Chapter 1333 Stealing the Treasure from the Right Prime Minister
"Go to Lirenfang." Xie Tang ordered after getting on the sedan chair.
He was worried about Liu Mengyan and planned to move Tan Mo Lai's treasure to another place.
"Ms. sir." The young man waiting by the sedan reminded: "The Queen Mother has called you over. The palace has sent senior officials to urge you twice."
So Xie Tang thought for a moment and decided to go see Xie Daoqing first.
Anyway, I have comforted Liu Mengyan with words and asked him to wait until tomorrow.
"Let the high official report back to the Queen Mother. I have something secret to tell you..."
Nowadays, there are not many important ministers like him who can arrive at the court at a moment's notice. When he arrived at the palace, other officials had not arrived yet. After receiving the report, Xie Daoqing went to the inner hall to see him first.
"What's your secret?"
"Queen Mother, Liu Mengyan wants to harm me." Xie Tang said hurriedly, "He is now secretly investigating me and wants to slander me for embezzling Jia Sidao's family wealth."
"Nonsense." Xie Daoqing immediately reprimanded, "What time of year it is now, who can care about such a trivial matter?"
Xie Tang had known that she would not believe it, so he took two steps forward, lowered his voice, and said: "Aunt, let my nephew say something treasonous. Now that the official has a stroke, it looks like... some people have already been preparing for it.
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The so-called treasonous thing is simply that Zhao Fu seems to be dying soon. Xie Daoqing was not angry after hearing this. After all, Zhao Fu was not her biological son, but Xie Tang was her biological nephew.
"There is only one prince in the official family so far. If that day comes, there will be no dispute about who will succeed him." Xie Tang said: "But this prince is born to Concubine Yang Shu. How can the Queen be willing to do so?"
"What can she do if she doesn't want to give in?" Xie Daoqing shook his head and said, "If the official is like this, she will have to accept it no matter how unwilling she is."
"My nephew heard some rumors." Xie Tang said: "A few days ago, Quan Yongjian drank with the commanders of the three yamen and planned to take the queen and the emperor's eldest son out of the city and flee to the south. He said it was to preserve a bloodline for the Zhao family...
"
"How dare he?!"
Xie Daoqing was furious and the phoenix crown on his head shook violently.
"At this point, you are still playing tricks and planning your own future. It's time to kill this stubborn prisoner."
Xie Tang said: "My nephew didn't believe it at first, but why did Liu Mengyan check my nephew? Because they knew that my aunt had sworn to guard Lin'an and was unwilling to move the capital, so she wanted to send the prince away. In that case, his biological mother, Concubine Yang Shu, should accompany her.
If there is no reason for the queen to flee, my aunt will definitely not allow it. Only by overthrowing my nephew can they carry out their plan."
After hearing this, Xie Daoqing became confused and asked, "Really? But does the Right Prime Minister have any reason to do these things?"
"My nephew boldly guesses that they even want to support him. When the young emperor ascends the throne, leaving Mengyan with exclusive power, wouldn't it be better than being a communist with Chen Yizhong?"
After Xie Tang finished speaking, he emphasized his tone and added: "Auntie, the person they really want to bring down is you!"
Xie Daoqing couldn't help but panic and asked: "What should we do?"
Xie Tang was first worried that his embezzlement of Jia Sidao's family wealth would be exposed. After thinking about it, he said: "Two ways. One is to win over Liu Mengyan, and the other is to dismiss his official position..."
The aunt and nephew discussed the matter for a while, and then a servant hurried over.
"The Queen Mother, Mr. Chen's chariot has arrived in Lin'an."
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Under Xie Daoqing's repeated calls, Chen Yizhong finally agreed to return to the court.
In order to express his concern, Xie Daoqing gave him a banquet that day to cleanse him from the dust and inquire about national policies.
"Does the Prime Minister of the Left think there is still a chance of successful peace negotiations?"
"Going back to the Queen Mother, if Li Xia was still on the Northern Expedition two years ago, the alliance would have been successful, but now I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"But it was Wang Xun, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, who took the initiative to negotiate peace with Zuo Xiang, wasn't it?"
