The New Year has passed, and it has been three years since Jingyun, and a lot has happened at the beginning of this year. In March, Princess Jin Cheng promised to marry a Turkic Mo Sizi, but she came back without success. Xue Ne, the eldest son of the famous founding hero Xue Rengui, the governor of Youzhou, was transferred to Bingzhou because of a gap with Li Jin, the assassin of Yanzhou, and was replaced by Sun Yan, the general of Zuo Yulin. In June, the husband of Princess Li Lingyue of Taiping, Wu Youji, died, which also saved him the shame of being liquidated by Li Longji in the future.

Of course, in addition to the May change and the amnesty in the world, none of these things are Zhang Nianxin's concern. On the contrary, Wu Jiansheng, who is already in Luoyang, is very concerned about this, and he is now relying on bets to gain Li Xuantong's trust, and he can't care if he doesn't care. However, he is not a graduate student of professional history after all, and he only remembers the death of Princess Taiping's husband and Xue Rengui's son Xue Ne's later role as the defense envoy of Longyou, and he almost forgot about Sun Yan's head after he left. However, even with such an ambiguous prediction, when the news of the annihilation of Sun Yan's army reached Li Xuantong's ears, he still clapped his hands and said: "Mr. Wu's prediction is really spiritual." (Wu Jiansheng: The army of your court has been wiped out, you applaud? ）

In May, on this day, Li Xuantong was taking Wu Jiansheng to play beside Luoshui, Wu Jiansheng as a bystander looked at this radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, with a population of one million, and the largest city in the world at this time said in disappointment: "Alas, it's not very good." "Maybe a Tang Dynasty person who has never seen a big city will shout that it is really a heavenly city when he sees Luoyang, and even recite a poem. However, for Wu Jiansheng, a modern person, can you be more prosperous than the international metropolises of Shanghai and Shenzhen? Can your city wall be as tall and high as the Beijing Siyuan Overpass? No matter how busy your roads are, can you compare them to the ancient wonders of Beijing's traffic jam that could not be moved for 12 days? After all, the productive forces of ancient times were limited, and the prosperity was also relative to the cities of the same era. You must know that Luoyang City now even has official management of doing business, and it is the same as going to work according to the time and place. Although there is already a prototype of a night market, it is useless, and the curfew still has to be curfew, which is very torturous for people like Wu Jiansheng who like to go to the night market until eleven or twelve o'clock. However, in some of the time-traveling essays in later generations, the author often likes to write the city of Luoyang and Chang'an as a paradise that cannot be compared to modern cities, and Wu Jiansheng naturally read a lot of these articles. With this kind of expectation like heaven, as a result, when he arrived in a city where he couldn't go out at night, Wu Jiansheng was not disappointed. The only thing worth his shock is the scene of the light sail racing on the Luoshui and the endless sound of the canopy, and he takes a look twice a day as long as he has time. After all, this kind of scene can only be seen in the restored CG of some documentaries in modern times.

The two walked to a suburb, and Li Xuantong pointed to this place and said, "Is there another interesting thing here?"

Wu Jiansheng's gossip heart became interested, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Xuantong laughed: "A few years ago, there was a group of unlearned gentlemen who roasted wild game here for dinner, but suddenly a man with an eagle riding a horse and wearing a military uniform came over. The boys thought he was a poor soldier and drove him away. The man laughed and said: My grandfather is the emperor of the dynasty, my grandmother is the queen of martial arts, my aunt is the princess of Taiping, and I am the king of Zibo today. When the group of gentlemen heard this, they were all frightened away. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dismounted and ate the barbecue by himself. ”

When Wu Jiansheng heard this, he said in his heart: I saw this thing on the Internet, and I thought it was too outrageous at the time, thinking it was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true. After hearing this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "These boys are not only unlearned, but also blind, these years have ridden a high-headed horse, how can a person who plays eagles be a poor soldier." Oh, I can't imagine that His Royal Highness the Prince, who is fighting with his aunt in the court now, and who is trembling and doesn't dare to let his concubine give birth to a son, also has such a high-flying and domineering side when he is young. (To be honest, I always feel that the chief manager's hanging Beiliang knife is written according to this paragraph.) ）

Li Xuantong laughed: "Yes, and not long after this incident, he killed Wei Hou and his party." ”

When Wu Jiansheng heard this, he understood what he meant, and he also laughed: "Your Royal Highness, if you want to ask me, just say it, there is no need to beat around the bush like this, you are still waiting for me here." ”

Li Xuantong put away his playful eyes and said seriously: "Your prophecy has hit most of it again, and I now begin to believe that you do have the ability to deduce the future." So, I want to ask you, the princess and the prince, which side will win?"

