Yang Yu originally thought that after His Royal Highness stopped the two carriages in front of him, his carriage would obviously be stopped by His Highness, but when she faced the makeup mirror in the carriage, she dressed up again carefully. , adjusted the smile on his face and prepared to greet His Highness, but he only saw Li Hong waving to the eunuch and letting her leave slowly.
He turned around and looked at the two people who handed the oil-paper umbrellas in their hands back to the eunuch beside them, and then started playing unscrupulously in the snow. The small snowballs were flying in the air, but they seemed to be smashed every time. It touched her heart, making her feel waves of pain when she was confused.
In the study, Wu Mei and Li Zhi once again read the letter Pei Wanying handed them, and then the two pairs of eyes looked at each other.
"What is said in the letter is obviously true. Pei Xingjian has never lied, and it is even more impossible for him to lie about this kind of thing. But is the price too high? What would Li Hong think?" Li Zhi judged hesitantly. .
"I think Li Hong doesn't know Pei Xingjian's plan yet, but if it is as stated in the letter, he might as well choose Pei Wanying as the crown princess. Fortunately, Pei Xingjian now knows what we are taking into account." Wu Mei put down the letter, walked to the window, and looked at Bai Chun and Li Hong were laughing and playing.
In the snowflakes flying all over the sky, at some point, Li Lingyue and Li Dan, whose scars had healed and had forgotten the pain, joined the battle group again. Together with Li Hong and Bai Chun, they were playing happily, smiling like silver bells. The sound lingered in the snowy sky above the East Palace for a long time.
In March of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, before the festive atmosphere of Yuan Day had completely dissipated, Li Zhi officially informed the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty that because the dragon was in poor health and needed to rest and recuperate, he ordered Prince Li Hong to supervise the administration of the country.
In April of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, His Royal Highness Prince Li Hong got married. He married Pei Wanying, the daughter of Pei Xingjian, the right servant of Shangshu Province, as the crown prince. At the same time, he married An Xiaohe, the daughter of An Mo Shenpan, the governor of Loulan, as the sixth-rank Crown Prince Chenghui.
This month, for others, including Li Zhi and Wu Mei, was just the most festive month in the Tang Dynasty, but for the bridegroom, the Crown Prince, it was a tiring and draining month, and even The month with the most nightmares.
No one knows better than him what April in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty means to him!
Perhaps, both the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, as well as his father, emperor and mother, would think that March and April are enough days for him to be happy, and he should be happy, but this month, he has Half the month was spent in nightmares.
For no other reason than because, according to the original historical trajectory, Li Hong, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, died suddenly in April of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty at the Qiyun Hall of Hebi Palace in Luoyang at the age of twenty-three.
However, in the current historical trajectory, his sudden death turned into his wedding day on this day. This made him fear that every night, whether he was holding Pei Wanying's body or when An Xiaohe fell asleep, he would die as soon as he fell asleep. Never wake up again.
He even secretly stayed in the dormitory with Pei Wanying. When the two were naked and facing each other, he asked the Crown Princess, who had obtained the true biography of Sun Simiao, to check his pulse every day. This strange move not only failed to solve his doubts, but made the Crown Princess blush with embarrassment. I thought His Highness the Crown Prince wanted his stomach to have some movement as early as possible.
Since the wedding day, this month has made him live in a state of confusion. He has never been as afraid of death as this month.
Fortunately, because his wedding was a joyous day for everyone in the Tang Dynasty, he did not have to be very diligent in going to court, so it was somewhat reduced, allowing him to continue to spend too much time on things.
Originally, it was customary for emperors of all dynasties to celebrate the prince's wedding by granting pardon to the world, but this was interrupted by Li Hong.
After discussing with the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai, His Majesty Li Zhi had no choice but to watch as Li Hong vetoed all amnesties in one word because he was in charge of the country. The lighter will be forgiven.
In May of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Ben Salih, the prince of the Dashi Kingdom, who met Prince Li Hong with swords and guns in Jiling City and Luoyang and had a big drinking party, served as the envoy of the Dashi Kingdom. When he arrived in Chang'an, Li Hong refused to see him and was met by the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple.
In mid-May of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ministry of War of the Tang Dynasty was reorganized, and the term Zhechongfufubing became history. Derived from this was the word "Bingtuan" corresponding to the word "Bingtuan".
The Anxi Corps, the Andong Corps, the Anbei Corps, the Annan Corps, the Jinwu Guards personally controlled by His Majesty the Emperor, and the six Central Army Corps led by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
On the same day, the Maritime Navy was appointed by the Ministry of War as the three major naval divisions: Beihai Navy, Donghai Navy, and Nanhai Navy.
This day's reform and reorganization finally completely separated the military and government of the Tang Dynasty. The Duhufu no longer had the right to interfere with the Corps, and the Corps no longer had the right to govern the areas under the jurisdiction of the Duhufu. The two were clearly separated. The soldiers were soldiers and the people were people. .
On the second day at the court, Pei Xingjian was dismissed from his post as Shangshu Shengyoupushe and was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nanhai Navy, with Chen Jingzhi as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
The post of Youpuse of Shangshu Province was held by Zong Chuke, the chief official of Jingzhao Prefecture, and the position of chief official of Jingzhao Prefecture was held by Ren Zhigu, the magistrate of Lantian County.
