"This is just the beginning!"

Li Li had a gloomy face and looked at the ministers in front of him, these ministers looked at each other, but none of them were willing to speak.

"You say, what am I going to do, you say!"

The heads of the 37 chambers of commerce and guilds represent 37 industries, from the stationery industry of pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the cloth shops that sell cloth, these are all industries related to the lives of the people. They boycotted the market together, which was not only a warning to Li Li, but also a demonstration of their strength.

"If it is not dealt with in time, not only is the incident likely to expand, but also the dignity of the court will be lost." Finally, a newly installed minister of Li Yu came out to play: "With the intention of the minister, when the troops should be sent to copy and capture the head of the ditch, at this time it is still the problem of ringworm and scabies, and it should not be tolerated!" ”

He spoke eloquently, but he did not notice that most of the officials in the court looked at him with a foolish gaze.

Even Li Li also stared at him with the eyes of a fool.

If you can easily mobilize troops, why bother with it!

If these businessmen just strike the market and move troops, what is the reason? People close their doors and don't do business and don't make money, can you still catch it? More importantly, is there anyone behind these businessmen who is supporting them, and is that envoy waiting to be mobilized?

Li Li didn't believe that just by virtue of some businessmen, he could have such a great courage to compete with the imperial court, just as he didn't believe that "Minbao" did not have Ye Chang's instructions and protection behind him, and dared to scold him as King Zhou Li.

Therefore, if you want to move troops, you must consider Ye Chang's attitude.

"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, why not take a step back, stop the patent, and implement the old law of the emperor?" Yuan Highway coughed and came out and said: "All kinds of incidents are caused by the theory of patents, and the right medicine is ......."

"That's enough, I want you to find a way to share my worries, not for you to embarrass those lawless people, you, the imperial historian, are you acting for me, or for those lawless?"

Li Yu was furious, he didn't choose what to say, and without waiting for Yuan Highway to finish speaking, he sprayed him back. Yuan Highway glanced at him in surprise, and then found that Dugu Ming secretly squeezed his eyes at him, as if he was laughing at him, he could only silently take off his crown, kowtow and said: "The minister is not talented, Your Majesty feels that the minister is incompetent, and I wish to return to the countryside with the bones." ”

"You!"

For a long time, Yuan Highway, the imperial historian, has a very weak sense of presence in the imperial court, and Li Yu knows some of his past events, so he doesn't value him, so he reprimands him, and he doesn't have the slightest sense of saving face for the emperor's old ministers. But now Yuan Highway directly resigned, which made him stunned.

Doesn't that mean...... Want a showdown?

Yuan Highway was Ye Chang's person who was stuffed in the Yushitai, and he was forced to resign, which was also Li Li's unscrupulous move.

It's just that in this case, do you have to retreat?

Taking a step back, which means retreating completely, not to mention that his plan to take over power is frustrated, where will the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the dignity of the emperor be put away?

"Yuan Highway, are you trying to blackmail me?" Li Li was trained by Li Longji as a successor for only five years, Li Longji "looked at the Holy Sun" and took a fancy to his mediocrity, in Li Longji's view, only a mediocre king could coexist peacefully with a promising minister like Ye Chang. Ye Changnian is above his kindness, and he will have a lot of support for Li Li. But he never thought that a mediocre person sitting in the position of the king of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the contradiction between the expansion of power and his own talent determined that such a person would inevitably be in a hurry to do something in order to prove his ability.

Therefore, in this situation, Li Li did not choose to back down, but was close to a showdown.

Yuan Zai was covered in a cold sweat, and he didn't care about anything else, so he went out and said: "Your Majesty, the matter discussed today is not the departure or stay of Dr. Yuan, but how to solve the matter of the chamber of commerce's strike, and it is not appropriate to have other troubles...... Doctor Yuan, when the country is in trouble, when my generation is responsible, at this time, you resigned lightly, studied for many years, and were loyal and courteous, where did you go? ”

Li Yu had to be reminded by him, and then he remembered that this was not the time to fight with Yuan Highway for righteousness, if his plan could be implemented, what was a Yuan Highway!

"It's me who lost my words, I'm also anxious, the first emperor gave me the foundation of the country, there was King Wei in the court to assist in the past, I don't have to worry, now King Wei just resigned, and something like this happened...... I don't want to disturb King Wei if there is even the slightest thing in the court! Over the years, how hard King Wei has worked for the Tang Dynasty, I have seen it in my eyes, and said in private that he is my uncle, and to the kilometer, he is the former minister of the emperor, and the princes can share some of it for him. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li coughed, and suddenly felt that what he had just said was a bit of an emperor's demeanor. He turned his gaze to Dugu Ming's face, and continued: "As for the method of deposing the patent, there is no need to mention it again, Yuan Shilang proposed the patent policy to me, it is precisely in consideration of the way of 'benefiting the people', if it is not for the private industry and mining industry to make a living, why should I bother?" ”

Dugu Ming lowered his head and pouted secretly, this son of heaven gradually entered a state, at least, he could finally say beautiful things.

