After the military department turned a major incident into a small one, Li Linfu actually let Li Shizhi go like that, and did not make any more moves, and promoted his cousin-in-law Wei Jian, who was good friends with Li Shizhi, to the secretary of the criminal department. It's just that he also dismissed Wei Jian from all his envoys, and no longer let Wei Jian interfere in national finance and taxation.

Wei Jian was very dissatisfied with Li Linfu for this, but because of his high position and power, and he was an in-law, he couldn't say anything on the surface, so he had to complain behind his back.

The object of his complaint-filled confiding is the crown prince and the border general Huangfu Weiming.

Huangfu Weiming is the envoy of Hexi and Longyoujie, and Tianbao has broken Tubo on the border for four years, and has great military achievements. The older Li Longji gets, the more he admires military merits, and he has the idea of supporting the border generals and the rulers to balance each other.

Huangfu is obviously upright, as early as when the prince was loyal to the king, he was his subordinate and intersected with him, and Wei Jian was old, and he was also dissatisfied with Li Linfu for a long time. He only hated that he was always at the border and couldn't get rid of this traitor for the country, so as soon as he saw Li Longji, he wanted to say that Li Linfu was not, and he would not let go in front of Li Linfu.

Li Longji didn't want to dismiss this prime minister who made him feel comfortable, so he never accepted it, nor did he stop him, and made eye contact with Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Linfu from time to time. As soon as he saw Li Linfu's old face that he had to smile at right, he couldn't help laughing.

Whenever Huangfu Weiming said too much, Xiao Jiangyuan would clear his throat.

Huangfu Weiming both respected and cared about Xiao Jiangyuan: "Didn't General Xiao suffer from the cold?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan: "......"

Li Longji suddenly burst out laughing.

Huangfu Weiming: "??? ”

Li Linfu glanced at Huangfu Weiming lightly, and then looked at Xiao Jiangyuan, you see that I was scolded so badly, can you bear to let me not make a move?

Xiao Jiangyuan didn't look at Li Linfu, but lowered his eyes and pondered. The two towns of Jiedu envoys have mastered one-fifth of the troops of the entire Tang border, and now the Tang soldiers are transitioning from the government military system to the recruitment system, and the dependence on the generals is getting stronger and stronger, and the power of the Jiedu envoys is also increasing, and the emperor Fu Weiming has been friendly with the prince in his early years......

She didn't know whether the relationship between the crown prince and Huangfu Weiming was deep or a gentleman's friendship, so she couldn't conclude whether their relationship was a blessing or a curse for Li Longji.

Wei Jian has lost his real power, if Li Linfu wants to deal with Huangfu Weiming again, it seems that there is no choice, but as soon as Li Linfu makes a move, it is easy to attack too ruthlessly, but Xiao Jiangyuan does not want to put Huangfu Weiming to death. After all, Huangfu Weiming was a good general, and Xiao Jiangyuan just wanted to weaken his military power and separate the relationship between him and the crown prince in order to ensure Li Longji's power and safety.

She was about to think about how to deal with the matter, but the situation took a turn for the worse, and she couldn't help it.

Just after the Shangyuan Festival, Yang Shenjin wrote a letter to impeach Wei Jian, and Huangfu Weiming gathered in Jinglongguan on the night of Shangyuan, and reprimanded Wei Jian for being a relative and should not be very close to the border generals.

This is a very important matter, and Xiao Jiangyuan can't help but present it to Li Longji. Seeing that Li Longji was not angry after reading it, she took the initiative to ask for an investigation, but she didn't want the results of the investigation to be very unoptimistic, Wei Jian not only really gathered with Huangfu Weiming in Jinglongguan, but also met with the traveling prince before that and talked for a while.

Between Li Longji and the crown prince, Xiao Jiangyuan naturally chose Li Longji, so he didn't hide anything.

Li Longji immediately summoned the permanent staff to discuss the matter: "One is a middle-aged prince who has no hope of ascending the throne, the other is a relative and a capable minister, plus a general with a heavy army......"

Hearing Li Longji's voice getting deeper and deeper, Li Linfu immediately knelt down and said, "Enlightened saint, the old minister is guilty!" There have long been rumors among the people that General Huangfu's return to Beijing this time is an attempt to support the crown prince. But General Huangfu once slandered the old minister, and the old minister was afraid that he would tell the matter, and he was suspected of communiqué personal vendetta, so he kept it silent. But I don't want the old minister to make a big mistake for the sake of his reputation! I hope that the saint will be condemned! ”

Although Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming really talked in Jinglongguan, and Wei Jian had indeed met the crown prince before that, it did not mean that the three of them really had bad intentions and actions. But Li Longji himself ascended to the throne by a coup d'état, and he is very familiar with this lineup. He would rather think more than let it go, so he immediately ordered Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming to be imprisoned and handed over to the Yushitai for trial.

"As for the ...... of the East Palace," Li Longji looked at the ministers in the palace, and finally looked at Xiao Jiangyuan, who was closest to him, "It's better for the general to ask for me." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan hadn't been to the East Palace for several years, and the palace scenery here was the same, no different from when the abolished prince Li Ying lived.

Regarding Xiao Jiangyuan's sudden personal visit, the prince seemed calm, but his wandering gaze revealed his inner uneasiness and vigilance.

