Chapter 21: The Only Chance
"Erlang? Why are you involved with the eldest grandson's family again? "If it was in the past, Du Ruhui would have slapped him in the face, because as long as Du He was involved with the eldest grandson's family, most of them would be a loss of face for the Du family, but now Du He has changed a lot. Although there is a lot of trouble, I plan to hear explanations.
Du He explained to Du Ru in detail what happened in the West Market yesterday.
Du Ruhui was a little tragically dumbfounded.
In the past, Du He was in trouble, he was beaten and scolded, but now he is sensible, but he is in trouble, and he is even bigger, but Du Ruhui found that his qualifications to beat and scold have also disappeared.
The corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't say any words of punishment or encouragement, but just said, "Let the eldest grandson Jun go!" β
"But ......," Du He had not yet spoken.
Du Ruhui had already glared at it and said, "This matter is so big, do you think Your Majesty will not know?" What can you do with him when you imprison him? Let him go, and you can still watch a drama of tying up the son to the temple! β
Du He also felt that there was some truth, the eldest grandson Jun was in their hands, but after all, he was the son of the eldest grandson Wuji. What's more, none of them had the right to inflict corporal punishment on him, and there was no point in keeping him in lockdown, so they let Huangfu Haohua release him.
Du Ruhui is also worthy of being an old fritter in the officialdom, and he guessed the actions of the eldest grandson Wuji.
When the eldest grandson Jun returned home, he had just entered the gate of the mansion, and the old fox of the eldest grandson Wuji immediately asked people to rip off his clothes, tie him up, and escort him to Li Shimin, looking like he had killed his relatives in righteousness.
Li Shimin had a big headache about this, so he had to call Du Ruhui and Du He, and came to the Ganlu Hall together.
Li Shimin sat on the Hu bed, with a tired face, looked at the four of His Royal Highnesses, sighed and said: "It's really not easy for me to be the emperor, I can't be busy with a lot of state affairs, and I have to take care of the affairs of you juniors!" Nana...... ......"He had the strength to sort out the chapters on this case, and he was full of complaints.
The eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui stepped forward at the same time and bowed: "Your Majesty is a good opportunity, but we are annoying Your Majesty with such a trivial matter, I really deserve to die, the old minister forgives the sin!" They spoke exactly as they had agreed. If it weren't for the fact that Du Ruhui had been with him all the time, Du He would have suspected that they had colluded.
"What are you going to do about it?" Li Shimin still looked unenergetic.
Du Ruhui said: "Fortunately, there were no casualties, but a house was destroyed, I don't think there is any need to mention this again!" It's private enough. β
The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "Du Xiang's words are reasonable, but after all, it is the dog who is wrong first." This punishment is still to be punished, and the dog will be grounded for three months! In addition, since the burned house is a new house used by Du Jiaerlang to marry his relatives, it is better to replace them all with new ones. This expenditure will be paid by my eldest grandson's family. β
The two nodded one after another, and said in unison again: "Your Majesty, we have already discussed, so I won't bother Your Majesty, and I will retire!" β
Du He was dumbfounded, what is this, is this just the case? Li Shimin's holy judgment is too easy, he can do it just by pretending for a while.
Following behind Du Ruhui and out of the palace, Du He showed a little dissatisfaction with Li Shimin's obvious connivance and partiality, and muttered: "That's it?" β
"What else do you want to do with this bastard?" Du Ruhui had already expected this situation, and when he was mentally prepared, he didn't care, but sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty Shengming! β
"Where's Shengming? How I didn't see it! Du He was still a little indignant.
Du Ruhui rolled his eyes and said, "You kid really doesn't know what to do, and your majesty's mind is also something you can guess through?" What kind of character is that eldest grandson Wuji, who is as small as a sesame seed, if he punishes the eldest grandson Jun at this time, he will definitely make him hold a grudge, so as to find a way to retaliate. Such a result is the last thing His Majesty wants to see, anyway, there is no death, and it leaves a room for both sides to meet each other, so as not to meet in the future. β
"Uh......" Du He was stunned, he didn't expect Li Shimin's pretense to have such a big reason, and he felt reasonable when he thought about it carefully. Du Ruhui has always been Li Shimin's arm, and the eldest grandson Wuji is also Li Shimin's most trusted confidant. The two of them have a pivotal position in the imperial court, and if they are enemies, pinching each other, it can only damage the interests of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking like this, I also agreed with Li Shimin's holy judgment.
Then he smiled and said: "Daddy, who has the strongest architectural skills in Chang'an?" β
"Naturally, it's Yu Wenchen!" Du Ruhui didn't think about it and replied casually: "Yu Wenchen is the descendant of the architect Yu Wenkai, and this majestic Chang'an was supervised and planned by Yu Wenkai." Although he died of illness, his son Yu Wenchen has already fulfilled his true inheritance...... Jiro, what is this for, you ask? β
Du He felt that the name was a little familiar, and said with a smile: "Since all this is paid for by the eldest grandson's family, it is natural to ask the best designers to buy the most expensive materials and rebuild a decent mansion." Otherwise, who is worthy of it, their 'treat', if they don't pluck a handful of hair from the old fox, they are really sorry for him. He said everything, but a thought flashed in his heart, he remembered the character of Yu Wenchen. When he asked Pei's family to understand the situation, Lawyer Pei once said, "I remember that the mansion was still Master Yu Wenkai at that time, and Yu Wenchen was personally responsible for supervising the construction." β
Originally, the mansion was built by Yu Wenchen, I don't know if he played a role in that matter.
