Volume 1, Chapter 21, Three Teachings and Nine Streams
"Uncle Lu, go down and see who is making a big fuss downstairs!" Lu Shisanniang said with a gloomy face.
No matter who it is, being arrogant and domineering in the bookstore opened by the Lu family in Fanyang is a provocation to the power of the Lu family in Fanyang. As the daughter of the head of the Lu family in Fanyang, she will definitely not tolerate it.
Just as Lu Chengqing was about to bow to accept the order, Li Hong stopped him and said, "No, they are here to find me, let me go and deal with it!"
After saying that, he ignored Lu Shisanniang who was about to speak and went downstairs directly.
Lu Shisanniang glanced at Lu Chengqing and saw that Lu Chengqing looked confused and seemed to know nothing. She glared at Lu Chengqing with dissatisfaction and followed Li Hong down the first floor.
"Bastard, have you heard what I said? Do you have to force me to go upstairs? Believe it or not..." Cheng Dazhi, the leader of the Axe Gang who was yelling at the second floor, saw Li Hong, Yan Zhuang and Chen Gong who were going downstairs, and immediately stopped talking, because as the grandson of Duke Lu Cheng Yaojin, he had known the Eastern Palace General Chen Gong and the Crown Prince's Order Yan Zhuang. Now he saw the two of them huddled downstairs and saw Li Hong going downstairs. When he saw the jade pendant on Li Hong's waist, how could he not guess Li Hong's identity?
How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appear here? Cheng Dazhi looked so embarrassed that he couldn't believe everything he saw in front of him. So he was so arrogant before that he suddenly felt sad at this moment because he knew who he was scolding just now and who he had messed with!
Suddenly, Cheng Dazhi's face turned pale. He lowered his head and dared not look at Li Hong, and he didn't even dare to breathe.
Li Hong went down to the first floor and saw Cheng Dazhi, who was still vicious just now, his expression changed drastically when he saw him. His aura suddenly faded, and his momentum was half short. He knew that Cheng Dazhi had seen through his identity. Therefore, when Cheng Dazhi was about to bow to him, he had already strode to Cheng Dazhi. Just as Cheng Dazhi bowed, he held Cheng Dazhi's collar with his left hand, patted Cheng Dazhi's cheek with his right hand, and asked with a smile, "Are you making a big fuss here just now? Are you sure you want me to apologize with your subordinates?"
Cheng Dazhi had already guessed Li Hong's identity, so he naturally did not dare to resist anymore, so he could only let Li Hong pat his cheek.
He was not stupid without being accused of doing things. When he saw Li Hong stopping him from bowing and bowing, he knew that Li Hong did not want to reveal his identity as the prince, so he was tactful and did not speak again.
However, when he was a big and thick man, Li Hong, a thin man holding the collar in one hand and patting the cheek with the other hand, the scene was a bit funny.
Therefore, Yan Zhuang, who was standing by, immediately spoke, "Why don't you apologize to our husband?"
After hearing Yan Zhuang's scolding, Cheng Dazhi immediately understood what he should do, so he hurriedly said, "Just just now, Cheng Dazhi was reckless and had no idea about Mount Tai. He bumped into the husband, and asked him to forgive him."
Li Hong patted Cheng Dazhi's face just for a good look, but he didn't think about really punishing Cheng Dazhi, so he let go of Cheng Dazhi's collar and said coldly, "You are still tactful!"
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince no longer wanted to pursue his recklessness and presumptuousness just now, Cheng Dazhi hurriedly said gratefully, "Thank you, my husband! Thank you, my husband!"
The people of the Axe Gang have often bullied men and women with Cheng Dazhi. They are used to using foxes to pretend to be powerful and dominate people. When they see the arrogant and arrogant gang leader who is usually arrogant, they are already shocked by a thin boy like a chicken. Now that Li Hong let go of Cheng Dazhi, they rushed to Cheng Dazhi and asked in a low voice, "Gangmaster! You, are you okay? What should we do now? Otherwise, we will call a few more brothers to come and teach him a lesson when we go back-!"
"Call you mom--!"
Before a leader could finish his words, he was slapped and slapped away by Cheng Dazhi. You are a blind person. This is the crown prince. Who dares to teach him a lesson except for the current emperor? Are you impatient?
However, when he thought of his encounter with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today and his current situation in the Duke's Mansion, Cheng Dazhi suddenly had a bright light and his mind became active.
Seeing Li Hong looking at him with a smile, he hurriedly bowed forward and apologized respectfully, "At noon, I was in Yanshoufang, because my subordinates were ignorant and offended the husband. Please forgive me! I didn't know that the husband was upstairs just now, so I was rude. In order to apologize to the husband, Cheng Dazhi was willing to hold a banquet at Juyue Tower. I would also like to ask my husband to be able to appreciate his face?"
Li Hong knew the purpose of Cheng Dazhi treating him to dinner.
Now Cheng Zhijie, Duke of Lu, is critically ill. After Cheng Zhijie passed away, his eldest son Cheng Chumo inherited the title of Duke of Lu, but Cheng Chumo was not as good as his father in terms of Wulu. The second son Cheng Huailiang married Qing and Princess Li Jing, which was difficult to gain the trust of Emperor Gaozong and was entrusted with important tasks. The remaining three sons Cheng Chucun and the fourth son Cheng Chuli were standard playboys and could not become great. Therefore, Cheng Dazhi, as the son of Cheng Chucun, was close to him, so naturally wanted to surrender to him!
