"Your Highness, secret message." Mang Zhong gently knocked on the window and said to Li Hong in the carriage.
"Pass it over." Li Hong responded.
Li Chuyuan, who was sitting in the same carriage with him, had become very accustomed to the "job" of this maid these days. She stretched out her hand to take the letter and handed it to Li Hong without looking at it.
Li Hong did not carry her behind his back. Instead, he read it openly, then folded it and put it back in the envelope.
"Write a letter to Bai Chun and convey my order. No matter what the important matter is, no matter what the situation in Chang'an is, leave Prince Pu's Mansion immediately and go to the harem to see the queen. Without my order, no one in the East Palace is allowed to leave the palace even half a step. The orderer will be killed." Li Hong said calmly to the outside of the carriage, even with a relaxed smile on his face.
"Yes, Your Highness." The voice of Mang Zhong came again from outside.
"Cheetah heard the order and immediately sent a letter to Ge Xiyuan, the governor of Anton, and Yuan Shuji, the guard of Anxi, to go to Yunzhong. Even a horse is not allowed to run out of the scope of the governor of Yunzhong! Disobeying the order Those who are killed will be killed without mercy.”
Li Chuyuan looked at Li Hong, who still had a relaxed smile, but she couldn't feel any relief in her heart. Instead, she felt that the originally warm carriage suddenly became a bit colder.
Before Li Hong gave the order to Anton and Anxi, the two armies had already been close to the jurisdiction of the Yunzhong Protectorate. Now this order allows them to directly control the Yunzhong Protectorate.
Along the way, except for these two orders, Li Hong lived leisurely and leisurely. He was not in a hurry, but at this speed, he was enough to reach Chang'an the day before Li Xian's wedding.
After Li Chuyuan talked with Li Hong that day, she began to pay more attention to Xu Yanbo, and sometimes even made Xu Yanbo act weird. She didn't know why the Lord of Jingyang County kept staring at her.
Just as they were about to enter Chang'an, Li Chuyuan leaned on the carriage window with one hand and looked at Xu Yanbo's back outside, in a daze.
Li Hong shouted several times, but he couldn't summon Li Chuyuan's soul back. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes for a long time, and then Li Chuyuan turned her head to look at him blankly.
Seeing the half-smiling expression on Li Hong's face, Li Chuyuan blushed for no reason, glared at Li Hong and said with a guilty conscience: "I was thinking about something, not looking at him."
"Ah? Who?" Li Hong glanced at Li Chuyuan with sudden realization, and then slowly moved his eyes from the car window to Xu Yanbo.
"Don't look at it." Li Chuyuan stretched out her jade hand, pushed Li Hong's cheek to the other side, and said shyly and angrily.
"This is not an option for you. You haven't made up your mind yet. How will you explain to your mother and your father after you let me go back? Let's do this. I'll call him over. You can talk to her and communicate with her. You can understand a person intuitively. If you keep staring at their back, what can you understand? Maybe Xu Yanbo always feels that he is being watched by a ghost. "
"You are the ghost." Li Chuyuan was very happy by Li Hong's words, because along the way, she also discovered that Xu Yanbo would look back with a palpitating expression from time to time, and then when he saw that everything was normal, he would look back blankly .
She didn't know why this guy was so sensitive. She just stared at his back for less than an hour when he found someone secretly staring at him.
"Then how about I call him over? You can talk to him..."
"Let's talk. If there is anything interesting to talk about, I want you to mind your own business." Although the concept of men and women in this era is open, it is not that open. People are spending time in front of the moon, and there is a person who is admiringly studying next to them, isn't it
Even in the previous life, there was no talk of love between a man and a woman, and there was someone standing next to him who was watching and learning.
"So you agree, no, are you satisfied with everything for the time being?" Li Hong didn't understand style, so he had to force Li Chuyuan to reveal the secrets of her daughter's family.
Li Chuyuan was ashamed and angry when facing such an untouchable person, but she couldn't ignore him and treat him as if he didn't exist.
"I didn't say that." Li Chuyuan's face turned redder and redder, and her shy appearance became more and more charming.
When a woman has a sweetheart and begins to appreciate a man, others should not expect to know much about the little secrets in her heart. After all, even after being deeply in love, the person involved does not know what the woman is thinking. something.
Women's thoughts will not be like the pace of history. As time goes by, more and more men will uncover the fog in their hearts.
At this point, women have chosen not to evolve at all and to stay where they are without seeking to make progress. This has become the most mysterious secret in the history of human development. Therefore, for men no matter what era they are in, A woman's mind is a mystery that can never be solved.
