Chapter 90 King Qi
After returning home, Li Shimin said, "Brother, I think Shan Xiongxin is quite willing to work for you, why did you push him away?"

"He is indeed a brave man. Shen Guang was no match for him and was defeated in just over ten rounds." Li Xiaogong said, "Such a brave general should be kept. The place is not peaceful right now."

Li Jiancheng asked them to sit down and said, "After learning the civil and martial arts, they can serve the emperor. How many people are willing to serve my family?"

"Shan Xiongxin is proud of his bravery and feels that he is limited by his family background. If I force him to stay and cannot give him a high position, he will inevitably become resentful over time, which would be a loss."

Li Xiaogong frowned: "He is just a poor man who has no idea of ​​his family background. If he dares to complain, I will suppress him for the rest of his life. If he has second thoughts, I will kill him."

"It is difficult to control people with ability. This has been the case since ancient times. Shan Xiongxin can be suppressed because of his humble family background, but how about the others? How can they last long if they make enemies everywhere?"

He had correspondence with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and they even met twice, but so what?
The world is at peace with the emperor, who has enough food and clothing. Even if you hold a high position, you do not have to bow down to others.

Not to mention pledging allegiance to the master, if you dare to say anything about treason, you will be impeached for your crimes to the emperor.

"Just wait and see. When you are frustrated, you will remember my good points."

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The next day, Li Jiancheng made an appointment with Lai Zheng and solemnly recommended Shan Xiongxin to him. Although Lai Zheng was young, he was most like his father and was also a brave general. When he saw Shan Xiongxin's strong physique, he knew that he was no ordinary person.

Therefore, he gladly accepted it and promised on the spot to introduce him to his father in person. After the banquet, both of them expressed their gratitude to Li Jiancheng.

After Li Jiancheng left, he could not wait to lead Shan Xiongxin to the outside of the city for a trial. After being knocked off his horse three times in a row, he said, "With such skills, there is only one Qin Qiong under my father's command who can compete with you."

Half a month later, the Li family transferred money from shops all over the place. Li Jiancheng went to pay back the money to the King of Qi first. After all, he was the de facto crown prince and should not be neglected.

Although he failed to meet the King of Qi, he did not delay in repaying the money and even paid interest according to local customs. Just when Li Jiancheng was leaving the mansion, he saw Qiao Lingze and Liu Qian'an, officials of the King of Qi's mansion, dragging several beautiful women from the carriage into the mansion.

These two people were originally officials in the Prince's Palace, but because of their poor character, they were not liked by the Prince and had been hovering in the eighth or ninth rank. Now they are valued by the King of Qi and have been promoted three levels in just a few months.

The women were struggling desperately and shouting for help, but the surrounding mansions closed their doors upon hearing the noise and even called in the guards at the door.

Apparently this was not the first time. There happened to be a woman who knew Li Jiancheng and hurriedly called out, "Mr. Li, help me. I am Chen Rong's wife. Please help me."

Chen Rong was just a guard at Mingde Gate, but Li Jiancheng still stopped them and asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"

Liu Qianan glared at the woman fiercely and said, "It's nothing. Don't worry, Mr. Li. We will let them go freely in a few days."

Qiao Ling was more cautious: "We are just following orders, please don't ask any more questions, my lord. Since this woman knows you, I will risk being punished by His Highness to give you a favor, please take her away."

After saying that, he let go of the woman. She hurriedly hid behind Li Jiancheng. She really couldn't bear to think about it. If she was dragged in like this, even if her life was not in danger, how could she face the world after coming out?

Seeing this, the other women begged Li Jiancheng to help them. Seeing that Li Jiancheng did not make way, the two men's faces turned cold: "My dear, please do not make mistakes. We are all subordinates of His Highness, and we should work together."

Li Jiancheng looked back at the Prince of Qi's mansion, then sighed: "Let them go."

"How dare you disobey His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi?" "How dare you throw dirty water on His Royal Highness with nothing to show for it? It's obvious that you are robbing and abusing the women for your own selfish desires. You are so bold! I will report this to His Majesty and have you beaten to death!"

The guards of the Prince of Qi's mansion gathered around at the invitation of the two men. The servants of the Li family who were not far away also came over. Li Jiancheng waved his hand to stop them: "Go find Lord Liu."

He said to the guards of the Prince of Qi's palace who surrounded him, "I am the Silver and Green Guanglu Doctor of the Crown Prince's Imperial Guard. How dare you offend me?"

After saying that, he rushed directly to Qiao Lingze and Liu Qian'an, and knocked them to the ground with just a few punches. Ignoring their threats and pleas for mercy, he just swung his fists hard with an expressionless face, and after a while there was no movement.

The guards of the Prince of Qi's mansion were all stunned. Besides the bloodstains on the ground, seven or eight yellow-white teeth could be seen. Li Jiancheng stood up and shook his hands to wipe off the blood splashed on his face. He raised his eyes and saw Prince of Qi Yang Liang who was staring at him coldly.

Then he straightened his sleeves and bowed, saying, "I have taught these two treacherous men a lesson for Your Highness. They dared to violate public authority for personal reasons. What is even more hateful is that they dared to slander that these things were ordered by Your Highness. Their hearts are worthy of death. Please forgive me for being disrespectful in front of Your Highness. Please punish me."

Yang Ling sneered and said, "I see. Then I have to thank you."

"I dare not. This is my duty to be loyal to Your Highness. Your Majesty ordered us to assist Your Highness and correct His Highness' mistakes. Now Your Highness has done nothing wrong, but there are such villains who are ruining Your Highness's reputation. I cannot tolerate this, so I will teach them a lesson."

Yang Ling took a deep breath to calm his anger. Now that these women were here, he would be in trouble if he caused trouble around his father. Therefore, he did not want to argue with them any more. He ordered the guards to drive those women away and then returned home.

Upon seeing this, Li Jiancheng told them to leave the capital as soon as possible to avoid disaster, and come back in a few years so that his servants could give them some money.

Then Liu Jianzhi came and after asking Li Jiancheng the reason, he wanted to take him into the palace to meet the emperor.

Li Jiancheng followed obediently and successfully met the emperor, but his majesty seemed a little impatient. That's right, the capital city was a little simple after all, and there was no good place like the Western Garden.

Only the late emperor valued the Renshou Palace. The current emperor is unwilling to compromise and will definitely want to live in the newly built palace.

After Liu Jianzhi finished his story, he knelt down and confessed his guilt: "I was ordered to be the chief official of the King of Qi, but I was unable to correct my mistakes. Please punish me, Your Majesty, and appoint someone more capable and virtuous."

Yang Guang said: "Didn't they say that it was just those two people who did it under the name of the King of Qi?"

The emperor's tone did not fluctuate, but Liu Jianzhi was still frightened. He had long noticed what the King of Qi had done, but the King of Qi simply did not listen to his advice.

He was very worried that if the Prince of Qi made a serious mistake in the future, the Emperor would be reluctant to hold his son accountable and would use him, the Prince of Qi's chief official, to apologize.

Therefore, he took advantage of Li Jiancheng's discovery of this to try to get rid of his status as an official of the King of Qi. He would rather return to his hometown to retire than continue to serve as such.

"Jiancheng, tell me, is it the fault of those two people or the King of Qi?"

Li Jiancheng did not hesitate: "Of course it is the fault of these two criminals Qiao Lingze and Liu Qian'an!"

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(End of this chapter)