Heng has been unable to close his eyes for two consecutive nights, and in the past month, the deposed prince has become more and more intense, and he has obviously lost weight in the center of the storm, and his already weak body has become even thinner.

At this moment, it was dark in the Mingde Palace, and the night fog outside had filled the hall, Li Heng was sitting alone in the main hall, accompanied by only the faithful clerk, who recorded his words and deeds and every move as they were, and handed them over to Li Longji, but today's clerk's record is only one line, 'No one, the prince has been sitting for a long time and is speechless'.

Li Heng sat alone for a day, and no official came to visit, and everyone avoided him for fear of being implicated.

Li Heng sighed, since his father and the emperor canonized the concubine, their father and son have not met, but I heard that he moved to Xingqing Palace, even Gao Lishi avoided him, if the hundred officials avoided him to believe the rumors, but Gao Lishi avoided him, but it was a weather vane, which means that the rumors may be true, at this time, his heart is full of resentment, ten years, he has been carefully living under the eyes of his father, carefully figuring out his face and eyes, although there is a princeling, but this is also with his tacit approval, besides, the princeling is just a loose alliance, The name of the party is not the same as that of Li Linfu's private party.

Despite this, his father still wanted to depose him, but there was no reason, even so, why did he appoint him in the first place?

He was not reconciled! Unwilling!

He stood up, shook off the resentment on the ground, and strode towards the harem with gloomy eyes. The clerk's pen moved again, and quickly added: 'The prince has been sitting for a long time, and he is in a hurry, so he goes.' ’

Li Heng had just arrived at the dormitory, but he saw his henchman eunuch Li Jingzhong trotting in from outside, he was overjoyed, and walked quickly towards the inner palace, while Li Jingzhong followed closely behind. After twisting and turning, he entered a secret room, and there was no one in the room, Li Heng immediately turned to stare at him and asked, "Is there any news from Huangfu Weiming?" ”

Li Jingzhong took out a letter from his bosom and said, "This is the person sent by Huangfu Weiming." ”

Li Heng opened the letter in two or two times, his hands trembling slightly. He hurriedly read the letter, the content was very simple, only said that he escorted the Tibetan prisoners of war to be stationed in Xianyang, and he himself had already left for Chang'an to report on his work, Li Heng read the letter carefully, as if to find out the words hidden behind the words between the lines, no! Nothing.

However, Li Heng was not depressed, Huangfu only knew that it was right to do so, and he couldn't put anything down on paper, otherwise it would be evidence of rebellion. But the implication was very clear, he led the troops. And he is not ready to go directly to Chang'an.

'Just don't be reckless!' ’

Li Heng's heart was slightly relaxed, he thought about it and whispered to Li Jingzhong: "Take advantage of the night fog." You hurry up and make an appointment with Li Shizhi and ask him to wait for me in the Cold Moon Hall of Taibai Building in an hour. ”

Li Jingzhong nodded and turned around, but Li Heng didn't notice that the moment Li Jingzhong turned around, a very subtle light flashed in his eyes.

Half an hour later, a record of the life of the prince's inner palace that had not yet dried was quietly sent to Xingqing Palace, with only one sentence on it. The prince privately asked Li Shizhi to see him in Taibai Lou. ’

The handwriting and content turned out to be exactly the same as the living record of the prince's inner palace where Li Heng privately asked Li Qing to meet Taibai Lou, but Li Qing was replaced by Li Shizhi.

The time has come for a change. More than 100 horsemen marched out of the capital with three fast horses, galloping on the official road, heading straight to the direction of Xianyang, the fog on the official road was not as thick as in Chang'an City, and the faces of the people on the horses in front of him could be vaguely seen, only to see him about forty, his face was dark and thin, his expression was serious, his teeth were biting his lips, and his eyes were staring at the front tightly, he was the great eunuch Bian Lingcheng who was secretly appointed by Li Longji to act, this was the first time he handled such a major matter for Li Longji, and even the gold medal of Li Longji was given to him.

Chang'an and Xianyang are only one or two hours of foot strength, a moment to arrive, Huangfu Weiming escorted the Tubo prisoners of war camp camped outside Xianyang City, to the vicinity of the camp, and two horses joined, they reported the situation to Bian Lingcheng, Huangfu Weiming had left the camp in the afternoon to Chang'an to report on work, the camp by the general Wang is rarely in charge, Bian Lingcheng nodded, waved his hand, and the group galloped towards the camp quickly.

In front of the wooden fence gate of the barracks, hundreds of soldiers held torches, through the gap in the fence, vigilantly watching a group of cavalry approaching, the fire was fierce, illuminating the front of the camp as if it was day, Bian Lingcheng urged the horse to slowly approach the camp, Wang rarely heard the news early and came out to check, half a year ago, Bian Lingcheng went to the Western Regions to reward the army, Wang rarely saw him, so he recognized.

