Seeing that Lanling still didn't understand, Li Hong continued: "As the saying goes, eating people has a short mouth and a short hand. If I accept those gifts, does it mean that I agree with them? Isn't this contrary to the purpose of my father's current desire to suppress the five surnames and seven families? Further, if anything happens to me in the future, I, my father, because of the five surnames and seven families, wouldn't it be the truth that the father and son are not harmonious? Let people think that that and that. Moreover, this Lanling Xiao clan approached me and didn't spend a penny of his own money, with all the savings that Concubine Xiao Shufei had worked so hard to accumulate, which became their reputation for caring for their family affection, and established a relationship with me that was different from that of ordinary courtiers, they had the best of both worlds, what did we get? And what do you get out of it? ”

These words are all after returning from the Temple of Mercy and Grace last night, Li Hong pondered for a long time, and only pondered the taste in a daze, this Lanling Xiao clan is really a profiteer, he does everything he can, and he really calculates everything for the sake of interests.

And Lanling also vaguely understood that Li Hong's words meant that he already had the intention of competing for the crown prince, not that he was unwilling to make friends with courtiers now, and the reason for his father's suppression of the five surnames and seven families was actually just talk.

The main reason is that the people of the Lanling Xiao clan can't get into Li Hong's eyes, and their official position is too low, so they can't play any powerful role in his desire to compete for the position of the crown prince.

So it's not so much that Li Hong is unwilling to accept Lanling Xiao's gift, but that the bargaining chips given to Li Hong by Lanling Xiao are far from satisfying Li Hong with sincerity.

"Then you mean not to help?" After Lanling understood the truth, he no longer persecuted Li Hong, he knew the royal affairs, and Li Hong's future was even more visible, as expected, the position of the crown prince was probably already in his pocket.

"To help is to help. It's just one of them, I helped because of Yiyang, Gao An, and Li Sujie, and it has nothing to do with the Lanling Xiao family. Second, if the Lanling Xiao family wants me to feel that they are sincere, at least they have to let my aunt live a worry-free life. Otherwise, I don't think there's any reason to think that they approached me for the sake of Concubine Xiao. Furthermore, what does the Lanling Xiao family produce? ”

"Lanling wine." Lanling said.

"Yes, Lanling is your fiefdom, year after year, the profit share of Lanling wine is rising, but my aunt can only watch it, and let my aunt unconditionally match them to get close to me. Li Hong shook his head, a scoundrel.

Lanling listened to Li Hong's words, felt warm in his heart, the little guy still had this thought about himself, smiled and touched Li Hong's head and said: "Okay, my aunt knows your mind, but it's someone's own wine, so what does it have to do with me." ”

"So, it's barely half of their family business, so what does it have to do with you? I didn't let them say it yesterday, I already gave them enough face, how can they participate in the royal affairs? If they haven't thanked you lately, I don't think there's anything wrong with you taking a few percent of them. In the end, Li Hong seemed to be a completely different person, as if he was talking to Lanling as a scheming adult, not a child.

Lan Ling looked at the little man in front of her and didn't know what to say, but she knew in her heart that Li Hong was wholeheartedly good to her, and I am afraid that in addition to being his aunt, it also had a great deal to do with the fact that she did not hesitate to take out the Linglong Pagoda and let him make amends.

"Hong'er, you can't be blind about this, the Lanling Xiao clan is not as simple as you think, even if you have something, it is not just one that you can shake." Lanling reminded Li Hong in his arms.

"Don't worry, before I go back to the palace, if they don't go to your house to thank you, then don't blame me Li Hong for being unkind, sooner or later I will let their Lanling wine and aunt's surname!" Li Hong was talking in Lan Ling's arms, but Lan Ling's body stiffened, and he couldn't help but be a little scared.

Originally, her character was to have no quarrel with the world, and she looked very lightly at these things outside her body, but she didn't expect Li Hong to be willing to do such a thing for her.

Li Hong seemed to feel Lanling's body tighten, so he comforted Lanling's uneasy heart and said: "It's not because they Lanling Xiao's wine profits make me red, but their way of doing things makes me look down on you, using you like this is bullying you, you must not let them go on like this, you must make them pay some price, let them remember for a long time!" ”

"Acting King, Lord Liu is visiting." Xia Zhi walked to the side of the orphaned nephew and whispered.

"Let him in." Li Hong got up from Lan Ling's arms, and Lan Ling went to the backyard to see if there were any accessories in his workshop that he could take away.

Liu Renliang took out a few letters from his sleeve pocket, then put them on Li Hong's desk, and said: "This morning, the courtiers wanted to talk to Your Majesty about this matter, but Your Majesty said that this case was handled by you on behalf of the king, so I asked you to continue to finish this case before returning to the palace." ”

Li Hong took a few letters and looked at them, one of them was a handwritten edict from his father, and the other were letters from Liu Shuang's house to exchange with Wei Ying, but the letters did not mention the matter between them, and it was only vaguely obvious that Liu Shuang used the position of Zhongshu Ling to open some convenient doors for Wei Ying.

