Chapter 3: The Wind and Clouds Rise, Find the Way to Immortals Chapter 246: Don't Abandon the Eterna
"Please sit down, two heads!" Li Chengjie said in the side position of Xu's living room, as if this was not Xu's mansion, but his Li Chengjie's mansion.
"Hmph! You kid are really not polite!" Chen Shiping looked at Xu Changying's face, and he stopped beating Li Chengjie anymore, so he sat back to his seat.
"Okay, let's sit down and talk." Xu Changying is the head of the Xu family and the master of the Xu family. He still said politely as he listened to Li Chengjie's words. He smiled and asked the servants in the mansion to serve tea for Li Chengjie and Chen Shiping, and then sat back on his "master" seat.
"Master Xu, I wonder what happened if you sent someone to invite me to your mansion? Isn't it just to recommend Chen Shiping to me?" Li Chengjie picked up the teacup and took a sip. He was even more polite to Xu Changying as he spoke, but he had no good words to Chen Shiping at all, and even called Chen Shiping by his name, and did not take him seriously at all!
After all, Li Chengjie is also the "Qilin Son" conferred by His Majesty, and is even a third-rank official of the court. It is indeed unreasonable to be polite to a "little" head of a family in Jincheng, which is "no official or no position"!
"Qilinzi is so powerful!" Chen Shiping snorted coldly.
"Master Xu, if you ask me to come, I just want me to listen to a brainless person talking nonsense, then I won't waste this time with you." Li Chengjie put the teacup heavily on the table, and his face became extremely unkind!
"Mr. Li, although you are a third-rank official in the court, as far as we know, your Dali Temple has not been built yet. You, the Dali Temple minister, are now in name only! With such an attitude now, are you really not afraid of not being able to go back?" Xu Changying looked at Li Chengjie's face, and he also said harsh words.
As the saying goes, giving people face does not mean that that person can gain more and more strength!
"Head of Xu, I advise you to be careful! Even Prime Minister Xu has to "kill relatives for the sake of justice" when threatening third-rank officials of the court!" Li Chengjie was not afraid at all, and said in a tit-for-tat way with the two heads of the three major families in Jincheng. Moreover, his tone was so light that he seemed to not take them seriously at all.
"As far as Xu knows, Lord Li came to Jincheng for private matters! If Lord Li did not come for the stone bondage, but now he got up and left, Xu dares to say that no one in Jincheng would know more about stone bondage than the head of the family!" Xu Changying looked at Li Chengjie's "no oil and salt" look, and he no longer wanted to get close to Li Chengjie! He received a letter from his son "Xu Yan" and was about to reveal some news to Li Chengjie, and to see what Li Chengjie's attitude towards the Xu family!
Now it seems that Li Chengjie's hostility towards Xu Yan does not come entirely from the "second prince". Li Chengjie has no good impression of the entire "Xu family". So Li Chengjie is probably already aware of the development of the "Taisui Dan". The Xu family faced this "big enemy". How could their Xu family feel assured that he would continue to develop like this!
"Oh, Master Xu, I underestimate you! You actually know that I came for the stone bondage! Yes, I did come to investigate the death of the stone bondage, but there is one thing that maybe Prime Minister Xu didn't know, that is, I came to Jincheng without the emperor's order to investigate the real cause of the stone bondage!" Li Chengjie sat down again and said slowly as he listened to Xu Changying's words.
"It's true that he was carrying the emperor's destiny. After all, the stone bondage incident was related to the slaughter of Mu Youzhi's family. As long as it involves the "reverse case", he will be carrying the emperor's destiny."
"Mr. Li said that Lord Li came to Jincheng to seal His Majesty's secret order?" Xu Changying was stunned for a moment and asked back. If Li Chengjie really came with the order, then the problem would be a bit difficult.
"Yes, why don't the head of the Xu family want to see the secret decree?" Li Chengjie chuckled and asked back.
