Lin Shiling shook off the large snowflakes on his body and rubbed the soles of his feet again and again. When it looked like he was going to wear the soles of his shoes thin, the guy stopped and motioned for him to lead the way to see His Highness.
The warm spring-like meeting hall is much larger than the study room in Li Zhengdian, and it also looks more luxurious and noble. This is also the place where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince holds private discussions with important ministers on weekdays. People who can enter this meeting hall often Basically, a tacit understanding has been reached among the officials of the court, that is, the people who can enter this meeting hall are definitely people whom His Highness the Crown Prince relies on, and who are the confidants of His Highness the Crown Prince.
It was also the first time for Lin Shiling to enter this conference hall, which had absolutely symbolic significance. Naturally, he was filled with nervousness and caution. He stepped carefully on the thick carpet, fearing that his dirty feet would be stained by the gorgeous and noble carpet. Leave a trace.
When the door was opened, the first thing that came into view was a desk that was so large that Lin Shiling was stunned. It was even much larger than the bed he usually slept on. The desk was filled with piles of thick memorials. , His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sitting behind the desk, looking down at the memorial.
On the wall behind, there is a huge life-size portrait. The portrait of His Majesty and the Queen is naturally painted in the unique style of His Highness the Crown Prince. Behind His Majesty and the Queen, standing is His Highness the Crown Prince himself. .
Various potted plants are placed around the meeting hall, and a huge bookshelf is placed on the side. In the center of the meeting hall, there are two neat rows of soft sofas, which are obviously specially prepared for the courtiers who come here.
"You take a look at this first, and I'll finish the work in hand." Li Hong said without raising his head.
Then he pushed Princess Wencheng's autographed letter aside. Xiaoxue, who was standing next to him, picked up the letter and handed it to Mang Zhong, and then handed it to Lin Shiling's hand.
Lin Shiling had heard the news of Princess Wencheng's death today, but he still felt very serious about this last last words. He had never forgotten that a few days ago, His Highness also told and warned him not to attempt to harm Wencheng. .
But in just a few days, Princess Wencheng was forced to commit suicide by taking poison under the joint efforts of Her Highness, King Pei and King Ying!
Li Hong stopped the pen in his hand and put it aside. Xiaoxue obediently dried the wet ink on the memorial, then closed it gently and put the memorials in batches by category.
"You have seen the content. These are Princess Wencheng's original words. So if you tell the Tibetan people, how about writing it according to Princess Wencheng's wishes?" Li Hong and Bai Chun, even the person who is the most proficient in code words in Jingwei, I studied Princess Wencheng's autograph letters for most of the day, trying to see if there was any message hidden beneath the words that she wanted to convey to Tibet or Mansong Mangzan, but in the end I found nothing.
Lin Shiling was asked to watch today because he had the idea of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He wanted him to advise whether there was any hole Wen Cheng had dug for himself in this letter written by Wen Cheng.
"Your Highness, I didn't see anything. It was a normal last word. Even if it was split into words, I didn't see any hidden meaning in it." Lin Shiling looked at it carefully again and said solemnly.
Li Hong nodded silently, and after a while he said: "In that case, early tomorrow morning, we will go to Tubo with Jinghui to protect Princess Yiyang and the Prince Consort."
"Ah? Set off tomorrow?" Lin Shiling was surprised. It will be the first day of the month in about ten days. Is the situation in Tubo so urgent
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. The reason why you didn't tell Princess Yiyang and Jinghui about this letter is because you are good at figuring out other people's thoughts and hearts, and you also have keen observation of the situation, so..."
"I understand that I have heard about the deputy governor of the Tubo Protectorate. I seem to have been infected with a strange disease recently. I have seen all the famous doctors from Tubo and Tang Dynasty, but they all think that I am afraid that the deputy governor only has three or five years left, so I will try my best to let the deputy governor rest and recuperate after waiting for it to pass. Don't rush to show up, just visit the people and the big tribes occasionally, or Your body and bones are important." Lin Shiling saw Li Honggang pause and immediately answered.
Li Hong nodded with satisfaction. Now that Lin Shiling understood the value of Mansong Mangzan and how to deal with it after it lost its value, he could feel relieved.
"Yes, Gu is also very worried, so he wrote a handwritten letter. Please take it with you to comfort Deputy Governor Mansong Mangzan and the Tubo subjects." Li Hong took the letter Xiaoxue brought over. He opened the folder, checked it, and then handed it to Lin Shiling.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will definitely bring it to you, and I will definitely live up to Your Highness's trust." Lin Shiling stood up, respectfully took the memorial, and Princess Wencheng's autographed letter, kicked it into his arms properly, and then sat down again.
Xiaoxue and Mangzhong next to them have been trained by Bai Chun over the years, and they are like human beings, so they naturally understand the meaning of the conversation between the monarch and his minister just now.
With each question and answer, and with each song and harmony, the monarch and his ministers had a tacit understanding to determine the overall situation of Tubo in the future, and even the date of death of Mangsong Mangzan had been determined.
After seeing off Lin Shiling, Princess Yiyang and the Prince Consort Quan Yi came to the East Palace. The dinner was naturally spent in the East Palace, which was also Li Hong's practice for the two of them. Under Quan Yi's embarrassed look, Yiyang looked like a boss. After being willing to hesitate for a long time, and then extorting a large discount from Taiyi City from Li Hong, she soared into the snowy sky like a cheerful bird.
