Crown Tang emperor

However, after the accumulation and consumption of talents in the Wu Zhou dynasty, in the late Kaiyuan period, including the Tianbao period, there was an obvious fatigue in the promotion and selection of talents.Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others hold power, leaving no room for high-end talents to advance.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the authority of the central government was completely lost, until Huangchao, who had trampled on the bones of the public in Tianjie, made a rebellion, and the nobles of Guanlong failed to create another glory after all.

For this group, Li Tong secretly holds a negative attitude in his heart. Of course, there are still things to rely on now, and he will choose to accept them in the future, but the Guanlongmen Clan itself is not enough to support a strong and prosperous world. a fact.

After discussing the recruitment of Quan Chuzhang as a member of the government, another servant came to report that Feng Yansi, a commoner from the village, came to the government to ask for an audience, and he had prepared a lot of gifts.

Chapter 0283

Under the guidance of the servants of the palace, Feng Wu sat down at an idle seat in the outer hall.

This welcoming hall is not small, and there are also many seats. At this moment, there are few idle seats in the hall, so it is naturally very noisy.When Feng Wuxing entered, many people had already recognized him, and many people laughed and joked, but of course the words were not very respectful.

"Feng Wu, when your mother was pregnant with you, did you mistakenly put a field mouse in her arms? You are really good at drilling camps! There are not many expensive mansions in Chang'an city for you to wander around, and you actually stepped into the king's mansion!"

Feng Wu has been in the market all year round, so he is naturally an exquisite person. After hearing the words, he smiled and said: "The courts in Xijing are not a rat's den, and Feng Wu dare not take it in his heart, for fear that the nobles of the family will be bored by hearing this. .

The nobles are at leisure, and the humble are busy. If there is no me, a pawn, running around in the camp, how can I show that the nobles of each family are dignified and prudent.The mansion of the King of Hedong is the most expensive place in Beijing today, the mansion is naturally grand and has the capacity to accommodate people, so I dare to enter it boldly. "

Although he answered wittily, he was actually a bit uneasy, especially seeing that many families whom he had to pay respects to before were waiting to be interviewed in the outer hall, which shows the high threshold of the king's residence.

It's a bit hasty for me, a mere commoner, to come to see the young king on the basis of the predestined relationship with him when he came to Beijing. It's no wonder that other guests who have been waiting for a long time to see him ridicule him.

But when he was still in a state of anxiety, a servant of the royal residence went straight into the hall and came to his table, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty summons Mr. Feng to see you."

"Da, Your Majesty wants to see me? See you now?"

Feng Wu was startled when he heard the sound, and asked with some uncertainty.

"Is this foot the famous Feng Yansi? If it is, then it is the person the king wants to summon."

The palace servant replied with a smile.

Seeing this scene, the people around who had been waiting for a long time but could not be interviewed couldn't help being uproarious. After seeing Feng Wu being lured away by the servants, he couldn't help feeling that this Feng Wu really had some skills, and he could even drive straight into the Prince's Mansion of Hedong.

The doorman led Feng Wu through the vestibule corridor, turned into a row of verandahs on the side, and said with a smile: "Recently, the house is full of guests, and the response is not good. It is very hot in the workshop, and you will inevitably sweat if you sit for a long time. Please enter the room first to clean yourself. There is running water and bath beans in it, if you need a new shirt, just ask the servants to measure it, and the old clothes can be picked up in the side compartment."

"No, there is no need to change clothes."

Feng Wu waved his hand to refuse, then walked into the room, and saw that there were pottery pipes, buckets, etc. in the room, and his own servants came forward to explain the shower utensils, which made Feng Wuda feel novel.

He took a shower in the room, and it took half an hour. When the old clothes arrived, he found that they seemed to have been sprayed with fragrance powder. After drying in the shade, there were still sweat stains, and at the same time, there was a fresh fragrance.

Feng Wu also visited many noble families in Xijing, but he rarely saw this kind of etiquette for entertaining guests. He thought to himself while dressing, thinking that after the assassination of the King of Hedong, he set up such etiquette. The guests hide their blades into the eyes, and people don't feel offended and conflicted.

It's not bad for him to think so, the King of Hedong has always cherished his life, and it is only right to make arrangements after being assassinated.There are many powerful and powerful guests, so it is of course inappropriate to search them directly.

