Chapter 1009: Dugu asks for help
Maybe it was because his legs were weak, Dugu Qi actually sat on the ground, and the shop guy who was originally behind him felt that his soul was flying out of the sky, and he thought that the messengers who moved to Jingzhao Mansion and the patrol soldiers of the Shenwu Army would be able to be ashamed, but he expected that a catastrophe was coming.
The people who watched the excitement were also taken aback, and they didn't expect that the tall Hu man was Qin Jin's cronies, I am afraid that even if the prime minister is here, he will have to give people three points of thin noodles, not to mention the shrimp soldiers and crab generals in this Qixian Building?
Indeed, whether it is the Marquis of Anding or the patrol general of the Shenwu Army, it is not worth mentioning at all in front of Wuhu Huaizhong, and those few servants of Jingzhao Mansion are not even qualified to talk to others. Many people who have watched the excitement and laughter subconsciously seem to take a few steps back, for fear that the Hu man's temper will explode and hurt the "innocent".
Qin Jin signaled Wu Hu Huaizhong with his eyes not to retaliate on the spot, since someone from the Shenwu Army came to relieve the siege, leave the Qixian Tower, and avoid right and wrong!
Wu Huhuai loyally comprehended, and called the general to whisper two words, and then the man carefully looked at the brocade-robed man who had been silent, and he was shocked when he landed, and when he came in, he felt that this person was familiar, and he recognized it after being reminded, isn't this Doctor Qin?
However, Qin Jin deliberately kept a low profile, not wanting people to know his identity, and Wu Hu Huaizhong also explained it very clearly, so the general also pretended to be casual and ordered his subordinates to disperse the lively diners. In fact, the so-called dispersal is not to drive them all out, but to isolate a relatively isolated area on the Qixian Tower, so as to let Qin Jin and the others leave calmly.
After a while, the idle people were isolated, Qin Jin and Du Fu got up and went downstairs one after another, and Wei Ji and Wuhu Huaizhong also followed and left.
As soon as Qin Jin left, the general of the Shenwu Army immediately summoned the shopkeeper of the Qixian Tower, and reprimanded him with his head and face, asking him to discipline the shopkeeper well, lying about the military situation, and disrupting the security of the city, so the shopkeeper who took the lead in making trouble must not be spared.
The shopkeeper saw that he had suddenly become a scapegoat, and in fear, he couldn't help but ask Dugu Qi for help who had just stood up:
"An Dinghou save me, save the villain......"
Dugu Qi was frightened at this time, and his heart was in chaos, where did he have the heart to pay attention to a shopkeeper, and only scolded viciously:
"Shut your!"
If it weren't for the shopkeeper's deliberate prodding today, he might not have been able to rush to provoke the Hu people's plague god. Thinking about it, this guy was very hateful, so he stepped forward and kicked him twice, and after two kicks, he didn't get rid of his hatred, so he made up for it twice.
"Dog Stuff ......"
The latter words Dugu didn't scold out, who didn't mess with him, but he went to provoke the Hu people plague god, now it's okay, it's all over the place, it doesn't take the dark to spread the wind and rain in the city, his Dugu family has become the focus of attention, and I don't know what bad luck will come!
At this time, many diners also gathered around again, chattering and speculating about the identity of the person who came to eat and drink with the tall bearded man.
"Hu Ren once said that the man in the brocade robe was his master, could it be ......"
Who else can be called the master by Wuhu Huaizhong, but Qin Jin?
"Could it be Doctor Qin?"
"Not necessarily, maybe it's just a casual remark, the brocade robe person is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, how can Doctor Qin be so young?"
Many of the diners in the Qixian Mansion are the children of powerful people, and naturally some people have heard of Qin Jin's age and appearance, and under the confirmation of many parties, they feel that eight or nine is not far from ten.
Listening to everyone's gossip, Dugu's heart became more and more like ashes, and it was just enough to offend a Hu person, if the brocade robe man was really Qin Jin, maybe Dugu's family would have a disaster!
As soon as he thought of this, Dugu was like a mourner, and he didn't want to stay in Qixian Tower for a moment, so he staggered and staggered out.
Many people couldn't help but shake their heads when they looked at Duguqi's panicked back, just now he was showing off his might, and now he is like a lost dog, and the changes in this world are unacceptable.
All in all, everyone's opinion of Dugu Qi, sympathizers, and schadenfreude, no matter what attitude people hold, but at least one thing is certain, Dugu Qi is going to be unlucky.
The people of the Shenwu Army tied up the shopkeeper who caused the trouble and left after him, but there were still many servants of Jingzhao Mansion who did not leave. It's not that these servants don't want to leave, but they have just been injured in the conflict with Wuhu Huaizhong, and a few of them either have broken leg bones, broken ribs, or broken arms, and even if they don't have broken bones, they are not lightly injured, their noses and faces are swollen, their bodies are in pain, but they have suffered and have no place to speak, and they are worried that they will offend the real power in the city, and they will be subjected to crazy revenge.
