Crown Tang emperor

When Dou Shangjian spoke up to this point, he covered his face and sighed, "Have you forgotten why I wanted to assassinate the young king?"

"Young Wang Zongzhi is a scum, and he is divided into thin..."

"The first sentence is just nonsense. Everyone is in danger nowadays. He has the ability to seek his own life, so why not wait for disaster? The second sentence is the key point. Yu Ze of the Tang family has been cut down several times, and the monarch's prestige is getting weaker. It is difficult to shelter everyone. My family can't accommodate The young king disturbs people's expectations, and some people can't tolerate my family anymore... people's hearts are sinister!"

Dou Shangjian had a bitter look on his face. Before that, he felt that the young king was redundant, and it was better to be dead than alive, so he sent someone to assassinate him. But now some people in the court think that their Dou family is redundant, big and weak, and can't help much. Trouble But it can cause a lot of trouble.

The two people in the hall really panicked when they heard this, and the old man said tremblingly: "What kind of world is this? Neither the enemy nor we can tolerate it. Could it be that the heavens are really going to destroy my family!"

"Although the situation is not optimistic, it is not hopeless. The heroine is old, and her end of life is only short-lived. She has survived the difficult times ahead, and there is still hope for the future!"

Dou Shangjian quickly regained his composure, tried to make himself look more energetic, knocked on the case and said in a calm voice: "The old Tang family may not tolerate me, and my family is not allowed to be closer to the emperor's heir, but don't forget, my family still has the hope of the King of Chu! So this time I practice this method of sloughing the snake, trying to preserve my family's heritage as much as possible, enduring the cold winter, and angering the coming year!"

"Right now, I'm feigning death to hide from the world, and I'm going to act more calmly. I'm hiding all the power of my family. Here in Xijing, I can't stay long, but you don't have to worry, Meiyu has returned to Beijing from God's Capital, and when he comes back, On the surface, family affairs are still in the hands of others, and you all do your best to help him stabilize the family situation, and you don’t have to think about me. When I get to the situation, I will definitely send a message back as soon as possible, so that my family can feel at ease.”

The younger Dou family son heard the words and said: "Seventh uncle, I will go with you. The road to Shu is difficult, and there are countless bees and thieves in the Qinling Mountains. Right now, you have to avoid people's eyes and ears, and you can't bring too many servants with you. There are people in the same industry, and they can take care of them."

Dou Shangjian pondered for a while, and then said: "That's fine, then don't stay in the ancestral house to play in the near future, go out secretly to the south of the city, gather some manpower, and wait until the day of the big funeral, I sneak out of the city and meet you, and then read the Qinling, go to Chengdu."

He turned to look at the old man again, patted the back of his hand again, and said in a deep voice: "Erlang and I are leaving home, and the family affairs will be entrusted to the fourth brother in a short time. Power, when there is no trouble."

Not to mention the private discussions of the Dou family, there has been quite an uproar in Xijing City recently because of the funeral of the Dou family.In the beginning, only some old good portals came to the door, but gradually, many merchants came to the door to express their condolences.

These people are called condolences, but in fact they are spying on the real situation of the Dou family. Many people do not leave after expressing condolences. They stay in and outside the Dou family's house all day long.

Normally, these merchants would not dare to be so presumptuous in front of a family like the Dou family, but now there is a heated discussion in the public that the Dou family is about to lose power, and there are even some people who say conclusively that the gods sent to Xijing to arrest the forbidden army of the Dou family and others , Already on the road.Merchants are worried about their own financial affairs, so they naturally have fewer scruples.

Dou Shangjian lived in seclusion at home, waiting for the day of the funeral to sneak out of the city, but he had no choice but to continue to deal with these chores.

"I've found out that it's a new company called Baoli Company in Xishi who is making troubles for these merchants. The head of the company is a merchant in the middle of Sichuan. He also invited people under my family. Bribing the King of Hedong, and now he is walking in the king's mansion. Dare to publicize the secrets of my family, it must be ordered by the King of Hedong!"

A son of Dou's family in mourning said bitterly: "This King of Hedong is really despicable! I have blackmailed my family business before, and my family has already gritted their teeth and gave it away, but they still refuse to give up!"

