Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 237 Everyone has their own agenda
Not surprisingly, Zan Junmo was sentenced to beheading.

Although he had anticipated this outcome, Li You still couldn't help but feel angry!
First, Liang Mengbiao died, and less than a month later, Zan Junmo also died.

He brought both of them back from Qizhou, but now they are dying one after another.

Not to mention those carefully trained warriors who died because of Master Qian’s incident.

It makes the already poor family even worse off!
"What has the King of Wei been doing lately?"

"My Lord, the King of Wei has been attending court recently, except for editing books, and has not made any other moves."

"Ok?"

Li You looked doubtful. Could it be that he was subdued just because of Li Chengqian's charity?

How is this possible?
Li Chengqian's act of kindness should have been extremely annoying to Li Tai.

"Your Majesty, Yan Hongliang is here."

"Tell him to come in."

"See you, Your Majesty."

Yan Hongliang bowed and saluted, "Zan Junmo's body has been successfully buried."

Li You nodded and couldn't help but sigh.

Yan Hongliang said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, this time the incident involving Zan Junmo was either done by King Wei or Su Chen. This vengeance must be avenged."

"This king knows."

Li You glanced at him and said, "Don't act rashly!"

Yan Hongliang was a little unconvinced, and took advantage of Yin Hongzhi's absence to complain, "Your Highness, when we were in Qizhou, we were so glorious, who dared to attack us?"

"But since you came to Chang'an City to recuperate, you have been staying at home. Now that you have finally made some moves, you have lost two helpers one after another."

"Now, we know clearly that they did it, but we can't do anything about it. I feel so aggrieved. We might as well go back to Qizhou."

Bang!
Li You slammed the table with a cold face, "How dare you!"

Yan Hongliang immediately bowed and said, "I am sorry for speaking too much. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li You waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I know you are doing this for the king, but the current situation is turbulent and it is not convenient to take action."

"I have received news that the Cui and Lu families and others have gathered in Chang'an City to fight against this enlightenment plan."

"By then, the situation in Chang'an City will be very different, and any small trouble will turn into a big trouble."

"It's better to be still than to move."

Seeing Li You's attitude, Yan Hongliang nodded helplessly.

Li You said again: "Although it is not convenient for us to take action now, it will not attract other people's attention if we investigate some information."

"What does the prince mean?"

"Investigate Su Chen and King Wei for me, and find any cases that can be used to implicate them!"

Li You said coldly: "My people cannot die in vain like this!"

"Yes! Your Majesty is wise!"

……

West Market.

Su Chen took Sun Qiang and walked leisurely on the street.

After a while, they arrived at the ice shop.

Compared with the previous ice shop, the newly built ice shop not only looks more grand, but also feels like it has a lot more space inside.

"Brother Su."

Xu Hui, who was busy with work, came over with a smile when she saw Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded, "How do you feel?"

Xu Hui: "Except for the first two days when I was a little uncomfortable to adapt, I feel pretty good now."

After the ice shop was built, Wang Xuance invited Xu Hui over.

After leaving Cao Yuan and others to be responsible for the daily security of the ice shop, he was busy with manpower training.

All business dealings are now in Xu Hui's hands.

Xu Hui took out the account book and said, "Brother Su, would you like to take a look at the accounts for the past two days?"

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, "I trust you, there's no need to look at the account book again."

Xu Hui smiled, as if she had expected this to happen, and placed the account book on the table.

"Brother Su, the interior of the ice shop has expanded a lot. Can I take you around?"

"Alright."

Following Xu Hui, Su Chen looked at the newly built ice shop.

The internal space has been greatly expanded, especially the ice cellar for storing ice, which is nearly twice as large as before.

Moreover, people standing outside the ice cellar do not feel the slightest bit of cold, which shows that the sealing measures are very well done.

After walking around for a while, Su Chen concluded happily: "It seems that the money I spent before was not wasted."

Not only has the space been expanded, but the structure of the ice bed is also much more solid than before.

The most important thing is that Su Chen had some clever trick up his sleeve and actually dug an underground passage inside the ice shop.

Xu Hui explained that they felt embarrassed to eat the banquet you invited them to for free, and to prevent anyone from coming to Zhabingpu again next time, they dug this tunnel.

In response to this, Su Chen gave a thumbs up silently.

"You continue to look after the ice shop. If anything happens, just ask Cao Yuan to come find me."

"it is good."

"gone."

Su Chen waved his hand and left with Sun Qiang.

After leaving the ice shop, Su Chen asked Sun Qiang to buy some gifts and went straight to the Lu Mansion.

It's a day off today, so I think Lu Chengqing should be resting at home.

"Please inform him that Su Chen is here to visit Lord Lu."

"Mr. Su, please wait a moment."

The doorman nodded and immediately turned and walked into the mansion.

"Meng Chang came without even saying hello, leaving me unprepared."

"It's my fault. I came in such a hurry that I didn't send a letter to inform my cousin."

Lu Chengsi put down his teacup with a smile, "I came to Chang'an City this time out of helplessness. If my father hadn't ordered me to do so, I wouldn't have come all the way to Chang'an City."

Lu Chengqing smiled and said, "I haven't been back for a long time. I wonder how my uncle and aunt are doing recently?" Lu Chengsi smiled and said, "Father and mother are in good health. Thank you for your concern, cousin."

Lu Chengqing nodded, "Why did Meng Chang come to Chang'an this time?"

