In fact, there is no need to guess. Li Hong knows what the knot in Father Long's heart is now. It is simply that he has never killed a royal family member, and he has never suppressed any of his brothers. Therefore, since becoming a Zen, he will think of it from time to time. Li Xian in the far northwest.
Even at the beginning, Li Zhi hoped to restore Li Xian's status as a prince first. Even if he stayed in Jiling City, as long as he restored his status as a prince, wouldn't it be good for the people of Jiling City? It has a certain stabilizing effect.
Once Li Hong agreed, he then gradually withdrew Li Xian from Jiling City to Anxi. As time went by, he slowly withdrew Li Xian to Chang'an.
But Li Hong never thought about this matter, and even said that Li Hong never paid attention to Li Zhi or Wu Mei's opinions on this matter.
Standing at the junction of the carriages, since Taiyi City's rubber technology has made progress, the junction has also been surrounded. The nine carriages are like a long, airtight dragon, meandering on the already overgrown Weeds on the railroad tracks.
"The old man is sad inside. Li Dan and I feel uncomfortable looking at his pitiful appearance this time. Just..."
"What happened two days ago, did you forget? You don't know if Anxi can recall him now? The situation in Anxi is urgent now, and his three memorials are coming one after another. How to recall him? In this way, wouldn't it make others Someone took advantage of this?" Li Hong didn't turn around, and everyone knew that Li Zhe, who had followed him out, was talking behind him.
Li Zhe looked at Li Hong's back, turned around and looked at his father who was pretending to be sad inside, and then looked at Li Hong standing in front looking out the window, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Two days ago, when I talked about the incident in Jiling City with my brother, I was worried that it was Li Xian's fault. Now that I saw my father looking so sad and sentimental today, Li Zhe was a little confused. It's time to take a side.
"Didn't the queen say anything?" Li Hong turned his head and asked Li Zhe, who was no longer trying to persuade him.
Li Zhe shook his head silently, and then Li Hong told Li Zhe what he could about what happened in Xingqing Palace two days ago and the conversation he had with Wu Mei alone in the garden.
After Li Hong finished learning from him, Li Zhe smacked his lips and said thoughtfully: "Then, doesn't the Queen Mother also have this thought?"
"Perhaps my father let my mother evoke this thought. Speaking of this, I blame that damn girl Li Lingyue. The princess's mansion occupies a very large area. I promised her before I ascended the throne. After she ascended the throne, she moved the Wu brothers away from her and gave her her own place. Later, because of this, the queen mother took me and Li Lingyue... "
"Are you saying that because of this incident, the queen mother has the idea of recalling Lao Liu? So in the past five years, courtiers, or the emperor and the queen have occasionally mentioned recalling Lao Liu in front of you. , the matter of restoring the identity of the sixth prince?" Li Zhe interrupted Li Hong and asked after thinking for a moment.
"I think it's possible. You didn't see how harshly my mother scolded me and how sad my expression was. It seemed like I had deliberately assigned Li Xian to a female partner." Li Hong sighed and continued. Said: "So here at the platform, my father is just starting to make trouble for me. That idiot Li Dan marked the numbers on each carriage so clearly. The six characters are as big as a scoop. Can the father not see it or the mother cannot see it? "
"Then... what should we do? This matter is big or small. What's more, you offended a group of newly emerged scholar-bureaucrats in Jingzhao Mansion two days ago. If my father and mother give it to you now, or the three of us Adding the label of being an unfilial son, the status of the sixth child in Jiling City has been greatly improved." Li Zhe hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth.
Since Lao Wu spoke to him at the junction of the carriages, he had no scruples and should tell Lao Wu the most direct thoughts in his heart.
After all, once the father and mother put pressure on Lao Wu, the royal family would formally look like Lao Wu was isolated. At this time, he could not support Lao Wu in front of his father and mother, but now he must Speak clearly. You must not let Lao Wu feel that he is isolated. He and Lao Ba are not on his side.
"The time is too short. After you told me what happened with Lao Liu, I started asking people to investigate the authenticity. Whether it was Bai Chun or An Xijun, the answers they gave were the same. Two days ago, I You are allowed to give him a powerful crossbow, and indicate to the Anxi Army that when the time is right, they can set off from Jiling City to the hinterland of Dashi. You can find some reasons to show them some colors, and sent a letter to Li Xian... "
"What did you say? What are you going to do?" Li Zhe asked hurriedly after hearing Li Hong's letter to Lao Liu.
"It's nothing. You were not in Anxi back then. You just told him that the bet is still valid. As long as the people outside Anxi and within Jiling City can be completely integrated and let them accept the ideas of the Chinese nation, the Classics, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, or others, as long as If I can take root with them, I can let him come back unconditionally, even if it means returning his King Pei to him." When Li Hong said the last thing, his eyes could not help but glow with a cold light, and he felt like he had become the emperor. His fierce and domineering aura became more and more powerful.