"I was in danger of being killed, how can I expose it so easily. You are still lucky, you think the young king may not know the details, he is targeting my family everywhere now, how could he not know!"

Dou Shangjian snorted coldly after hearing the words: "This King of Hedong is really exhausted, and he will not give up until he reaches his goal. He is especially frightening because of the word 'forbearance'. Looking at his deeds, it is not like knowing it recently, but he can He waited until he saw my family's depravity revealed before making a move. The young king is really formidable, he is already so sophisticated at such a young age.

However, even if my family is uneasy, it is not something that merchants can provoke, and if there are troublemakers, they will be kicked out of the house.Tell them that everything should be discussed after my funeral.I must not move right now, or I will fall into the young king's trap! "

So, the Dou family gritted their teeth amidst the noise and continued to organize the funeral, and the time soon came to the day of the funeral.The Dou family's ancestral tomb is located in Xianyang, so on the day of the funeral, the flags were also displayed, and all the people came out. After leaving the city, they headed for Xianyang in a mighty way.

Dou Shangjian was wearing a plain linen round-neck gown, turmeric was smeared on his face with medicine juice, and a beautiful beard had already been cut off. Even if an acquaintance passed by with this appearance, he might not be able to recognize it if he didn't pay attention to it.

Standing in the crowd of onlookers beside the dirt road outside the city, watching his coffin drifting away, he had a special feeling in his heart, and when the onlookers dispersed, he also boarded a carriage.

The confidant family member who was in charge of the car turned around and asked, "Qi Gong, hurry to the south of the city to meet your family now?"

"No, head west, let's go to Jingzhou."

Dou Shangjian had no plan to go to Shuzhong at all, but this plan was not even revealed by his closest family members.

The house slave was a little bit surprised when he heard the words, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He rode his horse and went straight to the west. There were two carriages in front and behind, accompanied by more than a dozen rough envoys. Few people pay attention.

A group of people marched all the way, arriving at a manor in the countryside on the outskirts of Shiping County just before sunset.

Dou Shangjian lifted the curtains of the car and looked at the fence of the manor in the afterglow of the setting sun, but he didn't find the token that the confidants had agreed to erect before. His face changed suddenly, and he shouted: "Back, back! Don't enter the manor!"

But it was too late at this time. Nearly a hundred galloping horses galloped out of the village, and soon surrounded Dou Shangjian and his party in the field. The knights waved their sticks and forced them to get out of the chariots and bound them, and then escorted them Go to Zhuang Zhonghang.

Standing outside the gate of the manor, Li Tong watched the brave soldiers take back Dou Shangjian, who had already changed his appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Dou, we meet again. This kind of fate is no longer there. I want to apologize to you. I promised to set up a tent to see your spirit, but I didn’t want to have a visitor from the gods. I thought I might be able to see you here, and I did.”

Seeing the young king standing here, Dou Shangjian's already smeared face turned gray, and after hearing this, he said angrily: "Dou Meiyu betrayed me!"

Chapter 0290

The man had already been caught, and it was getting late, Li Tong simply ordered Dou Shangjian to be escorted back to the farm, staying here for a day, and returning to Xijing City tomorrow.

The location of Dou's private business is very well chosen. Although it deviates from the main road, it lives next to the mountain stream. There is a fertile land washed out between the two hills. Although the area is not large, if you add the two sides The orchards and mulberry forests on Piling are still quite large.

If you are not familiar with the local terrain, you will never think that there is such a small world in the desolate countryside.It not only takes into account the livelihood, but also guarantees the secrecy, but I don't know how many of this kind of private business are still under the name of the Dou family.

There are more than a dozen households in the farm, all of whom are domestic slaves of the Dou family. They have already been driven by the warriors to a large house used as a granary and controlled.

During the period of waiting for Dou Qi's arrival, Li Tong has also wandered around the farm and is quite satisfied with this small stronghold. He plans to arrange some households from the old clothes club to live here later as a A contact point of the Old Clothes Club in the west of Beijing.Of course, this is something that can only be arranged after the Dou family's affairs are completely resolved.

A group of people returned to the main house of the farm, and the brave warriors went to arrange a security guard for the night, and detained Dou Qi and his followers together with the farmer.

