Madam, protect me!

Because someone died, the conflict between the Li family and the Han Palace has been widely spread in Chang'an City.

The atmosphere in the Han Palace was depressing.

Wang Heng's body has been sewn up and is ready to be sent to Jinyang.

These children of aristocratic families are very particular about returning to their roots.

The Han King looked at Wang Heng's coffin and was silent.

He was fine when he came.

When he left, he could only be put in a coffin.

The Han King didn't know how to explain to the Wang family.

Li Qian walked in from outside, and the Han King asked: "What did the prince's wife say?"

Li Qian said: "She must go back to the Wang family, no matter what I say, it won't work."

The Han King sighed. Although she had been in the palace for a few years, her heart was still with the Wang family.

Once Wang Heng died, it would be impossible for the Han Palace and the Wang family to return to the past when there was no grudge between them.

This is really heartbreaking.

He looked at Li Qian and said in a deep voice: "Do you know now why I don't let you mess with Li Xuanjing?"

Li Qian gritted his teeth and said: "He is a mad dog!"

King Han breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Even if it is a mad dog, it is your royal grandfather's mad dog. No matter which prince comes to the throne, he will not have a good end. But before that, it is better to avoid him..."

Li Qian took a deep breath, showing an indignant look on his face, and asked: "Why doesn't the royal grandfather abdicate? He is already over 60 years old. The ancestors of all generations passed the throne before the age of 60. He does not pass the throne, nor does he establish a prince. He is still pursuing the illusory way of immortality. Could it be that he wants to be the emperor of all ages?"

King Han's face sank, and he looked around suddenly. Seeing that there was no one around, he said: "Asshole, you can say this!"

Although King Han himself thought so in his heart, he could only think about such treasonous words in his heart.

A light cough came from outside the door.

The King of Han's face changed, but when he saw the person coming in, his expression eased and he said, "You go down, I have something to talk to Lord Lin."

Li Qian nodded slightly to Jingzhao Yin, then turned and left.

After Li Qian left, the King of Han sat on the chair, sighed deeply, and asked, "Fuzhi, do you think that father really wants to be the emperor forever?"

Jingzhao Yin said, "Your Highness, please be careful with your words."

The King of Han waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this matter. Are you here for Wang Heng's matter?"

Jingzhao Yin shook his head and said, "Wang Heng is dead, and everyone's attention is attracted by this matter. It's a good opportunity. Let's make the situation more chaotic, so that we can fish in troubled waters..."

The King of Han said, "What do you mean?"

Jingzhao Yin said, "It's been a long time, it's almost time to start..."

...

Rui Wangfu

After listening to his subordinates' report, King Rui was stunned for a long time, then stood up suddenly and said, "No, he is sick, did I provoke him?"

Some of his officials in the capital were investigated by Jingzhao Prefecture.

This is the third official under his command to be investigated in two days.

Everyone knows that Jingzhao Yin is the King of Han's man, and there must be the King of Han's instructions behind this matter.

But he didn't provoke him or provoke him. Wang Heng was killed by Li Xuanjing. If he wants to make trouble, he should go to Li Xuanjing. Why investigate his people?

Thinking of what the King of Han said at the gate of Furong Garden that day, he always felt that something was wrong.

He said with a gloomy face, "Check what happened!"

Half a day later

King Rui listened to the report from his men, widened his eyes, and asked, "What?"

One person lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, there are some rumors outside that the conflict between Li Xuanjing and King Han was secretly provoked by you. This move of yours not only broke the Legalist heart of Li Xuanjing's son, but also deepened the contradiction between King Han and Li Xuanjing. What's more, once Wang Heng died, the Wang family would inevitably be dissatisfied with King Han, which would be a major blow to the Han Wang family..."

He looked at King Rui with some admiration and said, "Kill three birds with one stone. Your Highness is so wise that I admire him!"

Originally, he thought King Rui was a fool who didn't know how to use tricks and could only do assassinations, but this time, he had to admit that King Rui did a great job.

King Rui looked confused and shocked, and said angrily, "Bullshit, kill three birds with one stone, who the hell spread this rumor!"

The man was slightly stunned and looked at King Rui with admiration again.

If it wasn't done by Prince Rui, why would Prince Han launch such a fierce revenge?

It seems that His Highness has really grown up. Not only does he know how to use tricks, but his acting skills have also improved a lot.

Even as a confidant, he can't see any trace of disguise.

He said seriously: "Yes, no matter who asks, Your Highness must behave like this now..."

Prince Rui stood there blankly for a long time. Until now, he understood what Prince Han said at the gate of Furong Garden that day.

He thought that this matter was manipulated by himself behind the scenes?

If it was really done by him, even if he was discovered by Prince Han, he would admit it.

But it wasn't done by him!

He now understood what happened.

Someone secretly calculated the Prince Han and Li Xuanjing, letting them fight each other, and then deliberately released the news that he was behind the manipulation and put the blame on himself.

He has lived for more than 20 years, and this is the first time he feels that people's hearts can be so dirty.

This is killing three birds with one stone.

No, this is already killing four birds with one stone. The last bird is Prince Rui himself!

