Zhang Jianzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Cui Dunli, Minister of Honglu Temple, Cui Yuanzong, Minister Zuopshe, Shangguan Yi of Zhongshu Ling, and Cen Changqian, the servant of the sect, walked out of the palace with sweat on their heads.
The five of them glanced at the Daming Palace behind them with lingering fear, and then at the East Palace not far ahead. After hesitating for a long time, the servant Cen Changqian shook his head with a wry smile and said: "My lords, Cen suddenly suffered from an eye problem, and he was a little nervous for a while. He couldn't see the road ahead clearly, so Cen... resigned first? "
Cui Dunli, the minister of Honglu Temple, watched Cen Changqian wink at him. He didn't understand what it meant at first. Then he looked at the people around him and suddenly realized that Lord Cen was indeed a person who had lived in the court for a long time, and his reactions were quick.
So he looked at a few people and opened his mouth: "Cui's ears haven't been very good recently. Sometimes he can't hear what others say. It seems that he is getting old. I see, Mr. Cen, it's better to meet him someday." "Oh, I don't have to go to court tomorrow, why don't we go to Lantian to check on your eye disease and my ear disease?"
"Master Cui is absolutely right. He and Cen want to go together, so why not... go now? How about it?" Cen Changqian smiled brightly, looked at the other three people, and said to Cui Dunli.
"Okay, let's go together. We can have more care and excitement on the way, so that we won't be lonely on the road alone." Cui Dunli stretched out his hand and said humbly.
"Please." Cen Changqian said politely.
Then the two people saluted Zhang Jianzhi, Cui Yuanzong, and Shangguan Yi, then got into Cen Changqian's carriage and hurried away.
The three people who stayed behind watched the carriage go away and ran toward the entrance of the imperial city. They took a long breath and said, "Master Cen and Master Cui, this is giving us three a chance to go to the East Palace."
"Yes, and I was afraid that if His Majesty knew that we had tipped off the information, he would suspect that they were the ones who reported it, so I left with an excuse." Cui Yuanzong shook his head, with a worried smile on his face.
"It's really difficult for you two adults, but since they have gone so far, we can't go to the East Palace without seeing it." Shangguan Yi, who is the Secretary of the Central Committee, looked at Zhang Jianzhi of the Ministry of Rites Talk to Cui Yuanzong, Zuopushe of Shangshu Province.
The three people made it clear that their identities were firstly important ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and then ministers of His Royal Highness the Prince of the East Palace. Just now, the Japanese envoys found them as if they were fleeing, and asked them to submit the document given to His Majesty by the Japanese emperor.
But what they didn't expect was that this statement turned out to be a statement of petition and impeachment, requesting His Majesty to withdraw his order and immediately order the Tang Navy to leave the Japanese sea.
Impeachment means impeaching the Tang Dynasty Navy for being domineering and arrogant. They blocked people's doorsteps, prevented fishermen from going to sea to fish, and even sailed ships into people's homes. Without giving them five million taels of silver, no one was allowed to go to sea. Fishing, just stay on land for the rest of your life.
At first, not to mention several of their ministers, even His Majesty was confused. The Tang Navy was far away in Quanzhou. When did it go to the coast of Japan
How is it possible to return three or four warships? Could it be a mistaken admission, or someone else pretended to be it
But when the Japanese envoy took out a portrait of a one-eyed dragon soldier who was shirtless and wearing only a pair of trousers, Shangguan Yi's five ministers suddenly took a breath of cold air and almost fainted.
Li Zhi's face turned red even more, looking at the portrait of the arrogant one-eyed dragon with long hair flowing freely, showing an aura of looking down on the world, who else could it be if he wasn't Li Hong!
Isn’t that unfilial son in Hangzhou? Aren't you going to visit scenic spots with Li Sujie and Li Shangjin? Aren't they secretly investigating Li Jingye and others? Why did he run to the sea in the blink of an eye
Moreover, in addition to the portrait of Li Hong, even the portraits of Cui Zhibian, Li Chunfeng, and an unfamiliar young man were standing on the bow of the ship, giving directions to the country, and everyone's face and expression were inspired by the Japanese. The painting of the person is lifelike, full of pride and domineering!
The three of them are all Li Hong's ministers. If something happens to the master now, or if the matter is exposed, if they don't report it, no one will do so.
And looking at His Majesty's appearance today, he is very angry. This... Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince is not around. If he were, the three of them are sure that His Highness the Crown Prince would not be able to run away after being beaten up.
When the three of them were thinking about who should be suitable in the East Palace, someone's father Long grabbed a few portraits angrily and walked towards the Penglai Hall of the harem with his hands behind his back, accompanied by Lian Tiezhan tremblingly.
From a distance, I could hear the happy laughter of Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Queen. I wonder if the mother and son are having something happy. Could it make His Majesty feel happier
"My sons, Li Lingyue and Li Dan, have met my father." Li Lingyue looked up at a beautiful and white face like a porcelain doll, looked at the angry Li Zhi obediently, and saluted.
Little fat Li Dan has not left the palace since he was kidnapped last time. He was under the strict supervision of Wu Mei!
