Return to the Tang Dynasty to be a villain

Chapter 3 Please accept me as your disciple

The young man's name was Qin Jingqian, the second son of Qin Huaidao.

Today, when I got home from school, as soon as I entered the house, I saw a group of soldiers as ferocious as wolves and tigers rushing to my door.

Qin Jingqian was only thirteen years old and had never seen the world.

After asking the servants in the mansion, he learned that Qin Huaidao was in Qin Yi's room, and hurried over to report the news.

When Qin Huaidao heard Qin Yi's explanation of the whole story, he was so frightened that he sat paralyzed with a pale face.

Even though he was the Duke of Licheng County and the General of the Thousand Oxen Guards, in Wu Chonglie's eyes, he was not worth mentioning.

So Qin Yi thought about it over and over again, and he was afraid that there was only one person in the entire Chang'an City who could make Wu Chonglie afraid, and that was the most cruel official in Wu Zhao's reign, the notorious Lai Junchen.

The reason why Qin Yi mustered up the courage to come to the door of Qin's mansion alone was that he was betting that Lai Junchen would never sit idly by and watch this matter.

Seeing that Lai Junchen had indeed come, Qin Yi finally felt relieved.

After Wu Chonglie and his soldiers surrounded his gate, this was the only solution he could come up with.

He really can't afford to offend Wu Chonglie!
Can he afford to offend Wu Chongrui's husband Xue Chongjian?

Xue Chongjian’s mother is Princess Taiping!
Even though the Li Tang royal family is in decline nowadays, Princess Taiping Li Lingyue is the most beloved youngest daughter of the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian!

After Li Dan was deposed and Wu Zhao ascended the throne, the Wu kings desperately attacked the Li Tang royal family.

What's more, Li Lingyue's husband Xue Shao's brother Xue Yi was directly involved in the rebellion of Li Chong, the Prince of Langya of the Tang royal family. This was a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.

Logically, Li Lingyue should also be implicated, but how did Wu Zhao deal with it?
He directly imprisoned Xue Shao in the Tianlao and starved him to death, and then made Li Lingyue marry his nephew Wu Youji.

Okay, you guys with the surname Wu should stop attacking our daughter. After all, she is now the daughter-in-law of our Wu family, right?
Therefore, he has offended the two people most favored by the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian in the world today.

What would be the consequences if Wu Sansi and Li Lingyue joined forces to report Wu Zhao?
Wu Zhao, who was displeased with the military merits of the previous dynasty, might have to play a nine-clan elimination game on the lineage of Duke Ji.

So, faced with the current dilemma, Qin Yi could only come up with this plan to drive away the wolves and tigers.

Speaking of Lai Junchen, he is indeed one of the few people in Chang'an who is feared by the Wu kings.

Lai Junchen was originally a playboy in Chang'an.

But he was gifted, and his specialty was fabricating charges based on hearsay.

He helped Wu Zhao get rid of her political enemies by framing them, and thus became the most brutal official in the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

Lai Junchen had been struggling in the court for more than 20 years. Everyone in the court and the country hated him, but he was increasingly trusted by Wu Zetian.

Now, this Inspector Fengge Shilang is the prime minister status given to him by Wu Zetian as a token of favor.

Lai Junchen's real job was to be the director of the Imperial Court, a position he had held since Wu Zhao established it.

In the first year of Sisheng (684 AD), Wu Zhao established the Yishiyuan in order to clear political obstacles, which was headed by Lai Junchen.

Over the past ten years, Lai Junchen used the Jishiyuan to frame and kill more than thousands of Li Tang royal family members and court ministers.

Lai Junchen was not only cruel and tyrannical, but also extremely greedy for women.

Hundreds of family members of officials who were framed and killed by him were taken into Lai Junchen's mansion.

Lai Junchen was a corrupt and unscrupulous person with no bottom line. His evil deeds were simply too numerous to list.

If that’s the case, why did Qin Yi think of joining him?

Because Qin Yi knew that Lai Junchen's ambition at this time was no longer limited to becoming the highest official in the country.

The overwhelming power has made him lose his mind.

Seeing that the current Holy Emperor was already in his twilight years and the ministers in the court dared not speak out against him, Lai Junchen actually developed a desire for the throne.

So, on the one hand, he recruited followers to strengthen his own influence.

On the other hand, he launched attacks on the Wu kings and the Li Tang royal family.

In recent months, Lai Junchen has arranged for his own followers to deliver numerous memorials impeaching Wu Sansi, Li Lingyue, Li Dan, and Li Xian to Wu Zhao's desk.

Although these people were all the Holy Emperor's closest relatives, Lai Junchen had already figured out Wu Zhao's temperament.

Wu Zhao was a person who would do anything to gain power, and she was suspicious, cruel and tyrannical by nature.

When she was still the concubine of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi, she had the heart to strangle her own daughter for the position of empress.

The filial prince Li Hong and the Zhanghuai prince Li Xian were both Wu Zetian's biological children.

