Chapter 423 Drawing a Clear Boundary

If it was just a superficial threat, I'm afraid Xiao Yu wouldn't make such a big concession, but what he was afraid of was Li Xiang's next steps. If he continued on this road, Li Xiang probably wouldn't let him go. He, including the Lanling Xiao family, will face a catastrophe.

In the next few days, the dignitaries of Chang'an City discovered a strange thing. Xiao Yu was not at home during the day. He was entertaining guests everywhere in the past few days. Everyone understood what was going on. It must be for Wu. His Highness the King was waving flags and shouting, but after two trips to the East Palace, Xiao Yu became the same as before. He was reciting poems and composing poems at home honestly, and the guests at the banquet were all literati. As for political matters, it seemed that there was no Ready to intervene.

Prince Wu's Mansion.

"What are you talking about? I haven't even confiscated my invitation?"

King Wu Li Ke was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He thought he had found an excellent opportunity, but who knew that before he could even stir up trouble, the most powerful help was already eliminated.

When Xiao Yu went to the East Palace, he sent someone to investigate the situation outside and learned that Li Xiang had already taken action. However, he did not say anything. He thought that an old fox like Xiao Yu must be a cunning rabbit, even if he was found by Li Xiang. In some industries, there will be a second way secretly.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the head of the Lanling Xiao family and the former prime minister of the Tang Dynasty would give in like this. It is conceivable how powerful Li Xiang's blow was. Wu Wang Li Ke also He didn't think about Li Xiang and Medi. In fact, he also saw that that position should belong to Li Xiang. Others did not have the ability to compete at all. The main reason was that they all felt a little powerless when facing Li Xiang's tyrannical strength.

But suddenly Li Shimin drew a road for him. Don't worry about whether this road is good or bad. At least it is possible to pass this road. Among the royal family, as long as the words "possible" are mentioned, then it will definitely He will try his best, not to mention Wu King Li Ke is not bad either.

So Wu Wang Li Ke personally visited Xiao Yu. The other party also had ideas about this road. It can be said that the two sides hit it off. As long as there are common interests, then the next thing is easy to say. Wu Wang Li Ge concentrated on training the army and fighting for After making a splash on the battlefield, Xiao Yu helped him win over Dacheng in the court, and he was able to become a force in the court.

But now that things are going well on his side, the Lanling Xiao family suddenly withdrew the ladder. Didn't this throw him in the air? Although he has done a good job in training the army, if he wants to get his generals to work together, he has to give them some benefits. If you only have slogans, why should they be with you?

Take Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde as examples. These two families are closest to Li Xiang, so these two families have also received good benefits. Their sons have been promoted, and their business has also improved. Everyone can get a piece of the pie, and it can be said that they have all the dignity. Who wouldn't want to continue to hang out with such a master?

King Wu Li Ke is also very envious, but the problem is that now he does not have the strength and can only accumulate money slowly. Even so, he also wants to give his subordinates a sum of money, at least to let everyone see hope, and in difficult times. There is hope. This hope lies with Xiao Yu. He had agreed that Xiao Yu would raise a sum of money for him and let him test his soldiers. But now that he has withdrawn, the King of Wu has already agreed to this sum. Where can he get the money in such a short time?

For Li Xiang and Li Tai, tens of thousands of dollars can be obtained, but for King Wu, this is a lot of money, mainly because King Wu has not been interested in business since he was a child. Xin, although there are several businessmen affiliated with you, they are all the kind of people without strength. If you want them to come up with these tens of thousands of dollars, you have to drain them all.

When the people under my command saw the angry look of their prince, they were too submissive and did not dare to speak. This old man Xiao went too far. He had obviously promised our prince something, but now he regretted it.

"How much money do you have left at home?"

In desperation, King Wu could only find a way on his own. After all, the most important thing in the army is credibility. If your words don't count, no one will be willing to continue to hang out with you. Everyone will live with you with their heads high. , are you just using these empty words to fool us? Once or twice may be okay, but if it lasts for a long time, it will be a matter of time before you become a polished commander.

"Returning to the prince, this year's beads have just been harvested, and the total income is 14,600 guan. However, after deducting all expenses of the palace and adding the money saved in the treasury, there are still 23,000 guan. "

The chief steward of the palace could explain clearly the situation of the family directly without looking at the account books. When he heard this amount of money, if it were in the past, King Wu would feel that he had a lot of income. After all, he had no expenses in the past, except for Apart from supporting the people in the palace, everything outside is purely money.

After all, he has no chance of competing for the throne, so there is no need to use money to buy connections. Instead, some people beg him to do things. But now the situation is different. He has already spread his business. He has thought about what he did before. It is impossible to live a life of idleness as a prince. King Wu feels a little regretful now. If he had listened to his mother earlier, maybe he would not be so embarrassed now.

"We have disposed of all the assets we can. We must collect 50,000 yuan."

King Wu gritted his teeth and said that his palace was different from Li Tai's. Since Li Chengqian was not favored, Li Tai could be said to be the favorite for the crown prince. All the disciples of Queen Changsun, including the former ones, came to Li Tai's side. Accordingly, The income is also high.

So even if Li Tai is being suppressed now, it would still be no problem if the family casually spends more than ten or two hundred thousand guan, but King Wu has never gotten up, and at most it can only be supplemented by Concubine Yang. It’s just two to three thousand guan, it can’t be too much, so to make up the money, you have to sell your property. The son of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sold his property. This is the second time I heard about it, and the first time. In other words, it would be Li Xiang’s incompetent father.

Of course, it was purely other people's worries that Li Chengqian went astray at that time. Emperor Taizong had already determined this point. Although Emperor Taizong looked down on his eldest son, it cannot be said that the son he gave birth to had this temperament. According to Emperor Taizong's thinking, mistakes are all other people's fault. My son has good intentions, but it was all caused by you people...