Chapter 15: The Poor Road
Xue Chongxun could have many reasons to persuade Cheng Qianli, and it was most feasible to sue him for an alliance with him, but he didn't say anything, because the person sitting next to him was Cheng Qianli and none other than him, so he simply saved his saliva. Every time Xue Chongxun saw Cheng Qianli, he would remember the first time he saw him.
It was at the head of Shanzhou City, Cheng Qianli was dressed in gray linen, looking at the sunset in the west, like a down-and-out poet who was sad and sad. The first impression gave Xue Chongxun a deep memory, so he believed that Cheng Qianli was a person with a rich inner world, and there was no need to say much.
There was no reason or persuasion, Xue Chongxun just said softly: "As soon as the city gate opened early this morning, Cui Riyong, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, sent his children out of the city. β
Cui ...... Squire? Cheng Qianli groaned. Xue Chongxun called Cui Riyong's name directly, and there was a little contempt in his tone, but Cheng Qianli did not call him by name when he repeated the name, he was a person who spoke more cautiously, even when there were no outsiders chatting.
At this time, Xue Chongxun remembered that Cheng Qianli had been in the Western Regions before, and not long after returning to Chang'an, he might not have understood some of the previous factions, so he explained: "When my mother and Li Sanlang were still competing, Cui Riyong and Li Sanlang's people had a close relationship. After the Jingyun incident (the conflict between Princess Taiping and Li Longji), the imperial court formulated a soft national policy to avoid being too involved, and Cui Riyong stayed in the position of the Huangmen squire until now, neither promoted nor demoted. β
The appeasement policy after the coup d'Γ©tat in the first year of Changyuan played a huge role in stabilizing the situation at that time, but now Xue Chongxun doesn't know whether it was right or wrong. If the prison was eradicated at that time, although it was very unfavorable to the reputation and image of the dynasty and gave people the impression of tyranny, it would not be possible to have many hidden dangers lurking like many unreasonable...... But these are all afterthoughts, and it's useless to think about the merits now.
Cheng Qianli let out an "oh" and suddenly said, "I understand the relationship between this person......"
Xue Chongxun said: "Although this matter seems to be a minutiae, the wind direction in the minutiae is a little wrong. β
"That's true." Cheng Qianli said quietly, the polite smile on his face was gone, but he couldn't see any fluctuations, "The mountain monk doesn't understand the number of Jiazi, a leaf falls to know the world in autumn, and the prince knows the slightest thing." After hearing the wind from Asari, I also thought that I am afraid that someone with a heart will not let go of such an opportunity. β
"Hmm." Xue Chongxun responded, and did not explicitly ask Cheng Qianli's attitude. After a while, seeing that he still didn't say anything, Xue Chongxun said, "I'm just visiting my old friend today, and I don't have anything important, so I'll leave." β
"Lord Wang......" Cheng Qianli suddenly stopped him, and said after a moment's silence, "I'm thinking, the opponent's last resort should be to cut off the canal, and Chang'an will be chaotic without a fight." β
"Oh?" Xue Chongxun failed to be invisible, and a relieved expression suddenly appeared on his face, because Cheng Qianli said this sentence to help him and stand on his side.
Cheng Qianli said: "If I were Li Sanlang, I would definitely start from the canal area east of Weishui and seize the granary, which can not only affect the morale of the Chang'an army, but also feed the war with war, and seize grain for self-fertilizer." Is the Three Rivers Law a fortune change that the prince once made? Today's Cao Yun, water (Weishui), river (Yellow River), river (Yangtze River) bordering widely hoarded grain and grass, waiting for the season to be cheap when to transfer to the west, just rob the granary can get twice the result with half the effort. Now that there are more than 10,000 guards along the canal, it is imperative to adjust the selection of commanders and commanders as soon as possible. β
Xue Chongxun suddenly said: "Cheng Xianggong is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, with a unique vision!" Teachable and teachable. β
Cheng Qianli took the opportunity to hint more clearly: "If it is useful to Cheng, even if you open your mouth, you must do it." β
Xue Chongxun didn't stay long, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "It's enough to have your words, farewell, I hope you and I still have the opportunity to fight side by side." β
Cheng Qianli nodded and sent him to the door.
Xue Chongxun and Sanniang got into the carriage, and Wang Changling, who stayed on it, saw him returning, so he asked, "What is Cheng Xianggong's attitude?" β
"Now that the matter here is done, Prime Minister Cheng will definitely be on our side." Xue Chongxun breathed a sigh of relief, and took another breath, there were other things to do at this time.
Wang Changling asked again: "Now let's rush to meet with Zhang Xianggong?" β
"I'm not going there for the time being, I have to go to the palace to do more important things first." Xue Chongxun's face was a little tired, although he came and went by car, but his work was not his strength but his heart, "Cheng Xianggong thinks that the rebels will cut off the canal and snatch the grain as the first blow, he is more proficient in military and fighter aircraft than you and me, I think it makes sense...... So I had to hurry up and get my mother to order the adjustment of the generals of the Protector Army; At the same time, the matter of adjusting the spirit and planning the army must also be as soon as possible, they have to return to Beijing from Longyou, and the journey will take a long time. β
At this time, Xue Chongxun sighed again, it really takes a group of people to do big things, not to mention others, even if you make suggestions, you also need to give your own strengths. Just like now, he didn't have a systematic preparation strategy in his mind at first, and then Jin Cheng, Wang Changling, and Cheng Qianli each made their own suggestions, and in a short period of time, he at least understood what to do, and he had a way, didn't he ...... With such a complicated matter and insufficient information evidence, it is really difficult for him to guess slowly with his own brain.
