Chapter 66 There is an expert behind the scenes
As soon as King Wu Li Ke made this announcement, public opinion in Xinfeng County abounded.
The common people were quite disapproving. His Royal Highness, King Wu, looked noble and handsome, but he turned out to be just a slut, just like those wealthy people with evil intentions. The current snowstorm is serious. Although it has not reached the level of "Yi Zi cannibalism", how many houses have been collapsed by the heavy snow, how many people have frozen to death, and how many people are starving?
However, those powerful and wealthy businessmen who live in splendid houses, eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, wear silks and satins, and have wives, concubines, and servants are stingy in donating a little bit of life-saving money and grain. They would rather let the millet pile up in the granary and become moldy. I would like to give a meal of gruel to the victims.
Such a sinister and unkind guy, why should he be punished with a stone to record his merits?
Simply shameless!
When the people passed by the big stone tablet that had just been erected on the bank of the Weishui River, they all spat lightly, feeling dissatisfied.
The rich and powerful people closed their doors and cursed.
This King of Wu may seem gentle and gentle, but who knew he was actually such a sinister and cunning guy?
I didn’t donate much money, so if I put my name on the stone tablet, wouldn’t I be scolded by the people of Xinfeng for the rest of my life?
Although they are all small people living in the mud, it is not appropriate to curse them to death, but no matter how small they are, they are still from their hometown. They have the same roots and a narrow strip of water. If the talk of "being unkind and indifferent to the hometown for the sake of wealth" spreads, the reputation of our family will be ruined. It's going to stink on the street!
And it’s the kind that will last forever!
For a family that lives in an era where reputation is more important than life, this is extremely serious, second only to confiscation of the family and genocide.
But no matter how dissatisfied you are, after scolding you, you still have to make up for it quickly.
How to make up for it?
This is a no-brainer. Aren't you afraid that the money and food donated by your family will be too small and the people will be angry? Then just donate more...
For these aristocratic, powerful and wealthy businessmen, who have accumulated millions of dollars in savings over the years, there is actually no problem at all in spending some money and food to relieve the disaster. It just depends on whether they are willing or not.
As soon as His Highness King Wu came up with this plan, he had to accept it even if he didn't want to, unless he wanted his descendants to be stabbed in the back by their countrymen.
Since he had to donate, he couldn't care less about the agreement with Wei King Li Tai.
Donating one thousand guan is a donation, but two thousand guan is still a donation. Why not take this opportunity to turn a bad thing into a good thing? Donate one name and have it carved on a stone for the people of Xinfeng to admire from generation to generation. Whenever you see When you place this stone tablet, you will give a thumbs up and say, "The kindness of such and such a family is unparalleled, benefiting the hometown"?
As a result, the originally deserted residence of His Highness King Wu was instantly filled with guests and all seats were occupied.
His Majesty the King of Wu is so beautiful that he feels so happy!
Without wasting any words, the wealthy households in the city swarmed in with boxes of copper coins and carts of grain, one after another, one after another, one after another! What's more, three thousand guans were sent in the morning, and after hearing that others had donated 5,000 guans, they sent another three thousand guans in the evening, as if the money and food were brought up by the tide, and they didn't even frown. One comes out on top!
In just one day, the county government's coffers were filled with copper coins, cloth, silk and satin, and the granary was filled with grain.
His Highness King Wu was very high-spirited, and with a wave of his hand, he set up a porridge shed in the city so that the people could eat for free and spent a lot of money to purchase grain.
Xinfeng's disaster relief operations were launched with great vigor.
It was not until this time that the underlying reasons for "breaking stones to record merit" were analyzed by knowledgeable people and spread among the market.
Only then did the victims suddenly realize that this was the intention of His Highness King Wu! We stupid people are so blind that we misunderstood His Highness's exquisite strategy. It is really a sin! This plan is designed to make the rich and wealthy businessmen be speechless, but they are still willing to spend money and food to gain a good reputation. It is really clever!
Suddenly, the whole city was praising His Highness King Wu for his wisdom, pushing the reputation of King Wu Li Ke to an unprecedented height!