Li Hong curled his lips, he was very disdainful of the women's insincere words and their attitude towards men who wanted to welcome them but still refused them. Why not just have fun and make it as hard as cracking a code for men
Chang'an City is very lively, and there is an atmosphere everywhere that is contrary to the cold winter. Even because of this lively and noisy scene, the temperature in Chang'an is several degrees higher than it actually is.
Officials from the East Palace and officials led by Zong Chuke of Jingzhao Prefecture were already waiting at Baqiao. Li Hong sat in the carriage and tightened his fur, wrapping himself like a big bear: "Go directly back to the East Palace , How many times have I told you, don’t deal with these useless things, I am not leading the army in battle. "
Li Hong said this, but he still looked through the curtains opened by Li Chuyuan and scanned the crowd of officials in the East Palace. The prince's young master Yang Sijian did not appear at this time.
Zong Chuke served on the other side and echoed Li Hong's words: "Your Highness, this is etiquette. There will probably be more etiquette in the future. You need to start adapting now."
Li Hong stiffened his neck and turned his head, looking at Zong Chuke and saying in astonishment: "When did you learn to say these flattering words? Or does everyone in the court think so?"
"It's probably not the case in the court. King Pei's wedding is coming soon, and many officials who were waiting to watch have already begun to express their friendship." Zong Chuke's eyes were deep, and his words revealed the situation in Chang'an.
"Then you still give me such reassurance? I'm not afraid that one day I will lose power and end up like you..."
"The queen summoned the ministers and Di Renjie of Dali Temple yesterday to enter the palace. Miss Bai and others were all there. Between words, I thought that your highness, you really have to adapt to these etiquettes. The process of simplifying etiquette is too fast, Zong Zheng The Temple, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites are now in the court hall. They have a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days. If His Majesty hadn't suppressed it, the two parties would have made an appointment to resolve the dispute by force. "Zong Chuke laughed. Compared with when he was the county magistrate before, he was a lot fatter, but also a lot whiter.
But his preference for having nothing to do and going to the mountains to collect herbs has not changed. This is still the greatest pleasure in his free time. He still goes to Lantian Medical College from time to time to identify some herbs with Sun Simiao.
Zongzheng Temple is in charge of royal family registration, sacrifices, canonization, etc., as well as other royal matters. If Li Xian was convicted of rebellion, it was finally handed over to Zongzheng Temple. Therefore, Zongzheng Temple has always had the highest status among the nine temples. It is a very transcendent existence. After all, it deals with matters closely related to the royal family.
As a minister of Zongzhengji, people often choose a well-rounded person. This person must be able to calmly face the wooing and difficulties of different royal family members and relatives, and be able to make everyone happy when dealing with royal affairs. Satisfied in every aspect.
After all, the Queen's family, the Emperor's family, the families of various concubines, etc., these intricate relationships, as well as some trivial matters, all need to be handled by Zongzheng Temple.
Taichang Temple is in charge of temple etiquette, rites and music, etc., and the conflict with Li Hong is also great, because Li Hong rarely participates in these things, not only does he pretend to be sick every time, but also when he has to go, It has completely destroyed other people's rituals, music, etiquette, etc., so it is reasonable to target the Ministry of Rites. After all, the prince is still the minister, isn't he
The conflict between Honglu Temple and Li Hong was reconciled by Wu Mei for a while. Later, because Li Hong went to Anxi, it eased after he came back. However, as Li Hong went to court more often, various court etiquettes became more and more complicated. He also turned a blind eye, and now he is always nervous.
"Let them quarrel. Whether etiquette is greater than heaven or man is greater than nature, this cannot be concluded now. Besides, these old stubborns cannot be offended. But since we have chosen a clear position, don't go too far. I will tell you about the etiquette department. I'll inform you." Li Hong had a headache when he thought of the Nine Temples and Five Supervisors, including the Yushitai, these functional departments that were independent of the central government.
These are all things that we will face in the future, but fortunately, we haven’t reached that point yet. Let’s talk about it now.
Zong Chuke smiled and nodded, and then went on to repeat the rumors circulating in Chang'an City and the fact that Fang Xianzhong came to his mansion and asked him to suppress them.
Li Hong gave him a rare compliment. This was the effect he wanted. As long as Li Xian was given the most chaotic situation and he couldn't see it clearly and straighten it out, he would fall into self-panic.
As for Fang Xianzhong, he has now thoroughly understood this person's character. This kind of person is a kind of person who completely likes to deceive himself and others.
If he lives in a house and a fire breaks out outside, he will look at the big fire in the house and shout that there is a fire. But as long as there is a voice from outside saying that the fire will not burn him, he will be far away from it. When he is very far away, he will deceive himself into believing that the fire will really not burn him. Even if he has felt the scorching temperature, he will have no reason to believe that the fire will not hurt him.
(End of chapter)