Just when Gu Yuanxi was busy tossing the dishes of Xianglou, the parties inside and outside the government and the opposition also made a big move because of Wang Zhonghe's performance.

Wang Zhonghe, as a friend of the crown prince Li Heng and a cadre of the Donggong party, the impact of this resignation from the two towns of Hedong and Shuofang was naturally the leader of the Donggong group and the Donggong party, the crown prince Li Heng himself.

Daming Palace, inside the Mingyi Palace.

The prince of the Tang Empire, the future Tang Suzong, and the current prince of the East Palace, Li Heng, lived in this elegant palace.

He is Chinese New Year's Eve five years old today, and he has been sitting in the position of prince of the Tang Dynasty for eight years since he was made the crown prince by his father Li Longji in the twenty-sixth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

As the future emperor of the Tang Empire and the current crown prince, Li Heng did not live a pampered life like the previous princes of the Tang Dynasty, but was like hell and couldn't live forever.

He was the first prince of the Tang Dynasty to be made a prince but did not live in the East Palace. In the twenty-fifth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, after his second brother, the former crown prince Li Ying, was deposed and killed, Li Longji ordered the prince to live in Daming Palace with the emperor from now on. Although Li Longji was in the first dynasty, the "Nannei" Xingqing Palace replaced the "Dongnei" Daming Palace as the political center of the Tang Empire because of Li Longji's long-term residence, but Li Heng, as the crown prince, still lived in the Mingyi Hall of the Daming Palace and lived a life close to supervision.

At this time, the crown prince Li Heng's face was a little pale, he leaned weakly on the bed, and his mouth kept coughing. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that such a sick and godless man was actually the prince of the Tang Empire.

He has been frail and sickly since he was a child, and after the case of Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming in the first month of this year, the old disease relapsed under fear. Originally, after half a year of diagnosis and treatment and recuperation, there has been some improvement. It's just that I didn't expect that some time ago, after the Four Towns Festival made Wang Zhonghe's three twists and turns into the Beijing Division, the prince who had just recovered from a serious illness could not afford to fall ill again under the staggered joy and sorrow.

"Axun, what are you thinking? Cough...... cough ...... "Since Li Heng learned the news of Wang Zhonghe's resignation from Shuofang and Hedong's two festival envoys, in addition to losing his temper with the eunuchs, palace maids and others in the palace, he kept talking to himself and repeating this sentence when he was alone.

"A-Xun" refers to Wang Zhonghe. Wang Zhonghe's real name is Wang Xun, after his biological father Wang Haibin died on the battlefield, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji included him in the fake son, and gave him the name Zhonghei, that is, the meaning of the heir of Zhongliang. Wang Zhongsi played with Li Heng, who was then a loyal king, since he was a child, and the two had a very strong relationship. Li Heng called Wang Zhongsi "Ah Xun", and Wang Zhongsi called Li Heng's original name "Si Sheng".

"Hey—" Li Heng sighed and coughed again.

"Squeak-squeak-" The sound of the door of the study of the Mingyi Hall slowly opening the door came, and a ray of light suddenly shot into the study that was originally obscure and damp because the doors and windows were closed.

This ray of light was like a sharp arrow for Li Heng, who had been lying in a dark room for a long time and was sick.

When the light hit him, Li Heng, who was stimulated by the light, couldn't help but scold angrily: "Didn't the widow say that no one is allowed to come in without the permission of the widow?" Whatever doesn't have long eyes, pull me out and beat me with a rod for twenty. ”

After knowing the news of Wang Zhonghe's resignation from the two towns, Li Heng, who was furious, was sullen all day long, and when he was slightly unsatisfactory, he either beat the eunuchs and palace maids around him with a tart or a cane. After being sick, Li Heng hid alone in the study. No one is allowed to enter without his will, and even the crown princess Wei, who lives in the same hall, has not seen him for many days.

"Your Highness, it's me, Li Jingzhong." A middle-aged eunuch replied in a sharp voice at the door.

