Chapter 361 Seek Skin with the Tiger

Li Zhi was just sent away, and guests came to the house. Shuang'er was serving Qin Mubai for breakfast. The boss hummed unhaply, "What kind of people are these? I know that my brother is in a bad mood and he is bothering me one by one! Brother, I'll help you block you. You can have breakfast at ease!"

"Forget it, little sister." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "People who have a good relationship with me will definitely not bother me at this time. Since it's here, there must be something important. It's both a good friendship and an important matter. Just invite them in!"

"Humph!" Shuang'er snorted sullenly and went to the front hall to welcome guests. After a while, the man came, and the anger on Shuang'er's face dissipated. Qin Mubai looked at the man and was a little funny. Who else could make the woman not get angry with him?

Of course, he is the richest man in the world, Zheng Anshun.

On that day, he hurriedly met on Zhongnan Mountain. Qin Mubai knew that he had something important to do, so he invited him to the house to talk, and today he came.

The two of them briefly saluted. Zheng An went straight to the point and said, "Brother Qin, I didn't bother you, but there is a reason for the incident. Please listen to it."

"Well, Brother Zheng, you're welcome. Please tell me."

Zheng Anshun said, "The day before yesterday, Zheng was in charge of his business house in the area of Luoyang. The King of Wei specially sent someone to look for it. Please come down to the capital and talk about a little thing."

"Small things?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It's not a trivial matter that the King of Wei and Brother Zheng can handle. Come on, what's the matter?"

"Soon, it will be the fifth anniversary of the death of Empress Changsun. The King of Wei wants to build a temple in Chang'an called 'Great Mercy Temple' to pay tribute to his mother." Zheng Anshun said, "But now, the emperor can't lie down and the court is in chaos. After mentioning this matter to the court, no one cares about it for the time being. So the king of Wei wanted to invest in the construction of this temple independently. But..."

Qin Mubai waved his hand with a smile to signal Zheng Anshun that he didn't have to say any more. He nodded and said, "But King Wei has no money, so he asked you for help, right?"

"Hmm." Zheng Anshun nodded and said, "This was originally a act of filial piety. In addition, since the King of Wei has opened his mouth, the Zheng family is duty-bound to help. A little money is even more insignificant. But I know that like the wind and rain in the hall, nothing will be simple. If you are a little careful, you will be tired of the family. What's more, the Zheng family has already been entrusted to the general. Such a big event must be approved by the general.

Qin Mubai nodded and fell into meditation.

The king of Wei plays exquisitely, which can be said to be more than one stone.

First of all, now it is the white-hot stage of fighting for the direct reserve. Li Zhi's sudden rise of a different army will definitely make Li Tai not expect to complain. If you really want to say it, the king of Wei is not afraid of the prince at all, because he knows that his father does not like the prince and has long wanted to abolish him; but suddenly a whiteboard-like Li Zhi appeared, which made Li Tai lose his heart.

His direct brother, there was no sign of his appearance before, and he was even more simple. But the more such an opponent is, the more Li Tai feels helpless. It's like a master of hand punching facing a lot of cotton, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it - anyway, Li Zhi just didn't fight against him!

At this time, Li Tai wants to compete with Li Zhi. An important play is the family card. At this time, he suddenly moved out of his deceased mother, naturally in order to win a good impression from the emperor and Changsun Wuji. Now, Li Tai probably realizes how powerful his uncle, who was not close at all before, is. He couldn't pull his skin to show his goodwill to his uncle directly, so he had to borrow the name of his late mother to get close to his uncle - so he had the idea of building the Great Mercy Temple. Moreover, it is known that Li Shimin has a good preference for Empress Changsun. In his heart, the status of Empress Changsun is unmatched. To build the Great Mercy Temple independently, Li Tai also has the intention of being favored by Li Shimin.

To put it bluntly, the construction of this Great Mercy Temple is not so much a sacrifice to the mother as an important political investment.

However, Li Tai, Qin Mubai and other people on this plane are probably in their minds. The Zheng family and the Qin family have long been in the same line. If Zheng An agrees to help the King of Wei build the Great Mercy Temple, it will undoubtedly mean that the Qin family also supports the King of Wei!