The prince forbears, Xiao Jiangyuan saw this in his eyes when he was young. In the past, when he was the adopted son of the queen, he did not have any pride and indulgence, but now that he has become a prince, he has only become more and more humble and humble, Li Longji feels comfortable and relieved about this, but Xiao Jiangyuan is not. She always feels that people are humble and know honor and disgrace, and they are the most reluctant to be unwilling, while the most humble people often have plans, just like herself.

The difference is that she made her own choice, and the prince has a little more helplessness as a last resort. After all, with a strict and sensitive father like Li Longji, he wants to live in peace, and there is no other way to go.

After learning the purpose of Xiao Jiangyuan's trip, the prince panicked: "Who is so cruel to frame me?!" Aweng, you watched me grow up, and you know me best. That night...... I did meet my uncle that night, but it was a chance encounter on the street, and Humble Jing always complained that my uncle rarely entered the East Palace to see her because he was a relative, so I just exchanged these few words with my uncle, and there was nothing else to say! As for my uncle, I went to Jinglongguan and met General Huangfu, if there is no Ah Weng in this matter, I don't know today! My father is alive, how dare I have such a rebellious thought, and where do I have the guts? It's hard to put it bluntly, I'm already the prince, why bother?! ”

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was standing lightly, and was not shaken by his words, the prince became more and more anxious: "Ah Weng, it's okay if my father doesn't believe me, he is the emperor, it should be so, as a son, I dare not be disloyal and unfilial, and there is nothing that I can't understand, but Ah Weng, even you don't believe me?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan, as a close eunuch of the Son of Heaven, sometimes can't have her own attitude, so in the face of the prince's seemingly aggrieved questioning, she can only smile helplessly. She knew that her non-denial could not satisfy the crown prince, so she immediately said as if inadvertently: "I heard that Your Highness has a eunuch named 'Li Fuguo' here?" ”

Since entering the East Palace, she has not seen Jingzhong's figure. She once thought that the crown prince was deliberately hiding Jingzhong in her and even Li Longji's eyes for some reason, but now she is even more sure of this speculation. The reason may be related to Li Longji, or it may be the one who promoted Jingzhong and even gave him a name. In any case, this shows that the prince is not as obedient to Li Longji as he seems.

This matter can be big or small, after all, every child may have all kinds of differences with their parents, and Jing Zhong, who Li Longji doesn't like, may really fall in the eyes of the prince. It's just that the father and son of the Heavenly Family are different from the subjects after all, and the Son of Heaven and the crown prince were enemies in another sense even from the beginning.

If the prince just has a little idea of his own, this is naturally nothing, but if the idea is big, it will not be a good thing for Li Longji.

She now points out the existence of Li Fuguo, one is to let the prince know that no matter how big or small his actions are, Li Longji knows it, but he is just thinking about the relationship between father and son, and he is too lazy to magnify it, even if such a big thing happens this time, Li Longji also gave him a chance; Second, she also wanted to see what Li Fuguo was to the prince.

But seeing that the prince was only slightly stunned, he did not hesitate to send someone to summon Li Fuguo to the front of the person, and said with a smile: "It's him." Does Ah Weng feel familiar? It is the former Jingzhong, I heard that he is Ah Weng's apprentice, presumably he has outstanding ability, although he doesn't know what mistakes he has made, but who can be innocent, he can change his mistakes, and he is very good, and I dare not wronged Ah Weng, the only disciple. ”

Li Fuguo is a little more calm and gloomy than Jingzhong, and his body is much stronger. Although he was dressed in a noble scarlet robe, he looked more respectful than those eunuchs in green clothes. He never raised his eyes, and his face was pale as if he had never known Xiao Jiangyuan.

He also did not have any panic or resentment about the prince's near-abandonment.

Xiao Jiangyuan was very satisfied with this reaction: "Li Neishou has already been a teacher, not an old slave can teach it, since he has entered the East Palace, he is His Highness's person, and life and death are all up to His Highness." His Royal Highness can use whoever he wants, who calls His Royal Highness the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the son of the saint? Even if the saint doesn't like Li Neishi, he will look at His Highness's face, and let him go, please rest assured. ”

How can the prince really rest assured: "That...... What does my father plan to do with me about Jinglongguan? ”

"The old slave has only one sentence, the prince is the capital of the country and the son of the saint with high hopes."

"I believe in my father, and I believe in Awen." The prince solemnly bowed his hand, "I also asked Ah Weng to tell his father that he knew that he was under the melon field, and he did not dare to beg for his father's trust and forgiveness, and was willing to put himself under house arrest and not say a word to outsiders until the truth came out to prove his innocence!" ”

To retreat as advance, the strong man broke his wrist. This is not only a disguised abandonment of Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, but also a surrender of his net worth and life to Li Longji. Although it was risky, it was the reaction that touched Li Longji the most.

Seeing that the prince was so keen, alert and resolute, Xiao Jiangyuan returned the salute with a light smile and said goodbye.

The prince specially sent Li Fuguo to give her a ride, she didn't refuse, but she was silent all the way, and when she came to the palace gate, she heard Li Fuguo say in a low voice:

"Master......"

I may not have heard this title for a long time.