Inside Chang'an City!

Inside a luxurious shop.

Seven middle-aged people gathered here with solemn expressions!

Yes, they are the seven family heads with five surnames and seven hopes.

A wealthy family that has led a business empire for hundreds of years without ever wavering.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has just been established, the Shimin children have repeatedly used small means to dismantle their foundation.

Although for them with profound background, the impact is not very big.

But this provocative attitude made them very unhappy.

Now, the imperial court has done this again and purchased poisonous salt mines on a large scale, which makes them unable to maintain peace of mind.

"Family heads, although I don't know what the court's purpose is, but through previous actions, we have to take precautions."

The head of the Li family, who was struggling in his literary and ink business, said with a gloomy face.

"Is the imperial court crazy about acquiring poisonous salt mines? Could it be that the imperial court has mastered a new refining technology that can purify poisonous salt?"

With the previous events of the Li family and what happened now, the Wang family directly made a bold guess.

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Upon hearing such speculation, several other family heads directly denied it.

The technology of purifying coarse salt has always been in their hands and it is absolutely impossible to leak it.

Secondly, they were unable to come up with poisonous salt, so how could those in the imperial court do it?

"Li Shimin is not a fool and will not acquire poisonous salt mines for no reason. We have to prevent this!"

The head of the Wang family is not as optimistic as the other heads of the family. Unlike the previous empires, the Tang Dynasty never obeyed their mercy.

"Since he doesn't obey our orders, we should teach him a lesson."

The heritage that has been passed down for hundreds of years is not something that the Tang Dynasty, which has just founded the country, can compare with.

"Oh? I wonder what Master Zheng has to say?"

It can be said that among the major families, the two heads of the Li family have suffered the most recently.

His hatred for the imperial court is absolutely beyond words.

Now when I hear such words, I immediately understand that the other party has a plan in mind, and I quickly ask for advice humbly.

"Brother Li, we have been able to pass on this legacy for so many years, and our business is spread all over the world. Our business is not only in Datang."

The leader of the Zheng family showed an enigmatic smile, obviously not taking Li Shimin seriously.

"Master Zheng, do you mean that we let other empires send people to put pressure on Datang?"

The head of the Li family was thoughtful and asked uncertainly.

If you're not completely sure about this kind of thing about luring a wolf into your house, don't do it lightly.

You must know that it is easy to invite God, but difficult to send Him away.

"No, no, no. Wouldn't it be a good idea for neighboring countries to send envoys to visit the Tang Dynasty to discuss cultural exchanges?"

The head of the Zheng family waved his hands repeatedly, as long as they contributed funds, other empires would be very happy to do so.

You can come here to inquire about the reality of Datang, and at the same time you can give Datang a hard beating. It is definitely the best of both worlds.

"Wonderful! With the skills of the envoys from various countries, it will be very easy to jointly target the Tang Dynasty and defeat the children of the people."

Other family heads also nodded and said that this strategy is good.

Everyone can make this happen by spending a little money together.

In disguise, it taught Datang a lesson so that the court could be more restrained in doing things in the future.

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"Your Majesty, envoys from various countries suddenly came to pay their respects and stated that they would send envoys to the Tang Dynasty for exchanges and discussions in a few days. I feel that this matter should be carefully prepared!"

In the court hall, Wei Zheng was the first to stand up and report with a solemn expression.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although the surrounding small countries have paid tribute, this is the first time that they have formed a gang to visit together.

It also illustrates a very serious issue.

That is, these small countries have already been colluding secretly.

This time he must have come prepared and wanted to do something to Datang.

"My dear friends, I have also heard this. I wonder if you, my dear friends, have any good suggestions?"

Everyone can guess the purpose of the other party's visit, although Datang is not afraid of any enemy's provocation.

But for such disgusting things, Li Er still had a lot of anger in his heart.

"The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with earth. Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to exterminate these fleas."

Cheng Yaojin held out his stomach and said nonchalantly.

You are visiting a hammer, you have always been an enemy, why do you need to play these stupid things and just kill the opponent.

"It's ridiculous. Envoys from all sides claim to be here for cultural exchanges. How can they be treated in this way?"

Without His Majesty's words, the faces of all the civil servants darkened.

Rough people are just rough people, they simply have no brains.

He only knows how to act recklessly. Once this old man does this, it is very likely to provoke a war between countries.

"Nonsense, these scum came here this time. They are obviously weasels paying New Year greetings to the chickens. They have no good intentions and need to be killed as soon as possible."

The military generals strongly supported Cheng Yaojin's approach. The enemy was the enemy and they should not be given the slightest chance to cause chaos.

"Cultural exchanges are about discussing academic issues with us. How can you fools understand this?"

The major censors all spoke arrogantly, saying that they must do this to bring glory to the Tang Dynasty.

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"Shut up! How inappropriate is it to make a noise!"

"Assistant machine, Xuancheng stays, and the others retreat!"

The noise in the court directly made Li Er furious.

Li Er had no confidence in the civil servants in the DPRK.

But he would not accept the ridiculous ideas proposed by Cheng Yaojin.

Seeing that His Majesty was angry, the ministers did not dare to speak loudly and retired one after another.

"Your Majesty, the envoys from various countries must be well prepared for this trip, but now we don't know what the other party's real purpose is, so we can't make the most correct choice."

Changsun Wuji had been thinking about how the Tang Dynasty should deal with envoys from various countries.

Suppression by force is impossible.

And they still have no reason to refuse.

"Yes, I still haven't figured out why the envoys from various countries gathered together to jointly target the Tang Dynasty."

Li Er stood up slowly, put his hands behind his back, and squinted his eyes slightly.

Could it be that Datang has been too calm in recent times, causing the enemy to forget its iron blood?

Or is it that the Tang Dynasty has been in so much trouble recently that other countries feel they have an opportunity to take advantage of it?

After Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng looked at each other, they lowered their heads and fell silent. This was something they couldn't understand.

"Pay close attention to the movements of various countries, and go down!"

After seeing that the two men did not make any useful suggestions, Li Er waved to them and motioned for them to leave.

"My lord, please leave!"

Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng bowed quickly before turning and leaving.

In the imperial study room, Li Er and others thought for a long time before heading to the Li Zheng Hall with a solemn expression.

"Second brother, are you having trouble?"

The Queen's eldest son, Sun Wugao, saw Li Er's expression and asked quickly and thoughtfully.

"Mr. Guanyin, the sudden visit of envoys from various countries to the Tang Dynasty makes me very uneasy."

Regarding the queen, Li Er did not hide anything and directly recounted what happened in the court.

"The drunkard doesn't care about wine!"
Chapter completed!