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The two palace maids who were serving on the side were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, and hurriedly squatted down to clean up the debris on the ground.

"What about the prince?" the eldest prince asked the subordinates guarding the outer world in a deep voice.

One of the servants hurriedly entered the house and replied respectfully: "Back to the prince, the prince has not been in the room all afternoon, and the slave is not allowed to follow, so the slave does not know where he went." ”

The eldest prince's brows furrowed.

That little bunny must have gone to her again.

Every time he entered Beijing, Li Huai would go to see her, and every time he saw her, he had to lose his soul for several days.

"Bastard thing. The eldest prince scolded in his heart.

He was afraid that Li Huai would accidentally cause trouble, and he was also afraid that Li Huai's thoughts about the Empress Dowager would be known by others, so he had told him before entering Beijing this time.

Li Huai promised well at that time, and tried to persuade himself to do what his father wanted, but when he entered the palace and knew that the queen mother was not far from him, he still couldn't control his heart.

How powerful the queen mother is, all the civil and military officials of Zhao Kingdom know it, what kind of hairy boy like Li Huai can aspire to and deal with?

If this continues, something will happen sooner or later, Li Ling was uneasy, so he asked his subordinates to find Li Huai.

At this time, Li Huaizheng and Cao Wentong, the left attendant of the ministry, were drinking in a tavern not far from the palace.

Cao Wentong is the same age as Li Huai, born a month earlier than Li Huai, his face is like a crown of jade, his temples are like a knife, and his whole body is full of the chic and graceful style of a noble son, and he does not lose the elegance and atmosphere of a scholar.

Due to their similar interests and hobbies, Li Huai and Cao Wentong can be said to be familiar at first sight and hate to meet each other late, so every time they enter Kyoto, they will ask him to come out to meet.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Huai shook the wine in the cup lightly and said, "Brother Cao, you are good at chasing girls, can you teach me a few tricks to capture people's hearts?"

Cao Wentong stared at Li Huai for a while, and said, "It's not difficult to capture a person's heart - understand her." ”

"Understand her?" Li Huai muttered.

Cao Wentong nodded.

Li Huai sighed.

He could try to understand her, but I'm afraid that the more he understood, the clearer he would realize the impossibility between himself and her.

The more Li Huai thought about it, the more sad he became, and he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup again.

When he wanted to pour himself another wine, Cao Wentong reached out and pressed his hand, and said softly: "Lord Shizi, borrowing wine to drown your sorrows is even more sorrowful," and said: "If you have anything on your mind, it is better to follow it directly, and see if it can help you relieve your feelings." ”

Li Huai smiled slightly, gently brushed Cao Wentong's hand away, and continued to pour himself wine.

Cao Wentong approached and asked, "Which girl is it?"

In his opinion, it will not be easy for a woman who can make Li Huai so obsessed.

Li Huai waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, come, let's continue drinking." ”

Cao Wentong hurriedly said: "I can't drink anymore, otherwise I won't have to nag my wife when I go back." ”

"Your lady really cares about you, and the one in my family never cares what I'm doing outside. Li Huai said with a smile.

"Then I'm going to envy you, how comfortable. ”

Li Huai didn't speak, and raised his head to have another glass.

The person sent by Li Ling soon arrived at the box and told Li Huai what Li Ling meant.

Li Huai was already very drunk, but when he heard that his father was in a hurry to find him, he immediately sobered up a little, and hurriedly settled the account and left in a hurry.

Seeing Li Huai coming back with a drunken body and unsteady steps, Li Ling's anger didn't hit anywhere, and raised his hand to slap him, which made Li Huai's eyes burst into stars.

Li Ling is a military general, and his behavior has always been simple and rude, but he only beat Li Huai when he was young, so after this slap, he actually felt that his whole palm was hot and painful.

It's not the same feeling as when I hit a child.

It's really unforgiving, twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye, this little baby, who was only a few years old at the time, has now grown into a taller person than him, he should have felt gratified, but he didn't.

"Do you know how unfavorable the situation is for us now?" Li Ling scolded.

Li Huai thought that his affair with the Queen Mother had been shaken out, and his face turned pale with fright, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unlikely, after all, the Queen Mother also had to take care of her own reputation.

