The Shangshu Ling of the Shangshu Province has full rights and qualifications to dispatch the city defense troops of Chang'an City. The only one that cannot be moved is the Jinwu Guards, the most elite force in the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, when deploying the Chengwu Guard and other troops, the approval of His Majesty the Emperor was naturally required. However, Li Hong did not inform him, not even his mother Long, because he just wanted to see what father Long was doing in his treatment. Li Xian has made up his mind about it.
Before he came back, the curfew in the entire Chang'an City had been canceled because of King Pei's wedding, so the various villages could be connected in series, and Chang'an City became more lively after dark.
Whether it is the East Market or the West Market, or Pingkangfang, which becomes more lively after entering the night, it has become a good place for officials and literati from all walks of life to drink and have fun. In addition, the curfew has been cancelled. Chang'an City seemed to be boiling and became the standard city that never sleeps in this era.
Therefore, when night fell, the Chengwu Guards began to withdraw from Chang'an, and all the Jinwu Guards began to station in Chang'an, it did not cause any sensation that made the people feel uneasy.
The common people, literati, and ladies who were wandering around the streets looked leisurely and relaxed. Those who should continue to stroll would continue to stroll, and those who should continue to recite poems and rhymes would continue to recite poems and rhymes. In short, during this period, Chang'an City was. A completely free city, truly full of flowers and lively.
"Your Majesty, Queen, Shangshu Ling has begun to withdraw from the city's military guards and stationed in Jinwu Guards." Wang Lou looked at the emperor and empress playing chess respectfully and said softly.
"I know, let's go down." Wu Mei glanced at Li Zhi, and then said lightly.
Li Zhi remained unresponsive from beginning to end, his eyes fixed on the chess game in front of him. He didn't understand when the queen's chess skills had improved so much. Every move was both offensive and defensive, leaving him no place to move.
"You still have some conscience, and you still have a sense of brotherhood." Li Zhi jumped out of the horse with its legs pinned to it in front of Wu Mei.
Wu Mei unceremoniously put him back into the distance, stared back at Li Zhi, and then said: "The love between brothers is true, but I am also telling you that he has made up his mind, and I'm afraid you won't be able to do it when the time comes. You have to be willing.”
"But my horse..."
"Can you jump? Can you pin the horse's legs?"
"I remember Li Hong used to jump like this."
"He is a scoundrel, you are not." Wu Mei put the horse back again, shook her head and said proudly.
"Ignore it for now, let their brothers make trouble. If they are willing to be sent into exile, then let him do it. Then I will see how he will face the people of the world!" Li Zhi sank the car to the bottom and saw Wu Mei picking up the prime minister and stepping on it. , and hurriedly shrank back.
"Do you want to...?" Wu Meiming asked uncertainly, her eyes flashing shrewdly.
"Is there any other way? You refused to let go of the vault, and you were stepped on when you got out of the car. Before he forced me to issue an order to depose Li Xian, I gave him my Zen position and asked him to depose Li Xian. I want to see it. After he takes this position, how will he weigh the pros and cons, and face the pressure and words from all directions? Oh, it's so nice to be a prince, and he can do whatever he wants, and then he doesn't want to do it! , all the messy troubles should be handled by me? I owe it to him. Who am I doing this for? Isn’t it just a matter of time before I leave it to him? I’ll give it to him now. Let me see. How to deal with Li Xian, how to face the pressure brought by various forces from the royal family, ministers of the court, feudal officials, wealthy families, nobles, and ordinary people. Let's see how he regulates these people, so that he can also know the public. How difficult it is to adjust the mouth!" Li Zhi proudly attacked the pawn with one hand, and with the other hand, when Wu Mei was not paying attention, he secretly moved the cannon behind the horse.
Wu Mei squinted her eyes, looking closely at Li Zhi's little thoughts, and said without paying attention: "Whether you want to become a Zen leader as soon as possible, or you want to refuse to depose Li Xian in this way, but the premise is, will he succeed? The prince can They haven't gotten married yet. How chaotic do you plan to make his harem become? There is no princess. If he becomes the emperor, what kind of chaos will Li Hong's harem be like? Will the clan agree to your Zen position now?" Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi's thoughtful expression and secretly placed the horse that Li Zhi had just eaten on the chessboard again.
"Yes, I didn't think carefully. Now that the prince has not married yet, he will directly take the throne. Not to mention the prince, even the court officials and the clan may not agree. So...does it mean that I have no choice? I can only be defeated by him. Forced to depose Li Xian? "Li Zhi really didn't notice that Wu Mei put the knight on the chessboard again.
"Didn't I call him back today on your behalf, saying that you were ill and needed to recuperate? Then after Li Xian's wedding, wouldn't it be enough to issue a decree immediately after Li Xian's wedding, asking him to supervise the country and allow you to recuperate in the harem? In this way, Seeing how he forced you, the courtiers have nothing to say?" Wu Mei smiled cunningly and trampled Li Zhi's cannon with that horse again.
