This was done without Wei Zheng, and the reason was very simple, and he was worried about his bad things. After several confrontations with Li Mu, the Shandong gentry discovered that Wei Zheng was no longer as brave as he was. Not only did he fail to take advantage of him, he compromised Li Mu everywhere. He even raised 100,000 yuan to bribe Li Mu for road construction!

Although all the money was paid by Zheng Guanyin, they didn't get a penny. However, Wei Zheng's actions also made the Shandong gentry dissatisfied. They believed that Wei Zheng had lost his aura, so they planned to support Wang Jingze. Unexpectedly, Wang Jingze didn't know the matter and did not follow up. In desperation, they could only get three cobblers together Zhuge Liang, and secretly handled the matter without telling Wei Zheng.

They thought that after the price of grain rose, the Office of the Internal Affairs must have reacted immediately. But what they did not expect was that at this moment, Li Shimin suddenly removed Li Mu's position as the Minister of the Interior. Although everyone knew that this was just a means by Li Shimin to attack Li Mu, and he would definitely be able to regain his post after the New Year. But at present, Li Mu is no longer the Minister of the Interior. And their plan has begun to be implemented, and the price of grain has risen, just like water splashed out and cannot be collected.

Now it is difficult to get rid of the tiger, and you have to do it even if you don’t. Otherwise, before you can meet Li Mu, internal strife will start to strife inside. But it is not realistic to let them raise prices until after the New Year. Price increases mean a decrease in sales, and many grain banks will even abandon them and choose other suppliers. Old customers who have been established for many years may suffer losses. When doing business, they pay attention to the word "trust". There is no natural disaster or man-made disaster. The act of raising prices at will is despicable. It can still be supported in a short period of time. After a long time, they are the ones who suffer the most.

After all, if you don’t sell it, it will be worthless. You can’t eat the extra grain yourself, so you can only keep it rotting and moldy.

The news in the court cannot be hidden. Yesterday, Tang Jian wrote to the emperor, talking about the rise in grain prices. The Shandong gentry felt that things were going to be bad. As expected, early this morning, Li Shimin went to Li Mu's house. Although he didn't know what he was talking about, would the things discussed by these two people be better than Shandong geniuses?

The Shandong gentry who learned the news was like ants on a hot pan and could not come up with any ideas. In fact, it was not that they had no ideas, but that at this time, everyone had their own thoughts and could not come up with a unified idea. This was the consequence of the lack of a leader in the group of dragons, so they had no choice but to come to Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng hadn't met these people for a while. Today, he saw that people were so complete, so he knew something was wrong. He also heard about what happened in the court. He learned that Tang Jian wrote a letter, but he didn't think about the Shandong gentry. In his heart, the Shandong gentry was not so stupid.

But that's how it is. The more you don't want to happen, the more you will happen. After hearing these people say what they did, Wei Zheng suddenly realized that he was too lazy to speak.

After a while of silence, Wei Zheng said, "Which smart person's idea is this? Can I let me see it?"

The Shandong gentry members were not fools. When they heard this tone, they knew that Wei Zheng was only two inches away from getting angry. After looking at each other, the head of the Lu clan of Fanyang said, "Duke Wei, this is something that everyone discussed, not someone's idea. Everyone did this, and it was not intentionally hiding it from you. Isn't this because you were repeatedly angry with Li Mu and want to avenge you and exclaim your anger..."

"Please pick up nice words!" Wei Zheng scolded: "I need you to vent my anger for me? A bunch of fools really don't know how to write the word "death"! The price of grain is related to people's livelihood and the country, and has been the foundation of the country throughout history. All dynasties have attached importance to it. Even a foolish monarch would not be confused about such things. What's more, Your Majesty is a rare wise lord. Will he not realize the importance of the price of grain? When it comes to angering Your Majesty, the emperor is angry and blood flows. How many of your heads are enough to cut off?"

"It's not that serious. The grain belongs to us. If we want to sell it at a high price, we can't allow it? I sealed the grain stock, and it's my own business. What do you have to do with others? Being an emperor can rob the people's food?" The head of the Zheng clan of Xingyang said, Zheng Guanyin was born in the Zheng clan of Xingyang. Therefore, when Li Jiancheng was the crown prince, the Zheng clan of Xingyang was faintly the leader of Shandong gentry. Li Jiancheng died at the hands of Li Shimin, and the Zheng clan of Xingyang began to fall into loneliness, and therefore hated Li Shimin to the core. People of Xingyang often had disrespectful words, but they didn't dare to say it in public.

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

The man couldn't answer, and Wei Zheng ignored him and snorted, "All the kings under the world are kings, and all the kings in the world are kings. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, the Lord of the world is His Majesty. This world is his, and the lives of all the people are determined by him in one word. Therefore, there is no way he can do it, it's just whether he wants to do it."

