Zongzheng Temple came to a person today, Li Sizhong didn't stop him, so he let people in, this person was not His Majesty Li Zhiwu, and he did not hold His Majesty's warrant, so he swaggered into Zongzheng Temple.

"Princess! Are you okay? ”

Li Jin was sitting in the courtyard at this time, boring with a cold wind, what she was holding in her hand was the hand stove given to her by Liang Zhou, which was not charcoal, but the incense concocted by Liang Zhou.

Li Jin heard this call, recognized the voice, and said strangely: "Iron pimple? How did you get in here? ”

It turned out that the person who came was the iron pimple of the eighth body, he stepped forward, stood in front of Li Jin and said: "My old iron naturally walked in, just with his Zongzheng Temple, how can he stop me Lao Tie?" ”

"Nonsense, Grandpa Seventh let you in, right? What are you here to do? ”

Tie pimple said: "Lao Tie is not worried about the safety of the princess, he was impatient to wait in the princess's mansion, he originally wanted to rush in, and met General Li at the door, but he has a good memory, recognized me, and let Lao Tie in." ”

"Father's order is that no one is allowed to visit, but Seventh Grandpa let you in, why is this?"

Tie Pimple smiled and said: "Just one request, you are not allowed to enter or go out, where is this a requirement, let me come in to accompany the princess, I can't ask for it, even if I don't eat or drink, it's no problem for Lao Tie!" ”

Li Jindao: "Old General Chen also came to see me before, Grandpa Seventh was stunned to use force with him, and only allowed him to see me under the pretext of losing to General Chen, but now he let you in without asking, there must have been something wrong." ”

Tie Pimple scratched his head and said, "So, I'm still here right?" The princess has been away from home for more than a month, and the brothers are so anxious that they have lost a lot of weight, and the top number of Lao Tie is much thinner, and I can wrap this belt three times. ”

Li Jin pursed his lips and smiled: "I can play treasure, since I am here, let's stay, fortunately, there is no shortage of rooms in Zongzheng Temple, you can pick up the clean ones and live in them, and you can also protect me." ”

"Ah, Lao Tie just thinks so, where is this Zongzheng Temple better than at home, in case someone bullies the princess, we are so far away, we can't reach it, right?"

Iron Pimple went to pick a house happily, and then Boo came out of the darkness and said, "Princess." ”

"Coming back? Any news? ”

He was stunned for a moment and asked, "What did the princess ask?" ”

"Naturally, it's Liang Zhou!"

He bowed his head and said, "I heard that it has already passed Rouge Mountain, and I guess I will not be able to return until the end of the year." ”

Li Jin sighed: "It's the end of the year, but don't catch up with the heavy snow to close the road, then you won't be able to come back in time." ”

Silent and silent, she really didn't know how to comfort the princess, this month, Li Jin inquired most about Liang Zhou's whereabouts, people have gone north, the news doesn't make sense at all, I also heard that he went to Beiban, calculated that the day should have arrived in Rouge Mountain, so I made up this statement to block Li Jin's mouth, really go to the north and go back and forth, where will the news come back so quickly?

Li Jin counted the days with his fingers and asked, "Today is the eighth day of the new year, right?" ”

He nodded and said, "It's the eighth day of the first month." ”

"Two more days will be the death day of the prince's brother, three years have passed, and the prince's brother is afraid that he will complain about me, who is a sister, and don't visit him often, right?"

He said, "Does the princess want to go to Luoyang to pay tribute to His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Li Jin said: "If I am still a princess, or if I have been demoted to a concubine, then it is okay to go, but now, I am like a bird in this cage, a fish in a net, I can't move at all, it's difficult, it's difficult!" ”

He said, "It's better to go down and beg Your Majesty, maybe ......"

Li Jin interrupted his words and said, "No! Now I can also hear the dissatisfaction of some courtiers in this Zongzheng Temple, if you embarrass my father again, how can he rule his courtiers? ”

"Or shall we sneak out and come back after worshipping His Royal Highness the Prince?"

Li Jin shook his head and said: "No, that will affect the seventh grandfather, since he pacified the civil strife, he handed over the military affairs, and no longer asked about the affairs of the army, so cautious, for fear of attracting the suspicion of his father, if I don't take care of the seventh grandfather, let him suffer from the suspicion of his father, how can my heart be at peace?" ”

"Don't worry, Grandpa Seventh can still hold on to this matter, besides, you have a deep relationship with your stepbrother and sister, who can say anything? Who dares to chew on the root of the tongue? ”

Seeing Li Sizhong coming in, he nodded at Li Si and flew away.

Li Sizhong didn't make a fuss, on the contrary, if there was no such person around the princess, he would be worried.

"Seventh Grandpa, did you hear it all?"

"Although the old man is old, his eyes are still very good, his ears are not deaf, and he can still eat rice in one meal, even if he wants the old man to carry a sword into battle, it is no problem."

Li Jin smiled and said, "Seventh Grandpa, don't boast, I'm scared for you, the porridge we ate together the day before yesterday is only a small bowl, you have half of it left, what do you want to do with rice?" ”

Li Sizhong blew his beard and said, "That's the old man who just ate the rice of Doumi, and then came to eat with you, it's normal that you can't eat it!" ”

"Okay, good, your sword is not old, it's always okay, right? As for Jin'er's affairs, it's better not to ask, you finally got out of that circle, and it's not good to wade into this troubled water for Jin'er again. ”

Li Sizhong said: "Unless he is dead, who can really get out of the circle?" Even if His Majesty wants to trouble me, if you don't mention this matter, whose ass is clean? Even if you hold on to the past, it can kill the old man! ”

"Grandpa Seven!"

