At that time, he had thought about conquering the country personally, but despite the admonitions of many ministers, he never imitated the late emperor and made military achievements.
Now Li Hong pacified the Ashinadu branch in the Western Regions, suppressed Li Zhepei, defeated Tubo, led his army thousands of miles to rescue the Persian governor's mansion that had long been dismissed by the Tang Dynasty, and vigorously managed the four towns of Anxi. Now the officials who went to inspect have returned After that, they all praised His Highness the Crown Prince for being young and promising, and having the style of the late emperor.
This made Li Zhi, who had never been on a personal expedition, feel full of sourness. One night, when Wu Mei was half asleep, Li Zhi suddenly stood up and said, "When Li Hong comes back, let's He will supervise the country, and I will personally lead the troops to Liaodong."
The sleepy-eyed Wu Mei agreed in a daze: "Okay! Okay! Okay! I will accompany you to the expedition tomorrow."
In this way, Li Zhi lay down and slept peacefully, but if he didn't say it several times a night, he seemed to be no longer the emperor.
But when he woke up the next day, in front of many officials in the court, Li Zhi did not mention a word about the imperial commander's personal expedition.
After doing this several times, Wu Mei already knew what the crux of Li Zhi's current problem was. It wasn't because that little brat was playing so crazy in the Western Regions that now, in the court, praising His Highness the Crown Prince was more important than praising him. Too many, causing jealousy.
If there was no such thing as Li Xian and Li Zhe, it would be understandable. But now, His Majesty wants to appoint Li Xian and Li Zhe. Is this really just angry with the prince? Or is there another deeper reason behind it
Wu Mei sighed helplessly and watched the angry Li Zhi, accompanied by Yang Wu, holding Taiping's little hand and walking out.
The words "higher merit than master" suddenly flashed in Wu Mei's mind, but she thought about it and couldn't figure out what Li Zhi's intention was.
Only Li Zhi himself knows the intention. He will not be jealous of his father's great achievements, but he is very dissatisfied because he is now called "the legacy of Zhenguan".
How can he imprint his Li rule on the Tang Dynasty under his own rule? This is what he cares about!
The father was both civil and military, wise and wise, and it was also because of his wisdom and courage that the Tang Dynasty was in its current situation.
Li Hong has obviously reached the level of his father in terms of military skills. If he is good at both civil and martial arts, what can he leave to the Tang Dynasty? What can you use to prove your merits? Opening up new territories and expanding the territory will bring about the well-being of the people.
In today's peaceful and prosperous times, when people praise the current emperor, they often prefix it with their father's achievements and praise themselves for faithfully executing the political measures taken by their father when he was in power.
When it comes to expanding territory, Li Hong has now become the number one person in the Tang Dynasty! He governed the Western Regions and opened up Tibet. Among today's generals, who can compare with him in this achievement
Therefore, after thinking about it, Li Zhi felt that perhaps he was the only one who could solve his father's regrets. First, he could personally conquer Liaodong, and second, he could avoid fratricide in the royal family and create a harmonious royal environment where brothers work together. Since then, The Tang Dynasty under his rule will also leave his own strong mark when it is recorded in the annals of history.
And all of these are things that his father has never achieved and that Li Hong has not been able to touch. Today, nothing can better reflect his status as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty than these things.
All this, coupled with Li Xian and Li Zhe's sudden request for official positions, naturally made Li Zhi feel that maybe only in this way could he leave a mark in the history of the Li family, comparable to his father. merit.
What happened in the palace was unknown to Li Hong, who had just left Yumen Pass, passed through Guazhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou and arrived at Jincheng County.
What worries him now is that the real mysterious man seems to have disappeared, dormant in the dark without any movement.
No matter how I tried to seduce them or create a gap for them, that person showed no reaction, as if this person never existed.
Today's Jincheng County has been switching between Lanzhou Dudufu and Jincheng County. Because its geographical location was too unique in the Tang Dynasty, and because of its connection with Xianyang, Anding County, it became the first strategic point for the westward departure from Chang'an.
Therefore, Lanzhou has always been regarded as a bridgehead city by the Tang Dynasty, and there are naturally a lot of permanent soldiers here.
A pitch-black night shrouded the earth, and a few sparse stars in the night sky dotted the vast night sky. From time to time, outside the high-walled compound, the Jincheng Guards would slowly walk by.
After the guards left, several black shadows gradually emerged in the darkness. The weapons in their hands were also wrapped in black cloth. They ran two steps quickly on the ground like a civet cat, then jumped lightly and flew up to the tall wall. .
In the Governor's Mansion, Lanzhou Governor Wang Ming was a little panicked, because the person who appeared in front of him turned out to be his own chief official. If he openly rebelled, there were sufficient conditions.
