Lei Yue Longmen

Chapter 172

In fact, Li Jingxi himself? I really want to go to Weiyang to see. I heard that Cen Zhu was assassinated at home and suffered serious injuries. So far, there is no confirmation letter.She was very worried.

Although he has decided not to get involved in the relationship between the two of them, how can the root of love that sprouted since the age of 14 be so easily removed?Especially in the past two months, Li Jingchen went back and forth between the palace and various ministries every day, either busy with official duties or entering the palace to serve the old queen.It seems that he didn't take Cen Zhu's serious injury to heart at all.She herself was very anxious here, but the righteous master didn't take it seriously, and felt more and more a wave of injustice in her heart.

She hasn't experienced too many troubles since she was a child, and she doesn't understand what is more important than caring about the one she loves?She felt that Li Jingzhu should have rushed to Weiyang to visit him as soon as he learned of Cen Zhu's serious injury.This kind of "ruthless and unrighteous" is too chilling, and it has failed her unconditional trust and admiration since she was a child.

Especially after she slipped out of the palace, Wu Jingchai chased after her again.She asked incredulously: "Why did you come back so soon? Didn't you find your sister?"

"I found it, but Miss Huang is very busy. Want me to go to my aunt's house? Find Marquis Wen Song and tell him the cause and effect."

"that's it?"

"Yes, that's all!"

The grievance in Li Jingxi's heart increased a bit, "Then what are you doing after looking for Marquis Wen Song?"

"I don't know about that! Sister Huang? I didn't say anything. At that time, the old lady's illness had an attack, and she hurried to the inner room to take care of her!"

"……"How can you do this!

Neither she nor Wu Jingchai knew about the relationship between Lan Lie and Cen Zhi. Now Lan Lie is the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he has the right to seal up and refute his subordinates' unreasonable appeals.If Cen Zhu was really the daughter of his old friend Cen Zhi, he would not sit idly by anyway.Li Jingchen's arrangement is actually very appropriate, but in the eyes of the two who don't know what's going on, it seems a bit "sloppy" and "thin".

"You wait, Weiyang is far away. I don't worry about you going alone. I'll go to the eldest princess's mansion first. Let's go out of the city together when we come back."

Li Jingxi was reluctant at first, but then he thought that Wei Yang himself was not familiar with the place, so it would be good to have one more person to guide the way.The big deal is to keep an eye on this guy, so as not to let him have a chance to spy on the secret.

So the two of them made a plan, Wu Jingchai went to the Dachang Princess' mansion first, reported the news to Wensong Hou Lanlie, then turned back to the west gate to join Li Jingxi, and went out of the city together to Weiyang.

Li Pinghong, who only learned the news in the evening, paced back and forth in the hall anxiously. Soon, Li Jingchen, who was summoned, entered the hall.First salute to Li Pinghong, "See Father!"

"Get up! Can you see the situation outside?"

Li Jingchen nodded respectfully: "I saw it!"

Li Pinghong passed the battle punishment in Lingxi Palace, and each of Li Jingxi's servants was beaten fifty times.When Li Jingchen came in, Liu Feng, Su Yu and others were lying on the bench, crying and begging for mercy.The sound of the wooden planks beating the flesh one after another was unbearable to hear.

"This girl is getting more and more lawless!!!"

Li Pinghong took the case again, and the movement was so loud that Cai Ya next to him trembled.But Li Jingchen just showed a look of panic on his face, knelt down and said: "Father, calm down, Jingxu is just a child at heart, just playful for a while, didn't intend to go out of the palace, and will be back soon!"

"Come back? She dared to run out even though she was not fully recovered from her illness? Do you know where she went?"

Li Jingchen shook his head.

"Hey, this girl's wings are hardened, and she doesn't take the rules seriously anymore. She slipped to Weiyang! God knows what she's doing there!"

Li Pinghong seemed to be still angry, Li Jingchen didn't dare to touch his bad luck, and said cautiously: "Father calm down, son, please send someone to find her right away!"