In addition to this reason, there is another point that the King of Hedong has received more than 400 stone spices from Wu Youyi, and he is also a little worried, and wants to realize it as soon as possible.After all, spices are relatively easy to transport. If Wu Youyi arrives in Shendu and wants to transport them away by name, it will be a trouble, so it's better to cash them out as soon as possible.

But spices are luxury goods, especially Wu Youyi's stocks are treasures in the field of spices, and their uses and markets are not extensive. Once a large number of them enter the market, the price will plummet.

Therefore, to promote a stylish living habit to the dignitaries in Xijing, increase their demand for spices, and also preserve the value of those accumulated spices.

In the past, others were showing off their wealth, but now they are rich and powerful. Besides showing off their wealth, they can also preserve or even increase the value of the goods in their hands. There is no reason not to do it.Of course, if Wu Youyi knew that the young king was ruining the family fortune he had worked so hard to accumulate, he might be so angry that he vomited blood.

After taking a bath and changing his clothes, Feng Wu also felt refreshed. He perked up and followed the guiding door servant into the middle hall of the king's residence. He walked in and greeted him cautiously.

"Feng Yansi? Feng Wu, let's meet again. I have a deep impression of you."

Li Tong looked at Feng Wu and said with a smile.

Feng Wu felt panic again when he heard the words, he only said that what the young king said was that he blocked the road in the street before, and after pleading guilty again, he carefully sat down at the table under the courtesy of the young king.

He naturally didn't know that the reason why King Hedong was willing to summon him in time was because of the busy things he had been handling recently.

Before the Qujiang meeting, Li Tong ordered Liu You to ask Feng Wu's former clothing club to buy property in Xijing, and he was quite satisfied with what Feng Wu did.The results are outstanding, reflecting the person's ability to move well.The commission is also fair, and there is no fraudulent charge, which shows that he is also a trustworthy person.

Every time Zhengyi slaughters more dogs, Li Tong agrees with this sentence.In life, there must always be several things that are valued. Some people value love, some value righteousness, some are greedy for money, and some are in love with power.Although this Feng Wu was born in the market, he was able to abide by his faith, which was also one of the reasons why Li Tong valued him.

Of course, when Feng Wu was doing these things, people from Guyishe came forward to contact him, because he didn't know that Hedong King was still hidden behind the scenes and inspected him by the way.

"I gave you a door post earlier to allow you to come and see me in your free time. After so long in the past, I suddenly came to see you. If you think there is something to do, you might as well speak up."

Hearing the young king's words, Feng Wu lowered his head and said: "I dare not take the liberty to pay homage to the poor man for fear of polluting the noble mansion. I have something to say to the king today. Because I have been entrusted by others, I have to confess some things to the king. The king was assassinated a few days ago."

"Oh? Do you know some secrets?"

Li Tong also regained some energy after hearing the words. Although he knew who did this, he was also curious about what Feng Wu was going to tell him.

After Feng Wu heard the words, he shook his head quickly and said: "It's a secret, how can the little people find out, and I really dare not go deep."

Speaking of this, he pondered for a while, and then continued: "May I ask if Your Majesty knows about the Gao Clan of the old Shen Guogong? Xiaomin is entrusted by his family to visit the King's residence this time."

"Shen Guogong Gao? Gao Shilian?"

Li Tong didn't come to his senses for a while, and thought about it after a moment of contemplation. Seeing that Feng Wu nodded yes, he couldn't help asking: "Why, there are still descendants of his family living in Xijing?"

He is naturally not as overbearing as Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, who can kill a living person with a single sentence.The reason for asking is purely out of curiosity.

Although Gao Shilian's family had the merits of Yuan Cong and helped Emperor Taizong, they had a lot of troubles in Gaozong's first dynasty. They were heavily implicated by the eldest grandson Wuji. After finally taking a breath, they were involved in the conspiracy of their own father. case.

Ever since he came to this world, Li Tong has often seen disasters in the past, such as the Gao family who were unlucky in Gaozong's reign. In his impression, he had long regarded him as a story character, but he didn't expect that not only people in the Gao family were still alive, And it jumped out suddenly to scare him.

After Feng Wu's narration, Li Tong understood the reason for his visit today.

Gao Shenxing, Gao Shilian's son, was entrusted to Feng Wu. Although his family was demoted in the old year, it was also a blessing and a blessing, avoiding various purges after Wu Zetian came to power.And it is still taking root in the place where they were demoted. Some of them returned to Guanzhong after being pardoned, lost their ranks, and lived in the wild.

