Liu Zhengxi continued, "When I was investigating Wang Bei's whereabouts, I also discovered something else. These days, Wang Bei often goes to pawnshops to pawn items from his family in exchange for money. "
"Obviously, the Wang family can't make ends meet."
"Wang Bei's wife is sick and needs to see a doctor and take medicine. His son needs to study. No matter what, Wang Bei has to endure. Moreover, the pawnshop Liu Zhengxi went to is called Du Ji Pawnshop. It's in Peace Lane near the East Market. "
"Coincidentally, Du Ji Pawnshop is the property of the Du family."
"Young Master, you only need to wait for news. Once Wang Bei goes to pawn items again, you can meet Wang Bei in the pawnshop. This situation will not be discovered. After all, Young Master will not go there on purpose. Moreover, Young Master can also hide your whereabouts. In this way, whether it's Wang Bei's whereabouts or Young Master's whereabouts, they will not be exposed. "
Liu Zhengxi made a suggestion.
Du Qi pondered after hearing this.
The plan was not bad.
However, such a plan was rather troublesome.
Liu Zhengxi said, "Young Master, is the plan feasible?"
Du Qi said, "In principle, Mister Liu's plan is feasible. However, it is rather troublesome to execute because it is uncertain when Liu Zhengxi will go to pawn items. What if Liu Zhengxi does not go to pawn items again? Therefore, although this plan seems feasible, it is not appropriate. "
Liu Zhengxi thought for a moment and said, "Young Master, I have another plan."
Du Qi said, "Let's hear it!"
Liu Zhengxi said, "Your humble subordinate's plan is to visit him directly at night. After all, it is not easy to be discovered after dark. "
Du Qi said, "Not appropriate!"
Liu Zhengxi said, "Why?"
Du Qi explained, "These plans of yours are all based on the fact that Wang Bei will agree to submit to you. Once I go to instigate Wang Bei, he will agree on the surface, but secretly tell Li Jiancheng that I represent King Qin to instigate him. He will even say that I will only instigate Wang Bei because I want to deal with the East Palace. If this matter spreads, it will be disadvantageous to me. "
Liu Zhengxi frowned and said with a sigh, "If that's the case, it's going to be difficult."
For a moment, Liu Zhengxi had no idea what to do.
Du Qi said seriously, "Instigating Wang Bei is not an easy thing to begin with. If this matter was not handled properly, it would alert the enemy and cause the Eastern Palace to take precautions. Even if I can use the excuse of taking revenge on the Crown Prince to distance myself from the Duke of Qin's estate. However, the people in the Eastern Palace will definitely think that this has something to do with the Duke of Qin. Therefore, if this matter is brought to His Majesty, it will turn into a fight between factions, which is not beneficial to the Duke of Qin. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Therefore, this matter must be handled with extreme caution."
Liu Zhengxi said, "You're right, Young Master. I'd rather not make a move than make a mistake. As long as you make a move, you must have the confidence to take down Wang Bei. "
Du Qi said, "That's what I meant."
Immediately, Du Qi said, "Mr. Liu, when you investigated Wang Bei, did you find out that he was borrowing money? He kept going to pawnshops to pawn items. There must have been times when he needed money in a hurry and borrowed money, right? "
Liu Zhengxi shook his head. "Young Master, I didn't find anything like that. The pawnshops were all found at Duji Pawnshop. The rest of the information is still being gathered. "
Du Qi said, "Next, we'll investigate his borrowing of money. See if Wang Bei was borrowing money from others. We must instigate Wang Bei's rebellion. Although he was beaten and marginalized by the Eastern Palace and resented the Crown Prince, we can't be hasty and act rashly. We must first make him fall into a difficult situation and be unable to extricate himself from it. Therefore, the premise of this matter is that Wang Bei has no way to ask for help, and we'll save him. "
Liu Zhengxi said, "Young Master, I'll do it tomorrow."
Du Qi nodded.
After his conversation with Liu Zhengxi, he already had a rough idea of how to instigate Wang Bei's rebellion.
Next, he just had to take it one step at a time.
Du Qi went to bed early that night. The next morning, he stayed in the residence and didn't go out. He only asked Liu Zhengxi to scout for information. Du Qi stayed in the residence and arranged the matters of the bank. He had to choose the location of the bank and then carefully renovate it. He had to sort out all the details to avoid any trouble.
Liu Zhengxi returned when it was close to noon.
His face was full of smiles.