"Despite this, the northerners are cunning and changeable. If you want to succeed in negotiating a peace, you must first let them know that the Song Dynasty is not easy to capture." Chen Yizhong said: "I propose to move the capital south."
"Once the capital is moved, people's hearts will be shaken. Besides, how easy is it to move the capital?"
"The war has been going on for years. In fact, the northern troops cannot fight for a long time. Now they must be counting on taking Lin'an to end the war. But it will be summer soon, and the weather in the south..."
Xie Tang was listening carefully to what Chen Yizhong was talking about, but a chamberlain came up behind him softly and said, "Ms. Xie, someone in your family seems to have something urgent."
Xie Tang was very surprised and didn't understand why he needed to find the palace in an urgent matter.
At this time, another palace lady rushed to Xie Daoqing's side and reported something. Xie Daoqing looked at Xie Tang.
Xie Tang quickly stood up, confessed his crime, and left the hall.
Immediately afterwards, Xie Daoqing sent someone to follow him.
"Thank you, Mr. Xie, it's not good! Madam Ling caused a commotion in the city. Your Majesty couldn't control the situation, so we had to send someone into the palace to ask the Queen Mother..."
"What does it mean to make a fuss in the city?"
"Anyway, thank you Xianggong and go to Lirenfang quickly."
When Xie Tang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, turned around quickly and ran towards the palace gate.
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The imperial street was blocked again and the sedan could not pass.
From this point, we can see the beauty of Jia Sidao Ge Ling Villa. You can go to and from the palace by boat from the West Lake.
What made Xie Tang even more irritated was that after turning into the alley of Lirenfang, he could see more people crowded in and talking.
"It's not a big deal to keep an outhouse, but the outhouse is much better than the wife of the main wife."
"I heard that even the basin is made of pure gold..."
Xie Tang was furious and ordered his followers to drive away these idle people.
Unexpectedly, someone shouted: "The rightful owner is here, the envoy of Liangzhe Town, the nephew of the Queen Mother..."
Xie Tang was so angry that he finally dispersed the crowd and rushed to the gate of the other courtyard.
Fortunately, Lin'an Mansion has sent people to guard the door together with the guards, preventing those unruly people from entering.
Although this courtyard is located in the most prosperous area of Lin'an, it occupies a large area.
After walking around the second hall, I heard a woman's scream coming from far away from the back house.
"This frivolous thing dares to use the same hairpin as me... No, hers is even inlaid with turquoise! This hairpin is much finer in workmanship!"
"Madam, look at this treasure box. It's not made of wood, it's made of rhinoceros horn."
"I'm dead! I'm the wife he's marrying. Look at the cost of food and clothing...it's unreasonable!"
"Kill this bitch and drag him out!"
"..."
"Official! Official save the slave family..."
Xie Tang hurried into the flower hall in three steps and two steps. He ignored the concubine with pear blossoms and rain, and stepped forward to pull his wife aside who was still yelling.
"Don't touch me! Let me tell you, my Yang family is not someone to be bullied either!"
"Madam, listen to me..."
"You can raise a woman, but how can you humiliate me like this! Look, look..."
"Madam!" Xie Tang shouted.
He wanted to slap this stupid woman in the face, but he could only endure it and said: "This treasure in the house is not for her. She is also a valuable object in this house. Do you understand?"
At this point, Xie Tang suddenly realized something, turned around and said in surprise: "Someone has gone in?!"
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Liu Mengyan stretched out his hand, touched the wall for a while, and murmured: "There must be a hidden compartment here... push it away."
The two confidants went forward to find the hidden trap.
"Ms. sir, didn't you say you were looking for a cat? The cat won't be in the dark room."
Liu Mengyan looked back anxiously and said, "We're all here."
As he spoke, with the sound of the stone slabs, the secret compartment had been opened.
Liu Mengyan held his breath and looked around, only to see a small dark room filled with calligraphy, painting and curios.
"take away."
"yes."
"Give me the lantern."
