Back in the East Palace, Li Hong called Yan Zhuang to his side and asked him a lot of things, Yan Zhuang answered them one by one, and Li Hong went to rest satisfied. It's just that when he arrived at the dormitory, he saw Zhao Hongskirt, Princess Gesang, Bai Suzhen and Guo Xiang looking at each other, which was quite tense.

"See Your Highness!" When the four of them saw Li Hong, they hurriedly gave him a salute and said with a very respectful attitude.

"What are you doing?" Li Hong asked, he was very strange what the four women were doing to make the atmosphere so embarrassing.

"Nothing." Zhao Hongwei said cautiously, this is her character, she is cautious at all times, always remembers her identity as a servant, and does not dare to be a little presumptuous in front of Li Hong, and her way of doing this does it does make Li Hong feel very sorry for her. Otherwise, with Zhao Hong's skirt as a maidservant, or someone sent by the Empress Wu, Mao will get Li Hong's respect?

Naturally, it was worry, disappointment, pain, and hatred.

Bai Suzhen's performance is a bit similar to Zhao Hong's skirt, but because of her appearance and temperament, her caution and caution have become a little elegant and calm. And Guo Xiang has to be a little more domineering, although this is the East Palace, but Guo Xiang has no strangeness at all, since Li Hong pampered Bai Suzhen in Qizhou City, Guo Xiang has changed, plus Lu Dongzan was driven crazy, Liu Ju was captured, Guo Xiang's heart has changed again. So now Guo Xiang is more of a person who is not afraid of heaven and earth.

Only Li Hong himself knows that this kind of domineering and strong is pretended.

How can a girl be born domineering and strong? Everyone likes to be pampered and loved. Guo Xiang did this, in fact, he wanted to refuse to be favored, and he wanted to wrap himself in his dominance and strength.

Li Hong felt that there were suddenly four women with special identities in the East Palace, and he felt that he needed to say something, so he stepped forward and said, "You two remember, there are many rules here, you are not familiar with anything when you first arrive, you must learn more from Zhao Hongskirt, don't let Yan Zhuang know that you are not, otherwise he will punish you, and Lone will not cover you." ”

Li Hong's tone of voice was very eye-catching, and Bai Suzhen and Guo Xiang nodded slightly.

"Also, your identity here is just a maidservant, since you are a maidservant, you should know what you do, and your task Zhao Hongwei will be assigned." Li Hong said, looking at Zhao Hong's skirt and said, "Let them start from the subordinates, and if they are not satisfied, the East Palace will not raise idlers." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhao Hongskirt whispered.

When Princess Gesang saw Li Hong, her eyes were complicated.

"Do you have something to say to Lone?" Li Hong asked Princess Gesang.

Princess Gesang nodded slightly, "Yes, I want to talk to Your Highness about something." ”

"Let's go inside!" Li Hong said, and strode in.

When he arrived at the inner hall, Li Hong sat on the couch, and Princess Gesang stood opposite him, and the atmosphere was a little condensed.

"Your Highness, how can you lose your words, you said before that you would cooperate with us and destroy Lu Dongzan for Brother Wang, but since Lu Dongzan was arrested this time, why do you still want to attack Tubo?" Princess Gesang asked.

"Tibet?" Li Hong sneered, "The destruction of Tibet is entirely for your own good, don't you know what kind of life your people are living in Tibet?" ”。

"Good for us Tubo?" Princess Gesang sneered, "Your Highness, you have taken a fancy to our Tibetan soldiers and treasures, right?" ”

"The Tubo soldiers are indeed fierce, and Lone likes it very much, just for them to destroy you Tubo, this reason is too far-fetched. As for wealth, Tibet does have a lot of treasures, but if you want it, can you still give it, do you need to destroy your Tibet? ”。 Li Hong asked rhetorically.

Princess Gesang thought about it, so she asked strangely, "What is that for?" ”

Li Hong said with a smile, "Destroy Tibet, rule the Western Regions, and then destroy Goryeo, Silla and Baekje, and then the territory of the Tang Dynasty will expand a lot, which is what I want." ”

Li Hong simply said his plans for the next five years, as for more plans, he didn't want to tell Princess Gesang. He knows this woman too well and will do anything for his own ends. Estimating this palace, if she can't get the answer she wants today, she will contact Empress Wu when she turns around. No matter what kind of conditions she offered, Li Hong could be sure that if he returned to Luoyang this time, Empress Wu would definitely oppose him to attack Tubo and occupy Tubo.

"You, that's what you want?" Princess Gesang couldn't believe it, because Li Hong said this, not only to destroy Tubo, but also to integrate the Western Regions into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, that is, to destroy the countries of the Western Regions, but also to destroy Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje. How young does this have to be, how many people have to be sacrificed, and how much does it cost to do it? The heart of the man in front of you is too big, right? Dare to think of such a crazy thing?

"So far?" Li Hong thought for a moment and replied.