"Haha, Xu knew that he had no official position and could not help Lord Li, but Lord Li, don't forget that Xu's son is the prime minister of the dynasty. I can write a letter today to tell my son that even if it is a secret decree, my son is qualified to ask the emperor. If there is an order, it is just to give up my son's salary for half a year. But if there is no order, Lord Li, what is your crime?" Xu Changying said with a smile. Xu Yan wrote clearly in the letter that Li Chengjie left the capital privately, and Your Majesty has no order, so he can rest assured!
"Okay, Master Xu, since he said this, it seems that I will be bored if I sit here! We will know each other. I hope Prime Minister Xu's holy heart will always be there!" Li Chengjie also snorted coldly, and he was not afraid at all.
"The imperial court questioned whether the emperor had a secret order. Even the prime minister Xu Yan was not so easy to take over." Li Chengjie's last sentence also put pressure on the Xu family.
"The reason why secret decree is called secret decree is that Your Majesty does not want people to know. If someone wants to force the secret decree into a clear decree, it is indeed the prime minister who has this status! But everyone can imagine the consequences. If the holy heart understands that you are for the country and the country, you may only be fined for half a year to serve as a warning. After all, it is extremely inappropriate to doubt the king! But if the holy heart no longer comes, it is very likely that you will be charged with "disrespecting the king" and "provoking the emperor's power". This is completely "giving the king a handle". In the past, Your Majesty might have considered the merits of the minister or many influences that could not be used, but now he has "holded the handle". The crime is so big that the holy heart is arbitrary, and there is no need to care about the influence. The civil and military officials in the court are treating this.
No one dares to argue about anything! Those who plead for "rebel ministers" will be punished as the same crime, and everyone's hearts are like Mingjing! In fact, Li Chengjie is also betting!"
"After all, Xu Yan is not a holy heart, and it may have been a long time to get a rift! This is Li Chengjie's insight in the past few days when he went to court! If Xu Yan really listened to Xu Changying's words and went to the imperial court to question, there are several possibilities. One way, Your Majesty said that there was no secret order and declared himself to return to Beijing to discuss his crime, but this is the worst case, and Li Chengjie had his own opinions, so the problem should not be big! As long as he was linked to the "reverse case" mentioned by Mu Youzhi, it would be nothing more than a crime of "indiscrimination and acting without any effort". And Your Majesty should not do this. After all, he still has a relationship with Renshan, and he once cooperated with Your Majesty to act a big show. This worst case is possible, but the possibility is the smallest."
"The second possibility is that Your Majesty will make a big fuss about this matter. Li Chengjie can see from the new policy of "Dali Temple" proposed by Your Majesty. His Majesty's ambition is that he will never allow "arists" like the Xu family to be free from national laws. If the trend of favoritism and fraud is to be exterminated, then those aristocratic families will be the best targets for attack!"
"The third possibility is the most likely possibility. His Majesty gave himself a secret decree in order to seize a handle of "Xu Yan". As for the content of the decree, it doesn't matter. As long as Xu Yan dares to take this step, Xu Yan will not cause any storm in the future."
"So, Li Chengjie thought that Xu Yan should be a smart person, and should not be so reckless. The inquiries in front of the emperor have a great impact, and he is not sure! Especially the unpredictable Your Majesty, Li Chengjie determined that Xu Yan should not dare to take this risk!"
"As for the fact that there is no secret decree, according to normal procedures, there should be officials reporting and the Censorate remains. After Li Chengjie returns to Beijing, Xu Yanchuan officials and Li Chengjie will go to the imperial front together. At that time, if there is a secret decree, as long as the matter is completed, the Censorate will question it. Your Majesty should also allow Li Chengjie to publish the secret decree to clarify the rumors and let the later punish the "reporter" for false accusation! But if there is no secret decree and Li Chengjie is circulated to the imperial front, then he will have to wait for the Ministry of Justice to be interrogated and convicted and punished..."
When Li Chengjie was speaking, he was already very clear about the consequences. How could he dig a hole for himself?
