A lot of the time, a lot of things will go beyond our estimates.

Song Jing thought that if he hadn't met Zhou Jitong and Li Chen, his life would have gone according to plan. Entered the imperial examination, and then did his best to realize what he thought in his heart, and glorified the lintel of the Song family.

And now, although Zhou Jitong has not been co-seated because of Pei Yan's execution, Pei Yan's wife Pei Xiaoyun is Pei Yan's daughter-in-law, even if Zhou Jitong has grown up in the circle of royal nobles since he was a child and knows how to protect himself, he will inevitably be implicated. A month after Pei Yan was executed, Zhou Jitong had already been exiled to Lingnan.

Before leaving, Zhou Jitong took his wife and a few young children, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed with a smile: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, now the bloody wind and rain in the court, and I am a little lost in my heart when I am far away, maybe I will never be able to return to Luoyang and Chang'an again in this life, but I can get a lifetime of peace." Misfortune and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking, which is probably what it says. ”

It's just that from then on, the ambition in my heart can no longer be realized.

Song Jing's heart was not untouched, and Zhou Jitong seemed to see through his thoughts and said to him: "Guangping, if one day, you have a lot of worries like me, you can probably understand my feelings." ”

The family and the country are all over the world, and the country before the country or the country before the family has always been a problem for the ages.

Song Jing just smiled, patted Zhou Jitong on the shoulder, and watched his carriage run all the way into the distance.

He was still in a trance, and Li Chen, who was lying on the couch, seemed to be a little uncomfortable, frowned and snorted twice, and then he stepped forward and bent down to investigate.

The princess on the couch frowned fiercely, and then slowly opened her eyes, and was not frightened when she saw his handsome face close at hand. She blinked as if she had become accustomed to it, and called out to him suspiciously.

"Guangping?"

He smiled and sat down on the side of the couch, helped her tuck the blanket that had slipped off her shoulder, and asked softly, "Why are you asleep at this time?" ”

Li Chen blinked, thought for a long time, and then stretched out his hand to him: "Pick me up." ”

Song Jing: "......"

The princess had a life and had to be from. The concubine worked hard to scoop the princess up from the couch, intending to let Yang Zhimanna and others come in to serve, but Li Chen shook his head, "Don't let them in." ”

Song Jing raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

Li Chen smiled: "I want to talk to you for a while." ”

Every time she does something like this, she probably wants to ask the Queen Mother what she did today that would cause an uproar. In recent days, Wu Chenghei sent people to create auspicious rui is not too much, for a while Luoshui appeared a divine map, saying that the divine map shows that the current Queen Mother Wu is the real heavenly monarchy, and for a while, the people asked for their lives, saying that the people hope that the Queen Mother can ascend the throne and seek well-being for the people of the Tang Dynasty. But the Queen Mother refused.

Song Jing picked some of the gods that caused a big repercussion in the court and told Li Chen, and when it came to the divine map that appeared in Luoshui, he said with some complexity: "The queen mother was very interested in the divine map that appeared in Luoshui, and said that she wanted hundreds of civil and military officials to come to Luoyang to see this Luoshui divine map." ”

Li Chen wanted to say, isn't it just a picture of creating auspiciousness, what kind of god map does it have to be seen by civil and military officials? But the thoughts of the ancients are not what she can understand, the so-called imperial myth, the so-called three invitations and three concessions, aren't they all made for people to see?

's mother wanted to be the empress, so she directed so many plays, and the civil and military officials, who didn't know about these things, but they also accompanied their mothers to play with their own ghosts.

Li Chen is too lazy to care about these things such as doing drama or not acting, in short, as long as his mother is willing, the play will definitely be able to be sung smoothly.

"Has the fourth brother gone to court?" Since the mother abolished the third brother and established the fourth brother, in addition to showing his face when he ascended the throne, the fourth brother also showed his face in some important ceremonies, and the rest of the time was placed under house arrest by his mother in the harem, declaring that the saint had been ill for a long time and could not go to court, and she directly listened to the government.

Song Jing glanced at Li Chen and said, "The saint did not go to court. After a pause, he said: "But the sage intends to Zen the throne, saying that he is powerless, now the Queen Mother is alive, and many governments are fortunate to be presided over by the Queen Mother, and the people of the Tang Dynasty have a stable life today, and he wants to give the emperor Zen to the Queen Mother." ”

The civil and military officials were dumbfounded by Li Dan's approach.

Li Chen was silent when he heard Song Jing's words.

Since Li Dan ascended the throne, let alone a hundred civil and military officials, even she is the younger sister of her in-laws, and now the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, it is difficult to see Li Dan in private. It would have been easier to meet his children.

This elder brother has been gentle and elegant since he was young, and his temperament is very similar to his father, but unfortunately his personality and ability are not as good as his father.

Song Jing looked at Li Chen's quiet appearance, and an uncontrollable sense of pity suddenly surged in his heart. The reason why the relationship between men and women sometimes makes people uncontrollable is probably because they can't help themselves.

He stretched out his arm and pulled the quiet Li Chen closer to his arms and hugged him.

