The baby is all there, the princess is still in the routine

The gunpowder ship took advantage of the night to return to Lingshan Temple.

Xiao Li and Ning Changle boarded the boat secretly.This time Ning Changle didn't lie on Xiao Li's body, the two leaned against each other, and when Ning Changle fell asleep, Xiao Li held her in his arms to make him sleep more comfortably.

Xiao Li sighed and said, Ning Changle really has a storm coming, and he can still stay still in the face of danger.This psychological quality can be a coach.

When the two returned to Lingshan Temple, Qing Mu and the others were going crazy.

The two were neatly dressed and appeared with smiles on their brows and eyes, just like returning from an outing, leisurely and contented.

The two rows of blood teeth marks on Xiao Li's face were too conspicuous, successfully attracting everyone's attention.

Qing Mu hissed and inhaled: "My lord and concubine, where have you been?"

Xiao Li rubbed his cheeks, showing a mysterious and understandable smile: "The mountains and forests are quite wild, and Chang Le and I became interested, went climbing, and accidentally lost our way."

"The wildness of the two of you is really wild." Fan Shidong didn't know where he was going, and said winkingly.

"Of course." Xiao Li hugged Ning Changle's shoulders possessively, making sure that someone retreats in the face of difficulties, and don't overestimate his capabilities.

Ning Changle rolled his eyes, because of the current situation, he couldn't expose it.

The abbot of Lingshan Temple is named Huiji, in his forties, tall and handsome.

He summoned all the people in the temple to rummage back and forth several times, lest Xiao Li and the others go to places they shouldn't go.

According to the monks, there is nothing abnormal in the back mountain, Hui Ji is lucky, and only hopes that they are really just wild things.

However, the prince looked a little kind.

Hui Ji asked uncertainly: "Amitabha, it's fine if there are no accidents. The poor monk sees that the benefactor is quite kind, can you tell me the name?"

Xiao Li clasped his hands and said, "I am the King of An, Xiao Li."

Huiji suddenly asked excitedly: "Xiao Li? Anding Wang Xiao Zhen is your father?"

Xiao Li: "It's my father."

"I didn't expect... I didn't expect the prince's child to be so big, Amitabha—" Huiji sighed softly with a feeling that things were right and wrong.

Xiao Li didn't remember knowing the abbot of Lingshan Temple: "You are?"

"When the poor monk was not a monk, he followed King Anding's command for 20 years." Huiji said with nostalgia.

At that time, Huiji was the commander-in-chief of King Anding, and he came to Jiangsu and Zhejiang with King Anding to suppress water bandits.

After the water bandits were wiped out, most of the troops returned to the territory with King Anding, and a very small number of people voluntarily stayed in Lin'an, incorporated into the local military camp, and guarded Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Hui Ji is one of them.

Because of his meritorious service in suppressing bandits, he became a modest official in the Lin'an Navy, married a wife and settled down.

Lin'an has a suitable climate and is located in a prosperous place. Huiji thought that his homeland in northern Xinjiang was barren, and he could live a stable and prosperous life by staying here.

In fact, the generals of the navy at that time were narrow-minded and extremely jealous.

The water bandits were repeatedly defeated, but within two months of King Anding's arrival, he won.The head of the capital is disgraced, so he doesn't have any good impressions of the Wang Ye's people.

"The poor monk was falsely accused of colluding with water bandits. He had nowhere to ask and was tortured in prison. It was my wife who managed to collect the silver and ransom me out. Within a year, my wife passed away because she had no money for medical treatment. The poor monk lost his worldly cares, took up the post of Lingshan Temple to preside over enlightenment, and became a monk, and it took 18 years in a flash."

When Hui Ji talked about the past, tears welled up in his eyes, thinking of his wife's haggard face before she died, thinking of the unwillingness and grievances back then, it was difficult to calm down the pain in her heart.

Xiao Li and Ning Changle exchanged a hidden look.It seems that the island owner is very likely to be a general under the command of his father, King Anding.

"Uncle Hui Ji's past is over, please mourn." Xiao Li sighed.

Qing Mu was taken in and brought up by King An Ding since he was a child, and he has long regarded King An's army as his own family.Hearing that the senior was hurt, Qing Mu said indignantly: "Master Huiji, tell me who wronged you back then, our prince will definitely seek justice for everyone!"

