The reason why Ma Cheng bit his tongue and committed suicide was because he knew that now that the matter had come to this, Changsun Wuji would definitely not let him go. However, he was still a third-grade prince, Zhan Shi. Even if Changsun Wuji hated him, it wouldn't be too much. Maybe kill him directly, which would only give others a handle. The shrewd Changsun Wuji would definitely not do such a thing. In other words, Ma Cheng could have saved a small life!
However, after all, Changsun Wuji was the Minister of Rites of the current dynasty, and he was also the elder brother of Empress Changsun. He had considerable influence in the court. If he offended Changsun Wuji, even if he could save his life, he would be unable to move forward in the court in the future! Changsun Wuji can push him to his current position, and he can easily pull him down. When the time comes, he will become the powerless and down-and-out scholar again. By then, Changsun Wuji will want to squeeze him to death. Isn't it as easy as squeezing an ant to death? There will even be no need for Changsun Wuji to take action personally. Those who want to please Changsun Wuji will take the initiative to help Changsun Wuji solve his trouble!
More importantly, after Changsun Wuji "pinches" him to death, he will probably anger his family. This is what Ma Cheng least wants to see!
So instead of dying in such a depressing manner and causing harm to his family, Ma Cheng felt it was better to commit suicide. This would save Changsun Wuji a lot of trouble. In this way, Changsun Wuji would most likely not anger his family again. !
"Yes! Master!"
Many of the guards of the Changsun Mansion were soldiers who had retired from the battlefield and had seen big scenes. Seeing this scene, several people were shocked at first, but they quickly calmed down and they hugged Changsun Wuji. Holding his fists, he carried Ma Cheng, whose face was covered in blood, and left.
After a while, maids and servants came in to clean up the blood on the ground. Changsun Wuji didn't want to stay here anymore and was about to get up and leave, but at this moment, a voice came from outside: "Dad, are you back? "
It was Chang Sun Chong's voice!
Yanhuang Academy is currently on summer vacation. Only the members of the killer project team will continue to engage in scientific research activities in the academy. The rest of the students have basically gone home. Although Changsun Chong's level in the Four Books and Five Classics is not bad, after all, he is still just a scholar of Gwu Yi Dao. As a layman, whether it is arithmetic, physics, or chemistry, his grades in the academy are not top-notch, and have always been at the middle or lower level, so he has not been able to enter the killer project. During the summer vacation of the academy, he is naturally at home!
Hearing Chang Sun Chong's voice from outside, Chang Sun Wuji, who was about to get up and leave, sat back down. After a while, Chang Sun Chong walked in in a hurry. As soon as this guy came in, he saw several servants in the middle of the main hall. While scrubbing the floor, he was startled at first, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of a pool of blood on the ground. Changsun Chong's expression changed instantly. He looked at Changsun Wuji nervously and asked:
"Dad, what's going on?"
Changsun Wuji raised his eyelids and scolded lightly: "Why are you panicking? It's just one person who died!"
Changsun Chong was born in a peaceful and prosperous age. At least most of his memories were after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Unlike Changsun Wuji, he had experienced the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty completely, so when he saw blood stains in the main hall of his house, Changsun Chong Chong was still a little panicked subconsciously. At this moment, he heard Changsun Wuji say, "Someone died." Changsun Chong suddenly became even more panicked. He widened his eyes, looked at Changsun Wuji and asked:
"Someone died? Who died?"
"You all go down!"
Seeing that the blood stains on the ground had almost been wiped away, Changsun Wuji waved his hands to the servants and said.
"Yes! Master!"
Several people bowed and accepted the order, left the main hall with the cleaning tools, and closed the door.
"A damned person, Ma Cheng!"
Only the father and son were left in the house, and Changsun Wuji finally spoke.
"Ma Cheng? Is this Ma Cheng who just became Prince Zhan a while ago? Dad, why are you..."
As the eldest son of the Changsun Mansion, Changsun Chong still knew some things. When he heard Changsun Wuji said that Ma Cheng was dead, Changsun Chong's heart suddenly "thumped" and he thought, why did his father kill Changsun Chong? Is dad going to rebel? And then he was discovered by Ma Cheng
Thinking of this, Changsun Chong's little face instantly turned pale!
