Chapter Ninety-Five: The Proud Li Hongji
The carriage was covered with a thick jade silk, Emperor Zhou E sat in the carriage, his mood was still very low, Princess Huairou also had something on her mind, she just said half a sound, everything that should be said was finished, and the two of them were in the carriage, and they seemed very silent for a while. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The carriage walked slowly, and two samurai led the way, one left and one right, followed by seven or eight guards. Along the way, there were noisy voices coming in from time to time, the two sat in the carriage, mostly silent, after half an hour, they finally arrived at Zhou Situ's house, the carriage stopped, the groom opened the door curtain, and Princess Huairou walked down first.
Emperor Zhou E also came down later, when she raised her head, she couldn't help but be stunned, there were seven or eight soldiers guarding the door of the mansion, all of them looked very energetic, Emperor Zhou E was surprised in his heart, what did these soldiers do when they came to the mansion?
Princess Huairou's face changed slightly, because she clearly recognized who these people were, Princess Huairou groaned slightly, and said, "Emperor E, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time, so I'll go in with you today to see my uncle." ”
Emperor Zhou E was stunned for a moment, and then understood, when will Princess Huairou go to see her father? This is clearly just her excuse, can she see who these people are? Emperor Zhou E nodded, and the two of them prepared to enter the door.
"Who are you?" A guard stepped forward, wanting to block the two from entering, and at the same time his eyes greedily scanned the two of them, these two people are not bad looking, could it be someone from Zhou Situ's mansion?
"Get out of here!" Princess Huairou snorted coldly, raised her eyebrows and scolded.
"Yo, whose little girl is this, it's quite fierce." The soldier laughed and reached out to touch Princess Huairou's cheek.
Princess Huairou sneered, although she did not ride a horse, but she often carried a leather whip, this is a flick of the hand, the small leather whip slipped down from the cuffs, raised her hand, and directed it towards this person.
The guard was caught off guard, he was whipped, and hit him in the face, he took a few steps back, touched his hot and painful face, shouted, and said, "Little slut, you don't want to live anymore?" As he spoke, he drew his sword.
Princess Huairou waited for him to pull out his knife, the leather whip kept falling, and the guards who beat him retreated again and again, and there were a few more marks on his face. The guards screamed, the robes around them saw it, and they all rushed over, and the guards brought by Princess Huairou saw it, and they all rushed over, and more than 20 soldiers were tense, looking like they were going to fight.
Princess Huairou snorted, looked at this person in a daze, and said, "If you are not convinced, you can try again." ”
The guard's lips squirmed, and he was about to speak, when the door was opened, and Zhou Situ and Yan Wang walked out, and when they saw this scene, they were both surprised.
Princess Huairou looked at Li Hongji coldly, and shouted, "King Yan, these people are all your subordinates?" She had known it for a long time, and now it was just a matter of certainty.
Li Hongji didn't understand what was going on, but his eyes swept over the bloodstained faces of his subordinates who were beaten, and his face couldn't help but be gloomy, and he replied, "So what?" Princess Huairou, although your status is not low, but it depends on the owner to beat the dog, why are you beating them? ”
"Why?" Princess Huairou laughed, she glanced at the guard, and said, "The house slave of the dignified Yan Wangfu actually dares to flirt with this princess, and even Emperor E wants to insult her, can't she be punished?" ”
Li Hongji's face changed, he didn't expect things to take such a turn, if it was true, then this house slave really shouldn't have it, Li Hongji coughed, and was about to speak, when Zhou Zong spoke.
"King Yan, the house slaves of King Yan's Mansion even have to flirt with Ben Situ's beloved daughter, I think it's better to forget about this matter." Zhou Zong originally felt that the imperial order could not be disobeyed, and he did not find a good reason to refuse, but what happened at this time gave him a chance.
Li Hongji's face changed, Zhou Zongde was highly respected, it was part of his plan, if Zhou Zongzhen disobeyed and refused, things would be too bad. He stepped forward viciously, kicked the soldier in the leg, and shouted, "Blind your dog's eyes, you dare to tease the woman of this king!" ”
The guards were kicked out several steps away, and when they heard King Yan's words, their faces were distorted, and they didn't know whether it was pain or fear, maybe it was both. Li Hongji waved his hand and shouted: "Come on, escort him back to the house, and beat me hard." ”
"Whoa!" Several soldiers stepped forward, pinned the guard's hands behind their backs, and took out ropes and tied them tightly.
