Chapter 207: Parting is imminent
I had indeed thought about quitting before, but after hearing Ni Tuo's words, I immediately asked, "How to leave, and how to stay?"
Ni Zhuo picked up the teapot and wanted to pour tea for him. Seeing this, he quickly took the teapot and filled it for Ni Zhuo first, and then poured himself a cup.
At this moment, Ni Chenyi walked in with a food box. Seeing that the two of them were not seated separately, the anxiety in his heart subsided slightly. He placed the four plates of snacks in the food box on the tea table and sat down at the bottom.
This time Ni Zhuo did not shy away from Ni Chenyi. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put down the teacup and said, "I don't think he can turn the tide, not because of the words of the beggar from a thousand years later, but because of my feelings towards the Tang Dynasty."
An overview and judgment of the current situation shows that Huang Chao's massacre and rebellion lasted for six years. The war affected dozens of states, and nearly 10 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured. When Huang Chao attacked Chenzhou, his army's food supplies were not supplied. For a full year, he cannibalized people every day.
Two thousand, this move directly destroyed the education of people's hearts, and the years of war also destroyed the farming taxes of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the Tang Dynasty was at the end of its power and was almost exhausted."
Ni Zhuo paused for a moment while speaking here, and looked at each other with Ni Chenyi. Before that, he only knew that Huang Chao was the leader of the rebels, and did not know that the rebels led by this man had eaten people. Such evil actions can be described as unconscionable.
, worse than animals.
Ni Zhuo said again, "This person is too suspicious, and he is always worried about losing his power. Whether it is a general leading an army or a civil servant holding power, he will be wary of suspicion. This will inevitably make people who do things constraint, even if there is a reply."
The art of heaven cannot be used calmly, and in the end it is bound to fall short."
He frowned slightly but did not answer.
What Ni Zhuo said before was his own opinion, and what he said next was his advice on whether to stay or go, "I am a wise minister, but the king is not a wise king. The ancients said that a good bird chooses a tree to rest on. If you stay to assist him, I am afraid that the consequences will be
It won't be too good. The eunuchs have gone now, and you have made great contributions. Leaving now is a rapid retreat. You can keep your reputation and gain your whole body."
Seeing that he still didn't answer, Ni Zhuo said again, "Zhenzhen Zhang has the compassion to save the people and the ambition to help the world. If he leads the army on an expedition, he will definitely need you to provide food and grass in the rear and support the war. He also thought of this, so he
He will grant you a marriage and attack the Ni family, because he knows that you will stay in Chang'an because you care about Longhu Mountain."
"If he dares to issue an order to arrest you, I will dare to resist the order and protect you." Zhengse said.
Seeing Ni's solemn statement, he was very happy, "No, he also knows that if you go too far, you may fall out, so he will not issue an order to arrest anyone. If I guessed correctly, someone will participate in Ni's performance tomorrow morning."
The family is colluding with the eunuchs and hoarding money. He will then order a thorough investigation into the matter. Of course, he does not want to kill us. His purpose is to hold our wealth in his own hands. What he wants to see most is
It is we who are afraid of crime and abscond,
At that time, all the property of the Ni family will be fined and confiscated."
After Ni Zuo finished speaking, he said, "What you said makes sense. He is indeed worried that I am superior to the master and will turn against the guests. The Ni family is experiencing this because I am really implicated. If we did not have this relationship, he would not attack the Ni family."
By taking action, he seems to be dealing with the Ni family, but in fact he is taking away my wings and breaking my arms."
Seeing this, Ni Chenyi took the opportunity to advise, "Let's go, let's go together. As long as we leave all our property behind, he won't make things difficult for us."
His brows were furrowed and he did not comment.
Ni Zuo said, "The Ni family and Longhu Mountain have always been on good terms. His act of conferring a marriage will definitely hurt the relationship between the Ni family and Longhu Mountain. And he seems to be doing it for you by ordering you to withdraw from Taoism."
Paving the way for marrying Master Zhang Mo is actually pulling you away from Longhu Mountain. This move is also to prevent Master Zhang from leading troops to help you seize the throne in the future."
He sighed deeply and still didn't answer.
Ni Chenyi said cautiously, "I am not an ignorant person. My father also had three wives and four concubines. Tell me the truth. Do you like Uncle Zhang Mo?"
Although he believed that Ni Chenyi was telling the truth, he didn't know how to answer. Seeing that he was worried and hesitant, Ni Zhuo took over the conversation from the side, "Although he is wise and brave, he is still young and has not yet developed his love. How do you know which one you like?"
?Which one do you like most? Even you, he just passively accepts it due to the situation."
Seeing Ni Chenyi frowning and pouting, Ni Zhuo said again, "Don't be unconvinced. If you hadn't been stalking me, I would never have settled down with you. It's not that you have poor qualifications, but that he hasn't been in a relationship yet."
Talk about love, talk about marriage, and talk about the age of marriage.”
Ni Chenyi also knew that Ni Zhuo was telling the truth, but she couldn't hide her frustration and loss. She turned around and looked. She had no intention of eating and didn't know how to respond. In order to cover up her embarrassment, she picked up a piece of snack and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Sir, what are your plans next?" He chewed some snacks and changed the topic.
"As the saying goes, people do not fight against officials," Ni Zhuo shook his head and said, "Even if the Ni family is the richest in the world, they are not allowed to fight against the imperial court. You are the imperial censor in charge of criminal law. You are naturally familiar with the imperial court's laws. How to apply the laws, sometimes
Just a thought as an official, if the court is willing, there are a hundred ways to deal with us, I am ready to leave immediately, leave Chang'an with my family, and leave all the Ni family's property in China to you."
