Chapter 281: Where the Heart Wants
As soon as Mrs. Li left the imperial study, the emperor called his henchman Wang Zhen in.
"Li Wenfeng and Lu Li have always been good friends, and An Xiabai usually has a lot of dealings with their family, I vaguely remember that Li Wenfeng is the godfather of the two children of the Lu family, this time I targeted An Xiabai and the Lu family like this, but Li Wenfeng did not react at all, which is very unusual. Taking advantage of the time now, you quietly went to General Li's Mansion for me to inquire, and as soon as you found that there was something wrong with Li Wenfeng, you immediately came to report to me, do you understand what I mean? ”
Wang Zhen knelt down on one knee and raised his voice to understand.
As soon as he left the palace, he changed into a night travel gear and found the weak point of General Li's mansion and sneaked in.
Because the emperor has always attached great importance to Li Wenfeng, Wang Zhen has always regarded this as the focus of the investigation, and has long placed people in the General's Mansion, and now it is with the power of chess pieces that he can successfully enter the General's Mansion.
Wang Zhen sensitively felt that something was wrong.
Although the general's defense in peacetime is also strict, there is no time that can be compared with today.
What is Li Wenfeng afraid of?
With doubts in his heart, Wang Zhen quietly came to the courtyard where Li Wenfeng lived, and he saw Li Wenfeng's sick appearance through the window from a distance, and most of the doubts in his heart were immediately dispelled.
Li Wenfeng is a military general, he will not easily lie in bed and not get down, let alone pretend to be sick in that twisting and turning way, and judging from his face, Wang Zhen can't see the fake appearance, so he believes half of it. Maybe the general's mansion suddenly strengthened its vigilance because Li Wenfeng himself was too sick to get out of bed, right? Wang Zhen thought so badly.
Out of caution, he saw his eyeliner before leaving.
"Why did General Li suddenly fall ill, do you know?"
"This, the little one doesn't know, the general's illness came suddenly, he was fine this morning, but he fell ill at night, and now the situation has not improved, and the imperial doctors have come one after another, saying that the situation is not optimistic."
Wang Zhen began to doubt his own judgment, could it be that he and the emperor's doubts were wrong? Li Wenfeng didn't pretend to be sick?
Unable to get an answer, he decided to go back to the palace and report the matter to the emperor truthfully.
At that time, the emperor was sitting in the imperial study, sighing on his forehead.
It was already late at night, and he should have rested a long time ago at this time in the past, but he couldn't sleep at all, not only could he not sleep, but he also put a pot of wine in front of him, obviously borrowing wine to drown his sorrows.
Seeing this, Wang Zhen cautiously persuaded: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that drinking in the middle of the night will hurt your body." ”
The emperor raised his eyelids, he was already in a trance, if it weren't for Wang Zhen's sudden speech, he wouldn't have noticed the point where people came.
"I can drink as much as I want."
He beckoned Wang Zhen to come over, and asked about what he saw in the general's mansion on this trip, and Wang Zhen reported it truthfully.
The emperor, who already had a headache, felt more and more dizzy: "Li Wenfeng, what does he want to do?" ”
"The emperor doesn't have to worry." Wang Zhen, who saw the emperor's worries, hurriedly comforted, "Weichen has already installed someone in General Li's mansion, as long as he has the heart to help Lu Li, or do something bad, the eyeliner placed in the mansion will immediately come to report, and even if Li Wenfeng wants to make any waves, he will not be able to implement it. ”
The emperor's heart was full of joy when he said this, and even the smile on his face deepened a lot.
"If the prince had half of you, I wouldn't have to worry so much, it's really more popular than people."
Wang Zhen lowered his head, he looked modest on the surface, but in fact he was very proud in his heart, after all, the emperor is the most noble person in the world, and being able to get the emperor's appreciation shows that he will definitely have a bright future in the future, maybe he can even compare Li Wenfeng in the future! So what else is he not happy about?
If he weren't in front of the emperor now, he would have laughed out loud.
"By the way, Wang Zhen, what do you think I should do now?" The emperor turned his head to look at the candle flame in the imperial study, watching the firelight flickering in the wind, his heart was also a little flustered, vaguely, he always felt that something big would happen tonight, "I don't know why, I always have a feeling of unsteadiness in my heart, and I always feel that something big is going to happen today." ”
"Your Majesty, maybe you are a little uneasy because you have drunk wine and are in a bad mood, right?"
The emperor wrinkled his brows and shook his head: "It's definitely not for this reason, I've been drinking for so many years, don't I know what it's like to be drunk?" I am worried about Li Wenfeng. ”
He was afraid that Li Wenfeng would be so abnormal and wanted to make trouble.
When Wang Zhen heard this, he immediately suggested: "Since the emperor doesn't trust General Li, why don't you invite people to the palace and put them under your nose?" ”
"I think it's feasible, but I don't know what method to use to invite someone."