Li Zhi looked at the two young ones, and then thought about the prince who made him furious. Li Zhi wanted to strangle the prince to death and make him the prince.
It's so shameful. It's like losing face to the Japanese country. What a shame! How could the Tang Dynasty conquer the barbarians with virtue? How can we rely on benevolence to govern morality and let all nations come to pay their respects
The emperor of the Tang Dynasty couldn't be happy. Looking at the obedient and well-behaved prince and princess, he had no choice but to squeeze out a smile on his face and patted the princess and prince on the shoulders.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi strangely. Now is the time of prosperity and peace. Whether it is the west, the east, or the north, everything is peaceful now.
Only there is some chaos in the south, but it is just a small chaos, and it is not worth worrying about as an emperor. Besides, His Royal Highness has already gone south. I am afraid that it won't be long before the entire Tang Dynasty will truly enter peace. It's a prosperous time, why does Your Majesty still look depressed and angry
After watching Li Zhi sit down indifferently, the well-behaved Li Lingyue next to her rolled her beautiful eyes, knowing that her father and mother might have something important to discuss, so she tugged on the little fat Li Dan's clothes, and the two After saluting, he hurried out to avoid being affected.
Li Dan, who had not yet reacted, had time to ask after following Li Lingyue to the lotus pond: "Why are you running? My father is here, and you are in a hurry to come out before I ask any questions. Are you not afraid of my father?" Not happy."
"We're so stupid. Father is already unhappy. If we stay, we might be scolded by him. If we don't run away, what are we waiting for?" Li Lingyue is a brat. Looking at her father's expression, she felt in her heart He had vaguely guessed that his father's anger this time was probably related to his brother Li Hong.
"Really or not? The emperor is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. How could he possibly make the father angry?" Li Dan asked doubtfully after hearing Li Lingyue's guess.
"I'm just guessing, and I don't know if it's accurate, but I think it's 70% to 80% sure that it's true. Ever since the emperor left Chang'an and went to Jiangnan, when has his father not been cheerful? And I've heard that After the autumn harvest, we were going to Mount Tai to worship. We could go and have a look. But now, my father suddenly ran over with a serious face. Think about it, which minister in the court has the courage? To make your father so angry?" Li Lingyue blinked her bright eyes and asked Li Dan's mind.
"Yes, there seems to be no one in the court who can make my father so angry, right? But what if it's the Sixth or Seventh Brother? Or maybe someone else in the clan." Li Dan thought. After thinking about it, I still feel that the possibility of the Fifth Emperor Brother who is thousands of miles away is relatively small. After all, it is so far away, how can he possibly offend his father.
"You're so stupid. They still have a clan. Who dares to make my father angry now? Besides, if my father is so angry, something big must have happened. With the two of them and their clan, I'm afraid it's impossible to make him angry. The father is so grand, so now in the Tang Dynasty, no one except the Five Emperors dares to make the father and the queen so angry." Li Lingyue raised her delicate chin and analyzed proudly and proudly.
"Okay, even if what you said is right, I just hope that the Queen Mother won't be angry. Otherwise, when I go back to the Queen Mother later, I will always feel uneasy." Li Dan shrank his neck, since he was inexplicably kidnapped. , now the courage is getting smaller and smaller.
Moreover, the original culprit, all the chickens, male and female, large and small, were given to the imperial kitchen by Li Lingyue. Every time Li Dan ate the chicken legs, he felt uncomfortable because he thought the chicken legs were so delicious.
His research has not yet been fully understood, but the objects of his research are approaching his belly one by one.
The two little people were by the lotus pond, accompanied by the palace maids and eunuchs, praying in their hearts that their mother would not be angry, but their mother was already in Penglai Hall, her hands were shaking with anger, and even the veins on the back of her hands were Clear and legible!
"Nonsense! How unreasonable! Why doesn't he go up to the sky, why doesn't he go side by side with the sun! This Li Hong is simply... simply..." Wu Mei looked at the arrogant and arrogant portrait, wishing to pull the person out of the painting. Beat him up!
Li Zhi looked at the furious Wu Mei and asked with a puzzled expression on his face: "Why don't you go to the sky? Why don't you stand side by side with the sun? What... what do you mean by this?"
"I'm so angry that I, this is what Li Lingyue said to Li Dan for nothing. I don't want my concubine to use it unconsciously when I'm so angry." Wu Mei said with a look of embarrassment flashing across her face.
"You didn't issue an order to summon him back to Chang'an immediately?" Wu Mei hurriedly changed the subject in order to cover up her "indiscriminate words" just now.
"How can we issue a decree when we are at sea? By the time the decree reaches Japan, I am afraid that the person will have already fled back to the south of the Yangtze River." Li Zhi sighed helplessly.
You shouldn't have let him go to Jiangnan in the first place, what you said was so nice and filial! The Queen and I believed it easily without long memory, completely forgetting their disobedient behavior when they were fighting in Anxi.
Eleven imperial edicts, one after another, failed to urge the person back. In the end, it took more than four or five years to come back.
Now it is even more serious, it has floated to the sea. I am afraid that even if one hundred and ten imperial edicts are sent out, there will be no response at all.
(End of chapter)