Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

"I don't mean anything, I'm just waiting for a good show."

"Watching a good show? It's for you, right?"

Yang Hongyu pouted, a little annoyed at Chu Mo's attitude.

However, the anger in his heart did not last long when he saw Commander Black and Commander Bai hurried over with a few people.

"The eldest lady, uncle, and fourth young master."

After several people came forward to greet him, Chu Mo hurriedly asked: "How did things go?"

The black commander nodded slightly and said: "Everything went according to my uncle's plan. Everything went well."

"It's fine."

After hearing Commander Black's report, Chu Mo breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Commander Bai and said, "Where are you?"

Commander Bai also nodded.

The actions of several people made Li Zhenying and Yang Hongyu confused.

Chu Mo didn't wait for a few people to ask questions, and took them back to Zhuangzi, which was already deserted, and then explained to them:

"Didn't I instigate Bao BuTong before? I learned Chu Xin's whereabouts from him and knew that she was hiding around Chang'an and was very close to Li Chengqian."

"So I became wary and asked him to pay close attention to Chu Xin's movements. After I learned that the other party was checking my whereabouts and wanted to take action against me, I was prepared."

"Originally, I controlled the firewood supply around Chang'an and wanted to use it as a bargaining chip, but now Li Chengqian sent people to solve it."

"Although the firewood incident had no effect, it unexpectedly allowed Li Chengqian to send out the garrison troops."

"You must know that when Li Er went out to fight, he took away most of the soldiers in Chang'an City. By doing this, he completely turned Chang'an City into an empty city."

"Chu Mo, do you want to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Chang'an City?"

Li Zhenying on the side exclaimed.

Chu Mo rolled his eyes: "Am I that shallow? Not to mention that Li Shimin is not in the capital now, and the senior ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have basically set off with the army. Now that they have taken Chang'an City, they undoubtedly want the other party to turn their guns and kill us first. That’s all.”

"Besides, the emperor's work is so tiring. I have to eat enough to support it, so I can't think of doing it to death."

"Since you don't want to take Chang'an City, what do you want to do?"

Chu Mo chuckled, with a fierce look in his eyes and said, "I won't take it down, but that doesn't mean I won't let him cause chaos."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a snap, and a jade hand touched the back of Chu Mo's head.

Yang Hongyu looked at Chu Mo with a sullen face and said coldly: "You want Chang'an City to be in chaos? Do you know how many people will die in the city? How many people will have their families destroyed because of you?"

Rubbing his somewhat groggy head, Chu Mo said depressedly: "Madam, I don't want to do it either, but I'm forced to do nothing about it, right?"

"Hmph, if you can't help it, then I'll go kill Li Chengqian right now and see who dares to touch you."

Chu Mo held his forehead. He was a good woman, but sometimes her mother's heart often overflowed.

But thinking that the other party had grown up under the influence of Taoist culture since he was a child, Chu Mo didn't want to say anything more.

But he didn't know that just because he let it go, he would cause great harm to himself and the people around him in the future.

"Hey, madam, I am doing this just to protect myself. Since you don't want to see civil strife in Chang'an City, forget it. I have other ways."

"Well, what can I do?"

Seeing that Chu Mo did not stick to his plan, Yang Hongyu seemed to calm down a little.

After looking at the black and white commanders and several secret guards who were basically Yang Hongyu's subordinates, Chu Mo knew that he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

Hehehe said with a smile: "Didn't Chu Xin just say that there is some food left by Li Shimin in Chang'an City? When Li Shimin went on the expedition, he didn't bring enough food at all."

Yang Hongyu nodded and waited for Chu Mo's next words.

Li Zhenying said with excitement: "I understand. The reason why you established the Chamber of Commerce is that you were prepared for it."

Chu Mo smiled and continued: "After I established the Chamber of Commerce, the first thing I did was to unify prices."

"Don't you know that if you want to unify the prices of these goods, you must find out their origin, transportation method, and purchase price, etc."

"After figuring this out, I got the information on the sources of the materials and grains in the hands of those merchants."

"Based on these, I asked the secret guards to take the banknotes and set out overnight, secretly taking the sources into my own hands."

"If Li Er wants to collect grain now, let alone finding someone, even if he does, he won't be able to get a grain of grain without my order."

"Now he actually thinks that he can get food halfway and leaves part of the army rations in Chang'an. I think he is looking for death."

Yang Hongyu frowned again and was about to speak, but Chu Mo shook his head and stopped him:

"Madam, just now you asked me not to cause chaos in Chang'an City, and I agreed. But now Li Er and the others are going to fight. If you want me to provide them with food and grass and help Li Er kill people, then you are wrong."

"Now half of the territory of the Tang Dynasty has been hit by the frost disaster. That guy Li Er doesn't think about how to relieve the disaster. Instead, he wants to collect grain along the road. They took the grain away, but have they thought about what will happen to the people along the way? This is different from killing with his own hands. What’s the difference between them?”

"They are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. They also have wives, children, and children. How do you expect them to survive after their grain and grass are forcibly confiscated?"

"Obviously I can provide him with a steady stream of food and grass, but because Li Er was wary of me, he ignored the suffering of the people and forcibly collected food."

"Have you ever thought about how many people will die at his hands along the way? I will collect the food in advance now. After Li Shimin's army passes, I will naturally arrange for relief for the victims and leave them a way to live."

After listening to Chu Mo's words, Yang Hongyu was stunned for a moment and wanted to refute.

Chu Mo shook his head and spoke again: "In my opinion, the people in Chang'an City are no different from other people in the Tang Dynasty. They are all members of the Chinese land."

"Either you don't care about anything, or you let Li Shimin and the Turks stop the war at the same time."

Yang Hongyu wanted to say something more, but Master Ziyang on the side said: Buddha Immeasurable Life.

"Hongyu, Chu Mo is right. All living beings have their own destiny. If you don't kill Boren, Boren will die because of you. You must know this truth."

"Master, I..."

In the end, Yang Hongyu sighed and said nothing more.

Chu Mo saw that his wife seemed a little dissatisfied, so he continued: "Madam, don't look at how many people haven't starved to death in Chang'an City now. It's all because of my contribution. Without my help, they would have died of hunger and cold. died."

"Now, I just want them to suffer a little more, which is better than letting them lose their lives."

After saying that, Chu Mo secretly added in his heart: There will definitely be people who lose their lives, but they are only a few people. If he were more selfish and turned the entire Chang'an city into a dead city, it might not be impossible.