Don't look at the servants who are from Jingzhao Mansion, but they are all lowest-level servants, if Wuhu Huaizhong really goes to Jingzhao Mansion to find trouble, the chief officials of Jingzhao Mansion will definitely not carry the black pot for them, and they will be thundered.
The shopkeeper of the Qixian Building is just a person who looks at the store, the real owner has another person, and he is also a rich and noble person in Chang'an City.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, there was an accident today, so the board will be closed for the time being, and the wine money will be free......"
There was such a big thing, Qi Xianlou planned to close down first, and of course the drinkers and diners were also very interested, and no one had to continue to eat and drink, so they dispersed.
When Dugu returned home, he felt as if he was seriously ill, and what had just happened was extremely unreal, as if it was just a hallucination in his illness, but those things were indeed real. The question in front of him was like a bloody axe that could fall and slash at his neck at any moment.
If you offend the most powerful person in Chang'an City, can you still have a good end?
"No, you can't sit still!"
Dugu immediately ordered the slaves to pack up their money and belongings, and planned to give gifts to the prime minister's ministers, hoping to buy one or two, even if they spoke for themselves. The first person he visited was the Fifth Qi, who was good friends with him.
Fifth Qi is now also a hot figure in the imperial court, especially after the implementation of several major measures in succession, the imperial treasury has gradually gotten rid of the overstretched situation, and the reputation of the prime minister of economic use has spread all over the government and the opposition, and its limelight has even faintly overshadowed Xia Yuanji, the head of the prime minister.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Dugu Qi pinned his hopes on the Fifth Qi.
The two of them are very close, and the fifth Qi actually took the time to see Dugu Qi in his busy schedule. It's just that Dugu Qi knelt on the ground and burst into tears as soon as they met, which scared him too. Fifth Qi had received funding from Dugu Qi when his official fortunes were not prosperous, and he naturally would not forget the grace of dripping water.
"Brother Dugu Xian, what are you doing? Hurry up, get up and speak!"
Fifth Qi knew that Dugu Qi must have something to spy on, so he withdrew all the Lingshi in the room, until only the two of them were left, and then asked with a solemn face:
"Tell me, what is it that is so ......?"
"The fifth prime minister save me, save me!"
At this moment, Dugu Qi didn't dare to hide anything, and told how he offended Wuhu Huaizhong and suspected Qin Jin upstairs, and at the end he scolded the guy who provoked trouble and plucked himself, if he could suppress the fire at that time, he would not be in the current predicament.
After listening to what Dugu Qi said, Fifth Qi couldn't speak for a long time, this Dugu Qi, it's not good to offend anyone, but to offend the most powerful person in Chang'an City. Even the Son of Heaven is a puppet in the hands of others, what is a mere stable marquis?
Thinking of this, Fifth Qi looked at Dugu Qi's eyes with a hint of disdain, as well as a hint of sympathy.
"Are you sure that brocade-robed man is Doctor Qin?"
Now I can only hope that the brocade robe man is not Qin Jin, if it is Qin Jin, even if he is capable of Fifth Qi, I am afraid he will not be able to help Dugu Qi.
Dugu Qi is not a good man and a woman, and the cases on his back are afraid that he can't count them with a pair of hands, as long as he wants to check it, he will definitely be able to find out, and it is very likely that he will break down the door and destroy the family at that time.
"This, this...... I haven't met Dr. Qin either, but, but many people who see the lively diners say it......"
Of course, you can't believe all the words that the lively diners say, and the fifth Qi patiently asked about the face and characteristics of the brocade robe, and after Dugu's upside-down description, it was already ninety percent certain, and this must be Qin Jin.
Moreover, just now, he got the news that Du Fu, the governor of Hedong, had returned to Chang'an early this morning, and according to Duguqi's description, the characteristics of the old man in cloth were also highly consistent with Du Fu.
After thinking for a while, Fifth Qi sighed softly.
"This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, you go back first, maybe I can try to help you ......"
But after all, there was no accurate words, and Dugu Qi was even more bottomless in his heart, looking at Fifth Qi in despair.
"The fifth minister, the fifth minister, you must save me, save me!"
At the same time, he knelt forward on his knees, grabbed Fifth Qi's legs, and knocked his head on the ground.
"If the fifth minister can't save each other, the Dugu family, the Dugu family will be completely finished......"
Before he finished speaking, Dugu cried bitterly, he was not pretentious, when he thought that he was about to face the bad luck of the destruction of his family, how could he not be afraid? How not to be heartbroken? Think of the beautiful wives and concubines in the family, think of the children who have not yet reached adulthood, they will be forced to be slaves and maids......
At this time, it was customary for the children or concubines of officials who raided the house to be sent to other eunuchs as slaves and maids.
Thinking of this, Dugu's heart was like a knife, and he couldn't help it.
Seeing this, Fifth Qi comforted him with kind words, after all, Dugu was also a gift, and he couldn't watch his former benefactor break down and destroy his family and do nothing. However, all he could do was do his best, and he didn't dare to give Dugu any guarantees.
After all, whether this matter can turn around, the key lies in whether Qin Jin has the heart to investigate!