Soon after the afternoon, Doulu Qinwang came to the appointment. Princess Taiping was informed by her subordinates and hurriedly sent her eldest son Xue Chongxun out of the workshop to greet her. Li Tong is also a junior, and he is not too arrogant after seeing this, so he also went out together.

The two of them stood in front of the gate for a short time, and then they saw Doulu Qinwang's car coming, a plain carriage, and five or six attachés in front and behind. According to the current position of Doulu Qinwang, this ritual is already very simple.

"How dare Xunqing and the Duke of Pingyang be so courteous!"

Doulu Qinwang saw the two people in front of the fangmen, and after a few zhang he stopped the carriage, and he also got out of the car, which showed that he was cautious.

Li Tong and Xue Chongxun hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said: "Duke Doulu is the head of the court and a good friend in the sect. Please Dou Lugong to board the car again, and my aunt has been waiting in the palace for a long time. ”

After hearing this, Doulu Qinwang smiled and said: "Anbu is a car, and being able to walk the street with two talented people is an opportunity that is not often available to the old people. ”

Hearing him say this, Li Tong and Xue Chongxun could only lag behind half a body, and followed Doulu Qinwang to other businesses.

Doulu Qinwang's interest was not bad, and while walking, he turned his head to ask Li Tong about Yang Zhirou's condition, and in his words, he seemed to have regarded Li Tong as the son-in-law of the Yang family.

Li Tong also felt helpless about this, but he didn't explain it too clearly. His current personnel relations, except for his grandmother and grandson, are also lackluster.

There is no prince himself, although the official rank is high among his peers, but he is not in the eyes of a court member like Doulu Qinwang. In addition to Yang Zhirou's relationship, there is really no other squeezing and insensitivity, and it can be used as a talking point between each other.

In front of the other industry, Princess Taiping had already been downgraded to treat each other, and when she saw Doulu Qinwang coming on foot, she complained a few times about the rudeness of the juniors, and after greeting each other, they entered the main hall together.

The Doulu clan originated from the Xianbei Murong clan, and during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Murong clan joined the Northern Wei Dynasty when the Houyan was destroyed and was given the surname, and after the Six Towns Mutiny, he joined the camp of Yuwentai of the Western Wei Dynasty.

For example, Doulu Qinwang in front of him is still the grandson of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, and there are many children in the clan, Princess Deshang or princess. When it comes to the background, it may not be much worse than the Dou family, but the style of the door is very different, very low-key, not as good as the Dou family.

Therefore, he lived a very stable life in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, and was not very hostile to the empress, and Doulu Qinwang, as a member of the family, was even quite trustworthy, almost to a high position. It is precisely because of this that Princess Taiping attaches so much importance to this banquet, and she is a little more enthusiastic than Li Tong, the trustee.

If he could, Li Tong really didn't want to deal with this kind of old fox, the efficiency was too low, and he didn't get into the main topic for nearly an hour from Doulu Qinwang's seat, he wanted to lead the topic several times, but he was bypassed by Doulu Qinwang's interruption, just chatted with Princess Taiping's parents for a short time, and occasionally involved Hongnong Yang's related personnel.

Li Tong could also hear that Doulu Qinwang valued his plausible relationship with Hongnong Yang. This is also a common problem of some old people in Guanlong, who are keen to engage in their small circles, and only look down on their own people in what they think.

One of the reasons why Li Tong's family was so bad before was also because the Guanlong family did not regard them as their own. Even his son Li Xian may not be accepted by these people.

From their respective in-laws, the four sons of the emperor can also reflect the progressive trend of the power of the husband and wife of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Although the eldest and second are also married to famous families, the wife family can provide very little help. Until the third Li Xian, the second married Jingzhao Wei's concubine.

Looking at the lineup of the fourth in-laws, it is simply luxurious. This also means that because Gaozong established Wu Zetian as the queen, the Guan Long nobles, who had always had a bad relationship, finally bowed their heads during this period and obediently sent their daughters out as wives and concubines.

During the Guangzhai period, the reason why Wu Zetian was able to easily abolish Li Xian and support Li Dan was not only because of the use of superior power, but also because the potential supporters behind Li Dan should not be underestimated. Borrowing strength, crossing the bridge and drawing the board, the play is really slippery.

Li Tong's father is no longer there, and his mother is from Jiangnan, even if he was swaggering because of his grandmother's favor, he was not much looked at by these Guanlong people. Therefore, Yang Zhirou's demotion to the entrusting girl really has a qualitative boost to his momentum, but this layer of benefits is not so easy to digest.

Doulu Qinwang chatted with Princess Taiping very happily, but he didn't completely ignore Li Tong, and took the time to smile at him between conversations: "A few days ago, the concubine of the mansion believed in Buddhism, and it happened that there was a glazed ancient Buddha statue in the palace. ”

After thinking about it, Li Tong understood that it was nothing more than to explain that his grandmother gave the scriptures a few days ago, and the Doulu clan in the palace properly treasured and had already felt the deep meaning.

"Huida's parent, I don't dare to say goodbye, Baoyu thanked Dou Lugong on behalf of my mother."

Li Tong arched his hand and smirked, and sighed in his heart, it is not easy for the living to survive in the world.

On the day of the first month, the original queen Liu and the concubine Dou disappeared, and disappeared with them, as well as several eunuchs and palace officials who had followed the emperor's heir for a long time.

