Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 443 Broken Leg
Li Dai paused temporarily, willing to stay in Sui Palace to avoid those secret "calculations".Instead, he held a banquet in his own mansion to entertain those he believed to be trustworthy, and asked them about the person who had tried to bribe his entourage, such as whether the other party mentioned that he intended to compete for the position.

The answer is naturally no.That person was Yang Guozhong's confidant, and he followed the latter wholeheartedly.Naturally, this person also has high-ranking officials and generous salary, but he has never thought about the aspect, and he firmly believes that this is something that belongs to Yang Guozhong alone, and that any other people have any desire to get involved, they are beyond their control.

This can almost prove that it was Yang Guozhong who instigated people to be unfavorable to Li Dai.But Li Dai still didn't believe it.He thought that he had a good relationship with Yang Guozhong, and he wanted to become prime minister because he was dying of illness, and it was impossible for him to sit in that position again.He wanted to take over for the good of the other party.Why did the other party assassinate him because of this? !
Concubine Pei reminded him: "The heir was interested in the phase, right before Uncle Yang fell ill? The servants in the mansion were bribed more than a month ago. At that time, Uncle Yang was not seriously ill. On the contrary, the servants After refusing to swallow the deposit, the instigator did not fight back, it may be because of the serious illness of Uncle Yang Guo, which made the other party lose his mind, or it may be because he can't take care of it for the time being."

Li Dai said disapprovingly: "If he really gave up his mind, why would he tamper with my saddle again? That guy made it clear that he knew that he couldn't bribe the people around me, so he made another idea. Yang Guozhong is already so sick , There are so many people who want to plot a favor, what's the use of him plotting against me? With this ability, it's better to cure his illness first! If his illness can't be cured, I will be good to him anyway and become a prime minister to him There is no harm, isn't it a hundred times stronger than those sinister and vicious snobs under him?! He is a smart man, it is impossible not to understand this truth. It must be that his subordinates have selfish intentions, so they will harm me without telling him It's a pity that Aye doesn't allow me to go out, otherwise I will definitely go to see Yang Guozhong in person, talk to him well, and tell him to clean up those villains quickly, so that after he dies, the villains will not use their power to harm him. Family!"

Princess Pei hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.Li Dai has obviously gotten into a dead end.What he was determined not to believe, even if there was evidence before him, he would not accept it.Princess Pei was too lazy to talk.Anyway, with the order of the King of Sui, Li Dai can't go out of the house to play, and she can rest at home to raise the baby.

But Li Dai quickly turned his attention to his wife: "How is your health now? I see that you can eat and sleep, and you don't feel compelled to move. It shows that this baby is well-raised. Don't be too delicate. Daddy When Mrs. Yang was about to give birth to Chu Niang, she still went to the palace from time to time, and Mrs. Chen never stopped going out to socialize during her several pregnancies. You are far from the time of delivery now, and if you visit the palace once in a while to greet the noble concubine, can you have a good time? How tired? You can’t go far, so you can go and see the eldest princesses, and ask them to speak for us.”

Concubine Pei took a deep breath, and resisted the urge to ask Li Dai if she knew that Dayang's daughter died in childbirth, and that Chen's had two miscarriages.She had inquired about these past events a long time ago, and knew that the former was because she offended the nobleman and dared not refuse to be called into the palace; the latter was forced by her husband's concubine and could only force herself.Concubine Pei thinks that her background and circumstances are better than those of her two predecessors, so she has no reason to suffer that crime again.But Li Dai, a scumbag, is so ruthless towards women he doesn't love, and only thinks of his own interests.Since she has chosen this person, what else can she say?
Concubine Pei could only speak softly: "The noble concubine is worried about Uncle Yang's illness recently, she is in a bad mood, lazy to meet people, and doesn't want to participate in any banquets anymore. Several people who came to the palace to pay their respects have been shut down. I went, why not?" Didn’t it annoy her instead? My mother went to Lishan Mountain with Aunt Yuzhen to escape the cold a few days ago, and she is not in Chang’an now, so she even sent Wen’er and Yuchai to our house. I don’t feel well all day, why doesn’t my mother come to see me?”

