I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 29 Frustrated
Si Lili's family is from the lineage of Prince Zhao, the third son of Emperor Gaozu of the Li family. This Emperor Gaozu was not the founding emperor of the Qing Kingdom, but the founding emperor of the Southern Kingdom. He is Li Chengzong's distant ancestor.

Later, the Second Generation of the Southern Kingdom perished. The Li family, with the efforts of three generations, finally repeated the glory of the Li family in the generation of Li Chengzong's great-grandfather, and founded the Qing Kingdom. Then there came the well-known King Lao Cheng.

After Prince Cheng ascended the throne, with the assistance of Emperor Qing and Ye Qingmei, the Kingdom of Qing became increasingly powerful. Naturally, wars were inevitable during this period. It was during this period that Si Lili's father died in battle.

He was the only son of Prince Zhao, and the reason for his death in battle was somewhat related to Emperor Qing.

It was Emperor Qing who arranged Si Lili's father as bait, but because he failed to arrive in time for rescue, he died in battle.

However, according to Prince Jing, Emperor Qing had a very good relationship with Si Lili's father, and it was due to the bad timing that he failed to arrive in time to rescue. Unfortunately, Prince Zhao did not believe it and turned to Emperor Qing's half-brother Prince Kang. When Prince Laocheng passed away, he joined Prince Kang in a rebellion, but failed and his entire family was massacred.

Perhaps remembering Si Lili's father who died in battle and the betrayal of old Prince Zhao, Emperor Qing's expression changed for a while, but he finally nodded: "You can spare their lives, but they can't be named Li in the future."

"Thank you, Father."

Seeing his son's playful face, Emperor Qing snorted, "What do you think of the friction between Daqing and Northern Qi on the border?"

"I sit and watch."

Li Chengzong was speechless. He didn't know what had happened, so what could he think?

"you……"

Emperor Qing took two deep breaths to calm himself down, and said calmly, "I want to call upon your Blood Robe Guards."

"Not recently. I'm going to ask them to do something."

"doing what?"

"Dad, you don't know that my son's reputation in Kyoto is now stinking. Many officials' children say that my son is stupid and fat like a pig. Aren't they slapping you and me in the face? So I want to teach them a lesson, but it's too embarrassing for me, a prince, to go alone. I plan to bring the Blood Robe Guards with me to let them know that I, Li Chengzong, am not someone to be trifled with."

Emperor Qing felt like he was screwed as he let his son serve as a showpiece for the Blood-Clothed Guards, who terrified the enemy.

"No, you were praised as a god a few days ago. Who dares to say that you are stupid and fat like a pig?"

"What was passed on before also counts."

Emperor Qing: "..."

"By the way, Dad, what are you going to do with the Blood Robe Guards? If you transfer them to the border army, I won't have any guards around me. Why don't you transfer some of your Royal Guards to me?"

"roll roll roll."

"If you don't want to, then don't want to. Really, my own son is not as good as my childhood playmate. I'm sad. I'm leaving." Li Chengzong got out of bed and prepared to leave.

"Stop, you almost fooled me. Send ten people to the military academy."

Li Chengzong turned around and asked, "What military academy?"

"The Daqing Military Academy you suggested has been established and improved in the past two years, but I always feel that something is missing. Let Li Junxin take the Blood Robe Guards to practice."

Li Chengzong suddenly said, "You don't have anything else to do?"

"No more, go away."

Li Chengzong left and did not go back to the palace directly.

Now that I have entered the palace, I naturally have to visit Qin Yu and the old lady.

I went to see the old lady first, accompanied her for lunch, and took care of her while she took a nap before going to Yuxiu Palace.

Then, he watched a wonderful show of a mother beating her son in Yuxiu Palace.

未来的大庆皇帝逃课，被张老大人告到了柳贵嫔处，本想着找秦瑜求求情，哪知他娘这次是真下了狠心，最后还是被结结实实的揍了一顿，临走的时候还碎碎念，三哥不爱我了都不给我求情之类的话。

In order to comfort the wounded heart of the future emperor, Li Chengzong made a special visit to Concubine Liu the next day and gave her some food, drinks and entertainment before returning home.

Then, Li Chengzong summoned his capable men to the study.

"Jun Xin, the old man asked you to take nine people to the military academy as instructors. Do you know the situation in the military academy?"

"I've heard a little bit about it. Nowadays, most of the children of generals study in military academies."

"Since you know, then you should prepare and take people with you."

Li Chengzong nodded, looked at Zhao Huai'en and ordered: "Huai'en, take Wujiu to the Supervisory Council to find Chen Pingping and retrieve the files of Zhou Dewang and others. I want to know the dirty deeds they have done over the years."

