Chapter 696: A Shocking Case (2)

"Don't be afraid, girl, I saved you! You're safe here! The woman checked her body, and Li Chengdao knew what the woman was thinking, and immediately explained:

"Girl, please rest assured, your clothes were changed by my maid, and I didn't do anything." I found myself not at all out of phase. However, he still looked at Li Chengdao shyly. Li Chengdao looked at the girl a little strangely - why is this girl so shy with a flushed face? Li Chengdao saw the girl's shy appearance, and he was stupid for a while.

"Childe, Childe!" Lee Seung-do heard the girl call himself softly.

"Ahh Girl, what do you have to do, what do you need? Just say it! ”

"Please go out for a while, the little girl wants to ......"

"Girl, what do you want to do?"

"Childe, can you go out for a while? The little woman wants to ...... I want to change my clothes! Li Chengdao will realize - now this girl is covered with a quilt, but she is wearing a belly pocket. For a man I didn't know. Naturally, this girl was a little shy. After Li Chengdao understood, he left immediately, and when he left, he was hit on the head by the beam on the door, and the girl smiled stupidly when she saw Li Chengdao's appearance. When the girl was dressed, she came to Lee Seung-do. Lee Seung-do is crazy again. Li Chengdao has lived in the palace since he was a child, and most of the palace maids in the palace are beautiful women selected from the people. It's just that these palace maids are more or less contaminated with a lot of fat powder aroma, which makes people feel tacky. And after this girl puts on civilian clothes, the whole body makes people feel a kind of beauty of mountains and forests. Li Chengdao secretly adjusted his emotions.

"I don't know what the girl's name is? Where is home? ”

"This son-in-law! The little woman Chen Zhen'er has seen the son! And thank you for your life-saving grace! ”

"Oh! It turned out to be Miss Chen, Miss Chen, can you tell me, what happened? How did you get put in a sack and thrown into the canal? Chen Zhen'er suddenly burst into tears. Chen Zhen'er cried, which made Li Chengdao a little cramped.

"Chen Zhen'er, Miss Zhen'er, you! …… Don't you cry? ”

"Dare to ask Childe? Who are you, and can you help me? Li Chengdao saw Chen Zhen'er crying, and felt pity in his heart, and originally wanted to say that he was the eldest son of the current emperor, but he slipped to the side of his mouth and retracted again.

"Ahh Miss Chen! Under the surname Mu, the name is Yizi. It is a person from the capital of Chang'an......"

"People from Chang'an Capital, people from Chang'an Capital." When Chen Shuozhen heard that Mu Yizi was from the capital, his eyes were immediately full of hope.

"Ask the son to take the little girl to Chang'an! Please, Childe! Please! Li Chengdao hurriedly helped Chen Zhen'er up.

"Miss Chen, you get up first, you tell me slowly first, what's going on?" In Chen Zhen'er's narrative, Li Chengdao slowly knew what was going on - Chen Zhen'er is a native of Zitongyuan Grange in Muzhou Pheasant Mountain, and his family has dozens of acres of good land, and he has been farming for generations.

"Dare to ask Brother Cha, what the hell is going on? Why did the Yamen suddenly ask us to convert all our grain fields to sugarcane? As he spoke, he secretly handed over a bag of money. The official weighed the money bag and secretly explained to Chen Zhen'er's father:

"Master Chen, that's the case!" In the narrative of the servant, Chen Shuozhen's father knew what was going on - it turned out that since Li Jiancheng turned the red and astringent cane sugar into snow-white and delicious snow sugar, snow sugar was sold all over the world, not only the snow sugar of the Central Plains was popular, but with the continuous improvement of Li Tang's prestige, the grassland, the Western Regions, and Liaodong all liked snow sugar, and it also passed through the Silk Road and spread to Persia and other places, not only the merchants of the Western Regions ordered a large amount of snow sugar from the Central Plains every year, but also the Arab merchants who came to Guangzhou from the sea also ordered a large number of this product. Snow sugar became the most profitable business in Li Jiancheng's inner house, and snow sugar was extracted from sucrose, which in turn was extracted from sugar cane, so the inner government had to order a large amount of sugar cane from the private sector every year. Originally, the Muzhou area did not produce sugarcane, so the Muzhou Thorn History Mansion ordered that all the farmland in Muzhou be changed into sugarcane fields, but because the people of Muzhou had planted a large amount of rice, it would be harvested in a few months, and they were unwilling to plant sugarcane. Who knew that soon after, a wealthy businessman came to Muzhou, and proposed to buy all the land around Muzhou, Chen Shuozhen's father was reluctant to give up his family business on the one hand, and on the other hand, because the rich businessman bid too low, so he did not negotiate, who knew that the next day, a large group of officers and soldiers came to Muzhou's assassin's mansion, running horses in the land of the Chen family, trampling on the rice seedlings that the Chen family had sown hard, watching their hard work, the rice seedlings that were about to be harvested were destroyed, Chen Zhen'er's father reasoned with them, and the result was to rebel against the government and intend to rebel in the name of rebellion. After being imprisoned, Chen Zhen'er's mother handed over all the money and silk in the family, and did not release Chen Zhen'er's father from prison. The Chen family had no choice but to agree, who knew that the rich businessman was messing around, knowing that the Chen family was in trouble, and forced Chen Zhen'er to give the land to herself, Chen Zhen'er's mother had to give the land to the rich businessman in order to keep Chen Zhen'er's father. After Chen's father was released from prison, he was unhappy and went to Hangzhou to complain, but on the grounds of falsely accusing good people and framing the government, Chen Jiezhen's father was punished with a cane of 50 sticks, beaten to the flesh, pushed out of the yamen, and after returning home, vomited blood and died. Chen Zhen'er's mother and Chen Shuozhen's father had a deep relationship with each other, so they hanged themselves. Suddenly, Chen Zhen'er lost both parents. As a last resort, he took filial piety to Hangzhou to assassinate the history of the yamen to express his grievances, and was severely punished by the Hangzhou assassin of the history of the yamen for the same crime, and was driven out of the yamen, and then, he was put into a sack at night and thrown into the water, fortunately, Chen Zhener has been like a boy since she was a child, likes to swim, and has excellent water quality. In addition, he was rescued by Li Chengdao and picked up a life. After listening to Chen Zhen'er's narration, Li Chengdao yelled:

"Bastard thing! These corrupt officials and corrupt officials regard human life as a mustard, and ignore the law and discipline of the Internet! What a damn one! Lonely ......"

"What did you say, Childe?" Hearing Chen Zhen'er's words, Li Chengdao remembered that he was a private interview with Weifu and could not reveal his identity.

"Oh! Zhen'er girl! I mean, it's tolerable, it's unbearable! I read a lot and always like to drop my book bag! Li Chengdao wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Girl! You rest first! I'll tell the people on the boat to cook you something to eat!" After leaving Chen Zhen'er's cabin, Li Chengdao immediately gathered his entourage.

"You say, is what this Chen Zhen'er girl said true?" The servants glanced at each other.

"Your Highness! The slave thought that it was better for His Highness to leave this matter alone! ”

"Oh! Xiao Xinyu! Tell me your reasoning! It was Xiao Yu's grandson who spoke. Xiao Yu was afraid that Li Chengdao would be in trouble outside, and no one would discuss, also in order to make future investments. sent his grandson to Lee Seung-do's side.

"Your Highness! If this case is true, then the person who can make such a big case must be a big family, and now is a sensitive period for His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness to compete for the heir, if it is a Jiangnan family, then, His Royal Highness meddled in this case, which made the Jiangnan family unhappy, His Royal Highness is self-destructive, if it is a clan in Longxi or Hebei, then, originally Longxi and Hebei clans were very afraid of His Royal Highness, and when the time comes, they will inevitably step up their counterattack, besides, the causes and consequences of this matter are all described by this woman, and His Royal Highness took this woman back to Beijing, The major clans in Longxi and Hebei will take this opportunity to say that His Royal Highness came to Jiangnan to chase beauty, and maybe even this woman was dedicated to His Royal Highness by the Jiangnan family. At that time, in order to protect themselves and clear up the relationship, the Jiangnan family would bow their heads and remain silent. His Royal Highness's chances of inheriting the great treasure are even slimmer. Xiao Xinyu's words aroused a lot of approval! Because Li Chengdao was born to Yang Yan and was the grandson of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty desperately weakened the influence of the Longxi clan when he was alive, so that the Longxi clan immediately turned around and supported the Li family when the Sui Dynasty was subverted. Also, when the Grand Canal was built, a large number of land and industries of the Hebei clan were expropriated, Goguryeo was conquered three times, and a large amount of labor was done, but he did not get much benefit, so later, the Hebei family supported Dou Jiande and later Liu Heimin. This is tantamount to saying that the Longxi clan and the Hebei clan will definitely not support a person with former Sui blood to ascend to the throne. And the Jiangnan family is different, Yang Guang was named the king of Jin, and after guarding Yangzhou, he continued to woo the Jiangnan family, and with the support of the Jiangnan family, put down the rebellion of high wisdom, and it was the Jiangnan family who paid a lot of money to help Yang Guang win over Yang Su and many ministers of the dynasty and the central government, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids around Yang Jian and Queen Dugu, so that they could help deliver the news and help Yang Guang succeed in seizing the throne. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he regarded Jiangnan as the land of Longxing, and repaid the Jiangnan family, not only expanding the proportion of children of the Jiangnan family in the imperial examination, but also in terms of serving in the army, it was also a multi-service envoy to the north, and there were many favors for the development of Jiangnan, plus the Empress Dowager Xiao, there were still people in many places in Jiangnan who missed Yang Guang. So it has always been Lee Seung-do's helping arm. After listening to Xiao Xinyu's words, Li Chengdao bowed his head and was silent, but everyone could see that Li Chengdao was hesitating. 'Humph! At the beginning, when I came to Jiangnan, I was decided to draw lots with Li Chenglu, and my father put two notes from the north and south into the box, and let our two brothers draw lots to decide, I caught the south, and Li Chenglu caught the north. Why am I just chasing beauty, and besides, Xinyu's words are not unreasonable! When Lee was thinking about it, some people objected:

