In the next few days after the Lantern Festival, there will be no peace in Chang'an City.
In fact, when Duke Pei came to see his son-in-law this morning, until noon, the city of Chang'an seemed quite calm, and it was no different from the 16th day of the first lunar month in previous years.
Eat, drink, and play whatever you need.
But after noon, Lin Fu rebelled and killed so many people. Which family was being searched, and all the houses were tied up and cut off... As soon as these news came, the entire Chang'an City was blown up.
At this time, people in Chang'an City found that many streets were panicked, as if they were about to leave the city quickly.
The macaques scattered when the tree falls.
I don’t know how many big trees fell that night, but there were more monkeys and grandchildren on them.
These monkeys were originally waiting and watching, thinking that there might be too many people involved and it is unlikely that they would care about small roles like them. However, after the morning, the news that they kept inquiring scared them.
The situation is far more serious than they thought.
It is said that the grandchildren of many officials who have already stepped down were directly killed, not to mention those Lin Dang’s friends.
The Shence Army was searching all the houses, and every three hundred people were in groups, one by one, one by one.
After noon, people set fire in almost every market in Chang'an and there were sounds of fighting.
Then the street drums in Chang'an City also rang, and the city defense force began to ride horses to patrol the city, saying that many evil young men in the city took the opportunity to seek revenge and rob.
In the evening, more than a dozen evil young men were killed, and a group of cavalrymen carried these heads to march in the city, which was to calm the momentum of taking advantage of the situation.
In fact, many of those evil young men are just servants who are afraid of being poor.
In the houses of those officials in the court, they probably had to make money for many years to afford any decoration. These houses are usually unable to enter, but now many people in the houses have already run away when they hear the wind, and their things are thrown all over the floor, and the doors are all open.
Many people who are afraid of being poor can't help but go in and pick up some valuable things.
After all, only a few people can covet power in this city. Most of them are just for money and have no worries about food and clothing.
The fifth prince is down-to-earth among the Li family's direct lineage, but he doesn't have much concept of money. Today's Chang'an City teaches him a good lesson, letting him know that other people in this city treat money differently from him.
On the way to Yankangfang, he saw two young men sneaking into the big house and stealing things, but they happened to meet the Shen Ce Army who was raiding their homes. When they were caught, they cried desperately, but they were directly beheaded as gangsters.
It is true that birds die for food and people die for money.
When he arrived at Mingyue Pavilion, Princess Huaizhen's carriage had just arrived.
As soon as she entered the quiet room where she talked about things in Mingyue Pavilion, Princess Huaizhen saw Gu Liubai and Pei Yunqi, and Shangguan Zhaoyi was waiting, but Pei Yunhua was missing. She couldn't help asking, "Where is Yunhua?"
Pei Yunqiu said: "My father came in the morning and talked to my sister alone for a while. My sister went back with my father first."
The fifth prince was happy and wanted to let Gu Liubai hold it in, but Pei Yunhua probably knew that it was amazing and did not want to cause trouble at all to avoid being depressed. So he followed Duke Pei first and would probably not come after the engagement was terminated.
Princess Huaizhen was more particular about this than Duke Pei. After she sat down, she nodded slightly and praised: "Duke Pei is very sensible."
The fifth prince couldn't help it and said, "I found out what I had found. Why did our Li family seem to be indecent in their actions this time?"
Princess Huaizhen shook her head and said, "The father may have been hurt by Lin Fu and has been cultivated in the Forbidden Garden of Mount Li. The court meeting will be held again in seven days. Within these seven days, the city will only accept his oral orders to quell the rebellion."
The fifth prince's face suddenly became even more ugly, "One or two day killing is not enough, you have to kill for seven days?"
Princess Huaizhen was a little displeased when she heard his words, and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Since she had decided to use such thunder means before, she naturally had to do it thoroughly. Uprooting it all at once can avoid many future problems. What's more, I don't know what my father and the others want to do."