Not only this time, but also the last time when Li Xuanjing was assassinated, he inexplicably took the blame for others.

This world is too dark. After being played around by others time and time again and taking the blame for others, Prince Rui suddenly felt very insecure. He dismissed several dancers and musicians and said in a deep voice: "Come here."

A figure walked in from outside and said, "Your Highness, what do you want?"

Prince Rui said with a gloomy face, "Go find some military books and books on strategy for me, the more the better..."

...

Li Mansion.

Li Nuo also learned about the rumors outside from Wu Guanjia.

It is rumored that the conflict between the King of Han and the Li family was manipulated by Prince Rui behind the scenes.

Although the news was spread like a miracle, if Prince Rui really had this ability, this matter should not have been exposed.

Li Nuo knew very well how outrageous the rumors in Chang'an were.

At the beginning, they also spread that he had an improper relationship with An Ning... Let's not talk about this for now.

Until now, they still think that Fenghuang is his woman, and both sisters of the Song family were taken into his room.

Li Nuo glanced at Yiren who was practicing sword, and Fenghuang who was teaching Jiaren needlework.

Chang'an is a place of right and wrong, with many false rumors. You need to learn to distinguish the true from the false, otherwise you will fall into someone else's trap.

After breakfast, Li Nuo and An Ning went out together.

The two separated at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, An Ning went to the Ministry of Justice, and Li Nuo continued to go to the Honglu Temple.

She had her own practice, and after Li Nuo broke through to the third realm, An Ning finally felt a little urgency.

Before the fourth realm, the legal family can improve their cultivation by a thousand miles a day. If she doesn't work harder, she may be surpassed by Li Nuo soon.

After another quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Honglu Temple.

Another Honglu Temple Secretary greeted Li Nuo.

The Honglu Temple has one Temple Minister, who is of the third rank, two Junior Ministers, who are of the fourth rank, and two Temple Secretaries, who are of the fifth rank. There are also subordinates such as the Chief Bookkeeper, the Recorder, and the Guard.

Another Honglu Temple Secretaries is an old man with a long beard.

He walked tremblingly, and Li Nuo was worried that he would fall at any time.

Li Nuo walked into the Honglu Temple and found it extremely quiet. Even the officials at the gate looked old.

The Honglu Temple is indeed the court's retirement home, the least visible of the nine temples.

From the mouth of Zhao Temple Secretaries, I learned that the Temple Minister was ill and did not come to the Honglu Temple for many years. The two Junior Ministers would come a few times a month occasionally.

On weekdays, the affairs of the Honglu Temple were all decided by the two Temple Secretaries.

Zhao Temple Secretaries took Li Nuo to his yamen and first told him some of the main tasks as a Temple Secretaries.

Like the Ministry of Rites, one of the duties of the Honglu Temple is to maintain etiquette.

The Honglu Temple needs to cooperate with the Ministry of Rites, the Taichang Temple, and the Guanglu Temple to plan for all national ceremonies, suburban temples, sacrifices, court meetings, banquets, imperial lectures, and canonizations.

However, each department has its own focus in these matters. The court meeting etiquette is the main responsibility of the Honglu Temple.

Specifically, it is to count the number of court officials, including checking whether they are late or leave early, whether their court clothes are neat, whether their positions are correct, whether they are sleepy or dozing in the court, and whether they whisper to each other...

These are actually the same etiquette.

The second responsibility of the Honglu Temple is to receive foreign guests, which is also the unique job of the Honglu Temple.

Whenever envoys from other countries come to Chang'an to pay homage, the Honglu Temple is responsible for welcoming and receiving them, distinguishing their ranks, the number of banquets, arranging their accommodation and travel, and solving all the problems encountered by envoys from other countries in Chang'an.

In addition, the Honglu Temple has one last responsibility, which is to be responsible for the evil ceremony among the five ceremonies.

Whenever a high-ranking official died in Chang'an, the minister, junior minister, and chancellor represented the court to pay tribute, provide funeral supplies, and organize the funeral according to the rituals.

After talking to Li Nuo about this, Zhao Sicheng asked Li Nuo for three days off.

The minister and the chancellor were away, and another minister asked for leave. During these three days, all matters of the Honglu Temple were decided by Li Nuo.

Li Nuo could see that he had been waiting for him for a long time.

After seeing off Zhao Sicheng, Li Nuo sat in the yamen and felt a little bored.

It must be said that the Honglu Temple was much more idle than the Ministry of Rites.

There were only three court meetings a month, and he only had things to do at the beginning, middle, and end of the month.

Envoys generally had nothing to do. These foreign envoys might be doing espionage in secret, and they were not very willing to deal with Daxia officials on weekdays.

As for the funeral ceremony, the court stipulated that officials who were qualified to have the Honglu Temple handle the funeral ceremony must be above the sixth rank, at least the fifth rank, that is, he would have something to do only if an official of the fifth rank or above died.

Being so bored, Li Nuo simply took out paper and pen and drew a picture for Yiren.

Because Wang Heng's matter delayed him, he hadn't started the painting he promised her. In addition to painting, she also asked for a poem to be written on each painting...