After Pei Wenxuan responded to Li Rong, he returned to the desk and started to think about how to help Li Rong write this book.
The two of them wanted to go out, and Li Rong took the initiative to write, not good, it seemed that she wanted to kill the Yang family too much, and with Li Ming's character, I was afraid she would think too much.
Li Rong's role now is to be a wise princess, but because of her trust in her parents, she knows almost nothing about the struggle between princes and emperors.
Just like her past eighteen years, what she saw before her eyes was what she was, and there couldn't be much else.
Investigating the Yang family is because Yang Quan committed the crime. Besides, there is no more connection. If Li Chuan gets a good news in front of him, she will immediately go to check people, for fear of attracting suspicion.
So Li Rong asked him to write this document, but if he did, then the first thing he had to explain was how he knew the news.
It can be said that he used Li Rong, or it can be said that it is the hidden line left by his father, but a lie always needs countless lies to make up, the more lies, the more loopholes.
Pei Wenxuan thought for a moment, then put down his pen.
"His Royal Highness," he called to Li Rong next to him. Li Rong was waiting for him to write an essay, and she heard him say, "I can't write this essay."
"Huh?" Li Rong heard this and knew that Pei Wenxuan had other considerations, and said directly, "Then how do you plan to go out?"
Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and whispered, "Look for the queen."
When Li Rong heard this, she immediately reacted, and just as she was about to respond, she heard Pei Wenxuan explain to her meticulously: "You first ask the prince to give a list, and anyone who the prince thinks is not suitable will be put on this list. Come on, let the Crown Prince seek rewards from His Majesty. It is best to put more people from the Northwest noble families on this list, as well as some generals who are loyal to His Majesty."
"In the northwest frontier, His Majesty has little contact. The real cronies were framed by the Yang family in the previous battle. His Majesty, the ordinary generals below, are actually not familiar with them. These people appear on the list of the Crown Prince's reward, and His Majesty will definitely suspect that these are the Crown Prince. people, but removed them.”
Li Rong pondered, and took Pei Wenxuan's words. Pei Wenxuan knew that this kind of thing was the easiest to talk to Li Rong. You didn't need to say more, the other party could understand what you were thinking. This kind of tacit understanding made Pei Wenxuan feel a bit Comfortable, he said relaxedly: "Yes, and if these people are from aristocratic families, of course they can't be too conspicuous. If your Majesty withdraws them, it will naturally chill the hearts of those Northwest families."
"Your Majesty has withdrawn these people, and you will remember to clean up the Yang family," Li Rong tapped her palm with a small fan, "When the time comes, His Majesty must first send someone to the border to replace the prince's staff, and then recall the prince. Let's start the trial of the Yang family and remove the Yang family."
"So, in fact, it is best for us to keep the same and respond to changes. When His Majesty thinks of us, he will naturally come to help me. At this time, you will take the initiative to release Tuoba Yan, and His Majesty's people will find Tuoba Yan. , the problem is not big." Pei Wenxuan chuckled, "Even, we don't even need to touch the ledger. When His Majesty sends someone to the border, we will ask His Majesty for this ledger."
"You're right."
"But there is one point," Pei Wenxuan said, "Tuobayan, can you control this person?"
"I have already found his wife and children," Li Rong said calmly. "It's not a big problem."
"That's good." Pei Wenxuan nodded, "You can let someone do it."
So Pei Wenxuan didn't write the book, but Li Rong waited for Jinglan to come the next day and asked Jinglan to bring news to the East Palace. The people from the East Palace passed the book from Huajing Feige, and passed on Li Rong's meaning to Li Chuan.
Li Chuan got the news at the border, and he asked Qin Lin and Cui Qinghe to come over overnight, and secretly drafted a list. They kept some generals and selected a few generals from aristocratic families and those loyal to Li Ming. Several generals who were originally used by Li Chuan as a cover-up were mixed together and sent to Huajing to seek rewards from Li Ming.
Li Ming received Li Chuan's request for a reward, and was so angry that he smashed the cup in the imperial study.
The next day, Jinglan came to deliver a message to Li Rong, and whispered: "I heard that Your Majesty was very angry, saying that the prince had gone to the border, and his wings were hardened. He wanted to win people's hearts and gather his party members, but several old officials persuaded them for a long time. Only then did His Majesty persuade him to come down."
Li Rong nodded after hearing this. Jing Lan saw her expression and whispered, "Don't be too sad, Your Highness."
"Why am I sad?"
Li Rong smiled lightly: "Your Majesty's temperament, I already knew it."
Jinglan was a little surprised, she knew that the princess used to have a very good relationship with Li Ming in the past, and after Li Rong said this, she knew she had lost her words and sighed: "I'm not stupid, but about marriage, let's see Don't you know?"