Wang rarely let out a low order, the wooden fence gate creaked open, he walked out, arched his hand to Bian Lingcheng and said in a deep voice: "Bian Gonggong came to visit late at night, I don't know what to see?" ”

Bian Lingcheng sneered slightly, and he held the gold medal high, "Wang is rare, do you recognize this?" ”

Wang was taken aback, by the red firelight, the gold medal in Bian Lingcheng's hand seemed to be the gold medal drawn by the military graphics, which could mobilize the world's military horses, and the emperor also said in his secret decree that he would not recognize the card in the future.

"Father-in-law Bian, please follow me to the tent to talk."

"No need, we still have important things to do, so come here."

Wang Rare took two steps forward, attached his ear to the past, and Bian Lingcheng whispered in his ear: "The emperor ordered you.

After the instructions were completed, Bian Lingcheng smiled and said: "General Wang is loyal to the emperor and can report the news in time, the emperor is very satisfied, it seems that General Wang has a great future!" ”

The king was rarely flattered, he hurriedly took out a short sword full of jewels from his bosom and held it to Bian Lingcheng, and said respectfully: "Since Father-in-law Bian is going to walk at night, this short sword is given to Father-in-law Bian for self-defense, and I hope to accept it with a smile." ”

Bian Lingcheng took it, flicked a huge ruby on the hilt of the sword with his thumb, took the short sword into his arms, and laughed, "That's right, it's quite unsafe all the way, you need a sword to protect Ichigo, General Wang should do it himself!" ”

After that, he turned his horse's head and galloped in the direction of Fengxiang, gradually disappearing into the night, until he was far away, Wang rarely wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a long sigh, "Deputy Envoy of Hexi Jiedu," and said: "Lord Huangfu, don't blame me for being ruthless, I only complain that you refuse to give me even the least promise!" ”.

Huangfu Weiming walked for nearly five days, Li Qingdi's life was also leisurely, although he was in charge of military affairs, but Jiedu Mansion had six Cao military officers to perform their own responsibilities, and there were local assassin county orders, and he didn't need to worry about specific miscellaneous matters, his role was just to find a responsible person in case of emergency.

Of course, he also has to review some documents that need to be signed by the adults to implement them every day, and Gao Shi, a staff member, has already sorted them out and attached his own suggestions, and he only needs to choose one or two of them.

Seeing that the New Year is approaching, the atmosphere of the New Year in the state city has also begun to thicken, every household is decorated with lights, cleaning the house, and the streets are full of people who are buying New Year's goods. One day, he was there

Picking up the luggage, the porter suddenly came to report that there was a person surnamed Gao outside the door, claiming to be a friend.

"Gao Zhan Dao?"

Li Qing immediately guessed that it was him, Gao Zhandao was originally a native of Qiuzi Han, at the age of sixteen, he was recruited for murder, and was later accepted as a righteous son by Gao Xianzhi, Tianbao traveled to Chang'an in the early years, and joined Li Longji's secret service, and was sent to Chengdu to monitor Zhang Qiu and Qiong, in Chengdu. was assigned by Zhang Qiu and Qiong as Li Qing's bodyguard, and the two met.

After returning from Anxi, he disappeared, according to Wang Changling, he may have returned to Chang'an, but why did he come to the state again, could it be that Li Longji wanted to restore the system of reporting every three days?

Li Qing was full of doubts and ordered someone to bring him in, sure enough, it was Gao Zhandao, and after not seeing him for a few months, there was a trace of blood on his originally pale face, but his eyes were worried, and he looked worried.

Li Qing pressed him into a chair, poured him another cup of tea and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "You sit down and drink saliva first, and say something slowly." ”

Maybe he was in a hurry all the way, and he was really thirsty, and Gao Zhandao drank three cups in a row before he stopped.

"Say it! What's going on in the state this time? ”

Gao Zhandao didn't say a word, but glanced outside, Li Qing followed his gaze, and saw another person who sorted out the documents for him, that is, the secretary sent to him by the prince, a middle-aged man of about forty years old, surnamed Yu, was standing there slowly and methodically binding expired documents with ties, although his eyes were not raised, his ears seemed to be erected a little straighter.

Li Qing understood. casually took a document from the table, quickly signed his name below, walked outside and handed it to the secretary, "Mr. Yu, please go to the state office, give this document to Zhang Tingshi, and tell him that the New Year is coming." The thousand sheep asked him to be sure to send them to the army tomorrow, and to send as many as they wanted, without waiting until they were ready. ”

Secretary Yu had no choice but to put down his work, take the paperwork and go to the state office, Li Qing just waited for him to walk away. He immediately closed the door, and instructed the soldiers at the door not to let anyone in.

