The Ignorant Li Daozong
Li Daozong hadn't been found by Li Er recently, so he had nothing to do. He was also happy to be free, eating and drinking in the residence, leisurely.
He had just finished his lunch and was about to take a walk in the back garden when he heard a servant at home report that the palace had issued an order for Li Daozong to meet the emperor.
When Li Daozong heard this news, he felt bitter in his heart. He had finally stopped for two days, so why did the emperor call him to meet again? Was he going to give him another difficult problem?
Or was it that Li Er's anger towards his son-in-law, Chu Yi, hadn't subsided and was now looking for him to denounce him?
Li Daozong, who had all kinds of guesses in his heart, had long lost his leisurely feeling and returned to his usual submissive appearance.
After thanking the eunuch who had come to deliver the decree, he went to the inner room to change into a set of clothes to meet the emperor before heading to the imperial palace.
In the royal study.
"This subject pays his respects to the Emperor."
Li Daozong submissively walked to the Emperor's desk and submissively bowed.
While he was bowing, he stole a glance at Li Er's face. It was calm and emotionless. For a moment, he could not tell why he was looking for him.
"Your good son-in-law's Thousand Treasures Pavilion has been bustling recently, right?”Li Erzheng sat on the dragon throne and said coldly.
"Ten…Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion? This was just a name that Chu Yi came up with. It was just an ordinary grocery store. I've even made a fool of myself in front of the emperor."
Li Daozong thought to himself. What did Chu Yi do to make the Emperor personally question him?
It was just an ordinary grocery store. The Emperor probably had ulterior motives and was still brooding over Chu Yi's refusal to grant him an official position, right?
On the other side, Li Er was also sizing up Li Daozong's expression. When he heard his reply, he was a little unhappy. An ordinary grocery store? Li Daozong, oh Li Daozong, do you really not know, or are you just pretending?
"Oh? Everyone in Chang 'an knows that your son-in-law, Chu Yi, has recently auctioned off three rare treasures in the Thousand Treasures Pavilion. It's unheard of and unheard of. Even I am curious about this!”
Li Er continued, as if he wanted to break through Li Daozong's line of defense and test if he knew about the treasure that Chu Yi was selling.
"Ah…this, this is just some small things that my son-in-law got from somewhere. How could they enter your eyes? He was afraid that it would only be rumored to be divine!”
Li Daozong was afraid that the Emperor would ask him to find some rare treasure for him. What treasure could he, Li Daozong, find that was more precious than the things in the national treasury? Therefore, he quickly rejected it and refused to admit it.
"Oh? But even General Li Jing came to me and said that these treasures could significantly increase the strength of the Tang army. Since your family had such good things, why didn't you say anything?”
Li Er was too lazy to beat around the bush with Li Daozong and said bluntly.
"This Lord Li is definitely exaggerating. My son-in-law Chu Yi is just a brat from the countryside. How could he have such a treasure?”
Li Daozong listened to Li Er's words and felt that they were getting more and more ridiculous. What treasure? It could actually help the army in battle?
What was Chu Yi selling? Wasn't it because he had no way out of being an official, so he wanted to change his path and sell some small things?
He naturally did not care much about the things that Chu Yi was selling. This was because he also believed that even though Chu Yi had some talent and knowledge, in terms of treasures, what could a country boy like him, who had nothing, bring out?
Of course, Li Daozong could also hear the blame in Li Er's words. He was so anxious that he almost knelt down and kowtowed to apologize.
Li Er, who was sitting on the stage, stared at Li Daozong and carefully sized him up. When he saw that Li Daozong was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, he sighed slightly in his heart.
It seemed like Li Daozong really didn't know what Chu Yi was selling. Then his plan to obtain these three treasures from him would probably fail.
Thinking of this, Li Er sighed again. This Li Daozong had always been honest. Chu Yi, this sly fox, could have hidden the treasure from him, but where did he get it? Li Er wanted to know even more now.
Li Ergu added," Your good son-in-law is really amazing. That Distant Vision Tubes, Golden Saber, and Wooden Ox Horse were all sold by his Thousand Treasures Pavilion. It seems that he made a lot of money."”
Distant Vision Tubes, Golden Saber, and Wooden Ox Horses? These items were indeed sold by Chu Yi at the auction. However, Chu Yi had told her that they were just small items that the young masters and young ladies of the royal family played with when they had nothing to do. Why would they arouse the Emperor's curiosity?
Because of this matter, he had even summoned her to the palace in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, this subject is guilty. I did not know what Chu Yi was selling. If this thing is beneficial to the Great Tang and the military, this subject will naturally hand it over with both hands. Please give me some time to ask my son-in-law.”
Li Daozong also realized the importance of this treasure. Since the Emperor placed so much importance on it, he had to ask Chu Yi about it to prevent himself from getting burned.
"Forget it, it's just some small things. I've only recently heard people around me talk about it as an interesting story, so I can't help but be a little curious. You don't have to be so nervous. Those who don't know might think that I'm targeting your son-in-law.”
Li Er changed his mind. He did not want to ask Li Daozong for information anymore.
After all, Li Daozong was Chu Yi's family. If he asked around, he might end up in a nest of snakes and rats. He couldn't let Chu Yi slap his face again. He had to find out where Chu Yi got these treasures and what other uses they had.
He still needed to send other more professional people over. Li Daozong had to stay calm for now to avoid alerting the enemy.
"Yes, yes. They are just some small things. How can they compare to the rare treasures in the palace? Your Majesty, you don't have to listen to those rumors. The more they spread, the more ridiculous they are!”
When Li Daozong heard the Emperor's words, he felt that the Emperor did not want to delve into it, so he also went down the stairs, wanting to put these things aside from his family.
"Alright, I still have a memorial to read. You can leave first.”Li Er planned to send Li Daozong away.
"Yes, I will take my leave."
After Li Daozong left the royal study, Li Er pondered for a while.
He seemed to have thought of a suitable candidate and called the eunuch guarding the door over. He hastily wrote something on the paper, folded it, and asked the eunuch to send it to someone.
Soon after, the managing eunuch appeared in front of General Li Jing's residence.
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