Li Hongji turned his head, smiled with him, and said: "Zhou Situ, this dog slave has no eyesight, he has offended Emperor E, after returning home, this king must teach him a good lesson, as for his father's side, there is no need to mention it." Li Hongji's words were polite, but in fact, he mentioned it in disguise, the marriage was ordered by the Son of Heaven himself, and if he refused this marriage, the situation would be very bad.
How could Zhou Zong not understand the meaning of these words? He shook his hand in a daze and said, "Don't send it!" With that, he turned around and entered the house.
Zhou Zong walked too fast, and Li Hongji couldn't see Zhou Zong before he could speak. Li Hongji turned around, laughed with him, and said, "Emperor E, where did you go to play?" ”
Emperor Zhou E didn't pay attention to him at all, and walked in with a pout.
Princess Huairou raised her head and looked at Li Hongji, this is the enemy of her father and the future husband, even if his surname is Li, he has the same blood on his body.
"Princess Huairou is so majestic." Li Hongji saw that Zhou Zong and Emperor Zhou E left, and he was not so polite to Princess Huairou, he was also whipped by Princess Huairou back then, this hatred, he still remembers, if there is a chance, he will definitely revenge.
Princess Huairou looked at him without showing weakness, waved her fists, and said, "Sooner or later, I want you to look good." As he spoke, he walked in.
Li Hongji touched his nose, looked at Princess Huairou's distant back viciously, and couldn't help clenching his fists.
Zhou Zong entered the mansion and was worried, although he expressed his attitude just now, it was just a moment of anger, and he didn't dare to mention the divorce to the Son of Heaven.
Emperor Zhou E chased after him and asked, "Dad, King Yan came to the mansion, is there something going on?" ”
"Alas!" Zhou Zong sighed, did not speak, walked in steps, and actually stumbled a little, and Emperor Zhou E had to follow behind, not knowing what to ask next.
Princess Huairou quickly caught up and said, "Zhou Situ, what does King Yan want to do when he comes to the mansion?" ”
This time, Zhou Zong had to answer, after all, Princess Huairou was a dignified princess, Zhou Zong sighed, and said, "King Yan, he is here to give a dowry." ”
"Huh?" Emperor Zhou E was taken aback, did King Yan give a dowry? She bit her lip, hoping it was just a dream, but the pain from the tip of her tongue let her know that it was not a dream, but a living reality.
A few people continued to walk, about to arrive at the living room, Zhou Ehuang found that in the living room, there were many gifts, what his father said was true, Zhou Ehuang's face changed, is there really no room for redemption in this matter? In her life, is she going to marry someone she doesn't know at all?
Princess Huairou couldn't help but say: "Zhou Situ, after all, you are an important minister of the imperial court, if you refuse, your uncle should agree to your request." ”
Zhou Situ shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "It's useless." He had tested His Majesty's intentions, and judging from the answer of the Son of Heaven, he seemed to be very satisfied with this marriage, which made Zhou Zong lose the possibility of speaking.
Princess Huairou thought for a while and said, "Zhou Situ, I'll tell my uncle to go." ”
"Princess, this matter is widely implicated, so I won't bother the princess." Zhou Zong still refused, if things didn't work out, not only would King Yan hate him to the core, but the Son of Heaven would definitely have something to worry about. If Long Yan is furious, what should he do if he is a member of the Zhou family? He can't just take the entire Zhou family up because his daughter is unhappy.
Princess Huairou was a little annoyed, she turned around and left, leaving the Zhou Mansion, she felt that Yang Lian would have a way, but she had to see Yang Lian first, and if she wanted to see Yang Lian, she had to meet her uncle first and ask him to cancel the ban on Yang Lian.
Princess Huairou ran towards the imperial city, he took out the token and entered the palace city smoothly, asked the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven, and rushed towards the backyard.
Li Jing has been a little uneasy these days, although he trusts Yang Lian very much, but the full blooming Yang Hua still makes him mind, if Yang Hua is not referring to Yang Lian, then who is it referring to? Throughout the Tang Dynasty, although there are many people surnamed Yang, only Yang Lian holds power, especially military power. He has been operating in Yanzhou, Yunzhou and other places for more than two years and has a certain strength. Moreover, these places are all Han people named Liu Chengyou, and they are nominally not under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Reputation is sometimes very important, at least one day someone really takes control of Shandong, and Datang will become famous.
Li Jing hesitated for the past few days, but he didn't sleep well, although he knew that this time had nothing to do with Yang Lian, because Yang Lian was not in Jinling at all, how could he instruct someone to enter the imperial city to make trouble? But who is the mastermind behind this incident? Li Jing thought for a long time, and felt that it might be King Yan, because the time and place of his appearance were too coincidental. But Li Jing didn't want to believe in his heart that this was done by King Yan. It was this tangled heart that made Li Jing not rest well.
