The Thousand Cattle Martial Arts Meeting ended, and the Yulin Army and the Ten Thousand Cavalry soldiers dispersed one after another, but the crown prince Li Xianke had no idea of returning home. The prince of the Tang Dynasty is a "professional" big player, and he didn't feel like it was fun at all for a short time, so he organized several large-scale palace entertainment and sports activities, such as tug-of-war, horn fighting, juju, and polo, which were staged one by one.

Li Xian also personally participated in every activity. There are no other talents in his East Palace, and the entertainment talents who play with him are not only many but also quite first-class. Zuo Fengchenwei's people were invited by the prince to play a polo match, and temporarily pulled up a team to play with the Donggong polo team, and lost a disgrace. Li Xian personally commanded the team to fight, like a majestic general. After the victory, those gentlemen who had fun with Li Xian chanted the prince Chitose together, and they got a lot of benefits on the spot.

Xue Shao had been sitting in the tent and watching coldly, thinking to himself that it was too early to make a hasty judgment that Li Xian was an idiot who could only have fun.

Because the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty has always been very complex and contradictory. The crown prince is too virtuous, too prestigious, and too powerful, and the emperor may be afraid of whether this prince will seize power in advance and force me to abdicate; The prince is talentless, incompetent, stupid and immoral, and he will attract criticism, and he may face the danger of being deposed.

The emperor and the crown prince are both flesh and blood, father and son, and power contenders, and may turn against each other when certain contradictions are particularly intensified. There are many such examples -

Later Zhao's Martial Emperor Shi Hu killed the two princes he had established.

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty killed his father and seized the throne.

After Li Yuan founded the country in the Tang Dynasty, the dispute between the princes became white-hot, and Li Shimin's Xuanwumen changed to kill his brother and force his father.

Li Shimin's sons also played the succession to the realm, the original prince Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Tai, who participated in the success of the succession, was demoted, Li Zhi picked up a cheap emperor, and after taking the throne, his good maternal uncle Wuji, the eldest grandson, also cleaned up the "Yingguo" class Taizong's Wu King Li Ke for him.

The royal family has no family affection, and the crown prince is an extremely risky profession. This is a "glorious tradition" formed since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and has been passed down to the current Tang Dynasty.

Perhaps in the mainstream "textbook" style, Li Xian, who was called "Tang Zhongzong" by later generations, was a stupid man who acted absurdly and was useless, and he only did stupid things all his life. But half of the "historian" An Xiaorou once analyzed Xue Shao that Li Xian is really not a pure idiot, he is also an emperor with imperial skills and unwilling to lose power. Many of his "absurd things" were forced by the environment and forced to do it out of desperation. Take the present as an example, his two brothers have become princes one after another, one died violently and the other was deposed, and now it is his turn, can he not be nervous or afraid, can he not be as anxious as walking on thin ice?

So Li Xian behaved like a "grandson" everywhere, except for eating, drinking, and having fun, and even faced his sister Princess Taiping.

Xue Shao has never had the habit of underestimating people, as long as he is a person, he has three nameless fires, and the rat will bite people when he is in a hurry. What's more, he is still a prince who grew up eating those conspiracies in the palace.

As soon as he came back to his senses, Xue Shao found that only him, Princess Taiping, and several of Princess Taiping's relatives were left in the tent. The others went outside the tent to watch the polo game performed by the prince himself.

Princess Taiping looked at him with a smile, as if to say, I see that you ignore me.

The tent is not closed, and many people outside can see it. Xue Shao smiled, picked up the cup and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I salute you with a cup." ”

"Don't drink it." Princess Taiping sat still, looking graceful and dignified, very serious.

Xue Shao smiled and put down the cup, and said, "That minister will play with you for a while, throw the pot or bow for nothing?" ”

"Don't play."

"The next game of backgammon?"

"No, no."

Xue Shao is happy, do you want Dunlun?

"Come here, I have something to tell you." Princess Taiping said.

Xue Shao got up, walked to Princess Taiping and bowed, "Your Highness, please have something to say." ”

"Come here, sit next to me!" Princess Taiping rolled her eyes in displeasure.

"It's not good to be in public."

"Don't worry, this palace won't mock you in public!" Princess Taiping seemed to be a little angry, "Come here, give you a place to accompany the palace to watch the polo match." ”

"Okay." Xue Shao walked over and sat beside her, it seemed that something was really wrong.

Princess Taiping really didn't mess around, and when Xue Shao sat down, she tilted her head slightly and whispered: "Shangguan Wan'er has been demoted to the cold palace." ”

"Zhilu Dao."

"Can you guess who did it?" Princess Taiping whispered.

Xue Shao frowned, "Isn't it because the Queen of Heaven is jealous of Shangguan Wan'er and provokes the conflict between us and Wu Sansi?" ”

"Then do you know, how could Wu Sansi target Shangguan Wan'er for no reason?"

Xue Shao shook his head.

Princess Taiping glanced left and right, raised her hand slightly, and a few henchmen such as Linlang and Zhu Bajie scattered left and right, and went to sit next to the tent to let the wind go.

"Instigated by Li Xiantong."

"It's him?!" Xue Shao was stunned suddenly, and then his mind lit up, it was possible!

That day, Shangguan Wan'er came to the Wei Mansion to bring me medicine, but Li Xiantong personally welcomed me in. When I sent Guan Wan'er out, Li Xiantong was also present.

