Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Wang Bo is out of luck!" Cui Hongdu laughed and said, "He has been expelled from Chang'an by the emperor. Besides you, Sanlang, who else would dare to recruit him?"

"You're wrong, even I don't dare to recruit him now!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Come on, it's windy outside, let's go back to the tent and talk!"

Cui Hongdu was taken aback when he heard the words. He knew Wang Wenzuo's courage very well. Even the other party admitted that he didn't dare to recruit. What kind of person is this Wang Bo?He followed Wang Wenzuo back to the tent. Wang Wenzuo took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's a pity that the road to Shu is difficult, otherwise it would be a pleasure to drive slowly to Chang'an with such chariots and horses!"

"That's right!" Cui Hongdu sighed: "When I first passed Jianmen, I thought about such a grand pass. How could the Kingdom of Shu be destroyed by Zhong Hui and Deng Ai?"

"Actually, it's okay to tell the truth. People's hearts are not in harmony. Naturally, you will break without a fight!" Wang Wenzuo stroked his beard and said, "Hongdu, this time I asked you to follow me to Chang'an again, but it made you suffer!"

"What did Sanlang say?" Cui Hongdu became anxious when he heard it: "I am your subordinate, this is my duty!"

"Shen Faseng, He Bayong, Yuan Aolie, Gu Cihang, some of them are in Baekje, and some are in Japan, and they have all become the local emperors of one side, who can be domineering. Compared with them, you have really suffered !" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "But do you know why I arranged it this way?"

Cui Hongdu shook his head in a daze.

"Because your surname is Cui!" Wang Wenzuo said, "That's why I recruited Lu Zhaolin instead of Wang Bo."

"Because his surname is Lu?" Cui Hongdu asked.

"That's right, there are no better Hebei crown belts than Qinghe Cui and Fan Yanglu!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Then Wang Bo must have some talents and learning, but it's a pity that I don't use them yet, and I don't dare to use them."

"I can't use it, and I dare not use it? Why do you say that?" Cui Yunying asked beside him.

Wang Wenzuo rolled his eyes and asked, "His ability is to call for thieves. Who is a thief? Who is not a thief? I can decide?"

Cui Hongdu and Cui Yunying exchanged glances, and immediately understood that in a sense, Wang Bo and Wang Wenzuo had similar identities in the political structure of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor sent Wang Wenzuo to kill anyone who was unhappy; Wang Bo was a top-notch pen, and he belonged to the kind of murderer.The characteristic of this kind of top tool man is that it is really easy to use, but if you turn around and cut yourself, it will hurt very much, so since ancient times, emperors have loved and guarded against this kind of talent, and only let them be used for themselves. The signs used by others would rather be destroyed than never kept.Wang Wenzuo had a good relationship with the crown prince, and Wang Bo was sent to serve as a literary attendant to Pei Wang Lixian. This is because Li Zhi himself was not in good health, so he reserved talents for his son. If Li Zhi was in good health, at his age, as a general in command, Wang Wenzuo didn't dare to associate with the prince so deeply.

"Sanlang, according to Shen Faseng's recent letter, the situation in Liaodong is also very bad!" Cui Hongdu said in a low voice: "In the current situation, why does the emperor want to transfer you back to Chang'an? Will the emperor—" said At this point, Cui Hongdu stopped.

"You mean the emperor no longer trusts me?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

The air in the tent seemed to freeze, Cui Yunying looked at her husband in fear, it was the first time she heard such terrible words from him.

"That's not enough!" Wang Wenzuo asked himself and answered: "Mostly, I was transferred back to Beijing and beat and beat. After all, I have now joined forces with the prince. As long as the prince is not abolished, even if I am dismissed, it will be time for me to recover. question!"

"Prince, yes there is still prince!" Cui Hongdu breathed a sigh of relief, he patted his head, and said with a smile: "Look at my brain, I didn't even think of this!"

"Yes, with the crown prince in power, your lord will have the support of Mount Tai!"

People who know nothing are always happier!Looking at the bright smiles on the faces of Cui Hongdu and Cui Yunying, Wang Wenzuo did not speak.If he remembered correctly, the crown prince Li Hong did not live to the day he ascended the throne, and he could not remember the cause and time of his death, but obviously, this was not good news for those who bet on His Highness the crown prince.

"I'm a little tired!" Wang Wenzuo yawned: "You all go out first! Let me take a nap!"

