Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 739
It’s already the end of the first lunar month, Chang’an is located in the northwest, and the flowers have not yet bloomed in the warm spring, but the willows are sprouting on the shore, and occasionally a few swallows that have just returned to the north can be seen shuttling between the forests.

Li Shanyao looked at the seemingly endless surface of the water. The last time he came here was when the hibiscus first bloomed, that is, the time he chanted "Ai Lian Shuo" and actually made a marriage contract. In this season, the water surface is empty, but he returned last year. After Beijing, Li Yuan bestowed hundreds of catties of lotus vegetables...that is, lotus root, which tastes good.

"Mr. Lang, we're here."

"Yeah." Li Shan turned around and told Wang Junhao, "You also enter, in order to prevent being seen by others, just guard the front yard."

"Yes."

The Furong Garden in the Tang Dynasty was well-known in later generations, but in the early Tang Dynasty, especially in the reign of Wude, it did not have the later reputation... Just like Huaqing Pool, these scenic spots later became grand sights, all thanks to Li Longji.

The [-] squares of Chang'an are more prosperous the closer they are to the north. For example, the east and west cities, the imperial city, and Pingkang square are all close to the north, and the Furong Garden is located in the southeast corner of Chang'an City. However, Qujiang Pond, together with the Yellow Canal, connects Chang'an City. Waibashui is one of the transportation hubs of Chang'an City, and the nearby Quchifang and Qinglongfang are not as desolate as the surrounding areas.

Therefore, when Ma Zhou entered the room, he sneered, "It took a lot of thought to choose this place."

"Such a secret matter, you have to be careful." Li Shan pulled his face back and saw Ma Zhou also pulled his face, and said with a sneer: "everywhere it is preached that a certain Li Huairen is mean and ungrateful, jealous of talents..."

Ma Zhou sneered, "Isn't it?"

"Isn't it because you insist on pushing me beside Chang He?"

Thinking of the past half a year's experience, Ma Zhou's heart bleeds. When the report of the battle against the Turks came, he was really angry and scolded his mother... If he hadn't been pushed by Chang He's side, at least he would have been an official. No problem at all.

Wang Junhao even got the title of county male!
Li Shan sneered and said, "Who told my mother...that someone refused to marry the Qinghe Cui family back then?"

"I didn't say it." Ma Zhou's expression changed, he stepped back, and suddenly asked, "Is mother okay in Zhuangzi?"

This is playing the emotional card, Li Shan sat down angrily, "It's okay, my mother often visits."

Ma Zhou sighed and sat down, "Please."

"It's a matter of duty." Li Shan said softly: "Don't worry, you may not be needed..."

"That's right, now that Su Dingfang is in charge of the palace ban and restraining the imperial army, there is no use for him." Ma Zhou's eyes flickered, "But why do you often station at the Xuanwu Gate, is..."

"Could it be that someone can predict the future?"

"Ling Gong mentioned that Huairen seems to have the ability to predict the future." Ma Zhou said, "The gates of the palace city seem to be irrelevant to the Xuanwu Gate, but in fact, if there is any change, the Xuanwu Gate is the most important."

"Remember a few years ago, how many times did you mention Xuanwumen?"

Ma Zhou's so-called "once there is a change", naturally refers to King Qin.

Li Shan was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Don't think about it, has anyone come to the door recently?"

"No." Ma Zhou replied simply and directly, and asked in a low voice, "Does the King of Qin know about X?"

"I don't know." Li Shan was also simple and direct. It was a rare meeting, and he needed to exchange information as much as possible, "But Qin Wang, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui knew about Su Dingfang."

"I know Su Dingfang..." Ma Zhou repeated, "It seems that the big change is not far away."

Ma Zhou knew in his heart that although the county king in front of him was young and would not perform the crowning ceremony until a few days later, he was very thoughtful and liked to hold back in everything he did.

The king of Qin knew about Su Dingfang, and it was obviously Li Shan who offered it on his own initiative, so that the king of Qin could activate or indirectly control the Beiya imperial army at critical moments, and his own chess piece was a spare.

The spare chess pieces may not come in handy, but if Ma Zhou can make them move often... the actual weight of the guard of the Xuanwu Gate is not low.

"Who knows." Li Shan said in a low voice: "If His Majesty intends to send the King of Qin out of Luoyang in the future, then the big change is not far away."

Ma Zhou was stunned, and nodded immediately. If Li Yuan asked Li Shimin to go to Luoyang, it meant that the latter would no longer be able to enter the East Palace... But this result was unacceptable to Li Shimin, so he only had one possibility left.

"But it may not be able to persuade Chang He." Ma Zhou was a little worried, "Chang He is a man of modest appearance, but he is very cautious. No matter what happens, he will not go overboard."

"But he voted first for Tang, then for Zheng, then for Tang again, and then transferred from King Qin to Donggong." Li Shan laughed and said, "Although this man is a general, he has a soft temperament... Let's think of a way."

Ma Zhou scolded in a low voice, "I always feel that I will be tricked by you!"

At that time, he just wanted to enter the customs to find a way to become an official, but he didn't expect that by chance, he would end up like this. Ma Zhou felt that he was really miserable.

"Don't worry, when the time comes, you will be rewarded based on merit." Li Shan said with a smile, "By the way, is there any contact with the East Palace?"

"No." Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "Actually, Chang He has nothing to do with the East Palace... By the way, Chang He found a position as a soldier in the military."

Li Shan frowned, "How many grades?"

"Ninth grade." Ma Zhou glared at Li Shan, "But you can enter the palace for rotation as usual."

"That's good..." Li Shan hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice, "Pay attention to King Qi... this person has private contacts with Feng Lun."

"King Qi?" Ma Zhou was stunned, "Could it be that he also has the desire to seize the heir?"

"They are both His Majesty's sons, if two tigers fight..." Li Shan snorted, "The situation in Chang'an is very chaotic now, and I plan to go to Tongzhou to hide in a few days."

"Hiding?" Ma Zhou opened his mouth wide. "At such a critical moment, you want to invite yourself out of Beijing again?"

"It's not the end yet." Li Shan said indifferently: "King Qin wants to enter the East Palace, but he is definitely not someone who just sits and waits to die... That's why I asked you before, but someone came to the door."

Ma Zhou lowered his head and thought for a while, "What if you come to me?"

Li Shan was silent for a while, if he really finds Ma Zhou...it means that the so-called Chang He recommending Ma Zhou to become a minister in white is really a drama in history.

"You handle it yourself."

Li Shan left an opening. After all, Li Shimin doesn't know about Ma Zhou's existence now. If he can make a relationship along this line, it will be Ma Zhou's opportunity.

Ma Zhou obviously thought of this too, and said with a smile: "I heard that His Royal Highness King Qin is generous, what kind of price will he offer?"

In history, you finally sat in the position of Zhongshu Ling... I don't know in this life.

While thinking about it, Li Shan recited: "You must be happy to the fullest in life, and don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon. I am born to be useful, and I will come back after all the money is gone."

Ma Zhou was at a loss when he heard it, why did he suddenly recite poems?
"No matter who you are, as long as you recite these four sentences, you can trust them."

"Whoever?"

"Anyone!"

The corners of Ma Zhou's mouth twitched. If the person who came was King Qin, an aide of King Qin, or a general of Tiance Mansion, Li Shan didn't have to say such a thing.

The word "no matter who" itself proves that the person who will recite these four lines of poems in the future must be a person that I can't imagine, and it must not be the person of the King of Qin.

Is it His Majesty's man?
People from the East Palace?

Or a member of King Qi?

(End of this chapter)