"Hey, there's no need! I'm relieved to have a kid like Chai by her side. It's good for her to go to Weiyang City, and let her see Cen Zhu's appearance with her own eyes. It's good to die. Heart. My royal princess will never marry a cripple whose hands have been cut off!"

Li Pinghong's words were very serious, but in fact, he secretly wanted to test Li Jingchen.If you see a little bit of sadness and sadness on Li Jingchen's face, you can tell that there is indeed an ulterior relationship between them.But it's a pity that there is nothing but a hint of surprise under the normal reaction.

If it wasn't for this girl who had already refined the expression management to a level that ordinary people could hardly reach, then there was really nothing to do between the two of them.Li Pinghong was a little relieved, "During the Chinese New Year, do you run more between the six ministries of the court? Cutting military expenditure is a big deal, and the Ministry of Household Affairs alone cannot accomplish it. You must send people to Sanjiang to watch it personally, okay? Take precautions before they happen.”

"Yes!"

"Also, I'm going to choose a son-in-law for your sister Zhang Luo, do you have any favorite candidates?"

"Going back to Emperor Father, Jing Xi is still young...it seems not in a hurry..."

"What are you talking about? She will be [-] years old next year, and she doesn't even have a husband's family. What are you talking about? You should pay more attention inside and outside the court, and report to me immediately if there is a suitable candidate! The marriage will be finalized in the first half of this year. Come down! Don't let her go wild like this again!"

"Yes!"

After returning to the East Palace, Yun Zai helped her take off the white sable fur, and when he gave her the hand stove, he saw that her palm seemed to be bleeding.Frightened, he opened his palms and found crescent-like blood holes on the two thumb hills, which seemed to be pinched out by fingernails.How painful must this be?

"Your Highness...?"

"I'm fine!" Li Jingchen turned around and went back to his room as if he was very tired.Seeing Yun Zai's probing gaze, Fang'er, who had been accompanying her all the time, shook her head silently.Didn't dare to tell her that His Highness collapsed on the seat as soon as he got into the carriage? Weeping, I don't know what happened?

Yun Zai knew something must have happened.But with Li Jing's repressed and dull personality, it's hard for others to get anything out of her.And Fang'er really didn't know, Yun Zai was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.

In the evening, Mr. Gu Mian came to His Highness for something important.Yun Zai was able to enter Li Jing's room, and saw her lying sideways on the bed alone? She seemed to be asleep.I didn't put a quilt on my body. Although there is geothermal heat in the house, it's as warm as spring, but it's winter outside, so how can I do without a quilt?Yun Zai hurriedly approached the bed quietly, and helped Li Jingchen cover the quilt.I just touched the pillow with my hand, and my palm was wet and cold, and I felt a pain in my heart.It's like dreaming back to five years ago, when the 19-year-old His Royal Highness was abandoned, he also loved to shed tears.It sounded like she was still breathing thinly, and her nose seemed to be blocked.She should still be sad, but she wasn't asleep.

Yun Zai sighed inwardly, half coaxing and half persuading: "Your Highness, I'll go back to Master Gu Mian, let him come back tomorrow?"

There was no voice of negation, and I knew that it was probably yes.Yun Zai helped her put on a clean soft pillow, tucked her in the quilt again, and walked out slowly.It took half a cup of tea to arrive at the front hall, and to evade Li Jing's unwellness, he took a rest early and said, "Is there any urgent matter, Mr. Gu Mian? If so, I will go and wake up His Highness!"

"No hurry! Since Your Highness has rested, I will not bother you. Here is a letter I would like to ask Miss Yun to forward to Your Highness. I will take my leave now."

Yun Zai took the letter, saw that there was no word on the envelope, knew it was a secret letter, and nodded in agreement.Put the letter in a conspicuous place on Li Jingchen's desk, in case she can see it at a glance when she wakes up the next day.

Early the next morning, Li Jingzhu woke up.At that time, most of the servants in the East Palace were still snoozing.Li Jingchen called Yunzai in after washing up, and asked about the origin of the letter on the table.Yun Zai told her about Gu Mian's visit last night.

