Wang Bei was truly convinced by Du Qi's scheming. From beginning to end, he said very few words. However, every time his expression changed, Du Qi would continue to speak, revealing what he was thinking in his heart.
Wang Bei was also shocked by this ability.
Wang Bei thought for a while and finally no longer hesitated. He said seriously, "Wang Bei is willing to serve Young Master."
At this point, there was nothing to say.
He just had to submit.
Especially when his wife was seriously ill and his son needed money to study. He was at the end of his rope and had no other choice.
Du Qi said, "Wang Bei, you won't regret today's decision."
Wang Bei said, "I hope so."
Du Qi did not say much. He waved his hand and Liu Zhengxi, who was accompanying him, took out a bag of money from his sleeve and handed it directly to Wang Bei. Du Qi said, "Wang Bei, this is the money for you. It's enough for you to get out of your current predicament. You can keep the extra money. "
Wang Bei opened the money bag.
When he saw the situation inside the bag, his face revealed a surprised expression. This was because the money inside was not copper coins, but pieces of gold and some small pieces of gold.
This money was enough for him to cure his wife's illness and let his son continue to study.
His family's life would not be bad.
It would be easy to pay back the money.
Wang Bei sincerely thanked Du Qi and said solemnly, "Thank you, Young Master."
Du Qi said, "You don't have to thank me. The life of a family of three is not easy, especially in Chang 'an. You are a good person, your wife is virtuous, and your son is filial. Live a good life. "
Wang Bei thanked him again.
Du Qi continued, "After a while, I will send someone to send you money. You can't say that this money is from selling the house. You can say that it's from mortgaging the house temporarily. Later on, you can say that you have received a reward. It will make sense. "
Wang Bei said, "Young Master, you are considerate. Wang Bei admires you."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Okay, your wife has been ill for a long time. It has become a chronic illness. Go and get treatment early. It will not be easy to cure it if it is delayed. "
"Yes!"
Wang Ke turned around and left in a hurry.
Du Qi sat for a while longer before leaving as well.
After Du Qi returned to the Du family, he sat down with Liu Zhengxi in the study. A bright smile appeared on his face as he said, "Now that we have Wang Bei, we have our first spy in the Eastern Palace."
Liu Zhengxi said, "Young Master, although Wang Bei is willing to work for Young Master, he is not a Young Master. The problem was that there was no evidence in Wang Bei's hands. In that case, if Wang Bei were to betray us after gaining benefits, wouldn't the losses outweigh the gains? "
Back then, he had pledged allegiance to Du Qi because he had schemed against Wang Zongzhou.
Du Qi had something on him.
The current Liu Zhengxi was dead set on serving Du Qi, but the problem was that Wang Bei did not.
This was what Liu Zhengxi was worried about.
Du Qi smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, Wang Ke is a man of character. After all, he is a scholar. It is impossible for him to do such a treacherous thing."
"Moreover, he is an official of the Eastern Palace. If any rumors were to spread, a seventh-rank official would not be able to withstand it. It would be too easy to deal with Wang Bei. "
Du Qi said seriously, "Right now, there is no need for anything on Wang Bei. He will do his best to serve me. Because Wang Bei knows very well that once he has embarked on this path, there is no turning back. If he tells Li Jiancheng, will Li Jiancheng believe him? Even if he believes him temporarily, he will be on guard against him in the future. Therefore, Wang Bei has no choice. "
Liu Zhengxi nodded and did not say anything else.
Du Qi thought for a while and said, "Speaking of which, it is close to the end of the year. The Duke of Qin has many demands on the court. Make the arrangements. We will go to the Duke of Qin's residence tonight. "
Du Qi could not go to the Duke of Qin's residence too openly.
It was better to be careful.
To avoid any mishaps.
Liu Zhengxi acknowledged and went to make the arrangements.
When the sky was completely dark, Du Qi and Liu Zhengxi quietly left through the back door of the Du residence. They disappeared into the darkness and made their way to the Duke of Qin's residence.
