Fu Tang

Li Congjia looked at Shi Xueting in bewilderment, it's not the right time for Nima to wake up, right?He just wanted to eat tofu while he was unconscious, why was it so unfortunate?

Shi Xueting had just woken up at this time, still slightly in a daze, staring at Li Congjia dully for a while before saying in a dry voice: "Lang Jun...?"

Li Congjia came back to his senses, smiled a little embarrassedly and asked nonsense: "Are you awake?"

Perhaps he also felt that this question was too unprofessional, and added another sentence: "I didn't mean to..."

Halfway through the talk, Li Congjia wanted to slap himself. Do you know what it means to have 300 taels of silver here?He perfectly interpreted this proverb on the spot.

Shi Xueting saw that Li Congjia's ears were red from embarrassment, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he didn't ask any further questions, but just struggled to get up and asked, "I'm back?"

Li Congjia's IQ just returned, and he immediately pressed his shoulder and said, "Don't get up, the injury is healed, Chunsheng, go and invite Jia Langzhong."

Jia Langzhong's surname is Jia, but his medical skills are not fake. When he came to check his pulse, he said with a happy face: "Master has a good foundation. Now that he has woken up, he will take care of it slowly. Wait for me to prescribe a prescription. This prescription will last for seven days. Once you change it, you must take good care of it, otherwise it is easy to fall to the root of the disease."

Jia Lang Center is about to worship all the gods and Buddhas in the sky. The city lord's face has been clouded over the past two days. When Xue Ting woke up, he felt that his head was finally his own.

Li Congjia was very polite to Jia Langzhong. Of course, even if he was in a bad mood before, he was also very polite to the doctors. Don't offend the doctor if you offend anyone.

After the prescription was finished, Li Congjia didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only say: "You should rest well, don't think too much, don't worry, I will avenge you for this revenge, and I have already sent people to interrogate the two killers gone."

Yes, Shi Xueting was attacked by an assassin in the commander's tent, and the other party also valued him, so he sent six assassins directly. Those killers were all killed, and two were captured alive, but Shi Xueting himself was too seriously injured to continue leading the army.

Shi Xueting asked: "Who is leading the Tiance Army now?"

Li Congjia said: "I let brother go."

Although Li Congjia didn't want Li Hongji to continue to fight for his life, Li Hongji himself asked to go. Of course, this was also because the symbolic meaning of the Tiance Army was different. There were only a few who were qualified to lead troops. The assassination of Shi Xueting almost made Zhou Zong They were frightened and said nothing to agree with Li Congjia going to the front in person.

Doesn't it mean that Li Hongji is qualified?

After hearing this, Shi Xueting was much relieved. In his mind, Li Hongji was better off now that he couldn't go.

After asking this question, Shi Xueting fell into a drowsy sleep again, and Li Congjia looked at him tenderly for a long time before getting up to deal with the matter.

At this time, Zhou Zong was already waiting for him in the Zichen Hall, because it was not a big discussion, and generally small discussions were held in the Zichen Hall. Li Congjia's first sentence after arriving there was: "Did you ask anything?"

Zhou Zong said: "Those two killers were very stubborn, they only said that the Seventh Prince sent them here."

Seventh Prince?

Li Congjia is thoughtful, now the Seventh Prince and the Thirteenth Prince can compete with Long Lei. To be honest, at this time, the possibility of the Thirteenth Prince sending someone to assassinate Shi Xueting is higher than that of the Seventh Prince. .

After all, the thirteenth prince had failed to win over Li Congjia before, and he was full of resentment. In addition, Li Congjia's territory was getting bigger and bigger, and his voice in Suzhou was gradually increasing. The thirteenth prince was naturally worried that he would seek refuge with other princes.

As for why Shi Xueting was assassinated, it was naturally because Li Congjia was hiding in Anning City and it was difficult to do so, and the Thirteenth Prince might not have the guts to directly assassinate Li Congjia, maybe he just wanted to make an example of others.

Zhou Zong's opinion was similar to Li Congjia's, mainly because those killers were too cooperative.

As killers, these people don't have any suicide poison on them. Generally, killers will prepare some, usually on the collar. Once they find that the assassination fails, they will directly swallow the poison and commit suicide, leaving no opportunity for the other party to take advantage of.

And these killers...the methods are similar, but they didn't choose to commit suicide, and when they were interrogated, they recruited the Seventh Prince directly without using much torture.

So happy, but it makes people doubt.

However, it is also possible that the murderer is really the seventh prince, and he asked these killers to confess himself directly in order to frame the thirteenth prince?

Li Congjia sat silently on the throne for a long time, Zhou Zong asked, "Should I report this to the Dragon King?"

Li Congjia sneered: "Dragon King? The Dragon King doesn't care. He just wants to use me as a knife, and has no intention of really reusing me."

