Li Shimin said quietly: "You are the emperor, you are in the palace, and the person you want to kill was kidnapped at the gate of the palace."
Li Yuanda said in disbelief: "Are you sure I am the emperor?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly: "Why not?"
Li Yuanda said in disbelief: "Are you sure the person was really kidnapped?"
Ying Zheng said quietly: "Why not?"
Li Yuanda was furious: "Damn it!"
Is there anything more outrageous than this in the world? !
All the commanders and deputy commanders of the Forbidden Army who were guarding the palace were summoned. They knelt on the ground. Seeing that the Holy Lord was furious, he kicked the commander of the Forbidden Army at the front to the ground!
"Tao Jing, what do you do for food?!"
"Is this a palace or a vegetable market? A few random people came and kidnapped my prisoner?!"
"Someday if a few more people come, can they rush directly into the royal study and remove the head from my neck?!"
Tao Jing did not dare to say anything, so he could only accuse him repeatedly.
Li Yuanda's face was covered with frost and his voice was stern: "I am guilty and I will die. Is it possible that you can really die ten thousand times? Who can make up for the missing points?!"
He glanced coldly at the other deputy commanders kneeling on the ground: "Are you?! Or are you young and old from the nine tribes?!"
The room was silent, no one dared to make any sound, even the servants and palace people serving in the royal study knelt down at some point, lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Speak, why are you mute?!"
Li Yuanda said coldly: "Now that things have happened, there is not even one person who can speak out?!"
A commander of the Imperial Guards kneeling behind Tao Jing said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are all carefully selected. They are by no means idlers. There were more than thirty assassins invading this time, and seven of them were left behind during the fight. , and more than ten people died under the strong crossbows at the top of the city. The reason why they were able to retreat was because these people used Jianghu Kungfu, which was quite sophisticated, and although there were worshipers in the palace , but they escaped before they could arrive..."
"Oh?" Li Yuanda frowned slightly: "From what you said, I seem to have guessed where these people are from?"
The commander of the imperial army kowtowed and said: "To have such courage to commit murder at the gate of the palace city, and to have such financial resources and connections to recruit so many good people in the world, in my humble opinion, this matter must be related to the world's richest man Zhang Liu. It’s related!”
What kind of rich man in the world dares to rob people at the gate of the palace...
When Li Yuanda heard this, he couldn't help but put on a mask of pain.
He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead: "Chapter 6? What do you say?"
The commander of the imperial army then said slowly: "Zhang Liu is a man who is very good at business and has a good way of making money. He is a world-famous wealthy businessman. He also has a chivalrous heart. He has good relations with many people in the world and has attracted many followers under his command. It is said that , also had some relationship with the then leader of the martial arts alliance, everyone said that he was the contemporary Lord Xinling..."
Li Yuanda: "..."
Help!
Is there any logic in this world? !
A bullshit wealthy businessman dares to rob the emperor's prisoner at the gate of the palace? !
Is there any fucking reason for this? !
This wealthy businessman is not even worthy of being treated like a dog by me!
Doesn’t he just have some money?
Ordinary people can forget about it, but for me, what is the difference between money and paper? !
What, do you think the name of the world's number one wealthy businessman and contemporary Lord Xinling sounds very loud?
Let's do a math question - how much courage did Shen Wansan have to have before he dared to run to the gate of Yingtian Mansion Palace and kidnap the prisoners who were hand-picked by Zhu Yuanzhang to die? !
Chapter 73
Li Yuanda's head hurt when he heard it. He raised his hand to interrupt the commander of the imperial army: "Is this Zhang Liu's surname Zhang Xingliu? Where is his ancestral home? Is there anyone in the family who is an official in the court?"
The commander of the imperial army hurriedly replied: "It's just as the Holy One said. This person's surname is Zhang Liu. He was born in the Zhang family, a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan. He is ranked sixth in the family. He has been fond of doing business since he was a child. His biological mother is a legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jingguo. , so it is very popular in both the north and the south..."
Li Yuanda was astonished: "How could a daughter of the dignified Marquis of Jingguo marry into a merchant family? Sixth or seventh marriage?"
"..." The commander of the forbidden army wiped the sweat from his forehead: "First marriage."
Then he carefully explained: "It is said that they truly love each other."