Liu Mengyan personally held a lantern and took a look. He saw a piece of bluestone placed in the dark room and said hurriedly: "Don't even move the boxes, take this."
"Ms. sir, what is this?"
"Jia Sidao has more than a thousand treasures. Do you know which one he cares about the most?"
"How can a villain know?"
"Ode to the Goddess of Luo by Wang Xianzhi."
The boy behind him couldn't help but take a breath. Even a domestic servant could tell how precious this calligraphy and painting was just by hearing his name.
Liu Mengyan said: "Originally there were only nine columns left in this copybook, which was hidden by Emperor Gaozong. After Jia Sidao took it out from the palace, he ordered people to search all over the world and found four more columns. These are the thirteen columns.
A column with more than 250 words. He read it day and night. Knowing that the paper was difficult to preserve, he ordered someone to carve the words on this stone slab. If it weren't for the difficulty of carrying it, I'm afraid he would have taken it with him when he went on an expedition...
Walk."
As soon as I left the room, I heard shouting in the front yard.
"No, Xie Tang is back."
"Ms. sir, leave quickly."
"No, the cat hasn't been found yet..."
Sometimes, cats are harder to find than rare treasures. Liu Mengyan can deduce from the layout of the courtyard where Xie Tang hides his valuables, but he cannot deduce where a cat will go.
Therefore, he brought many government servants from Lin'an Prefecture, who were currently looking for him in the courtyard.
suddenly.
"Liu Mengyan!"
The shouts of Xie Tang have already come this way.
"I know it's you! Come out!"
Liu Mengyan became more and more anxious and ordered: "Spread out and look for them."
After that, he hugged the stone carving and walked towards the garden.
The light of the torch was getting closer and closer, and the shouts and shouts were getting closer and closer... He gradually realized that he had offended Xie Tang, that is, he had offended Queen Mother Xie.
My feet were sore from walking but I still hadn't found the cat.
Liu Mengyan sat down on the edge of the rockery and murmured: "Little Tudo, Little Tutu, you have done me a terrible job this time."
"Meow."
Liu Mengyan looked up and saw a white cat lying leisurely on the rockery, licking its front paws, not afraid of people at all.
"Less than Tutu?"
"Meow."
The white cat put down its front paws, stood up, took two steps, and responded again.
Liu Mengyan opened his eyes wide and gradually saw its blue eyes clearly.
"ha."
He breathed a long sigh of relief and was pleasantly surprised.
"I can actually find it."
I just looked down and saw that I was still holding the stone carving of "Luo Shen Fu" in my hand.
Liu Mengyan thought for a moment, then he bent down and dug under the rockery a few times, put the stone carving in his hand, and covered it carefully.
"Yutu, come, I will take you to see the master..."
He coaxed the cat on the rockery with nice words, then suddenly picked it up and ran away.
"Meow!"
"Meow!"
Liu Mengyan has already figured it out clearly. The king master from the north will enter Lin'an sooner or later... he should be able to enter Lin'an soon. He can just pick up the stone carvings then.
And the order I got was to find this cat, which was the certificate of surrender.
After completing this matter, Li Xia knew his ability.
"Go quickly."
Holding the cat in his arms and running out of Lirenfang, Liu Mengyan immediately said: "Let's go, everything in Lin'an is done, we will leave the city overnight."
Tonight's incident, others only thought it was "The Prime Minister stole treasures and went out to Lin'an at night". All the absurdity caused by the vanity of people and centuries of accumulated abuse can only be explained as the thirteen columns of regular script written for Wang Xianzhi.
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The next day, the officialdom in Lin'an remained the same.
"Did you hear that? The Right Prime Minister also escaped from Lin'an and took away Ambassador Xie's treasures."
"Oh? What treasure?"
"Wang Xianzhi's words."
"Then will the court arrest him?"
"There are so many ministers who have escaped, can they be captured?"
"What else can the court do? Just quit being an official."
"..."
When he went to court, Wen Yunsun listened to these discussions, turned around and found that the colleagues around him had changed again...