Liu Ling came to visit his father Liu An, King of Huainan. When he saw Liu Hong, Liu Ling's face turned bad.
Liu Hong chuckled: "Sister, why am I not happy to see my brother?"
"Hmph! You did a good job! Do you know how much trouble you caused?"
Liu Hong disagreed: "Why do you say that? What does the Su family's affairs have to do with us?"
"Hmph! Do you really think Su Ren doesn't know about this sneaky thing? Just wait, if anything happens to my father, it will all be your fault!"
Liu An waved his hands quickly: "Okay, okay, why do brothers and sisters quarrel as soon as they meet? I also know what Hong'er did. Isn't it just that a few people died! It's not a big deal. Forgive him, Su Ren can't put me
What about the king? Besides, they have no evidence. If they want to falsely accuse me, we have to see if they have the ability."
"Father, you don't understand Su Ren!" Liu Ling was a little anxious: "Su Ren is a ruthless person, but my daughter has seen him kill someone with her own eyes!"
"I have also killed people, more than Su Ren!"
"Father!" Liu Ling wanted to say more, but Liu An stopped him: "Okay, how is the matter you were asked to do?"
Liu Ling glared at Liu Hong: "I've already asked about it. Liu Shuang does have something with Su Ren. Jian'er is just staying in Ping'an Village temporarily and hasn't made up his mind yet whether to take action. But after this incident, Jian'er will probably
adventure."
"How dare he!" Liu An slapped several cases with his palm: "I will sue him now and know the consequences. What good will it do to him if I fall?"
"That's what I said, but the prince was too cruel to Jian'er, which made me embarrassed to see Jian'er!" Liu Ling felt helpless.
Liu An frowned: "No matter what, we must find a way to see that unfilial son and tell him not to do anything wrong. As for Liu Shuang? You don't need to worry about it. Let Hong'er handle this matter!"
"Father!"
"No need to say more, it's settled!"
The father and son broke up unhappy. Before leaving, Liu Ling wanted to strangle Liu Hong to death. But looking at Liu An's attitude towards Liu Hong, he knew that his younger brother was likely to replace the eldest son Liu Qian. If he wanted to
To gain a foothold in Huainan, you still have to have a good relationship with him.
As soon as he left the door, Liu Hong chased him out again: "Sister!"
Liu Ling took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "What's the matter?"
"Are you familiar with Taiwei Zhuang Qingzhai? Can you invite me to meet him?"
"Zhuang Qingzhai? What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting. The three princes of the imperial court are naturally the ones we want to win over. Tian Fu has already bowed to his father. Han Anguo is Tian Fu's man. Only Zhuang Qingzhai's attitude is unclear, so..."
"Hmph!" Liu Ling snorted coldly: "This man has asked to see me several times, but I refused him every time. He belongs to the Empress Dowager. After the Empress Dowager Bintian comes, naturally he will have nothing to do with him.
, if you want to win over, it’s better to win over Dou Ying, this person is the emperor’s confidant.”
"Dou Ying? Isn't he the nephew of the Empress Dowager?"
"Why don't you believe me?"
Liu Hong quickly put on a smile: "No, no, no, how could it be possible! But Dou Ying is too pedantic, so I'm afraid it's hard to win over him."
"Haha!" Liu Ling sneered twice: "Is there something you can't do? Even the Su family dares to send people there. Dou Ying can't trouble you! My sister advises you to take care of yourself!" After that, Liu Ling said
He got into his carriage.
After staying in Chang'an for so many years, he has a deep understanding of the Chang'an court and the emperor. In Liu Ling's view, his brother Liu Hong's actions were undoubtedly seeking death. It was indeed a good move to bring the Moh family in, but he forgot about Su Ren
Who is he? I also forgot that the current emperor is not the Emperor Jing back then! The Mo family has some strength. Once the emperor and Su Ren are really angry, there will be ten thousand ways to make the Mo family disappear.
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Lingsi thought about it. He was wondering what kind of remedy he could use. Should he hand over the Mohist giant hiding in the blueberry garden to Su Ren, or use some other method to show favor to Su Ren? At least at this time,
The consequences of offending Su Ren are serious.
Turning into Yong'an Gate, Liu Ling called to the driver: "Wait a minute, go to Wei Qihou's Mansion."
The carriage turned a corner and turned onto East Street, heading towards Wei Qihou's Mansion. The streets were still so chaotic, with people coming and going in a hurry. The incident had already plunged Chang'an into panic. The strange thing was that there was no one in the Su family.
He said that the emperor had no further orders, and even the new issue of Dahan Daily did not mention anything about the Su family. This was all abnormal.
Already able to see the gate of Wei Qihou's Mansion, Liu Ling stopped the carriage, got down from it, and walked step by step towards Wei Qihou's Mansion with the support of his maid. This was the first time that he had lowered his status like this. Wei Qihou's Mansion
The door was a little at a loss.
After Wei Qihou Dou Ying was dismissed as prime minister, he stayed in Chang'an as Wei Qihou. Dou Ying had no friends. Only Guan Fu occasionally came to talk and drink with him. Guan Fu happened to be there today, and the two of them were talking.
Things about the Su family.
Guan Fu smiled and said, "Who dares to provoke Mr. Su? I think he is impatient."
Dou Ying shook his head: "I heard that someone died. I'm afraid this is the biggest loss Su Ren has suffered, right?"
