At night, Li Shimin was woken up.

Normally, if the emperor falls asleep, he can't disturb the emperor's sleep unless it's a very urgent matter.

The death of four guards in Chang'an City is a trivial matter, and it is also impossible to disturb the emperor's rest.

But the nature of the report is different depending on the person.

At Fang Yuan's strong request, Wang De went to wake up Li Shimin.

"Fang Yuan, why don't you just go directly to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple for the death of four guards?"

Li Shimin appeared with a black face.

He didn't change his pajamas, loose dressing gowns, messy hair, and a dissatisfied tone.

"Your Majesty, it is not an ordinary guard who died, it was the guard of Huaxia Qianzhuang, and it was the guard who protected Lu Xia and Wu Ruyi."

"On their way back from Huaxia Qianzhuang tonight, they met more than a dozen people in black and warned them not to rush the problem of price control."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Originally, Li Shimin was still dissatisfied.

After listening to Fang Yuan's words, the dissatisfaction disappeared and turned into fierce anger.

"How daring, can you find out which family instructed it?"

Li Shimin said coldly.

Dare to warn Lu Xia and Wu Ruyi when they know that they are doing things for themselves, that is not to take themselves in their eyes.

The five surnames and Qiwang are no longer in Datang, and Datang has no longer been able to stop the emperor's will, they should die!

"I can't investigate."

"The four guards are dead, and there are no residents nearby."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

The place chosen by the man in black happened to be the intersection.

The shops in the neighborhood are all for business, not for residents.

"No proof of death?"

Li Shimin's brows furrowed into Sichuan characters.

"I suggest that all the Maisons be ordered to lower prices immediately!"

"All those who disagree will be regarded as assassinating the high-level accomplices of Huaxia Qianzhuang!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

It's a stick that kills people.

But killing a few arrogant families is far better than burdening the people of the world.

"Fang Yuan, you are fully responsible for this matter, and I allow you to mobilize the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to investigate."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

There was a suppressed anger in his heart, anger against those arrogant families.

He has been suppressing these families when the five surnames and seven hopes are there, and there is no need to suppress them when they are not there.

All the uncooperative families either exterminated them or drove them out of the Tang Dynasty.

This is the emperor!

"Yes!"

Fang Yuan didn't think about it that much.

He is more concerned about the living conditions of ordinary people.

At this time, those who are unwilling to give ordinary people living qualifications must be disposed of.

At night, Fang Yuan left the palace.

The first time to summon the criminal department and Dali Temple.

Among them, the Chang'an County Ya is also in the process of Fang Yuan's transfer.

The Third Division dispatched to investigate the warning of Lu Xia and Wu Ruyi.

At the same time, Fang Yuan summoned the patriarch of Chang'an City in his capacity as the head of the household department Shangshu and Huaxia Qianzhuang.

Yes, overnight summoned.

The messenger's guards were rude and kicked the door directly at the procrastinating family.

For a while, Chang'an City was crowded in the dark night, and the families felt a strong pressure.

At the same time, they didn't know what was going on, and many people broke out in a cold sweat for a while.

"Which bastard got kicked in the head by a donkey?"

", it's hard to be good with such a big movement, right?"

Minutes and seconds passed.

More and more people gathered in the conference room of Huaxia Qianzhuang.

In the end, most of the family patriarchs or representatives arrived, and Fang Yuan finally arrived.

With Fang Yuan's arrival, the families present stood up one after another, looking at Fang Yuan with different expressions.

"There are very stupid people among you, maybe one, maybe two, maybe more!"

"I don't need to say anything, I think everyone already knows, I won't say more, I'll ask directly, who wants to lower prices, please raise your hand!"

Fang Yuan said as he walked, and finally came to his place and sat down, looking at everyone coldly.

These are all families in Chang'an City, all of them are powerful people, and they have various identities.

When the words fell, seventy or eighty people at the scene were in an uproar, whispering, talking to each other, and having great opinions.

"Fang Shangshu, this matter is very important, can we discuss it again?"

"That's right, Fang Shangshu, it's not easy for us to make a living, and we will ruin our family if we drop prices indiscriminately."

Many people have a lot of discussions and opinions.

Fang Yuan listened, ignored it, and sat there fixedly.

The noisy scene lasted for a while, and it seemed that the atmosphere was not right, and slowly quieted down.

Everyone still looked at each other, but compared to just now, it was a little different, and everyone was preoccupied.

Suddenly, someone raised their hand, then more people raised their hand, and eventually almost everyone raised their hand.

