Crown Tang emperor

"The new king Yanhua Zhang Fu, how can a lazy person like me be able to catch up."

Even so, Yang Jiong's eyes showed a bit of disdain, and he sighed again: "The twists and turns are hidden, which makes people awe-inspiring. I admire that king, who can conflict in the net with a romantic attitude, but I just advise you Mother, if there are any relatives and disciples in the workshop, don't approach them easily for luck."

Everyone Mo asked casually, but didn't want to elicit an answer like Yang Jiong's. Thinking about Yang Jiong's misunderstanding of her as a lobbyist just now, he felt even more terrified. He didn't dare to ask any more questions, and he didn't dare to think about it.

Chapter 0262 Murder of Hedong King

The Qujiang rally was going on in an overall cheerful atmosphere, but it was impossible to please everyone completely in this world.What's more, in today's world, there are many thorns in everyone's mind, either to protect themselves or to hurt others.

After the night curfew, the gates of all the workshops and workshops were closed, and there were few pedestrians on the outer streets. However, the workshops and workshops in the south of the city near Qujiang were still very lively. There were singing and dancing in the homes and businesses, and there were no shortage of pedestrians on the streets. long song.

Qinglongfang, located on the west bank of the Qujiang River, may not be as close as Quchifang, but it is also one of the most prosperous places in the southeast. Can't help.

In a garden in the southwest corner of Qinglongfang, there is also the sound of silk and bamboo, but there are few guests in the hall. The owner and several people sit scattered in the middle hall, making the atmosphere a bit depressing. Even the actors who are having fun in the hall are worried. Lest the master get angry.

A young man in Chinese clothes strode in from outside the hall, and said in a hurried tone as he walked, "I got it, I got it, so it turns out..."

"Silence!"

The middle-aged man reclining in the hall sat up and gave a loud drink, then waved to the actors and said, "Stand back, everyone!"

The idlers all left, and the middle-aged man asked the servants to close the door tightly, and ordered the screen to be moved to create a private space in the hall. Then he looked at the young man and asked in a low voice, "What did you hear?"

"These two people gathered people in Xijing for the purpose of gathering public opinion, presenting a watch to the gods, and praying for the longevity of the Holy Emperor..."

The young man sat down, grabbed the cheese on the case and drank it, and told all the information he had found out while drinking: "The day before yesterday, I stayed behind and gathered all the officials in Xijing to order a list of names, and tomorrow they will make it public..."

"Sure enough, there is another hidden conspiracy!"

After listening to the middle-aged man, he couldn't help but snorted and said: "Hedong King is eloquent, flattering and flattering, he will stay in Xijing, and he will have a plan if he looks at his past traces! With such a big crowd, This is to steal our Guanzhong nostalgia and use it as a bargaining chip for him to be favored! The new king and the old king hate each other like fire and water, and the Wu family can tolerate the old king's flamboyance, so there is no deep reason!"

"It's still my uncle's plan. Before the incident happened, I had foreseen it. First, put a few people at the Shaowang's guest table."

Other people in the table looked at the middle-aged man with admiration and said.

The middle-aged man sighed after hearing the words, and said bitterly: "The world is not sympathetic, even if you have some knowledge, how much can you benefit the world? My family has been in this town for a long time, and there are many old friends among the officials of the yamen, but they even heard the news when they made an agreement. There is no rumor, but the coolness can be seen! There must be something to do, so that those sects who look down on my family can no longer snicker!"

"But the officials in the Beijing government can't resist staying behind, and the King of Hedong has clever schemes to use traitors, attracting people with sex and art, and attractive goods. At present, the plan has become a trend, and it is only waiting to be triggered. There are many predictors in the capital, and now they will be pursued. Scheme, how to stop it?"

Although there is no lack of decisiveness in the words, when it comes to what to do, everyone present is quite at a loss.

"Wang Lang of Hedong is poor, regardless of his own lineage's nobility, he is charming to everyone. Nowadays, Xijing is also full of talented people. Isn't there no two or three madmen who disdain this lewdness and talent?"

When one person said this, everyone in the room felt a little unnatural after hearing the words. Poetic talent is not their forte. Although they belittled the poems of King Hedong in their words, they can be punished verbally, but they are really powerless to criticize them in writing.

