Chapter 8 Weirdness, Confusion of Five Surnames and Seven Hopes
"Indeed, we are all well aware of the ruthlessness of Erlang Li, so we should not push him too hard. This needs to be done step by step and slowly."
"For now, we just need to get him to compromise and agree to the appointment of our family's children. As for more... we will slowly figure it out in the future."
The head of the Boling Cui family is also a white-haired old man who adopts a prudent strategy.
In his opinion.
There is no need to use one opportunity to force Li Shimin into a family that must listen to them. It needs to be done slowly.
First, I took this opportunity to make Li Shimin agree to a discount, and the court was filled with children of aristocratic families, and then continued to slowly exclude Li Shimin and become a puppet.
In this way, it may take a long time, but it is extremely safe.
"Since the two elders both think it is better to play it safe, the younger generation will also adopt the same strategy as the two seniors."
The current head of the family of the Li family in Zhaojun is quite young, about forty years old, and he respects the two old men very much.
The head of the Cui family glanced at him and said with a smile, "You are here to participate this time, why? Your father also abdicated?!"
The head of the Li family in Zhao County raised his wine glass, sat down and bowed slightly, "My father has given me full authority to handle the affairs of the family. I trust the head of the family, but my father has retreated behind the scenes to enjoy his old age."
The head of the Cui family's eyes flickered, "Even he thinks he is old. It seems that I have to find time to hand over this hot seat to the next person."
At the gathering just now, everyone was wearing veils. At this time, their true faces were revealed during the meal, and he could clearly see the faces of all the family heads present.
Counting the heads of the families present, he and the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang are both in their sixties.
The others all have middle-aged appearances, but one of them is more strange. The head of the Lu family in Fan Yang is actually a young man of about ten years old or in his twenties at most.
Could this young man be the new head of the Fanyang Lu family?
The head of the Cui family's eyes flickered and he was very curious, but he did not ask. After all, his family did not have a close relationship with the Fanyang Lu family.
"So, does anyone have other opinions?"
"If not, then we will confirm it and release the food when Li Shimin agrees to Zhezi's request."
"On the surface, we must give him enough face."
"If there is no problem with this decision, everyone will restrain their family members after returning home."
Mrs. Zheng of Xingyang looked around and found that no one refuted her, so she continued, "Okay, tomorrow, I believe that before tomorrow, Li Shimin will come to beg us!!"
"No matter what conditions he offers to win over any family, you must refuse. This is only because our seven tribes will always be monolithic!!"
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Vertical sun.
The main residence of the Lu family.
After last night's banquet, the Li family of Zhao County and the Li family of Longxi stayed here. The Lu family's mansion is the closest place to the imperial city. If Li Shimin compromises, he will come here as expected. They want to hear about Li Shimin as soon as possible.
Keep your head down, so stay here.
However,
It’s just dawn.
Then bad news came one after another.
"What did you say? Fang Xuanling called for many disasters at the gate of the imperial city?!"
"What... is he going to do?!"
The head of the Li family in Zhaojun narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that something was unexpected.
The head of the Li family in Longxi said with a smile, "Perhaps we are preparing to open a warehouse to store grain, but the national treasury is already empty for this [grain]. Where will it come from? It is naturally in our hands."
"Just wait, Li Shimin will probably come over soon."
"No, I don't think so." The host of the Li family in Zhao County objected, "According to the speculation of our clan, when the rooster crows today, the first batch of thin old people will starve to death. They can't withstand last night's attack.
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"Our people are squatting around those old people who are very likely to die, waiting for news to come back after their death. We are spreading rumors and exaggerating them, so as to force Li Shimin to make a choice."
"And... until now, we have not received any news, let alone the news of the death of the old man, even the news of them themselves has all disappeared."
"It's like all our people have disappeared."
After his reminder, the Li family in Longxi also realized the seriousness of the problem. Their people were squatting there, and even if the old man was not dead, they would send back information every once in a while.
But this information has not been sent back since last night.
"You mean, Erlang of the Li family is going to be tough? He is going to stage another Xuanwumen incident and get rid of us?!"
Mr. Li from Longxi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Mrs. Li of Zhao County shook her head, "No, Li Shimin has my people around him. If he mobilizes the army on a large scale, I will receive news. There are also more or less people from other family heads around Li Shimin. If no information is sent back, it means that Li Shimin has not."
Do this."
"And if it's a small scale, then our servants alone can easily handle it."
The servants of all major aristocratic families are carefully selected, and even the smallest servant has three lives in his hands.
They have a lot of money, and can be said to be the richest people in the entire Tang Dynasty. Money can make people go around, so the servants are all extremely powerful.
"So, what exactly is Li Jiaerlang thinking? What is he planning to do?!"
The Li family in Longxi is a bit confused.
Mrs. Li of Zhao County sighed, "I don't know. Today, the second son of the Li family is as mysterious as the head of the Lu family in Fan Yang. We don't know what the second son of the Li family is doing. The head of the Lu family also took people out this morning. I'm so confused!"
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"But I think there will be an answer soon."
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The five surnames looked at other family heads, and they also learned the news that some servants had lost contact.
These missing servants are all elderly victims responsible for monitoring the dying.
The masters of each clan counted the missing servants under their respective clans, and the total number was about one hundred and thirty-two.
This is not a small number, a total of one hundred and thirty-two people, and they are also elites with the ability to kill. How terrible that they all lost contact overnight.
They couldn't help but think, is this Li Jiaerlang warning them?!
Or...
There are other purposes.
But no matter what the purpose is, the answer will be revealed at 12 noon.
12 noon.
It is the time when the Imperial City tells the outside world and His Majesty the Emperor receives the victims!!
The time arrived at 12 noon as promised.
The lords' spies are spread throughout the entire imperial city, and even among the victims gathered there are their people, who are trying their best to find information.
"It's strange, what happened today? Why would the emperor want to meet us?!"
"Shh~ I don't want to die. How can that person be called that by his name? Change your words quickly and don't let others hear you. If you are notified, you will be slapped with a slap in the face at the least, or you will be put to death in the worst case."
"Huh~ I just said what's wrong? He, the emperor, would have me executed if he had the ability. I have been fleeing from the north until now, and I have eaten everything, including tree bark, grass, and even insects on the ground.
After eating, he makes me hungry, how can I respect him!!"