There was a square table in the bedroom, and a hot pot was placed on the table. The soup was boiling under the influence of the red charcoal fire.
Li Shan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, picked up a piece of mutton, put it in and stirred it. As soon as the color changed, he took it out, dipped it in the sauce and put it in his mouth. In a moment, the whole plate of mutton was eaten.
I drank a lot of wine today, and I'm already very hungry... Drinking on an empty stomach is really a taboo.
After meeting Du Chuke in Pingkangfang, Li Shan had been worried. After much thought, he always felt that something was wrong. Now he finally felt relieved. It was not Du Ruhui, but Du Yan.
Du Ruhui represents the King of Qin Li Shimin, and he can also represent the Du family in Jingzhao...but Du Yan can only represent himself.
There is no doubt that as the first staff member of King Qin and the head of the eighteen scholars, Du Ruhui must be a leader among the Du family in Jingzhao, and his status in the family must be much higher than that of Du Yan and Du Chuke.
The solemn atmosphere just now disappeared, and the three people gathered around the table and started chatting while eating.
"Du Yan wants to suppress Huairen just for a soldier to join the military?" Ma Zhou sipped his wine. This was his rule today, "Du Ruhui really doesn't know about this?"
"The day I entered Tiance Mansion, Du Yan was quite dissatisfied." Ling Jing took a quail egg and explained: "Du Yan was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel under Wang Shichong, and he had great power for a while, but he was an uncle and nephew to Du Ruhui. In fact, it is revenge, and this matter should be handled by him alone."
"Actually, it's revenge?" Li Shan blinked, "Why?"
"Du Yan and his brother Du Zha had a disagreement in their early years. Du Yunzong, Du Zha's eldest son, was also in Luoyang. He was framed by Du Yan and executed by Wang Shichong." Ling Jing shook his head and said: "After Wang Shichong surrendered, Du Yan should have been beheaded. Du Ruhui refused to save him. It was Du Chuke who begged so hard, but Du Ruhui reluctantly asked the King of Qin for help."
Ma Zhou thought for a while, "Is it really Du Yan?"
"I didn't say it was the prince's family order before, but he was a descendant of Jingzhao Wei's family."
Ling Jing smiled and said: "A few days ago, I learned that he was Wei Fusi of Jingzhao Weishi. I went out of my way to find out a lot of information. Today, when Huairen mentioned Du Chuke, everything was connected."
"Do you know Wei Shikang, a famous minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty?"
Ma Zhou recalled it for a moment and asked tentatively: "But the one who is Princess Xiangle of Wei?"
"Yes, Wei Shikang's three sons were all killed at the hands of Yang Xuangan, and their heirs were eliminated." Ling Jing said slowly: "Wei Qing was selected from the descendants to inherit."
"And Wei Shikang's three sons are all good friends with Du Yan, especially the second son Wei Fusi."
"During the reign of Emperor Wen of the former Sui Dynasty, Du Yan and Wei Fusi lived in seclusion in Taibai Mountain, imitating the famous minister Su Wei, hoping to become officials, but they were rejected by Emperor Wen and exiled to the south of the Yangtze River."
Li Shan spat out all the fish balls in his mouth, smiling so hard that his face was distorted... This is just pretending to be stupid, and being exiled just for the sake of fame!
Ma Zhou couldn't help but laugh, "Haha, so it was Du Yan who asked Wei Qingsi for help?"
"It should be so." Ling Jing looked at Li Shan, "Now that we have found out, what does Huairen want to do?"
Li Shan shook his head. He drank too much today and was still a little dizzy.
Now it seems that because Ling Jing came out of the blue and snatched Du Yan's soldiers to join the military, the latter was hostile on the one hand, and may also covet Yu Huchun's huge interests, so he secretly entrusted the prince's family to Wei. Qingsi submitted a notice, and the Chang'an County government sealed Yuhuchun Restaurant.
Li Shan vaguely felt that maybe Du Yan was the cause of his previous failure...
I didn’t know when the results were released today, but when we were having a drink at Pingkangfang, Yang Siyi mentioned that yesterday it was Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda who found the sage Li Yuan with the examination papers... From this point of view, Li Shan’s purpose of choosing "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" has been achieved. It was indeed through Chen Shuda, the younger brother of the founder of "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", Chen Houzhu, that he completed the counterattack.
This news should not be false, because Li Shan learned today that Yang Siyi's father, Yang Gongren, had just been transferred back to Beijing and served as Zhongshu Ling, ranking as prime minister.
Li Shan's thoughts are wandering further and further. Now there are five ministers and assistants in the court, including Li Shimin, the king of Qin, the minister of the imperial court, Chen Shuda and Pei Shiju, the ministers of the province under his command, Xiao Yu, the former minister of the Central Secretariat, transferred to the right servant of the minister, Yang Gongren, and Yang Gongren, the minister of the minister. Zuo Pu shot Pei Ji.
