[Chapter 31: Reminiscing about the Past and Affectionate] (1)
It's a pity that Li Longji hasn't mentioned Queen Wang once recently, so Xiao Jiangyuan told the truth. Queen Wang's eyes trembled slightly, and for a while, she didn't know whether to be happy or lost, so she heard Xiao Jiangyuan ask softly:
"Why did the queen suddenly ask about this?"
Queen Wang didn't know where to start, it was an elusive intuition, both from her long-term uneasiness and from her little understanding of Li Longji.
Seeing that Queen Wang shook her head and said nothing, Xiao Jiangyuan said no more: "The minister will retire first." ”
Queen Wang sighed faintly, turned around and sat back on the couch: "Go back, take good care of San Lang." ”
Penglai Pavilion is a familiar place for Xiao Jiangyuan. She has seen the high-eyebrow Wei Shuren here, the Shangguan Wan'er who weighs the world, and the glamorous Li Bao'er, but she has never seen such a lonely and even lonely Tang Dynasty queen.
She suddenly remembered Queen Wang's maiden name: Wang Jun.
Jun, the exquisite jade is also a gentleman in the jade, in Xiao Jiangyuan's view. Now the beautiful jade is covered with dust, and I don't know whether it will be broken or decayed.
Thinking like this, she unconsciously returned to the Zichen Palace. Xiao Jiangyuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there was finally something else that could divert her energy, but when she just walked outside the door of the inner room, she heard Li Longji talking to Jiang Jiao inside:
"The queen has been childless for a long time, I want to depose her, do you think it is feasible?"
Jiang Jiao's tone was very shocked: "Why did the saint suddenly think like this? ”
Li Longji was silent and said, "If I say that I didn't have a whim, but after years of careful consideration, do you believe it?" ”
Jiang Jiao said: "Naturally, there is nothing unbelievable. It's just that...... Although the queen has no children and has no other faults, why does the saint have to depose the queen? ”
"You don't have to worry about this, you just have to answer me, is it possible?"
Xiao Jiangyuan could hear that Jiang Jiao was very embarrassed: "...... This is certainly not feasible...... This act will be a stain on the saint's body......"
Li Longji's voice was colder than the winter wind: "You shouldn't understand what I mean." What I am asking is not whether it can be done, but whether it can be successful, or even smooth, if I want to abolish it with my current power. ”
“…… This...... This ......"
Seeing that Jiang Jiao was hesitant and speechless for a long time, Li Longji immediately understood something, and sighed a little helplessly.
For Jiang Jiao, Zichen Hall has always been as comfortable as entering a no-man's land, but at this moment, it makes him feel like he is on pins and needles. Li Longji's composure and calmness when he mentioned the abolition made him both familiar and unfamiliar, and a little more frightened. He couldn't help but think of Li Longji's coldness and ruthlessness towards the heroes before the first century, isn't it all over yet, even the mother of the Tang Dynasty can't be spared?
So...... What about him Jiang Jiao?
He suddenly didn't dare to stay in the Zichen Palace: "Qi Sage, the minister suddenly remembered that there was something at home, if the sage had no other instructions, the minister would retire first." ”
Li Longji seemed to be thinking about something, so he only said "um" and nodded, until Jiang Jiao got up and stepped back, he suddenly remembered something: "Slow." ”
Jiang Jiao's body couldn't help but stiffen, and his footsteps stopped: "What does the saint command?" ”
Li Longji walked up to Jiang Jiao and took Jiang Jiao's hand: "I used to be a good friend like a brother, but now you are the only one left." That is, in the face of you, I can speak freely, and I will only talk to you about such an important matter. You should know that the stakes are very high after the abolition, and I haven't made up my mind yet, so I can't say anything, right? ”
Jiang Jiao is not a fool, so he can naturally understand what Li Longji meant: "Don't worry, the sage, the minister will not talk about this matter to anyone." ”
"Okay." Li Longji patted Jiang Jiao on the shoulder and let him go.
Jiang Jiao had just retreated outside the hall gate, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Xiao Jiangyuan looking at him with a smile.
Seeing that Jiang Jiao was stunned for a moment, and was about to scream, Xiao Jiangyuan hurriedly raised a finger in front of his lips, signaled Jiang Jiao not to make a sound, and then pulled Jiang Jiao to the compartment where he lived.
"What the sage said with the prince of the country, Xiao heard it."
Because of Li Longji, Jiang Jiao had already introduced Xiao Jiangyuan, who had a good temper and was not a threat, as his best friend. Hearing Xiao Jiangyuan say this, he immediately grabbed Xiao Jiangyuan's hand and said with a sad face: "Tell me what this is called, if the saint is close to me, I would rather be less close!" ”
Xiao understands Guogong's difficulties. Guogong is not only a close friend of the saint, but for the queen, he is more like a brother, and he is good friends with his uncle, and he is caught in a dilemma. Xiao Jiangyuan smiled soothingly, and as he spoke, he withdrew his hand without a trace, led Jiang Jiao to sit down, and poured him a cup of herbal tea to escape the heat.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Jiang Jiao took a sip of it, "Although the sage told me not to speak, since I know, if I don't know a word, how can I be worthy of the queen and my uncle?" But if I say it, and the saints will know about it in the future, it is inevitable that Long Yan will be angry, and I ...... Now I can't understand the saint, and I really can't think of how the saint will punish me at that time. Ah Yuan, what do you think I should do? ”
Xiao Jiangyuan was also hesitating. If Li Longji made up his mind to abolish the queen, she would inevitably stand on Li Longji's side, but since Li Longji only talked to Jiang Jiao secretly, he must still be thinking about it and has not yet made up his mind. In this way, perhaps, everything will turn around.