Liu Zhengxi and Du Qi had a meal in the residence. As they ate, Liu Zhengxi said, "Young Master, the matter of Wang Bei borrowing money has been investigated. During this period of time, Wang Ke had borrowed two sums of money, both from his neighbors. The money wasn't much, only two strings of money. "
Du Qi put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Two strings of money isn't much, but to Wang Bei, it's a life-saving straw that can keep the family afloat. Of course, it's also the last straw that broke his back. "
"Things are much simpler now."
"Arrange for some people to give Wang Bei's neighbors some benefits and have them force Wang Bei to return the money. As long as Wang Bei doesn't have the money to return, he'll be cornered. Only then will we have a chance to instigate Wang Bei. "
"But if Wang Bei is in a desperate situation, there's still a way out, and that's to ask for help from the Eastern Palace."
Du Qi said, "With Li Jiancheng's nature, I'm afraid he won't bother with Wang Bei. After all, Li Jiancheng has already abandoned Wang Bei. Li Jiancheng doesn't even want to see Wang Bei, so he won't even meet him. "
"In the end, Wang Bei still has a way out, and that's to sell his residence."
"This is Wang Bei's only chance."
Du Qi's eyes flashed. He said, "At this point, it's easy to instigate Wang Bei. It's even easier to arrange a meeting with Wang Bei. A person who doesn't care about Wang Bei is not worthy of Wang Bei's loyalty. "
Liu Zhengxi said, "Young Master is wise!"
Du Qi said, "Let's do that. I'll wait for the latest news."
"Yes!"
Liu Zhengxi agreed.
After lunch, Liu Zhengxi left and went straight to make arrangements to deal with Wang Bei.
Du Qi only needed to wait for news.
Liu Zhengxi looked for Zhang Jingping and asked him to make the arrangements. Zhang Jingping was now the local tyrant of Chang 'an. It was extremely convenient for him to make arrangements. In the afternoon and evening, Zhang Jingping settled the matter.
Wang Bei's neighbor had already gone to collect the money.
Actually, Wang Bei's character was not bad. The neighbor was also willing to believe him. After all, Wang Bei was a Rank-7 official in the Eastern Palace. To the common folk, he was an official. However, under Zhang Jingping's arrangements, the neighbor was already convinced and took the initiative to collect the money.
Wang Bei was a man with backbone.
He also wanted to save face.
When the neighbor came to collect the money, the neighbor also said that he had encountered difficulties and needed money. Wang Bei could not afford to owe money, so he agreed to exchange the money. He asked the neighbor to give him two days to collect the money and promised to return the money.
The neighbor left, satisfied.
Wang Bei sent the neighbor away. There was a relieved expression on his face. At least he had appeased the neighbor. However, immediately, a worried expression appeared on his face. Everything that should be pawned in his house had already been pawned. There were no extra items left.
It was not easy for a family of three.
His son was growing and studying.
His wife was not in good health and needed medicine.
Unfortunately, he could not afford it.
Wang Bei did not tell his wife about this. After thinking about it, the only solution he could think of was to ask the Eastern Palace for help. Because he had no other choice, he could only go to see Li Jiancheng and hope that Li Jiancheng would be magnanimous and help him.
Wang Bei had a plan. He endured his injuries and went to the Eastern Palace. The current Wang Bei was still a little awkward when he walked, but at least he could walk normally. When he arrived at the Eastern Palace, he asked someone to report to him.
The Eastern Palace attendant came to Li Jiancheng's study and reported that Wang Bei had asked to see him.
When Li Jiancheng heard that it was Wang Bei, he was a little unhappy.
Wang Bei had become a stain on his reputation.
Previously in the palace, Li Jiancheng had abandoned Wang Bei, so Li Jiancheng had a knot in his heart. Especially when he had pushed the blame to Wang Bei, Li Jiancheng was a little embarrassed.
Under such circumstances, Li Jiancheng was even more unwilling to see Wang Bei. Therefore, Li Jiancheng simply asked the attendant to pass a message that he was busy and did not have time to see Wang Bei for the time being.
Li Jiancheng said that if Wang Bei had something to do, he should go directly to Wei Zheng and ask Wei Zheng to help him deal with it.
Wang Bei was a little proud.
After all, he was a scholar.
He had the strength of a scholar.
Li Jiancheng did not want to see him, so it was obvious that he was doing it on purpose. Under such circumstances, Wang Bei could have gone to see Wei Zheng, but he did not. Instead, he returned to the Wang family in a daze.
After asking for help from the Eastern Palace failed, the first thing Wang Bei did after returning home was to arrange for the sale of his house. At this point, Wang Bei was at the end of his rope. He could only sell his house.
He could not ignore his wife and son. He had to pay his debts, so he could only sell his house.
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