Chapter 1174: Old Guys Who Want to Take Advantage
Coming down from the court, Li Chengqian first returned to the East Palace to call Yang Yuxin up and bring him, and then his beauty guards: Night Charm, Xiaobai and Xiaodaogu.
A group of five people disguised themselves out of the palace and went straight to the East City Welcome Building.
The reason why the disguise was changed was not because he was afraid of the guards outside the East Palace, but because he was afraid of being bumped into by a group of old masters such as Wei Heizi and Yu Zhining.
At the end of the day, that is, around 3 o'clock in the afternoon in modern times, Li Chengqian, who was dressed as a rich son, came to the box agreed with Li Xiaogong on time. Before I could enter the door, I heard a noise inside, and the loudest of them was the sound of a broken gong.
"Uncles are so interested, why did you remember your little nephew at today's gathering?" With the attitude of being at ease when you come, after Li Chengqian and the others opened the room of the box, Shi Shiran walked in, and at the same time gently saluted Cheng Lao: "I've seen my father-in-law!" β
"Hey, your kid is finally here, now you're a busy man, it's not easy to see your kid once." The old goods let Li Chengqian and his party into the house with a haha, and said with a smile: "Today's gathering only talks about personal relations, not about state affairs, what do you kid think?" β
"The ancients had a cloud: the elders dare not resign! There is also a saying among the people that the guest changes with the master, and since the uncles ask for this, it is indispensable to undertake the work. Li Chengqian had a weird smile on his face, and he came up with a clichΓ©.
At the same time, he also showed his attitude: Lao Tzu is here to eat and drink today, and he will never be wronged!
But in the end, Li Chengqian still underestimated the thickness of the face of this group of veteran ruffians, and a group of old men pretended not to understand what he said, and directly arranged him to the main position.
"Father-in-law, I see that your uncles seem to have arrived a long time ago, why haven't they been served?" Li Chengqian noticed the abnormal situation in the box, and asked Cheng Yanjin.
"Hehe, they're afraid that if you don't come, no one will pay, a bunch of shameless old things." Cheng Biting Jin is a typical hob meat, there is nothing he dare not say, especially in front of a group of old brothers who are born and die.
Is that so? Li Chengqian's eyes changed slightly, and he had a hint of realization in his heart: Dare to love this group of old guys today to find a way to get in touch and play the emotional card.
Basically, the people here are either the generals of the Sixteenth Guard or the celebrities under the old man, will these people send money for a meal in the welcome building? Obviously, no!
So since it's not bad for money, then making such a play is obviously telling Li Chengqian: The big guy doesn't treat you as an outsider, this is joking with you.
After thinking about this, Li Chengqian's face immediately changed to a sincere smile, and he enthusiastically started a family routine with the old goods around him.
It wasn't until all the food and drinks were on the table and the men had withdrawn that he closed his mouth and waited quietly for the old fellows to speak.
"Gao Ming, uncle has something I want to discuss with you, if you feel that it is okay, you can think about it, if you feel that it is not good, then it will be that uncle did not say, will it be successful?"
Guo Xiaoke, an old guy who has just been transferred back to Chang'an, can be called an old man with outstanding military achievements, the old man who took refuge with Xu Maogong at the beginning, and later Dou Jiande was also captured alive by this old guy.
However, this old fellow is extravagant by nature, and likes pleasure, and his wives and concubines are all beautiful as flowers, and even if they go out to fight, their utensils are brought out of the house, and they are all decorated with gold and jade.
So when he was the first to speak, Li Chengqian's brows wrinkled unconsciously, but it was not so obvious: "Uncle has something to say, whether it is successful or not, Chengqian will naturally consider it." β
Guo Xiaoke did not hesitate at all, and after listening to Li Chengqian's words, he pointed to the ground with his hand: "Gao Ming, this Goguryeo was brought down by our nobles, you can't let those 'white-eyed wolves' take the lead." β
I don't know who the 'white-eyed wolf' refers to here, after all, Li Chengqian's original proposal of 'land exchange' was only told to those old guys in the family, and the nobles in the court also knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not deal with the family.
However, Li Chengqian didn't care what this old man used to refer to the family, his mind had been all led to the direction of land replacement, and he squinted his eyes at Guo Xiaoke and asked, "Then what should be done according to my uncle's opinion?" β
The idea of land replacement was put forward by Li Chengqian, although it was true, but how to replace land and where it can be replaced were not something he could decide, so in the face of Guo Xiaoke, he chose to reserve his opinion.
"Oops! I'm so tired of listening to you! Just as Li Chengqian was waiting for Guo Xiaoke to continue to express his opinions, Wei Chigong slapped the table and stood up: "Boy, since Goguryeo was defeated by our nobles, then naturally we want to pick you first, right?" β
For a fart, Li Chengqian complained in his heart. More than half of Goguryeo is Lao Tzu's six rates, and your sixteen guards only hit Anshi City, if you say that Lao Tzu is picked first, it is serious.
Wei Chigong waited for a while, and saw Li Chengqian sitting like a mud bodhisattva, without the intention of expressing his position, so he couldn't help but continue: "The old man thinks that this land must be picked by our nobles, we have picked it well, and the rest will be picked by those 'white-eyed wolves', that's it." Okay, you kid, give me a good word. β
"Uncle Wei Chi, what you said is a bit high-minded, right? As the so-called whole world is not the king's land, the little nephew is just a little prince, with no power and no power in his hands, and this kind of land division is probably powerless. β
Li Chengqian had already figured out the intentions of the old guys at this time, these guys just wanted to let themselves take the thunder for them, and when they went to the old man to ask for a land exchange, they directly said that the plan was made by the prince, and no matter whether it could be achieved in the end, they would not bear too much responsibility.
But he, Li Chengqian, is not a fool, how can he agree to this kind of thing, and even if he agrees, what can he do? Anyway, the land that the old goods exchanged for is also returned as collateral, so what is the difference between good land and bad land? Can you still leave a piece as an ancestral grave?
So Li Chengqian decisively refused the old lieutenant's request, this matter was raised by him, he admitted, go to the old man and say that it's no problem, but it's absolutely not okay to use him as a gun like the old guys.
Wei Chigong was also a little confused after being pushed back by neither soft nor hard, and his suspicious eyes kept wandering over Cheng Yanjin and Li Xiaogong, as if he was asking something.
"Boy, that's not what you told us the day before yesterday, did you? You promised well at the time, why do you regret it now? β
(End of chapter)