In the main room, Li Tong couldn't help but look at Dou Qi, who had his arms tied behind his back and looked sluggish.This guy is really slippery, and this time he was able to capture it, it was really a lot of luck.

But now that the person has caught him, Li Tong is also in a good mood, and can't help but lean forward and rub his fingers on Dou Qi's face to see what kind of medicine this guy uses to disguise himself.

Dou Shangjian didn't speak anymore after he was caught, his expression was cloudy and uncertain, all the way back to Zhuangzhong, he saw that the soldiers around the young king were all strong and powerful, and they had a bit of a spirit of marching under the command and prohibition. Unlike the bodyguards who were placed on the table of the palace, they were naturally surprised and uncertain.

The young king did something to him, but he didn't dodge it. He had power in his heart for a long time, and suddenly he exclaimed: "It turned out that the robbery of the residence of King Jian'an in Xijing City was actually done by King Hedong!"

Li Tong was startled by the startled sound, subconsciously raised his hand and slapped him: "Can you speak well? I didn't intend to hide it from you, so there's no need to raise your voice to ask falsely! How, didn't you expect it?"

Hearing the young king's blunt confession, Dou Qi's face became even more ugly, and at the same time, the surprise in his heart was really overwhelming.He never imagined that the young king had secretly recruited so many desperadoes, and even had the guts to directly arrange to enter Xijing City to cause chaos!

Seeing the shock on Dou Qi's face, Li Tong's evil spirit was also greatly satisfied.He has a lot of conspiracies and tricks, and many prestige and prestige deeds are not easy to tell people directly, but even if he is a conspiracy, he wants to gain some recognition in his heart, so he is usually very restrained.

The compliments of the subordinates are always a bit incomplete, and Liu can't shout well.Although this Dou Qi in front of him was far from being an opponent, he was still unstoppable. Refreshing this guy's understanding of himself also made Li Tong very happy.

"You noble families are really not as good as one generation after another. Your ancestors were so brave and brave, and Jizuo Wangye won such a large family fortune for you. In the end, you are lucky. Your ambition is getting weaker and weaker. If it wasn't for me, Wu Youyi would still be in Xijing now, fish and meat, you guys Rich moth."

When Dou Qi heard this, he was naturally shocked and angry. Everything that happened today was beyond his expectation, especially the King of Hedong, who had two faces before him and behind him, made him feel completely uncertain count.

The villain died because of talking too much, Li Tong just had a good time, and poked out nothing.The attendants outside the door brought dinner, all of which were seasonal farm meals.

In order to catch this Dou Qi, Li Tong also got up very early in the morning and traveled outside the city for a long time. He was really hungry at the moment, so he sat down with a bowl of millet rice and ate deliciously.Because he was in a good mood, Yang Sixuan was asked to untie the rope on Dou Qi's body and let him eat some too.

Dou Qi is now reduced to a prisoner, so naturally he is not in the mood to eat. While rubbing his bound arms that were somewhat paralyzed, he looked at the somewhat unscrupulous and complacent young king, and suddenly said: "I will meet you today. , It’s not very affectionate. Don’t you worry that I have other plans if you hold me in the wild? Rescue may be on the way.”

"You bluff me?"

After Li Tong heard the words, he sneered twice, put down his bowl and chopsticks and pointed at Dou Qi and said, "Since you called out Dou Meiyu's name, I already knew that you faked your death and escaped from the world. Tell the whereabouts of those family members who are still working diligently? As for your hidden characters, Zhuli, I am afraid that you will not reveal much, and it would be better if there are arrangements."

"It's not Meiyu, my lord, how could you find out about this place..."

When Dou Qi heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes again, full of astonishment.

Seeing Dou Qi's appearance, Li Tong couldn't help laughing again. Sure enough, the fruits of victory obtained through hard work are extraordinarily sweet.

To be honest, if it wasn't for a coincidence this time, Li Tong might not be able to catch Dou Qi.He arranged many means in Xijing City, but even if this Dou Qi could bear it, it really made him feel helpless.

Knowing that this guy is not dead, and that he is most likely hiding in Dou's old house, but the people in Xijing City are all staring at him, and it is inconvenient for him to send people directly to search inside.