As a prince of the Daqing Kingdom, it would be too beneath his dignity to put a sack on someone like Fan Xian did. Anyway, if he wanted to take revenge, he could be as cruel as possible.

"Master, Chen Pingping is not in Kyoto. Currently, the Kyoto Supervisory Council is led by Yan Ruohai, the head of the four branches."

Li Chengzong was stunned. "Forget it, let's have our own people investigate."

If Chen Pingping was in the Supervisory Yuan, he would give him some face. Besides, Chen Pingping owed him a favor, so it would not be a problem to transfer the files of a few people.

But Yan Ruohai...it's not an exaggeration to say that he is the most stubborn person in the Supervisory Council. If there was no order from Emperor Qing, Yan Ruohai would definitely not give him the face to transfer the files. After all, this man is a tough guy who can even confront the crown prince, so naturally he would not take a prince like him seriously.

Since it is impossible to directly obtain the files from the Supervisory Commission, I can only check it myself.

After investigating for more than half a month, Li Chengzong was quite surprised by the result.

Si Lili gave him six names, most of whom were sons of high-ranking officials at the level of vice minister of the six ministries.

Except for a few individuals, the worst thing these people have done is to steal other people's concubines or their own fathers' concubines.

Among them, Zhou Dewang has never done anything bad except making up rumors about him, and he has never even bullied ordinary people.

How the hell was he going to kill him?!

If Li Chengzong didn't have a son who was the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, he would have been suffocated to death.

"Huai En, are you sure your investigation is correct?" Li Chengzong asked with some disbelief.

As a dandy second-generation official, it is too embarrassing for him to not do things like robbing women, killing people and setting fires, but just think about stealing concubines from other people's families and his own father.

Zhao Huai'en nodded: "Those few people are the ones who benefited the most from the Spring Examination in previous years, so they are dissatisfied with you. Their family education is quite strict."

"So it's their fathers who do all the bad things?"

"The main reason was that they formed a clique and joined forces to cheat in the imperial examination. As for the rest... when we were investigating, the imperial guards secretly obstructed us."

"Okay, then let's start with this Junior Official of the Dali Temple and call all the victims along."

……

Songbida is a carriage and horse trading company that opened in Kyoto in the past two years. It has never lost any goods since its opening. Even if the goods are damaged, the company will compensate double the price. Therefore, its business is very good. Unfortunately, the company only operates within Kyoto Prefecture, which has disappointed many wealthy merchants.

Liu Er is a clerk in a carriage and horse business, responsible for loading and unloading goods. Although he is missing one leg and moves goods slowly, he is very strong. One trip of goods is equivalent to four or five trips by an ordinary porter.

He had little education and was illiterate, but he relied on his strength to settle down in Kyoto Prefecture. He lived a good life in the early years, but later on there was a period of very bleak life. It was not until the last two years when he came to the carriage and horse business that his life gradually got better.

A batch of goods had just been unloaded at noon that day. It was time for lunch, and a group of people gathered together to eat a meal with meat and vegetables, which was delicious.

"Brother Liu, the shopkeeper is looking for you."

A waiter came to where Li Fu was having dinner, accompanied by a man in his thirties. He smiled at the somewhat reserved Liu Er and asked, "Do you have a grudge against the Shaoqing family of the Dali Temple?"

"Boss, I understand." Liu Er stood up and was about to leave. Although he didn't know how the boss knew it, he had gotten used to it over the years. Anyway, since he knew that he had a grudge against the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, he would be fired.

It's a pity that this kind of job pays well, eats well, and has meat and vegetables for lunch every day. I have lived in Kyoto for so many years, but I have never seen or even heard of such a job.

The shopkeeper held him back, shook his head and said with a smile: "I see you don't understand anything. Do you know who the owner of this carriage and horse shop is? It's the current Third Prince. Would he be afraid of a mere Junior Official of the Dali Temple?"

Liu Er was stunned.

"The Third Prince heard about your situation and plans to take you to seek justice. Besides you, there are other people. Are you willing to go and see yourself? But I remind you that you only have one chance to take revenge. If you miss it, it will be gone. I will give you half a day off. Go home and discuss with your family. When you have made up your mind, go to Prince Ding's Mansion. Someone will receive you then."

"you?"

Liu Er immediately grasped the key point: "Isn't it just me who is the shopkeeper?"

"Well, anyone who has been bullied can go to the palace."

Liu Er bowed deeply, straightened his back, said thank you, and returned home as quickly as possible. His wife was cooking for the children and was very surprised to see her husband come back suddenly.

"Why are you back?"

"Li Niang, I am going to take revenge. You take the children and leave Kyoto first. I will come to find you then." Liu Er was very excited, but also a little scared. He was afraid that he would be retaliated against if he failed to kill the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

"You are crazy, he is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

"The Third Prince will take us with him."

"Your Highness?"

