Chapter 69: Concentration
Li Jingzhong's appointment as the lieutenant envoy of Anxi Town was not Li Yu's idea, but Li Jiao's promotion behind him, and of course it was also approved by Gao Lishi, who was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, otherwise, it would never have been possible.
The purpose of doing this, Li Mi can guess a thing or two, Anxi Town has always been Li Linfu's greed, and he has controlled it for nearly ten years, and it is also the decade with the most brilliant record in Anxi Town.
Whether it is the previous husband Meng Lingcha or the successor Gao Xianzhi, they all have outstanding records, and their glory is naturally Li Linfu's glory, so when Li Linfu decided to launch a large-scale battle to encircle and suppress Tibet, it was just when Anxi Town changed the main general, and at the same time, he was also transferred back to the original envoy Bian Lingcheng, Li Jiao naturally took the path of Gao Lishi and recommended Li Jingzhong in the palace to go.
The purpose is to prepare for Li Linfu's death, and at that time, most of the Anxi capital will protect this head street, and it will be vacant, as usual, non-princes and nobles can't be appointed, the prince needs to avoid suspicion, he is just a king of Guangping, and what is it, maybe there is a temptation in it, thinking of today's cover-up, Li Mi has an understanding in his heart, this matter, most of the princes do not know, but this prince and grandson make their own claims.
Since it was proposed, Li Mi couldn't help but plot for it, the two took a look, quietly left the table, and came to Li Jiao's courtyard, he had not yet divided the house, so he lived alone in this prince's mansion, with his wife and concubines and children, all together, which seemed a little cramped.
You must know that Li Heng is not the only son of him.
Of course, no matter how big the yard is, the study is indispensable, and when the two walked to the study, Li Mi saw at a glance that a woman with a maid was waiting there, and quickly slowed down.
"Shen? Something happened. ”
Li Li was also puzzled, the person who came was a woman in his courtyard, with a low rank, that is, a concubine, born in the Wuxing Shen family in the south of the Yangtze River, not the Gaomen of the North Land, but he was very competitive, and he gave birth to a son soon after entering the mansion, and he was also his eldest son Li Shi, so in terms of treatment, he would be polite.
"Da Lang is unwell, the slave wants people to invite the palace to come and take a look, the master mother doesn't want to worry His Highness, so the slave has to wait here and ask His Highness to answer."
Li Li knew that she was not telling the truth, Princess Cui of Guangping was the daughter of Mrs. Korea, relying on the momentum of her mother's family, she was pampered and domineering in the house, even if she had to be polite and gentle, Shen's temperament was gentle, if she wasn't concerned about the sick child, she wouldn't dare to ask for Cui's head at all, and it would be impossible for her to come to the study to speak to herself.
He was a little irritated in his heart, but when he saw the other party's beautiful eyes full of desire, he couldn't help but soften, after all, his eldest son Li Shi was also his favorite.
"A certain person will be invited, you wait in the house, take good care of Dalang."
Shen was overjoyed, squatted down and saluted, and when he passed by Li Yu's side, he did not forget to bow his head to avoid, a slender and beautiful figure appeared in front of Li Yu's eyes, his waist was full of hands, he didn't dare to raise his head, slightly bowed, and followed Li Yu into the study.
"Your Highness, Li Jingzhong, is something wrong?" After entering the door, he took the initiative to ask.
"Well, the military report submitted by Anxi Town, he was held hostage by the Tubo people and died in Gongtang City, and he didn't even find a corpse in the capital."
Li Mi was taken aback, no wonder the other party was so anxious, a town envoy is equivalent to the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, when the military report of the Jiedu envoy is sent to Chang'an City, the secret report of the envoy will follow, and the final conclusion will be formed by the reflection of the two phases, no wonder things have passed for half a month, and a clear conclusion has not come down, the reason is here.
"Does Your Highness suspect that Li Jingzhong's death is strange, or is he worried that it will implicate the mansion?"
Li Li sighed leisurely; "Don't hide it, sir, it's all there."
"Then there is a plan, since the Son of Heaven has asked people to ask, it means that he has been suspicious to the house, and this matter cannot be hidden, if you call His Royal Highness to ask, His Highness will know how to say it?"
"It's all self-made, and it has nothing to do with my father." Li Jiao said gloomily.
"Why?"
Li Jiao hesitated slightly, and never thought of a reason to convince the Son of Heaven, so he shook his head.
"What's so embarrassing about that?" Li Mi nodded at him: "His Royal Highness is the grandson of the Son of Heaven, and it is the proper duty to share worries for the country. ”
Li Li was puzzled and said, "You mean ......?"
"His Royal Highness intends to serve as the protector of Anxi, that's all."
"Straight to the point?"
"It doesn't hurt to be straight."
Seeing that he was still a little hesitant, Li Mi said slowly: "His Royal Highness is the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Family, and he should be assigned to the main position, among so many children and grandchildren, how many of them take the initiative to ask for help?" His Royal Highness does this, whether it is successful or not is in the supreme, it is not beautiful to hide it, Anxi Town is located outside the moraine, thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, is there any suspicious military disaster? ”
"To say something inappropriate, even if the Son of Heaven suspects this, it is just a disease of mustard, Your Highness, don't forget, once Li Linfu is gone, what is the last post left behind, if you don't fight, it will be abnormal."
Saying this, Li Jiao suddenly realized that the most critical position at the moment is the right minister above 10,000 people under one person!
A remote leader of Anxi Dadu is not on the table at all, at least at present, it will not become the focus of contention among all parties, and his sudden move, perhaps, as Li Mi said, may really receive unexpected results.
"So the question now is, why did Li Jingzhong die?"
"Sir, too, thinks he died a strange death?"
"This is natural, the envoy of a town, not to mention following the commander, at least will be surrounded by the army, the army has not tasted defeat, what reason does he have to get out of this range, unless there is a great temptation, Your Highness, imagine that the temptation that can make him desperate to go will only be?"
Li Michun taught, and Li Jiao slowly understood that this way of talking was something that the latter was willing to listen to and could listen to.
"Peace?"
"That's right, there is no detail about whether the Chinese envoy has the right to negotiate peace, but this kind of behavior, as far as the coach is concerned, is arrogance, of course, this is just an inference, but if I think so, what will the Supreme think? Otherwise, Gao Gong would not have been allowed to come to inquire, and the edict had not been issued for a long time, perhaps this was the reason. ”
Li Jiao clenched his hands with some excitement and walked a few steps in the study.
"According to what Mr. said, there will be changes?"
Li Mi sighed: "The result will not change, such a big victory, everything can be covered, even if Feng Changqing killed Li Jingzhong with a knife for no reason, the Supreme will never deal with it at this time, Li Xiangguo's aftermath is proof." ”
Looking at this young county king, who suddenly changed from excitement to depression, he knew that the advantages and disadvantages of this person were equally obvious, and it was advantageous for the grandson of an emperor, but if he became an emperor, he was afraid that there would be unimaginable troubles.
That's indefiniteness.
Li Li is not young, the eldest son Li Shi is eleven years old, and his grandfather has already shown the demeanor of a generation of heroes at this age.
"Your Highness, if you have a word, please tell me the truth."
"Sir, may I ask?"
"If one day, His Royal Highness really serves as the protector of the capital of Anxi, how should he treat generals like Feng Changqing who were promoted by Li Xiangguo?"
Li Jiao didn't expect him to ask this, and was stunned for a moment.