The moment Li Yuan heard Xiao Li's words, he said, "Could it be that you, Xiao Li, received benefits from Li Jiancheng?"
After Xiao Li heard, his expression changed slightly.
He did not expect that Li Yuan would actually say such words. It could be seen Du Qi's position in Li Yuan's heart. In Xiao Li's heart, he still felt that his evaluation of Du Qi was a little low.
Xiao Li knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing and saying, "Your Majesty, this old servant is wronged! The reason why this old servant said this is because the Eastern Palace heir apparent was repeatedly reprimanded by Your Majesty's people. After the news spread out, it had a great impact on the crown prince's prestige. Therefore, this old servant made a suggestion, hope that Your Majesty will investigate clearly. "
Li Yuan snorted and said, "Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Only then did Xiao Li stand up obediently.
Li Yuan said, "Arrange for people to pass on the decree!"
"Yes!"
Xiao Li received the order and left the great hall to arrange for people to pass on the decree to the Eastern Palace. This decree was passed on to the Eastern Palace in the shortest time possible. When Li Jiancheng received Li Yuan's reprimand, although he accepted Li Yuan's verbal order, in reality, Li Jiancheng's heart was also incomparably furious.
He was reprimanded again.
His imperial father, because of an outsider, reprimanded him time and time again, targeting him. Now, even when he opened a tea shop, his imperial father forbade him, not letting him participate, making Li Jiancheng furious.
Wei Zheng sat below, sighing in his heart.
All of this was caused by not killing Du Qi back then. If Li Jiancheng had listened to his suggestion when he summoned Du Qi for the second time and directly killed Du Qi, today's matter would not have happened.
But now, Du Qi had already grown up and became a force to be reckoned with. Dealing with Du Qi again was all too late.
The Eastern Palace lost too much because of this.
Wei Zheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness Crown Prince, now that things have come to this, we absolutely cannot have a conflict with Du Qi anymore. At least on the surface, we cannot let His Majesty know that we have a conflict with Du Qi. "
"Otherwise, things will not be easy to handle."
"The matter this time, it should be that Cai Bida spread the news of the Crown Prince Residence backing him. As a result, the news was known by others. In addition, Du Qi enters the palace every day to have an audience with His Majesty and sows discord in front of His Majesty. "
Wei Zheng said, "That's why His Majesty was so angry and the Crown Prince was reprimanded."
"Damn it, damn it!"
Li Jiancheng's face was filled with rage.
His emotions could not be quelled.
Veins popped out on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Under the current circumstances, Imperial Father is reprimanding me again. Am I Imperial Father's son, or is Du Qi Imperial Father's son? "
Wei Zheng comforted him, "Of course, you are His Majesty's son. However, the current Du Qi is deeply appreciated and liked by His Majesty. Making an enemy out of Du Qi at this time is equivalent to offending His Majesty. "
"Therefore, I suggest that we avoid him for the time being and not provoke Du Qi."
"Especially since His Majesty has already given the order three times. If we offend His Majesty again, the consequences will be unimaginable. Your Highness, Du Qi has won His Majesty's favor through the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Investiture of the Gods. "
"After some time, when he finishes writing the books, His Majesty's favor will be gone."
"Therefore, we just need to wait a little longer. As for Cai Bida's tea shop, we can only ignore it for the time being. Originally, it was decided that Your Highness would participate in the promotion and that the Eastern Palace would arrange for people to bring Cai Bida to visit the various officials. Now, it seems that we can ignore it for the time being. The people of the Eastern Palace can't get involved. "
Wei Zheng said, "If the people of the Eastern Palace continue to participate and the news reaches His Majesty again, I'm afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable."
Li Jiancheng heard this and sighed inwardly.
The first tea shop was a source of income that he had painstakingly opened. But now, this source of income was about to be cut off. Li Jiancheng felt helpless.
Wei Zheng sighed, "Your Highness, we don't have to worry about this for the time being. We just need to let it happen and observe the development of the situation to see what will happen in the end. In any case, the rest will depend on Cai Bida's ability. We won't interfere. "
Li Jiancheng said, "That's all we can do for now."
Wei Zheng said, "I will immediately make arrangements to inform Cai Bida of this news. As long as Cai Bida knows, he will be able to react in advance. "
"Go!"
Li Jiancheng nodded.
Wei Zheng turned and left, returning to his office. He didn't personally inform the Crown Prince. Instead, he arranged for someone to do so. When the news reached Cai Bida, Cai Bida was dumbfounded. Cai Bida asked the messenger why, but the messenger said that he didn't know anything.
This made Cai Bida completely confused.
What was going on?
Why did the Eastern Palace suddenly offer no help at all? Not only did the Crown Prince not participate in the promotion, but the Eastern Palace had also promised to send someone to bring him to visit the officials in the imperial court.
This situation messed up Cai Bida's plans.
Everything was in chaos.
The First Teahouse had originally hoped for the Eastern Palace's help to break the deadlock. But now that the Eastern Palace was unwilling to help, his First Teahouse could no longer operate.
Cai Bida was unwilling to accept this, so he took a deep breath and said, "This is inappropriate. I have to get to the bottom of this. I want to see the Crown Prince about this and ask him for an explanation. "
"As you wish!"
The person who gave the order spoke.
Immediately after, the person who gave the order turned around and left, completely ignoring Cai Bida who was speaking.
Cai Bida tidied up a little and took a carriage to the Eastern Palace. When he arrived, he asked the gatekeeper to inform the Crown Prince. Although the gatekeeper did so, the person who received Cai Bida was not Li Jiancheng, but Wei Zheng.
When Li Jiancheng received the news, he didn't want to see Cai Bida, so he sent Wei Zheng to handle the matter. Cai Bida saw Wei Zheng and said respectfully, "Wei Xima, this one wishes to see the Crown Prince."
Wei Zheng said, "The Crown Prince is busy and has no time to see you. If you have any problems, feel free to tell me. As long as I know, I will answer them one by one. "
Cai Bida frowned.
He wasn't ignorant. When he heard Wei Zheng's words, he knew that this was Li Jiancheng's arrangement. Li Jiancheng didn't want to see him, so he sent Wei Zheng to handle the matter.
Cai Bida suppressed his dissatisfaction and said solemnly, "Wei Xima, I came because I just received an order from the Eastern Palace. Previously, the Crown Prince promised that he would personally attend the First Teahouse's tea promotion, but now he won't be going.
"In addition, the Crown Prince promised to arrange for someone to bring me to visit the officials in the imperial court, so that the First Teahouse can get more orders and open up the market.
"Now, that's all.
If he doesn't fulfill his promise, the First Teahouse will have a hard time operating. "
Cai Bida said, "Why is that, Wei Xima? There are better resources to use now, and there's a chance to make a fortune and break the monopoly of the world's number one tea. Why cut off one of your arms? "
Wei Zheng's expression immediately turned cold.
He didn't want to see his arm cut off. Even Wei Zheng hadn't expected things to develop to this point. He had no way to turn the situation around.
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