Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Most merchants are very dissatisfied with such compensation.

Because what they lost was far more than what Li Shimin compensated.

Despite this, there are still some businesses that did not suffer much losses in this crisis decided to stay in Chang'an.

Not for anything else, just for the tax exemption policy issued by His Majesty the Emperor for that year.

As for other things like signing up for a group to keep warm, businessmen don't pay attention to this. What they value is always only the immediate benefits.

As a result, Chang'an Commercial Market, which was already in a mess, slowly began to show signs of improvement under Li Shimin's series of measures, and many shops that had been closed were reopened for business.

After dealing with the merchants, Li Shimin issued an order to restore Li Jing's title and official position, and wanted Li Zhenying to enter the palace again to face the saint.

This time, he was not doing it for Li Zhenying's beauty, but because he still had half of the food and supplies in his hands.

And after this personal expedition, Li Shimin always felt that if he wanted to destroy the Turks, Li Jing would have to take action.

But what he never expected was that the eunuch who went to announce the decree came back and reported that Li Jing's family had moved away from Chang'an City long ago and now they have disappeared.

After learning the news, Li Shimin smashed the paperweight on the imperial case to pieces on the spot, and then issued an order to post an imperial list, ordering Li Jing to return to the court as soon as possible.

However, since Li Jing's family could not be found for the time being, and they could not get food, Li Shimin finally set his sights on Chu Mo in desperation.

If he wants to continue the Northern Expedition, he needs the other party to provide food, grass and supplies. And now that he has injured his son, he has to pay a price. Otherwise, where will his face go?Then use that food and grass to pay for your sins.

Li Shimin doesn't know yet that Chu Mo also received a large amount of gold from Buddhism because of his previous generosity. If he knew, he might not only be thinking about this little food and grass.

So, after a short period of thinking, Li Shimin wrote an imperial edict to Chu Mo, asking him to quickly raise 200 million stones of grain and winter supplies for 100 million people to relieve the victims.

He also specially mobilized Li Junxian to take 5000 elite troops to escort Wang Dehai on his journey day and night, hoping to catch up with Chu Mo as soon as possible and ask him to donate food and grass. He might also be able to take advantage of the Turks' vitality to be severely weakened and eradicate them in one fell swoop.

Chu Mo and his party were overtaken by Wang Dehai and others just as they entered Lingnan Road and were resting in place.

The moment he saw Wang Dehai, Chu Mo had a premonition that something was not good.

When he heard Li Ke say that Li Junxian had brought 5000 elite soldiers, he felt even more irritable.

Needless to say, it goes without saying that this old boy Li Er must have wanted to avenge his son, which is why Li Junxian brought so many people here to surround him.

If he hadn't used extreme means to disperse the refugees in front of Yang Hongyu before, maybe he could ask her to come forward now to intimidate this damn eunuch.

But now, my wife is still having a cold war with me, and the other party doesn't even want to see her face, let alone help me.

With a sigh, Chu Mo took the initiative to greet Wang Dehai and smiled at Wang Dehai:

"Hey Yue, who do I think you are? It turns out to be Wang Gonggong. Why, I have only left Chang'an City for a few days, and you miss me so much. You even chased me here from Chang'an to see me off."

Wang Dehai's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly saluted Chu Mo and said, "Master Chu, I came here to announce the decree on the emperor's order."

With that said, he took out an imperial edict from his arms and handed it to Chu Mo.

Then he stood aside respectfully, motionless with his eyes, nose, and heart, like a wooden man.

Seeing the other party acting like this, Chu Mo knew that what was written in this imperial edict was definitely not a good thing.

With a roll of his eyes, Chu Mo did not rush to receive the imperial edict, but patted Wang Dehai on the shoulder and said:

"Old Wang, I'm not talking about you. Look, you've come here in a dusty way. I haven't even held a banquet for you to wash away the dust. If you just rush to get things done, isn't that right? If you look down on me, Chu Mo, and don’t want to stay with me any longer, do you have to rush back to resume your life?”

When Wang Dehai heard this, he was so frightened that his legs weakened and he was about to kneel down in front of Chu Mo.

Chu Mo already knew the other party's nature and supported him in advance:

"What's wrong, Lao Wang, have you been exposed by me and want to make a fool of yourself in my place?"

"Ahem, um, Mr. Chu, you have misunderstood. How dare I act so arrogantly in front of you? I was walking in a hurry, and my legs and feet are still a little weak now."

"Furthermore, Mr. Chu, His Majesty is very anxious, and I just want to return to Beijing as soon as possible to avoid missing important events for you and Your Majesty."

"Oh, really, but why do I still feel that you look down on me and want to set a trap for me?"

Chu Mo said jokingly.

When Wang Dehai heard this, his whole person immediately trembled:

"Master Chu, you must not say that. If you say that, you are forcing me to die."

Seeing that the beating was almost done, Chu Mo rolled his eyes, put his arm around his shoulders and said:

"Old Wang, how about we discuss it?"

"Mr. Chu, please speak frankly. As long as you use the old slave, the old slave will do his best for you even if his body is broken into pieces."

Hearing what the other party said, Chu Mo clicked his tongue twice in his heart. This damn eunuch is indeed a master of telling people's stories, telling ghosts, and acting according to the wind. No wonder he can stay standing by Li Shimin's side for so long.

"Okay, Old Wang, I'm a little tired today. I'll leave this imperial edict with you first. When I feel more comfortable, you can come over and announce the edict."

When Wang Dehai heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. How could things be done like this?

When Chu Mo saw that the other party was silent, his eyes immediately stared:

"What, you don't want to do it anymore?"

As soon as he finished speaking, ten men with fierce looks jumped out from the surrounding area, holding long knives and fiercely surrounding Wang Dehai.

When Wang Dehai saw this battle, he knelt down on the ground without any hesitation:

"Master Chu, whatever you say at this time, I just agree to your instructions. Why bother all the heroes?"

Seeing that the other party was so understanding, Chu Mo nodded, and then said to the ten guards:

"Bring the prince down to entertain him. No one is allowed to disturb him without my permission."

These ten people are the sharp knife team that Chu Mo selected from the bandits before. They all have strong backs and ferocious faces.

After the ten people heard Chu Mo's words, without waiting for Wang Dehai's reaction, one person immediately stepped forward, picked up Wang Dehai's back collar like a chicken, and half dragged and half pulled him out.

Wang Dehai was also smart. He knew that Chu Mo had no murderous intentions and that he was safe for the time being, so he remained silent throughout the process and did not make any sound.

After taking Wang Dehai away, Chu Mo thought for a while and finally decided to go to Yang Hongyu, hoping that she could take action and scare Li Junxian.