After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

Li Lingyue returned to the Taoist temple. As soon as she finished washing, she saw Gong'er running over in a hurry.

"Princess, Governor Wen and General He are here, saying they want to see you!"

"Which General He?" Li Lingyue asked subconsciously, then suddenly realized: "You mean, He Shan is here?"

"Yes! I invited them to the waiter!"

"Okay! I'll go over to see them right now, you don't have to follow!"

After dismissing Gong'er, Li Lingyue held Fuchen in her hand, wore a Taoist robe, and went to the waiter with some excitement.

As soon as the door was opened, he saw He Shan wearing a military commander's armor, with his legs stretched out, lying on his side on the futon, drinking tea and chewing broad beans, looking like a ruffian.

Wen Deju, who was sitting opposite him, was much more polite. The old fox was sitting upright, holding a teacup elegantly, looking at He Shan furtively with his eyes full of contempt and disgust.

Seeing Li Lingyue suddenly pushing the door open, He Shan was startled and stood up to greet him!

"He Shan, the humble imperial inspector, comes to see the princess!"

"Wen Deju, the governor of the Eastern Capital, has met the master!" Wen Deju also quickly stood up and saluted.

Judging from the names of the two, He Shan was much more cordial than Wen Deju, but it also immediately revealed that he was his confidant, while Wen Deju, a civil servant, was much more thoughtful. When they met for the first time, He had no choice to expose his relationship with him in front of He Shan.

Li Lingyue waved her hand, indicating that they didn't need to be polite.

She slowly walked up to He Shan, looked up at the dark-skinned silly man, and suddenly punched him in the chest, sighing smoothly:

"Uncle, long time no see!"

The first words he spoke nearly made Wen De faint. The old man coughed. He didn't expect that the princess would actually call He Shan "uncle". He was now speculating in his mind about He Shan's identity as a royal relative. As a result, after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure out the reason.

Little did he know that Li Lingyue called He Shan uncle because of the friendship they forged in Yanzhou Prison. Li Lingyue got used to it and did not change it again.

Seeing that Li Lingyue still called him this way, He Shan felt extremely warm in his heart and scratched his head with a silly smile:
"I haven't seen the princess for a long time, I really miss you so much!!"

Wen Deju trembled again when he heard this, and thought to himself: Why is this Yushi He so disrespectful? How could he say such frivolous words to the princess?

But Li Lingyue found it very useful. She grabbed a handful of broad beans that He Shan put on the table, picked one up and put it in her mouth, chewed it and returned to the main seat to sit down.

This inconspicuous little move made Wen Deju immediately realize that the relationship between the princess and He Shan was definitely not simple.

After the three of them sat down, Li Lingyue did not rush to ask questions, but spit out the broad bean shell and put a second one in his mouth:
"Uncle, the fried salt-and-pepper flavor is really delicious. Do you have any more there? Can you give me some?"

He Shan laughed and said: "As long as the princess likes it, Beizhi will go back and fry it tonight, and try to send someone to send more tomorrow! Speaking of which, the recipe for these broad beans was taught to Beizhi by the princess when she left Yanzhou, and Beizhi made it with his own hands. The broad beans taste as good as the "Migratory Locust Tengda"!"

Li Lingyue became interested as soon as she heard this, and quickly asked: "Oh, does Yanzhou still have the dish 'Migratory Locust Tengda'?"

"Of course there are, but locusts are scarce in Yanzhou now. If you want to eat this dish, you have to spend several times the price. People still call this dish 'Princess Smile'!"

Li Lingyue smiled elegantly: "I'm afraid they still call me 'Beheaded Princess' behind my back!"

He Shan replied without hesitation: "That's natural. Even me, the executioner, is called the Living King of Hell by them. But a princess is better than a humble position. Ordinary people's homes now enshrine the portrait of the princess, saying that the princess is the reincarnation." 'Living Bodhisattva'!"

The two couldn't stop talking about the past in Yanzhou. Li Lingyue changed from an accompanying princess to a "living Bodhisattva" who saved the people of Yanzhou, and He Shan also changed from an unknown prison head. , and became the "living king of hell" that frightened the corrupt officials of Yanzhou.

Wen Deju, who was standing aside, could only look at the two parents with envy. He knew about Li Lingyue's trip to Yanzhou, but he had never heard of He Shan. Now he learned that the other party was actually The princess's confidants were shocked and completely relieved at the same time.

A few days ago, he was worried that the inspector would find out about him. Now that he has a relationship with the princess, he can finally sleep well.

After the two exchanged greetings, Wen Deju reported to Li Lingyue: "Princess! I have received news from Chang'an. I heard that your Majesty has issued a decree that Prince Li Cunxiao will be acquitted in the near future!!"

Wen Deju no longer concealed it from He Shan, but took the initiative to tell his information in public. This was also an act of getting closer to He Shan.

After hearing this, Li Lingyue couldn't help but frown: "Then Li Changxiao ruined my filial piety and attempted to murder me. Doesn't my mother intend to investigate further?"

Wen Deju coughed dryly and said truthfully: "Go back to the princess and release Li Changxiao. This is what I want!"

