After watching the bouncing and excited little figure leave accompanied by the palace maids, eunuchs and Hua Meng, Wu Mei and Li Hong stood up together like mother and son, and slowly moved toward the left side of Zhenguan Hall. Let’s go to Tongxin Pavilion.
The palace maid had already placed snacks, tea and other food, and then with Wu Mei's wave, everyone quietly retreated. In the elegant Tongxin Pavilion made of glass on one side, Wu Mei and Li Honger were suddenly left. people.
"This battle in Liaodong is really difficult for you. That Haidongqing is also very tight. Your father brought him here to show me last night. His eyes staring at people make people panic, but they are spiritual. There is no need for this thing If you raise too much, it will be difficult to control." Wu Mei sat down lazily on the sofa above her. She was in her forties, but her figure was still tight and perfect, and her cheeks were also white and flawless, completely invisible. The portrait is a mother of four or five children.
"Yes, I understand." Li Hong put away his playful expression and said solemnly.
Wu Mei glanced at Li Hong in surprise, and then told the whole story: "Although the deaths of Li Zhong and Helan Minyue were deliberately pouring dirty water on you, the Haidongqing you raised wanted to use them as human beings." The strategy of "Tao returning to the body" is a bit inferior. It is not the magnanimity of a good general and counselor. It will need more training in the future. If Bai Chun hadn't come to me in time to talk about this matter, this would have happened. In the court, while you and your father are away, there will probably be blatant chaos."
"Yes, I know. I will bid farewell to my mother soon and will discipline her more when I return to Chang'an." Li Hong poured Wu Mei a cup of tea and said with a smile.
He understood who his mother was talking about. There was no one else but Lin Shiling, and among all his courtiers, Lin Shiling was the only one who could have the same cold and loyal character as Hai Dongqing.
When I received the joint memorial from Zhang Jianzhi and others, the initiator was actually Lin Shiling. Seeing that Li Xian and others were aggressive, and he was not in Chang'an, he was afraid that he would be passive, so he hoped to launch a counterattack.
At that time, I was in Liaodong, so I ignored the matter. I didn't expect Bai Chun to inform the queen mother first, but anyway, in this way, there was no loss to myself, but it allowed Li Xian to restrain himself in recent times, and at least he could It plays the role of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.
Wu Mei looked at Li Hong, who was confident, calm, and confident, and asked, still a little worried or confused: "Li Hong, tell me the truth, have you really decided to do this?"
"Mother, it was not the son who decided to do this. The son's situation has always been passive. On the way back from Anxi, the nets were directed at the son. The son tried to start with the five surnames and seven looks, and give people behind the scenes The manipulator gave some warnings, but the results were of little effect. If Erchen had not seen the opportunity and decided not to participate in it personally, otherwise Erchen and Uncle Ji would have been in conflict now. Once we are in such a situation, even with the relationship between the father and Uncle Ji, it may be difficult to untie the knot between Uncle Ji and the entire royal family will be completely in chaos." Li Hong sat on the sofa. , leaning forward slightly, said in a sincere tone.
"Yes, the Li Yangcang incident is really hard to guard against. I didn't even notice the conspiracy in it. I thought about it after I had some free time. If Hong'er really got involved, it would be a huge trouble." Wu Meiqing He sighed softly and patted the back of Li Hong's hand comfortingly.
"Li Sujie and Li Shangjin were the ones I planned to send south at that time. Fortunately, both you and my father supported me. Li Chunfeng went to Jiangnan. This was an accident among accidents and had nothing to do with the matters above the court. Any relationship…”
"But you still ended up with Li Chunfeng, didn't you?" Wu Mei coquettishly brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ears and looked at Li Hong and said.
Li Sujie and Li Shangjin were slow to react and did not realize that Li Xian was behind the Li Yangcang case. They used them as a breakthrough point to drag Li Hong into the water. Instead, they strongly hoped that Li Hong would personally investigate the Li Yangcang case, and then help Li Hong gained some fame in the court.
"I have no choice but to do this. Whether this bureau does anything or not will be of no use to Fang Xianzhong. The only thing that can be done is that Dali Temple can use the incident of Erchen's misappropriation of five million taels of silver to thoroughly investigate the use of funds from the Ministry of Industry." Son." Li Hong said lightly with a cold light in his eyes.
"The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of flesh... Xian'er... There is nothing wrong with him coveting the position of the prince. Originally, your father also valued him very much. Over the years, he has written books, made annotations, and prayed for the people. He has a great successor to King Ji. Although he secretly colluded with Qiwang of the fifth surname, he violated the bottom line of the court and the Li family. He knew clearly that your father had the intention of suppressing Qiwang of the fifth surname, but he had been colluding secretly. You Father reminded him vaguely several times, but he refused to listen and insisted on reaching this point..." Wu Mei shook her head helplessly.
Watching Li Hong and Li Xian fighting, it would be impossible for her not to be entangled in her heart. It was all the meat that fell from her body, how could she not care? How can you bear to hurt someone
But Li Hong is too strong, and Li Xian is no match for him. Li Xian may not be able to see it now, and even Fang Xianzhong and the idiots around him haven't noticed it yet.
