Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Is there such a thing?" Li Hong's expression changed drastically, and he glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs around him: "Who is talking and spreading rumors in front of the Queen Mother and the Supreme Emperor, without fear of the punishment of annihilation?"

Everyone in the palace immediately knelt on the ground. Although Li Hong had always been kind, the emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses, not to mention that the people here were just palace maids and people who had been sentenced to death, and the emperor's domestic slaves.Even if Li Hong was killed with just one word, it would still be his family matter and no one would think it was wrong.

"Sage, don't worry!" Li Zhi waved his hand: "You all should step aside first!" After the maids and eunuchs had all left, he coughed: "Actually, what Ah Wu said is not entirely correct. Others only told half of it, and the other half was her own. It was useless for me to persuade her, so I had to ask her in front of you today to reassure her." So he told the story of that day. Once again, he finally said: "What is going on! Tell me!"

"So that's what happened!" Li Hong smiled bitterly: "It's all the child's fault. I originally wanted to give Aye a surprise, but I didn't want it to have the opposite effect."

"Surprise? What do you mean!" Li Zhi asked.

"That's what happened!" Li Hong recounted what Wang Wenzuo told him a few days ago that his two sisters were still alive, and finally said: "I originally thought that my two sisters would come back from Japan and reunite with your flesh and blood. It would be a heavenly thing. It's a great happy event. I thought about renovating the side hall next to Qinghui Pavilion and using it as a temporary residence for my two sisters to reunite with you, Aye, for a few days, but I didn't want to cause such a misunderstanding."

"You mean the two children, Suwen and Xiayu, are still alive?" Li Zhi subconsciously stood up from the brocade couch, completely unaware that the face of his wife beside him suddenly turned livid.

"Yes! They are all very good!" Li Hong said with a smile: "It's just that they are all in Japan now, and it will take some time before they come back!"

"Japanese country?" Li Zhi frowned: "Why would such a good person go to such a barren land as Japan!"

"Ahem!" Li Hong looked a little embarrassed. He hesitated and whispered: "Sanlang said that there was a riot in Chang'an because of sending evil boys to Anxi. The West City was burned down, and the two sisters were already dead at that time. He was frightened. Sanlang wanted to send his two sisters to the palace, but the sisters refused. Sister Suwen also said that if he sent them back to the palace, they would kill themselves immediately. Sanlang had no choice but to send the two sisters secretly He was sent out of Chang'an and placed in the home of a widow of his who died in Paoze. He only said that they were his sisters from afar and asked her to take care of them. However, the two sisters were getting older and their appearance and demeanor were very different from ordinary people. Sanlang was afraid that they would be ignored by others. Seeing the flaw and causing trouble, he had already pacified the Japanese country at that time and simply took the two sisters to the Japanese country. Although the place was remote, the Japanese people were honest and honest, and they always respected ghosts and gods. Therefore, the two sisters were in charge of the temple affairs in the Japanese country. The Japanese regard her as a goddess and respect her very much!"

While Li Hongzheng was speaking, there was only a snapping sound, but it was Wu who pushed down the table next to him, got up and went into the back room.At this time, Li Zhi also remembered the story of how his wife forced him to send his ex-wife's two daughters to the temple. When he combined it with what Li Hong said, he still didn't know the truth of the matter. Knowing what to say, the father and son couldn't help but look at each other speechless.After a while, I heard him sigh quietly: "Hong'er, not only do you have to keep your two sisters' lives chaste, but you also have to avoid so many pairs of eyes and do things without leakage. It has been really difficult for Wang Wenzuo these years. !”

"Yes!" Li Hong sighed: "The child was still young and ignorant at that time. Looking back now, Sanlang really put his wealth and life on the line for his two sisters. If there was even the slightest rumor, he would kill everyone in his family. And For so many years, he didn't tell anyone and took everything on his own. If the child hadn't ascended the throne, he would have kept his sister's affairs in his stomach for the rest of his life. Who knew he was such a righteous man? "

"Yes!" Li Zhi sighed: "I thought that these two daughters were no longer alive, but I didn't expect to meet again. What a surprise! By the way, Suwen and Xiayu are not young at all. , is there a marriage? Can there be any heirs?"