"Your Highness! Beichen thought that Lord Xiao's words were wrong! When Xiao Xinyu heard this voice, his heart immediately felt like he had been hit by a sledgehammer - it was Laiheng, the son of Laihu'er, who said this. When Empress Dowager Xiao came back from the Turks, she was grateful to the two brothers Laiheng and Laiji from Jiangdu, Hebei, and Turks, and finally returned to the Tang Dynasty. After Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, he thanked the loyalty of Laihu'er, and issued an order to recover the title of Duke Rongguo who came to Hu'er. Destiny to Heng inherited the title of Lai Hu'er. Subsequently, after Li Chengdao grew up slowly, he was named the king of Hengshan, opened the mansion and built a government, and made Lai Heng a subordinate official of Li Chengdao's palace, and Xiao Yu also sent his grandson Xiao Xinyu to Li Chengdao's side. Although the two are both subordinate officials of the Hengshan Palace, but, as the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers, not to mention, Xiao Xinyu has always seemed to be unpleasant to Heng, for three reasons - first, the background is different, Xiao Xinyu's family was born in the Xiao family of Lanling, and is the orthodox descendant of the Xiao royal family, although Lai Hu'er claims to be a member of the Xinyelai clan, his great-ancestor migrated to Guangling (later renamed Jiangdu, now Yangzhou, Jiangsu). However, in Xiao Xinyu's heart, Lai Hu'er just pretended to be a clan, and his parents died when he was a child, and he was raised by his aunt Wu. Later, Emperor Wen of Sui established the Sui Dynasty and ordered He Ruobi to go out of the town of Guangling (one for Shouzhou). Lai Hu'er defected to the Sui army, often crossed the river to reconnoitre, and was promoted to the governor of the capital. Laihu'er defeated Zeng Yong, the general of the Chen Dynasty, and awarded the same three divisions. Only then did he officially enter the imperial court and become a noble, but in the eyes of the authentic nobles, Lai Hu'er was a poor person. It's just a mud leg for farming in the township. Second, Laiheng was personally recommended by Empress Dowager Xiao, and he was also very dependent on Yang Yan, and Xiao Xinyu was very jealous in his heart. Three, because of the Ji. Originally, according to Empress Dowager Xiao's intentions, she hoped that Laiji would also work under Li Chengdao. However, Laiji proposed that he wanted to inherit the brave martial arts style of Laihu'er, and stayed in Mobei for a long time, hoping to serve in the army in Mobei Stay-at-Mansion. It just so happened that the situation in Mobei was complicated, so Li Jiancheng approved the request to come to Ji. After coming to the Mobei Stay-at-Home Mansion, he immediately got Li Ji's respect, and in just three years, his official position was promoted two levels in a row, and under the guidance of Li Ji, he married a young lady of the Zheng family in Rongyang. Because of this, Xiao Xinyu seems to be unpleasant, and at this moment, Xiao Xinyu is staring at Laiji with slanted eyes. There was fire in his eyes.

"Dare to ask Your Highness, who is the person in charge of the Hangzhou Assassin Yamen?"

