Li Xuanba has a lot of things he wants to do, but everything he wants to do may encounter great obstacles, so he must make others think that he is crazy.

A madman is always more feared than a normal person. And if a normal person wants to pretend to be crazy, he must have enough excuses.

"What Weichen does is naturally a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people." Li Xuanba said with a smile: "The Turks are at war with the Tang Dynasty, giving us a chance to breathe, if it is wasted, I am afraid that the sky will not be able to see it, and maybe we will punish Weichen again." ”

Empress Dowager Liu saw that Li Xuanba didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask much, gently covered her mouth with her hand, and yawned.

Out of the Ningxiang Palace, Li Xuanba didn't see Yang Tong, he stood outside the door for a while, and left the palace as if nothing happened.

As soon as Li Xuanba left with his front foot, Yang Tong then appeared, he retreated left and right, pushed open the door and walked into the Ning Xiang Palace.

Empress Dowager Liu had not slept for a day and a night, and was sitting on a chair at this time, holding her forehead with her fists and closing her eyes to recuperate. Hearing the footsteps, she didn't even open her eyes, and said, "Dong'er, you haven't done anything to be sorry for him, so why hide from him?" ”

Yang Tong's appearance was obviously expected by Empress Dowager Liu.

"Erchen really hasn't done it, and he hasn't even thought about it." Yang Tong said calmly: "However, the queen mother of Erchen did it. ”

"So what? Are you going to seek justice for Zhou Guogong? Empress Dowager Liu opened her eyes and said in a calmer tone. Her delicate face was full of tiredness, and anyone who saw her now would not be able to say a word of reproach.

"No matter what you do, you are thinking about your son, how can your son come to embarrass you?" Yang Tong wanted to say a few angry words, but looking at Empress Dowager Liu's haggard appearance, he couldn't bear to say it after all, he said softly: "What about him? ”

Yang Tong didn't ask where Li Xuanba was, but asked Empress Dowager Liu if Li Xuanba had embarrassed her.

"If he has a hard time, no one can stop him, but his vision is longer than anyone else." Empress Dowager Liu shook her head and said, "Bengong can see that he has resentment in his heart, and the reason why he pretends not to know Bengong's thoughts is just that he doesn't want to have trouble with you." ”

"Because of this, Erchen didn't have the face to see him." Yang Tong smiled bitterly and said, "He has put too much effort into the imperial court, but ......"

Yang Tong didn't continue, but Empress Dowager Liu knew what he wanted to say.

"Dong'er, this palace is wrong." Empress Dowager Liu got up, walked up to Yang Tong, hugged him and said, "This palace promises that this kind of thing will never be done again." ”

"The son wants to believe in the queen mother, but what about him?" Yang Tong didn't hug and cry with Empress Dowager Liu, he said sadly: "Perhaps, he won't trust you anymore, and he won't even trust his sons anymore." ”

"I believe the queen mother, he actually cares about you very much." Empress Dowager Liu let go of her embrace, reached out and touched Yang Tong's cheek, and said: "He is in a hurry to enter the palace, not to ask, on the contrary, he is worried that the palace will apologize with death." ”

Since he guessed that Empress Dowager Liu was involved in the killing of Li Xuanba, Yang Tong's thoughts have been very chaotic, and he has never been able to really calm down and think, he raised his head with a suspicious face, and his eyes were full of questions.

"Bengong did think that if the big thing was not accomplished, Bengong would use a death to extinguish his anger, and only in this way would he be willing to continue to serve the court." In order to untie Yang Tong's heart knot, Empress Dowager Liu no longer concealed it, and said seriously: "But this palace has forgotten you, if this palace really died because of him, will you still trust him unreservedly as before?" ”

After all, Empress Dowager Liu is Yang Dong's biological mother, after the change of Jiangdu Palace, their mother and son depend on each other, and the depth of their feelings does not need to be repeated.

Even if Empress Dowager Liu made a mistake and intended to kill people with a knife and get rid of Li Xuanba, as long as Empress Dowager Liu died, Yang Tong would more or less alienate Li Xuanba.

Human feelings, after all, are powerful and selfish.

Thinking of what Empress Dowager Liu said to him last night, Yang Tong suddenly felt a chill.

Since last night, Yang Tong has always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, but he never thought that Empress Dowager Liu was explaining the aftermath, thinking that his mother almost left him, how could he deal with it calmly?

"The Queen Mother." Yang Tong called out and couldn't help crying.

......

Out of the palace, Li Xuanba boarded the carriage and went straight to the city gate.

Outside the Ningxiang Palace, Yang Tong did not wait for him, indicating that Yang Tong did not fully believe in the play he played with the Empress Dowager Liu. Li Xuanba knew Yang Tong's temperament very well, and he knew that Yang Tong felt that he had no face to see him, so he could only let Empress Dowager Liu comfort him.

Li Xuanba stayed in the palace for nearly two hours, and when he left the city, there were several ox carts parked outside the city gate, obviously worried about the situation in the palace, and had been waiting outside for Li Xuanba to come out.

The ox carts of the big men were parked there, and the ordinary people did not dare to approach, and no one dared to let the big men move somewhere so that the snow could be cleared from the ground.

"Lord Zhou Guogong, Xia Guan heard that Zhou Guogong's Mansion was attacked by thieves last night, I don't know what the situation is now?" Li Xuanba is easy-going and rarely puts on official authority, although the courtiers are afraid of Li Xuanba's ability, they have a clear conscience, and they are not worried that Li Xuanba will embarrass them. Hearing that Li Xuanba was out of the palace, everyone got out of the carriage and waited respectfully on the side of the road, and when Li Xuanba's carriage stopped in front of them, someone asked.

"Thank you for your concern." Li Xuanba sat in the car and didn't get down, his tone sounded like he was deliberately calm: "What happened last night was just a group of clowns, and they have all been punished." ”

If you are really some clowns, how can you enter the palace to face the saint? The crowd cursed in their hearts.

"There is such a bold thief in Jiangdu City, Lord Zhou Guogong, has Your Majesty ordered Dali Temple to investigate this matter thoroughly?" An official who didn't know the inside story said.

Li Xuanba couldn't see the official in the car, but he could feel the concern from the heart, and his heart was slightly warm.

"The affairs of this father-in-law will not bother Dali Temple." Li Xuanba's tone was still very cold, which made people shudder: "The mastermind has been corrected on the spot, and the rest of the accomplices, this father has already sent someone to investigate, and if this father does something excessive, I hope you can understand." ”

After a pause, a colder voice came from the carriage: "Of course, don't try to stop it. ”

The courtiers around the carriage couldn't help but shudder when they heard Li Xuanba's words, and they heard the killing intent in Li Xuanba's words. is approachable, just Li Xuanba's usual appearance, once he angers him, the end will be extremely miserable.

At that time, many families in Jiangdu City colluded with Li Zitong, and to this day, their fate is still vivid.

At this point, no one dared to say anything, so they got out of the way on both sides, bowed down, and watched the carriage of the Duke of Zhou leave.

"I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm!" Someone sighed: "When will we have a truly stable year?" ”

"Zhou Guogong worked hard for the imperial court, and someone actually tried to kill him, and he deserved to die." Someone said a different idea in his heart: "As long as Zhou Guogong lives, he will always be able to live a more stable year in the future." ”

Regardless of whether those courtiers had prejudices against Li Xuanba in their hearts, they couldn't help but nod their heads, admitting that the man's words were very reasonable.