If Zheng An does not agree to the "request" of the King of Wei for filial piety this time, it seems extremely inhumane and bears the name of "Great Tang righteous merchants". In addition, merchants have always been eager to look forward to the favor of those princes and princes. This time, the King of Wei openly asked for something to come to him. If he refuses, it is tantamount to a break with the King of Wei!

In this way, it is not surprising that Zheng Anshun will be in a dilemma.

Qin Mubai thought about these twists and turns for a long time and said, "Brother Zheng, don't worry. It seems that I have to go on my trip to the Wei Palace.

Zheng Anshun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words and quickly bowed, "Zheng knew that Brother Qin would take care of it. Everything, the Zheng family just waited for Brother Qin to say a word. If you agree, you don't need to worry about the King of Wei and Brother Qin to start working immediately. If you don't allow it, our Zheng family is also willing to advance and retreat with Brother Qin and share honor and disgrace.

"It's not that serious." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "This time, the king of Wei is not so much speculative to invite favors as he is forcing me to make a clear statement. To be true, with his reputation as the king of Wei today, in Chang'an, except for the Zheng family, those rich merchants can fully shake their arms and gather. How many people squeezed their heads to throw money on him without blinking their eyelids. Will he be short of money? The reason why he only found your Zheng family is that he mostly came to me.

"Oh, that's it! Brother Qin's words hit the nail on the head!" Zheng Anshun said, "Zheng has also thought about this problem. He also thinks that the king of Wei will not be short of money. He found a reason to come to the door, which was nothing more than forcing me to ask about the position of the Zheng family and using it to make trouble to Brother Qin.

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "In fact, Qin's official character is not low. If the king of Wei wants to deal with me, it's just a matter of one sentence. The reason why he took such a big detour to find me is nothing more than a motive.

"What is the motive?" Zheng Anshun asked and quickly said, "Oh, Zheng said a lot. This matter is Xin Mi**, Brother Qin can be a little brother and didn't ask this.

"It's okay to tell you." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Say it, the spearhead of the King of Wei will always point to the East Palace. Now, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, has unexpectedly emerged, which has caused him a great obstacle. Moreover, the king of Jin is different from the prince. He does not fight and asks for nothing. He also cries and hangs himself and does not want to supervise the country. But such an opponent makes the king of Wei very difficult to deal with. Therefore, he can only change the current situation by changing the attitude of the people around the King of Jin. The most important figure around the King of Jin is Changsun Wuji. So he built the Great Mercy Temple and showed his goodwill to his uncle. At the same time, he found the Zheng family to contribute, which made you unable to refuse. Isn't this equivalent to me, Qin, who helped the king of Wei engage in political speculation and stand in his camp? How many birds with one stone! Although I, Qin, am not talented, but I am the registered teacher of the King of Jin, and the King of Jin Fu, who has not yet taken office yet.

"So it is!!!" Zheng Anshun suddenly realized, "King of Wei, what a deep scheming!"

"That's all." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and waved his hand gently, "Brother Zheng, don't worry. The soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth. When the king of Wei made a move, someone took it. Someone has no grudges or hatred with him, and will not take the initiative to quarrel and cause trouble. For the safety of the Qin and Zheng families, Qin will not act recklessly. But at this time, it is not a good thing to get too close to any prince. Let's take this measure."

"Just listen to Brother Qin's teachings." Zheng Anshun arched his hand.

"Brother Zheng is too heavy." Qin Mubai returned the gift and said, "It should be like this in the same boat. Brother Zheng is waiting for some news. In a short time, someone will go to Wei Wangfu. At that time, everything will be clear.

Zheng Anshun nodded and asked, "At this time, on the limelight, won't Brother Qin go to Wei Wangfu?"

"It doesn't matter." Qin Mubai sighed softly and said, "A few days ago, the demon had a funeral, and the king of Wei sent someone to mourn. I didn't have time to get a drink, and now I should return the gift. When I was young, I prepared for it. Whenever the major gateways in Chang'an sent people to mourn, I returned the gifts one by one, and not only went to his family of the King of Wei. If it is about to go out, no one can say more.

