Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 97 This hatred will never end! [Please subscribe]

When I woke up in the morning, the mountains, gullies, trees and grass vegetation around the post station were covered with a layer of golden sunlight.

Looking from afar, the dark clouds of the past few days seemed to have disappeared, replaced by the long-lost warmth.

Li Chengqian climbed up from the bed, stretched, opened the door of the guest room in the inn and looked outside, only to find that the wind and rain that had been roaring all night had finally stopped.

Only the sunlight quietly falls into every corner of the station.

He couldn't help but sigh: "The sun rises in the east and the rain falls in the west. It's said that there is no sunshine, but there is sunshine!"

"Good sentence!"

Looking back, he saw Cen Wenben walking towards him with a smile, bowing and saying, "Sir, not only is your wisdom and strategy unparalleled, your talent is also unmatched!"

"hehe."

Li Chengqian smiled noncommittally and said, "How are the boatmen preparing? Can we set off today? We agreed on one day, but it's been three days already!"

"Don't worry, sir. With such good weather, we can definitely set off. I've just had someone inform the boatman, and I'm sure there will be news soon!"

"From what you said, you were busy with something else just now?"

"Well, to be honest, sir, I went to the Nanyang Governor's Mansion!"

Cen Wenben nodded in acknowledgment.

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's the situation?"

"As you expected, my lord! As soon as Governor Deng raised the grain price to 180 wen, the surrounding grain merchants immediately shipped grain to Nanyang overnight. They were undeterred by any weather, which is truly eye-opening!"

As he spoke, Cen Wenben looked at Li Chengqian with admiration and continued, "As for the resettlement of the disaster victims, Governor Deng also followed your instructions. Not a single disaster victim caused any disturbance. The victims and the general public were very enthusiastic about reinforcing the riverbank, and the disaster has basically been resolved."

"Well, it's good that it's been resolved. This way we can go to Jiangling with peace of mind." Li Chengqian nodded with a smile.

"But."

Cen Wenben asked in confusion, "Young Master, why are you so sure those grain merchants will bring in grain? Even if the price is high, it wouldn't be that attractive, right?"

"Yes, you're right. Some people can solve disasters by raising food prices, but others can't. Why is that? Because the business environment is different!"

"Business environment?"

"To put it simply, it has a lot to do with local officials!"

Li Chengqian explained, "If the local chief official is a good official who truly cares about the people, then foreign grain merchants can bring in grain. As long as they follow market rules, they can make money and leave!"

"They don't have to worry about being punished by officials in the disaster area later, nor do they have to worry about officials in the disaster area targeting their property."

"So, under the temptation of high prices, they boldly transported food to the disaster area!"

"Conversely, if the local officials are the kind of corrupt officials who are insatiable, they wouldn't dare to send grain to the disaster area even if the price was 1000 wen per bushel. As for the wealthy local families, unless they are afraid of being punished later, they probably won't dare to sell their grain."

"I see."

Cen Wenben nodded suddenly, then smiled and said, "It seems that you are aware of Governor Deng's reputation, so you are giving him advice and trying to find a solution, right?"

"That's not it."

Li Chengqian waved his hand in denial, "I simply don't like anyone riding on my Li Tang Empire's head and shitting and pissing on it!"

"Uh,"

Cen Wenben's mouth twitched. He almost forgot that the ultimate goal of this Crown Prince was to bring down the aristocratic families.

The influence of the aristocratic families in this food crisis is not small.

I don’t know whether Your Majesty has solved the food crisis in Guanzhong.

It would be great if Your Majesty adopted the prince's method.

Thinking of this, Cen Wenben couldn't help but say: "If His Majesty knew about Nanyang's situation, he would probably praise you, right?"

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who does things just to please my parents?"

Li Chengqian taunted Cen Wenben with a strange expression, then, with his hands behind his back, said in a condescending tone, "Wenben! From the day we left Chang'an, we've had to keep running to stay where we are. Do you understand?"

"I"

Cen Wenben was shocked and couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian in a daze.

How could he not understand.

The path they are taking now is destined to be extraordinary.

So, after a long while, he bowed deeply to Li Chengqian and said, "I understand, Your Highness."

"Well, I'm glad you understand."

Li Chengqian nodded in satisfaction and was about to continue speaking when he suddenly saw Du Caigan walking towards him with a smile, holding a familiar porcelain bowl in his hand.

But he heard him say, "Young Master, hurry up and eat it while it's hot, it's fresh out of the pot!"

"What is it?" Li Chengqian asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Du Caigan said as if he was presenting a treasure: "Fish balls! Haven't you always wanted to eat them?"

"Uh,"

Li Chengqian raised his hand to his forehead and said with a bit of depression, "Are you trying to win people over with your virtue again?"

"No! Someone else sent it to me. I've already tested it for drugs. Don't worry, it's safe!"

As he spoke, Du Caigan handed the steaming fish balls to Li Chengqian.

