A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"Even if you don't tell us, we will continue to investigate to the end." Di Renjie said coldly, "Your Majesty is very concerned about this matter. It's useless if you don't tell us. We will find out sooner or later."

"Check it out, if you really find it out, the old man will admit it."

Leaving the dungeon of Dali Temple in boredom, Di Renjie fell into trouble, and he really couldn't do anything.

Manna Hall

Li Chengqian listened to Chu Suiliang's report, "I am very relieved that you have arranged the affairs of the court. I am not very clear about some things, so I have to ask you more."

"Don't dare to ask for advice, it's what ministers should do." Chu Suiliang said.

"It is said that a few days ago, the young slave went to find Shangguanyi. Is there such a thing?"

Hearing this question, Chu Suiliang looked awe-inspiring. Hearing what Shang Guanyi said about this matter, he understood that His Royal Highness Jin Wang was going to take over Gu Qing's maritime trade. In his words, Gu Qing was helping His Royal Highness Jin Wang. The future trend of maritime trade is very likely. It was under the control of His Royal Highness the King of Jin. When Li Chengqian asked, Chu Suiliang immediately understood what it meant. It's not that he didn't know the intrigue among the princes and princes for so many years.

"I don't quite understand what His Majesty means. It is said that His Royal Highness Jin Wang is His Majesty's younger brother, so it should be His Majesty's family affairs. It is difficult for me to say anything." Chu Suiliang replied in a low voice.

"Young slaves want to take over Haimao, do you know the pros and cons?" Li Chengqian continued: "The benefits of Haimao are comparable to half of the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty."

"The minister is resigning." Chu Suiliang did not listen to Li Chengqian's words. In the end, the courtiers are not easy to get involved in the royal affairs and should not easily stand in line. After walking to the Ganlu Hall, Chu Suiliang hurried to find Shangguanyi. Shangguanyi must know the pros and cons of the matter.

Shangguanyi was still at home looking at the article that Li Zhi called Gu's family to send. It was written about the future plan of Maritime Trade. It was a bit rough but clear, and it needed to deal with the sequence a little bit.

"Shangguanyi!"

A familiar call came from outside the courtyard, and Shangguanyi went out to see that it was Chu Suiliang, "Why are you here?"

"Something's going to happen." Chu Suiliang said to Shangguanyi: "Your Majesty already knows what's going on between you and His Royal Highness King Jin. I'm afraid something will go wrong. It's best to stop the matter of Haimao immediately."

"Why?" Shangguanyi asked in confusion.

"Can't you see what happened between the princes?" Chu Suiliang spoke anxiously.

"The old man naturally understands." Shangguanyi still didn't care, "But this matter was arranged by Gu Qing in the final analysis. Besides, His Royal Highness Jin Wang is a very savvy child. Gu Qing has the final say on his own opinion, and how to deal with Haimao, because all the resources of Haimao are in Gu Qing’s hands, even if Li Chengqian wants to obstruct it.”

"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?" Chu Suiliang said again, "I don't think you're panicking at all."

"There's nothing to panic about." Shangguanyi sat under the eaves of her home, "Gu Qing will not fail to consider the matter to His Royal Highness King Jin, and Gu Qing will not rush to hand over Haimao to His Highness King Jin. I'm afraid there's something behind it, Gu Qing can be so confident, Chu Suiliang, can't you see it?"

Hearing this sentence, Chu Suiliang gasped, "You mean, the Supreme Emperor?"

"That's right!" Shangguanyi nodded, "Maybe this matter was acquiesced by His Majesty. No one would worry about entrusting the sea trade to anyone. The most reassuring thing is to entrust it to the heirs of the royal family. This is the most reassuring choice for the Daming Palace. It's a legitimate son and Gu Qing brought it out, there is no better choice than this."

"But now His Majesty is Li Chengqian."

"So what if it's him?" Shangguanyi remained calm, "If Li Chengqian feels threatened and doesn't want His Highness King Jin to take over Haimao, then it can only be said that His Majesty is too cowardly, so what if there is a threat, and he will not work hard if he is afraid of the threat. , such an emperor deserves to be Gu Qing..."

"What are you talking about? Keep your voice down." Chu Suiliang quickly interrupted him, "No matter what, I have to pay Li Chengqian for this matter. There must be someone to persuade Li Chengqian, otherwise I am afraid that there will be constant conflicts. The relationship between Gu Qing has eased, and now this incident has happened again, do you think it's bad or not!"

"Looking for someone to persuade Li Chengqian?" Shangguanyi said in confusion, "Who can I ask to persuade him?"

"It seems that Gu Qing is the only one left." Chu Suiliang said.

"It's not necessarily that Gu Qing should go, but there is still one person who can talk about the tactful and seasoned things."

"Xu Jingzong." Chu Suiliang said the name immediately.

"Yes, Xu Jingzong is really not very good at speaking, but he is very good at judging the situation and speaking according to other people's thoughts."

"I'll go talk to him." Chu Suiliang turned back to Shangguanyi again and said, "You have to be careful, it's best not to go to court in the near future, and the matter of maritime trade can be delayed for a while, first Hold on to Li Chengqian."