At first, the suspected location locked by the Old Clothes Club was a Dou family's garden in the south of Chang'an City. Other members of the Dou family were busy arranging the funeral, but there were several Dou family members who were secretly mobilizing manpower. Of course, it was very suspicious.

Originally, Li Tong also thought that this point might be the key point, and even dispatched a group of brave fighters to lurk in the countryside waiting for orders to intercept.

However, just the day before yesterday, the post house in the east of Chang'an City connected to Shendu had an unexpected harvest, that is, they found another important member of the Dou family, that is, Dou Meiyu that Dou Qi mentioned.

This beautiful jade is a word, its real name is Dou Xizhen (jian), the grandson of Duke Shen, Dou Dan, the eldest brother of Concubine Dou in Shendu City, that is, Li Longji's uncle.In terms of blood, this Dou Xizhen is a direct descendant of the Dou family who is more rooted and red than Dou Qi in front of him.

The eyes and ears of the Guyi Club are located in the posthouses around Xijing. The reason why Dou Xizhen was able to find this guy was because he fought with others in the posthouse in Lantian County. He registered his own name and was discovered by the disciples .

The fight was fierce, and it is said that two servants were killed, and an officer was needed.Dou Xixuan was detained in the Lantian Posthouse, so he could only send his trusted family slave to report to Xijing. Naturally, this slave was arrested by the loyal disciples and interrogated many confidential information of the Dou family, including Chang'an Some private strongholds around the city.

With the information in hand, the next step is to test Li Tong's judgment, how to choose the exact whereabouts of Dou Qi among these locations.In fact, he set up eyes and ears around each stronghold, and he was sitting here, while Yang Xianzong led another group of brave warriors to lie in ambush in the north of the city.

The reason for such an arrangement was that Li Tong discovered that in the confession of the Dou family slave, there was nothing about Dou Qi's fake death at all.

In other words, Dou Qi faked his death to hide from the world, it was his own idea, and the real head of the Dou family in the city of God did not understand this situation at all.Otherwise, no matter how stupid Dou Xiyu is, she probably wouldn't fight with people outside and even kill people at such a critical moment of family change.

Love and hatred between rich and powerful families is nothing more than that.After realizing this, Li Tong guessed that the reason why Dou Qi wanted to feign death was that he was not mainly avoiding himself, but Dou Xiyu who had returned from the capital city of God.He wanted to avoid Dou Xixuan, so the manpower deployed in the south of the city should also be deceiving. Most likely, the people were sent to other places, nothing more than two directions, west and north.

Outside the farm just now, Dou Qi roared that Dou Meiyu had betrayed him, which also corroborated Li Tong's conjecture and exposed the internal contradictions in the Dou family.

However, there are many twists and turns in this, Li Tong will naturally not say to Dou Qi, suffocate you to death!

"Catching the souls of the dead is really exhausting. Since Mr. Dou has already entered the net, he should think about how to plan for himself."

After dinner, Li Tong felt tired, so he was going to rest.

Seeing this, Dou Qi was in a hurry, and quickly said: "Don't you wonder why I didn't go to Sichuan but to Long?"

"I'm not curious, so why don't you tell me? You can't make people kill me, and it's not a shallow grudge. Now that I've let you know a lot of my secrets, shouldn't you think carefully about how to survive?"

Li Tong was delighted when he heard the words, stood up and clapped his hands and said, "I'll give you a night to think carefully. If you haven't figured out how to make a living tomorrow, then I'm sorry. I don't have time to send you to Xianyang." Being in the Void Tomb can only expose you to the wilderness. Think carefully, you only have one night."

This Dou Qi is not lacking in shrewdness. When dealing with such a person, he can't let him have a little bit of luck and feel that there is no place to blackmail the other party.Because Li Tong himself is such a person, only by making him desperate can he extract more things.

After saying this, he got up and left the room, turned to Zhuangzhong Neisha to rest.Yang Sixu lifted Dou Qi up again, tied him tightly to the beams and pillars in the hall, and said in a concentrated voice: "The dog thief dares to assassinate the king, tomorrow here, I will definitely chop you alive!"