"Regarding the assassination of the king, there are rumors gradually in the square, and one of them involves the Gao family. It is said that Gao's resentment of the old relationship, so he sent a prostitute to assassinate the king, and wanted to end the matter."

After Feng Wu talked about this, he stood up and worshiped: "Although Xiaomin is a humble person, he sincerely knows that he has not been able to win the trust of the king, but he dares to guarantee his life. The disciples of the Gao family are indeed not involved in this conspiracy! After his family is pardoned and returned, he is kind to others. , be careful, and absolutely dare not touch the king lightly."

Li Tong didn't answer Feng Wu immediately, but frowned and pondered.It was the first time he had heard of such rumors, but it did not affect his keen ability to catch a trace of conspiracy in them.

Gao Shilian's grandson, Gao Qi, conspired with the former prince Li Xian, and was reprimanded by Emperor Gaozong to go home and admonish him. However, the Gao family was frightened by the case of the old elder Sun Wuji, and the family worked together to kill Gao Qi directly. He also threw the corpse in the road, so he was disgusted by Emperor Gaozong, and the whole family was demoted.

Not to mention the right and wrong in this old incident, the key is that there is no reason why the Gao family wanted to buy the murder to kill the young king.

But what are rumors?It's just a pan-conspiracy theory based on speculation and no factual basis, which connects the two things far-fetchedly. This seems to be a resurgence of Li Tong and his father's rebellion!

The more Li Tong thought about it, the more ugly his face became.

The biggest political risk in his family is his father Li Xian's old crime of treason. Since he came to this world and started offering Ciwu poems, Li Tong has been trying to downplay this matter. The next thing is to make his grandma decide to move his father back to Qianling for burial. Although there is no official text to reverse the case, at least he will no longer treat Li Xian as a rebellious son.

But now some people are trying to rediscover this matter, even at the expense of the Gao family who has faded out for a long time, their intentions can be described as sinister.

"What is the name of the son of the Gao family entrusted to you? Can this rumor be traced back to its source?"

After pondering for a while, Li Tong asked again.

"His name is Gao Yi. After entering the village, he changed his name to Li Yang to conceal the past."

Feng Wu quickly replied: "This Li Yang, after returning to his hometown, does not have a business. He only takes care of emergency relief. In the countryside, there is a mutual aid company called Guyishe..."

After Li Tong heard this, his eyes widened, damn it, retribution!He worked so hard to plot people here, but he didn't expect to be beaten to death by someone in a crooked way!

Chapter 0284

In a farm in the south of Chang'an City, Dou Shangjian and several of his clan's children gathered in the hall, watching the stewards and family members sitting at their desks making plans, writing and drawing on paper from time to time.

After a long while like this, a middle-aged man came forward with the account book in his hand and presented it. Dou Shangjian took the account book and glanced at it, his face sank suddenly, and he said in an angry tone: "Every family in Beijing has income from Qujiang's collection of affairs, why does my family have money?" Lost so much?"

"Previously, the purchase and storage of hemp goods was cheap, but the quantity was large. This part of the money wasted for nothing..."

Hearing his family's answer, Dou Shangjian's face darkened again. Before that, he thought he was smart enough to send someone to burn Wu Youyi's storage, but he didn't want someone to take advantage of the incident and cause even bigger troubles, which would cast a layer of gloom over the entire city of Xijing .

In the end, in order to cope with the celebration, each family donated silk and hemp. Although each had a loss, the Dou family's loss doubled.That's because he promised Wu Youyi before that he would donate this batch of hemp goods to Wu Youyi privately, but in the end all of them went into the official warehouse, but Wu Youyi couldn't send them away.

Dou Shangjian was guilty of being a thief again, and did not dare to entangle Wu Youyi too much on this matter, so he could only grit his teeth and admit the amount, input the amount of money into the official warehouse, and compared it with the current price, paid Wu Youyi the same amount in full goods.

The loss didn't stop there. Although the thieves who looted Wu Youyi's Longqingfang garden hadn't been captured yet, Wu Youyi, including some Shiliu in Xijing, put their suspicious eyes on several of their households in Guanzhong Dazong.

After all, the thieves who entered the city were all strong and strong, and it was by no means that they could be organized normally.

And these big clans in Guanzhong have a deep background, and they definitely have the energy to pull out such a team, and this time they expelled Wu Youyi from Xijing, these big clans also contributed a lot behind the scenes, and many doubts are hard to explain. All the big families, including the Dou family, have suffered a lot.

