Zheng Yuanshan watched in despair as His Highness the Crown Prince Li Hong left with his maid Bai Chun, personal guards, and the Futu Camp.
The school had not yet been fully completed, so Li Hong left a hundred soldiers to assist Zheng Yuanshan.
It was said that he was assisting Zheng Yuanshan in building the school, but everyone knew that it was His Royal Highness who stayed to supervise the Zheng family in Xingyang.
At the entrance of the small mountain village where Bai Xue still occupied most of the sight, a wooden sign was erected. On it was written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, with the three Chinese characters of Zhengjia Village flying in the air.
The three words "Zhengjiacun" were like a huge boulder weighing on Zheng Yuanshan's heart, making him almost suffocated and unable to breathe.
He knew very well that the meaning of these three words was basically that the crown prince, Xingyang Zheng family, had returned to the primitive world, and the entire foundation of the Xingyang Zheng family was fixed here.
After Li Hong and others had left far away, and even the tail of the team could not be seen, the villagers in the mountain village dared to sneak out of their homes and looked at the path of the new villager who had left the team silently.
No one knows who he is, but everyone knows that he is a high official. How big is he? have no idea.
Every villager who walked out of his house saw neatly placed cloth, cotton and other daily necessities at the door, and even chicken, duck, fish and so on.
I don’t know when a pile of the same things was piled at the door of every house. They were piled at the door without the villagers noticing.
Looking at a pile of rich new year goods that they had never seen in their lives, the expressions on each of the people's faces changed from surprise to confusion, and then they all looked at the sealed cabin.
The entire wooden house has been reinforced layer by layer, and it looks indescribably different from usual, including the door, etc., which have been paved with neat stones as a road, and behind the wooden house, a small cabin has been built. There is no one there. Do you know why these two wooden houses were sealed
The villagers suddenly seemed to have lost a backbone. They looked blankly at the silent wooden house, then at the pile of rich New Year's goods at the door, and then at the hundred soldiers standing like stone statues at the entrance of the village, as well as a few more The lords in the city all let out a long sigh.
"I don't know when the next time I want to see that little brother will be." Earthworm stroked the inner layer of the cloth, which was mixed with silk and satin, but was slapped away by his mother-in-law.
"Your dirty hands are not worthy of touching such fine fabrics! Wash your hands quickly. Don't touch these things until you wash them ten or eight times. But where to put them? There is no place in the house worthy of putting these precious things. ." Her mother-in-law had a headache, Earthworm's hands hurt, and both of them fell into deep thought again.
The Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an City is the main Yamen Hall of the Daming Palace. It is in this hall that the emperor summons individual or individual ministers to the palace to discuss matters. Naturally, the term "the Emperor's Palace" came into being.
Compared with the Xuanzheng Hall directly in front, where court affairs are held, the courtiers who come here are generally high-ranking ministers. Likewise, the atmosphere is relatively relaxed.
But this time Pei Xingjian did not feel relaxed at all. He even felt that this made him even more nervous and frightened than when His Majesty Xuanzheng Hall was discussing matters with the ministers.
Faced with the gazes of His Majesty and the Queen, Pei Xingjian, who had been labeled as a minister of the East Palace since returning from Tubo, finally understood why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stayed in a small mountain village and did not come back with him. Do it yourself.
"He didn't say a word about the death of King Cao and others? He was the prince! King Cao and others were killed by the rebel Li Jingye and others! He didn't say a word? Didn't he even let you bring back a single word? "Li Zhi's flushed face showed how angry he was.
At the same time, it also means that although I occasionally exercise now, without Li Hong's supervision, I have basically given up this year, and the dragon body is getting worse every year.
Wu Mei glanced at Li Zhi worriedly, and after seeing that the situation was quite expected, she asked as if to smooth things over: "What about the others? Why don't they come back with you?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Queen..."
"Hui Hui Hui, I know I am going back. After replying so many times, I brought the person back to me! How do the people in the world view me, and how do the royal family members believe in me? Is this world still the country of my Li family? The three princes, He was murdered to death by Li Jingye for no apparent reason. He, Li Hong, was also in Jiangnan, so why was it too late? He didn't have anything in hand? He needed soldiers, generals, and information... Oh, yes, also. Princess Qianjin, who was my royal aunt, fell off a cliff and died. You have fallen into an unkind, unjust and unfilial situation! Tell me, what's going on? Don't tell me you don't give me an answer today! The prince will support you, I... I... I will kill the officer your right servant shot!" Li Hong's chest was like a bellows, and he was breathing heavily. The power of the emperor's anger made the battle-hardened Pei Xingjian, I couldn't help but feel frightened.
