Su Kai came very quickly. After the salute, Liu Che looked around: "You all, please go down. No one is allowed to come within ten feet!"
Liu Jiqing and Liu Fu quickly agreed. Liu Fu was not very clear about who Su Kai was, but Liu Jiqing knew it very well. As long as Liu Che convened Su Kai, something big would usually happen, and it would be a big thing for the royal family and nobles. Remember the above
The next time Su Kai was summoned, Huainan King Liu An was in bad luck.
When the palace door closed, Liu Che took a deep breath: "You said Wei Qing's proposal to me for marriage was written by Su Renrang?"
"Yes! When Pingyang Hou held Cao Shou's memorial day, Mr. Su and General Wei both went there. I don't know what they said. After paying homage to General Wei, they returned to Chang'an to report to His Majesty."
"Does Xiahou know about this matter?"
"You shouldn't know! The only people who know are Mr. Su's subordinates and Pingyang tax collector Huo Zhongru."
"Go to sick father, right?"
"Exactly!"
"Sister, do you understand?"
Su Kai paused for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know! Mr. Su met the princess once after paying homage. He only talked about Han Yan and did not mention General Wei."
"Then what do they want to do?"
Su Kai stopped talking. He was a good subordinate. He did whatever he was told without asking the reason. Since the emperor only asked him to investigate this matter, he only watched and listened. He didn't need to know the real reason, let alone
Know.
Liu Che thought for a while: "I am ready to arrange Xiahou Po's marriage proposal. What do you think?"
Su Kai still didn't speak and knelt quietly. Liu Che chuckled: "You guys! You are all afraid of saying the wrong thing. I know that you and Su Ren have been together for a while, so I think Wei Qing is not bad, but you only know one of them.
You know the second one, forget it, I won’t ask anymore, just tell me what Su Ren, Xia Houpo and Wei Qing have been doing in the past two days."
"Here!" Su Kai spoke again: "Mr. Su has been staying in the academy. He has purchased 100,000 kilograms of locusts and is drying them to grind them into powder. He also asked the shops of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce to start selling them. However, the effect is not very good and almost no one is interested.
!”
"Hahaha..., he also gets frustrated sometimes?"
"Marquis Ruyin specially made hundreds of invitations and delivered them door-to-door with some gifts. In the past few days, almost all the officials and nobles in Chang'an City have received them, and the news that Marquis Ruyin is going to marry the princess has spread a lot.
, most people are optimistic about it!" Su Kai glanced at Liu Che: "Only Princess Guantao's Mansion has not been there, for some unknown reason."
"Oh? Xia Houpo didn't send an invitation to my aunt!"
"Yes, there are all Longlihou, but not Princess Guantao."
"What did my aunt do to make Xiahou Po not even want to visit her?"
"Ever since Guo Xie escaped, Princess Guantao has been staying at home. Except for a few familiar people, the rest have disappeared. However, Dong Yan, a retainer, has been very busy recently and often leaves the city. I once sent someone to follow him, but unfortunately he left the city.
Then he disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.”
"Disappeared? What do you mean? Is it possible that Dong Yan can still fly?"
"I personally followed him once, but I couldn't find him after passing the Nanshan Gate. I thought he was hiding in a nearby village. I searched carefully and found no one. I can't ask your Majesty to punish him."
"Nanshan Gate? There are just a few villages in that area. Why did Dong Yan go there?"
"I searched around and found only horse hoof prints and nothing else."
Liu Che frowned: "I have tried my best to figure it out. I know my aunt's temperament very well. The emperor's grandfather once said that my aunt is actually the most like him. If my aunt were not born as a daughter, the emperor's position would not fall to my father."
"Here!" Su Kai quickly agreed.
The monarch and his ministers chatted for a long time in the announcement room, and the imperial army stood ten feet away under the supervision of Liu Jiqing. Liu Fu wanted to get close to the door several times to listen to what was said inside, but finally gave up. The emperor's business is not
He, a little chamberlain, can make inquiries. If he is not careful in this palace, he will have to move his head. If he can sneak into the emperor's side and work as a chamberlain, he will not be an idiot.
As soon as Su Kai left, Liu Che shouted loudly in the main hall: "Come on, draw up the imperial edict, and order the servant Taichang to decide on a date. Princess Pingyang has been observing mourning for one year, and it's time to find a suitable husband for her!"
Xiahou was quite arrogant. He led his people around the city of Chang'an all day long. He would go into any house that had some reputation, tell a few jokes, give some things, and then take out the invitations. Look.
Looking at those people who were surprised, shocked, or at a loss, Xia Houpo sneered in his heart. He naturally knew the result of what he did, either he would hug the beauty very well, or he would be severely reprimanded by the emperor, but he still
Why do you dare to do this?
Dong Yan was sitting in the secret room of Ruyinhou Mansion, drinking and admiring the furnishings in the secret room. All the furniture here was bought by Xiahou Po from the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, and the materials and workmanship were the best. Speaking of new furniture,
No matter how many companies in Chang'an are imitating, no one can compete with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce in the end. Just take a simple stool, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce will launch a new style almost every month, and I don't know what the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is.