Li Hong knew that the staff of the Axe Gang were too complicated and were very useful, but the people inside were involved in the three religions and all the ranks of Chang'an City. If he recovered Cheng Dazhi and made the Axe Gang his eyeliner in Chang'an City, it would be of great use.
After thinking about this, Li Hong became interested in bringing Cheng Dazhi to his subordinates, and nodded slightly and said, "Since you are so sensible, I will give you a chance to apologize!"
"Thank you, my husband!" Cheng Dazhi said excitedly. Just as he was about to leave, Li Hong seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly called him and said, "You still know many brothers and friends, right? You will also call them up during dinner and let me get to know you well."
Li Hong knew that Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong had an extraordinary relationship. Now that he was planning to accept Cheng Dazhi for his own use, he naturally wanted to meet the Qin family and Yuchi's children again, and wanted to see if there was anyone who could let him take it for him.
Cheng Dazhi, who had just stepped out of the "Lu Pavilion", suddenly felt stiff when he heard this sentence. Then he understood what Li Hong meant, and immediately agreed happily, then left with great strides.
After Lu Shisanniang went downstairs, she did not speak out, but kept staring at Li Hong and Cheng Dazhi quietly. When she saw the arrogant and domineering Cheng Dazhi, she felt a little dazed when she saw Li Hong like a mouse when she saw a cat.
Not long after she arrived in Chang'an City, she was not familiar with the three religions and nobles in Chang'an City, but she was familiar with the Axe Gang and Cheng Dazhi. She also knew that Cheng Dazhi was the grandson of Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Lu, and was a domineering person on the streets of Chang'an City.
But I didn't expect that such an official would be scared to this extent when he saw Li Hong.
At this moment, Lu Shisanniang's eyes changed when she looked at Li Hong. Thinking of Li Hong's surname and when Li Hong agreed to Cheng Dazhi for the banquet, she vaguely guessed Li Hong's identity.
"Shisanniang, all the books Li Langjun wants have been packed!" Just as Lu Shisanniang was stunned, Lu Chengqing walked to her and said.
Lu Shisanniang immediately came back to her senses. She personally took the book from Lu Chengqing and sent it to Li Hong. "This is the book that Li Langjun wants. Please see if Li Langjun has missed any other book?"
"No need! Just send someone to send the book to the onion noodle restaurant in Yanshoufang and hand it over to Zhou Xing." Li Hong said lightly. He turned around and said to Yan Zhuang, "You have settled the account!"
When Lu Shisanniang heard Li Hong say that she would send the book to the Conghua Noodle Restaurant to Zhou Xing, Lu Shisanniang was slightly stunned, but she didn't say anything. She just knew Li Hong's identity. No one dared to ask for Li Hong's money, so she hurriedly refused, "Uncle Lu did something wrong just now and offended Li Langjun. These books should be regarded as "Luge" giving Li Langjun apologies!"
"I don't accept other people's gifts easily!" Li Hong said in a cold tone, "What's more, the books I bought are for others, so I can't ask for the books I gave to you "Luge". You should talk about the price!"
Seeing that Li Hong's tone was very firm, Lu Shisanniang didn't dare to persevere anymore, so she could only tell the price of the book: ten books had a total of ten coins of copper coins.
When Li Hong suddenly heard the price, he was shocked.
Just ten books cost ten coins of copper coins, and one book is equivalent to selling it for one coins. Moreover, Li Hong knew that with the attitude of Lu Shisanniang just now, it was estimated that ten coins of coins of ten coins of books were the price after Lu Shisanniang gave him a considerable discount. If it were the usual price, it would probably double.
By doing this, a bookstore on the law requires two silos of copper coins. One silos of copper coins is enough for a family of three to spend a month. It is indeed very expensive for poor families to take out their homes for two months at a time to buy a book.
Because the copper coins are too heavy and inconvenient to carry, and Yan Zhuang didn't know how much His Royal Highness would spend when he went to Chang'an City to stroll, he brought a lot of money when he left the palace.
When Lu Shisanniang told the price of the book, Yan Zhuang handed over the book money of ten taels of silver to Lu Chengqing.
Because there was a very shortage of silver during the Tang Dynasty, copper coins were used for transactions, and only the children of aristocratic families would pay the bills. Therefore, when Yan Zhuang paid the money, Lu Shisanniang was even more sure of her guess about Li Hong's identity.
After Yan Zhuang paid the money, Li Hong didn't say anything, but left "Lu Pavilion" in big strides.
Looking at the backs of Li Hong and his group leaving, Lu Shisanniang's face became a little gloomy. She pondered for a long time before she said to Lu Chengqing, "Uncle Lu, when you send someone to Yanshoufang, check the details of Zhou Xing. Also, check what festival did Cheng Dazhi's Axe Gang have with Li Langjun."
Lu Chengqing bowed to take the order and was about to leave, Lu Shisanniang said again, "Also, please send someone to find out. Today, Cheng Dazhi invited Li Langjun to dinner at Juyue Tower, who else did you invite to attend?"
When Lu Chengqing saw that Thirteen Niang was going to investigate Li Hong, he wanted to persuade Thirteen Niang, but when Thirteen Niang said something, he didn't say anything, and bowed slightly and left. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!