With Han Yi's letter and Yuan Xi's insistence, this matter must be a foregone conclusion. The Yuan family immediately convened the shareholders of Guanzhong Group to Yuanjiabao for a meeting.

This will surely become a historic conference.

"Old Master?"

"Oh! Master Yuan, you are so old, don't be so concerned. I think Yuan Xiu and the others are all very good, and you should give up power."

The shareholders of Guanzhong Group were surprised to see Yuan Xi walk in.

"Haha! I have long delegated power, but today I have to preside over the meeting."

Yuan Xi laughed at the moment, then pressed his hands towards the shareholders of Guanzhong Group and said, "Sit down, sit down."

Everyone sat down while communicating with their eyes. Judging from Yuan Xi's words, they gradually realized that this meeting was not as simple as they imagined. Although the sudden taxation of the court caused their dissatisfaction, it would not be said that the sky collapsed and the earth broke.

Yuan Xi said: "Today, our Yuan family invites you to come, mainly to discuss the future destiny of our Guanzhong Group."

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

Yuan Xi coughed twice and continued, "I guess everyone knows what the imperial court wants to collect taxes from us."

As soon as these words were said, everyone complained, but they were just complaining.

Yuan Xi nodded gently and waited until they finished speaking, saying: "Originally, the court had a legitimate reason. We should work together for His Majesty's funeral, but from the court's attitude, they just raised us merchants like pigs. Once there was no rice, the first thing that came to mind was to cut a piece of meat from us to fill our hunger. Therefore, I think the key to this matter is not whether it is taxed or not, but the court never takes us merchants to heart. We are always a group of humble people."

"The elders are right, and the court did this inappropriately."

"Yes, Your Majesty has been kind to us, and he is even more kind to them. Our wealth is obtained by our hands. Their wealth is given by Your Majesty. Why don't they collect taxes from themselves, but only from our merchants? The court clearly bullies us."

Everyone immediately complained again.

"You are all right. Whether taxation is secondly or not. It doesn't matter if you bear the cost of His Majesty's funeral. The key is that we businessmen can never tolerate it like this. We must defend our rights, at least we have the power to protect our wealth." Yuan Xi said with a serious expression: "Today, our Guanzhong Group is the largest creditor of the imperial court, so I believe that our Guanzhong Group should be qualified to participate in the resolution of who should lead our Tang Dynasty to prosperity in the future."

This businessman is a businessman, which is too uneasy!

Hearing this, the shareholders who were still complaining just now were immediately scared and looked at Yuan Xi in amazement, as if they didn't believe their ears. Is the Yuan Master confused?

This means that whoever comes to the throne must at least listen to our businessmen’s advice.

This is simply a rebellious thing in feudal society!

No matter how much I complain, I pay for it, can’t I complain a few words, but Yuan Xi’s words immediately made the whole thing different.

Yuan Xi said with a serious expression: "Who helped the court win this war? It was our industrial and commercial class, not the old scholars. They only knew how to make peace and benevolence and righteous, for fear of losing their official positions, and never cared for the interests of our Tang people. Who made our Tang Dynasty so prosperous? It was our industrial and commercial class, not the old scholars. They only knew how to safeguard their own interests, exploit our people, and satisfy their desires. They demonstrated their loyalty and why they used our money. In terms of their contributions to this country, the old scholars could not compare with us at all. And their set is no longer applicable to the present. If they continue to be in power, the future will be full of uncertainty."

"It's right!"

Yuwen Xiumi stood up and said excitedly, "Everyone, I am young and I don't understand the big truth, but I only know that if we don't say anything about this, the money the court borrows us will definitely not be able to return it. It would be fine if the court wants to pay back the debt. If the court wants to pay the debt, then the only way is to find an excuse to eradicate us merchants. This kind of thing has happened in history."

The rest of the people looked at each other in a glance.

The people from Guanzhong Group are not ordinary businessmen, they are also nobles, and there are many people in their family in the court!

