If it was an ordinary courtier in front of him, Li Longji could have ordered someone to put him out, but Qin Jin was a young official he had high hopes for, and showing this attitude undoubtedly made him extremely embarrassed. After a long while, Li Longji slowly asked:

"The situation in Shandong has improved, a fire in Kunshan has burned tens of thousands of rebels, and the elite soldiers of Shuofang Longyou are also about to go to the battlefield, why should Tongguan be lost, and why should Chang'an not be protected?"

Li Long basically wanted to warn Qin Jin not to pretend to be shocking to gain attention, but after changing his mind, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips. Now, he feels that he is really old, many things have turned in many circles in his mind, and he still hasn't figured out a clear idea, and he has been hesitant to make a decision about various difficult choices.

This was in stark contrast to his youthful determination to kill, and the old man's heart was full of frustration caused by this contrast. But he is the Son of Heaven after all, and this inner weakness can only be tasted by himself, and others can never smell it.

In Qin Jin's view, although the Son of Heaven asked two questions in a row, it was actually more like an argument. It's just that this justification pales in the face of the historical process with which he is well acquainted. First of all, the Son of Heaven is bent on killing Feng Gao and the others, without these two experienced generals, whether the temporarily cobbled together Tang Army can still take a round in front of the An Lushan rebels, this is to draw a big question mark.

Secondly, the Son of Heaven insisted on replacing Gao Xianzhi with Ge Shuhan to quell the rebellion, which also sowed the seeds of unease for the fierce infighting in the future. Yang Guozhong and Ge Shuhan have always been at odds, and the contradictions have intensified even to the extent that they are either one or the other, either life or death.

Now that Ge Shuhan has bowed to the prime minister, he has already started an open and secret battle with Yang Guozhong before he takes charge of the army. If once he is allowed to go to the former enemy and has the command of hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, if this person has the slightest intention of favoritism and threatens the safety of the army to force the Son of Heaven Li Longji to take sides between the two courtiers, then this is not civil strife in the imperial court? This makes the already unfavorable situation even worse. frost

However, these judgments and assumptions, Qin Jin could not explain to the Son of Heaven and Pan, and the logic of the process of deducing from the known results was simply untenable without explaining the crossing.

Qin Jin thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind.

"The minister has heard rumors in the market that the saint wants to kill Dr. Gao, but I don't know the truth of this matter?"

The Son of Heaven Li Longji was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Qin Jin to answer his question with an irrelevant rhetorical question. Moreover, the content involved in this rhetorical question is also very involved, and he cannot be moved. The edict of the Son of Heaven has not been made public, and there are already rumors in the market.

Where is this a rumor, it is clear that the secrets in the palace are not secret, it seems that if a group of people are not killed, those eunuchs still can't control their tongues. If Qin Jin knew that his rhetorical question would affect many lives and disappear into this world, he might have to add a little emotion, saying that the Tang Dynasty was good, but this habit of treating human life as a mustard is really chilling.

"How did I not know that such a thing had happened?"

Li Longji resolutely denied this incident with a straight face, and said conclusively: "When the country is in danger of peril, how can I kill the generals without permission and break the morale of the army? These may be rumors that there is collusion with the anti-Hu in Shandong to disturb the hearts of our Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers!"

It is said that the Son of Heaven has a golden mouth and jade teeth, and Qin Jin saw Li Longji say such a conclusive oath and swore that he wanted to kill Feng Gao's "rumors". The heart is more or less settled, whether he and the Son of Heaven are pretending to be confused or pretending to understand this matter, as long as the Son of Heaven does not recognize this statement, it means that there is hope in everything.

When the Son of Heaven received the courtiers, there were historians by his side at all times, recording the words and deeds of the Son of Heaven, which was a note for daily life. At this time, the historians had not yet encountered the unbearable situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty where the courtiers were all slaves, and at this time of the Tang Dynasty, the ancient atmosphere was still lingering, and there were still many people who dared to adhere to their integrity. If the Son of Heaven breaks his promise and is recorded in the living notes, he will be remembered for future generations, will he lose this ugliness?

Therefore, Qin Jin gradually reined in his thoughts, and after echoing the Son of Heaven, he cautiously explained:

At this time of life and death, killing the generals, regardless of right or wrong, the shock caused to the entire army of our Datang Dynasty cannot be ignored. Such a thing that hurts the relatives and makes the enemies happy, can never happen......"

Li Longji, the son of heaven, seemed to have a trace of unnaturalness, coughed lightly, and then subconsciously picked up the wine cup on the table and took a sip of wine, but maybe he was stimulated by the wine, or he was absent-minded, he couldn't help coughing violently.

The eunuchs standing on the side were a little dumbfounded, and they didn't know whether it was better to step forward or stand still. At this time, Zhang Fuchen, who was quite favored by the Son of Heaven, was not in the palace, and he was ordered by the Son of Heaven to go to the important minister's house to pass the decree.

The entire hall immediately seemed to have stagnated even the sound of breathing, and became cautious, only the sudden coughing of the Son of Heaven echoed unscrupulously in the hall.

