"From nothing? Since the old case of the Yuan family, you reconvened the old department of the Yuan family under the pretext of reversing the case for the Yuan family, and these people were also loud in the court back then, although they seemed to have disappeared for many years since the old case, but these people who survived, or in Beijing or in the court, although they were silent, but they all had the power to remain, you took a fancy to the loyalty of these people, and also took a fancy to their ability, so you used the excuse of marrying Lin Yuebai as a wife to ask the widow to reopen the old case- Li Yao, you have played this wishful thinking well, very good! The widow wants to praise you, you are scheming! What you let these old Yuan men see you is a heart of pity for the old cases of loyal ministers, as well as your loyal and upright heart, and the heart of the future Ming Jun! Let those people outside who do not know what is going on see it is a deep infatuation for the Lin family, but in fact, these are just excuses! You just want to use these people and things to establish your faction in the court, and you want to form a party, a camp, and a private person! Li Yao, Li Yao, do you think the widow really doesn't know about these things?"

"Erchen doesn't dare! Erchen has no such intention!"

"Shut up! The prince doesn't need to say any more, this matter is not allowed by the widow, and he is not allowed to mention it again!"

The atmosphere of the conversation cooled down suddenly, Emperor Li sat on his supreme throne, staring at the young man who bowed down and kowtowed, he was wearing a court dress with red dark lines on a black background, embroidered with a faint picture of flying cranes, the crown of the ruby prince that symbolized dignity, flickered and disappeared, this young man was already in the most dazzling position in this Li Dynasty except for him, the emperor - Emperor Li suddenly felt extremely angry for a moment, everything about this person in front of him was his gift, if he didn't have himself, he was nothing! But he was still not satisfied, he wanted to get out of his control like Yao Jin back then, and he seemed to want more!

Presumptuous, rebellious!

At this time, Li Yao leaned over and didn't say a word, but there was no panic in his heart, he was waiting silently, waiting for the passage of time, waiting for Emperor Li's anger to subside, waiting for his next question. He could guess what Li Huang was thinking now, he could even count how many more times he had to go second by second, and Li Huang would be able to figure out all this, and he would open his mouth again.

"Father, the son has nothing, everything is given by the father. Everything that the sons did was also for their father and the Li Dynasty. Even if the selfishness of the sons and daughters is as the emperor said, what harm can this do to you, the emperor, after all?"

"Really?" After a long time, Emperor Li finally spoke, his voice was calm and steady, and he could not hear any joy or sorrow, "so you boldly thought that the widow would agree to your request?"

Erchen didn't think so, and Erchen didn't dare to be bold. The sons only knew that if this case was overturned, it would only be one more crime against the dead man Li Rao; the father's affection for the old ministers and loyal ministers would definitely be widely praised in the country, and the father-son relationship between the sons and the father-"

"How?"

"The son is only the father and the emperor, and the father is only the son of the son, and the relationship between father and son will be deeper and stronger. ”

Li Huang's face did not change in the slightest, and Li Yao's kneeling and kowtowing posture and tone of speech did not change in the slightest, but the atmosphere in this hall was like an undercurrent, strange and uncertain. Li Yao and Li Rui, both of whom are equally smart, both know what they want, and at the same time, they both know that the other is the same. No one wants to be too clear, no one needs to be too straightforward, every question, every silence, every tone is their temptation and speculation, and everyone wants to leave room for themselves-

"Prince. ”

"Father. ”

"The prince's mind is known to the widow. As for the Yuan family's old case—"

After a short and deliberate pause, Emperor Li seemed to have finally figured out something, and said with a faint smile: "The widow will send an order to the court, and the prince will take charge of it, and retry the old case of the Yuan family and the Xishan bombing case of that year!"

"The sons will obey the order! The sons will definitely live up to the trust of their father, make every effort to find out the truth of the old case, do not let the loyal ministers be wronged, and do not let the evil go unpunished!"

......

Li Huang looked at the brightly lit Zichen Palace, a table, a chair, a book and a case, all arranged according to his preferences and placed according to his habits. He likes this place far better than the palace of the concubines in the harem, no matter what kind of mood he feels when he walks in here, when he sits on this dragon chair, when he points out the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in a book of songs, turns over the turbulent clouds, and sees through the hearts and desires of those who write the chapters behind the words - these people are in his bureau, the court bureau, The political situation, as well as the bureau he set up for them, these people sometimes jump very high, and sometimes they are so crushed by bullets that they can't turn over, but he will eventually let them move according to his will - thinking of this, Li Huang's heart is satisfied, no matter how tired he is, the court situation is still under his control, he is not worried, except for the thing that he can't confirm but really disturbs him.

"Li Nan. ”

"What does Your Majesty command? ”

"How long has it been since the widow called a hidden guard?"

Li Nan was startled, didn't dare to look up at Li Huang's face, thought for a moment, and said cautiously: "It's been a long time." ”

"It's been a long time? It seems that the widow only asked them to check one thing last month, and now, there should be news. Emperor Li admired the wrench in his hand and said lightly: "Go to Zhengjin Palace and bring the widow's eight-treasure red sandalwood gourd box." ”

"Yes!"

Walking hurriedly on the way to Zhengjin Palace, Li Nan recalled every word the emperor had just said. He naturally knew that in addition to summoning himself to the designated place, the emperor had always had another special method for communicating with him and the secret guards, which had always been passed down from generation to generation among the emperors, and no one in the world knew about it. But now the emperor suddenly mentioned the hidden guard, and asked him to get some eight-treasure red sandalwood gourd box - Li Nan remembered that although the box was precious and beautiful, it was the only one in the world, but it had always been only placed in the side hall of the Zhengjin Palace, and it was placed on the shelf together with those vases and delicate snuff bottles from foreign countries, which was an ornament. Except that the emperor occasionally passes by to take a look, and he just takes it in his hand and plays with it and puts it back, such a thing, I don't know how many pieces there are in the huge palace, what does the emperor suddenly want this box to do at this time?

Although there were doubts in his heart, Li Nan did not dare to slack off, and when he arrived at the side hall of Zhengjin Palace, he took things and immediately returned to Zichen Palace, seeing that Emperor Li seemed to have been waiting, he hurriedly presented the box.