After leaving the palace, Du Qi didn't return to the Du residence. Instead, he went straight to the south of the city to find Zhang Jingping. This was because he had to make proper arrangements to ensure the smooth progress of his plan.
Du Qi arrived at Zhang Jingping's residence. "Supreme Dragon Head, have the family members of the deceased come to the restaurant in two days to seek redress. Ask them to come to me by name."
"Yes!"
Zhang Jingping immediately agreed.
Immediately after, Zhang Jingping said, "Young Master, you can just call me by name. No need to be so polite."
Not only was he Du Qi's subordinate, but he also regarded himself as Du Qi's follower.
Without Du Qi, he wouldn't have everything he had now.
Du Qi said, "It's fine. It's just a form of address. Oh right, you must instruct him clearly that there can't be any flaws. After all, His Majesty will be there when the time comes. "
Zhang Jingping said, "Don't worry, Young Master. I haven't revealed any information about you from beginning to end. I only told him that I was willing to redress his grievances so that his daughter didn't die in vain. That's why he doesn't know anything. He'll only know to seek redress the day after tomorrow. "
Du Qi nodded. "Not bad. Your arrangements are very good. Every plan is carried out under the premise of minimizing the leakage of information. Only then can we avoid the leakage of information. "
After arranging everything, Du Qi turned and left.
After returning with Liu Zhengxi, he spent most of his time in the residence and rarely went out. Taking advantage of this time, Liu Zhengxi had already arranged for five hundred thousand strings of cash to be sent to the Duke of Qin's residence. In addition, the location of the bank's branch in Chang 'an had been chosen. They would soon hire craftsmen to decorate it.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Early in the morning.
It was still snowing heavily, and the weather was even colder than a few days ago. The cold wind blew on his face like a knife. It was incomparably uncomfortable. Du Qi came out with a scarf covering his face. He boarded the carriage and took off the scarf.
Fortunately, he was wearing a down jacket. Even if the cold wind blew into the carriage, it wouldn't affect him much.
When the carriage arrived at the restaurant, Du Qi went straight to the backyard.
All he needed to do now was to wait.
After nine o 'clock, the sky was bright, but the snow was still fluttering. Because the restaurant didn't provide breakfast, it was deserted in the morning, and there weren't many customers. But when it was close to noon, many people came to eat.
Even though it was winter, there were still many people ordering food in the restaurant. Of course, the best business was the hotpot and beef soup pot next door. It was the best business in the cold weather.
This was also a branch of the restaurant.
Du Qi was waiting in the backyard, and the soup base for the hot pot had already been brought over.
This was the Mandarin Duck Pot.
Du Qi sat at the side and waited quietly. Not long after, an attendant of the restaurant entered to report that Li Yuan had already arrived. Du Qi got up and went to greet him, but he had just left the courtyard when he ran into Li Yuan, who had directly entered.
Du Qi went forward to salute, but Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Erlang, it's not our first time coming to the restaurant either. Moreover, this is a private visit and not related to government affairs. You don't have to be so restrained. "
Du Qi smiled and agreed, but he led Li Yuan to the courtyard on his own.
The soup pot was already boiling.
Du Qi ordered the attendant to serve the dishes. Plates of meat, as well as tofu, vegetables, and so on were sent in. All kinds of dishes were fully arranged. Du Qi saw that Xiao Li was still standing behind Li Yuan, and said, "Your Majesty, it's cold today. Eating hotpot won't make you feel cold. You see, we might as well let Manager Xiao sit down and eat together. It's more lively with more people anyway. "
When Xiao Li heard, his expression didn't change. When he looked at Du Qi, there was a trace of goodwill.
Du Qi never discriminated against him because he was a eunuch. Although Du Qi was only a matter of a sentence, to Xiao Li, it was extremely important.
Li Yuan thought for a moment, and then said, "How about this, let Xiao Li and your attendant eat together. Last year at this time, We also ate with you. Let Xiao Li and your attendant eat together. "
"Your Majesty is brilliant!"
Du Qi nodded, and immediately let Liu Jian make the arrangements.
Liu Jian, Mordor, Liu Zhengxi, and Xiao Li were together. The four of them brought the bottom of the pot to boil again.
Du Qi put down the dishes one by one. He first picked up food for Li Yuan, and then he ate. On such a cold day, eating hotpot was an extremely comfortable thing. The whole body was warm, and it was extremely joyful.
Li Yuan praised as he ate.
The taste was really good.
Li Yuan and Du Qi also drank a little wine. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere was even more harmonious.
"Stomp! Stomp! "
A series of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
It was Old Eighth Zhong who entered. Old Eighth Zhong came to the courtyard. He first saluted Li Yuan, and then looked at Du Qi. He nodded slightly in greeting. Clearly, there was something.
Du Qi instructed, "You withdraw first. When I'm free, I'll come back to deal with the matter."
"Yes!"
Old Eighth Zhong received the order, turned around, and walked out.
"Wait a moment!"
Li Yuan opened his mouth and ordered.
When Old Eighth Zhong heard that, he hurriedly stopped, turned around, and stood with a bow.
Li Yuan looked at Old Eighth Zhong and asked, "If I remember correctly, you're called Old Eighth Zhong, right?"
"Yes!"
Old Eighth Zhong said, "Your Majesty's discerning eyes are like torches."
Li Yuan nodded, turned to look at Du Qi, and asked, "Erlang, you're not even going to ask what the matter is. Are you going to wait for the follow-up to deal with it?"
Du Qi put down his chopsticks and said neither servile nor overbearing, "Your Majesty, you're here. Whatever it is, wait for the follow-up to deal with it. There's no harm in waiting for a while. "
Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "I came today, not as the emperor, but as a guest. So you don't have to care about how I think. If you have something to deal with, just deal with it first. "
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, it's just a sesame seed sized matter. It's fine."
Li Yuan turned to look at Old Eighth Zhong and said, "What's the matter, say it."
Old Eighth Zhong said, "Replying to Your Majesty, there's someone outside the restaurant shouting for justice, saying that he wants the young master to uphold justice. Outside this restaurant, there are people coming from time to time. They're gambling that the young master is in the restaurant, hoping that the young master will come forward. After all, the young master is considered a person with prestige in Chang 'an. "
Du Qi ordered, "Old Eighth Zhong, arrange a guard to escort the person shouting for justice to the county yamen, and ask County Magistrate Du to deal with it. The matter of Chang 'an County will be handed over to County Magistrate Du to handle. "
After saying that, Du Qi looked at Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, when I entered the palace the day before yesterday, didn't I tell you that many people came to me to uphold justice? Once or twice is fine, but after a long time, it's too troublesome. Now, I've transferred a lot of things to the county yamen, and asked County Magistrate Du to handle it. "
Li Yuan stroked the beard under his chin and said, "You did the right thing. After all, this is the duty of the Chang 'an county magistrate. Handing it over to the Chang' an county magistrate to handle is the most appropriate."
Pausing, Li Yuan said, "But today, I'm visiting incognito. Since this matter is involved, I might as well meet. Anyway, I came today, I have nothing to do. "
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty has this refined interest, that's the blessing of the common people."
After saying that, Du Qi nodded to Old Eighth Zhong.
Old Eighth Zhong left at once.
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