The middle-aged man also sighed after hearing the words, and said with some helplessness: "Recently, there are not a few Shiliu gathered in Xijing. In terms of talents, there are Yang Lingming, Li Maozhi and other scholars. But these people have nothing to do with their reputation. Wang Yusheng, on the contrary, is not as daring as ordinary people to show off their skills. The King of Hedong is good at playing with the crowd. Anyone who is talented and brilliant for a while is unknown, and has already been snatched into the mansion first. It's really hard."

Speaking of this, he saw that everyone was not lacking in disappointment, so he sneered again: "Smart people don't take advantage of short-term attacks. What's more, in addition to flattering idleness, small tricks are not enough to make a living? This is not the way, and there are other plans." .You are also rich and precious, and a little crisis in front of you is worth worrying about? From my point of view, there are at least three strategies that can be used right now."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes and listen carefully: "What are the three strategies?"

"Seize the goods, burn the warehouse, and kill the king!"

The eyes of the middle-aged man flickered: "Guanzhong is where my family's ancestral business is located, whether it is Tang or Zhou! The reason for the hardships of the old years is that one is loyal and loyal, and the other is to cherish the villagers. But now, the emperor's heir is in the shadows. In the midst of the ban, the artifact has changed hands, and loyalty is no longer known. The King of Hedong, a scum of the sect, competes with the sons of the Wu family, plays these ugly tricks, and flatters the upper and lower to plunder the people's capital, it is really shameful!"

"Aren't they going to ask for donations of silk and hemp to rub long-lived threads? Then let the family members disperse and lobby the villagers to stop taking the silk and hemp today and take the fields and houses tomorrow, and the wives and children will be aliens in the future!"

"However, it's all about the silk stuff. Every family treasures it and stores it for use. But the genus of hemp can be seen in grass and wild, so how can it be guarded against it! The king of Jian'an had arranged for his servants to search for these goods inside and outside the city a few days ago. I don't know why. , Now that I know its plan, I know it is hoarding for profit."

After the middle-aged man heard the words, he sneered and said: "The poorest man, the most precious material resources, will give up every inch of hemp in return. Previously, the disciples outside the city didn't reward the dealers for fleeing more. Why did they join a company that donated hemp to the company? This Since the company sells hemp for profit, there must be a lot of stocks. Immediately send someone to contact the company and collect their stocks at a low price. If they dare not comply, they will be asked about the crime of hiding and hiding. Wu Youyi has lived in Jingyuan for a long time, so he must not know These trivial things in the wild. How many points can he get for temporary storage?"

"My family is full of silk clothes. What's the use of buying those scumbags? Do you want to learn from those crafty people and compete for such a wicked scheme?"

One of the disciples at the table asked puzzledly.

The middle-aged man glanced at him and sighed: "You are lucky to be born in a mansion, and your ancestors can afford food and clothing without any worries, but you think these daily expenses are all obtained out of thin air? Then the two must be using the party to manipulate silk. The current price, the harvest is profitable. My family has the goods in hand, and transfer them in and out, which not only benefits the family, but also destroys the conspiracy of adultery."

"While collecting and storing hemp goods, at the same time inquiring about the location of the Wu family's storage and waiting for the opportunity to burn the warehouse. Waiting for him to have a plan to flatter him, but he has no real storage and storage. He is anxious and distressed. What madness can he do? This guy has been in recent years. It took a lot of wealth from me in Xijing, not only my family suffered, but I want him to spit out everything he ate!"

When the middle-aged man talked about this, he already had a ruthless expression on his face: "This matter does not need to be monopolized by one family. You can tell all the families in Xijing Shiliu that anyone who has the money and strength to gather goods can enter the venue together. At that time Kusano is out of stock, so what else can he ask for?"

"But if he continues to be fierce and robbing..."

"So there is another plan, kill the king! Directly kill the puppet king of the Wu family in Xijing City, for example, the former Han Qiang Chen murdered Zhulu!"

Hearing this, a young man thought he had a plan, and shouted loudly.

"Don't talk nonsense, keep your voice down!"

The face of the middle-aged man changed greatly after hearing the words, he hastily opened his mouth to stop, and then said in a low voice: "Wu Youyi is only a foreigner, and the pheasant is still there. Killing him is just attracting disaster!"