"Brother Qin acted carefully. It's Zheng who is too worried. I'm ashamed!" Zheng Anshun arched his hand and smiled. Obviously, his face was much relieved. He smiled easily and said, "I know that with the backbone of Brother Qin, everything is worry-free. Brother Qin, please do your own, and I won't bother you. Whenever there is a strategy, Brother Qin sent a servant to send a letter, and Zheng will die!"

"Brother Zheng's words are heavy. Please!"

Zheng Anshun just left, and Li Daozong, who had a candlelight chat just yesterday, returned, which surprised Qin Mubai a little.

Qin Mubai invited Li Daozong into the house to sit down. Before he could set tea, Li Daozong waved his hand and said, "Mu Ming doesn't have to be busy. I will say two words. After saying that, I'll leave."

"Your Highness, please speak." Qin Mubai frowned and asked. Looking at Li Daozong's expression, he was very a little worried.

"When it was early in the morning before going to the court, the king of Wei actually turned to my house and said a few irrespectful words to me." Li Daozong said.

"Oh? In the early morning, the king of Wei took the initiative to visit the prince? This is really a new thing!" Qin Mubai said in surprise.

"Guess what he said to me?" After saying this, Li Daozong asked himself, "He actually talked to me about Yan'er's marriage to Tubo!"

"What?" Qin Mubai was surprised and said in surprise, "As a prince, such a ** topic is only discussed in the public discussion of the cabinet. How can he talk about it in private?"

"If you know his attitude, you know his intention." Li Daozong said with a serious expression.

"Your Highness, please speak."

"In short, he opposes marrying Tubo and supports the use of war to make peace!" After Li Daozong finished speaking, the two sword eyebrows stood up, and his expression was extremely serious. He said word by word, "Li Tai, your mind is unfathomable!"

"Is that so?" Qin Mubai also took a deep breath and said in surprise, "Li Tai is really awesome! His vision is far more far-reaching than his muddle-headed prince's eldest brother. He is simply unpredictable!"

"Not really!" A sharp light flashed in Li Daozong's eyes and said in a low voice, "Li Tai knows that with his current strength alone, he can never compete with Changsun Wuji. Therefore, he took the initiative to get closer to the military generals, trying to get us and stand in his camp. At present, the division of civil and military forces in the court is clear, and it is normal for the King of Wei to do so. His strength lies in the strategy that the three of us just agreed last night. The king of Wei has been planning for a long time. It is expected that the three of us will reach an agreement to fight against Tubo. So he stood up early and clung to us. Do you think we can push him out of the king of Wei in this situation?

"It's true..." Qin Mubai took a deep breath, and the perfect and fat face of the king of Wei immediately appeared in his mind. He smiled so kindly that he was harmless, but his scheming was so deep that it was outrageous!

"Just as the king of Wei left, I took an excuse to get sick and didn't go to the early morning." Li Daozong snorted and said, "I'm afraid that on the court, Li Tai suddenly caught us off guard and openly stood on one side with us, putting forward a strategy that was diametrically opposed to Changsun Wuji."

"I don't think so." Qin Mubai said affirmatively, "King of Wei, this is two sides and three knives, and I want to meet the source left and right. He will never openly oppose Changsun Wuji in the court. Even if we put forward the strategy of the main battle, the King of Wei will not openly support it. Because he didn't dare to challenge Changsun Wuji, he could only sweng us in privately. At that time, it will be us who stand out. If there is a disaster, we will take the blame, and we will have nothing to do with him, the King of Wei. If it finally happens, the King of Wei will say how he works hard for us from the emperor or the prime minister. As for whether he has done it or not, only the ghost knows. At that time, we will have to thank him for his 'help' with the king of Wei. First of all, you have to remember the king of Wei. This is his deceit!"

"This four fat people!" Li Daozong punched the table and chair angrily and said with hatred, "Smart is smart, but his mind is so wrong. How can he achieve great things? Isn't it the great harm of the world!"

"The prince, don't be angry. This may be just Qin's belly with the heart of a villain. When this morning will disperse, I will know the result. If the king of Wei puts forward a motion of 'main war' in the court, then we will believe him. He is sincerely allied with us; if not, then we will be more careful and not break with it. Qin Mubai said.