Wu Jiansheng said indifferently: "Do you still need to ask me? I just mean that Her Royal Highness the princess has a big win, can your father still support her? Unless he is crazy and wants to get another martial queen." If you just ask me who will win. Let me tell you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be enthroned as Emperor in July this year. Since then, Her Royal Highness the princess has completely lost the capital to argue with the prince, and she will die at home next year. ”

"Okay," Li Xuantong nodded, "I'm relieved to have your words, but I have another tricky matter I want to ask you." ”

"Well, what's the matter, you can tell me. ”

Li Xuantong pursed his lips and said, "Something happened to the batch of goods purchased for Her Royal Highness the Princess. Because I stayed in the water for too long, a lot of the silk was wrinkled. The palace hasn't sent anyone to urge me yet, I'm putting them in the mansion for the time being, what if someone finds them in the future?"

Wu Jiansheng said disapplausively: "That's it, you made up a reason to swallow those Shu brocade and materials yourself, right?"

When Li Xuantong heard this, his mouth opened to a scoop of water, and he exclaimed, "Are you crazy? ”

Wu Jiansheng laughed: "She is now busy looking for the flickering saint of the dancing god to abolish the crown prince, how can she be in the mood to care about you." Believe it or not, even if you put that batch of Shu brocade into mold, she won't send someone to find you, and it's not too late for you to swallow it privately. You believe that the palace is not rich, and you can't do it without some oil and water. ”

Li Xuantong was embarrassed for a while: "To put it so lightly, I really doubt that you were a big corrupt official before." ”

Wu Jiansheng patted his head and said, "Oh, I remembered the mention of the official position." I've been giving advice as your personal aide now, where's your father? Didn't you say you wanted to take me to him to get a stable public office, what about others?"

Li Xuantong waved his hand and said helplessly: "As soon as I heard that Princess Taiping was looking for a priest among the people to endanger the prince as a advice, he was afraid that he would encounter the scene of hanging arch for four years again, and he was directly scared away. ”

"Ran away, where did you go?"

"Hebei, Cangzhou. ”

"Cangzhou !!" Wu Jiansheng exclaimed and sighed: "Alas, that is one of the four major penal colonies, did he run over to take refuge or wait for the next time when he is distributed, it is convenient to take a few steps less?"

Li Xuantong laughed at himself: "I have followed him to Lingnan and Fangzhou, if he is really exiled again this time, I will not be left behind in the four major places of exile except Youzhou." I really haven't followed him in the past few years, but what else has I gained besides suffering. ”

Wu Jiansheng didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to say: "Your father is too bold, and the princess and His Royal Highness the prince haven't turned their faces yet", so he ran so far. ”

"Alas," Li Xuantong turned around and said with some sadness: "This can't be blamed on him, in the fourth year of the vertical arch (688), Li Chong, the king of Langya, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, raised troops against Wu Zetian, but they were all defeated and died. Li Yuanjia, King of Han, Li Lingkui, King of Lu, Li Yuanliang, King of Huo, Li Shen, King of Ji, Li Xu, King of Jiangdu, Li Shu, Duke of Huang Guo, Li Rong, Duke of Dongguan County, Princess Changle and others were also implicated. or forced to commit suicide, or beheaded Shicao, or died in exile. In those years, all the Li Tang clans who were implicated, only the heirs and above were arrested and qualified to be beheaded, and all the below were tortured to death in prison. The heads that fall at the entrance of the vegetable market are changed every day, and they are still piled up like a hill. He is also one of the princes who survived by luck, and he was really frightened, and he knew what would happen to Chang'an after Her Royal Highness the princess or the prince gained power.

Wu Jiansheng listened and said: You are too worried about this, Li Longji was a wise man in the early stage, and he would not be so bloodthirsty. However, about what happened to Li Longji, no one knows about it except him now.

"And when will your father come back?"

Li Xuantong shook his head, not knowing: "It is estimated that at least we will have to wait for the princess and His Royal Highness the crown prince to divide the victory." ”