The sound of the New Year's bells and drums of Chang'an City flew into thousands of households, and also flew into the Li Mansion located in Pingkangfang South Street. Covering an area of hundreds of acres, the Li Mansion is tall and majestic, beautiful, and looks like a palace forbidden. The surrounding area is full of traffic, and there is an endless stream of people who come to visit. In the middle of the year, on the first day of Chinese New Year's Eve, there can be a moment of purity. But if you look closely, you will find that the streets around the Li Mansion are always wandering around some people who seem to be loitering. These idlers, in groups of three or five, do not interact with each other, but they all keep an eye on every move at the gates of the Li Mansion, and quickly transmit all kinds of abnormal information to all corners of Chang'an City and even the entire Tang Dynasty. There are even countless people hidden behind the scenes, who are constantly analyzing information from key areas such as Ouchi and Li Mansion, trying to spy on the intricacies of the Tang Dynasty, so as to maintain their own status or seize huge benefits.

After hearing the sound of bells and drums, he will order Li Xiu to take the children of the Li family and the maids who are full of Piluo Daicui into the inner hall, and he took the lead in congratulating Li Linfu who was kneeling on the couch: "The New Year has arrived, may my father be blessed and celebrate the new day and celebrate his life without borders!" The other descendants came forward to congratulate Li Xiu in order.

Li Linfu, who was in power, sat on the soft couch, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was listening carefully to the congratulatory words of his children and grandchildren, but he always had a disapproving expression on his face, but he did not interrupt the blessings of his children and grandchildren.

The congratulatory words stopped, and Li Linfu clapped his hands gently, "Come on, bring out a certain gadget that has been prepared." Immediately someone brought in several wooden boxes with silver trims. When the lid is opened, it is filled with glittering gold and silver coins, jade ornaments and colourful silks, which glitter like stars in the candlelight. However, the people who can stand here are accustomed to seeing wealth and wealth, and they do not show any surprised expressions.

"These are some and such New Year's things that have been prepared by someone, and you can take them at will." Li Linfu waved his hand, "If you are old, you juniors will not be with you juniors to keep the New Year, and it will be a big court in two hours, so you have to take a little rest." ”

"Grandpa, your gift is the same every year, and my grandson wants something special this year." Those who dare to question Li Linfu's bad gifts on Chinese New Year's Eve are the only one in the entire Li Mansion or the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Renzhi, don't mess around!" Li Xiu has no way to do anything about his stubborn young son, who makes Li Linfu love this grandson far more than his eldest son.

"Grandpa, I heard that the Beiting Protectorate is going to offer a golden heavenly horse to the saint, and the entire Chang'an City is spread to be miraculous. The grandson also wants a Pegasus. Aren't you the protector of Anxi, you send a message and ask Gao Xianzhi to catch a heavenly horse for your grandson. Li Renzhi didn't care about his father's reprimand at all.

"You can get some gadgets first, and within this year, I will definitely get some good horses for my good grandson." But you must first master your riding skills so that you don't fall off your horse, and those horses that travel thousands of miles every day are not meek tempers, just like the people of this world. ”

"Grandpa, when he was eight years old, he already knew how to ride a horse, and his grandson has never stopped practicing for four years, and he has also achieved a little success in riding and archery, and he has played several polo matches. How could it be possible to fall off a horse? "Li Renzhi is very confident in his riding skills.

"When you're in the race, you're in no danger of falling off your horse." Li Linfu smiled slightly and pointed out the untruthfulness of his grandson's boasting. "However, I know that you have been practicing diligently, and in order to encourage your diligence, I am willing to seek a good horse for you." Li Linfu's love for his grandson is beyond words.

Li Renzhi ignored the jealous eyes of others, and said with a grin: "I know that grandpa loves me the most." ”

Li Linfu still wanted to chat with his grandson a few more words, and when he chatted with Li Renzhi, Li Linfu would feel that he was full of energy. But the housekeeper Li Zhuang squeezed to his couch and said in a low voice: "Ah Lang, there is something important!" ”。

"What's wrong?" Li Linfu stood up and walked towards the study, turning around the urgent government affairs in his mind as he walked. The world is peaceful, the kings are docile, and there is basically no rebellion; The Tang army attacked from all sides, the Tucai Shi had been defeated, the Tubo was on the defensive, and the Nanzhao, Bohai, Hui, and Silla were all attached to China, and the troops should be worry-free; The Yang family's power is growing, but it is still under control, and there is no big problem; Could it be that the East Palace is unstable, and it is best if something happens; Or Chinese New Year's Eve, something happened, this is a small matter.

Li Xiu followed Li Linfu's eyes, quickly got up, and followed towards the study.

