Chapter eight hundred and eighty fourth take the initiative to resign
That night, when Li Tong returned to the mansion, he saw Liu Boji, who was comparing jewelry with a bronze mirror. There were many brocade boxes beside the dressing table.
Li Tong stepped forward and asked puzzledly: "Boji, where did these jewelry come from?"
Liu Boji smiled and said, "It was a gift from my third brother!" As she spoke, she held a hairpin inlaid with pearls, measured it on her head, and asked with a smile, "Does it look good?"
Li Tong smiled and said, "It looks great! Boji looks good in everything she wears!" After a pause, he asked, "Has Boji entered the palace today?"
Liu Boji nodded and said, "I haven't seen the emperor's sister-in-law for a long time. I have free time today, so I went to walk around the palace."
Li Tong snorted and said: "A few days ago, His Majesty encountered an assassin. Yin Guiren was also frightened, so he should go and visit."
Liu Boji suddenly thought of something, pulled out a few pieces of silk from the bottom of a jewelry box, and handed them to Li Tong. The latter took them curiously, opened them up, and saw that they were the land deeds of several shops.
Li Tong was startled and took a closer look. These shops were all located in Nanshi, next to the main street, with excellent grounding. After looking at them, he asked in surprise: "What's going on with these shops?"
Liu Boji said with a smile: "My uncle gave it to me."
Li Tong was surprised and said: "King Zhao?"
Liu Boji nodded with a smile. Li Tong asked in confusion: "Why did King Zhao give you so many shops?" Each of these shops is not too cheap. Nanshi is the most luxurious commercial district in the entire Luoyang City.
, the land price here is very high. Looking at the land deed, you can see that the size of several shops is not small. Add them all together, how much does it cost? It is too abnormal for King Zhao to suddenly give Bo Ji such a big gift.
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Seeing Li Tong's surprised look, Liu Boji smiled and said: "My uncle came to me this morning and asked me to go and intercede for Li Zichun from my third brother."
Li Tong was shocked and asked hurriedly: "You agreed?"
Liu Boji nodded of course and said: "When I entered the palace today, I told the third brother about this matter by the way, and the third brother also agreed to let him go!"
Li Tong holds his head, Li Zichun is suspected of colluding with assassins to assassinate the emperor. You go to His Majesty to intercede for Li Zichun. Isn't this stupid?
These shops obviously do not belong to King Zhao, but to Li Zichun. You secretly accepted Li Zichun's favor and went to intercede for Li Zichun. If this matter spreads, how can it be repaid?!
Once His Majesty finds out, even if they are biological brothers and sisters, a gap will arise between them.
Li Tong said seriously: "Boji, we cannot take over these shops and must return them to King Zhao immediately!"
"Why?" Liu Boji asked puzzledly.
Li Tong said meaningfully: "These shops cannot belong to King Zhao, they must belong to Li Zichun."
Liu Boji said: "I don't care who it belongs to. In short, my uncle gave it to me, so it belongs to me!"
The princess's salary and food are quite a lot, and Li Tong, as a guard and the Marquis of Gushi, also has a lot of salary and food, but who would think that he has too much money?
Even if Liu Boji is not very proficient in business, she still knows that the shops in Nanshi are very valuable. Now she is asked to return the shops she got, but she can't do it.
Li Tong frowned and said: "Bo Ji, we really can't take over these shops! What would His Majesty think if he knew that you took Li Zichun's favor to beg for Li Zichun's favor?
?Is the brother-sister relationship between the emperor and the princess, and the trust between brother and sister, worth just these few shops?"
On weekdays, Li Tong was very kind and obedient to Liu Boji. Even if there were stumbling blocks between the couple, Li Tong would always give in to Liu Boji. He would rarely speak to Liu Boji in such a harsh tone.
Liu Boji's eyes turned red and she said angrily: "I don't care! Anyway, I will never return these shops!"
Then, she looked at Li Tong and said angrily: "Li Zichun has nothing to do with the assassins, and my uncle comes to beg me, how can I refuse?"
