Shocked and surprised, officials chattered.
But soon, the discussion stopped abruptly.
The officials present were all important members of the party of Wei Baoheng and Wu Hongshan, and Li Ye was their political enemy. It seemed inappropriate to exclaim and praise them, and they were suspected of spoiling their prestige by others, so everyone shut up, even if they thought in their hearts, Li Ye, as a genius among the younger generation of monks in Chang'an, defeated the first genius in the feudal town, which is a matter of Chang'an's face, so it's hard to continue talking at this time.
Li Keyong stared at Li Ye, his face was cloudy and uncertain, he was extremely ashamed and ugly, and he seemed to be weighing whether to take other measures to save his face, but he did nothing in the end. After a while, he turned to Li Ye. Ye cupped his fists together: "A certain skill is inferior to others, so I lost!"
After saying that, Li Keyong clasped his fist at Wu Hongshan again, and simply said, "Farewell!"
He didn't want to say a word, because he knew that it was useless to say more, and after losing, it was useless to say anything, whether it was anger or other things, it would only show that he was not a good person, and he didn't want to spend too much time here. Stay, because I don't want to be seen as a joke.
Li Keyong was like this, took Li Kerang and a group of entourages, and strode away from the son-in-law's mansion.
Wu Hongshan did not expect the situation to develop into this situation. In his previous view, it was impossible for Li Ye to defeat Li Keyong anyway, so he did not make any early arrangements. Now he wants to keep Li Keyong. Do something to make up for it, but Li Keyong left decisively, he couldn't keep him, so he could only sigh helplessly.
The officials present looked at Li Ye in a different way at this moment, and many of them showed fear. If it was said that in their opinion, Li Ye was just lucky, and he was lucky to improve his cultivation level very quickly. Forget it, there is nothing to pay attention to, but the strength Li Ye showed today forced them to re-examine Li Ye, and they also had a different understanding of Li Ye's status in Wang Duo and Lu Yan's party. Know.
Li Ye took everyone's expressions into his eyes, and his expressions didn't change much. He didn't show much of his hole cards in the fight with Li Keyong just now. Although he exposed some strength, it didn't hinder the overall situation. There will definitely be, but there will be a price to pay for everything. If Li Ye wants to prevent Li Keyong and Wu You's marriage, he has to pay something.
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Seeing Wu You in front of him, rejoicing, Li Ye felt that such sacrifice was worth it.
—In addition, showing some strength today is part of his plan, and it is related to his next arrangement.
The banquet continued, but after Li Keyong left, the atmosphere became gloomy, because in their eyes, Li Keyong was the core of today's banquet. Now that Li Keyong is gone, the banquet will naturally be boring, so soon , The officials left one after another.
Li Ye didn't want to stay longer either, as his goal had already been achieved, and there was no need to swindle with Wu Hongshan. In Li Ye's view, Wu Hongshan was a snob. As long as he became powerful in the future, the relationship between him and Wu You There will be no problem.
"Your Highness, please move on, I have something to tell you."
Li Ye was a little surprised when he heard Wu Hongshan's words, and Wu Hongshan used the word "I" instead of "someone" in his self-proclaimed words, which is only used when facing familiar and close people in private, and it is a person equal title.
"Father..." Wu You hesitated.
"You go down first, don't worry, with His Highness's current ability, a father can't do anything to him." Wu Hongshan saw that Wu You's eyes were full of defense, and his smile was slightly bitter.
Li Ye nodded to Wu You, then left the hall with Wu Hongshan and came to the backyard. There are no buildings in the backyard, but a rockery lake with many flowers and plants, and the area is quite large. The two walked across the covered bridge and arrived at the small pavilion in the lake.
Wu Hongshan stood in front of the beauty with his hands behind his back, looking at the autumn water in the lake, he was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Although Your Highness has defeated Li Keyong today, the matter of the princess will not end there. I believe His Highness should understand of."
Standing beside Wu Hongshan, Li Ye was not surprised when he heard the words: "That's natural. Although Li Keyong lost face today, face is dispensable in front of interests, and you can go back on what you admit. Especially when the benefits are huge."
Wu Hongshan frowned, and looked at Li Ye: "Since Your Highness knows that the matter between the princess and Li Ke is the general trend, why do you still come today? Could it be that it's just to embarrass me? I think His Highness's heart is not enough. As for being so narrow."
Li Ye shook his head: "The matter between the princess and Li Ke is not a general trend."
Wu Hongshan said: "Your Majesty nodded and promised, and Duke Wei contributed to the flames. How could it not be the general trend?"
Li Ye said: "The general trend that the son-in-law said is in the final analysis a matter of human effort. If His Majesty withdraws his order, and Wei Gong can't add to the flames?"
Wu Hongshan was startled: "Can Your Highness do this?"
Li Ye said: "It depends on human effort."
Wu Hongshan frowned even tighter, and realized something after a while: "Your Highness is here today just to ruin Li Keyong's reputation?"
Li Ye said: "The people who go back on their promises will naturally have a bad reputation."
Wu Hongshan shook his head again: "This is far from enough."
Li Ye said: "For the rest, Ye can't say much."
