This matter was carried out in secret from Wei Zheng, for the simple reason that he was worried about his bad things. After several encounters with Li Mu, the Shandong scholars found that Wei Zheng was no longer as brave as he used to be, not only failed to take advantage, but compromised with Li Mu everywhere. even made up 100,000 yuan to bribe Li Mu for the matter of building roads!

Although all this money was paid by Zheng Guanyin, they didn't take a penny. But Wei Zheng did this, which also made the Shandong scholars dissatisfied, they thought that Wei Zheng had lost his sharpness, so they planned to support Wang Jingze, but they didn't expect Wang Jingze to know what was going on, so he didn't take over. In desperation, they could only be three stinkers to get together Zhuge Liang, hide from Wei Zheng, and do things in private.

They thought that after the rise in food prices, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would be the first to react. But what they didn't expect was that at this time, Li Shimin suddenly removed Li Mu from the post of Minister in charge of the Internal Affairs Office. Although everyone knows that this is just a means for Li Shimin to beat Li Mu, he will definitely be able to reinstate himself after the New Year. But at the moment, Li Mu is indeed no longer the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and their plan has begun to be implemented, and the price of grain has risen, just like water spilled out, it cannot be recovered.

Now it's difficult to ride a tiger, and you have to do it if you don't do it, otherwise before you can face Li Mu, you will have to start internal strife first. But if they are allowed to raise the price until the end of the year, it is not realistic. The price increase means that the sales volume will decrease, and even many grain banks will abandon them and choose other suppliers. Old customers who have been built up over the years are likely to lose as a result. Doing business is about a letter, there are no natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the behavior of arbitrarily raising prices is despicable. It can be supported for a short time, but after a long time, it is they who suffer the most.

After all, food is worthless if it is not sold. I can't eat the extra food, so I can only keep it that is rotten and moldy.

The news of the court cannot be hidden, and yesterday Tang Jian wrote to the emperor about the rise in grain prices. The Shandong Shi clan felt that things were going to be bad. Sure enough, early this morning, Li Shimin went to Li Mu's house, although I don't know what they talked about, but the things discussed by these two people, can they be as good as the Shandong scholars?

The Shandong scholars who learned the news were like ants on a hot pot, and they couldn't come up with ideas. In fact, it's not that there is no idea, but at this time, everyone has their own thoughts, and they can't come up with a unified idea. This is the evil result of the leaderless dragons, so I had no choice but to come to Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng hadn't seen these people for a while, and when he saw that people were so complete today, he knew that something had happened again. He also heard about what happened in the court, and when he learned about Tang Jian's book, he just didn't think about the Shandong scholars. In his heart, the Shandong Shi clan is not so stupid.

But that's the way it is, the more you don't want it to happen, the more it will happen. After listening to what these people had done, Wei Zheng suddenly found that he was too lazy to speak.

After being silent for a while, Wei Zheng spoke: "Which smart person's idea is this, can you let the old man see it?" ”

Everyone in the Shandong Shi clan is not stupid, as soon as they heard this tone, they knew that Wei Zheng was only two inches away from getting angry, and after looking at each other, the principal of the Fan Yang Lu clan spoke: "Duke Wei, this is a big guy to discuss, not anyone's idea. The big guy didn't do this on purpose, he didn't mean to hide it from you, didn't he see that you were repeatedly angry with Li Mu, and wanted to avenge you and vent your evil anger......"

"Pick up less good things!" Wei Zheng reprimanded: "The old man needs you to be angry for me? A bunch of idiots, I really don't know how to write dead words! Grain prices are related to people's livelihood and social welfare, and they have always been the foundation of the country, and all dynasties have attached great importance to them. Even if he is faint, he will not get dizzy in this kind of thing. What's more, His Majesty today is a rare wise holy lord. Will he not realize the importance of food prices? When it really came time to anger His Majesty, the Son of Heaven was angry, and the blood flowed, how many of your heads were enough to cut off? ”

"It's not that serious, the grain is ours, we want to sell it at a high price, but we don't allow it? I sealed the grain hoard, and it was my own business not to sell it, so what did I have to do with others? When you become an emperor, you can rob the people of food? The principal of the Xingyang Zheng clan opened his mouth and said, Zheng Guanyin was born in the Xingyang Zheng family, so the Xingyang Zheng family was faintly the head of the Shandong Shi clan when Li Jiancheng was the prince. Li Jiancheng died in the hands of Li Shimin, and the Xingyang Zheng family began to be lonely, so he hated Li Shimin to the core.