"Back to Your Majesty, I... I... I will definitely find out the truth and give an explanation to the royal family..." Pei Xingjian wiped the sweat from his forehead. He thought that when he entered the palace today, he was discussing the matter between the prince and Pei Wanying. Unexpectedly, it was... For no reason, he was scolded on behalf of the Crown Prince.
"Check, what can you find out? Everyone is dead. They were clearly killed by the rebel Li Jingye. What can you find out? The prince didn't even find out. What can you find out? You Smarter than him, right?" Li Zhi didn't know what he wanted to do. When he returned to Chang'an, he thought the prince had arrived in Chang'an and would pick him up.
This was good, not only was there no pick-up, no one was in Chang'an, but the three coffins actually bypassed Luoyang and went straight to Chang'an without anyone noticing.
What made him even more angry was that the three coffins had been parked in Chang'an, and no one told him in Luoyang. Even the eunuch Lian Tie beside him seemed not to know. When he questioned him, he still said A confused look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I think Hong'er is afraid that you will be too sad when you find out. Your body is in these days..." Wu Mei sat aside and came to Pei Xingjian's rescue.
If she hadn't received Li Hong's letter asking for help before, she wouldn't have come forward to help that little bastard.
"The queen doesn't need to intercede for him. Is this a small matter? The royal family members were killed by traitors under my rule in the Tang Dynasty. This... How do I face the late emperor and my ancestors? Lie Zong?”
"I think your Highness has tried his best, right? You have to maintain the stability of Yangzhou and other places, and you have to rescue King Cao and others as soon as possible. It is difficult for Your Highness." When Pei Xingjian heard that the Queen was talking to His Highness the Crown Prince, he suddenly felt confident. Some, he said with a pinch of his neck.
"Treasonous and heart-breaking words! Can this be an excuse? Even if the people of Liming are important to him, Li Hong, are they not important to me? Do you think I am a tyrant?"
"Yes, Mr. Pei is right. Hong'er has inherited your kindness of always loving the people like a son. Naturally, it is impossible to take care of the people and King Cao at the same time. Now that the matter is over, it is better to wait for Hong'er. Let's talk about it after we get back. Besides, look at it, people were ambushed before they arrived in Luoyang. It's enough to imagine that Hong'er is probably even more dangerous than this in Yangzhou," Wu Mei said with her red lips.
"But... but the prince must give me an explanation for this matter. The people's sentiments are stable, but I have lost three royal princes. How do I face the clan? How do I face the expectations of the late emperor?" Li Zhiqi was slightly calmer. He looked a little puzzled and looked at Wu Mei's eyes.
Wu Mei rolled her eyes at him with helpless charm. The older a person gets, the more properly she takes care of herself. The incomparable charm and charm of a green woman in her twenties are most vividly reflected in Wu Mei.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten why you summoned Mr. Pei to the palace today? Seeing that Li Xian is about to get married, this... the prince's marriage has not made any progress." Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi and sighed. He had no choice but to remind him.
"The queen has always made the final decision on the prince's marriage. Now that there is an unclear relationship between the young master of the East Palace and Yang Zhirou, the minister of civil affairs, Yang Sijian's daughter will naturally not be able to become the prince's concubine. By the way, Pei Xingjian, I want to ask you, what are you doing? It is said that between the daughter and the prince..."
"No, no, no, they have always behaved themselves with emotion and politeness, and nothing ridiculous has ever happened." When Pei Xingjian was asked about this, he immediately explained as if his tail had been stepped on.
But his pale explanation was met with questioning looks from Wu Mei and Li Zhi: Is it true or false
Li Zhi is still very clear about Li Hong's virtues. Which one of Bai Chun, Xiaoxue and others, as well as Yan Lingbin, one of the four famous intellectuals in Chang'an, has escaped Li Hong's clutches? Including the princess of the Dashi Kingdom and the princess of the Japanese Kingdom, it seems that there is some ambiguity between her and Li Hong these days. Li Hong is not polite to these people, but he will be polite to your beautiful daughter.
As a woman, Wu Mei knew this very well about Li Hong. She was born with a handsome face that is so charming that she would die for it. Coupled with that burly and strong figure, she was good at literature and martial arts. It would be strange if this did not make women fall in love with her. .
The person who was being talked about behind his back had just arrived in Luoyang before dark.
King Ji and others were already at the city gate, eagerly waiting for the news. They watched pairs of soldiers and horses slowly approach the city gate, and then lined up on both sides. King Ji Li Shen and Luoyang Prefecture Yin Lou Shide looked at each other. , finally saw the relief in each other's eyes.
The carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the city. King Ji Li Shen and Lou Shide immediately led the ministers to the front and said in unison: "I respectfully welcome His Highness back to Luoyang."
Li Hong couldn't help but shrink his neck in the carriage. What do you mean? Are the father and mother still in Luoyang and never leaving? Why such a big fight? Are you afraid that I will go back to Chang'an directly
(End of chapter)