"Don't kill Wu Youyi? Then kill again..."

"Of course it's the King of Hedong!"

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "The Tang family has more than sixty years of business, and they don't want to give birth to a scum like the King of Hedong! This son has been ostentatiously playing tricks in Dongdu in the past, presenting scriptures for favor, and confuses the public with his family. The closeness of the branch, the conspiracy of the revolution. If he hadn't been bluffing and bewitching, causing the crowd to scatter, people don't know the end of righteousness, and there is no voice of loyalty that can reach the top in the world. I think the emperor's heir feels the injustice of the people in this life. , it is inevitable that you will be lazy, so you hate pushing the divine weapon..."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man was already excited and gritted his teeth: "If an ordinary family is a scum who sells his ancestral property in this code, he will not be able to pass it on for a long time. The fate of the Tang family is difficult. First there is Luling, and then there is Hedong. The relationship between the two Scum, kill without hesitation! Wu Youyi and the like, harm people only on the outside and inside, the King of Hedong is the dying disease of the country, and now he is dancing and dancing in the world, if we don't kill him, we can't unite the people!"

"Besides, Wu Youyi is still in power now, and there are many elites gathered around him. The King of Hedong is a guest outside the power, and he has nothing to do with him. The two are friends. Even if King Hedong is killed, the son of the Wu family will be happier Many, not chasing after them.”

Chapter 0263

In the early morning, after Li Tong got up, he saw the young lady Tang Lingshu standing in front of the court dressed in men's clothing, and said with a smile: "Young lady, are you planning to go to the meeting with me?"

Tang Lingshu nodded after hearing the words, and said with a serious face: "Although I believe that the king has moderation in everything, but the color is charming, and the human relationship is hard to get rid of. I would rather bear the reputation of jealousy, anyway, I can't hear it. But if the king is misunderstood, he is just obsessed with sex. If there is no sex, there will inevitably be floating objects competing for offerings, and it will be difficult to get started with truly beneficial personnel."

Seeing the young lady's righteous words, Li Tong couldn't help feeling that what she said was very reasonable, but he still couldn't help laughing and said: "If you even tease Fengyue, the people in the house will follow you, and the lady will not worry about it." Others see that I am not able to manage the house, and I lack the skills to control the crowd?"

"No, if a person really has the ability to donate, of course he must know himself and use it for a long time. As long as he follows for a long time, he will naturally know how talented the king is. If he abandons it just because of the appearance, then he will not have the intention to follow for a long time. It's just speculation."

The lady spoke eloquently, and it can be seen that she had thought hard, and after she finished speaking, she secretly glanced at the king anxiously: "Besides, the scene where the king has been in and out these days is full of people and clutter, I will follow you around, and I can also use it as a protective force in emergencies." .”

While speaking, she flipped her wrist, and she was already holding a short blade in her hand. With a single stop, her delicate body leaped nearly half a foot, and then cut off a high branch of the court tree.

The words have reached this point, and the knife has been used, what else can Li Tong say.Moreover, the little lady's remarks were not nonsense, there was some truth to them, and Li Tong still somewhat underestimated the influence of the poem "Pingkangyou".

Bai Juyi's poems are known for their simplicity and popularity, and they are often popular in the market.Now it is the young king's action, coupled with the spare no effort of the actors in Pingkangfang to promote it, the popularity of this new poem is simply astonishing.

The business of the theater and actors involved in the poem has skyrocketed recently, and many people are enthusiastic about visiting the places where the young king fought, which really makes people laugh and cry.

The atmosphere is such that many people really regard Li Tong as a pure voluptuous person, and his communication and speech are all in Fengyue and nothing else.After all, not everyone has great talent, but everyone can play with sensuality. There are three irons in life, and there are always people who seek it.

Since Li Tong wrote such a poem, he naturally did not avoid the reputation of being romantic, but the scale was completely lost, and it was too much to go too far, so it delayed serious things, which is really disturbing.Even Fang Shi, the aunt who has always been partial to him, even secretly advised him during dinner last night.