"Don't you want the throne?" Princess Gesang asked in surprise, she knew about the battle between Li Hong and Empress Wu, but in fact, she asked a lot of contradictory questions.

"Princess, do you think it's appropriate for you to say that now?". Li Hong asked rhetorically.

"Do you really want to destroy Tibet?" Princess Gesang asked.

"Yes, not only Tibet, but also dozens of surrounding countries, as long as you think alone, you can destroy them." Li Hong said domineeringly.

Seeing that Princess Gesang was silent, Li Hong knew what she was thinking, so he smiled and said, "You can tell them what Gu said, but will they believe you?" Will they believe that the Tang Dynasty is going to destroy their country? Even the current Western Regions and countries such as Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje won't believe it, right? They will only think that what the Tang Dynasty needs is their submission and their submission. ”

Princess Gesang was discouraged, indeed as Li Hong said, if she told these to the countries around the Tang Dynasty, everyone would only think that she was crazy, and that in order to keep Tubo, she wanted to set up more enemies for the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking about it like this, the awe-inspiring momentum on Princess Gesang was gone, and she was replaced by a decadent face.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do with Brother Wang?" Princess Gesang took a deep breath and asked, this was her last hope, if Li Hong's answer made her dissatisfied again, she had to do something, even if she knew that doing so would not change the outcome.

"He is still the king of Tibet, he can still live a luxurious life, and your family is still the king of Tibet for generations, but you no longer care about government affairs and military affairs, just accept the worship of the people." Li Hong said that this was the best way he could think of to deal with the Tibetan royal family, otherwise it would be a killing spree.

Princess Gesang didn't speak, just nodded slightly, to be honest, Li Hong's words gave her a little comfort, at least her brother is fine, at least her family keeps the throne, that's enough, only others, let's talk about it when I leave my life!

"What is Your Highness going to do with Lu Dongzan?" Princess Gesang asked, this was also the result she was desperate to know.

Li Hong thought for a while and replied, "Lu Dongzan's life and death are not decided by Lonely, but by his father and mother, but it is impossible for him to return to Tubo, and the biggest possibility is that he will be left in Luoyang and imprisoned in Luoyang forever." ”

Princess Gesang asked a little suspiciously, "I heard that His Highness wants to know some secrets from Lu Dongzan?" ”

"Lu Dongzan has no secrets, and Lone is not interested." Li Hong said directly, "What Gu wants to know is where his treasure is, this time he used a large army to attack your Tubo, and the rewards of the soldiers must all come out of Lu Dongzan's wealth, and Lone can't be cautious." ”

Indeed, if Empress Wu used military expenses as an excuse to prevent Li Hong from attacking Tibet, Li Hong could only say that he would come out of this part of the money. Otherwise, there is really no way to refute Empress Wu.

But this amount of money is huge, how can he afford it, he can only solve it through Lu Dongzan's wealth.

The wealth of the Tibetan royal family is very huge, but this is on the surface, Li Hong does not dare to reward these things privately to the soldiers who are fighting, which will make Gaozong taboo.

"Your Highness thinks far-reaching." Princess Gesang was in such a hurry, she guessed Li Hong's mind at a glance.

"People who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries." Li Hong said, "If the princess is fine, go back first." ”

"I—" Princess Gesang stopped talking.

"What else do you want to say?" Li Hong asked, today's Princess Gesang is a little weird, which makes him very puzzled, when did a cold, ruthless Tubo princess become like a mother-in-law now?

"I, I'm pregnant." Princess Gesang struggled for a long time, but still spoke.

"Well, that's good, ah, what did you say?" Li Hongda was shocked, and he didn't dare to be calm anymore. He is only fifteen years old this year, and he has only done it with Princess Gesang a few times, how did he let the other party get pregnant?

"I've conceived your flesh and blood." Princess Gesang bowed her head and said.

Li Hong was silent, he liked children very much, and he knew what it meant to have children in the royal family.

It means that his position as crown prince is more secure.

But this news came too... Too sudden, right?

"Are you sure?" Li Hong asked in disbelief.

"I looked for Sun Daochang, he said it." Princess Gesang said.

Hearing that it was the teacher Sun Simiao who checked it, Li Hong no longer doubted it.

"I heard it's a girl." Princess Gesang said with a disappointed expression.

"The girl is fine, too." Li Hong didn't know what to say, so he said half-loudly, "I have to tell my father about this matter immediately." ”

"Father knows, your treatment will be much improved, but you must know that even if you are pregnant with an orphaned child, you are from Tubo, and you cannot be the crown princess." Li Hong said in a stern tone.

"I know this, I just want my children to grow up safe and happy." Princess Gesang said with a loving face.

"You go down, have a good rest, the other orphans will arrange it for you." Li Hong said.

No wonder Princess Gesang has changed, and now Li Hong knows the real reason.

"Yes." Princess Gesang received the order and retreated.