The first month of the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty.

Just after the New Year's Festival, a few days after the opening of the dynasty, many officials still took Li Zhici's vacation, and never returned to the court.

After all, there have been a few spring snowfalls in the past few days, and the weather is very cold. Although the palace gave the best charcoal fire, and the palace was solid, and the doors and windows were heavy to block the wind, it was still not as comfortable and comfortable as the palace of the officials. What's more, everyone has thick doors and heavy windows, and the walls are solid and solid, and everyone is the same. It's really not much fun to stay in the palace, so it's better to stay at home and listen to music and enjoy the dance.

"Really...... Although the Lord is gracious, he cannot be so lazy! As soon as the door of the Zhongshu Provincial Council opened, the British Duke Li Ji frowned his long eyebrows, which were still as black as a sword, and while reaching out to untie the big sheath with a slight layer of silk on his body, he strode to his position in the middle and sat down, and began to look through the folds that had been passed in the past few days.

On the other hand, Li Yun watched the little colonel take his clothes, so he also stirred the coals in the furnace twice with a smile, stretched out his hand to roast it, and then said: "After all, the Lord has given grace, not to mention that they are not here in the past few days, but they have taken advantage of the Lord's heart." ”

When Li Yun said this, Li Jizheng stopped with his sparse hand, looked up at him, and then lowered his gaze and continued to read the quotation: "Or are you coming?" ”

"After all, he also put a lot of effort into it." Li Yun sat down and looked slightly: "Isn't it time for us to intervene?" ”

"There's no hurry." Li Ji shook his head: "Wait." ”

Li Yun thought for a moment, opened his mouth, closed it again, and then continued: "But if you wait any longer...... Will it be unpredictable? ”

"It's come to this point, and it's not something we can control if there are any variables. But ......" Li Ji folded his fold, squinted and muttered for a moment, and looked up at his right-hand man: "What you are worried about is not unreasonable-if you don't step up the arrangements, I'm afraid that sooner or later they will take the lead." ...... like this"

Li Ji stood up and knocked on the desk, then nodded, and said slowly, word by word: "You hold the old man's warrant, that is, transfer 1,000 people each of the three iron guards of Suzaku, Xuanwu, and Qilin, and be sure to guard the entire East Palace into an iron wall." ”

"But my lord, our Jingshu guards can guard the outside of the palace, and the palace is ......."

Before Li Yun finished speaking, he saw Li Ji waving his hand again and again: "One thousand Shenlongwei beside the lord, one thousand Shenfengwei next to Niangniang, two thousand Jingwei plus nearly a hundred shadow guards who are moving secretly, how can it be enough." We just need to make sure that we don't teach those who shouldn't be in the East Palace that they have the opportunity to step into the palace walls. ”

Li Yun responded, and then heard Li Ji continue: "In addition, there is another thing, you need to be careful, that is, those who don't know what to do and may run away with King Qi's faction. Especially Zhao Guogong's old protégés and old guests...... Be careful. ”

Li Yun was stunned: "Zhao Guogong has passed away, are they still ......?"

"It was not Zhao Guogong himself who really wanted the queen to step down...... Those who really want the queen to step down are the so-called scholars who don't look down on the Li family's son of heaven in the palace, and there is not a single star of clan blood. ”

Li Ji sneered: "The so-called auxiliary machine is the head, but they are just pushed up to be beheaded." This matter, I'm afraid that except for the auxiliary machine, I didn't see it through in the end, and everyone else has already seen through it. ”

Seeing that Li Ji had also broken this point, Li Yun felt that there was nothing to hide anymore, so he said bluntly: "The lord is right." In fact, not only the lord is aware of it, but also his subordinates are a little strange, although this matter has nothing to do with His Royal Highness King Qi, but the queen mother will look at the Helan brothers and sisters so closely, as soon as they enter the palace, they will be enclosed in the hall in the center of the lake. So how they managed to get out of this situation is really surprising. ”

"That's why the old man said that from now on, the East Palace must be guarded strictly. You can't make any more trouble. As for the rest of the ...... With the queen here, it's not for us to interfere. ”

When Li Ji said this, Li Yun didn't say anything more, and only bowed and retreated to make arrangements.