"Ah Lang, the news from the palace that the saint and the lady are in white clothes, and they are mixed into the team of expulsors under the protection of the Dragon Wu Army. Unexpectedly, the crowd was crowded, and some children were thrown into the air, causing chaos in the crowd and almost colliding with the saint and the mother. Thanks to a team of soldiers from Beiting, they were also among the driving teams, and they took the lead in stabilizing the situation, and the Longwu army was able to control the chaos. The saint and the lady have just returned to the palace. ”

"It's good that the saint is safe!" Li Linfu sat on the soft bed in the study, "Today's saint made an exception and did not let the important minister stay in the palace for Chinese New Year's Eve, others only regarded as a saint to linger with the lady, but a certain knew that the saint was going to accompany the Taizhen lady on the night tour." That's why I sent someone to keep an eye on it, but something went wrong. The saint and the lady are fine! But how did the people from the North Court happen to appear in front of the saint? ”

"This one also paid attention to it, and specially asked people to investigate. These Beiting soldiers are the tooth soldiers sent by Wang Zhengjian to escort Tianma, and they happened to collide with the saint who traveled in micro-clothes tonight, which should be a coincidence. ”

"Should?! Do you come up with these two words after a long time of inquiry? Li Linfu's eyes flashed, and he was not angry.

A slight layer of cold sweat broke out on Li Zhuang's head, "X immediately sent someone to investigate." ”

"Forget it, stop sending people to inquire indiscriminately. King Beiting Zhengjian has always called himself a gentleman, what he will do and what he will not do, he still knows it in his heart! ”

"Yes! So-and-so knows what to do. After saying this, Li Zhuang still stood aside and did not leave immediately, "Ah Lang, can you use the reserve car and horse to enter the palace?" ”

"The saint blended into the crowd just to lurk in the crowd. If something happened here, and so-and-so rushed to the palace, what would the saint think? The disaster of Li Si is ahead, and those who are ministers must guard against it. Besides, the saint was not greatly disturbed, and some pretended not to know. ”

"It's a misthought idea!"

"Is there any movement over there in the East Palace?" Li Linfu's train of thought jumped quickly.

"There's no news from the East Palace, or is the East Palace not knowing?" Li Zhuang's tone was a little hesitant.

"Or it may be like something, knowing but not moving. Don't underestimate the East Palace, that kind and ruthless, and there is a black-bellied Li Jingzhong by his side, just like the poisonous snake in the winter grass, he seems to be fearless on weekdays, and once he shows his fangs, he will hurt people. Forget it, it doesn't mean much to say this, you go down! ”

Li Zhuang immediately gently pushed the door and went out, like a hunting lynx, quietly disappearing into the dark night.

"Father, I think you think you look up to the East Palace!" Li Xiu, who was standing beside Li Linfu, complained a little about his father's feelings, "No matter how cunning the prince is, he is still obedient to being cleaned up by the adults, Wei Jian's case and Du Youlin's case, the adults have forced the prince to be embarrassed, and he almost lost the position of the East Palace several times." After Li Xiu raised his objection, he obviously slapped his ass.

"Almost nothing. As long as the saint has no intention of abandoning, he can lose countless times and be unharmed; And as long as so-and-so can't bring him down, you and so-and-so's full family of descendants will all suffer from it. He can survive and endure all kinds of means, but he can't stop attacking him for a moment. The prince can afford to lose, but he can't afford to lose! Li Linfu, who was in power, also showed a tired look.

"Why don't you reconcile with the crown prince?" Li Xiu asked the doubts that had been held in his heart for a long time.

"Reconciliation?!" Li Linfu laughed helplessly, looking at his eldest son with a hint of disappointment hidden in his eyes, "You don't understand, if you reconcile with the prince, you will die in a blink of an eye!" ”

Li Xiu listened to Li Linfu's words, his face was confused, and he was completely stunned, this intricate logic and relationship was far beyond his comprehension.

"Don't think about it, the way of power and the emperor's mind, you have never thought too much, naturally you can't understand it, and you can't understand it. Let's teach you slowly. Take a nap and remember to wake up on time. Li Linfu asked Li Xiu to withdraw from the study.

After Li Xiu withdrew, Li Linfu did not lie down to rest, thinking about his eldest son, and was slightly worried about the future of the family. However, this thought was only fleeting, after all, he was full of children and grandchildren, and there was still a lot of room for choice. After calming down, Li Linfu said to himself with a slight doubt: "The crowd is crowded, and the child was thrown out, just in time for the saint's micro-service, is it really such a coincidence?" ”

The clear spring water in the water leak dripped down one by one, and there was a crisp echo in the silent East Palace, and the engraved watch was rising little by little, showing the traces of time.

The bells and drums of the city have quieted down, but the crackling of firecrackers is still deafening, and Chang'an on Chinese New Year's Eve is a majestic and joyful city that never sleeps, and thousands of residents are keeping watch and immersed in the beauty of Tusu wine. It's just that there are some people who don't want to sleep because they keep the New Year, but they can't sleep at night.

"Your Highness, rest for a while, just keep an eye on something." Although Li Jingzhong's voice is harsh, it is full of infinite concern.

"Where is Li Linfu's movement?" The gloomy Li Heng had a black face like iron, sitting on the couch like an old monk, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

"As soon as the saint returned to the palace, Li Linfu had already learned the news, but there was no movement after that."

"Old fox, I'm really calm." Li Heng said fiercely, but his expression was a little nervous.

"Your Highness, even though you are in a secret room, you should be indistinguishable from joy and anger." Li Jingzhong bowed his head respectfully and quietly reminded him.