More than a dozen family heads, with arrogant attitudes, were talking and laughing, sipping tea and discussing their own topics.
He didn't take today's meeting seriously at all.
Even the empress Jiang Wan'er had to give them some respect, let alone a mere left prime minister?
Besides, isn’t Zuo Xiang also a descendant of their family?
How can your arm be so swollen that it bends outward?
In fact, when he met them the first two times, the Left Prime Minister did not force them or force them to put in much effort.
I just expressed my opinion briefly and asked some innocuous questions.
After getting the result, I gave up.
Today, it is said that according to His Majesty's decree, we will have another meeting with these family heads.
It is obvious that the Majesty is really overwhelmed and has no other choice but to see if he can get these aristocratic families to take action.
It's really naive.
Just as they were chatting about their own topics leisurely, Zuo Xiang walked out from behind.
Jiang Wan'er had said to ask several other ministers to come together, but in the end, he was the only one who came.
Because there is no need.
Seeing him come out, more than a dozen family heads stood up and saluted him.
Minimum respect.
However, what surprised them was that Zuo Xiang brought a small wooden box this time.
I don't know what to do.
Lu Liuliang waved his hand and said softly, "Please take a seat, all the family heads!"
After everyone thanked him, they took their seats.
The left prime minister glanced at everyone and said, "Family heads, I'm sure you all know why I invited you to our house today to have a chat."
"This snowstorm has caused a huge impact, and victims from outside are still pouring in."
"The victims are short of food and clothing, and don't even have a place to stay."
The family heads just listened quietly without interrupting, which was a necessary procedure.
They didn't have much to say.
Just listen.
There's no point saying anything anyway.
Lu Liuliang picked up the hot tea and took a sip. He felt warmer and continued talking.
"This is a once-in-a-century snowstorm, and it happened right after our battle between Dagan and Huangman."
"The imperial court is really unable to handle this matter."
"This requires collective efforts. All the family heads present here are representatives of the top aristocratic families that I have worked hard to achieve."
“Therefore, I hope that all the family heads can donate generously to help the court overcome this difficult time.”
When Lu Liuliang's voice fell, the head of the Wu family sighed helplessly.
"Left Prime Minister, we are all very aware of the difficulties the court is facing now. If possible, we should naturally help."
"But, our families are not having a good time now!"
"Our family is large and we need a lot of money to get through this difficult time."
"If we have the energy to spare, we will definitely help the court, but now we can't even take care of our own family, there is nothing we can do!"
"The court can't let us ignore our own family and focus on others first. Don't you think this makes sense?"
After the head of the Wu family finished speaking, the other heads of the family immediately nodded, all of them looking extremely embarrassed.
This was not the first time that Lu Liuliang had seen this attitude from them.
The same was true the first two times.
However, the first two times when it came to this point, he basically stopped talking.
Because it makes no sense.
But today, it's different.
He nodded slightly at first, then said calmly: "Each of the family heads has his own difficulties, this is known to me."
"However, this time is different from the previous two times. If the heads of the families cannot help us in this disaster..."
Hearing him say this, the head of the Wu family immediately frowned and his expression turned unsightly.
"Lord Zuo Xiang, our difficulties are real, and this is definitely not an excuse."
"Does the imperial court still want to force us to do this?"
"But that doesn't make sense, does it?"
The head of the Wu family sneered.
"If the imperial court really wants to force us, then we really have no way to do anything."
"After all, the arm cannot twist the thigh."
"However, we have no choice but to ask all the sons of our respective families who are officials in the court to resign from their official positions."
This move is the trump card of their aristocratic families.
If that were to happen, the entire court would be paralyzed in an instant.
And it cannot be reversed.
All of a sudden, all the family heads echoed again.
The public was outraged.
But the left prime minister's expression remained unchanged. He just looked at them, looking completely unmoved.
After the family heads had vented all their emotions, the Left Prime Minister spoke quietly.
"Everyone, let's not talk about this today."
"Let's talk about something practical!"
"If you don't take action, then His Majesty will completely uproot all the noble families!"
"This is not a threat!"
Upon hearing this, more than a dozen family heads were all stunned.
Then, they all started sneering.
The head of the Wu family sneered and said, "Dig up the roots of our family? Left Prime Minister, then we would like to know, how does your majesty plan to dig?"
These top families have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years and have a superb foundation.
Dig up their roots?
It's ridiculous!
Dynasties can change, but their families are as stable as Mount Tai.
Throughout history, when an aristocratic family has developed to its peak, it could cut off the roots of a dynasty, but I have never heard of a dynasty cutting off the roots of an aristocratic family.
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