Putting down the letter in his hand, since his father wanted to test his abilities as a four-year-old child, he couldn't ignore this matter if he wanted to.

So Li Hong asked, "Lord Liu, did you find out something last night?" ”

"Acting King, after the minister took away the relevant suspicious people from the Temple of Mercy and Grace last night, he interrogated Lord Duan one by one, but there was nothing of value, just got some answers from the people you said were imprisoned in the backyard, and then interrogated from the side, it seems that they have been conducting human transactions, but the specific woman named Yarou flatly denied it." Liu Renliang said with a frown.

"You can make a breakthrough from Wang Jing, he should be the best interrogation inside, as for Liu Shuang, he will be detained first, and there is no need for interrogation. That Wei Ying should know the cause and effect of everything, and that's up to you. Li Hong pondered and said.

"On behalf of Wang Congying, the minister plans to do the same, but there is one more thing, what should I do with that woman? The minister judged that this woman should not have a low status, and I am afraid that it is not as simple as an ordinary woman. ”

"That's natural, it's impossible for an ordinary woman to let Datang's Zhongshu Ling become her guest, the identity is definitely not simple, for the sake of safety, you can't use torture, you can't be forced, it's very difficult to do." After speaking, Li Hong himself laughed.

Liu Renliang echoed and laughed twice, and said, "Today, Li Yifu asked the minister about this case, I don't know if I can make him ......?" ”

"No, what are the people from Menxia Province following to participate in the cooperation, wouldn't it be a mess of the dynasty." Li Hong knew that Liu Renliang was testing the relationship between himself and Li Yifu and his dependence on Li Yifu. It's just that I don't know if there is also the meaning of my father in this temptation.

"Then if that's the case, there's only one way left." Liu Renliang's superb eyes swept over Li Hong's face.

"What's the solution?" Li Hong felt a hint of a calculated conspiracy.

"Then it can only be interrogated by you in person, so that even if this woman is noble, can she still have your noble status? At that time, even if someone reaches out from Honglu Temple to ask for someone, or plans to intervene, we haven't insulted this woman's identity, right? Liu Renliang said.

Li Hong looked at Liu Renliang vigilantly, several thoughts flashed through his mind, and asked, "Whose idea is this?" Father's? Or did someone give you the idea? ”

"Haha, the acting king is really smart, the minister really admires it! Yes, it is indeed someone else's idea, but I don't know if you can guess who this is from? Liu Renliang said.

Li Hong's head was lying on the desk, thinking left and right, there are not many people in the court who are familiar with him, Shangguanyi? No way, it's impossible for his father to let him know about this. Li Yifu? It is also impossible, Liu Renliang's words just now have already vetoed Li Yifu.

Who else could there be, Father? Father let himself be judged? It's also unlikely, my father is a little afraid of messing around, and he won't let himself be judged.

Then there is only one person, this person is Xu Jingzong, the great yin of the ages, and I am afraid that only he can come up with such a way to get the best of both worlds and make people unable to criticize it.

Li Hong didn't tell Liu Renliang his guesses, it's better to pretend to be confused about some things, as a child, if he is too scheming and knows too much about the courtiers, I'm afraid it will not be beneficial to him.

"Okay, I took it, where is the person now? Did I go to trial or did you bring people over? Li Hong diverted the topic and said.

Liu Renliang was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand to Li Hong, and said: "In the afternoon, the minister will send people to your house, but I still hope that the acting king will be careful, and she must not be allowed to escape from you, this case does not seem to be big, but the minister feels that after finding out, there must be a big secret behind it, and this woman is probably also a key person, please be cautious and strictly guarded." ”

"Don't worry, let Bai Lu take care of Xiaoxue and Xiaohan closely, and there are a hundred thousand Niu Wei outside this mansion and inside the mansion, and they are not wood."

"Yes, the king said. His Majesty ordered the ministers to bring two hundred thousand oxen to guard the Pu Wangfu again, which should be impregnable and difficult to fly. ”

After Liu Renliang and Li Hong told him repeatedly, they left the Puwang Mansion, and Lanling also turned back from the workshop in the backyard, looked at the back of Liu Renliang leaving, looked at Li Hong again, and asked, "Why did he come to you?" ”

"Auntie, this king asks you, do you have a personal relationship with Monk Naweiying...... Yes...... It hurts, it's wrong, it's friendship, it's wrong, it's ...... Don't pinch, listen to me. Li Hong's ears were pinched by the blue-faced Lanling, and he jumped to his feet in pain.