Shangguanyi nodded, "I have a measure."

Xu Jingzong was scolding the subordinate officials who were doing errands for him, when he saw Chu Suiliang came to Shangshu Province, he immediately stepped forward with a smile, "Zhongshu Ling, why are you here when you have time?"

"I have something important to ask you." Chu Suiliang said, "Have you heard about the recent maritime trade?"

"About Haimao." Xu Jingzong said hesitantly, "Not many people know about Haimao, but I have heard more or less about the origin of this incident. What's wrong? Is there something wrong? gone."

"Take a step to talk." Chu Suiliang gestured with his eyes.

Xu Jingzong knew what he meant and told the subordinate officials beside him: "Go back first, and do things well."

"Yes!" Several officials from Shangshu Province left.

When he came to a corner where no one was around, Chu Suiliang whispered to Xu Jingzong, "Li Chengqian became suspicious of the fact that His Royal Highness King Jin is going to take over Haimao."

"What?" Xu Jingzong said in surprise: "This is too narrow-minded, His Royal Highness Jin Wang has no power and power, why should he be suspicious? Besides, the Supreme Emperor has not said anything now, so he has nothing to say."

"It's not like you and I haven't seen the things between the princes of the past." Chu Suiliang said: "I'm really afraid that the scene back then will be repeated."

"You can relax." Xu Jingzong said to Chu Suiliang: "There will be no troubles in this matter. There is still Gu Houye between Jin Wang and His Majesty. Now so many things in the court are Gu Houye. No matter what he does, Li Chengqian still wants to sell Gu Houye some face, if he really doesn't want His Royal Highness Prince Jin to take over Haimao, and the Supreme Emperor is watching, if something happens, something will happen long ago, you can relax."

Chapter 687 Li Chengqian's Attack on Haimao ([-])

"I'm afraid that His Majesty will do something. The imperial examination results will be listed. I don't want anything to happen at this juncture." Chu Suiliang said worriedly.

In the evening of the same day, Xu Jingzong did not go to see Li Chengqian after several hesitation, but turned around and went to Dali Temple. Di Renjie was about to go home from a business trip and saw Xu Jingzong wondering, "Why are you here?"

"How far has the matter of Haimao progressed?" Xu Jingzong asked Di Renjie.

"The sea trade has been arranged since a few years ago." Di Renjie said to Xu Jingzong, "The sea trade in the future will replace the trade route between the Central Plains and the Middle East. You should also understand this."

"That's not what I want to talk about." Xu Jingzong spoke anxiously, "It's about the handover of Haimao. Gu Houye intends to hand over Haimao to His Royal Highness King Jin. His Majesty already knows about it, and according to Chu Suiliang, His Majesty is very concerned about the matter." The attitude towards this matter is very opposed, His Royal Highness Prince Jin is too young."

A trace of loneliness flashed across Di Renjie's eyes, "Xu Jingzong, logically speaking, I should call you uncle."

"You don't have to be like this." Xu Jingzong continued, "I'm just worried about His Majesty's actions."

"It's not without reason that Li Chengqian did this." Di Renjie walked towards the city gate, "For Li Chengqian, if he can get the control of Haimao, he can hold the teacher very well, what do you think? It's not pleasant to say, Why did he, Li Chengqian, come to question His Royal Highness Jin's ability, if His Highness Jin is not capable, whoever will take over is the best."

"I understand." Xu Jingzong understood, "If it's as Dali Siqing said, it's best for us not to interfere in this matter. I remember that when His Majesty was still the prince, Gu Houye played games between the princes. Let’s use Chang’an dignitaries to sing the opera. If we rashly intervene, it may be our turn to sing the opera. After all, it will be the Chang’an dignitaries who suffer the same loss as before. We can’t become this kind of dumb losers. Role."

Di Renjie spoke again: "What Chu Suiliang said is not wrong. There should be no more twists and turns in the court. Although I don't understand your affairs of governing the world, I can see that the current court has reached a very delicate point. Everywhere in the hall is waiting for new officials to enter the government office, and now only the branches of the six departments are left, and many people hold several positions."

"That's right." Xu Jingzong nodded, "Right now, we just can't mess up our position, because we are afraid that there will be some twists and turns due to the maritime trade incident, which will cause people's hearts to disperse."

"I will tell the teacher about this." Di Renjie gave Xu Jingzong a reassuring look, "Don't worry."

Back home, Di Renjie came with his wife and newborn son. Sun Simiao hadn't seen Di Renjie for a long time, "What have you been up to lately, boy?"

"Master, don't mention it." Di Renjie stretched his waist and said, "It's not because of the troubles in the middle of the court, Dali Temple is inseparable from many places, I almost live in Dali Temple, and finally come back once. "

Sun Simiao laughed, "That's right, after finally coming back, we must have a good drink."

Di Renjie's arrival has brought a lot of anger to the family, especially the children. Wu Mei likes to take care of these children, two of her own sons, and one of Di Renjie's sons.

Gu Qing saw that Di Renjie was worried, "Come out and talk."