Wei Zheng stared at this person and said, "Since you think so, why are you still coming to me?" ”

This person couldn't answer, Wei Zheng didn't pay attention to him, snorted, and said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." Whether you want to admit it or not, the lord of the world today is Your Majesty. This world is his, and the lives of you, me, and all the people are decided by him. So, there is no question of whether he can do it or not, it's just whether he wants to do it or not. ”

"If Your Majesty really makes up his mind to move the Shi clan, it may not be possible to get rid of them all, but it is not difficult to do it for one or two families. Maybe you will think that everyone is in the same spirit, and Your Majesty also has to weigh it. Scold! I won't say it too clearly, when it comes to the sword and axe, how many people can say the same breath? ”

"Your Majesty went to Li Mu and already conveyed a meaning, that is, to warn you to do it yourself. He asked Li Mu to solve it, you go to Li Mu, and you can find a step down. If you don't have a face, the next step is not so simple. ”

After listening to Wei Zheng's analysis, everyone looked frightened. When the Tang Dynasty pacified Shandong, they had all seen Li Shimin's ruthlessness. When encountering Li Jiancheng's soldiers and horses, most of them surrendered, and Li Shimin was young and vigorous at that time, so he had to fight. Therefore, when encountering Li Shimin's soldiers and horses, they could not surrender, they could only surrender if they were defeated.

Li Shimin's fierce generals were like clouds, and the war was fought in the later stage, often before the drum was beaten, and the war was over. Naturally, the heavy casualties were the children of Shandong, and I don't know how many people died tragically at the hands of the generals of Tiance Mansion.

This is also the reason why Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng competed in the past, and the Shandong scholars mostly stood on Li Jiancheng's side. They felt that Li Jiancheng was a benevolent lord, and Li Shimin was too tyrannical.

Recalling an unbearable scene, everyone is not afraid. If Li Shimin is really annoyed, he will dispatch government soldiers to dispatch generals...... The consequences they dare not imagine. In the final analysis, these so-called gate valves are just ordinary people. Although they have money and food in their hands, they cannot become the climate without a wise hero, and when it comes to the critical time, they will not be able to bear the energy.

"But ...... there was an elder in the room. He was once in Li Yuan when he was the emperor, in the Ministry of Rites as a waiter, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he took the initiative to resign, in the Shandong Shi clan, he was not a core figure, but because of his intersections with all aspects, he had some popularity, Wei Zheng in the early years, when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, he had his help, so in Wei Zheng, he also had a little thin face.

Seeing that he spoke, Wei Zheng also put away his anger and said, "If you have any ideas, just say a few words." ”

"The old man is already in his last years, and it stands to reason that he should not be involved in these things. However, in order to raise the price of grain, a lot of grain from other places has been purchased in the early stage. A lot of money has been spent, even if we want to stop it now, do we have to pay for the lost money? ”

Wei Zheng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and said in his heart that this is indeed an old fool. You started the matter yourself, who will carry the loss yourself? But after all, it was someone who had helped him, and Wei Zheng didn't want to speak ill of him, gritting his back molars and saying, "What do you think?" ”

"Do you feel it...... If Hou is willing to pay this money, this matter will be settled. But if he refuses to do so, he will have to put it on the man who bought the grain. As long as we stop it now and don't continue to raise food prices. Your Majesty doesn't necessarily have to embarrass us, the grain transported from other places will take at least a month, and it may not be that there is no capital to wrestle with the deer marquis. ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately resonated with people who didn't want to lose money, and they said yes.

Wei Zheng smiled angrily and said, "The old man really doesn't understand, do you overestimate yourself, or do you look down on Li Mu." Who do you think he is, and he's going to take advantage of you? ”

Without waiting for everyone to refute, Wei Zheng said: "If you come to ask me what I mean, what I mean is to admit compensation and quickly reconcile with Li Mu." Tell him directly if there is anything, Li Mu is not a person who does not distinguish between public and private, if it is reasonable, he will not be rash. But if you insist on going your own way, then let it go, and when the time comes, don't blame me for being unpredictable! ”

With that, Wei Zheng got up and was about to leave. Everyone hurriedly stopped, and just when there was chaos, the mute porter of Wei Zheng's family hurriedly barged in, even gesturing and gabbling, looking very eager.

After getting along for many years, Wei Zheng naturally understood the meaning of the dumb porter, and frowned: "What did you say?" Li Mu came to visit me? ”

The dumb porter nodded hurriedly, Wei Zheng glanced at the people in the room, and said, "You wait here, I'll go see him." ”

Someone rolled his eyes and said, "Gong Wei, it's better to meet by chance, since Li Mu is here, how do you talk about it, why don't you let us listen." Next door is the firewood room, we are all waiting in the firewood room, wouldn't it be best for you to talk here? ”

Wei Zheng understood what this person meant, and knew that if they didn't hear it, they would definitely be suspicious, so he said: "It's okay, then you go to the firewood room and wait, I invite him over." ”

Everyone rushed out and hid in the firewood room next door. Wei Zheng motioned to the mute porter to invite Li Mu in, and after a while, Li Mu's hearty laughter came.

"Gong Wei, have a good New Year! I'm here to greet you for the New Year, just a small gift, not a tribute! ”

Li Mu carried a bag into the house and put it in front of Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng looked down at a bag of good corn.

The comer is not good!