"Haha, who says it's not the case? Since I met Mr. Su until now, there are not many people who can make him suffer, and this is the first time! But not many people died, maybe six or seven people!"
"Six or seven people are quite a lot. Chang'an is the capital of the country, and those around His Majesty who are so blatantly attacking the officials of the dynasty are definitely not ordinary people. Is there any news about Zhi Jinwu and Tingwei?"
"Hmph!" Guan Fu snorted coldly, "Do you think it's possible for Wei Qihou to expect them to catch those thieves? But Su Xiaozi surprised me. It's been several days and there hasn't been any movement at all. It's not like him at all."
Dou Ying smiled: "Just wait! It's almost here!"
The two chatted just in time, and the disciple reported that Princess Huainan wanted to see him. This made Dou Ying and Guan Fu stunned at the same time. If anyone in the court had anything to do with Liu Ling, no one else would dare to deny it except the two of them. Liu Ling's visit in person was completely unexpected.
Dou Ying's prediction.
"What can I say?"
Menzi shook his head: "I didn't say that!"
Guan Fu said, "Then we'll see you there! It's best if we don't get too close to this girl."
Dou Ying thought for a while and suddenly smiled: "Haha, I finally understand now."
"What do you understand?"
"Understand who is the enemy of Su Ren and who dares to target Su Ren like this!"
"who?"
Dou Ying pointed to the door. Guan Fu turned sideways and looked at the door. Although he saw nothing, he understood what Dou Ying meant: "You mean..."
Dou Ying nodded: "I heard that when Su Ren left Huainan, he defrauded King Huainan of 30,000 gold in the name of His Majesty, and even took in King Huainan's neglected grandson. King Huainan did not say these things, but in his heart
I'm afraid I hate Su Ren deeply."
"King Huainan really dares to do this?"
Dou Ying smiled: "As long as you don't leave any evidence of crime, why shouldn't you do it?"
After waiting outside the gate of Wei Qihou's Mansion for a long time, Liu Ling saw the doorman slowly walking out. Liu Ling guessed the result, sighed softly, turned back to his carriage, and ordered the driver to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Prime Minister's Mansion and Wei Qihou's Mansion were in opposite directions. Since the master had spoken, the driver had to slowly turn around and go west again.
The Prime Minister's Mansion is still as lively as ever. Two streets away, you can see long lines of courtiers preparing to meet the Prime Minister. Some people who know Liu Ling's carriage have begun to point and occasionally laugh lowly. They don't know them.
I also asked the people next to me why there was no queue for this carriage?
Being able to work as a doorman in the Prime Minister's Mansion, one must have good eyesight. When he saw Liu Ling's carriage, he immediately ran over and helped Liu Ling open the curtain of the carriage with a smile.
Liu Ling smiled slightly: "Is the Prime Minister here?"
"Returning to the princess, the prime minister has entered the palace and has not come back yet."
"Oh! If that's the case, then I won't bother you!"
Menzi always kept a smile on his face, watching Liu Ling's carriage and horses go away, but still stood where he was: "Don't worry, Princess, when the Prime Minister comes back, I will definitely report it!"
Liu Ling sneered in the car: "Hide! This Tian Fu is really a slippery man."
The carriage left West Street and came to a crossroads. The driver stopped the carriage and said, "Master, are you still going there?"
"Go home!"
The Blueberry Garden is Liu Ling's home in Chang'an, and it is outside the city. You need to leave the city through the south gate. There was no obstruction, and the carriage went out of the south gate smoothly. Just as it reached the slope, there was a sudden violent attack.
He swayed for a moment and almost made Liu Ling, who was sitting in the car, fall down. Liu Ling was so angry that he didn't even bother to straighten his hair that was knocked crooked, and said: "Why are you driving? Go back and get thirty lashes!"
Not only did the driver say nothing, but he also stopped the car. The loud noise was so loud that Liu Ling almost went deaf, and the shaft horse even neighed. If the driver hadn't held on to the horse's rein tightly, the horse might have been frightened and ran away.
Go there.
Before Liu Ling could ask, the maid who was with him had already opened the curtain of the car, with a pale face: "Master, this..." pointed to the front with one hand, and said nothing for a long time.
Looking in the direction of the maid's finger, a thick column of smoke rose into the sky and shot straight into the sky, which was spectacular. Liu Ling looked at it for a long time and was about to sigh, but found that something was not right about the place where the smoke was coming from.
"Where is our home?"
The maid shrank her neck with tears streaming down her cheeks: "It's our family, Master, what on earth happened?"
When the carriage returned to the blueberry field as quickly as possible, the entire manor was burning, and the raging fire devoured everything. The servants and servants panicked to put out the fire, but the fire was too strong, and only those who were choked by the black smoke did not dare
Close, not to mention the hot flames. The butler was covered in mud and water, his eyebrows and beard were gone, and his hair was curled up. He threw himself in front of the carriage in a few steps: "Master, master...!"
"Get up, what's going on?"
The housekeeper quickly wiped away his tears: "I don't know what I mean, but with a loud noise, the whole manor flew up. If I hadn't been outside the door at that time, I might not have been able to see the master."
Looking at the thick black smoke and the raging fire, Liu Ling smelled the strong smell of sulfur. He closed his eyes and supported the car with both hands: "Hey! It's not that I didn't report that the time has not come!" (To be continued)