"Someone gave it to you? Who gave it to you?"

Li Chengqian took the fish balls and looked at Du Caigan with a confused look on his face.

"hey-hey."

Du Caigan winked and smiled, saying, "Young Master's charm, I really admire you. From the ladies in their twenties to the little children, they are all completely captivated by you. They can't tell the difference between grain and rice."

"What the hell!?"

Li Chengqian's face darkened when he heard this: "Who sent it?"

"Alas, young master, you are so forgetful. You forgot about me so quickly!"

Du Caigan sighed with feigned resentment.

Li Chengqian really wanted to kick him, but he still said patiently: "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly!"

"Okay, okay, actually it's the family we met at the market that day. They also live in the same inn where we are staying!" "Oh."

Li Chengqian suddenly understood, and then couldn't help but ask, "Why would they give me fish balls?"

"I didn't know the rules that day at the market and stole your fish balls. I guess I feel bad about it, or maybe I was scared by the scene we had that night. I want to apologize to you and ask for your forgiveness!"

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian smiled: "That's quite clever!"

As he spoke, he scooped up a fish ball and put it into his mouth. It was indeed chewy and bouncy.

"Yes, these fish balls are indeed delicious."

"Yeah, I've already eaten three bowls.

"Uh, when you say testing the poison, are you testing it on yourself?"

"Hahaha, young master is wise!"

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

Cen Wenben suddenly interrupted, "They can live in this post station, so they must be officials, right?"

In the Tang Dynasty, not everyone could stay in a post station, unless they were officials or errand boys traveling to various places. It was impossible for ordinary people to stay in a post station.

And it is precisely because of this that the post stations have become hotbeds of corruption.

Many officials relied on the privilege of the post station to allow their families to travel at public expense without spending any money.

Some officials even treated the post station as their own backyard.

Du Caigan knew that Cen Wenben was someone Li Chengqian valued, so he didn't mind his interruption. He nodded and said, "Yes, I've already made inquiries. They seem to be the family of the Yuzhou Governor!"

"The governor of Yuzhou?"

Cen Wenben was slightly taken aback. "The previous governor of Yuzhou seemed to be Li Xiaochang, right? Your Majesty appointed a new governor of Yuzhou so quickly?"

"Yes! They are the family of the new Yuzhou Governor, Wu Shigui!"

"Clap!"

As soon as Du Caigan finished speaking, the bowl of fish balls in Li Chengqian's hand fell to the ground.

But he asked in a daze: "Whose family did you say they were?"

"This"

Du Caigan looked at the scattered fish balls in surprise, not knowing what had happened. He said in amazement, "It's the family of Duke Ying, Wu Shigui."

"Grass!"

Li Chengqian reacted and rushed directly to the family's guest room.

"Sir! Sir, please slow down!"

Du Caigan didn't expect Li Chengqian to react so strongly, and hurriedly followed.

However, Cen Wenben stood there in confusion, not knowing what to do.

At this time, Li Yuan was walking down from upstairs, yawning and asking, "What's going on? What happened to Cheng Qian?"

"I don't know!"

Cen Wenben hesitantly shook his head. "I heard that the family was the family of Yingguogong Wu Shigui. That's all."

"What?"

Li Yuan was also stunned when he heard this: "You said that little girl's family is the family of Wu Shigui?"

"Listen, listen to General Du say yes"

"Hahaha!"

Li Yuan burst into laughter unexpectedly and rushed over with Li Chengqian.

Cen Wenben was stunned again after watching this.

However, before he could react, Li Chengqian roared again.

"Damn it! Damn it—"

An hour later.

Li Chengqian stood depressed on the big ship heading to Jiangling.

Li Yuan, who was standing by, looked at him with a smile and said, "If you want to find that little girl, we can go to Yuzhou instead. It's not far anyway!"

After saying this, he raised his hand and patted his grandson's shoulder, jokingly saying, "Wu Shigui is very loyal to Grandpa. As long as you like him, Grandpa will give his daughter to you at the mere word of a word!"

"Who wants his daughter? That hateful woman!"

Li Chengqian angrily shook off Li Yuan's hand.

If he guessed correctly, the little girl was the future Wu Zetian, Wu Zhao.

Originally, he had the opportunity to completely resolve the Tang Dynasty's core threat in the cradle.

Unexpectedly, I missed it by accident.

So infuriating.

Although as Li Yuan said, they could go to Yuzhou instead.

But Yuzhou was Wu Shigui's territory. No matter how loyal he was to Li Yuan, he would not allow them to kill his daughter in front of him.

so.
It can only be.

This hatred will never end.

"Ugh!"

Li Chengqian slapped the railing of the ship and sighed.

At this moment, a prompt message popped up on the system.

[Host's charm is unparalleled. Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest. Do you want to settle the reward? ]

　[Seeking guaranteed monthly tickets, recommended tickets, follow-up subscriptions, full subscriptions, automatic subscriptions]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)