Crown Tang emperor

After the Qujiang meeting was moved to Tongshanfang, it was mainly based on the teasing of Pingkang.The great desires of strangers are nothing more than food and sex, and the people of Xijing also responded with great enthusiasm to this.

Although there is a so-called order to donate hemp thread and pray for longevity when entering the garden, most people pay little attention to this. They usually don't even see county officials, and they don't feel that watching operas is not related to Dong What is the connection between the queen of Luoyang.

There are few powerhouses in the workshop to build gardens, and the atmosphere is much more relaxed than other workshops. There are many wanderers who love to play and do not leave after entering the garden. Living in the open air, picking apricots when hungry and drinking forest springs when thirsty, has a lot of unrestrained fun.

Of course, the most lively are the temporary tents set up by wealthy and noble families in the square. There are many guests in those tents, and the feasts are held all night long, and there is almost no deserted time during the day and night.

Even for these dignitaries, such a time of unfettered drama and fun is very rare.Especially this time with the arrival of many gods and capitals, it will naturally bring a lot of news about government and opposition trends.Therefore, for these people, this gathering is not only a rare pastime, but also a precious opportunity to form friendship.

After a day of teasing on the stage, some public venues were naturally deserted, but the tents scattered in the apricot orchard were noisy and lively in their own way.Accompanied by beautiful prostitutes, good friends, or by virtue of sex, or by detailed discussions of human relationships.

"Why isn't King Hedong here today?"

While drinking and chatting, someone raised such a question.

As the initiator of this meeting, King Hedong is also very talented and famous, so he naturally gained the attention of many people attending the meeting.Although this great king doesn't linger here day and night, he must come and go once a day. He didn't show up today, which naturally aroused the curiosity of others.

"The selection of art in the apricot orchard was sent to the cherry orchard. The King of Hedong has a lot of beauties, so why wait for the beauties like me and other vulgar guests! It's like spring tents, warm sleep, short nights, fun Linger has forgotten the time..."

Someone made such a joke, which naturally caused a roar of laughter, and many people participated in the discussion. During the conversation, they either admired the talent of King Hedong, or envied and envied his beauty.

People's minds are different. Some people are happy and forget their worries, while others are trembling.

The Dou family, as the leader of the Guanlong power sect, naturally set up a tent in the apricot garden, but they did not receive guests, only for their family members and relatives and friends to have fun.

Of course, even if you receive guests, not many dare to enter the account.This time, many gods flowed into Xijing from time to time, and also brought a lot of new news about the imperial court's seizure of the crown. As the emperor's heir, his family was in a sensitive situation in this heavenly dispute. Before the number is set, naturally no one will rush to visit for a moment of leisure, so as not to get burned.

Although the guest seats were cold, Dou's family did not take it seriously.There were five or six children of Dou's family scattered in the middle of the table, and a middle-aged man who sat on the top seat was named Dou Shangjian.

There were no joyful games in the tent, and the house slaves were divided into different places, and no one else was allowed to approach at will.A group of people looked anxious and apprehensive, frequently looking towards the entrance of the tent.

After a long time, two young people walked in quickly, and after taking their seats, they said in a low tone: "It's true that they didn't come, even the disciples set up by the king's account have withdrawn."

"Is this successful?"

When several people in the banquet heard this, their faces were filled with joy.

The middle-aged Dou Shangjian was still able to maintain his composure, but there was a hint of trill in his tone: "We still need to conduct further investigations to confirm a certainty."

"Pearl Niang is charming and seductive. Now that she has entered the garden, how can the pervert have any reason to endure it! Outside the cherry orchard, the armored disciples set up a display, and King Jian'an turned to return. Although he tried his best to conceal it, he also I hope there is worry..."

A young man also made a sound analysis, and was a little worried: "Now I'm just worried about Zhu Niang's life and death. Will this prostitute be unable to stand the torture..."

"The slut gives birth to evil seeds, and En Xu can be listed in my family. If she can't control it, what's the point of donating her life?"

After Dou Shangjian heard the words, he sneered and said: "I have already told her not to spare her own life if she wins. There is no proof of death, and no one knows her relationship with my spider silk."

"It's a pity for such a clever trick."

Another person sighed, "The Thirteenth Uncle is still in Sichuan, if we know that Zhu Niang is dead..."

"A prostitute, what is there to regret? If we don't save it, my family will be in jeopardy, and my children will all be lined up to die."