Walking back to the room, Li Qing glanced at Gao Zhandao, who had a solemn gaze, and said with a slight smile: "Say it!" What is so mysterious? ”

"The emperor may be going to abolish the crown prince." Gao Zhandao took a lot of effort to say this.

"The news of the abolished prince has spread all over Chang'an City, what is this strange thing, why do you have to work so hard?"

Li Qing looked at him, smiled and said, "Could it be that your news is different again?" ”

"Exactly!"

Gao Zhandao affirmed: "Don't ask me where the news came from, but I can tell you frankly that this matter is indeed serious." Chang'an is about to be a bloody storm. ”

"If this is the case, there will be more than one or two princelings who have been implicated."

Let's talk about it. Li Qing restrained his smile, got up and walked slowly to the window. He stared at the slender ground icicles hanging under the eaves for a long time, and said slowly for a long time: "When you came, where was Huangfu Weiming?" ”

"His garrison is in Xianyang, but I don't know where the others are."

After another moment, Li Qing suddenly turned around, stretched out his hand to Gao Zhandao, and said without hesitation: "Take it!" ”

"Can you guess that?"

Gao Zhandao was very surprised, he took out a gold box from his arms and handed it to Li Qing. But he sighed and whispered with a guilty face: "I can't help it." Don't blame me! ”

Li Qing walked up to him, gently pressed his shoulder, and laughed softly: "You have violated the rules to tell me that the crown prince will be deposed, I naturally understand in my heart, don't worry!" I don't blame you. ”

Gao Zhandao's eyes showed a trace of emotion, and he also smiled bitterly: "I am a prodigal, I don't like to be restrained, I am really not suitable for this trip, after the New Year, I plan to go out to travel all over the world, this is what the emperor promised me a long time ago, I may not return to Chang'an in a few years, I just want to remind you in the end, you try to stay away from this matter, don't be implicated." ”

Li Qing shook his head, fiddled with the gold box in his hand, and said with a faint smile: "I don't want to go back to Shazhou to stay quietly for a few years, but Lin wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, from the first day I stepped into Chang'an, I can no longer escape the prince's affairs." ”

Gao Zhandao was silent, and after a while, he saw that everything that should be said and done was over, so he stood up and arched his hand to Li Qing: "It's okay!" With your intelligence and cleverness, I can't help you anything, you take care of yourself, if there is a fate in the future, we may meet again, if not, we will forget each other. ”

Li Qing nodded slowly, patted his hand again, and smiled a little sadly: "You also have to take care, I hope we will meet again one day!" ”.

Sending away Gao Zhandao, Li Qing returned to the house and sat silently for a long time, suddenly, he patted his forehead with his hand, cheered up, and took out the gold box from his arms, held it in his hand and carefully checked it, this gold box is almost exactly the same as the one Li Longji gave when he got married, but the interface fusion is slightly more delicate, it can be seen that it was not done in a hurry, it should have been prepared a long time ago.

Although Li Qing is the authority, he is not confused, since the rumors that the prince was deposed are true, then the motive of the emperor Fu Weiming to lead the troops into Beijing is obvious, it must be to fight for the crown prince, Li Qing can't help but feel some sympathy for this persistent envoy of the two towns, he is too naïve, thinking that he can compete with the king of a country with a little soldier in his hand? Not to mention that he is far from being Li Long's opponent, even if he is lucky, will Li Heng keep him in the world after he ascends the throne?

Without opening the gold box, Li Qing guessed what was inside, it should be a secret decree, and ordered him to purge Huangfu Weiming's henchmen, so as to completely pull out the princelings' power in Longyou and Hexi.

Thinking about it, Li Qing still used a knife to slowly cut along the melting line of the gold box, and the gold box was quickly cut in half, 'Click! With a sound, the lid of the box was flipped aside, and there was a pale yellow silk book lying in the gold box, which was Li Longji's secret decree, Li Qing slowly ripped it open, and the content was much the same as what he had guessed, first ordered him to clean the henchmen of Huangfu Weiming, and then handed over the military power to Xun Yanguang, who came later, but in the end, there was a sentence that surprised Li Qing, that is, he was ordered to go to Beijing to report on his work after the New Year.

At this time, there was a slight movement outside the window, as if someone had touched a branch, Li Qing sneered in his heart, strode forward and opened the window, and there was a document surnamed Yu standing outside the window, he held a pigeon tube in his hand, presumably he had just received some instructions, seeing that his eavesdropping was broken by Li Qing, he was flustered, and quickly put the pigeon tube in his hand, and stammered: "This is a 100,000 urgent letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the governor, and his subordinates have just received it, and they haven't read it yet." ”

"How do you know it's for me if you haven't seen it?"

Li Qing took the pigeon tube and couldn't help but smile dumbly: "I didn't expect that Mr. Yu also loves to raise pigeons, and he is a pair of bosom friends with Liu Senjun in Shazhou." ”