After being slapped twice more, Chen Xu became more honest, with tears in his eyes like a wronged child. Seeing Guo Xie disappear at the end of the mountain road, Chen Xu's tears couldn't stop flowing.
Leng Jun pulled Su Ren aside and said worriedly: "He is the son of Princess Guantao. Why should we offend Princess Guantao when we go to save people this time?"
"Scared?"
Leng Jun said helplessly: "Can you please stop joking? Although I have been staying in Shuzhong, I still know some things about Chang'an. This Princess Guantao is not easy to deal with. The Empress Dowager dotes on her very much. Even Liu Che wants to give her three points.
, there is no need for us to offend her, if she does something bad, Mr. Dong and Prefect Wen may be in trouble!"
Su Ren smiled: "I just want her to be a mischief-maker."
"Why?"
Su Ren shook his head: "The secret must not be leaked!" He twisted his face and shouted loudly to the woods behind him: "Come out, if you want to listen, listen openly, don't act like a spy!"
Su Kai came out of the woods with an angry look on his face: "You'd better give me an explanation. Although his surname is Chen, he is also of royal blood. As Heibingtai..."
"Okay, put away your love and loyalty. There is a reason for doing this. Don't worry, I won't kill him. The God of Wealth is here, and we are short of money. How can we rescue Mr. Dong and Prefect Wen without money?"
"You can't do this nonsense!" Leng Jun said urgently: "You are not saving people, you are harming them! If Liu Piao knows that her son is being taken as a hostage, not only will we not be able to save the two gentlemen, we will have to help in!"
Su Kai said scornfully: "Why, you don't like both of you? It seems that following me all these years has been in vain. To tell you the truth, the emperor has long been dissatisfied with Princess Guantao. Since we have decided to pay attention to the emperor,
If we want to avoid this, we have to burn the boat, and in the end, no one will benefit from trying to please both sides. Only by letting the emperor know that we are firmly on his side can the emperor make great efforts to help us."
Leng Jun and Su Kai looked at each other. Leng Jun asked: "How do you know that the emperor is dissatisfied with Liu's prostitution?"
Su Kai also looked at Su Ren with a puzzled look on his face: "Yes, how did you know the secrets of the palace? Is it possible that you have arranged spies in Chang'an and heard such news?"
"Oh! It's so hard to talk to you! I just guessed, okay?"
"No, you must make it clear!" Leng Jun grabbed Su Ren.
Su Ren grinned and looked at his arm: "It's broken, it's broken! Let go!"
Leng Jun quickly let go of Su Ren. Su Ren rubbed his arms, looked at the two brothers who were very curious about knowledge, and said with a smile: "What kind of palace secrets are these? Everyone in Chang'an knows it. You two have never been there."
Naturally, Chang'an doesn't know. Don't forget, Cui Jiuming's old father is in Chang'an. He deals with officials all day long, and there's no telling if he can't protect the high-ranking official who made a drunken blunder."
"Why? Liu is the emperor's aunt and mother-in-law, and his daughter is the queen. Their whole family needs the emperor's protection!"
"You are so ignorant!" Su Ren sneered: "Who is Liu Piao? The late emperor once said that among his brothers and sisters, only Liu Piao was the most like Emperor Wen. Such a woman would not give up all her
Her life was placed in the hands of an outsider, and now she is favored by Mrs. Dou and is the emperor's mother-in-law. Is there anything in the world that she dare not do?"
"Even raising a male favorite is blatant, let alone anything else? Power is the most corrosive thing in people's hearts. At that time, Empress Lu could be said to have killed so many founding heroes for her own selfish desires. Liu's prostitutes also had Empress Lu's blood!"
"This...!" Leng Jun and Su Kai were speechless. Every word Su Ren said made them tremble with fear.
Su Ren waved his hand: "Okay, hurry up and get on your way! There's no way to camp here!"
After carefully coming down the mountain road, he could finally feel a little more at ease. Su Ren gave Shi Bao a death order and strictly guarded Chen Xu. No matter what the circumstances, he could not be rescued or escape. So, Shi Bao sent Chen Xu to
He must be tied up like a zongzi and tied to his side. If there is any movement, he will be the first to know.
Chen Xu is still angry, but it's a pity that this is not his home, with no servants to take care of him, and no relatives to comfort him. If he doesn't eat, OK, then he will be hungry. If he wants to cry, OK, find something to stuff his mouth. If he wants to go to the hut, OK,
Solve it on the spot. In just one night, Chen Xu changed from a handsome young man to a stinking beggar. After all, he was a descendant of the royal family. Su Kai really couldn't stand it.
Bao took Chen Xu out of his hand.
Seeing that Su Kai took good care of him, Chen Xu, who had never been wronged before, burst into tears and vowed that as long as Su Kai let him go, he would give Su Kai a large sum of money, and he would be given a high official position for free.
Guangzong Yaozu.
Su Kai shook his head and pushed a large bowl of rice porridge in front of Chen Xu: "Don't think about it, eat it quickly! You have to go on your way after eating, don't worry, as long as I get the money, I will never hurt you!"
