The hand that was gripping his arm finally slipped weakly from his arm.
Li Xian looked at Li Zhe with a complicated expression, his eyes even a little dodgeful, and he thought quickly and said: "So what? The loss of royal treasures is a common thing, and it didn't happen after I left Chang'an. Those palace people and so on Wait, it’s not like there are people with unclean hands and feet.”
Li Zhe listened to Li Xian's explanation and smiled bitterly again. Along the way, he still felt that Lao Wu's actions were a bit too ruthless and unjust. Now it seems that Lao Wu's understanding of Li Xian and his arrangements are a little too... Too light.
"That's what you say, but Li Hong found a pair of earrings worn by the emperor's sister-in-law when you were married in the West Market. How do you explain this? Are you going to say that it was Wang Benli, the governor of Bazhou, who snatched them from you? Are you leaving? Or is it because your life in Bazhou was too difficult and you were forced to sell?" Li Zhe no longer had sympathy in his eyes. He originally cared about brotherhood and couldn't figure out how to continue the conversation, but now that Li Xian is still like this If he does not repent, then he will not have any burden in his heart.
"Of course I was robbed by Wang Benli, otherwise I wouldn't have lost my house and lived in that shabby earth house." Li Xian was a little angry. What kind of life did he live? Don’t you guys know that
"Wang Benli is not dead. That day you met Zhang Jianzhi on top of the city. Zhang Jianzhi had already ordered Wang Benli to take custody of him. Although Wang Bo followed him, Zhang Jianzhi still had a chance to do something in the chaos. You arrived. You appeared to be guarding the city for Xue Rengui and Hei Chi Changzhi, but in fact you just wanted to take the opportunity to kill Wang Benli to silence him, and then tell your miserable appearance through their mouths. Chang'an?" Li Zhe said coldly.
"What do you mean, Seventh? Do you even doubt me?"
"It's not that I doubt you, it's your actions that make people suspicious. Let me tell you straight, Lao Wu's condition is very simple. Either he and the emperor's wife, Guangshun and Guangren will die in Bazhou, or the emperor's wife and Guangshun and Guangren will die in Bazhou. Guangren returns to Chang'an, and you... guard the border for Datang." Li Zhe looked at Li Xian who was still continuing to quibble, and said bluntly.
"What do you mean?" Li Xian asked calmly.
Li Hong's defense of the border is definitely not as simple as he said. Since he is so wary of himself, it is even less possible for him to give himself the city and troops to stay in Anxi.
"When the Tang Dynasty established the Persian Governor's Palace, Wang Mingyuan helped the Persian King Belus guard it together, and did not want to be plundered by the food. Lao Wu's condition was that he would take the emperor's wife and Guangshun back to Chang'an, and you would go to Jiling Town to guard it. If you can get real rights from Belus or his son, then it is your own right. On the contrary, if you are unlucky in the struggle for power with Belus and have nothing to do with Datang, No." Li Zhe took a sip of the cold tea and put down the cup and said matter-of-factly.
Li Xian's face became darker and darker. This sounded good, but it was equivalent to exiled himself outside the territory of the Tang Dynasty and allowed himself to fend for himself. In name, he was helping Belus to guard it, but in fact, he was completely abandoning himself. After driving out of the Tang Dynasty, he didn't give himself any chance.
According to Li Hong's vision, the relationship with Dashi is becoming increasingly tense. However, if the imperial court focuses on the expansion of territory in Anxi, it will inevitably affect Datang's influence on the sea, and the comparison between the two Up to now, the development of sea travel, whether commercial or military, is suitable for today's Datang.
What's more, after the Maritime Silk Road is fully opened, the transportation cost of any commodity will be greatly reduced. It is really not appropriate to continue to expand the territory from Anxi to the west. This will only make Datang older and longer on the front. , the military strength is even more stretched.
Therefore, through a real battle with Dashi, Jiling City was recaptured to Belus and Li Xian, and then the four towns of Anxi were still used as the national border, allowing Li Xian and Belus to fight in Jiling City.
After winning Belus and consolidating Tocharian and Persian territories, I could, depending on the situation, call him back to Chang'an in the name of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and grant him titles at will. However, judging from the course of history, the pace of cannibalism will It was impossible to completely change because of his birth, so Li Xian was exiled to a different place, and the possibility of success was almost zero.
Once he loses, he can use the name of Li Xian's death and threaten the Tang Dynasty cavalry to negotiate with Dashi. At that time, he will have more options to choose from to amass their Dashi wealth. It's better to be more famous. What's more, Li Hong still has a greater ambition in his heart, but he has never revealed it.
Li Hong sat dumbly on the deck chair in the Daming Palace Sky Garden, continuing to think about the pros and cons of the entire plan if Li Xian agreed to his conditions.
