Man Tang Hong Chapter 0498: Being smart is mistaken for being smart
It was Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang who ordered them to serve wine and meat to Li Zhongwen.
Now it is King Li Yuanji of Qi who is looking for them to investigate.
They are siblings, no matter what their attitude is when facing Li Zhongwen, they cannot interrupt.
So they dare not say anything.
If you say the wrong thing and get caught between other siblings, you will be in bad luck.
Li Yuanji didn't expect them to answer. After they lowered their heads involuntarily, he said coldly, "It's no longer allowed to serve him wine or meat. Whatever is the worst food in the cell, he will be given it."
,do you understand?"
The young minister of Dali Temple and the prison chief nodded repeatedly.
Li Yuanji then pointed to the mats spread on the fire bed, as well as other cattail fans and other objects and said: "These things will be taken away later. He will use whatever other prisoners use. No preferential treatment is allowed."
The young minister of Dali Temple and the prison chief nodded again.
It seemed like they would just nod.
When Li Zhongwen heard what Li Yuanji said, he hurriedly shouted: "No, I'm going to die soon. Please be merciful and let me enjoy it for two more days."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Zhongwen coldly and said, "Have you not enjoyed enough at Weizeguan? Do you want me to take you back to Weizeguan to enjoy it for another two days?"
Li Zhongwen shut his mouth in embarrassment and said no more.
Li Yuanji snorted coldly, signaled the young minister of Dali Temple and the cell master to go down first, kicked Li Zhongwen away, and sat down on the bed with a golden sword, saying coldly: "I underestimated you before.
I didn’t expect you to dare to rebel?”
Li Zhongwen was even more embarrassed.
Li Yuanji said coldly: "Since you have the courage, why didn't you rebel earlier? If you rebel earlier, maybe the country of the Tang Dynasty will be yours."
Li Zhongwen knelt down on one knee and said with a grimace: "I was blinded by lard for a moment, and by the time I reacted, it was too late."
Li Yuanji sneered: "That's not what you told my third sister. You told my third sister that the reason why you rebelled was entirely for her."
Li Zhongwen's face became even more bitter, and he said: "I have never said that. Her Highness the Princess said it deliberately in order to allow me to live a few more days and to protect my bloodline."
Li Yuanji frowned slightly and looked at Ma Sanbao.
Things seem to be different from what you said?!
Ma Sanbao looked stunned.
Everything he knew was what Li Xiuning told him. He really had no idea what was going on.
He also didn't expect that Li Xiuning would lie to him.
Li Yuanji roughly guessed from Ma Sanbao's reaction that Ma Sanbao was probably deceived by Li Xiuning, but now was not the time to worry about it.
Li Yuanji's eyes fell on Li Zhongwen again, and asked coldly: "According to you, this is all my third sister's fault?"
Li Zhongwen hurriedly said: "No, no, no, this is all my fault."
Li Yuanji snorted coldly: "Since you know it's your fault, why don't you wait for death with peace of mind, but instead ask people to come to my door again and again and say they want to see me.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with more sounds.
What do you want me to do? Do you want me to send you on your way in person?
Do you think you’re worthy?”
Li Zhongwen lowered his head slightly and said, "The reason why I want to see His Highness is because I want to ask His Highness for help with something."
Li Yuanji sneered and said sarcastically: "You, too, want to ask me for help. Do you have the qualifications?"
Li Zhongwen lowered his head and said, "I know I don't have the qualifications, but now I can't trust anyone except you."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said, "If you trust me, I will help you. Who do you think you are?"
Before Li Zhongwen could speak again, Li Yuanji said again: "If you come to me because you want me to help you, then there is nothing left to talk about between us."
With that said, Li Yuanji slowly stood up and walked out, shouting to Ma Sanbao who was guarding the door: "Ma Sanbao! Next time you bother me with such boring things, I will break your legs!"
Ma Sanbao smiled bitterly and said: "I won't dare to do it next time... No, there will be no next time."
Li Yuanji snorted and walked out the door.
Just when Li Yuanji stepped over the door with one foot, Li Zhongwen, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly shouted, "People from Liang Shidu discovered a vein of gold in a mountain in Weizeguan. It is said that they can harvest three gold veins a day."
One hundred taels of gold.
I didn’t tell anyone about this, and I couldn’t trust anyone.
I only believe in you, so I hope to see you and hope that you can dig out all the gold in this golden vein and give it to Her Royal Highness. This is my last wish."
Li Yuanji paused, turned around slowly, stared at Li Zhongwen with cold eyes, and said: "Is it because of this golden vein that you created the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty?"
"How can it be?!"
Li Zhongwen denied it without hesitation.
It was just a gold vein. Although it could produce a lot of gold, it was not enough for him to risk the lives of his entire clan in exchange for it.
Besides, he is the guard of Weize Pass, the largest official within hundreds of miles of Weize Pass, and the most powerful person within hundreds of miles of Weize Pass. After discovering gold veins near Weize Pass, he thought
You can pick whatever you want, there is no need to rebel at all.
"I was tricked by someone. I was lured to Fenzhou using gold veins as bait. When I realized what I was doing, there was a woman named Tao next to me, and Fenzhou was also changed to Long.
Traveling to the mansion.
In addition, rumors spread throughout Bingzhou.
In this case, even if I do not rebel, the saint will not be able to spare me."
Li Zhongwen gritted his teeth and told the truth about his rebellion.
