Under the instructions of Li Hong's eyes, Hua Meng and Mang Zhong began to secretly replace the wine in the hands of the two palace maids responsible for pouring wine next to the Minister's Shizhong and Zhongshu Shengzhongshuling with high-quality Lanling wine.
Li Hong ignored Wu Mei's slap on him, took the water glass and began to offer Li Zhi wine pitifully and reluctantly. The filial piety and reluctance on his face were so obvious that he almost carved it on his forehead with a knife.
Looking at Li Zhi who was almost drunk, Li Hong smiled evilly like Cao Cao, pushed aside Princess Chengyang who was next to Li Zhi on the other side, took out the appointment letter he had drafted by himself, and put it on the Li Zhi came forward.
"Father, you haven't decided how to appoint your ministers yet, have you? Look, your ministers have already decided for you. Just put your seal on it now." Li Hong deliberately ignored Wu Mei and glared at her. With a threatening look in his eyes, he encouraged Li Zhi, who was almost drunk, to say.
"Well, it's true that my father has not thought about how to appoint you. We can't let Pei Xingjian take orders from your little bastard. If the Tang Dynasty loses the four towns of Anxi, your little bastard's position as crown prince may not be guaranteed." Li Zhi took the appointment letter in the hand of Li Hong, who was like a Japanese translator, took a look at it, and immediately sobered up a lot.
But in the end, Li Zhi took a letter of appointment from Yang Wu, handed it to Li Hong calmly, and said: "Don't think that if you let me drink more wine, I can agree to your unreasonable request. Your mother is I have already calculated your little thoughts. Give it, Anxi will do whatever you want, but remember it for me. Remember not to be impulsive. If anything happens, you need to discuss it with Pei Xingjian. If I receive you privately, I ordered you to be dismissed as the Great Protector of Anxi immediately."
"Yes, don't worry, your minister must be cooperating well with Pei Xingjian. Then... if Yun Zhong doesn't plan to leave it to... ouch." Wu Mei suddenly rushed over from Li Zhi's side, pressing her whole body against Li Zhi On his body, he grabbed Li Hong's ears and pulled hard.
The chiefs of Menxia and Zhongshu Provinces were given a lot of high-alcohol wine under Li Hong's instruction. And all this was because Li Zhi and Wu Mei had taken precautions long ago and did not let his tricks succeed.
One of Li Hong's poems was heard from time to time by the officials in the Linde Hall, and even the palace maids remembered it. By the time the whole banquet was over, it was almost the third watch. As you can imagine, In today's Tang Dynasty, both officials and common people are very enthusiastic about drinking.
Taiping was carried back to the palace by Banmei early, and even the little fat Li Dan named him: Dandan because of Li Honglao teasing him.
Angrily, Wu Mei asked Xunlan to send him back. As for the perpetrator, Li Hong, he was naturally punished in front of Li Xian and others.
The ceremonial officer handed Li Hong the details of the congratulatory gifts that the officials gave to His Highness. Li Hong curled his lips after reading it. These guys were really stingy. Except for Xu Jingzong and other ministers who were close to him, they gave him affordable new money or strange things. Apart from the rare treasures, the rest are all special congratulations!
This is a naked revenge on myself, and I have given them a few months less salary increase.
Lanling, Xincheng, and Chengyang were left in the palace by Li Zhi, and few people were allowed to go back.
At this time, the three women held Li Hong's hands and asked for help. They said what they needed to say several times, but they still enjoyed it. Li Hong looked at the three of them and cursed in his heart: "Thank you for being born in the Tang Dynasty. If they had been born in the previous life, these people would definitely be nightclub queens."
Just when Li Hong was yawning and couldn't bear it anymore, he saw several eunuchs walking in with a lot of things.
"What is this?" Li Hong's eyes suddenly lit up. Gold, silver and jewelry had a natural attraction for him. Although he was now extremely rich, when he saw the good things, he immediately fell asleep and left.
"Come on, Hong'er, try this. Auntie got this specially for you. It will definitely be warm when you get there." Lan Ling took out a big black and shiny fur coat and put it on Li Li without saying a word. On Hong's body.
Suddenly, Li Hong appeared in front of the girls like a little bear. The black fur hat was put on his head just right on his ponytail.
"It's okay. It fits well. It's not too big. It won't be a problem to wear it for two or three years." Lan Ling looked at the stupid mannequin and said with satisfaction.
Chengyang and Xincheng, too, received pieces of fur from their maids' hands, a white one and a black fur, and even a cloak-like fur made of tiger skin, which they also covered. On Li Hong's body.
Suddenly, Li Hong felt as if he was drowned in fur, only his sleepy eyes were exposed, and Gululu was moving around.
"Here, these are the cotton pants and jacket that your Aunt Chengyang and I sewed for you out of new cotton. I don't know how you little guy came up with it. It's much warmer and sheltered from the wind than making it into a robe. When you get there , The weather is so cold that it can freeze people to death, so remember to bring these with you." Xincheng patted several furry hats on the head of the puppy and said with satisfaction.
Naturally, several pairs of shoes were prepared, and the women took them out one by one for Wu Mei and Li Hong to look at like treasures. Li Hong, who was surrounded by furs, was already sweating profusely, but the three women obviously hadn't finished admiring them yet. Just as he was about to take it off, he was stopped.
