Chapter 503 After all, we are also people who want face
A year ago, Li Shimin would not have dared to even dream in this direction.
Who would have thought that there would be such a solid and smooth road in this world.
Now he feels it is a kind of enjoyment to step on this ground.
"Guanyin Maid, tell me, should I let Zhao Chen repair the roads in the palace first? It is the palace after all, nothing can be worse than this!"
"Otherwise, where will I put my face?" Li Shimin gently twirled his beard and asked Empress Changsun beside him.
Old Li Tou just felt that since roads were to be built, the roads to the palace should also be built, right?
That was the center of the Tang Dynasty, the face of the Tang Dynasty.
How can it be any worse than elsewhere?
But……
"Your Majesty's words are probably useless if you tell that kid Zhao Chen. Unless your Majesty takes out the money from his private treasury now..." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
With just one sentence, Lao Li was choked to death.
Old Li Tou didn't want to use his own money to build roads.
That was some of the wealth he had saved up with great difficulty, and he couldn't just spend it casually.
"Mr. Guanyin, tell me, I asked that boy Zhao Chen to pay this money and build this road. Anyway, he made a lot of money."
"Besides, won't he still live in the palace from now on?" Li Shimin had a strange idea.
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The appearance of Changsun Wuji did not surprise Zhao Chen.
Du He has been detained here for some time.
Li Chengqian is now supervising the country. If he can't even protect his own people, what will other ministers think of him?
It took three days to arrive, and Zhao Chen was already very surprised.
The arrival of Changsun Wuji was nothing more than expected.
"Magistrate Zhao, Doctor Wei." Changsun Wuji said with the two of them cupping their hands.
Everyone is a decent person and will not have any contempt for Wei Zheng because he was reprimanded by the emperor.
Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji bowed their hands in return.
After the other academy students finished their salutes, they left one after another. They were also curious about what this newly built road felt like.
"Why is Changsun Pushe free to come here today?"
Several people sat down in the academy, and a servant served tea to the three of them. Zhao Chen smiled and asked Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji is not Changsun Chong.
That guy Changsun Chong is very obedient in the academy now.
Zhao Chen even felt that Changsun Wuji was betting on both ends.
He asked Changsun Chong to follow him, but Changsun Wuji himself was the only one who followed Li Chengqian's lead.
It is indeed a good idea to bet on both sides.
"Why don't you come to Magistrate Zhao for help if you have something to do?" Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
The posture was very low, which surprised Zhao Chen.
Because he was worried that he was Changsun Chong's father, Zhao Chen did not speak directly to Changsun Wuji, but said with a smile: "I am just a county magistrate, what can I do to help you, the servant of the minister?"
Zhao Chen knew that Changsun Wuji most likely wanted someone from him.
When the others came here, Li Chengqian knew that he would not agree.
Changsun Wuji has a high status and is the father of Changsun Chong. If he doesn't look at the monk or the Buddha, Zhao Chen will definitely not embarrass him in any way.
If it had been someone else, he might have been detained by Zhao Chen again.
"The Xuanjia Army can obey your orders, Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao, don't underestimate yourself. Maybe you have some special identity!" Changsun Wuji said with a smile, but he was already testing Zhao Chen.
He wanted to know whether Zhao Chen was clear about his identity.
Is it that the emperor and empress have been hiding this from Zhao Chen, or that they all know it and are just hiding it from everyone.
In this conversation, even the title became different from before.
"Special identity?" Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Changsun Wuji meant by his words.
"Changsun Wuji, what special identity can Zhao Chen have? Are you kidding me?" Wei Zheng looked at Changsun Wuji coldly and interrupted.
Changsun Wuji laughed loudly, waved his hand and said, "I just said it casually. Don't take it to heart."
"Actually, I came here this time under the order of His Highness the Crown Prince. I want to bring Du He and others back to Chang'an. I also asked Mr. Zhao to make it convenient."
Changsun Wuji felt that he should resolve Du He's matter first, and then talk about other things.
Otherwise, once Zhao Chen becomes angry, Du He will not even think about returning to Chang'an.
If Du He cannot go back, the prince will be really disgraced.
Li Chengqian can't bring his army here.
Zhao Chen was a little confused by what he said to Changsun Wuji just now.
What special identity can I have?
Is it possible that he is still the prince that Old Li Tou left among the people?
Zhao Chen didn't want to have anything to do with that shameless old Li, and didn't think about it any further.
Hearing that Changsun Wuji wanted to get Du He and others back, Zhao Chen had a smile on his face.
He had been waiting for Li Chengqian to send someone.
However, now that they are here, they cannot be taken away so easily.
No matter what, you have to leave some interest here, right?
"If Changsun Pushe wants to take Du He and the others back, there is no problem."
"But they have been here for a few days, and they wanted to take me back to hold me accountable. I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart." Zhao Chen touched the position of his heart, looking extremely uncomfortable.
When Wei Zheng saw him like this, he knew that Zhao Chen wanted to ask for benefits from Changsun Wuji.
This is in line with Zhao Chen's character.
No matter what you do, you can’t go back with a loss!
Changsun Wuji had already imagined this scene before he came.
But he still felt that he had underestimated Zhao Chen.
Why don't you just tell me how much it costs?
Changsun Wuji thought to himself.
"I'm a little embarrassed to say it directly. After all, we are people who want face, aren't we!" Zhao Chen seemed to have seen through Changsun Wuji's inner thoughts.
But such shameless words really made Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji's faces twitch.
Do you want face?
If you want face, you wouldn't say such shameless words.
For a moment, Wei Zheng wanted to hide his face and run away.
What a shame!
"Then...what do you want?" Changsun Wuji asked carefully.
After asking this question, he suddenly thought about slapping himself in the face.
What do you mean by this question?
Isn't this just asking the robber directly, I have gold here, do you want it?
"What do you want?" Zhao Chen didn't expect Changsun Wuji to be so reasonable, and he didn't react for a moment.
"Old Wei, tell me, what do we want?" Zhao Chen asked Wei Zheng standing aside.
Wei Zheng was also stunned for a moment.
He was really not prepared for this matter.
"Then give me a few hundred thousand yuan first..."
"Then it's better to let Du He and the others stay here." Changsun Wuji stood up as soon as he heard Wei Zheng ask for hundreds of thousands of coins.
Are you kidding? Do you really think this money came from the flood?
There are just a few people who want hundreds of thousands of guan, so they can just put a knife on the prince's neck and snatch it away.?