The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

Just as Old Master Li was getting into his tirade...

At this moment, Hua An suddenly spoke up.

"Master Li, please calm down. There's no need to get so angry over such a small matter!"

Hua An stepped forward, patted Old Master Li on the shoulder, and put on an expression that said, "Calm down, it's no big deal."

"To be honest, it's partly my fault."

"I forgot that these refugees have been starving for so long. As long as you give them a little food, no matter what it is, they'll eat it without hesitation!"

Old Master Li took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and turned to ask Hua An.

"So what should we do next?"

"That's easy!"

However, Hua An's next sentence completely stunned Old Master Li.

Hua An smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "Since we found a bug in it, no one cares."

"What if...someone dies from eating it?"

"Surely everyone cares about this by now, right?"

Old Master Li: "..."

He suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared intently at Hua An. The expression on his face changed from anger to shock, and then from shock to ecstasy!

Eat...eat people to death?!

Yeah, how come he didn't think of that?!

No one might care if they find a bug in their food, but what if it kills someone?

When someone dies, that's a huge deal!

At that time, even if those lowly commoners wanted to speak up for the Sixth Prince, they wouldn't be able to say it!

Old Master Li grew increasingly excited as he thought about it, grabbing Hua An's arm and exclaiming, "Mr. Hua! You're a fucking genius!"

"How did you come up with such a great idea?!"

Hua An smiled but didn't say anything, only giving an expression that said he understood a little.

He learned all of this from a book.

Everyone in there possessed extraordinary skills and spoke eloquently; he loved that little book so much.

Looking at Hua An's smiling face, Old Master Li was filled with mixed emotions.

To be honest, Old Master Li's attitude towards Hua An was somewhat complicated.

On the one hand, he respected Hua An.

After all, this person could conjure food out of thin air; he was an extraordinary person with great abilities.

On the other hand...

He looked down on Hua An, even treating him like a fool.

Why?

This extraordinary man with such great abilities was actually bewitched by his daughter, willingly becoming her lover and living off her.

What is this if not an idiot?!

A truly capable man can have any kind of woman, yet he happens to be attracted to a married woman.

So although Old Master Li treated Hua An with utmost respect, addressing him as "Mr. Hua" repeatedly, he actually looked down on him in his heart.

But now...

Looking at Hua An's smiling face, and then recalling the idea he had casually proposed earlier, Old Master Li thought about it.

The more Old Master Li looked at Hua An, the more pleasing he became.

He was wrong.

This person isn't a fool; he's clearly the same kind of person as him.

They appear kind and approachable on the surface, but in reality, they are ruthless and unscrupulous in achieving their goals.

Old Master Li's previous slight disdain had long since vanished without a trace.

Instead, there was a deep sense of awe and... appreciation.

That's right, it's about appreciation.

He enjoys working with people like that!

Enough!

That's ruthless!

How shameless!

Only people like this can achieve great things!

Old Master Li became more and more excited as he thought about it, and immediately made up his mind.

He turned to look at Li Fu and said in a deep voice:

"Li Fu!"

"Yes, sir!"

Li Fu quickly stepped forward and respectfully replied.

A ruthless glint flashed in Old Master Li's eyes as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "Do as Mr. Hua says!"

"remember--"

"It would be best if more of them died!"

"Make this as big of a fuss as possible!"

"I'd like to see how these lowly commoners will speak up for the other side then!"

Li Fu was stunned for a moment, then a troubled look appeared on his face.

How many more will die?

These... these are human lives at stake!

Besides, his subordinates aren't stupid. They can act, but they'd rather die than do it.

"Master, this..."

Li Fu hesitated for a moment, but still said with a forced smile, "It's fine to have the people below act out scenes or stage accidents."

"But...sending them to their deaths..."

"They're not stupid, why would they do that?"

Old Master Li: "..."

He turned his head and stared intently at Li Fu, his eyes so dark they seemed to drip water.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, cursing each word slowly and deliberately:

"idiot!"

"Are you brain-dead?!"

"You're not going to keep it from them?!"

"Just lie to them and say it's a laxative, that taking too much will cause diarrhea. After a few days of diarrhea, give them a few taels of silver, and they'll be eager to do it!"

Li Fu: "..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to say a few more words of advice.

After all, this is something that could kill someone!

Once people find out, the Li family is finished.

but,

Li Fu looked up at Old Master Li's gloomy face, and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

never mind,

He had served Old Master Li for so many years and knew the old man's temperament all too well.

Once the master has made up his mind, no one can dissuade him.

and……

In the master's eyes, what do the lives of a few lowly people matter?

"Yes! I'll take care of it right away!"

Li Fu gritted his teeth, agreed, and turned to make the arrangements.

As Old Master Li watched Li Fu's departing figure, a sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Sixth Prince?

Imperial Envoy?

snort!

I want to see how you win people's hearts after someone dies!

Hua An stood aside, watching Old Master Li's determined look, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

Everything was going according to his plan.

And on the other side,

Li Fu quickly gathered more than a dozen idle men who were usually lazy and good-for-nothing.

These people were all thugs employed by the Li family. They helped the Li family oppress the people, collect rent and debts, and did all sorts of dirty and hard work.

Li Fu gathered them in a secluded room, closed the door, and then took out a dozen small paper packets from his pocket, distributing one to each person.

Everyone took the paper package, looking puzzled.

One of the men, a burly man with a fierce face, held up the paper package and asked, "Uncle Fu, what's this?"

Li Fu said expressionlessly, "Laxative."

"It will give me diarrhea."

Everyone: "???"

laxative?

Why give them laxatives?

The group looked at each other, completely bewildered.

Li Fu didn't waste any words and said directly, "The master has ordered you to sneak into the place where the Sixth Prince is having dinner, eat this stuff, and then pretend to have a stomachache and diarrhea, saying that you got sick from eating the Sixth Prince's food."

"Make a big fuss, the bigger the better."

"After it's done—"

Li Fu paused, looked around at everyone, and slowly said, "Each person will be given thirty taels of silver."

Thirty taels!

Everyone's eyes lit up instantly.

That's thirty taels of silver!

They usually work for the Li family and earn only a few coins a month, and they can't save up more than two taels of silver a year.

Thirty taels!

That's enough for them to live on for several years!

It's just a few days of diarrhea, right?

A few days of diarrhea can earn you thirty taels of silver; this deal is worth it!

"Uncle Fu, I'll take this job!"

"I'll do it too!"

Count me in!

Everyone raised their hands eagerly, vying to answer first, afraid that they would miss out if they were late.