Li Yuanji frowned and asked: "No matter how you say it, you are still the general manager of Bingzhou and the guard of Weizeguan. Can you just do what others say?"
Li Zhongwen clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "I was plotted by the traitors within my Li family and Master Liang."
Li Yuanji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Zhongwen is being manipulated by others.
When encountering this kind of thing, Li Zhongwen couldn't explain it clearly even if he had eight mouths. He could only go to the dark side in one way.
It was like he was deceived into traveling to Hebei Province. When he woke up, he had a yellow robe on his body and a queen from a wealthy family beside him. Everyone around him treated him like an emperor. There were rumors all over Hebei Province about his ability to become emperor.
Even if he has eighteen mouths, he can't explain it clearly to Li Yuan.
All he can do is follow Li Zhongwen's example and lead the way to darkness.
Of course, he will not become a prisoner like Li Zhongwen. When he finds that something cannot be done, he will decisively run away with others.
Anyway, there is more than just the Tang Dynasty in this world. There are many countries and territories outside the Tang Dynasty.
As long as he brings enough people, he can establish another Han family outside of the Tang Dynasty.
"Since you were plotted and chose to embark on a path of no return, why did you give up halfway? Why did you capture my third sister without mercy after she arrived at Weize Pass?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Zhongwen and asked.
This is a question he has never understood.
Although Li Zhongwen had rebelled and was on the road of no return, he was not destined to die.
If he wanted to, he could cooperate with Dian Jieli and Liang Shidu to make some big noise in Weize Pass.
Even if he was defeated in the end, he could still follow Jieli to flee to the Turks, and then follow Liang Shidu's example and, with Jieli's support, establish a country of his own on the border of the Turks.
But he didn't do this, which made Li Yuanji confused when he arrived.
"When I was in Fenzhou, I couldn't be independent. I could only do whatever others asked me to do. But after returning to Weize Pass, I can be independent.
I have already failed Her Highness the Princess once, and I cannot fail to do so a second time.
Therefore, after I saw Her Highness the Princess, I decisively captured her without restraint."
"That's it?"
Li Yuanji didn't believe Li Zhongwen's words.
Li Zhongwen hesitated for a moment and said: "I have thought that if the saint does not let Her Highness the Princess go back to Weize Pass, I will make some noise in Weize Pass and force the Sage to let Her Highness the Princess go back to Weize Pass.
But before I could make any noise, the saint let the princess go back to Weize Pass."
Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "You said you didn't want to regret my third sister anymore, so you gave up halfway and just surrendered. I don't believe what you said, and I don't want to pursue you to get to the bottom of it.
Because even if you ask clearly, it won't change anything. You will still die after all.
As for the gold veins you mentioned, if you are willing to tell me, tell Ma Sanbao, let Ma Sanbao tell my third sister, and let my third sister send people to collect it herself.
If you don't want to say it, just take it to the coffin."
Li Yuanji was not interested in the golden veins mentioned by Li Zhongwen at all, and never thought of getting involved.
Since Li Zhongwen wanted to give the golden vein to Li Xiuning, he should just give it to Li Xiuning directly. There was no need to ask him to hand it over again.
He did not think that anyone would dare to touch Li Xiuning's golden veins on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, especially on the territory guarded by Li Xiuning's cronies.
Li Zhongwen became anxious when he heard this and shouted: "Your Highness, I only believe in you!"
Li Yuanji frowned and said coldly: "Li Zhongwen, don't you understand what happened now? My third sister doesn't care at all what you can give her in return, nor does she care that you can give her a golden vein.
The reason why she asked me to come to see you is that she hopes you can ask me in person and let me protect your bloodline.
But you didn't see her good intentions from the beginning to the end, and you kept telling me about gold veins here.
If our siblings like gold veins, do we need to get it from you, a dying person?
As long as we spread the word, there will be people who will give us bigger and better golden veins!"
After saying these words, Li Yuanji rolled up his sleeves and left the cell without looking back.
After Li Yuanji left, Ma Sanbao pointed at Li Zhongwen and shook his head: "You, you, do you know how many lies His Highness told and how much effort he put in to get you this opportunity?
You actually only care about the golden vein!
The golden vein you are talking about is the one in Niutou Mountain, right?"
Li Zhongwen felt as if he had been struck by lightning and his mind could no longer react. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at Ma Sanbao blankly.
Seeing that he had no big reaction, Ma Sanbao continued: "That's the place at Erdaogou, or the place at Eryangling..."
Ma Sanbao reported the location of seven or eight golden veins in one breath.
He Fanren discovered this thing in sixteen places over the years, and reported everything secretly to Li Xiuning.
Li Xiuning felt that the Weize Pass was supported by the imperial court, so he had no worries about food and clothing, and the people near Weize Pass were often exempted from taxes by Li Yuan, so they had no worries about food and clothing, so he did not make any noise or think about mining.
Li Xiuning planned to pass on these golden veins as a heritage of the Li family, so no one knew about this except herself, He Fanren, and Ma Sanbao.
Now Li Zhongwen even missed the chance to stay in order to give Li Xiuning a golden lineage.
Ma Sanbao had to tell this matter.
"What do you think it's incredible to see what I do? Have you forgotten what that fellow He Huzi used to gather people to protest? And what did he use to gather tens of thousands of followers in just a few months?
Just bags of gold dust!
He is a Hu merchant in the Central Plains, and a gold customer and horse thief in the Western Regions. Some of his subordinates are experts in burning, killing and looting, and some are gold seekers who can detect gold and trace its veins!"