Li Yuanda: "..."
You are crazy, Marquis Jingguo!
Why would you let your daughter, who was born in Rome, work as a cow and horse?
No matter how rich a businessman is, he is still a citizen, and no matter how low-ranking an official is, he is still an official. Are you going to marry your daughter who was raised by a noble family to a merchant family, and then let her see an official's wife as a courtesy?
Businessmen in this dynasty cannot take the imperial examination, so your grandson will be inferior to others for generations to come? !
Li Yuanda laughed angrily, but felt a little relieved after laughing. He returned to his seat and asked everyone: "Since this Zhang Liu is known as the richest man in the world, do you think he has a lot of money?"
Everyone was puzzled as to why the Holy One asked this question. They all hesitated for a moment, and then responded in unison: "Yes."
Li Yuanda leaned forward slightly and looked around the crowd: "In that case, how much filial piety have you received from him?"
Everyone couldn't help but look bitter.
In the end, it was Tao Jing, the commander of the imperial army, who said: "Zhang Liu is a man who loves charity and is easy on his hands. Everyone in the government and the public has more or less received his ice and carbon respect, but most of them have not. He is the most famous in the world. The angry grain store is his property. How can ordinary officials dare to be enemies with him? If it makes him unhappy, who will be able to bear the price of grain in the world skyrocketing with just one order?"
Li Yuanda: "..."
In the space, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand listening anymore: "Help, are you all right? Zhang Liu has money in his hands, and you have power in your hands. People with power can't do anything to rich people. How can this be justified? !”
Ying Zheng was speechless and said: "Zhang Liu is rich, and you have the power and soldiers. If we really fight, who can't bear it?!"
Li Shimin said: "Now my head is big, very big..."
In front of him was King Yong, who had the same mother as the emperor, and in the back was Zhang Liu, a powerful businessman in the world.
Liu Che couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "Prince Fei, what other men do you have that we don't know about?"
Li Yuanda laughed again.
It’s good to have a man.
First it was King Yong, and then it was Zhang Liu, please show me some respect - this is not the precious concubine, she is obviously the top sister on the list!
He smiled playfully and ordered in an orderly manner: "The whole city is on alert. Bring back all the Imperial Guards who are off duty and step up the defense of the imperial city. Then transfer the garrison from the capital to outside Chang'an City and be on standby at all times."
The commanders of the Forbidden Army all declared: "I accept my order!"
Li Yuanda then ordered his confidants: "Invite all the ministers of this dynasty, leave half to guard the forbidden palace, and organize the rest into teams and detain them at various city gates, even at the mansions of Zhang Liu and Jingguo Marquis. "
The confidants responded respectfully.
Li Yuanda then asked: "Is there anyone in the Marquis of Jing's residence who is serving in the army?"
Tao Jing thought for a moment and then said: "The prince of Jingguo is serving in the Jinwu Guard, and the second brother of the Marquis has a son who is also serving in the Imperial Guard."
Li Yuanda said without thinking: "Send them out together. Anyone who has a direct marriage relationship with their family will have their military attache positions abolished. They will go home immediately to meditate. Civil service positions will be suspended to see the consequences!"
Tao Jing accepted the order: "Yes, I will send someone to take care of it immediately."
Li Yuanda nodded slightly, twirled the string of Buddhist beads on his wrist, and beckoned his attendants to come over: "You go out of the palace and go to Jingguo Hou's Mansion to pass the order and tell him that just this morning, his grandson Zhang Liu I sent someone to kidnap the criminal I wanted to kill."
The attendant was a little surprised: "Your Majesty, is this all you have to say?"
Li Yuanda smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's it."
Seeing that the young chamberlain's brows were a little frightened, he added with a smile: "If you are really scared and worried that you will not be able to leave the Jingguo Marquis' Mansion, then just say one more word to the Jingguo Marquis, just say -"
He thought for a while before continuing: "Let's just say, what is hanging on your neck now is not just your own head, but the heads of everyone in the entire Jingguo Hou Mansion. You are The angel I sent is a symbol of the emperor's will. If something unexpected happens before returning to the palace, I can only understand that the Marquis of Jingguo no longer wants to be a minister of the country."
The young chamberlain's expression changed again. He raised his eyes slightly and saw the emperor's gentle and smiling expression, but he felt a little timid for some unknown reason.
