Chapter 22: Yang Lian's Decision

The sky was foggy, and in the early morning of winter, it was extremely cold, and the cold wind was terrible, like a complaining old woman, crying whining. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info This kind of weather is suitable for snuggling up in bed and sleeping beautifully. However, in order to attend the court meeting, many ministers had already gotten up, dressed, washed, eaten, and prepared to leave.

Yang Lian is no exception, he got up early, and after a night's rest, the injuries on his body were much better, and the whole person was in good spirits. After washing his face, Zhang Qili got up early despite his slight illness, and prepared a pot of rice porridge, in which preserved eggs and lean meat were placed, which smelled very fragrant. Yang Lian ate two bowls in a row, then put the bowl and prepared to travel.

Zhang Qili naturally told him a thousand times, for fear that something would happen to Yang Lian. Yang Lian comforted her, and when she walked out, Fu Jinzhan was pacing outside the door, and when she saw Yang Lian coming out, she bowed slightly and said, "Young Master Yang, I thought about it last night, and there was something wrong with this matter. ”

Yang Lian glanced left and right, grabbed Fu Jinzhan's cold hand, walked to the side, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Fu Jinzhan said: "In fact, this doubt became strange as early as when Dali Temple was ambushed. Speaking of which, although Li Hongji is a little impulsive, he is not a stupid person after all, why is he assassinated again and again? Obviously, the mastermind behind it wants to intensify the contradiction between Yang Gongzi and Li Hongji. When two males fight, one will be injured. The concubine thought that maybe Wu Yue was a conspiracy. ”

Yang Lian nodded, he also thought a lot last night, but what made him wonder was why there were always tiger claws, speaking of which, the first time he saw tiger claws, it was the body of the Taihu Lake water thieves, at that time, it was the Taihu Lake water thieves who chased and killed the people of Wu Yue in Suzhou, from this point it can be judged that the Taihu Lake water thieves should be people from the Tang Dynasty, and later found that the tiger claws were mostly in the Tang Dynasty, which confirmed the relationship between the tiger claws and the Tang Dynasty. However, the Tang courtiers who had a grudge against Yang Lian were clear at a glance, since it was not Li Hongji, Yang Lian couldn't think of who it was.

After Yang Lian said that he understood, he was about to walk out, but Fu Jinzhan grabbed him and said, "The affairs of the imperial court, the concubine has a certain understanding, I have an idea...... " said, and said what he thought in his heart.

Yang Lian listened and couldn't help but smile, he thought of this method yesterday, but he didn't expect Fu Jinzhan to think of it with him. Yang Lian said a few more words to Fu Jinzhan before he hurriedly left, outside the door, Chen Tie was wearing thick clothes, leading a war horse and waiting outside the door.

"Let's go!" Yang Lian stepped forward and turned over on the horse. Chen Tie also turned over and got on his horse, and the two ran towards the palace. Along the way, the cold wind blew on the face, and even if you wore a thick hat, you could feel the cold, but both of them were military generals, so they were naturally fearless. On the way, he met many courtiers, all of whom were hiding in warm carriages, and Yang Lian shook his head unconsciously. There must be military generals who participate in the court meeting, but along the way, except for him and Chen Tie on horseback, there is no one else riding at all, and many military generals have been content with pleasure and have forgotten the strong enemies around the Tang Dynasty.

When they arrived outside the imperial city, the sky was dark, and the soldiers who were patrolling the night knew that there was a meeting today, and they had already lit torches, shining all around as if it were day. The appearance of Yang Lian caused a commotion. Prime Minister Sun Sheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Lian, a little surprised, when Yang Lian came, he didn't know at all. If it is usual, but at this time, Yang Lian suddenly appeared, does it mean that King Qi is going to fight back?

After a trace of panic flashed in Prime Minister Sun Sheng's cloudy eyes, he looked at Li Hongji, the king of Yan, who was talking to the minister, and suddenly, he turned his head sharply and looked at Yang Lian fixedly, with a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

Yang Lian narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Hongji unhurriedly, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, with a hint of sarcasm. Such an expression is indeed underbeaten, if it was Li Hongji in the past, I am afraid that he would have punched him a long time ago. However, at this time, Li Hongji just glanced at Yang Lian lightly, turned around, and continued to speak. Li Hongji did not react on the surface, but his heart was like a stormy wave, and he was extremely shocked.

After Yang Lian appeared, after a short silence among the ministers, they began to discuss in twos and threes, just like the vegetable market on the streets of Jinling, buzzing sound. Yang Lian glanced at it and saw Xiao Yan of Dali Temple walking over quickly.

Xiao Yan came to Yang Lian's side and smiled, arched his hand, and said, "When did Yang Jiedu arrive in Jinling?" ”

"Last night." Yang Lian replied.

Xiao Yan glanced at Yang Lian with some surprise, and suddenly became very mysterious, he glanced left and right, and said: "Yang Jiedu, the court is very chaotic now, presumably Yang Jiedu has heard of it, today's matter, the old man must help to fight against the enemy." ”

A hint of discoloration flashed in Yang Lian's eyes, and he was a little unsure of Xiao Yan's thoughts. Judging from Yang Lian's understanding, Xiao Yan has never participated in party struggles, and it is precisely because of this that he does not rely on King Yan and King Qi. Why is he supporting himself now?

Xiao Yan seemed to understand Yang Lian's hesitation, and continued in a low voice: "Yang Jiedu don't worry, I am also forced to do this out of helplessness. Now that the strong enemy is looking around, Datang must not be in civil strife, so as not to be taken advantage of, the old man helps you, and he just wants to understand this matter as soon as possible. ”

Yang Lian arched his hand and said with a smile: "In this way, there is Lao Xiao Siqing." ”

Xiao Yan nodded, and while the two were talking, Li Jing, the king of Qi, came, got out of the carriage, and saw that most of the ministers had arrived, and his eyes swept and he saw Yang Lian.

