Ji Tang

Sure enough, on the second day after the news spread, a large group of people came to the Duke of Xi's mansion. There are some people here who can't even afford to offend Ji Song, so they have no choice but to invite him to the front hall.

"Forget it, it happens sooner or later. Go and invite the other people who didn't come, and make it clear all at once today, so as not to have to worry about it again in the future!"

When I came to the front hall, I saw an old man sitting at the head of the table. If it were anyone else, the butler on the side would have sent someone to throw him out. But now, the butler Lao Liu is accompanying him carefully, for fear that the old man will be unhappy. .

"Oh my god, why are you here? You see how troubled this is. If anything happens, just call me and I will go to your house in person."

Facing Ji Song's hot face, the other party snorted and ignored him. He smiled awkwardly in time, but it was not embarrassing. He just sent someone to serve tea and cakes to entertain him.

"Ziyi, you are too impulsive. Why did you decide such a big thing without discussing it with us? What will we do if you leave? Do we have to watch them shit and piss on our heads?"

"I don't agree with it anyway!"

"I don't agree either. We have worked hard all these years, and you have been supporting us most of the time. If you leave, won't we be meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by others?"

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Before he could take a breath, a group of old guys started complaining.

"Everyone should have a drink of tea and have a rest. I have already sent someone to invite the others who are not here. When everyone is here, let's talk together to save you from having to repeat yourself later. It's troublesome!"

After saying that, Ji Song remained silent until a hearty voice came!

"Who am I asking? It turns out it's you. Isn't it just that Ziyi is not in the court? As for that?" Cheng Yaojin always hears his voice before anyone arrives.

Then Yuchi Gong, Li Ji and others also arrived one after another. Li Desai, Qin Shuyu and others who returned to Chang'an also came.

"You know what the hell, can other people do the same? Your Majesty and your empress recommended Ziyi to me. I only recognize him. I don't care who the other people are."

"Anyway, I don't agree with this. Otherwise, the old man would have to ask the Supreme Emperor and the Empress if they dislike our Lao Li family. They are trying to cut off our financial path!"

The old man made a thumping sound with his crutches. Cheng Yaojin suddenly stopped talking when he heard this.

"Why did our ancestor say this?" Ji Song looked helpless and said, "This is my own decision. Look at me like this, am I worthy of being in the court?"

He patted his legs, and the old guy finally showed his unbearable expression.

"I know your difficulties, but you are so understanding and considerate of me. Your Majesty and your empress control the royal family very strictly. They are not allowed to do this, and they are not allowed to touch that. They all rely on the little fiefs and businesses to support the family. In these years, the family Do you know how many people were transported to His Majesty? Three hundred people, a full three hundred people, but less than 10% came back. We are also suffering!"

"I don't have to worry about you. I can't trust others. Anyway, I don't care. You must arrange this matter clearly, otherwise I will go to the palace to beg the Supreme Emperor for mercy!"

Ji Song's face turned dark. What kind of thing is this? Why does it depend on him?

Ji Song looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked him to speak for him, but when he looked back, his nose was almost crooked with anger. This guy looked like it had nothing to do with him and was pretending to appreciate his own porcelain. If you didn't know what he was doing, I don’t even understand that I can really be deceived by him.

Forget it, just do it yourself!

"Ancestor, there is nothing we can do about this, but don't worry, someone has already been found for you!"

"Who is it? It won't happen if I don't like it!" the old guy said warily, thinking that Ji Song was fooling him.

"Look at what you said, how can you? No one can lie to you!"

"But I can't say who it is yet, but this person is definitely not wrong. Just wait and collect the money. If you have any problem, just come to him!"

"Besides, I just left the court, and I didn't completely ignore it. If there is any problem that he can't solve, come to me and I will keep it for you."

"How?" Ji Song blinked his eyes, a look of assurance on his face!

The old man hesitated for a long time, then suddenly put off his crutches, stood up and said, "Okay, I believe you."

After speaking, he looked at the others and said, "Since Ziyi has said so, you all should go back and let's leave this matter alone for now."

"Okay, that's all. Since you promised, I have nothing to say. But the ugly words are ahead. If that person can't suppress the situation in the future, you have to come back!"

"sure!"

"Let's go, I won't send you away!"