"If Your Majesty is really determined to touch the gentry, it may not be possible to eliminate them all, but it is not difficult for one or two families to work hard. Maybe you will think that everyone has the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit will be considered. Haha! I won't say it too clearly. When it comes to the time when the sword and axe are applied, how many people can be said to be the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit and the same spirit are there?"

"Your Majesty went to find Li Mu, and he had already conveyed a meaning, which was to warn you to do it yourself. He asked Li Mu to solve the problem. You can go to find Li Mu and find a step down. If you are shameless, the next step will not be that simple."

After hearing Wei Zheng's analysis, everyone looked frightened. When the Tang Dynasty pacified Shandong, they all saw Li Shimin's ruthlessness. When Li Jiancheng's soldiers were mostly surrendered, while Li Shimin was young and energetic at that time, he had to fight. Therefore, when he met Li Shimin's soldiers, he could not surrender. He could only surrender in one battle, and he could only surrender if he was defeated.

There were many powerful generals under Li Shimin. In the late stage of the war, the war was often over before the drum was beaten, and the war was over. Of course, the children of Shandong were killed and injured. I don’t know how many people died tragically at the hands of the generals of the Tiance Prefecture.

This is also the reason why Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng competed against each other, and most of Shandong gentry stood on Li Jiancheng's side. They thought Li Jiancheng was a benevolent lord, and Li Shimin was too tyrannical.

When they recalled the scene that was unbearable to look back, everyone was afraid of it. If Li Shimin was really annoyed and sent troops to dispatch generals... they could not imagine the consequences. After all, these so-called clans are just ordinary people. Although they have money and food, they cannot become a wise hero. When the critical moment, they will not be able to withstand the energy.

"But..." Among the people here, there was an elder. He was the minister of the Ministry of Rites when Li Yuan was the emperor. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he voluntarily resigned. He was not a core figure among the Shandong gentry, but he was quite popular because of his interactions with all parties. Wei Zheng received his help when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, so he was also somewhat flirtatious with Wei Zheng.

Seeing that he spoke, Wei Zheng also put away his anger and said, "If you have any ideas, just speak out."

"I am already in my twilight years. Logically speaking, I shouldn't be involved in these things. But this time, in order to increase the price of grain, I have purchased a lot of grain from other places in the early stage. I have spent a lot of money. Even if I want to stop now, should we pay the lost money ourselves?"

Wei Zheng was so amused and laughed at the hearing, thinking that this was indeed a mess. You took the matter yourself, and who would not bear the losses yourself? But after all, they were the ones who helped him. Wei Zheng didn't want to swear to him, biting his back teeth and said, "What do you think?"

"Do you think... If the Zhulu Hou is willing to pay this money, it's fine. If he doesn't want to pay, he will have to add it to the grain buyer. As long as we stop now and do not continue to raise the price of grain, your Majesty may not make things difficult for us. It will take at least one month for other places to transport food, and it may not be without the capital to fight with Zhulu Hou."

As soon as this statement was made, it immediately resonated with those who did not want to lose money, and they all said it was.

Wei Zheng smiled in anger and said, "I really don't understand. Are you overestimating yourself or looking down on Li Mu? Who do you think he is? He will let you take advantage of it?"

Without waiting for everyone to refute, Wei Zheng said: "If you come and ask me what I mean, I mean to admit compensation and quickly reconcile with Li Mu. If there is anything, tell him directly that Li Mu is not a person who is not a public or private person. If it is reasonable, he will not act irritably. But if you insist on doing it alone, then let you go. Then you will cause trouble. Don't blame me for not making any mistakes!"

After saying that, Wei Zheng got up and was about to leave. Everyone hurriedly stopped him. Just in the chaos, the mute concierge of Wei Zheng's family rushed in, and even gestured and said, looking very anxious.

After spending many years together, Wei Zheng naturally understood the meaning of the mute doorman and frowned and said, "What did you say? Li Mu is here to visit me?"

The mute doorman nodded quickly, and Wei Zheng looked at the people in the room and said, "You are waiting here, I'll go see him."

Someone turned his eyes and said, "Duke Wei, it's better to meet me by chance than to invite me. Since Li Mu is here, why do you talk? Why don't you talk? Let's listen. Next door is a woodshed, and we are all waiting in the woodshed. Isn't it the best you talk here?"

Wei Zheng understood what this person meant and knew that they would not let them hear him. They would definitely be suspicious, so he said, "Okay, then you go to the woodshed and wait, I'll invite him over."

Everyone came out in a row and hid in the woodshed next door. Wei Zheng signaled the mute doorman to invite Li Mu in. Soon, Li Mu's hearty laughter came over.

"Mr. Wei, it's a happy New Year! I'm here to greet you. It's a mere gift, I don't respect you!"

Li Mu entered the house with a bag and placed it in front of Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng looked down and saw a bag of good corn.
Chapter completed!