Li Jue was completely dumbfounded when he heard Li Shimin's empty promise.
Although he knew that Li Er was just fooling him, he was still very surprised to hear it from him.
"Grandpa, are you trying to make me happy?"
You don't believe me?
"Of course I don't believe it!"
"Believe it or not, as long as you can settle this matter for me, I'll give you whatever you want!"
"That's more like it!"
Having received Li Shimin's promise, Li Jue happily led the Hundred Cavalry to Qunxianfang to clean up Li Shimin's mess.
Although Li Jue had been mentally prepared, he was still furious when he arrived at Qunxianfang and saw the homeless people.
Why don't you move to the new house?
"Eldest grandson, where are we going to find a new home?!"
"Eldest grandson, our house has been sold by the imperial court! Waaaaah!"
"Sold?"
"You are original residents of Qunxianfang. Who would dare to sell your resettlement housing?"
"Yes, I have!"
"The officials said these are all the Emperor's houses, and they can sell them if they want. If we want to live here, we'll have to pay over a hundred strings of cash to buy them!"
"this……"
Upon hearing the grievances of the common people, Li Jue was utterly shocked by the shamelessness of the Tang Dynasty officials. He never imagined that these parasites would do such a thing for money!
"Grandpas and grandmas, do you believe me?"
"letter!"
"Eldest grandson, we believe you now! If you don't take care of us, we'll have no choice but to beg on the streets! Waaah!"
At that moment, Li Jue suddenly felt something called responsibility weighing on him.
"Since you trust me, then do as I say!"
"promise!"
On the very day Li Jue took up residence in Qunxianfang, the people of Qunxianfang blocked the Six Ministries' offices with banners.
The banners either read "Pay back the debt" or "Give me back my sweatshop."
Chang'an was never short of people to watch the spectacle, and with the population of Qunxianfang already exceeding ten thousand, tens of thousands of people gathered on Zhuque Street in an instant.
Upon witnessing such a heinous incident, Chu Suiliang immediately ordered his men to suppress it. However, before the men he sent could even begin their suppression, they were persuaded to retreat by the Hundred Cavalry Division.
"What's going on? Why aren't you suppressing these troublemakers?"
"Your Excellency, the Hundred Cavalry Commanders are present, as is the eldest grandson of the eldest son. They say this is merely the people's demand and there is no need to suppress it!"
"What?"
"The eldest grandson and the Hundred Cavalry Commanders are also here?"
"This is complete chaos! I must go find Lord Changsun right away!"
Not long after, Chu Suiliang arrived at the Ministry of Personnel and told Changsun Wuji what had happened on Zhuque Street.
"My lord, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. If it leads to a popular uprising, the entire city of Chang'an will suffer!"
Changsun Wuji was an old rebel who had lived through the end of the Sui Dynasty, and he knew the seriousness of the matter as soon as he heard these words.
"You're right. I'll go to the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor and ask him to mobilize troops to quell the rebellion!"
Li Shimin stood on the Chengtian Gate tower, silently watching the commotion on Zhuque Street.
To be honest, he was quite startled when he saw the people of Qunxianfang holding banners and marching into the inner city to demand an explanation.
But when he saw that the leader was a member of the Hundred Cavalry Division, he was no longer so panicked.
However, he also had a lot of doubts in his mind, namely, what exactly was Li Jue trying to do!
After all, once the common people are stirred up, they are not easy to control.
If a major mess is caused, even he, the emperor, cannot protect his rebellious grandson, Li Jue!
"Someone, go and tell Li Jue not to let him cause too much trouble!"
"promise!"
Before long, Li Er's guards returned, bringing a note written by Li Jue himself.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson says this is their request, and they want your cooperation."
"Demands?"
Li Shimin looked down and then burst into laughter.
"good!"
"I never expected that this bastard would actually think of this!"
Just as Li Shimin was laughing triumphantly, he saw Changsun Wuji running over, panting.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Li Jue has led the people of Chang'an in rebellion!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's face immediately darkened.
What is rebellion?
His grandson was just leading the people to demand the houses that belonged to them!
"Auxiliary machine, don't you think that's a bit much?"
"Too much?"
"Your Majesty, please go out and take a look. Tens of thousands of people have already gathered outside!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"I can see it without even going out!"
"I only have one question for you: have there been any incidents of vandalism and looting outside?"
"No……"
"Have there been any incidents of murder or arson?"
"No...no!"
"Then why do you say that my eldest grandson led the people in rebellion!"
"I……"
"Your Majesty, although nothing serious has happened yet, if we let them continue like this, who knows what might happen?"
"Your Majesty, we urge you to make a decision as soon as possible and dispatch troops to quell the rebellion!"
"snort!"
"They simply want to reclaim the house that belongs to them. What reason do I have to refuse them?"
"Guards, convey my decree: all houses previously sold by the Ministry of Revenue are hereby voided, and all proceeds shall be refunded in full!"
"promise!"
Not long after the messenger taxi sped off, the sound of tens of thousands of people shouting "Long live the Emperor!" echoed down Zhuque Street.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Long live the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty!"
As Li Shimin listened to the shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" echoing across Zhuque Street, a cunning smile appeared on his face.
Although Li Jue's move was a bit too radical, it was indeed effective. The best part was that it gave him a perfect excuse to invalidate the Ministry of Revenue's unauthorized sale of houses!
Changsun Wuji was an exceptionally intelligent man. As soon as he saw Li Shimin's response, he knew that Li Shimin had done it on purpose, and that his goal was to recover the property that had been sold off cheaply by the Ministry of Revenue.
He never expected that this emperor would dare to rebel against him for a little money!
"Your Majesty... is wise..."
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has already sold the house. If we rashly try to reclaim it now, it will likely cause dissatisfaction among many people and make them feel that the Tang Dynasty has lost the trust of the world and its people!"
Li Shimin sneered upon hearing this.
"Aren't the people of Qunxianfang ordinary people too?"
"The Ministry of Revenue dares to sell even their resettlement housing; they must have a death wish!"
"Fuji, go and investigate this matter for me!"
"If no important officials in the court were involved, those officials in the Ministry of Revenue would never have dared to do this. Go and investigate for me, find out who orchestrated this!"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji felt a chill run down his spine, wondering if His Majesty suspected him and that was why he had been sent to investigate.
In fact, Li Shimin didn't need to doubt it; he could guess who it was even with his toes.
He simply didn't want to punish his brother-in-law; he wanted to give him a chance to reform.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty will investigate immediately!"
Go!
"I do not wish for anything like this to happen again!"
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