Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 554
As soon as the car door was opened, before Dong Yan had time to rush over, Princess Guantao jumped out of the car, her legs gave way, and she almost fell to the ground.She pushed away Chen Xu, who came forward to help her, and hurriedly walked towards the door, holding up the hem of her clothes.

Seeing this scene, Dou Ying, who came out to welcome her, was taken aback and felt a chill hit the back of her head.The last time I saw Princess Guantao so flustered was when Liang Wang Liu Wu and Emperor Xiaojing had a bad relationship and came to Chang'an.

What happened?
Dou Ying didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried forward, bowed her hands and saluted, without saying a word, she turned around and led Princess Guantao into the door.The two came to the atrium, but before taking their seats, Princess Guantao slowed down and said out of breath: "Something happened."

"what's up?"

"A-Jiao sent someone back and asked me to go to Liang's house and buy land."

"Go to Liang's house to buy land?" Dou Ying frowned, then snorted, "Is this what the emperor means?"

Princess Guantao nodded repeatedly, her face pale. "Wang Sun, did we do something wrong? How could this Liang Xiao cause trouble so much? The emperor just gave him a jade ring and forgiven his crimes, why did he..." Princess Guantao beat her hands and feet, regretting endlessly.

Dou Ying looked at Princess Guantao coldly with displeasure on her face. "What's wrong with Liang Xiao? It's just that he can't bear to see Shandong suffering from the disaster, but the emperor is constructing large-scale construction projects in Ganquan Palace. He wants to make Yan Zhi admonish him. As a courtier, shouldn't he do this?"

Princess Guantao was stunned, her face flushed. "This... Wang Sun, I didn't mean that, I..."

"You don't need to hide it. That's what you mean." Dou Ying didn't show any mercy to Princess Guantao, and scolded: "When you needed the help of Liang Xiao and his wife back then, what did you think of them? The garden was sent out. If I hadn't stopped you at the time, would you still have to go to the door now and come back?"

Princess Guantao was very embarrassed.

Dou Ying was furious.He walked back and forth for two steps, and said again: "You came to look for me today because you are afraid of being implicated by Liang Xiao?"

"No, that's not what I mean. I mean..."

"You better not mean that." Dou Ying frowned, her voice was a little lower, but her tone was even colder. "In my opinion, I'm afraid it's not that you were implicated by Liang Xiao, but Liang Xiao was implicated by you."

"Wang Sun, aren't you inverting black and white? I know you like Liang Xiao, but you can't be so indiscriminate?"

"Don't worry, I'm not so confused yet." Dou Ying glared at Princess Guantao, stroked her beard, and thought about it for a while. "If my guess is correct, His Majesty may have the intention of setting up an heir. The Chen family is descended from meritorious officials, you are the aunt of the emperor, and the empress comes from a noble family. If you have a meritorious general like Liang Xiao to help you, it is very likely that another foreign relative will form. As you know, the Son of Heaven has never liked his relatives."

Princess Guantao gasped, her expression changed, she couldn't tell if she was happy or uneasy.

When she received the news from Queen Chen Ajiao, she felt strange, but at that time she just felt unable to face Liang Xiao.After all, the Chen family was able to stop the decline, and even showed signs of resurgence, it could not do without the help of Liang Xiao and his wife.If it weren't for the investigation conducted by Liu Ling, perhaps Chen Ajiao's queen position would have been gone long ago.But after Dou Ying's analysis, she realized that the emperor's intentions might be more far-reaching.

If this is the case, the Chen family is undoubtedly facing a major choice.

Do you want the crown prince or Liang Xiao?

This choice is not difficult.The reason why I made friends with Liang Xiao at the beginning was to seek their help to keep the Queen's position.Now that the goal has been achieved and Liang Xiao has become an obstacle, how could she give up the crown prince for Liang Xiao.

Dou Ying watched coldly, seeing the change in Princess Guantao's expression, and shook her head in disappointment.Princess Guantao couldn't help feeling embarrassed when she saw this.Dou Ying has always been conceited and regarded himself as a chivalrous man. He must not be used to his inconstant and ruthless behavior.But how could he understand his own difficulties?

Between family and loyalty, which is more important, they have different evaluation standards.

The atmosphere became awkward.Princess Guantao stood in the courtyard, not knowing whether she should climb up the stairs or end here, she turned around and left.

Dou Ying didn't speak, but squinted her eyes, looking at Princess Guantao.Princess Guantao became more and more uncomfortable being watched by him.She frowned. "Wang Sun, what do you think I should do?"

"Will you listen?"

Princess Guantao hesitated for a moment. "I came to visit to listen to your opinion. If there is a way to get the best of both worlds, I can't accept it."

