Man Tanghong

Chapter 241 Li Xiaogong returns to Beijing

Li Xiaogong lived in Jingzhou Wei and Jiangnan Heng, and after returning to Chang'an City, he became a tiger in a cage.

When Li Yuan relieved his military power, his teeth would be gone.

People in the government and the opposition, who neglected him, also neglected him.

Not afraid of his revenge.

Given the current situation in Chang'an City, Li Yuan probably wouldn't want to see someone too happy in a short time.

Therefore, it will take a long time for Li Xiaogong to regain Li Yuan's favor.

After a long, long time, whether Li Yuan is still the reigning emperor is uncertain.

"The minister will go down and make arrangements."

Ling Jing bowed and prepared to leave.

Li Yuanji raised his hand, "Don't worry, I will look for opportunities in the next few days to see if I can recruit the Tongguan guard."

Ling Jing's expression froze, "Your Highness is planning to let our people serve as Tongguan guards?"

Li Yuanji nodded, then shook his head again, "It doesn't have to be our people, my sister's people are also fine. If you have to choose, then our people first, Yu Wenbao first."

From Tongguan to the east, all the way to Weizhou on Hebei Road, Li Shimin's tentacles are about to extend to various counties.

Once there is a change in Chang'an City, soldiers and horses from all over the east of Tongguan will gather together and become Li Shimin's greatest support.

So Li Yuanji wanted his own people to guard Tongguan.

Once the changes in Chang'an City are beyond his control, or spread to various places, then he will have enough time to deal with them.

Yu Wenbao is a prince and loyal, so it is very suitable for him to guard Tongguan.

Ling Jing said in a deep voice: "The defender of Tongguan has always been the confidant of the saint. Even if we overthrow the current defender of Tongguan, we may not be able to push Yu Wenbao up."

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said with a smile: "It's up to people. If you don't try it, how will you know if it will work? I not only want Yu Wenbao to guard Tongguan, but also Xue Wanshu to guard Yiqiu Gate, Xue Wanche to guard Anren Gate, and Xie Shufang to guard the inner gate." .”

Ling Jing pondered, savoring Li Yuanji's words.

Yu Wenbao was loyal to Li Yuanji, if he guarded Tongguan, it would be tantamount to Tongguan controlled by Li Yuanji.

If there is any change in Chang'an City that needs to be reported, or if there is any change outside Chang'an City that needs to be reported in, Li Yuanji cannot be avoided.

Xue Wanshu is resourceful, if she guards Yiqiu's gate, she can deal with all kinds of intrigues from the East Palace.

Xue Wanche is simple and straightforward, if he guards the Anren Gate, he will not be easily bewitched by the people of Qin Palace.

Xie Shufang was also loyal, if he guarded the inner door, he could help Li Yuanji recruit some people from Yuan Congjun, and let Li Yuanji control more soldiers and horses in the palace.

After Su Dingfang and others return to the court, they can help Li Yuanji control the soldiers and horses of the military mansion outside the city.

In this way, no matter what changes happened inside the palace, outside the palace, or outside Chang'an, Li Yuanji could deal with it calmly.

After Ling Jing figured out the key points, he murmured, "How does Your Highness plan to help Xie Shufang and others find jobs?"

What Li Yuanji can see, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin must also be able to see.

Therefore, they will never hand over to Li Yuanji those who are related to their lifeblood.

If Li Yuanji plans clearly, he will definitely be targeted by Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

If you plan secretly, you may not be able to plan a reason.

So Ling Jing wanted to know what method Li Yuanji could use to achieve his wish.

"Take a chestnut out of the fire, see the stitches in the seam..."

Li Yuanji smiled lightly.

Ling Jing smiled wryly: "In this way, His Highness has no plan."

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said, "If you have something to do, you can tell me about it."

Ling Jing's face changed slightly, he hesitated for a moment, stared at Li Yuanji's expression and said: "If His Highness can send the dead to carry out the assassination, maybe his wish can be fulfilled."

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said nothing.

Ling Jing's method is indeed feasible.

Now those who guard these places are all people whom Li Yuan can trust.

If Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were assassinated while they were on duty, then Li Yuan would wonder whether they were bought by Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin.

Li Yuan would let them go without hesitation, and find a trustworthy confidant to concurrently serve as the guard of each sect, or hand over the guard of each sect to him.

But there is a big disadvantage of this approach, that is, once someone detects the slightest clue, he is likely to be targeted by Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin together.

He didn't want to take the risk.

"Let's figure it out slowly."

Li Yuanji said lightly.

If he wanted to assassinate Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin at the risk of being set on fire, it would be better to wait for Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to be overwhelmed and fight each other.

"Here!"

Seeing that Li Yuanji didn't agree with his idea, Ling Jing didn't say much.

Li Yuanji didn't speak again.

Ling Jing bowed and left the Hall of Martial Virtue.

……

in the evening.

Yang Miaoyan returned to the Hall of Wude and told Li Yuanji that the eldest grandson also went to the East Palace without taking anyone with him.

Zheng Guanyin resolutely handed over the jurisdiction of the Eastern Palace Harem to the eldest grandson when the eldest grandson proposed to help share the affairs of the Eastern Palace Harem.

Li Jiancheng did not stop him.

The eldest grandson has general knowledge and courage.

Li Jiancheng's performance is also generous enough.

Yang Miaoyan seemed very embarrassed, because the eldest grandson went to the East Palace alone, showing a kind of grandeur, a kind of invisible majesty. It seemed that there was huge energy hidden in her small body, and she was not afraid of those people in the East Palace. Not afraid of those people in the East Palace Harem embarrassing her.

