Lin De Hall is the dormitory of Gaozong and Empress Wu in Daming Palace, it is divided into the front hall, the middle hall, the apse, and the three halls are connected by pillars. The resting place of Gojong is in the front hall. Li Hong, accompanied by a small chamberlain, arrived at the Lin De Hall not long after.

Through the report of the chamberlain, Li Hong strode into the main hall and saw Emperor Gaozong leaning on the couch, with a towel on his forehead, closing his eyes and recuperating.

When Li Hong walked in front of him, before he had time to give a salute, he heard Gaozong say in a light tone, "It's Hong'er, right?" No need to salute, sit down! ”

"Thank you, Father!" Gaozong's generosity and benevolence were known to Li Hong for a long time, so he was not very restrained in front of Gaozong, not as nervous and cramped as he was in front of Empress Wu.

Gojong seemed to be tired, and after saying this, he stopped talking.

And Li Hong betrayed Gaozong in the Zichen Palace, he felt a little weak in his heart, but when he saw the somewhat haggard Gaozong who was being tortured by the wind on the couch, an indescribable sadness rose in his heart, and suddenly his nose was sour, and his tone was choked, "Father, you must not work so hard in the future, take care of your body!" ”

Gaozong opened his eyes slightly, he looked at Li Hong, and a look of relief flashed in his eyes.

He is very optimistic about Li Hong, the future heir of the Tang Dynasty that he personally selected.

Because Li Hong inherited both his benevolence and filial piety and his early wisdom and intelligence, he loved Li Hong very much and had high hopes.

And now seeing that his son is so worried about his body, he likes Li Hong even more in his heart, so he opened his mouth and said softly, "Hong'er, you are now the prince of the Tang Dynasty, why are you still crying like before?" Father's father is fine, it's just that the old problem has been committed again, just rest and rest! ”

"Hmm." Li Hong hurriedly stopped choking, in fact, he didn't know why he was crying suddenly, "Father, my son heard some time ago that Sun Simiao has superb medical skills, and he has already sent someone to invite him, and he will come to Chang'an soon, and then I will bring him to treat my father." ”

"I have seen this disease by many imperial doctors, and there is no cure, so what is the good plan for Sun Simiao you said? But since Hong'er is so filial, I will let Sun Simiao take a look at it when the time comes! Gaozong said helplessly, "It's just that your body has been weak since you were a child, and you usually have to pay attention to meditation and recuperation." You must know that you are the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and your father is not in good health, so you will need to assist your father in handling government affairs in the future. ”

Gaozong just said lightly, but Li Hong still heard the meaning of Gaozong's words. He is already very dissatisfied with the current style of the Empress Wu, and desperately hopes that his son can share some of the pressure for him and restrain the Empress Wu who is about to lift him up.

And at this moment, Li Hong also knew why Gaozong wanted Dai Zhide to tell him about the book.

Because as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he has a great reputation among the hundred officials, and he also has a lot of power. And in this case, as long as he can stand up and say a word, he can reduce the pressure on Gaozong to face the aggressive Empress Wu.

And the current Gaozong really needs a prince with a tough attitude who can stand on his side.

"Erchen understands what his father means, please rest assured that if he recuperates for a while, Erchen's health will be fine, and he will be able to continue to listen to politics in the Xuanzheng Palace. However, the father is the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and the body of the father is related to the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty. Li Hong replied.

He also has something to say, he wants to tell Gaozong that as long as you are healthy, as long as you can always support yourself, you are willing to take on more responsibilities for you.

"Well, you deserve to be my prince!" Gaozong said with sincere admiration. At this moment, the gloomy aura between his brows seemed to have subsided a lot.

Suddenly, Gaozong asked in a stern tone, "In the early days of the dynasty today, the imperial history impeached you, saying that the prince privately mobilized his own pro-army to harass local security. Tell me what's going on? ”

Li Hong didn't expect that because of Gaozong's wind illness, he didn't even ask about state affairs just now, but he was still so concerned about his own affairs, so he told Gaozong about sending Li Duoqi to invite Sun Simiao.

When Gaozong heard this, he was furious.

Because Li Hong said just now that he invited Sun Simiao to come to Chang'an to treat Gaozong's illness, and now Yushi wants to impeach Li Hong for this reason, isn't it equivalent to impeaching himself?

Gaozong's most urgent thing is to cure his wind disease, and now some people still want to talk about the prince's fault. How could he not be angry, so he saw him say in a stern tone, "Hmph, these imperial histories are too bold, right?" Dare to openly discuss the rights and wrongs of the prince? Hong'er, don't worry, my father will definitely punish them severely, and will never tolerate this kind of crime committed below. ”

"Thank you, Father!" Li Hong said gratefully.