With a familiar masculine aura lingering around his nose, Li Chen smiled, closed his eyes, and said in a somewhat lazy tone, "It would be nice if I could keep doing this." ”

Song Jing's arms tightened slightly, and said with a smile: "If you want to be like this all the time, it's okay." ”

If she is a peaceful and idle princess, she will be more than enough with her ability. It's a pity that she is not willing to be too peaceful and idle, and she has to get involved in a bunch of political rights and wrongs. Song Jing remembered that when Zhou Jitong left, he laughed with him and said that if the eldest husband can't protect his family, how can he be a country? Now the Queen Mother wants hundreds of civil and military officials to go to Luoyang to see the Luoshui God Map, and probably take this opportunity to see if there are still forces against her.

The first thing the Queen Mother wants to test is the current royal family.

Li Chen leaned in Song Jing's arms for a while, and then began to be drowsy again, but there was still something in his heart, so he couldn't sleep peacefully, so he simply told Song Jing what he thought in his heart: "I'm not surprised that my mother acted like this. It's just that this time the Luoyang Divine Map, I don't know how many people will be involved. Every time I think about these things, I always feel very troubled in my heart. ”

The combination of the Mo family's information network and the Lingyin Temple, in fact, there is any abnormality in the royal family, which can still be discovered. I heard that Princess Changle couldn't hold it anymore and sent a letter to Li Zhen, the king of Yue, Li Zhen didn't see any moves, but Li Zhen's eldest son, Li Zhong, heard that he had gathered an army in the area to which he belonged. This wave of people probably can't be stopped.

Princess Zhao, who was starved to death by her mother that year, is the daughter of Princess Changle. When Zhao was starved to death, Princess Changle's concubine was immediately relegated to the place under the instruction of her mother, and her mother also ordered Princess Changle to follow the concubine to leave Chang'an. The two have a deep grudge, now that their father has died, their mother frequently moves to be the emperor, some people may have impulsive and extreme personalities, but they probably understand in their hearts that as long as the queen mother has the intention of being the emperor, then the surname Li is the original sin and will not end well, so they want to strike first.

But the change of regime in the past has been blood-stained court. Li Chen did not prevent such a change from the beginning, and now, he will not interfere. The saying that blood is thicker than water has never been applicable in the royal family, Li Chen comforted himself so much, but comfort is comfort, and in the end he still can't be indifferent.

Li Chen thought that when these people were all wiped out by her mother, no matter what, she would find a way to save their lives.

Song Jing has always ignored Li Chen's twists and turns, as a courtier, what he thinks in his heart is to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country. Since Li Dan ascended the throne, the imperial power is all in the hands of the Queen Mother, when Song Jing entered the office, the first emperor often picked his nose and raised his eyes, but the Queen Mother has always appreciated him very much, and now he has to be recommended by Di Renjie in the Chinese book, and Li Chen helps him, so he is all the way to the top. For him, as long as he can realize his ambitions, what does it matter who this country is in whose hands, even if the queen mother is dictatorial and changes the dynasty, but after a hundred years, this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains should always be crowned back to the surname Li.

As for the royal family's open and secret battles, as an outsider, he naturally chose to watch from the sidelines.

In this world, there are innocent people who die in vain every day because of the struggle for imperial power, and he also wants to take a hand, but he also understands in his heart that in the court, the position is very important.

In the political struggle, no one has ever been able to fight for imperial power, and Song Jing still has the most basic understanding of this.

At this time, when he heard Li Chen say that he was very troubled, he sighed secretly in his heart, reached out and hooked her chin, and said with a smile: "Since you are so troubled, it is better to ignore these things for now, okay?" ”

Li Chen was slightly stunned.

Song Jing lowered her head and tapped her lips, "Now that there is a bloody storm outside, you are too much in charge, and I am always uneasy in my heart." Why don't you keep Taoguang in obscurity for a while, and then make plans after the queen mother's major events are completed? ”

Li Chen laughed, "No, it's just that my mother hasn't done a big job, and she attaches great importance to her reputation among the people, and it is the most appropriate time to eradicate these people at this time." ”

Song Jing listened to what she meant, probably because she didn't care about the royal family's counterattack on the queen mother's ascendancy, but wanted to concentrate on rectifying these people in the cool official group, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. At least what Li Chen has been doing, the biggest feeling for him seems to be to preserve the strength of his father and brother, but now she knows that the royal family is bound to fight back, so she doesn't take any action.

It's so unusual.

Song Jing suddenly remembered the new policy that Li Chen had always mentioned to him, and she had some ideas with him from time to time, and Song Jing probably understood better. The Empress Dowager is energetic, so she can let her multiple prime ministers go unchecked, and these prime ministers are controllable during the reign of the Empress Dowager, but if they are replaced by someone who is not capable, it may be difficult to control. Li Xian was deposed, apparently because the prime minister at the time, Pei Yan, was too powerful, and he was on the same side as the queen mother.

Now I heard Li Chen say again that he would concentrate on dealing with these cool officials and not the royal family...... Song Jing frowned slightly, and looked at Li Chen thoughtfully.

"Yongchang, what are you thinking?"