How did the carpenter come up with it.
In addition to furniture, there is also wine and tea. Nowadays, these have become indispensable necessities for the Han people. Even the Huns, Qiang, and even the savages on the plateau are all buying them secretly. Naturally, spirits are bought the most.
Xia Houpo was covered in sweat with a smile on his face: "It's rude to keep Mr. Dong waiting for so long!"
"Marquis Ruyin is busy with serious matters, so what's the harm in waiting for a villain? I wonder how many houses Ruyinhou has visited in the past few days?"
Xia Houpo chuckled: "I will send them all out tomorrow. Now the whole of Chang'an knows that I am going to marry Princess Pingyang, hahaha..."
"Then first I would like to congratulate Marquis Ruyin. This matter has become a hot topic. Even if Your Majesty does not agree, Princess Pingyang will be renamed Princess Ruyin from now on!"
"Hahaha..." Xiahou Po laughed.
After sitting down, he personally served tea to the two of them and then left. Xia Houpo stopped smiling: "No one will be staring at Mr. Dong today, right?"
Dong Yan shook his head: "Also, he was dumped by me."
"Mr. Dong, please be careful. I have sent people to find out clearly that the people following you are not Su Ren's people."
"Oh? It's not Su Ren, that's..."
Xiahou Po stretched out his finger and pointed upward.
"You mean the emperor?"
Xia Houpo nodded: "I wonder if Mr. Dong of Heibingtai has heard of it?"
"That Su Kai?"
Xia Houpo was stunned: "Mr. Dong actually knows?"
Dong Yan did not answer, frowning and thinking. Xia Houpo continued: "Mr. Dong, although you have a deep friendship with Princess Guantao, in matters of life and death, I still advise you that Princess Guantao is gone and the queen has been deposed.
That's a matter of time, Chen Xu is a fool, Chen Jie has some abilities, but it's a pity that Princess Guantao doesn't like her, so she won't help in times of crisis. Is an old woman over fifty years old worthy of Mr. Dong's death? "
Dong Yan closed his eyes and sighed: "What you mean by Marquis Ruyin is..."
"You have to let go when it's time to let go. It's not worth it to be buried with others. It won't make them live well, but my head will be missing!"
You, that means that His Majesty has at least heard about your matter. Once it is found out, it will be thunderous! Let alone Mr. Dong, even I can't afford it."
Dong Yan was startled, and quickly stood up and knelt on the ground, saluting Xiahou Po: "Ah! Please teach me, Marquis Ru Yin!"
Xia Houpu pulled Dong Yan up with a smile: "Mr. Dong's words are serious. Since you and I are the same, we will naturally do our best to help. I don't care what you want to do. The key is that Mr. Dong must stand in the right direction at the critical moment!
Mr. Dong has never thought about why His Majesty suppressed Princess Guantao so much? It was not to seize power! First there were the Empress Dowager, the Queen Mother, Tian Fu, Liu An, etc., what is happening to these people now?"
Dong Yan swallowed his saliva and nodded repeatedly: "I understand! From now on, I will obey the Marquis and listen to the Marquis in everything!"
Xia Hou poured another glass of wine for Dong Yan with a smile: "Okay, as long as we unite, even if Liu is defeated, I can make Mr. Dong prosperous and wealthy for a lifetime! Please!" The two of them drank the wine together and smiled slightly.
Xia Houpo smiled and rolled his eyes: "I wonder how many troops Princess Guantao has prepared this time?"
Dong Yan, to put it bluntly, was a pretty boy. He was far inferior to Xiahou Po. After three or five glasses of wine, Xiahou Po tricked him into talking away a lot. After sending Dong Yan away, Xiahou Po had two maids.
With the help of his wife, he went to his room. He drank too much wine, but it had its effects. Dong Yan told all the things that Liu's prostitute wanted to take advantage of him.
Touching the maid's face, Xia Houpo laughed: "In a few days, he will be the Prince Consort, how about letting you two be the concubines?"
When Xiahou Po said this, the two maids lowered their heads with red cheeks, causing Xiahou Po to laugh.
Xiahou Po drank a lot today, and two maids reluctantly stayed to serve him. After struggling for a long time, Xiahou Po fell into a deep sleep. When he was dreaming about how prosperous his family would be after marrying Princess Pingyang, a sudden look on his cheeks
I felt a burning pain. I reached out and touched it, and felt a warm and slightly sticky feeling.
Although Xia Houpo was a dandy, he knew a lot. He immediately guessed whether it was blood or his own blood. He opened his eyes with a start. The room was very dark and he could not see his fingers. The two female maids beside him
I don’t know where I went. I touched it again and found out that someone had indeed broken my face. Touching the long wound made me feel excruciating pain.
"Come here!" As soon as Xiahou Po shouted these two words, he felt a chill on his neck, and he quickly swallowed back the second half of the curse.
There were hurried footsteps outside the door. Not long ago, the guard shouted outside the door: "Master Marquis, what's the matter?"
Xia Houpo was silent for a long time and then cheered up: "No, no matter what, go back! No one is allowed to come in without my instructions!"
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Celebrating the first anniversary of consecutive updates, the third update is over. (To be continued)