"There are so many ways to get the best of both worlds." Dou Ying snorted, full of disdain.

Princess Guantao was even more embarrassed, a little at a loss.She is definitely not willing to let her give up the crown prince for Liang Xiao.But if Dou Ying is disgusted, who can the Chen family rely on in the future?This time, he had a bad relationship with Liang Xiao, and if he wanted to get their help in the future, it would be absolutely impossible.

"Wang Sun, tell me, what should I do." Princess Guantao had no choice but to slow down her tone and plead softly.

"My lord, you are born between heaven and earth, there are always things that must be done, and there are always things that must not be done. The Liang family has been kind to your family, and now it is implicated by your family. Even if you can't help, you can't make trouble You don't want to buy Liang's land at such a low price."

Princess Guantao nodded. "Then can I buy it at a high price?"

Dou Ying waved her hand. "You can figure it out for yourself, as long as you are worthy of your own conscience." After finishing speaking, he patted his forehead and sighed softly: "I still have some things to do, so I won't keep you."

Princess Guantao blushed.She knew that Dou Ying was very disappointed in her, and it was like kicking her out.She was so ashamed that she went out alone, got into the car, and ordered her to return home.Chen Xu was puzzled, he chased the car and asked, "Mum, what did Mr. Dou say?"

"Let's discuss at home."

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Sitting alone in the study, Dou Ying closed her eyes and meditated in front of the bamboo slips and brushes spread out.His chest was heaving, his breath was a little rough, and he let out a long sigh from time to time.Mrs. Dou pushed the door open and entered, seeing his scene, she let out a faint sigh.

Dou Ying opened her eyes, turned around slowly, and looked at his wife's distressed face.

"Husband, do you want to write to the emperor to appeal for Liang Xiao's grievance?"

Dou Ying nodded. "The two princes are too young. It is unknown whether they will live to adulthood. The country is employing people, and Liang Xiao is not out of selfishness. He belittles him, which is not good for the court. I am assisting the government under the late emperor's decree, so I can't just sit back and watch." Watching the Son of Heaven make mistakes."

"Accept the late emperor's edict to assist the government?" Mrs. Dou walked forward on her knees, holding Dou Ying's hand. "Husband, are you still the assistant minister?"

Dou Ying was at a loss for words, and argued again: "That's right, I am indeed not the assistant minister, and even the current position was won by Liang Xiao for me. But because of this, I can't just sit idly by. , When the fountain reports, I can't do things that make people worse."

"Husband, how dare I let you fall into trouble. I just hope that you can think about it, and don't want to burn everything together."

Dou Ying shouted: "It is God's will that I gain riches and honor and lose it myself."

Mrs. Dou was still waiting to say more, Dou Ying's face darkened, and she turned her head.Madam Dou had no choice but to back out, close the door of the study, leaning against the wall, covering her face and weeping.Dou Ying picked up the pen, heard the sound of crying outside, raised her eyebrows slightly, and hesitated.He thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and said loudly: "A man stands in the world, but he only wants to be worthy of his heart. There is nothing to worry about." After speaking, he spread out the bamboo slips and wrote eagerly.

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Liang Xiao got up, looked at Brother Chen Xu who was walking quickly, and then looked at the several big boxes brought in by the accompanying servants, he was very surprised.

"You two, this is..."

Chen Xu squeezed out a few smiles. "Haha, today I'm here to separate from Liang Junhou."

"Separation?" Liang Xiao guessed a little bit, and couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly.The emperor asked him to move to Lushan Mountain to "rest and recuperate". He had guessed that the emperor wanted to drive him away from Chang'an, so he started to deal with the Maoling manor.But he didn't expect the emperor to be so desperate that he would even withdraw his shares in the Chen family.The manor is real estate, but the shares are running water. The annual bonus of several hundred gold is a long-term income.

It seems that the situation is more serious than I thought.The boat of friendship really capsizes.The Son of Heaven is like this, and so are the brothers of the Chen family.

"Yes, the imperial court intends to collect my family's ironworks as an official camp. This business can't be done." Chen Xu waved his hand, and asked the servants to lift up the box, put it in front of Liang Xiao, and stepped forward to cover the box. one open.Stacks of gold cakes were exposed, shining golden in the sun, dazzling people's eyes.

"The principal is one thousand gold, and this year's bonus of five hundred gold, plus the thousand gold, is the compensation for my brother's breach of contract."

Liang Xiao glanced at it, and said with a smile, "There's more than [-] gold here. What's the rest of it for?"

Chen Xu rubbed his hands and turned his gaze to Chen Xu.

