In the Penglai Palace, a burst of laughter like a silver bell came from the depths of the hall.

Li Xuan, who had just come to the front of the palace, paused slightly, this voice was very familiar to him, it was Princess Taiping.

Although he was summoned by Empress Wu, the emperor immediately summoned him again, and I am afraid that it is not just the Empress Wu's reason.

"The king of Nanchang is here, come forward." In front of the main hall, the emperor's voice came.

Li Xuan immediately stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Minister Nanchang Wang Xuan, meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty will last for thousands of years." ”

"Alright, get up." Li Zhi waved his hand slightly, sat up slightly, and was dressed in a cyan robe.

Inexplicably, Li Xuan felt that Li Zhi had lost a lot of weight.

"Yes!" Li Xuan got up, then looked at Princess Taiping, who was lying beside the emperor in a pink skirt, and arched her hand: "The minister has seen Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

Princess Taiping nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Li Zhi looked sideways at Li Xuan, holding the imperial couch with one arm, and asked very casually: "I heard that the matter in the Xiangwang Mansion was done by Li Jingye?" ”

Princess Taiping instantly looked up at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan bowed down and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the secret guards have gone to arrest the chief steward of the British Mansion, and Qianniuwei has also rushed to Luoyang to arrest the three people who set fire to the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

"You're as cautious as ever." Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then sighed softly: "I didn't expect that Li Jingye's mind would be so gloomy. ”

Li Xuan closed her mouth tightly.

At this time, Li Xuan no longer had a mouth hanging in front of the martial arts.

Although Empress Wu was grateful to Li Jing, she did not have much affection for Li Jingye.

This can be seen from Li Jingye's later demotion of Liuzhou Sima.

But Li Xuan couldn't grasp Li Zhi's attitude towards Li Jingye.

This time Li Jingye was able to return to Beijing, someone must be behind it.

If this person is not the Empress Wu, then he must be the emperor.

Li Jingye was later hated by the Empress Wu so much, I am afraid that there is also his loyalty to the royal family, but this loyalty is somewhat false.

If Li Jingye is really loyal to the Li family, then he will not turn his head to covet the royal spirit of Jinling when he has the opportunity in the future.

Not to mention his own failures, he was also spurned by countless people in later generations.

……

The hall was silent, Li Zhi felt slightly uncomfortable, and then said with a smile: "If you have anything, just say it, don't scruple." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan bowed slightly, and then said: "The minister doesn't understand, the British public does things for himself in the end, but he does so much, so the minister really doesn't understand, what kind of certainty he has to get out of the case of fornicating with Tibet." ”

No matter what kind of calculation Li Jingye has, he must be the first to get rid of the charge of fornicating with Tibet.

As long as there is this crime in his body, no matter what Li Jingye does, it will be difficult to enjoy the results of his calculations in the end.

But he still did it, which meant that he was sure enough to get out of this case.

Li Jingye's case, although it is being tried by the people below, is actually the top two who make the decision.

Empress Wu and the Emperor.

Empress Wu gave Li Xuan three days, and she didn't know what her attitude was, so in the end, only the emperor was soft on Li Jingye.

Li Zhi glanced sideways at Princess Taiping, who was lying in his arms very well-behaved, Princess Taiping looked at her father with admiration, but there was a trace of apprehension in her eyes.

If it weren't for what Li Jingye gave, it would have made the Taiping Duke take the initiative, and she wouldn't have come to the emperor to plead with Li Jingye.

However, even she didn't expect that there would be so much involved behind this matter.

