Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 81 Li Chengqian in adolescence
"Have you found out the origins of these two shaved ice sellers?" Li Chengqian looked at the two bowls in front of him, and after eating both bowls in one go, his stomach felt cool and refreshed, and his tongue was a little numb, but he still couldn't help licking it. licked his lips.

"Back to the eldest son, the older one is Luo Shuangquan, and the younger one is Shitou. They are all servants from Hexi who went to Baling County. I heard that Jin Guitang once helped them when they were in Yinchuan." Eunuch Wu heard Li Chengqian questioned and told the investigation results obtained early this morning.

"Interesting." Li Chengqian smiled when he heard that it was related to Jin Yu, and subconsciously tapped his fingers on the table, "Everything can be related to Jin Guitang. How is the letter checked?"

"Back to the eldest son, there is no clue yet. The characters are really weird, and no one recognizes them." Eunuch Wu has served Li Chengqian for five or six years, and he knows Li Chengqian's habit. Tapping his fingers on the table is usually thinking about something.Not to mention that Eunuch Wu is standing behind Li Chengqian, even if he is standing on the side and can see Li Chengqian's smile, Eunuch Wu probably won't know what to do, because Li Chengqian rarely smiles, and there are very few people who are angry When it is time, it is often with a smile on its face, which means that things are going to be serious and people will die.Seeing that Li Chengqian didn't make a sound, Eunuch Wu felt a little nervous in a cold sweat, and pleaded guilty: "Young master is incompetent, please punish him."

Li Chengqian didn't care about Eunuch Wu's words, and waved with his back to Eunuch Wu, saying that he didn't mean to blame him, so he didn't have to be nervous.Thinking of those two brothers with different surnames who are as close as brothers, he always feels warm in his heart. He was really surprised that these two people had a relationship with Jin Yu. "Then Jin Guitang was harsh on these two children?"

"I haven't heard any words in this regard, but there is one small thing that I think is a bit strange." Eunuch Wu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and boldly told what he had heard: "The son of Baling county has started a fire next to his newly built mansion again." A house is said to be used by these children in the future to teach them how to read and write."

"It's getting more and more interesting." The playful smile on Li Chengqian's face became wider, and his fingers were still tapping the table in a leisurely manner.

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea. It seemed that this way of drinking tea was just emerging, and the taste was indeed better than that boiled with ginger and salt.The background of this restaurant seems to be Uncle Wang Li Daozong, and the An Turk policy of Jin Gui Tang was passed to the court through Uncle Wang. I think this tea has something to do with Jin Gui Tang, right?Otherwise, how could Uncle Wang, who was far away in Yinchuan at that time, just send some tea back to his family?
"Have you found the person who sent the letter?" Li Chengqian waved his hand, stopped Eunuch Wu from pouring tea, and poured himself a drink.

"No, this person deliberately changed his handwriting, and there is no way to find out." Eunuch Wu was very dutiful, bowing his body and replying in a low voice.

Li Chengqian nodded, knocked on the table again, turned around and asked, "If you were an ordinary person, and you happened to know that someone was rebelling, what would you do?"

"The little one doesn't, the little one's loyalty to the eldest son is a lesson to be learned from heaven and earth!" When Eunuch Wu heard Li Chengqian's question, he was so scared that he almost peed in his pants, and quickly knelt down and grabbed Li Chengqian's clothes to confess.

"Look at the promise." Li Chengqian kicked Eunuch Wu who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "I don't doubt you, I just want to know what you would do if it were you."

Eunuch Wu loosened the hem of Li Chengqian's clothes, wiped the cold sweat from shock, collected his thoughts, did not dare to get up, and knelt down and replied: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved. If you know that someone is going to rebel, you must report it to the court, but Considering that the forces mentioned in the letter are too terrifying, in order to protect the lives of the family members, I will write in a different note. Then I will find a minister who is loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and secretly post the letter to his house."

"Be wise and protect yourself, but you're telling the truth." Li Chengqian nodded, satisfied with Eunuch Wu's analysis, and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Young Master." After thanking Eunuch Wu, he stood up tremblingly.

"It can be justified in terms of affection and etiquette, but do you believe that Jin Guitang will rebel?" Li Chengqian took another sip of tea. Over the past few days, he has to brew a pot. He gradually began to like this taste It's astringent in the mouth, but the aftertaste is also long and delicate.

"Young people don't dare to talk nonsense, but they don't know how to do things that they are not sure about. If things come to light, the one who suffers is definitely not the young one, but the whole family." Eunuch Wu became smarter this time. When Li Chengqian made the assumption, he brought himself into it, and replied putting himself in the shoes.

"Then have you ever wondered why the two Dukes of Qin and Cheng rebelled? Just because they are used to the life of the King of the Mountain?" Li Chengqian was in a surprisingly good mood today, and gave Eunuch Wu such a rare opportunity to discuss on an equal footing.

"Maybe?" Eunuch Wu was not sure, but he still said: "The rebellion involves the foundation of the country, and all dynasties have strictly investigated it."

