When Li Hong arrived at Su Dingfang's mansion, Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei had been waiting for him for a long time. The two invited Li Hong to the living room and asked the maid to serve tea, and Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei told Li Hong about the government affairs during this time.

Originally, the report on government affairs should be in the Chongjiao Hall of the East Palace, but Li Hong called the two of them to Su Dingfang's mansion, and the two of them could only talk here.

During this time, there were a lot of government affairs, and they were very trivial, Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei narrated for a long time before Li Hong understood a rough idea.

After that, Li Hong asked, "Su Xiang, Le Xiang, you probably already know that Qizhou assassinated Shi Haojie and was Liu Ju's traitor, right?" Gu has already sent Chen Gong to capture him back to Chang'an City, but in this way, the position of Qizhou Assassin is vacant, and Gu wants to hear your opinion, who should fill this vacancy. ”

As soon as Li Hong said this, neither Su Dingfang nor Le Yanwei immediately spoke.

Out of such considerations, Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei are very cautious in terms of candidates.

Of course, Li Hong also knows very well that Su Dingfang is in the military all the year round and rarely has contact with government affairs, so if he recommends a general, it is estimated that he will not hesitate to name three or four, but if he recommends Wenchen, it will be a little difficult.

Therefore, Li Hong pinned his main expectations on Le Yanwei.

Li Hong likes Le Yanwei very much, not to mention his strong ability, but also very obedient, he is still a stunned young man when facing the Empress Wu, and he is not afraid of anything, he is the vanguard general who deals with Li Hong.

Now Li Hong's strength is not inferior to that of Empress Wu.

Not to mention Gaozong's support, in terms of the thickness of the prime minister alone, it is not inferior to the Empress Wu.

Therefore, in terms of the selection of the Qizhou Assassin History, he attaches more importance to it, thinking about promoting a few officials, there are people in the court, and there can be no shortage of his people in the locality.

While Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei were thinking, Li Hong didn't say anything, just waited quietly.

After a long time, I saw Le Yanwei open his mouth and said, "Your Highness, there is a person here, he has good ability, and his family background is also very prominent, but his official position is too low now, and he is rashly promoted, I am afraid that he will provoke criticism!" ”

"Tell me, if this person is really capable, I don't mind promoting him to be the Qizhou Assassin." Li Hong said. The person who can make Le Yanwei value, and also say that the person with a prominent family background, Li Hong also wants to see who it is.

"He is Li Dezhao, the lieutenant of Lingshui County." Le Yanwei said.

"Li Dezhao? And a county lieutenant? Li Hong was surprised, because of a small county lieutenant, no matter how strong his ability was, it was impossible for someone like Le Yanwei to pay attention to him, could this person have other talents?

Seeing that the prince was puzzled, Le Yanwei explained, "Yes." His Highness may not know who he is, but you should know his father, the late Li Qianyou, the secretary of the Criminal Department. ”

Speaking of Li Qianyou, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong immediately remembered Li Dezhao. Li Zhaode was born in the Danyang house of the Li family in Longxi, is a native of Chang'an, and is also the son of Li Qianyou, the late prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He entered the Ming Dynasty and did the imperial history. It was only because he was named queen by Gaozong after opposing the feudal martial arts that he was demoted to Lingshui County and became a county lieutenant. Li Hong was well aware of Li Dezhao's ability, Li Dezhao was later reactivated, and served as a Zhongshu Shilang, a subordinate Pingzhangshi, etc., and during his tenure as prime minister, he cracked down on cool officials, and at the same time opposed the Wu family, and tried to protect the Li Tang clan's inheritance to the throne. It was only because of the pampering and dictatorship that the courtiers were dissatisfied and was demoted to the rank of Nanbin County Lieutenant. Since then, he has died of illness in office.

Therefore, Li Hong is still very satisfied with Li Dezhao, at least in order to protect the inheritance rights of the Li Tang clan to the throne, Li Dezhao's approach makes Li Hong appreciate it. And not only that, but he was also born in the Li family in Longxi, and it is certain that Li Dezhao is loyal to Li Tang.

Such a person is both capable and loyal, and Li Hong is not to blame.

As for his pampering and dictatorship, Li Hong will have his own way when the time comes.

