Xiahou's expression was very indifferent...... Like the remnant snow that can be seen outside Tuyang City until late spring, his lips are thin and cold as iron, and his voice naturally has a calm and strong taste after squeezing out of it.

His Royal Highness the Prince's statement that Ning Lack's possible background did not make the general cautious, because he had absolute confidence in this matter.

Probably infected by his demeanor at this time, Li Peiyan's expression also relaxed slightly, thinking that in the absence of evidence, the imperial brother did not do anything back then, and it will not be what is it now, no matter who it is, it is impossible to overturn the case of General Xuanwei's treason.

As for whether Ning Que would deal with Xiahou like the dead in the file, it was not something that these two big men in the study would worry about, because he didn't have that ability.

Although Ning Que is now a personal disciple of the master and is the thirteenth gentleman of the academy with a special status, but Mr. Thirteen is only Mr. Thirteen after all, not Mr. Big nor Mr. Second, even if Mr. Big and Mr. Second, they are not sure that they will be able to defeat General Xiahou, let alone Ning Que.

Li Guyan said calmly: "The imperial court and the old general Xu Shilao have checked the details of Ning Que, and this king naturally went to check, looking at the past resume over the years, Ning Que has a cold and ruthless personality, but he is smart and knows how to measure, he is very good at forbearance, and he will never attack rashly when he is not sure, and in the case that the academy reaches an agreement with you, he will definitely continue to endure if he is not strong enough." ”

He patted Xiahou on the shoulder and comforted, "As long as the real outsiders in the academy don't make a move, who in Chang'an City can do anything to you?"

Xia Hou looked at the flame of the candle on the tower...... He frowned slightly and said, "Xiling has looked for me." ”

Li Peiyan's expression was slightly abrupt, and he looked into his eyes and said slowly: "You must understand that by snatching the Heavenly Book Ming Scroll, the imperial court is rarely looking for an opportunity, and the academy is willing to agree to your safe retreat, this and the opportunity are fleeting, if you hesitate at this time, it is very unwise." ”

Xiahou was silent for a long time...... In a deep voice, he said, "The world understands this...... However, there are many people who are absolutely unwilling to watch me leave Chang'an City like this. ”

Li Guyan thought about the news he had just received, and his eyebrows couldn't help but slowly provoke...... After sighing, he said: "You're right, people from Qinghe County are also here, those old things seem to smell something, and they want to come over to stir up the wind and rain, at this time...... You and I will endure for a few days. ”

"Including His Majesty, no one in the imperial court will like those people from Qinghe County. ”

Xiahou said: "If necessary, in the dying waves, I can kill a few more people for the imperial court, of course, that is under the circumstances of His Majesty's approval." ”

Li Guyan thought of his imperial brother, who was completely different from the king in the history books, and a bitter smile appeared on his face...... said: "The law is in front, how can His Majesty open this opening lightly." ”

Xia Hou said: "Then let those guys from Qinghe County live for a few more days, but if those guys still try to provoke the mood of the queen's mother, don't blame me for not caring about Tang Lu and making some ruthless moves." ”

Li Guyan said: "That's natural, if those guys can't see the wind clearly...... If you don't understand the relationship between Your Majesty and the queen, you are asking for your own death. ”

Xiahou said: "Then I will leave first." ”

Li Peiyan said: "Since the two sons returned to Beijing last year, they have been locked up in the general's mansion...... Do not associate with courtiers, I know this must be what you mean...... But now that you're back, why do you still detain the children so uncomfortably, you accompany me to the Red Sleeves to see the singing and dancing, and let them come over. ”

Xiahou said: "Ming said that there are still things to do, and after I finish it, I will come and drink with His Highness." ”

Li Guyan's expression was slightly different, thinking to himself that you have entered the palace today, what else do you have to do in Chang'an City? The situation of the two Xiahou princes who banned the general's mansion, you know very well that Tao should be silent and self-guarding under His Majesty's will, and what will make you not afraid of breaking taboos tomorrow?

Xia Hou walked to the door of the study, stopped, and said, "I will ask Ning Que to drink tomorrow." ”

Li Peiyan was slightly startled, looked at him and said, "What are you going to do? You don't have to forget the identity of this son, although he can't help you, but if you are not good for him, will the academy remain silent?"

Xia Hou said: "I dare to invite him to the past with a glass of wine, but I want to see if he dares to come." ”

Because of the competition for the Tianshu Ming scroll in the wasteland, General Xiahou offended the academy, which also made His Majesty more and more angry and dissatisfied, but this person commanded tens of thousands of iron horsemen, opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty, and was strong and had military exploits, and it was extremely troublesome for the court to deal with.