"Amitabha. There is no need to mention the mundane matters. Now, I am afraid that even King Anding can't afford to provoke that person.

The poor monk believes that even if a wicked person enjoys all the glory and wealth in life, he will definitely fall into Avici Hell after death, and he will never be reborn forever. "

Ning Changle pursed his lips and smiled, cruelly piercing Huiji's self-comfort.

"Buddhas say that you can put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. How can you explain it?"

Huiji's expression changed, and he changed the subject: "Benefactor Xiao, the old monk's karma is over, and the only thing he cares about is Prince An Ding. I wonder if the prince is okay?"

"Everything is fine with my father. He has been guarding the northern border these years to prevent the Turks from invading." Xiao Li replied.

Huiji said: "Talk to the poor monk slowly, the little monk still doesn't drink tea."

Huiji patted the novice on the shoulder, and secretly made a signal on the novice's palm in a blind spot where no one could see.

If it were an ordinary prince, Hui Ji would believe his ridiculous rhetoric in the wild for a day and two nights.But Xiao Li is the son of King Anding!

Xiao Liding discovered something, Huiji asked the novice monk to notify the monks to come over, and they must be taken down first.

The two wanted to catch up on the old days, so everyone retreated wisely and followed the monk out of the meditation room.

Before leaving, Xiao Li gave Ning Changle a look, and Ning Changle nodded knowingly.

Just left the meditation room.

Ning Changle whispered to Qingmu: "Lingshan Temple is in collusion with water bandits, and there is a big problem with the presidency! Hurry up and dispatch troops to block Lingshan Temple, don't let a eunuch escape. There is a boat at the foot of the mountain, take it first, we must not Let it go."

Ning Changle paused, and added: "Don't disturb the monk, go quietly."

Before the little novice took a few steps, his eyes darkened and he passed out.

Jiu An stabbed the man unconscious with a knife in his hand, and quickly carried him into the wing room and tied him up with a rope.The whole process is smooth and smooth, but in the blink of an eye.

Fan Shidong was dumbfounded, and Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out: "She...you...what's going on?"

Ning Changle smiled slightly: "Young Master Fan, don't worry, Xiao Li will come out in a while, and we will see for ourselves."

Fan Shidong swallowed nervously: "I don't know anything! I just invite everyone to take a bath."

Ning Changle: "Naturally, thank you Brother Fan."

"Brother..." Fan Shidong took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow, "I don't know that you and the prince are husband and wife, so don't blame me if I offend you in the past."

Ning Changle was full of doubts, why did he suddenly mention this.

When Fan Shidong heard Qingmu call Ning Changle one by one as 'Princess', his neck felt chilly.

"Brother, no, princess. Fan has treated you well, and has always treated you like a brother. I have an 80-year-old mother in my family, a beautiful wife and beautiful concubine, and six young children waiting to be fed... The whole family needs I raise it, don't you want to entrap me!

I looked at the prince's relationship with us and seemed suspicious.You can't drag me into the water just to make the prince jealous.I implore the princess to clarify with the prince immediately. "

Fan Shidong kept complaining, he and Ning Changle had always been in business, the reason why they behaved a little closer was entirely due to his own personality, and he admired Ning Changle very much, and really wanted to make friends.

Ning Changle smiled: "Sorry, I was negligent."

Fan Shidong looked at Ning Changle's sincere smile, and his heart trembled.He was sure that he saw a trace of cunning in Ning Changle's eyes, Ning Changle did it on purpose!

In the meditation room, Hui Ji and Xiao Li burned incense and ordered tea, and chatted slowly.After a while, the water in the teapot was exhausted.

Huiji was very anxious, why no one came yet.He can't deal with Xiao Li alone!

"The old monk called for a new pot of tea."

Xiao Li took the last sip of tea, and said slowly: "Uncle Hui Ji, why don't you go back to the government office and have a good talk with me."

Huiji's face turned pale: "Did you see it?"

"Back then, my father led everyone to suppress the bandits and protect the local people, but you became a water bandit, burning, killing and looting. If my father knew, how heartbroken I would be." Xiao Li said solemnly.

