Chapter Twenty-Three: The Despicable

Li Er and his wife left Li Kuan's courtyard and walked back without saying a word. The eldest grandson silently looked at the husband who had always been calm in his heart no matter what happened, but at this moment he seemed a little panicked, which she had never seen before.

The eldest grandson couldn't help but take a few quick steps, caught up with Li Er, and took his hand, wanting to comfort him and let him know that no matter what happened, she would accompany him to face it.

"Guanyin, isn't it strange, why is the lonely king very cowardly when he hears that Kuan'er has learned those strange knowledge in his dream? Is it very different from the Li Shimin you know? Li Er turned his head to look at his wife and sighed slightly.

"Second brother, there seems to be some unspeakable secrets, and the concubine doesn't dare to speculate." The eldest grandson is a wise woman, and she knows that men sometimes keep secrets that they only know about themselves, and will not tell anyone, no matter how intimate and trusting they are.

"Actually, the Lone King has heard of such a thing before, but the result of that time made the Lone King afraid when he thought about it! The Lone King can be regarded as an experienced battle, rolling out of the pile of dead, but he doesn't want to look back on the things of the past! Although Li Er said that he didn't want to recall, he still revealed it to the eldest grandson.

"This kind of thing happened once during the Great Cause of the former Sui Dynasty, and that time the crown prince Yang Yong, who was supposed to be on the throne, disappeared inexplicably, and the throne fell to Emperor Yang Guang. At that time, it was this Emperor Yang of Sui who got such a situation, otherwise how could the second prince, who had a gentle personality before, change so much later! The excavation of the canal and the expedition to Goryeo were two things that Emperor Yang insisted on promoting despite the protests of all the ministers. It was these two things that buried the Sui Dynasty. Li Er told the secret that he had hidden in his heart for two or three years.

"How is that possible!" The eldest grandson was also surprised, Emperor Yang of Sui actually received the support of a mysterious person in his dream?

"This, King Gu can't tell if it's true or not, it's just recorded in a miscellaneous book, but the place where this miscellaneous book appears is under the floor tiles of Emperor Yang's bedroom, so I can't help but believe it." Li Er didn't care whether his wife could accept it or not, and said to himself, he had kept this secret for too long, and it was about to suffocate him. But I couldn't find anyone to talk to, or even dare to say it. It wasn't until tonight, when he heard something similar about his son again, that he told the woman closest to him.

"So, Emperor Yang is actually the same as Erlang? Then Erlang will ...... in the future, "The eldest grandson doesn't dare to think about it, and the consequences are really a bit terrifying."

"This, the lonely king doesn't know what to do, should he just give up Kuan'er?" The murderous aura on Li Er's body flashed away.

"No, he is the flesh and blood of Shaohua's sister, if it is for these unnecessary things, he will ...... The concubine body is really uneasy. The eldest grandson objected, she didn't know if Li Kuan was the same as Emperor Yang of Sui, but now Li Kuan hadn't shown anything wrong, could he give up this child just because of a guess? And although Li Kuan was a little peculiar during this time, he didn't see any tyrannical tendencies at all. is even very friendly to her brothers and sisters, and Lizhi's girl has almost become Li Kuan's little tail.

"Second brother, is it a friend who has another way?" The eldest grandson had other expectations.

"Actually, there are still many examples of such dream preaching in the Tang Dynasty, but those are as ethereal as legends, and the most real contact with the lonely king is only Emperor Yang, but like the Taoist dream and the dream of Buddhism, there are such legends. Maybe you can send some people to Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master Sect, Putuo Mountain and other Taoist Buddha holy places to inquire. Li Er actually didn't want to give up Li Kuan, and even he had a different feeling for Li Kuan than other children, because of the feelings left by that woman.

"So let's do it first! Anyway, Erlang is still young, and if he is not allowed to come into contact with those filthy things in the court in the future, he may be able to become a generation of academic masters! The eldest grandson comforted himself. She also knows that it is impossible for a family like her own not to come into contact with the court. It's just a good wish, I hope God won't make such a joke, otherwise I won't have to use some means.

"So be it!" Li Er took the eldest grandson like this and slowly walked back to his courtyard all the way.

If Li Kuan knew that he was talking nonsense, and there was such a coincidence, would he spray himself to death with a mouthful of salt water!

After Li Er and his wife returned to the room, they didn't sleep, because people like them were always busy, and the two began to handle their own affairs in the dim candlelight.

The eldest grandson looked at the list of items that Li Er brought back, but he didn't expect that his husband would bring back a lot of good things when he went out on this expedition: fifteen furs of purple lambs, which are special products on the grassland, which can make a leather jacket for a few half-sized children. There are also three white wolf skins, but one has been shot in the back remarks and given to the eunuch Huang Gonggong who announced the decree.