"Hehe." Li Chengqian smiled, shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. The two Dukes of Qin and Cheng have no reason to rebel. Now the master is very generous to the two Dukes. I don't know how many times better than them being the King of the Mountain. This is the first; second, even if Jin Guitang has good martial arts and good strategy, but there are no loyal subordinates, rebellion is a dead end; third, Jin Guitang is only busy with his own marriage recently, and there is no extravagant behavior, as the saying goes "Soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first." If Jin Gui Tang Zhen intends to rebel, according to his cleverness, it is impossible to be unprepared."

"Then this is a fake?" Eunuch Wu asked suspiciously when he saw that Li Chengqian's words were logical, and his heart was a little shaken.

"Nine times out of ten it is fake. But this person's intention is very intriguing." Li Chengqian smiled contemptuously, and continued: "This method can test my son's attitude. If you ignore it, this person may be Let the master know that Mr. Shen didn't do anything, and the relationship between the master and the master was alienated. If the son believed it, then he wanted to see the jokes of the son and see how he offended the two princes of Qin and Cheng, so that the court The other adults in the middle are chilled. This person is scheming, and he set a trap for me, just waiting to see my jokes."

Who is Li Chengqian?Li Er's eldest son!Although Li Chengqian was young, and although he was very dissatisfied with his father's eccentricity, after all, he had received the most elite education since he was a child, and he had been exposed to the most political~political~struggles.

"Then what should I do, young master?" When Eunuch Wu heard Li Chengqian's analysis, he was also worried for Li Chengqian. If Li Chengqian lost power, he would also suffer.

"It's easy. Throw this hot potato back and let that person have a headache." Li Chengqian was full of confidence in his heart. If he couldn't even solve this situation, he would be ashamed of his elite education for so many years.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was full of confidence, Eunuch Wu felt at ease, and said with the enemy: "Who has such sinister intentions? It's too hateful!"

"There are only a few people on the left and right, but this time I put some thought into it, which is much more interesting than the previous few times." In fact, Li Chengqian had already locked his fourth brother in his heart, and it was nothing more than his father's favor. Is this shady way to achieve the goal?In comparison, I want to be brothers and sisters more, to be such a pair of model brothers, but my fourth brother is always pressing every step of the way and doesn't cooperate at all, which is something I can't do anything about.

"What can the little one do for the eldest son, please ask the eldest son to order him, and he will go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate!" Now that Li Chengqian said it so easily, Eunuch Wu was less worried at the moment, and took the opportunity to show his heart and invite credit.

"Eunuch Wu and this son have been together for six years, right?" Li Chengqian was indeed a bit suspicious as Li Tai said, and some began to make friends.

"Five years and seven months." Li Chengqian's words made Eunuch Wu's heart flutter. Will he say that he will do something that risks beheading?Eunuch Wu was a little rushed to put ducks on the shelves, but he had to act as if he was dying.

"How does my son treat you?" Li Chengqian was playing with the piece of beautiful jade in his hand, and looked directly at Eunuch Wu.

"A kindness is as important as a mountain, like rebirth of parents!" Eunuch Wu's heart was bent, and he would die if he died. If he died, the crown prince would still think of himself well, and maybe he would treat his family better.

"Well, that's good." Li Chengqian was very satisfied with Eunuch Wu's attitude, and asked, "If you have to do something that is very risky, what would you do?"

"It's a small honor to be able to work for the eldest son." After Eunuch Wu made up his mind, there was no trace of strangeness on his face.

"Then you just hear it." Li Chengqian felt that Eunuch Wu could get an excellent result in this trial, so he didn't make any more trials at the moment, and said seriously: "Go back and take my son's greeting card to the Jingui Tang Mansion. Said that my son is going to visit."

"Promise." Eunuch Wu confirmed that Li Chengqian asked him to do the decapitation business this time, and it was not a simple matter of sending a greeting card.After hearing Li Chengqian's words, he thought there was something else to do, so he asked, "Please give orders, Eldest Young Master."

"Isn't Jin returning to Tang to have a big wedding? Then prepare a generous gift for my son." Li Chengqian thought about it after seeing Eunuch Wu's initiative.

"Promise." After hearing this, Eunuch Wu was still a little worried, and asked suspiciously, "Eldest Young Master, do you have any other orders?"

"Other orders? No more, that's all." Although Li Chengqian has a high status and has received a high-level elite education, he is still a half-grown child at that age. Why did Eunuch Wu call him "the eldest son"? Lao Tzu, add a "big" character to the address, trying to overwhelm Lao Tzu from the address, Ah Q, who is like a prank, just got excited.There was also some mischievous elements in this temptation. Seeing Eunuch Wu being fooled, he felt even happier, and said, "Follow me well, and there will be times when you are popular and spicy."

"No!" Eunuch Wu replied, but he felt a little disappointed that he didn't have to beheaded. It seems that when he made up his mind to do something, he would not have the usual fear.

(End of this chapter)