Li Tai himself did not realize that he was walking into the trap set by the family step by step, but complacently thought that he had found a good helper, and had a deep feeling of approval of Zheng Qiulin's proposal, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment and asked: "Brother Zheng's words are very true, but I don't know what the benefits of Brother Zheng are?" ”

Zheng Qiulin is also a scholar, how can he know what the entanglement of interests between countries is all about.

So I had to take the complaints I usually heard from the elders: "Xue Yantuo is open to free trade, and let the Tang Dynasty merchants do business freely, which is one of them, and the annual tribute of cattle and horses is a total of 100,000 for two; The other is to continue to drive down the price of wool and goat's milk. ”

I believe everyone still remembers that a few years ago, Li Chengqian once proposed to establish a border trade zone on the border, and the families also had 'unremitting struggle' for it, but in the end they found that it was just a trap, and after jumping in, they knew that there was no money to be made here, and the real things that made money had always been in the hands of Li Chengqian, which made the major families a little annoyed.

Later, the Turks became history almost overnight, and this border trade naturally existed in name only, and the family had no hope at its last.

Feeling deceived, the family could only watch as the nobles made a fortune from things like wool products and goat's milk, while they were isolated from the circle.

So when Zheng Qiulin felt that there was an opportunity, he naturally thought of the 'complaints' he heard at the beginning, and in line with the principle of killing mistakes and not letting go, he casually mentioned it, preparing that if Li Tai succeeded, the Zheng family could also take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie.

And Li Tai, this guy originally belonged to the kind of person who was stupid in reading, not to mention that his emotional intelligence was getting less and less, and his bookish business was getting heavier and heavier, and things like interests were something he had always been ashamed to mention, although he was forced by the situation to be 'ashamed' for the last time, but he didn't like it very much, and he always felt that it would pollute his ears.

After listening to Zheng Qiulin's proposal, he said without thinking about it: "When you talk to Xue Yantuo for a while, can Zheng Gongzi accompany you?" ”

"I don't dare to ask for it!" Zheng Qiulin replied with a smile.

"Hmm!" Li Tai nodded happily, as if he had solved a heart problem.

But soon he thought of the fact that he was about to be kicked out of the Wude Palace, and he began to worry again, always feeling that this surname Zheng was a little unreliable.

After all, he also said last time when he took the initiative to come to the door, Xue Yantuo's matter should be dragged on like this, but now it has reached the time when it can't be delayed, if he delays it any longer, it is likely that his position will not be guaranteed (he will scare himself), how can he not be in a hurry.

However, just when he hadn't said the worries in his heart, he heard Zheng Gongzi say again: "Your Highness, when I was born, I heard something, it seems that Your Majesty accepted Miss Yanran from the clan as a righteous daughter, and she even gave a marriage to a Tibetan barbarian in the early days of the dynasty. ”

"What?! Is there such a thing? Li Tai was stunned after hearing this, feeling that things really seemed to be out of control.

Because when he was thinking about making peace with Xue Yantuo, he was going to let that Li Yanran go, because apart from her, there was no woman of the right age in the clan.

But right now, that Li Yanran was actually given marriage, wouldn't this be equivalent to cutting off his retreat.

"Your Highness doesn't even know?" Zheng Qiulin had already seen the clue from Li Tai's performance, and he still asked.

"How good is this! Without that Li Yanran, who will be allowed to make peace? Li Taiwu couldn't extricate himself from his missteps, and shook his head in annoyance.

I knew that I should have gone to the early dynasty today, and if I went to say anything, I wouldn't let such a thing happen, and I was ruined by a Tibetan barbarian, but this was unexpected.

"Ahh Didn't His Royal Highness plan to let Miss Yanran go to kiss? Following Li Tai's muttering, Zheng Qiulin pretended to be surprised and said: "But now that Miss Yanran has been married by His Majesty, it is even more difficult to redeem it!" ”

"This king knows!" Li Tai, who was in annoyance, glared at Zheng Qiulin angrily, and it was this stare that Li Si found that the surname Zheng seemed to have a smile on his face.

At first, Li Tai thought that the surnamed Zheng was laughing at himself, but he was about to have a seizure when he heard the surnamed Zheng speak: "Your Highness's chagrin has no reason, doesn't Your Highness know that Your Majesty actually has a righteous daughter?" This woman is the best candidate for this marriage. ”

"Huh?" Li Tai hummed suspiciously, thought about all the old man's daughters and his own sisters, and found that there didn't seem to be anything missing, so he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you talking about?" ”

Zheng Qiulin glanced around mysteriously, lowered his voice and said almost word by word: "Xinyang County Lord, Wu Mei!" ”

In an instant, Li Tai's face changed, and no matter how long he stayed, he knew that Wu Mei's girl was not an ordinary person, but Li Chengqian personally brought it back from outside.

It can even be said that Wu Mei is Li Chengqian's ban on corruption, and marry her off, isn't this making trouble for yourself.