"Second brother, why do you still give gifts to these eunuchs? Aren't you very disgusted, the last time the concubine sent some property to the palace, you were furious! The eldest grandson was puzzled, Li Er's temperament was the type that couldn't be mixed with sand. When the Tang Dynasty was first established, Li Er was almost cornered by the crown prince and the king of Qi, and he did not ask Li Yuan for help. If it weren't for the eldest grandson Tongguò to buy the eunuchs to let them take the opportunity to mention a few words next to Li Yuan, so that Li Yuan would know about such a thing. Maybe at that time, the brothers met each other.

"This ......" Li Er was a little embarrassed, the last time he also talked about the eldest grandson because of this incident, but he didn't expect that this time he was caught by the eldest grandson with a pigtail.

"Actually, this matter has to start from the beginning, that is, the incident we talked about on the way back, once I went back to Beijing to meet my father, and I waited for my father to be summoned in the palace where Emperor Yang of Sui once lived. I didn't expect to find that there was a slight difference in color from the rest of the floor tiles, I was very curious at first sight, you know, even if I found these, I would not get to the bottom of it, but this time it was different, and there was a voice in my heart that kept urging me to lift the brick to see. "Li Er seems to be very easy to sigh tonight, probably because the stimulation he received today is a little excessive.

"When I opened it, there were two pamphlets inside, one was a record of Emperor Yang of Sui's dream about the teaching of knowledge by a master, and the other was an even more terrifying thing for me." Li Er didn't expect that he was curious at the beginning, and he actually let him discover such two big secrets, which he never dared to tell anyone.

"What is it?" The eldest grandson is so smart, she knows that since Li Er has already spoken, he will definitely sue her, but a qualified audience is the one who will respond to the person who speaks. So she threw out some intentions that she wanted to know at the right time, and conveyed them to Li Er through guò questions.

"It was a group of people who lived in darkness and wanted to find a way out for themselves, and they were engaged in the most menial things in the darkest places in the world. And often it doesn't end well. So in order to have a good home, in order to be old and not lonely like their predecessors in the future, they united! Such an alliance makes the Lone King feel at a loss. Because they are so ordinary there that you can't feel it. Li Er looked in the direction of the palace and muttered. It seems that there is a behemoth lurking there, waiting for the right moment to stretch its claws.

"You mean, someone in the palace formed an alliance?" The eldest grandson stood up and looked at the palace that was still lit up with Li Er.

"Yes, neither my father nor we have ever cared about the situation of those old eunuchs and palace maids after leaving the palace, it really can't be described as miserable. After serving the royal family all his life, he can't do anything but serve people. When he was old, he was kicked out of the palace, or reduced to a beggar, or exiled. Li Er began to pay attention to it after getting the booklet that time, but he didn't expect these people to live so miserably after leaving the palace.

"Then second brother, why didn't you talk to your father about this?" The eldest grandson was puzzled.

"Tell my father, it's useless, I'm sure that not only I get such a booklet, but also my father and the crown prince should have a share." Li Er said affirmatively.

"So why hasn't anyone said a word?" The eldest grandson was even more puzzled, how could such a thing be indifferent!

"It's not that you can't do it, it's that you can't do it! Now the world is not yet peaceful, the entire Datang treasury is empty, and it can even be said that even 100,000 taels of silver can be difficult for the ministers of the Ministry of Households, let alone the Inner Government, 50,000 taels is the limit. The army has spent too much money on the war, and there is no spare money to do this! Li Er knew very well how poor this huge empire actually was.

So, this alliance survived and grew. Now any disturbance in the palace can't hide this alliance, and even the prince's mansion has a lot of these people's eyeliner. So in order not to make this alliance go over the side of the prince, we must also make overtures to them. Now is the time when the battle between the crown prince and the lonely king's Tiance Mansion is the most turbulent, and there is no room for the slightest mistake, so even if he shows favor to a eunuch against his will, it doesn't matter in front of the overall situation! Li Er explained.

"And what's this organization called?" The eldest grandson asked.

"Despicable!"

Just when Li Er and the eldest grandson were discussing, on the other side, the Prince's East Palace, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, also gathered together to discuss.

"Big brother, why didn't you teach that woman a lesson before Li Er came back?" King Qi looks very ugly, making people wonder if he is the species of Li Yuan and Dou, you must know that Li Yuan is also handsome, and Dou is a rare beauty, how did he give birth to such an ugly man: garlic nose, provocative ears, and two big yellow teeth. Li Yuan was able to resist not throwing him into the night pot and drowning him when he was born, which was really extraordinary.

"What, do you still think that this palace will never kill the Qin Palace? Let's not talk about how the father will react when he finds out, let's just say that the eldest grandson and sister are not fuel-efficient lamps, and the means are very clever! "Li Jiancheng has a beard, but not on the upper lip, only a goatee.