Gu Liubai glanced at her, "You don't know Li's deep intentions? Have you checked the possibility I mentioned?"
Princess Huaizhen took a deep breath and said, "I'm checking."
Gu Liubai felt that she had found something. Sure enough, Princess Huaizhen's face became a little serious, and then said, "Li doesn't care about the little military power that Wang Yehu has. Li should be worried about a secret that he knows."
"What does it mean?" the fifth prince couldn't help asking.
Princess Huaizhen shook her head, "The order issued by our Li family last night was to let Li Xun kill all those who had contacted Wang Yehu. Now in the past few days, as long as people who have close relationships with Wang Yehu on weekdays, as long as people who are not from our Li family or those who are trusted by Li family, will be killed, and their relatives and friends will be implicated. This thorough investigation will last for a long time."
Gu Liubai's heart moved, "It seems that Li did not want to know the secret truth from Wang Yehu's mouth, but was afraid that he would tell a secret. Then, it seems that Li himself knew this secret."
Princess Huaizhen glanced at Gu Liubai and said with a deep affection, "So the guess you made is that Li was destroying the documents of each department in chaos and destroying a certain secret, which is very likely."
"But what secret is, maybe only those who really control the foundation of Li's family know." The fifth prince took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down. "It seems that this secret is great for Li's family. Otherwise, why would you not even be able to participate in it if you have so many lives and be in charge of Huazhen? Do you know which other individuals in our Li family are in charge of business besides his father? Or is it the father who really decides the fate of Li's family? "
Gu Liubai almost opened his mouth.
Lao Wu, Lao Wu, you are too marginal. If you put it in other sects, only external disciples can ask questions of this level.
Princess Huaizhen was also a little amused, but she didn't show any smile, but said calmly, "Of course, the father and the emperor have the final say in the big matter. But the one who truly controls the power of Li and helps him do things is naturally Li's confidentiality. If he makes some decisions too much and hurts Li's fundamentally, those who are confidential will either violate the secret or secretly interfere with him."
The fifth prince knew that he seemed to be outsider when he asked this question, but after asking, he simply asked, "Who are there in the confidentiality?"
"The most outstanding person among the Li family's blood relatives and who has made great contributions to the Li family." Princess Huaizhen thought for a while and gave an example, "For example, if Li Xun charges in battle, if he kills Wang Yehu last night and fails to die, he should be very likely to enter a confidential place."
Gu Liubai nodded.
He thought it should be the case.
How to say, these princes and princesses can be said to be better or worse than the rest of Li family.
It is agreed that the status is at least higher than that, and there is a possibility of sitting on the dragon throne. Even if it is like the fifth prince who is willing to fall and withdraw from the dragon throne dispute, there is a chance to be a idle prince.
But the bad thing is that it is very likely that others are still worried about you and will easily lose your head.
Those princesses, even if they are not likable, may become friends, and they are sent out like being sent off.
Other Li clans must shed blood and sweat for Li clans. No matter how great the credit is, as long as there is no big trouble in the palace, they will not be able to sit on the dragon throne. But at least they can enter the secret place of Li clan by accumulating credit and become the real Li clan's core circle.
The fifth prince heard Princess Huaizhen say this and immediately said nothing.
I'm still curious about what's going on.
He has never helped Li to charge in battle, and he is indeed not worthy of knowing the confidentiality.
A human like Li Xun may not be more useful than him, but his talent for cultivation is higher than that of him. But he still has to hold his head and charge Li's attack, and he doesn't even consider whether Li's arrangement is right or not. He beats him wherever he pointed. He really lost his life last night.
"I am curious about the secret you told, and I will check it, but I must check it slowly, and I can't tell my father and the others that I want to explore this matter." Princess Huaizhen looked at Gu Liubai at this time and said a few more words seriously.
"If you find a trace of danger, stop first." Gu Liubai said seriously.
Princess Huaizhen saw that he cared about her comfort, and her heart was a little warm and nodded slowly.