Dou Shangjian said again: "Let's do this tonight, continue to inquire about the news of the cherry orchard. There are also people deployed in the Jian'an Wangcang mansion. Once the news of the death of the Hedong King is confirmed, they will immediately set fire to it. Don't make fun of it tonight, just wait for the incident to happen. !"

The night seemed to pass without any disturbance. At dawn, the street drums had not sounded, and a new round of performance arrangements began in the square.After every night of joy, some fell asleep soundly, some joined in the teasing of the new day full of energy, and some nervously followed the upcoming personnel changes.

After the gate of the workshop was opened, hundreds of soldiers marched in in line, and the size of the battle immediately attracted the attention of the wandering people in the workshop.Among the crowd, a dew car was driving smoothly, and a young nobleman was sitting in the dew car.

"The King of Hedong has entered the workshop!"

Soon someone recognized the young king in the car, and rushed to tell them.

"The young king is not dead?"

Dou Shangjian was still taking a nap in the tent, when he heard the sound of the doorman walking, he jumped up from the couch immediately, and after walking out, he saw several children standing there with terrified expressions.

At this moment, he was also a little panicked: "Are you sure? The young king is really safe?"

"The young king is watching a play on the stage of the North Garden..."

A disciple of the Dou family said with a pale expression, "Zhu Niang died and was buried in the cherry orchard. Seventh Uncle, what should we do?"

"This, this... The whore is too useless, it's really tiring!"

Dou Shangjian sighed deeply, and his lowered hands were grasping nervously: "The situation is not the worst, at least there is no evidence to prove it, otherwise last night would not be able to pass the night safely. Although the whore missed, he did not expose more. OK, okay."

"But the young king is not dead, what should we do? Should we continue..."

When Dou Shangjian heard this, he couldn't help but frowned. After a while, he pondered: "My house used to store a lot of hemp, and I really can't avoid it. If the king of Jian'an finds out, he will definitely not let it go. Instead of waiting He is urging but not rewarding, so it is better to volunteer and offer to help this drama..."

"But buying and storing these hemp goods cost my family a lot of money!"

A son of the Dou family couldn't help but feel distressed after hearing the words.

"Floating money is a small plan, and family business is the big plan. But if you keep your family intact, are you afraid that you will run out of food and clothing?"

Hearing that Erlang was still caring about small profits at this moment, Dou Shangjian immediately showed dissatisfaction, and after a reprimand, he said: "These people keep money and take more from the communes. If they dare to come to the door to ask for money, they will be escorted directly to the county. Despicable, dare to make a profit by wishing a great event!"

After a pause, he continued: "The previous plan was to burn Wu's private treasury and continue to implement it. If he is not in trouble, he can't remember his kindness deeply. When I go to make a donation to help things, I will burn it tonight!"

"Then make an appointment with Zhuniang to join the family with the concubine..."

Dou Shangjian became a little irritable after hearing the words, sighed and said: "It is easy to be confused by strangers, but it is hard to be deceived by ghosts and gods. Although this prostitute is incompetent and tiring, he also donated his life. There is no need to break the contract, and it makes the hearts of those who have experienced it cold."

"Auntie is jealous, I'm afraid Uncle Thirteen's house will be in trouble."

"He's uneasy about his own family affairs, so who else should he blame!"

Chapter 0267

In the apricot orchard of Tongshanfang, on the stage, a beautiful woman in palace attire sits alone, twirling the strings of the qin, playing and singing.

Qingshangle has never been known for being lively and exciting, so the audience in the audience is far less than that of other theaters.However, as the young king's car stopped here, the deserted scene changed. After all, the young king had hundreds of followers, and he had his own halo. Wherever he went, the followers gathered.

"It turns out that the King of Hedong also likes this kind of taste?"

Not long after the young king entered the workshop, Wu Youyi also rushed over after hearing the news, sat down with the young king, pointed at the actors on the stage and said with a smile: "This Yang Jiuniang is also a person who is known for her beauty in Pingkang workshop, but she is cold-tempered. After a few days of performances, all the performances failed to meet the wishes of the public, and became a legacy on the field."

"There are a lot of irritable and nonsense in the market, but it is rare to listen to such pure Wu Yue."

After Li Tong heard the words, he said with a smile, he has not been playing music for a short time, and he has dabbled in various styles of music.Wu Yue in the Qing and Shang Dynasties is not suitable for this kind of open-air performance, but it is still suitable for elegant halls, where the second and third leisure guests savor carefully. The women on the stage have a bit of high-level taste in terms of temperament and skills, so it is not surprising to be left out in the cold.