Chen Xu ate very deliciously. Although there was no trace of meat or vegetables in the bowl, he still ate very happily. This guy was a standard dude. Thirteenth Niang only made some insinuations about the recent situation in Chang'an, including the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
All the little secrets between them were revealed.
"Hey! It's all because of my mother's soft heart. I don't know what she saw in Beauty Wang in the first place. She helped Liu Che ascend the throne and married his sister to him. Now it's good. This guy is just a white-eyed wolf. He is getting more and more interested in my sister.
He is cold and has a bad attitude toward my mother. If the imperial grandmother hadn't been here, who knows what Liu Che would have done to my family?"
"Fortunately, this time Liu Che offended the Imperial Grandmother and was imprisoned in anger. If he were allowed to take power, wouldn't the world be in chaos? If you ask me, the Imperial Grandmother is too weak. Since Liu Che and we are not of the same mind, we should abolish him as soon as possible.
You can just find someone from among the late emperor’s descendants! Then what does the emperor have to do? If my surname hadn’t been Chen, maybe I would still be the one.”
"Confucian scholars are not good people. The rule of inaction has made my Han Dynasty stronger and stronger. Although the princes from all over the country have different intentions, they dare not do anything about it. The Confucian scholars want to force Liu Che to lose their souls, just like Chao Cuo in the past. Now it's better
, jail or execution, whoever wants to shake our interests, just one word, death!"
"I heard that there is a man named Su Ren in Shu County. He can get war horses from the Qiang land. He wants to monopolize such a good business. This guy is a fool. Whoever he sells to is not selling? The princes paid more than the court.
Times, even if he is sold to the imperial court now, I can guarantee that within three months, those war horses will be tied to the troughs of the princes' houses! Our Chen family's business is the largest in the world. If you don't cooperate with my family, we will wait.
What bad luck! When I go to Shu County this time, let's see what happens to Su Ren. He can be imprisoned on any charge, and his death is just a matter of words."
"Now, the court is our world. Anyone who doesn't deal with us will get out. This world has the surname Liu, and my mother's surname is Liu, so there must be a share in my family. No matter whether you are the emperor or someone else, if you want to join us,
When we grab something from our hands, we have to look at my mother’s face!”
While Chen Xu was drinking rice porridge, he kept talking about the affairs of the court, mixed with some anecdotes about Chang'an, which sounded like a storyteller. When Su Kai first listened, he didn't have much idea.
That's wrong. As a staunch supporter of the emperor, we will never tolerate the existence of a guy who despises the imperial power so much. If it weren't for Thirteen Niang's winks, Chen Xu would have been dead by now.
Walking out of the tent, I happened to meet Su Ren. Su Ren smiled and said, "How is it? Does this guy deserve to die?"
Su Kai nodded: "I'll kill him right now!"
"Don't!" Su Ren grabbed Su Kai and said, "That kid is worth five million dollars. How regrettable is it to kill him now? It will be a matter of time to kill him. We don't need to do anything. The emperor will deal with it."
"But now that His Majesty is under house arrest by the Empress Dowager, is it not impossible for him to be deposed if this continues?"
"It's not that serious yet!" Su Ren smiled: "This time we said it was to save Mr. Dong and Mr. Wen, but it was better to say that we were saving the emperor. If such a talented and wise emperor was deposed, what would happen to the big man?
It’s a huge loss, I don’t want to see the people who just had a good life get involved in the war again, you know what I mean?”
Su Kai looked at Su Ren: "Really?"
"Why are you lying to me? I have thought about it since I left Shuzhong. As long as I save Liu Che from the sea of suffering, we can rescue the two gentlemen. To save the two gentlemen, we must first save the emperor. Although I don't know what happens in the court.
I understand, but I can see the key point." Su Ren took Su Kai out of the camp and walked to a remote place: "I won't say big words. Even if it is for my future good life, I have to rescue the emperor and give him to him.
Such a great gift from him will surely be of infinite use in the future!"
Su Kai thought for a while: "Why do I always feel like I don't understand what you are saying? From what that boy said, the court has been controlled by them. What will happen even if His Majesty is rescued? It is unfilial to go against the Empress Dowager!"
"Shit! This is called politics, I'm betting!" Su Ren couldn't say that he knew the historical process. The Dou family was about to leave Hexi, and the next few decades would be Liu Che's world. He could only vaguely use gambling.
Instead: "I hope the bet is right this time. If it is wrong, not only will the emperor be deposed, but we will also be in bad luck!"
Su Kai nodded, turned over and knelt down: "If you can save His Majesty from the sea of suffering, I, Su Kai, will be willing to work as a horse for you in this life!"
"Get up!" Su Ren pulled up Su Kai and said, "Then keep an eye on this kid and never let him go before receiving the money. The emperor's life is in your hands, and you know better than me what to do."
"Don't worry, he can't escape as long as I'm here!"
Looking at Su Kai's retreating figure, Su Ren scratched his head. Things were getting more and more complicated. He shouldn't have left Wenshui in the first place. He could only live a prosperous and prosperous life, so he took a trip into this muddy water. Now he was involved in the whirlpool of Han politics. He didn't know.
Is it possible to swim against the current? Su Ren, who has no experience in political struggle, feels scared just thinking about it. (To be continued)