The fifth prince lowered his head and said nothing, but cursed in his heart. Old Dog Gu is really strong in controlling women.
"I don't know that the Pei Kingdom Guild came to see you today." Princess Huaizhen was a little hesitant, but still asked seriously, "What's the main thing about him coming to see you?"
"The matter of severing the engagement with the third prince and making me careful of being employed by others." Gu Liubai said calmly, "When he reminded me, I found that I was indeed negligent. Before last night, the biggest enemy of the clans in the city was the Lin Party. Naturally, they would not offend me easily, but once the Lin Party left, they felt that if I turned to Li, it would be a great threat to them, and it would be easy to use some means to force Li to get into evil with me."
Princess Huaizhen nodded again and said, "You do know the right measure."
Gu Liubai smiled faintly and said, "After he reminded me, I felt that I could not just watch the tiger fight across the mountains. I also had to find a way to show off my attitude and do something so that those clans would not dare to provoke me."
Princess Huaizhen felt more and more that Gu Liubai had the style of a general, and at this time it was like sitting in a camp, fighting thousands of miles away.
She admired her heart, and her voice was unconsciously softer, "I came to you today, which was the two business matters you mentioned."
"Have you got any eyebrows?" The fifth prince was surprised.
I worked hard to do things for Gu Liubai, but my sister worked harder to work?
"Zheng, Du, Wang, among these clans, you seem to have the best relationship with Zheng?" Princess Huaizhen did not reply to the fifth prince's words first, but looked at Gu Liubai and said directly, "In the next promotion of officials, it would be difficult to arrange people from my Li family in some places, but if you follow the flow and take advantage of these clans to compete for some positions, it would be almost no difficulty."
Gu Liubai instantly understood Princess Huaizhen’s intention. He pretended to be deep for a while and said, “I wonder if Princess Huaizhen can arrange the Yuan family?”
"Yuan?"
Princess Huaizhen was stunned.
She saw with her own eyes how intimate Wu Yanhong and Gu Liubai from the Zheng family were. She also knew that Zheng Dongzhi was begging under Gu Liubai's sect, but Yuan seemed to have nothing to do with Gu Liubai before.
Gu Liubai was secretly happy at this moment.
No matter how good the key is, can Zhou Lingyu have a stable relationship?
Zhou Lingyu is now his subordinate.
He said Cao and Zhou Lingyu said it directly.
Moreover, Zhou Lingyu was at least the number one figure in the Uighur Spy Department before he came, and her methods must be better than Wu Yanhong.
But I can't say that.
He explained seriously, "People in Chang'an City should soon know the relationship between the Zheng family and me, but they don't think I have a good relationship with Yuan, but the wife of Yuan, named Zhou Lingyu, is the best friend of the Zheng family's wife. If I give it to the Yuan family, I can get things easily with a little means."
Even the sword competition between Canglang Sword Sect could easily deal with it. Princess Huaizhen did not doubt his ability at all, "Then it depends on yours."
The fifth prince sighed.
It seems that my name is Li Duoyu now.
Fortunately, I bowed my head and said, otherwise I would not be qualified to eat at a table now.
Princess Huaizhen said seriously at this time, "I sorted out today and there is a huge profit in business, and it happened to be the one that Lin Dang fell from his hands. Before, they all rely on the control of the people in the city. If you take over, it will not be much difficult."
Gu Liubai immediately became interested, "What kind of business is that?"
“Tea business.”
Princess Huaizhen said, "Before, people in Chang'an didn't like drinking tea so much, but after Lin Fu became the prime minister, he loved drinking tea himself. Many literati liked it and offered all kinds of good tea in exchange for future. They also wrote poems and portrayed tea making elegantly. Over the past decade, the tea ceremony in Chang'an has been popular. People in Chang'an, which seems to be tasteless if they don't drink a few pots of tea every day. However, the tea from all over the country is controlled by the Lin Party, and the price is very high, dozens or even hundreds of times the profit. The income of tea has become the main source of charge for the Lin Party for more than ten years."
