Yirenfang, Chang'an City.
This is the fourth street of Zhuque Street, with Longshou Canal winding through it. A street away to the south is the most lively East Market and Hepingkangfang.
To the north is Chongrenfang, where the dignitaries of Chang'an City live.
Yirenfang's lanes extend in all directions, with criss-crossing streets.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing linen clothes and a straw hat was walking slowly while pushing a night-incense cart.
However, he only walked with his head down, but did not ask for night fragrance from those wealthy people.
The patrolling soldiers of the Jinwu Guard passed by, but they only glanced at them and stayed away from them.
He carefully stood aside, got out of the way of these Jinwu Guard patrols, and continued to move forward.
Finally, he reached the end of the alley, looked at an ordinary little courtyard, and knocked on the door.
"Collect the night fragrance!"
"It stinks so much. Do you need more money?" came a response from inside.
"No need, but I have 'wild silkworms' to sell to the owner."
The door was opened, and a man in the same clothes came out. He looked around and saw no one, so he replaced this man.
The middle-aged man wearing a straw hat entered the courtyard. The courtyard was actually very exquisitely decorated.
At first glance, they looked like they were from a wealthy family, and they were from a scholarly family. They were not at all like the nouveau riche like the King of Shu.
After this person entered, after several rounds of verification, he finally entered a study room with dim light.
In the study, there was a thick carpet, and three people were kneeling on the futon.
Sitting at the top was an old man with gray hair on his temples. The old man was as thin as a stick but full of energy and had a long goatee.
Two middle-aged men were kneeling on the futons on both sides. They were wearing brocade robes, their hair was pulled high, they had kind faces, and they also had beards.
Kneeling next to her was a beautiful girl, fanning the stove with a cattail leaf fan. There was a pot on the stove, making tea.
There was an incense burner placed on the table next to it. What was burning was ambergris, and the aroma lingered throughout the room.
The old man looked at the person who came and asked calmly: "Is Sun Cheng dead?"
"I don't know, our people were massacred!"
Um?
The three of them looked at the man wearing a straw hat at the same time. One of the middle-aged men stood up and asked, "What's going on?"
The people they sent were all masters, dead warriors trained by their families, and they had never failed.
Even if it were Li Jing's house, if he rushed in to kill someone, wouldn't he be able to capture him easily?
He was actually killed in counter-attack?
"Everything was going smoothly, but when we entered Li Jing's house, dozens of people suddenly rushed in from outside and killed our people directly."
"Those people are definitely not simple and well-trained."
The old man frowned, and the two middle-aged men below quickly stood up.
"Second uncle, Sun Cheng won't confess, will he?"
"Why are you panicking? What will happen if you confess?"
"The King of Shu mobilized all his forces and surrounded Li Jing's Mansion and then Sikong Mansion. Now the King of Shu is riding a tiger and is in trouble."
"Either kill the prince, or wait until tomorrow to be demoted to a commoner."
"Just wait for the news."
Then, the old man closed his eyes.
The industry of the King of Shu appeared in front of his eyes, the new papermaking technology, the new printing technology, the newspaper, and the overall industry in heaven and earth. The most important thing was the so-called postal service.
The Zheng family's main source of income now is transportation and caravans. Once it is replaced by the postal service, what will the Zheng family do to support the family and nurture future generations?
Getting rid of King Shu was an internal decision within the family.
And letting the princes kill each other was a joint decision of the five surnames and Qi Wang, with the purpose of giving Li Shimin a warning.
A warning to the Guanlong family who supported Li Shimin, not to push too far. In recent years, the Guanlong family has relied on Li Shimin to expand eastward, which has harmed the interests of their Shandong nobles.
If Li Shimin wants to securely sit on the throne and keep his Li Tang family, he must obediently be a good friend of the five surnames and Qi Wang, instead of being the same in the open and secretly pressing them step by step with the Guanlong family.
The rabbit bites people when it is anxious!
After an unknown amount of time, another man in black came.
"Master, good news..."
The old man opened his eyes excitedly, disregarding even a little bit of reserve, stood up and said, "Say!"
"The King of Shu is dead!"
"Hahaha……"
"Hahaha……"
In an instant, the laughter of uncle and nephew could be heard throughout the room.
"Okay, as long as the King of Shu is dead!"
"I can tell that this son is even worse than Li Shimin. If he is allowed to continue to live, the Zheng family will decline, and the good days of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes will not be long."
"This can be regarded as repaying the hatred in my heart, allowing Li Shimin to experience the pain of losing his son..."
The old man smiled with tears in his eyes, remembering the way his elder brother looked with a look on his face before he died.
At the beginning, Li Yuan initially conquered the world and established Li Jiancheng as the prince. In order to win over the Zheng family in Xingyang, Li Jiancheng sent people to propose marriage again and again.
The head of the family refused at that time. They looked down on the Li family at all.
The Li family had suddenly become rich. Even if they gained half of the country, they were still not qualified to take their daughter from the Zheng family.
Moreover, Li Yuan's ability to obtain half of the country relied on the support of the Five Surnames and Qiwang. Without their support, he would never have been able to obtain the entire Central Plains.
But Li Jiancheng went to the Zheng family in Xinyang again and again to ask for marriage.
He also promised that if the Zheng family would marry his daughter to him and become the crown princess, when he became emperor in the future, the Zheng family would be a first-class family.
In order to develop the family, the head of the family married his eldest brother's daughter to Li Jiancheng.
The eldest brother is not from the same lineage as the head of the family, but is considered a side branch of the Zheng family.
But nine years ago, Li Shimin led the Guanlong family and launched the Xuanwumen Revolution, seizing the throne that should have belonged to Li Jiancheng, killing Li Jiancheng and five of his eldest brother's grandchildren, and imprisoning the eldest brother's daughter Zheng Guanyin.
That's not all. At that time, the eldest brother was an official in the court, and his official position was the minister of Honglu Temple. He was also implicated.
He was supposed to be executed by Li Shimin, but the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang personally went to Chang'an and saved his eldest brother.
But the eldest brother returned to Xingyang, fell ill, and died in depression. He could not close his eyes until he died.
The eldest brother's only hope was to see his daughter one last time, but he failed to do so.
"Brother, have you seen it?"
"Hahaha... Li Shimin's sons have followed the same path as Li Shimin. He will pay the price for the wrong things he did back then..."
"Second uncle, are you sending the news back to Xingyang?"
"Don't worry, wait until tomorrow to avoid any accidents that may affect the family head's judgment."
"yes……"
Like the Zheng family in Xingyang, the other families in Chang'an also received this great news.
Taking advantage of Li Jing's daughter's pregnancy to make the princes kill each other was their joint decision, and they even divided the spoils.
The two Cui families own newspapers, but they need to share new methods of paper manufacturing and new printing technologies.
The Fanyang Lu family owns Heaven and Earth, but the other six families must take shares.
The Zheng family in Xingyang owns the post office, but the other six transportation companies must give away 10% of the profits.
As for the Li family of Longxi and the Li family of Zhaojun, they did not participate in the fight due to face, but the benefits they received were also huge.
The King of Shu died, and Li Chengqian's position as prince was retained. However, Li Chengqian was a mediocre man, and this was the good emperor in their eyes.
So they celebrated each other.
Waiting for tomorrow to attend the condolence event of the King of Shu and eat the eight dishes and one soup of the King of Shu.
Biquge
