Man Tang Hong Chapter 0378 Three Good News, One Crazy News (Additional update for ‘Red Dust’! 5/10)
Chai Shao did not look afraid of Li Yuanji, but gritted his teeth in extreme humiliation and said: "Although I, Chai Shao, are not as brave as your highness, I am definitely not as unbearable as your highness said."
Li Yuanji didn't expect that Chai Shao was threatened by him and dared to talk back. After being stunned for a moment, he sneered and said: "Then how do you explain the fact that you and my father bullied my sister before?"
Chai Shao seemed to have been stabbed in a sore spot and said angrily: "How dare I refuse the saint's will?"
Li Yuanji asked without hesitation: "So what if you refuse?"
Chai Shao's eyes widened even more for a moment, and he shouted angrily: "Do you think anyone can miss you the same way?"
Li Yuanji nodded and said, "You can't be like me, but you can be like a man."
"Me! You!"
Chai Shao was trembling all over because of the rebuke, and he couldn't say a complete sentence.
Li Yuanji was too lazy to talk to Chai Shao, and waved to the soldiers behind him, asking the soldiers to surround Chai Shao, and then rushed to the main room of the jingshe with Ling Jing.
When Yang Miaoyan heard that Li Yuanji was back, she hurried to the main room. When she saw Ling Jing was there, she knew that Li Yuanji had something serious to discuss with Ling Jing.
Yang Miaoyan did not interrupt, and after ordering someone to serve some tea and refreshments, she left the main room of the monastery.
After Yang Miaoyan left, Ling Jing held the tea cup in both hands and took a sip before saying with a wry smile: "His Highness is a little unkind to Chai Shao."
Li Yuanji warmed his hands with the tea cup, glanced at Ling Jing, and said angrily: "Are you talking to Chai Shao?"
Ling Jing said dumbfounded: "I just feel that it is a bit pitiful for a Duke from Chai Shao to have gotten to this point."
Li Yuanji curled his lips in disdain, "Poor people must be hateful."
Ling Jing saw that Li Yuanji had a deep prejudice against Chai Shao, so he stopped speaking for Chai Shao.
After a brief chat and an exchange of reactions from various parties during Li Shimin's murder, Ling Jing talked about the purpose of his trip.
"Your Highness, I have several things to tell Your Highness when I come here this time. One of them is that under your arrangement, Wang Gui has rushed to Hebei Province to take up a post. I believe that in the near future, he will definitely become a great help to Your Highness.
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Ling Jing spoke slowly, with a bright smile on his face when he mentioned that Wang Gui could be a big help in the future.
Li Yuanji was slightly stunned when he heard the news.
He remembered that before Yuan Day, Wang Gui had not agreed to join him, and Ma Sanbao was still lobbying hard.
From the first day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ma Sanbao never mentioned Wang Gui's intention.
Why did you suddenly agree and have been sent to Hebei Province?
Could it be that Wang Gui's attitude changed during the two days he stayed in Quchi, and Ma Sanbao had no time to tell him, so he went to Ling Jing to arrange everything?
But why did Wang Gui's attitude change so suddenly?
Could it be that Wang Gui had completely discovered that Li Jiancheng was not enough to accomplish anything, so he started to join him as a wise master?
Or did Ma Sanbao tell Wang Gui that he was willing to protect Li Jiancheng? Wang Gui saw that Li Jiancheng was going further and further down the road, so he did not hesitate to sacrifice himself for Li Jiancheng in exchange for a chance of survival?
If it's the former, that's fine.
If it's the latter, it's a bit embarrassing.
However, Ling Jing should not know very clearly about this matter. If he wants to know the specific details, he has to find Ma Sanbao.
"What about the second one?"
After Li Yuanji came to his senses, he stared at Ling Jing and asked with a smile.
The smile on Ling Jing's face became even brighter, "The second thing is that when His Highness was living in Quchi, someone specifically found me and said that he intended to attach himself to His Highness's disciples."
Li Yuanji raised his brows slightly, and the smile on his face also widened, "I'm afraid this person's identity is unusual, otherwise you wouldn't mention this specifically."
Ling Jing laughed and said, "Your Highness guessed it right. The people who want to attach themselves to His Highness's disciples this time have really unusual identities. One of them is a Duke of the country and the other is a County Duke."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "You two?"
Ling Jing nodded heavily.
Li Yuanji laughed even louder in an instant.
It's not easy. It's not easy.
It has been more than a year since he arrived in the Tang Dynasty. Finally, someone who can be regarded as a great talent has found that he is a worthy master, and finally someone who can be regarded as a great talent has taken the initiative to join him.
In the future, he can finally stand up and no longer have to work hard to pick up those talents that others have abandoned.
"Those two?"
Li Yuanji was happy and quickly asked.
Ling Jing laughed in a low voice and said: "The Duke of Guan Ren is Gui, and the Duke of Qianjin County is Quan Xu."
Li Yuanji's brows completely raised.
I feel happier.
He didn't know very well who Quan Xu was.
In the memory of his predecessor, there are not many memories of Quan Xu.
I just remember that Quan Xu came from the Quan family of Tianshui. His grandfather Quan Jingxuan was the general of Zhuguo in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the general manager of Jingzhou, and was given the title of Qianjin County Duke. His father Quan Ruzhang succeeded him to the title of Qianjin County Duke, and he was promoted to Kaifu Yitong San.
Si, the governor of Jiaozhou.
His abilities and characteristics are not in the memory of his predecessor.
