understand it, but you can just get by. Why do you have to fight for the top spot?
In the blink of an eye, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the advantages gained in the early stage were instantly wiped out.
This time the brothers fight, Wei King Li Tai loses cleanly, and the loss is really disgusting!
"Bang"
Li Tai kicked the table in front of the couch away, glared angrily at the heads of several wealthy businessmen in front of him, and shouted angrily: "Are you bullying me, Li Tailiang?"
The family members were so frightened that they trembled with each other and fell to the ground to plead guilty.
Du Huaigong was the direct grandson of the Du family. He had a distinguished status and had a good friendship with King Li Tai of Wei. They often drank and had fun together. He was not very afraid of Li Tai's anger.
He said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, please calm down. King Wu's policy is indeed too destructive. We really have to do this!"
With him taking the lead, the rest of the Yuan family, Hou Mo Chen family and other families also agreed.
It’s not that we have betrayed our trust, but that King Wu is too cunning...
Although Li Tai is not a big-hearted person and has an impulsive personality, his brain is definitely good. He knows that the matter has reached this point and that it is useless to talk about it. Can he really blame these famous families for this matter?
These aristocratic families have been entrenched in Guanlong since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. They are deeply entrenched and powerful. Their branches and vines have already penetrated into every aspect of the Tang Dynasty. They are the biggest help for me to seize the throne, and it is not easy to offend.
Taking a deep breath, suppressing his anger, Li Tai said slowly: "My third brother has always prided himself on being upright, upright and upright, but he is determined not to come up with such an insidious strategy. I think this matter is a bit strange.
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Du Huaigong said: "Your Highness is saying...that there is an expert behind King Wu's guidance?"
Li Tai nodded solemnly: "That must be the case."
Hou Mo and Chen Wu interjected: "Could it be that Cen Wenwen?"
Cen Wenwen has always been a die-hard supporter of King Wu Li Ke and is known to everyone in the court. Moreover, everyone knows that this man has a clever mind and a lot of clever tricks.
Li Tai thought for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't look like that. That old man Cen Wenwen has always been under my surveillance. As long as he makes some moves, it is absolutely impossible to avoid my eyes. Ever since Li Ke went to Xinfeng
, that old man has been sitting still, it can’t be him.”
Visible enemies are not scary. The most terrifying ones are the ones that never appear in your sight and wait until the critical moment to suddenly pounce and bite you. That is the most deadly.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. It's dangerous if you don't even know who your enemy is, what his strengths and weaknesses are, and what his style of conduct is.
Li Tai thought for a while, but couldn't think of a reason, so he said to Du Huaigong: "Your father's team in Xinfeng is well-informed. He is keeping a close eye on Li Ke. He must find out who is advising him behind the scenes!"
Du Huaigong quickly agreed, but felt a little dissatisfied.
Keeping saying that other people's tricks are insidious is just to put money in your own face. Your tactics to deal with Li Ke's bottom line are insidious...
Is that sinister?
That has to be called a conspiracy, an honest conspiracy. The pit is dug wherever it is, so that you can see it clearly, and I am not afraid that you will not jump in!
Thinking of this, Du Huaigong also became curious. Who is the master behind Li Ke?
Although they are not in the same camp, Du Huaigong is also very interested in that "master"...
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Let me go! The automatic upload time setting is wrong. This chapter was not uploaded. I won’t say anything. I am guilty...