Li Hong did not look back, but still stared at Li Xian, whose cheeks were swollen. His eyes were filled with anger and a hint of surrender. When he saw Li Hong reaching out to touch his cheek, he snorted and turned his face away. aside.
"This is your only chance, Bai Chun. If you miss it, you won't get it again." Li Hong's voice sounded faintly under the clatter of the oil-paper umbrella above his head.
"I don't need you anymore, slave."
"Are you sure you won't regret it?" Li Hong still didn't turn around, looking at Li Xian with hatred, but said to Bai Chun behind him.
"You can treat King Pei like this, and your servants are even less qualified to ignore the laws of the Tang Dynasty and let him go unpunished." Bai Chun's eyes were empty unknowingly, and he looked into the distance dreamily, as if he was looking into the childhood memories. In memories.
She finally understood why the prince directly ordered Ren LaoFunQin to lead people to monitor Changmingfang instead of asking her to order people to monitor Changmingfang.
Because her father Bai Sunizhi is also in Changmingfang now! Now she has joined forces with King Pei, colluded with Qiwang of the fifth surname, and even several of her nominal brothers have participated in all this.
Bai Chun knew very well that if she monitored Changmingfang, she would face a difficult choice. Therefore, in order not to feel entangled in her heart, the prince chose to let Renlai Wuxin monitor Changmingfang, and asked her to order someone to monitor Hechangfang.
In this way, he left an opportunity for himself, especially the lawless two, to let his father go, and this was also the prince's intention.
But now, the city's military guards have surrounded the outside, and it is no longer possible for Bai Sunizhi to escape. The only way is to let Ren Yinzhi and her take custody of Bai Sunizhi and others, and then let Bai Chun used his status in front of the prince to take Bai Sunizhi away.
But in the end, no matter what, Bai Chun chose to give up and sit back and watch.
The prince's warning to go to Taiyi City was still ringing in his ears, but his father chose to ignore it and still participated in the ranks of Qi Wang, King Pei and others. Isn't this the fault of himself
Now that I have followed the prince for many years, I have become the closest person to him. Moreover, back then, my father did not treat me with even a trace of family affection, but like a commodity, hoping to exchange for short-term peace and benefits for his country.
Therefore, no matter what, I cannot harm my man's interests, pretend to be public for personal gain, or let Bai Sunizhi go regardless of the laws of the Tang Dynasty!
"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, the child wants to be raised but cannot be kissed, I will pretend that nothing happened..."
"No need, it's his own fault." Bai Chun's voice was still very calm, his face was calm, and his eyes were empty.
Li Hong nodded and motioned for the two of them to go over.
After so many years, he also understands Bai Chun's temper. When he becomes stubborn, he is like an ox and cannot be pulled back. So he said calmly: "Open that painting."
A chair was placed in front of Li Hong. Now only this part of the entire alley was surrounded by dozens of people. The rest of the place was empty. Only the heavy rain from the sky was still falling tirelessly.
Li Hong sat on the chair and looked at Li Xian, who was sitting on the rain-covered ground and shivering with cold. He pulled out a disdainful smile and continued to ask: "What did King Cao promise to you? Why do you want to do it all?" I strongly recommend you? Also, is the Tubo person here Aunt Wencheng..."
"I don't know. If you want to kill, then kill. If you want to cut, I will cut into pieces. If I, Li Xian, frown... you want to hit me again!" Seeing Li Hong raise his hand again, Li Xian immediately shrank his head and hid, glaring angrily.
"Don't pull it down, then just freeze it." Several thick blankets were handed to Bai Chun, Pei Wanying, and Yan Lingbin. Another one had been draped over Li Hong's body from behind by Bai Chun, who was now helping Li Hong wipe it. Rain-soaked hair.
"I know even if you don't tell me, the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs have been playing tricks behind the court. They are relying on the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system to have a little tail left. I don't want to see the prestige of their Five Surnames and Qi Wangs, as well as their reputation among the literati in the world. The influence of time has declined in their hands, so naturally they have to find a promising person in the court to fight for their interests, and you, unfortunately, have become their spokesperson. "
"So what? Are the Five Surnames and Qi Wang the worms of the Tang Dynasty? Aren't they thinking about the Tang Dynasty? Why do you want to kill them all!" Li Xian is no longer afraid of Li Hong. He can clearly feel that Lao Wu is not I didn't mean to kill him, I just wanted to punish myself like this.
"They first think about their own growth and development, and then they think about the royal family. If all the officials in the court, big and small, come from the five surnames and seven looks, let me ask you Li Xian, do you want to be in the imperial court? When making a decision in the court, can you circumvent them? In the end, will the Tang Dynasty belong to our Li family, or will my Li family govern it for them? Or are you willing to become a puppet in their hands..."