"Oh—it's Jingzhong." When Li Heng saw that it was his confidant eunuch Li Jingzhong, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He nodded weakly and said, "Come in." ”

This middle-aged eunuch Li Jingzhong, who is inconspicuous in the inner court of the Tang Dynasty. Later in history, there was an extremely loud name, called Li Fuguo.

Li Fuguo, after the Anshi Rebellion in history, was reused by Li Heng of Tang Suzong and held the power of the court. After the accession to the throne in the Tang Dynasty, he was called "Shang Father", and he was named Sikong and Zhongshu Ling, and was knighted as the king of Bolu County. He became the first eunuch prime minister in the history of the Tang Dynasty, the first eunuch of the Tang Dynasty, and the first eunuch of the Tang Dynasty to be crowned the king of the county as a eunuch.

Li Fuguo, the founder of the dictatorship of the eunuch group in the Tang Dynasty, the best among the eunuchs, and Dong Zhuo among the eunuchs. His appearance opened the chaotic situation of the eunuch dictatorship in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the so-called "Second Eunuch Era". He had forced Tang Xuanzong, who was then the emperor, to move to the west. When Tang Suzong was seriously ill, he ambushed and killed Li Li, the second son of Suzong, the king of Yue, and captured his political rival Empress Zhang in front of Tang Suzong, who was unable to speak because he was seriously ill, so that Suzong Li Heng was angry to death. After supporting the Tang Dynasty Sect, he was arrogant and had no son of heaven, and was assassinated and killed by Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty.

has the great achievements of supporting the two emperors, murdering the two princes, and forcing the first queen to kill in the past. After the death of Li Fuguo, countless eunuchs and eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty followed the path of Li Fuguo, the ancestor of the eunuch dictatorship, and went further and further in the political hall of the Tang Dynasty. Countless eunuchs took Li Fuguo as their idol, striving for the upper reaches, striving for transcendence, trying their best to be better than the blue, and finally collapsed the Tang Empire.

At this time, the forerunner of the eunuch dictatorship of the Tang Dynasty, the best among the eunuchs, and Dong Zhuo Li Fuguo among the eunuchs was still a low-level eunuch Li Jingzhong in the East Palace who did nothing. If it weren't for the luck of getting Gao Lishi's appreciation and being sent to the East Palace to serve the prince, this future eunuch could only rise and fall in the grassroots for the rest of his life, where would there be future glory.

At this time, the future Li Fuguo, the current prince's henchman Li Jingzhong, was respectfully strolling in front of Li Heng with a bowl of ginseng tea.

"Your Highness, this ginseng tea is made with the finest ginseng that Silla has newly paid tribute. The Imperial Physician said that it is very beneficial to the body, so please drink it first. Li Fuguo brought it to Li Heng and smiled lightly.

"Hey-" Li Heng picked up the bowl of ginseng tea weakly, stirred it in the bowl with a spoon a few times, and then said with a wry smile: "Now, how can I be in the mood to drink these." Besides, what about taking care of your body...... It's not like you're going to have to endure it anymore. ”

He sighed and called Li Jingzhong and said, "Jingzhong, sometimes, I really want to die early." It's a hundred, it's better than living a life like fire in this dark court. ”

"Your Highness......" Li Jingzhong changed color in shock, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Your Highness, you can't say this casually, be careful that the wall has ears." ”

Li Heng smiled bitterly, picked up the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of hot ginseng tea, and after putting it in his mouth, he showed a rare smile. He smiled and nodded, "The ginseng tea tastes good this time, it's rare that you have this thought." ”

"This ginseng tea was not ordered by the slave." Li Fuguo chuckled, and then added quietly: "It was Wei Niangniang who asked the slave to bring it." ”

Li Heng originally had a hint of a smile, but after hearing Li Jingzhong's words, he changed color. His body trembled, and then with the strength he squeezed out of nowhere, he threw the bowl of ginseng tea to the door with all his might. The originally elegant and quiet study suddenly heard a crisp cracking sound, and the tea in the bowl immediately splashed all over the ground.

