Li Longji has never been stupid.

Whether it was Yang Zhao's small actions or Ye Chang's small abacus, he saw it in his eyes. He hopes that the two will fight each other to avoid the emergence of a dominant power minister like Li Linfu, but at the same time, he does not want the dispute between the two to completely break out, resulting in a life-and-death situation.

So when Ye Chang asked for leave to worship Li Linfu, he granted leave, but as soon as he found out about the changes in Chang'an and Luoyang, he immediately bypassed Yang Zhao and sent a secret envoy to summon Ye Chang back to Beijing.

His plan is very simple: Ye Chang's financial management ability is famous all over the world, this mess is to be counted on Ye Chang's head anyway, if Ye Chang doesn't clean it up, who will clean it up?

Moreover, over the years, Ye Chang's accumulation of wealth has made Li Longji jealous, so rich, he will inevitably have some other thoughts, through this incident, if Ye Chang wants to suppress the matter, he will have to spend a lot of money

Hearing that the secret envoy said that Li Longji wanted to summon him back to solve the stock riot in the Chamber of Commerce, Ye Chang immediately understood what Li Longji meant.

He sneered in his heart, perhaps in Li Longji's opinion, his various methods are still grace, for the friendship of all monarchs and ministers, and for the good of Ye Chang. Li Longji never thought that Ye Chang's ability to accumulate wealth was indeed the reason for the support of the imperial court, but Ye Chang also repaid the imperial court through taxes, donations, etc., and it can even be said that the return was far more than the support given by the imperial court.

Of course, Ye Chang knew that he had to be loyal to Huaxia, and everything he had belonged to Huaxia. But he also knows that the Li Tang royal family and the Tang court do not represent the whole of China.

It is absolutely impossible to expect him to be a loyal minister to the Li Tang royal family without reservation.

"I know about this matter, but I don't know about the stocks of this chamber of commerce, but the Anton, Yunnan, and Anxi chambers of commerce?" Ye Changdao.

The secret envoy's face was a little embarrassed: "This...... The saint did not confess. ”

"I have a record of each stock of these three chambers of commerce, and I have never publicly raised a copper plate from the ordinary people of Liangjing." Ye Chang said slowly: "Therefore, this matter has nothing to do with me, who is in charge of the operation of these chamber of commerce stocks, and who should deal with the aftermath." ”

The secret envoy rolled his tongue and rolled his eyes a few times: "But when these chambers of commerce issued it, they all said that Ye Gong was ...... you."

"Really? Then I am also a victim, why would the ruling government allow such a thing to happen? Ye Chang said calmly: "Yang Xiang's financial management skills are well known to the world, and he will definitely deal with this matter." ”

The secret envoy's mouth opened widely, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed and angry: "Ye Gong, this is the will of the Son of Heaven, do you obey it or not?" ”

"Will be outside, the monarch's order will not be affected." Ye Chang said: "I am the head of the march in Liaodong, and now that the smoke is rising on the four sides of Liaodong, I should put military affairs first." ”

"You, you, you ......"

Seeing that the secret envoy was about to jump to his feet, Ye Chang smiled again: "You envoy doesn't know anything, how could a saint send a person like you to such a thing... If you don't want to return empty-handed, just rest here, and wait for other envoys sent by the saint to go out first, I still have military affairs to deal with here."

Without waiting for the messenger to say anything, someone came up from the left and right to pick him up and push him out, Ye Chang sneered and shook his head, and said to everyone: "Have you seen it?" ”

It was Cen who was loyal to Li Tang who participated in Wang Changling, and he was also angry at this time.

"What Ye Gong said is good, such as today's son and the prince's side, all villains are in charge, although there are righteous people like Ye Gong and Yuan Gong, but they are not credible, but Yang Guozhong and a group of eunuchs jumped up and down, their bribery is known to the world, those messy chambers of commerce, it is clear that they tossed out, why do you want Ye Gong to clean up the aftermath?" Cen Shen said angrily: "With a certain opinion, it is very easy to calm the anger of the people, and Yang Zhao's appearance is to calm the hearts of the people, and copy Yang Zhao's house to stop the people's damage, then the two capitals will be at peace and the world will be peaceful."

"The clay people have three points of energy, not to mention that Ye Gong has worked hard all these years, but the rewards of the imperial court are always half a step slower, but Yang Zhao and his ilk, who are promoted and made a fortune very quickly, even his son who does not learn and has no skills is now a high-ranking official of the third grade......"

Everyone is not ignorant of the situation in Chang'an, even if it is not the "Minbao" that will come here every once in a while, and the "Lushun Di Daily" also has news of personnel appointments and dismissals in the imperial court.

"In my opinion, this land in Liaodong was originally taken by us, so it is better for Ye Gong to be the king in Liaodong, let's call the Tang Dynasty a tribute, but there is no need to always go to ......"