If it is changed to normal times, the emperor who can say beautiful things can be regarded as a middle-class king, but at this time, compared with Ye Chang, who does practical things, the emperor who says beautiful things can only attract disgust.

"In the opinion of the ministers, this matter should be handled by the Jingzhao Mansion, why should it be discussed at the court?" Yuan Zai felt that Li Li's words were very good, and he went down and said: "Your Majesty is in charge of the overall situation, set the strategy, and the hundred officials will implement it." If it is such a trivial matter, His Majesty will personally ask the plan above the court meeting, what do you want to do with the hundred officials? ”

"Jing Zhaoyin can't solve it?" Li Li asked again.

"That is Jing Zhaoyin's resignation, and His Majesty can take responsibility." Won Jae put Kyung Zhao Yin up with an expressionless face.

Today's Jing Zhaoyin is Liu Yan. Although this person is not Ye Chang's descendant, he has a relatively close relationship with Ye Chang, and he is a candidate that both Ye Chang and Li Longji can accept at the beginning. Yuan Zai was eyeing the position of Jing Zhaoyin, and knew that this position was very crucial, so he put the responsibility on Liu Yan, the purpose was to force Liu Yan to make a choice.

Liu Yan was also in the train, and when he heard this, he went out of the class and said: "This matter is rare in ancient times, and the minister really doesn't know how to deal with it." Yuan Shilang is responsible for the minister, and the minister dares to ask, how is the lower part of His Majesty, and the minister will carry it out. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yan glanced at Yuan Zai, and said with a smile: "If Your Majesty thinks that it should be eliminated by thunderous means, the minister will send a messenger to arrest these leaders who take the lead in making trouble." If His Majesty thought that he should be gentle with him, he would summon these leaders and consult with them on how to resolve them. ”

This is an anti-general army, since Yuan Zai said that the emperor decided to implement the courtiers, then Li Yu had to make a decision first.

Li Li was secretly resentful in his heart, the emperor was too indulgent to Ye Chang, resulting in his henchmen all over the court, and he wanted to do anything but be restrained openly and secretly.

The ball was finally kicked at the feet of Li Li, but although he was famous, his ball skills were not very good, and after the result of the meeting, he decided to bring the heads of the thirty-seven families to Jing Zhaoyin first. As for what to do after inviting Jing Zhaoyin, he didn't say.

"After all, I am less responsible, scheming and undecisive, fierce and timid."

The comment that came out of Du Fu's mouth did not surprise everyone present, they were all commentators of the newspaper, and now they have the same hatred for Li Li.

"Minbao" wants to challenge Li Li, not only because of Ye Chang's long-term support for him, but also because it involves the respective interests of "Minbao". Nowadays, this newspaper, whether it is Du Fu, the main writer, or ordinary editors and commentators, has a lot of money, because they accept a large number of industrial and mining advertisements.

And they are also a group of people who have the deepest understanding of the prosperity of industry and mining to change the Tang Dynasty, unlike those who sit at home and make nonsense, Du Fu's requirements for this newspaper are still very strict, asking them to go deep into the market to investigate, and only with real evidence can they write reports. Therefore, they are all active supporters and advocates of Ye Chang's unification theory, and among the radicals even believe that Ye Chang's deeds to benefit the people over the years can be compared with the ancient sages, and they should be ordered by heaven.

"What are we going to do, do we criticize again?" Someone asked.

"Don't be in a hurry, take it slow for a while, and wait for things to go further!"

Before Du Fu's words fell, there was a knock on the door outside, three long and two short voices, which made his face change: "The minions and noses of the court are quite smart, let's go quickly!" ”

Everyone laughed, and then went to the backyard and quietly left through the secret door, Du Fu walked to the back of the house, and still had time to climb up to a restaurant next to him, asked for a few side dishes, and watched the excitement while drinking. It didn't take long for them to see a team of messengers trotting over and urging them, and it was Lu Qi, who knew each other. Du Fu looked at this guy calmly, shook his head, and sighed secretly.

The servants broke into the courtyard where he had just stayed, and there was a lot of uproar, and the diners in the restaurant crowded to see the excitement, and some daring messengers who were looking for acquaintances asked what they were doing.

