After a while
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Ming watched Li Shimin and the Hejian Prince's carriage go away, and then entered the mansion.
Cheng Yaojin looked at the handsome young man in front of him, patted his shoulder and sighed:
"My dear nephew, you are confused."
Qin Ming was stunned. He thought Cheng Yaojin was referring to his writing poems to the brothel girls, so Shan smiled and said:
"My nephew already knows that he was wrong, so he must pay attention next time."
"What I said is..."
Speaking of this, Miles Yaojin stopped talking.
Cheng Yaojin couldn't explain clearly about the consort, so he sighed again, waved his hand towards Qin Ming and said:
"Hey, forget it, forget it, you've been tired for the whole day, go back and rest."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this, and then followed the Cheng Mansion's maid towards the guest room to rest.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Qin Ming's leaving back, shook his head, turned around and took out the riding whip from the front hall, then strode towards the neck-gouging tree in the backyard, murmuring in a low voice as he walked:
"I must teach you a lesson today, not these two little beasts!"
.....
Xu Shi, Chang'an City, Da'an Palace
A black shadow fell silently into the dormitory of Da'an Palace.
Following a few cuckoo calls, the sound of getting dressed sounded in the dormitory.
After a while
The retired veteran cadre who had just finished exercising came to the side hall. He glanced at the figure kneeling in the side hall, supported his aching lower back, frowned and asked:
"What's up?"
The figure kneeling on the ground has a graceful figure, wearing a black cloak, and a veil on his face, so his face cannot be seen clearly.
This person is Miao Feng, the leader of another secret guard under Li Yuan.
Miao Feng took out a piece of paper from her arms, handed it to Li Yuan with both hands, and said respectfully:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, my subordinates are reporting that Mr. Qin went to Baihua Pavilion tonight and obtained the leader of the literary competition tonight. These are the poems copied by my subordinates."
Li Yuan frowned even more when he heard this. He took the poem and didn't rush to read the content, but asked:
"Then did he win the subsequent competition?"
Miao Feng shook his head when he heard this and said:
"Young Master Qin did not enter Xifeng Courtyard. It is said that Duke Lu sent someone to call Young Master Qin back. I just heard from people below that Young Master Qin offended tonight, Changsun Chong, the legitimate son of the Changsun family."
Li Yuan nodded slightly when he heard this, then found a chair and sat down, stroking his long beard and asked:
"What's going on with Brother Ming and Changsun Chong?"
After hearing this, Miao Feng told the scene that happened between the two of them in Yaqingju in detail.
Not only that, she even told the story of Changsun Chong's discussion with Gao Jingcheng about investigating Qin Ming's background after he went to Qunfang Courtyard.
Li Yuan snorted when he heard this and said:
"You send people to keep an eye on Changsun Chong and Gao Fuli. If they send people to follow Ming Geer, ask them to deal with the people they are following."
"In addition, we sent someone to inform Qing Wu (Sishe's real name), asking her to stay at all times and protect Brother Ming's safety. If there is nothing else, please step back first."
"No, I'm resigning."
After saying that, Miao Feng turned around and left the side hall, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
Li Yuan then slowly picked up the poem and spread it out in his hand.
After a long time,
Li Yuan wiped the corners of his eyes, stood up and walked towards the bedroom with his hands behind his back, murmuring in a low voice as he walked:
"This poem is a good gift, a good gift..."
.....
On the sixth day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Zhenguan, at Chenshi, Chang'an City, Huaidefang, Lu Guogong Mansion
Last night, Qin Ming was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night. In the dream, a group of masked men were chasing him all night. After waking up, Qin Ming could not sleep.
Having nightmares for no reason is not a good sign.
Seeing that it was still early, he wanted to lie down and sleep for a while, but he couldn't fall asleep. He always felt that he had neglected something very important.
So he got up and put on his clothes, and while pacing around the back room, he sorted out the recent events again.
After sorting it out, I found the problem as expected. Ever since I guessed Li Er's identity and started doing business with Cheng Yaojin and others.
Everything he wanted to do went too smoothly, which also caused him to feel a little drifting recently, losing the caution he had when he first came to the Tang Dynasty, and he inadvertently offended people who shouldn't be offended.
Last night's nightmare was just a wake-up call for Qin Ming.
This is not the city of Beijing under the rule of law in later generations of China. This is the city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.
This is the Tang Dynasty where the emperor's words can determine life and death. It is also the Tang Dynasty where the powerful are everywhere and human lives are as cheap as dogs.
Although he, as a member of the later generations, has advanced knowledge that others do not have, and even knows the general direction of history.
But so what? In the eyes of those powerful people, he was just a wealthy businessman.
Is it difficult to arrange a few dead soldiers to kill him?
It's not difficult at all!
Don't talk about others, just talk about the offending of Changsun Chong last night. As the legitimate son of the Changsun family, if he holds a grudge, he can arrange for a few family dead men or hire a few killers on the black market to find an opportunity to kill him. .
The remaining question is, does Changsun Chong hold a grudge? Qin Ming thought about the way Changsun Chong looked at him before leaving, and he was very sure that he held a grudge.
And after thinking about it for a night, Qin Ming also discovered an even more terrifying thing. He had actually been so arrogant that as long as he could check and balance the eldest son's family in business, he could unscrupulously buy things that were not valued by the eldest son's family with Cheng Yaojin. coal mine.
Now that the coal mine has been purchased, the anthracite matter will be exposed sooner or later. Changsun Wuji will know its relationship with him as long as he does a little investigation.
Qin Ming can only think of Changsun Wuji with the greatest malice. After all, some things cannot be left to chance, otherwise the nightmare may become a reality at any time.
Putting himself from Changsun Wuji's perspective, Changsun Wuji may not cause trouble for Duke Lu, but he will definitely cause trouble for himself. After all, he is the initiator.
And what kind of person is Changsun Wuji? An important official of the Tang Dynasty who could become a veteran of three dynasties, a person who personally helped Li Zhi to the throne, and a person who killed Li Shimin's own son on false charges.
Would such a great person let him go easily?
No, if it was just a businessman who caused the family to lose so much profit, then he must be killed no matter what.
In addition, another thing is that the marriage between the eldest son's family and the royal family fell through. Although he was not the one who initiated it, he initiated the marriage of close relatives, so this matter has nothing to do with him.
As for whether he could avoid disaster by relying on the relationship between Li Er and Queen Changsun, that was just a delusion. It was simply unreliable to leave the matter of his life and death in the hands of others.
Not to mention that he is not the son-in-law of Li Er and Zhang Sun yet, even if he is already, so what?
Is this relationship worth Chang Sun Wuji's merit of following the dragon?
Is it worth the blood relatives of Changsun Wuji and Queen Changsun?
You don’t need to think about this question to know. Besides, are there many examples in history of emperors killing their consorts?
Would Li Er kill his subordinates for a dead man? Will not.
It's just a prince-in-law, and it's gone if it's gone. It's just a matter of promising another marriage to the princess.
Thinking of this, Qin Ming broke out in a cold sweat. He found that he was standing on the edge of a cliff.
No, it's too dangerous and we need to think of countermeasures quickly.
Qin Ming saw that it was getting brighter outside and couldn't stay any longer.
He must return to the Qin Mansion immediately, without delaying for a moment.
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