Then this is not just a saying.

But it has to be said that the words of Yuan Xi and Yuwen Xiumi are very reasonable. In this war, merchants made great contributions, from frontline to logistics, from weapons to food, but there are merchants. So if you want to reward merits, merchants should be the first meritorious work, and merchants should be qualified to participate in government affairs.

Zhang Wenguan and the others did nothing and did their best to do anything. As a result, they had to become assistant ministers and tax them.

This is extremely unfair.

Of course, this kind of injustice was common before, but the problem was that in the past, merchants were not strong and could only be slaughtered passively. Today's merchants are very powerful. There is a huge industrial and commercial class in Chang'an. They can produce more weapons and armor than the court. This is really one time and another. Of course, they have to fight for more power.

What's more important is that the matter is not over now, and the domestic consumption is also very large. I owe them so much money. As long as the policy is slightly wrong, or natural disasters and man-made disasters make the finances more difficult, then the money will definitely not be paid back. Judging from Zhang Wenguan and others' approach, the court will definitely be lying on the debt, but the hypocrites in the court will not blatantly refute them, so they can only find a reason to eradicate them. In this way, it will not be considered lying on the debt.

Why do hypocrites say that hypocrites are even more terrifying? That's the reason. What a real villain does, I just want to rely on my debts. What can you do? If you do that, I can only say that you will learn from your mistakes and learn from you. I won't lend you money next time, I'm afraid that you will kill us all in order to rely on your debts.

This not only concerns their rights, but also their lives.

This requires careful consideration.

A man suddenly said, "I wonder what the elders plan?"

Yuan Xi said: "For the past few years, Empress Wu has been in charge of the government affairs and managed the country in an orderly manner. Her ability is obvious to all. Moreover, Empress Wu also supports us businessmen. Since the last crisis, the Empress has reflected deeply, so that this time, the Empress would rather sell her property than collect taxes. More importantly, when the imperial court issued national debts, it was written with the name of Empress Wu rather than the name of the prince.

, It is still possible whether the prince is responsible for taking on this debt. In addition, although the war is about to end, one problem after another comes. The surrounding areas are waiting for the Central Plains to help them. I don’t think the prince is capable of handling all this well. If I am not careful, the war may rekindle again. I believe that no matter what, the emperor will continue to be in charge of government affairs for the time being and lead us through this difficulty."

"But the queen is a woman after all, and this woman can take power."

"I think that only women trust us businessmen." Yuan Xi smiled.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help looking at each other again, as if they understood something.

This old scholar will definitely not support women, so if a woman ascends the throne, she may rely on their businessmen to the greatest extent. This is really an excellent opportunity.

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Murong Mansion.

"Yuanzhe has met Uncle Murong."

"What's the point of being here for nephew?"

Murong Baojie looked at Yuanzhe in surprise.

Yuanzhe glanced at the wine bottle on Murong Baojie's table and smiled and said, "Uncle Murong is drinking to relieve his sorrows? After all, because Uncle Murong fully supported Empress Wu and stabilized the Chaogang, we were able to unite and defeat the powerful enemy in the Tang Dynasty. General Murong has made great contributions. Unfortunately, the war has not yet ended, and some people are eager to kill the donkey."

Murong Baojie was stunned and said unhappy: "This has nothing to do with you."

Yuanzhe smiled and said, "But my nephew came for this today."

Murong Baojie looked at Yuanzhe in surprise

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Zhang Family.

"What did you say?"

Zhang Wenguan looked at Shangguan Yi in great surprise and said in disbelief: "How is this possible? Did those businessmen take the courage of ambition? How dare they say that?"

"This matter is absolutely true!" Shangguan Yi said: "My nephew also happened to attend the meeting. Yuan Xi openly stated that the merchants should be qualified to intervene who should lead our Tang Dynasty, and also encouraged others to support the queen."

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable, those humble businessmen dare to do this."