He, the son of the prince, has not had enough good life. How could his father rebel? Nowadays, the emperor has many powerful generals and strong soldiers and horses. How unimaginable is this
"You traitor! Ma Cheng bit his tongue and committed suicide. What are you thinking about?"
Seeing Changsun Chong's face turned pale and looking at him with a strange expression, obviously thinking about some messy thing in his mind, Changsun Wuji instantly darkened his face and cursed angrily.
"Ah? Ma Cheng bit his tongue and committed suicide?"
Hearing this, Changsun Chong looked surprised and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Then he asked curiously: "Dad, why did Ma Cheng bite his tongue and commit suicide?"
Changsun Wuji said with a gloomy expression: "This guy colluded with Anguo merchants to plot against me and let me enter the palace to impeach the King of Shu. After the matter was exposed, he bit his tongue and committed suicide!"
Seeing that Changsun Chong was still full of doubts, Changsun Wuji told Changsun Chong roughly what happened this morning. He only heard half of it, and Changsun Chong exclaimed: "What? There are Turk spies in Taiyuan City? What's going on?" Qingque was kidnapped? What about the other teachers and students in the academy? How are they now?"
After staying in Yanhuang Academy for a year, Changsun Chong had some affection for the academy. Compared to his family and Chang'an City, he actually preferred to stay in the academy. The academy gave him a very special feeling. If he really wanted to, That is the feeling of "freedom". There is no strict hierarchy here, and there is no complex intrigue or struggle for power. Everyone is equal. For the sake of knowledge and truth, students can even quarrel with the teacher!
In the pure learning atmosphere, the minds of teachers and students have become purer. He likes this simple and free atmosphere very much.
So after hearing from Chang Sun Wuji that Li Tai had been kidnapped by Turkic spies, Chang Sun Chong subconsciously became nervous.
"Taiyuan City was closed down two days ago. Your Majesty sent Baiqi Commander Li Junxian to Taiyuan to personally take charge of the rescue. There is no news about other Yanhuang Academy teachers and students in the intelligence received by Your Majesty. They must be fine! "
Changsun Wuji glanced at his son with complicated eyes and replied expressionlessly.
"Oh! Fortunately! Fortunately!"
Changsun Chong breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to himself.
Immediately, he realized something was wrong and said: "No! I just went to the academy two days ago. Such a big thing happened. How could Mr. Wenji and Mr. Kong Gui of the academy not know about it? Dad, You're not lying to me, are you?"
Changsun Wuji's face darkened again, and he forcibly resisted the urge to beat the traitor in front of him to death. He said in a low voice: "This is what I said in the palace just now, the Holy One said it himself. Do you think His Majesty will have the time to make up lies?" you?"
"Um... that shouldn't happen!"
Changsun Chong scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.
He knew that he was just a nobody in Li Er's eyes, so Li Er would not waste time making up lies to lie to him.
Changsun Wuji glanced at the prodigal son indifferently and said: "Taiyuan is closed. People from outside can't enter, and it's difficult for the news inside to get out. Your Majesty's ability to receive the news should be due to the telegraph invented by your academy." Opportunity! However, since Your Majesty has not informed the ministers of this news, it means that His Majesty does not want the news to spread. This matter should be classified as confidential, so you must not talk nonsense outside!"
Although Li Er did not tell Changsun Wuji to keep it secret, it is not difficult to deduce this with Changsun Wuji's wisdom. He was just afraid that his bastard son wouldn't know the importance of this and would go out and spread the news everywhere.
"Oh! I know, Dad!"
Changsun Chong nodded and responded.
As for whether he really knew it or pretended to know it, only God knows!
Looking at Changsun Chong who was obviously absent-minded in front of him, Changsun Wuji sighed helplessly in his heart. He thought that when he sent Changsun Chong to Yanhuang Academy, his main purpose was that he was optimistic about Li Zexuan's potential and wanted Changsun Chong to get close to Li Zexuan. And release the goodwill of the Changsun family to win over Li Zexuan!
