Chapter 545 Winning is in hand

Recently, Chang'an is like a river in the flood period, and the water is surging and surging. However, the Wei royal palace quietly turned into a piece of fragrant bait at the bottom of the river. Whether it was the members of the imperial court or the famous relatives of Chang'an, they were like hungry fish and turtles competing to swim to it, and the threshold of the royal palace was about to be flattened.

The reason for this situation is very simple. It is said in Chang'an that the King of Wu is dead. Then, the future lord of the East Palace is no longer the king of Wei!

Who doesn't want to get close to the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible?

After the nightfall, Li Tai sent away the last guest, and one of his "friends", the emperor's son-in-law, Chai Lingwu, took a long breath.

Du Zhenglun, the head of Wei's mansion beside him, said, "Your Highness, it can be found from today's conversation that Chai's son-in-law is still worried about the election of General Zuo Wei. Originally, the position of General Zuo Wei belonged to his father Chai Shao. After Chai Shao's death, His Majesty appointed Li Junxian as General Zuo Wei. Speaking of Li Junxian, at first, he was just a guard of the King of Qin's Mansion, and he had few achievements in the unknown battle. Later, because he held an official position in Baiqi, he jumped to become General Zuowei! Tut! The military's power has expanded so much in recent years that even small people like Li Junxian have progressed!"

Li Tai touched his fat chin and smiled and said, "It's the same emperor's son-in-law. Qin Mubai is in the sky. How many people know Chai Lingwu? Chai Lingwu thought that the position of General Zuo Wei left by his father was one thing, and the main thing was his jealousy of Qin Mubai. Among other things, the relatives of the emperor compete in secret every day, competing for power, wealth, fame and honor. Compared with Qin Mubai, Chai Lingwu now is simply a phoenix and a jackdaw. Who will be willing? Besides, Chai Lingwu came from a noble background. His father is Chai Shao, the son-in-law of the founding father of the Tang Dynasty. Even my father respects his brother-in-law very much. His mother is my aunt, Princess Pingyang. Who doesn't know the famous heroine in troubled times? Compared with Qin Mubai, his background is more than a hundred times better. Now the situation of the two is different from each other. How can he bear it!"

Du Zhenglun said with a smile on his face, "What Your Highness said is indeed human. Now that Chai Lingwu bowed his head and ears to His Highness, it can be seen that he is counting on His Highness to enter the East Palace as soon as possible. At that time, why should you worry about the position of General Zuo Wei?"

Li Tai smiled and said nothing, full of complacency.

Seeing that Li Tai was in a good mood, Du Zhenglun said, "People like Chai Lingwu are everywhere in Chang'an!" We need to step up the encirclement. And let them take the opportunity to create more momentum for His Highness, so as to show that His Highness's entrance to the East Palace is the heart of the people's heart. This is called hitting the iron while it's hot!"

"Okay, please bother the teacher and make more arrangements!" Li Tai smiled and agreed.

"The minister has been walking around more in the past few days." Du Zhenglun also answered the promise with joy. He was worried that it was a sure thing for the king of Wei to be the crown prince. I, the head of the Wei royal family and the teacher of the king of Wei, will be a teacher by then. I have to take advantage of this effort to work hard so that I can make great contributions. There is no limit to his future! Sooner or later, I will surpass my eldest brother Du Ruhui, who died early, and create glory for my Du family!

"Now the Wei family has fallen with the death of Wei Ting. If I can jump up, at that time, the Du family in Chang'an will become the first rich family!" Thinking of this, Du Zhenglun couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing.

Li Tai looked at him sideways and said, "Why is the teacher laughing so happily?"

"Oh, I think that His Royal Highness the King of Wei is approaching, so I am happy from the bottom of my heart!" Du Zhenglun responded in a hurry.

"You still can't be complacent!" Li Tai cut his hands behind his back and had a big belly. Looking into the distance, he whispered, "Have you contacted Zhao Chong recently?"

"No." Du Zhenglun took a look around and whispered, "Since that day he reported the death of King Wu, he has never seen the film again. People like him in the green forest often fly around like the wind, and it is difficult to find a trace. I left a mark at the contact point on the banks of the Weishui River as ordered by Your Highness, and I didn't see his reply. So I guess... has he left Guanzhong?

"There may be..." Li Tai frowned and showed a trace of melancholy. He said, "Zhao Chong is a gangster in the world. He is too treacherous and slippery, and it is really not easy to control. Now I feel that what he said at the beginning is just a lie. To be honest, I regret that I believed him so naively. If this matter falls into the ears of my father, it will also be a scourge!"

"Why don't you send someone..." Du Zhenglun's face darkened and he made a radical action.

Li Tai squinted at him and was silent for a moment, thinking that Wei Ting and Du Zhenglun were the leaders of the Chang'an Weidu family, and they were also my arms. Du Zhenglun returned my teacher. But in contrast, Wei Ting is too frivolous and too arrogant; Du Zhenglun is much more clever and tactful, and... cruel!

"The question is, how to find him?" Li Tai said quietly, "Compared with Zhao Chong, we are always bright, and he is always dark. This Zhao Chong is like a loach in a gutter, which is really difficult to catch!"

"That can't turn over any big waves!" Du Zhenglun said, "I guessed that Zhao Chong was afraid that he would be killed after learning the news of Wei Ting's death, so he hid. Since he is afraid of death, it's easy to do!"

"What should I do?" Li Tai asked.

"Since he is greedy and afraid of death, he must regain fame and wealth!" Du Zhenglun said, "As long as Your Highness promises to grant him a title and property to let him enjoy peace forever, it must not be difficult to attract him out. At that time, we can..."

