Why doesn't Li Hong want to report it directly to his father, or use his previous way of doing things, and take the initiative to investigate the officialdom in Luoyang without asking about right and wrong
But he is not without worries now. First of all, although Luoyang's status is still not as important as Chang'an, it is already the second big city that the Tang Dynasty relies on. He has offended all the dignitaries in Chang'an, and then offended the dignitaries in Luoyang. Bian'er, even after ascending the throne, will I still have anyone available to me? In two important capitals, looking around, there are only enemies, enemies, which seems inappropriate.
Although his Chongwen Hall is now full of talents, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the resources in the hands of the powerful are still much richer than that of the Chongwen Hall. It is difficult to compete head-on with others in a short period of time. It is completely unsatisfactory. Depend on others.
Furthermore, Princess Qianjin, King Cao Li Ming and other royal families already regarded me as a tiger or a wolf. If they offended Uncle Ji Wang, it would be fine. In the entire royal family, I would really become a loner. .
And by adopting such a roundabout method, if we can get things done without letting ourselves be hated by Uncle Ji Wang, and without letting other dignitaries regard ourselves as tigers and wolves, wouldn't this be the best of both worlds
Li Hong had an aversion to candied haws that he couldn't explain clearly. In short, he didn't like eating the sticky candied haws. However, Fairy Bai Chun ate it with gusto and handed the other bunch to Li Su. After the festival, she also wanted to give it to Li Su. He stuffed the candied hawsed apples he had just ordered into Li Hong's mouth, saying that he wanted Li Hong to try them: "The candied hawsed apples in Luoyang are more delicious than those in Chang'an."
Li Hong bit into a candied haws with suspicion, and then Bai Chun shook his head and explained: "The candied haws in Chang'an have no seeds, but the candied haws in Luoyang have seeds."
Li Hong, who found out that he had been tricked by the goblin, really wanted to slap the goblin's sexy butt a few times in public, in full view of the public, what the hell, this was the difference!
The three of them wandered around the southern city of Luoyang like wandering ghosts. The three of them had nothing to do until the lanterns came on and there were few people on the street. They were still unwilling to walk across the Tianjin Bridge to the palace.
Li Sujie was as anxious as if he wanted to go to the toilet. He had been out for a whole day and had promised to go back early, but seeing that the two people still had no intention of going back, he was too embarrassed to go back home alone, so he had to accompany them. People wandered around in the streets.
The three of them even ran to the Luoshui River out of boredom and stood on the embankment to observe the boats filled with literati and poets. Laughter and laughter were heard one after another on the Luoshui River. The clear singing of the girls and the bold poetry recitations of the literati. The scene of prosperity and prosperity in Luoshui can be heard all the time, which is in sharp contrast to the three people on the river embankment who are worrying about the people's food rations.
After being questioned several times by Luoyang's military guards as homeless ghosts and suspicious delinquents, the three of them said goodbye on the Tianjin Bridge and prepared to go back to their respective homes.
His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, who behaved suspiciously, had just entered the Yingtian Gate and was stopped by the eunuch waiting at the door. Your Majesty and the Queen have an invitation. Your servant has been waiting for you here all afternoon. I didn't expect you to come back at this time.
"A good thing or a bad thing?" Someone's first reaction was to ask, which made the eunuchs confused. Is this His Highness the Crown Prince? Come up and ask about good things and bad things!
Fortunately, I was only on duty in Luoyang and not in the capital city of Chang'an, but today I finally saw how the Crown Prince is different from ordinary people.
Someone sneaky led Bai Chun to Qianyuan Palace, but he was told that Dragon Father and Dragon Mother were waiting for him at Zhenguan Palace. Since the Luoyang Palace was repaired, Qianyuan Palace had become Dragon Father's palace, and The Zhenguan Hall behind him has become Long Ma's natural palace. The bright hall next to it is built in a similar style to the memorial hall of the previous life. Every time Li Hong passes by, he feels a gloomy wind.
As soon as I walked to the door of Zhenguan Hall, I heard Wu Mei's cold voice saying: "Come in with Bai Chun!"
Someone shrank his neck in fear, reached out and patted Bai Chun's straight buttocks, and whispered in someone's ear: "It seems that the Queen does not treat you as an outsider, because she used the word 'get out' so kindly on you.
Bai Chun did not dare to be as presumptuous as Li Hong, but he had to tell Li Hong the information he had just received, so he walked towards Zhenguan Hall and whispered: "Li Yangcang..."
The recent behavior of the Governor of Yizhou has made Lu Lisu a little confused. Since returning from Luoyang, he always feels that King Xu Li Shangjin has become stronger. Compared with before going to Luoyang, his whole person has a clear improvement in temperament and power. The change.
What made him even more confused was that King Xu, who had never interfered in local government affairs, had always been indifferent to local government affairs in Yizhou, and hid as far away as he could. Today, together with this time, he came from Chang'an Xin The two palace maids and eunuchs who were brought back stopped the government's grain carriage and kept asking questions.
