At the gate of Ci'en Temple, Li Zhihan stood in front of the carriage with a sullen face as Huineng and Shenxiu respectfully saw him off, while Wu Mei, Li Hong and other officials stood behind him, waiting for him to get on the dragon chariot.
Li Zhi turned his back and looked at Li Hong, who was still held by Wu Mei, and became furious. Li Zhi felt regretful in his heart. If it weren't for this little bastard, even if it was false, if it spread throughout the world, it would be a good publicity for his emperor's majesty. But all of this was ignored by this little bastard in front of him. Destroyed.
Li Zhi stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Hong, who forced himself to smile at him: "You... you... hum."
"Father, I suddenly feel stomach discomfort. It may be that I am not used to the lunch at Ci'en Temple. Please allow me to leave first. No, I really can't hold it in any longer. Father, I'm sorry." Li Hong looked at Li Zhi. If you want to curse, run away quickly.
"And you, how can you be so unbecoming when you quarrel with the prince regardless of the occasion? As the Minister of Etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, you said you..." Li Zhi saw the little brat running away, and then turned his finger and pointed at Dai Zhide. said angrily.
"Your Majesty, I am thinking about the country of Tang Dynasty and the welfare of the people. I have no selfish motives..." Dai Zhide saluted hurriedly and said.
"Okay, okay, okay, stand down. I'm too lazy to listen to your nonsense." Li Zhi waved his hand impatiently and dismissed a group of ministers.
Then he looked at Wu Mei and said coldly: "The queen is the master of the harem and the mother of the world. The prince's etiquette and morality are all the queen's responsibilities, but I can't see the royal etiquette in the prince." …”
"Your Majesty, he is also your minister now, the Minister of Household Affairs in your Sixth Ministry, and the prince in your East Palace. I have the responsibility to educate the prince, but as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it is naturally your duty to educate your own ministers. "Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi, wasn't it just an auspicious incident that Li Hong had exposed, and why he got so angry? It was not pleasing to anyone.
"Of course I will strictly discipline you, but is this my responsibility alone? The prince is in the East Palace. No matter what, he will first go from the harem to the East Palace. Before..." Li Zhi looked at Xu Jingzong, Shangguan Yi and others. The man followed Li Hong's footsteps and left, suddenly forgetting that he was still arguing with the queen.
Suddenly he pointed at Xu Jingzong and said to Wu Mei: "What happened last night when Li Hong went to Pingkangfang to help Xu Jingzong? Why did the Korean lady, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Zongzheng Temple all leave me some information this morning?"
"In order to show his influence on the court, you should tell Wu Shun that it's best to be more honest when you see Li Hong in the future. You don't know who your prince is yet. Let's figure it out. Xu Jingzong must also ask for it. No good fruit to eat.”
"It was He Lanmin's fault for beating Xu Jingzong's grandson. If he hadn't beaten him for no reason, Li Hong would not have almost been fooled by Xu Jingzong."
One of them can become the emperor, and the other can become the queen. Neither of them can save money. They know who Xu Jingzong is better than anyone else. If Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu had not fought against the Guanlong Group back then, it would not be possible that Li Zhi would have the final say in the court now.
The two of them looked at each other. In fact, they felt a little unhappy about Li Hong's ruin today. The emperor's arrival and the Buddha's prophecy appeared. However, Li Hong was as slippery as a loach. When he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately ran away. .
Li Zhi had nothing to say and asked Wu Mei: "Why did you delay getting off the bus for no reason when you came today?"
"The shoe is lost."
“….”
Naturally, Li Hong did not dare to return to the palace before his father and mother. He stood with many other officials and palace servants and watched the carriages of his father and mother leaving one after another. Then he hurriedly got on the carriage and went to the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple and others. Under the arrangement, he slowly followed the emperor's carriage towards the palace.
On such an occasion, Xia Zhi and others could only follow the carriage on the left and right sides. Even Bai Chun was following the carriage. The maid was not like a palace maid, and the princess was even less like a princess. But just such a woman with no clear identity, but gradually in the palace He has become a character that cannot be ignored.
Li Hong sat in the carriage and thought for a long time. Of course he knew why his father was angry about what happened today.
Sometimes the royal family naturally needs some artificial illusions to create mysterious heavenly inspirations to prove the connection between the emperor and heaven, and to prove that the royal family's rule over the world is really the will of heaven.
Fortunately, Huineng's kapok cassock could somewhat comfort the old couple's wounded hearts, but for him, it was difficult to leave the palace and go to Taiyi City in a short time.
His father had just appointed him as the Minister of Household Affairs, so he couldn't just run away without a trace of Sahuan'er for a day, otherwise his mother would be angry.
Moreover, what happened to Xu Jingzong last night proved that this old fox is still evil-minded. He has been dormant for five or six years, and now he has begun to exert his influence in the court for Xu Yanbo. He must punish Xu Jingzong. He must He had to give up this thought, which was why he named Xu Yanbo the crown prince.