As for that unlucky Li Shouli, it was even more pitiful, and he was simply confined to his home and not allowed to go out.Mrs. Fang was originally a dignified person. In the past, he was in distress, and he didn't discipline his children deeply. Now he is becoming calmer and calmer. Of course, he is not happy that his sons bear such a bad reputation.

With this little lady by his side, Li Tong could have a bit of peace, so that no one would come up to him and force him to play some fun games.As for the close-fitting and obedience, he just smiled and didn't comment.

It's not that he is powerless now, he often practiced military dramas in his private room, even if the guards around him were sloppy, he didn't have to rely on a little girl for protection.After all, he personally planned to get rid of Zhou Xing, and he was not vigilant against such small-probability incidents. In a real crisis, no matter how many people around him, he would only be at ease if he had the power to protect himself.

For the convenience of visiting Qujiang, the family now lives in the Leyouyuan Villa on the highlands east of the city.When Li Tong took the little lady to the stable to choose horses, he saw Li Shouli wandering around the stable like a ghost.

"Sanlang, are you going out again?"

Seeing Li Tong approaching, Li Shouli hurriedly came up with a smile on his face, took his arm and said, "There are so many guests and affairs in the South Garden, you can take care of it by yourself? Let's go together, I won't leave the garden, just Help you take care of the guests in the hall."

Li Tong sneered after hearing the words: "It's better to avoid it. I heard someone say that they never told the details of the fun. I can describe this. It's purely self-study? The front is dignified, and the back is floating?"

Li Shouli was embarrassed when he heard this, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "It's not that the empress favors you, even if there is a small mistake, she will not be severely reprimanded. This is just a private excuse. As for outsiders, Of course I won’t reveal half a word! I only bear the bad reputation, I only ask Saburo to come in and out with a deed..."

"You can stay in the house. The marriage with Dugu's family is about to happen. It's ugly to be too famous. Dugu Qiong, I don't allow him to enter the field again. You two should practice polo here and run the team. Wait until the song What happened to Jiang, is it not enough for you to be happy enough to line up for a game and compete with the dude from the two capitals?"

It's not that Li Tong is unkind, but he thinks that after Qujiang's work is over and his voice is vivid, it may be difficult for his family to stay in Xijing for a long time. Right now, they are just teasing Fengyue, and the polo league has not yet had time to promote.Let Li Shouli select some Xijing children to form a team, and when he returns to Shendu in the future, he will go straight to work.

Li Shouli had tasted the style for the first time, so he was naturally unwilling to be lonely, but seeing Li Tong and the others lead the horse away, he could only stay at home obediently, and the government officials hated him and said: "Go and invite Dugu Lang and the others, it's boring. Keep it alone, and tell them that if they don't come, they will never join my family in the future!"

After several days of foreshadowing, the Qujiang meeting finally entered into a formal meat scene. A few days ago, Wu Youyi, who stayed behind in Xijing, showed up at the bank of the Qujiang River, and announced to the public what he and the young king had planned.Shiliu's reaction to this was mixed, but on the whole, he still focused on flattery.

In order to facilitate the laying of the competition and count the donations from the public, the main venue of the rally has been transferred to the apricot garden in Tongshanfang.Although Wu Youyi's heart aches for those apricots that have been looted by others, she still puts the overall situation first, so she simply opened the square area completely for people to enter and watch the drama selection.

The rules for the selection were mainly drawn up by Li Tong, which stipulated that any citizen who entered the country would send a catty of hemp under his name by default, and watch the play with water. .

With more people coming in and out, the momentum will naturally be greater, and the chances of high-rollers appearing will be higher.After all, only when the flow is done, can you imagine how to realize it.

But in this way, the difficulty of statistics is also doubled. The stay-at-home mansion and the two county government officials are still in a hurry, which also makes Wu Youyi, who is in charge of the presidency, have no time to pay attention to other things, which makes Li Tong more calm in arranging other things.

After leaving Leyou Yuanfang Residence, Li Tong did not go to the Xingyuan to watch the play, but came directly to the Cherry Orchard.If the people who come and go in the apricot orchard are traffic, then the cherry orchard is now the main source of content.

There are many talents of the time gathered by Li Tong before, who either compose lyrics or agree on rhythm, and produce rich content every day for Pingkang opera performances.

