Tang Huan had been running around for almost the entire day, and still hadn't rested by the evening of the next day.
He was sitting quietly on the street corner, casually sitting on the ground without any regard for others, with a straw hat on his head.
Despite appearing dazed and confused, Tang Huan's attention remained focused on the doorway ahead.
In the past hour, several people from the opposite residence have come out to try to drive Tang Huan away, but he has not left each time, simply ignoring them.
This behavior angered the servants, who twice brought men out to deal with Tang Huan, but each time they were about to make a move, Tang Huan would simply run away.
After the person left, he came again.
This is the residence of the Minister of Works, Liu Danqing.
Tang Huan had been waiting here for a full three hours.
"Has he already been abandoned by Cui Renshi?"
Tang Huan felt uneasy.
Upon learning that Cui Renshi had suddenly summoned officials from his faction to his residence, Tang Huan quickly seized the opportunity and began waiting outside the Ministry of Works' gate.
He wants to take down one of them before they reunite, and if the opportunity arises, he wouldn't mind taking down another one.
Since the Cui family is difficult to deal with, we might as well use some extraordinary methods.
As Tang Huan pondered, she saw the door open and a carriage drive out.
He glanced at it briefly, then continued sitting there, pretending to doze off.
The servants of the Minister's residence subconsciously looked in Tang Huan's direction, muttered a curse under their breath in frustration, and decided not to cause any more trouble.
But the next moment, they suddenly realized that the kid on the street corner was gone.
At the same time, Liu Danqing was sitting in the carriage, feeling somewhat uneasy.
He had also received the news that Cui Renshi had summoned everyone to gather. He had learned of the news several hours earlier, but Cui Renshi had not sent anyone to deliver the message to him.
This means he has been abandoned.
This is an extremely obvious signal.
Liu Danqing knew that ever since he had suffered a crushing defeat in front of Tang Huan, the prime minister had stopped valuing him, and even Reading looked down on him.
Liu Danqing had already prepared to give up and simply withdraw from the situation.
During this period, he had already begun to hand over the affairs of the Ministry of Works to others, taking the initiative to delegate authority in the hope of achieving a better outcome in the end.
Unexpectedly, several colleagues suddenly fell into trouble at the morning court session, including two from the Ministry of Works.
This made Liu Danqing feel uneasy. After returning to his residence, he waited and waited for Prime Minister Cui to rescue him.
The news that he had been abandoned left Liu Danqing feeling desperate. Just a quarter of an hour ago, someone from the Prime Minister's residence sent a message, and Liu Danqing had a carriage prepared and went there without hesitation.
"Even if I end up with nothing, I absolutely cannot die! His Majesty has begun his purge. Without the Prime Minister as my backer, my fate will be terrible, and I will certainly not have a peaceful end."
Liu Danqing pondered in his heart.
Suddenly, he felt a slight movement coming from the carriage, which passed by in a flash, and then nothing happened.
Liu Danqing didn't think much of it; his attention was focused on His Majesty's purge and he had no time to think about anything else.
But as he waited and waited, he finally realized something was wrong.
The distance from my residence to the Prime Minister's residence is not far; it takes at most a quarter of an hour by carriage.
But now it seems like a long time has passed, and the carriage still shows no sign of stopping.
"Aren't we there yet?"
Liu Danqing called out to the outside of the carriage.
No one answered; only the sound of cart wheels rolling on the ground and the neighing of horses could be heard.
Liu Danqing sensed something was wrong.
Just as he was feeling anxious, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Liu Danqing walked towards the front of the carriage, but when he lifted the curtain, he was immediately dumbfounded.
"This is not the Prime Minister's residence!"
At the same time, Liu Danqing also noticed that the driver in front of her was not the person she knew at all, but a complete stranger.
His face was cold, and his eyes held a sinister look.
"Who are you?"
Liu Danqing responded with silence, and then the other party voluntarily boarded the carriage.
Forced to retreat step by step, Liu Danqing eventually pressed his back against the carriage, his expression filled with fear and unease.
“Brother, I don’t know you. We should have no enmity. Do you know who I am? I am Liu Danqing, the Minister of Works. If you let me go, I can give you a lot of money.”
"Money?" Tang Huan scoffed. "I have plenty of money."
After saying that, Tang Huan sat down next to Liu Danqing and grabbed the other's shoulder with one hand.
"Lord Liu, it's only been a short time since we last met, don't you recognize me?"
Liu Danqing looked bewildered, but when he saw that familiar smile, the sense of familiarity became even clearer.
As she looked, Liu Danqing exclaimed in surprise, "Tang Huan? It's you!"
Tang Huan gripped the other person's shoulder tightly.
"Lord Liu, you've kept me waiting for quite a while. Several hours have passed since Master Cui arranged for everyone to meet, and you're only now leaving the manor. Have you been abandoned?"
Liu Danqing asked with a stern face, "What do you want to say?"
Tang Huan said frankly, "Forget it, I won't waste my breath on you. You should have guessed what it is by now. His Majesty plans to take action against Cui Renshi, and since you are from Cui Renshi's lineage, His Majesty thinks you are no longer useful, so he specifically sent me to deal with you."
"Are you crazy? I am the Minister of Works!" Liu Danqing exclaimed in shock.
"Is that so? But if I kill you, who will know?" Tang Huan laughed happily. "Even if people find out, so what? Didn't you know from Master Cui that I have an ironclad certificate of merit, so even if I kill your little life, there will be no risk to me?"
Liu Danqing was in a daze. Tang Huan's few words revealed a lot of information, which he couldn't digest for a while.
"You mean, His Majesty granted you a certificate of merit and then sent you to kill me?"
Tang Huan shrugged, appearing quite relaxed.
Liu Danqing bit his lip hard; he lacked the confidence to escape from Tang Huan's grasp.
"Tang Huan, spare my life, and I can tell you everything you want to know. Your assassination attempt was carried out by Cui Renshi. He ordered Reading to send men to attack your residence right after you refused to leave."
"I know."
Seeing that Tang Huan remained unmoved, Liu Danqing grew anxious. "I have evidence of Cui Renshi and Redding's various violations of the law. They accepted bribes, trafficked people, and committed all sorts of crimes. I have evidence..."
Tang Huan's eyes lit up immediately. "Really? Where's the evidence?"
“I didn’t leave the evidence at my residence. I have several private residences in the capital where I keep several concubines. The things are just there, and no one knows about them. Even Cui Renshi doesn’t know what I left behind.”
Tang Huan nodded in satisfaction; it was truly an effortless achievement.
I stumbled upon this guy by sheer accident, and he was so weak that he surrendered right away.
Tang Huan asked with some curiosity, "Do you think Cui Renshi has really given up on you?"
Liu Danqing smiled helplessly, "When necessary, he will abandon anyone!"
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