The name of "Wise King" spread throughout the court and the public.
Some people are happy, and some people are depressed. Some people are happy, and naturally some people are angry.
King Wu Li Ke was happy, and King Wei Li Tai was naturally furious!
He is not angry with Li Ke, whose reputation has soared. He is angry with those wealthy businessmen who do one thing to their faces and another behind their backs!
Damn it, you swore in front of me that you are the same as Qi Lianzhi, and you must cooperate with me to suppress King Wu's momentum and support you to inherit the position of crown prince. What you say is better than what you sing!
But in the blink of an eye, money and food were shipped to Li Ke one by one. You said that you care about your reputation. I can understand it, but you can just get by. Why do you have to fight for the first place and be the best?
In the blink of an eye, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the advantages gained in the early stage were instantly wiped out.
This time the brothers fought, Wei King Li Tai lost cleanly, and the loss was really disgusting!
"Bang"
Li Tai kicked the table in front of the couch away, glared angrily at the heads of several wealthy businessmen in front of him, and shouted angrily: "Are you bullying me, Li Tailiang?"
The heads of the family were so frightened that they trembled and fell to the ground to plead guilty.
Du Huaigong was the direct grandson of the Du family. He had a distinguished status and had a good friendship with King Li Tai of Wei. They often drank and had fun together. He was not very afraid of Li Tai's anger.
He said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, please calm down. King Wu's policy is indeed too destructive. We really have to do this!"
With him taking the lead, the rest of the Yuan family, Hou Mochen family and other families also agreed.
It’s not that we have betrayed our trust, it’s that King Wu is too cunning...
Although Li Tai is not a big-hearted person and has an impulsive personality, he is definitely very clever. He knows that the matter has reached this point and that it is useless to talk about it. Can he really blame these famous families for this matter?
These aristocratic families have been entrenched in Guanlong since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. They are deeply entrenched and powerful. Their branches and vines have already penetrated into every aspect of the Tang Dynasty. They are the biggest help for me to seize the throne. It is not easy to offend.
Taking a deep breath, suppressing his anger, Li Tai said slowly: "My third brother has always prided himself on being upright, upright and open-minded, and he is determined not to come up with such an insidious strategy. I think this matter is a bit strange. ”
Du Huaigong said: "Your Highness is saying...that there is an expert guiding the King of Wu behind his back?"
Li Tai nodded solemnly: "It must be so."
Hou Mo and Chen Wu interjected: "Could it be Na Cen Wenwen?"
Cen Wenwen has always been a die-hard supporter of King Wu Li Ke, and is known to everyone in the court. Moreover, everyone knows that this man has an exquisite mind and a lot of wits.
Li Tai thought for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't look like that. Cen Wenwen, that old man, has always been under my surveillance. As long as he makes some moves, it is absolutely impossible to avoid my eyes. Since Li Ke went to Xinfeng , that old man has been sitting still, it can’t be him.”
Visible enemies are not scary. The most terrifying ones are the ones that never appear in your sight and wait until the critical moment to suddenly pounce and bite you. That is the most deadly.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be invincible in a hundred battles. It is dangerous if you don’t even know who your enemy is, what his strengths and weaknesses are, and what his style of conduct is.
Li Tai thought for a while and couldn't think of a reason, so he said to Du Huaigong: "Your father's team in Xinfeng is well-informed and someone is keeping a close eye on Li Ke. Be sure to find out who is advising him behind the scenes!"< br>
Du Huaigong quickly agreed, but felt a little dissatisfied.
Keeping saying that other people's tricks are insidious is just to put money in your own face. It's your insidious tactics to deal with Li Ke's desperate tactics...
Is that sinister?
That has to be called a conspiracy, an honest conspiracy. The pit is dug wherever it is, so that you can see it clearly, and I am not afraid that you will not jump in!
Thinking of this, Du Huaigong also became curious. Who is the master behind Li Ke?
Although they are not in the same camp, Du Huaigong is also very interested in that "master"...
I'm going! The automatic upload time setting is wrong. This chapter was not uploaded and I won’t say anything. I am guilty...
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