But even though they can't go to Xingyuan to watch the opera, the lives of these talented people are not boring.The Cherry Orchard was originally one of the famous gardens around Qujiang selected by Shiliu. Not to mention the elegant environment, the sensuality and all kinds of tricks selected by the Xingyuan every day are also sent here, and the rehearsal and rehearsal of new plays are concentrated, and the scenes are also entertaining. reward.

When the young king entered the garden, all the talented scholars in the garden came out to welcome him. The leader was a handsome scholar in his early thirties named Li Jixiu.

Li Tong first asked his family to send Tang Lingshu to another room in the garden, and then he turned his head to exchange greetings with the talented scholars and asked about today's labor situation.

It’s not the first day that the rally was transferred to Xingyuan. Although it was a bit hectic at first, it’s on track now. It’s nothing more than a few performances, how many people enter the park, and how much goods are collected. Li Jixiu led the talents and stepped forward answer.

Listening to his report, Li Tong couldn't help but look at this Li Jixiu, he was indeed handsome and aristocratic, his speech was calm and unhurried, and his conversation was full of elegance and fun.

Li Jixiu is the grandson of Li Daliang, a hero in the early Tang and Yuan Dynasties. He was also a member of the Li family in Longxi, and also a member of Guanlong's children.But he is different from the ordinary sons and daughters of nobles, relying solely on the shade of their ancestors. He is very talented. The assistants of the palace are invited to recruit.

However, Li Tong is not interested in the person in front of him, but in the future.His own parental disrespect made him do a lot of kisses, and this Li Jixiu is a ruthless character who can make the Zhang brothers call him father, and according to unofficial history records, it seems that he has such a relationship with Shangguan Wan'er .

Even regardless of these rumors, Li Tong felt that Li Jixiu was not lacking in talents. He sometimes had no time to take care of the things in the Cherry Orchard, and the people he entrusted could handle them in an orderly manner.

"Maozhi Liangcai, I have entrusted you with everything. There are also all of you, who are talented and generous, helping to make great fun. There may not be enough talents in the garden. If there is any illness, it will directly need the Tao."

After expressing condolences to all the talents, Li Tong let them go about their own affairs, then he lived in another hall and summoned several people in the garden who were in charge of common affairs. After a while, it was Tian Shao'an, Tian Dasheng's son.

Tian Shao'an was in his early twenties, had been taught in the palace for several years, and had already become quite capable, so he was promoted to foreign affairs, and now he is one of the direct cases of Chang'an Society.

"As expected by your majesty, families in Xijing have contacted the Shezhong frequently recently to visit and buy hemp goods, and the stocks of all parties are selling out..."

While talking, Tian Shaoan presented the register.

Li Tong took over the account books and found that most of the families in Xijing were on the books, even including Dou's family and Dou Lu's family, the emperor's relatives who had been robbed of the garden business by Wu Youyi before.

After seeing this, he couldn't help frowning, feeling something strange in his heart.It's not that he thinks that these companies are stupid and can't see the profit opportunities among them, but Chu Ma's ability to make profits is based on Wu Youyi, the specific operator. Storage fat enemy?

In other words, they have already thought of some way to counter Wu Youyi, so they dare to try the muddy water?

While Li Tong was still hesitating, he heard Tian Shaoan say again: "Although the stock in the company has dropped sharply, disputes over various personal situations have also occurred frequently. As listed in the book, all merchants in Xijing are willing to make fair prices when buying goods. But The wealthy families, relying on their strengths and strengths, refused to benefit the common people, and instead made things difficult for them, almost robbing them..."

Chapter 0264 Color is a Killer Knife

When Li Tong heard this, his eyes turned cold and he felt displeased.

Although these tyrants in Xijing swallowed their anger under Wu Youyi's oppression, they are by no means kind.Although the Guyishe is quite popular now, but in their eyes, it is just a friendship between poor people and the common people, and they don't pay much attention to it.

The fact is that although the Guyi Club has tens of thousands of disciples, the organization is scattered, and the people are scattered in the vast area of ​​thousands of miles between the two capitals. How can it compare to those places that have been cultivated for generations? The local tyrants.Not to mention that the powerful families in Guanlong, who are a few emperors, can look down on those ants, no matter whether they are private or not, they can be bullied or suppressed.

