On the way to Anxi, Li Zhe imagined many scenes when he met Li Xian, but in all the scenes, he never thought that their first reunion after a few years would actually be in a cruel scene. We met on the city wall of Bazhou amid the fighting scene.
He also imagined many times in his mind what Li Xian would look like when he saw him.
But when he saw Li Xian on the top of the city, he was still shocked by the appearance of Li Xian in front of him. His weather-beaten complexion, his whole body was lonely and he seemed to have lost his talent. Although he was standing on the top of the city with a cross sword, it was still hard for Li Zhe to believe it. , the middle-aged man in front of me who looked like he was in his thirties or forties was actually only in his twenties.
What made him even more unexpected was that he and Li Hong had been feuding for many years. Except for the time when the three brothers temporarily worked together to rescue Li Dan in Chang'an City, the rest of the time, the relationship between Lao Liu and Lao Wu , there has always been a kind of overt and covert struggle.
But this time, Li Xian actually chose to guard Bazhou City on behalf of Xue Rengui and Hei Te Changzhi so that Li Hong's subordinates would have no worries and fought with the herdsmen outside the city. This made him look at Li Xian with new eyes and was surprised. Why has Li Xian changed so much
What forms a huge contrast with her appearance is the emperor's sister-in-law Fang, who is not far away from me now. Although she is dressed in simple clothes, she can't hide her beautiful cheeks and exquisite figure. , not much difference.
But if there is any difference, it is that Fang Muqing is now the mother of two children.
Li Xian looked at Li Zhe, who was working with him, and said to Fang Muqing, who was making tea and pouring water beside him: "You can take the child down, and the two of us can talk for a while."
After finishing speaking, Li Xian put a hand on his side, kept peeking at Li Zhe and Li Guangshun curiously, and pushed it to Fang Muqing.
Fang Muqing smiled and nodded in agreement. She held their eldest son Li Guangshun in one hand and held their second son Li Guangren in her arms with the other. After bowing to Li Zhe with difficulty, she walked to the inner house.
Today's mansion has been returned to his original mansion in Bazhou. With thirty or so servants placed in Nuo Da's mansion, it is no longer as crowded as before, and life is much more comfortable than in the past two years. .
Especially after Xue Rengui and others sent a lot of things, and after Li Zhe specially brought some items for him from Chang'an this time, Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe he will survive this Yuan Day. Great, but what about next
Li Xian sighed, maybe his life in the future would not be in his hands at all.
"How can he trust you to come to Anxi?" The two brothers were silent for a long time, and finally Li Xian was the first to ask.
Li Zhe glanced at him. It seemed that Lao Liu still had a strong opinion of Li Hong, so he curled his lips and said, "I have nothing to worry about. I will go wherever he asks me to go?"
Li Zhe shrugged. He had done all the trouble in Anbei and Andong. Every day he led his own bodyguards, or soldiers borrowed from the Anbei Corps, to look for trouble for the nomads on the grasslands, and everyone heard him. After the name of Li Zhe, King of England, he wanted to bury the horse he could ride in the soil.
For Li Hong's plan to move his war horses to the south, Li Zhe really did everything he could. In addition, although Li Hong suppressed the petitions from the Anbei and Andong Protectorate's Offices, he was allowed to move in Anbei and Anton. Anton acted recklessly and squeezed other people's horses.
But as the saying goes, paper cannot contain the fire, so Anbei and Anton finally had to write to His Majesty and the Queen. In the end, Li Hong was forced to recall Li Zhe to Chang'an under pressure.
In Chang'an, I had nothing to do every day. I still ran unscrupulously to the Jinwu Guards Camp where Li Zhi stayed in the capital, or ran to the Central Army that the prince now controlled. He did nothing else but ride a horse and practice. The same thing as fighting a war.
In the end, someone couldn't stand the fuss he was having with the Central Army at Jinwu Guard, and it was time, so he rushed to Anxi.
"Is it time to proclaim himself emperor?" Li Xian looked at the warm sun outside and motioned to Li Zhe to drink tea.
"Proclaimed emperor? Haha."
Li Xian looked at Li Zhe's reaction strangely. Could it be that he was also dissatisfied with Li Hong? Or what happened in Chang'an? Why did Li Zhe look like this when he mentioned Lao Wu becoming emperor
"What? Your father doesn't want to abdicate?" Li Xian asked calmly again.
"It would be great if that was the case. I just received the news. Now one is willing to take the Zen position and the other is not willing to take it. The two of them are just at a standstill." Li Zhe said weakly, as if he was complaining: "You're confused when you say this. The whole Li family, whether it's the late emperor or my father, are all vying for that chair, but when it comes to these two people, it turns into nothing. If people are willing to inherit, is the throne really worthless now? Especially Li Hong, it’s so weird. "
"Maybe there is someone else in my father's heart." Li Xian sighed and said calmly.