After hearing the words, Dou Qi's expression became even more bleak, and he might feel extremely upset, but no one listened to him. The lights in the hall were brightly lit, making his eyes sore and unbearable, but there was no ray of light that could vent into that desolate state of mind .

However, the young king's words echoed in his mind over and over again. He naturally knew that it was by no means a lie. He had seen many secrets of the young king today. Even if he had no previous grievances, it would not be easy for him to save his life after knowing it.

Chapter 0291

Early the next morning, after Li Tong got up, he walked into the hall again. When he looked up, he couldn't help being startled, and asked, "Is this guy still alive?"

Dou Qi raised his head when he heard this voice, but quickly lowered his head again.After just one night, he was already haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't even know how he had survived this night.

"It turned out to be alive."

Li Tong's tone was slightly disappointed, and he sighed as he took his seat: "A gentleman is like a beast, he can't bear to see him live, but he can't bear to see him die. Although I hate Mr. Dou in my heart, I still feel a little bit sad when I think of ordering you to be dealt with personally." I'm sorry. You, you don't even want to give me this bit of hypocrisy."

Hearing this, Dou Qi couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. After the long night of lonely torment, he also thought a lot in his heart, and now he said in a weak tone: "Your Majesty just joked. Your Majesty lowered his eyes, the fish suit went into the wild and captured me, it must not be so simple to settle old grievances..."

"I'm a rich and idle person. You can't imagine how boring I am on weekdays. It's nice to have something to do to pass the time."

Li Tong said with a smile, holding refreshing Hu spicy tea in his hand, and asked casually: "I am addicted to drinking tea. Besides Shu brocade, does your Dou family sell tea for a living?"

When Dou Qi heard this, a gleam of brilliance appeared in his ashy eyes, and he hurriedly said: "There are many talents in the family, and Dou Qi is unworthy, so he can only guard the house for nothing, manage the family business, and have many contacts with merchants. Your Majesty If you allow me, I will dedicate all the achievements I have accumulated over the past years to the King!"

He naturally didn't want to die, otherwise he wouldn't engage in those tricks of feigning death.Of course he also understood that it must have taken a lot of trouble for the young king to capture him, and he didn't kill him in the first place to take revenge, so it must be because he had more plans.

Especially after seeing some of the young king's secrets, he was shocked, and actually had some plans after a night of hard thinking.But after all, he didn't understand the young king deeply enough, and he was being held on by others at the moment, so he was extremely uneasy.

"Your Majesty is highly resourceful and has a profound insight into people and things. As your Majesty said, Dou Qi is really, really... feigning death this time to avoid some relatives and disciples. As for the reason, there are some disagreements about things. The disciples in Shendu City are afraid of the arrogance of the new Wu Clan King, hoping to bribe him to seek relief, but Dou Qi knows that the contradiction is deep and the danger is pressing, and it is definitely not wealth and goods that can..."

"Come on, I'm leaving you one night, not for you to come up with these gossips. I do have a quarrel with the kings of the Wu clan, but you are not qualified enough to get involved in it, and make rumors that these demands are the same hatred? King Jian'an When he was in Xijing, he was under my control, the details of your relationship with him, pretend I don't know?"

Li Tong slammed the teacup on the table, already quite dissatisfied in his expression.

Seeing this, Dou Qi could only let out a long sigh: "That can only be said bluntly, so I fell into this place because of a bad idea in the old days, and disturbed the king with evil thoughts. Now the situation in the city of God is delicate. Those who want to harm my family, except The new king of the Wu clan, and all the people in the southern province..."

"Wait a minute, let's make it clearer. Someone in Nan Province wants to kill your family?"

When Li Tong heard this, he was really curious.He knew that he was an annoying guy, no matter whether it was the Wu family or those veterans of Li and Tang, there were not many people who liked him, but he never thought that the Dou family could be quite capable of attracting hatred.

The matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to hide. Dou Qi knows that the young king is highly intelligent, so it is difficult to fool him, so he can only tell the young king about the letter from the gods and the human disputes he received.

After Li Tong finished listening, he couldn't help sighing, and when he looked at Dou Qi again, he couldn't help laughing: "How does it feel to be disgusted and want to do harm?"