From the first time Li Hong came to Luoyang, Li Xian thought that he had set up a trap for Li Hong to defeat him and had the absolute upper hand and the initiative. But he didn't know that all Li Hong's strategies were based on planning and killing every step of the way. !
First, he separated himself from the Li Yangcang case and avoided confrontation with King Ji. Even if he did not win the support of Li Hong from other royal relatives, at least he did not push this group of people into the opposition.
Then, with the consent of Li Zhi, the fiefdoms of Li Sujie and Li Shangjin were placed in Jiangnan. This formed two constraints on the Jiangnan scholars and the five surnames and seven hopes.
Lu Zhaolin of Fan Yang was transferred back by him without any warning and was arranged to go to Youzhou through the Ministry of Personnel. This was equivalent to isolating Yunzhong led by Li Xianyao. Even if Li Xian actually controlled Yunzhong, if there was no relationship between the two brothers, If a direct conflict broke out, it would be impossible for the soldiers and horses in the cloud to affect Li Hong.
What's more, Anxi is close to Yunzhong. Over the years, famous generals such as Hei Te Changzhi, Wang Mingyuan, Xue Rengui, Yuan Shuji, Wang Fangyi, and Li Jingxuan have been committed to Anxi. They will not simply stick to Anxi. I am afraid they have already touched everything in Yunzhong. It's so transparent.
Now, Yao Chong, Huan Yanfan, and Yang Jiong from Anxi have quietly rushed to Jiangnan from Anxi. After experiencing the hardships of Anxi, each of them, although they are still young, has the ability to become a state. Due to the strength of the supervisor, the move of these people to the south, the support of Li Hong, and the support of Li Sujie and Li Shangjin, the Jiangnan scholars were sooner or later included in the Hongwen Hall by Li Hong.
Five million taels were misappropriated from the Ministry of Industry to Li Chunfeng, seemingly for the navy, but in fact it was for Li Xian and Fang Xianzhong, deliberately leaving a loophole that could be used to attack Li Hong, just waiting for Li Xian to drill into it , if Li Xian dares to get in, when Li Hong closes the net, Li Xian will not be as simple as being demoted to a commoner.
"Queen Mother..." Li Hong looked at the somewhat worried Mother Long. He believed that Mother Long was the one who could best understand this helplessness.
After all, she has experienced all of this. The life-and-death fight with Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu in the harem, and the overt and covert fight with her own sister Wu Shun. None of this was what she wanted to see, but in the end it was all It was the reason why she had to be so cruel in order to save her life.
"You have always had your own rightful thoughts. If the queen mother helps you and abandons the virtuous son, it is already..."
"Mother..." Li Hong leaned forward, held the hand of the helpless Long Ma comfortingly, and said sternly: "Mother, I don't know what my mother thinks, but what I did is not All the decisions were made by Li Xian. To put it bluntly, no one can shake Erchen's position as the crown prince based on Erchen's achievements in Anxi, Tubo, and now Anton, not to mention that there is Taiyi in Guanzhong. Cheng, Lantian County Medical College, Chang'an Hongwen Museum, I dare not say that Erchen is as stable as Mount Tai, but it cannot be shaken by just one Li Xian."
Wu Mei let Li Hong hold her hand, looking at Li Hong's frank eyes with bright eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Here, bring a pen and paper." Li Hong stood up and shouted toward the door.
After a while, a simple charcoal pen and a piece of white rice paper were placed on a table.
"Mother, Li Xian still has a way out. I have never forced him to do anything, nor have I set up a special situation for him! The southward movement of Li Sujie and Li Shangjin was also forced by the situation in the Tang Dynasty. Yao Chong, Huan Yanfan, Yang The same principle applies to Jiong's move south. The five million taels of silver from the Ministry of Industry were misappropriated to Li Chunfeng. This was not because he was deliberately trying to please Cui Zhibian, the naval force, but because he was doing this for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. It’s much more important than anything else.”
As Li Hong spoke, he wrote quickly on the white rice paper. After a while, a simple map of Asia was drawn by Li Hong.
Looking at Wu Mei who was still sitting on the sofa, Li Hong once again looked at the map he had drawn with satisfaction and said, "Queen mother, please move a little bit, what do you think?"
Wu Mei looked at Li Hong. This boy has been maverick since he was a child. If he said he had ambitions for the throne, Wu Mei would not believe it even to death. If he had ambitions, then he would not go to Liaodong!
If he was ambitious, he would not be out of tune or crazy every day. This is enough to prove that Li Hong's ambition is not to be the emperor, but to make the Tang Dynasty powerful.
Compared with the position of emperor, I am afraid that in Li Hong's heart, the continuous prosperity of the Tang Dynasty made him more focused and ambitious.
He stood up and walked to Li Hong, and saw that on the snow-white rice paper, there was a map drawn that looked very similar to the map he had seen before. However, he had marked many places with charcoal, and Wu Mei could see them at once. Went to Luoyang and Chang'an.
(End of chapter)