But he didn't dare to think about it at this moment, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "My son knows that he is wrong." ”

"Some thoughts are not what you should move at all, you know?" Li Ling asked with an angry glare, looking like he hated iron but not steel.

Li Huai thought for a while before lowering his head and replied, "I know." ”

Li Ling stroked his robe and sat down angrily, and said: "This afternoon, she suddenly summoned seven old ministers to the Ciqing Palace for a secret discussion, and after the secret discussion, the first assistant of the cabinet came to me, suggesting that I had better take the initiative to dedicate two cities to the imperial court. ”

Li Huai was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Who did Daddy know from?"

Li Ling snorted and said, "You don't care about this," and said: "Right now, it is obvious that the Empress Dowager wants to take over the city, so she summoned those old ministers to discuss secretly, and tomorrow morning, these ministers will definitely advise Your Majesty on this matter." These people are all eloquent, and we are no match for them. ”

So, the situation is extremely unfavorable for them.

For a while, fear, disappointment, shame and anger surged into Li Huai's heart, making him break out in a cold sweat and feel anxious.

After a long time, Li Huaicai said in a consultative tone: "Daddy, since it is the idea of the Queen Mother, I'm afraid we can't pay it, so it's better to take the initiative to hand it over." ”

Li Ling was furious, raised his hand and slapped it again, and said in a trembling voice: "Those cities are exchanged for Daddy's birth and death several times, how can you say that you will hand them over?"

Once handed over, you can't get it back.

With two fewer cities, how much less taxes he has to collect every year! What's more, those cities also represent his past achievements.

Li Huai's words made him angry and disappointed, and he couldn't control himself, but he didn't regret slapping him twice.

His disappointment with Li Huai was multifaceted, but it was not so obvious before, but now it has accumulated together.

Li Huai received these two slaps from him without evading, neither resentful nor sad.

On the contrary, because of guilt, he would rather have his father slap him a few more times.

In any case, the urgent task at the moment is to deal with the matter of the imperial court's recovery of the city, so Li Huai continued to persuade: "Daddy don't be angry, according to the current situation, this matter is obviously imperative, handing over the two cities is indeed a big loss for us, but it is not enough to move to the root, I hope that Daddy will focus on the overall situation." ”

Li Ling sighed and did not answer.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about this issue before entering Beijing this time, but he thought that since the first emperor never mentioned this matter, and the new emperor had just ascended the throne, he shouldn't be able to manage this matter so quickly, so he also had a bit of luck.

After a while, Li Ling suddenly stared at Li Huai and asked, "What did you say when you went to see her today?"

Li Huai was suddenly full of embarrassment, and hurriedly said: "I just said a few words of greeting, and I left soon." ”

"She brought it up after you met her, which shows that your greeting is unusual. Li Ling looked at Li Huaidao with fixed eyes.

Knowing a son is not as good as a father, he knows which sentence Li Huai said is true and which sentence is false, but sometimes he doesn't want to debunk it.

"Really just a few usual greetings. Li Huai explained, subconsciously avoiding Li Ling's forced gaze.

Li Ling slowly stood up, shook his head with his back to him and sighed: "Huai'er, do you remember what Daddy told you before he came? Daddy made you recognize the cruelty of reality and recognize your own position, and you have turned a deaf ear?"

The son must have offended the queen mother somewhere, but it was too late to compete with this matter now, but Li Ling, as a father, couldn't help but emphasize it to him again.

"If you continue to be so obsessed, you will not only destroy yourself, but also our whole family. Li Ling said word by word.

"The child knows that she is wrong, and the child will never have the slightest illusion about her. Li Huai hurriedly expressed his heart.

Li Ling closed his eyes and sighed, and then said after a while: "Then let's hand over the two cities." ”

After saying this, Li Ling's eyes suddenly became wet.

Li Huai also knew how difficult it was for Li Ling to make this decision, so he got up and walked to his father's side and silently held his father's hand.

The father and son sat down and discussed quietly for a while, and finally decided to go and make a statement to Imajo that night.

They walked one after the other to the Heart Cultivation Hall where they were now, and both of them were silent, their expressions sad, solemn and tragic, as if they were rushing to the execution ground.

The next morning, the ministers learned the news that Li Ling and his son had taken the initiative to hand over the two cities.

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