This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 801 Volume : Concubine Yang's Death, the Fight between the Two Kings

Hearing Chang Sun's words, the eunuch beside him also complained in his heart.

Isn’t it because others can’t defeat your son?

If Li Yin could really threaten Li Chengqian, wouldn't he have to change his face?
Of course, he was just thinking this in his mind and didn't dare to express it out loud.

"By the way, what has Qingque been doing recently? Day after day, apart from paying respects in the morning and evening, we can't even see his shadow." Changsun asked casually.

In fact, the person she was most worried about was Li Tai. After all, among her other two sons, he was the only one who was most capable of competing with Gao Ming.

"The King of Yue hasn't done anything recently, but..." The eunuch said, and he laughed.

"What is it?" Empress Chang Sun asked, "Did he do something ridiculous?"

"That's not the case." The eunuch smiled, "Since the rumors in the streets have become more and more exaggerated, His Royal Highness the King of Yue has sent people out to find out the situation.

As for His Royal Highness the King of Yue himself, he hangs out with those guys from the Ming Dynasty all day long, and either goes out to have a drink with Xue Rengui and others.

Just to chat with Chang Sun Chong and the others, since they do nothing but work all day long."

After listening to him, Empress Changsun laughed.

This is a good thing for her.

Of course, she actually understood why Li Tai did this, and she laughed and said, "This kid, even though he is already an adult, still hasn't done anything right."

She was still satisfied with Li Tai's performance. After all, there was nothing she was dissatisfied with.

For her, as long as Li Tai doesn't cause trouble for Li Chengqian, she can accept it.

"Please leave. I am tired and it is time to rest." Empress Changsun said, then waved her hand and sent everyone away.

She is quite happy now.

Life is comfortable.

Li Chengqian has made great efforts himself, and her other sons also know their limits. In such an environment, what is there for her to be dissatisfied with?
As for Li Ke and the others, she really didn't take them to heart.

It’s not that Li Ke and his friends are not good, on the contrary, she actually admires these guys quite a bit.

But no matter how much she admired him, he was not her son after all, so she just watched him take his own course.

On the other side, Changsun rushed out of the East Palace and went straight to Wei Zheng's mansion.

Ever since Wei Zheng angered Li Er and was imprisoned, Wei Shuyu has taken on the responsibility of supporting the Wei family.

At the beginning, everyone in the Wei family was worried, so Wei Shuyu ordered all the servants in the house to be dismissed.

Although many people left, some people still stayed.

Nowadays, there is indeed no shortage of loyal and righteous people, even if he is just a servant or a maid.

When he arrived at Wei's mansion, Changsun Chong did not ask anyone to inform him. Given his current relationship with Wei Shuyu, there was no need for him to do so.

"Oh, Minister Zhangsun has come to visit us. I am so sorry for being so rude." In the main hall, when Wei Shuyu saw Zhangsun Chong, he immediately stood up and greeted him.

Hearing this, Chang Sun Chong jokingly said, "When did you learn to be so eloquent?"

He could actually understand Wei Shuyu's mentality at this time. After all, Wei Zheng was now following His Majesty in the southern expedition, which meant that the crisis of the Wei family had been temporarily over.

As long as Your Majesty does not target the Wei family in a rage, you will hardly do anything to the Wei family in the future. As for official positions and titles, does the Wei family need them?

When His Highness ascends the throne in the future, the Wei family's honor will only be greater.

Chang Sun Chong saw this clearly.

"I came here today to see if there are any blind people who would make things difficult for the Wei family at this time." Chang Sun Chong said after sitting down, "Although the situation of our Ming Dynasty is not very good now, you are still an official of our Ming Dynasty. Duke Wei also spoke up for the sake of our Ming Dynasty, which is why he is in this situation today.

Whether we are ministers in the same palace or brothers, I should come and take a look."

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. This is inevitable in any dynasty or place.

The Wei family had a lot of things to do before, and Wei Shuyu had a very strong sense of self-esteem, so he didn't come to disturb them, but now it is appropriate.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, brother." Wei Shuyu smiled when he heard this, "We are all well-educated scholars. We may have slightly different political views, but we rarely do dirty things in private."