Chen Yu laughed loudly, stepped forward and took Liang Xiao's hand, pretending to be mysterious and said: "I have long heard that the vegetables grown by Junhou come from the Western Regions. They are delicious. We brothers have been coveting them for a long time, but we have never had the chance to taste them." Now that Junhou is going to Lushan Mountain to recuperate, we plan to take advantage of the fire to buy the hundreds of acres of vegetable fields in Maoling. Junhou, please make a price, no matter what price you ask, our brothers will decide."

Liang Xiao laughed.The Chen brothers smiled fakely, but they were very interesting.The best land in Chang'an—the kind known as earth cream—is one mu and one gold. The land he owns now, including the one hundred mu donated by Wei Qing, is only seven hundred mu in total, which was sent by the Chen brothers. The gold is at least fifteen hundred gold, which is a very generous price.

"Thank you Xian Kunzhong for your kindness. However, I can't sell those vegetable fields to you."

"Why?"

"First, those vegetable fields are not worth so much money. Second, I have already sold those vegetable fields to others."

"Who did you sell it to?" Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to show it. "Have you ever sold it at a loss?"

"Zhao Wangbin."

"Zhao Wangbin?" The Chen brothers looked at each other and shook their heads, not knowing who this Wang Bin was.

"He is the elder brother of Wang Meiren in the palace."

When the Chen brothers heard this, their expressions suddenly became unnatural.Wang Meiren is the beauty that Princess Yang Xinchang has just brought into the palace, and she is very much loved by the emperor.Liang Xiao sold the land to her brother, probably not as a transaction, but as a gift.It is not only because she wants to plead with the emperor through Wang Meiren, but also because she despises the Chen family's refusal to help at the critical moment.He would rather save Wang Meiren than ask the queen.

"How much did this... sell for?"

"I don't ask for money, I gave it away." Liang Xiao chuckled lightly: "Money is something outside of the body. If you don't bring it with you when you die, you won't take it with you when you die. I don't dare to expect too much now. I just want to rest in Lushan and don't make any extra troubles. If It is still worthwhile to buy peace with a few thousand gold, don’t you think?”

The Chen brothers were relatively speechless.The slap was loud.They want to buy peace of mind with two thousand gold, but is Liang Xiao short of these two thousand gold?It is true that he is not as rich as the Chen family, but he is not poor either, not short of two thousand gold at all.

"Sorry, you two are a little late." Liang Xiao looked at the Chen brothers with a smile. "I have accepted both the principal and the bonus, and the liquidated damages are what I deserve, and I have also accepted them. Please take the rest back with you. If you want to eat new dishes, you can go to Wang's house in the future. I think, This day will not be too far away, I heard that Wang Meiren seems to be pregnant as well."

Hearing this, the Chen brothers' faces were burning hot, and they felt ashamed.

The words were not speculative, and the Chen brothers didn't want to stay too long. After saying a few words that were not nutritious, they got up and left.They wanted to keep the gold used to buy the land, but Liang Xiao was determined not to accept it.The Chen brothers had no choice but to leave with gold.

It only took Liang Xiao three to five days to deal with Chang'an's property, and he rushed to Yuzhang with his family.If you don't move, you don't know how much you have.When he first came to Chang'an, there were only him, his old lady, Li Rongqing, and Tu Niu'er, who had no food or clothing. Now that they left Chang'an, there were more than [-] close servants and maidservants left behind.This is still the result of sending a large number of serfs and fields to Wang Bin, otherwise the number would be even greater.

A group of nearly 200 people, more than 300 horses, and more than 100 carts left Chang'an in a mighty way.Although Liang Xiao walked very low-key, many people still received the news.Many rangers spontaneously rushed to the Changting Pavilion outside the city to see Liang Xiao off.

The atmosphere is a bit depressing.Once upon a time, Liang Xiao was their idol, inspiring them to join the army and make meritorious service.In a blink of an eye, Liang Xiao was expelled from Chang'an and demoted to Yuzhang because he disobeyed the emperor.Wealth can be expected, but wealth is so fragile, they can't help but think about whether it is worth exchanging life and freedom for this seemingly unreliable wealth.

There were many children of the Dou family among the people who saw him off, and Dou Ying himself was also present at the scene.In fact, the reason why these children of the Dou family came to see Liang Xiao off was because of Dou Ying.

Liang Xiao was very surprised by Dou Ying's arrival. "Wei Qihou, you are so grand, how can I afford it."

"It's worth it." Picking up a glass of wine, Dou Ying said with a soft smile, "Although you two are far apart in age, you hit it off right away. I'm not too young anymore. I don't know if there will be a chance to see you again after this farewell." "Liang Boming, drink this cup to the brim."

Liang Xiao frowned, feeling that this sentence was a bit awkward, revealing an indescribable ominousness.
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(End of this chapter)