Huiji smiled miserably, and his voice revealed strong resentment and resentment: "What about being an official? What about being a bandit?

Those officials bully the common people, domineering, dare to put life-saving money for disaster relief into their own pockets, showing that people's lives are worthless.

Those rich people are born with money that they can't spend, and they are still not satisfied, driving up prices and squeezing the labor of poor people.

Half of the grain harvested after a year of hard work has been paid in taxes, [-]% has been given to the land rent, and the remaining [-]% has been used to support myself.

When I was an official, I couldn't do things for the people, but as a bandit, I could rob the rich and help the poor, take in the displaced refugees, give them shelter, and build a real paradise without suffering.

It is better to be a bandit than to be an official!Xiao Li, you were born as a member of the royal family, with inexhaustible glory and wealth, how can you understand the pain of us struggling pariahs? "

Xiao Li was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "Perhaps what you said is right, but I still want to arrest you and destroy your paradise."

He was born into the royal family, destined to stand on the side of the Great Zhou Dynasty.Xiao Li knew that what he wanted to do and what he could do was to overthrow the current Emperor Qianxiang and let him be the emperor.He doesn't know if he can make the river clean and the sea clean, and the world safe and prosperous.But for sure, it won't be worse than it is now.

All 98 monks from Lingshan Temple were taken back to the government office, where they were strictly guarded and the news was blocked, so as not to be known by the island water bandits in advance.

In the dossier, Xiao Li found a record about Hui Ji collaborating with the water bandits 18 years ago.

As Huiji said, he was accused of sending news for the water bandits, which led to the failure of the water army and killed and injured more than [-] people.

At that time, Captain Heyu of the navy who was in charge of combat command was Huiji's superior. He was implicated and dismissed, sent outside the Great Wall, and died of illness on the way to exile.

According to Heyu's performance files, Heyu was also a general under his father's command.

And jade?Xiao Li circled these two words with a pen, suspecting that the owner of the water bandit island is this person.

According to his own memories, Xiao Li described the appearance of the island owner, and sent someone to summon a veteran.

After identification, it was confirmed that it was Heyu.

His heart became extremely heavy.According to Huiji's confession, [-]% of the water bandits are displaced refugees, and [-]% are his father's old tribe and their descendants.

Xiao Li asked himself, after this battle, how would he be different from the corrupt officials who persecuted them?

What's more, this group of people is powerful, and they are also very difficult to fight.

He thought over and over again, and decided to send a letter to King Anding, hoping that his father could write a letter of persuasion. It would be best to recruit this group of people and win without a fight.

Having decided that enlisting security is the best strategy, Xiao Li earnestly went to the cell to persuade Huiji every day, hoping that he could act as a lobbyist and persuade Heyu to surrender together.

Huiji practiced Buddhism for many years, but he couldn't understand anger and ignorance after all. He would rather die than surrender, and hated the entire dynasty.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Li dragged his tired body back to Ning Mansion from the navy stationed in Hong Kong.At the alley, I happened to meet Ning Changle.

Ning Changle was holding a yellow lantern, warm and moist as jade, with a different kind of gentleness.

Xiao Li's frowning eyebrows slowly relaxed, took the yellow lantern, and the two walked side by side.The dim candlelight only illuminates the road ahead, and no one knows what kind of future will be at the end of the road.

Ning Changle asked: "How sure are you of surrendering?"

"Less than thirty percent."

"How sure are you of winning?"

"Seventy percent."

Ning Changle raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Even if there are newly-made warships, the Lin'an Navy has less than 100 warships, while Heyu has more than [-] warships. Heyu has been fighting water battles for many years, and it must not be underestimated. Are you sure Are you [-]% sure?"

Xiao Li didn't answer directly, but said with a weary look: "War is the worst choice. Once a war starts, no matter who wins or loses, they are all losers. Guess what, the navy that framed Hui Ji and forced He Yu to become a bandit was always who?"

Where did Ning Changle know this, and asked directly: "Who is it?"

"The elder brother of Concubine Li, the uncle of the new Crown Prince, Li Qiyue, Minister of War."

Xiao Li's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, he gritted his teeth and said, "Not only was he not blamed, but he was promoted step by step."

Not long ago, the energetic Xiao Li was gone, and now he showed an unprecedented tiredness.