"If you don't raise your hand, I'll give you one last chance."

Fang Yuan got up and swept his gaze towards the family representative who didn't raise his hand.

Seventy, seven, eighty, eight, or eight, there were about six or seven people, and they didn't raise their hands.

"Fang Shangshu, our family has a small business, so we really can't reduce the price."

"Fang Shangshu, we are also human beings, and we are also part of the Tang Dynasty, we can't force us, right?"

"The rise in prices is caused by Huaxia Money Bank printing too much money, but we are responsible for it to the end, shouldn't we?"

These people said boldly.

"Since we've all talked about it, I'll explain."

"This time, there are more Huaxia Money, so Huaxia Money Farm will give you support and give you privileges."

"But you still don't listen, it's difficult for the stability of the world, and you're still in the middle of the road, then don't blame the court for being ruthless."

Fang Yuan said coldly.

The rise in prices is indeed caused by Huaxia Money Bank printing too much money, and this has not been washed.

But something has happened, so we can only find a way to solve the problem, and we can only make the family that produces goods lower the price.

For the stability of the world and the lives of the people, we can only sacrifice our small family to take care of everyone, and anyone who is not interested can only say sorry.

"Fang Shangshu, for the sake of the stability of the world, we can understand."

"But the conditions offered by Huaxia Qianzhuang are too simple, and we are useless."

Among the seven families who raised their hands, someone stood up and said.

"Of the seventy-eight people present, seventy-one of the conditions were met, and only the seven of you did not meet them."

"The conditions of the imperial court can only satisfy the majority of the people, and it is difficult to satisfy everyone."

"Also, I think you're the most suspicious of last night's killing."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Since you don't want to give you decency, then don't blame the court for not giving you decency.

After the words fell, more than a dozen people from the criminal department walked into the conference room and walked towards those who did not raise their hands.

In an instant, the representatives of the family present changed color in an uproar, and the few families who did not raise their hands stood up in fright.

"Fang Shangshu, why is it so?"

"Fang Shangshu, the imperial court didn't even give us a chance to put forward our opinions?"

"Fang Shangshu, if you treat us like this, the world will be cold!"

The representatives of several families who did not raise their hands shouted inwardly.

"Just to get you to cooperate with last night's assassination, what's the excitement?"

Fang Yuan's face did not change color, and said indifferently.

In the end, seven uncooperative families were forcibly taken away.

The rest of the family representatives had different faces, and they didn't dare to say anything if they had complaints.

"Within three days, prices will return to their original state."

Fang Yuan made a final summary, and the meeting ended.

It almost caused a sensation in the city, but it stopped before a stick of incense.

After Fang Yuan left, the representatives of the major families left one after another without saying much.

However, the major families did not return to their own families, but the families that usually got close to each other walked together one after another, and finally disappeared into the night.

"The imperial court's move is too much, and if we endure it, we will endure more repression in the future."

"That's right, I think so too, we can agree to reduce the price, but the imperial court is not allowed to force us to reduce the price with such an attitude."

"Then we unite with other families and don't bargain?"

In the dark, many families are quietly talking.

Although Datang no longer has five surnames and seven hopes, there are still many families in the world, and the power of the family is still very strong.

The major families don't need to unite to make the rule of the Tang Dynasty shake, so the families are still relatively dependent.

"Contact some families who usually move around a lot, and ask them what their opinions are?"

In the end, many factions of the family discussed the result, and they wanted to unite with other families to resist.

And so the night passed.

At dawn the next day, the people of Chang'an City were talking about what had happened last night.

Many people are aware of the situation, and they are both expectant and worried for a while.

The expectation is that prices will fall soon.

The concern is that the Maison may mess around.

But there are not many people who are worried, and most of them are looking forward to it.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The people were looking forward to it as scheduled.

"Price reduction, big price reduction, clearance price reduction!"

"Dear fathers and fellow villagers, come and take a look, the price has been reduced!"

"It's hard to miss today, clearance price, don't miss it!"

On the fourth day, the major shops collectively reduced their prices.

Most of them lowered the price under the slogan of clearance and price reduction, and adjusted it back to the original price.

The people of Chang'an City looked at it and breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but complain about the pretentiousness of the major shops.

"Laughing to death, it is obviously to restore the original price, but it is said that the price will be reduced."

"It was also said that the clearance price was reduced, everyone knows, is it necessary to love face so much?"

The people laughed.