Yang Lian walked over, arched his hand, and said, "King Qi." ”

Li Jingsui's face was solemn, and he asked Yang Lian seriously, "Today's things can only succeed, not fail." How sure are you? ”

Yang Lian glanced at Li Jingsui with some hesitation, and there was some hesitation in his heart, at this time, the city gate was opened, and the ministers rushed in, and King Qi waved his hand and walked in. Yang Lian hesitated for a moment and walked in.

Entering the imperial city, the group still gathered together in twos and threes, talking about things. Li Hongji and Sun Sheng walked one after the other, looking in the direction of Yang Lian from time to time.

Yang Lian was a little silent, and walked to the main hall with everyone unconsciously. Candles have been lit in the main hall, and the ministers have rushed in, but Li Jing has not yet come. Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, stood in the first position on the left, and Li Hongji was opposite. Speaking of which, although Li Hongji's official position is insufficient, that place should have been the position of Prime Minister Sun Sheng, but because Li Hongji is the prince's honor, Sun Sheng can only stand in second place.

Although Yang Lian is a festival envoy, in Jinling, second-grade officials abound, so he stands in a relatively backward place. When Yang Lian was thinking about things, Zhou Ye stood in the distance, swept his eyes over Yang Lian, shook his head slightly, and quickly walked away.

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, carefully savoring Zhou Ye's movements and expressions, and quickly understood what he meant. Yang Lian was a little surprised, Zhou Ye made such a decision, could it be that he had already guessed the mind of the Son of Heaven? At this time, Xiao Yan slowly walked into the main hall, saw Yang Lian standing at the end, walked over slowly, and said in a low voice: "Yang Jiedu, no matter how things develop, the old man will stand on Yang Jiedu's side." You can't let King Yan gain power. ”

Yang Lian narrowed his eyes, glanced at him quietly, a smile on his face, and said, "Xiao Siqing, don't worry, I will fight to the end for today's matter." ”

Xiao Yan nodded and walked slowly.

Yang Lian looked at Xiao Yan's back and fell into deep thought. At this time, footsteps sounded, Gao Ze walked out first, and shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived." ”

The ministers hurriedly saluted, shouted in unison, and said, "Welcome to Your Majesty." ”

The sound was like a bell, and the sound almost washed away the hall. Yang Lian came back to his senses and was also busy making a salute.

"Everyone, love Qing Ping." Li Jing slowly paced over and sat on the dragon chair.

After the ministers gave their salutes, they also sat down and sat on the futon. Yang Lian sat at the bottom, very low-key.

Gao Ze said loudly: "There is a book to start playing, and there is no book to retreat." ”

The voice echoed in the hall, Sun Sheng and Li Hongji were the closest, the two looked at each other, Sun Sheng nodded, Li Hongji was about to stand up, and suddenly he heard a crisp voice, "Your Majesty, Weichen has a book." ”

This voice was so familiar, Li Hongji turned around in astonishment, and saw that Yang Lian was already standing behind, saluting with both hands, and holding a wat in his hand like a Wenchen, looking serious. Li Hongji's face changed slightly, this Yang Lian is too fast.

On the side, King Qi saw Yang Lian come out, and a smile appeared on his face, with Yang Lian's help, things were much easier. Xiao Yan also stroked his beard, looking complacent, but Zhou Ye frowned, looking like he wanted to say something.

Li Jing was also slightly surprised when he saw that it was Yang Lian, so he asked, "Yang Aiqing, when did you come back?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's evening, considering that it's getting late, I can't see Your Majesty in time, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins." Yang Lian said, and at the same time glanced at Li Hongji.

Li Hongji gritted his teeth, and Yang Lian pleaded guilty first, but he had nothing to say, so he had to step aside, indignant.

"Well, all the way around, you have to rest first, and with the spirit, you can serve in the Wei State." Li Jing said with a smile, and asked again: "Yang Aiqing, you said that there is a book, what is the matter?" ”

Yang Lian was upright and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has traveled all the way, and learned that the war in the south has started again, and now that Chaliuhou has been captured, Li Hongyi is very arrogant. This man has always been capricious and a villain. Weichen thought that to deal with this person, he should send troops to encircle and suppress him, and he must not be tolerated! ”

As soon as these words came out, King Qi was taken aback, last night Yang Lian said that he had seized the handle of King Yan and wanted to impeach Li Hongji today so that he could not take charge of the army, but Yang Lian suddenly said this, but he expressed his intention to send troops, how could he not surprise King Qi? He opened his mouth wide to say something, only to find that the Assassin was so powerless that he couldn't say anything.

Not only King Qi was surprised, but even Xiao Yan, Li Hongji, Sun Sheng and others widened their eyes and looked at Yang Lian incredulously, thinking that Yang Lian's words were really crazy. Zhou Ye narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Lian, with a slight surprise in his eyes, but he quickly lowered his head, and no one could see what he was thinking.

When Li Jing heard this, he laughed loudly: "Okay, Yang Aiqing's words are very agreeable, but in your opinion, how to teach Li Hongyi a lesson?" ”

Yang Lian glanced at the ministers in the main hall, at this time, the ministers came back from shock, no one thought that Yang Lian, who had a good relationship with King Qi, actually did not choose to support King Qi at a critical moment? Inside the main hall, after a brief silence, there was a buzzing sound. (To be continued.) )