"Eh? That's not right, Queen, I remember I couldn't eat your horse more than three times, right?" Li Zhi gave Wu Mei a thumbs up, not sure if he was praising her clever tricks in the court or her clever chessboard strategies.
"You remember wrongly, that was the last game." Wu Mei winked at Li Zhi and said as shamelessly as Li Hong.
Li Zhi looked at the chessboard. If the cannon is gone, only a rook and a knight will be left. If he wants to win against the queen, the chess game will become increasingly difficult, or even hopeless.
"This is a good strategy, and it also allows him to taste the feeling of being alone. Now, have you decided on the candidate for the crown princess? You won't choose Yang Yu, right?" Li Zhi said without caring about the chess game.
"Then choose Pei Wanying. It's her wish. So, it depends on whether he is sincere or not." Wu Mei held the chessboard with both hands and glared at Li Zhi.
She said why His Majesty didn't care about the chess game anymore. He just wanted to get the chess game back and start a new one. Those two knees were shaking so much that the chess pieces on the chess board fell out of place.
"Does the Queen want to make a deal with Li Hong on the condition that she is the Crown Princess and make him give up deposing Li Xian?" Li Zhi looked happy and felt that this move was really good. Look at the chess pieces shaking and the Queen in a hurry. One game is over.
"You try? If you dare to use this as a condition, Li Hong is afraid that he will marry Yang Yu! Can't you see that this time is no better than before? Li Hong is determined! The city's military guards have withdrawn, do you think What is it for? This is to give Li Xian his last freedom and the prince’s face! Once the wedding is over, I don’t know where Li Xian will be spending this year!” Wu Mei’s eyes were filled with sadness. It was considered disrupted by His Majesty.
"This chess game is all messed up. This game is considered a draw. Let's start again." Li Zhi's knees stopped, but Wu Mei's hands were still exerting force. Suddenly, half of the chess game that was originally messed up was mixed together and completely messed up.
"Actually, there is no remedy, but it depends on your sincerity, Your Majesty." Wu Mei has an excellent memory. Even though she is a little older now, a queen is not obtained by luck. In a short time, she All the chess pieces on the chess game just now were put back into their original positions.
Li Zhi began to frown again, does the queen want to be so smart? You are a woman, are you sure you are so smart
"What remedy?" Li Zhi continued to study the chess game resignedly. It seemed that the queen was determined in this game and would not let him go until she finished all the pieces.
"Li Hong has always been a soft-spoken man. The more you confront him, the easier it is to arouse his resistance. So I thought about it. I might as well do it according to Li Hong's wishes, but... it must not be like this. Like Li Zhong, he died in a strange place without any reason." Wu Mei started to work step by step, step by step, and after a while, only Shi Xiangshuai was left as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Over there, Father Long and Mother Long were thinking of ways to deal with Li Hong, and the palace servants in the East Palace also hurriedly came to report: "King Li Zhe of Ying, King Li Dan of Yin, and Princess Taiping Li Lingyue of Zhenguo are asking for a meeting."
"Why are these three guys coming here? What do you want to do if you don't stay with Lao Liu? Let them come in." Li Hong stood up, looked at all the items in the hall, and hurriedly signaled to Xiaoxue and the others that all the expensive ones were Put it away quickly.
Who knows if the three of them came here to raid because of the trouble they gave Lao Liu as a gift.
So after a while, before the palace maid came over, the sound of chaotic footsteps was heard.
Li Zhe put down Li Lingyue in his arms and bowed to Li Hong in a reasonable manner. Li Dan also followed suit, with a silly smile on his chubby face and looked a little embarrassed when he looked at Li Hong.
Compared to the two of them, Li Lingyue simply didn't know what etiquette was, but compared to Li Hong back then, she was not inferior at all.
I don’t know if she hasn’t returned to the palace in the past few days. She is wearing a white shawl over a pink shirt and skirt. Her flawless white cheeks are filled with a heartless smile, and her hair is not tied up. , but like Bai Chun, with shawl-like hair scattered on her shoulders, and a beautiful appearance carved from pink and jade, like a porcelain doll, which makes people's eyes light up and their hearts suddenly feel love.
"What are you doing here? If you don't stay with your Sixth Emperor brother, it should be very lively there." Li Hong knew without guessing that today was destined to be a lively night in Prince Pei's Mansion where he was getting married tomorrow.
"I have no money." Li Lingyue was the most honest, spreading her white hands and said carelessly.
"What do you want money for? Why don't you ask your Sixth Emperor brother for it?" Li Hong swatted away the little hand stretched out in front of him, but he couldn't stop the pieces of gold leaves in Bai Chun's hand, which had already been handed to Li Lingyue and Li Dan. inside.
Li Zhe looked at it with greedy eyes, rubbed his hands and said awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, you can't favor one or the other. Why don't you give me some too, not much, just half of theirs."
"Get lost." Li Hong looked at Li Zhe's hopeless look and scolded with a smile.
(End of chapter)