As soon as the words "Hugh is talking nonsense" came out, some people changed color, and the first one to shout and reprimand was Ye Chang himself.

He was in a particularly sad mood, glanced at everyone, and then said: "I will not rebel for the Tang Dynasty, as long as I am in power for one day, such rebellious words will not be mentioned again."

Wang Changling and Cen Shen exchanged glances, and both of them were a little worried.

Ye Chang didn't say it to death, when today's son is in power...... Li Longji is now seventy, even if he lives to eighty, how many years can he still reign?

But if you think about it carefully, with the bad relationship between the crown prince Li Heng and Ye Chang, it is okay to serve Li Longji, and it is indeed difficult for Ye Chang to serve Li Heng again.

"Although I have rejected this messenger, I expect that the Son of Heaven will soon realize that this messenger is inappropriate, and it will not take long for the second group of messengers to arrive." Ye Chang sighed: "I am the minister of the Tang Dynasty after all, and the people of Liangjing have spent a lot of money to buy our goods in Liaodong, so I still have to enter Beijing."

With just one word, Luo Jiuhe, Cen Shen, Wang Changling and others left the table and bowed down, and said to Ye Chang: "Ye Gong is loyal, the sun and the moon can be learned, if this can be done, the country will be very lucky, and the people will be very happy."

All the previous attitudes, in order to be the next moment, Ye Chang did not respond immediately, but looked at Ye Ying.

Ye Ying really stepped out, and then raised his voice: "Absolutely not, county prince, you are in the department of Liaodong two million people to survive, in the department of Liaodong three thousand miles of territory belongs to China, now the court is very unfair to you, the matter of the people of these two capitals is clearly Yang Zhao and other traitors set a trap, you go back this time, you will be self-defeating." Duke Cen and Princes, although they are all public-minded, how about my Ye family? ”

"Exactly, we are at ease in Liaodong, even if we are not officials, we don't have to worry about our lives, and we don't have to worry about wealth for life, why do we go to the troubled waters of the two capitals?" Ye Ting is also out of the ranks.

The words of Ye Ying and Ye Ting made Cen Shen and them a little embarrassed, indeed, Ye Chang returned to Chang'an, although he did not re-enter the tiger's den, where could he be at ease in Liaodong. And to appease the people of Liangjing, Ye Chang wanted to come up with money

"This ......" Ye Chang hesitated.

"The county prince, the overall situation is important, the world is important, and the people are important," Wang Changling persuaded again.

"What is the overall situation of the people of the world, that is the overall situation of his Li family, the people of the Li family, if this Tang Dynasty is our Ye family, if you don't wait for you to say it, we will escort the county prince back to Chang'an, but this world is surnamed Li" Ye Ying shouted: "Duke Cen, prince, you two are both scholars, and you are both reasonable, how can you say that there is such a truth in the world?" Previously, there was trouble in Yunnan, it was my eleven lang who went, Anxi was in trouble, and my eleven lang went, and now even the two Kyotos under the ass of his Li family are in trouble, and my eleven lang has to go - since the Li family can't sit steadily, then change someone who can sit firmly."

"Ye Ying, you are also a minister of the Tang Dynasty, such rebellious words, if I hear you again, don't blame me for not thinking about brotherhood" Ye Chang said angrily: "I have made up my mind to go to Liangjing this time, don't persuade me again...... Duke Cen, Prince, the two have helped me for many years, my heart, the two of you also know, and please don't blame Ye Ying for not choosing what to say. ”

Cen Shen and Wang Changling did not doubt it, and they agreed to it, but Ye Ting said in a strange manner: "Okay, Shiyi Lang, you have to gamble on the lives of our Ye family, but if you are lucky enough to do it this time, and the court is still like this, what should you do?" Duke Cen, Prince, what should you do then? Naturally, you don't care, no matter how much the imperial court is connected, it can't reach you, but what about our Ye family? ”

"This time Ye Gong returned to Beijing, we will live and die with the Ye family" Under the blood surging, without waiting for Cen Shen to react, Wang Changling said sharply.

Cen Shen's heart moved, and he glanced at Ye Chang, but saw that the expression on Ye Chang's face was thoughtful.

"What's the use of you alone, we Liaodong, but those who don't have the surname Ye account for the majority"

"The old man thinks about it, Luo Gong, Cen Gong and the old man think about it, and whoever else is there, the old man is responsible for persuading him" Wang Changling said again.

Having said this, Ye Ying and Ye Ting finally stopped being entangled, and Ye Chang sighed: "That is the case, then the war in Liaodong will be entrusted to Jiuhe, and I will return to Lushun immediately, and when the second batch of envoys sent by the Son of Heaven arrives, I will set off to return to the Central Plains." ”

Cen Shen still hasn't figured out whether Ye Chang is telling the truth or a lie, maybe there are half-truths and half-truths in his words. No matter what Cen Shen thought in the bottom of his heart, at this meeting, the high-level leaders of the entire Liaodong basically unified their understanding, and they also had a reasonable preparation for what might happen after Ye Chang went back this time.