"Yes, Gu suddenly remembered this person, he is indeed a talent, and it is indeed condescending to make him the lieutenant of Lingshui County." Li Hong said.

Le Yanwei knew what he had to say, so he spoke, "Your Highness, then let him be the history of the Qizhou Assassin?" ”

"He has been a royal historian before, and there is nothing wrong with letting him do the history of Qizhou Thorn, but it is better to add a check in front, what does Your Highness think?" Su Dingfang said.

In Datang, the so-called "school inspection" means temporary, that is, temporary, not the actual granting of the official position of assassin, so that even if Li Dezhao is not qualified enough, but the principal Qizhou assassin history, to be a temporary assassin history, everyone will not care too much.

Sure enough, it was a statement to seek the country, Li Hong said with emotion, "Or Su Xiang is thoughtful, let him do the proofreading of the history of the Qizhou assassination, right?" Lexiang, you send someone to recall him back to Chang'an City, and when Gu comes back from Luoyang, see him again, and then appoint him to an official position. ”

"No!" Le Yanwei commanded.

After solving this problem, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the living room has eased a lot.

At this time, Su Dingfang opened his mouth and asked, "Your Highness, how should Liu Ju's matter be handled?" ”

Lu Dongzan was to be escorted to Luoyang, and Gaozong wanted to meet this Tibetan hero. In this way, Liu Ju, another big man, was left in Chang'an City, and Su Dingfang didn't know what to do with Liu Ju in his heart, so he asked Li Hong.

"Liu Ju's matter has been handed over to Di Renjie, let him deal with it!" Li Hong said, and explained, "Lone still wants to use Liu Ju to make a fuss." ”

When Su Dingfang heard Li Hong say this, he understood what Li Hong meant.

"In this expedition to Tibet, grain and grass are still a big problem, and it depends on Su Xiang and Lexiang." Li Hong said to Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei.

"Your Highness, please come forward, we will solve this problem." Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei said.

Li Hong nodded with satisfaction, what he wanted was this kind of full support, because as long as there was this, he would be able to conquer Tibet without worries.

After that, Li Hong talked to the two of them a lot of things before saying goodbye and leaving.

Back in the East Palace, Li Hong saw that Zhou Juan, Guo Xiang, and Bai Suzhen had already returned, chatting with Zhao Hongskirt and Princess Gesang.

Although the five of them have different identities and have their own thoughts, the atmosphere is very harmonious when they chat together, which makes Li Hong very satisfied with the scene he saw. The women around him can fight, but they can't fight endlessly. So he loves the scene he sees now. It's impossible to keep the women from fighting, it's up to you to limit the fight.

"See Your Highness!" When the fifth daughter saw Li Hong, she was busy giving him a gift.

Li Hong nodded slightly, sat down on the bed, and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Your Highness, Sister Zhou Juan is telling us about her previous life experience." Zhao Hongskirt said in a low voice, seeing that the prince didn't mean to blame everyone, she hurriedly got up and said, "Your Highness, wait a minute, the slave will go and make tea for you." ”

"Wait." Guo Xiang stopped Zhao Hongskirt and said, "Sister Hongskirt, let me go." ”

When Guo Xiang said this, his eyes were a little evasive, and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Hong's skirt at all. Zhao Hongskirt was a little surprised, since Guo Xiang came to the East Palace, although she only stayed for two days, she still felt her rejection of the life in the East Palace from Guo Xiang, how did Guo Xiang become so eager after returning from a trip out of the palace today?

However, since Guo Xiang was willing to serve His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhao Hongchuan no longer fought with her, but nodded slightly.

Guo Xiang saw that Zhao Hongskirt agreed, so he left in a hurry.

Li Hong saw Guo Xiang's actions in his eyes, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It seems that Liu Ju's traitor is ready to attack him! Li Hong thought so in his heart, so he got up and said to Zhou Juan, "Lone just came to see you, your habits are good, then Lone will go and discuss something with them first." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhou Juan was moved.

She knew that Li Hong had just come back from Su Dingfang's mansion, and she came to see her without a short rest, she was afraid that she would not adapt to the life of the East Palace, and now she had to discuss government affairs after reading it, and this concern and nervousness about her made her fully feel Li Hong's love for her.