When the old man left completely, Ji Song let out a sigh of relief. This guy couldn't afford to offend himself. Not only himself, but no one in the world could afford to offend him. Even Li Shimin and his eldest grandson had to bow politely and say hello when they came.

Who is he, you ask? Who else but an old antique from the royal family Li could have this ability?

"Damn, finally let's go!" Cheng Yaojin wiped the cold sweat from his head. He would rather fight on the battlefield for hundreds of rounds than deal with that old immortal.

You really can't afford to offend the emperor. The most you can offend is if you wear small shoes and you will suffer a little bit. But if you offend this emperor, no one in the entire Tang Dynasty can save you.

The child must be reasonable, otherwise it would be a headache for the royal family.

As soon as the old man left, the remaining people were completely stunned, shouting in their hearts: Ancestor, have you forgotten something? We haven't left yet!

When Ji Song came to his senses, he finally looked at them.

These people were the old men who had joined Li Yuan's army in the beginning. Although Li Shimin suppressed them vigorously after he succeeded to the throne, as the political situation stabilized, they all began to make amends one by one. After all, they were the heroes of the Tang Dynasty. If they were ignored, wouldn't it be cold to the hearts of the people? ?

So I packed it up and gave it to him, and then I said: I don’t care what method you use to feed these people.

Yes, another hot potato has been picked up.

But fortunately, these people were sensible and knew that they would not be welcomed by the new emperor, so they were very cautious these years and did not dare to take any risks. With the royal company's share, they have been living quite comfortably these years.

Sometimes he was envious, this was the life he wanted.

"You said you couldn't talk to me if you had something to say? You actually invited that person out?"

Bang~

Ji Song slammed the table angrily: "Tell me, what is An's intention?" "Come here!"

"master!"

Ji Song pointed at some bastards who dared not raise their heads and said: "Remember all these people for me. This year's membership will be halved. If anyone is dissatisfied, go to your Majesty. Otherwise, I won't care about this matter. Who cares? Go ahead!"

"Grandma, give me some eye drops for the next life!"

After saying that, regardless of everyone's begging or even scolding and threatening, they were all kicked out of the house.

It wasn't until it was completely quiet that he took a sip of tea to calm down his shock!

"Aren't you afraid of going to the palace to complain if you offend them so much?" Cheng Yaojin said worriedly: "Although those guys have no ability and they are all reaping the dividends from their ancestors, after all, they are the descendants of Long Gongchen. Even the Supreme Emperor and the Empress are not good. It’s too ugly.”

"Come on!" Ji Song rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Are you really hoping that I would beat them out with sticks? Why didn't you stop them just now? Are you pretending to be a good person now?"

"How about you invite them back now?"

"Hahaha, what, what did I just say?" This guy is getting more and more shameless. You can use this to excuse any shameless things!

Li Ji looked at this shameless guy with disdain and covered his face with one hand. He was really ashamed to stand in the same court as this man!

As for Li Desai and Qin Shuyu, they lowered their heads, wondering what could be so attractive to them on the floor?

"By the way, who are you looking for and why are you so mysterious? We can't even know?" After a while, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said.

"Okay, come on in. We are all old friends. It doesn't hurt to meet. After all, we still need to work together, right?"

As soon as Ji Song finished speaking, under the curious eyes of everyone, a man walked out of the room, and everyone was stunned when they saw it.

"Xu Jingzong? How come it's you?" Cheng Yaojin exploded immediately. If anyone wants to be shameless, it must be this one.

Xu Jingzong didn't care at all about everyone's shock and surprise. He walked to the middle and cupped his hands and said, "I've seen you all. I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect that only a few of you are left. It's true."

These words were a bit sad, and everyone was stunned. Yes, Pharmacist Li is gone, Brother Qin is gone, and Wei Zheng is gone too. I heard that Fang and Du were also bedridden.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Xu Jingzong, who had a weathered face, and said with emotion: "Think of all the people in Prince Qin's palace, but there were only a few of us left. What I didn't expect was that you actually went to the Western Regions? What did you think? You’re not even that good at it!”

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either. As for going to the Western Regions, can I not go at that time?" Xu Jingzong smiled bitterly. At that time, it was the time when the aristocratic family and the emperor were fighting happily, and he was already frightened when he was in it. He retired, not daring to really offend those wealthy families, because history told him that there was little hope.