Thinking of this, Li Tai's face was gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "Brother Zheng, don't you want to harm this king?" ”

"Your Highness has said it." Zheng Qiulin shook his head: "As far as Xiao Sheng knows, that Wu Mei has never appeared since she returned to the martial family. Presumably, the King of Hengshan always took her back then, and it should have been fresh for a while, but now it is estimated that she is tired of it. ”

Is that really the case? If Li Chengqian was present, it was estimated that he would be able to slap this Zheng Qiulin to death.

The reason why he hasn't brought Xiao Wu out is not because he wants to hide her, and he doesn't want her to touch too many things, so that this girl will not be difficult to control in the future. Now that I'm here with the surname Zheng, I'm tired of playing, it's really the heart of a villain and the belly of a gentleman, and it's really Sven sweeping the floor.

However, this is just an idea that Li Chengqian can't be used by outsiders, and Li Tai doesn't know it, so under Zheng Qiulin's analysis, Li Si Fat Man feels that the eldest brother doesn't like that little girl anymore, and plans to let that little girl fend for herself.

As the saying goes, one wrong step, one wrong step, Li Tai, who did not realize the sinister intentions of the family at all, only felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and all problems were no longer problems, and after discussing it with Zheng Qiulin, he agreed to explain this matter to the old man when he went to court tomorrow.

……

In the afternoon, Zheng Qiulin, who had left Kongguan Temple, got into the carriage proudly, planning to find a place to drink flower wine.

Most of the tasks assigned by the old men have been completed, as long as Li Tai's guy reports the matter to the court tomorrow .......

"Hehe......" Thinking that Li Taizuo would completely tear his face with Li Chengqian after inviting Li Er to use Xiaowu to make peace, and when the Li family brothers turned against each other and fought to the death, Zheng Qiulin gave himself thirty-two likes.

Li Chengqian's external advocacy was that he was not on good terms, and he never compromised even in the face of the threat of war.

Xiao Wu was brought back to Chang'an by Li Chengqianzhenguan from Henan in the second year, and lived in the palace for several years, how could the relationship between the two be as simple as playing, even if they were not brothers and sisters, it is estimated that the bond would not be bad.

For these two points alone, if Li Tai asks for peace, he will immediately be retaliated by Li Chengqian's thunder, and as for whether he will succeed in making peace in the end, it is no longer important.

As long as the Li brothers turn against each other, the purpose of the family has been achieved, and what happens in the future is really no longer important to the family.

Thinking of the inseparable scene between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, Zheng Gongzi was in a very comfortable mood, sitting in the carriage from time to time with a smug laugh, and the folding fan swayed, as if he regarded himself as a figure like Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms.

However, the overjoyed Zheng Gongzi forgot that there is another idiom in this world called happiness and sorrow, and there is also an adjective called the opposite of things.

Just when he felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life, the carriage he was riding in suddenly shook and stopped abruptly in the midst of a loud crash.

In the fierce neighing of the horses, "Oops! "Bang ......" and "......" A series of strange sounds, the happy and sad Zheng family opened the curtain of the carriage with a big bag on his head, and shouted without looking at the situation outside: "Bastard, how did you catch the car, you want to ......"

"The surname is Zheng, who are you scolding!" Before Zheng Qiulin's words could be finished, another voice had already interrupted him.

Well? As the eldest son of the Zheng family, Zheng Qiulin didn't remember that anyone else in Chang'an City dared to scold him like this, and looked in the direction where the voice came from in anger: "Lao Tzu is scolding ......!" Zheng Gongzi, who was covering his head, stopped abruptly halfway through his swearing, and his face became extremely ugly.

"Say, who are you scolding on donkey days!" Another arrogant voice did not let Zheng Qiulin go because he shut up, and still pressed forward step by step.

However, Zheng Qiulin no longer had the anger he had just now, and after secretly scolding his bad luck in his heart, he first arched his hand, and then gritted his back molars and said: "His Royal Highness King Qi, it seems that your carriage has hit Xiaosheng's carriage right now!" ”

"Why are you pretending to be confused, aren't you? Lao Tzu asked you who you were scolding just now. ”

On the spacious street, Li You's carriage and Zheng Qiulin's carriage were entangled, and if you look at it according to modern traffic laws, this is why he was driving in the wrong direction or deliberately 'drawing dragons' on the road, which caused the two sides to collide together.

But this thing didn't tell Zheng Qiulin who was bumping into whom, but just biting Zheng Gongzi and scolding himself, as if he had been wronged.

Zheng Qiulin, as one of the few gentlemen in Chang'an City, knew that Li You, a kid, was looking for fault. If this kind of thing happened in a place where no one was around, he would be careful to accompany him, and he would be fooled by pretending to be a grandson.

But now it is happening on the street, so many people are watching, which makes it impossible for him to be cowardly no matter what, so he can only harden his head and say: "His Royal Highness King Qi, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the law of the Tang Dynasty cannot tolerate you to run rampant, Xiaosheng is indeed a momentary gaffe, but it is also a reason ...... happened!" ”

(End of chapter)