Chapter 50: Self-Destruction
Just when Linglong's family and Dongqing Wine Shop were based on words, Tao Xiaoyao also arrived at King An's Mansion.
"Are you still satisfied with this place?" Gu Zhiqi looked at the woman in front of him with a smile.
"How do you know I like peach blossoms?" When the peach trees in this garden are blooming, the fragrance is overflowing, and I can't help but be happy.
Gu Zhiqi didn't answer, but smiled softly. She watched the woman standing under the peach tree, dressed in a plain brocade and white-striped satin dress, with two crystal pearls shaking between her ears, and the surprise between her eyebrows that could not be concealed, and her lips were upturned.
"Now that I'm here, tell me about the situation in Nansu now." Tao Yaoyao stroked the petals and said softly.
"The father is old, the royal brother is the crown prince, and he does a lot of good deeds on weekdays, and he is quite prestigious among the people. The second prince, who is frail and difficult to take on big responsibilities, likes to engage in business, does not ask about business, and lingers in secular life. Gu Zhiqi replied.
"We're allies, and you're going to have to be honest with me. I don't believe in anything and don't ask about business, in my opinion, everything you do is just to keep your eyes on the ground, waiting for the day when the mountains will rise again and make a name for themselves! Tao Yaoyao turned around and looked at him fixedly.
"Young, I have the largest intelligence building in the South Sudan, and Jinshifang is also one of them, but what can all this be? No matter what I do, the emperor's brother is the son-in-law who inherits the name of the unification, and wins the hearts of the people, the officials, and the father. I'm just trying to protect myself......" Gu Zhiqi looked a little lonely when he said this.
"Let me tell you a story." Tao Xiaoyao listened and said with a smile.
"Listen up." Gu Zhiqi put away his loneliness and responded with a smile, as if the expression just now had never appeared.
"There is a country whose monarch is named Yue Wang Goujian, who slept on firewood and grass every day after being captive, and before going to bed, licked the bitter taste of deer gall with his tongue, in order to remind himself of the hard days of the past, and to work hard and take revenge on the country. It turned out that Wu Wangfu sent troops to defeat the Yue Kingdom, and the Yue King Goujian was captured and brought to the Wu Kingdom as a horseman, waiting for the horses day and night. For a king, this is very embarrassing. But Gou Jian was secretly determined to restore his country, so he did not show the slightest resistance and honestly raised horses. Gou Jian also pretended to be loyal to his husband. Steering the carriage for him with heart, and a humble attitude. The husband thought that Gou Jian was sincerely obedient, so he let him return to China. After Gou Jian returned to China, he was determined to make the country rich and strong. He personally participated in the cultivation and shared the weal and woe with the people, and he was afraid that the comfort in front of him would wear out his ambition, so he tried his courage on his salary, and often reminded himself not to forget the shame in the state of Wu. Gou Jian sent the beautiful Xi Shi to King Wu again. Wu Wangfu was even more concerned about eating, drinking, and having fun, and was not interested in national politics, which made the country weaken day by day. After twenty years of full preparation, Gou Jian saw that the time was ripe, and when Wu was defenseless, he led his troops to defeat Wu Guo. The husband was ashamed and took up his sword and killed himself. ”
Gu Zhiqi listened quietly, and after Tao Yaoyao finished speaking, he also quietly stopped talking, I don't know how long it took, Gu Zhiqi's frowning brows stretched out, and a warm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"From this day forward, I will call you Zhao'er." Gu Zhiqi said softly.
"Good. Nice to meet you, my name is Mu Zhao. Tao Yaoyao also smiled, walked in front of Gu Zhiqi, and stretched out a hand.
Gu Zhiqi looked at the ravaged Yi like congealed fat, and was a little distracted.
Tao Yaoyao tilted her head to look at him, and after Gu Zhiqi came back to his senses, the two of them clasped their hands. Under the sun, the backs of these two people seemed to be cloudy, and the turning point of fate began at this moment.
Soon after this turmoil, it also spread throughout Luoyang County. This incident not only did not have any impact on the Linglong family, but made the Linglong family overcrowded in the past few days, and the situation of opening repeatedly appeared. This made the Linglong family's shopkeepers make a lot of money, and now they are the ones who hope that the Linglong family can climb higher and higher.
There are three reasons for this: one is that they are afraid that the Linglong family will sit on the ground and start the price after winning the bet, the second is that even if the Linglong family loses, Dongqing Wine House will definitely sit on the ground and start the price, and the third is that if the Linglong family is blocked, they will have nowhere to buy such a cheap thing.
Seeing that it is about to be the day of the gambling contract between Dongqing Wine Workshop and Linglong's family,
"What's the matter, hasn't the official document of the imperial court come down yet?" Li Mingtao paced back and forth in the room with a heavy heart.
"Not yet, what should I do? Li Gong, tomorrow is about to be the day of the gambling contract! "The shopkeeper is even more anxious, he is the one who closes the door!
Since that day, the elders of the family have been looking at it, and if this matter is not handled properly, I am afraid that he will not only have no future from now on, but I am afraid that he will be swept out of the house.
"Don't worry, Li got the exact news, otherwise he wouldn't have come in person." Li Mingtao frowned, he had already made up and down before he left Beigao, there was all the evidence and material evidence in this matter, and there should be no problem for someone in the court to speak.
"But, Gong Li, this agreement is within three days! Even if this Linglong Pavilion is really sealed on the fourth day, it is not easy for my owner to explain it in black and white! The shopkeeper said anxiously.