"This -" Li Hong's face looked a little ugly: "I heard from Sanlang that after the two sisters experienced that incident, they were not very interested in marriage matters, especially after going to the Japanese country. They usually go to and from the temple. During the period, I studied Buddhist scriptures with a recluse. Although he had never been ordained or ordained, his diet was very similar to that of a bhikshuni! He didn’t dare to push me, so he continued to behave like this!"

"How is this possible!" Li Zhi shouted, and then said with a wry smile: "That's all, if you don't have it, you won't have it! As long as you are still alive in the world, it will be fine. As a father, I have done nothing, and I don't have the face to say anything against them!"

The father and son chatted for a while, then Li Hong stood up and said goodbye, sending his son away. Li Zhi stood in front of the window in a daze, and his wife's voice came from behind.

"What's wrong? But I miss your two good daughters!"

"I thought I would never see him again, but I found him again!" Li Zhi turned around and sighed: "How can I not think about this?"

"Hmph!" Mrs. Wu snorted coldly: "I just saw that you two are good people with a loving father and a filial son, but I am the bad one!"

"You can't say that!" Li Zhi sighed: "It happened so many years ago, so why do you care?"

"I don't mind, but I remember it clearly!" Mrs. Wu snorted coldly: "Wang Wenzuo's move is so vicious. He thrust a sharp thorn into the Tian family. From now on, the Li family will never have peace!"

"You can't say that!" Li Zhi said with a smile: "In my opinion, although Wang Wenzuo behaves a bit like a wild man, he still has a bit of the style of the ancients. There were many such people in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, but there are not many today. !”

"Okay, okay!" Wu said angrily: "People are forcing you to abdicate, but you still say good things about him! Looking at you like this, you really don't look like a descendant of Emperor Taizong Wen!"

"Ah Wu, how can we lump things together?" Li Zhi said: "It was so many years ago when Wang Wenzuo rescued Su Wen and Xia Yu. How could he have thought of today? What he did back then was just to help those in need. Why do you think so much? But you think evil of him!"

"Okay, okay, okay! You are all good people, but I am the evil one! Why don't you just give me three feet of white silk and let me commit suicide to please those two bitches, and then father and daughter can get married as a family? Wouldn't it be nice? ?" Wu said angrily: "Pheasant slave, you are really an old fool. Wang Wenzuo may not have thought that much when he rescued people, but he must have had ulterior motives in sending your two daughters back at this juncture. What do you think? Think about it, your two daughters have not been married for so many years in the Japanese country. Do they have nothing to do with him? No matter how Hong'er arranges these two people after they come back, in the end it will be like Wang Wenzuo has laid two nails in the Tian family, which will cause trouble in the future. But that’s a lot!”

Li Zhi laughed when he heard this: "If we can really use these two daughters to recruit Wang Wenzuo as a good son-in-law, then we will be really grateful."

"Aren't you afraid that Wang Wenzuo has ulterior motives?"

"I'm not afraid. It's a pity that Taiping is a little smaller, otherwise I would have wanted to use Taiping to recruit him as my son-in-law!"

"You -" Mrs. Wu was so angry at Li Zhi that she couldn't speak for a while. After a while, she said: "How can you have the dignity to see Emperor Taizong after you die like this?" "A Wu, you still don't understand? ? Neither you nor I are on that throne anymore!" Li Zhi sighed: "Since people have come down, their hearts must also come down, otherwise you will only suffer in vain. You were originally worried that Hong'er would imprison you, but What about the truth? The child just wants to give you and me a surprise. Now you are worried that Suwen and Xiayu are going to harm you, but so much time has passed, and Honger is your flesh and blood after all, how could he allow others to harm you? Woolen cloth?"

"What about Wang Wenzuo? I have wanted to kill him several times. Doesn't he hold a grudge?"

"If Wang Wenzuo was really what you thought, you would have died that night!" Li Zhi sighed: "Don't you understand yet? He had too many opportunities to kill you that night!"

Hearing her husband's words, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but become speechless. Just as Li Zhi said, the person who controlled Qinghui Pavilion that night was Wang Wenzuo. Whether it was Li Zhi or Empress Wu, as long as he decided to kill him, he would definitely not see the sun the next day. .

"Why is that?" Wu asked.