After Mr. Academy personally went to Tuyang City to have an interview with Xiahou, General Xiahou accepted the mention of returning to the old man with an extremely strong mind and no attachment.

This is the outcome that the Tang Empire is most willing to see, and both the palace, the military and the courtiers are extremely satisfied, so they will give Xiahou the highest honor and treatment.

But there has never been any person or thing in the world that can satisfy everyone, there are still demon sects under the light of Haotian, and there are still people in the high mountains of the academy who are not very respectful to the master.

Xiahou naturally couldn't do this.

Ning Que was not satisfied with this ending, and Xiling was not satisfied, he was bullied by Xiahou's iron cavalry for decades, and he had been silently waiting for the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers to lose harmony, and Xiahou became a miserable Yan monarch and the people were not satisfied, even in the Tang Dynasty, there were some big forces who were extremely disappointed by this.

That force is the Qinghe County surnames mentioned by His Royal Highness the Prince.

Qinghe County is in the southeast of the Tang Dynasty, rich and culturally prosperous, since ancient times, I don't know how many big people have been cultivated, especially Cui, Chen, Song and other seven ethnic groups as the head, known as the seven surnames of Qinghe County.

The seven surnames of Qinghe County are actually the seven gate valves, with a long history, and even far away in the Tang Dynasty, the waves of the founding of the country have shocked the world, and they are the great priests of the Xiling Temple, and there are several from these seven gates.

In the thousand-year-old wave, the Tang Dynasty established the country with iron horses, swept the world with soldiers, and the Xiling Temple secretly ordered all countries to join forces to resist, but it still could not prevent the birth and rise of this super power, but in this case, Qinghe, which was still outside the southeast border of the Tang Kingdom, was still under the strong protection of the seven major valves, and faced the coercion of Chang'an City without humility or arrogance, and always maintained the independence of the government and economy.

This and the situation continued more than a decade later.

The Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry expeditioned the grassland to the north, successively defeated the barren tribe that made the Central Plains people talk about the tiger, and even finally succeeded in forcing the barren people to leave the grassland and move to the cold region of the extreme north.

Up to this point...... The seven surnames of Kakugawa County finally made up their minds to surrender. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Tang Dynasty was in ruins...... There are many annexed counties and states that need to be digested, and the people need to recuperate...... And the surnames of Qinghe County have a long reputation in the world, so the ancestor who once used to be slaughtered because of a small village was slaughtered, he poured all the power of the country to hunt down and kill a certain part of the grassland, and rarely adopted a gentle policy towards Qinghe County, and set this matter as a national policy, which was recorded in the edict.

In the early years of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the academy in the south of Chang'an City had just been built, and the number of students enrolled was very small.

In those years, the clan students of Qinghe County ...... Tongguò imperial examinations continued to enter Chang'an, and nearly half of the scholars in each branch came from Qinghe County, the officials above the court in Chang'an City, and the key positions in the monasteries of various ministries...... It is also controlled by the seven surnames of Qinghe County.

And because of the national policy determined in Emperor Taizu's edict, the Tang royal family treated Qinghe County with courtesy and often married...... There has even been a situation where three successive generations of queens have come from the surname of Qinghe County.

From time to time, a sage once worried about Zhongzhong, and said that if this is the case...... I really don't know whether the Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty surnamed Li or the Tang Dynasty of Qinghe, the clouds cover the sun, which is terrifying.

That night, the young son of heaven, under the escort of the guards and the Yulin army, came to the academy in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City. I don't know what he said to anyone in the academy that night, but the next day, with a will, the empress dowager, who thought she was more ambitious than the queens from Qinghe County, was imprisoned in the cold palace, and since then, no one has seen her again.

In the following period of time, the officials from Qinghe County in the counties and prefectures of the Tang Dynasty either wrote letters asking for allegiance, or were arrested by the secret guards and taken back to Beijing to be imprisoned.

The turmoil in the court and the chaos in political affairs naturally caused serious damage to the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, but that young son of heaven, like the ancestors of the Li family, showed a strong will not hesitate to destroy the world at such a moment, and did not hesitate to continue to purge anyone who dared to oppose him.

After this incident, Qinghua that Qinghe County had accumulated for decades was all destroyed, and the strength of the seven surnames was damaged, and more importantly, those proud and confident gate valves finally understood a truth.

No matter how dazzling their surnames are, no matter how long the family history is, as long as they dare to cross that line, in the eyes of the Li royal family, they are still just a little white under the butcher's knife.

(To be continued)