Li Zhi smiled gently at Princess Taiping, and the apprehension in Princess Taiping's heart disappeared in an instant.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Li Xuan, sighed lightly, and then said with a somewhat low mood: "Half a month ago, Liang Guogong sent a song to intercede for Li Jingye, saying that he was just confused for a while, and he was taken advantage of by bandits, hoping that I could give him another chance." ”

After a slight pause, Li Zhi shook his head and said with emotion: "Liang Guogong's body is already old, coupled with the army conquest, there is a lot of discomfort, fortunately, Quan Shancai rushed over and let him rest a little, but even so, his affairs are only in a year or two." ”

The emperor taboos to say a dead word, Liangguo Gong Qi He Li is nearly seventy years old, this time it is the western expedition to Tibet, the body is uneasy, Li Jingye asked for his door, Qi Qi He Li can not care.

He Li has been on expeditions all his life, and has served under Li Qian many times, and has a close relationship with the British government.

He came forward to intercede, even Li Zhi had to look at three points of face.

He Li was loyal to the Tang Dynasty all his life and made many meritorious deeds, and Emperor Taizong even married the county lord of Lintao to him as his wife.

Later, Emperor Taizong died of illness, and Qibi He Li and Ashina Sheer took the initiative to ask for suicide and burial and guard the mausoleum.

Li Zhi thought that the first emperor had an edict and did not allow martyrdom, so the two of them gave up.

This incident alone was enough to make Li Zhi feel their loyalty.

After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Western Turks and eliminated Goguryeo, all of them participated in the participation of Qibi He Li, and even made great contributions.

If Li Jing and Li Li are rare commanders in the world, then Qi Qi He Li is the most powerful general under the commander, and he is a general who is extremely loyal to the emperor.

Therefore, when Qi Bi He Li was seriously ill, even Li Zhi had to care about three points.

Li Xuan bowed heavily and said: "Liang Guogong's request should have been taken care of, if the British public security is ready to be decided, even the minister has nothing to say, but he tried to burn down the Xiangwang Mansion, which almost caused a great chaos in the government and the opposition, and the minister asked the British Duke to be punished." ”

"Isn't it like nothing happened?" Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Forget about this matter." ”

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, but then arched his hand and said: "The minister obeys the order, but the steward of the British Mansion, and those who do it?" ”

Li Zhi waved his hand lightly: "Pass the decree and order Qianniu Wei to cut secretly." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed down again, looking calm.

Seeing that Li Xuan accepted this fact, Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

Li Xuan is not one of those direct ministers after all, although he has a little thought about the emperor's will, he will not be disobedient.

Li Zhi also knew that he was a little wrong, and when he saw Li Xuan's appearance, he said slightly: "The queen said, give you three days to try the British case of public and private collusion in Tibet, and you can rest assured that you will go to the trial, and whatever result is found, it will be the result." ”

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, the emperor has something to say!

"Commandment." Li Xuan bowed again, and a clear look of thought could be seen between his brows.

Li Zhi nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's stop here today, I am a little tired, you and Taiping go to visit the crown princess...... Also, from today onwards, you have to be on standby at all times, and as soon as there is any news from the East Palace, you must rush to the East Palace immediately. ”

"Commandment." Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn.

The crown princess has been pregnant for more than nine months, and the birth is also between these months.

No one knows what day it will be, or what it will be like.

So even the emperor must prepare in advance.

When Li Xuan's wife, Liu Jinyu, the princess of Nanchang, gave birth, she almost had a difficult birth, that is, Li Xuan was fully prepared, which avoided a dangerous accident.

Now that it has fallen to the crown princess, the emperor naturally hopes that Li Xuan can bring the method to the East Palace.

……

Walking on the palace road, Princess Taiping walked in front of the demure lady, and Li Xuan followed respectfully.

There were more than a dozen red-clothed and gold-armored Qianniu guards in front and behind to open the way, and the attendants and maids on both sides followed.

The red palace walls on both sides are towering, but the palace road is only half a zhang wide.

Suddenly, Princess Taiping stopped, and all the guards and maids in front and behind immediately stopped.

With a complicated look on her face, Princess Taiping waved her hand back and forth, and the next moment, these guards and attendants had already retreated more than ten meters from the front and back.