Even if he heard the news and ran over to deal with it, he could not change his mind. King Xu, who had never interfered in local government affairs, had to break the casserole and ask the truth, so that he could tell where the food was shipped.
It is said that when you first come to a place, whether you are appointed governor or governor, before you have formed any wings in the place, you will not antagonize the local officials. Why did King Xu dare to do this
He is His Majesty's prince. Unlike His Majesty's brother princes, he has already formed his own sphere of influence in the local area and has matured. With the trust of the imperial court and His Majesty, he is able to challenge and inquire with local officials.
He, King Xu, does not have such energy now. The court has not fully believed that he has no intention of becoming the prince. Moreover, even in the capital, he has no power at all. As a prince born to a palace servant, his mother and concubine have no What kind of force can he rely on? In the past few years, he has been cautious and not asked about right and wrong. How could he dare to seize grain and grass vehicles today
Lu Lisu sat in the living room and thought hard. He couldn't figure out why King Xu became so tough after returning to Luoyang, as if he was a different person.
What bothered him even more was that the place where grain was stored was often visited by thieves in the past few days, and all the account books were missing. These account books recorded the 100,000 shi of grain that was to be shipped to Liyang warehouse in Weizhou. If it fell into the hands of someone with an intention, I don’t dare to imagine the consequences. If I don’t do it, I might even harm King Ji.
While he was in a daze wondering why King Xu Li Shangjin was so stubborn, a retainer hurriedly walked in and whispered: "My lord, I have found out clearly that the two maids and eunuchs who followed King Xu today were not given to him by His Majesty in Luoyang. Yes, and after checking from the post office, it was found that these two palace maids and the eunuch arrived in Yizhou before King Xu, and they moved into King Xu's mansion as soon as they arrived in Yizhou. "
"Not a palace maid or a eunuch? Is that possible? So who are they? Have they been checked?" Lu Lisu asked with a frown.
Today I just sent a letter to my son Lu Shuang, who is the Shaoyin of Henan Prefecture, asking if he knows anything about the fact that there are two maids and eunuchs around King Xu for no reason.
"Their identities haven't been found out yet, but judging from the people who have been monitoring Prince Xu's residence these days, these two men and two women seem to have very unusual identities. Although they always behave like palace maids and eunuchs when they meet Prince Xu, Prince Xu I am very respectful towards them, not like a palace maid or a eunuch."
"This is strange. Who is he, what is his identity, and how can he be treated so politely by Prince Xu? By the way, has the person who went to Prince Xu's Mansion to ask for food come back..."
"Sir...Sir..." The panicked crying outside interrupted Lu Lisu's question.
"Let them come in and discuss matters in the back study." When Lu Lisu heard the shouts outside, he knew that the people who went to Prince Xu's Mansion to get the grain truck but returned without success were back.
Lu Lisu, led by his retainers, had just sat down in the back study when staggering footsteps were heard at the door. Listening to the footsteps, Lu Lisu's brows furrowed even more. It was obvious that his retainers would not bring anything good. News.
"grown ups… ."
"What's going on? Why is it like this!" Lu Lisu, who had just sat down on the chair, saw that the leader of his retainers had a bruised nose and face, and stood up from the chair!
Retainers are different from slaves and servants, but they have a certain status in the Lu family. It can be said that they have a mutually prosperous and mutually destructive relationship with Lu Lisu.
The contractual spirit of retainers is equivalent to tying their fate to the Lu family. The most important thing is that because of the contractual relationship of both prosperity and loss, they will be the most loyal servants of the Lu family at any time. He would never betray the Lu family.
The disadvantage is that if they have been retainers for a long time, after they gain a certain prestige in the Lu family and get the master's approval, they will have autonomy in certain matters and can act expediently for the benefit of the family.
And this is like a double-edged sword. Sometimes retainers act randomly without clear understanding, which can easily make the master's family passive. However, at this time, the master's family can only accompany them to tide over the difficulties together, but cannot put them aside. He was kicked out of the family and was not considered a minister of the Lu family.
Therefore, when some powerful people choose their retainers, they often go through more than ten or twenty years of inspection, and are even more cautious in selecting and appointing them. Up to now, Lu Lisu has only about twenty retainers, which is enough to imagine that other When the powerful choose their retainers, they will be as careful as he is.
"grown ups… ."
"Let's talk about it first, how can you behave like a mother-in-law!" Lu Lisu frowned, looking at the helpless retainer who was beaten with bruises and swollen face, an unknown anger rose in his heart!
Is King Xu so domineering? Doesn't he know his relationship with King Ji Li Shen? Doesn't he know that Princess Ji is his granddaughter? Who is supporting him? How dare you beat up a retainer of the Lu family so recklessly!
(End of chapter)