……

Li Ji's actions like this naturally can't be concealed from the two masters in the Jiucheng Palace.

"Looks like he's aware of it, too. Alas! Is...... It's just that she should be aware of the most, and she still puts her mind on those children who are not successful! ”

In the Danxiao Palace, after hearing that Qinghe had come to report that Li Jiren had strengthened the defense of the East Palace, he immediately threw his pen and frowned, sighed and got up and walked slowly in the hall to move his body.

"The Lord means that the British public has noticed the movement of those people and is acting in this way? Can...... But if it's just His Royal Highness, their words......"

"After all, that Zhongchen is not as good as the son of Dongying. If there is no one behind them to rely on, no matter how short-sighted Shangjin is, he will not be so short-sighted that he doesn't even know what the result will be if he lets this child die in the Tang Palace! ”

"Lord, could it be...... His Royal Highness King Feiqi really wanted to be able to seek a great position, and he actually ...... with foreign enemies"

"Only in this way can he explain why he was able to send the poisoned rabbit to Hong'er Palace so smoothly." Li Zhi said lightly: "After all, this rabbit is not given to the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but to the prince of Dongying...... Think about it, if it was really Shangjin, who would he be staring at? ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Qinghe suddenly: "Whether it is to avenge personal revenge or to get what he wants, what His Royal Highness King Qi wants to take is His Royal Highness the Prince, not the Dongying Prince!" will want Dongying Gongzi's life, and he is going to take his life in our Tang East Palace, it can only be someone else! ”

"So, if the prince of Dongying dies in our Tang Palace like this, who will benefit the most?" Li Zhi turned his head to look at him: "Mei Niang looks at the Helan brothers and sisters so closely, who is the most likely to let them participate in this matter, and even build the bridge between Shangjin and Helan brothers and sisters...... Who do you think it is? ”

"This ......" Qinghe thought for a long time before he hesitated: "Could it be His Royal Highness King Xun?" ”

"No, it won't."

Li Zhi shook his head resolutely: "If it was Sujie, he would never allow such a thing to happen - I said that unlike Shangjin, this kid understands better what kind of problem a foreign guest will be if he dies on the side of his son of heaven for no reason." So he won't do this - he is indeed inferior to Shangjin in terms of resourcefulness, but in terms of the overall situation, Shangjin is far inferior to him. Not only could he not have been involved in it, but he could not have even known about it. ”

Qinghe blinked, and finally sighed after a while: "Qinghe is stupid, I really can't think of anyone else who can get the most benefit from this matter." ”

Li Zhi turned his head to look at him, and said with a slight smile: "You don't know, so go and ask your mother!" Or will she give you a hint? ”

Qinghe looked at Li Zhi's smiling face, and suddenly understood something, and after a sigh, he immediately retreated, turned around and walked towards the Great Treasure Palace.

A moment later.

Mei Niang, who was originally inquiring about the Huxin Hall and the left and right halls of the Huxin Palace, and the records of the guests who came and went a few days ago, heard Qinghe come and retold the conversation between him and Li Zhi, and suddenly frowned: "It turned out to be him!" ”

"Mother?" On the other hand, Minghe looked at her, and was about to ask, but he didn't expect Mei Niang to suddenly turn her head and ask him:

"Have all of you left Chang'an?"

"This ...... A few others never left. ”

"Is the crown prince of Silla still in Chang'an Jingzhong?"

"Ah...... Because the prince of Silla wanted to discuss with the lord about discussing the matter of Goguryeo Baekje within the year, he had not left Beijing yet. ”

When Mei Niang heard this, she immediately got up and gave the order:

"Someone! Hongu is going to see Jiro! ”