"But what if he doesn't believe it?" Li Tai frowned and asked, "Don't underestimate Zhao Chong. His treachery and slippery are extraordinary!"

"Then give him fame and wealth first, and make a posture to buy him and keep him away from Chang'an!" Du Zhenglun said, "I suggest that Zhao Chong can change his name and change his surname, and then grant him a county man's title in a remote state county, give Liangtian Jinyinmei maid concubine, let him be his rich land servant, and give him a death gold order! - In this way, don't worry that he won't be fooled!"

"This... costs a lot of money!" Li Tai smiled meaningfully.

"How to catch golden turtles without bait?" Du Zhenglun whispered, "Now, Zhao Chong is the only hidden danger. If you can cut him off, the Tang Dynasty is all your Highness! - Then why throw a little bait?"

"The teacher is reasonable!" Li Tai took a breath of praise and promised, "There are our people in Zongzheng Temple, and the county man in a remote area is a trivial matter. So I asked the teacher to handle this matter?"

"I take the order..." Du Zhenglun carefully led the promise, secretly happy in his heart, and secretly said: As soon as Wei Ting died, I became the only closest person around the king of Wei! Look, Your Highness has entrusted me with such a private and important matter, which shows the trust in me! The king of Wei is smart and ruthless enough. He is a great man. Wei Ting is really overreliant. He even dares to steal from the owner with selfishness, and secretly wants to blame the King of Wei. He deserves to die! With his little trick, where is the opponent of the king of Wei? In the end, wasn't it used by the king of Wei to make a wedding dress and a substitute for others? Fortunately, when Wei Ting pulled me to join the group and started it together, I reported a letter to the king of Wei early. Not only was it no fault, but I also made a contribution to gain the trust of the king of Wei. Otherwise, am I also a dead body now? ...Although the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, I am not as stupid as Wei Ting. I will be loyal to the King of Wei, and there will be no mistake!

At this time, Li Tai said again, "I have another hidden worry..."

"Your Highness, now that the strong enemy is gone, the general trend, the little Zhao Chong can solve it sooner or later. What's the worry about, Your Highness?" Du Zhenglun said.

Li Tai frowned, and his fat face was a little tense. He said, "Teacher, have forgotten that there is also a Qin Mubai and hundreds of thousands of troops in Kansai!" What if he learns the news of the murder of King Wu and rises up a rebellion in order to protect himself? I'm not worried that he will kill him into the customs and beat Chang'an to blame me. However, under this pressure, my father refused to set up a reserve for a long time. At that time, there will be many changes in the night. What can I do?"

"Your Highness, don't worry!" Du Zhenglun smiled fearlessly and said, "As far as I know, Changsun Wuji has invited Wei Gong and Li Yaoshi, who has retired for a long time, to preside over the military of the Tang Dynasty, specially designed to deal with Qin Mubai! It is said that this is the will of His Majesty after he wakes up!"

"Really?" Li Tai was overjoyed, "Why don't I know?"

"This matter is absolutely secret! I also tried my best to learn the news from the inside of the palace today, and I am waiting to report to your Highness. Du Zhenglun whispered, "Your Highness, you can wait to be the prince at ease!" Although His Majesty is ill, he can't even turn over ten Qin Mubai! And I feel that... His Majesty the Emperor doesn't seem to be as seriously ill as we think. He always wakes up at the most critical moment and then arranges important things. It is a metaphor for secretly summoning Wei Gong to come out of the mountain and lead the military power to guard against Kansai Qin Mubai - it seems that such a handwriting is not something that Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others can make it out!"

"What you say is reasonable, what you say is reasonable!" Li Taiqi took a breath and said happily, "With Mr. Wei sitting in the town, everything is really worry-free! No matter Qin Mubai and Zhao Mubai, they are no opponents of Wei Gong! And Qin is a student of Wei Gong. Does he dare to meet his teacher on the battlefield? Haha! All right, let Wei Gong go and clean up Qin Mubai. I... I only pray for blessings every day at home. I hope my father will recover soon!"

"To be honest, now Your Highness is in the hands of victory and everything is worry-free! My servant, congratulations first, Your Highness!" Du Zhenglun fell down with a long bow.

Li Tai laughed loudly, and the fat meat all over his body was about to dance.

At this moment, Qin Mubai has set foot on the boundary of Lanzhou. In front of us is the familiar field army camp 15 miles outside Lanzhou City. Qin Mubai did not enter the city and directly advanced into the military camp.

The coach of the expedition for thousands of miles suddenly returned, which surprised Pang Fei and other generals. Qin Mubai also had no time to greet them more. After a hasty meal, he called Pang Fei in private and discussed it secretly.

"Teacher, you have been galloping thousands of miles all the way, and you have lost a lot of black and thin, and your expression is also very haggard. When the old lady meets the master's wife later, she will be heartbroken. Pang Fei said.

"How's my mother? How's it going at home?"

"Mrs. Chen, who is virtuous and virtuous at home, presides over the inside and outside, and everything is fine with peace." Pang Fei replied, "It's just that the old lady misses the teacher very much. Every day, she kneels in front of the Buddha and prays for the teacher's safe return. By the way, the apprentice hasn't congratulated the teacher - Mrs. Ashina has just given the teacher a son. The mother and son are safe. The younger brother is very like a teacher and is very strong and cute. He is waiting for the teacher to come home and choose a name!"

"Really? That's great!" Hearing this good news, Qin Mubai, who ran thousands of miles all the way and was almost overdrawn, showed a rare gratified smile on his face and nodded, "I'll go home later. I'll talk about these family affairs later. Now, I want to ask you a few important things - big things!"