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Li Congjia has never been close to the Long family. If Li Congjia had shown at the beginning that he wanted to join the Long family instead of being self-reliant, he might already be in a high position at this time, but how could Li Congjia do this?

Zhou Ye was also there at this time as the secretary, and couldn't help asking: "Are we going to suffer from being dumb?"

Zhou Zong was a little helpless, and glared at his son. At this time, no one else spoke, why are you so anxious to talk?Didn't Song Huaijie and Xu Liang both honestly say nothing?

Song Huaijie and Xu Liang were the oil bottles entrusted to him by Song Qiqiu and Xu Xuan after Li Hongji escaped.

In the current Anning City, it is basically useful for a scholar, let alone the sons of these two important ministers?The quality of the two of them is much better than that of ordinary scholars. Li Congjia simply took the two of them with him and became his secretary. Anyway, he had so many things that a secretary couldn't handle them.

These two people are also obedient. It wasn't when Li Congjia asked them, they never refused to ask, and they always watched quietly from the sidelines.

After Zhou Ye finished speaking, he knew he was too impulsive, and couldn't help lowering his head. At this time, Song Huaijie and Xu Liang looked at each other, and lowered their evaluation of Zhou Ye by a notch.

However, Li Congjia answered Zhou Ye's question. He smiled and said, "No, tell the Seventh Prince about this."

Zhou Zong was slightly surprised: "Tell the seventh prince? This..."

"In any case, on the surface, the Seventh Prince certainly doesn't want to have an affair with me. It just so happens that I have no excuse to get in touch with these princes. This is a good start." Li Congjia rubbed his chin. Although he let Han Yu take care of things, Han Yu can do everything after all. Too little, no matter how eloquent and capable he is, age is the limit.

Of course, Li Congjia is not very old, but his identity is enough to have a direct dialogue with the prince, and he just got in touch with the seventh prince to judge which one to keep until the end.

Yes, although Li Congjia had promised Long Lei to help him become the Dragon King, he didn't intend to make it too easy for him to become the Dragon King. At least before the Dragon King passed away, he wanted to consume more resources in Suzhou.

Li Congjia sent the killer's confession to the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince replied quickly, hoping to meet Li Congjia to explain.

The letter was written by the Seventh Prince himself, and he also said that he could not leave lightly because of the heavy responsibility, otherwise he wanted to come to Anning City to explain in person.

Of course, Li Congjia just looked at this sentence. In fact, he didn't believe it. If he lent the seven princes eighteen guts, he probably wouldn't dare to visit Anning City. Didn't Long Lei even dare to set foot in Li Congjia's sphere of influence? ?

Li Congjia was straightforward, and took people directly to Jiuquan to meet the Seventh Prince who came back to report on his duties.

As soon as he saw the seventh prince, Li Congjia sentenced the thirteenth prince to death. Compared with the thirteenth prince who is impulsive and has no IQ, the seventh prince is not weaker than Long Lei in terms of conversation or appearance, and even better than Long Lei. At least the actions of the Seventh Prince are more in line with Confucianism and the culture of the Central Plains.

Such a person is very suitable for Long Lei to be his opponent.

Without his help, it might not be easy for Long Lei to defeat the Seventh Prince. Li Congjia could more calmly send people to infiltrate the Long family.

The Seventh Prince hoped to win over Li Congjia. After all, Li Congjia had soldiers in his hands. When they met, Li Congjia showed his disdain for the Prince Long Lei and his dislike for the Thirteenth Prince. machine".

The Seventh Prince explained to him: "I know it's just a verbal explanation that I didn't send the killer. The Marquis of An Ning probably won't believe it. I just tell the truth to the Marquis of An Ning. If I really sent him, I will never let him stay." Any handle."

Li Congjia's face was as cold as frost, and he raised his chin and said: "I also know about this, otherwise this confession would have been placed on the Dragon King's desk, and the Seventh Prince must have felt that Ben Hou was making a fuss out of a molehill, but Shi Xueting was regarded as a guru by Ben Hou. Assassinating him is no different from assassinating this Marquis, although I don't believe that the Seventh Prince did it, but I don't know most of the things in Suzhou, and I only hope that the Seventh Prince can give me an explanation."

The seventh prince immediately said: "Don't worry, Marquis An Ning, I will definitely investigate this matter and find out. I want to see who is so bold as to frame the prince."

Li Congjia's face turned pale, and he talked to the Seventh Prince perfunctorily before sending the Seventh Prince away from the restaurant.

After the Seventh Prince left, Li Congjia turned around and went to the backyard of the restaurant. This place is not for guests, it is the place where the people of Anning City stay.

At this time, Yang Xin was already inside the stool, and when he saw Li Congjia, he said, "Lang Jun, how is my master's injury?"