"Isn't this simple? You are the empress of the Tang Dynasty, the queen mother, and the mother of Hong'er!" Li Zhi said with a smile: "Wang Wenzuo didn't want to usurp the throne. If he killed you that night, Hong'er would definitely not treat him well. We are so close now, and after I abdicate, you will not be able to hurt him again, so naturally he will not hurt you! This person may not be loyal to you or me, but he is indeed loyal to the Tang Dynasty!"

"What about Hong'er?"

"It's not so much loyalty as it is love!"

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Shaanzhou, Yellow River.

"Look, that's the mainstay over there!"

The turbulent and turbid Yellow River water rushed down, making a deafening sound.The deck under his feet was shaking violently, making Ijilenbod's face pale. Although he had been on a simple Japanese ship to send Tang Dynasty before, this was the first time he tasted this kind of feeling of being caught in the rapids, and there was only a rumbling sound in his ears. Although the people next to him opened their mouths and shouted, he could not hear the sound of water flowing clearly.

"Mr. Lang, that's the mainstay over there. If we want to go downstream, we have to pass there!"

Igillenbod opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but a burst of acid water came up. He couldn't care too much and could only vomit violently.The people next to him hurriedly helped him aside. He vomited for a while before he felt better. He said feebly: "Let's stop here today. Let's find a place to dock first!"

After about half an hour, the boat finally docked on a small peninsula near the river. As soon as the gangplank was lowered, Igilianbod rolled onto the shore. First he vomited, then drank a few mouthfuls of soup, and then After a while, I felt better. I shook my head and said with a bitter smile: "This is not a river, it is clearly a waterfall!"

"That's right!" The accompanying official laughed and said: "It is said that in ancient times, this place was a whole stone mountain, blocking the path of the Yellow River. Therefore, the river water could not be released, and it broke through the dam and flooded all directions. Dayu, inspired by the apocalypse, carved out the stone mountain, thinking that the three There are gates to connect to the river, including divine gates, ghost gates, and human gates, but the only one that can connect boats is the human gate!"

"That's it!" Yiji Lianbode nodded feebly: "Since Dayu has dug out all the stone mountains, why not just dig up these islands as well? This will save us energy today!"

The official also laughed when he heard what Yiji Lianbode said: "Some people have indeed said so, but there was no capital in Guanzhong during the time of Yu the Great, so there was no need for transshipment by boat, as long as the river can be connected, it would be enough." , there is no need to use boats, and naturally there is no need to dig up all the remaining islands!"

"It should be!" Yijilianbod nodded: "Then how much labor do you think we would need if we were to dig out this pillar now?"

"This -" the official smiled bitterly: "Mr. Lang, this is not a matter of how much labor is needed. To be honest, you are not the first person to make plans for this pillar. Someone had planned this in the previous dynasty. It's a pity that it failed! This pillar is not a mound, but a rocky mountain. Otherwise, the river would be so strong that it would have been washed away long ago. How would it be possible to dig it out manually?"

"You just said that Dayu was able to do it in ancient times, why can't it be done now?" Igilian Bod asked.

"This -" the official was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself how this guy could be so honest. Even though he said it was an ancient legend, he still wanted to be a little more truthful, so he could only smile and said: "In ancient times, Yu was a sage who could control ghosts and gods. Isn’t it beyond the reach of today’s people?”

"Okay!" Igillenbod didn't seem satisfied with the official's answer, but he didn't continue to ask. He walked to the river bank and stared at the murky rushing water in the river. After a while, he turned around. He said to the official: "You must have heard some rumors, right? The imperial court is going to set up a land and water transfer envoy in Shaanzhou to manage canal transportation. If nothing else happens, I should be the deputy land and water transfer envoy. You You know the situation of water transportation very well, would you like to work for me as an errand?"

"Yes, my subordinate is willing!"

The official was overjoyed when he heard this. Shaanzhou was located in today's Sanmenxia City and was a water transportation hub at that time. It was originally responsible for transporting grain, but there was no official position specifically set up to manage it.He was originally just a Zhujin order in charge of managing the ferry in Shaanzhou, a minor official of the ninth rank. Yijilianbode was so well-informed that he dared to say that he was the future deputy envoy of land and water transportation before he took office. Obviously, he was the superior. Since someone is soliciting you, of course you must seize this opportunity.

"Okay!" Seeing that the other party agreed to accept his solicitation, Yijilianbode nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, Wu Jin asked you to tell me, if we want to rectify the water transportation, what is the most important thing right now?"