"Xue Lang, let me ask you a question, can you tell me the truth?" Princess Taiping said suddenly.

"You ask."

"Do you have a personal relationship with Shangguan Wan'er?" Princess Taiping asked.

Xue Shao frowned, "We are all about to become husband and wife, how can you ask such a thing." ”

"If you don't have a personal relationship with Shangguan Wan'er, Li Xiantong's plan to sow discord will not have the premise of working." Princess Taiping said calmly.

"If you doubt it like this, Li Xiantong's plan has really succeeded." Xue Shao said, "As the saying goes, you can't get close to each other, Li Xiantong doesn't dare to run directly in front of you and tell you that I have a personal relationship with Shangguan Wan'er." So he turned around and ran to Wu Sansi to offer a poisonous plan. It can not only effectively combat Shangguan Wan'er and weaken our strength, but also provoke our enmity with Wu Sansi, if it can cause suspicion and emotional change between you and me, it will be the greatest success. In Li Xiantong's eyes, Li Xiaoyi, Zhou Jitong and Cheng Boxian are not worried, and I, Xue Shao, are his biggest enemy. ”

"I understand...... Princess Taiping nodded lightly, "I'm sorry, Xue Lang." I shouldn't have doubted you like that. ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly and said, "I am very touched that Your Highness can admit to me like this. If it's just an emotional problem, we can discuss it privately and solve it ourselves. If politics is involved, it's a different attitude. What does Your Highness think? ”

"Okay." Princess Taiping said very calmly, "Regarding you and Shangguan Wan'er, I promise not to ask similar questions." ”

Xue Shao's heart was stunned, Princess Taiping no longer blindly argued with me, but adopted the strategy of "retreating as advance, and overcoming steel with softness" - the more she said this, the more she believed that I had a personal relationship with Shangguan Wan'er. It was only for the sake of the overall situation that she "temporarily" refused to pursue it, so as not to fall for the traitor's scheme.

The princess Taiping in front of me is more mature and rational than the princess Taiping I knew before. Maybe it's because she has been by Wu Zetian's side since she was a child, and she is far more sensitive to "politics" than ordinary people. In addition, she has experienced some things recently, especially Zhang Miao's affairs, which seems to have made Princess Taiping grow up a lot overnight.

In the future, when I face Shangguan Wan'er or other women, I'm afraid I should also rein in some scales. It's not that I'm afraid that Princess Taiping will turn her face or do something out of the ordinary because of this—she has shown such a tolerant posture as a princess, and I should also consider her feelings and give her a little respect!

"Xue Lang, let's talk about things now." Princess Taiping said, "On that day, I took the invitation sticker to Wu Sansi's house for a banquet, and told him that framing and infecting the harem maids was a capital crime of killing the head, and Wu Sansi was frightened on the spot, so he sold Li Xiantong. Wu Sansi admitted that it was Li Xiantong who told him that Shangguan Wan'er had a personal relationship with you and had been secretly helping you. ”

"That time, Shangguan Wan'er was ordered by the Queen of Heaven to come to the Wei Mansion to deliver medicine to me, with the purpose of boosting my prestige in the Wei Mansion. Li Xiantong was present. Originally, this was just the intention of the queen of heaven, but it was regarded as a romantic affair by Li Xiantong and some boring people in the Wei Mansion. Xue Shao said.

"Li Xiantong, this person is really vicious!" Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and whispered, "He said to Wu Sansi, the last time Zhang Miao's matter Wu Chengsi failed to fight with us, one of them was Shangguan Wan'er's great handiwork, because Shangguan Wan'er has a personal affection for you, so she frequently secretly helps you." So Li Xiantong instigated Wu Sansi to target Shangguan Wan'er and the former prince's handle, to secretly ambush Shangguan Wan'er, and strive to make Shangguan Wan'er her eyeliner buried in the queen of heaven and the two of us - this strategy alone will make you and me, Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi and others all turn around, and they are almost about to form a mortal enemy and kill each other! Xue Lang, you must be careful of Li Xiantong in the future! ”

"I will!" Xue Shao's eyebrows sank, thinking that Li Xiantong's strategy was indeed very poisonous. He must think that no matter whether Shangguan Wan'er has a personal relationship with me or not, as a confidant female official of the diva, she is also an important political connection for me. If his strategy succeeds, Shangguan Wan'er will become Wu Sansi's plaything and tool, and Wu Sansi will benefit from it, Li Xiantong will of course have the merit of 'advice' to Wu Sansi, and at the same time, Shangguan Wan'er's "betrayal" will also greatly weaken my strength. Maybe because of the "hatred of snatching women", I will swear to be inseparable from Wu Sansi from now on!

Li Xiantong can watch the fire from the other side and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight.

Even if Li Xiantong's strategy fails, that is the current situation, Shangguan Wan'er and I have already hated Wu Sansi, and we will still be enemies with him in the future; Of course, the most poisonous thing is to stab the matter of "private affairs" to Princess Taiping Zhidao. If it weren't for Princess Taiping's revelation and unconditional trust in me, it would have ruined my marriage with Princess Taiping - and fundamentally ruined me Xue Shao!

Dogs that can bark don't bite, Li Xiantong, a smiling tiger, let me see the poison of conspiracy! ——Why did Zhou Jitong only discount one of his arms?!.

[Recently, there have been fewer red tickets, is it because of how I asked for votes? ] 】