Seeing that he wanted to interrupt, Ni Zhuo hurriedly stopped
He stopped him with his hand and continued, "We are not willing to leave, but judging from the current situation, it is impossible for us not to leave. If we stay and cannot go, the imperial court will try every means to put pressure on you..."
"Exerting pressure in every possible way?" Ni Chenyi interrupted angrily, "We haven't done anything bad. Even if they investigate, we won't..."
Before Ni Chenyi could finish speaking, Ni Zhuo interrupted her, "If nothing else, the crime of hoarding is enough to send you to jail and have your home confiscated. What is hoarding? Low income and high income are the way for businessmen to make profits, but the court said you are a hoarder.
, you are just hoarding. Furthermore, do you think our Taiping Inn can withstand inspection? How much of the furniture in official residences inspected by the eunuchs when they were in power was sold at auction at the Taiping Inn. Now that the Eunuch Party has fallen, can we be immune?
Implicated?"
Ni Chenyi was speechless after what Ni Zhuo said. Ni Zhu turned around and said, "I have my own plans for doing this. The imperial court wanted to confiscate all the Ni family's property, but I didn't do what they wanted. I confiscated all the property."
By transferring it to you, the Ni family's property becomes your private property. We are not in Chang'an, and they have no way to investigate and convict them. The property is in your hands, and you can make your own decisions on how to deal with it, and whether to support the military at critical moments.
Whether you donate to disaster relief or not is up to you."
Ni Zhuo spoke clearly and listened clearly. After Ni Zhu finished speaking, he said, "I understand your thoughts, but I feel that the matter has not reached the point where it must be taken. The situation is unclear at the moment, so we might as well continue to observe and wait and see."
It changes."
"No," Ni Zhuo waved his hand and said, "If you want to leave, you have to leave as soon as possible. Leaving now is just going out for fun. If we wait until the imperial court orders a thorough investigation, leaving then will be absconding in fear of crime. We must leave before the imperial court investigates the matter.
Chang'an."
Ni Zhuo took a long breath when he said this, "Today you can take the initiative to express your feelings and prove that I have not misjudged the person. I will leave my family property to you. The people of the Tang Dynasty will benefit. If it is confiscated by the imperial court,
The only one who will benefit is the Li Dynasty, we will start cleaning up later and leave Chang'an before sunset."
I have so many mixed feelings in my heart that I don't know how to answer the question.
"Dad, is the matter as serious as you said? Do you have to leave?" Ni Chenyi was reluctant to leave.
"We have to go!" Ni Zhuo nodded heavily.
While the three of them were talking, a servant walked by outside the door. Upon seeing this, he picked up a piece of snack and stuffed it into his mouth.
After the servants left, Ni Zhuo said, "You know where we are going. Can you promise me something?"
"You said." interface.
Ni Zhuo said, "I have discussed this matter with you before.
You mentioned that you didn't agree that night, but now I bring it up again. If you know that there is no way to save your life, you must try to get out at the last moment. Don't insist on being foolish and loyal, and you will sink with the boat."
"Don't worry, sir, I'll remember it." He nodded.
Ni Zhuo sighed and said nothing more.
Ni Chenyi couldn't bear to leave with his family for a while, but still took chances, "Are you taking things too seriously? Even if the emperor is not afraid of the Ni family, he will always be afraid, so he can't really arrest us all, right?"
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Ni Zhuo turned to look at Ni Chenyi, "You have underestimated the court. Do you think the court will show mercy to you? In addition, you heard what I just said. If the court really wants to arrest us, he will fall out with the court.
From this, it seems that the imperial court's concerns are not unreasonable. If he does not handle certain matters according to his wishes, he will go against the imperial court."
Hearing Ni Ni's words, he frowned. Although Ni Ni's words were not pleasant to listen to, he had to admit that what he said was indeed the truth.
Ni Zhuo added, "There is too much emphasis on friendship. This is what the court values and fears. Therefore, the court will try every means to pull him away from us and Longhu Mountain, and cut off our friendship with him."
"Then does the emperor trust him or not?" Ni Chenyi was a little annoyed, "Since you don't trust him, why should you sacrifice your life for the emperor? Just leave."
Ni Zhuo pondered for a moment and said, "I should still trust you, but there is also suspicion and suspicion. For some reason, he seems to be particularly suspicious of me."
"I know why." said.
Hearing the words, Ni Zhuo and Ni Chenyi turned to look at him.
"My third senior brother did what happened in Pingkangfang. I was also involved on the night of the incident. Now my senior brother has rebelled and occupied Pingzhou and Shenzhou." At this point, he turned to look at Ni Chenyi, "You went there the morning before yesterday.
Yushitai was looking for me, and it happened that my uncle was also in my room. In fact, I had just come back from Hejian at that time. My second senior brother was captured by Long Haotian. After hearing the news, I rushed to Hejian to save people, but he was killed by Long Haotian.
As a trap, I used the Heavenly Silkworm Magic to replace the second senior brother and his family. Afterwards, the second senior brother and his family also rushed to Pingzhou where the third senior brother was. Long Haotian is a shameless villain. He probably explained the matter to the emperor. Your Majesty
I already knew about my relationship with the third senior brother, but after listening to Long Haotian's secret performance, I became even more worried that I would be influenced and instigated by the two senior brothers."
After saying this, the father and daughter suddenly realized.
Chapter completed!