"Well, if you don't understand anything, just ask Zhao Hongskirt more, she will serve you well." Li Hong said to Zhou Juan, and at the same time, he was also giving orders to Zhao Hongskirt.

"I see." Zhou Juan replied.

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhao Hongskirt also received the order.

Li Hong walked up to Princess Gesang, glanced at her, and said softly, "During this time, you have to pay more attention to rest, you have to take care of your body, just tell Yan Zhuang if you need anything, if you are not feeling well, go to the teacher for treatment, you know?" ”。

"Your Highness, don't worry, I know what to do." Princess Gesang replied. No matter how angry she was with Li Hong, she was pregnant with her child, and she couldn't hurt her flesh and blood in order to retaliate against Li Hong.

After telling Princess Gesang, Li Hong strode away.

When Guo Xiang walked in with tea, he didn't find Li Hong's shadow, but saw the four girls chatting.

A look of disappointment flashed in Guo Xiang's eyes, he finally got an opportunity, but he missed it like this.

"Sister Guo Xiang, thank you for your hard work." Seeing Guo Xiang standing at the door with tea, Zhou Juan opened her mouth and comforted, "Your Highness is a little busy, so I left first." Bring me the tea, and let's all drink it. ”

Guo Xiang was taken aback, this tea was specially prepared by him for Li Hong, if Zhou Juan drank it with everyone, the fact that she was going to poison Li Hong would be exposed, how could she kill Li Hong again in the future?

Therefore, he hurriedly replied, "If Your Highness doesn't drink it, I'll pour it, and if Sister Zhou drinks it, I'll make you another cup." ”

After speaking, she didn't have time for Zhou Juan to speak, so she hurriedly left with a teapot.

All the women looked at each other, and they didn't understand Guo Xiang's actions? What kind of trouble is this?

When Li Hong returned to the study, Zhou Xing had been waiting for him for a long time, and when he saw His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhou Xing was about to give a salute, but was stopped by Li Hong and said, "Don't be polite, let's get down to business." ”

"Your Highness, today the minister sent someone to follow Guo Xiang, and it has been confirmed that she has been in contact with Liu Ju's traitor, and the person who contacted her is the princess of Hezhou City last time." Zhou Xing reported, "Also, her younger brother Guo Da also went to Chang'an City and lived with Wang Po in the grocery store in Xishi. ”

"Unexpectedly, Lone gave her a chance, and she still didn't change." Li Hong snorted coldly, "Is there any other news?" ”。

"Many leaders of Liu Ju's traitor group are rushing to Chang'an City, and it seems that they have come to rescue Liu Ju. There is a team of thirty black-clothed assassins by Wang Po's side, who are not only responsible for protecting Wang Po's safety, but also responsible for contacting this group of people. Zhou Xing said.

"But..."Zhou Xing stopped talking.

"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't ramble." Li Hong snorted in a low voice.

"However, they don't seem to be just coming for Liu Ju, they seem to be planning to kill you." Zhou Xing said.

"Kill me?" Li Hong smiled, "When did they not think about killing me, but can they kill me?" ”。

"I couldn't before, but now I can't say for sure." Zhou Xing whispered.

"Why?" Li Hong asked.

"Because His Highness has their undercover agent Guo Xiang by his side, if Guo Xiang attacks His Highness, His Highness will be unable to guard against it." Zhou Xing said.

"What do you think?" Li Hong asked.

"If this group of traitors is caught now, and they are all caught, the minister is seventy percent sure. However, they are here to rescue Liu Ju, and Liu Ju's affairs are now under the responsibility of Di Shaoqing and Wei Chi, and the ministers can only wait for His Highness's orders. Zhou Xing said.

In fact, Wei Chi Xunyan had already handed over the task of Liu Ju's traitor to Zhou Xing, and now his task was mainly to keep an eye on Empress Wu.

However, as the commander of Yu Linwei, Wei Chi Xun has the right to look at the overall situation.

Therefore, Li Hongcai gave him the task of assisting Di Renjie to use Liu Ju to suppress Empress Wu instead of Zhou Xing.

"Just keep an eye on them, and leave the rest to Di Renjie and Yu Chi Xunyan!" Li Hong said unexpectedly, "If they need you, you can go over and help them." ”

"No!" Zhou Xing received the order, hesitated for a moment and then said, "Then-what about Guo Xiang?" ”

"Keep her first, get rid of her now, you will only startle the snake, and it will not be too late to deal with her after solving Liu Ju's matter." Li Hong said.