After all, Li Wenfeng is a general, his reputation is greater than that of Lu Li, his connections in the court, and his reputation outside are far wider and greater than Lu Li, and the emperor does not dare to move him easily.
Wang Zhen's eyes rolled, and he quickly thought of a way: "The emperor can use worry as a reason to order someone to invite General Li, just say that you heard that General Li is seriously ill and is anxious, let him enter the palace for diagnosis and treatment, there are many imperial doctors in the palace, and they are more sophisticated than those doctors outside, Li Wenfeng just wants to refuse, I'm afraid he can't find a reason." ”
The emperor clapped his hands and felt that the plan was feasible, so he sent Zhao Chang, who had been serving by his side, over.
Being able to be summoned by the emperor in the middle of the night, and the person who came to summon him was still Zhao Chang, a big celebrity in front of the emperor, this matter is probably a great thing for ordinary people, but when it is placed on Li Wenfeng at this time, he feels not good.
Did the emperor summon himself to be 'seriously ill' in the middle of the night because he was worried?
Li Wenfeng and the old lady glanced at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes.
The old lady tearfully took Zhao Chang's hand and said: "Father-in-law Zhao, you have also seen the appearance of the general now, he is really sick, and walking around is probably not conducive to physical recovery, do you see if you can be accommodating?" ”
Zhao Chang looked embarrassed: "Old lady, don't torture the old slave, this is also acting on orders." ”
It means that Li Wenfeng is so sick tonight that he only has one breath left, and he must follow him back to the palace, and there is no room for negotiation.
The old lady had a secret hatred in her heart, and she wanted to say something more, but Li Wenfeng suddenly grabbed her hand.
He coughed, smiled helplessly and said, "Mother, the emperor suddenly summoned, there must be his own intentions, so you don't have to worry." ”
"What do you mean you're going?"
Li Wenfeng thought that things had developed to such a point, he just didn't want to go, and he was afraid that he would have to go, so he nodded.
"Maybe there are talented people in the palace who can cure my son's illness, and it's not a bad thing to go there."
So Li Wenfeng followed Zhao Chang into the palace.
At the same time, in a military camp not far from the capital, in the dim light of the camp tent, Lu Li was gathered with the generals, discussing something, in front of them, there was a map, which was the point of the capital, from their hands with knives, and between their expressions, anyone with eyes could see that they must be making a big show tonight, and Lu Li was the center of this event.
"Sneaking into the capital is far easier than attacking the palace, how to break through the inner city of the palace, we have to discuss more at this time."
Everyone nodded in unison.
Just as they were planning, someone suddenly came to report, saying that a few generals were coming outside, and they kept saying that they wanted to see Lu Li.
Tonight's gathering is very secretive, it is impossible for ordinary generals to know, the only people who know are the old subordinates who are interested in Lu Li, and now when they hear someone asking to see, Lu Li's vigilance suddenly rises: "Has anyone ever explained his identity?" ”
"He said he was General Lee's man."
Lu Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly invited someone in.
The relationship between Li Wenfeng and An Xiabai is not clear to others, but Lu Li knows it, coupled with Li Wenfeng's kindness to his promotion, Lu Li is willing to choose to believe him, and even Lu Li, the person with him, is willing to believe.
"How do you dare to ask what you call them?"
"General Lu, we are subordinates of General Li Wenfeng, and we have been ordered to come to you."
While Lu Li was happy, he was a little more grateful to Li Wenfeng: "The general himself? ”
"The general was invited into the palace, and now I am afraid that he is already in front of the emperor, before leaving, he left some people in the general's palace to protect the old lady, and some came to you."
The name of the person who spoke was Li Rui, 1 Lu Li had seen Li Wenfeng's mansion a few times before, but he didn't have time to make deep friends, and now he knows that he is also a good man, especially in the matter of seeking justice, Li Rui is far more active than the wronged Lu Li himself: "When the general sent me over, I was thinking that this battle should be fought, the general guards the border for the country and the people, but the emperor persecuted the general's family one by one because of his own selfish and trumped-up charges, which is really indignant!" This is fair, we must help the general get it back! ”
Most of the people in the barracks were big men, with a heroic and unrestrained temperament, and as soon as they heard Li Rui's words, they immediately regarded them as their own brothers.
"This brother said it well, we must help General Lu get his justice back."
The impassioned voice in the tent lasted for a while, until Lu Li waved his hand helplessly, and everyone stopped for a while.
"You are grateful for Lu Li's kindness." He expressed his deep gratitude to the crowd before returning to the assault on the palace.
"I'm not very familiar with the defense of the palace, and I don't know if any of the brothers here know and can give some advice."
As soon as he heard this, Li Rui, who took the lead in speaking just now, began to get excited: "General Lu, you really asked the right person, I served in the palace for a period of time in my early years, and I was responsible for the defense and inspection, and now I still remember the defense layout of the palace clearly, and listen to me tell you!" ”
Li Rui said as he walked to the side of the map, pointed to a place and said, "This is the weakest place in the palace's defenses." ”