Relatively speaking, Linghu Qiu was just a bystander, and if something happened had nothing to do with him, he naturally couldn't be said to be under any pressure.
It was difficult for Niu Youdao to think about it, but he really couldn't think of any qualifications he had that deserved the Emperor of Qi's personal action. If Yan State harmed him, he could still understand that he should have no grudge against Qi State.
Tonight is destined to make him toss and turn...
"Princess, where are you going?"
As the sun rose, Hao Qingqing jumped out of the house with pigtails on her head. When she was leaving the hospital, she was stopped by Mrs. Pei who came out suddenly.
Hao Qingqing raised her chin and said, "Go find your mother."
Lady Pei said calmly: "Your Majesty has a decree. From now on, the princess cannot leave this courtyard without your Majesty's decree."
Hao Qingqing stared: "Arrest me under house arrest? What did I do wrong? I can't even go to see my mother?"
Mrs. Pei shook her head: "No!"
Hao Qingqing exclaimed: "Why?"
Mrs. Pei: "I don't know either. This is His Majesty's will."
Hao Qingqing said angrily: "I don't believe it, I'll ask my father to reason with me." He was about to rush out.
Lady Pei grabbed her arm and said, "Your Majesty has an order. If the princess dares to disobey, she will be tied up!"
"..." Hao Qingqing was speechless.
After persuading him to go back, Mrs. Pei ordered a female monk to keep an eye on Hao Qingqing every step of the way. In short, she would not let Hao Qingqing leave.
Coming out of the yard, I met Chai Fei.
When Chai Fei met, he asked: "Senior sister, have you heard the news? I'm afraid Niu Youdao may be in trouble."
"Alas!" Lady Pei sighed softly, "Your Majesty will not take Niu Youdao seriously. Niu Youdao just happened to bump into His Majesty's knife edge."
Chai Fei hummed and said, "It's true that I won't take him seriously, which means I won't care about his life or death."
Mrs. Pei raised her eyes, "Do you have any objections?"
Chai Fei spread his palms and said, "What opinions can I have? Is it useful for us to have opinions? With your Majesty's action, who can change anything except His Majesty's own will? Your Majesty's butcher knife has been raised, and it is destined to be a bloody storm.
I just don’t know how many people are going to die!”
Madam Pei smiled bitterly: "Our monks' cultivation is sometimes useless. Your Majesty is the real enemy of ten thousand people!"
At Daxingling Mansion, Zuo Desong returned from his visit to the palace. Qian You was waiting at the door to greet him, and walked in with him, muttering beside him as he walked.
In the courtyard, Zuo Desong paused and asked, "When did it happen?"
Qian You: "As for the news that just spread this morning, Mr. Zuo, do you think it is true?"
Zuo Desong asked: "Who do you think in this capital dares to openly spread rumors under the guise of His Majesty?"
Qian humorously nodded silently, "Yes, Zuo Gong's words make sense. It seems to be true."
Zuo Desong turned back and looked in the direction of the palace, "Let your fellow disciples stay calm and try not to get involved in anything recently. Those monks have made His Majesty dissatisfied. Your Majesty is going to kill someone!"
Qian You: "What Zuo Gong reminded me is that I didn't expect Niu Youdao to be the target of the knife."
Zuo Desong chuckled, "It's not that the fierce dragon can't cross the river, but let's see what it can do if it crosses the river..."
Hu Yan went to the general's mansion, and Hu Yanwei walked to the gate in a swaggering manner.
Cha Hu's figure walked out from the pavilion on the side. Hu Yanwei saw him and held his hands, "Good morning, Uncle Tiger."
"Morning? Look at what time it is." Cha Hu raised his chin towards the rising sun.
Hu Yanwei said hey, "Am I injured?" He pointed at his butt.
Zha Hu smiled and asked: "How is the injury?"
Hu Yanwei patted his chest, "Although he is not a man of steel, he is still a man and can walk."
Cha Hu: "Hey, who was so painful that day that she cried for father and mother, with tears and runny noses?"
"Ahem!" Hu Yanwei coughed twice, looked around with some embarrassment, and whispered: "Uncle Tiger, it's okay if you don't save me, why are you making sarcastic remarks?"
Cha Hu: "Okay, if you don't say sarcastic words, where are you going?"
Hu Yanwei immediately said: "I just met a friend, and I agreed to take him to Baiyunjian for a stroll. Uncle Tiger, the girls in Baiyunjian are really nice, do you want to go and see them together? I'm treating you!"
Zha Hu smiled and said: "It seems that the tofu restaurant is really making money, you can think of treating me as a guest."
Hu Yanwei hehe, "No one can forget you. As long as Uncle Tiger says a few kind words to my father in the future, he will definitely think of you when good things happen in the future."
Cha Hu nodded, "Well, I don't want to treat you. I'm more interested in money. How about I tell your father and let him confiscate all the profits from your tofu restaurant?"
The boss Hu Yanwei stared at him and quickly stepped forward to hug his arm and begged again and again, "Uncle Tiger, my nephew is already miserable enough, you can't add insult to injury!"
"You're not a woman, don't hug him." Zha Hu pushed him away, "I don't have any kind of woman. Even if I sleep with Baiyunjian's landlady, the King of the West Courtyard won't say anything, so there's no need.
I appreciate your kindness and I'm not interested in that kind of romantic place. By the way, who do you want to invite? Niu Youdao?"
Hu Yanwei gave a thumbs up, "Ying Ming, I can't hide anything from you."
Cha Hu: "Calm down for a while. Don't go out and wander around during this period. Stay at home and treat it as recuperating. This is your father's wish."