"The key is that they don't dare!" Chang Sun Chong was much more domineering than Wei Shuyu, and immediately laughed, "My father wrote to me before, saying that Duke Wei had been released from prison since he followed Your Majesty on the southern expedition. Although he has not been able to resume his post for the time being, he has now participated in government affairs.

My father said that it was only a matter of time before Duke Wei was reinstated.

I came here today to tell you not to worry about Duke Wei."

When Wei Shuyu heard this, his face immediately lit up with joy.

After all, this guy is still young and can't hide his thoughts.

This reaction is actually normal.

Even though he seemed calm and composed during this period, to be honest, he was worried about his father a lot in secret.

There was no way, no one knew the stubborn old man better than him.

Sometimes, he was really afraid that the old man of his family would anger His Majesty and die.

Hearing Chang Sun Chong say this, he immediately felt relieved.

"Brother, I'm sorry that you're concerned about my father's affairs." As he said this, Wei Shuyu bowed slightly.

He knew very well that Chang Sun Chong must have sent someone to ask specifically.

He never let down other people's kindness. This is his upbringing and what he learned in the Ming Dynasty.

"You're welcome." Upon seeing this, Chang Sun Chong immediately helped Wei Shuyu up and said, "But I came here today to ask for something."

"Well?" Upon hearing this, Wei Shuyu hurriedly asked, "Brother, just say what you want to say. There is no such thing as asking for anything."

"I'm sure you've heard about the recent rumors, right?" Chang Sun Chong didn't act pretentiously and said directly, "The current situation is not too good for Your Highness...

The key is that people just follow what others say, and the common people have no ability to distinguish rumors. If this continues, your highness's reputation in the Tang Dynasty will really be ruined by these rumors."

He didn't come here just to inform Wei Shuyu, but he also knew that the Wei family had been having a hard time during this period. Before he was sure about Wei Zheng's current situation, he was really embarrassed to ask Wei Shuyu for help.

As for why they looked for Wei Shuyu, the reason was simple. It was nothing else but that the Wei family was still very influential among the elite.

This alone was worth the trip. Upon hearing this, Wei Shuyu immediately understood what was going on, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was busy with family matters before, so I heard the rumors, but I couldn't get away. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I failed in my duty.

But don't worry, brother. I will come to visit you later. I can't say that I can dispel the rumors, but I think it will be helpful."

No matter what era, Qingliu can still do something.

There is no way, these clear streams may be hated by everyone, but sometimes, most people still believe in them.

This is the clear stream.

An unbreakable reputation!
"Then I'll trouble you." Chang Sun Chong said with a smile, "After all, we can't match the reputation of Duke Wei. There is a saying that is most appropriate for us: people with little influence have little influence."

Even though Chang Sun Chong is now a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, he is still not worthy of being mentioned in the Tang Dynasty.

Firstly, he was too young, and secondly, his position as Minister of Rites was originally a transaction.

Besides, few people in the Tang Dynasty would recognize officials from the Ming Dynasty.

This is just like using the sword of the previous dynasty to execute officials of the current dynasty.

"Brother, you are too kind." Wei Shuyu said immediately, "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, this is my duty."

The two chatted for a while before Chang Sun Chong left.

He did not go back to the East Palace directly, but went directly to Changming Restaurant.

When he arrived, Wang Dequan was chatting with Fang Yiai and others.

Ever since people started gambling around Changming Restaurant, soldiers from the Changming Army have been stationed at the entrance of the restaurant every day.

Not only Changming Restaurant, but almost all shops in the Daming Dynasty have this configuration.

"I asked you to protect the safety of my Ming Dynasty shops, but you just spend the whole day here drinking." As soon as he entered the room, Chang Sun Chong saw that the food and wine on the table were almost finished, so he joked.

Fang Yiai heard this and said with a smile: "What's the harm? The reason why we sent out the army is not really to guard against someone who is blind. Now you dare to do something to our Ming Dynasty shops?

In the final analysis, isn’t it just to make the people of Chang’an accustomed to the army of our Ming Dynasty…”

"Just shut up!" Before Fang Yiai could finish his words, Cheng Chuliang said angrily, "You have such a broken mouth that you can reveal everything."

