After Xue Cong left the restaurant, he went straight back to his shop in Xi City. However, as soon as he returned to the shop, Wei Zheng came. Xue Cong did not dare to offend Wei Zheng. He quickly stood up and bowed. "Commoner Xue Cong greets Wei Xima!"
Wei Zheng nodded. "Xue Cong, this time when you went to see Du Qi, did you bring back Mordor?"
This time, the matter of using Mordor to deal with Du Qi was the strategy that Li Jiancheng finally decided after he arranged for people to inquire about Du Qi's situation. However, in fact, Wei Zheng was against it at first.
Li Jiancheng suffered defeat in front of Du Qi one after another, and even lost face.
Under such a premise, Wei Zheng advised Li Jiancheng not to be entangled with Du Qi anymore. After all, Du Qi was just a child now. Even if Du Qi became a seventh-grade Xuan Yilang, that was all.
After all, Du Qi did not have an actual official position.
Even if Du Qi went to the palace to see Li Yuan every day, Du Qi was not an official in the court and did not participate in government affairs. His influence on the general situation of the court was extremely limited. Therefore, as long as Li Jiancheng settled down, after this period of time, the influence of being reprimanded by Li Yuan would gradually dissipate and he would not be affected anymore.
However, Li Jiancheng was unwilling.
Li Jiancheng was obsessed. He would not rest until Du Qi was dead. He wanted Wei Zheng to come up with a plan to deal with Du Qi.
Helplessly, Wei Zheng followed Li Jiancheng's instructions and came to Xi City to see Xue Cong. He ordered Xue Cong to deal with Mordor's matter. Therefore, there was the scene of Xue Cong going to the restaurant to see Du Qi.
In fact, Xue Cong already knew about Mordor.
Because Mordor was with Du Qi, he didn't care. After all, Du Qi's identity wasn't simple and he was famous. Besides, Mordor wasn't expensive. Xue Cong's original plan was to find a suitable opportunity to tell Du Qi about Mordor and express that he had given Mordor to Du Qi as a favor.
It was also to make friends with Du Qi.
He wanted Du Qi to owe him a favor.
However, Xue Cong did not expect that before he met with Du Qi, Wei Zheng of the Eastern Palace would come knocking on his door and ask him to take back Mordor. When Xue Cong did not know Du Qi's strength, he did not dare to provoke the Eastern Palace, so he could only go to see Du Qi.
Xue Cong went to see Du Qi. He first went to visit the Du family and found out that Du Qi was not there. Then, he went to the tea shop and did not see Du Qi. Finally, he found the restaurant and found out that Du Qi was there.
Therefore, there was the scene of him talking to Du Qi.
The result made Xue Cong tremble.
The current situation was that he could not afford to offend the Eastern Palace, and even more so Du Qi. Thinking that all of this was caused by the Eastern Palace, if not for Wei Zheng's request, he would not have provoked Du Qi.
After Xue Cong sat down, he complained, "Wei Zheng, you don't know, but the contract in my hand was handled by Qiu Xing, a merchant specializing in Kunlun slaves. In order to take advantage of the situation, he gathered all the slave contracts together and pressed all the handprints, so that this contract did not have Mordor's handprint. "
After a pause, Xue Cong continued, "When Du Qi got the contract and looked at it, he suddenly found that the thumbprint was too small and did not match. I went to Du Qi aggressively, but I did not expect that Du Qi would scold me. I was even almost thrown to the Chang 'an county yamen by Du Qi. This time, I did not get Mordor back and even offended Du Qi. It was a big loss. "
He had a helpless expression on his face.
Xue Cong did not dare to speak the truth in front of Wei Zheng. Now that things had come to this, he could only speak according to Du Qi's teachings. Otherwise, if the Eastern Palace knew that he admitted defeat, they would not let him off.
When Wei Zheng heard this, anger rose in his heart. He said, "Since the slaves led by Qiu Xing were the ones who signed the contract, why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you mention this earlier? Why didn't you take precautions earlier? "
Xue Cong explained, "Wei Xima, slave contracts do exist. Who would doubt the authenticity of a slave contract? Qiu Xing is an experienced businessman. He has done it many times and has never failed, including myself. I have done it before, and there has never been a problem. Who would have thought that when it came to Du Qi, he would use the slave contract as a comparison? That was why things went wrong. "
Xue Cong still had a helpless expression on his face.
It was a pity.
In his heart, he hoped that Wei Zheng would believe him, so that he would not be targeted by the Eastern Palace.
Wei Zheng stared at Xue Cong with a burning gaze.
His gaze seemed to penetrate Xue Cong's heart, as if he wanted to see through his thoughts. When his gaze fell on Xue Cong, Xue Cong looked uneasy, as if he was worried that the Eastern Palace would deal with him, or that he was worried about his own situation.