This time, Doulu Qinwang was willing to come to the appointment, probably because he felt this, and his heart was full of crisis, and he didn't dare to offend the queen's neighbors at this sensitive moment, and wanted to be kind to others.

Hearing Doulu Qinwang talk about this section, he and his aunt gave each other a knowing look, and this finally got to the point.

"Alas, Xue Yushi also entered my mansion to say goodbye when he left the capital, knowing that his duties involved Xunqing, and I also told him to ask Xunqing more when he arrived in Xijing. Now it's really sad to be in trouble. ”

Doulu Qinwang said this, but it was nothing more than to explain from the side that Xue Jichang snubbed Li Tong after he arrived in Xijing, but it was not out of his instructions.

However, of course, Li Tong also understood that without the support of this old fox, Xue Jichang might not dare to treat him so arrogantly. Although he had faded out of the situation for a long time, this was his murder after all.

"Although I was in Xijing at that time, I had a few encounters with Xue Yushi, and I didn't dare to talk about it lightly. But now that the public affairs of Pu Guo are in distress with me, it is not good to sit idly by. The living person is alive, whether he does or stops, only in one 'affection'. Only this matter is quite extensive, and I dare not do it alone, so I have the cheekiness to ask Dou Lugong today. ”

When Doulu Qinwang heard this, his face was also a little embarrassed, and he raised his hand and said, "Xunqing's bold words make people ashamed. Xue Yushi and I have a personal relationship, and now that we are in trouble, of course I will not sit idly by. Just today Wei Xianggong returned to the capital, after the words are goodbye, I should go to the palace to ask Qu Yin in the matter, and then ask Xunqing to come to the house to discuss the good plan. ”

Speaking of this, he showed a little smile on his face, pointed at Li Tong and said: "Yang Xianggong is not the only one in the world who boasts of knowing people. In previous years, Xunqing was the jade branch of the temple, and the reputation of luxury was not in the world. Xiuge's ears and eyes are longing, and I don't know how many. is so talented, you can't sit in my guest room, and the few people in the door are afraid that they will laugh at Lao Suo, and they can't be interesting and knowledgeable. ”

Li Tong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that this old man was quite greedy for him, but this should be just a kind word, and he didn't have to take it seriously.

After Princess Taiping, who was sitting on the other side, heard this, she looked at her son, and then glanced at Li Tong, but she still didn't say anything after all.

Doulu Qinwang sat for a while and then got up to say goodbye, and after sending people away, on the way back to other industries, Princess Taiping taught her son: "Let you go in and out with your cousin, what I hope is that you can think about it on your heels, don't be despised by people because of your words and deeds, so that your mother can not be ashamed of your relatives, can boast and speak, and dare to sell your own sons in front of people!" ”

Xue Chongxun was clever at this time, pulling Li Tong and laughing: "I'm not as clever as my cousin, but as long as I teach with my heart, my cousin will naturally know that I have merit, isn't it, cousin?" ”

Li Tong smiled when he heard this, and Princess Taiping pulled him again, carefully telling him about the children of the Doulu family, and was very enthusiastic about Doulu Qinwang's ambiguous invitation.

At this time, there was also a conversation about Li Tong going on in the Ouchi.

Hurriedly returned to Shendu from Xijing, although he had rested at home for the night yesterday, he was not young after all, and Wei Yuanzhong was also tired when he faced the saint today.

In the face of the henchmen he promoted, Wu Zetian was easy-going, and deliberately asked people to add cushions to Wei Yuanzhong's seat to make him sit more comfortably.

After talking about some military affairs, Wu Zetian changed the topic, and said with a smile: "Wei Qing has been in business for a few months, and there is no shortage of contacts with people in Xijing. Shen Zhi is old in Xijing, and his reputation is too much, I want to hear what Wei Qing saw and what the people of Xijing really think of him. ”

After Wei Yuanzhong heard this, there was a cautious attitude between his eyebrows, and he lowered his head and groaned, his attitude was more solemn than answering some major court and political affairs before, and he slowly spoke after a while: "If Your Majesty asks about things, the ministers and Xunqing have worked together for a short time, and they really dare not talk about right and wrong. In addition, Xunqing is in the court, what he does, what the group can see, I don't think there is a need for the minister, a distant guest, to say no. ”

Wu Zetian sighed after hearing this: "People have rest, and long-term worries are here, and I am not exempt from vulgarity." This child is clever and can entertain the public, so it is inevitable that he will boast and be empty, which is not enough to rely on. He is short-lived, and he can distinguish between truth and falsehood, but he still has to rely on his relatives. In the old year, people flocked to the capital, the street provoked anger, and a few days ago there was stubbornness and strong feelings, false boasting and strange, is it the only one who can match the good choice in the world? ”

After Wei Yuanzhong heard this, his eyes flickered slightly, and then he spoke: "Xunqing does have an extraordinary quality, even His Majesty is deeply concerned, not to mention the world. Affection is an obstacle, so it is not seen. Guanzhong Qungui is still powerful, this is not Xunqing's director. If you are strong with each other, you will inevitably get tired of each other for a long time. Xunqing is talented and beautiful, and there is naturally no shortage of people who complement each other in the world. ”

"Deqing said this, I have a plan."

Wu Zetian laughed when he heard this, and then said apologetically: "The door is a private matter, and you shouldn't disturb the minister." There are few people who can complain, Wei Qing should not be surprised. ”