"Even if Xu Yan is patient, he will use Xu Changying's letter to the Censorate when he returns to Beijing. As long as he has "winning" in Jincheng by then, he will have his own way and ask His Majesty to give him a secret decree!" The person Li Chengjie is facing now is not an ordinary "commoner", so he naturally has to use some "extreme" method!
"Mr. Li, it's indeed a heroic boy! It's a pity!" Xu Changying sighed in regret when he looked at Li Chengjie.
"Oh, is the head of the Xu family doing this for the sake of my official, a pity that he did not arrest and convict those who committed evildoers earlier?" Li Chengjie stood up and said with a smile at Xu Changying.
"Hahaha! Seeing Lord Li's frivolous and arrogant look, he really looks like the late guest of my Xu family. Remember that I said this to him, he also answered me with such a smile. But, it wasn't that "God has eyes" that sent his "living god" from Jincheng into the cycle of reincarnation!" Xu Yan looked at Li Chengjie standing up, and he also said as he stood up and wanted Li Chengjie to walk away.
"Oh, is that right? It's a blessing for your Xu family to have a stone tied up among your guest ministers. It's a pity, because when he passed away, your Xu family would have no roots in the world! There is no need to exist." Li Chengjie looked at Xu Changying walking to him, and Li Chengjie also whispered.
Xu Changying just smiled and shook his head and chuckled. It was the first time he heard such words, "I am really an ignorant child." After Xu Changying sarcastically felt a little, he followed his body forward. He said softly, saying in a voice that only Li Chengjie could hear, "Ignorance child, my head wants to ask you, do you know that it is easy to get the Gang and Hui and Yiyao."
"Ha! I am the top scholar in the current subject. If you want to know knowledge, you will not be able to use nine more heads!" Li Chengjie broke it lightly, and then turned around and walked out of the hall!
Li Chengjie turned his back and glanced at Chen Shiping coldly, then put his hands behind his back in an artificial manner, and walked out of the hall with a swagger. He spoke loudly as he walked.
"The iron law of the country is still there, and it is difficult to tolerate evil people. The children are ignorant and ignorant, and the slaughter and the swaying trees are shaking.
Your reputation will be destroyed, and you will not abandon the eternal flow. Return to the shore of the Wen River, and you will not see the sky when you look up!"
After Li Chengjie said that, many children from many families surrounded him, each carrying swords, guns, swords and halberds. It seemed that as long as Xu Changying gave the order, they would rush forward!
"What, I'm going to return to Gengwen Shuibin, and I can't see the sky! This is a sarcastic remark that the descendants of the Xu family will be ashamed of the ancestors of the Xu family in the future! This is a "provocation" to the Xu family and an absolute insult to the Xu family!" How can they bear it as the children of the Xu family?
Li Chengjie still walked out step by step, especially surrounded by everyone, he walked leisurely and leisurely, as if walking leisurely in the garden. He was smiling and looking at the scenery "around", nodding from time to time, as if he was "appreciating" or "mockery"!
"Honor Xu! That boy is arrogant, can you bear it?" Chen Shiping was surprisingly calm now, not as irritable as before, with a very gentle tone, and he asked slowly. And he tasted it very comfortably.
Tea from Xu Mansion!
"Hmph! What a Kirin son! You are really extraordinary. Go and disperse the children of the Xu family and ask a few servants to respectfully send Li Chengjie out of the Xu mansion's gate!" Xu Changying looked at a person beside him and ordered.
Then, Xu Changying sat back on his seat, and he looked at Chen Shiping and said, "Master Chen, this is not like you! I was going to stop you just now. I don't know when the Master Chen changed his temperament, but he didn't take action in that situation just now!" Xu Changying also picked up a cup of tea, gently plucked Qingyan who used the tea cover and said.
"Master Xu, Chen is not as thoughtful as you! If you have anything to say, we have worked together so many times, so there should be a tacit understanding!" Chen Shiping snorted coldly, his tone was plain!
If Li Chengjie were here, he would have analyzed something from Chen Shiping's current tone. Especially when he looked at Chen Shiping's current attitude, he would definitely find that Chen Shiping was not that simple. At least two people, who is the "red flower" and who is the "green leaf" is still unknown!
