Mingkong had nothing to do for a while, and he was sad in his heart, so he sat lazily in place, supported his cheek with one hand, and involuntarily reached into his arms, fiddling with the Nine Dragon Bi given by Li Zhi back then.

"So you've been wearing it with you."

Suddenly, a familiar voice that almost made her cry came into her ears.

Mingkong was stunned, and when he looked up, it was Li Zhi!

For a while, she was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but throw herself into his arms with a smile and open arms, and couldn't bear to cry bitterly.

……

After a while, Li Zhi coaxed Mingkong not to cry and sat by the fire hand in hand. On the other hand, Ryan, who came with the two sisters of the Yu family and a companion, went out of the pavilion early, not intending to disturb.

Ming Kong first looked at Ryan, who was still smirking at himself before leaving, and then smiled back before blaming Li Zhi in a low voice:

Jiro was negligent this time...... Didn't you say okay and not come? ”

Li Zhi caressed her cold face, and while hurriedly pulling the fox fur on her body to wrap her in his arms, rubbing her cold hands to warm her, he was distressed:

"I didn't expect that I couldn't control myself after all."

After a while, Mingkong was still worried about King Wu after all, so he brought up today's matter.

Li Zhi didn't want her to know that he had sent someone to listen to her, so he listened to her quietly. Then he frowned and said:

"In the final analysis, the third brother will not betray me...... I just don't know why he is thinking like this today? ”

Mingkong disagreed:

"Jiro really still remembers some brotherhood. But Jiro, now you are no longer the immature slave of the past, and His Royal Highness King Wu is no longer the Royal Highness of King Wu of the past...... Jiro better be cautious. ”

When Li Zhi heard this, his heart warmed, but he smiled and said:

"Why don't you believe in the third brother like this? I think you can trust the fourth brother. ”

Mingkong opened his mouth, and finally sighed:

"There are some things that Jiro may not like in his heart, but he still has to say them.

His Royal Highness King Pu...... To tell the truth, since he lost the battle for the crown back then, whether it is on the open side or the dark side, he can no longer pose any threat to Jiro.

On the contrary, if he is not careful, he is afraid that the ministers who have been watching him for a long time will put him to death and will not stop.

Jiro, although you have always been reluctant to say it, I'm afraid that you will understand it in your heart, right? ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he was silent at first, and then he held her tightly in his arms for a long time, and said with a long sigh:

"The fourth brother is a man, although he is good at attacking and strategizing, he is not good at military power.

And the rule of a country is the first thing to manage the military power. If the fourth brother has no military power, no matter what he does, it will be in vain.

Although I don't want to say that......

But what happened to the fourth brother back then was destined to be just a dream of the literati, and he created a momentum for the later father and emperor in vain. This is also the reason why the fourth brother was bound to fail back then.

And since the incident back then, I see that the fourth brother also understands this matter very well, so he really calmed his heart, and there was no intention of competing for the position.

This is one of them.

Second, and most importantly, ...... Back then, the fourth brother was young and vigorous, and he offended those big people. Even his uncle never had a heart for him.

If this is not the case, otherwise with the favor of the fourth brother back then, he surpassed the kings, and he was so clever, why could his father only crown the daughter of the Yan family, who was even ranked last in the clan chronicles, as his wife?

- This is not to say that the fourth sister-in-law is bad, in fact, no matter how talented and virtuous, the fourth sister-in-law is a good candidate for the position of princess. It's just her family background......

Alas! In the final analysis, it was the fourth brother himself who offended the ministers too hard, so he could only do so.

Besides, although I have the heart to push through the old and introduce the new at the moment, but in the end, the old ministers of the court and the central government are still in full swing, and the fourth brother himself understands that unless he has the ability to purge the entire Tang Dynasty civil and military officials, he will no longer be able to ascend the throne as the emperor.

On the contrary, if he had such a change, those resentful old ministers back then might have preemptively struck him and dealt him a deadly hand, asking me to punish him for a major crime of treason......

Then I can't protect him.

That's why the fourth brother understands that the only way for him to survive at the moment is to help me keep the throne of the emperor, and we brothers can live well. ”

When Li Zhi said this, his eyes were also gloomy:

"When I say this, it seems that the fourth brother is cold - in fact, I know best, he loves me more than the eldest brother."

"Of course that's right."

Mingkong couldn't bear to see him sad, so he deliberately made trouble with him:

"Otherwise, a few days ago, how could Jiro pick King Pu to deliberately anger Mei Niang, and ask Mei Niang to try to return to the palace by herself?"

Li Zhi was stunned, and couldn't help laughing:

"I know I can't hide it from you."

"Jiro doesn't plan to hide it?"

Mingkong snorted coldly, but said:

"I thought it was strange, okay, why did His Royal Highness King Pu come and design that row - and then I thought about it, this was not Jiro's idea, who else?

Knowing that I can't stand your stimulation the most, I deliberately designed it like this......

Jiro, Jiro, you're really bullying Mei Niang! ”

Li Zhi heard such a coquettish and soft language, and couldn't help but be distracted, so he lowered his head, lingered for a long time, and then raised his head again and smiled lightly:

"You're always the one who knows my heart best...... Now, guess what I'm going to do next? ”

Mingkong didn't laugh until Li Zhi scared her and said that he wanted to tickle her, and she smiled:

"What else? Today's matter of King Wu naturally had to find the answer early.

If you talk about the person who knows King Wu best in the world, it is naturally His Royal Highness King Pu!

Jiro has said that the two highnesses have been fighting since they were three or four years old, and they have been fighting until now. Who else knows each other better than each other? ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he smiled sullenly, and without saying much, he kissed his forehead several times.

……

It's night.

Tai Chi Palace.

In the Temple of Manna.

In order for Qingque to enter the palace, Li Zhi passed down an edict early this day, saying that he would not rest in any of the concubines and concubines today, but only stay in the Ganlu Palace.

Hearing the decree, Concubine Xiao Shufei was extremely disappointed first, and couldn't help but resent, but fortunately, Yufeng was on the side to comfort and relieve her anger, and she came up with ideas for her to rectify those disobedient concubines, so Concubine Xiao Shufei was relieved and stopped talking.

This matter is not mentioned for the time being, only to say that in this manna hall, Wang De, De'an and others have cleared out a small hall in the side hall of the palace early, and they have added a few pots of charcoal fire, and they are warm wine and cloth dishes, and they have been busy for a while.

At the end of the day, I saw Li Zhi and Qingque together, followed by Ruian and Qinghe and other attendants, smiling.

The second eunuch hurriedly took the attendants to make a big salute, and got Li Zhi's permission to exempt him, and then he got up, and Wang De led the two brothers into the seat with a smile.