It's ridiculous to be amazed by the slogans of the major stores.

Everyone knows that Huaxia Qianzhuang made a move in the name of the emperor, and the major families still want to say that they are so face-saving and reduce the price.

Who would believe that they would actually clear their stocks?

Prices in Chang'an City returned to normal, and the people were happy.

In order to ensure their livelihood, many people have bought a lot of things, and they have really bought some stores.

Soon, Fang Yuan, Li Shimin and others also knew the situation, and they also felt ridiculous and disagreed with their slogans.

However, after a few days, the people in the city finally realized that something was wrong.

Those stores that were sold out with the slogan of discount clearance were really closed after they were sold out.

As the shops sold out and closed, the people in the city began to panic and rushed to buy.

Similarly, the news reached Fang Yuan.

"Let Lu Xia and Wu Ruyi go and check."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

The problem of regulation and control is not over yet, and Wu Ruyi is still following Lu Xia to do things.

Soon, Lu Xia and Wu Ruyi met with Fang Yuan and relayed the investigation to Fang Yuan.

"Those closed families are still in Chang'an City."

"According to our investigation and questioning them, their goods are almost sold out, and only a small amount is left for their own use."

Lu Xia and Wu Ruyi reported one after another.

Both of them looked a little ugly, feeling that they had been tricked, but they couldn't find each other's wrong.

"Interesting, interesting, play with me?"

Fang Yuan was laughed at angrily.

The major families have cleared and closed their doors one after another, and at the same time there is no surplus, and a small amount of the rest is for their own use.

From these circumstances, they have responded to the regulation of the imperial court, and there is nothing they can do about the rest.

They told Fang Yuan and the imperial court: We have responded to the imperial court, and the rest should be up to you.

"What are we going to do?"

Wu Ruyi said anxiously.

Prices have risen in front, and the people have complaints, but they can still survive.

Now that prices have been lowered, but the goods are gone, it is difficult for the people to survive, and the complaints are even greater.

If it is not resolved as soon as possible, the people's grievances will be even greater, and there is a possibility of unrest, and the emperor is more likely to hold her and Lu Xia responsible.

"What's the hurry?"

"Make them happy for a while."

Fang Yuan sneered.

The five surnames and seven wangs were all driven away from the Tang Dynasty, can they join forces to resist the imperial court?

The princes of the imperial court have a lot of resources at their disposal, and they have no problem replacing these families.

"Master, the court has come to tell you to enter the palace now."

At this time, the guard guarding the door came in to report it.

"You guys go and do your business, I'll go to the palace."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

Follow the eunuch into the palace with the proclamation.

In the imperial study, Li Shimin's face was not good-looking.

"Do they think I won't dare to kill them?"

When Li Shimin saw Fang Yuan coming, he said murderously.

"Your Majesty, let the princes of the court replace them."

"Since they don't want to make money, some people want to make money."

Fang Yuan responded.

The princes of the court are also from major families.

However, they have responded to the regulation of Huaxia Qianzhuang.

For example, the eldest grandson family, the Gao family, the Wang family, the Du family, etc., are all big families among the big families.

Therefore, it seems that many shops in Chang'an City are closed, and the people are panicking, but there are still many shops that are normal.

"They're not going to deal with it?"

Li Shimin said coldly.

The princes of the court can indeed replace them.

But Li Shimin did not allow them to be so arrogant.

The five surnames and seven hopes are no longer in the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin does not allow any other family to act like the five surnames and seven hopes.

The imperial power must be above the family, so as to ensure that the imperial power is carried out, so that the royal Li family can survive for generations, and will not follow in the footsteps of Emperor Yang of Sui.

"Let's make them happy for a while, and we'll settle it out later."

Fang Yuan sneered.

There is no hurry to liquidate them, as long as they are still in Chang'an City.

And from today onwards, they will be restricted from going out of the city, and dealing with them in the future will be completely a turtle in an urn.

"Spread the decree, let the eldest grandson family, the Gao family, the Du family, and the Wang family. Buy them, open for business, prices remain the same. ”

Li Shimin ordered.

Immediately, a eunuch left with Li Shimin's intentions.

It's just that when the eunuch came back to report, Fang Yuan and Li Shimin were angry.

"Your Majesty, the Du family said that they would act immediately, and the remaining ones said that they had no money to buy it, and they could not complete His Majesty's mission."

The eldest grandson's family, the Gao family, the Wang family, etc. are all powerful families, and the family has a lot of resources, how can they have no money? (End of chapter)