The officer said with resentment: "This Lu Langjun reported that a group of Qin criminals from Minbao were hiding here, but it turned out to be empty, and there was no one at all - this is the third time!" ”

Lu Qi's face turned slightly blue when he heard this, but he originally had a birthmark on his face, and even if it was blue, no one could notice it. Seeing that these errands were done, the drinkers in the restaurant also began to talk in a whisper.

"The heads of the thirty-seven guilds have already gone out of action for this, and I don't know what will happen to Lu Dao next."

"What's the other thing, the people don't fight with the officials, it really angers the emperor, and it's not the first to fall down?"

"That's not necessarily, as far as I know, in two days, it's not just the current 37 lines that will strike the market."

"Oh, what's going to strike?"

The drinkers were talking, but they saw a carriage full of goods parked in front of the restaurant, and the guys except for a few waiters, the rest of them went down to carry things. Another good deed person wondered: "You have a good business, and you buy so many things?" ”

"It's just some rice, noodles and the like, and the guests have to prepare it if they want to eat." The shopkeeper of the restaurant sighed: "Haven't you heard that the grain merchants in Chang'an City are also going to join the strike." ”

"What, when is this news, and why haven't I heard of it?"

The drinkers were shocked, although the previous 37 strikes, although they also had an impact, but for ordinary people, after all, it did not directly affect eating, but would cause some trouble to life. But if the grain merchants also strike the market, then the trouble will be big, unless the imperial court sends rice from the official warehouse, where can the nearly two million people in Chang'an City go to find the chew?

"It was half an hour ago that I received a message from someone else. To tell you the truth, if you continue to make trouble like this, you can't say that our restaurant and teahouse will have to close down. ”

"The imperial court wants to implement the law of patents, and it is normal to oppose the operation of industrial and mining enterprises, what does it have to do with these grain merchants?" Someone was not indignant and said: "What kind of excitement are they coming to join in, are they taking this opportunity to hoard and raise the price of grain?" ”

"You think badly, what is the Son of Heaven doing in the patent law, in order to loot the people's money. Now that I am thinking about starting a mine, the next thing I want to think about is to move on the track. ”

"Isn't it controlled by the imperial court?"

"Doubling or quadrupling the shipping cost, what else can you do besides scolding? Nowadays, the grain merchants in Chang'an City, most of the grain transportation have to rely on the rut track, and they will use the rut track to start with the industrial and mining today, and they will use the rut track to start with them tomorrow! The person who said this was quite knowledgeable, and when he said this, he sneered: "Moreover, don't you think that this is just their business, in my opinion, if this kind of trouble continues, everyone will be involved!" ”

"How do you know the Tao?"

"Look at the newspaper, of course, not the Tang newspaper." The man said with a slight disdain.

Du Fu smiled dumbly, just now he still felt that the person was insightful, but now he realized that he had actually read his article in the newspaper.

But what he said is right, this matter is definitely going to involve everyone.

As soon as the grain merchants boycotted the market and supported the 37 commercial banks, the direct consequence of the incident was that it was not easy for Chang'an rice to live in, and the prices of all ingredients soared. After two days of eating, the restaurants couldn't hold on, and one by one announced the closure of their doors, and the entire Chang'an was instantly depressed, and even the ball market was no longer lively.

"What did Liu Yan do, let him arrest people, he invited the heads of the thirty-seven guilds to the yamen to eat and drink, but there was no deterrent effect, he was conniving and shielding, and he himself harbored evil intentions!" Li Li heard the news in the palace and was furious, in his opinion, the fundamental reason why these businessmen have boycotted the market is that Liu Yan has not killed chickens and monkeys, if Liu Yan directly copied the homes of the heads of the thirty-seven guilds and paraded them on the street, no one would dare to follow up.

"Now it seems that Liu Yan can't go to work." Yuan Zai's eyes blinked: "But this is also a good thing." ”

"Oh?"

"If this is not the case, what reason does Your Majesty have to take down Liu Yan?" Yuan Zai said with a smile: "Now I understand, as long as His Majesty does not use the sword soldiers, Ye Chang will not pay attention to it, and now our dispute is finally within the scope of Ye Chang's tolerance, after all, he bears the name of a loyal minister, and he doesn't want to ruin his reputation in this history......"

"That being the case, if the decree goes on, remove Liu Yanjing Zhaoyin, Yuanqing, you will be reluctant to make it difficult for the time being!" Li Li felt that what he said was reasonable, so he ordered. However, he didn't dare to go too far, and he didn't cure Liu Yan's crime, but just resigned.

When this order was handed down, Liu Yan himself did not defend himself, laughed three times, and handed over the seal.