But it turned out that I was wrong, and very wrong. No one expected that a family's policy of going overseas would cause all crises to collapse in an instant. Now I can even compete with them in the court.

His performance greatly disappointed the emperor at that time. He went to the Western Regions with the intention of self-exile. He bowed his head to admit his mistake to the emperor and punished himself.

For many years in the Western Region, he had lived like a shadow, without any sense of existence. It was not until he suddenly appeared and pulled him onto the battlefield that he reawakened his fighting spirit.

When Ji Song's declaration that he was the governor of Hezhong was approved, he knew that His Majesty had forgiven him. No one knew how happy he was laughing that night.

Li Ji looked at Xu Jingzong and said: "Since you are back, I will assist your Majesty. Although your Majesty is young, you still have the appearance of a saint. As long as you assist with your heart, I will definitely not treat you badly."

"I have remembered the words of the British Duke. I went to the palace to meet with His Majesty a few days ago. Finally, I was promoted to the position of Minister of Rites, with the title of Doctor Ziguanglu. In addition, I have the right to discuss matters in Qilin Pavilion!"

Everyone except Ji Song was shocked now. The Minister of Rites and Dr. Zi Guanglu were not surprised at all. This was just a normal reward!

But with the right to discuss matters in Qilin Pavilion, this is the rhythm of joining the cabinet. No wonder Ji Song asked him to take his place.

They still know who Xu Jingzong is, he is a person who can make people restless after having a grudge against him. When it comes to killing enemies on the battlefield and obtaining meritorious deeds, they do their best, but when it comes to using all possible means before achieving their goals, they are beyond the reach of Xu Jingzong, a sinister man!

Now, it’s good. One Zhangsun Wuji is a yin person, and now there is another one who is even more yin. If Changsun Wuji knew that his future opponent would be this person, he would probably be pissed to death!

If it were him, Changsun Wuji might not take him seriously, but you must know that behind him is Ji Song, who belongs to their noble group and a huge interest group.

Changsun Wuji can ignore Xu Jingzong, but he can't treat them. If anyone dares to look down on them, it will be the tragedy of the enemy!

"I will need your support in the court from now on. I would like to thank you in advance!" After saying that, he bowed and Cheng Yaojin was stunned.

"Oh my, what are you doing? We are all old brothers from the Prince Qin's palace, have we met again?" Cheng Yaojin came to his senses and quickly helped him up, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Yan clan, we will be useful in the future." Just tell me where I am, and I promise not to shirk the blame!"

Who is Cheng Yaojin? That's someone who can poke a huge hole in you even with a gap as big as a needle tip. How could he not understand what this superior meant?

I'm afraid His Majesty is dissatisfied when he sees some people, otherwise can he use this sinister person? Although they are their own people, who knows if the fire will be burned on themselves? If you don’t establish a good relationship in advance, it will be too late by then.

Li Ji rolled his eyes. He finally understood that this old guy and Xu Jingzong are the same kind of people. They haven't even done this yet, but they are already calling themselves brothers?

"Okay, everyone will have plenty of time to reminisce about the past. Now we need to agree on a resolution. I say, everyone will vote by a show of hands!"

He glanced at Xu Jingzong, who was worried, and said: "Everyone knows that Brother Yan will be one of our own from now on, so he should have everything he should have. I don't want any money matters to be disclosed."

After saying that, he glared at Xu Jingzong, who looked embarrassed. This guy was good at everything, but he was greedy for money. He married his daughter to Qian Jiulong, who was born as a slave, just for the bride price.

In the past, he had received many gifts in class on the ground, but this was not a big deal in his opinion. As long as you don't harm the people and act as a talisman, then it's nothing. Isn't it just greed for money? He, Ji Song, just happens to have a lot of money, and he is also upright.

"So, I decided to recruit him to join the firm and tentatively share half of the dividend."

After saying that, he saw that everyone's faces were not very good, so he continued: "Because it was my problem that caused this, so these half of the molecules should come out of me!"

"No!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jingzong became anxious and said: "How can this be done? I, Xu Jingzong, will never forget your kindness. How can I ask for your share?"

But since Ji Song had made his decision, there was no reason to go back on it. He waved his hand and said: "Okay, this matter is settled. If nothing happens, we will stop here today!"

After saying that, he didn't care about the others, turned around and left the front hall (end of this chapter)