Chapter 724: The Return of the Land (3)

"Hmmm! Wine! Well! It's raining, no, this is who splashed Lao Tzu with water. Well! Zheng Tao was dreaming when he suddenly felt soaked all over his body. immediately got up and scolded, and when he saw the person in front of him, Zheng Tao didn't dare to scold.

"Ahh Father! It's you! Zheng Yuanxiu looked at Zheng Tao with a tiger face.

"You bastard! Don't hurry up and kneel down for Lao Tzu! Zheng Tao didn't dare to disobey, so he had to kneel down obediently. Zheng Yuan couldn't cultivate his anger, so he went up directly. gave Zheng Tao two slaps.

"You bastard! You're too daring. That Pei Xiangguo just told your sister that he would promise his distant niece to your nephew Chenglu! You're good! Before you even skimmed the eight characters, you just talked nonsense everywhere! ”

"Hey! Father! How is this nonsense? Didn't you just enter the palace a few days ago? Isn't the queen still not objecting? Besides, the child can't get used to Li Chengdao's arrogant and domineering appearance, what's the matter? It's amazing to have two sons. Besides, weren't you happy to be able to marry the Pei family? "At the beginning, after Zheng Yuanxiu came back from the queen's palace, I don't know how excited he was, and Zheng Tao was also very excited after hearing about it, especially when he was by the side of Li Chenglu, the king of Hengshan, many people looked down on Zheng Tao, because they all thought that Zheng Tao was a gentleman, so they secretly isolated Zheng Tao, and only Pei Kuan complimented Zheng Tao vigorously. made Zheng Tao feel a sense of irreversible friendship. Therefore, if there is any secret, Zheng Tao will tell Pei Kuan:

"What? Your family is about to become relatives of ours? Brother Tao, tell me, what's going on? ”

"Hey! Just a few days ago, your father and my father went into the palace to discuss with my sister and said, didn't Chenglu come back soon? And, I heard that she is still the granddaughter of the former Sui General Pei Renji, and her name seems to be Pei Shuying. Ay! When the time comes, this Chenglu will be married soon, think about it, Ling Zun is really capable! At the beginning, General Pei Xingjian was recommended by Ling Zun, and now, Princess Hengshan is also recommended by Ling Zun. After this day, your Pei family is really rich and rich! After listening to Zheng Tao's drunken words, Pei Kuan fell into deep thought - Pei Shuying, the granddaughter of General Pei Renji. Although Pei Kuan is not in Luoyang, but the family history of Pei Renji is clear, Pei Renji's two sons, although the eldest son is an adult, but there is no news of marriage, plus the father and son were martyred together in Luoyang, the entire Pei family was uprooted, at the beginning, Pei Xingjian came to their Pei Mansion, that is because there are letters as evidence, coupled with Pei Xingjian's excellent martial arts, Pei Kuan naturally will not suspect anything, but, this Pei Shuying...... Pei Kuan didn't hear any news in advance, and Pei Kuan was very suspicious of this Pei Shuying's identity in his heart. At the beginning, when he was in Fenyang, Pei Kuan also heard Pei Lin tell him something, when Pei Lin was still a low-level official in Shaofu, Pei Renji was already a general, Pei Lin personally went to Pei Renji's house to meet him, but was humiliated by Pei Renji. Pei Lin has always been obsessed, and now, Pei Lin has to introduce Pei Renji's daughter to Li Chenglu, the king of Hengshan, Pei Kuan doesn't believe that Pei Lin has such a good heart? In this way, Pei Kuan secretly kept his thoughts. 'Humph! This eighty percent is the daughter of the old guy outside. However, this credit cannot be left to the 'old thing' alone. Later, at the banquet to welcome Li Chenglu, the king of Hengshan, Zheng Tao saw Li Chengdao with two wives and concubines and two sons, and he was refreshed there. Zheng Tao's heart was in a panic. Pei Kuan took the opportunity to make noise next to Zheng Tao's ear:

"Brother Tao! Don't look at Lee Chengdao so proud. When the time comes, wait until His Royal Highness the King of Hengshan gets married. will immediately steal the limelight from him. However, the most important thing is that now, King Zhao already has two sons. This heir still has the upper hand! Ay! After Zheng Tao listened to Pei Kuan's words, he felt even more uncomfortable. After hearing the words of King Zhao Li Chengdao who seemed to be showing off, his heart was even more angry. immediately told Pei Lin about being a matchmaker. After Zheng Yuanxiu heard Zheng Tao's words. I don't know how to comment -- fundamentally speaking, Zheng Tao was not used to seeing Li Chengdao playing prestige at the banquet, so he said this matter. However, this matter has not yet been skimmed, and Zheng Yuanxiu later felt that this matter still needs to be cautious. Now, Zheng Tao has said this matter in public, and it is difficult to have room for change. Zheng Yuanxiu immediately began to worry about his situation. Zheng Yuanxiu's worries are not unreasonable. In the Taiji Palace in Chang'an, Li Jiancheng was looking at the investigation report sent by Di Renjie, the commander of the Qilin Secret Guard.

'Bae Thi Sook-young! is the daughter of Pei Lone's outer room in the original Shangshu Ling, and his mother Xiang was once a former Sui palace maid, and should be an old acquaintance with Pei Lone. When Wang Shichong was in trouble in Luoyang, he fled from Luoyang with his daughter and returned and was placed by Pei Lian! His own father was suspicious...... Li Jiancheng saw this, and his hands clenched into fists. I was very anxious in my heart - you are so bold! I also want Li Dai Taostiff to meddle in royal marriage and love affairs! It's bold. Li Jiancheng fought angrily from the dragon seat.