Cui Hongdu and Cui Yunying stood up obediently, bowed to Wang Wenzuo, and then exited the tent.Wang Wenzuo lay down on the brocade couch with his hands on his chest, and soon fell asleep.

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Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace.

The afternoon sun shines through the window on the desks in front of the prince. Li Hong's thin body is almost buried by the hills of piles of music. Since he has been working for more than an hour, he is already a little sleepy. He covered his mouth with his right hand and yawned.

"His Royal Highness, would you like to rest for a while?" Zhang Wenguan asked.

"No need!" Li Hong hurriedly put down his hands, his face flushed a little: "I've eaten too much for lunch, and I'm getting angry!"

"Then let's take a walk outside first!" Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "The prince's body is not yet fully grown, so it's not good to work too hard!"

"Then these memorials—" Li Hong hesitated, pointing to the memorials on the case.

"I will ask someone to write down the important parts into abbreviations, and read them to you when you come back!" Zhang Wenguan paused for a while: "Actually, His Majesty did the same, otherwise, if all the more than [-] prefectures of the Tang Dynasty would have to do it himself , Your Majesty can't do it even if he has a hundred hands!"

Hearing that his father Li Zhi did the same, Li Hong heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "In that case, I'll go out for a couple of laps first, and Zhang Qing will be troubled here!"

"I obey the order!" Zhang Wenguan hurriedly responded.

After all, Li Hong is still a young man in his twenties, so he has no intention of having fun, but the sense of responsibility of being ordered to supervise the country makes him stay in the palace every day, reading these memorials that can never be finished, thinking that his father has already done it like this For 20 years, his heart was filled with admiration and a little bit of guilt.As the prince of the country, he was actually lazy.

Li Hong slipped around outside the hall twice to get some air before returning to the hall. Zhang Wenguan took out a copy of the excerpt and handed it to Li Hong: "Your Highness, the news from Chengdu is about the impeachment of Wang Wenzuo?"

"The one who impeached Wang Wenzuo?" Li Hong hurriedly took over the excerpt, and read it carefully. As he read it, his brows became more and more tense. He originally wanted to scold loudly, but the lesson he learned not long ago forced him to suppress the emotion in his heart. Anger: "Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

"I think that Wei Zhaosheng's impeachment of Wang Wenzuo may be domineering, but it is completely false to say that he has rebellious intentions and plots against him!"

"Oh?" Li Hong was refreshed, and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Zhang, please elaborate!"

"There is actually only one reason why Wei Zhaosheng impeached Wang Wenzuo, that is, when he left Chengdu, he dismissed a group of Fan soldiers he had recruited. I will not mention whether this approach is right or wrong, but if there is anyone in the world who wants to rebel Is it true that the people in the army should dismiss the soldiers in their own hands first?"

"That's right!" Li Hongda was overjoyed: "Zhang Xianggong is right. If Wang Wenzuo really wants to rebel, he will never dismiss the soldiers and horses he personally recruited!"

"Secondly, after Wang Wenzuo dismissed the Fanbing, he was ordered to come to Chang'an. It doesn't look like he intends to rebel!" Zhang Wenguan said: "According to my minister, Wang Wenzuo must have his reasons for doing this. He only listened to Wei Zhaosheng's side. I'm afraid it's not right, it's better to let him meet the two His Majesties after he comes to Chang'an, and let him explain it himself!"

"What Zhang Xianggong said is true!" Li Hong nodded in satisfaction. Since Li Zhi returned to Chang'an last time, his physical condition has not been very good, so he handed over a considerable part of the government affairs to Li Hong, and asked him to learn how to deal with the government affairs. In the eyes of many courtiers, His Highness the Crown Prince's position is already firmly established, and it is only a matter of time before he succeeds him.

Li Hong dealt with the government affairs for a while, and when it was almost time for dinner, a servant from Daming Palace came and said that His Majesty would let the princes go with them tonight and share dinner.Li Hong complied with the order, went to Chengyu, and went to Daming Palace.

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Daming Palace, Guande Hall.

"Hong'er is here too!" Mrs. Wu said with a smile, "Okay, okay, everyone is here, today we don't stick to customary etiquette, everyone sit down!"

Li Hong's three siblings, Pei Wang Li Xian, Ying Wang Li Xian, and Xiang Wang Li Dan, have all arrived. The youngest daughter, Li Dingyue (Princess Taiping), is only five years old and is sitting between Wu Shi and Li Zhi. Smiling, he jumped down to the ground, ran up to meet him unsteadily, and shouted in a childish voice: "Brother, brother!"