"Hmph, stop trying to trick me with those fallacies of your Chongwen Hall. Which one of the former Sui Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, and Han Dynasty did not have the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system, and which one did not rule the country together with the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes? Which emperor was ignored by them? Is it possible that the former Sui Dynasty was responsible for the excessive expropriation and excessive taxation of the people and Qiwang? Is it possible that Yang Guang personally conquered Goguryeo, conquered Tuyuhun, built the Great Wall, and built the canal? These were all the ideas of the former Sui Dynasty after Yang Guang ascended the throne? The change of dynasty is caused by people like you who like to fight frequently and waste money and people..."
"What the hell! Who taught you all this? You go to your Prince Pei's Mansion every day to recruit bachelors, and you just recruit some people like this? Just talk to them about this nonsense every day? Why the hell do I go to war so often? Tubo Do we have to sit back and watch if we invade the Tang Dynasty? Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje are eyeing our Tang Dynasty. Should we, the Tang Dynasty, just tolerate it? If the six imperial edicts in the southwest want to become independent kings, shouldn't we send troops to suppress them? He stretched out his hand to hit Li Xian again, but was glared at by Li Xian angrily. Then he looked at the swollen cheeks of Lao Gao. He thought that it would be hard to explain to his father if his mother asked him about it, so he gave up immediately, but his words had already begun. I’ve been doing the Three Character Sutra.
"Give me a blanket first, I'm cold!"
"You're freezing! You just keep sitting here if you don't understand! After raising so many retainers and that Zhao Daosheng, who taught you these?"
"You can't defend me with your talent and strategy, and your ability to govern the country and ensure peace of the country. Are you starting to make excuses for this? It's the law for me to support my retainers. As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, shouldn't I, Li Xian, do the right thing?"
"How many people have you surpassed by two hundred people? Have I paid attention to you for your blatant solicitation? As for you, you don't know how to restrain yourself and become more aggressive. By the way, you don't have to go to the mansion of Hengshan King Li Chengqian from now on. Zhao Daosheng is already dead!"
"What did you say? Say it again!" Li Xian was stunned for a moment and asked as if he didn't hear clearly.
"Zhao Daosheng was killed by me!"
"Impossible! You know..." Li Xian's face suddenly changed. Yes, since Lao Wu was able to find this place, he had already set up an ambush, so there is no way he wouldn't know the secrets of Hengshan King Li Chengqian's mansion!
Li Xian's eyes suddenly turned red. He looked at the leisurely Li Hong angrily and said angrily: "Why did you kill her! She was not involved in any of these things! Why did you kill him? Do you really want to be like this?" Yang Guang also likes war and killing! You are just an executioner!"
"Let you... get lost. Don't you know that this is a scandal that disgraces the reputation of the royal family? If your father and mother know about this, you will only be worse than you are now..."
"Then you don't have to kill her and exile her for three thousand miles to Lingnan! And me, haven't you already planned to punish me for the crime of treason? Why don't you demote me to a commoner and exile me with him? …”
"Snapped!"
Li Hong slapped Li Xian's swollen cheek again, this time even harder than the previous three times. Li Xian, who was caught off guard, was sitting on the ground when he was hit in the face by such a sudden slap from Li Hong. His forehead suddenly hit the rain-covered bluestone pavement, and blood immediately flowed from his forehead.
Li Xian slowly straightened up, ignoring the blood donation on half of his face, but his eyes became more hateful, and the flames of rage seemed to be burning in his eyes: "What else do you want! I know you don't want to kill me! I don’t want to be like the emperor and bear the reputation of killing brothers! But Li Zhong..."
"Li Zhong was killed by you and Qi Wang of the Five Surnames. Helan Minyue also died because of you. It was also because you made the connection between her and Li Zhong, thus breaking the heart of my father! You are the culprit for all these. ! Now you are stubborn! You sent an arrow to Luoyang City to warn you. Instead, you set off three hours later than me and entered Chang'an before me! What are your intentions? King Hua and King Cao were recruited by you, and you failed to drive a wedge between me and King Ji, forcing King Ji to marry Li Chuyuan to Mangsong Mangzan! Just to get Wencheng to support you, you were willing to give up the Tubo that I finally conquered and give it to someone else! In order to protect the world's reputation, the Lingxiao family did not hesitate to sell Liyangcang's military rations at a discount. How much profit did you make from it! Do you know that this is a capital crime! Fanyang Lu family, why did you send someone to contact Lu Zhaolin privately? Secretly colluded with Tubo, Tuyuhun, and the remnants of the Turks to assassinate the prince! Li Xian, even if I kill you now, neither my father nor my mother will blame me. You are entirely responsible for this!"
"Then you kill me!"
"I'm not it!" Li Hong suddenly stood up, took the scroll in Bai Chun's hand, handed it to Li Xian, calmed down his mind, and said lightly: "Do you know why Li Chengqian, the king of Hengshan, wanted to secretly Assassination of Pu Wang Li Tai? Yes, it was this painting, the bird called the orange-billed blue-faced booby, that made him determined to assassinate Pu Wang Li Tai! "
(End of chapter)