At noon, when he finished his work in the ministry, Li Jingchen changed into his clothes and pretended to leave the city, heading straight for Qixia Mountain.At the foot of the highest peak, Li Jingzhu walked up the mountain. There is a secluded road here, which only she and a few people know.The mountain road leads to a secluded cabin.Hidden among the lush forests, it cannot be easily found.

Li Jingchen will always remember that it was from that small wooden house that he decided to follow in his elder brother's footsteps, cross the dragon gate, and realize his lifelong ambition.

It has been 12 years now!

12 years, a whole reincarnation.

Too much dust had accumulated in her heart, and she urgently needed to find a clean place to clean it up.The man came just in time.

When the door of the wooden house was pushed open, the old man who seemed to be serious from the front smiled at her.Li Jingchen's eyes turned red for a moment.She was about to kneel down to perform the teacher's salute, but Tan Xuanjing held up her arm first, "Your Highness, please don't perform such a grand ceremony, the old minister can't bear it."

After only a few months of seeing each other, Tan Xuanjing is much older than before, and even his beard is as white as snow.The groove marks on the forehead were set deeper.

"Has the Grand Tutor been well recently?"

"Okay, it's good. There are no such troublesome mundane affairs in the court. The old minister fishes and grows flowers at home every day. An Sheng? I feel very at ease."

After Tan Xuanjing was dismissed, he went back to Pengyang's hometown directly to recuperate.I heard that the emperor gave him a "big house" which is located by the lake and has a beautiful scenery. It is the most suitable place to live in.Li Jingchen was somewhat comforted in his heart.

Tan Xuanjing was the master specially invited by the father for the elder brother of the prince, and Li Jingchen studied with his elder brother since he was a child, so he also worshiped under Tan Xuanjing and recognized him as the grand master.

Although she is two years younger than the prince, Tan Xuanjing taught both of them the same lessons, and she never treated her lightly because of her young age.In the beginning, Li Jingzhi struggled a lot, but his unyielding temperament was stimulated, and he fought hard to catch up, gradually catching up, and even later he did even better than Li Jingzhi.

At that time, Dad always praised how outstanding his Fei Li was. If it was a boy?, he would definitely pass on the throne to her.But she herself has no such ambition, because everyone in the world knows that the throne will definitely belong to her brother in the future.Moreover, the elder brother has a gentle and kind personality, and loves the two younger sisters very much. If he becomes the emperor in the future, he will definitely protect them from being bullied.

It's a pity that God's will tricks people, Li Jingzhi was assassinated and died, and she fell into a daze.At this time, in this small wooden house, Tan Xuanjing inspired another possibility in her life?On the sickbed, her father asked her if she wanted to be an emperor?She replied without thinking: I didn't think about it before, but now I do.But unexpectedly, the father only sighed and said: "God's will, God's will!" After that, he made an imperial edict on the spot and made her the crown prince.At that time, he seemed to think that his time was running out, so he made arrangements for Tuogu in advance.

"Fei Li, being an emperor is sometimes a very hard job. You can't save the people you want to save, and you can't do what you want to do. But being an emperor is lucky. At least, you can do what you want to do. I don’t know how many years of blessings I have cultivated to save the people I want to save! My father was not a successful emperor, and he didn’t have any special achievements to set an example for you, but there is one thing, which is the experience that my father has summed up over the years. But keep in mind. To be an emperor, besides admiring the heaven and the earth and fearing people's words, you must also learn to be content in your heart. If you are not satisfied when you are an emperor, no one in the world can be satisfied. In the future, avoid Wanton squandering and abuse of people's power. If I can implement it, my heart will be at ease and I will have no worries."

Words and sentences are still in my ears.But I don’t know why, one day I woke up from a dream, and my loving father turned into a strict ruler, and my heart-to-heart became suspicious and wary.Thinking of what happened in the past 12 years, Li Jingzhu only realized the words "unpredictable power of heaven" more and more.

"I heard that something important happened in the court, and I was worried about His Royal Highness, so I couldn't sleep at night. I dragged my body and asked Mr. Gu to help me hand over the letter. I sincerely invite Your Highness to come here. If you can't express your heart in person, this old minister will be dying." You can't close your eyes even if you die."