However, Xue Cong was also a slippery person.
His chubby face looked uneasy. He continued, "Wei Xima, I did not complete the Crown Prince's orders and failed to bring back Mordor. I have let the Crown Prince down. Please put in a good word for me in front of the Crown Prince. "
At this, Xue Cong continued, "Du Qi may be young, but he is very experienced in handling matters. I am speechless. In front of Du Qi, my words didn't hold any weight at all. After a few sentences, I was kicked out by him. "
Wei Zheng sighed when he heard this and said, "It's not your fault. Du Qi this kid indeed has an incomparably sharp tongue."
He had seen Du Qi before.
He had also exchanged blows with Du Qi.
Du Qi was young, but his way of doing things, his manner of speaking, and his bearing were not at all like a child's. Therefore, Wei Zheng agreed with Xue Cong's words.
Xue Cong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Wei Zheng's words. He probed, "Wei Xima, it's just a small Du Qi. If the Crown Prince wants to deal with Du Qi, won't it be easy? Why do you have to start with Mordor? "
He knew that Li Jiancheng had suffered a setback.
After all, Du Qi had said it himself.
Xue Cong was doing this on purpose to change the topic and prevent him from being targeted.
Wei Zheng didn't know what Xue Cong was thinking, nor did he know that Xue Cong knew everything. "The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. How can he deal with Du Qi himself? It's not convenient for the Crown Prince to make a move, and he doesn't want to give people a reason to criticize him. That's why he sent you. Unfortunately, you failed to live up to the Crown Prince's expectations. Your failure to complete the Crown Prince's mission is tantamount to missing out on a great opportunity. "
Xue Cong sighed.
He sighed in front of Wei Zheng, but internally he thought, I don't want to do anything for the Crown Prince. What use is a Crown Prince who can't even deal with Du Qi?
The king of Qin's residence is more reliable.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the same connections as the king of Qin's residence.
Wei Zheng waved his sleeves and stood up. "Since you didn't complete the mission, I'll leave it at that. I'm leaving."
With that, Wei Zheng turned and walked out.
Xue Cong immediately went up to see him off. After sending Wei Zheng off, Xue Cong slumped down on the ground, gasping for air. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This time, it was too uncomfortable to be caught in the middle.
When immortals fought, mortals suffered.
He was the one who was affected.
Wei Zheng rode a carriage and quickly returned to the Crown Prince's residence in the Eastern Palace. As soon as he entered the study, Li Jiancheng's face was filled with anticipation. He couldn't wait to ask, "Xuancheng, how did it go?"
"It failed!"
Wei Zheng shook his head.
"Trash!"
Li Jiancheng shouted when he heard that.
His face was filled with anger as he said, "Xue Cong has Moledo's slave contract. Based on this alone, Du Qi wouldn't dare to refuse Xue Cong. Otherwise, Xue Cong could go to the Chang 'an county government to sue Du Qi. Xuancheng, didn't you tell Xue Cong about this? Tell him not to be afraid. The Eastern Palace will support him. "
Wei Zheng said, "Your Highness, it's not like that."
Li Jiancheng said, "What's the matter?"
Wei Zheng didn't beat around the bush. He immediately pointed out the mistake in the contract. Finally, he said, "Your Highness, because Xue Cong has a problem with the contract, he can't make Du Qi hand over Mordor. It's understandable that he returned in failure. "
Li Jiancheng's eyes narrowed. He suddenly said, "Xuancheng, Xue Cong left and returned in failure. Don't you think that Xue Cong's contract is actually real? It's just that after he saw Du Qi, he was intimidated by Du Qi and didn't dare to go against Du Qi anymore. So in the end, Xue Cong deliberately said that the contract was fake to deceive you. "
Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows. A trace of surprise flashed across his eyes.
He didn't expect Li Jiancheng to think of it.
In fact, Wei Zheng also considered this problem in Xue Cong's shop. But in the end, Wei Zheng chose to believe Xue Cong. The most important reason was that Wei Zheng didn't want to continue fighting with Du Qi, so as not to affect Li Jiancheng.
So he didn't think too much about it.
Wei Zheng's expression was solemn. He said in a low voice, "Your Highness, Xue Cong can't afford to offend Du Qi. He doesn't dare to go against Du Qi. Could it be that he dares to go against us? Xue Cong definitely doesn't have that kind of courage. "
Li Jiancheng heard this and nodded.
He trusted Wei Zheng's judgment.
Although he had his suspicions, Li Jiancheng extinguished them after hearing Wei Zheng's words.
At this moment, the door to the study was pushed open. An attendant entered and reported with a bow, "Your Highness, His Highness King Qi requests an audience. His Highness King Qi has arrived and is waiting in the main hall. "
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