Li Congjia didn't see the coldness just now, and said with gentle eyes, "Don't worry, Xueting has woken up, as long as he takes good care of him, if he is not out of danger, I will not leave Anning City easily."

Yang Xin always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't think too much about it. He just said angrily, "I'm so unfilial. Master was injured and never served decoction."

Li Congjia smiled and said: "Why do you need to serve the decoction yourself? There are many things here, everyone knows that you can't leave, and Xue Ting didn't blame you."

Yang Xin calmed down a little, and said with a serious face: "Mr. Lang, there is one more thing. Saya wants to see you."

"Sha Ye?" Li Congjia was taken aback for a moment: "He is...?"

"The head of the Sha family, the Sha family was also a family that kept pace with the four major families now, and even Sha Ye's aunt was the favorite concubine of the previous Dragon King, but later Concubine Sha's son did not compete for the current Dragon King, so this After the dragon king came to power, he began to clean up, and the Sha family also plummeted, but the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and the Sha family still has some family assets."

Li Congjia was a little strange: "See me? Are they going to see your boss, or the Marquis of An Ning?"

"Marquis of An Ning." Yang Xin said calmly, "We have a lot of business contacts with the Sha family. It's no secret that I have your support behind me, but they don't know that we have connections with the crown prince."

"What's the use for them to see me? How can I, an outsider, help their family get back to the top?"

Yang Xin shook his head: "I don't know, oh, the Patriarch of the Sha family asked me to bring you a letter, saying that after you read the letter, you can talk about things you haven't seen."

When Li Congjia received the letter, he was also quite moved. The patriarch of the big family back then must have been not inferior to him in title, or even higher than him. Now it is so difficult to meet a Marquis.

He didn't read the letter in a hurry, but said seriously: "Leave this matter aside, Shishilang, I also have something to ask you this time."

Yang Xin seldom saw Li Congjia look so serious, so he was a little worried at this moment: "What do you want to say, Mr. Lang?"

Li Congjia asked: "Back then, by accident, you and Tian Wuniang were engaged. Now that it's been a long time, you two are not young anymore. I want to ask you what is your charter? Do you want to marry Wuniang?" ? Or choose another lady?"

Yang Xin didn't expect Li Congjia to ask this question, he couldn't help being a little surprised for a while, and couldn't help asking: "What did Wu Niang say?"

Li Congjia smiled when he heard Yang Xin's words: "You want to know what she means? Does that mean you want to marry her?"

If you don't want to marry, just refuse it, why ask the woman's opinion?

Yang Xin's face flushed, the young man who was already capable of acting on his own seemed a little awkward at this moment: "I...I...I like Wu Niang, I'm afraid Wu Niang thinks I'm incompetent."

Yes, Yang Xin has not said anything, mainly because although he is in charge of the money bag of Anning City, he is a businessman after all, so he is not on the stage.

But Tian Wuniang is a general, no matter how you look at them, they are not a good match.

Li Congjia also thought about this question, and he said, "Eleventh Lang, go back to Anning City."

Yang Xin looked at Li Congjia in astonishment, and was a little flustered: "My lord? Is there something I didn't do well?"

Li Congjia waved his hand and said: "No, you manage the restaurant very well. You have experienced enough now, and it will be like this if you stay here. Why don't you go back and become a doctor of heaven, in charge of caravan restaurants and commercial firms, so that you can get a better job?" Let you grow up faster."

The most important thing is that Tianguan Langzhong is a serious official position. Yang Xin has not had a serious official position until now.

These two masters and apprentices were the first to follow him, but in terms of treatment, Shi Xueting insisted on not wanting it, and Yang Xin became more obsessed with doing business. Li Congjia thought about it and gave you a bigger stage. Go ahead. , to make money for the country.

Yang Xin's eyes lit up after hearing this. He also felt that it was very easy for him to just look at a restaurant. The higher his position, the more contacts he had with big families, and it was also helpful for Anning City.

The most important thing is that Tianguan Lang Zhongzheng is the fifth rank, which is not a low position, and at least he is compatible with Tian Wuniang.

Seeing that Yang Xin didn't refuse, Li Congjia smiled and said, "This time, you might as well go back with me, and discuss your marriage with your master by the way."

Yang Xin was a little embarrassed, and then followed Li Congjia back to Anning City.

Shi Xueting was also very surprised to see Yang Xin. After listening to Li Congjia's arrangement, he had no objection. To be honest, Yang Xin just turned eighteen this year. At this age, he is still a fifth-rank and a real job. , That is to say, in Anning City, those who are able come first, and there is no limit on the number of years of experience, otherwise don't even think about it.

Shi Xueting said softly: "I am a disciple of Buddhism, it is inconvenient to meddle in such worldly matters, Mr. Lao Lang is here."