Ning Changle wanted to hug Xiao Li very much, but before touching the clothes with his outstretched hands, he quietly hid them under the sleeves and held them tightly.

"You will give them justice."

—

Xiao Li not only did not relax the training of the Lin'an Navy, but became more stringent and targeted, highlighting the characteristics of naval warfare.

He ordered the monks to continue making gunpowder, and even found more tanners to participate.

If the two soldiers really meet, Xiao Li will try to make up for the gap in weapons and equipment.

The head of the Weidu asked cautiously: "My lord, if you make gunpowder without permission, you will be beheaded."

"Issuing a blockade order, if any news is leaked to the court, I will cut off your head first!"

Xiao Li lost the interest of talking nonsense, and his words were extremely harsh.

The head of the Weidu has been trained by Xiao Li these days to be obedient, so he dared to say half a word against it, and he answered honestly, muttering to himself how the prince speaks like an anti-thief leader.

Half a month later, Xiao Li finally received a reply letter from his father Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen wrote two letters, one to He Yu to persuade him to surrender, and the other to Xiao Li's family.

In his letter home, he hoped that Xiao Li could make up for his fault of not taking good care of his subordinates.If Xiao Zhen had accepted the suggestion of the former emperor to confer him the crown prince, the present tragedy would not have happened.

Xiao Zhen, who has always adhered to the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor, finally softened, revealing that he hoped that Xiao Li could "do something" and would support his son's ideas no matter what happened.

At the end of the letter, Xiao Zhen expressed criticism for his son's method of following his mother Cui Qingqing's advice and using brothers to chase his daughter-in-law.

Back then, Xiao Zhen had already known Cui Qingqing's careful thinking, "If he didn't mean it, how could he condone it?" He advised his son not to die, and exchanged "sincerity for truth." '

Xiao Li was speechless, who said he was not sincere?He was so sincere that he almost knelt in front of Ning Changle, begging Ning Changle to like him.

Reading the letter again, Xiao Li repeatedly read the words 'If you don't mean it, how can you indulge'.So is Ning Changle treating him... like his father treated his mother back then, in fact, he already had feelings for him.

The more Xiao Li thought about it, the more excited he was, and lightly knocked on the door next door: "Is brother Changle asleep?"

Ning Changle was dressed in white jade-colored obscene clothes, showing an exquisite figure, with black hair scattered behind him, he opened the door and said, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Li turned his eyes away, not daring to look directly at the other person's face, and boldly said: "I can't sleep, can I sleep with you?"

Ning Changle saw the dark blue in Xiao Li's eyes, and knew that he was very depressed recently, so he bit his lower lip and said, "Come in."

After all, he turned and went back to the house.

Xiao Li's cheeks were lightly brushed by the black hair, itching to the heart.

Ning Changle poured a cup of cold tea and took a sip: "You sleep on the couch..."

Xiao Li suddenly put on a dog face.

"Or sleep with me?"

Ning Changle looked at Xiao Li with a smile.

Of course, they share the same bed and sleep in each other's arms!

Xiao Li was shouting in his heart, but calmly said on the face: "All listen to Brother Changle."

Ning Changle: "Then sleep..."

Xiao Li put his hand on his forehead, frowned slightly, and called out weakly: "Aiyo, aiyo. I can't sleep these days, and I have a severe headache."

Ning Changle smiled but said: "Take medicine when you are sick."

"There is no need to take medicine. With you by my side, I will be fine. Last time we were in the middle of the ship plank, we relied on each other, and smelling your breath, I felt inexplicably at ease."

Xiao Li's eyes seemed to be covered with mist, and he was very pitiful: "Brother Changle, please take pity on me."

"Wash up and go to bed."

Ning Changle stopped talking to the pretentious Xiao Li, and went to bed by himself, leaving a seat outside.

Xiao Li took a quick cold shower, used his internal energy to dry the water stains, and put on his obscene clothes.

It suddenly occurred to him that Ning Changle seemed to like his chest muscles very much, so he took off his shirt, put on only his underwear, and got into bed.

Ning Changle turned his back to Xiao Li and closed his eyes.

Xiao Li looked up obediently, his whole body was stiff, he didn't even dare to make a sound, for fear of being kicked out of bed.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Li asked softly, "Brother Changle, are you asleep?"

