The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

"Sir, Changsun Shunde is dead. News has spread that he was poisoned by His Majesty."

Wang Bai found Chen Huai'an and reported the news to him.

Wang Bai was quite surprised when he first heard the news.

The news had indeed spread, but Li Shimin hadn't even questioned anyone yet, so why was he suddenly given poisoned wine?

Logically speaking, although Changsun Shunde was dismissed from his post, he was still a meritorious official, and Qiu Xinggong and Pang Xiangshou both held official positions.

Regardless, shouldn't it be reviewed first?

Even if someone rebels, they should be interrogated first, and then those who deserve to be killed or executed should be executed.

She wasn't a concubine in the imperial harem; Li Shimin could just kill her whenever he wanted.

Otherwise the rules would be broken.

This move is indeed somewhat unusual.

"Hmm." Chen Huai'an nodded slightly. "Where are Qiu Xinggong and Pang Xiangshou?"

Wang Bai blinked: "These two people also died, and were given poisoned wine at the same time. But aren't you surprised at all, sir?" "What's there to be surprised about?" Chen Huai'an said without turning his head: "Putting the matter of selling glass on these people is firstly to avoid certain rumors and negative impacts, and secondly to give them some dignity."

"The meritorious officials of Xuanwu Gate, even if they can no longer be tolerated, His Majesty is still willing to give them a dignified end."

"As long as they're not stupid, they'll quickly figure out the problem, go and apologize, and at least they'll get some dignity."

"If things escalate further, and this matter is brought up in the imperial court, these people will face consequences far beyond simply drinking a cup of poison."

"Oh..." Wang Bai understood. "So they went to plead guilty themselves? They admitted their crimes and were then given poisoned wine?"

"No interrogation, no public execution—is this the leniency His Majesty has shown?"

"Then what else do you want to do?" Chen Huai'an sneered. "Do you think His Majesty will let them off the hook?"

"If these people are let go, the meritorious officials of Xuanwu Gate will probably become even more unscrupulous in the future, which His Majesty absolutely cannot tolerate. Therefore, Changsun Shunde and the others must die."

"Being able to retain some dignity and protect your family is already a great achievement."

"Speaking of which..." Chen Huai'an suddenly remembered something, "What did that poisoned wine taste like? Was it delicious?"

Wang Bai: "..."

How would he know? Everyone who drank it is dead, so he has nowhere to ask!

"After what happened today, these former officials of Xuanwu Gate will probably have to behave themselves a lot more from now on," Chen Huai'an said with a sigh.

Wouldn't it be great if everyone could be as honest and upright as Qin Qiong?

Look at Qin Qiong. Do you think he didn't achieve anything at Xuanwu Gate? He actually defended the Qin Prince's Mansion.

Li Shimin handed over his wife and children to the other party.

Xue Wanche did indeed send men to attack the Prince of Qin's residence, but they were easily defeated by Qin Qiong, so he didn't become very famous.

Moreover, Qin Qiong was a truly flawless person; he simply did what he was supposed to do every day.

Unlike Changsun Shunde and others, he was still jealous of him.

Chen Huai'an flicked his fishing rod; he could naturally discern some of what these people were thinking.

But he doesn't care.

"Sir, what should we do?" Wang Bai pondered for a moment and then realized what was going on.

"What do we do?" Chen Huai'an asked in surprise, "What does this have to do with us?" "Just do what needs to be done, eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty."

"But those wealthy businessmen..." Wang Bai reminded them helplessly.

Chen Huai'an suddenly realized: "You mean those people? That makes sense. Changsun Shunde is dead, so of course he has no money. I guess the wealthy merchants won't be able to get their money back."

When he said this, his tone was full of schadenfreude.

You should know that he hadn't used this tone of voice when he learned that Changsun Shunde and the others were dead.

Wang Bai understood Chen Huai'an's meaning from his tone and realized it after thinking about it.

In the Tang Dynasty, wealthy merchants who could afford to buy so much glass were probably all corrupt.

Chen Huai'an showed no mercy when it came to ripping off people like this.

Wang Bai then raised another question: "Sir, should we return the money borrowed from the Changsun family?"

Chen Huai'an casually replied, "Pay it back. We're not short of that money. It's just a means to escalate things."

"Return it to His Majesty and let him decide how to handle it."

"Understood," Wang Bai said, indicating his understanding. Some money could be taken, but some money could not.

Besides, Chen Huai'an wouldn't even look at that amount of money.

Since marrying Feng Qiao'er, he has never lacked money, and besides, the beauty Guan has been constantly helping him make money, so there is no need for him to take this kind of money.

After Wang Bai left, Chen Huai'an, who hadn't caught any fish again, sighed deeply. Looking at the fish swimming leisurely inside, he really couldn't understand it.

He can't catch fish in the wild, so why can't he catch fish raised at home either?

Feeling bored, Chen Huai'an got up to leave, just as Feng Qiao'er came looking for him.

"Husband, my father is about to leave." Feng Qiao'er's voice was muffled, clearly indicating that she was not in a good mood.

It's been almost a year since I left Lingnan. I finally got to see my parents again, but I have to leave again in less than two months.

Who knows how many years it will be before we meet again.

She was naturally reluctant to part with it.

The only good news is that my sister-in-law and two nephews stayed behind.

"Are you leaving already?" Chen Huai'an wasn't surprised. "Lingnan can't be away from my father-in-law for too long. It's time to go back." "Let's go. We'll help you prepare. Prepare plenty of tea and take a few extra jars of wine."

Feng Qiao'er shook her head, looking disappointed. "My parents are leaving tomorrow. Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. His Majesty has bestowed many gifts, and they were all loaded onto the boats on the Wei River yesterday."

"I brought tea and alcohol."

Chen Huai'an was taken aback: "So urgent?"

Feng Qiao'er said helplessly, "It's not that we're in a hurry, it's just that my parents started preparing a long time ago, they just didn't tell us..."

"I see." Chen Huai'an understood. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then I'll go prepare some things and see them off tomorrow."

"Okay," Feng Qiao'er agreed, feeling much more at ease.

After saying that, the two left.

Soon, a small figure sneaked over, carrying a large pile of fish food in its arms.

At the Chen residence, the little one naturally only had Xiao He.

Xiao He opened the bag, scooped up some fish food with her little hands, and sprinkled it down. Soon, the fish swam over quickly and started eating.

"Fish, fish, eat quickly, eat your fill," Xiao He whispered as she scattered fish food, her face beaming. "If you're full, Uncle can fish a little longer and spend more time with Xiao He~"

"..."