Gu Liubai did not hesitate at all, shook his head directly and said, "I can't even touch my hands when I do business like this."
Princess Huaizhen was stunned and frowned slightly, "Why?"
"These businesses are too simple and crude, and they are hoarding and criticized." Gu Liubai said calmly, "And at this time, this kind of business is like just picking ripe fruits from trees to sell, and watching more people, and it is not in line with the interests of Li. What I want to do now is a business that is complex, generally not favored by the clans, or cannot do it, but has a high profit. Moreover, I only make money in each link, and ultimately benefit the people, and Li can still get corresponding taxes. Only Li agrees with the business I do. No matter how much money I earn, it will not arouse Li's disgust, otherwise I will be the next Lin Fu."
After a pause, Gu Liubai smiled and said, "Every student from Youzhou in Yankangfang knows that what I have to do in Chang'an is a thankless thing. The kind of things that use power to make private use are actually squeezed out silver from ordinary people in Chang'an. The business I do is to make many things smoother and save a lot of money. Those who really work hard can get more cheap."
The fifth prince looked at Gu Liubai's eyebrows seriously.
He suspected that Gu Liubai was deliberately speaking so noble and used to control his sister.
But Gu Liubai seemed to be serious.
Moreover, my sister obviously took another deep step into the mud, not far from falling.
Her eyes were different.
"I see."
Princess Huaizhen even bowed to Gu Liubaiwei, "I'm thinking of you as snobbish."
The attitude that should be posed, but the benefits that should be urged cannot be missed.
Gu Liubai smiled faintly and took advantage of the situation and said, "Just today, those people in the martial arts world, those guards and guests who are playing knives and guns at the homes of officials, and idle people, there are many people in Chang'an. These people are wandering on the streets, which is useless, but they can cause trouble. But if I can restrain them all, it is also a good power when used. As long as your father can understand that I have no interest in the Li family's country, he should be relieved to control these people."
Princess Huaizhen admired, "I understand, I will do something about these aspects in the future."
Gu Liubai looked at the fifth prince carefully looking at him, but couldn't help but smile, and then asked, "Is there any movement on the prince's side of the prince like this drastic change last night?"
Princess Huaizhen said, "Last night he lived in Shanhefang and did not contact any of them. Starting this morning, he managed to save some of the families of officials from the Shence Army."
"Showing kindness?" The fifth prince's eyes flashed violently, "He finally made some moves? He shouldn't have done this out of Li's instructions."
Princess Huaizhen nodded and said, "He, like me, cannot reach the confidentiality."
Gu Liubai could see Princess Huaizhen's fear, "Princess Huaizhen, it seems that you also think that the prince is not as mediocre as it appears?"
Princess Huaizhen smiled indifferently, and naturally showed her usual majesty. "He has never been mediocre, he is just dormant. He knows very well in his heart that this benefit is the most. But in my opinion, who will sit on the dragon throne in the end, it is not about who is the most powerful, but about who the father likes. Or more likely, who can make Li's ability stronger in one fell swoop and surpass many clans."
“By the way.”
As soon as Princess Huaizhen spoke seriously, she unconsciously showed her usual majestic posture, but as soon as her eyes fell on Gu Liubai, her voice became much softer unconsciously. "You are not closely related to the Sixth Prince. My father seems to ignore him recently, and he should not be confined."
"Can he walk freely?"
The fifth prince was delighted, but then frowned, "Suddenly such a change, will there be any conspiracy inside?"
Princess Huaizhen said calmly, "Apart from the tall companion, we cannot understand the true thoughts of our father. We cannot guess what the father wants him to do next."
Then her eyes subconsciously fell on Gu Liubai, and her voice instantly softened, "I'm in a hurry to find you, there are three more special things."
"…!" Before Princess Huaizhen could tell the three things, the fifth prince was speechless.
He felt that he was really redundant.
Chapter completed!