"Xu Ye, you are so bold, dare to question the authority of the Son of Heaven!" Tang Erbo scolded sharply.

Xu Ye said coldly: "I am telling the truth, and I don't have any other thoughts. If Tang Shangshu wants to slander me, I will act rightly and stand upright, and I will be afraid of your slander. ”

"I think you're not selfish!" said Townsburg with a sneer.

"Today is to discuss the military commander of Northern Xinjiang, and everyone can know everything and say everything. Don't worry about accountability for words. Li Daoyuan laughed, "We can't do that heart-wrenching thing, and the courtiers don't have to worry about settling accounts after the autumn." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" said all the courtiers in unison.

Li Daoyuan looked at Li Leng, who had been silent, and suddenly asked, "Leng'er, I heard that you saved a woman in Dahan and brought this woman back, is there such a thing?" In the end, his tone was abruptly sharp, and his eyes became very sharp.

The cheerful atmosphere in the court suddenly became tense.

Prime Minister Zhou Wenbo and Old Man Qin's hearts suddenly tightened, only they knew how much the Son of Heaven valued this woman and how much he wanted to get the inheritance of Lishan Palace.

For more than 100 years, Li Daoyuan did not know how many scouts and monks he sent to secretly investigate the descendants of the Shaodian clan, but he found nothing. And this time, he was preempted by the big Han and captured the descendants of the Shaodian clan, which already made him furious.

And Li Leng did not report to the Son of Heaven when he got the descendants of the Shaodian clan, and handed over the descendants of the Shaodian clan to the Son of Heaven. This made the Son of Heaven even more angry, and his suspicion of Li Leng was even heavier.

The reason why he suppressed his anger and didn't ask Li Leng and didn't do anything to Li Leng was because Li Leng had made a great contribution, and if he chose to do it at this time, it would make the monks and subjects of the world feel cold, and he couldn't stop Youyou's mouth. The second is that he doesn't know Li Leng's depth at this time, and he is afraid that his blind action will cause violent turmoil in the court.

Out of consideration of these two factors, Li Daoyuan held back and quietly observed the development of the court situation.

Li Leng stood up unhurriedly, he knew that he couldn't hide this matter from Li Daoyuan. It was precisely because he knew that he couldn't hide it, so before he entered Chang'an City, he left Nihuang in Dengfeng City, and asked Qin Yanran to use the demon relationship to quietly send Nihuang into the county king's mansion.

If he didn't do this, then as soon as he entered Chang'an City, Li Daoyuan would definitely order the Iron Armor Guard to take Nihuang away. His strength has not yet reached the point where he can be invincible across the human race, and his power is not strong enough to make Li Daoyuan taboo, if it really comes to that point, he can only watch Li Daoyuan take Nihuang away, so that his hard work for many days is in vain.

In fact, his guess was correct, as soon as the Canghai Giant Boat entered Chang'an City, Li Daoyuan let the Iron Guards control the Canghai Giant Boat, and carefully searched the giant boat up and down.

In the end, they didn't find Nihuang and left disappointed.

This incident made Li Daoyuan somewhat suspicious and dissatisfied with Li Leng in his heart, just because Li Leng was in the limelight at that time, he didn't dare to do anything to Li Leng.

The reason why the Jade Concubine was rewarded as the noble concubine was to warn Li Leng that the Jade Concubine was still in the palace. If there is no protection of the Son of Heaven, the jade concubine has no power in the palace, and it is easy to be suppressed by the queen and the concubine, and she will never be able to turn over.

Li Daoyuan didn't know if Li Leng had seen this profound intention, and he wasn't sure if Li Leng would care about the life and death of Concubine Yu. Among the royal family, the struggle for power and interests is very cruel, and there is no family affection at all.

In case, Li Leng disregarded the life and death of Concubine Yu and insisted on not handing over the descendants of the Shaodian clan, or leaving Chang'an City with the descendants of the Shaodian clan, then he had nothing to do with Li Leng.

Could it be that he ignored Youyou's mouth and killed Li Leng? That was a last resort, unless the contradiction between him and Li Leng could no longer be reconciled.

Li Leng walked in the middle, and everyone's eyes fell on him, especially Old Man Qin and Prime Minister Zhou Wenbo, they were even more nervous, not knowing what would happen next, if Li Daoyuan really killed Li Leng, whether they would rescue him.

It's just that in this way, the fact that they secretly formed an alliance with Li Leng is afraid that they can't hide the shrewd Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. Li Leng was unflustered, and said slowly, "As Your Majesty knows, that woman is indeed in my hands. ”

"Oh, where is she?" Li Daoyuan was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Li Leng to admit it so quickly, staring at Li Leng deadly, as if he wanted to read through his thoughts.

But Li Leng was as calm as usual, so that people couldn't see what he was thinking in his heart at all.

"Your Majesty, this woman is very involved, and the retainer is not sure who can be trusted and who must be guarded against, so leave her in a safe place. Li Leng took out a fold from his sleeve and said lightly, "All the things about this woman, Erchen is written in this fold." ”

Gao Shui walked down slowly, took the fold in Li Leng's hand, and respectfully placed it on the dragon case.

Li Daoyuan looked at Li Leng lightly, and after a long time, he picked up Li Leng's recital, but after looking at it for a while, a bright smile appeared on his cold face, and he nodded with great satisfaction, and said, "Very good, you really didn't deceive me." ”

"The Son of Heaven is Shengming, and the sons dare not deceive the Son of Heaven. Li Leng bowed back to his original seat.

As for what he wrote on the fold, Li Daoyuan didn't say it, no one dared to ask, Li Leng didn't say it, and no one dared to force him to say it.

This secret is only clear to the two of them.

Li Chengqian's eyebrows trembled, and he glanced at Li Leng in surprise, as if he had figured out something, and a disdainful sneer appeared on his lips.

"The choice of the commander of the northern Xinjiang is also requested to be determined by His Majesty. Tang Erbo, the secretary of the military department, said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, please make your own decision. All the courtiers said in unison.

Only Li Daoyuan can make the final decision on this matter.

This is imperial power, an imperial power that cannot be shared.

"Okay, I know everyone's opinions. Li Daoyuan stood up from the dragon chair again, stood on it and looked at the courtiers, showing a knowing smile, "All Aiqing have their own candidates in their hearts, so who is the most suitable to be the commander of Northern Xinjiang? Tang Shangshu's words just now have a little truth, this commander must be able to understand the complex situation in Northern Xinjiang, and also have the ability to control the army. Our Tang Dynasty and the iron cavalry of the Yuanrong clan have been fighting for hundreds of years, and both sides have their own victories and defeats, but carefully calculated, we have more defeats and fewer victories. ”

"Why is this happening? It is because our commander-in-chief does not understand the combat laws of the Yuanrong tribe, does not understand the complicated situation in northern Xinjiang, and does not know how to arrange troops in an overall manner. For example, Yan Song, the general of Northern Xinjiang last time, is the most typical example of failure. Because of his incompetence, all thirty cities in northern Xinjiang fell into the hands of the Yuanrong clan. ”