Chapter 1842 This kid is clearly just raking grass and hitting rabbits, without delay
At this moment, Cui Luoyang, who was reading a book in the public room, heard a burst of rapid footsteps heading this way.
Then I heard a voice coming from outside the house. "Sir, Lieutenant Yang County has something to report."
"Please come quickly." Cui Luoyang could only put down the idle book in his hand on the desk, and saw Lieutenant Yang walking into the room with some anger.
"Your Majesty saw the Luoyang Order, and just now the Yamen came to report that something big happened on the north bank of Luoshui River. The Peony Pavilion Restaurant was destroyed."
"Is it the Peony Pavilion Restaurant of the Han and Tang Dynasty Trading Company?"
When Cui Luoyang heard the news, his eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth raised.
The first thing that flashed through my mind was that the industry of you guys, those fat and rough men, is still here today.
However, he soon came to his senses. The person who dared to smash up the Peony Pavilion Restaurant might not have a simple identity.
Otherwise, would Yang County Lieutenant come to look for him? He could just deal with it by himself.
"Lieutenant Yang County, please sit down first and talk carefully about what happened. Who destroyed the Peony Pavilion Restaurant? Is there any misunderstanding here..."
"Luoyang Order, it was Zuowei General Xue Wanche who smashed the restaurant."
"???" Cui Luoyang's mouth grinned exaggeratedly, and his eyes bulged in an inconspicuous way.
After all, anyone with some information channels knows that Xue Wanjun is on a hunger strike in prison waiting to die.
And Cheng Sanlang rushed back from Chang'an on a starry night just to treat Xue Wanche's second brother Xue Wanjun.
But now, Xue Wanche actually went to smash the Peony Pavilion Restaurant, which was the first thought that flashed in Cui Luoyang's mind.
That guy Xue Wanche was crazy. My second thought was that Xue Wanche must have been drunk.
"There were quite a few people gathered there, and the news had spread. When I rushed over with people, I felt something was wrong."
"Tell me, what's wrong?"
Cui Luoyang wiped his face. After such a thing happened, he, a civil affairs official in Luoyang, the eastern capital, was under great pressure.
After all, His Majesty and all the civil and military officials are squatting here now. If someone impeaches him for eating all day long and eating nothing, it will seriously affect his career.
Especially if the Cheng family and the shareholders of the Han and Tang Dynasty companies started to quarrel, wouldn't they be in trouble?
It's a pity that there are only a few shareholders of Hantang Commercial Bank, and the rest of them are very discreet and have not shown their faces. Huh? I don't know if the Xue family is a shareholder.
If that's the case, haha, if you smash your own store, wouldn't that be the same as when some people go crazy and even hit themselves?
"Before my official arrived, I asked the manager of the Cheng family, but the manager refused to complain. That's fine.
The cheerful look of the manager made the subordinate feel as if he had taken advantage of him."
"..." Cui Luoyang sat behind the desk with a confused look on his face. What the hell does this mean?
Just when Cui Luoyang was thinking about it in the Luoyang Lingguan Yamen, he couldn't figure out what the problem was here.
Over there, Zhao Kun has already hurried into the palace and wants to report the news to His Majesty.
After all, Cheng Sanlang needs a middleman to cooperate with His Majesty, and he is the best and most outstanding mouthpiece.
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When Zhao Kun returned to Wencheng Hall, Li Shimin was playing chess with Queen Changsun.
After Zhao Kun bowed respectfully, he stated Cheng Sanlang and Xue Wanche's plan to Li Shimin.
Queen Changsun shook her head secretly after hearing this. It was such a messy routine again, it was really...
His Majesty Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was stroking three strands of his long beard with a very numb expression. He naturally understood Cheng Sanlang's intention.
"Does he want to put Xue Wanche in prison? And then let the two brothers pity each other in order to stimulate Xue Wanjunqing's desire to live?"
"Exactly, but I don't understand. Cheng Sanlang seems to really want General Xue San to destroy their Peony Pavilion Restaurant."
"I asked Cheng Sanlang, but unfortunately this guy was very perfunctory."
"..." Li Shimin was also a little confused. Is that boy really so kind? No, no, no, that boy's heart is probably no bigger than the eye of a needle.
How can a person who is full of bad ideas be kind?
At this moment, Queen Changsun, who was sitting aside, seemed to have thought of something and wanted to speak, but she saw that her husband was still thinking deeply.
Then she continued to maintain her smiling and silent posture in a virtuous and gentle manner, waiting for her husband to think about it.
After a few breaths passed, Li Shimin rolled his eyes and slapped his thigh.
"I understand, haha... This little bastard is really naughty. It seems that he wants to use my hand to promote their Han and Tang trading houses."
Zhao Kun couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, and looked at His Majesty who was smiling strangely, grinding his teeth while laughing.
"That's all, let me tell you this. You came here just to tell me that Xue Wanche cooperated with Cheng Sanlang to cure his brother's disease."
"Then he made some mistakes and was impeached by the censor, so that I could justifiably throw him into prison."
Zhao Kun nodded, yes, is there any mystery hidden here?
"Have you ever thought about it, Xue Wanche is also a pillar of our Tang Dynasty. He behaved inappropriately when he was drunk and smashed up a restaurant. He was impeached."
"If it were normal, the most I would do is reprimand him or her and order him to pay compensation."
"But this time, I am going to use this excuse to send Qing Xue Wanche directly to prison."
"Zhao Kun, it's fine that you know the reason, but what if my actions fall into the eyes of officials and people who don't know the inside story?"
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Zhao Kun reacted immediately, and suddenly his whole body felt bad.
"He just wants to use His Majesty's hand to make those who don't know the truth think that Your Majesty is very protective of the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses.
Because the Peony Pavilion restaurant owned by the Han and Tang Dynasties was smashed, a minister must be deliberately punished."
Seeing that his close subordinate had also reacted, Li Shimin sighed helplessly.
"Yes, although now in Guanzhong or Luoyang, or in Jiannan Road, no one dares to mess with the business of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
But it’s different in other places..."
Li Shimin was naturally very concerned about the Han-Tang Trading Company. After all, his daughter, son, and even his father all had shares in the Han-Tang Trading Company.
Therefore, I am very concerned about the Han and Tang Commercial Banks that have grown into a giant in the past few years. Naturally, I also know that the Han and Tang Commercial Banks have suffered a lot of hidden losses in some places.
"But after this incident, any merchants who want to embarrass the Han-Tang Commercial Bank, or who have conflicts or fights with the Han-Tang Commercial Bank, must think carefully about it."
Empress Changsun couldn't help but murmured something softly.
"This guy is really capable of raking grass and hunting rabbits without any delay."