During the day, Liu Zhengxi had arranged for someone to inform the Duke of Qin that Du Qi would be paying him a visit tonight. Du Qi's carriage arrived at the Duke of Qin's residence at the back door and went straight in without stopping.
After entering the residence, he went straight to the study.
Liu Zhengxi was waiting outside the study. Du Qi went straight in. When he saw Li Shimin, he bowed and took a seat. "Your Highness, the end of the year is near. My father cannot return from Daizhou, so I am here to pay my respects to you."
Li Shimin said, "Everything is well for me."
After a pause, Li Shimin said, "How about your father? How is he doing in Daizhou?"
Du Qi explained, "Within Daizhou, all forces belonging to the aristocratic families have been completely eliminated. Not a single one is left. Not only that, but even the Wang Family of Taiyuan is now under my control. Speaking of which, the Wang Family, a clan with hundreds of years of history, should have deep foundations. But the current clan lord, Wang Yu, and his assistant, Wang Qiao, don't have the slightest bit of backbone. "
Li Shimin chuckled and said, "If it weren't for their greed for life and fear of death, it would be extremely difficult for you to recruit them for your own use."
News of Du Qi's actions against the Wang Family had reached the Duke of Qin's residence. That was why Li Shimin knew that Wang Yu and Wang Qiao had submitted to Du Qi and that Wang Yu was now in charge of the Wang Family.
Du Qi said, "Your Highness' words are reasonable."
Li Shimin changed the topic, returning to the main topic, he said, "Erlang, you came to find me tonight, is there something important?"
Du Qi replied, "There are two matters."
Li Shimin said, "Tell me, this prince is all ears. Your business with Erlang is no small matter. "
Du Qi said, "First, this lowly servant used the excuse of paying respects to the ancestors to return to Chang 'an in order to instigate a rebellion against the Eastern Palace's Deputy Prime Minister, Wang Bei. Today, this lowly servant met with Wang Bei and successfully convinced him to be my spy to monitor the Eastern Palace. "
"The second matter is that the end of the year is approaching. Your Highness needs to make arrangements in the imperial court and move up and down to consolidate your power and gather more insightful people. In the past half a year or so, the Du Family's businesses have made a lot of money. This lowly servant will transfer five hundred thousand strings of cash from the treasury to make arrangements for Your Highness. "
"The money sent here will be arranged separately after the meeting to avoid being noticed."
Du Qi told him the two things he wanted to do.
He didn't need to donate money to Li Shimin. After all, the struggle for the throne was Li Shimin's own business.
The problem was that the Du Family and the Duke of Qin's residence were tied together.
Du Qi didn't care much about money and was happy to donate.
Moreover, only when Li Shimin became the Emperor of the Tang dynasty would the Du Family have the biggest backer. Even if the current Li Yuan was Du Qi's backer, it was only Du Qi's backer, not the Du Family's.
What's more, Li Jiancheng was always a threat. Du Qi must support Li Shimin with all his strength and let Li Shimin's strength be further enhanced to achieve the goal of self-protection.
Li Shimin heard this and said with emotion, "Erlang, for this Prince's foundation, your Du Family has paid too much. Previously, you took out five hundred thousand strings of cash to support the Prince's residence. Now, you took out another five hundred thousand strings of cash. This Prince owes you a lot. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Your Highness is overpraising me."
After a pause, Du Qi joked, "Your Highness thinks this little one has paid a lot. After defeating the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Li Jiancheng, and when His Majesty ascends to the throne, please reward me with the title of Marquis. As the Marquis of the Tang dynasty, it's very prestigious. I, Du Qi, have always been one who doesn't mind too many benefits. "
This was a gag.
Li Shimin listened and laughed, saying solemnly, "Okay, this Prince promises you. As long as this Prince ascends to the throne, I will reward you with the title of Marquis. "
Although he said this, Li Shimin also knew that the Emperor was now biased towards the Eastern Palace. It would not be easy for him to succeed the throne. Especially if he wanted to win over talents, he must use money to open the way. It was impossible to simply reason.
This was politics!
Not ideals, not child's play!
Politics was greater than ideals, and ideals could be included in it.
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