Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 112
After going to court, the prince did not ride in a sedan chair, but let the honor guard walk in the front, while he himself walked side by side with Wu King Li Ke at the back.

Since the Spring Festival, King Wu Li Ke has followed the imperial edict and has not left Chang'an. Instead, he lives in King Wu's residence in Chang'an. Like other ministers, he comes to court every three days to participate in government affairs.

As they walked, the two people exchanged opinions on government affairs and the appointment of some officials.

When it comes to areas where they agree with each other, Li Shan will nod from time to time, and Wu King Li Ke will also laugh happily.

Changsun Wuji saw this scene behind them and couldn't help but frowned, stretched out his hand and shouted:

"His Royal Highness, wait a moment."

Prince Li Shan turned his head and saw his uncle Changsun Wuji walking over quickly. He was a bit old. He trotted up to him and panted. He glanced at the King of Wu with displeasure, and then said to Li Shan:
"Prince, I have something important to say and I want to report it to the prince."

Upon seeing this, King Wu Li Ke bowed to the prince with a wink, cupped his hands, and left without saying a word.

Changsun Wuji lowered his eyes and watched Wu King Li Ke passing by him, with an expression of caution and disgust, until Li Shan asked:
"Uncle, what's important?"

Changsun Wuji then raised his eyes and said:
"Oh... Your Highness, why haven't you returned to the East Palace? Is it because you are unhappy with the Crown Princess?"

When Prince Li Shan heard this, he glanced at Changsun Wuji in surprise, shrunk his eyes, and said with a sneer:
"Ms. Wang is asking for help on uncle's behalf? Her reputation is greater than Gu's, and Gu doesn't dare to trouble Situ for personal matters."

Seeing Li Shan's resistance, Changsun Wuji quickly changed his tone calmly, lowered his eyes and said:

"It's just a rumor. What dignity does the Crown Princess have, if not because she is the Crown Prince's wife? The reason why I say this is an important matter is not because I am worried about your relationship as a couple.

But the prince has not returned to the East Palace for a long time, and the officials in the East Palace cannot see the prince, and the prince has no chance to listen to the lectures of the prince's three teachers.This is no small matter.

The officials in the East Palace are all people the prince will train and rely on in the future, how can he leave them behind?When employing people in the future, should you trust them or not, use them or not?
However, the prince's career in politics was short, he was just over [-] years old. He was still young and lacked a lot of experience. Therefore, he neglected his studies and refused to listen to the lectures of the prince's third teacher. People in the world should think that the prince is arrogant and disrespectful to his teachers. "

Li Shan listened until the end and sighed deeply, having nothing to say.

He frowned, as if to make up his mind, stood still, faced Changsun Wuji, bowed slightly, his posture was dignified and dignified, and said:

"My uncle is right, I am not thinking well, but my father has been in poor health recently, and I have to wait for the soup. Moreover, my father has nothing to do and likes to talk to me. It is not practical to go back every day.

Let's do this. From now on, I promise to go back to the East Palace every five days, listen to the lectures of the Third Master, and meet more with the officials of the East Palace. "

Changsun Wuji looked at Prince Li Shan and nodded, looking very satisfied.explain:

"The prince is wise and willing to listen to advice. The ministers are very pleased. However, the prince is kind-hearted and should beware of villains."

Prince Li Shan thought he was going to say something, so he raised his eyebrows and looked at him curiously.

As a result, Changsun Wuji whispered:

"The King of Wu has always been disloyal. The prince should not get too close to him, or he may be paralyzed and used by him, and he will lose his authority."

After Li Shan heard this, the curiosity and tension in his brows and eyes suddenly relaxed. He looked at Changsun Wuji and was silent for a while, then said warmly: "I know uncle means well and is thinking about me, but third brother came to help me. My father agreed. There is no need to regard him as a scourge."

When Changsun Wuji heard what he said, he immediately became anxious. There were more wrinkles on his thin face. He lowered his voice and yelled:
"The prince is confused! Your Majesty made such arrangements, how did you know he was doing it for you? Maybe he wanted to test King Wu's political performance and had the intention of reforming the throne?

You must always remember that your current position as prince is the center of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. There are so many people trying to pull you down.

You and Wu Wangke have a life-or-death relationship.But for His Majesty, it is just a matter of choosing one of two sons. "

Prince Li Shan lowered his head slightly, lowered his eyebrows, and frowned slightly, showing a feeling of exhaustion and boredom, and said slowly:

"Uncle, I have spent a lot of time with my father. What does he think? I know very well that my father has never changed his preference for me and will not change his position as King of Wu. King Wu... I took the initiative to ask to be transferred back to help. mine."

Changsun Wuji immediately opened his eyes wide and said excitedly:
"Then you are even more confused. You can't find anyone to look for him. He is the eldest among the concubines and has quite a reputation. Didn't you bring back a strong enemy?

If you need help, why don't you tell me?I am your blood relative, but you still can’t trust me? "

Li Shan let out a breath, turned his head and looked at the guard of honor in the distance, and said tiredly:
"It's not that I can't believe it, uncle, if King Wu really does something strange in the future, I will never stop him except him. But it's just something that hasn't happened yet, so why should you be so suspicious?
My father once said that when employing people, you should treat them with sincerity, and when defeating the enemy, use thunderbolt methods.As long as there are countermeasures and you have some trust in people, you won't suffer any loss.

If Gu Zhen behaves as his uncle said, wouldn't there be no one else in the world who can be reused except his uncle? "

This time it was Changsun Wuji's turn to have nothing to say. He looked at the prince with twinkling eyes and said nothing.

I even felt very uncomfortable in my heart.

The prince withdrew his gaze, sighed and said:
"Hey... ok, uncle, go back, I'm leaving."

After saying that, he turned around, walked to the guard of honor in front, and got on the sedan chair.

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At this time in the East Palace, two maids were talking outside the door of the East Palace. Their voices were very low, and there was no one around. Only the breeze blew gently, blowing their skirts and swinging.

The one I met was a little palace maid, only eleven or twelve years old. Generally, at this age, she was a sin slave in the Yeting Palace. She had been a slave in the palace since she was a child, and often acted as a palace maid to run errands and deliver messages to the palace maids. people.

The older one was a confidant of the Crown Princess. She was in her 20s. She kept frowning while listening to the little palace maid's words, and asked her questions over and over again based on her expression and mouth shape.

He kept asking questions until the little palace maid who was delivering the message got lower and lower. She spoke a lot of words before she gave up.

She drove the people away, turned around and entered the East Palace. She walked along the road for a long time before arriving at the crown prince's bedroom. She passed through the guards guarding the door, as well as the palace maids and chamberlains who were busy serving, and stood before the crown prince. Behind Concubine Wang, she bowed and said:
"Princess, there is important news that you need to decide on."

At that time, the Crown Princess was reading a book on the soft couch. After hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at the face of the female official, then waved her hand to drive out all the maids serving around her.

(End of this chapter)