Prince Teng stood in front of Li Qinzai, feeling uncomfortable all over.
When it comes to the grudge between the two, it's actually a bit complicated. It doesn't mean there are deep grudges, but there are definitely petty grudges.
If King Teng had not been really tired of being demoted, either being demoted or on the way to being demoted, he and Li Qinzai would have stayed away from each other for the rest of their lives, instead of standing in front of this young man with a begging attitude at this moment.
In the quiet front hall, the air was filled with embarrassment, and Prince Teng suddenly realized that there was a lack of an atmosphere group that twisted waist and hips to play dice...
In fact, he had done countless psychological preparations before coming here. In order to live in Chang'an for the rest of his life, he would risk his old face to beg a young man.
Last time I was defrauded of all my money by this guy in Bingzhou, and the defrauded money has not been recovered yet. It stands to reason that at this moment, King Teng should act like the consumer is the boss, and ask Li Qinzai to handle this matter arrogantly.
But King Teng had no confidence after all.
From the few contacts he had, Prince Teng discovered that this young man's temper was typical of being soft-hearted rather than tough-minded.
It makes sense when you think about it. How can an Angzang man take it hard?
Men eat soft food and women eat hard food. This is determined by the physiological differences between men and women.
Li Qinzai seemed to be in a good temper today, looking at Prince Teng with a smile on his face.
Prince Teng became more and more uncomfortable. The young man's appearance made him a little scared. He might be planning some bad ideas again.
After being silent for a long time, Prince Teng finally couldn't help but speak: "Well...ahem, Uncle Li County."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Your Highness, Prince Teng, is welcome. Just call me by my name. If Your Highness still has your resentment towards me, I don't mind calling me a cat or a dog."
Prince Teng twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a dry smile: "Uncle Li is joking. Haha, I don't know you until we fight. If this little grudge between you and me is passed down to future generations, it might be a good story."
Li Qinzai's eyes lit up, hehe, he is indeed a heavyweight player in the dandy circle, this guy is thick-skinned, and he can match his opponent.
"That's right. We don't know each other without fighting. His Highness Prince Teng and I are almost close friends. If we fight again, we can become brothers with different surnames." Li Qinzai said with a smile.
Prince Teng's cheek twitched.
I am the same generation as the late Emperor Taizong. You bastard actually want to worship me. Do you dare to agree when the emperor calls you uncle?
In the situation where he was asking for help from others, Prince Teng's temper became inexplicably much gentler, and he seemed to be well-behaved, and his usual domineering arrogance was completely restrained.
"Ahem, Uncle Li, I have something to ask of you today, and I would like to ask Uncle Li to help me." Prince Teng said in a blunt tone.
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Your Highness, just ask, I will do whatever I can."
Prince Teng gritted his teeth and cursed secretly for being a slippery man. He always spoke with caution.
With a pretentious sigh, Prince Teng looked sad and said in a low voice: "I am the son of Emperor Gaozu. Although I am a member of the royal family, I am unruly and unruly, and my words and deeds are often absurd, so I am disliked by the emperor."
"I have been demoted to several places in the past few years. Seeing that my daughter is about to get married, and I have reached the age of forty, I really can't continue to live without a fixed place, so..."
As Prince Teng spoke, he seemed to be really into the drama, and his eyes turned red.
"So, when I return to Chang'an this time, I want to stay and no longer live the wandering life. From now on, I will grow old in Chang'an and end my mediocre life in this world. Unfortunately, the emperor still doesn't like me. I begged the emperor the day before yesterday, but the emperor still refused.
Refused."
"Yesterday, I heard County Uncle Li say that you have a way to help me convince the emperor to let me stay. This matter is very important to me and affects the joys and sorrows of my life for the rest of my life. Please forgive me for the money you defrauded me.
In terms of face..."
Li Qinzai suddenly glared angrily.
King Teng realized that he had made a mistake and quickly changed his words: "Since I have done some practical things for the people of Bingzhou with my money, I would like to ask Uncle Li to help me this time."
Seeing Prince Teng looking at him with a pleading face, Li Qinzai pondered for a moment and said helplessly: "His Royal Highness Prince Teng is already in his forties. Well, in terms of human nature..."
Prince Teng blinked hard with his small mung bean eyes and looked at him with a puzzled and innocent expression.
Li Qinzai curled his lips.
It’s so ugly. I don’t know how I could give birth to such a beautiful daughter as the Lord of Jinxiang County. From a genetic point of view, this matter is probably doubtful. I wonder if there is the legendary Ma Chu Expressway in Prince Teng’s Mansion, or a paternal guardian.
high speed……
Furthermore, Li Qinzai finally determined that this old dandy who lived to the age of 40 really didn’t understand the world at all.
"Ahem, Your Highness has not expressed anything, so it will be difficult for me to help you..." Even a fool could understand Li Qinzai's hint.
Prince Teng was not stupid. He finally understood. When he heard this, his expression changed immediately: "You lied to me in Bingzhou... Well, I should have expressed my feelings in Bingzhou, right?"
"Your Highness, there is no point in rehashing old scores. There is a proverb in the foreign countries, let God's things belong to God, Caesar's things belong to Caesar, and those of merging states should be merged with states. They are two different things and have nothing to do with each other."
Prince Teng looked at him again puzzled and innocent: "What do you mean?"
Li Qinzai stared at him and showed an evil smile.
Prince Teng's heart skipped a beat, no! This bastard is going to become a monster!
Sure enough, with a familiar evil smile on his face, Li Qinzai raised his nostrils and said with an unruly expression: "...I have to pay more!"
"More money?" Prince Teng took a deep breath, couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted with a livid face: "Li Qinzai, don't go too far!"
Li Qinzai said innocently: "Forget it if His Highness doesn't want to. Why bother to fall out? Just pretend we haven't met today."
Prince Teng took a deep breath and tried to calm down his furious mood.
It's okay, it's okay, he is a beast, don't argue with the beast...
The most important thing is to stay in Chang'an, don't lose big for small things.
After his manic mood subsided a little, Prince Teng gritted his teeth and said: "You have defrauded me of all my money when I was in Bingzhou, so how can I give you any money?"
Li Qinzai blinked: "His Royal Highness owns countless real estate shops and earns a lot of money every year. It doesn't matter if you are temporarily inconvenient. I don't mind if His Highness writes an IOU in his own hand. How about that?"
The matter of begging for help gradually turned into a transaction, and Prince Teng no longer lowered his posture. He returned to his domineering appearance. He raised his nostrils and said: "First tell me how to keep me in Chang'an, otherwise the money will not be enough."
Give it to you for free? This is what happened when you merged with the state. I gave you the money, but in the end nothing happened to you and my daughter..."
As he said this, Prince Teng was suddenly startled. There was something wrong with what he said. What was going on with his disappointed tone just now? Did he still hope that something would happen to this bastard and his daughter?
Li Qinzai didn't care about the ambiguity in what he just said. Women are not as important as making money.
Clearing his throat, Li Qinzai lowered his voice and said, "Has your Highness seen the cement I made with your own eyes?"
Prince Teng nodded subconsciously.
Li Qinzai added: "Your Majesty is seriously considering promoting the method of firing cement throughout the world, and plans to connect the roads in various states and counties in the Tang Dynasty with cement roads..."
"This is a big project, and it is very arduous. It needs a noble, domineering and jerk person to help supervise and supervise it. I think His Highness Prince Teng is very suitable..."