Ant people are not enough, not just a momentary opinion.As early as the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty first conquered Goryeo, and the people in Shandong, Hebei and other places had been frequently changed, but it was Yang Xuangan's rebellion that really shook the foundation of the Sui industry.In the end, it was the Li family who was also from Guanlong who ruled the world.

It's not that Li Tong looks down on these nobles from Guan Long, but even if there are many heroes from the ancestors, after several generations of pampering them, they are basically useless.

In addition to taking advantage of the favorable geographical conditions to engage in palace changes and the return to the ancestors of individual characters with genetic mutations, the whole can be said to be inappropriate.This point was most obvious in the Tang Dynasty and the Anshi Rebellion in the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

Although Li Tong also had the idea of ​​winning over the nobles of Guanlong, what he valued more was the ancestral shade they left behind, as well as the kind of pearls and secrets accumulated between the government and the opposition over the years, especially in the system of the imperial guards in the north and the south. knotted personnel relationship.I don't think highly of the current characters.

He put on such a posture that he didn't care much about those people who wanted to make a fortune.But eating and cooking are too ugly, which always makes people feel uncomfortable.

In the world, the big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats dried shrimps. Although Li Tong feels uncomfortable, the main target at the moment is Wu Youyi... Yes, Wu Youyi!

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he grabbed the account book again and looked it over carefully, his thoughts raced, pointing to several families on the account book, including the Dou family, and whispered to Tian Shaoan: "Choose some quick-sighted soldiers and go A secret investigation of the plans of these few companies in the past few days shows that they are swallowing huge quantities of goods, which may not be for ordinary profit-making."

Tian Shaoan stepped forward to learn, and after seeing the names, he said: "It is precisely these few companies that, although they have received a huge amount of goods, they are strictly not allowed to leak them, saying that if there are any related rumors outside, the balance of the remaining funds will not be released. Pay, but also investigate the crime of leaking secrets.”

Li Tong nodded after hearing the words, not surprised, the ones he pointed out were all the ones in the Guanlong sect that had deep grievances with Wu Youyi.Because of the low bids, several of the old clothing houses almost took over half of the inventory near Xijing, and they seemed to be more optimistic about the timing than Li Tong, the planner.

However, Li Tong didn't think that the few of them were purely for profit, and there must be a deeper strategy in it.Especially for families with foreign relatives like the Dou family, the Wu Zhou Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty did the most damage to their momentum. For example, the Empress Liu's family was almost completely killed before the revolution.

Although Dou's family was prominent in the past, the more they were like this, the more dangerous they became. In Li Wu's battle for the heir apparent, they were the natural supporters of Li.For example, when Wu Youyi conspired to seize the Qujiang garden industry, these foreign relatives were the first to attack, causing them to lose both money and power.

As for the ideas of these companies, Li Tong can't say, because there may be too many.But there is one thing Li Tong knows very well, that is, no matter how hard these companies struggle, it will be difficult to achieve a good result, and on the contrary, it may make the situation in Guanzhong and the court even more severe.

However, Li Tong has long been accustomed to the wild style of people in this era who are unwilling to be alone, and he has to reserve variables for taking advantage of the chaos.It is also a good idea to secretly investigate what they are planning.

Tian Shao'an took the order to withdraw, and ordered the pawns to deliver the young king's order.

Li Tong was a little restless, and sat in the room for a while. After a while, a waiter outside the door entered the garden, and the vocals and tricks were performed into a new song.He was feeling restless in his heart, so he simply got up and prepared to watch the play and have a little entertainment.

This garden newly built by Yang Li is not only famous for its flourishing cherry plants, but also has various buildings and pavilions to admire.

Li Tong passed through the cherry orchard, walked inside, and soon came to a small building, outside the building he could already hear the singing of warblers, when he walked in, he saw his wife Tang Lingshu enjoying the singing and singing on the stage.

"Because I'm following you, Dawang Qule can't enjoy himself to the fullest?"

Seeing the king walking in, Tang Lingshu quickly stood up to meet him, and asked in a low voice.

Li Tong took the little lady to the banquet, and said with a smile as he walked: "It's the same as usual, half a day to work in the garden, half a day to visit the apricot orchard. Are you bored here?"