Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Bravery and Bravery, Extremely Smart

"Everyone, although I don't know what you have to do with Qin Yang, there is one thing you must remember, he is my master!"

Li Ke had no expression on his face, scanning the five gentry patriarchs present.

After all, he couldn't afford to offend these noble families.

But Li Ke didn't want Qin Yang to be imprisoned, so he chose a compromise method.

That is to deliberately say that he does not know why the two parties are entangled.

Then he showed that Qin Yang was his master.

In this way, not only the relationship with the royal family and noble families was maintained, but also Qin Yang was preserved.

"master?"

The five Patriarchs looked at each other with surprised expressions.

In fact, they already knew about the relationship between Li Ke and Qin Yang, but now that Li Ke said it, they had to pretend to be confused.

You must know that the influence of the gentry is not limited to the commercial field.

Even the imperial court has their shadows.

The five patriarchs understood the meaning of Li Ke's words, and with Li Ke's identity, face must be given.

"Master, let me take you back."

Li Ke looked at Qin Yang, who nodded.

Under the escort of Li Ke, Qin Yang and his father Qin Xiangshan left Li's residence safely.

Qin Yang and his party had just left for a while.

Patriarch Zheng's face was extremely ugly, and his eyes fell on Patriarch Li with a questioning tone.

Said: "Old Li, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

Patriarch Li's face was ashen, and he said impatiently: "What can we do? His Highness King Wu has already said that Qin Yang is his master, what? Do you want to fight against the royal family?"

As soon as these words came out, Patriarch Zheng was speechless when asked.

Although he didn't know how to answer, judging from the resentment in the eyes of Patriarch Zheng, he would definitely not let it go.

After all, Qin Yang's previous actions made Patriarch Zheng feel ashamed.

the other side.

Li Ke sent Qin Yang back to the Qin Mansion safely.

The gate of the Qin Mansion.

Qin Xiangshan tactfully entered the mansion first.

Only Qin Yang and Li Ke were left standing at the door.

"Master, you should pay more attention recently. Those old fellows are not so easy to mess with. Even my royal father usually treats them a little bit less."

Li Ke looked at Qin Yang with a serious expression and exhorted.

Qin Yang naturally understood the reason, and also understood that Li Ke was concerned about him, so he simply nodded.

Li Ke looked around, seeing no one around, hesitated for a moment, finally made up his mind, and whispered: "Master, let me take you to a place first."

Qin Yang noticed the strangeness on Li Ke's face, and immediately asked curiously, "Where is it?"

"Just follow me."

Li Ke didn't elaborate, but took Qin Yang out of the gate of the Qin Mansion, took a carriage, and drove to the east of Chang'an City.

The night is deep.

The carriage stopped in front of an old house in Dongcheng.

"here is?"

Qin Yang got off the carriage, looked at the mansion in front of him that had been in disrepair for a long time, and turned to look at Li Ke.

"You'll find out later."

Li Ke walked to the door and knocked three times on the mottled door with his right hand.

squeak-

The door opened slowly.

A young servant poked his head out, and when he saw Li Ke, his eyes were happy at first, then when he turned his gaze, when he saw Qin Yang, the young servant's eyes obviously became vigilant.

"My own."

Li Ke said with a smile.

Hearing this, the young servant put down his guard and led Li Ke and Qin Yang into the mansion.

Come to the hall.

Qin Yang and Li Ke sat on the chairs, and the young servant served hot tea.

Qin Yang looked around and became more and more curious. The outside of the mansion looked in disrepair, but the inside of the mansion was brightly lit.

Wait a while.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps at the exit of the side hall.

"Your Highness, the old man came back late, and I hope His Highness will make amends."

An old man came out with a smile.

When Qin Yang saw the old man, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.

The old man in front of him was none other than the patriarch of the Lu family whom he had seen in the Li Mansion earlier, the old man of the Lu family who had five surnames and seven favorites.

"Old Lu."

Li Ke stood up and cupped his fists at Patriarch Lu.

"Your Highness, don't be so old."

The Patriarch of the Lu family smiled and waved his hands. While speaking, his eyes fell on Qin Yang: "Qin Yang, we meet again."

Qin Yang had a good impression of the Patriarch of the Lu family.

After all, he was the only one who spoke for him in the Li Mansion.

Now that the other party appeared here, chatting and laughing with Li Ke again, no matter how slow Qin Yang reacted, he guessed that the relationship between Patriarch Lu and Li Ke was extraordinary.

The gentry have been entangled with the royal family since ancient times.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a saying that the royal family and the gentry shared the world.

Don't say far.

Take the previous dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, for example.

Why was Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang overthrown?In addition to taking too many steps, one of them is that he wants to get rid of the shackles of the gentry, start the imperial examination system, and deliberately let the middle and lower classes enter the court to become officials.

This undoubtedly moved the interests of the gentry.

After all, from ancient times to the present, most of those who entered the imperial court were famous noble families.

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty launched the imperial examination, which broke the system that had always used gentry as officials.

For this reason, many gentry families began to turn their heads to support Li Yuan, while Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang was abandoned by the gentry, and finally perished the country and died.

Qin Yang already guessed a lot just from the appearance of Patriarch Lu and his conversation with Li Ke.

