Chapter 9: The Theft of the East Palace (Part I)
Li You's news is really reliable, Wanhualou after a while, only a few days of work, the old man's holy decree to seal the king came out - February 21, the fifth year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong issued an edict, named Li Su as the king of Liang, Li Xun as the king of Tan, Li Zhen as the king of Han, Li Zhi as the king of Jin, Li Shen as the king of Shen, Li Yan as the king of Jiang, Li Jian as the acting king; From the sixth to the twelfth, they all became princes, good guys, the whole prince was wholesaled, and the older sons who had already been promoted to princes also had their own rewards, and for a time there was laughter and laughter in the harem, and everyone was happy.
It's a good thing to be crowned king, but for Li Zhen, except for the monthly money, there is no other change, without him, according to the Tang system, the prince can only open a government at the age of eight to build a government, and he can only be an official at the age of fourteen, and now Li Zhen is only in his early four years, so good things are not on his head, so he can only watch the sixth and seventh brothers happily move into the new palace, seeing the smug look of the little brothers, Li Zhen's saliva almost flowed all over the place, but envy is envy, Li Zhen has no problem at this time, can only do what to do and what to do step by step, of course, the mind of making money in my heart is a little heavier.
You can learn, you have to read books, although Li Zhen doesn't appreciate Confucianism in his heart, but Li Zhen knows that Confucianism is indeed the most suitable learning for governing the world in the feudal era, and if you want to mix and nourish in the upper class, it is absolutely impossible to learn Confucianism, so Li Zhen still has a lot of hard work in school-that little homework every day is not enough for Li Zhen to stuff his teeth, most of the time he relies on self-study to enrich himself, but if there is anything unclear, he will ask Concubine Yan, It's really a question that Concubine Yan doesn't know very well, so she seized the opportunity to go to school and asked Kong Yingda. Without him, Li Zhen really doesn't want to expose his talent too much, he doesn't want to become the target of the public, but it's a pity that this wish is still in vain, the reason is very simple, Li Zhen's questions are more esoteric physical matters, some questions even Kong Yingda is not sure, you have to go to the pile of old papers to turn over to answer a rough idea, in this way, once or twice may be nothing, but there are too many times, Kong Yingda is not a fool, how can he not be suspicious, so Kong Yingda gave Li Zhen a course immediately accelerated a lot, It's just that for Li Zhen's unforgettable terrifying memory, those homework are still a piece of cake, which makes Kong Yingda surprised and relieved.
Comrade Lao Kong was happy, and Li Zhen's trouble was coming-Comrade Lao Kong praised Li Zhen for his talent and intelligence whenever he met people, but this word spread in the court, and somehow Li Zhen was passed on as a prodigy, and the palace was also spreading, which made Li Zhen feel a little caught off guard, and he was so annoyed that he wanted to cry.
A prodigy is a prodigy, but it's not a big deal, Li Zhen knows how much he has ability, and he will never be blinded by the so-called "prodigy" title, but the problem is that most of those rumors involve the prince, so he compares Li Zhen with the prince, and compares the prince to a dou who can't be helped, isn't this a problem? Li Zhen knew in her heart that these rumors were all pulled out by those brothers with big hearts, the purpose was to belittle the prince, but it was clear and clear, but Li Zhen couldn't explain it, and besides, with the prince's careful eyes, could he listen to Li Zhen's explanation? Helpless, Li Zhen can only do things carefully, whenever she goes to the East Palace to study, she always arrives early and leaves early, she never stays long if she has nothing to do, and she doesn't give the prince a chance to get mad, but she is so cautious, trouble still comes to the door.
Zhenguan five years of June on the eighth day of the first month, the weather is very hot, even in the morning and evening is stuffy to make people panic, if these days are walking in the sun, even if only a single clothes can not stand it, so Li Zhen got up early in the morning, casually used some early, while the sun has not yet come out to rush to the East Palace, because of the frequent coming, the East Palace guards did not ask much and let Li Zhen take a few little eunuchs into the door.
It's too early, Kong Yingda has not yet entered the palace, Li Zhen is sitting alone in the study of the Xiande Hall and studying his homework, this is Li Zhen's habit all along, and he didn't say much, but Li Zhen found that something was wrong today - in the past, when Li Zhen went to the study, there were always some servants in the East Palace inside and outside the room, or cleaning the study, or sorting out documents, but now the study is quiet inside and outside, not even a figure, Li Zhen didn't think too much, and ordered his little eunuch to wait at the door of the study, and entered the study leisurely. After sitting a few days upright, he looked at the book.
At two o'clock in the morning, Kong Yingda appeared in the study on time, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who fished for three days and dried nets for two days, didn't even show his face today, but well, Comrade Kong was also used to it, and he didn't even bother to ask, so he began to teach Li Zhen, and by the way, he answered all kinds of questions raised by Li Zhen, these are just common practices, and there is nothing to say. After a class, it was almost noon, Li Zhen said goodbye to Kong Yingda, planning to go to Yanfu to see how his own unique business was going, just out of the gate of the East Palace, not even the sedan chair had not yet been on, suddenly heard a commotion in the East Palace, before Li Zhen understood what was going on, a group of soldiers from the East Palace rushed out of the East Palace, surrounded Li Zhen and his party, the knives and guns in their hands were dazzling in the sun, and they were still shouting nonsense.
Liu Dequan, the deputy director of Min'an Palace, saw that the situation was not right, and rushed out of the crowd with the official body (Zhengqipin), and shouted: "What are you doing, you want to make a ......" Before the words were finished, the steel knife in the hand of a Donggong guard was already on his neck, which frightened Liu Dequan's legs weak, and his whole body trembled like sifting chaff, how could he still have the courage to stand out just now.
Damn, what does this bastard want to do, boss? In the noise, Li Zhen couldn't hear what the guards of the East Palace were shouting at all, seeing the scene hot, she was shocked and angry in her heart, but she didn't have a seizure, one is that it is not worth getting angry with her subordinates, and the other is that before she finds out what is going on, Li Zhen doesn't want to make a mistake because of anger. Li Zhen looked at the guard of the East Palace with cold eyes, took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, stepped forward, and shouted with a serious face: "Presumptuous, this king is here, who dares to use swords and guns without permission!" ”
Not to mention, Li Zhen came out, the scene immediately quieted down, after all, the identity of Prince Li Zhen was there, even if this group of people were all subordinates of the prince of the East Palace, they didn't dare to go too far, but the knives and guns in the hands of these guys were still standing, and they didn't let go of Liu Dequan, who was held hostage, because Li Zhen came forward, and the whole scene showed a strange silence for a while, as if it only took a little spark to detonate......