Wang Changling said: "When the lord goes to the palace, I won't follow me, I will live in the official residence of the county prince these days, and I can contact as soon as possible if there is anything." β
"That's very good." Xue Chongxun's heart warmed, at least there were so many people around him who were in the same boat with him.
So he didn't even enter the door once, and hurried from the south of the city to the Daming Palace, and spoke in front of Princess Taiping. However, it shouldn't be difficult to convince her mother, with her rich experience in fighting, she will definitely be able to realize that Li Longji may have an accident, and she will naturally want to make some preparations.
When Xue Chongxun went to the Chengxiang Palace, he was told that Princess Taiping had fallen asleep. Now there are many people in the Chengxiang Palace who know about Princess Taiping's condition, the paper can't hold the fire, her condition is getting worse and worse, and the imperial doctor often goes in and out of medicine for diagnosis and treatment.
Xue Chongxun saw that it was still early, so he asked the palace maid Princess Taiping how long she had been asleep. The maid replied, "Your Highness often has abdominal pain, and he can't sleep all night. This afternoon is really difficult to support, when the imperial doctor is helpless, the Yuqing Daogu on the star tower offered an elixir, it is really a god, His Royal Highness took the pill and went to sleep, and the slave maid and maid saw that her old man finally had a peaceful sleep, and they did not dare to disturb. β
"The elixir of the Taoist priest?" Xue Chongxun was stunned, he really didn't believe in that thing, and where did he see that those pills actually contained heavy metal substances, which were poisonous. He said coldly, "Who is so bold to let my mother eat indiscriminately? β
The palace maid said innocently: "It was His Highness who wanted to eat, she was sweating profusely in pain, and she couldn't stand it anymore, and the imperial doctors were so anxious that they couldn't do anything, so His Highness Xuanyu Qingdao came to see her." Yuqing Daogu offered the pill and said that it could relieve pain, and His Royal Highness fell asleep after taking it. β
"Asleep or unconscious?" Xue Chongxun hurriedly said, "Lead the way ahead, let me see." β
The palace maid was embarrassed: "Your Royal Highness has just fallen asleep, and her clothes are thin, I'm afraid it's inconvenient, and the slave maid can't be the master, the prince waits first, and the slave and maid go and ask the top." β
"Ask you, sister!" Xue Chongxun said angrily, "I can't see my mother? Go, call Yuqing to me. β
The palace maid was startled, and hurriedly ran away as if she was going straight to the flying bridge, and she didn't react all the way, why did she ask my sister? My sister is in my hometown.
Xue Chongxun broke into the palace, and the eunuchs and palace maids saw him with anger on their faces, and he was the eldest son of Princess Taiping, so no one dared to stop him. When he lifted the curtain, several palace maids inside were so surprised that they had to fall to their knees and dare not come out.
Princess Taiping was lying on the bed, Xue Chongxun was very embarrassed when he saw it, Princess Taiping was indeed thinly dressed, not only did she not cover the quilt, but she was only wearing a translucent breathable light veil, her skin like snow was looming, and what was even more embarrassing was that the tip of the breast on her plump chest was obviously contrasting in color, there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, and there was a faint white smoke in her hair.
Xue Chongxun's face was a little unbearable, and he hurriedly turned his head to look away, and when he walked over and wanted to pull the quilt to cover his mother, the slave next to him said, "Yuqing Daogu said that it can't be covered, if the heat does not disperse and is blocked in the body, it will go crazy." β
Xue Chongxun stopped, he couldn't just take care of himself...... He doesn't believe in this Taoist thing, and he doesn't understand it, so since he doesn't understand it, how can he destroy it at will? But at this time, he felt that the Taoist priest was quite mysterious, what was the white smoke on his mother's head? What is it that makes people hot like this in the fall?
At first, he felt very embarrassed, after all, the jade body and Chen on the couch were his own relatives, but after a while, he figured it out, because he was his relatives, as long as he didn't want to be crooked, what did it matter? Thinking about it this way, he was much calmer.
After waiting for a while, Yuqing, who was dressed in a cyan robe, opened the curtain and walked in, and saw Xue Chongxun standing inside, her delicate and thin face was also red, but she still pretended to be indifferent and indisputable, and pinched the meridian in her hand and said, "Xue Lang called the poor Dao to come and give advice?" β
Xue Chongxun pointed to Princess Taiping, who was unconscious on the bed, and said, "What kind of pill did you give my mother, how did she pass out, can you still wake up?" β
Yuqing said: "It's the Yin and Yang Imperial Qi Pill, and you can wake up when you break the Dan." She saw that Xue Chongxun's face was not good, and said, "Your Highness is suffering from earthly diseases and is in pain, is Xue Lang willing to see her suffer such a sin?" β
Xue Chongxun couldn't answer.
Yuqing said again: "Your Highness...... treats the poor very well on weekdays, how can the poor do her? β
Xue Chongxun heard that her voice was a little strange, and when he turned his head to look at her face, he found that there was nothing unusual. G