In the courtyard of the prince of Daming Palace, Li Heng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, was waiting in the palace with an anxious face, he was waiting for Li An's arrival, the secret letter of Tubo was very important, and he had to get it as soon as possible.

As the crown prince of a country, Li Heng should have lived in the East Palace, however, because the Tang Empire since the founding of the country, coups are more frequent, Li Longji also ascended the throne through coups, for this reason, he is very worried that his children and grandchildren will develop wings, thus posing a threat to his throne, in order to facilitate the monitoring of his children and grandchildren, he built the Ten Princes' Mansion and the Hundred Grandchildren's Courtyard, and abandoned the East Palace, so that the prince of the dynasty lived with him, and the place where the prince lived was called the prince's courtyard.

As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Heng grew up in a peaceful and prosperous era, and served as the heir of an emperor with a great sense of accomplishment and self-confidence, which is difficult to say what is lucky.

Of course, Li Longji will not completely prohibit Li Heng from associating with outsiders, as long as he does not have a private meeting with important ministers of the DPRK and the central government and border generals, it will be fine, but no matter who Li Heng meets, Li Longji will know it as soon as possible, and this will make Li Heng feel a sense of oppression in his heart.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Yan Zhenqing took Li An and waited outside the palace."

Li Jingzhong bent down and reported softly.

When Li Heng heard this, he stood up suddenly: "Let Li An come in alone." ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince."

Outside the main hall, Li An was slightly nervous, he was about to meet the Tang Prince, it was impossible to say that he was not nervous, although he knew some about Li Heng from the history books of later generations, but the content recorded in the history books may not be completely true.

"Uncle, the old eunuch just now was so ugly, and my nephew has never seen such an ugly person? Ha ha! ”

Ang Lee made a joke to soothe himself.

Yan Zhenqing was shocked and reprimanded: "It's okay, don't be presumptuous, this is the palace." ”

"Ahem, who is Ang Lee!"

Li Jingzhong walked out softly with a straight face.

Li An hurriedly arched his hand and said, "It's Li An down there." ”

"Who is Ang Lee!"

Li Jingzhong looked up, as if he hadn't heard Ang Lee's answer.

Li An'an was furious, this old eunuch was not only extremely ugly, but also a master behind his ears.

"Okay, take it."

Li An was stunned for a moment, took a piece of jade from Yan Zhenqing's hand, and immediately understood what was going on, this ugly old eunuch was asking for a bribe.

"Li Zhi, Li An is careful, not a tribute, please accept it."

Ang Lee is not a stubborn person, and he still does such things as gift-giving.

Li Jingzhong took the jade, touched it casually, and grinned: "You are Ang Lee!" Why didn't you say it earlier, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to see you alone, come with me! ”

Li An and Yan Zhenqing glanced at each other, followed behind Li Jingzhong, and walked towards the main hall.

"Captain Li, this is the first time you have come to see the Prince, and you will have to pay a big salute when you meet His Royal Highness the Prince, understand?"

Li Jingzhong admonished.

Li An nodded again and again: "Li gave the envoy rest assured, Li An wrote it down." ”

"Also, don't contradict His Royal Highness the Prince, don't have disrespectful words, and don't look left and right."

'Grass, there are so many rules for meeting the prince, so if you meet the emperor, you must not learn etiquette for a few months first! ’

Li An complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it casually.

Of course, Ang Li knew that the reason why Li Jingzhong said so much to himself was completely for the sake of the face of that piece of jade, and it was also a good intention to care about himself.

Li Jingzhong was the famous Li Fuguo later, and he was a vicious villain, but at this time, Li Jingzhong did not have much power, but he couldn't see how heinous he was.

Good people and bad people, sometimes just a thought, once people suddenly have power, they will become forgetful, and they don't even know what their surname is, and many wicked people become heinous after they grasp the power.

"Humble Li An to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li An knelt on his knees and saluted Li Heng.

Li Heng squinted his eyes, carefully looked at Li An who was kneeling on the ground, and asked softly, "You are Li Wu's son Li An." ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a humble position."

Li Heng waved his hand: "Get up and speak." ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie."

Li An got up slowly, raised his eyes to look at the Tang prince in front of him, and found that Li Heng looked okay, but his expression was slightly decadent, and he was not very energetic, no wonder, with such a strong father as Li Longji, who was guarded in the palace all day long, and there were ghosts if he was in good spirits.

"Li An, you have made great contributions to my Tang Dynasty by breaking the Fan Army in Ulzhou, and my father has made you Xuanjie Lieutenant only temporarily, and you will inevitably be appointed as an official in the future, and the grade will definitely not be small."

Li Hum opened his mouth to praise Li An, and then asked straight to the point: "Li An, Yan Yushi said that you intercepted the secret letter of Tubo, did you bring the secret letter?" ”

Li An hurriedly took out the Tibetan letter from his arms and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the secret letter is here." ”

Li Jingzhong took the letter from Li An's hand and presented it to Li Heng with both hands.