When Qin Jin walked out of Daming Palace, the cold wind blew suddenly, and he shivered violently, and then he realized that his clothes were soaked with sweat. He subconsciously wrapped the fox fur on his body, the warm clothes of this era are far less comfortable than those of later generations, only this big coat can be regarded as the best quality to protect from the wind and snow.

Turning over the horse, Qin Jin clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the war horse suddenly rushed out, heading straight for the long street leading to Chang'an City. In the morning, Chen Qianli sent a letter inviting him to meet in a hangover liquor shop that day. With his heart in his heart, the war horse galloped under his subconscious urging.

The horse's hooves were like a shower of rain and knocking on the ground, and Qin Jin didn't realize that a convoy passed by him, and during the process, there was only one car with red gold ornaments and yellow covers, which were particularly conspicuous. It wasn't until Qin Jin's war horse disappeared at the end of the street inside the city gate that the curtain of the carriage was slowly lowered, and the middle-aged man behind the curtain wore a purple robe and belt, and asked the person in the same car with a surprised expression.

"This person is so old and weak that he dares to gallop outside the door?"

The person in the same car replied in a rather disdainful tone: "This is the new minister of the saint before driving, and Qin Jin, the lieutenant of Xin'an County, is also!"

The middle-aged man's expression suddenly became extremely solemn when he heard this, and at the same time he reprimanded the person in the same car.

"Recently, several victories in the imperial court have come from this son, and the father is also very happy. Fortunately, the ministers of the fortunate people talk like this, but I am afraid that there will not even be a market. ”

Seeing that the cowhide was pierced, the person in the same car looked slightly embarrassed.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's not that the minister intends to defile him, it's really this guy who hurt Yang Guozhong, so he was able to get in,"

"Do you know that my father had this intention?"

The middle-aged man in the car was Li Heng, the crown prince of the dynasty, and just now Zhang Fuchen went to the prince's mansion to deliver the decree, and the Son of Heaven had something to summon, so he hurried to Daming Palace. It's a pity that Li Heng, who is the crown prince, didn't have the opportunity to be there that day, so he didn't know the well-known Qin Zhonglang general in Chang'an City.

The person who shared the car with the prince was a staff member in the palace, but at this time, the third person who had been silent in the car spoke.

"This person has never had anything to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and if you dig deeper, you are also friends and enemies. ”

Unexpectedly, the crown prince Li Heng actually saluted in the narrow carriage, "Mr. Wanwang taught me!"

This person who was courteous to Li Heng was surnamed Li Mingmi, a subordinate official of the East Palace, and he only had a dispatch from Zhao Hanlin, but it was obvious that Li Heng and this person seemed to be between a teacher and a friend. The person in the same car between the two was jealous and gritted his teeth.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is a near-term worry right now, summoned by the saint, I am afraid that there will be more bad things than good things!"

Prince Li Heng's interest suddenly fell again, his body leaned against the wall of the carriage, others saw his father, and there was respect, but he saw his father, every time he was like facing the abyss, like facing a great enemy, he had been the prince for more than ten years, and there was no day when he stopped worrying about the head on the item. Thinking of the tragic fate of the prince's brother, he has to clamp his tail all the time to be a son who is more well-behaved than a dog.

However, even so, his father had to keep a strict watch on him like an enemy and suppress him everywhere. So much so that the successive prime ministers, if they want to show loyalty to the Son of Heaven, they will invariably attack him, the crown prince. When Li Linfu was still in power, Li Heng had to give up his wife Wei in order to protect himself

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's here!"

The driver's voice came into the carriage, and Li Heng suddenly woke up from his memories, cleaned up his clothes, and got off the train. What should come will always come, and he calmly got off the car. The eunuch who had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time was eagerly prepared, and stepped forward to ask for warmth.

Li Heng reciprocated with a kind smile, in fact, the eunuchs in the forbidden middle were not very friendly to him, only this eunuch who was not of high rank was an exception.

After entering the Daming Palace, there was already a special person waiting inside, and Li Heng disappeared at the end of the deep palace wall.

"Li Fuguo, don't look at it, what's the matter, reluctant?"

A voice fell into the ears of the eunuch Li Fuguo, and it felt as disgusting as eating a fly. It's a pity that Li Fuguo's opponent is his immediate boss.

"I've asked General Gao for permission, I'll go to the Prince's Mansion tomorrow!"

General Gao is naturally referring to Gao Lishi. After hearing this, Li Fuguo's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed, and his attitude towards the prince was that he didn't want to offend people in vain, if he was allowed to follow the prince whose status was in danger, wouldn't he jump into the fire pit in depth?

"Cheng Yuanzhen, don't deceive people too much!"

At this moment, Li Fuguo can't care about any condescension, since he has been kicked into the fire pit by Cheng Yuanzhen, is it necessary to give good words to this disgusting character!

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yuanzhen only sneered twice, glanced at him disdainfully, and then hummed an ugly tune in his mouth, paced square steps, and staggered, leaving Li Fuguo alone in place, sighing for a long time.

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