Wu Youyi grinned after hearing the words: "I'm not as elegant as the King of Hedong. I have a lot of followers today. Can you feel at ease?"

"Always put the big things first, even if you have fear in your heart, you can't avoid people for a long time."

After Li Tong heard the words, he said with a smile that he was indeed a little bit terrified when he encountered the incident yesterday, but after a night, his mood was not greatly affected.

Seeing the young king's calm expression, Wu Youyi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this kid really has the talent to confuse people, his face turned pale with fright in the small building in the Cherry Orchard yesterday, he looked out of his wits, and today he came in front of people but nothing happened Usually, if you change yourself, you really can't cover up to such a degree.

"After several days of performances, the collection of hemp materials has exceeded 500 million catties. The rascals in the workshop really spare no effort to make fun of them. Looking at this trend, and performing for another ten days, it is more than enough to collect tens of millions of catties of hemp materials. Play like this Repaying the gods, it won't make people lose their front teeth in shock!"

When talking about the recent harvest, Wu Youyi couldn't help but smile, the only dissatisfaction was that he didn't stock up much hemp material in advance.After all, he spent many years squatting in Xijing City, and there were few businesses in the countryside outside the city, so he collected them hastily, but he was able to count millions of catties.

When Li Tong heard the data, he also silently calculated it in his heart.The price of hemp goods themselves is not high, a catty of hemp is only a few dollars, and tens of millions of catties is only a few hundred million yuan. This is still under the circumstance that the price of hemp in Xijing is rising day by day.One thousand coins is one coin, and one hundred million coins is only one hundred thousand coins. After tossing and tossing for so long, the collection is only a few hundred thousand coins. It seems that the harvest is not too big.

However, under such transportation conditions in ancient times, materials could not simply be converted into money prices.Not to mention the rich and powerful between the two capitals, even if they are wealthy businessmen, there are not a few who have a family property of more than one hundred thousand yuan, but if they are ordered to hand over tens of millions of catties, they will not be able to do it even if they are forced to death.

Tens of millions of catties of hemp materials are enough to plunder the hemp reserves of Xijing and even the surrounding states.When the net is collected, there will inevitably be a large number of people who have spent a lot of money in the theater but are unable to cash in. These people will either give up all their wealth to collect money at a high price, or open their private treasuries for Wu Youyi to search and blackmail.

That's why Wu Youyi smiled happily, and felt that it was really enjoyable to cooperate with the young king to do the facts, not only flattering his aunt, but also wantonly plundering people's wealth.

"This time the teasing was a great success. It can not only entertain the people, but also please the people. The so-called guarding and educating is just like this. It can become a routine. It just so happens that you, King Hedong, will leave Xijing to expand the new song as a blessing." Next year's holy birthday, we might as well do another play on the Double Ninth Festival after autumn!"

Hearing that Wu Youyi is already making plans for the next step before the matter is over, Li Tong can't help but sigh, what's wrong with a pig's brain?At least he himself is happy!

Although she had a successful experience, Wu Youyi didn't feel that she could complete the play independently, so she couldn't help showing favor to the young king: "Hedong Wangxin has been robbed, I know you can't make up your mind. It's difficult for some strong people to force you to stay here. But as long as you are willing to stay, I will guarantee your safety. When I returned to the residence last night, I was also thinking about who harmed you. After thinking about it, I have already gained some money."

"The king has no enmity with the world. Those who harm you must have no intentions of you. What they do is to murder the current affairs. I heard rumors that several families in the capital are harvesting hemp materials. I think it is to make the countryside dry. You and I have nothing to help you. Those who harm you will not come from these few families. When the matter at hand is over, I will definitely seek justice for you!"

Seeing Wu Youyi's upright and serious face, Li Tong opened his mouth and was a little speechless: You guys usually use three-thirds of your money-making ghost ideas for business, maybe the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou is you, You are such a smart ghost!

While speaking, there was a commotion among the audience. Some noble slaves lined up to surround the audience, and followed a middle-aged man in a brocade robe to the edge of the young king's guard array.

The middle-aged man crossed over the slaves, clasped his hands inward through layers of human walls, and said, "Shi Dou Qi in the wild village, please see the two great kings."