Li Dai didn't care about his mother-in-law's whereabouts at first, but now he suddenly realized: "So that's how it is." He also felt unlucky, why did everything come together?

He had to change his plan and planned to write to Mrs. Guo Guo first, asking her to help Yang Guozhong to file a complaint.Although he is temporarily unable to pursue his official career because of his father's strict orders, he will never easily let go of those who once plotted against him!
Li Dai sent the letter, but there was no response from Mrs. Guo's house.She herself would visit the family brother Yang Guozhong's mansion across the street every day, but no one knows whether she mentioned this to Yang Guozhong.Li Dai was a little restless when he heard the news from his subordinates, and also learned that the person who had murdered him was still serving as his high-ranking official.

He didn't understand, why didn't Mrs. Guo Guo sue for him?Or did she sue, but Yang Guozhong didn't intend to deal with his subordinates?Could it be that Yang Guozhong is too ill and has no energy to distract himself from other things?

Li Dai couldn't sit still.He was worried that Yang Guozhong's condition was irreversible. If he was trapped at home again, how could he seize the key opportunity and rise to power in one fell swoop?
He immediately changed his clothes and left the mansion with only a few confidantes, disregarding his father King Sui's prohibition, and did not say hello to his wife Princess Pei.He had to rush to Yang Guozhong as soon as possible to confirm the situation, so as to persuade the latter to support him in worshiping the prime minister.

When Li Dai went out, the Sui Wang couple and Princess Pei knew nothing about it.The King of Sui summoned his eldest daughter-in-law, his second son Li Jiu, and his third son Li Lang to discuss with them. After Li Lang's wedding, he would take his eldest son's family to Lishan to escape the cold, and come back after spring next year.This is not only to allow the eldest daughter-in-law, Princess Pei, to recuperate in a relatively comfortable environment, but also to prevent the eldest son Li Dai from continuing to get involved in the power struggle in Chang'an City, so as not to get himself into the pit.

King Sui has had this idea for a long time.If it wasn't for the youngest son's wedding, he would have left long ago.

Li Jiu and Li Lang had no objections, but Concubine Dou was worried about whether Concubine Pei could withstand the long journey. Concubine Pei said that she was in good health, as long as she walked slowly by car, she would be fine.The King of Sui thought for a while, and then said: "If it's too much to go by land, we can go to Luoyang instead of Lishan. Now the waterway can barely pass, and it won't be too bumpy to go east by boat."

Princess Pei is very grateful for the thoughtfulness of her father-in-law and uncle King Sui: "Everything is up to you."

So everyone unanimously agreed to revise the original plan, and when Li Lang's wedding was over, King Sui took his wife and his eldest son's family - along with his eldest grandson, younger granddaughter, and brothers and sisters of the Zheng family - to Luoyang by boat for the winter.This is a big plan. Concubine Dou said that she wanted to tell her eldest daughter-in-law about the situation in the palace in Luoyang, and she had to send someone there in advance to make preparations.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took leave first hand in hand, and saw their little granddaughter Li Lijun walking in.

Li Lijun just received the latest news, and came here to inform: "Aunt, grandma, I just heard from someone that Aye suddenly took someone out, and he left in a hurry, saying that he was going to sue Yang Zhongcheng's mansion. The people on board didn’t stop them and were ordered to shut up, they just don’t know what to do!”

Concubine Pei was taken aback, but Concubine Dou remained silent, only watching Sui Wang's reaction.

Of course King Sui was very angry, and he immediately ordered his second son Li Jiu: "Hurry up and chase your elder brother back on horseback! It's against him! Don't let him go, he still insists on messing around in front of outsiders!"

Li Jiu didn't want to go. It was always painful for his elder brother to kick someone, but his father ordered him to go out.

But I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, Li Dai was sent back just after he left the gate.

He just fell off his horse and broke a leg.

(End of this chapter)