Before Ye Chang returned to Lushun, the second group of envoys arrived. As Ye Chang expected, the will brought by these envoys was not as unreasonable as the first envoy, not only allowing Ye Chang to concurrently serve as the envoy to Gyeonggi, but also allowing him to act cheaply in Liangjing.

This "cheap act" handed over some inconvenient power to Ye Chang, Li Longji's idea was very simple, since Yang Zhao was secretly full, then he couldn't help but spit it out. This is not easy for him to do at home, so he naturally has to hand it over to Ye Chang.

After getting this will, Ye Chang returned to Lushun, first arranged some sweeping work in Liaodong, and then went to Li Linfu's tomb to say goodbye to Li Tengkong.

This time I returned to the Central Plains, the future was dangerous, and saying goodbye to Li Tengkong could calm her heart. But what surprised Ye Chang was that in front of Li Linfu's tomb, he didn't see Li Tengkong.

Seeing him was Li Xiu, who looked panicked.

"Uncle, what do you mean by this, why do you say that you don't want to see me?" Ye Chang was a little angry: "Also, what's going on with the Taoist temple over there?" ”

He remembered that when he came with Li Tengkong, the Li brothers arranged Li Tengkong in the middle of the grass house, but Li Tengkong insisted on refusing, but set up another grass house a little far away from the tomb. When I look at it now, I find that the grass house has changed from its original appearance, and it looks like a simple Taoist temple

"Chang Ran, this is really not a foolish brother's business......" As soon as Ye Chang was angry, Li Xiu panicked, and he said in a panic: "Kong Niang asked the servants at home to change the grass house a little bit a while ago, I don't doubt it, and I will find out when it is corrected, she is actually ...... It turned out to be a view. I waited to ask, and she said that she had already intended to become a monk, but at this time her father had passed away, and she had not been able to give birth to an heir for you, so she was willing to become a monk and pray for her father...... also for Changran to ask for children. ”

Ye Chang was furious: "Praying for blessings and asking for a son, do you have to become a monk?" Over the years, I asked myself, why did she do this, I had never treated her badly."

Ye Chang is really angry, not as true and false as he was at the meeting in Jian'an City. He is now facing a major turning point in his life, Li Tengkong has always been his virtuous helper, and he also needs Li Tengkong to settle the hearts of the Ye family for him, but at this time, Li Tengkong has come to this hand

If he is not good to Li Tengkong, it is fateful, but since the two got married, their love has been abnormal, although they have been together less and separated more in the early years, they have finally been able to stay together for a long time in the past few years. He also took great care of the Li family, and even handed over the clock, an industry that will definitely be popular for many years in the future, to the Li family.

"Why is Kong Niang like this, you must know the Dao, if you don't know the Dao, you have to ask for me" His face was a little distorted, and Ye Chang said to Li Xiu sharply.

Li Xiu secretly complained, only feeling that Ye Chang's prestige was extraordinary now, even compared with his father's heyday, it was not inferior. Originally, he didn't dare to come out and accept this matter, but Li Tengkong insisted on it, and he was helpless.

Looking back at the small Taoist temple, Li Xiu pulled Ye Chang aside and said with a wry smile: "This, Changran, Kong Niang once went to the Plum Blossom Temple, that is, when you and Kong Niang came back a year ago." ”

Ye Chang was dumbfounded, there was a concubine Mei with the pseudonym Jiang Mei hidden in the plum blossom view, if Li Tengkong was really angry about this, he would be a little weak-hearted. After all, he abducted Li Longji's concubine out of the cold palace, and as far as he knew, Li Tengkong had seen Concubine Mei.

"If she was angry about this, she should have been angry a long time ago." After a pause, Ye Chang frowned, and his anger eased slightly: "There must be other reasons, could it be that someone chewed her tongue in front of her?" ”

"Where do you dare, people on my side, who doesn't want your husband and wife to be harmonious and beautiful, and who has the courage to make irresponsible remarks in front of Kong Niang?" Li Xiu paused: "This matter is really strange, Changran, don't worry, our side will slowly persuade, your side ...... If there is a suitable one, marry it. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ye Chang frowned again.

Li Xiu said: "Changran, if you have no heirs, who will inherit the great foundation of Liaodong?" After all, the empty mother and you are a husband and wife, if you can have an heir, the child will call me uncle, the empty mother will be old in the future, and there will be grandchildren to accompany her...... We don't need to be told about it, we feel it should be so."

"That's what the empty lady means, right?" Ye Chang stared at him for a long time before speaking.

Li Xiu should be ashamed, this is indeed what Li Tengkong meant.

Thinking of Li Tengkong's various abnormalities on the way to Liaodong this time, Ye Chang's anger gradually subsided, and suddenly, all his anger towards Li Tengkong turned into pity.

I left you for you.