She ...... She's still doing something — I don't want to eat hers. Li Heng kept shrinking back as if he had encountered a ghost, and he said in a trembling voice: "This slut, isn't the trouble her brother brought me enough?" A guy who has not achieved enough and has more than he has failed. ”

Wei Niangniang is the crown princess Wei, the daughter of the Jingzhao Wei family of the Guanlong family, the daughter of Wei Yuangui, the assassin of Yanzhou, and the sister of Wei Jian, the secretary of the Criminal Department. After Wei Jian's case, in order to clear up his involvement, Li Heng hurriedly went to Tang Xuanzong Li Longji and asked to be separated from Concubine Wei. But unexpectedly, Li Longji did not agree or veto, but stayed in the middle of the day. This kind of behavior made Li Heng even more terrified, after all, compared to directly sentencing to death, such a situation of not being able to die or not to live is more frightening.

"Your Highness." A woman's call came from outside the door.

When Li Heng heard this voice, his body trembled suddenly. Li Jingzhong stood next to him and reminded him of the "coincidence": "Your Highness, it's Wei Niangniang." ”

"It's you!" As if encountering a ghost, Li Heng shrank beside Li Jingzhong in fear, and he said in a trembling voice: "It's you!" What are you still doing! You, don't you and your brother still think it's not enough for me? ”

He shouted a little frantically: "And you—and your Jingzhao Wei clan, from the beginning of the dynasty to the present, have always been against our Li Tang royal family, and your Wei family must exterminate our Li clan before you are willing!! ”

Since the founding of the country referred to in Li Heng's sentence, the Wei family has been married to the Li Tang royal family. But it is true that many Li Tang royals have been repeatedly involved because of this. There is the Tang generation, and the Jingzhao Wei family can produce many people. And the Wei woman, Tang Taizong's Wei Guifei, although she is not a femme fatale as the TV series says, his own son Li Shen, King Ji, was killed because he was involved in the disaster of anti-martial arts, and his five sons were all killed.

And the famous Empress Zhongzong Wei is even more in the dynasty, and she almost has to learn martial arts, and she abolished Tang and became the second female emperor.

In the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Li Heng's uncle, that is, Li Longji's fifth brother Xue Wang Li Ye, was implicated because of the concubine Wei's younger brother Nei Zhilang Wei Bin and the palace supervisor Emperor Fu to discuss the blame. Fortunately, Li Longji still cared about his brotherly feelings, did not pursue it, and still ordered Princess Wei to restore the throne.

And Xue Wang Li Ye's princess Wei, that is, his aunt, is now the sister of his crown princess Wei and Wei Jian, and Neizhilang Wei Bin is also the brother of Wei Jian and Concubine Wei. In other words, his aunt and his wife are sisters, and their uncles and nephews are all implicated by the Webster siblings.

"Get out of here!" Li Heng roared almost madly: "Slut, slut, you unlucky slut, I'm going to divorce you!" I'll kill you! Mean woman! An unlucky! ”

"Your Highness." Li Jingzhong thought for a moment, and then hurriedly stepped forward to stop Li Heng, who was in a frenzy, and said, "Your Highness, calm down, after all, Wei Niangniang is still the crown princess of His Majesty." ”

When Li Heng heard this, he calmed down as if he had poured a bucket of cold water. He was stunned on the couch like an idiot, not saying a word.

"Crown Princess ~ Wei Niangniang. You better go first, lest His Royal Highness the Crown Prince continue to be angry. Li Jingzhong persuaded Concubine Wei "kindly" and said, "You go back to rest first." The slaves and maids here will naturally be persuasive. ”

"Hmm. Then please. Concubine Wei's sobbing words came from outside the door.

After confirming that Crown Princess Wei had gone away, Li Jingzhong glanced back at the stunned Prince Li Heng, and a subtle sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.