He accepted the order respectfully.
…
The weather was fine that day, with bright sunshine, but the sky above Jingguo Hou Mansion was covered with clouds.
Mrs. Shizi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and looked at her husband with complaint: "Now that things have come to this, you should say something! If you become an in-law in our family, your official position will not be guaranteed soon, and the elder man will have to discuss the marriage. Once this happens, who would dare to marry him?"
Prince Jingguo himself had just been kicked off his official position. He had a headache and said: "Crying, crying, crying, what's the point of crying? In the year of Liulang, why don't you give me such a generous New Year's gift? Are you happy with it?!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shizi was furious: "Why, he came to give gifts and I'm not happy. Do I still have a droopy face?"
"In terms of etiquette and law, our house is his maternal family. If he gives something, I accept it. What's wrong? In terms of interests, he has been doing business in the north these years and has been able to go everywhere unimpeded. Is it Chapter Chapter? The power of the family? He made money and shared some of the profits with us. Why can’t I take it back?!"
After venting, tears came down again: "We are an honorable family. Good or bad life depends on the emperor's face. Now you have been deprived of your official position, your second cousin's uncle has also been dismissed, and your nephew is your relative." Yes, are the brothers and nephews not biological relatives, and the sons are all raised by outsiders?!"
The prince of Jingguo remained silent.
Just at this moment, the maid outside timidly came forward to send a message: "Madam, my uncle is here, and her face is very ugly..."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shizi stopped her tears and urged her husband: "I will deal with my natal family on my own, but in the end, I will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause - don't you have an uncle's family? Really? For the sake of a nephew, dragging the whole family to die together is impossible!"
The Prince of Jingguo sighed, patted his wife's hand, turned around and went around to the main hall through the back door.
Mrs. Jingguo Hou was also an old man in her sixties. She burst into tears and said to her husband: "We have three sons, but we only have this daughter. Liu Lang is an only son. Something happened to him, isn't it?" Are you forcing Jing Niang to die?"
The second wife came in and heard it, and spat head on: "Bah! Because of that despicable little whore, the whole family's faces have been thrown to the ground and trampled on for so many years. In my opinion, she is Death early and rebirth early!”
Marquis Jingguo's face darkened: "Brother and sister, you are from a scholarly family after all. Don't talk about those dirty words. You don't have to let others look down on your tutor!"
After hearing this, the second wife's wife didn't get angry or annoyed. Instead, she smiled and said: "Brother, as for my younger brother and sister, I have finally understood over the years. What's the use of someone from a scholarly family? A clumsy tongue. You're here, you're being bullied so much."
She and her husband went inside and sat down: "I didn't want to mention the matter after so many years, but since it has been revealed again today, we have to talk about it! Your eldest brother has raised a good daughter. , had a private relationship with her foreigner before marriage, and had a lifelong engagement. She was the legitimate daughter of a noble prince, and was married to a merchant family. What were people in Beijing talking about at that time? You said you didn’t know, but you really didn’t know in your heart. ?!”
"Is it because the daughter of the Marquis has no sense of shame and secretly got pregnant with someone else, so she married far away in a hurry, or is it because she did something shameful in her boudoir and randomly found someone to marry her? out?!"
The second wife slapped the table with her palm, causing the tea cup to tremble three times: "Brother, sister-in-law, you are shameless and don't care about the face of your children. We, the people in this house, will still have to live! Your good daughter is married far away." After we moved to Jiangnan, my daughter’s engagement was annulled. Why? People doubted our daughter’s tutoring, and they didn’t want our son to be a brother-in-law to a businessman. Aren’t we unjust?!”
Marquis Jingguo knew that he was wrong, so he sighed and bowed his hands to his younger siblings as an apology.
The second wife sneered.
The Prince of Jingguo came over at this moment: "Father, mother, we should make a decision on this matter as soon as possible."
He looked pitiful: "The Holy Father has dismissed our family and a group of direct relatives from their posts, but he has not asked the guilty party. If we had made the decision early, there might be a glimmer of hope. If we delayed it until tomorrow, I am afraid that we would not want to The Holy Spirit has no intention of listening to the decision."
Marquis Jingguo looked at his son and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean?"