"You can help, but these shops must not be accepted!"
"I just won't give it back!"
"..." Li Tong looked at Liu Boji in silence for a while, shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked out.
The next day, Liu Xiu informed Deng Chen and asked the Tingwei Mansion to release brothers Li Zichun and Li Ziyu.
The news soon spread to the county government, and county magistrate Dong Xuan was greatly surprised. Li Zichun and Li Ziyu were suspected of colluding with assassins. How could Tingwei's government release them so quickly.
Dong Xuan raised his head and looked at Zhang Bi. The latter was not surprised at all and took it for granted. He couldn't help but ask: "County Lieutenant Zhang expected that Your Majesty would release Li Zichun and Li Ziyu?"
"The two brothers have nothing to do with the assassins. Your Majesty will of course release them."
"The Tingwei Mansion investigated the case so quickly?" Dong Xuan felt incredible.
Zhang Ben burst out laughing and said: "My Lord County Magistrate, this case is not as complicated as you think. Why do you think the assassin knows your Majesty's whereabouts so well?"
"Why?"
"Your Majesty used himself as bait to lure the assassin out on purpose!"
"What did you say?" Dong Xuan's eyes widened in disbelief and he looked at Zhang Bi in disbelief.
Zhang Ben looked to the left and right and saw that no one else was present. He approached Dong Xuan and whispered mysteriously: "Your Majesty deliberately left Gongsun Shu's detailed contact code at the places he passed by to attract Gongsun Shu's people to appear.
, it can also be said that His Majesty deliberately exposed his whereabouts to the assassins!" After saying this, he smiled meaningfully at Dong Xuan. He also thought about it for a long time before he figured out the whole thing.
Dong Xuan was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He frowned and said: "This... this shouldn't be done! How could your majesty put himself in danger and do such a hasty thing?"
If His Majesty deliberately put himself in danger to attract assassins, then His Majesty should not only be surrounded by personal guards such as Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bu, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei. More should be arranged.
It's manpower.
Furthermore, if His Majesty loves Yin Guiren so much, how could he drag Yin Guiren into danger together? This is totally unexplainable.
Zhang Bi said: "I estimate that your Majesty did not expect that so many assassins would be attracted this time."
The more Dong Xuan thought about it, the more he felt that Zhang Bi was talking nonsense. He asked, "How do you know that His Majesty deliberately lured the assassin out?"
"I saw it with my own eyes! His Majesty left a plum blossom-shaped mark on the place he passed by. That was the communication code Gongsun Shuxi used before!"
"Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"It is indeed what I saw with my own eyes!" Seeing that Dong Xuan still looked in disbelief, Zhang Bi raised his hand and said seriously: "I can swear to God!"
Dong Xuan knew Zhang Ben very well. If what he said was not true, he would never be so confident and confident.
But this is too weird. Your Majesty is taking too many risks by doing this. He is not only risking his own life, but also risking the life of the noble Yin. It is really unbelievable.
Zhang Bi felt this and said: "The emperor's thoughts are unpredictable and far beyond the understanding of little people like you and me!"
Li Zichun and Li Ziyu were completely affected by the assassins, so he was not surprised at all when His Majesty released them so quickly.
While the two of them were talking, a government official hurried in and said, "Sir, the emperor's edict has arrived!"
Dong Xuan and Zhang Bi looked straight and walked out of the hall quickly to welcome the emperor's edict.
A chamberlain came to Dong Xuan with the edict in hand and chanted the contents of the edict. The edict did not say much, but Liu Xiu summoned Dong Xuan and Zhang Bi into the palace to ask them about the progress of the county government's rectifications.
After receiving the edict, Dong Xuan and Zhang Bi each changed into clean official uniforms and followed their chamberlains into the palace.
Before Dong Xuan and Zhang Bi arrived at the palace, Li Tong came first and asked to see Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu summoned Li Tong. Li Tong walked into the hall and saw Liu Xiu. He immediately knelt down and said, "I pay homage to your majesty."