As for Li Longji's feelings for Jiang Jiao...... Xiao Jiangyuan thought for a while and said, "For so many years, how the sage has treated Guogong, Xiao has seen it in his eyes, and I believe that Guogong also feels it." Now there is only one best friend left with the saint since childhood, and this kind of affection cannot be compared and replaced by others. General Wang used to be just a saint's family slave, but now the saints can be so tolerant of him, is it possible that Chengguo is not as good as him? ”
When Jiang Jiao heard this, his waist straightened up a little: "I am naturally stronger than him." ”
Xiao Jiangyuan continued: "Besides, who said that the saint would definitely know about this matter? ”
Jiang Jiao asked rhetorically, "What does A-Yuan mean ......?"
Xiao Jiangyuan approached Jiang Jiao and said in a low voice: "The Duke of the Kingdom can inform the Empress and Uncle Guo of this matter, just let them know that the sage has such a mind, and then let them remember that this matter must not be said explicitly, one is to protect the Duke of the Kingdom, and the other is that although there are many people among the courtiers who love and sympathize with the Empress, there are also those who speculate wantonly in order to get promoted and make a fortune. Why didn't the sage let the prince say it, because he didn't have a bottom in his heart, he was worried that he would not be able to abolish it once, and it would be difficult to abolish it in the future, and the queen should have similar worries - this matter will not be pressed, the emperor and queen are still a loving husband and wife, no matter how much Concubine Wuxian is favored, the sage has never spoiled the concubine and killed his wife, otherwise the queen and the uncle will personally push the sage to the opposite side, can the prince understand what Xiao meant? ”
Jiang Jiao nodded solemnly: "I understand!" ”
"The prince must let the queen and uncle know that if you want to keep the throne and the glory of the family, you must restrain yourself and not give the saint any reason to abolish the queen, and there is no other way!" Xiao Jiangyuan said and sighed lightly, "Actually, where is this for the queen, after all, it is not for the good of the saint, it is good and decent, why do you have to abolish the queen?" As Guogong said, the abolition is a stain, what the saint wants to do is the saint of the ages, even if the saint knows that he really wants to blame in the future, Xiao has no regrets! ”
Hearing Xiao Jiangyuan say this, Jiang Jiao's anger inexplicably poured into his brain, and said: "Ah Yuan is so loyal, fearless and selfless, I am deeply ashamed. Anyway, you don't know anything about this matter, if there is anything bad, I will bear it alone! Of course...... It's better not to have anything bad. ”
Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but smile: "As long as the prince convinces the queen and uncle according to Xiao's words, the saint will have no way of knowing about this, everything is as always, and there is no risk at all." ”
"It's just...... Naturally, the sooner I told the queen about this, the better, but I had just learned such news from the saint, and if I rashly went to visit the queen or my uncle, it would be too obvious, and the saint would be suspicious. ”
This Xiao Jiangyuan thought about it before he spoke: "The prince can find someone first, and then he will admonish the queen and uncle." ”
"Who?"
"King Teng."
King Teng's name is Li Qiao, and this Li Qiao is not Li Qiao. A few years ago, that Li Qiao was the Li family of Zhao County, who was the prime minister, and later became a member of the clan because he had assisted Wei Shuren, and this Li Qiao was a clan, the grandson of Li Tai, the fourth son of Emperor Taizong, and Li Longji, the grandson of Emperor Li Zhi, was a cousin of the same ancestor, and Jiang Jiao was naturally an old acquaintance. The most suitable thing is that his wife Wang is still the sister of Queen Wang and Wang Shouyi.
With such a relationship, Jiang Jiao's search for Li Qiao is justified, and it is even more logical for Li Qiao to visit his uncle Wang Shouyi, which can be said to have no flaws.
It's just that neither Queen Wang nor Wang Shouyi can be as calm as Xiao Jiangyuan said.
When Wang Shouyi learned the news, he was shocked, frightened, and impatient. Although he did not contact the courtiers according to his brother-in-law Li Qiao, he poured all his resentment on his sister, who was the queen. He only felt that his sister was incompetent, unable to have children, and unable to win her husband's heart, although the words were still respectful, but the irony of his reprimand was clearly revealed.
Although Queen Wang and Wang Shouyi are nominally monarchs and ministers, they still get along as brothers and sisters when there are no outsiders. When Wang Shouyi talked about this matter, he naturally would not let outsiders be present, so there was no taboo in speaking. Seeing that Queen Wang had been sitting still since she heard the word "abolished queen", and there was no response, Wang Shouyi hated that iron could not become steel: "Where is my sister who is determined to kill?!" Even if you can't help the saint, can't you deal with a mere favorite concubine? ”
Only then did the queen come back to her senses. She was so shocked today, and her heart was throbbing so much that she couldn't think with reason. Hearing her brother mention the favorite concubine, she thought of Concubine Wuxian. Yes, how could San Lang suddenly think of abolishing the queen, it's her, it must be her!
Queen Wang was filled with grief and anger for a while, she stood up, muttered, and pushed away Wang Shouyi, who was blocking in front of her, and went straight to the Ayaqi Palace!