After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

In the Eastern Palace, the atmosphere was extremely gloomy due to recent incidents in the court.

Li Tan was sitting in front of the desk in the study room, just about to put away the scroll in his hand, outside the window, Li Wenning in palace attire was standing there, barely showing a gentle smile, and gently knocked on the window sill.

"Sister?" Li Tan directly put down the book in his hand, walked to the door of the study, invited Li Wenning to come in and sit down, and poured her a cup of tea with his own hands. mind.

After sitting down, holding the warm teacup in his hand, Li Wenning breathed a sigh of relief, and just now forced a smile, explaining: "I was a little worried, and came here when I remembered that you should be in the courtyard..."

Prince Li Heng was trembling in the Xingqing Palace at this time, accompanying Xuanzong to watch Xuanzong handle the political affairs of the court.

As the eldest son of the crown prince, Li Chu was randomly granted the vain position of Taichangqing by Xuanzong after he grew older. He had to go to court every day to do things. If it wasn't for Xiumu, he would naturally not be at home. It's not like a few years ago , and can take Li Tan and Li Wenning, two younger brothers and sisters, to play around from time to time...

Li Wenning felt uneasy, and Li Chu was not at home at this time, so she naturally came to find Li Tan, who was closest to her and Li Chu, even though Li Tan was actually a younger brother, a few years younger than her.

"I...I'm a little worried, Ma'am." After taking a sip of hot tea, Li Wenning sat with Li Tan, and Li Wenning's tense emotions finally eased up a little, and he whispered to Li Tan with some hesitation. Said.

The "A-Niang" that Li Wenning spoke of was naturally not her and Li Chu's biological mother Wu.

At that time, the crown prince Li Heng was still the loyal king, and the Wu family passed away shortly after giving birth to Li Wenning. At that time, at Li Chu's age, he was actually only half a child. In fact, it was the loyal princess Webster who had nothing to do with her at the time.

As for Li Tan whose biological mother also died young, before he fell into the eyes of his elder brother Li Chu and was taken over by Li Chu to take care of him, he was really a pitiful little man in the backyard of Prince Zhong's mansion who was completely unloved. No adoptive mother ever...

Therefore, no matter whether it is Li Chu or Li Tan, they have no hostility towards the current Crown Princess Webster, but they do not have the slightest intention of being close to her. Only Li Wenning still has some kind of closeness towards her adoptive mother.

In the recent period of time, the situation of Donggong is really delicate.

Except for Li Linfu's secret memorial, no one has ever positively impeached the East Palace. However, Yang Shenjin, the censor Zhongcheng, wrote one after another, several memorials in succession, impeaching Wei Jian, the elder brother of the crown princess Wei, and the border guards. Jiang Huangfu Weiming clearly intended to involve the East Palace.

If it was something else, Prince Li Heng might still be able to distinguish between Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming. However, Yang Shenjin caught Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming's biggest handle, that is, during the Shangyuan Festival not long ago, Wei Jian As a relative of the emperor, but he and the border general Huangfu Weiming met at night and communicated privately.

The only thing to be thankful for is probably that Li Linfu's men happened to find Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming at the secret meeting of Jinglong Taoist Temple in Chongrenfang. However, it was a fluke that his whereabouts were not exposed.

However, just Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming's night party, with their sensitive identities, has already given Li Linfu a suspicion of "wanting to establish a prince together" for impeachment. Involved in it, then, this crime will be settled immediately. I am afraid that Prince Li Heng will also be bitten by Li Linfu so that he will take off a layer of skin...

In view of this, Prince Li Heng was worried in his heart, but he kept ignoring it all the time on his face, he just didn't know.

As for Li Chu, Li Wenning, and Li Tan, on the night of the Lantern Festival, they saw their father and prince Li Heng with their own eyes in the Lantern Market. Naturally, they knew that the impeachment of Yu Shi Zhongcheng Yang Shenjin hit the nail on the head. .

Speaking of which, the current situation of the three of them is similar to the mood of Prince Li Heng. Because they know more than others, they will naturally feel more uneasy in their hearts, for fear that this last little secret will also be exposed by others. Then there is the dead end...

In the current situation, first there was the impeachment of Yang Shenjin, the censor Zhongcheng, and then Li Linfu claimed to Xuanzong that Wei Jian and the side general Huangfu Weiming had "conspired together", which immediately angered Xuanzong. Both Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming had been ordered by Xuanzong Zhao interrogation.

