Pei Wanying, Fang Muqing, Hua Meng, Jingzhe, and other servants of Prince Pei's Mansion, silently watched as the originally angry Li Xian gradually calmed down, stared at Prince Li Hong for a long time, and suddenly said: "Okay, I Believe me! Follow me!”
The two slowly walked out of the main hall without anyone following them. They walked alone through the winding corridors and winding to the door of the room where Li Xian and Fang Xianzhong had discussed. The door was opened by Li Xian himself, waiting for Li Hongshi. Shi Ran walked in, and Li Xian followed immediately.
The moment the door was closed, many retainers from Prince Pei's palace armed with swords, crossbows, and horses came to the door, surrounding this independent palace.
In the room, Li Hong walked around leisurely and sighed. This kind of room is probably comparable to the bedrooms of his father and queen, and the bedrooms of his mother. Even the luxury in Luoyang Palace is nothing compared to this place. It's quite a bit different.
"Fang Xianzhong is really willing to spend money on you." Li Hong shook his head and sat down in his seat.
Li Xian remained silent. Uncharacteristically, he took the initiative to pour tea and water for Li Hong. Then he sat down next to Li Hong and said coldly: "What did you want to say when you threatened me just now? There is no one now, you can say ”
"King Luo Bin, do you know where he is now?" Li Hong asked Li Xian calmly.
"I know, in Yangzhou." Li Xian frowned, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Lao Wu Hulu.
"Since you know that King Luo Bin is already in Yangzhou, then tell me about the affairs between you and Pei Yan, the Secretary of the Zhongshu Province. I would like to know how far you two are now?" Li Hong said confidently and relaxedly. There was still a smile on his face, but these two words made Li Xian's face become very ugly, and his heart was even more shocked.
Li Xian's right eyelid twitched involuntarily, shining with conflicting light. There were indeed signs of cooperation between him and Pei Yan, but it had just begun. How could Lao Wu know it so quickly
"Can't say." Li Xian was conflicted for a while, but finally chose to refuse.
"Can't tell?" Li Hong really wanted to slap him again. Has this idiot not realized yet that with his strength and IQ alone, he is completely unable to defeat the cunning Zhongshu Ling Pei Yan of Zhongshu Province
"Yes, I can't say." Li Xian decided to fight to the end. Pei Yan had indeed approached him, hoping that together with the power of the Five Surnames and Qiwang, he could help him obtain the position of Minister of Secretariat, instead of the most vocal Fang. Be loyal first.
At the same time, in order to impress himself to support him, he even promised that after he took office as Shangshu Shengyoupushe, he would definitely stand on his side, support him in overthrowing Li Hong, and advocate for him to be crown prince.
So facing Li Hong at this moment, he couldn't say these words. He didn't know if the words he said would kill him and Pei Yan directly with Lao Wu's character!
"Have you heard of a song from Yangzhou recently?" Li Hong stopped pressing Li Xian and asked calmly.
"Ballads from Yangzhou? Haha, there are so many ballads from Jiangnan. I can't collect them every day, right?" Li Xian said with a sneer.
Li Hong didn't take it seriously, nodded with a smile and said: "One piece of fire, two pieces of fire, the little boy in Feiyi is sitting in the hall. Do you know what it means?"
"One fire, two fires, Fei Yi's child will be the seat of the palace?" Li Xian frowned and murmured, unable to guess what the intention was for a while.
"Two pieces of fire mean 'Yan', 'Fei Yi' is the character 'Pei', 'Xiao'er' is the character '子', and 'sitting in the palace' means prosperity, which is the character 'Long'. Pei Yan's character Zilong can be compared to ?" Li Hong continued to ask with a smile.
"Being the throne? Doesn't it mean that Pei Yan can be... the emperor?" Li Xian hesitated for a moment, but still said the word emperor.
"Yes, that's what it means. If so, do you still think he will support you? Do you still think that right-hand shooting is the position he wants?"
"But do you think it's possible that he alone wants to rebel against the Tang Dynasty?" Li Xian sneered, not thinking that such a song could represent Pei Yan's desire to rebel.
"It is naturally impossible for him to rebel alone, but this ballad comes from Yangzhou. Who is the governor of Yangzhou? Who has Uncle Cao always looked down on? What if Pei Yan unites with him? And you are among them, don't you think it is suspicious? "
"I don't understand, you'd better make it clearer." Li Xian was annoyed that Li Hong relied on the resources in his hands and looked confident.
If he had such resources, he would naturally be able to guess Pei Yan's true purpose, and he would not be hesitating whether to support Fang Xianzhong or Pei Yan.
The reason why he set fire to Prince Wu's Mansion was that he really wanted to support Pei Yan more. After all, according to his and Fang Xianzhong's plan, the most important thing now was to stand still and start a family first, and then wait for an opportunity to take action against Li Hong. Make things difficult.
So he privately decided to burn Prince Wu's Mansion. After Fang Xianzhong found out about it, and after he was escorted back to the mansion by Lao Wu, Fang Muqing rushed over immediately and handed him a letter from Fang Xianzhong. He expressed his willingness to give up the fight for the position of Youpu She, but the condition was that he would not collude with Pei Yan.