"Where is the Crown Prince?" Wu Mei looked at Crown Princess Pei Wanying and asked her after gesturing for her to sit down.
"If you want to return to your mother, Your Highness will go to Chang'an City." Pei Wanying stood up and replied in a respectful manner.
Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi, who was holding an allegro, and sighed silently: "As a princess, you sometimes need to keep an eye on your husband. How can you always let him do what he wants?" Random temper."
"Yes, Queen Mother, I know I was wrong." Pei Wanying replied in a low voice.
"You let her take care of it, did you take care of it?" Li Zhi looked at the bamboo board being polished smooth and smooth by himself, and defended his daughter-in-law with love.
"Then we can't let the prince of Dashi Kingdom go away without seeing him for half a month." Wu Mei was about to have a fit, but seeing that the Crown Princess Pei Wanying was still here, she had to suppress her temper and said.
"The civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty all know that the princes of the Great Food Kingdom are here to investigate. On the grounds that their princess was kidnapped last year, they want to threaten the Tang Dynasty with war... Forget it, don't worry about it. Come to think of it. The prince knows something well." Li Zhi put the Allegro on the table and said without worrying about the court.
Wu Mei didn't take it seriously. In the past month, whether in the East Palace or in front of her, Pei Wanying had shown the grace that a princess should have, which made her quite fond of her. Naturally, she didn't mind doing it in front of Pei Wanying. face to discuss state affairs.
After glancing at Pei Wanying, Wu Mei took the tea that Pei Wanying handed to her hand, and then asked Li Zhi: "Then what do you mean by Li Hong? What has he been doing in the past few years? Why is he unwilling to treat Dashi? What about toughness? This doesn’t seem like his style.”
"He must not be holding anything back. There are many civil and military officials in the dynasty, but few people know what he wants to do." Li Zhi said boringly, looking at Concubine Xiao Shu outside the window, leading Yiyang and Gao An towards this place. Come along.
Pei Wanying moved her lips, and finally stood up and said: "Go back to the emperor and the queen. When the son comes, His Highness has made an announcement. If the father and the queen discuss this matter, they will say that it is not yet time. Datang I don’t have that much energy now.”
"It's not the time yet? People are bullying you, and you actually say it's not the time yet? Humph, it's not as good as when I was in charge of the country. Which foreign country dared to be so presumptuous!" Li Zhi didn't know that he was dissatisfied with the Crown Princess's answer, Still dissatisfied with Li Hong's answer, he curled his lips and said.
But such words were enough to make Pei Wanying, who was all focused on Li Hong at the moment, break out in a cold sweat: Does the implication of her father's words mean that she is dissatisfied with her husband? Did your husband do something wrong? He has only been in prison for a short time and his father is dissatisfied. What should we do
But what Wu Mei said next made Pei Wanying confused: "If Li Hong hadn't rushed to Anton, you might not have been able to deal with Goguryeo. Now you blame Li Hong for his inaction. It must be after the reform and reorganization of the Ministry of War. "It needs a period of time to stabilize, so in the face of the aggressiveness of the Big Food Country, we must have adopted a strategy to avoid its sharp edges."
"Even if he didn't go back then, I could still capture Goguryeo, but some ministers tried to persuade me, so I finally relented and gave Anton's credit..." Li Zhi felt something was wrong after he said the words. At first it seemed that the prince had given all the credit to him, so he had to change the subject: "Concubine Xiao Shu brought Yiyang and Gao An to visit you, don't show off."
A soft cushion was thrown from Wu Mei's hand to Li Zhi, and then fell to the ground.
Seeing Pei Wanying throw the cushion, she felt her whole heart trembling violently. She never could believe that the empress with a loving mother and the emperor with a golden tongue could get along like this on weekdays.
Then watching the cushion fall to her feet, Pei Wanying reflexively stood up and picked it up, but holding it in her hand, she didn't know who to give it to or where to put it.
"Just put it behind you." Wu Mei looked at the somewhat reserved Pei Wanying and reminded her softly, which finally saved Pei Wanying from the embarrassment.
But while the Daming Palace in the imperial city was enjoying itself, someone hurriedly returned to Shangshu Province from Chang'an City, followed closely by Pei Xingjian, Liu Rengui, Ren Yaxiang, Chen Jingzhi and others.
"What's the matter, are you so anxious?" Li Hong quickly walked behind the large desk of Shangshu Ling. The piles of memorials on the table made him feel a little dizzy.
"Returning to Your Highness, it is the red-feathered envoys sent by the Anxi Protectorate and the Anxi Corps." Ren Yaxiang is still the minister in charge of all matters of the Ministry of War. This time the Ministry of War was reorganized, but he has been able to live in peace. .
In the eyes of others, Ren Yaxiang has always been relatively moderate, and there is a big distance between him and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's radical reform of the Ministry of War, and even his resolute and vigorous style. However, after so many years, he has still been stable. He is sitting in the top position of the Ministry of War.
(End of chapter)