Wei Jian is the elder brother of the Crown Princess Wei Shi, he was ordered to interrogate, but the Crown Prince Li Heng did not say a word about it, the Crown Princess Wei Shi naturally became more worried.

The two sons and two daughters born under the crown princess Wei Shi's knees are still very young at this time, and they are all baby dolls who need to be coaxed and fed by nanny and maidservants. Pour one or two.

However, Li Wenning also happened to know something that the Crown Princess Webster didn't know. Hearing his adoptive mother talk about Wei Jian's worries about Wei Jian, Li Wenning wanted to appease the Crown Princess Webster on the surface, but he felt even more frightened in his heart-- Thinking about the scene at the Lantern Market on the Lantern Festival, she was more worried about the situation of the entire Eastern Palace than she was only worried about her elder brother, the Crown Princess Webster.

Coincidentally, the third brother Li Tan was also an insider, and when his elder brother Li Chu was away, Li Wenning could only tell Li Tan a thing or two.

A few days ago, Li Tan secretly expressed his complicated emotions to Xiao Yansui. Now, after learning the news that Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were both interrogated by Xuanzong's edict, his mood became calmer, and he became a little more at ease. .

He was not in a hurry to reply, but continued to pour tea for his elder sister Li Wenning gently, and waited until Li Wenning expressed all the uneasiness in his heart before replying softly: "Sister, don't worry, this matter does not involve father body, there is room for change in everything."

Hearing this, Li Wenning's eyes dimmed a little, unconsciously stroking the white porcelain lotus petal cup with his fingers, and looked up at him.

Li Tan's face was calm. Originally, when he saw Li Wenning coming over with a pale and gloomy face, he was slightly concerned and worried. Now, after hearing what Li Wenning had said, he didn't have any concern for the Crown Princess Webster. The demeanor is soothing and the mind is as calm as water.

Previously, what Li Tan was most worried about was the shock that would be caused if the conspiracy between Prince Li Heng, Wei Jian, and Huangfu Weiming broke out at the night party. This matter is uncertain for a day, and his heart will be uneasy for a day. Now, the exposure of the matter has become a settled matter, and the next thing to consider is how to deal with the aftermath. Compared with the uncertainty before, Li Tan's mood is more relaxed.

Now, Prince Li Heng is not involved in this matter on the surface, and only Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming are involved. Apart from the delusion of asking for luck, it was a pretty good scene.

Li Tan frowned slightly, and analyzed with Li Wenning in a deep voice: "Now, only Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming are in the interrogation, and the people under Li Linfu will naturally try to find ways to fabricate charges, intending to involve the East Palace... "

"...The sage has kept Prince Li Heng accompanying him in the Xingqing Palace for the past few days. Thinking about it, he also intended to protect the Prince." Wang Sili murmured softly, pressing the joint of one finger lightly own side face.

Just now when I was eating with Wang Zhongsi accidentally, I just felt that the spot next to the tongue I accidentally bitten when I was beaten yesterday felt a little painful again, and even the clear rust and a trace of bloody smell flashed on the tip of the tongue again. Pass.

Hiss... the injury here feels really aggrieved...

Wang Zhongsi was originally named Wang Xun. When he was young, his father unfortunately died in battle. He was taken into the palace by Xuanzong to be raised, adopted as a false son, and given the name of loyal heir.

Although he has the same surname as Wang Sili, perhaps they really belonged to the same family 500 years ago, but now, there is no relationship between him and Wang Sili.

It's just that Wang Zhongsi, as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, would occasionally go back to Chang'an City for a short stay, so he was entrusted by Wang Qianwei of Shuofang Army far in the northwest to help take care of Wang Qianwei's son.

When he returned to Beijing this time, thinking that Wang Sili was growing up gradually, and with the mentality of helping his friends raise their sons, Wang Zhongsi brought Wang Sili back to Chang'an City.After all, in Wang Zhongsi's view, Wang Sili had lived in the army since he was a child, and his heart was simple and straightforward. Most of the people he came into contact with were lieutenants, and the number was really limited. Nobility, how can it compare to the capital Chang'an City at the foot of the emperor?

Wang Zhongsi didn't know what Wang Sili did at the banquet of the Xinke Scholars' Gathering yesterday, seeing him covering his cheeks now, without thinking about it, he said bluntly, "Does your tooth hurt?"

"..." Wang Sili, whose tongue hurts a bit, glanced at him, not wanting to reply at all.

Although Wang Zhongsi was a general, he was brought up by Xuanzong in the palace, maybe because of his parents' death when he was young, he was brave and resolute, but he was always a little reticent.