"Put it down. The throne of the Tang Dynasty now depends on whether my father and the fifth emperor are willing and able to reach a consensus. Is there anyone else? In my opinion, who dares to take the throne now? , the result will no longer be a blow from Lao Wu alone, and together with the father, he will also be taught a lesson. In short, the throne is now, one of us can want to become a Zen throne, and the other is unwilling to inherit the trick, But if other people want to get involved, it would be strange if those two people don't burn you to ashes." Li Zhe's words obviously meant something. In front of Li Xian, this was something he would never say before. But now, facing Li Xian, he has no scruples.
In the past few years, he has also tested whether Lao Wu is trustworthy or uneasy about him. No matter it is Anbei, Anton, Chang'an or Anxi, he can let him do whatever he wants, but there is one prerequisite, that is, you are not allowed If you care about the throne, everything will be easy to talk about.
Therefore, Li Zhe always sticks to the bottom line and never cares about the throne. I just want to be a free prince. You just want to let me have fun. This is why Li Hong allows him to do whatever he wants, even if it is sent. When he arrived in Anxi, Li Hong was completely at ease with him.
Li Xian looked sideways at Li Zhe, smiled and said nothing. This warning was obviously given to him by Li Zhe, and he did not refute it. He shook his head and smiled indifferently.
There was a brief silence between the two again. After a while, Li Zhe opened his mouth and said, "Li Chunfeng is back."
"Come back?" Li Xian was still surprised. Although he had been in distant Anxi, before he was exiled, some people had already said that Li Chunfeng would follow Xu Fu's example and defect overseas.
At one time, he even thought that this was Li Hong's biggest failure in controlling his subordinates. He gave Li Chunfeng enough financial, material and manpower, and finally developed a white-eyed wolf. But he did not expect that it would be almost four years later. , actually came back!
Li Zhe nodded noncommittally and continued: "Lao Wu didn't go into details in the letter. He just said that Li Chunfeng's voyages in the past few years were extremely important to the Tang Dynasty and brought a lot of auspiciousness..."
"Is that why my father is interested in the Zen position? Are you planning to take the Zen position in Li Hong now? And you came to Anxi this time on Li Hong's order to deal with what I should do in the future, right?" Li Xian kept looking at it. Li Zhe, who was hesitating and talking about himself, finally guessed Li Zhe's true motive and said coldly.
"The Tang Dynasty has been blessed with auspiciousness. Li Hong does not want this achievement to be comparable to that of the late emperor, and plans to give it to his father. Therefore, in the past three to five years, Li Hong does not intend to inherit the throne. Originally, he wanted to personally cultivate what Li Chunfeng brought back. The messy new species was said to be able to completely improve the people's food and clothing, but it was preempted by the emperor, and he was eventually allowed to supervise the country, while the emperor and his mother went to farm. Isn't it incredible? But that's what Li Hongxin said, and it's very unfair? I am satisfied with my father's fight." Li Zhe smiled and said calmly without answering Li Xian's words.
Li Zhe's words didn't sound like much, but to Li Xian's ears, they sounded more like Li Hong was showing off to him. He was demonstrating to him that the throne was so simple. Naturally, he was extremely indignant, but he didn't. What can I say
The feeling of a lump in the throat made Li Xian extremely uncomfortable, but now he was just a commoner, exiled to Bazhou, and couldn't do anything at all. Even his current fate was in the hands of others.
"So." Li Xian asked in a deep voice.
"So I'm here." Li Zhe's face became solemn and he continued: "My father and mother have discussed your matter with Lao Wu. When they learned that you were being bullied in Bazhou, they hoped that I can take you back to Chang'an..."
"Really?" Li Xian suddenly turned sideways, with a look of hope on his face. He grabbed Li Zhe's arm with his only hand and asked eagerly.
"Yes, but Li Hong did not agree." Li Zhe turned around and looked back at Li Xian and said.
"Am I not miserable enough now? I am a useless person, so he is so afraid that he dare not even let me go back to Chang'an? What is he afraid of? He is also afraid that I will not compete with him for the throne! I only have one arm left now ! He has ruined my life! How dare he not follow the orders of his father and mother! He is the most treasonous prince in the Tang Dynasty!" Li Xian looked fierce and held Li Zhe in his arms. The knuckles on his arms had turned white, and he said angrily while trembling.
Li Zhe remained motionless and allowed Li Xian to hold his arm with one hand, looking at Li Xian with pity and pain in his eyes. He really couldn't figure it out, couldn't Li Xian be fine? Why did he have to fight with Li Hong
Does it have to be until death? Doesn't he know that he can't defeat Li Hong at all
"Queen Mother and Lao Wu unexpectedly went to the West Market some time ago. In the West Market, they found several pieces of jewelry that had been lost from the royal family." Li Zhe remained motionless, looking at Li Xian expressionlessly, and said calmly.
(End of chapter)