After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Hearing Li Chu's words, Li Wenning couldn't help biting his lower lip slightly.

Li Tan raised his head, glanced at Li Chu, and then casually asked softly: "This matter sounds weird, I don't know that Liu Ji, brother, do you know what kind of temperament he is?"

Li Chu was still somewhat angry and resentful, took a deep breath, and said in a cold voice just now: "I don't know what it means to be lonely and wild!"

Li Wenning was slightly taken aback, and said, "It sounds like it's not the same as Wei Jian."

Li Chu shook his head and said, "Wei Jian's disaster is not rooted in him alone. As for Liu Ji, it's entirely his own fault!"

Li Tan lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes were dark, and he said softly and slowly: "It is useless to say these things now. Since he insisted on going his own way and made such a move, the complaint has already fallen into Li Linfu's hands, and this matter is inevitable." Can't be better."

After a brief pause, Li Tan couldn't help but sighed, and said helplessly: "Du Youlin is Du Liangdi's biological father, and has always been an official of the Eastern Palace. Liu Ji's first wife is Du Liangdi's direct sister. No matter what, this matter will inevitably involve the East Palace..."

What's more, this accident, with Li Linfu behind the scenes, was more deeply involved in the East Palace than Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming last time.

——After all, although Wei Jian and Donggong are related by marriage, he is still a minister of the court under Xuanzong after all, and Huangfu Weiming is the same. He is just a person who has a close friendship with Prince Li Heng.

However, Du Youlin is different. He is Doctor Zanshan, who has always belonged to the subordinate officials of the Eastern Palace. To put it bluntly, this is a team that the emperor gave the prince to be almost independent of the imperial court. Du Youlin is the one. Really hardcore who doesn't have a place at all...

Naturally, there is no need to say much about the rest.

Regardless of the old enmity between Liu Ji and Du Youlin, the son-in-law, in the eyes of outsiders, both of them are relatives involved with the Prince of the East Palace.

Last time in the case of Wei Jian, he failed to bring down the crown prince. This time, Liu Ji personally handed over the matter to Li Linfu. After the comeback, Li Linfu's offensive and means will definitely become more fierce. Thinking pessimistically, This time, for the already weak Donggong, the situation was naturally more precarious.

Thinking of this, Li Tan held the teacup and fell silent again, looking at the tea powder in the water that became a little fuzzy in the heat, he seemed a little distracted for a while.

He couldn't help but think of the words he had said to Xiao Yansui in private.

At that time, he had a premonition of the dire situation in the East Palace that was being criticized, but Concubine Wu Hui, who was allied with Li Linfu, passed away suddenly. Regarding the matter of the noble concubine, the longevity king Li Mao has since completely lost the possibility of being close to the crown prince...

It has to be said that the death of Concubine Wu Hui gave Donggong a breathing space for a long time.

If it was back then, there would be no concubine Wu Hui's plan, and perhaps Li Linfu would not have insisted on the East Palace.However, Concubine Wu Hui and Li Linfu formed an alliance long ago. Although Concubine Wu Hui is dead, there is no chance of easing the hostile relationship between Donggong and Li Linfu. No matter which prince Li Linfu prefers in the end, Prince Li Heng At the same time, he has no other escape route. If the crown prince Li Heng finally takes over, Li Linfu's fate can be imagined.

In this way, Li Linfu naturally gritted his teeth with hatred towards Donggong, and could only spare no effort to attack again and again in order to finally keep his power!

Although Li Tan was in the East Palace, except for helping Li Chu, he had never been too involved in the affairs of the East Palace.Precisely because he has not been in it yet, when looking at the affairs of the East Palace, Li Tan was able to detach himself a little bit, relying on the reason that may be clear to the bystanders, he was aware of the danger behind these changes earlier than others, and he felt more and more early in the morning. disturbed.

It's just that the uneasiness in my heart has been too many times and the time has been too long. The crown prince Li Heng was disgraced by successive blows. As for Li Tan's own emotions, it seems that he has become a little numb to these things...

As his thoughts wandered, Li Tan couldn't help thinking of Xiao Song's sudden resignation, and Xiao Yansui who went back to his hometown with him because of Xiao Song's resignation.

It has to be said that Xiao Song, who happened to be a prince and grand teacher after he became an official, did not hesitate to stay away from Chang'an City and return to his hometown for the elderly. Even Prince Li Heng, who originally intended to take this opportunity to visit Xu Guogong's mansion and get closer to Xiao Song, an old fox, was a little stunned.

Li Tan has no doubts, and Li Linfu may not have imagined that Xiao Song would delegate power so simply and suddenly, and even, in order to reduce trouble, simply stay away from Chang'an City, the core power center of the entire Tang Dynasty!