However, one year later, Yanhuang Academy's status in the Tang Dynasty was getting higher and higher, and Li Zexuan's official position was getting bigger and bigger. Now he was granted the title of a state and became the governor of a state. Moreover, Li Zexuan was very interested in his eldest grandson. The attitude of the family has always been aloof, far less close than the Cheng family, the Qin family, the Yuchi family, and the Niu family. Changsun Chong obviously did not complete the tasks he assigned!
Not only that, it seems that his bastard son also "took" him into it!
Otherwise, why would Changsun Chong be nervous about the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy in Taiyuan just now
This brat really thinks of himself as a member of Yanhuang Academy!
"... Chong'er, how is your relationship with the King of Shu in the academy?"
Suddenly, Changsun Wuji's heart moved and he looked at Changsun Chong and asked.
"Xiao Ke... the relationship is okay, what's wrong? Dad?"
Changsun Chong didn't know why his father would ask this. He thought for a while and answered.
Changsun Wuji twitched the corner of his mouth and said angrily: "What does "okay" mean? Does it mean that we are close to each other, or are we just like strangers?"
"Forehead… "
Changsun Chong scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Well, dad, okay means average. Xiao Ke's status in the academy is very special. He rarely attends classes in the teaching building on weekdays. Most of the time, he spends time in Yanhuang Bank, and what’s more, the mountain chief would often tell him something alone... The way of economics is the way to manage Yanhuang Bank! So besides the mountain chief, Xiao Ke is the most knowledgeable person in the economics department in the academy. I usually Li always attends classes in the teaching building, so I don’t have many opportunities to see him, and my relationship with him is just average. I can’t say it’s particularly good, but I can’t say it’s bad either!”
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji pointed at Changsun Chong with some hatred, feeling extremely depressed.
Thinking about his eldest grandson Wuji, who was so wise and wise in his lifetime, he met Li Erbuyi when he was a boy and got married. After Li Yuan raised his army in Jinyang, he went to join the army and followed Li Er in the four directions. He gradually became a confidant and adviser. He also participated in planning the Xuanwumen Incident, which gave him his current prominent position in the court.
But why did he give birth to such an unsatisfactory son? He leads the ministers in the court, but his son can only be an inconspicuous "passer-by" in the academy. How come Li Ke can be Li Zexuan's personal successor and take charge of Yanhuang Bank, but his son can only treat him honestly? Listening to the academy teacher's instructions in the teaching building
"... When the academy starts next month, you don't have to go to school anymore!"
After a moment of silence, Changsun Wuji said a little "tired".
He felt a little embarrassed about this person!
"Ah? Dad, why is this?"
Chang Sun Chong looked confused when he heard this, and then he said anxiously: "Just because I'm not familiar with Xiao Ke, you won't let me continue to study in the academy? What kind of logic is this? No! I still want to go to the academy!"
"You traitor! Why are you going to the academy? Are you embarrassing me? As the son of my eldest son Wuji, his grades in the academy can only be ranked in the middle. He can't even compare with some children from poor families, let alone compete with King Wei and others. The King of Shu and the others are competing! I am a wise man and cannot afford to lose this person!"
After hearing what Changsun Chong said, Changsun Wuji couldn't bear it anymore and roared angrily.
Hearing this, Changsun Chong suddenly screamed: "Dad! You can't blame me for this! Qingque and Xiaoke were the first students to study engineering with Shan Zhang. Their foundation is better than mine. I can't compare with them." Is this normal? Dad, don’t worry, I’m almost familiar with the subjects in the academy, and my grades next semester will definitely be in the top 200, no, the top 100!”
This guy was afraid that Changsun Wuji would not let him go back to the academy to continue studying, so he directly set a goal of being in the top 100. As for whether he could achieve it, to be honest, Changsun Chong himself was not sure!
No matter what, just stabilize dad first!
Changsun Chong thought to himself.
Changsun Wuji frowned and said nothing.
Seeing this, Changsun Chong had no choice but to continue to "prescribe strong medicine" and said: "Dad, the children of all the families in the imperial court are basically studying in Yanhuang Academy. Some of them who are not here also plan to enter the academy next year. I finally entered the academy. But you are lucky enough to want to get me out, this is truly embarrassing to you!"
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