When Jinglan heard this, she understood where the princess' transformation came from, and she hurriedly said, "It's good to see it clearly, Your Highness."
Li Ming got Li Chuan's account, and after a few days, after confirming that the battle on the front line was basically stable, he immediately called Li Chuan back, and at the same time sent his own generals over to take over the military post in the northwest, and put Li Ming's account on the table for rewards. A group of generals who ascended and descended secretly, were transferred from their original positions in the northwest, and dispersed to other military civilians.
In this place in the army, if a general is removed, it is equivalent to the removal of power, the tree is removed, and the person is removed. The generals who are transferred know clearly that even if they are given a good name, they will be removed from their posts. , The banquet in the northwest was prevalent, and many veterans cried bitterly at the banquet. Although they didn't know what to say, both sides knew what the other party's heart was.
On the day Li Chuan returned from the northwest, the new general led the army to escort Li Chuan out of the city. Li Chuan stood on the carriage and turned around and said to the general: "Master Zhang doesn't need to send him off, he will go alone. I hope that Master Zhang is in the northwest, "Li Chuan smiled meaningfully, "Official luck is prosperous."
Zhang Qiu looked respectful and saluted, "Respectfully send your Highness."
Li Chuan turned his head and saw the soldiers kneeling down like a wave. The summer wind in the northwest was blowing yellow sand, and the heat was blowing toward his face. His eyes swept across the army one by one, and inadvertently, he saw several young faces.
Qin Lin, Cui Qinghe and others were in the crowd. They raised their eyes secretly and looked at Li Chuan quietly. Li Chuan's expression remained unchanged. He nodded, then turned and entered the carriage.
After getting into the carriage, he turned his head and glanced at the scorching sun in the desert.
The endless wilderness carries the fate of tens of thousands of people. The young prince who came out of the blood and sword fight has never felt so deeply. Under all these words, the backlog of bones is piled up. .
He closed his eyes and was silent.
After all the orders went down, Li Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Chuan finally decided to come back, knowing that this time the Shangguan family had admitted it.
His people have already checked it out. The Shangguan family has paid out the capital this time, nearly half of the troops that Shangguan's direct line can mobilize, and many of the shops under his name have been resold, just to help the prince with military salaries.
The prince is the hope of the Shangguan family, and what Li Ming thinks is that when he wears down the vitality of the Shangguan family little by little, he will destroy the desperate hope of the Shangguan family.
This time he destroyed the Yang family and weakened the prince. He was a big victory.
Thinking of this, Li Ming remembered the person who gave him an idea. He thought about it, called the eunuch Fulai next to him, and instructed: "The case of Pei Wenxuan, find someone to take a look at."
Fu Lai smiled and responded. Two days later, a destitute businessman rushed to Shuntian Prefecture to beat the drums to claim his grievances. After the people from Shuntian Prefecture rushed out, they frowned and said, "Who are you? Why are you beating the drums?"
The destitute businessman raised his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Taoba Yan, the grass-roots people, came to sue the Yang family of the general's mansion for corruption and perversion of the law, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, oppressing the good people, and committing murders!"
When the people of Shuntian Prefecture got this, they were shocked, and even the onlookers couldn't help but feel a little strange.
If he hadn't died, then who did Pei Wenxuan, who is now in prison, kill
Shuntian Prefecture did not dare to judge the case, so it was directly reported to the Department of Punishment. The case was transferred from the Department of Punishment to the Censor's Desk, and finally reached Li Ming that night.
Such a big case also involved his most beloved daughter. Li Ming decided to try the case in court. He notified the Ministry of Justice at night and prepared all the materials. Three days later, before dawn, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan were still sleeping in the prison. When he was in a daze, he heard footsteps coming from outside, and then Su Rongqing led the guards in with the lantern, and the entire cell became brightly lit in an instant.
The curtains of Li Rong's cell were drawn, and Pei Wenxuan was immediately awakened by the firelight. He opened his eyes and saw that the guards were standing on both sides of the corridor and did not come in, while Su Rongqing walked to the cell and respectfully saluted Li Rong's cell. : "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty asked His Highness and Lord Pei to enter the court to assist in the trial, and also asked His Highness to stand up and go to court with Wei Chen."
Li Rong answered in the cell, and Su Rongqing said again, "Your Highness, Wei Chen has brought a servant from the Princess' Mansion to serve His Highness. I wonder if it is convenient to enter?"
This is rather considerate.
Pei Wenxuan paused as he washed his face, and couldn't help but glance at Su Rongqing.
Su Rongqing's expression remained still, she only heard the sound of the curtain being pulled from the side. Then she saw Li Rong wearing a thin red gauze shirt with loose hair, holding a small golden fan in her hand, leaning to the side and yawning: "come in."