Li Tan himself felt that if there were no accidents, Xiao Song, who had left in such a hurry, so chic and straightforward, would probably never return to Chang'an City, but, if this was the case, it was unknown when she would come back... …

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When Wang Zhongsi, who was far away in Longyou Daying, finally received this secret letter from Chang'an City, the Du Youlin case had already been settled, and many days had passed since the incident happened.

Wang Zhongsi didn't take it seriously at first, but when he saw this secret letter from Chang'an City, he just went back to his study first, and opened it gently when no one was around.

After just a glance, Wang Zhongsi's eyes suddenly widened. He didn't continue to look down carefully, and immediately shouted loudly at the guards outside the study: "Call me Wang Sili!"

Although Wang Sili is many years older than Wang Sili, and he is of the same generation as Wang Sili's biological father, Wang Qianwei, Wang Zhongsi is actually very self-aware. He is naturally quite capable in marching and fighting, but when it comes to planning and calculating people's hearts, On the contrary, it's not as good as Wang Sili, a little brat who doesn't know what to think about all day...

When he was not training in the army, Wang Sili usually spent the morning on the school grounds, and in the afternoon he stayed in the study and read books, especially playing with some Mohist books that Wang Zhongsi had a headache reading.

At this moment, Wang Sili, who had just stretched out his muscles and bones on the school field and was sweating all over, was directly interrupted by Wang Zhongsi's personal soldiers again.

It was the hottest time of summer, and I didn't notice it when I was training on the school field. After I stopped suddenly, I hurried all the way over, and my sweaty forehead became particularly eye-catching.

When he came back, Wang Sili, who was so hot that he wanted to stick out his tongue, sighed and frowned. He found a random chair in Wang Zhongsi's study and sat down. He picked up an envelope and fanned himself, who was sweating profusely, and said helplessly, "What's wrong with looking for me in such a hurry?"

While waiting for Wang Sili just now, Wang Zhongsi had already read the letter.Naturally, he also learned that the current situation in the Eastern Palace has become stable, and that Prince Li Heng has turned the corner again. However, he still couldn't help but frown, and handed the letter to Wang Sili with a solemn expression. , just simply said: "You will understand after reading it."

Wang Sili raised his eyebrows slightly, and reached out to take the letter.

On that day, before the incident happened, Prime Minister Li Linfu directly controlled Liu Ji and Du Youlin respectively. When Crown Prince Li Heng got the news, it was already a step too late.

As for that Liu Ji, no matter how wild and unruly he is in his daily life, if he falls into the hands of the cunning Li Linfu, he will naturally suffer.

Li Linfu wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. After capturing his father-in-law, he was not like Du Youlin. He just relied on being his father-in-law's father-in-law, so he always reprimanded him as an elder.At this point, even if Liu Ji regretted it and wanted to settle the matter, Li Linfu would not be able to do things and close the case. Naturally, in the name of Liu Ji's grievances and false accusations, he directly grabbed him and pursued him desperately. Apart from arresting Du Youlin After that, they quickly expanded their personnel, involving some officials of the East Palace related to Du Youlin, and even local officials who could have a relationship with the prince, just to involve Prince Li Heng, and then point the sword at the East Palace!

After the news that this matter was involved with the crown prince reached Xuanzong's ears, even Li Linfu was unable to continue to conceal it, so he simply stood up with a letter and made a statement in front of the public The original story, bluntly, I just received an official complaint in the morning the day before yesterday, because the matter was so important, I immediately dispatched personnel to investigate and deal with it, and handed over the complaint written by Liu Ji against his father-in-law Du Youlin to Xuanzong Sheng , and pointed the finger at Prince Li Heng.

The turmoil of Wei Jian's case has just passed, and because of Li Linfu's wanton implication, it has been widely involved. Now, Li Linfu is acting like this again, which shows that he is unwilling to let it go.

Even Pei Yaoqing couldn't help being shocked when he saw this, he restrained his expression, and glanced at Prince Li Heng calmly, and saw that Prince Li Heng's face was particularly ugly, and he even had a few smiles on his face. Feeling overwhelmed with surprise and doubt, he probably didn't know what was written in the complaint that Li Linfu had just submitted.

It's just that Prince Li Heng had suffered under Li Linfu not long ago, and now Li Linfu is aggressive, and all kinds of attacks are coming again, it is human nature for Prince Li Heng to feel taboo and uneasiness.

Gao Lishi took the complaint from Li Linfu, his face remained motionless and indifferent, and presented it to Empress Xuanzong respectfully.

Xuanzong opened it, glanced at it briefly, and then glanced sharply at Prince Li Heng, who had an ugly face, and Li Linfu, who still bowed his head in a respectful manner.