"Well, this is exactly what I want." Li Daozong nodded with deep approval and said, "If unexpected, the four fat people should have also met Li Xi, even Wei Gong! Mu Ming, you should know that Li Tai is not comparable to Li Chengqian. He is not only a scheming city government that has won a lot, but also can be very cruel when doing things. In addition, he also has some foundation in the military. Li Daliang, the current imperial historian, is also one of the heroes of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Previously, he was a general in the army, with a high reputation and a wide range of former officials. Although Li Daliang is not as good as a big man like Hou Junji, he is also a figure that cannot be ignored. Li Tai can think through many reasons related to military and state affairs. I guess it is mostly Li Daliang, who knows military affairs, who is helping him make suggestions.

"Well, I know..." Qin Mubai took a soft breath and nodded, "It seems that Li Tai is not good. He knew that his uncle had stood against him in the court, and he was constantly netting any available power opposite his uncle's position. The first thing that comes to mind is naturally us generals. Well, let's act according to the opportunity, and put the overall situation first and national affairs first. Although it is based on different motives, as long as we can reach an agreed strategy, it is not too much for us to join hands with Li Tai for the time being. It's just that we have to be careful of him. After all, it's not easy to seek skin from a tiger.

"Mu Bai, you really didn't disappoint me!" Li Daozong laughed and said, "Actually, the ultimate intention of my coming here is the last sentence you just said. It is true that Li Taiyin is terrible, but if it can be used for me, it will be a powerful help. It's just that as you said, we have to be careful. Since it's mutual use, you have to be careful not to risk your life. The subtle relationship is up to you. After all, the core of the military is Lanzhou and the Western Regions, which is the territory of your Qin family. If something happens, you will be the first to top the cylinder. Li Tai, he is also a little sick and rushed to the hospital now. As long as he can help him, he will never let go. We should have the courage and courage to take chestnuts from the fire. Why don't we have a fight with the tiger?"

"Well, what the prince said is very good!" Qin Mubai frowned and said in a low voice, "This time, we have to know that there is a tiger in the mountain and prefer the tiger mountain. Use a clever force, and in turn, he also took advantage of the king of Wei. I don't have to say that I won't let the hides shrink. Since he wants to win over us, he doesn't want to step on two boats and flirt with Changsun Wuji. I will find a way to force him to stand on our side with a clear position. In this way, we can take the initiative!"

"Smart!" Li Daozong stroked his palm and smiled and praised loudly, "In this way, Li Tai can be forced to have no way out and can only be opposed to Changsun Wuji. If the tiger's mouth is pulled out, Li Tai can really take a strategy for me. This matter has to be done by Mu Bai. I'll wait. It's not easy to do it."

"I know that." Qin Mubai took a sip of tea and said in his heart: It's these farts. There are no absolute friends and enemies, only eternal interests. Now that we are united with Li Tai's interests, we have to make him stand in the same camp with us. As for which prince to support as crown prince... It's none of my business! If you kill me, I won't make a statement on this matter. I only care about the Lanzhou war! Li Tai wanted to drag me into the water, but there was no door!

Okay, that's it!

Li Daozong came and left in a hurry.

Qin Mubai sat alone and thought about it for a long time. He was really a little exhausted and dizzy. In the past few days, too many things have happened. From the sudden fall of the night before the wedding to all kinds of intrigues after the death of the demon, all of them gave him a headache.

Qin Mubai misses Lanzhou a little. Although the risk of living there is quite high, it is much more peaceful and peaceful than Chang'an, which seems to be full of flowers and is actually full of crises. In Lanzhou, if there is a problem and there is trouble, it is best to fight with a knife. Killing a person can solve the problem. In Chang'an, cold guns and hidden arrows can't be prevented, and people's hearts are more dangerous than swords.

Qin Mubai really wants to get out of Chang'an, and he doesn't want to get into any trouble. But now it seems that under the attack of this huge wave, no one can stay out of the matter.

The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind does not stop.

"Okay! Now that it is unavoidable, I will fight with you!" Qin Mubai took a deep breath, slowly spit it out, and said to himself, "Whether the fish dies or the net is broken, this time, I will not avoid fighting anyone. I don't want to be thrown into prison again, let alone a second demon, and I can't let Lanzhou's plan be ruined by this political disturbance! No matter how big and turbulent the wave is, I, Qin Mubai, went up to the boat, and the tide was in danger!"