Chapter 715: Let Li Tai go, and give him a little dirty trick at parting

In the end, Li Ke still let Li Tai go.

Qin Mu also pardoned him.

Now that Li Tai's dirty deeds had all been exposed,

letting him live and accept the contempt and accusations of the world was more beneficial to Great Qin.

He was now like a rat left in the soup of the Great Tang, constantly disgusting all the people of the Great Tang.

Seeing that Li Tai had finally kept his life,

Empress Zhangsun's tight heart slowly relaxed.

She was not sure if Qin Mu had let Li Tai go because of her?

But she was still very grateful to Qin Mu.

Some things, existing only in imagination, are the most beautiful.

"Mu'er, thank you!"

Qin Mu curled his lips and turned to leave.

After the duel between the two Great Tang Imperial Princes, many things had quietly changed.

Li Ke's statement to Qin Mu on the spot was seen as a pledge of allegiance.

In other words, Li Ke had officially betrayed the Great Tang!

The Imperial Study.

Qin Mu called Li Ke over for a private talk.

"Li Ke, if you join Great Qin, you will no longer have the status of an Imperial Prince. In fact, here you don't even have the power of a family; you are just a scholar from a humble background!"

Li Ke didn't really care about these things.

He was, after all, somewhat different from scholars from humble backgrounds.

At least he didn't have to struggle to become famous; from the moment he was born, he was already world-renowned.

"Your Majesty, I only wish to be able to do something for the people of the world."

It was good that Li Ke had such a mindset.

Qin Mu felt he could try handing him some tasks to handle.

"Still selling books; the thing I promised you before remains unchanged. Find some merchants in Jiangnan to act as agents for Great Qin's books. Sell Great Qin's books all over Jiangnan!"

Li Ke was somewhat confused.

Before, he was thinking about these problems from the standpoint of the Great Tang.

He felt that Great Qin selling books was a good thing for the Great Tang.

Now, having shifted to the standpoint of Great Qin, he didn't understand why Qin Mu would do this?

"Your Majesty, selling books to the Great Tang can certainly earn a lot of money. But these books will also promote the development of Great Tang society, which is equivalent to cultivating an enemy. Why do this?"

This question actually had depth.

Considering Li Ke's status, Qin Mu felt it was better to tell him.

"Books can enlighten the wisdom of the people. But do you think that enlightening the people's wisdom will necessarily be a good thing?"

"This..."

Li Ke really hadn't thought about it.

"Your Majesty, enlightening the people's wisdom and improving the capabilities of all the people will naturally lead to national prosperity. Isn't this a good thing?"

Qin Mu shook his head.

"This is of course a good thing! But the people's capabilities are a double-edged sword. Used well, it will lead to national prosperity. Going against the heavens, however, will encounter greater resistance and opposition!"

So that was it!

Li Ke finally understood Qin Mu's intention.

To tell the truth, according to the Great Tang's current policies, they basically didn't give scholars from humble backgrounds many opportunities.

The more the people's wisdom was enlightened, the more suppressed they would feel; after accumulating for a long time, it would erupt.

Selling books was a good thing, but the Great Tang might not be able to handle it.

"Your Majesty, I understand; the more the people read, the harder it is for the noble families to suppress them. Conversely, the reading people will form a challenge to the noble families!"

Correct, that's the idea.

Qin Mu was quite satisfied with Li Ke's ability.

Having won over Li Ke, he had one more usable person!

At this time.

Yu Huatian came in.

Perhaps there was something he needed to report to Qin Mu.

But seeing Li Ke present, he remained silent.