"Yes, His Majesty the Third Prince is the boss of our carriage and horse company."

"Could it be..."

Liu Er interrupted his wife and said, "Impossible. Today the shopkeeper told us to go to the palace first. It can't be a trap. Even if it is a trap, I will accept it. At most, I will die. My parents' revenge must be avenged."

"Then let's go together. If it weren't for my parents-in-law, I would have starved to death. Besides, we are a family. If you don't come back, we will die together."

Liu Er hugged his wife tightly and said, "Okay, let's go together."

……

Outside the city, in a certain village.

Zhang San had just come out of the fields and was about to go home for dinner when he was stopped by a man riding a big horse.

"Are you Zhang San?"

"That's right, I wonder what you want?"

"My master is willing to give you a chance to take revenge. Do you want to go?"

"go with!"

Zhang San bowed and said, "Please wait a moment, my lord. I will go home and change my clothes."

This is a dilapidated home, and the word "bare walls" is not enough to describe how dilapidated it is.

The leaky straw hut seemed like it could collapse at any time. A dishevelled woman was tied to the main beam of the house, struggling desperately and shouting "no".

"Wan Niang, just wait, I will go and avenge you right away."

Zhang San came home and tidied up the mad woman with a tender look on his face. He went to the kitchen and told his white-haired mother, "Mom, a nobleman wants to take my son to seek revenge. He is waiting at the village entrance. I will trouble you with my stepmother and Daya in the future. Please forgive me for being unfilial."

Looking at her son kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, the old woman nodded, but after Zhang San changed his clothes, she called him.

"Drink this cup of wine, it will be your beheading wine."

Although she didn't know who her son was talking about, she knew that person would definitely not seek revenge on their family for no reason. It was obvious that he wanted to take her son's life to do something shameful. At least that was what the old woman thought.

So after Zhang San drank the wine, he felt dazed for a moment and finally fainted.

"Son, this family cannot live without you. Daya, please take good care of your father."

The old woman gave instructions to a lame little girl next to her, and before she even walked out the door, she saw a young man in brocade clothes walk in.

"Old man, come along. The head of my family is the current Third Prince. He won't ask you to do anything. He will just give you a chance to take revenge with your own hands."

Finally, an ox cart carrying the unconscious Zhang San, the lame girl, the white-haired old woman and the tied-up woman slowly drove out of the village.

……

A casino in the south of the city.

In the corner of the casino, there was a dirty and smelly man lying there, curled up in a tattered Confucian robe.

This person was considered a celebrity in nearby casinos. He would go to the casino to gamble every ten days or half a month, and would lose everything every time. He never borrowed money from the casino, but would often get drunk and get beaten up.

If he hadn't brought a little money to the casino every ten days or half a month, he would have been beaten to death by the casino for getting drunk and causing trouble.

No one knew where he came from, and no one knew his name. All they knew was that he was a scholar. People in the casino were no longer surprised by him, and even when they passed by him, they were too lazy to take a second look.

However, today, a gambler who had been a frequent visitor in the past half month stood in front of him.

"Lu Jun, I'll give you a chance to take revenge, do you want it?"

Lu Jun, who was curled up in the corner, suddenly sat up from the ground and stared at the man in front of him: "Yes, as long as you let me get revenge, I'm willing to do anything."

……

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Qing looked at the polished arrow from left to right, and the palace was silent.

"His Majesty!"

Eunuch Hou walked into the hall with small steps: "The Third Prince sent someone to deliver a memorial."

"Bring it here."

Emperor Qing flipped open the memorial and took a look. He smiled and said, "The drum of hearing is quite interesting. He is very skilled in winning people's hearts. By the way, what is that little fat guy doing?"

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince is hosting a banquet to entertain the people who were tortured by the Dali Temple Shaoqing's residence, and he has sent someone to invite Doctor Sun to come to treat them. I think he wants to treat those people."

Emperor Qing nodded, put down the memorial in his hand, and said with a smile: "It seems that the little fat guy is really ready to kill someone to establish his authority, but it's time for the little fat guy to see blood. Do you think I should not stop him from investigating other people? He dared to spread rumors about the prince. He really lacks reverence in his heart."

"I dare not speak nonsense."

Eunuch Hou was shocked and lowered his head, not daring to even look at Emperor Qing.

"It's a pity that the brat is not interested in the court. It is enough to give him the position of Junior Official of Dali Temple to establish his authority. For the time being, keep those people. Go to Si Nanbo's mansion and tell him that I have agreed to his request. In the spring of next year, I will let Fan Xian come to the capital."

Emperor Qing picked up the bow and arrow on the table, put an arrow on it, drew the bow, aimed at the armor in front of him, and shot an arrow. The arrow pierced through the armor, making a clanging sound.

(End of this chapter)