Because of the special status of King Qin Li Shimin, both Shangshu and Zuopushe were regarded as prime ministers and assistants. Zuopushe and Pei Ji were regarded as prime ministers due to their relationship with the sage Li Yuan.
Li Shan thought in his mind, Yang Gongren...he had no impression of this person, but his niece was the concubine of King Li Yuanji of Qi, and his niece Yan was the concubine of King Li Shimin of Qin.
"Huairen?"
Ma Zhou interrupted Li Shan's thoughts, and the latter said casually: "It doesn't matter, I just want to borrow Duke Ming's help."
Then Ling Jing and Ma Zhou watched Li Shan write a letter and called Zhu Ba directly to deliver it to Du Ruhui's house.
If it were normal times, with Li Shan's usual style of acting, he might choose a relatively tactful method, but he drank too much today.
Therefore, after opening this letter, Du Ruhui was first stunned, then frowned and thought hard, then suddenly realized, and finally became furious.
Because, on the letter, there is only one secret recipe, the secret recipe for Yuhuchun brewing.
Du Ruhui's hand holding the letter trembled slightly, and his eyes fell on a piece of paper on the table... It was "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" that he had just copied.
Taking a deep breath, Du Ruhui summoned Du He and asked a few questions in a low voice. His face became increasingly ugly, and he only said, "Prepare the car."
Normally, Du Ruhui would ride a horse when he went out. Last year, he had a quarrel with his wife because of this, and his fingers were broken... But today he felt that if he rode a horse, passers-by might notice something.
First he went to find Du Chuke, who was not at home, and then Du Ruhui went directly to Du Yan's house.
Smart people like Du Ruhui quickly figured it out after seeing the secret recipe of Yu Huchun... The news of Yu Huchun's closure spread widely. Li Shan handed over the secret recipe, but Du Chuke appeared on the plain today. Kang Fang also specifically mentioned Yu Huchun. These clues directly pointed to Du Yan, who was at odds with Ling Jing and Li Shan.
Walking into the main hall, Du Ruhui stared at Du Yan with a gloomy face, "Uncle did a good thing."
Du Yan pulled his face and said nothing. He was unhappy, but he didn't expect that guy Li Shan was still on the list, and he also got a good fortune in front of the saint.
Du Chuke on the side smiled and stepped forward to smooth things over, "Second brother, this is..."
Du Ruhui grabbed Du Chuke's collar with his hands and scolded: "You don't want the reputation of Jingzhao Du family, but you must also think about the legacy left by your father and ancestors. Are you going to let future generations bear the stigma?"
Du Chuke was dumbfounded, "Second brother..."
Well, in fact, Du Chuke was just a cover. Du Ruhui held his collar, but his eyes were fixed on Du Yan. After all, he was an elder... he could only criticize Huai.
"Once word of such actions like seizing people's property is spread, what face will the Jingzhao Du Family have?!"
Of course Du Yan understood, and shouted sternly: "You are rejecting my official career. Someone just wants to enjoy wealth and status, and you are trying to stop me!?"
Du Chuke snorted and turned to look at Du Yan with great effort... That's not what you said yesterday, uncle. You just mentioned that Yu Huchun had been locked away for a long time and asked me to cooperate with Li Huairen to share the profits.
After Du Chuke returned to Chang'an, he quit his official career and was mainly responsible for taking care of the general affairs of the clan. He had long heard about the closure of Yuhuchun Winery... Could it be his uncle?
"Ling Jing was originally a famous scholar. He had made contributions in the war in Hebei and was able to pacify Shandong. His Highness summoned him to Tiance Mansion." Du Ruhui said coldly: "If uncle is not convinced, you can directly ask His Highness."
Du Yan was so angry that he fell over. Who didn't know that you were the first member of King Qin's staff? He immediately said without hesitation, "My nephew is disrespectful. This is unfilial!"
Du Ruhui was already strong-tempered. After hearing this, he became furious and said sternly: "It is unfilial to disrespect my nephew. So, if my uncle kills his nephew, is this mercy?"
Well, they were completely at loggerheads, and the two of them were fighting to the point of death.
In the end, Du Ruhui slapped the letter on the table with a livid face, "The secret recipe for brewing Yuhuchun, Li Huairen sent it to someone in person!"
Du Yan was startled, is that guy so well-behaved?
Du Chuke was a little jealous, jealous of the possible huge profits.
Du Ru was so unlucky that he was speechless. He slapped the table and shouted: "This is Li Huairen's inquiry. Is Yuhuchun more important, or is the reputation of Jingzhao Du family more important?!"