Wu Hongshan looked at Li Ye for a while, and then smiled bitterly: "It seems that His Highness has already planned... I really don't understand His Highness more and more. Maybe, I never did."
Li Ye fell silent.
Wu Hongshan followed silently for a moment, then suddenly said: "Since the old King An left, I have not been to Prince An's mansion again. Speaking of which, I have really owed His Highness these years..."
"Why does the son-in-law say these things?" Li Ye raised his hand to interrupt Wu Hongshan.
Wu Hongshan sighed and said: "I just hope that Your Highness understands that although His Highness's Chang'an Mansion Shao Yin was hand-picked by His Majesty, His Highness's situation may not be optimistic... I still hope His Highness will be more careful."
Li Ye smiled: "Is the son-in-law caring about me?"
Wu Hongshan looked at the lake, and his voice was as steady as ever: "In recent years, the world has been in turmoil, and the situation in Chang'an has become more and more treacherous. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, you can live a safe life."
Li Ye frowned, and looked at Wu Hongshan, as if trying to discern the truth of what he said.
Wu Hongshan looked at the lake water, a little lost in thought.
...
It was already dark when Li Ye came back from the concubine's mansion, and Li Ye didn't rest immediately after he returned to his room. Not long after he sat down, a burst of fragrance wafted in, and then Song Jiao sat on the chair. This bitch went in and out of Li Ye's room, never Not knocking on the door, let alone notifying her, is very arbitrary. According to what she said to Li Ye, I don't care, what else do you care about.
Li Ye also gradually understood Song Jiao's thoughts. Seeing that the old god Song Jiao was seated, he asked, "Is there any progress?"
"I really can't hide anything from you, Youzhou Lulong Jiedu Envoy's Jin Zouguan has arrived at the mansion and is waiting downstairs." Song Jiao smiled sweetly, a little too brightly, which made Li Ye feel puzzled.
"Let him come up." Li Ye nodded. A few days ago, after he assassinated Kang Chengxun in Luoyang, he met a group of monks in the mountains. The other party was the Lulong Jiedushi of Youzhou.
Soon two people were brought upstairs. The person walking in front looked like a 30-year-old man, with a smile that is typical of officials going out to socialize. This is Youzhou Jinzuo Guan Zhang He. The so-called Jinzuo officer is a type of official who represents the vassal town and is stationed in Chang'an, and is responsible for contacting Chang'an and the vassal town.
What really made Li Ye feel interesting was the man following Zhang He. The man had square eyebrows and a refined air. He turned out to be the monk leader Li Ye met in the mountains after assassinating Kang Chengxun. Seeing this man, Li Ye Then he understood why Song Jiao's smile made him feel a little strange.
It's just that Li Ye and Song Jiao changed their appearance at that time, Li Ye recognized each other, but the other party didn't recognize him.
Li Ye greeted the other party to sit down. When meeting for the first time, it was inevitable that there would be a burst of bragging in the officialdom. After the pleasantries, Li Ye began to enter the topic: "Since the Pang Xun Rebellion, Zhenwu's power has been expanding day by day. As far as I know, Zhenwu and Lu Long conflicts continue, this time when Li Keyong came to Beijing, he even intends to ask Princess Li for marriage, if this happens, the Zhenwu forces will reach an unprecedented grandeur in a short period of time, I wonder what Lu Long thinks about it?"
Speaking of Zhenwu, Zhang He looked upset. There was a conflict between the two towns. At this time when Li Ye asked, he began to accuse Zhenwu of all kinds of bad deeds. A lot of the money, grain, and armor given to Lu Long were transferred to Zhenwu and so on. Of course, these accusations are also true and false, and there is no shortage of embellishments.
"Li Guochang is originally from Shatuo. He is cunning and greedy by nature. He has no morals or etiquette at all. For his own self-interest, he embezzled my Lulong army's salary and ignored the overall situation of Youyun's frontier defense. It is really hateful to the extreme!" Zhang He paused. After a pause, he suddenly said in a low voice: "Some time ago when the Jiedu envoy Kang Gong was assassinated, there were rumors that Li Guochang sent people to do it..."
When he said this, his expression was very determined, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
After hearing this, Li Ye and Song Jiao looked at each other, wanted to laugh but held back.
Li Ye said solemnly: "Mr. Kang came out of the town of Hedong to restrict Zhenwu. Why he left the town suddenly and why he was assassinated halfway is really strange..."
Zhang He saw that Li Ye had the intention of being in the same breath as Lu Long, and he was even more excited: "It's not that Li Guochang is obstructing it. To tell you the truth, Li Guochang has repeatedly threatened that Duke Kang will not be able to stay in Hedong... . .. ”
Li Ye was stunned: "So, Duke Kang was assassinated..."
Zhang Hedao: "Eight achievements are the work of Li Guochang!"
Li Ye asked, "Do you have evidence?"
Zhang He was startled: "Evidence?"
Li Ye said solemnly: "Without evidence, how to punish the crime?"
Zhang He stood there in a daze.
But soon, he understood the meaning of Li Ye's words, and his hands trembled with excitement.