Yang Miaoyan brought a lot of people there, but he was not as powerful as his eldest grandson.

So Yang Miaoyan was a little unhappy and felt that he was not as good as his eldest grandson.

Li Yuanji held Yang Miaoyan in his arms, and comforted him: "How can you not be as good as the second sister-in-law, you are much better than the second sister-in-law."

Yang Miaoyan said: "But when the second sister-in-law appeared in the East Palace alone, I felt that the second sister-in-law looked very angry."

Li Yuanji asked with a smile: "Don't you think that the second sister-in-law is weak on her own?"

Yang Miaoyan shook her head without hesitation.

She only thinks that the eldest grandson is very powerful.

Li Yuanji laughed again: "If a man loves a woman enough, he won't let a woman help him bear any pressure."

Yang Miaoyan stared at Li Yuanji in a daze, thoughtfully.

Li Yuanji continued: "The second sister-in-law may not have to go. Because the elder brother and the second brother are in conflict, if the second sister-in-law doesn't go, no one will say anything if they send a female official from the house.

The reason why the second sister-in-law went was because she didn't want the second brother to bear any bad reputation because of this matter, or to offend his father.

So the second sister-in-law went to the East Palace because of the second brother.

The eldest brother is quite generous and did not embarrass the second sister-in-law.

If the eldest brother is not generous, there may be many embarrassing scenes waiting for the second sister-in-law.

Therefore, I only saw the second sister-in-law's single strength, and nothing else. "

While thinking, Yang Miaoyan nodded her head and said: "That's true...today Lu Fengyi in eldest brother's palace embarrassed the second sister-in-law, not only was the second sister-in-law not angry, she smiled and persuaded her to go back to the bedroom.

I have the support of Alang and the people in the family, so I didn't suffer this kind of grievance. "

Li Yuanji squeezed Yang Miaoyan's hand, and said with a smile: "So, it should be the second sister-in-law who envies you, not you."

After being fooled by Li Yuanji, Yang Miaoyan immediately believed Li Yuanji's words.

Then he stopped thinking about it and told Li Yuanji how pitiful Li Chengzong was when he died young.

After Li Yuanji talked with Yang Miaoyan for a long time, Yang Miaoyan rushed back to the East Palace again.

After Li Yuanji confirmed that Yang Miaoyan had left, he lamented that his eldest grandson was a very good and good wife.

For Li Shimin, the eldest grandson did pay a lot.

For those Li Shimin who were inconvenient or unable to come forward, it was the eldest grandson who was helping.

However, Li Yuanji was not envious.

Because he doesn't have high demands on his wife, as long as he doesn't make trouble.

……

Li Chengzong's bones stayed in the palace for two days before being buried.

Because he died prematurely, he couldn't make a big fuss, let alone stop for a few days like a normal person.

Li Yuanji was forced to undertake the work of burying Li Chengzong's remains, and witnessed a human martyrdom.

But there was no way to stop it, because it was ordered by Li Yuan, and Liu Jun was still watching from the sidelines. Li Yuanji couldn't save the pair of golden boys and girls who went to the underworld to serve Li Chengzong.

The officials who were waiting on the grave to burn paper for Li Chengzong had no pity for the couple.

Li Yuanji very much hoped that a just spokesperson would stand up and stop this tragedy, so that he could find an excuse to save the couple.

But no, not one.

Even Wei Zheng, known as the mirror of the ages, just watched without making a sound.

"Wei Zheng, the name is not worthy of the name."

After Li Yuanji finished burying Li Chengzong and returned to Wude Hall, he sighed a long time.

I don't know if it's because of the different education he received since he was a child, or because of his different worldview and values. Anyway, Wei Zheng's performance is quite different from Li Yuanji's image of the eternal mirror.

So Li Yuanji felt that Wei Zheng was a bit misnamed.

Ling Jing knelt down in front of Li Yuanji, sighed a long time and said, "I have already met King Zhao Jun, and sent King Zhao Jun back to the mansion."

Ling Jing felt that Li Yuan was unfair to Li Xiaogong, and also felt wronged for Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong laid a full half of the country for Datang.

But when he returned to Beijing, he didn't enjoy the treatment he deserved.

Li Yuan did not put up a big battle to meet Li Xiaogong, nor did he send anyone to see Li Xiaogong.

Among the royal family members, only Li Shentong sent a son to greet Li Xiaogong.

Among the hundred officials, no one went.

Ling Jing hosted a banquet for Li Xiaogong in a gazebo twenty miles outside Chang'an City, and drank with Li Xiaogong for a long, long time.

Li Xiaogong laughed, pouring wine into his mouth and pouring wine onto his knees.

The one in the mouth is for feeding the stomach, and the one on the knee is for feeding cold bugs.

According to Li Xiaogong himself, when he was training in the navy in the south, he suffered from the cold, and it hurt when it was cloudy and rainy.

Li Xiaogong hoped that someone would warm him up, but he waited from noon until dark, but he didn't find anyone to warm his knees.

The number of times he looked at Chang'an City exceeded the number of times he poured wine into his mouth.

After getting drunk all the time, he stopped and continued to look at Chang'an City.

Ling Jing accompanied Li Xiaogong's trilogy with complicated emotions, and sent Li Xiaogong back to the mansion. When he entered Mingde Gate, he met Li Xiaoyi, the son of Li Shentong.

Li Xiaoyi followed them silently, sent Li Xiaogong back to the mansion, and then left silently, without saying a word on the way, and did not enter Zhao Jun Wang's mansion.

(End of this chapter)