Chapter 40: The Maison's Energy
However, the magistrates and gentry of the wealthy family in Taiyuan Mansion probably also received Wang Sishen's notice overnight, so they gathered a few miles away from the city early to greet each other.
But the most surprising thing for Li Mao was that there were officials from Dali Temple in the crowd, and even Xiao Tiancheng, the culprit of the beating and brawl, was also in the ranks, and in just one night, criminals and officials could stand there like friends and talk and laugh, after seeing this situation, Li Mao's first thought was that the reason why Xiao Tiancheng was safe and sound would it be because of himself that Gong Shaoqin of Dali Temple would sell face. However, when he recalled his previous entanglements with the Yushitai, he immediately denied this speculation, after all, the relationship between the various ministries of the imperial court is complicated, and sometimes they are too late to hide.
But as the team continued to approach the Taiyuan Mansion City, Li Mao looked at the people who were all wearing the Wang clan emblem and were also waiting in it, he suddenly brightened up, and seemed to understand the key to the matter at once, and sighed and had to admire the branches and leaves of the Taiyuan Wang family, the big tree, and the hands and eyes reached the sky, because these big families who seemed to be not involved in the government and politics could even shake the Dali Temple in the name of uprightness.
"Xiaguan! Taiyuan Thorn King Shouyi knocked to see His Royal Highness King Shou! "The king is exempt from the history of the assassination, this king is guilty of this trip, why do you still make such a big battle!" It's not reasonable! And all the neighbors should also get up together, so you don't have to be so rigid about etiquette......"
After Li Mao opened his mouth so kindly, several white-haired old men standing in front of him took the lead in getting up and walking in front of Wang Shouyi to wait for his introduction, but before Wang Shouyi could speak, Gong Shaoqin seized the opportunity and squeezed over with a smile on his face.
"Your Royal Highness, Xiao Tian's cabinet brawl is a pure misunderstanding, the cause and effect of the case have been ascertained the day before yesterday, all because Wang Siyuan was drunk and made trouble first, but now they are all reconciled, reconciled...... Speaking of which, this matter and Your Highness are not even a shadow of eight poles, presumably Wang Shilang was also confused by false rumors before......"
"Oh...... I see, what Xiao Tiancheng said when he started beating others is not right, Lord Gong, you Dali Temple have to follow the laws of the Tang Dynasty to handle the case, you don't need to look at the face of this king! ”
"Yes, what His Highness said is that Xiao Chang Cabinet is punished with silver, which is also in line with the Tang Law Charter, and the lower officials have no partiality or injustice!"
Gong Shaoqin couldn't help but quietly reach out and touch a handful of sweat on his forehead because of nervousness, but Li Mao nodded in agreement, but as if he hadn't seen his movements, he quickly walked in front of several Wang family elders.
"Your Highness, these are all virtuous elders in Taiyuan Mansion, and they are also the principals of the Wang family, Your Highness, you explained the matter of borrowing grain yesterday thanks to their help, and the lower officials were only fortunate to complete the amount without dishonoring!"
"Okay, a few elders can be so anxious, they can be an example for the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the king will definitely tell the saint about this matter truthfully and give you a reward!"
"Thank you for your compassion to His Royal Highness King Shou, we are just doing our best, I don't want His Highness to be so concerned, and please move to the state capital garden, this night of hard work on the carriage and horses, it is better to rest and recuperate quickly!"
"So, there are you again!" Li Mao nodded to everyone and quickly boarded his own carriage to enter the gate of Taiyuan Mansion first, and Xiao Tiancheng, who had been standing in the distance at this time, also took the opportunity to trot and followed Li Mao's frame to accompany him.
"Your Highness, my subordinates didn't expect that the beating of Wang Siyuan would affect you being punished by the saint, and your subordinates should ......be damned."
"It's no wonder to you for this, even if you didn't beat Wang Siyuan, then the Wang family will still get the second and third Wang Siyuan, this king thinks that this time you can get out of Chang'an City by mistake, but it is a beautiful thing, you also saw the formation of their Wang family today, this prince understands that the transaction of Taiyuan Mansion is difficult for you Xiao Tiancheng alone, and this king must come out in person!"
"Your Royal Highness, you are Shengming, the Wang family has been operating up and down the customs for hundreds of years, the tree is big and deep-rooted, it is indeed not something that a small subordinate can shake, if it weren't for Your Highness, you are standing behind, I am afraid that your subordinates would have been in a different place long ago......"