At the same time, the letter also said what Li Hong said today. Pei Yan had served as Zhongshu Ling for many years and had accumulated enough contacts. It was not as simple as being weak on the surface. If he interacted with him, in the end he would I'm afraid it's him, Li Xian, who will suffer the loss.
And now, Li Hong has also come to warn him. Doesn't Li Hong know that he is his biggest enemy? Is it his biggest threat
"The person that Uncle Cao despises the most is Li Ji, who was given the surname by Emperor Gaozu, right? Li Ji's son Li Zhen died early, so Li Jingye directly inherited the title of Duke of England from his grandfather Li Ji. Li Jingye served as Liuzhou Do you believe that if the chief official, the governor of Meizhou, is now the governor of Yangzhou and joins forces with Pei Yan, cheating you and Uncle Cao is like bullying a fool?" Li Hong said lazily.
I put King Luo Bin in Yangzhou just to see if Li Jingye would recruit King Luo Bin as he did in history, and whether he would let King Luo Bin write nursery rhymes for him and pass them to Pei Yan.
Pei Yanzhong was originally supposed to be the Servant of the Servant, but unfortunately he became the Servant due to his own appearance, thus blocking his path to the post of the Servant. This naturally made Pei Yanzhong, who had always been ambitious, become the Servant of the Servant. Pei Yan began to use Li Xian to achieve his own goals.
"I, Li Xian, am so easy to cheat? Huh, if I don't want to agree to something, it's useless for him to beg me."
"But he promised you what you wanted, didn't he?" Li Hong quickly answered.
Li Xian was silent, he didn't know what Li Hong wanted to do! Was he really trying to save himself
"What exactly do you want to say? If Pei Yan wants to harm me with something, you should be happy." Li Xian thought for a long time before saying.
"I don't want you to be tricked to death by the court officials. In that case, you will be too embarrassed for the royal family. Let me show you this." Li Hong handed a note to Li Xian.
"Green goose? What does this mean?" Li Xian wondered.
"That's why I ask you, to what extent have you cooperated with Pei Yan?" Li Hong asked with a sigh.
Many people in history said that Li Xian's death was caused by his struggle for power with Wu Mei. In fact, a large part of the reason in this process was that Li Xian was deceived by Pei Yan and was used by Pei Yan.
Although the entire historical event generally pointed out that Li Xian died because of being slandered and rebelled, the details have never been recorded. However, Li Hong, who is in the rolling wheel of history, will discover when he experiences all this. The details here are so intricate.
A nursery rhyme written by Li Jingye made Pei Yan want to become the emperor. Because of this, Pei Yan naturally had to win over ambitious people in the royal family, so that he could hold high the banner of righteousness beside the Qing emperor and defeat the current ruler of the court. Two influential people in the church are Wu Mei and Li Hong.
Whether the relationship between Wu Mei and Pei Yan is harmonious or discordant, as a high-ranking member of the Tang Empire, he will never reflect this on the surface during political struggles.
But the harmony between the two is definitely not as harmonious as it seems on the surface. Otherwise, when Li Hong and Li Zhi were in Liaodong, when Liujing City was besieged, and after Li Xian was returned to his palace by Wu Mei, Pei would not have been so harmonious. Yan has always chosen to stay in hiding and let Wu Mei mobilize the thousand pagoda camps left by Li Hong to enter the palace.
While Pei Yan chose to retreat, he also made slight contact with Li Xian. What he wanted was to find out how ambitious Li Xian was and whether it was enough to make him feel that his support was worth it.
Wu Mei's administration can give Pei Yan a good excuse to raise the banner of righteousness on the side of Qingjun, but Li Hong is the prince of the Tang Dynasty. If he wants to raise the banner of Qingjun again, there must be a conflict between Li Hong and Li Xian. , it is obvious that Li Xian just meets Pei Yan's standards, and naturally becomes the target of Pei Yan's wooing, and becomes a sharp knife in Pei Yan's hand.
"Tell me first what the green goose means?" Li Xian asked without answering.
"The word "green" can be divided into the month of December, and the word "goose" can be divided into the word "I" and "I". Pei Yan is indicating that he will be in the city in December to respond internally. Don't you know?" Li Hong asked in surprise.
"I don't know, he didn't say." Li Xian's swollen cheeks became very red at this moment. If everything Li Hong said is true, then he has really become the target of Pei Yan's use, not that he really has He plans to make himself a prince.
"Please keep this note. I think there should be Pei Yan's handwriting in your house. You can compare it. Of course, you can ask about the ballad whether I made it up or whether it is true. "Li Hong stood up and walked slowly to the door, then stopped and looked back, looked at Li Xian who was still sitting there, thought for a moment and said: "I will help you handle the matter in Prince Wu's Mansion, you don't have to worry. You can handle Yan's matters by yourself. I have already helped you if I can. Also, whether you believe it or not, Li Xian, I am doing this only for one reason. You have been smart and studious since you were a child, and you have been deeply loved by your father. If it is because of If this matter is taken advantage of by others, it will only bring shame to the royal family and the emperor, so think twice. "
(End of chapter)