Li Tong's eyes flashed when he heard the other party's self-introduction, and he raised his hand to let the guards get out of the way, inviting that Dou Qiru to come.

Dou Shangjian walked through layers of armored soldiers, feeling uneasy in his heart.But he is not a person without courage. He knows that if the young king knows the origin of the assassin, his family will not be able to escape no matter what.

After seeing the ceremony, Dou Shangjian sat on the seat under the second king's seat, turned sideways and watched the teasing on the stage, and after a while, he turned around and smiled at the first two kings: "King Jian'an stayed behind to rule the country, and sent Xijing Xianning, but He is too powerful, people don't dare to have fun. The king of Hedong is full of elegance and talent, and he advocates this strong opera, which makes the scholars and people praise it. If the two great kings are not talented, the countryside can enjoy this great joy!"

Wu Youyi didn't have a good impression of Dou's family, and she even thought about it in her heart, later she would use the assassination of the young king as an excuse to get these rich families who robbed him of his goods, but she just nodded her head reservedly after hearing the words.

Li Tong grinned when he heard this, and felt that this guy was a bit interesting.Although it is not confirmed that it is the Dou family who wants to get him, but it should be more or less the same, after all, the other family's motives are not too strong.

Last night, he inquired about the affairs of the Dou family from everyone in Namo, including this Dou Qi.

Dou, as the representative of the nobles of Guan Long, even if he doesn't talk about the past, has a lot to do with the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

For example, Dou Qi's grandfather, Dou Kang, was the nephew of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, his uncle Dou Dan was the son-in-law of Emperor Gaozu, and his cousin Dou Kui was the son-in-law of Emperor Taizong.With such a family background, it can be said that the roots are deep and the leaves are luxuriant, and the heritage is profound.

Dou Shangjian's father, Dou Shilun, supervised the weaving in Yizhou for a long time. He was also a skilled craftsman.Although it is now the age of Wu Zhou, the palace weaving is still Faling Yanggong.

Such a deep-rooted big family has no way to maintain the family power, and the close marriage with Li Tang's clan is naturally one of the reasons for its longevity.But even if the queen suppresses the relatives of her sons now, it is still inevitable to use her strength.For example, Shangfang Supervisor in the capital of God, Pei Jiegong, the Shaofu Supervisor, and Dou Qi's brother-in-law in front of him.

As for this Dou Qi, he did not serve as an official, but stayed in Xijing to concentrate on running the family business.This is also one of the manifestations of the family's profound heritage. For example, the Wu family itself is lacking in talent. In order to be able to control the court, Wu Zetian really has to use all relatives.

Yang Li, who was taken in by Li Tong recently, as a member of the Shu merchants, was originally a member of the supply chain for the Dou family.After the disaster of the family business, when they came to Xijing, they naturally had to ask the Dou family for help, but they couldn't get in, so Li Tong picked up a loophole.

Li Tong also asked Yang Li about the business dealings in Sichuan in the Dou family's property. Although he didn't know much about it, he couldn't help but click his tongue again and again.Almost without exception, all the merchants in central Sichuan who operate Guanjin have some contacts with the Dou family, whether deep or shallow.

After learning about this, Li Tong couldn't help but feel that even though he is having a good time, this team is really not that easy to insert.

Look at his relatives like his fourth uncle, and look at the shabby households related to his family, how do they compare?Li Longji's cousins ​​all wore gold and silver, and Li Tong didn't know if he had any of these cousins.

But at the moment, he is really unenviable, he can only rely on his own efforts, sometimes in his life, he must have it, and if there is no time in his life, can't he grab it?

Dou Shangjian saw that the two kings responded indifferently, so he continued to laugh and said: "The two kings are elegant and playful. Although they are worthy of praise, they are still not to be admired. But it is really admirable to be able to form a relationship to achieve the best. My family I have a small business in the village, I hope to help luck, I hoard some silk and hemp things, donating them to the public may be suspected of boasting and gaining power, please tell the stay-at-home king, can you send the people in the government to take it privately?"

Hearing this, Wu Youyi immediately smiled, and instead of indifference to Dou Shangjian before, she turned sideways to leave half of the table, and started discussing with Dou Shangjian eagerly.

Li Tong was used to Wu Youyi's lack of integrity, but he was a little surprised when he heard Dou Shangjian play this move.Although it is common sense that the conflict between Wu family and Dou family's positions is really sharp, but which of the Wu family can be judged with common sense?