Li Hong hurriedly stretched out his hand to hug him, Li Dingyue put his arms around Li Hong's neck, leaned into his brother's ear and said, "Today is Yueyue's birthday, what gift did brother bring?"

Li Hong was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that today is the birthday of his youngest sister of the same mother. He has been so busy in the political affairs hall these days, how could he remember these things? Forget it, I will make it up later!"

"That's impossible!" Li Dingyue pointed to the other three elder brothers: "Brother Xian, Brother Xian, Brother Dan, they all have gifts, Aye and Aunt also have presents, but Brother Crown Prince doesn't! We will be punished!" Her last words But he said it to Li Zhi.

"Yes, you really have to be punished!" Li Zhi's face was also full of pampering, and he said with a smile: "Hong'er, what happened today is indeed your fault, you shouldn't have forgotten Yue'er's birthday!"

"Yes, yes, the child accepts the punishment!" Li Hong smiled wryly, and he put Li Dingyue down carefully: "Tell me! What do you want?"

"After the father and emperor live forever, this world will be the crown prince's elder brother!" Li Dingyue said: "Then give half to Yueyue!"

"How, how is this possible?" Li Hong hurriedly shook his head.

"Is half too much? Half of that half?"

"That won't work either!" Li Hong said with a wry smile, "It's not because I'm being mean to my brother, this world is left by our ancestors, not to mention you, even the three younger brothers can't get so much!"

"Really?" Li Dingyue looked at the three elder brothers beside him, and hesitated for a moment: "Since this is the case, then be the same as them? As much as they get, give me as much!"

"This—" Li Hong was still in a bit of a dilemma: "It's not because of my brother's stinginess. After all, you are a daughter's family, so you are different from the three of them!"

"What's wrong with my daughter's house?" Li Dingyue's lips immediately curled up: "Brother Xian, brother Xian, brother Dan, let me get a little from all three of you, there are as many as four of us!"

Li Hong turned his eyes to Li Zhi and Wu Shi who were seated, his parents' faces were full of doting, he could only nod his head: "Okay!"

Hearing that his elder brother agreed, Li Dingyue jumped up excitedly, and Li Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed to Li Zhi and the warrior before taking his seat.Li Zhi picked up the wine glass: "Hong'er, what's going on in court today?"

"It's nothing! That's right!" Li Hong told the story of Wang Wenzuo's impeachment: "I think it's better to keep him!"

"Well, you didn't reprimand Wei Zhaosheng, so you've made progress!" Li Zhi nodded, "Wang Wenzuo should come to Chang'an in a few days, so let him come to your private house and comfort him!"

"Yes!"

"What about the military affairs in the northwest?"

"The Tubo people didn't have much movement, but the Turkic side was a little unstable. The Ministry of War wrote a letter suggesting that troops should be sent to conquer after the spring!"

"Well! What else?"

"Then there is the matter of cleaning up the soldiers in the Guanzhong government. There is a lot of noise everywhere, and many voices are—" Li Hong's voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end it disappeared!

"Voice? It can reach your ears, isn't it the voice of ordinary people?" Li Zhi snorted coldly: "Short-sighted!"

"My son is incompetent, and my father is worried!" Li Hong hurriedly stood up. Although his three brothers didn't know what was going on, they also stood up quickly. Only Li Dingyue sat on the chair and watched curiously. Looking at his brothers and parents, his eyes were full of curiosity.

"Forget it, sit down!" Li Zhi waved his hand and motioned his sons to sit down: "The battle has reached the city of Chang'an, and there are only a few thousand Hebei rebels, and there is nothing they can do. , riding tall horses, wearing Mingguang armor, but the real fight depends on hundreds of Huihe people as the vanguard. What is the face of the Tang Dynasty? Tang? This is Gao Wei! It's Yang Guang!"

Li Hong's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, so he dared to speak up.After a while, he heard Li Zhi's voice: "Do you know why I removed Wang Wenzuo from his official position and transferred him back to Chang'an?"

"The child doesn't know!"

"It is said that he is to be punished, but in fact he is used to rectify the military affairs in Chang'an and Guanzhong!" Li Zhi said coldly: "Some people say that he is domineering. According to my opinion, it is good to be domineering. I am afraid of him. Don’t be domineering, dare not do this, don’t dare to do that, and can’t do anything in a friendly manner. He Wang Wenzuo has an advantage. He dares to do things that others dare not do, and can do. When he returns to Chang’an Well, let him hang out for three months, and then let him handle this offending job!"