Li Hong shouldn't put on suede leather shoes right away, no matter what. It's not very cold in Chang'an now. If he is really tortured, he will probably catch a cold when he returns to the East Palace.
The three aunts were naturally very considerate in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation when going out. Whether it was pastries, biscuits or random snacks, they all prepared a lot for Li Hong. Li Hong estimated that the things these three aunts gave him would be enough for the troika. Can't pull it down.
Just as he was numb in a daze, he heard footsteps coming from outside. His bear-like head tried to poke out from several fur coats, but the effect was not very obvious.
The furry hat weighed heavily on my head, and I stretched out my hand to push the hat up. Only then did my eyes see men and women standing outside the Penglai Hall. It was estimated that there were no less than a hundred servants.
"What is this for?" Li Hong shouted in a dry voice to remind the four women in front of him that the protagonist was still wrapped in a bearskin!
Wu Mei smiled sweetly, looked back at Li Hong, who was bloated and had difficulty walking, and waved her hand to Banmei to quickly take off her two furs and her hat.
"These are the servants your aunts have prepared for you. On this road..." Wu Mei explained.
"Mother, my sons and ministers are going on an expedition, not the prince returning to his own fiefdom. Why are so many people here for me? Will they be included in the sixth rank of the prince?" Li Hong interrupted Wu Mei and said angrily.
"What does it mean to be included in your crown prince's six rates?" Lan Ling turned around and said unhappily, "These are the maids and eunuchs we sent to you to take care of you on the way, and they were also included in the six rates."
"Aren't there a few people? Although Hong'er is the prince, he can't be too shabby when he goes on an expedition. After all, I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty. If I am too simple, I will be laughed at by people in the Western Regions. There are still some people in my house. I will go back tomorrow. Let's pick a few." Chengyang looked at the more than a hundred people in front of Penglai Palace and said with a frown, it's really a bit shabby for these people to travel with the prince.
"Yeah, you're right to remind me. I happen to have some in my house. Let's get some together. Hong'er has treated us well over the years, so we can't be too casual." Xincheng looked at the people in the square at the door. He also looked solemn.
And Li Hong is indeed full of dark thoughts. I am going to fight in the Western Regions, not a royal trip like my father, who needs honor guard.
Moreover, he doubted whether these three rich women from Chang'an did it on purpose. Do you feel that there are too many people in the house, and you are pushing them all to yourself so that you can save them daily expenses
Wu Mei was interested in seeing Li Hong's joke. She looked at Li Hong's dead face with a half-smile, and said cheerfully: "What's wrong, Hong'er? Your three aunts love you so much. Why don't you look happy? Don't worry, idler. If there is less, my mother will pick some for you from the palace tomorrow to ensure that you, the prince, will not be worse off than your father."
"Mother, do you mean that?" Li Hong rolled his eyes and said.
Wu Mei should know very well about herself. It is always easier to go out as simple as possible. If she takes so many servants to the Western Regions, she might as well not go. She will probably be laughed to death before she even leaves Chang'an.
Some people will definitely say: This prince is on an expedition to the Western Regions, it’s just for fun.
By bringing so many maids and eunuchs, are you planning to send them there to ask for peace
"That's not what you meant. Who are you showing me such a bad face?" Lan Ling watched Li Hong roll his eyes at his mother, and immediately tapped Li Hong's forehead with the One Finger Zen Magic Technique.
"Aunt Lanling, I... I am going to the Western Regions, not traveling. I am going to fight..."
"Yo yo yo, what happened to the expedition? When your grandpa went to the Western Regions, the Khan personally mowed the grass and built roads for your grandpa. Your pomp is far inferior to that of your grandpa. Why can't you What's wrong with these people? Are they too many? You don't have enough maids and eunuchs in the East Palace? Is it enough to just take the maids Xia Zhi, Xiaoxue, and Xunlan to eat, drink, and sleep? , which one doesn’t need a palace maid to serve? I still think there are few people? "Princess Xincheng is the youngest, only thirty-two years old, and she is like her own son. She can scold him as much as he wants. Mei just stood next to her. Anyway, she felt that it was definitely a good thing to have someone help her deal with Li Hong.
"Okay, okay, you can do it. It's up to you. I'm going back to the East Palace. I still have some important things to deal with tomorrow." Xiao Xiong was unable to compete with them at the moment. Under their One-Finger Zen Magical Skill, he couldn't do anything at all. There is no room for resistance, and staying here will only give them more opportunities to reprimand themselves.
"The little bastard has turned against you and is even impatient. Isn't this all for your own good? Are you afraid that you will be wronged on the road? Think about your Aunt Lanling, can I harm you? I am running around here and there every day. "Do you know better than you what to take with you when you go out?" Lan Ling said, poking the back of someone's head as he walked out, and scolded him.
Wu Mei, looking at the extremely depressed but helpless Li Hong, had already bent over with laughter. But when I heard the loud sound of poetry composing in the night sky, my eyes began to sparkle with tears again.
"The thread in the hands of a loving mother is like the clothes on a wanderer's body. The seams are tight before leaving, and I am afraid that I will return late. Whoever speaks of the heart of an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring."
(End of chapter)