"Someone! Where is Mingyu? ......" Mingyu's father-in-law immediately stood in front of Li Jiancheng:

"Your Majesty! Slaves and maids are waiting here! ”

"You! You immediately summon ......" Suddenly, a thought suddenly came to Li Jiancheng's mind, so he immediately paused. Mingyu's father-in-law didn't dare to ask, and kept standing. Li Jiancheng sat down slowly. And waved his hand, signaling Mingyu's father-in-law to retreat immediately. Mingyu's father-in-law didn't know why, but he still respectfully withdrew. Actually, that thought came to mind after Li Jiancheng saw Mingyu's father-in-law. When Li Jiancheng instructed Mingyu's father-in-law to send a decree to the imperial dining room to prepare a reception dinner for Li Chenglu, the king of Hengshan, Mingyu's father-in-law reported to Li Jiancheng:

"Your Majesty! The slave has something she wants to report to Your Majesty! ”

"Hmmm! Say! ”

"According to the secret reports of the slaves and maids placed in the palaces and halls, all palaces and halls are secretly ordering the relatives and families outside the palace to prepare gifts."

"Hmmm! Gift. Will Chenglu return soon, or will it? ......" Mingyu's father-in-law nodded.

"Your Majesty! According to the slave's eyeliner, it was a wedding gift! Li Jiancheng sneered in his heart-hum! These harem beauties, who are full of food and have nothing to do on weekdays, are the most identified with two things, one is to compete for favor with each other in front of the emperor, and the other is to inquire about the gossip in this palace! What's more, this matter has been spread by Zheng Tao in public. Now, this Pei Shuying is likely to be fake. If this matter spreads, then it will not only form a huge scandal, but will even hit Lee Seung-rok's future development. Li Jiancheng, as a person who has traveled through later generations, is well aware of the difficulty of the emperor in choosing an heir - before the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The crown prince is all Mingli. However, once it was established, the entire imperial court would form a princeling party headed by the crown prince. They stood behind the crown prince and fought with the emperor for power. And the emperor has always been self-respecting. Therefore, in order to protect his position of power, the emperor would go to war with the crown prince. Like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che and his tearful prince Liu Ju, the two sides fought in Chang'an City, causing tens of thousands of casualties among the people of Chang'an, implicating a large number of foreign relatives and courtiers, and losing a large number of military and political elites. The final result of this is that the ministers operate the imperial power, if it were not for the later civil crime emperor Liu Ai has renewed the life of the Western Han Dynasty, I am afraid that the Western Han Dynasty would have perished long ago. Even in the Liu Song and Former Sui periods of the Southern Dynasties, because the crown prince was full-fledged. The emperor was old and frail, unable to control the situation, and wanted to abolish the prince, as a result, the prince led his henchmen to directly block the palace, and the story of his father being killed is never uncommon. In this dynasty, Gaozu Li Yuan wanted to avoid the tragedy of the Western Han Dynasty and the former Sui Dynasty, established Li Jiancheng as the crown prince in the Ming Dynasty, and supported the princes such as Li Shimin, the king of Qin, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and Li Yuanba, the king of Zhao. On the one hand, it is because Li Tang was first built and needs the help of all princes, and on the other hand, he is afraid that Li Jiancheng will have full wings and lead to the loss of his imperial power. If it weren't for Li Jiancheng, who was a person who had crossed over in later generations, he would know the opportunity everywhere. I'm afraid that Li Yuan's tragedy will still occur. Therefore, Li Jiancheng is only compromising with Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi and other old ministers. The release is ready to choose a prince from the two older princes, Li Chengdao and Li Chenglu. However, deep in Li Jiancheng's heart, Li Jiancheng still hopes to give other princes a chance. However, now, only the two older princes, Lee Seung-do and Lee Seung-rok, are 'competing on the field', and the other princes are still too young. What's more, Li Chenglu's status as a concubine is a constraint on other princes. Since ancient times, there have been grandchildren, and there are no grandchildren. If the scandal of Pei Shuying is spread now, those concubines and beauties in the harem will immediately take the opportunity to attack Pei Lin and attack Pei Lin to pull Li Chenglu off the horse. At that time, the other pigs are still young, so the candidates for the crown prince of the imperial court will only focus on Li Chengdao alone. Once a force supporting Lee Seung-do is formed, it will be an unavoidable crisis for Lee Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng slowly calmed down. Subsequently, Li Jiancheng found another reason to convince himself - Pei Lin finally had the merit of supporting. Defend the country. For this little thing, let's open one eye and close one eye! When the time comes, I will meet that Pei Shuying first, anyway, I haven't been officially hired yet, once I feel that this woman is not enough to be a mother in the world, I will be driven out of the palace directly. Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng suddenly laughed. The laughter spread outside the hall, and Mingyu's father-in-law knew that the emperor had definitely solved another problem.

"Mingyu! Mingyu! ”

"Ahh The slave is here! Father-in-law Mingyu heard Li Jiancheng calling himself, and immediately entered the hall.

"Quickly send a decree to Pei Lian, let him take Pei Shuying into the palace in three days, and I and the queen will meet in person!"

"Yes! Slave obeys! ”