At this time, he didn't show any clues in front of Gaozong, but his heart was turbulent.

Who is it that has such a great hatred for him? Why don't you take this matter to the court and talk about it endlessly? When he saw Empress Wu just now, when Empress Wu told him about this incident, he thought that Empress Wu wanted to take the opportunity to beat him. But now that he heard Gaozong ask himself again, and his expression was serious, he knew that this matter must have caused a lot of turmoil at the court meeting.

It's just that Gaozong didn't say who impeached him, and Li Hong didn't dare to ask.

Immediately, Li Hong chatted with Gaozong for a while, and seeing that Gaozong was already very tired, he said goodbye and withdrew from the Linde Palace.

Li Hong walked out of the Lin De Hall with a heavy heart, and his heart was clouded with a layer of haze. Not to mention that the current battle between the emperor and the queen has involved him in the whirlpool, as far as the fact that someone in the court impeached him for privately mobilizing his personal guards this morning is enough, it is enough to show that he is not without enemies in the court, and this enemy is extraordinary, and daring to impeach the current prince of the Tang Dynasty at the court meeting is definitely not a small role.

But who is this man?

It must be found out as soon as possible. Since there is an enemy and there is already a threat to yourself, you must eradicate it as soon as possible. Otherwise, when he has to face a more dangerous and strange battle between the emperor and queen in the future, I am afraid that he will be more passive because of this strong enemy.

Li Hong thought about it and left Daming Palace.

When he arrived at the Danfeng Gate at the south gate of Daming Palace, Yan Zhuang, who had been waiting here for a long time, greeted him, "Your Highness, are we going back to the East Palace now?" ”

"Hmm." Li Hong just nodded slightly because he had something in his heart.

But at this moment, suddenly a convoy appeared in front of Danfeng Gate, followed by slaves, and the guards protected each other, full of style, this kind of battle is not comparable to the prime ministers, princes and princes of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Hong frowned, this is Danfeng Gate, it is the main gate of Daming Palace, who has the courage to show off his power in front of Danfeng Gate?

"Your Highness, this is the frame of Helan Minzhi and Wei Guo's wife Helan Minyue." Yan Zhuang said in a low voice, "Since a month ago, Helan Minzhi was favored by the queen mother, let him change his surname to Wu, and inherited the title of Duke of Zhou, he relied on the favor of the queen mother and his sister Mrs. Wei Guo in front of His Majesty, and began to fly high, arrogant, and completely ignore the hundred officials. Your Highness had better not have anything to do with such a gentleman. ”

"No wonder...," Li Hong smiled contemptuously.

Li Hong is no stranger to Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue.

Helan Toshizhi's mother is the sister of Empress Wu, the Korean lady Wu Shun.

At that time, because Wu Yuanqing treated Empress Wu's biological mother Yang very thinly, and Empress Wu took the opportunity to take revenge after being canonized as the queen, demoting him to the Longzhou Assassin History, Wu Yuanqing died of illness soon after serving as the Assassin History. In order to cultivate the power of her relatives, Empress Wu asked Gaozong to take Helan Minzhi as the heir of Wushi Tong, let him change his martial arts, inherit the title of Duke of Zhou, and promote him to the bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion and the permanent attendant of Zuo Sancai.

It's a pity that Helan Minzhi didn't pay attention to the hard work of Empress Wu at all. Not only did he not stand on the side of Empress Wu politically, but he also suspected Empress Wu because of the death of his sister Wei Guo's wife Helan Minyue, and he had the audacity to seduce the daughter of Yang Sijian, the quasi-crown princess Siwei Shaoqing, who was appointed by Empress Wu, and also forced the maid next to Princess Taiping, and was exiled to Lingnan by the unbearable Empress Wu, and was hanged to death by Helan Minzhi with the reins of a horse halfway.

As for Helan Minyue, she is also a pathetic figure.

At that time, she and her mother, Mrs. Han, pampered Gaozong, and was secretly poisoned by the Empress Wu in food, so that she was poisoned to death. At a young age, he died and died in Huangquan.

These two people, one is a fool who can't hold up the wall in the mud, and the other is a slut who serves Gaozong with a mother and daughter. How could Li Hong want to have anything to do with these two people?