"Why did Tai Tuo say such depressing words?"

Tan Xuanjing shook his head, stroked the goatee under his chin, and invited Li Jingchen to take a seat.The small table in the center is still covered with dust and grass, and the chairs on both sides of the table have been wiped clean long ago.Come to think of it, Tan Xuanjing has been waiting here for a long time.

Tan Xuanjing picked up a branch, scratched the dust on the table and wrote four words, namely Tu Zhou Chengwen, corresponding to the location of the four families.However, the last word "Wen" was crossed by a slash, and the word "Cheng" of King Cheng was added next to it.Then in the middle, according to the terrain, the positions of the three internal armies were written one by one, and several numbers were marked on the side.In just a few strokes, the situation of Yurui was painted on the table?

"Now there are only three remaining in the four borders, and the remaining three forces will inevitably form a tight group, unable to move any more. Now, Shanghai's intention to clear the four borders is very obvious. The imperial court and the four borders will always turn against each other. It's time for His Highness to plan for his future."

Li Jingchen looked at his picture with fascination, especially the numbers next to the three armies in the middle, which seemed a little unclear, "I know the three armies of Moyin, Qingyang, and Shudong, but I don't know when they will expand. Has it reached this point? As far as I know, the imperial court cannot afford to support so many soldiers!"

"Not yet, but there will definitely be in the future. These three positions can just block the way for Tu, Zhou, and Cheng to advance to the Central Plains. They can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat! But each position only has [-] soldiers and horses. Isn't it too strange? According to reliable sources, since five years ago, the Qingyang and Shudong garrisons have been hoarding a large amount of food for military use. But the hoarded food is enough for five years, what else? Storing it inside, its purpose is self-evident."

Li Jingchen knew what he meant, and the court's continuous hoarding of food meant that it was preparing for war.

"But once there is a war, the food may not be enough to eat. And the war will cause the lives and people to die, and the food production will be reduced. The court has to command the war and be distracted from the disaster relief. Even if it wins, it will be very bad for itself. Big damage!"

"That's exactly the truth! It's just that now the emperor? I'm not determined, so I'm afraid I can't change it."

"How does Taifu know that the emperor is determined?"

"The queen mother is ill!" Tan Xuanjing suddenly said meaningfully, "And I heard that she has been ill for almost three months, and she has not recovered yet."

Li Jingchen frowned inexplicably when he heard him mention Empress Dowager Yan.

"Your Highness guess, what will happen if the Empress Dowager doesn't make it through this year's spring?"

Li Jingchen's heart skipped a beat, and he understood his deep meaning. If the Empress Dowager passed away, there would be no point in continuing to build the Fushou Garden.Then, the more than 500 million taels of silver from the garden repair, after deducting what has already been spent, still has a good income that can be used for military purposes.It's just that Li Pinghong is looking forward to the early death of the Queen Mother?She couldn't imagine him being so hypocritical.I just feel that this unwarranted speculation cannot be taken seriously.But after thinking about it again, 500 million taels is indeed not a small number. In the past, Li Pinghong was not willing to spend money to build a building for himself. It is not like his style to spend so much time building a garden.

What if, she just said if? If, the time is right for the Empress Dowager to die, and the money is quietly removed, as long as it is announced to the public that it is still insisting on repairing the garden, who can detect it?It seems that it can deceive people and expand its armaments.

"Teacher means...?"

"In the future, there will be a war between the imperial court and the four borders, and the emperor? The one who is most likely to use the knife is the Tu family. Your Highness is already facing a dilemma."

Li Jingchen's expression turned serious.

"If His Royal Highness chooses the Tu family, it will be against the current emperor. Then, even if His Highness Tu Jiabao ascends the throne, His Highness will still face the problem of becoming big in the three borders in the future. At that time, the Tu family will be even more difficult to lose."

"And if His Highness chooses to stand aside with Jinshang to deal with the Tu family together. Then we will face the lonely situation where the East Palace will no longer have anything to rely on after the Tu family is destroyed. At that time, the number of people who will be abolished may increase greatly. Let me ask." Has Your Highness decided which one to choose in the future?"