Lu Chengsi said slowly: "Cousin, have you ever paid attention to the Enlightenment Project?"

Lu Chengqing said nonchalantly: "It's just a plan proposed by the prince to educate children of school age."

"The reason why it was implemented in the first place was just a way for Your Majesty to give the Cui family a way out."

Lu Chengsi sat up straight and said in a deep voice, "Cousin, do you really think so?"

Lu Chengqing smiled and didn't say much.

Lu Chengsi continued, "Cousin, you should understand that once the power of selecting talents is out of our hands, it will not be easy to take it back."

"On the surface, the Enlightenment Project looks like a simple plan to educate people, but in reality it is a plan to dig up the root of the problem. We must be on guard against it."

"I came here this time hoping that my cousin could help me with all his might. At the same time, this is also what the clan leader wants."

Lu Chengqing picked up the teacup in silence and sipped the wine with a laugh.

The meaning of patriarch.

Is the entire Fanyang Lu family going to get involved?

At this time.

The doorman came forward to report, "Sir, Master Su Chen is outside asking to see you."

Lu Chengqing frowned. This guy came at a really bad time.

and.

He and Su Chen didn't have much friendship, so he didn't know why Su Chen came to visit him at this time.

"Oh?"

Lu Chengsi looked sideways, with a slight smile on his face, "What a coincidence, the person who proposed the Enlightenment Plan is here."

"Cousin, I have heard of this man's name for a long time. Why don't I meet him in your house today?"

Lu Chengqing glanced at him and said thoughtfully: "In that case, please invite Master Su into the mansion."

The concierge bowed and withdrew.

But after a while, Su Chen and the other person came to the main hall under the guidance of the doorman.

"Su Chen meets Lord Lu."

When he walked through the threshold, Su Chen saw Lu Chengsi sitting on the left side of Lu Chengqing.

“I didn’t know that Lord Lu was receiving guests. I came here uninvited. Please don’t blame me, Lord Lu.”

"Mr. Su, you are too polite."

Lu Chengqing smiled and waved his hand, "Mr. Su, please take a seat. I'll serve you tea."

"Thank you, Lord Lu."

Su Chen thanked him and took a seat. Lu Chengsi had been looking at him since Su Chen entered the main hall.

Su Chen smiled and said, "What is this gentleman's name?"

"Lu Chengsi."

"With Cheng as the name, I guess you and Lord Lu are brothers, right?"

"Master Su, do you know anything about my Lu family?"

Lu Chengqing was a little curious.

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, "I just heard that most of the Lu family in Fanyang use sixteen characters as their names, and the cycle continues, so I dared to guess."

Lu Chengsi smiled and nodded: "You are right, Lord Lu is my cousin."

Oops.

There is another layer of relationship.

Su Chen was a little surprised.

It is said that the Five Surnames and Seven Families are an invisible network hidden beneath the Li Tang regime, and a glimpse of the whole situation can give us a glimpse of it.

No wonder Xue Yuanchao of later generations said, "I am not talented, but I am too rich and powerful. However, I have three regrets in my life: I was not promoted to a Jinshi degree, I could not marry a woman from the five surnames, and I could not compile the national history."

"Disrespect, disrespect."

Su Chen smiled and bowed.

Lu Chengsi smiled and looked at Su Chen and said, "Back in Fanyang, I heard that Master Su was a madman and a poisoner. I never thought that now that I see him, Master Su is actually a handsome man with a graceful demeanor."

"Liao Zan, Liao Zan."

Su Chen smiled and unfolded his folding fan.

Lu Chengqing said in a deep voice: "Mr. Su, why did you come to visit this time?"

After Su Chen looked at Lu Chengsi, he smiled and said to Lu Chengqing: "It's not a big deal. I just heard that the Cui family brought 500 students to Chang'an City. I am worried that these students have not learned the essence, so I want to come and ask Lord Lu."

Lu Chengqing laughed and said, "Then you asked the wrong person."

Su Chen shrugged, "Lord Lu also knows that I am just relying on the prestige of the prince to do some small business in the city. There are even rumors that I am a treacherous villain who seduced the prince. I am really innocent."

"All I want is three meals a day, a beautiful wife and concubines. How can I be seduce the prince?"

Lu Chengqing looked at Su Chen with a smile and said nothing, while Lu Chengsi said with a fake smile: "Mr. Su's talent is amazing, why do you have such a difficult thought?"

"Hey, to be honest with you two, when I learned that the person I saved was the prince, I felt that I had already made great success."

Su Chen sighed, "I just didn't expect that after a detailed discussion with the prince, he would actually regard me as his confidant and ask me to give him advice. However, I am just an ordinary person, how can I have so many brilliant ideas? This is really a forced move, and I have no choice."

"Now there are rumors outside that all the major clans want to deal with me, so I have no choice but to come to visit Lord Lu and seek a clear way out."

"Lord Lu, you and I have known each other for a long time. You can't just stand by and watch someone die, right?"

Lu Chengqing looked strange: "Is there such a thing?"

Lu Chengsi: "Mr. Su, you worry too much."

"You are the prince's confidant. Who would dare to disrespect the prince and lay a hand on you?"

"Misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding."

Su Chen pondered and said, "If it is a misunderstanding, then that would be the best. In fact, I came here this time to make a presumptuous request. I hope Lord Lu can help me a little."

"What's the matter?"

"I want to marry the daughter of the Lu family."

"..."

(End of this chapter)