"Huh!? It seems, it seems to be ......" Li Chengdao looked at his subordinate officials as if asking for help. Xiao Xinyu thought for a while and was about to speak, but was taken a step ahead by Laiji:

"Your Highness! The name of the assassin of the Hangzhou Thorn History Yamen is Changsun Bolt! The chief official of the Muzhou Assassin Yamen is called Jiang Xingwang, but I heard that he has a concubine who was born in the Zhang family of Wu County. ”

"Eldest grandson! Wu County Zhang. Hearing these two names, Li Chengdao felt Xiao Xinyu's words - the eldest grandson is the eldest son of the eldest grandson Shunde. I heard my father say that when my father was the crown prince, the eldest grandson Shunde was my father's spy beside King Qin, and he provided a lot of news for his father. The father was also very happy, and when the eldest grandson Shunde resigned, he gave the eldest grandson Shunde a large amount of treasure silk silk to support his retirement. And the eldest grandson bolt was born to the eldest grandson Shunde's wife, Dou family, once the eldest grandson bolt is moved, it will definitely induce a counterattack from the eldest grandson family and the Dou family. Jiang Xingwang is not an idle person, this person used to be a palace guard, and later went to Muzhou to make a history of assassination, and he has a concubine from the Zhang family in Wu County, which is even more troublesome. The Zhang family advocated that Ji Ling had caught up with Li Chengdao's grandfather Yang Guang. Once the Zhang family is touched, no matter what the result is, Lee Chengdao will be involved. Li Chengdao's pacing back and forth made the atmosphere in the cabin even more depressing and weird. Li Chengdao realized that everyone did not speak, so he motioned for Lai Heng to continue.

"Oh! Come to Heng! Go on! Lai Heng nodded.

"May I ask Your Highness, do you remember the purpose for which the emperor sent you?"

"My father sent me out to experience and see ......" At this time, Li Chengdao recalled that when he and Li Chenglu were in Youzhou, Li Jiancheng called the two brothers to him and asked them to go out to practice.

"See Father!"

"Acceptance! Chenglu! Your grandfather, His Majesty the Emperor is sick! ”

"Ahh Grandfather! ”

"Grandpa's body ......"

"You two should be quiet first, this time you will be in Chang'an, you won't go back first! You've both grown up! You should go out and see what you want, get acquainted with people's hearts, get familiar with government affairs, and most importantly, be able to withstand the pressure in the future. No matter what the difficulties, you have to learn to face them for yourselves! There are two paper balls here, with the words north and south on them, and you can catch them yourself. When the time comes, those who catch the south will go south, and those who catch the north will go north! ”

"Yes!" It wasn't until after leaving Youzhou that Li Chengdao and Li Chenglu heard from their subordinate officials that the Emperor Taishang asked about the election of the crown prince! Slowly, Li Chengdao and Li Chenglu slowly realized what Li Jiancheng meant. And coming out this time should be Li Jiancheng's test for himself. However, Li Chengdao is not yet twenty years old, and Xiao Xinyu's words, Li Chengdao can't be unscrupulous.

"Oh! Everybody! You're tired too, go back and rest first! This king is also tired and wants to rest first! ”

"Wait for the resignation!" After the subordinate officials are gone. Lee Seung-do was lying on the bed. Xiao Xinyu's words have a certain amount of truth, and Lai Heng's words are also hinting - now, his father has ascended the throne, and the position of the crown prince has been vacant, with the efforts of Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi and other old ministers, the father is finally willing to let go, but it does not mean that he can ascend the throne if he is the eldest son. Could it be that this matter of my father is a test given to me by my father? Thinking of this, Li Chengdao suddenly jumped up from the bed. 'The test, yes, it must be the test that my father gave me! It's to see if I can carry this Tang Dynasty. The father's unicorn secret guard is haunted, and the eldest grandson Shunde's affairs will not be unknown to the father. Right! This must have been a test given to me by my father. Lee Seung-do also reviewed what Lee Jiancheng did after he ascended the throne. finally came to a conclusion, that is, Li Jiancheng has been desperately trying to get rid of the clamp of the family on the imperial power, and the imperial examination and the martial arts are all Li Jiancheng's actions to strengthen the imperial power. After Li Chengdao figured it out, his mind relaxed, and slowly, Li Chengdao fell asleep and slept soundly. The next morning, Li Chengdao came to Heng and Xiao Xinyu alone.

"Two lords, you are the two closest people to this king, and this king has something to tell you."

"Please command!"

"This king has decided to go to Hangzhou and Muzhou in person, and after this king has checked it first, he will escort Miss Chen to Chang'an!"