In the palace of King Qin.
Li Chengqian was lying on the soft couch, enjoying the massage from Qingci and Qinghe, while little Chuzi stood in the hall.
He cupped his hands slightly and said: "Your Highness, there is news from the palace that Xu Jingzong has been dismissed from all official positions and rewards by His Majesty."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian didn't have much reaction.
It was as if everything was within his expectation.
Seeing him like this, Changsun Chong was also puzzled.
He looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, do you just want to watch Xu Jingzong be dismissed from office?"
He spent so much effort and went around in so many circles.
He even included his father, father-in-law, and uncle.
Could it be that what you want is just to have Xu Jingzong dismissed from office?
Hearing his question, Li Chengqian chuckled, raised his eyes to look at him, and suddenly asked, "What do you think?"
Changsun Chong and Li Chengqian have not been working together for a day or two.
He had already figured out Li Chengqian's temperament.
When he saw this expression on his face, he knew that he had guessed it right.
In Li Chengqian's entire plan, having Xu Jingzong dismissed from office by Li Shimin was just the beginning...
Changsun Chong couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, what do you want to do next?"
Li Chengqian slowly climbed up from the bed, put on his shoes and got out of bed, and said slowly: "Of course, we will continue to carry out the plan."
After saying this, Li Chengqian also put on his shoes and walked towards the door.
Changsun Chong chased after him with a confused look on his face and asked, "What do you mean by your highness? Could it be that Xu Jingzong and his son have offended you a long time ago?"
"It's not that I'm offended, but it's Datang that's offended."
Li Chengqian raised his head and said, "Although Xu Jingzong has some talents and learning, his character is selfish, greedy and lustful."
"It would be okay if this kind of person didn't have power, he would be like that for the rest of his life."
He suddenly looked back at Changsun Chong and said, "But have you ever thought about what would happen if such a person gained power?"
Hearing this, Changsun Chong frowned and said: "If we don't get rid of it now, it will definitely be a trouble in the future."
"In this case, you still need to ask, why did they offend me?"
Li Chengqian chuckled and said, "To be honest, if I hadn't met Xu Ang, I wouldn't have thought of this extremely simple truth."
"Some things must be settled as soon as possible, and some people must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent them from causing trouble."
Hearing this, Changsun Chong couldn't help but stop and looked at Li Chengqian in a daze.
Li Chengqian distanced himself from him in three or two steps.
I just heard Li Chengqian say loudly in front of me: "Although I really don't want my old man to get his wish, but I also hope that the world that my old man has single-handedly conquered will be safe and stable for eternity."
He suddenly turned around, stood ten steps away from Changsun Chong, and chuckled at him.
"What's wrong? Don't you want to walk side by side with me?"
Hearing this, Changsun Chong also laughed out loud: "Since His Highness wants to invite Chong to go together, why should Chong refuse?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped directly to follow Li Chengqian's pace.
The two brothers left the Prince of Qin's Mansion one after another, and they didn't know where they went...
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Once upon a time, Xu Jingzong's family was also a very glorious family in Jiangnan.
But after the fall of Emperor Yang and the death of his fathers, the Xu family began to fail.
If Xu Jingzong hadn't chosen the right master to follow Li Shimin later, I am afraid that the Xu family would not have been as glorious as it was in the following ten years.
But even so, the Xu family today is still at rock bottom.
First, Xu Ang was dismissed from his official position, and then Xu Jingzong was beaten to the end.
In the end, the Zhang family, which had almost agreed to marry Xu Ang, also severed ties with the Xu family and terminated the engagement.
As the saying goes, everyone pushed down the wall, but Xu Jingzong was deposed by Li Shimin. On the morning of the second day, countless people came out to point out the deviant things Xu Jingzong had done before.
To be honest, if Li Shimin hadn't felt that Xu Jingzong was an old minister who had been by his side when he was in Qianlong, he would have really wanted to kill this man alive.
It's a pity that Li Shimin can't do that.
He really didn't want to chill the hearts of the veterans who had shared the joys and sorrows with him for more than ten years just because of such a person.
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided.
Although Li Shimin spared Xu Jingzong's life, he immediately issued an order to send his family to Lingnan, and assigned him to work as a bookkeeper in a small county government office.
From being a fifth-grade scholar in the current dynasty to being an accounting clerk in an ordinary county government office, this is a huge difference.
And this is even more insulting to Xu Jingzong.
But if Xu Jingzong really had the integrity that those scholars could kill and never insult, how could he survive until now?
Therefore, after receiving Li Shimin's order, he accepted his fate on the spot.
And on the same day, he started selling the family members and handed over all the maids and servants to Ren Yazi.
Then he reluctantly gave away several rooms of his new concubines to his friends.
Such behavior is nothing more than hoping that these friends can help him speak for him in the future and strive to let him return to Chang'an City.
Seeing those beautiful maids and concubines being taken away, Xu Jingzong felt his teeth itching with hatred.
He slapped Xu Ang on the face: "Look, this is all your fault!"
The more Xu Jingzong thought about it, the angrier he became. He pushed Xu Ang to the ground and beat him severely with his fists.
Until now, he thought that the reason why their family suffered a sudden disaster was entirely because Xu Ang offended Li Chengqian.
As everyone knows, Li Chengqian was looking for him from the beginning.
…
Xu Ang, who was beaten severely by his father, would naturally not be happy.
But he didn't dare to vent his resentment on his father, so he picked up his purse with few copper coins left and ran to a wine shop in the city to drink away his sorrows.
Just as he was blushing from drinking, a handsomely dressed young man suddenly sat across from him.
Seeing this young man, Xu Ang was stunned for a moment, and then his face was filled with shock.
He stood up from Zhuohou, raised his hands tremblingly and said: "The common people pay homage to His Royal Highness King Lu..."
"Shh!"
King Lu Li Yuanchang made a silent gesture to him.
Immediately, Li Yuanchang smiled and said to Xu Ang: "I came today just to ask for two glasses of wine from Brother Xu. I wonder if Brother Xu is willing to give it to me?"
"Of course..."
Xu Ang quickly asked the waiter to bring another wine cup.
Then he personally filled the wine cup in front of Li Yuanchang.
Li Yuanchang picked up the wine cup and took a sip of the wine. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Not to mention the price of this wine, but the intensity of this wine is one of the best in the world."
This wine is the distilled liquor that Li Chengqian developed in Beimo when he had nothing to do.
Because of its good taste and good appearance, this distilled liquor has recently become a popular liquor in Chang'an City.
Li Yuanchang suddenly put down his wine glass and sighed: "It's a pity... Master Xu may never drink such a fragrant wine again."
After hearing what he said, Xu Ang's face rippled, and he even felt a little angry in his heart.
He was also drunk and emboldened, Xu Ang said directly to Li Yuanchang: "His Royal Highness the Deer King, if you have anything to say, you might as well tell me directly."