Hu Yanwei: "No, I promised others, how can I break my promise? Besides, my injury is almost healed. I can heal faster if I go out for a walk, ah..." He suddenly let out a shrill scream.
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Just because Cha Hu suddenly kicked him in the butt, sending him flying up and then hitting the ground.
Cha Hu waved his hand, and the two men came over immediately. He pointed at Hu Yanwei, who was lying on the ground dying, "Send the third young master back to recuperate. If the injury is not good, he is not allowed to go out."
"Yes!" The two men immediately picked up Hu Yanwei on the ground and dragged him away.
Hengtian Duan, who came after hearing the screams, stopped and looked.
When Zha Hu came, Heng Tianduan bowed slightly.
Zha Hu squinted coldly and said: "There may be some unrest recently, which makes your classmates widen their eyes, prick up their ears, and keep a close eye on the family. If I neglect my duty and something happens to the Huyan family, I won't have a good temper!"
These words were said in an unkind manner. Hengtian Duan's cheeks tensed up, he glanced at Cha Hu with some fear, leaned forward slightly and said, "I'll explain it later."
Among the white clouds, in a pavilion, a group of dancers danced gracefully, and Su Zhao personally played the piano for them.
Qin Mian came from the corridor, walked over to Su Zhao, leaned over and whispered in Su Zhao's ear for a while.
The sound of the piano suddenly stopped, and Su Zhao suddenly turned back to look at her, then stood up and waved to the violinist on the side to come over and take her hand to play the piano.
The sound of the piano started playing again, and the two of them walked to the corner. Su Zhao said suspiciously: "The eldest princess of Qi owes Niu Youdao two million gold coins and 100,000 war horses? Is this the purpose of Niu Youdao's unhurried trip here?"
Qin Mian: "Is this still important now?"
Su Zhao smiled and said, "Niu Youdao has gotten himself into big trouble. It's a good show!"
At this time, Niu Youdao was standing in the bedroom with his arms outstretched. Black Mudan arranged his clothes for him. He was going out to meet the distinguished guests. He had to tidy up his appearance out of politeness.
"At this point, those high officials who should go to court should all go to court, right?" Niu Youdao asked.
Black Peony: "It should have been off duty. Those who were not on duty should have gone home."
Niu Youdao: "Okay! Try to visit three or four houses today."
After packing up and getting dressed, I just went out when I saw Linghu Qiu coming in a hurry. He shouted from afar: "Brother, something happened, something happened!"
Niu Youdao: "Brother, why are you so surprised?"
Linghu Qiu stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "What happened last night really happened."
What happened last night has been hanging on Niu Youdao's heartstrings. Hearing this, his expression darkened, "What's going on?"
Linghu Qiu: "The matter of the debt that Princess Qi owes you, what happened last night, suddenly spread this morning!"
"Not many people here know about what happened last night..." Niu You said mid-sentence and suddenly raised his eyes to look at him, "Is the Emperor of Qi among the rumors?"
Linghu Qiu nodded: "There are rumors about the Emperor of Qi. It is clear and clear that the Emperor of Qi paid off his daughter's debt and gave you a document allowing you to leave the country with one hundred thousand horses!"
Niu Youdao understood instantly. The news suddenly spread. He dared to spread rumors about the emperor under his nose. It was unreliable involving the eldest princess. He dared to expose the emperor's family scandal in this capital. It doesn't matter where the news was leaked.
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Linghuqiu said with an extremely solemn expression: "This is the ultimatum for permission to leave the country for one hundred thousand war horses! Brother, you have become the target of public criticism. You are in big trouble this time!"
Niu Youdao was angry and funny, "What does the Emperor of Qi mean? He can't tolerate this little thing between me and his daughter. He doesn't hesitate to smear his own daughter's face and also wants to trick me? Does he have to go to such trouble to deal with me?
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"Hi!" Linghu Qiu pointed at him, "Brother, you think too highly of yourself. Do you still think it's against you? Of course, when I heard the news just now, I thought it was against you, but when I think about it, it's not right.
Yeah, he was targeting those monks who came to Qi State with evil intentions. The exit documents for 100,000 war horses are no longer a matter of money. It will alarm all the forces and make people fight for their heads. How much does it cost?
Human life, how much blood must be shed to settle this matter! He may have been dissatisfied with the monks from all walks of life gathered in this capital. You happened to hit his knife edge and gave him an excuse to take action.
That’s it!”
The frowning Black Peony's expression changed drastically.
"Hiss!" Niu Youdao took a breath of cold air. At this moment, what he couldn't figure out last night finally got the answer.
At this moment, he realized that his vision was still limited compared to the emperor who looked down on the world.
He just thought that the emperor had no reason to deal with him, and it was true that the emperor had no reason to deal with him.
He thought that as long as the secrets were not leaked here, the emperor would not leak the secrets either. The emperor would not let outsiders know how unreliable his daughter was, and the family scandal should not be made public!
Who would have thought that he was actually just an introduction, an insignificant chess piece. What the emperor wanted to deal with was a large group of monks, he wanted to kill a large group of monks, and he wanted to make countless monks kill each other.
He only focused on the gains and losses and risks on his side. He never thought of killing so many monks, and he didn't even think about it.
Having been a monk for so long, I have unknowingly been tainted by the self-righteous superiority of monks. I never thought that secular people would dare to attack so many monks. However, in fact, there are really people who are so angry that they really dare to do this!
In this way, for the emperor, family scandal did not exist at all. In the eyes of outsiders, if there was no family scandal, it was all the emperor's tricks!
In terms of small gains and losses, the emperor also helped his daughter write off the debt that Hao Qingqing owed him.