Li Lingyue's heart sank and she did not continue to ask. In her opinion, Empress Wu favored her so much that she would definitely stand up for her. Even if she did not deprive Li Changxiao of his title, she would order him to come and apologize in person. But the result... was... She didn't understand Empress Wu's behavior in letting people go so easily.

Wen Deju saw Li Lingyue's ugly expression and comforted him:
"However, the empress is far-sighted and has heard from her humble position that according to your majesty's imperial edict, King Yu will be dismissed from the post of remaining in Dongdu and replaced by the princess's third emperor brother, King Li Xian of England. This can be regarded as a way to vent the anger on the princess!"

Li Lingyue smiled bitterly. Empress Wu was not venting her anger on her behalf. It was clearly a political deal reached with Prince Yu's Palace.

After Li Changxiao was imprisoned, Wen Deju impeached him and Empress Wu must have read it. If Empress Wu was a normal mother and her daughter was almost killed, as a mother, she would do anything to vent her anger for her daughter. Even if the result was not satisfactory, she would still work hard. Show your protective side.

But what Empress Wu did was to use the matter of the county king as a political bargaining chip to get the position of 'Eastern Capital Reservist' from the King of Yu. King Li Xian of England was stupid and incompetent, and was naturally afraid of Empress Wu, so he was appointed as the Eastern Capital Reservist. In fact, he took power on behalf of Empress Wu!

There is a saying that goes well, the most ruthless emperor's family, no matter how much Empress Wu favors her, once it comes to the struggle for power, family affection will always be just a foil.

Li Lingyue let out a long sigh. While she felt a little chilled by Empress Wu, she was also glad that she did not put all her hopes behind Empress Wu. What she was doing now was to explore a path of her own, a path dominated by herself. and the path to control power.

Thinking of this, Li Lingyue looked at Wen Deju and asked tentatively:

"Once Li Changxiao is released, I'm worried that he won't let it go. In the opinion of Governor Wen, how should we deal with it next?"

Wen Deju stroked his beard, thought over and over again, and said ambiguously:

"In my humble opinion, if the King of Yu loses his post in the Eastern Capital, he will definitely have strict control over Li Changxiao. In a short period of time, the Palace of Prince Yu will not be able to cause much trouble. I feel that it is not appropriate to cause trouble to the Palace of Prince Yu at the moment. As long as everyone doesn't do anything wrong, Dongdu will be safe and sound!"

Well, you old cunning guy has become a peacemaker now.

Seeing that Li Lingyue didn't say anything, Wen Deju laughed dryly, then changed the subject and bowed his hand to He Shan:
"Master He came to Dongdu to investigate the Taoist temple massacre case, but there are other things. I will give you your full cooperation!"

He Shan glanced at Li Lingyue first, then raised his fists toward Wen De and said:
"Lord Wen, you're so polite. When I come to Luoyang this time, in addition to investigating the Tiandaomen case, I also have to go to Zhechong Mansion to take up the post of captain. I can't help but rely on Lord Wen for support in the future!"

He is a fourth-grade military general in the Zhechong Prefecture, and his official position is one level lower than that of the governor of Wendeju. It makes sense to call himself a "lower official".

Wen Deju was shocked when he heard this. When Empress Wu came to Luoyang for funeral, he had reported to Empress Wu about the mutiny in Zhechong Mansion!
The whole story was that Xie Shiji, the captain of the Zhechong Prefecture, humiliated a general under his command, which led to a mutiny in the military camp. Xie Shiji was killed by the rebels, and all the twenty people who participated in the mutiny were killed.

At that time, Empress Wu also reminded him to investigate this Xie Shiji, and it would be best to pin some blame on him to suppress Zhao Weiting, the governor of Henan Province. But later, the Taomen massacre occurred, and Wen Deju casually listed some crimes and submitted them. , who did not expect that the candidate to replace Xie Shiji would be the imperial inspector He Shan.

Not only did he not expect it, Li Lingyue was also quite surprised, so she jokingly said:

"I'm just saying that you, a civil servant serving as an inspector, are actually wearing a military commander's armor. It turns out you are a civil and military official!"

He Shan chuckled and said: "The princess is joking. The main official position of the humble position is the captain of the Zhechong Mansion. The post of inspector is only a temporary appointment by your majesty. It cannot be taken seriously!"

Li Lingyue understood immediately upon hearing this that Li Zhi's temporary appointment of He Shan as the inspector was really just a formality.

According to Li Lingyue's original idea, after He Shan arrived in Luoyang, he was asked to cooperate with Wen Deju to turn the massacre case into an unsolved case, and just fool the Tiandao Sect casually.

But just now when she heard Wen Deju mention Empress Wu's attitude towards Prince Yu's Mansion, Li Lingyue felt resentful in her heart and would not give up until she vented it out.

So the words she originally prepared had already reached her lips, and she swallowed them back hard in the end!
She wanted to take a gamble and see if her Aye Aniang would continue to choose to settle down the trouble she was going to dig for Prince Yu's palace. (End of chapter)