Then, before Wu Youyi left, he remained stubborn and blackmailed him again. The Dou family was the first to bear the brunt and paid a lot of money to send this plague god away completely.

"Seventh Uncle, I really don't understand. This time, my family did a lot of hard work to force King Jian'an away, and it was a fluke. Even if King Jian'an didn't know it right now, someone would report it after returning to the capital of God. It was a complete offense. Why let him ask for anything?"

A disciple of the Dou family said with a puzzled look on his face.

Dou Shangjian sighed after hearing the words, and said with a gloomy face: "The power is not as good as others, so it should be like this. Expelling King Jian'an is what must be done now. If he is allowed to stay in Xijing again, my family will be in trouble. The blackmail is just to make people impeccable on the scene and to gain more room for maneuver."

"My family comes from an unusual family, and it's not common crimes that can cause harm. On the contrary, even if you are innocent, you may not be able to avoid disasters. Among them, Qu Yin, I can't explain it clearly. You can only experience it yourself."

Speaking of this, Dou Shangjian became more worried, and continued: "The reason why the gods dismissed and convicted King Jian'an this time, do you think it was caused by all kinds of turmoil and force exerted by the family before? That's too shallow. If this is the reason, why didn't the imperial court directly send the Criminal Department of Southern Province to investigate the criminals who entered Beijing to plunder, instead of letting Wei Yuanzhong, who was far away in Fuling, stay behind?

If you can't find out, who is King Jian'an, how can you hide it from the wise people of the world?Of all his misdeeds in Xijing, which one can't spark a civil uprising?With the thousands of disciples left behind in the prefecture, can the entire Qinchuan be suppressed?The reason why Guanzhong is still stable and stable depends on the assistance of various families to calm the crowd.Now that there is chaos, the crime is not with those thieves who entered the city, but with my families in Xijing! "

When the disciples of Dou's family heard what Dou Shangjian said, they couldn't help but change their colors, and someone exclaimed: "If this is the case, my family will follow the crowd to force King Jian'an. Isn't it an added crime? How can this matter be hidden?" If we beat His Majesty the Holy Emperor, isn't my family in double danger?"

"The criminal law can't reach the public, and there are too many people. Wei Yuanzhong came to Xijing this time to judge the situation and situation. Anyone who is out of the group and not in the situation is the real danger. Drive away from Jian'an Wang Nai is what the people of Xijing want, it is not my family's only wish, if my family doesn't do this, it will be out of the group."

Seeing the expressions of the disciples in the hall who were still vaguely clear, Dou Shangjian could not help sighing again: "You sons of men, who were honored to be raised in the court and taught generously in the room, why can't you be sensitive to the current situation and be resourceful when things go wrong?" ? Compared with the King of Hedong, it is really inferior!"

"The King of Hedong is calm when things happen, and he is good at forbearance. After being assassinated, he didn't make a public announcement. He only announced it to the public when the Wu family left the capital. Do you know why?"

Hearing this question, the disciples of the Dou family pondered each other, but no one gave an answer.

Dou Shangjian looked disappointed and said: "Even if you can't know it deeply, can't you see it clearly? Now the disciples in Xijing tend to wait in front of the Prince of Hedong's residence, and no one dares to wait. He is relying on this dangerous incident to gain hope! If people gather together, they will be powerful, and if they coerce the crowd, they will gain power. In Xijing today, who dares to underestimate the young king? Who dares to disobey his decrees? You guys, compared with the King of Hedong, there is a gap between the bottom of the abyss and the top of the mountain. !"

The children of the Dou family may not have bright minds, but they still have self-respect. Hearing the elders stepping down on them like this, they naturally feel a little upset: No matter how much you say, the reason why the King of Hedong can have such power is not because of your cleverness and attempted assassination!

Of course, they didn't dare to speak out about such thoughts directly, they only dared to slander them silently.Then someone asked: "At present, the imperial court has sent Shi Qian to investigate the assassination of King Hedong, should my family take precautions?"

Hearing this question, Dou Shangjian's face became uneasy. He was indeed a little reckless in this matter.At first, he only thought that the King of Hedong was a lost clan, and he could only fool around with his skillful tricks, even if he was killed, it would be no big deal.

But the development of the matter was not what he expected. A few days ago, the family of Shendu sent a message that the empress was furious at the court when she said this, and sent Xue Rengui's son Xue Jichang to investigate the matter. To be more serious, with an attitude of never giving up.

The city of Xijing was invaded by thieves, and the garrison stationed by the imperial court was condemned by the masses. Such a major event, on the contrary, was not as good as the attempted assassination of an old king of the Li family, which attracted the Queen's attention.