"Are you an alliance?"

Qin Yang looked at Li Ke, then at the Patriarch of the Lu family, and said, this can also explain why Li Ke brought him here at night.

Hear this.

Li Ke and Patriarch Lu looked at each other, their expressions were a little surprised.

Based on this alone, Qin Yang can discover the clues, which is enough to show how terrifying his judgment and eyesight are.

"Sure enough, nothing can escape the eyes of the master."

Li Ke didn't hide anything, nodded and explained patiently.

It turned out that everything was as Qin Yang expected.

The royal family and the gentry are almost a body of common interests.

The royal family relied on the wealth and connections of the gentry to make the country prosperous. At the same time, the gentry also relied on the protection of the royal family to win over the wealth of the world.

In addition to being loyal to the royal family, the gentry.

He will also select early the person who may become the crown prince in the future.

The Patriarch of the Lu family valued Li Ke.

Among the gentry, the Li family of Longxi, who was most valued by the royal family, valued Li Chengqian, who had been established as the emperor since childhood.

Almost in the Five Surnames and Seven Watches, behind every gentry, there is a prince secretly supporting him.

In the future, only one of the princes will be on the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

Then, the order of the gentry will change again.

After listening to Li Ke's explanation carefully, Qin Yang understood the reason.

To put it bluntly, the existence of the gentry in the Tang Dynasty, just like the plutocrats in a certain country in the later modern society, secretly supported someone, used the money in their hands to support someone to become the head of a country, and thus manipulated everything behind the scenes to amass wealth.

The only difference is.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty firmly held power, so that he would not become a puppet in the hands of the nobles, and then completely control everything.

Knowing the significance of the existence of the gentry, Qin Yang couldn't help but feel a shudder on his back. It seems that the historical records are far from the shock of knowing it personally.

"Master, now you understand why I brought you here."

Li Ke is well aware of Qin Yang's ingenuity, and he only needs a simple reminder of many words, and the other party can peel off the cocoon and understand the inner relationship.

Qin Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "You want to drag me into the gang?"

"Yes."

Li Ke didn't hide anything, nodded and said.

Although it seems to be an advantage, there is one thing, Li Ke has always regarded Qin Yang as his master.

Only by pulling Qin Yang into his camp, and everyone sitting on the same boat, can the interests be maximized.

What's more, with Qin Yang's ingenuity, there will definitely be a lineage of the Qin clan in the future.

The reason why Li Ke confessed was that he hoped that besides the Lu clan, there would be Qin Yang's help behind him.

In this way, he has the opportunity to win the crown prince from his elder brother Li Chengqian.

After all, who is not greedy for the throne?
Seeing Li Ke nodding, Qin Yang also fell into thinking.

Li Ke's request is indeed tempting.

The Qin family is just a family of merchants, with no other influence except for a little money.

Join now.

Maybe the Qin family can become a new noble family.

However, if it fails, the Qin family will suffer catastrophe.

Qin Yang was a little embarrassed.

[It is detected that the host is facing a choice. 】

[Option [-]: Reject Li Ke.Rewards: None. 】

[Option 3, agree to Li Ke.Reward: Crop Accelerator Card x[-]. 】

Crop Accelerator Card?

What is this stuff?
"Choose two!"

Driven by curiosity, Qin Yang made a choice.

[Congratulations to the host for making the choice, the items and props have been stored in the personal inventory, please extract them yourself. 】

"I promise you."

Qin Yang looked at Li Ke.

When Li Ke heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

In fact, he was already mentally prepared to be rejected by Qin Yang.

After all, this matter is too risky.

In addition to being enemies with the other four gentry.

There is also the risk of genocide.

You must know that once you join the group, everyone is on the same boat, and the interests will be bundled together.

What Li Ke wants is the throne, he needs the help of Lu Shi and Qin Yang.

Qin Yang, on the other hand, will rely on Li Ke to gradually strengthen the Qin family and use money to help Li Ke to the throne.

That night.

in the hall.

Qin Yang, Li Ke, and the Patriarch of the Lu family talked at night by candlelight, and the three of them left the house until dawn.

Back to the Qin Mansion.

It's already bright.

Qin Yang returned home without feeling sleepy.

I came to the backyard alone, found a hoe from the utility room, and took the hoe to dig the soil in the open space in the backyard.

"Master, this is it."

Just when Qin Yang was busy, a pleasant voice sounded.

"It's a waitress."

Qin Yang looked up at her, continued to wield the hoe to dig the soil, and said, "I plan to reclaim a piece of land and grow crops."

Since the way back.

Qin Yang had already secretly decided to speed up his plan to make money.

Cigarettes have been targeted by the gentry.

If there is no accident, the following days will definitely be difficult.

Just in case.

Qin Yang decided to breed hybrid rice. Although it takes a month for hybrid rice to mature, fortunately he has a crop acceleration card.

With this, within a few days, Qin Yang can get mature hybrid rice.

You must know that during this period, corn was the main food. Although rice was available, it lacked transplanting and cultivation techniques.

As long as Qin Yang grows the hybrid rice, he will have another chicken that lays golden eggs in his hands.

"Crops?"

A bewildered expression appeared on the delicate face of the waiter.

(End of this chapter)