On weekdays in the army, although Wang Zhongsi used troops to attack and plan, but he himself was the highest general in the army, and the situation he encountered was naturally far worse than the court situation in Chang'an City. A crisis that affects the whole body.

Under such circumstances, Wang Zhongsi had relatively little dealings with these old foxes in the capital. Although he was naturally keen, he realized that what Wang Sili just said about the crown prince Li Heng seemed to have some deep meaning, but he was a side general. , and was not involved in the competition for the position of the Eastern Palace, naturally he didn't get too distracted, and even gave Wang Sili a strange look, and said to him casually: "What's wrong with you, why are you suddenly worried about the East Palace?" Things are coming."

After all, he was facing the child he had watched growing up. When he was with Wang Sili, Wang Zhongsi seldom talked for a while, and then mentioned with some difficulty in concealing his interest: "Yesterday, I asked someone to pass a greeting card to Mr. Xiao. , Mr. Xiao said, he will go home to wait for me after the court meeting today, and even buy me a drink."

In the early years, when Wang Zhongsi first served as the envoy of soldiers and horses, he followed Xiao Song who was then the envoy of Hexi Jiedu. Thousands, this is also his first military exploit in his military career.

Back then, Xiao Song cultivated Wang Zhongsi a lot.Although Wang Zhongsi's military strategy was not taught by Xiao Song, to be honest, Xiao Song himself has never been known for being good at the art of war, but how to deal with the current situation and fight, or in order to win the battle, he directly aimed at Tubo praises and The strong generals in their army used tricks one after another to mess up the entire political situation in Tubo, making them fall into a doomed situation. In this respect, Xiao Song's prestige is unrivaled...

Wang Zhongsi himself is brave and courageous, and he is a general.However, Xiao Song's method of disrupting the political situation and directly forcing the opponent's general to death cannot be learned by ordinary people. On the contrary, Wang Sili, to Xiao Song, a powerful figure who has only been known before, is doing whatever he can to achieve his goal. I never said it in my mouth, but I admire it in my heart...

While talking, Wang Zhongsi took a look at the sky and glanced at Wang Sili, "It's almost time for the court meeting today. I think Mr. Xiao will return to his residence after the court meeting. I'm going to visit Mr. Xiao at Xu Guogong's mansion now. Do you want to pay a visit to Mr. Xiao?" Come with me?"

"Go." Wang Sili rolled his dark eyes and twitched the corners of his mouth, but this time he answered simply.

Wang Zhongsi smiled heartily, and patted Wang Sili on the shoulder vigorously, "Then go!"

The strength in Wang Zhongsi's hand was strong, and it happened that Wang Sili had been pressing his cheek that hurt from his tongue just now, this time it was good, Wang Zhongsi slapped him on the shoulder, and hit his face again, and the tongue wound inside was knocked again On the teeth, Dang even made a "hiss", and took a breath of cold air.

Wang Zhongsi was also taken aback by his "hiss", and couldn't help but said: "Is it really a toothache? Then you have to go to Xu Guogong's mansion, why don't you find an imperial doctor first."

Wang Sili waved his hand to express his refusal, feeling the faint taste of blood in his mouth, his eyes were almost rolled to the sky.

Wang Zhongsi looked at him, couldn't help but "tsk tsk" twice, and couldn't help shaking his head, young man, he just has a stubborn temper.

Feeling sorry for Wang Sili's "toothache", seeing him covering his face all the time, Wang Zhongsi, who originally planned to ride with him to Duke Xu's mansion, specially ordered the people in the mansion to prepare a carriage instead.

Sitting in the carriage, Wang Sili still kept covering his face, watching Wang Zhongsi want to open his mouth several times to see what happened to the tooth.

After causing Wang Sili to roll his eyes again, Wang Zhongsi finally gave up.

The result was good, but now Wang Sili stretched out his tongue and let out a sigh of relief, and then he was willing to speak, lowered his voice and said softly to Wang Zhongsi: "I don't care about the position of the East Palace, but Huangfu Weiming is still in the Longyou right now. The Jiedu envoys of Hexi and Hexi... I only care about who will have the military power in Huangfu Weiming's hands after this matter is over!"

Wang Zhongsi, who didn't take this seriously at all, looked at Wang Sili, opened his eyes slightly, and said in a low voice after a long time: "Huangfu Weiming was only interrogated, and the matter is not yet a foregone conclusion..."

Wang Sili also looked at him, and after a while, a small pear dimple appeared on his left cheek and said with a light smile: "So, I just think about it first."