Li Zhe took a breath. Of course he knew that Li Hong and Li Xian had made a bet in Anxi. That was when Li Hong had just made Dashi a mess. Half a year before returning to Anxi from Dashi, he secretly ordered him to go there. An Xi responded to him in case anything happened to Li Xian, who was not very popular at that time.
Although it later proved that Li Xian was quite abiding by his duties in Anxi, that's why Lao Wu made a vow with him. If he could do what Li Hong said just now, he would weaken, devour, and destroy the Persian culture. , deeply rooted the culture of the Tang Dynasty here, then Li Hong asked him to return to Chang'an to resume his status as a prince.
At first, Li Zhe thought that this was an expedient measure that Li Hong came up with in order to successfully inherit the throne when he returned, or to completely drive Li Xian out of the Tang Dynasty. However, he did not expect that the old man would Five years later, we still stick to this vow.
At that time, he also hinted to Lao Wu that he could let Lao Liu suddenly die of illness after Li Xian left the territory of Anxi and arrived at Jiling City. In this way, there would be no harm to the father and mother, or to the people of the world. It was easy to explain, and he had one less thing to worry about.
But Li Hong refused without thinking at that time, but when faced with his question, he said: "I'm afraid you haven't thought about how important Lao Liu is in the hearts of the queen mother and the emperor father."
"Isn't Li Xian the most favored by the emperor and the queen now? Brother Huang, although I am not as knowledgeable as you, but I also know that since I can remember and be sensible, what I can see is the love that the emperor and the queen have for you. You are so pampered, but none of us have such a gift as you. Even Li Lingyue, if we really talk about it in the hearts of our father and mother, I am afraid that you will not be favored, whether it is now or in the past, at any time, right? They are all the most favored. Even without your status as the prince, you are still... "
"That's what I said." Li Hong turned around and looked at Li Zhe, leaning half of his body on the side of the carriage. The scenery outside the window continued to retreat quickly behind him, and said lightly: "It's because I am more kind than you." Favorite, so I know my father and mother very well. Everyone knows that my father and mother are together. Sometimes my mother uses my father as a weapon. If she doesn’t want to talk about some things, she asks my father to come to me. For example, that time, I made a fuss in the court, so I said: wait until after the court, after all, I am the emperor now, and then I was interrupted by my father. "
"Why did the emperor scold you? You said you were the emperor's queen." Li Zhe looked at Li Hong and asked.
"What else can I say? I just said that I am still the emperor, and then my father said to me: I am still the emperor. Tell me, who can catch this? I choked at the time. You know what to say, you may say that he is being arrogant, but what he said is the truth, he is indeed the emperor, alas... But having said that, the Queen Mother sometimes uses him as a weapon, but over the years, more or less, the Queen Mother In the process of using his father as a spearman, he will also be influenced by his father." Li Hong looked at Shangguan Wan'er who was called over by Wu Mei. At this time, the two of them, together with Li Zhi, were pointing out the window. He looked so relaxed that he didn't know what he was talking about.
"What do you mean? The subtle kindness?" Li Zhe turned around and followed Li Hong's gaze and saw Shangguan Wan'er pointing out the window and explaining something to the old couple. The old couple also looked happy. and eager to try.
"Yes, it's not like you didn't hear what the old man said just now. First he took the example of the late emperor, and then he started to talk about how he was good to the royal family, his clan, and his brothers and sisters. As for me... whether I go to Yangzhou or leave Shu Dao, when did I not take the initiative to rectify the royal family, several princesses and several princes were lost in my hands? I am surprised that my father did not depose me as the prince at that time, and I feel scared when I think about it. After being the emperor for more than five years, Li Xian's matter has been unresolved. The old man is kind-hearted and has always wanted to protect Li Xian. At least he will not allow brothers to kill each other again in the royal family before he has been a hundred years ago. It's about that." Li Hong continued to sigh and murmured.
But having said that, Li Xian now poses no threat to him at all, not to mention that he still has his own ideas.
And Li Xian, who is in Jiling City, also knows that if one day he is really restored to the status of prince by Li Hong, then he will be further and further away from the Jiling City that he conquered. In the end, I am afraid that I made a wedding dress for the next Chief Protector of the Jiling City Protectorate appointed by Li Hong.
But Li Xian also knew in his heart that if he wanted to return to the land of China, he would definitely win the bet with Li Hong and fulfill Li Hong's expectations in Jiling City no matter what. Just like that.
As for whether he can return to Chang'an, and how he and his wife, children, and children will be dealt with by Li Hong after returning to Chang'an, Li Xian's biggest reliance is Li Zhi, and the increasingly kind-hearted Wu Mei who is subtly influenced by Li Zhi. Two people.
(End of chapter)