The reason for this, after thinking for a long time, Dou Shangjian also got something.As he himself said, the imperial court did not directly investigate the Kou riots in Xijing, because the scope involved was too wide, and there would be no gain if the investigation was shallow, and the public would be even more frightened if the investigation was deep.

On the contrary, a young king was assassinated, and the target was much smaller. Even if the matter was strictly investigated, it would not cause major riots and panic.

If the gathering of people in Xijing is like a piece of tough cowhide, which is difficult to break with a sledgehammer, then the assassination of the young king is an awl that breaks the situation. collapse.

After learning about this, Dou Shangjian was also in a complicated mood. On the one hand, he regretted that the assassination of the young king was done too hastily, and he lost consideration.On the other hand, he is even more certain of his own opinion. King Hedong is really too strange, and it will definitely be a disaster for him to stay in the current situation for a long time!

Even though she had such a cognition in her heart, Dou Shangjian did not dare to tell others.The only good news right now is that there are few conspirators in the assassination of King Hedong, and it is very difficult to track it down.Moreover, he also has some arrangements for this.

While speaking, another door servant came forward and said: "Qi Gong, there is a man named Li Yang outside the garden, please meet him."

After hearing this, the son of the Dou family sneered and said: "The son of the Gao family is the son of the Gao family. Does changing the name make people ignorant? After all, he is also a descendant of a famous family, but he hides his name, betrays his ancestors, and fights with a group of humble people. It's ridiculous to mix pawns together!"

"No, tell him that if he still dares to trespass into the courtyard to harass the nobles in the future, he will just hit him with a stick!"

Dou Shangjian waved his hand impatiently and said.

As a member of the noble group of Guan Long, the situation of the world has been unpredictable in recent years, and Dou Shangjian has also seen many old losers.If this son of the Gao family came to see him under his own name, Dou Shangjian would not be so arrogant to turn people away, even if it was just for those old good families to see, it would be necessary to invite him into the house with courtesy, and help those who can help .

However, as his own children said, this Gao family's son is willing to degenerate and is not worthy of pity.The man was a leader of the old clothes club, because the Dou family bought a lot of hemp goods from the old clothes club before but didn't pay for it, so they came to ask for it several times, which was very annoying.

Although he said that he should not care about the gains and losses of superficial wealth, and tried his best to meet Wu Youyi's demands, but the recent decline of his family's wealth has also made Dou Shangjian feel distressed, and he no longer plans to pay for the goods.

"Don't just sit around and laugh at others, but take this son of the Gao family as a warning not to do anything that insults your family. Since he is willing to be a concubine, it is no wonder that the old man treats him with the courtesy of a common man."

Speaking of this, Dou Shangjian said again: "Has the news about letting you take a walk spread out?"

After hearing the words, several Dou family members nodded, expressing that they had followed the order.

The imperial court wanted to use the investigation of the assassination of the young king as a breakthrough point, and opened a hole in Xijing. Dou Shangjian decided to confuse the public by quoting the past, and put the blame on the Gao family.

One is that the Gao family has lost power for a long time, and it is difficult to sue for grievances, and the other is that if the investigation continues, the old story of the old Yong Wang Li Xian must be brought out to make people hotly discussed, which is also a harm to the Brothers of Hedong.

In addition, through this Gao family, the court's eyes were directed at the former clothes shop of the common people, and it might be possible to pin the robbery of Wu Youyi's family wealth on those humble soldiers.In this way, when Wei Yuanzhong arrives, there will be things to do, and their Dou family, including the Xijing family, can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Dou Shangjian is quite satisfied with his own strategy, but because it involved the assassination of the young king, in order to avoid suspicion, he is not good at publicizing it, so he can only let the rumors ferment in the market, and when the heat is up, he can naturally carry out follow-up .

"Qi Gong, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good! The mistress of the thirteenth princess died suddenly..."

Chapter 0285

"What's the matter? Tell me clearly!"

Looking at the domestic slaves rushing into the hall, Dou Shangjian frowned and snorted coldly.

Seeing his displeasure, the house slave panicked again, barely suppressed his shortness of breath, and then explained the matter intermittently in detail.

It turned out that the wife of the younger brother of Dou Shangjian went to the Lingling Temple in the east of the city to worship the Buddha and stayed overnight in the temple, but was found dead in the Buddhist house the next day.

"One by one, it's really worrying!"