Just as Li Hong and Yan Zhuang were talking in a low voice, Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue had already walked in front of Li Hong, bowed down and saluted, "Minzhi, Minyue, I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Li Hong looked at the brother and sister Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue in front of him, Helan Minzhi was already twenty-two years old, with bright and bright teeth, and a jade tree in the wind, he was indeed worthy of being a beautiful man in Chang'an City. And although Helan Minyue is only seventeen or eighteen years old, she is gorgeous and moving, and she is indeed a beauty who has captivated the city and the country.

"Duke Zhou and Mrs. Wei don't need to be polite!" Li Hong said lightly, although the two of them were very respectful to themselves, Li Hong still sensed his contempt for him from Helan Minzhi's eyes.

However, Li Hong also doesn't care much about the two idiots of Helan Minzhi, what else is there besides a good skin? He moved his gaze to Helan Minyue and asked, "I don't know where Mrs. Wei is going?" ”

"The slave family heard that His Majesty was unwell, so he specially entered the palace to visit." Helan Minyue secretly glanced at Li Hong, and replied with a slightly shy bow.

For the crown prince Li Hong, Helan Minyue has a special feeling.

When she was a girl, she thought about marrying Li Hong as the crown princess, and then becoming the queen mother of the Tang Dynasty. But this dream was shattered after she was favored by Gaozong. Although she is dead now, the feelings that existed in her girlhood still linger in her heart.

Helan Minzhi hated Li Hong very much, this was out of jealousy of Li Hong's prominent status, and in the past, Li Hong was always respectful and humble when he saw him, but today he found that Li Hong looked at him with contempt in his eyes, but also a wave of disgust and disdain, and when he saw his sister's behavior towards Li Hong, how could he not see what his sister was thinking, and he was even more unhappy with Li Hong in his heart, so he snorted coldly and said, "Isn't Your Highness recuperating in the East Palace because of physical discomfort?" Why is it so good today, so early in the morning, I actually came to Daming Palace to play? Your Highness, you are the crown prince of Datang, and your body is so weak, it is not a blessing for Datang! Therefore, you still have to pay more attention in the future, and stay in the East Palace if you don't have anything to do! ”

"The lonely body is no longer in serious trouble, so I don't worry about Zhou Guogong. However, I heard that Zhou Guogong often lingers in the Song House Wine Apartment in Chang'an City, and this body is probably very weak, so you should pay attention to your body in the future! Li Hong sneered.

Helan Minzhi is no matter how much he is favored by Empress Wu and Gaozong, but compared with him, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it is still too far behind. Therefore, it is possible that the hundred officials will be afraid of him because Empress Wu and Gaozong favor Helan Minzhi, but Li Hong is not afraid at all.

Besides, Helan Minzhi in history seduced the quasi-crown princess Yang, although this incident has not happened now, even if it happens in the future, it is not a cuckold for Li Hong, who did not marry the Yang family. But if Helan Minzhi dared to provoke Li Hong again, Li Hong didn't mind getting rid of him now.

"You..."

As soon as Helan Minzhi was about to refute, Helan Minyue on the side had already found out that her brother had already confronted the crown prince, and the two seemed to be about to have a dispute, so she hurriedly said to Li Hong before Helan Minzhi could open her mouth and ridicule each other, "Your Highness, our brother and sister are still going to enter the palace to visit Your Majesty, so let's leave first!" ”

After speaking, she bowed to Li Hong, and then pulled Helan Minzhi towards Danfeng Gate.

Helan Minzhi was annoyed and embarrassed by Li Hong's ridicule, and was about to ridicule him, but he was blocked by his sister, and was pulled by his sister to Danfeng Gate, so he could only snort coldly, and was pulled into Danfeng Gate by Helan Minyue.

Li Hong watched Helan Min's brother and sister disappear into the Danfeng Gate, and his face became a little gloomy.

He said to Yan Zhuang, "Yan Zhuang, you go and find out who is impeaching Gu in the Xuanzheng Hall today." Also, check the details of Helan Minzhi again to see if he has committed any violations of law and discipline recently. ”

Yan Zhuang heard a murderous intent from Li Hong's words, his body was stunned, and he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Your Highness, who are you?" ”

"It's nothing, I just want to kill a chicken to show the monkeys and make them be honest." Li Hong said lightly, and strode towards his frame.

After walking a few steps, just when Yan Zhuang was still stunned, he spoke again. "By the way, later, you will let all the subordinate officials of the East Palace gather in the Chongjiao Hall, and you must have a good talk with them."

"No!" Yan Zhuang was awakened, immediately agreed, and quickly followed Li Hong.