Chapter 1037

Pointing at his nose and scolding.

"You're worried about the situation?"

"Which thing wasn't arranged by me?"

"No matter how much you think, what's the use?"

Li Tai lowered his head, not daring to talk back.

If Zhangsun Wuji stopped caring about him, he might truly never have a chance to ascend the throne again.

"Uncle, don't be angry, what should we do now?"

Zhangsun Wuji was also very annoyed.

Now they were very passive; without certainty of rebellion, they could only wait and see the Emperor's attitude.

If the Emperor was prepared to kill them, they could only rebel to protect themselves.

Keeping Li Tai here was still very useful.

"Wait! Wait for the Emperor's decree to come, and then we will discuss the countermeasures."

Wait?

Li Tai couldn't bear such anxiety.

But he couldn't help but endure it.

In his view, having defied the imperial decree not to return to Jin Ling before, Father would definitely summon him back and then place him under house arrest.

If placed under house arrest, he would never have a chance to struggle again.

Unlike now, at least there was a chance to fight.

"Uncle, you must protect me!"

"I cannot be dragged back by Father!"

Zhangsun Wuji looked at Li Tai.

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with this nephew, it was precisely this personality that made him easy to control.

This card was still useful, so of course, he wouldn't easily throw it away.

"You don't need to be so afraid; the Emperor can't kill us all."

"If that were the case, the Great Tang court would lose its backbone and only have the path of surrendering to Great Qin."

Li Tai felt a bit relieved, but his heart was still somewhat uneasy.

After all, the feeling of having one's fate controlled by others is not good.

At this time.

A guard came to report.

"Lord Zhangsun, General Jin's fleet is back!"

This news made Zhangsun Wuji and Li Tai very excited.

The heads of the three major aristocratic families also came over.

Not long after, Jin Tian walked in with big strides and wind in his steps.

"Greetings, Prince of Wei, Lord Zhangsun!"

Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly asked.

"General Jin, did things go smoothly?"

This sentence contained extremely rich meanings.

Arranging for Jin Tian to lead the fleet to Tianzhu involved doing many, many things.

These things all affected the future of Zhangsun Wuji and the four major aristocratic families.

Jin Tian arched his hands.

"Most things went smoothly; the prisoners of war were received, and Lord Wang Jing was sent to Master Bianji. It's just that there is one thing: because I didn't know the news beforehand, the high-quality ironware could not be delivered to me."

"It was with Lord Pei Ji."

"By the time I arranged for people to meet them, it was already too late."

"The team had already been slaughtered by Great Qin troops, and all the goods were intercepted by the Qin army."

Speaking of high-quality ironware, the others were all confused.

This matter was arranged by Zhangsun Wuji alone, and he was the only one who knew about it.

Because he didn't trust Jin Tian particularly much, he didn't tell him the result before departure, which led to the failure to meet them in time.

The high-quality ironware that had been painstakingly transported out of Great Qin was not transported out at all.

Jin Tian frowned, looking at Zhangsun Wuji with regret.

"If Lord Zhangsun could have informed me in advance, I would have certainly made preparations earlier."

"This batch of high-quality ironware would not have fallen into the hands of the Qin army!"

The tone was slightly reproachful, leading the resentment of the three major aristocratic families toward Zhangsun Wuji.

In fact, Jin Tian lied.

The high-quality ironware had already fallen into his hands entirely.

It was just that he didn't want Zhangsun Wuji to know about this, wanting only to secretly develop his own power.

An undercover agent, every word is sincere intrigue!

Zhangsun Wuji was accused, and his old face turned a bit red.

"General Jin, the matter this time has passed, so don't talk about it anymore."

"I even lost Great Qin's shop; that was the most devastating loss."

"From now on, let's strengthen mutual trust and don't let such things happen again!"

With Zhangsun Wuji's status, no one dared to say anything more.

Jin Tian just pointed it out; after all, he still had to work under someone else.

"Lord Zhangsun is right; only by trusting each other can we survive under the dual oppression of Great Qin and the Great Tang court."

Zhangsun Wuji nodded, not wanting to entangle in this problem anymore, and changed the subject.

"Find a place to settle the prisoners of war received."

"General Jin, you also stay in Jiaozhou and rest well for a few days."

"This batch is Great Qin's prisoners of war, and also an important bargaining chip for us to negotiate with the Great Tang court!"

Hearing Zhangsun Wuji's arrangement, the three major aristocratic families and Li Tai felt their pressure suddenly lighten.

The Great Tang court would definitely not dare to offend Great Qin.

Having promised to transport prisoners of war for Great Qin before, now it has become a bargaining chip in the hands of the aristocratic families!