Without raising her eyes, Su Rongqing lowered her head and stepped forward to open the cell door. Several maids walked in with a water basin. Su Rongqing closed the curtain for Li Rong, and then waited outside.
When Li Rong finished grooming and came out, Pei Wenxuan had almost finished grooming, and the two left the cell together, followed behind Su Rongqing, and got out of the prison together.
It was still before dawn, but everyone was in high spirits. Li Rong got on the carriage first, and Pei Wenxuan was about to go to the carriage behind when he saw Su Rongqing jumping on Li Rong's carriage without evading suspicion.
Pei Wenxuan paused, and after a while, he made a decision.
He also got into Li Rong's carriage.
When Li Rong first got into the carriage, she was still struggling to write, and immediately saw Su Rongqing jumping up, she was startled, and subconsciously said, "What are you doing up here?"
"There are a lot of things that I need to explain to Your Highness. I am afraid that it will be too late to go to the palace. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Su Rongqing replied respectfully, Li Rong slowed down, nodded and said, "Master Su has a heart..."
Before he could finish speaking, Pei Wenxuan rolled the curtain and jumped in. Li Rong couldn't help but say again, "What are you doing here again?"
Pei Wenxuan subconsciously wanted to throw out the sentence "Can he come, can I?", but when he saw Su Rongqing's face, he held it back. It doesn't matter if you are noisy on weekdays, you still have to be disciplined in front of people, so he respectfully said: "Some things need to be discussed with Your Highness. I am afraid that it will be too late to go to the palace. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Li Rong: "..."
The rhetoric was so similar that she was embarrassed to refuse.
"Then Master Pei, let's go together."
Li Rong invited two people to come in. The two did not need to discuss, so they each sat down on the side. Li Rong sat in the main seat directly above. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable anxiety and embarrassment.
The three of them were silent, Su Rongqing lowered her eyes and said nothing, Pei Wenxuan folded the fan in his hand, but did not make a sound.
Li Rong poured tea for herself when she had nothing to do. The sound of running water sounded, and the two looked at her together. Li Rong froze while holding the teapot. After a while, she showed an embarrassed smile and persuaded them, "Drink tea."
With that said, she poured a cup of tea for each of the two, and then when she brought the tea, who would give it first became a problem.
Give it to Su Rongqing first, with Pei Wenxuan's careful eye, I am afraid that he will find a way to retaliate after a while.
Give it to Pei Wenxuan first, Su Rongqing is higher than Pei Wenxuan in terms of official status, which is not common sense.
She held the cup stiffly, and the two of them quietly looked at the tea in her hand. Li Rong instantly felt that what she was holding was not tea, but a cannonball that could explode at any time.
After a while, Li Rong gritted her teeth, drank the tea in her hand, and calmly said, "I'm a little thirsty, have another cup. Master Su," she put aside the awkward atmosphere, went straight to the point, turned to look at Su Rongqing and said : "What do you want to tell this palace?"
Su Rongqing's affairs were orderly, he told Li Rong almost everything he knew, and after he finished speaking, he concluded: "The Northwest Frontier has sent over the past accounts yesterday, because of the previous incident. It was Wei Chen who inspected. Now the princess and Lord Pei are in prison together, so Wei Chen took over. Wei Chen asked the generals, Tuoba Yan, and the front line to check the accounts overnight, plus Tuoba Yan's confession and His Highness's previous review. There should be no major problems in this case.”
Li Rong nodded and said gratefully, "Master Su has a heart."
"It is the duty of the minister to do things for His Highness."
While the two were talking, Pei Wenxuan listened quietly. When Su Rongqing and Li Rong finished chatting, Li Rong turned around, looked at Pei Wenxuan, and smiled, "Lord Pei, what else do you want to tell this palace? ?"
"Oh, it's not a big deal," Pei Wenxuan raised his fan with a smile and pointed to the hairpin on Li Rong's head, "His Royal Highness's hairpin is crooked."
Li Rong: "..."
He really didn't give her any face at all, and he was too lazy to perfunctory her.
Li Rong was about to have someone stop the carriage and blast Pei Wenxuan down, but she noticed that the person beside her suddenly stood up, raised her hand with one hand on her sleeve, gently straightened her hairpin, and said peacefully, "Your Highness, okay? already."
Li Rong was stunned, unable to react. Pei Wenxuan looked at Su Rongqing coldly, and Su Rongqing calmly returned to her position with a calm expression, completely ignoring Pei Wenxuan's gaze.
Seeing that the atmosphere became awkward again, Li Rong coughed lightly. The two of them looked over. Li Rong hurriedly picked up the teacup and persuaded, "Drink tea."