Not far in front of him were his precious son Li Ye and his precious daughter Li Ye, lying aimlessly along the flower wall in the greenhouse, and everyone's little mouth was full of thoughts because of their old age. Dad's supervision is not strict. At the moment, one of them is holding a half-eaten green leaf in his mouth, and the other is holding half of a flower petal in his mouth, and they are eating with relish.
So when the two little guys heard the sound coming from the stairs and saw their imperial grandmother Wu Mei walking up surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, they happily took green leaves and petals in their mouths and crawled on their hands and feet. past.
The two princes and their father were still immersed in Li Xian's resettlement plan in Anxi, and did not notice at all that their own son and daughter, one had a green mouth and the other had a red mouth. His dragon mother crawled forward.
Wu Mei's expression was colorful, complicated, angry and helpless. Seeing the two little guys crawling towards her innocently, her whole heart seemed to melt in an instant.
But when she took a closer look and saw two careless little guys chewing leaves and petals, she suddenly saw a black line on their foreheads!
"Li Hong, look at the good thing you did!" Wu Mei hurriedly knelt down and took out the petals and green leaves from the mouths of Li Ye and Li Ye with her own hands, and then gently placed them on the buttocks of the two little guys. Give it a light hit.
"What's wrong, Queen Mother?" Someone was sitting on the recliner in a daze, slowly stood up and saluted Wu Mei.
"What's wrong? Look at what's in his mouth. Wanying and I were away for a while, and you actually let them eat leaves!"
"It's healthy to tell Ye Zi to eat some leaves... Please calm down, I was distracted just now." Li Hong backed away and saw Pei Wanying scolding the two little guys in a low voice.
But obviously the two little guys still don't know that they have made a mistake. They are still smiling sillyly and reaching out to grab Pei Wanying's clothes or hair from time to time.
"Stay away from the two of them from now on!" Wu Mei said angrily. At such an old age, he was even the king of a country. It was no longer appropriate to hit or scold him, so he had to threaten.
"They are young and ignorant now. Just let them play by themselves. They are like ADHD. You can't just follow behind and watch every day, right?" Li Hong pointed helplessly at the two culprits. It's their own fault and it's my fault.
Wu Mei directly ignored the word ADHD in Li Hong's mouth. She didn't understand why her original nature turned into something like a disease when it came to Li Hong, and she was not afraid of bad luck.
So Wu Mei simply stopped pursuing this question with Li Hong and continued to question: "Since you know that you are still young and ignorant, then the age of the personal eunuch you found for Li Lingyue is older?"
"Personal eunuch?" Li Hong was a little confused and didn't understand why his mother got involved in this matter again.
"Oh... you mean the personal eunuch named Feng Shaojun, a pretty and handsome eunuch? Li Lingyue went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select that eunuch by herself. It has nothing to do with the ministers, but I think that eunuch is okay. He can do things. He's quite smart, and he's about the same age as Li Lingyue. It's quite nice to be with Li Lingyue." Li Hong suddenly remembered that when he saw Li Lingyue a few days ago, there was a person with beautiful features and fair complexion next to him. The eunuch who looked like a young woman said.
In the Tang Dynasty, facial expressions had become extremely popular. Whether it was Li Zhi's brother Li Chengqian or today's Li Xian, they all raised facial expressions that looked very much like women in appearance, figure, and temperament.
As for this young man Feng, in Li Hong's opinion, if he had not been purified and entered the palace, he would probably one day become a prominent member of a powerful family, or a favored member of a noble family.
Wu Mei faced Li Hong, who was now out of luck, and neither hit nor scolded her. She turned to look at Pei Wanying and the palace maid. After she had tidied up the two little guys, she felt a little better and continued with a slightly softer expression. Warn Li Hong to stay away from the two little guys in the future.
Because she suddenly remembered that Li Lingyue was spoiled by Li Hong rather than being spoiled by His Majesty, so now she has become a lawless princess.
She didn't want these two little guys to turn into crazy girls like Li Lingyue, so Li Zhi had the honor of arriving three days earlier than Li Hong, and was ordered by Wu Mei not to take the two little guys alone.
Because when Li Zhi was eating, he watched two little guys on the left and right pulling the chopsticks in his hand, and he actually dipped the chopsticks in wine to feed Li Ye, so that when Wu Mei just picked up the little guy, Then he vomited milk "drunkly".
Because of this incident, Pei Wanying was frightened half to death. She knelt on the ground and refused to get up. Li Zhi looked at the scene in front of him, touched his nose, and walked away from the side door in despair.
From now on, both Li Zhi and Li Hong have been blacklisted by Wu Mei. They are not allowed to contact the two little guys alone, even if one is the prince's father and the other is the emperor's grandfather!
(End of chapter)