But he knew very well who Ren Gui was.
Ren Gui was one of the few people under Li Jiancheng who was good at conquering and fighting. More importantly, he was good at both civil and military affairs and had certain commanding abilities.
If it weren't for Li Yuan's consistent nepotism, Ren Gui's achievements might not stop at what is recorded in history.
The reason why Ren Gui did not shine in history is that he felt that he was born at the wrong time.
When Ren Gui served in the former Sui Dynasty, he was not reused. He finally managed to get ahead, and the former Sui Dynasty was in chaos.
When he began to serve the Tang Dynasty, he encountered a nepotistic emperor and never had the opportunity to be his own man.
After finally enduring the nepotism of the emperor, he was getting old again, his energy and wisdom were not as good as before, and he could no longer take charge of his own affairs. In addition, the new emperor had a group of people under his command who were famous in history, and they were in their prime.
We need a veteran to fight on the battlefield.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So Ren Gui spent her whole life like this, having all her abilities but never using them all.
How could Li Yuanji be unhappy with such a talented person taking the initiative to invest?
He was almost overjoyed.
"Okay, okay, you have more contact with Ren Gui and Quan Xu in recent days, and bring them into the house as soon as possible. If necessary, I can go see them in person."
Li Yuanji said happily.
Ling Jing also smiled happily and said, "That's not necessary. I think they are sincere and I don't think they will do it again."
Li Yuanji smiled and said with emotion: "This is very good."
Ling Jing smiled and said: "But in order to avoid accidents, I will still follow His Highness's instructions and have more contact with them."
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded: "That would be better."
Ling Jing hurriedly said: "There is something better."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then said with a hearty smile: "If there is any other good news, please share it with me."
Ling Jing picked up the teacup, took a sip with a smile, and said: "The third thing is that when Xu Jingzong from the Xiuwen Museum passed by my residence yesterday, he tentatively asked me if His Highness was thinking about the canal from Luoyang to Yuhang."
Li Yuanji was stunned, then laughed and said: "My second brother knows that I am thinking about the canal from Luoyang to Yuhang, so he wants to give me a big gift.
In that case, it's not a loss if I make a big fuss in Chang'an City for him this time."
Ling Jing smiled and sighed: "Not only did we not lose money, we made a lot of money."
Li Yuanji nodded in agreement.
Xu Jingzong seemed to be testing, but in fact he was throwing bait.
The purpose is to lure him to the bait and let him find Li Shimin.
Li Shimin wanted to repay the favor he had given him at the critical moment, but the gift was a bit generous. Li Shimin didn't want to give the gift so cheaply, and he didn't want to miss out on this relationship-building opportunity, so he asked Xu Jingzong to come out and bait him.
If he takes the bait, Li Shimin will happily invite him to the Chengqing Palace, have a heart-to-heart talk with him, and then happily hand over control of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to him.
Li Shimin still wanted to win over him, but he didn't have high hopes, so he didn't show so much enthusiasm.
Li Shimin's behavior this time is, at best, just trying to catch a rabbit.
But the benefits are real.
Ling Jing obviously understood the connection between this, so he characterized this matter as good news.
"Tell Xu Jingzong later that I am indeed thinking about the canal from Luoyang to Yuhang. Let's see what he and my second brother will do next."
Li Yuanji gave an answer without hesitation.
He ate the bait.
As for Li Shimin's attempts to win over him, Li Shimin himself didn't have any hope, so he didn't need to care too much.
Ling Jing nodded with a bright smile, and then the smile on his face dissipated a little, replaced by a strange look on his face, "The fourth one..."
Ling Jing said nothing further, hesitating, hesitating.
Li Yuanji saw that Ling Jing's expression was not right, and the smile on his face faded a bit, "What's wrong with the fourth one? Is it bad news?"
Before Ling Jing could speak, Li Yuanji smiled again: "Even if it's bad news, it doesn't matter. We already have three good news, and one bad news is not enough to affect our mood."
Ling Jing hesitated and said, "It's not bad news."
Li Yuanji was stunned and said in confusion: "Is the news good or bad?"
Ling Jing smiled bitterly and said: "I can't tell whether it is good news or bad news, let alone whether it is true or false, because it is a rumor."
Li Yuanji stared at Ling Jing in confusion, said nothing, and waited quietly for the next sentence.
Ling Jing said: "On my way to Jiulongtan Mountain today, I heard some people talking about it, saying that the sage intended to use Hangu Pass as the boundary to divide the Tang Dynasty into two, with Chang'an as the capital in one half, His Highness the Crown Prince in the other half.
Luoyang is the capital, and His Highness the King of Qin is the respected one.
I thought this was nonsense at first, but when I passed through many towns and cities, many people talked about it, and they even said that they had noses and eyes, so I was a little shaken..."
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After hearing what Ling Jing said, Li Yuanji sat on the couch in a daze, not knowing what to say.
Ling Jing was able to clearly say that "Hangu Pass is the boundary", which means that Ling Jing not only heard people talking about it, but also received some rumors.
Otherwise it would be impossible to name a place clearly.
If the rumors Ling Jing received came from outside the palace, then the news Ling Jing heard was absolutely nonsense.
If the news Ling Jing received came from within the palace, then the news Ling Jing heard was not necessarily nonsense.
After all, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had already started killing people. If Li Yuan didn't take some measures, he would have to collect the body of one of them.
Wouldn't it be a little too crazy to just create a split?