The two didn't speak, and Li Rong felt even more embarrassed.
Fortunately, the carriage arrived at the palace in a while, and as soon as it arrived at the palace, Li Rong hurriedly said, "We're here, let's go quickly."
As she said that, she didn't even care whether the two of them stood up or not, and quickly jumped out of the carriage and got out of the carriage. The breeze hit in the morning, and Li Rong suddenly felt relaxed and happy. Well, let's go first."
"Don't wait for the two adults?"
Jinglan was a little stunned, and logically said that Li Rong should enter the palace with them, but Li Rong listened to her words and quickly covered half of her face with a fan, showing disgust: "Let's go, leave. They stay away."
Saying that, Li Rong led Jing Lan first.
Pei Wenxuan and Su Rongqing walked into the palace side by side, Su Rongqing said gently: "How much does Mr. Pei seem to have an opinion on the next?"
"Master Su doesn't think that," Pei Wenxuan turned to look at him, and said indifferently, "Did Master Su take care of the princess too much?"
"Oh?" Su Rongqing laughed and said indifferently, "Is there? I'm just doing my duty as a courtier."
"Does Master Su plan to marry?"
Pei Wenxuan asked suddenly, and Su Rongqing was a little strange: "Why did Master Pei ask this?"
"I hope Master Su will continue to uphold his duty as a courtier," Pei Wenxuan turned his head and chuckled, "especially in front of Madam Zun."
Su Rongqing's expression remained unmoved, and Pei Wenxuan saluted: "Master Su still has to enter the palace, so the lower official will not disturb Master Su."
Having said that, Pei Wenxuan stood up straight and walked to the side.
Su Rongqing wanted to enter the hall at the beginning of the morning like ordinary courtiers, so he went to stand in the queue first, while Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan were waiting for the call at the door. When Li Rong saw Pei Wenxuan walking over with a smile on his face, he knew that Pei Wenxuan was coming. The mood should not be very good.
Pei Wenxuan wants to be really happy, that smile is not like this. His current smile, when he was the prime minister in the previous life, usually caused an accident.
Li Rong's face remained still, waiting for Pei Wenxuan to make a move, Pei Wenxuan stood beside Li Rong, holding the wat board, and said nothing.
The enemy didn't move, I didn't move, and Pei Wenxuan didn't make a sound, so Li Rong began to think about other things. She went through all the things that might happen today in her mind. He opened his mouth and said, "Is there anything you want to ask Wei Chen, Your Highness?"
"Huh?" Li Rong returned to her senses, and after hearing Pei Wenxuan's question, she said decisively, "I don't want to ask, I'm not interested."
Pei Wenxuan: "..."
Li Rong continued to wander around, and Pei Wenxuan endured it for a while before saying, "But Wei Chen wants to say."
"I know I can't stop you," Li Rong sighed, "Go ahead, I'm afraid you'll suffocate if you don't."
"His Royal Highness's words," Pei Wenxuan said indifferently, "has almost suffocated Wei Chen to death."
"Why don't you hold back?"
Li Rong made a sincere proposal, but Pei Wenxuan couldn't help it. He said directly, "I think Su Rongqing has ulterior motives for you."
"Really?" Li Rong's voice was calm, "I'm so happy."
"Li Rong," Pei Wenxuan called her name, "I'm serious, Su Rongqing is so kind to you."
Li Rong listened to Pei Wenxuan's words and stopped playing with him. She listened to the eunuch Xuanchao's voice, watched the ministers file in, and said calmly: "Pei Wenxuan, do you know what is the biggest difference between Su Rongqing and you? ?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak, he followed Li Rong's gaze, looked at the ministers who looked worried or happy, numb or arrogant in the morning light, and listened to Li Rong said indifferently, "He is more ruthless than you."
"Family, glory, inheritance." The two of them fell on the young man in the distance. The young man in the morning light, dressed in crimson official uniforms, holding a wat board in his hand, behaved elegantly and neatly, with a noble and noble bearing. He followed the crowd, climbed the white jade steps, and stepped into the great hall that represented the whirlpool of power in a country.
"This is something that Su Rongqing has carried throughout his life. Under these things, what he has learned since childhood is restraint, calmness, and forbearance."
Li Rong's voice was a little distant, and there was a little pity and a vague sympathy in her erratic voice.
"He doesn't have the emotions you think he has."
"He won't treat me well because of his feelings," Li Rong said calmly. "What he values is not me, but Chuan'er. I always remember this point, and you," Li Rong looked up at him with phoenix eyes. Such as Gujing Hantan, restrained and calm, under this absolute "silence", there is a bit of fascinating beauty that people can't escape. She emphasized word by word, "It also needs to be remembered."
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