In this matter, Li Tong didn't suspect that Dou Qi was lying. He just didn't think about it before, but once he paid attention, he could figure it out.

Although his fourth uncle Li Dan has been a puppet for a long time, after so many years, there are naturally a group of supporters among the government and the opposition, and the Dou family, as a family of relatives, is naturally among them.But there are some things, and it doesn't mean that you will be safe and sound if you stand on the right side.

For example, Li Tong, although he also stood on his grandma's team and supported Wu Zhou to replace Tang, but his relationship with the Wu family was still not good.

The situation of the Dou family is similar. His family is not only a foreign relative, but also a wealthy family in Guanzhong. Because of its large size and conspicuousness, it is regarded as deadly. In Li Wu's game of winning the heir apparent, it is actually unable to do much.But the close relationship with the emperor's heir is here again. Once the struggle is successful, his family will be able to enjoy the benefits.

The process of this struggle is absolutely arduous, and the prime minister alone died so many, that is the real anger of the fight.In the end, this big guy couldn't help and made trouble, so get rid of him!One is to make the emperor's heir more dependent on himself, the other is to show his loyalty to His Majesty the Holy Emperor, and the third is to reduce the distribution of future benefits by one less powerful competitor.

As for whether getting rid of the Dou family will lose the help from Guan Long?Don't be ridiculous, this kind of sect has been exaggerated for a long time, and its foundation is more reflected in the control of the interests of the township capital, but its role in politics is limited.If they still had such a strong connection between the top and bottom, it would be difficult for Li Tong to develop the old clothes club so smoothly in Guanzhong.

Moreover, a family like the Dou family is famous and promising, but once given a chance, it will be too active and difficult to control.Even if the prime ministers of the southern province had a need for force, it would be better for them to win over the low-level imperial guards, such as Yan Yanfan and Wang Renjiao, who had already been brought into the mansion by Li Tong.

Although these people are not very powerful, as long as they are placed in key positions, they will definitely have the courage to fight with their lives.

In fact, Wu Zhou's dynasty was originally a deformed situation pieced together by Wu Zetian with his power skills. Neither Li Xian nor Li Dan, the successor emperors, had the ability to control it.

So the subsequent Tang Long coup and Xiantian coup were basically the outbreak of conflicts between Deli Group's own needs.People like Shenlong Wuwang who have a shallow foundation and only show themselves by facts are naturally kicked out first.

Political thinking is so cruel. The Dou family wanted to kill Li Tong, the Nan Province abandoned the Dou family, and even the Empress Liu's family was exterminated before.

Li Tong even suspected that the Dou family was contributing to the flames. His grandma seldom had free time to do anything, and the adoption of Xiao Li Longji to the Emperor of Filial Piety was certainly not a casual assignment.

After listening to Dou Qi's narration, Li Tong completed the overall situation of the dispute between the court and China in his mind, and then knocked on the case and said, "Tell me about yourself."

"The family business is in dire straits, and the clansmen have nothing to do. After sending letters several times, they all said to be cautious. Meiyu's return home this time is to pave the way for her escape."

Speaking of this, Dou Qi smiled wryly: "If they know that I have a grudge against the king at this time, what will they do, no need to think about it. Rather than letting others do it later, it is better for me to plan ahead, so I set up a risky death plan, Avoiding family members. Moreover, the people of the Shendu clan have been ostentatious for a long time, acting ostentatiously, not knowing how to restrain themselves, and seldom doing common affairs. I am really worried about entrusting the survival of the family business to them like this..."

When Li Tong heard this, he laughed again. After all, it was still a conflict of interests.

In a family like the Dou family, some people run businesses and earn a living in the countryside, and some people maintain a sense of political presence in the city of God. There is a clear division of labor in normal seasons, but once a big crisis is encountered, such as now, the contradictions will become prominent. Out.

For the members of the Dou clan in Shendu, if there is no skin, no hair will be attached, the rise and fall of the family depends on me, so you naturally have to listen to me in everything.

But these people in the countryside have a different opinion. I have worked hard to manage the family business, and I have continuously provided you with goods to live in luxury. Now that you are no longer able to provide political protection, you are going to return to seize my family property?