After all, the governors of the Tang Dynasty only held integrity, while the governors and chief officials were the real ones in charge of military power and people's livelihood.
"Guard Guard, what do you want to do?" Wang Ming tried his best to sound calm and full of the majesty of a governor.
"Can't you see what I want to do? Do I need to explain it?" the long-term guard said easily.
"Did you know that His Highness the Crown Prince's Tiger Guards are stationed in Lanzhou? If you choose this time to riot, wouldn't you be asking for your own death? Why don't you put down your weapons quickly and capture them without mercy!" Wang Mingming looked at several soldiers in the room.
And he and his concubine were still surrounded by naked bodies on the bed. The two of them now only had a few pieces of clothing that they had pulled randomly in front of their bodies to hide their shame.
"Give me the door key and your fish talisman." The guard's eyes looked at the naked white legs of the concubine named Wang, and he said sinisterly.
"Guard Guard, you are crazy!" Wang Ming almost stood up and asked for his fish talisman and door wedge. This was obviously aimed at the Crown Prince.
"I'm not crazy, but you are going crazy! Hand it over quickly, maybe for the sake of you and me being Lanzhou officials, I can leave you a whole body." The guard's eyes were filled with fire. If not The matter was too important, and he really wanted to enjoy the concubine with the king's name first. He was thinking about it for more than a day or two.
Wang Ming glanced at the concubine next to him, how could he not know what he was thinking in his heart? He had completely calmed down at this moment and said coldly: "Guan Wei, you must know that this is the arrival of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Jincheng, unlike other officials, even if you have my personal fish charm, it is impossible to open the door easily unless..."
"Unless what?" the guard interrupted him and asked, half withdrawing the horizontal knife in his hand threateningly.
"Unless I go with you, maybe you will have a chance to enter the house. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's status is no small matter, but I, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, always have to be heavily guarded when entering the local government offices. You can only rely on your ability to With the manpower mobilized, it is impossible to attack by force." Wang Ming continued to look at the guard, and handed the few clothes in his hand to the concubine next to him to cover his body.
"Are you sure you won't regret it?" Guan Wei knew that Wang Ming was as lustful as himself, and he had taken in several women from Jincheng. Although they were all voluntary, he always believed that Wang Ming was just like him. , are all lustful people.
"Is it useful for me to go back on my word? Since you dare to have breakfast in public, there must be a stick behind you. Now I am under your knife. If I go back on my word, you can kill me with one knife, right? Send your people out immediately and wait for me to get dressed. , I will take you there." Wang Ming looked at the guard who looked a little relaxed and continued.
The guard looked a little relaxed, but suddenly he became serious again. He couldn't decide this matter by himself, he still needed to discuss it with the people outside the door.
But now that he was besieged, it was naturally impossible to escape. He nodded coldly and asked Wang Ming to get dressed first, while he quickly retreated with his men.
"Sir, Wang Ming said that he can lead the way for us, because only he himself can let..."
"Idiot! How can we, three thousand people, still not be able to capture a mansion with two hundred people? I asked you to ask for the fish talisman and the door wedge, so that when the matter is accomplished, you can blame the king. Quickly go find the fish talisman. If you don't give it, Kill without mercy!" A man turned his back to the guard and cursed coldly.
"Uh... yes, sir. I will go right away." The guard responded hurriedly and led people into the room again.
In the room, Wang Ming's clothes were messy, and the concubine next to him was also in a pale state due to the fright in the middle of the night. Fortunately, most of the messy clothes on his body were already put on.
"Take them away, these are the fish charm and door wedge you want." Wang Ming pointed to the two items on the table and looked at the guard fearlessly and said.
"You... how dare you lie to me! Believe it or not, I will kill you!" Guan Wei looked at Wang Ming's disdainful eyes and knew that he had been deceived. He just wanted to give him time to put on his clothes.
It's all nonsense that he needs to come forward to open the door of the house, and it's all made up to deceive himself.
"Sir, don't kill." A soldier on the side said in a low voice, blocking the guard's sword raised high in the air.
"Why can't you kill him?" What Guan Wei hates the most is the king's name. He prides himself on being smart and always seems to be confident about everything, but he always falls into his trap.
In the past few years, I have been comforted by his true and false words. Otherwise, I would have followed Ashinu when he came.
"You forgot, the adult outside just said that he would use his fish charm to distract the patrol guards to make way for our people to enter, and then put the blame on him. If he dies now, how can he put the blame on him? By then, outside Sir, just in case..." the soldier whispered beside him.
"Hmph, let's keep your life alive for now. Sooner or later I will kill you! Get out!" The guard grabbed the fish charm and door key on the table, turned around and walked outside.
(End of chapter)