When Li Mao heard this, he hurriedly pushed the window and laughed at Xiao Tiancheng, "Old Comrade Xiao, where is this!" Is there no confidence in my heart so quickly? But you don't have to be so arrogant, just rush to you to have the courage to beat up the royal family's grandson, this prince will know that you can't suffer any big losses, by the way, how is the business of the coal farm, they shouldn't have time to stop it now, right? ”
"On the day when his subordinates beat Wang Siyuan, many workers inexplicably stopped coming to work, the Wang family's methods are really clever, but last night they all came back......
"Huh...... It seems that the Taiyuan Wang family is not in vain, so it seems that there are masters among them who are instructing, and even the long house chief grandson can endure the broken ribs, not to be underestimated! But the workers are back, then there is no need to have any more branches, it is better to sit down and talk than to start fighting, the old saying often says that a strong dragon can't suppress the head snake, this king is here today to see if they can be suppressed by this king! In addition, Huazi's gang of people, Lao Xiao, must step up their training, and after the king leaves, Taiyuan Mansion will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes, so there will be more manpower needed at the time, and you can't handle everything alone! ”
"Well, my subordinates understand that my subordinates have already arranged this matter in advance! Judging from the wind direction of Taiyuan Mansion last night, Your Highness, your arrival can be said to have shaken the mountains......"
Hearing Xiao Tiancheng say this, Li Mao smiled thoughtfully, and then slowly pulled back the car window and leaned on Dashuang's shoulders to close his eyes and recuperate, but after closing it for a long time, he found that the big and small sisters were staring at him stupidly and seemed to have something to say, so he chatted with the two of them again.
"What are you doing watching this king do like this, if you are tired, you can sleep! It's going to take some time to get to the garden! "Slaves and maids are not tired, Your Highness, do you want to arrange them to work in the charcoal field as if you were opening a restaurant?"
"Clever! This king did think so, but if this matter wants to be smooth, you have to cooperate with the Taiyuan Wang family, some of them have food and prestige, many things this king can't do, but they can, cooperation and win-win party is the long-term way, my little sister! ”
After listening to Li Mao's explanation, the sisters laughed happily again, as if they had guessed Li Mao's mind as if it was a great event, and then they worked harder to knead Li Mao's body.
At this time, the several carriages that followed behind the king were also talking about it, and the noise was inextricable.
"Elder of the big clan, in your opinion, is His Royal Highness King Shou's trip not good, or is he interested in making friends with my Wang clan! My cousin spoke earnestly in the letter he came yesterday, and repeatedly dissuaded us from tearing our faces with King Shou, but as soon as his villain came, he opened his mouth to borrow 200,000 stone grain, and asked me to see that the tens of thousands of disaster victims poured into my Taiyuan Mansion is clearly a bottomless pit of dissatisfaction! Now the queen mother is far away in the deep palace of Chang'an, and she is not favored by the saints, and His Royal Highness the Prince, he has several things that are ...... with his Shouwang mother and son."
"Third child, stop up! In front of the two adults, Shaoqing, you dare to be so presumptuous, the queen's family affairs, how can I and other ordinary people comment on it! ”
"Elder of the big clan, I'm too worried, I've been friends with Wang Shilang for many years, and I'm not an outsider, although the words of the three elders are a little inappropriate, but they are not unreasonable, the reason for today's situation in the East Palace is caused by the demon girl Meisheng surnamed Wu, if she is repeatedly allowed to mess around so unscrupulously, I'm afraid the prince's reputation will ...... The elder of the big family, we still have to take precautions and persuade the queen mother a little! ”
"Okay, the old man in the countryside can't take care of so many things, the old man advises you to go with the flow, the queen is virtuous and virtuous and the wife of the saint when she was underground, no matter from the point of view of the law no one dares to touch her, as for His Royal Highness the Prince, as long as he is a small Shou Wang, the old man thinks that he still can't set off any big storms, the most important thing at the moment is the matter of this food, His Royal Highness Shou Wang put forward a strategy to deal with the prison cage of Tubo in front of the saint, and the back foot was sealed Jiannan Jie Du envoy, If he wants to come for a few days, he will inspect Jiannan, and he must have to go first with grain and grass......"