Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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As for the third beneficiary, that is His Majesty Li Er.If Guo Ye hadn't discovered the hidden danger around him, the consequences would have been unimaginable if he continued to take those pills.

As for the victim of this case, it seems that there really is no one!

Of course, this is just Guo Ye's personal opinion.One person completely disagrees with him.

In the secret room of Prince Qi's mansion, a man gritted his teeth and said, "Guo Ye, it's because you broke me. I'm going to tear you into pieces!"

The person who said this was Cen Wenwen, the servant of Zhongshu.

Chapter 1760

Cen Wenwen felt that he had suffered too much in the poisoning case of His Majesty Li Er!

Although it is said that Zhongshu Shilang and Libu Shangshu are of the same grade, the difference is actually quite obvious.

Zhongshu Shilang, that is a clear and important position, mainly responsible for drafting imperial edicts for the emperor.Although the official position is high, it has no real power.

But Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is different, it is one of the six Shangshu.Responsible for the etiquette, sacrifices, banquets, schools, imperial examinations and foreign affairs activities in the court.In terms of power, it is much greater than Zhongshu Shilang.

Cen Wenwen's transfer from the Minister of Zhongshu to the Minister of Rites can be regarded as a small promotion.

Now that Guo Ye stepped in, everyone except Yu Chigong was reinstated, so of course Cen Wenwen's promotion fell through.Can he not have deep resentment towards Guo Ye?

Of course, in good conscience, if His Majesty Li Er hadn't been poisoned, Cen Wenwen wouldn't be able to be Minister of Rites.You can't let Guo Ye ignore the life and death of His Majesty Li Er in order to let him keep the Minister of Rites, right?

But the question is... Does Cen Wenwen have a conscience?

Zhang Liang was also quite disapproving of his words.

He said: "Cen Shilang, seriously, you have nothing to lose in this matter. Why are you acting like this?"

"Why not? The Minister of Rites was already a duck in my mouth, but it flew away after being disturbed by Guo Ye! Who will bear this matter? In short, from now on, with him without me, With me without him!"

"Just pull it down. How many times have you said this? What's the use? Who doesn't hate Guo Ye? The key now is how to deal with this person."

Wei Ting said: "As the saying goes, there are only three things. We have conspired against Guo Ye three times, and each time we failed. In my opinion, we can't beat Guo Ye, forget it!"

Qi Wang Li You said loudly: "Forget it? How can I forget it? Don't overthrow Guo Yedou. What about my throne?"

Yin Hongzhi said: "Wei Shangshu, don't be discouraged. This time, we were going to succeed. Unfortunately, the case of His Majesty's poisoning suddenly appeared, and we fell short. If we are lucky, Guo Ye has already gone home to eat old rice."

Wei Ting said: "Oh, Duke Xun's three schemes failed in a row. Could there be a better scheme?"

Li Youdao: "Three tricks in a row? Which three tricks in a row? This king thought it was the first strategy."

Wei Ting explained: "The first strategy is to publicize the secret Dade Temple case to everyone. The second strategy is that Wang Gui came to the door to ask for glass vessels. The third strategy is that Wang Gui committed suicide. Three Counting the rings, step by step interlocking, it is incomparably wonderful. This can only fail, it can only be said to be God's will."

Li You said angrily: "Could it be that father-in-law thinks it is God's will not to let the lonely king be the master of the world?"

"Uh... the old man didn't mean that. The old man said that Guo Ye is a man of great luck, so it's too difficult to deal with. Why don't we think about this matter from a different angle."

"Another angle?"

"That is to say, even if you want to be the emperor, you don't necessarily have to get rid of Guo Ye. Can we think of other ways, understand it with reason and move it with emotion, maybe we can pull him over."

Zhang Liang sneered and said, "To put it bluntly, if it wasn't for dealing with Guo Ye, why should everyone be loyal to King Qi? Li Zhi, the king of Jin, is the eldest son. Wouldn't it be more legitimate for everyone to be loyal to him? Wei Shangshu, don't make a mistake. wishful thinking."