The trivial matters before leaving for Jiangnan have been basically arranged, and the remaining matters are not important. After he leaves, there are still his father and mother, so Li Hong is waiting for Yuan Day. These days are Nothing happens.
On the second day, the Yiyang couple, escorted by Jinghui and Lin Shiling, escorted Princess Wencheng's coffin in the vast whiteness of the sky and earth, and began to go to Tubo.
Standing at the gate of the imperial city, after seeing off these people, Li Hong wanted to go to Pei Xingjian's house immediately. It was approaching the first day of the year, and Pei Xingjian was now a highly respected minister, so it was reasonable to treat him to a meal.
However, in Li Hong's opinion, Pei Xingjian invited him to have dinner at his house because he probably wanted to talk to him about Pei Wanying.
After all, it had been some time since Pei Xingjian returned to Chang'an, but Hua Meng and Jing Zhe were still serving Pei Wanying. It seems that Pei Xingjian was afraid of causing dissatisfaction to others, so he wanted to send Hua Meng and Jing Zhe back to him.
Looking at the sky that had quietly stopped snowing late last night, Li Hong finally decided to go to the Nine Immortals Gate deep inside the palace to visit Concubine Xiao Shu. He had only been there once since he came back from Liaodong these days. Li Sujie was about to complain to herself.
He signaled Mangzhong and Cheetah to bring gifts, and then took Banmei and Xunlan with them, and the five of them took the carriage to the palace.
Yan Lingbin was also summoned to the palace by his father these days. Together with Xue Chuchu, Du Qiuniang, and Huo Xiaoyu, he worked overtime to help his father organize some music.
The younger brothers of the Tang Dynasty emperor were good at music. Whether it was the great ancestor Li Yuan, the late emperor Li Shimin, or his own father Long, Li Hong did not realize that they had any musical talent in this aspect, but it has to be said that they were all very motivated. , and there was no one to hit them, only compliments, which made their mood even higher.
"Shangyuan, Eryi, Sancai, Four Seasons, Five Elements, Six Rhythms, Seven Governments, Eight Winds, Nine Palaces, Ten Continents, Deyi, Qingyun" and other repertoires all sounded like nothing to Li Hong's ears. the difference.
While talking to Banmei and Xunlan about his understanding of music, he walked towards the Nine Immortals Gate. But just when he got near the Nine Immortals Gate, he saw a large group of honor guards stopping at the door, and he watched carefully. , turned out to be the guard of honor for the father Long who didn’t understand music.
He turned around and looked at Mangzhong and Cheetah behind him who were carrying large and small bags. He couldn't carry the things back, so he had to bite the bullet and use his eyes to open up the way Father Long's honor guard blocked him, and led the four people behind him. , stepped into Xiao Shufei’s courtyard.
The white snow in the courtyard had been swept to both sides early. Apparently, Concubine Xiao Shu had cleaned it up when Father Long came. Otherwise, I am afraid that with Concubine Xiao's casual personality, these snows would have fallen thickly in one day and two nights. The thick snow was allowed to melt by itself.
As soon as he came in, he saw Lian Tie standing at the door waiting for him: "Your Highness, His Majesty said that you should go in directly. As for these gifts, my servant will collect them on your behalf."
"I am not filial to my father, so why do I need you to collect it on my behalf? If you want to collect it on your behalf, it should be the slaves of your mother and concubine who collect it on your behalf. Who are you? Get started!"
"This... but... His Majesty has told me... I dare not disobey you."
"If it's not too heavy, just take it." Li Hong shrugged. Someone in the hall was watching him rise and fall with cold eyes and his personal eunuch, so he had no choice but to compromise.
Someone walked into the main hall and politely greeted Li Zhi and Xiao Shufei. As soon as they finished the ceremony, Li Zhi asked with an unhappy face: "What are you doing here?"
"Let me look at my concubine and tell her that early this morning, Princess Yiyang and her consort, escorted by Jinghui and Lin Shiling, have left for Tubo. Come and see if your concubine needs anything. ." Li Hong wanted to sit down and talk, but was kicked in the air by Father Long, so he had to continue standing.
"Hong'er, you're welcome. I don't lack anything here. It's rare that you are so thoughtful. Sit over here." Concubine Xiao Shu said with a smile, then patted the chair next to her and motioned for Li Hong to sit on her side.
"Thank you, concubine, eh? Are you playing chess with my father? Look at the situation, father... within three or five moves, you will..." As soon as Li Hong sat down, he noticed that Li Zhi and There is a lot of expectations between Concubine Xiao Shu, but the situation seems to be very unfavorable for Father Long.
But it was rare for the two of them to be able to sit together and play chess and chat so calmly after the snow.
"Your father gave up to me. My chess skills were taught by His Majesty." Concubine Xiao Shu explained to Li Hong without looking at Li Zhi's increasingly disgusting face.
Naturally, Li Hong didn't dare to look at Father Long's stinky face, but when his father came here, he was in a bad mood. Maybe it wasn't just because he was about to lose the chess game, right? It seems that Concubine Xiao Shu was unwilling to leave the Nine Immortals Gate and go to the newly built Prince Wu's Mansion.
(End of chapter)