Li Heng took the letter, spread his hands lightly, looked at it carefully, and looked at Li An from time to time.

Li An'an was greatly surprised, looking at Li Heng's frowning expression, it was possible that he could understand the Tibetan characters.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, can you understand the Tibetan script?"

Li Anxin was surprised and muttered in a low voice.

"Bold, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, how can he not recognize the little Tibetan characters."

Li Jingzhong glared and scolded loudly.

Li Heng smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't care about Li An's unreasonableness, and continued to look down.

"Ang Lee, is this Tibetan letter really accidentally obtained from the leg of a carrier pigeon? Could it be that the Tibetans deliberately let you get it by plotting against you? ”

After reading the Tibetan letter, Li Heng frowned and asked.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, my brother Lifei Shouyu was hunting outside the city and accidentally shot a carrier pigeon, and there was no one around, it shouldn't be a conspiracy of the Tubo people."

Li Heng smiled lightly: "The last time the Tubo people assassinated the Queen of the East, they were destroyed by you, and it is not so easy to assassinate again, if you deliberately reveal this letter and let us relax our vigilance, the success rate of the assassination will be greatly increased, isn't it?" ”

"Damn, this prince's brain hole is really too big, and he even thought of such a situation. ’

Li Anxin complained, but said respectfully on the surface: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is thoughtful, and his humble position is far from being enough, but if this matter is just an accident, then the content of the letter is very likely to be true. ”

Being complimented by Li An, Li Heng seemed a little happy, raised the letter in his hand, and said with a straight face: "Except for Captain Li and Yan Yushi, who else knows the content of this letter?" ”

When Li An heard this, he was shocked: "Back to the prince, no one else knows the content of the letter, and my brothers don't even recognize the text of the Tang Dynasty, let alone the Tibetan script." ”

Li Heng grinned and stared at Li An: "Yan Yushi doesn't know the Tibetan language, and Captain Li doesn't know either, so how do you know that the content of the letter is a conspiracy of the Tubo people." ”

'Grass, Li Heng's IQ is really not low, and it is very difficult to get him. ’

Li Anxin complained endlessly, the reason why he refused to confess Yan Ruyu was because he was worried that Li Heng would not trust Yan Ruyu, so he would kill him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Uncle Yan's niece Ruyu, knows all kinds of languages, but she is just a little lady and almost never leaves the house, let alone talk about it."

Li Heng smiled and nodded slightly: "This matter is extremely important, it must not be leaked out, okay, the letter will be left here, you go back first!" ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, retire from your humble position."

Li An gently bowed his hand and left.

"Li Jingzhong, pen and ink are waiting."

At the moment when Li An left the main hall, Li Heng picked up the brush.

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In front of Emperor Li Xian's coffin, a large number of members of the imperial family and officials of all sizes gathered, since Li Longji issued an order, none of the officials and relatives of the emperor above the fifth grade in the capital dared not come, in addition, the officials of the seventh and ninth grades were all uninvited, crying bitterly, in order to show their grief for letting the emperor return to heaven, even Li Linfu, the first minister of the dynasty, honestly visited the worship, and comforted the family members who were too sad.

King Qing, King Yong and other royal families frequently wiped their tears, and King Shou Li Mao was even more exaggerated, tears were bursting, as if his own father died, no, if his father Li Longji died, he might not be sad, who let Li Longji rob his wife?

was robbed of his daughter-in-law by his own father, Li Mao's true thoughts in his heart are only clear to him, and outsiders will never guess it, but this inexplicable humiliation is definitely uncomfortable.

Li Linfu took a group of ministers to pay respectful respects in front of Emperor Li Xian's coffin, and when he was about to leave, he found that the crown prince Li Heng did not seem to appear, which made him slightly surprised.

King Qing, King Shou, King Yong and others have all arrived, why is there only a lack of the prince, has he already come, or has he never arrived.

"Li Zhonglin, ask if the prince has been here?"

"Yes, Aaron."

Li Zhonglin asked, and came back to report: "Ah Lang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not come. ”

'Why didn't the prince come, King Qing and King Yong didn't come, how could the prince not come, what's going on?' ’

Li Linfu was greatly surprised, paused, and said softly: "Prepare the carriage and horses, and prepare to enter the palace." ”

Surrounded by some officials, Li Linfu walked out of Li Xian's mansion, got into a carriage, and ran in the direction of the palace.

Li Linfu's carriages were all made of fine wood, and ordinary bows and arrows could not shoot through, and in addition, in order to ensure safety, there were more than 100 fully armed guards accompanying him.

The reason why such strict protection is because Li Linfu has offended too many people, and he is afraid of assassin retaliation, and when the Tang Dynasty was just founded, the prime minister only needed to bring two or three entourages when he went out shopping, and the contrast was so great, it also reflected the declining style of the Tang Dynasty, and the sense of distance between officials and the people was getting bigger and bigger.