However, in order to remove the obstacles to her path to the throne, Wu Zetian killed them both with her own hands.

Now, facing Lai Junchen's false accusations, the Wu kings and the Li Tang royal family not only did not dare to refute, but became even more cautious, fearing that Wu Zhao would believe Lai Junchen's slander and kill them.

Qin Yi knew that Wu Chonglie would not give up today, so he had to send Qin Zhong to invite Jiang Junchen out.

Because Qin Yi knew that in Chang'an City today, perhaps only Lai Junchen could make Wu Chonglie curb his arrogance.

"Prince Xin'an is in such a good mood!"

Lai Junchen looked at the soldiers and finally looked at Wu Chonglie with an amused expression.

"According to the laws of our dynasty, a military token is required for every full unit deployed in Chang'an." "The Prince of Xin'an is bringing more than one unit of soldiers for training today. Has the king requested the token?"

After hearing what Lai Junchen said, Wu Chonglie's face suddenly turned gloomy.

It seems that the other party's appearance here today was not a coincidence, but was targeting Wu Chonglie.

After all, he is the son of King Liang. If Lai Junchen accuses him of plotting something illegal, not only he but also Wu Sansi would be in danger.

Seeing Wu Chonglie remained silent, Lai Junchen suddenly burst out laughing.

"That's right. Prince Xin'an's father, His Royal Highness Prince Liang, is both the Right Guard General and the Minister of the Xiaguan (Ministry of War)."

"This military talisman is just like the king's own property. You can take it or not."

"Come here, sir."

Wu Chonglie originally wanted to explain, but Lai Junchen's words blocked all his words.

Anyone who is not stupid can understand what Lai Junchen means.

Wasn't he implicitly mocking Wu Sansi's family for treating the imperial Ministry of War and the Imperial Guards as their own?
Although Wu Chongxun didn't want to admit it, this was the fact.

Under the protection and connivance of Wu Sansi, Wu Chonglie, Wu Jizhi and others could indeed dispatch the Chang'an Imperial Guards at will.

Everyone in the court and the country knows this very well. After all, he is the most trusted nephew of His Majesty the Holy Emperor.

Wu Chonglie, who was so aggressive just now, could only stand there with a pale face and secretly get angry.

Lai Junchen felt much better when he saw Wu Chonglie's dejected look.

"Forget it," Lai Junchen smiled and waved to Wu Chonglie.

"Prince Xin'an, you've been training the Right Guard for half a day and you've worked hard."

"Please take the soldiers back to the camp as soon as possible, and don't hang around outside and disturb the people."

Wu Chonglie and the soldiers of the Right Guard left Chongrenfang dejectedly.

Lai Junchen watched them leave with a smile on his face, and was about to turn around and get into his sedan chair.

He heard a "thump" sound behind him, and Qin Yi was already kneeling behind him.

"Mr. Lai, I will never forget your life-saving grace today."

Lai Junchen heard the noise behind him and turned around in surprise.

"Young Master, why do you need such a grand ceremony? I have been blessed by the Holy Emperor and have been appointed Chief of the Imperial Court. It is my duty to redress the grievances of the people."

Lai Junchen spoke righteously, but Qin Yi didn't believe a single word he said.

Although Qin Yi was known as the young master, he was actually a commoner.

Lai Junchen was the third-rank prime minister of the current dynasty, and he had saved his life, so kneeling down to Lai Junchen was not out of place.

However, Qin Yi bowed his head and had another plan in mind that was enough to shock the world.

"Since I became the Duke of Ji, I cannot serve the court and I am ashamed to face the old Duke!"

As he spoke, Qin Yi kowtowed to the ground with a loud bang.

"Mr. Lai is a pillar of the imperial court, assisting His Majesty the Holy Emperor in eliminating treacherous officials within the court. He is truly a role model for our generation!"

"Bang!" Another loud bang.

"I have great respect for Mr. Lai's bravery in defying the powerful and clearing up the government and the country!"

"Bang!" He kowtowed for the third time.

"I have a humble request," Qin Yi kowtowed three times, then stood up and looked at Lai Junchen, "I would like to take you as my master."

"What?" Lai Junchen was stunned by Qin Yi's sudden action.

"Sir Lai is knowledgeable, loyal, brave and upright," Qin Yi said with a firm face and earnest eyes.

"Please accept me as your disciple, sir. I, Qin Yi, swear to heaven that from now on, I will be your lackey, willing to go through fire and water for you, no matter what!"

Are you serious?

Lai Junchen's heart was suddenly filled with a storm of emotions.

You are the eldest son of Qin Huaidao, the young master of Licheng County!

Don't you know that I am now notorious in the court?
But this young man has good vision and can understand my good intentions!

I have endured humiliation and been willing to bear the infamy for so many years, isn’t it just to eliminate the treacherous officials for the court?
"Tomorrow at noon, come to the Jishiyuan inside Jingli Gate to find me."

Lai Junchen threw down a few words, turned around and sat back in his sedan chair carried by four people and left.

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