"This-" Li Mingtao has already secretly scolded this guy in his heart for being a fool, obviously he has to make a gambling appointment, not only making a big fuss, but also pinching time. Isn't this self-defeating?
"Gong Li, what can I do about this? If I can't be the master of the Li family, my younger brother is not a trouble-free master, and I am afraid that I will not be able to serve Li Gong at that time. Seeing that Li Mingtao did not express his position, the shopkeeper hurriedly urged, even at the expense of coercion.
Li Mingtao remained silent, but scolded his mother in his heart, and then comforted: "East shopkeeper, this matter is easy to do." It's just that the owner needs to be wronged and wronged. ”
"What? As long as Linglong Pavilion can lose the bet, I can do whatever I want. "The face is small, the silver is big, he doesn't want to lose or lose the body of a yellow-haired girl, so he is also iron-hearted.
"With the words of the shopkeeper, this matter is wrapped up in Li's body." Li Mingtao also smiled and patted his chest.
"What is Gong Li's plan?" The shopkeeper couldn't wait.
"Can the shopkeeper trust Li?" Li Mingtao didn't answer, but asked first.
"Li Gong laughed, the owner is willing to go to the soup for Li Gong." At this time, the shopkeeper must hug the other party's thighs, and when will he not express his mind at this time?
"That's fine. What is the bet between the East Shopkeeper and the Linglong Pavilion? Li Mingtao asked seriously.
"Will it be closed?" The whole of Luoyang County knows about this, do you still need to ask? The shopkeeper was puzzled.
"Okay, then how will Linglong Pavilion be sealed?" Li Mingtao is still going around the bend.
"Of course, it's an official document of the imperial court! This Linglong Pavilion colluded with foreigners, dizzy with grain, grass and weapons privately, and the crime was extremely evil! The shopkeeper took the trouble to explain, hasn't this already been said?
"Don't worry, tomorrow, there will definitely be official documents from the imperial court." Li Mingtao said firmly.
"However, isn't Gong Li also unsure? There's no news yet! Coming from Xiaocheng, why should it be here at this time, didn't you lose a piece or run the wrong way on a night to deliver the official document? The shopkeeper was a little depressed, and sat down with a sigh.
"This official document is already in the East Shopkeeper's house." Li Mingtao said meaningfully.
"What? What does Li Gong mean? The shopkeeper looked confused, and didn't understand what Li Mingtao meant at all.
"This Luoyang County is the boundary of the Jiang family, the Jiang family has a disagreement with my Li family, if the east shopkeeper comes hard, he will definitely not get any benefits, but if he is holding an official document, then everything is up to the Jiang family!" Li Mingtao was furious when he thought of the person surnamed Jiang, and he was originally a Tao family, but the bad family was also a big family. But now the people of the Tao family are either in prison or imprisoned, and there are no waves, and now there is a Jiang family!
"Gong Li is saying - fake official documents!" The shopkeeper stood up in shock, his face full of surprise!
"Eh, what does this mean? Li is just thinking about your owner, and he can't hide from it. You think, this official document will definitely come, but it may be delayed on the way, but the shopkeeper can't afford to delay! If there is no official document, the shopkeeper will inevitably close the shop and will not be able to open the door again in this life! Li Mingtao pretended to persuade, but in fact, he wanted to use this person's hand to get rid of Linglong Pavilion unconsciously.
"But...... This is a crime of beheading! "The shopkeeper is very hesitant, this is not only a matter of silver, but it is related to his own head!
"If the shopkeeper doesn't prepare, he will have to close the shop by himself. If you take a risk, when the official document arrives, who can say that it is fake! Besides, when Linglong Pavilion and the Jiang family have no relationship, they will have no chance to compete with my Li family, and when the time comes, the Jiang family will not be able to be a man with their tails between their legs, how can they go to this troubled water? Li Mingtao is right, but all this is based on this official document.
However, Li Mingtao is convinced of this. Now, up and down the court, it is vaguely that the Li family has a few words, since the Chen family and the Luo family have fallen one after another, those old things have taken a fancy to themselves, the Li family is their life charm, they will not let the Li family be unlucky. Thinking of this, Li Mingtao smiled confidently.
It's not so much self-confidence as arrogance. However, the shopkeeper is now in nowhere, and he has to gamble on the choices he makes, or there is a chance to reverse.
"Good! I'm going to go back and prepare. The shopkeeper thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded heavily and said to Li Mingtao.
"The shopkeeper is really a person who does great things. Don't worry, there will be no surprises in this matter, but the owner of the boss should remember that this matter has nothing to do with the Li family. Li Mingtao quietly drank tea and said this.
The shopkeeper knew that this person would say this, Li Mingtao was actually much more insidious than Linglong Pavilion, and it was not difficult to cross the river and tear down the bridge. But the owner of the house was under the eaves and had to bow his head.
"Li Gong rest assured, Dong knows himself. Leave! "The shopkeeper saw that this person was ruthless, and he had done so much, although it was for the interests of the owner, but why not for the Li family, but now he has come to this point, and he has to take risks when he is forced to the edge of the cliff.
"The shopkeeper walks slowly, and Li won't send it." After Li Mingtao saw the shopkeeper leave, he was in a happy mood.
If this matter is completed, Linglong Pavilion will definitely be defeated. If this matter is exposed, it has nothing to do with him. When the time comes, I will find some ways to get the surname Dong out, and this person surnamed Dong is still grateful to himself?
"Hahaha-" Li Mingtao couldn't help but laugh proudly when he thought about it.
The official document of the imperial court has indeed been issued, and if nothing else, it will arrive in Luoyang County tomorrow.
But what is the content of this official document?
Everything is reasonable and unexpected.