hsntnovel Chapter 2259 Reactions from all parties
Chapter 2259 Reactions from all parties
Changsun Wuji's words have already made his attitude clear; he will not take action before getting results.
And he will base his decision on the results of the prince's investigation, that is, he will listen to the prince and whatever the prince says is what it is.
This old fox. The people of the aristocratic family cursed in their hearts.
"Well, in that case, we will take our leave and await the results of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's investigation."
The few of them looked at each other, then bowed to Changsun Wuji and walked out.
"Everyone, it seems that the Zhao company does not want to join forces with us." After walking out of the Ministry of Chancellery and seeing that there was no one around, Cui Renzhi spoke.
"I think Duke Zhao is afraid of Prince Ji, so he acts like this." The Wang family's censor said disdainfully.
"Brother Wang, it's not that simple. This old fox sees things more clearly than we do."
Zheng Jingsi spoke at this moment, and received nods of agreement from the others.
Several of them have been officials for many years and hold relatively high positions, so they naturally have a strong political sense.
"Why do you say that?" The Wang family's censor had only been in office for a short time and didn't understand the situation.
Lu Chengqing looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he said bluntly:
"Brother Wang, at this moment when the political situation has changed and the new emperor has taken over, all parties are vying for interests.
As a relative by marriage and the prince's uncle, Duke Zhao was naturally close to the prince and was deeply trusted by his highness the prince.
At this time, no matter what happens, the Duke of Zhao will stand by the Crown Prince and support all his decisions to show his loyalty."
"But this time, the Duke of Zhao suffered the greatest loss, greater than any of us. He had already suffered enough from the cotton of the Prince of Jin, the Prince of Wei, and several other princes.
Although the cotton was robbed, the money still had to be paid, not to mention that his entire workshop area was burned down, which required a lot of manpower and material resources.
Is he really so willing?"
The Wang family's censor asked in return, he believed that the Duke of Zhao would stand with them to attack King Ji.
Because the Duke of Zhao's Mansion suffered the greatest losses, it may take several years to recover.
The money required to pay these princes for the goods alone is a considerable sum, not to mention the need to rebuild the workshop.
Hearing his words, the others laughed, and Zheng Jingsi asked with a smile:
"Brother Wang, compared to the future of our family, what does losing some money mean?
No matter how much money you have, you can't buy the position of prime minister."
"This... is indeed the case." The Wang family's censor immediately understood and nodded in agreement. Compared with the development and growth of the family, what does money matter?
Isn't the purpose of a family making money to grow stronger?
"Then what should we do next? Should we just wait and see what happens? But are you willing to do that?" asked the Wang family's censor.
"After we go back, let's hear what the clan has arranged. This time, Prince Ji broke the rules, so if he can do it, we can do it too.
He was the first to be unkind, so we cannot be blamed for being unjust. A tooth for a tooth, blood for blood.
Moreover, we are not the only ones who doubt him now. If we make it clear today, I believe many people will start to question him.
Perhaps even without our intervention, Prince Ji will be punished. Don't forget, there are quite a few princes among these people."
There was a fierce look in Zheng Jingsi's eyes, and several people nodded at the same time when they heard it.
After the people from the aristocratic family left, Changsun Wuji's expression was no longer as calm as before. Instead, it became gloomy, as if water was about to drip out of his face.
He was also very angry when he received the news the day before. The manager who came back to report the news told him everything that happened there.
This included how the steward of Princess Linchuan's mansion tipped him off, how he finally escaped, and what he said to Prince Ji after he fled to the villa of Prince Ji's mansion.
Changsun Wuji did not find any clues related to Prince Ji, but the more he found out, the more certain Changsun Wuji was that it was Prince Ji who did it.
As just said, the Duke Zhao's Mansion suffered the greatest loss because the cotton was harvested too early.
After picking, the cotton of several princes was directly transported to his workshop warehouse, but it was all stolen.
Even so, he had to pay for the cotton, and it was none of their business if it was robbed.
A rough calculation showed that the payment for the goods would be two or three hundred thousand strings of cash. If I had known this, I would not have delivered the goods to his warehouse in advance.
"Brother Fuji, why did you say that just now? Wouldn't this offend the Five Surnames?"
Gao Luxing asked from the side. He didn't say anything until the Shi family left.
He was the son-in-law of the emperor and inherited the title of Duke of Shen. After observing the mourning period, he was transferred to the Secretariat by Zhangsun Wuji.
"Xian Xing, what's the point of us getting involved at this time? Not only us, but others will also suspect that it was Prince Ji's doing.
But what can we do? If we act without solid evidence, we will easily be bitten back by King Ji.
There's nothing we can do about this matter.
They can only plot in secret, and I don't want to be associated with them."
Out of gratitude to Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji was still willing to teach Gao Luxing.
After Gao Shilian passed away, the entire Gao family relied on Gao Luxing for support. Changsun Wuji was raised by Gao Shilian and was grateful for his upbringing, so he was willing to help.
"You mean they want to retaliate secretly? Do they dare to..."
Gao Luxing stopped talking here, but his meaning was self-evident.
Changsun Wuji sneered:
"Haha, do you think they don't dare? It's not like they haven't ridden on it before."
"Then what do we do now?"
"Didn't I just say this? Wait for the results of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's investigation.
The most important thing for us now is not to take revenge on anyone, but to stand with the prince, so that we can be invincible.
As for other things, we have a long way to go and there will always be opportunities."
Thinking of this, Duke Zhao gritted his teeth and said that this loss made his already poor family even worse off.
All the years of work were wasted, all lost here. But right now, my own future is the most important thing.
At this moment, outside the Suzaku Gate, Li Zhi stopped Li Tai.
"Fourth brother, please stay."
Upon hearing this, Li Tai stopped and turned to look at Li Zhi with a questioning look.
"Pheasant, what's the matter?"
"Fourth brother, what do you think about this matter?" Li Zhi walked over.
"Haha, didn't Big Brother send someone to investigate? We'll know the results once Big Brother comes out."
Li Tai chuckled and smiled.
"Fourth brother, let's be frank. Don't you think that Li Shen was the one who did this?"
Li Zhi asked somewhat unwillingly.
"What's there to be unwilling about? Without any evidence, what can you do? Fourth Brother advises you to let it go this time. We haven't lost much anyway.
It's just a warehouse, we just rebuild it.
The cotton has been delivered to the workshop of Duke Zhao's mansion. I believe Duke Zhao will not refuse to pay us."