The only response to him was regular and light breathing.

Fell asleep? !

Xiao Li was suddenly a little discouraged, as if he was the only one who was nervous.

So is Ning Changle intentionally conniving, or is he focused on treating him like a brother?

Xiao Li turned over and stared at the back of Ning Changle's head.The back of the head is so round, as cute as a kitten.

He moved in quietly, sniffing Ning Changle's neck gently.The two obviously use the same bath beans, but the medicinal scent of citrus is different.

The taste of Ning Changle is better and fresher.

Xiao Li didn't lie, he would inexplicably feel at ease when he smelled Ning Changle.Thinking that it is so good to have this person in the world, it is so good to have this person by my side.

The tense and anxious mood gradually became calm, Xiao Li closed his eyes and fell asleep, his breathing followed the rhythm of Ning Changle's, slow and regular.

Ning Changle opened his eyes, turned over, could not hide the tenderness in his eyes, and gently pressed a kiss on Xiao Li's forehead, then put his head on Xiao Li's chest, and fell asleep comfortably.

the next day.Jiu'an came to Ning Changle's room, wanting to take care of washing, but she, who has a killer's keen hearing, heard two breathing sounds, opened the door in shock, and found that the master and the prince were sleeping with their necks together.

"Ah—" Jiu'an's loud cry woke up most of the people in Ning Mansion.

Ning Changle was sleepy, and before he understood what happened, he saw Xiao Li naked to the waist, being kicked out by Jiuan with a broom.

Seeing Jiu'an's panic-stricken appearance as if facing an enemy, Ning Changle couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Master, are you still laughing? Still laughing?" Jiu An stomped his feet with hatred.

Ning Changle yawned, with a vague tone: "It's rare to see Jiu'an with such a rich expression, it's interesting."

"Young master, you can't be so proactive! Have you forgotten the prince's and Li Shu?" Jiu An recovered his paralyzed face, and spoke sharply and directly.

She really wanted the master and the prince to have lovers to be married, but the premise was that the prince would first kneel down to beg the master, and then lift the sedan chair to invite him back again.

Thinking of He Lishu, Ning Changle's expression darkened, and he said firmly, "I'll let him tear it up himself."

A group of servants heard the voice and came to watch.

Xiao Liban, who was kicked out of the room, was topless, without shame, put on his coat without haste, and calmly entered his room.

Qing Mu followed behind, quickly closed the door, and wiped away tears in relief: "Heaven pays off, Uncle Xu and I finally look forward to today."

"What are you talking about?" Xiao Li sighed slightly, "It's just sharing the same bed."

"Since the concubine married into the palace, it has been one year, two months and seven days. Being able to share the same bed is a huge improvement." Qing Mu is quite optimistic, feeling this epic progress.

Xiao Li was encouraged and thought to himself, what kind of brotherhood is not brotherhood, the daughter-in-law is deliberately pampering him!

It is not far from winning Ning Changle's sincerity!

When the two of them ate at the same table, Steward Feng looked at them with strange eyes.It's obviously a husband and wife, so it must be like having an affair, is this also the taste of the masters?The old man expressed his incomprehension.

Xiao Li got the letter of persuasion written by his father himself, took Hui Ji and several main monks, and took a small boat to the outside of the island.

The island group of ships came out, lined up densely on the sea surface, and the water bandits were ready to fight, as long as there was an order, thousands of arrows would be fired, and Xiao Li's life could be killed at any time.

Xiao Li stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, and shouted loudly with his inner strength: "I am Xiao Li, the son of King Anding, and today I brought a letter from my father to pay a special visit to the Lord Heyu Island."

Previously, Heyu only knew that the new commander of the Lin'an Navy was the prince of the royal family, and no other news could be found out.

Later, when Lingshan Temple was sealed off, and Huiji and others heard nothing, Heyu began to pay more attention to it.

He Yu thought that the prince was here to fight him.Who would have thought that he was the son of an old friend?

He Yu had followed King Anding for six years and admired King Anding very much.

He walked out of the cabin and looked across the countless ships: standing proudly alone, he looked a bit like King Anding.

"Let him enter the island." He Yu said slowly.