He saw that the two were chatting eagerly, so he also interjected a sentence: "If Mr. Dou is afraid of boasting and is eager to help, can Xiao Wang use a little bit of strength to boast?"

"Stick what you want, don't dare to ask."

Dou Shangjian replied with a half-smile, and then turned to Wu Youyi and said: "The goods are owned by King Jian'an at the moment, and I agree with them. It is Yuezu who will take care of it."

Wu Youyi started with a windfall, but he waved his hands generously and said, "Hedong King and I don't care about each other. You don't need to ask me if you want to do whatever you want."

Li Tong smiled and asked someone to record one hundred thousand catties of hemp under the names of the actors on stage. Wu Youyi's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this number.And Dou Shangjian also frowned slightly after hearing the words, only felt that the heart of Hedong King was really dirty under his handsome skin.

Right now it is still uncertain whether it was the Dou family who attacked him, Li Tong took the one hundred thousand catties, if there is a misunderstanding in the matter, to satisfy his hatred of the rich, if it is undeniable, then it is really fate to grab it!

Even though he said so, Li Tong was already sure in his heart, otherwise Dou Shangjian's current behavior would be too abrupt.

But no matter what the hidden situation is, anyway, his eyes and ears have been arranged, and the brave warriors are already ready to go outside the city. As long as there is any disturbance on the banks of Qujiang, whether it is created by himself or others, he will immediately give it to the people of Xijing. Big surprise!

Chapter 0268

During the day, he showed up in Xingyuan to watch the play for a while, and in the evening, Li Tong rejected Wu Youyi's invitation to stay overnight in Xingyuan.There was no particular reason, just to increase the pressure on the guards, he wanted to stay in Xingyuan, and the two guards would work together as one, and the distribution was also convenient for Wu Youyi to dispatch.

This guy is convenient, but Li Tong is uncomfortable.And he always felt that Dou Qi's sudden behavior should be to cover up some actions, maybe the accident happened in an instant, and it would be more convenient to contact the tribe outside Wu Youyi's side.

The area of ​​the cherry orchard is not small, and there are more than a thousand soldiers stationed in Xijing, even more than Wu Youyi's guards.Of course, so many soldiers are not only defending the cherry orchard, but also taking care of the entire Quchifang. Just using the cherry orchard as a temporary camp is also considered two gains.

With so many soldiers stationed around, it is unavoidably inconvenient to communicate with the outside world.However, this is not difficult for Li Tong. He was in the Forbidden City Ren Zhiyuan in his early years. In such a difficult environment, he was able to hook up with Guo Da of the Beiya, and it was nothing more than a little extra effort.

After returning to the cherry orchard, Li Tong called Tian Shao'an immediately. He was not impatient when he learned that there was no new news. Compiled lyrics to pass the time.

"Go to bed first if you're tired."

Looking at Tang Lingshu who was sitting in the banquet with his chin resting on his hands and yawning secretly, Li Tong put down the scroll and said with a smile to her.

"I'm not sleepy, I don't sleep, I just stay here with the king."

Tang Lingshu rubbed the center of her brows to cheer herself up. Last night's assassination really cast a huge shadow on her heart. She was fine during the day, but at night she felt flustered and uneasy when she didn't see the king for a moment.

Seeing this little lady like this, Li Tong stopped persuading her.Since this little lady chooses to follow her, she fears that she will miss out on a normal and stable life in the future.Compared with the dangers that he will face in the future, the assassination last night is really nothing to mention, so it's better to get used to it sooner.

Time passed quietly, and before you knew it, it was already midnight, footsteps sounded outside the hall, Yang Sixuan stepped forward to open the door, and then Tian Shaoan's face was revealed: "Your Majesty, there is news..."

"Silence."

Li Tong first raised his hand to signal silence, and let a few people wait for a while, while he gently hugged Tang Lingshu, who had fallen asleep on the table, and put the little lady into the inner room. Turn around and walk back to the outer hall.

"Xifang's disciples have spread out and expanded several houses in the city..."

Tian Shao'an sat in the banquet and quickly reported the news from the outside world to the king: "These residences have unusual transfers, especially the Dou family in Beicheng, which frequently collects..."

Li Tong knew that the Dou family was going to donate hemp goods to Wu Youyi privately, and these actions were not enough to show that his family had any conspiracy brewing, so he asked after a moment of pondering: "Is there any unusual behavior among these family members?"