He opened the gap in the window and waved to Bai Chun who was under the car. When Bai Chun approached, Li Hong said: "Get ready for tomorrow. You can go back to Taiyi by yourself first. The soap, soap and perfume, 'Jingwei' has already been Show me the sample and it has indeed met the requirements. When you go back this time, first, strictly limit these three items and never let others know. Second, ship them in batches to the palace in the shortest possible time. , use the prince's urgent edict, so that you don't have to be interrogated by the Chang'an City Military Guard. Third, remember not to rush into the 'Medicinal Diet', otherwise you will die. Tell the hard worker that no iron tools can be entered into the 'Medicinal Diet', otherwise you will be severely punished. . Also, at the end of the month, businessmen from all over the world, as well as those from several southern provinces, will come and inform them to leave the manager in Taiyi, saying that you need to make a plan in advance and distribute it to them for their study and discussion. "
"Didn't you say yesterday that I would wait for you?" Bai Chun silently wrote down the key points and wondered.
"Do you see the current situation and I'm leaving? By the way, withdraw the people who were monitoring Xu Jingzong and check whether Dai Zhide has any secret contacts with the Japanese envoys." Li Hong leaned his head on the edge of the car window and said.
"You suspect Dai Zhide and the Japanese envoy..."
"It's not suspicion, just curiosity." Li Hong obviously didn't want to say more about the matter. He thought for a moment and said, "I have just been appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Even if I want to go to Taiyi tomorrow, my father will not allow it." Otherwise, he might have to chase me all over the palace and beat me up. Moreover, Xu Jingzong, an old fox, had tricked me. No matter what, I had to get my revenge in the shortest possible time. It was not mine to work as a gunman for him for nothing. character."
Thinking of what happened last night, Li Hong still feels panicked in his heart. This Xu Jingzong is simply... indescribable. Like the four or two moves of Tai Chi, he almost plotted against the entire royal family with just one push.
He had to do something so that Xu Jingzong would have to keep his tail between his legs in the future. I guess his father and mother would never mind.
Moreover, Li Hong also knew that Liu Renyuan, Sun Renshuai and others had begun to return from Baekje. Liu Rengui requested an order to continue to guard Baekje, and his father also allowed him to continue to guard Baekje.
The reason why Liu Ingui did not dare to leave was that Baekje had sent envoys to Goryeo and Japan to ask for help. This made Liu Ingui, who had joined forces with Silla, not dare to return to the court, so he had to lead the Tang army and the Silla army to continue guarding to prevent Baekje from counterattacking. .
The support of the Japanese state to Baekje was also the source of the conflict between Dai Zhide and Li Hong. Therefore, at this moment, Li Hong did not dare to leave Chang'an at will, not to mention that he was the Minister of Household Affairs.
What's more, another famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Baiji surrendered general: Hei Te Changzhi will return to Chang'an with Liu Renyuan and others.
Li Hong has always been curious about Hei Te Changzhi. After Liang Jianfang's death, Li Hong's tentacles have begun to slowly extend to Hei Te Changzhi's body.
Li Hong didn't know that after Li Zhi learned the news, his first reaction was to give the black tooth Changzhi to Li Hong as the left-wing general of the sixth command of the crown prince.
Returning to the palace, Li Hong was inevitably scolded by Li Zhi. Before leaving, he kept warning Li Hong that if you dare to go to court tomorrow, your ass will be opened.
Wu Mei sat aside and smiled without saying a word, knowing that Li Zhi was still unhappy in his heart, and Huineng's kapok cassock had not been delivered to the palace yet, so it was okay for His Majesty to express his sullenness to Li Hong.
Li Hong rolled his eyes and looked at his mother, who was sitting there watching the excitement. Suddenly she asked with a stick in her neck: "Father, I have something unclear, please tell me."
"What's the matter?" Li Zhi said coldly.
"Tomorrow, I will attend the morning court. Should I wear the prince's court clothes or the third-level minister's court clothes?" Li Hong blinked his eyes, deliberately posing a problem for Li Zhi.
When Wu Mei heard this question, her red lips were slightly opened and she froze: "Yes, he will go to court tomorrow. What clothes should he wear to go to court?" '
But if you look at the cunning flash in Li Hong's eyes, you know that this little guy is intentional, but she will not touch the emperor's bad luck now, just let the little guy suffer by himself.
"You have a minister's uniform? What else are you wearing? Let me tell you, if you dare to quarrel with Dai Zhide in the court tomorrow because of the Japanese sending Tang students, just wait and see how I deal with you. There will be no difference in the court. You don’t have to do whatever you want with your Eastern Palace. You have been used to it in the past few years. Your mother has allowed you to do whatever you want, but I..."
"I will never let you do whatever you want. The court is a place where hundreds of officials participate in and discuss government affairs. As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you can justifiably deal with me... My son, I retire. By the way, this is for you."
Just as Li Hong took two steps, he suddenly turned around and walked up to Li Zhi. He took out another pair of slippers from his arms. The fabric on the upper was brighter yellow, and the dragon that symbolized the 95th Supreme Being was naturally on display.
(End of chapter)