"Okay, okay, since the old man let the iron pimple come in, he naturally thought about the cause and effect of the matter, you don't have to delay, let the iron pimple take you, travel lightly, go straight to Luoyang, everything, the seventh grandfather will carry it for you."

Li Jin was really moved this time, not to mention anything else, Li Sizhong did not wait to see Li Zhiwu before Li Zhiwu ascended the throne, on the contrary, he was very optimistic about the hidden prince Li Zhiwen, he always thought that the young and the young were orderly, even if it was the throne, you Li Zhiwu was not qualified.

In the words of Gaozu Li Siyan, "You can't want what I gave you, and you can't rob what I don't give you!" ”

Li Zhiwu didn't listen to Gaozu, so that he was saddled with the notoriety of killing his father and brother, even if he had been on the throne for 19 years, the world was not completely flattened, Jiangnan from the south of the Yangtze River, Li Zhiwu's decree was not passed, the northwest passed the sweet spring water, the area of Rouge Mountain, it became the pasture of the Northern Barbarians, and the end was well-behaved, still attached to the banner of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also from time to time to plunder the border. The highlands in the southwest have become the world of infidels.

The reason why the Northern Zhou is not called Zhou, but the Northern Zhou? Because the hostile forces have not yet been pacified, and they were threatened by the Northern Barbarians, they plundered a large area of land in the past, this season is the time to lick their wounds alone, restore their strength, clenched their fists is the last word, if they blindly can't see the reality clearly, the above Guoda Zhou claims to be, okay, not only the people in Jiangnan are unwilling, but even those Northern Barbarians have to wrestle with you, and divide who is the eldest brother and who is the younger brother.

Li Zhiwu's biggest criticism is that his throne is not justified, it is obtained through bloodshed, the Northern Zhou Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, but the emperor is a person who killed his father and brother, and there is no filial piety at all, which is really a great irony.

Just like when the Yongye Dynasty was just established, Li Zhiwu had to use the undefeated imperial uncle Li Sizhong to quell the rebellion, Li Sizhong also lived up to the trust, only half a year, he hit the Yangtze River area, if it was not for the lack of food and grass, he would go down the river and directly subdue Jiangnan, instead of passing on Jiangnan and ordering it to be attached.

The Jiangnan incident is really a piece of Li Zhiwu's heart disease, today is attached to tomorrow's rebellion, turning over and over, quite a headache, 19 years have passed, there is still no good way to govern Jiangnan, the officials sent to the past are either dead, or they are in the same stream with it, and suddenly there is no contact with the imperial court, if the army is sent to conscript, the national strength is not enough, so I have to endure it again and again.

And Li Sizhong naturally understood his situation, and after returning to the dynasty, he refused Li Zhiwu's reward, and resigned from his post to recuperate on the grounds that he was too injured on the battlefield and could not be driven.

On the other hand, Li Zhiwu threw the official position of Zongzheng Siqing to him, and made him the patriarch of the Li family, which was extraordinary, Li Sizhong did not expect to become like this, and from then on he was even more cautious, he didn't care about anything, he didn't do anything, he went to the palace when he was looking for him, and he rarely came to Zongzheng Temple.

The only link that eases the relationship between Li Zhiwu and Li Sizhong is Li Jin, Li Jin became the group pet of the Li family after he was born, up to His Majesty Li Zhiwu, down to the crown prince Li Youji, all of whom are particularly affectionate to Li Jin, and Li Sizhong is even more in order to see Li Jin, so he specially asked for a will, allowing him to enter the palace every ten days to see this little princess.

I don't know if Li Zhiwu really wants to ease the relationship between the two, or simply wants Li Sizhong to visit Li Jin, Li Zhiwu actually agreed to Li Sizhong's request, which is one of the reasons why Li Jin and Li Sizhong are relatively close.

Now Li Sizhong is taking the risk of letting Li Jin out of Zongzheng Temple for Li Jin's sake again, this matter is big and small, depending on what you say. Don't forget that Li Sizhong is a person with a criminal record, such a person, even if Li Zhiwu forgets generously, there are some villains among the ministers, who remember such a grudge for His Majesty, and if they don't say anything, they will be grabbed by pigtails and pressed on the ground and rubbed hard.

Li Sizhong said: "There is a carriage prepared outside the door, you take a detour to Yanxing Gate to go out of Chang'an, all the way to Luoyang, hurry up, you can play a round trip in two or three days." ”

Li Jinfu saluted and said, "I can't imagine that the seventh grandfather still remembers the sacrifice day of the prince's brother, I'm afraid that my father and the emperor don't remember this day." ”

Li Sizhong sighed: "Rebellion is a serious crime, You Ji is really unwise to take this step, only blame him for being unladylike and taking the wrong path." ”

Li Jin was silent for a moment, and said: "I have always believed that the prince's brother will not do this, he is the prince of the main palace, and his father will naturally pass on the throne to him in a hundred years, even if he is stupid, he understands this truth, why doesn't he understand?" ”

Li Sizhong said: "So the person he used was wrong, his father-in-law, Lord Hou, was good at drilling camps, and he brainwashed You Ji, and it is possible to encourage him to succeed to the unification early." ”

"So what does he get? I remember that when my uncle didn't take over the post of secretary of the military department, the secretary of the military department was this Lord Hou! is a very good minister, what is not satisfied? ”

Li Sizhong sighed: "It's hard to calm down, who can say clearly?" Don't talk about him, you hurry up and prepare, go early and return early. ”

Li Jin thanked him, and the maid helped him back to the house to clean up.

As soon as Li Jin's carriage drove out of Yanxing Gate, Guanyin received the news, and he hurriedly entered the palace and conveyed the news to Li Zhiwu.

Li Zhiwu sighed and said: "In terms of filial piety, I am not as good as her!" ”