Chapter 221: The Hongmen Banquet
Only when the soldiers live well can they defend the country and protect the people.
It's a two-way street.
Time passed slowly, and soon it was the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve.
The entire Lingzhou and even the entire Great Wei are all full of joyful appearances.
The Lingzhou Mansion is even more decorated with joy, which is quite lively.
Yuan Wanshan, Chu Li, Dugu Ling, Gao Yuli and others are all here, everyone is drinking tea and chatting together, full of New Year's flavor.
"You're going back to Liuli after the New Year, right?" Dugu said lightly.
"What does it have to do with you?" Gao Yuli's mouth shook when she swallowed melon seeds, and squinted at it.
As long as the two meet, a war of words is inevitable.
Li Xingchen waved his hand, "Celebrate the New Year with peace of mind, don't make noise." ”
"Listen to your cousin, listen to your cousin." Gao Yuli is happy.
Yuan Wanshan took a sip of tea, "Princess Liuli, I heard that your father and your mother are not in harmony?" I wonder if the government is divided into two factions now? ”
In fact, the period when Gao Yuli led the delegation to the Great Wei was the most serious time for the internal strife in exile, and it was also the most tense time for his father and mother to fight.
Therefore, her father sent him as an envoy to Dawei to ensure her safety from being accidentally in danger.
However, due to the news of her friendship with Li Xingchen in Dawei, and the news of Li Xingchen's entry into Guawa, spread throughout Liuli, causing Gao Yuli's mother to become famous in Liuli and overpowering King Liuli, which relieved the tense atmosphere.
At this point, the power of the Liuli dynasty was in the hands of the queen.
As for the glass king, he became a puppet.
There is no way, who made Li Xingchen her nephew in terms of blood relationship, and Li Xingchen is too good.
For the New Year, Gao Yuli is happy and sad, and the New Year means that she has to go back.
She didn't want to go back alone, she wanted to bring her cousin back with her.
As night fell, Lingzhou Mansion was brightly lit, and under the expectation of everyone, bright fireworks were lit in the large open space of the inner courtyard.
This year's Chinese New Year's Eve is different for them.
As the lord of the city, and even the owner of half of the country, he gave all the soldiers and all the subordinates New Year's money.
specially sealed a large red envelope for Dugu Ling.
In this way, everyone kept vigil until the early hours of the morning before returning to their rooms to rest.
Dawei is very lively, but there are many countries in the world that do not have the New Year, such as Goryeo and Khitan, and they are still fighting to the death.
The next day, Li Xingchen woke up, glanced sideways at Chu Li, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
It's been nearly a year since I came to Dawei, and I have to say that a lot has changed.
Thinking of the comparison between the two lives, Li Xingchen couldn't help but feel proud.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
"City Lord, the Emperor Lao'er has come to the Holy Decree again." Zhang Si shouted outside.
Zhang Si admired him very much, you must know that he used to be a gangster, an ant who bullied the soft and was afraid of the hard.
And now he is the captain of the food team, responsible for all the food, and even some important little things Li Xingchen is entrusted to him.
Walking within any range under Li Xingchen's jurisdiction, people have to be polite when they see him.
Li Xingchen frowned, got up lightly, and left the room after getting dressed.
"Who's going to deliver the message?"
"It's a message that the emperor asked you to go back to the capital to attend an important party." Zhang Si said respectfully to Li Xingchen.
Regret Jing attending the party?
Is this a conspiracy carried out by the crown prince, or is it the emperor's old son?
"Who is the messenger?"
"I don't know, I should be from the palace when I look at the clothes."
"The capital is so big, he didn't say where I should participate?"
"Nope!" Zhang Si shook his head.
"You can't even do such a small thing?" Li Xingchen wanted to scold.
Zhang Si scratched his head in embarrassment, "The other party left after speaking, it's not that his subordinates don't ask!" ”
Chu Li opened the door.
"Xianggong, this may be a Hongmen banquet, a few days ago, General Longhu was bewitched by the prince and came here to kill you.
Let's not say whether he was really bewitched or falsely bewitched, at least it proves that the prince has murderous intentions.
I've always wondered..."
Li Xingchen turned his head, "The lady is puzzled, but the prince knows that his martial arts are outstanding, but he still instigated General Longhu to come over, right?" ”
Chu Li nodded, "Yes, General Long Hu didn't know that you were brave and good at fighting, and after being bewitched, he came recklessly."
But the prince knew very well that he sent people to deliberately want them to die? ”
Li Xingchen sensed that something was wrong with the situation, and he was also suspicious, but he didn't think about it deeply.
Now it seems that the crown prince intends to transfer General Longhu out of the capital, and.
In just a few days, he sent an edict to invite himself to the banquet.
If it is the emperor's old son, with his character, it must be a holy decree, and it cannot be a message.
Could it be that the crown prince couldn't pretend to be the emperor's handwriting, so he sent someone to make himself mistakenly think that he was the emperor's old son.
"Why don't you send scouts into the capital to find out the situation first?" Chu Li hesitated.
Li Xingchen felt funny, "Are you still worried that your husband will not come back?" Regardless of whether he is a Hongmen banquet or a Heimen banquet, if the prince dares to make a game against me, then he will also have to suffer the corresponding consequences. ”
Noon on the same day.
Li Xingchen took Dugu Ling and Yuan Wanshan and rode a fast horse to the capital.
"City Lord, the prince is so cowardly, it is impossible for him to trouble you, could it be that someone took advantage of his ignorance to provoke you?"
"Not bad." Dugu Ling nodded, "City Lord, the prince has a small belly and chicken intestines, extremely insidious, cowardly as a mouse, it is impossible to dare to set up a Hongmen banquet for you, at most it is to instigate and instigate in front of the emperor and let the emperor deal with you." ”
Li Xingchen was silent, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.
The emperor should be more auspicious than lucky.
The hand holding the horsewhip couldn't help but squeeze a little.
Five days later.
The main entrance of the Royal Palace.
Several eunuchs had been waiting for them at the gate for a few days, and when they saw someone, they came forward to salute.
"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, the princess has been waiting in the other garden for a long time."
"Princess?" Li Xingchen frowned, "I want to see Emperor Lao'er first, is he in the imperial study?" ”
The eunuch shook his head with a smile, "No, please also ask the third prince to follow me to see the eldest princess." ”
The three of them followed the eunuch to a suburban garden.
The garden occupies a huge area, and as soon as you enter the gate, you will see countless precious flowers and plants, and there are large forests in the deeper places for summer coolness.
Although it is the depths of winter, the trees are still full of greenery, and almost all of them are evergreen.
Exquisite buildings are hidden in the shade of these trees.
The artificial lake flows slowly. It gives a sense of comfort for an outing.
It is modeled after the original appearance of the forest, and after crossing a small man-made bridge, they enter the interior, and the environment is basically unchanged, with dense trees and the outside reflecting each other.
However, precious trees have become more precious, such as mahogany, pear, and so on.