"They all know to call me King Wei, but you insist on calling me King Pu. Aren't you deliberately looking down on me?"

In fact, Li Tai was right. These merchants had heard how the people addressed Li Tai, and they knew that Li Tai had once been enfeoffed as the King of Wei.

But they deliberately called him Prince Pu, wanting Li Tai to know that he was no longer the Prince of Wei who was once favored by His Majesty, but now just an ordinary vassal king exiled to a distant place.

"Your Highness, please calm your anger!"

“These ignorant country bumpkins are unaware of the laws and regulations of the court. We have long enjoyed the Emperor's favor; how could we possibly do such a thing as flattery?”

"snort!"

"So, you guys have quite a backbone?"

"I wouldn't dare... I just wouldn't dare to offend the laws of the imperial court!"

Li Tai snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"snort!"

"Well said!"

"Our Great Tang Code clearly states that hoarding and speculation are prohibited, and price gouging is forbidden. What crime should you be punished for knowingly violating this law?"

"this……"

"Your Highness, please forgive us. We have not violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty. We were only acting on the orders of our master!"

"Owner?"

Who is the owner of your house?

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people all sighed, thinking that once Li Tai knew that these properties belonged to princesses, princes, or even imperial princes and grandsons, he would certainly not speak up for them anymore.

"Your Highness, I am a disciple of Princess Nanping!"

"I am a disciple of Princess Suian..."

"I am a disciple of the King of Zheng, and I hope Your Highness will show leniency..."

"Oh, so these are all the businesses of my aunts and uncles. No wonder you're all so bold, daring to profit from national disasters!"

"Now, I'm offering all my remaining lives at cost price. Is there anyone among you willing to do that?"

When Li Tai said this, everyone was stunned, thinking that Li Tai was not helping the royal family?

The shopkeepers kneeling on the ground were dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

However, just as they hesitated, Li Tai took a knife from a guard and immediately slashed down the merchant who was closest to him.

Li Tai's sudden action terrified the merchant kneeling on the ground.

"Prince Pu, how dare you kill someone in the street!"

Li Tai remained unmoved upon hearing this, merely wiping the blood off his knife with his sleeve before walking over to another merchant.

"I'll ask you one more time, which of you is willing to sell at cost?"