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He suddenly made such a gift, which stunned Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu stood up, walked to Li Tong, helped him up, and said, "Why is Jiyuan so gifted?"
After Li Tong stood up, he said: "I have been feeling unwell recently, so I came here specifically to ask for my resignation."
Liu Xiu looked confused, blinked, and did not speak immediately.
Li Tong suffers from diabetes, and Liu Xiu also knows about his old problem. But yesterday, his younger sister told him that Ji Yuan has been in good health recently, but today Ji Yuan resigned from his job because his condition has worsened. He and his wife
What are you doing?
Liu Xiu was silent for a while and asked, "Did Ji Yuan feel wronged?"
Li Tong shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Weichen is a consort and ranks among the nine ministers. Who would wrong me?"
Liu Xiu frowned and asked: "Since Jiyuan has not been wronged, why did he suddenly resign?"
"It's because Wei Chen is unwell..."
"That's nonsense!" Liu Xiu scolded dissatisfiedly: "Yesterday, I specifically asked my little sister about your old problem. She said that you are in good health and haven't been sick for a long time. Now you tell me that you are not feeling well.
Do you want to resign?"
Li Tong sighed secretly and knelt down again. Liu Xiu pulled him hard and said, "Get up and talk!"
Under Liu Xiu's pull, Li Tong stood up again. He lowered his head and said nothing. Seeing this, Liu Xiu became even more angry and asked, "Why did Ji Yuan resign?"
"Weichen...Weichen just doesn't want to be an official anymore."
"I won't allow you to resign without a proper reason!"
The Weiwei rank among the Nine Qings is naturally not a minor official, and the Weiwei is in charge of the palace guards. Anyone who can be a Weiwei is a close confidant of the emperor. For example, the famous general Li Guang during the Emperor Wu period was a Weiwei.
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Li Tong is Liu Xiu's brother-in-law and Liu Xiu's best friend. It is precisely because of these many connections that Liu Xiucai can safely hand over the post of guard to Li Tong. Now Li Tong suddenly wants to give up his position. What about Liu Xiu?
Are you willing to let him go?
Li Tong lowered his head and became silent again. Liu Xiu reiterated angrily: "You are not allowed to resign for me without a suitable reason!"
"Wei Chen entered the palace this time to ask for his resignation from His Majesty!"
"I told you, no!"
"Wei Chen must resign."
Liu Xiu looked at Li Tong and was so angry that he said, "Ci Yuan, you must have deliberately quarreled with me today!"
The two of them had known each other for so many years and knew each other very well. The more Liu Xiu thought about it, the more something was wrong, and asked: "Ciyuan, what happened, please explain it clearly to me."
Li Tong lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Xiu rubbed her chin and looked at Li Tong with a scrutinizing gaze. The only person in the world who could make Li Tong remain so silent was probably his precious sister Liu Boji.
He suddenly asked: "Is it because of Bo Ji?"
Li Tong was shocked and looked up at Liu Xiu in surprise.
Just looking at his expression, Liu Xiu immediately knew that he had guessed it right. He sighed secretly, pulled Li Tong's sleeve, and the two sat down together. He asked: "Explain to me what is going on."
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"This..." Li Tong was silent for a while, then he said, "Yesterday, Boji came to the palace to plead with His Majesty about Li Zichun."
"Yeah." Liu Xiu responded. After waiting for a while, he didn't hear anything more from Li Tong. He couldn't help but urge: "Ci Yuan, is there anything you have to say that you can't finish in one breath?"
Li Tong took a deep breath and said, "The reason why Bo Ji interceded with Your Majesty for Li Zichun's matter was because King Zhao came to the Princess Mansion and asked Bo Ji for help."
"You want to resign just because of this?" Liu Xiuzhen wanted to give Li Tong a big roll of his eyes. Even if Li Tong didn't say it, he could guess what was going on.
It was impossible for the younger sister to plead for Li Zichun in front of him for no reason. The uncle was embarrassed to come to him in person to ask for this, so he asked the younger sister to come to him. In Liu Xiu's view, this was not a big deal at all.