Then he looked at Chang Sun Chong and said, "I told you not to tell this guy at the beginning. He has a broken mouth and can't keep it closed. When we return to Sun Moon Mountain someday, ask Zhang Erniu to bolt his door. It's made of iron!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yiai wanted to stand up and argue with Cheng Chuliang, but when he saw that everyone else agreed with him, he immediately became discouraged.

He actually knew that his mouth needed a lock, but he was used to it and couldn't change it in a short time.

"How's it going over there?" Cheng Chuliang ignored him and continued to ask Chang Sun Chong.

"Since Duke Wei is fine, Shuyu can naturally free up his hands." Chang Sun Chong said, "But being a clean official is not enough. The positive image that Your Highness has established over the years has been ruined by these rumors.

At this point, I finally understand what His Highness said: it takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it."

"That's how the common people are." Wang Dequan laughed when he heard this, "They are willing to believe what they believe. To them, what could be more exciting than having royal secrets?
Moreover, people are like this. What's the harm if you do a hundred good things? If you do one bad thing, it's like changing one's nature is difficult.

What if you do a hundred bad things? Doing one good thing is like a prodigal son returning home.

Therefore, it is not easy to reverse the negative impact of this rumor on Your Highness."

"I'm getting annoyed just thinking about this." Fang Yiai said impatiently, "I don't know if these people are brainless. Can't they figure out such a simple problem?"

"It's not that I can't see it." Cheng Chuliang said, "I just want to believe this fact, don't you understand?
Forget it, I tell you, you won’t understand. "

Having said that, Cheng Chuliang was too lazy to pay attention to this guy.

Fang Yiai immediately got angry and started to verbally attack Cheng Chuliang.

Chang Sun Chong was too lazy to care about the two of them, and immediately looked at Wang Dequan and said, "Minister Wang, given the current situation, I think you'll have to worry about it.

Although Wei Shuyu could persuade the upright people, he could not solve the fundamental problem.

Moreover, the only people who could be influenced by the Qingliu were the scholars, and there was still a layer of separation between them and the common people.

To be honest, people are more willing to believe the news coming from the market.

This requires Minister Wang to pay more attention to it."

When Wang Dequan heard his words, he immediately understood. After all, he now controlled almost all of the Ming Dynasty's business systems in the Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention other places, just in Chang'an, the number of customers received by Ming Dynasty shops every day is an astronomical number.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, a lot of information can actually be spread through Daming’s own shops.

"You are too polite, Minister Changsun." Wang Dequan said, "If we cannot reverse this unhealthy trend, all my efforts in Chang'an over the years will be in vain. On this point, I am more anxious than Minister Changsun.

But even so, in fact, given the current situation, it is just a drop in the bucket. To be honest, only by solving the problem fundamentally can we solve the current troubles. "

"I do know what Minister Wang means, but that is almost impossible." Chang Sun Chong shook his head and said, "Firstly, Concubine Yang has been buried now, and we can no longer find out the real cause of her death.

Secondly, even if we really find out how Concubine Yang died, no matter what the result is, there will be new speculations, such as conspiracy or something...

There is no way, the royal family is too far away for the common people, so they just like this topic. "

He never thought about solving the problem fundamentally. The current problem actually has nothing to do with how Concubine Yang died.

To put it bluntly, everyone is just free.

After eating and drinking, they have nothing to do, so chatting becomes their after-dinner pastime.

"Then let's do something." Wang Dequan thought about it. This was the truth. He was just an ordinary citizen at the beginning. It was really exciting to listen to the gossips of the bigwigs in the court when he had nothing to do.

If you can chat about this with friends during a party, it would be even more awesome, and you would have a sense of superiority as if you were showing off in front of others.

"There's no rush to do anything." Chang Sun Chong thought for a moment and said, "This is too awkward a time. If we do something, someone will think we are guilty and trying to win people's hearts. Let's wait and see.

Your Highness's reputation must be restored after all.

But as for this matter, you can send someone to the Prince of Shu's Palace to ask what he thinks.

At the same time, we can also test the attitude of the Shu Palace. "

"Great!" Upon hearing what Chang Sun Chong said, Wang Dequan immediately smiled and said, "Then I will send someone to deliver a visiting card, and I will go there in person when the time comes."