The eldest son is fierce

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was furious.

This was a slap in their faces. They were all the Prime Minister's confidants, but they had no idea about the plan of refugees to disrupt the capital.

And what about Tang Yi? The emperor told him everything.

Or maybe when the emperor decided to hand over Jingzhao Prefecture to him at the Shenyuan Poetry Conference, he had already told him about the plan.

But they knew nothing. If they knew even a little bit, would Tang Yi be able to easily steal hundreds of thousands of dan of grain?

Even Qi Wendao's breathing became a little rapid, as if it was poking their lungs.

He stared at Tang Yi with his old eyes and snorted coldly, "Even if you guessed right, so what? The food supply in Kyoto is controlled by the aristocratic families, and it's controlled by us. If Kyoto has no food, what can you do?"

Everyone had been unhappy with Tang Yi for a long time, and now they all agreed.

"Tang family kid, what are you so arrogant about? You're still a brat, but you still think you have it all figured out?"

"Humph, he thinks that by cheating us out of hundreds of thousands of dan of grain, he can conquer the world. How ridiculous."

"Master Tang, you are too arrogant. You are asking for trouble by playing games here as if everything is under control!"

"..."

A group of ministers stared at Tang Yi with anger and contempt on their faces. They were very unhappy with him and mocked him.

Seeing this scene, the hot-tempered Xiao Di was furious and was about to stand up with the Embroidered Spring Knife in hand, but was pushed back by Ning Chuan before he could move.

Xiao Di looked at Ning Chuan in confusion, with some dissatisfaction in his eyes. "Boss Ning, you are being biased. Why did you let Tang Yi have the chance to show up?"

Ning Chuan sneered and said, "It's not that I'm biased, but have you ever succeeded in trying to show off?"

How can you be a match for these old thieves in an argument? Don’t go out and ask Tang Yi for help after just a few words. Aren’t you afraid of losing face? But I, the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, am afraid of you!

Yumu glanced at everyone in the hall with her beautiful eyes, and she almost couldn't help but draw her sword.

You are so arrogant. Do you really think my secret service is just a decoration?

I'll let you guys go crazy first, and when the evidence is presented, I'll see if you can still go crazy.

Tang Yi's expression remained calm, and he didn't care about the ridicule from the crowd at all.

"Mr. Qi, your tea is good. It should be this year's new tea!"

He was sipping his tea with great interest. Seeing Qi Wendao staring at him coldly, he put down his teacup and said, "Old Qi, let me tell you the truth! I'm not arrogant. This is all under my control."

Qi Wendao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, sat opposite Tang Yi and said, "I would like to hear the details."

Tang Yi personally poured a cup of tea for Qi Wendao and said, "Mr. Qi, what you are proud of is nothing more than controlling the resources of Kyoto."

"You feel that as long as the resources are in your hands, you will be invincible."

"But I still say that I knew about the refugees wreaking havoc in Kyoto earlier than you did."

"Since I got the news earlier than you did, there's plenty of room for maneuver. For example, several days ago, I used the Jinyiwei to proactively inform merchants in towns near Kyoto with convenient water transportation that Kyoto was short of food. The price of grain in Kyoto had skyrocketed, reaching 150 taels per dan."

“If you were a businessman and learned about this situation, what would you do?”

Upon hearing this, Qi Wendao's face suddenly darkened, and the faces of the other party members also changed drastically.

How to do it? Of course, they would stock up on goods and come to Kyoto to make a killing.

Tang Yi was not in a hurry and let them think slowly. After a moment, Qi Wendao gritted his teeth and said, "This is impossible. Merchants pursue profits, but they are not fools. If you say that Kyoto is short of food, will they believe it?"

Tang Yi drank the tea in his cup in one gulp and said, "Of course, they will definitely send someone to check the authenticity of the news as soon as possible. At that time, you will also be clearing out the food supplies in Kyoto, causing prices in Kyoto to soar. Doesn't this mean the news is true?"

Swish!

Upon hearing this, Qi Wendao and his followers stood up instantly, their faces filled with shock and ugliness.

Yes, they have cleared out the food in Kyoto in the past few days, which will definitely cause prices in Kyoto to soar. When the merchants' spies come to Kyoto to investigate, the news of Kyoto's food shortage will not be false news, but real news.

And it was they who personally helped Tang Yi release the news!

But what if the food in Kyoto is not cleared out? Then Kyoto will not face the crisis of food shortage. The refugees will enter Kyoto, and the 100,000 dan of food that Tang Yikeng has found will be enough to accommodate them.

Shameless! This guy actually calculated ahead of them!

"Good, very good, boy, good plan."

Qi Wendao looked at Tang Yi and said coldly, "But so what? Even if all those grain merchants flocked to Kyoto, the price of grain in Kyoto would have long been unaffordable for the people."

"So what if Kyoto has food? If the people can't afford it, there will still be chaos. Our goal is to bring chaos to Kyoto. As long as Kyoto is in chaos, we win."

"You're new to Jingzhao Prefecture, and the people don't have a favorable impression of the government. You can't break this situation!"

Hearing this, Tang Yi looked at Xiao Di and Ning Chuan, and then the three of them laughed at the same time.

Even the serious Yumu sneered at this moment.

Qi Wendao and his followers were all stunned when they saw this scene.

What are you laughing at? Do you think you can really break this deadlock?

"What? Do you think what I said is funny?" Qi Wendao's face darkened and he said in a cold voice.

"It's not funny, it's ridiculous."

Xiao Di finally seized the opportunity, holding the Embroidered Spring Blade and glaring at Qi Wendao, saying, "What dead end? What can't be broken? Haven't you already helped us break it?"

"Last night, you sent people to cause destruction everywhere, burning, killing, and looting, causing public outrage."

"And it just so happens that all the crimes committed by your people are under the control of the Secret Service and the Imperial Guard. Some were caught red-handed, while others were deliberately let go by us in order to find out who is behind the scenes."

Qi Wendao, Jiang Zheng and a group of ministers turned pale and blue upon hearing this.

No wonder Tang Yi made such a big fuss. It turned out that he knew that the Qi family was the one behind this and came to arrest them specially.

Ning Chuan chuckled and added, "You're right. The people of Kyoto don't have a good impression of the government these days. But what if we catch all the criminals who committed the crime last night and sentence them in public?"

"Those who deserve to be killed should be killed, those who deserve to be exiled should be exiled, and those who deserve to be exiled should be exiled... After the people of Jingdu saw how Tang Yi judged the case, do you think Jingzhao Prefecture will have any weight in their hearts?"

"If Tang Yi had also beheaded Liang Rong, the nephew of Empress Liang, do you think the people of Kyoto would respect him more?"

"Do you think the people of Kyoto will listen to what he says then?"

Qi Wendao and his followers were stunned and dumbfounded.

Just half a quarter of an hour ago, they were still full of confidence and thought they had made clear arrangements for Tang Yi.

But why does it feel like now that Tang Yi has arranged everything for them?

Where did this go wrong?