Chapter 216: Turning the world upside down
Xu Dong and Liu Ya's small life has gone on like this, but unexpectedly, the rumors about the King of Wei have become more and more outrageous among the people, and even recently there have been rumors that the King of Wei is about to rebel, which makes it a little satisfying.
Li Chengqian also called Chengxin to the East Palace, and asked with some puzzlement: "What are you doing, didn't you just help Xu Dong get his father-in-law?" Why is there now a rumor about King Wei in Chang'an City! ”
Xiangxin scratched his head and said a little puzzled: "I just took King Wei to press Liu Shilang at that time, and I didn't say anything strange, I really don't know why it is like this now." ”
Li Chengqian also sighed, but he suddenly woke up, looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Could it be the legendary dark flowing hand, are they not used to seeing King Wei anymore, so they want to get rid of King Wei?" ”
Li Chengqian was also a little surprised when he heard the words of the heart, and after trembling for a long time, he continued: "There is such a possibility, and I don't know what my father thinks, why don't we ask my father!" ”
Satisfied with the frankness and fearlessness, he nodded and followed Li Chengqian to see Li Shimin.
Li Shimin also seemed to have a headache, not only for the headache of King Wei, but also for this little thing in his own family, seeing Li Chengqian coming, Li Shimin took the lead in speaking: "Did I do something wrong, how do I feel that my originally excellent son is now in a quagmire because of this throne!" Is it all my fault? ”
Li Chengqian naturally didn't dare to speak, but looked at Li Shimin with satisfaction on the side and said: "Weichen thinks that the emperor is wrong, although the emperor's starting point is to temper the prince, but it also makes other princes have new thoughts, so there will be a situation where his brother will seize the prince, now His Royal Highness the prince can already be on his own, and the emperor does not need to use other princes to temper the prince!" ”
Li Shimin looked at his heart and didn't say anything, but Li Chengqian immediately knelt down and explained: "Father is not strange, satisfaction is straightforward, he has no intention of disrespecting his father." ”
Li Shimin sighed and said helplessly: "I have talked to King Wei, and he promised me that as long as he finishes writing the "Chronicles of the Kuodi", he will return to the station, and stay away from the party struggle in the future, you are satisfied, prince!" ”
Li Chengqian was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, but he didn't dare to say this in front of Li Shimin, so he lowered his head and said: "Father is too worried, those rumors about King Wei are not said by me, but spontaneously spread among the people, I hope that my father will not look at his sons with strange eyes." ”
Chengxin followed Li Chengqian's words and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thought that this matter might be driven by that undercurrent, although the purpose was not very clear, but they obviously wanted to try to destroy the original relationship between the King of Wei and the crown prince, who were not very good, so I think this matter still needs to be investigated!" ”
Li Shimin also waved his hand when he heard the words that were satisfactory, and said a little helplessly: "I sent someone to investigate, and the beginning of this sentence is the words you said in Liu's mansion, but I also heard someone say your original words, and I didn't mean to provoke the relationship between the two, but more to reprimand these courtiers for standing in line." ”
Seeing that Li Shimin did not misunderstand himself, he also showed a relaxed look, and silently retreated to Li Chengqian's side and said no more.
Li Chengqian raised his head and looked at Li Shimin and said: "Father, brotherly harmony is really my intention, but now it seems that all this is a luxury, but Erchen still assured his father that no matter what happens in the future, Erchen will not make a move on his younger brothers!" ”
Li Shimin was a little touched, looking at Li Chengqian, he felt more and more that he had neglected him over the years, and there was a situation of father-son affection in the court.
However, there was a harmonious situation here, and the rumors about the King of Wei outside the palace became more and more outrageous, and finally the King of Wei couldn't resist the pressure and brought up the matter of leaving Chang'an in the early court.
At this time, it has been three months since Xu Dong and Liu Ya got married, and the weather is about to enter winter from hot summer.
King Wei walked in the middle in an autumn coat, looked at Li Shimin and said: "Father Qi, the "Kudi Chronicles" is about to be completed after the year, and the sons have been adults for a long time. ”
King Wei's words were like a bomb, which blew up the originally calm court, and the officials of the court were shocked, they didn't know why King Wei suddenly asked for his life to leave Chang'an City, does this mean that King Wei has given up his business in Chang'an over the years.
What surprised the officials even more was that Li Shimin did not stop King Wei, but said lightly: "Okay, at this time, I have agreed, and the King of Shu who is nesting at home, let him go back to the station after the New Year, stay in Chang'an and don't even go out, and I don't know what he wants to do!" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was blinded, if the King of Wei and the King of Shu left Chang'an, then there would be only one adult prince in the entire Chang'an City, did this show that the emperor had made up his mind to pass on the throne to the prince.