Zhang Wenguan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "The Emperor Taizong was indeed not wrong back then. This businessman is the most unreliable person in the world. We must not let them go. This is a crime of treason! They should be killed without mercy."

The merchants dare to challenge them, and it is such a big deal, which is simply incredible!

But Zhang Wen was so angry that he got crazy.

Shangguan Yi said: "Zhang Shizhong, the power of the Yuan family cannot be underestimated. Send a few yamen runners to the scene, and I can see that it can only move the imperial guards."

Zhang Wenguan made a quick decision and said, "Let's go find Yang Sine now."

Zhang Wenguan, who was so decisive that he could not rub the sand in his eyes, immediately came to Yang's mansion with Shangguan Yi.

"General Yang, this matter is absolutely true. Yuan Xi and the others clearly want to rebel. You have to send troops to capture them immediately, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Shangguan Yi said to Yang Sine anxiously.

Zhang Wenguan said: "General Yang, what a great trust is Your Majesty's order to guard the capital? Now you should repay Your Majesty's trust in you and help the prince ascend the throne with all his strength."

Yang Sine, who has always been very low-key, has become very critical at this time because he has always been in charge of the imperial guards in the capital. The imperial guards in the capital were originally directly under the emperor, but Li Zhi suddenly died, and this power has appeared in a window. Yang Sine, who controls the imperial guards in the capital, became crucial.

Yang Sine glanced at Zhang Wenguan and said, "Please rest assured that our Yang family has been finally Li Tang. Since Your Majesty has been passed down to the prince, I will of course obey Your Majesty's will and fully support the prince's ascension to the throne."

When Zhang Wenguan heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Yang Sine changed the subject and said, "But I don't think it's rash to act in the Yuan family."

Zhang Wenguan said in surprise: "Why is this?"

Yang Sine said: "Two, don't forget that the war has not ended yet, and the court still needs merchants to send food and clothing for the war on the front line. The country is still in internal and external troubles. If we rashly dispatch the imperial guards to capture Yuan Xi, it will probably cause new disputes and the country will be in danger at that time."

Shangguan Yi said: "Then I wonder what General Yang means?"

Yang Sine said: "You two, see if this is feasible. I ordered people to closely monitor the merchants. If they just say it, then let them go for the time being. After the prince ascended the throne, they will be able to argue with them. But if there is any trouble, I will immediately dispatch the imperial guards and capture them all."

Zhang Wenguan and Shangguan Yi exchanged their eyes and nodded at the same time. The Yuan family is also a super family in Guanzhong, not an ordinary businessman. There are many other branches of the Yuan family in the army and in the court.

Zhang Wenguan said: "Then General Yang will be fine."

Yang Sine clasped her fists and said, "I dare not, I dare not, this is my duty."

After coming out of the Yang Mansion, Zhang Wenguan frowned and said, "Brother Shangguan, I don't think the matter of the prince ascending the throne should be delayed. Otherwise, it will change later. We have to let the prince ascend the throne quickly. In this way, no one will think about it."

Shangguan Yi nodded

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Harem.

"You said Yuanxi openly demanded support for me to continue to preside over government affairs?"

"Yes. Yuan Xi openly proposed this at the meeting of Guanzhong Group. The news has spread a long time ago, and it is impossible to be fake. Moreover, recently, the large Guanzhong families, such as the He Ruo family, Yuwen family, and the Guanzhong families have also been doing it frequently."

Wu Meiniang couldn't help but frowned when she heard this. It seemed that he had not lie to me. All this was going on as he planned. He really wanted to support me as king, but was it really that simple? He asked again: "Does Zhang Wenguan and the others know about this?"

"After they learned about this, they immediately went to find Yang Sine. However, Yang Sine did not send out the imperial guards to arrest Yuan Xi, but ordered the imperial guards to closely monitor the merchants in Chang'an. Now Huayue Tower is also under surveillance."
To be continued...