The three major families of Jincheng, each of which is extraordinary, and the three major leaders of Jincheng, are also unfathomable!
If Li Chengjie could know what industry each of the three major families in Jincheng was operating, he would not have looked down on "Chen Shiping" so much!
"Brother Chen, do you still remember how Shi Ziwei died?" Xu Changying's expression also became cold and she said lightly.
"Host Xu, no one should know more about this matter than the three of us except those who died." Chen Shiping also said lightly. And his "three of us" are the "three heads of the three major families in Jincheng."
"Mr. Li Chengjie said that he came to investigate the real cause of Shi Zibo's death in accordance with His Majesty's secret order. What do you think of Brother Chen?" Xu Changying asked very normally.
"Head of Xu, our Chen family knows very little about the matter in the court. My Chen family does not have the blessing of the Xu family. The Xu family has produced many talents and has a deep foundation in the court. I, Chen, are not as good as you, and I have no good son to become a prime minister. My Chen family is not as good as you. I am indifferent to the officialdom!" Chen Shiping said with some self-deprecating self-deprecating.
However, Xu Changying knew very well that he would not believe that Chen Shiping had no "power" in the court. Chen Shiping seemed to be reckless and unscrupulous, but he had certain skills in being the head of the Chen family for so many years! You know, the struggles in the family are not less than those in the palace. Chen Shiping can steadily take charge of the Chen family for many years, which shows that his methods are very good, and Chen Shiping has not yet "child" who "can show off". The Chen family is not in trouble, which makes Xu Changying a little confused. "Are the elders of the Chen family really not interested in the position of the head of the Chen family?"
Xu Changying would not believe that if his son Xu Yan had not won the top scorer early, Xu Changying might have been "conspired" by several people. Of course, with his current situation, if his son is "demoted" in the capital or some "bad news" comes, the position of the head of the Xu Changying family is very likely to be out of stock...
"What else? If Xu Yan loses power, the lives of their father and son will be worrying..."
Xu Changying is actually very worried every day. There are too many people who are eyeing him "under the bottom"! So when Li Chengjie said those words, Xu Changying's "psychological pressure is very great" now!
"If Xu Yan is wrong, he may still have a chance to make a comeback, but if he were Xu Changying, he might not have waited for Xu Yan to make a comeback, and he might have been "divided" by several elders in his family!"
"Brother Chen, if you don't say secret words, we can't let Li Chengjie return to Beijing like this! It's hard to guarantee him..." Xu Changying wanted to say something.
However, Chen Shiping spoke at this time, "Honor Xu, this matter is just my opinion! I just don't know if the Xu family wants to discuss with the guy from the Su family!" Chen Shiping's eyes cold and looked at Xu Changying. Chen Shiping and Su Pianran had many disagreements, mainly because the forces and business of the two families in the underworld were very intertwined. Since they were in the underworld, there was no rule, and "black eating black" was inevitable, so Chen Shiping disliked the Su family very much! Especially when he didn't like Su Pianran's "urination"! Chen Su's two families have been competing in private in recent years!
If it weren't for the "big brother" of the Xu family, who was in the open, the Chen and Su families would have probably already disrupted Jincheng!
"What does Brother Chen mean?" Xu Changying asked cautiously after listening to Chen Shiping's words. In fact, the three families of them work in Jincheng together, and there are unwritten "rules". Obviously, the two families are now going to conspire to kill the Qilin son "Li Chengjie". If they succeed, their Su family will also be implicated. If they do not "say hello" in advance, it is "obviously" a bit in line with the rules...
"Master Xu, what is the purpose of calling me here today? Chen will not pursue it! This is the sincerity of Chen and the Xu family's cooperation! If Li Chengjie, the "Qilin Son", really died in Jincheng, the head of Xu must also know the impact and consequences of this matter. If a more suitable "scapegoat" took the blame after the incident, my Chen family's knife should be a little sharper!" Chen Shiping looked at Xu Changying and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!