Suddenly, he noticed that someone was secretly probing him, smiled knowingly, and followed behind Du Ruhui without care.
On the outskirts of Chang'an!
"Knock knock!" Yu Wenchen knocked on the door of the mansion.
"Who!" There was a wary inquiry from inside the room.
"It's me! Yu Wenchen! Yu Wenchen reported his name.
The door opened, and Yu Wenchen walked into the house.
went straight to the main hall, there were only three people in the main hall, one was their young master, and the other two were Dongfang Shu and Wei Fengyun.
When Dongfang Shu saw him coming, his expression moved: "Brother Yuwen, why are you here?" Your identity is special, and you can't reveal your identity if you don't have an appointment in advance? β
Yu Wenchen first saluted the young master, and then said, "If it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't have come." β
Dongfang Shu said in a deep voice: "But something happened in Chang'an? β
"Not bad!" Yu Wenchen said excitedly: "Du He and the two sons of the eldest grandson Wuji, Changsun Chong and Changsun Jun, had a conflict, Du He was strong in martial arts, and taught the two of them a lesson, and the eldest grandson Jun set fire to Du He's house for a while. β
Dongfang Tree's face changed drastically at the same time as the young master's face.
The young master exclaimed, "How good is this! "All they do is to take the huge treasure under the mansion when people are not looking, but now that the mansion is in the limelight, how can they take action?
Wei Fengyun was also anxious.
Except for Dongfang Shu, he was already very wise, and when he heard Yu Wenchen say this, he saw that he looked happy and carefree, and his heart moved, and asked, "Could it be that Du He asked you to rebuild the mansion?" β
Yu Wenchen smiled and praised: "Brother Dongfang is really good, you can guess it!" The fire was so great that it almost reduced the entire mansion to ashes. Yesterday, Du Fu sent someone to find me, hoping that I could build a mansion for them, and I naturally agreed to such a good thing, and when the construction started, we could dig in the open, not afraid of being noticed. β
The young master was overjoyed and said: "God really helps me, if this matter is successful, Mr. Yuwen should remember the first great achievement." But then his face was a little abnormal, his surname was suspicious, this happy event fell from the sky, but it made him feel a little unnatural, paused and asked, "But is this matter fraudulent?" β
Dongfang Shu also nodded and said: "The young master is extremely worried, in case this is a trick, it will not be good if we don't investigate it." β
"No!" Yu Wenchen looked confident, and said in a tone of great affirmation: "Mr. Dongfang has been dormant in Chang'an for half a year, and he should know about the situation in Chang'an. Du He and the eldest grandson Chong are rivals, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui are also at odds with each other. This matter was facilitated by the eldest grandson's family, could it be that the eldest grandson's family would cooperate with Du Heshi's plan? β
Dongfang Shu also felt reasonable, he knew that Changsun Chong coveted Princess Changle, and Princess Changle was Du He's fiancΓ©e, and the relationship between the two had been like fire and water for a long time, and it was indeed impossible for the Changsun family to join forces with the Du family.
Yu Wenchen continued: "In addition, since the fire, I have sent my henchmen to follow Du He all the time, looking at his expression in the dark, and found that his expression and behavior did not show anything unusual at all, and it didn't seem to be a layout at all. So this is sure to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not to be missed! β
He bowed to the young master again, and said solemnly: "Don't miss the opportunity and come again, the wedding date of Du He and Princess Changle is approaching, and when the house is completed, it is almost time for them to get married." Once the two get married and move into the mansion, there will be no doubt. At that time, with the dignity of the princess of Changle, the palace must be tightly guarded, and we will lose the opportunity forever, this time to build a house is our only opportunity, we can't miss it. β
Wei Fengyun answered at this time: "I agree with Brother Yuwen's proposal, then Duhe has not made any changes for more than a month, and it is simply that we are worried about the sky." As Brother Yuwen said, if we don't grasp this opportunity, we will lose it forever. β
The young master's eyes kept looking at Dongfang Shu, he was already moved, and he only waited for Dongfang Shu's wise man to agree.
Dongfang Shu couldn't think of any flaws, in the face of this only opportunity, even if he wanted to disagree, he nodded silently, looked at Yuwen Chen and said, "What plan does Brother Yuwen have?" β
Yu Wenchen said: "The Du family has already recruited workers in Chang'an, hired craftsmen to build houses, and I will take you into the construction site tomorrow and observe for a few days." When the time comes, we'll use the night time to open the vents and find a way to get the treasure out of the secret passage! β
(To be continued)