In Taiji Palace.
Li Shimin listened to Li Chengqian and Cheng Yaojin's report, but his expression did not change at all.
It was as if he had already known all of this.
Wei Zheng and the others present were the same.
"I didn't expect that these people would be the first to make a move on Cheng Yaojin!"
"You are my right-hand man. For them to think of cutting you off from my hands first, it seems that these people have really put in a lot of effort into everything about me!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "Cheng Aiqing, immediately secretly transfer ten thousand elite light cavalry from Longyou Dao, Tongguan, and other places, to wait outside the city. During this period of time, you must pay more attention!"
Cheng Yaojin heard this and hurriedly knelt on the ground.
"This general obeys the order!"
"But Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is also involved in this matter. I think …"
"It's fine! This is what I asked Chengqian to do. On one hand, he should know something. On the other hand, I also want to tell Guan Long that I am angry! "
"Let's see if they are willing to stop!"
Everyone was silent.
Wei Zheng asked again, "Your Majesty, what do we do with the people we arrested today?"
"Kill them! Investigate all of their criminal records for the crime of rebellion. If they don't have a criminal record, just put them on. After all, their butts are not clean! "
"Tomorrow at noon, execute them at the gate of the imperial city. Also, put up the identities of each of them, as well as the names of their family members, word for word at the gate of the imperial city!"
Everyone heard this and felt a chill in their hearts.
The emperor was really angry.
However, this plan was really amazing!
On one hand, it could intimidate Guan Long and his subordinates. On the other hand, it would let everyone see who these traitors were!
The family members would be tortured by public opinion in the end.
This would also let those who were prepared, as well as those who had already joined these forces, see that this was the result of going against the imperial family!
At this moment.
Little Guizi hurried into the imperial study.
He reported, "Your Majesty, news just came from the Vermillion Bird Gate. Some officials are preparing to jointly request an audience with Your Majesty because of the matter outside the city!"
"See me?"
Li Shimin smiled.
How could they not know what these people wanted to do?
They wanted nothing more than to accuse him of oppressing the common people. They wanted nothing more than to accuse Cheng Yaojin of arbitrarily leading his troops and kidnapping the common people in broad daylight!
Would he be afraid?
"Pass down my orders. From the entrance of Taiji Palace to the entrance of the Imperial Study, arrange for a hundred people to be beaten. If anyone wishes to have an audience with me, they are to be beaten with the rod. After a hundred strikes, they are to come and see me!"
"…"
"Yes …"
Little Guizi hurried out.
Regarding this, no one in the imperial study asked who those people were.
Was there a need to ask now?
Other than the people from the Guan Long Group, who else could come so quickly and appear here on time?
One hundred strikes.
A normal person would be crippled after 60 strikes, let alone 100 strikes.
Li Shimin didn't want to shed all pretense of cordiality with Guan Long at this time. It wasn't time yet. If they really dared to do so at this time, then …
He no longer cared about anything else.
Daring to openly mutiny was a crime worthy of extermination. He, Li Shimin, had already given Guan Long a lot of face by doing this.
"Your Majesty, although we stopped these people today, it's inevitable that such things will happen in the future. This old minister thinks that it's better to have a foolproof plan. Otherwise, if it continues like this, then the imperial court …"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this can't go on. This old minister thinks that we should cut the Gordian knot and completely reorganize the imperial court. Or, as Brother Zhang Feng said, we should divert the disaster to the east and divert attention. In this way, as long as we open up the water channel for the cooperative and the caravan in Chang 'an, then Guan Long's suppression of the imperial court will become meaningless!"
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui hurriedly knelt and said.
Li Shimin touched his chin, thought for a moment, and asked, "There are still three days before the Retired Emperor's birthday. I'll give them three days. If they still don't repent, then I'll really go north and personally see what the Guan Long Group is doing!"
Li Shimin had had enough.
This cooperative and the new business model are mutually beneficial. Your Guan Long Group will also be bribed because of this, and I won't be too embarrassed. But do you really think that I'm a pushover?
You want to take it all for yourself?
You want to get your hands on the economic power of the Tang Dynasty?
Last time, when I removed the Minister of Works, it was already a warning to you. I didn't expect that this time, not only did you not understand the meaning of it, but you even went from bad to worse.
Good!
Since you want to fight, then do you think I'm afraid of you?
"Now, make two preparations. On the one hand, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, from today onwards, you two will thoroughly organize the details of all the good merchants in Chang 'an. On the other hand, Zhangsun Wuji, you and Wei Zheng quickly investigate the disaster situation in Tubo, Tuyuhun, and the Turkic territory. If Tubo can wait, then I'll add fuel to the fire! I'll make him unable to sit still! "
"The public opinion created by the Guan Long Group this time has given me a good idea!"
"Send it to these three countries as it is. I'd like to see how long they can wait!"
"This minister — — obeys Your Majesty!"
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