Li Congjia said: "You can rest assured that you can drink a glass of wine for the newlyweds when the time comes."

Yang Xin looked at Li Congjia and then at Shi Xueting. He always felt that the atmosphere between the master and the city lord was a bit strange. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly realized that these two people...why do they look so natural?

Maybe it shouldn't be said that they are born, but the two of them are not as close as before. Yang Xin can remember that Li Congjia and Shi Xueting have always been very close. In Yang Xin's eyes, the relationship between them is worse than that between brothers Some.

Although the two of them were laughing at this moment, their smiles were much more standard. This... This is not right, could it be that there is a gap between them?

After Li Congjia finished speaking with Shi Xueting, he went to discuss matters with Zhou Zong and the others. After he left, Yang Xin asked in a low voice: "Master, did you and the city lord... quarrel?"

Shi Xueting slightly raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask this question?"

Yang Xin scratched his head: "I just think...the relationship between you is a bit strange, oops, I can't say that."

Shi Xueting lowered his eyes and said: "The city lord has something on his mind, don't think too much about it."

Yang Xin thumped in his heart, what's the matter?What made Li Congjia and Shi Xueting not so good?Could it be that someone is sowing discord?This is not possible, Yang Xin is naturally towards his master in his heart, he has grown up now, no matter from which point of view, he hopes that Shi Xueting is special in Li Congjia's heart, he secretly remembers this matter in his heart, Prepare to watch and watch.

Anyway, he is staying in Anning City now, and he will spend more time in contact with Li Congjia in the future, so he can always find the reason.

It's just that Yang Xin has observed for many days and found nothing unusual. At first he thought that someone was pushing Shi Xueting out, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. After thinking about it, Shi Xueting is not in the rank of officials, even though he has a stratagem on his body The position of general, but there are not many privileges, and there is no conflict with others, and those people will not regard him as a thorn in the flesh.

So... what is it for?

Yang Xin couldn't figure it out. Later, he thought that maybe he was thinking too much and wanted to observe again, but found that he was too busy. Before, he only took care of a dozen restaurants, but now all the restaurants in the caravan business are under his management. He sees I can't even look at the information, how can I have time to study what's wrong with my master and the city lord!

At this time, Li Congjia's attention was also diverted to other places. He was discussing with Zhou Zong whether to see Saya.

After Zhou Zong read Saya's letter, he let out a long breath and said, "This person is definitely not something in the pool."

Li Congjia frowned: "If he can see it, can others also see it?"

Zhou Zong thought for a while: "Maybe there is doubt, otherwise the Dragon King would not try his best to test you."

Li Congjia stroked his chin and said, "It seems that it's still too obvious."

He was very distressed. Sha Ye saw his self-reliance, so he wanted to bring his family to join him. Li Congjia didn't know how he analyzed this result, and he didn't really believe in the surrender of the Sha family.

"Speaking of which, could the Sha family be a pawn of the Dragon King?"

But Zhou Zong said: "You have to meet Saya before you can judge this matter, but if you treat the Sha family as pawns, I'm afraid the current Dragon King doesn't have such courage."

Indeed, the Guiyi army is almost pressing down on the Long family to fight. If Anning City hadn't been advancing all the way, delaying the pace of the Guiyi army, the Long family would have to surrender and rest their troops at this time.

Li Congjia said: "After this battle, the Long family's strength has been seriously injured. The Dragon King lost three of his sons and two of his generals in battle. He should not easily clash with us. Otherwise, as long as we withdraw our troops, the Long family will die." It's over, then meet Saya."

Li Congjia was discussing important matters, but Shi Xueting and Shi Qingsong were speechless.

Since Shi Qingsong came, the number of times the master and apprentice have met can be counted on one's fingers. Although the temple belongs to Shi Xueting, but because he also has a heavy responsibility, he is indispensable for every big and small discussion, so in the temple They don't have much time, and Shi Qingsong and the others are very honest, and they don't easily interact with Shi Xueting.

But now that Shi Xueting was injured, Shi Qingsong also knew some medical skills, so he should come out to take care of his apprentice out of emotion and reason.

But the two of them had nothing to say when they were alone, and Shi Qingsong couldn't tell what he felt, he just felt that the past years had been muddled, and now that he saw through it, there was nothing wrong with always being with the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng.

It's just that his apprentice didn't seem to see it through yet, Shi Qingsong hesitated a little, and decided to wake Shi Xueting up.

"Recently, the city lord doesn't seem to come often."

Shi Xueting was a little surprised, but still replied: "The city lord has a lot of things to do every day, and it's not easy to see me once a day."

Shi Qingsong pointed it out directly and said: "I watched what the city lord did when you were injured. He might be interested in you, do you know?"