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Han Qian walked out of Wanhong Building and saw Zhao Kuo, Fan Dahei, and Lin Haizheng all holding their horses and waiting for him on the street opposite.
Han Qian was not in the mood to say anything more to them, and was thinking about how he would face his father's questioning when he returned.
Han Qian was so painful that he almost groaned. He had just managed to get through the test in Wanhong Mansion, which had already made him physically and mentally exhausted. But such a big thing happened in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion today. He didn't go back immediately after escaping.
Being dragged to Wanhong Mansion by Li Chong was obviously not something that could be fooled by just a random explanation.
Han Qian hurried back to the house in silence and handed the horse to Fan Dahei and the others. He walked through the front yard and walked to the main yard. He saw that the lights were on in the main room, but his father was nowhere to be seen.
The bedroom was dark and there was no light.
"It's already the second watch, where is my father?" Han Qian asked Fan Xicheng behind him.
"The head of the family hasn't returned from the government office yet," Fan Xicheng said.
Han Qian was full of doubts. He didn't know what happened in Hongwen Hall. Under such circumstances as today, his father could be allowed to stay so late and not return to the house?
Han Qian was hungry and was about to ask the chef to give him a bowl of steamed noodles to fill his stomach when he heard the sound of horse hooves and ruts outside the courtyard gate.
Han Qian turned around and walked out. As expected, his father Han Daoxun came back in a carriage escorted by two family soldiers.
Seeing his father lift the curtain and climb out of the carriage with a calm look on his face, Han Qian walked over to him in surprise and asked:
"A lot of things happened in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion today, does father know?"
"..." Han Daoxun nodded and motioned to go inside to talk about this.
"Today I went to the Marquis' Mansion to receive the reward from the palace. Mr. Shen Yang did not arrive because he was ill, so he asked his old servant to come over and take away the generous reward from the palace. His Highness was very angry, so he left me to wait in the Marquis' Mansion to shoot arrows to relieve his depression, and he wanted to keep me waiting.
We were having a banquet in the inner house, but was blocked by the secretary of the mansion. At noon, I was waiting for a banquet in the outer house, and heard screams in the inner house. I rushed over and saw Zhao Shunde, the eunuch in green, lying in a pool of blood struggling, with his abdomen stabbed by iron scissors, and His Highness
His left arm was cut by a dagger, and blood stained the sleeves of his robe. Everyone rushed to protect His Highness, but Li rushed up to capture Zhao Shunde and used too much force. As a result, Zhao Shunde's abdomen was pierced by iron scissors and his throat was forced by Li Chong.
He was strangled to pieces and died. Reporting to the palace, Shen He and Guo Rong, the young eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hurried back from the palace and left us, the chamberlains and maids in the palace, all in the Hou Mansion. They spent the whole afternoon investigating the matter. Waiting for the next day
After a while, the security guard came back from the palace. Guo Rongcai and Shen He determined that the eunuch Zhao Shunde had colluded with the guards in the guard camp to assassinate His Highness and ended today's incident. After the incident, the child originally wanted to come back directly, but was forced to go late by Li Chong.
Drinking in the Red Mansion, all kinds of flattery and hints during the dinner, the child dare not respond, and he will have to escape and come back not long before his father..."
After entering the main room, Han Qian concealed some details related to Wanhong Mansion, and told his father Han Daoxun about other things regardless of their size.
"Well, I understand." Han Daoxun nodded and said.
"..." Han Qian didn't expect his father's reaction to be so cold, but he couldn't help but make his words more clear, "Although Mr. Shen and Guo Rong finally concluded that Zhao Shunde colluded with the guards in the guard camp to harm His Highness, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
There are huge flaws in it. And since His Highness and Li Chong dare to be so confident, they may have long believed that the emperor would not pursue this matter..."
"Power tactics are power tactics after all. Even if they can be successful, they will be like walking on thin ice in the country. But if they are overturned, what will happen to the world?" Han Daoxun couldn't help but sigh.
"..." Han Qian was stunned for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Father is saying that the emperor..."
"The prince is unworthy, but the grandson can be expected. The emperor's uncertainty is not a blessing to the country," Han Daoxun couldn't help but said in a low voice, "In addition to the fact that the battle for the heir apparent can cause political turmoil, the more fundamental reason is that the generals have private soldiers.
The wealthy families occupied the fields and did not pay taxes on their slaves. As a result, the Jianghuai River became rich and the people were hungry. The court was unable to provide soldiers with salaries and official salaries, and it was more difficult to control the generals. As a result, the removal and establishment all depended on the appearance of the foreign court. If all the soldiers and generals serve the court, and
The hungry people are back to farming, the taxes are sufficient, and they are not being plundered by wealthy families. The emperor can choose talented people as his heirs. Why should he be cautious today, fearing that he will be overthrown in one day?"
In the past, Han Qian was greedy, lustful, and addicted to gambling. Han Daoxun hated iron but not steel, so it was impossible for him to reveal the pain in his chest to him. However, in the past two or three months, Han Qian has cultivated his character, studied hard, and has changed his stubbornness.
He was frivolous, his demeanor became calm and wise, and he could express his own opinions on the political situation of the court from time to time. If Han Daoxun had any thoughts in his heart or heard any rumors in the court, he would not deliberately hide it from his son, but only told him not to
Spread these things and these words to the outside world.
Han Qian was stunned for a long time, not knowing how to respond to his father's words.
He had always wondered why his father would one day offend Emperor Tianyou because of his remonstrance and be killed with a stick in front of the Wenying Palace. At this moment, he finally understood.
He did not expect that his father, who was in the court, had no intention of getting involved in the fight for heirs, but instead focused on something more dangerous.