Li Quandao: "As soon as Guo Ye made a move, he took our glazed vessels worth several million guan. Seizing people's wealth is like killing their parents. Our five noble families and Guo Ye swore to be incompatible."

Wei Ting sighed, and said, "But we really can't fight Guo Ye?"

"If you can't fight, you have to fight! Besides, the current situation is not so hopeless!"

"Oh? Could it be that Duke Xun came up with another three-pronged strategy?"

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "If it wasn't for the case of the Dade Temple, if it wasn't for the old Wang Gui who happened to be a member of the five great noble families, how could he perform the three tricks so easily? It would be a blessing once in such a situation. How could there be a second chance?"

"It's too reckless to deal with Guo Ye without a brilliant plan?"

Zhang Liang said: "It turns out that we were not reckless enough and only wanted to win by taking advantage of it. That's why we always steal chickens and lose money. We can't repeat the same mistakes this time!"

"It seems that Duke Xun has already made up his mind."

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Guo Ye was also taken aback when he heard the news that Li Quan, the patriarch of the Longxi Li clan, and Zhang Liang, Duke Xun, had come together.He quickly opened the middle door and let the two distinguished guests into the living room.

After exchanging pleasantries, Guo Ye coughed lightly and got to the point first.

He said: "Both of you are busy with your affairs, and today you came to look for Mr. Guo, what advice do you have?"

Zhang Liang said: "Mr. Zhang doesn't have any duties now, he only retains the title of Lord Xun. As for Patriarch Li, he is just a commoner and dare not be a nobleman. But it is true that we two brothers came to you I have something to discuss with you."

"Mr. Xun Guo has something to say, please speak."

"It's like this. Among the Liuli workshops of the five great noble families, Zhang has [-]% of the shares."

"Could it be that Duke Xun came here as a lobbyist for the five noble families? For the tens of millions of glass vessels in Dade Temple? Sorry, it's late, all those glass vessels have already disappeared into the palace."

"No, no." Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Those glazed vessels are the stolen goods of the monks of Dade Temple. The imperial court has long since concluded. Mr. Zhang did not come here for them."

"What do you mean?"

Li Quandao: "Let me tell the old man. Back in Banqiao Town, our five noble clans had an agreement with you not to make glazed vessels for the time being. We will wait for you to come back from Silla. Now you have been back for a few months, I don't know What is Qin Guogong's constitution?"

"This..." Guo Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he said that!After two years, my plan to delay the attack finally failed!

He thought for a while, and said, "Patriarch Li, I'm sorry, Mr. Guo is busy with work, so I really forgot about this. I wonder if you have any regulations."

"Glass utensils are good things, but it's a pity that they have always been expensive, and ordinary people can't enjoy them. Since our five noble families have mastered the method of making cheap colored glaze, of course we can't put him on the shelf. Therefore, I want to discuss it with Qin Guogong..."

"Are you going to sell cheap colored glaze in large quantities?"

"That's not true. Now we don't have ready-made goods, but if Qin Guogong has no objections, we will have to mass-produce them in the future."

Guo Ye replied slowly: "Then what if I say I disagree?"

"Then please Qin Guogong prove that you have the ability to make glass. If you can't prove it, our five noble families will have to offend us so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can use glazed vessels."

Zhang Liang added: "Whether the people use glazed vessels or glass vessels is a matter of immeasurable merit. If Duke Qin neither takes out glass vessels, nor is he willing to let us sell them, that would be too domineering."

Guo Ye said: "Listening to the posture of the two of you, it seems that I, Guo Ye, will definitely obstruct the production of glazed vessels. Hehe, it's ridiculous. Today I, Guo Ye, put my words here, you can definitely make your glazed vessels, Guo Ye Someone will never stop."

"What do you say?"

"Do you need to say this a second time? Mr. Guo never said to stop you from making glassware!"