The situation in the court is not only a matter of the Li family, but also related to the future of all officials, especially the people who are like Liu Shilang towards the King of Wei, they learned that the King of Chu was about to leave Chang'an, and they couldn't sleep at night, and they couldn't wait to immediately run to the King of Wei to question him, but the King of Wei was in a state of no-seeing, and concentrated on revising his book.
Knowing that King Wei was about to leave Chang'an City, the most proud person was not Li Chengqian, but the Cui Gongzi who appeared once in the previous chapters.
At this time, he was on the third floor of Yufengzhai, listening to the storyteller tell the story of "The Legend of Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", and when he heard the news that King Wei was leaving, Cui Gongzi said proudly: "It's only been a few months, and King Wei can't bear it?" If you want to blame him for this matter, he can only blame himself, who asked him to find someone to find the trouble that he wants, and finally it is not good for close relatives to marry, although this matter is still beneficial to us, but this anger must be sent out by someone after all, otherwise how to put the face of our clan! ”
The people on the side also laughed and said: "What Cui Gongzi said is yes, or Cui Gongzi has a strong wrist, and he pushed King Wei to the edge of the cliff without any effort, and it is not easy for King Wei to leave Chang'an!" ”
Cui Gongzi shook his head and said proudly: "I saved him, the prince's power in the court is strong enough, not to mention that the prince's popularity among the people is also very strong, and the situation in two or three years is completely different, if King Wei really continues to fight, then he must be the one who dies in the end!" ”
The people on the side also smiled, looked at Cui Gongzi and said: "What Cui Gongzi said is yes, this King Wu was assassinated, and King Wei is about to leave, the world has been decided, and Datang is free from trouble inside and outside, now is a good time to develop the economy!" ”
Cui Gongzi stretched out the fan in his hand, and said while fanning the wind: "Yes, this tea business is a profitable business, and this profit is about the same as salt, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed in Chang'an, and kept an eye on it!" ”
After the King of Wei announced that he would leave Chang'an City after the New Year, the first person to be restless was Liu Shilang, he seemed to be afraid that the King of Wei would vent his anger on himself, and he was also afraid that other people who were originally with him would blame him, after several sleepless nights, Liu Shilang resolutely ran to Xu Dong's house and knocked on the door of Xu Dong's house.
Xu Dong's home was unexpectedly big, and when Xu Dong returned to Chang'an with the gold he was satisfied with, he went to buy the house as soon as possible, and the person who sold the house also gave the seller a face, which made Xu Dong cheaper.
However, although Xu Dong's house is very big, the servants in the courtyard are few and pitiful, in fact, it is not Xu Dong who picks the door, but he is originally alone, and he does not need any servants to serve, and now Liu Ya is here, and he only brought a personal maid, Xu Dong had to invite a family to come over to serve him and Liu Ya.
This family is also a well-known good family, the old woman Wang Po is responsible for cooking, the old man Wang San is responsible for watching, and the only son in the family, Wang Laoshi, is responsible for guarding the door, so this Xu Mansion is more like two families living together.
The person who opened the door for Liu Shilang was Wang Laoshi, but he didn't know Liu Shilang, so many people who came to Xu Mansion only had Xiangxin and Mo Yan, and others would not come at all, seeing an anxious look of an old man wearing bells and whistles, Wang Laoshi also asked cautiously: "My lord, who are you looking for!" ”
Seeing that the person did not open the door completely, Liu Shilang looked at him with some defensiveness, Liu Shilang said helplessly: "I am Liu Ya's father, I came to find her and my uncle!" ”
Wang Laoshi was stunned when he heard Liu Shilang's words, and after looking at him for a long time, he whispered: "The master mother said that she is an orphan and has no parents, are you looking for the wrong person!" ”
Liu Shilang almost suffocated to death without taking a breath, and when he heard Wang Laoshi's words, he no longer pretended, and yelled towards the courtyard: "Liu Ya, Xu Dong!" The old man is here, come and open the door! ”
Wang Laoshi hurriedly stopped him, although he didn't know Liu Shilang, but Xu Dong was really good to their family, and he was also loyal to Xu Dong, and he didn't want Liu Shilang to disturb Xu Dong's rest.
But Xu Dong got up very early today, and when he heard some noise at the door, Xu Dong also walked over, looked at Wang and said honestly: "What's wrong, why is it arguing!" Isn't it satisfying to come and tease you! ”
Wang Laoshi saw Xu Dong coming, and said a little nervously: "There is a person outside the master, who claims to be the father of the master's mother, I guess he recognized the wrong person, I will drive him away!" ”
Wang Laoshi didn't know what was going on, but Xu Dong knew what was going on, and when he heard Wang Laoshi's words, Xu Dong immediately ran over, looked at Liu Shilang's appearance and immediately said: "Father-in-law, you are here, is there something wrong, come in and say!" ”
Seeing that Xu Dong was quite polite, Liu Shilang also pretended to be up, and after glaring at Wang Laoshi with his two hands behind his waist, he entered Xu's mansion.