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Chapter forty-eighth

The military rations of Wuwei Cang are military supplies reserves, and the country is important. If ordinary people naturally cannot be mobilized, even if Su Dingfang, who is the governor of Liangzhou, wants to use the military rations of Wuwei Cang, he will need the approval of the Secretariat. Otherwise, Wuwei Cang will never open a warehouse.

But Li Ke is naturally not an ordinary person. He is the prince who is on behalf of the emperor and has the right to act with the advantage. It is not difficult to use Wuwei warehouse grains and grass within the rights and interests.

Since Li Ke wanted to "call" Wuwei Cang's food and grass, he simply did it all. Not only did he open the Wuwei Cang's gate, but he even sent the Donggong Weishu who came with him to take over Wuwei Cang. However, Wuwei Cang was already under Li Ke's jurisdiction overnight.

However, as Li Ke said before, Li Ke was just calling Wuwei Cang, because the food and grass in Wuwei Cang were military supplies. Once called, the war broke out in the northwest again, and no one could afford the consequences.

Although the Tang Dynasty has been in power in the country in recent years, everyone is respectful, who can guarantee that one or two groups of aliens will not be brave enough to invade the northwest when the autumn is clear and the air is cool? After all, once autumn begins, it will be time for many battles. Therefore, Li Ke never really wanted to transfer private military rations to rescue the military rations in Wuwei Cang. Everything he did was just a matter of covering up the words of Ma Zhou.

On the night of the day when Li Ke took over Wuwei Cang, a batch of summer grains that should have been escorted to Foreign Chang'an in Liangzhou City were quietly sent to Wuwei Cang outside the city.

The next morning, the next day after the Donggong Wei led the charge of Wuwei Cang.

The Wuwei Cang, which had always been on high alert and rarely visited, suddenly became busy.

"Move, move quickly, don't stop the people behind you."

The civilians outside the Wuwei Cang carried their shoulders and were busy back and forth. Liangzhou Governor Xie Shufang personally stood outside the gate of Wuwei Cang and commanded them back and forth, and ordered these civilians to transport the grain to the Liangzhou Governor's Office.

"Crown Prince, these civilians who are transporting back and forth are collected from surrounding villages. After today, the news will spread throughout Liangzhou. Is it okay to make such a noise?" Liu Rengui stood on the warehouse building in Wuwei Cang, pointed at the busy people outside the Cang, and asked Li Ke beside him.

Li Ke nodded and said, "This movement is enough. The food and grass carried by the yamen are all summer grains transported in last night."

Liu Renguidao: "Don't worry, the Grand Governor, these are the summer grains sent in last night, and the original military rations in the warehouse have not moved at all."

Li Ke continued, "How many are you going to move today?"

Liu Rengui replied: "Move 40,000 shi first to stabilize people's hearts, and then move 40,000 shi a day, and move 40,000 shi a few days later. In less than two days, the Guanlong clan will release grain."

Li Ke said: "We don't have much surplus grain in our hands, and we have a total of less than 130,000 stones. If the Guanlong clan still doesn't release the grain in a few days, it will be troublesome."

The remaining 30,000 stones of grain and grass in Liangzhou Prefecture Tube, plus the annual grain detained by Li Ke, the total amount is only 130,000 stones. If the 40,000 stones of grain is distributed in Wuwei Cang, it will definitely not last a few days.

Liu Rengui smiled and said, "The people of Liangzhou spend only more than 10,000 stones a day. The 40,000 stones moved out every day is just a cover. If the people from the Guanlong clan are more calm, at most we can move out the grains, and then move them back. At most, we will do them again."

"Haha, that's good..."

Liu Rengui's words were heard, and Li Ke couldn't help laughing. No wonder Liu Rengui looked confident and had already planned it.

The Guanlong family was pressing down on the food below and not selling it. It was not only Li Ke who felt uncomfortable, but also the people below the Long family. The children of aristocratic families were not worried about money. On the contrary, their family had a great fortune and consumed much more every year than ordinary families.

A large part of the money aristocratic families earns every year is the income from land and grain, especially the two months before and after the autumn, which has the greatest demand. But now, in order to compete with Li Ke, the largest input in the family has been stopped, so the pressure they face can naturally be imagined.

It would be better for the eldest sons of each family who were raised by families, but the other concubines and children of the other branches would suffer. If this continues, they will be in a tight position and will not even be stable in this year.

Liu Rengui said to Li Ke: "But before this, your highness can go to Jiuquan to worship his ancestors first, and wait a few days before returning to Liangzhou. The more casual the prince seemed to be, the more serious the plays in Wuweicang would be."

While listening to Liu Rengui's words, Li Ke nodded slowly. As Liu Rengui said, the more nervous and inconsistent Li Ke seemed at this time, the more people from the Guanlong clan suspected that Li Ke was fake. On the contrary, if Li Ke looked indifferent, as if the Liangzhou affairs were nothing serious, the Guanlong clan naturally believed that Li Ke must have such confidence if he opened the Wuwei Cang.

"Okay, I will leave for Jiuquan tomorrow, and entrust you with the matter of Liangzhou. I guess I will come back within six days, hoping to get good news from you after I come back." Li Ke said to Liu Rengui.

"Don't worry, the prince, I will fulfill my mission." Liu Rengui responded immediately.

Liu Rengui and Li Ke were talking, and suddenly they seemed to remember something again, and said to Li Ke: "But the prince needs to report to His Majesty earlier in this matter and say hello. This is a big deal. If the news of the prince opening a private Wuwei Cang spread to the capital, I am afraid that there will be many people in the court who impeached the prince by then, and it may be a difficult situation for the prince."

Although Li Ke’s private opening of Wuwei Cang was just a good example, the Guanlong family did not know, and naturally the officials in the court did not know. In Liangzhou, a border area, it was a taboo and a big deal. Whether it was the Guanlong family members who were interested in attacking Li Ke or those who were already in conflict with Li Ke in the court, they would take the opportunity to attack.

Liu Rengui was thoughtful and had nothing wrong with it, but his words also made Li Ke see an opportunity.

Although Li Ke has become the crown prince, there are still many people in the court who are incompatible with him or are eyeing his position as crown prince. Among them, the most powerful is his fourth brother, Li Tai, King of Wei.

All the adult princes of the Tang Dynasty had been released from the capital, and the threat to the position of Prince Li Ke was very small, but it was better than nothing. Only Li Tai relied on Li Shimin's favor and was also a legitimate son, so he was able to stay in the capital. He also stared at Li Ke's position of Prince Li Ke, which was a major concern.

Li Ke shook his head and said, "No, I don't rush to report to my father about this. This palace not only needs to do this, but also needs to do more and give those in the court a chance, so that the people in the world can see their faces clearly."

Liu Rengui asked: "What does the prince want to do?"

Li Ke thought for a while and said, "Since they are all staring at me, I will do more than that. Give them a chance to impeach me, so that they can get worse and make things bigger, the better."
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