"Do you just let her stay in the East Palace and frame Your Highness?" Zhou Xing said worriedly.

"You discuss this matter with Yan Zhuang to see what he means, but there is only one thing, that is, don't let Guo Xiang know that we are spying on her, do you understand?" Li Hong said.

"I know." Zhou Xing said, seeing that the prince had nothing to tell him, he was about to leave, but was yelled at by Li Hong, "Wait a minute." ”

"Is there anything else Your Highness is up to?". Zhou Xing asked respectfully.

"Lone has already taken your sister back to the palace, it's too dangerous and unsafe outside. You go and see her now, and talk to her, so that you don't get used to living in the East Palace. Li Hong said.

"Uh-" Zhou Xing was a little stunned, this is going back to the palace? But then he was excited, and after saying goodbye to Li Hong, he hurried to see Zhou Juan. Zhou Xingke knew what it meant for the prince to take his sister into the East Palace, which meant that as long as the prince returned triumphantly from the expedition to Tibet, and then returned to Mount Tai to seal the Zen, he would get married after returning to Chang'an, and his sister would definitely have a place in the East Palace.

Zhou Xing knew very well that as his sister, it was a bit unqualified to be the crown princess, and then the future queen of the Tang Dynasty. However, my sister was favored by the prince, and it seems that it is not difficult to reward the title of a noble concubine in the future. Isn't this a relative of the emperor?

Thinking of this, Zhou Xing couldn't be excited.

When Zhou Xing came to see Zhou Juan, the women were chatting, and Guo Xiang was also there.

Zhou Juan was very happy to see her younger brother, and was busy introducing Zhou Xing to everyone, Zhou Xing gave gifts to all the women one by one, when she arrived at Guo Xiang's head, Zhou Xing just glanced at it, which made Guo Xiang's heart tremble, she didn't expect that the young man in front of her, who was only eighteen years old, had such cold eyes, and when he glanced at her, it seemed like he had seen through all the secrets in her heart. Guo Xiang was a little afraid of Zhou Xing's gaze, so he didn't dare to face Zhou Xing.

When Zhou Xing saw Guo Xiang's dodging gaze, he was even more sure of her conspiracy to stay in the East Palace.

After the sister and brother said a few words, Zhou Xing said goodbye to Zhou Juan, and then hurriedly went to find Yan Zhuang. As long as he wants, he can see his sister every time he comes to the East Palace, and he is not in a hurry. But it was too dangerous for Guo Xiang to stay with the prince, and he had to go to Yan Zhuang immediately to solve Guo Xiang's matter.

In the study, Li Hong watched Zhou Xing leave, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After returning to Chang'an City, he deliberately delegated power to his subordinates, like Di Renjie and Wei Chi Xunyan, like Yan Zhuang and Zhou Xing, etc., with the purpose of cultivating their ability to take charge of themselves. In the future, he will not be in Chang'an City for a lot of time, and more will let Su Dingfang sit in charge of the overall situation, and let Le Yanwei, Sun Chuyue, Di Renjie, Wei Chi Xunyan, Zhou Xing and others assist Su Dingfang. Therefore, he must cultivate the ability of these people to take charge of themselves in advance, so that in the future, he can confidently and boldly conquer Tibet, Goryeo, and the Western Continent.

Conquer the Western Continent and conquer the world.

Thinking of this goal, Li Hong's blood boiled.

That's right, it's blood boiling.

Because he thought that in the future, the dragon flag of the Tang Dynasty could be planted in every corner of the earth, and every corner of the world would have Han Chinese and Chinese characters, as well as Hanfu Han customs and Han countries, he was excited.

Because only in this way did he feel that he had no regrets in this life.

As for the battle with the Empress Wu, as long as he killed Liu Ju, he would be able to confidently defeat the Empress Wu.

Isn't it?

According to the words of Sun Simiao, who always died, he could make Princess Gesang pregnant, which means that he has changed Li Hong, and now he is strong and strong, and he has his current achievements, if he is still played to death by the Empress Wu, then he will die directly, and it is estimated that he will not be able to achieve the great goal in his heart.

Therefore, Li Hong is still very confident in his current self!