After strolling around in the sun for a while, Li Jing felt a little sleepy, so she wanted to rest for a while, and at this time, Princess Huairou hurriedly walked over.
"Uncle!" Princess Huairou said.
Li Jing saw that it was Princess Huairou, looked at her dotingly, and felt a little indebted in her heart, after all, her marriage with Yang Lian had been decided, but Yang Lian couldn't be idle, so she persuaded him to delay the marriage again. And this time Yang Lian has said that the wedding date has arrived, and the marriage is still held, the purpose is to hide from Guo Rong, a spy inserted in Jinling.
"Huairou, why are you unhappy?" Li Jing observed the words and saw Princess Huairou's displeasure.
"Uncle, you have to make decisions for me." Princess Huairou said.
Li Jing laughed and said, "Good, good, good!" Tell me who you off. ”
"I said, will my uncle make decisions for me?" Princess Huairou asked.
"This is natural, my uncle is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and it is natural to speak words." Li Jing said with a smile.
"That's good, the person I'm going to sue is my uncle." Princess Huairou said.
Li Jing laughed and said, "Tell me, why did I make you angry?" ”
"Uncle, although Yang Lian beat people, but those people are the ones who should be beaten, why did uncle ban Yang Lian for so long, it's time to lift the ban." Princess Huairou said.
Li Jing sighed in his heart, when Yang Lian originally designed it, he was afraid that King Qi or Princess Huairou would come to him. However, Yang Lian is definitely not in Jinling, if this matter is discovered by the two, especially by Princess Huairou, it may be exposed.
Therefore, Yang Lian will fight at the court meeting, so as to give the Son of Heaven a name and confine Yang Lian at home, now it is only a few days, Yang Lian must not have arrived in Jiangling, if Guo Rong sees through, Zhou Guo will be able to get the news and make timely deployments.
Of course, it is impossible to hide things for a lifetime, but Yang Lian believes that he can hide it for as long as he can, so as to achieve the effect of a surprise soldier.
Li Jing couldn't help but have a headache when he saw Princess Huairou asking at this time, he deliberately kept a straight face, and said: "Huairou, I can allow Yang Lian to be greedy for ink, or I can allow him to beat King Yan, because when these things happened, I didn't see them with my own eyes, but at the court meeting, he beat people in front of me, this is not beating people, but slapping me in the face." ”
Princess Huairou took Li Jing's hand and said coquettishly: "Uncle, Yang Lian did something wrong, but after being grounded for such a long time, it should be over." Besides, Yang Lian has made so many contributions, doesn't his uncle like him? ”
"It's because I like Yang Lian that I tolerate him so much. Huairou, you don't need to say more, before Yang Lian completely repents, I will never let him out, he will stay in the house and live honestly for the rest of his life. Li Jing refused, this matter could not be seen through by Princess Huairou.
Princess Huairou bit her lip and continued unwillingly: "However, Yang Lian's marriage with me is not far away, could it be that at that time, he can't go out?" ”
"The marriage will be handled by the Ministry of Rites, you don't have to worry, and Yang Lian doesn't have to worry either. I will only allow him to go to the Qi Palace's mansion to marry you on the day of the wedding, but at other times, it will definitely not be! Li Jing still resolutely refused.
"Uncle!" Princess Huairou tried to play the emotional card again, her uncle has always loved herself, and being coquettish should have an effect.
But soon Princess Huairou was disappointed, Li Jing waved her hand and said, "Huairou, I didn't rest well yesterday, I want to sleep, you go back early, don't worry your father." With that, Li Jing left in a hurry, leaving Princess Huairou pursed her lips and looked at her uncle's back unwillingly.
"Uncle, I hate you." Princess Huairou shouted, her heart was full of disappointment, if she couldn't see Yang Lian, she couldn't get an idea, could it be that Emperor Zhou E really wanted to marry King Yan? She really didn't want to see her best friend unhappy, but what could she do?
Li Jing heard Princess Huairou's shout, his footsteps paused slightly, and finally he strode forward, at this time, he couldn't be soft-hearted, otherwise he would harm Yang Lian, and the crisis of Datang would become more and more serious, Li Jing clenched his fists, accelerated his pace, and quickly disappeared from Princess Huairou's sight.
Princess Huairou bit her lip, made a grimace in the direction where Li Jing left, pouted and thought about it, and walked towards the harem, she was going to see her aunt.