Princess Taiping turned around, looked at Li Xuan with a complicated expression, and asked, "Uncle Wang, did Taiping do something wrong?" ”

"Wrong?" Li Xuan was slightly stunned, and asked with some puzzlement, "What did the princess do wrong?" In this world, as long as His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven do not say that the princess has done wrong, then the princess will never be wrong. ”

Princess Taiping is the emperor's favorite daughter, and there are two of the most noble people in the world to shelter her from the wind and rain, even if Princess Taiping is wrong, it is not wrong.

Hearing Li Xuan say this, Princess Taiping's expression was stunned for a moment, and then she eased up, she turned around and motioned for Li Xuan to follow.

Li Xuan walked quickly to Princess Taiping's side.

At this time, Princess Taiping spoke again: "Uncle Wang is a smart person, and he doesn't hide it from Uncle Wang, before Uncle Wang came, Taiping just interceded for the British Princess. ”

Princess Taiping is smart and clever, the emperor asked her to stay, summoned Li Xuan in front of her, and explained the ins and outs of Li Jingye's related things clearly.

In this case, the emperor doesn't say it deliberately, and the ghosts don't believe it.

The emperor is like this, and Li Xuan, who is also top and smart, can also see the role of Princess Taiping in this matter.

The words that the emperor asked Li Xuan were actually giving an explanation to Princess Taiping.

"So, Uncle Wang, did Taiping do something wrong and shouldn't intercede for Li Jingye?" Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and said Li Jingye's name.

Before pleading, Princess Taiping really didn't expect the matter to be so serious.

Fornication with Tibet, but the Tang Dynasty has firmly suppressed Tubo on the northwest front, even if Li Jingye has done something wrong, but in the case of little harm, Yuan Youyi is not impossible.

But even Princess Taiping didn't expect that Li Jingye would dare to burn down the Xiangwang Mansion.

That night, Princess Taiping was not in the Xiangwang Mansion.

After the meeting between King Xiang and the Dou Palace, Princess Taiping and the crown prince Li Xian, and the British king Li Xian, accompanied the emperor and the Empress Wu to dine together.

There were only five of them, mother and son, and even the crown princess was not called.

Many people know about the fact that Xiangwang's Mansion was almost razed to the ground, but because this matter was suppressed from the beginning, many people who knew about it also kept their mouths shut, so Princess Taiping didn't know about it at all.

Now that she knows about it, even if there is nothing else, Princess Taiping regrets her actions.

Li Xuan followed Princess Taiping and said softly, "The princess did the right thing. ”

"That's right?" Princess Taiping looked at Li Xuan in surprise, she didn't expect that Li Xuan, who was going to put Li Jingye to death just now, would say so now.

Li Xuan nodded, turned around, looked at Princess Taiping, and said seriously: "But the princess has another thing wrong, you shouldn't let your weaknesses be exposed in front of others, if your weaknesses are not exposed, then they will not be used by others." ”

Princess Taiping stopped and looked at Li Xuan, with a thoughtful look on her face like an adult: "Uncle Wang is saying that Taiping's weakness has been mastered by Li Jingye. ”

Li Xuan nodded slightly, stretched out her hand to signal Princess Taiping to continue forward, and then said: "If it weren't for the princess's weakness being mastered by Li Jingye, how could Her Royal Highness the princess, who was originally out of the way, speak for Li Jingye today?" ”

After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Princess Taiping and said, "Therefore, Her Royal Highness the Princess should let this weakness of herself no longer become a weakness." ”

"Uncle Wang, what should Taiping do?"

"The minister doesn't know what the princess got from Li Jingye, but he hopes that the princess can take out those things, and then exchange them for rice grain and give porridge outside the city."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said softly: "In this way, the weakness of the princess is no longer a weakness, but the posture of a celestial maiden praised by the Queen of Heaven and His Majesty." ”

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up instantly.

(End of chapter)