If his father couldn't hold it back and wrote these words into a remonstrance, asking Emperor Tianyou to cut down the generals' private soldiers and seize the land and slaves of the wealthy families, that would not offend Emperor Tianyou, but all the wealthy families, including the Han family.
It forced Emperor Tianyou to kill him!
It’s no wonder that neither his grandfather Han Wenhuan nor his eldest uncle Han Daoming wants to see his father. They have rarely exchanged letters in recent years. No wonder the second uncle Han Daochang dared to “destroy him” wantonly. It turns out that this is where the fundamental difference lies!
"Although the third prince said that his plan today was clumsy, he has the will not to be bullied by his servants, and he is diligent and studious. I believe that these things should fall into the eyes of the emperor. In time, it may not be impossible." Han Qian said.
The topic was still hoping to dispel the angry and impulsive thoughts in his father's heart, and hope that he could pin the matter of reducing power and clearing the land on the third prince Yang Yuanpu.
Otherwise, if his father made a big mistake impulsively, he would have no choice but to flee from Jinling in a hurry.
"..."
Han Daoxun is not unaware of the great resistance to doing something, but precisely because of this, he will not place his hopes on the heirs of Emperor Tianyou who are far less prestigious and powerful.
However, Han Daoxun would not argue with his son about this matter. He just forced a smile and said, "It's not bad for you if something like this happened today. You just have to rest assured and study with His Highness."
Han Qian felt very tired at this moment, thinking that if you, an old angry young man, impulsively seek death, would I still be able to study with Yang Yuanpu with peace of mind?
Han Qian thought that by fooling the little shrew Yao Xishui and the others, he could live in peace for a while, but he didn't expect that he had to be prepared to run away at any time.
At this moment Qingyun and the cook brought the food, and Zhao Kuo also walked in.
Seeing Zhao Kuo hesitate to speak, Han Qian didn't know what else happened, so he impatiently asked: "What else happened?"
"Tenant Zhao Laoguan brought his son and daughter to the city today. They went to the house to see the young master. I didn't expect the young master to come back until now." Zhao Kuo just saw Han Qian with a heavy heart on the road, and Fan Dahei was there.
Next to him, he didn't mention it, but he was afraid that if he didn't mention it now, Han Qian would go back to the house to rest.
Zhao Wuji shot and killed Fan Wucheng. In the end, the county government found him not guilty and only ordered him to observe mourning in front of Fan Wucheng's grave for three months. Afterwards, Han Qian also ordered the soldiers who stayed in the villa not to cause trouble for Zhao Laoguan and his family.
He was also thinking about this matter in his heart, thinking about finding an opportunity to go back to the villa and recruit Zhao Wuji to his side, but he came to the city without them.
"Where are they?" After struggling all day, Han Qian finally got something he wanted, and straightened his back and asked.
"I asked them to wait in the yard by the river." Zhao Kuo said.
"How long have they been waiting? Call them over quickly," Han Qian ordered. Suddenly he thought of something and asked Zhao Kuo, "Have you been letting them wait there all this time? Have you arranged for them to eat something first?"
"Today is so busy that no one thought of this," Zhao Kuo said.
Han Qian nodded. Zhao Kuo was guarding outside the Linjiang Marquis Mansion today. Most of the other people in the house were still grieving over Fan Wucheng's death. It was impossible to entertain the Zhao family and his son. He ordered the cook: "Prepare some dishes immediately.
, send it to me in a moment."
Han Qian said to his father again: "Father, Mr. Zhao and his son came to the city specially to see the child. The child had been neglecting them for a day, so he went to see them and did not eat here with his father."
"There is no need for the kitchen to prepare extra meals. I can't eat all this by myself. You can ask Qingyun to get the food box and pack all the food and bring it over." Han Daoxun said.
Han Daoxun had never even met Zhao Wuji, but he knew that Han Qian was interested in recruiting this young man with outstanding shooting skills. However, he would not lower himself and directly invite the tenants to join him for a banquet. At the same time, he also had to consider Fan Xicheng's feelings.
Han Qian picked up an empty bowl, picked out some of each dish, and then asked Qingyun to put the other meals into the food box. After that, he asked Zhao Kuo to go to the kitchen to bring a jar of wine and follow him.
I met Mr. Zhao and his son in the yard by the river.
Passing by the front yard, Han Qian saw Fan Dahei running out with his head buried in his chest, and stopped him: "Go and call Lin Haizheng, and let's go to the yard by the river together."
"It's getting late, so I have to get up early tomorrow to escort the young master to the Linjiang Marquis Mansion." Fan Dahe said in a dark voice.
"What are you talking about? I won't have to get up early tomorrow?" Han Qian said with a dark face, urging him to find Lin Haizheng. He didn't want to recruit Zhao Wuji to his side, and then Fan Dahei, Lin Haizheng and other family soldiers would isolate Zhao Wuji.
stand up.
Mr. Zhao left the villa before dawn, took a boat to the city in the afternoon, went to the Han Mansion, and met Zhao Kuo. After that, he has been waiting in the yard by the Shitang River until now. No one paid attention to them, and he was regretting it.
, I didn’t expect that Han Qian would show up in the middle of the night.
Han Qian had not been able to spare time to go to Qiuhushan Villa for more than two months. Looking at Zhao Wuji now, his body was still not much stronger. This was mainly due to his lack of nutrition, but his eyes were a little brighter.
Like a black cloud bow wrapped in a torn bag, even though he is wearing coarse clothes, the young Zhao Wuji still gives people the sharp feeling of a sword unsheathed.
Perhaps he thought that no one had paid attention to him since he was piled here. After waiting for a long time, the enthusiasm in the young man's heart cooled down, and his eyes were somewhat dim at this time.
Han Qian saw Zhao Wuji's reaction and smiled in his heart: He is really a young man who is inexperienced in the world, and his thoughts are really straightforward.