After a while, Xuanzong looked at Gao Lishi who was serving next to him. Since this matter would inevitably involve open and secret fights between Li Linfu and the East Palace, Gao Lishi knew what he meant, so he immediately nodded slightly, indicating that he would also send someone to watch this matter. In this way, Xuanzong ordered in a deep voice: "Let the Jingzhao Mansion and the officials of Yushitai interrogate together, and find out the matter as soon as possible."

After reading the secret letter in a leisurely manner, Wang Sili closed it calmly, shook his head and said, "Chang'an City really can't stay longer...all of them are crazy."

Seeing Wang Sili's appearance, Wang Zhongsi had no choice but to give him a blank look, and then said, "What do you think about this matter?"

"What do I think?" Wang Sili didn't understand, and answered very simply, "Didn't I just say that, I think these people are crazy, even if they are fighting for power and making things so obvious, they don't want to deal with the aftermath! "

Wang Zhongsi couldn't help frowning. In fact, he also understood that in Chang'an City, the power struggle between Prime Minister Li Linfu and the East Palace had become more and more obvious. Li Linfu appeared to be more unscrupulous, but in fact, it proved that he had no other way out. predicament.

As for the crown prince, it seems that the current situation is critical and he may be abandoned overnight. However, as long as the sage still has trust in the East Palace, then the situation in the East Palace can be stabilized—after all, those who criticize the East Palace in every possible way now, After all, it was Li Linfu, Prime Minister of Power, not the saint himself.

The saint is getting older, and he will inevitably be jealous of the still young and powerful prince. However, it is one thing to be afraid of suppression. No matter how blatant Li Linfu is, his methods have always been to fabricate charges, collect evidence, and try to use various political means to suppress the East Palace. Going on, it seems to be in a dominant position, but if he is really charged with a legitimate crime of killing Prince Li Heng, in fact, he is powerless at all...

What Li Linfu did was to destroy Xuanzong's trust in the crown prince, thus abandoning the crown prince. However, in order to achieve this goal, all the means he could use, in fact, could only be on the sidelines...

Seeing Wang Zhong's brows furrowed, Wang Sili raised his eyebrows, puzzled, and suddenly reminded him: "It was said in the letter just now that the prince is fine." Why are you still frowning and worrying?

Wang Zhongsi smiled wryly and said: "Twice in a row, it means that each time the crisis was successfully turned to safety, the prince may still have lingering fears!"

"But there is no way." Wang Sili twitched the corners of his mouth, and said casually, "No matter how weak you are, in the East Palace, you must still have some influence."

——Even if Wang Zhongsi, who is in the northwest area, is not in the capital at all, isn't he still concerned about the safety of the crown prince Li Heng?

Wang Zhongsi was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and subconsciously said: "You mean?"

Wang Sili glanced at him, and said simply: "The Tiance Mansion under Taizong's command back then, and the Crown Prince's East Palace today, are actually the same. They have their own small court personnel. After all, they are the crown prince, so, in fact, the crown prince faces The greatest crisis has always been the sage's taboo against the prince."

Anyway, there are no outsiders here, Wang Sili also used the envelope as a fan to fan himself, and he simply spread it out and said to Wang Zhongsi directly: "The weaker the East Palace is, the more the saint will be new to it. As for the others? Unless If the East Palace can be brought down in one fell swoop, just like the chaos of the three concubines, the abolished Crown Prince Ying will be killed directly. Otherwise, as long as the title of the crown prince is still there, the East Palace will be the ultimate beneficiary. Dangerous, in fact, does not dominate the ending."

While talking, Wang Sili looked down at the secret letter still in his hand, handed it to Wang Zhongsi, and then continued: "Isn't it written on it? Although the situation in the East Palace was critical before, it seemed that the big It seemed that the prince was abolished day and night, but the final result was that Liu Ji and Du Youlin were punished with a stick and demoted to Lingnan. As for the prince himself, he was not blamed by the saint at all. At this point, the saint I also sent a message, and this matter is basically over, what are you worried about?"

Wang Zhongsi replied honestly: "I'm worried that one wave of ups and downs will rise again. The situation in the East Palace is becoming more and more difficult now. Li Linfu is cruel and merciless. How could he just let it go?"

After a pause, Wang Zhongsi said in a deep voice: "What's more, Li Linfu is basically making a false accusation of crimes. The lessons learned from Wei Jian's case are still there. The crown prince is so cautious, but he still has to face it with his own eyes. The scene of being framed and relegated by Li Linfu...I am worried that Prince Li Heng will be affected..."

Wang Sili glanced at Wang Zhongsi again, threw the envelope in his hand, and said with a slight sneer, "You have already mentioned Wei Jian's case, but don't forget, it was the crown prince who asked for a divorce from the former crown princess Webster. He intends to draw a line with the Wei family."

"So capable of bending and stretching—" Wang Sili clicked his tongue once or twice, stood up, grinned at Wang Zhongsi, and said, "At first glance, he is someone who can achieve great things. You still underestimate the prince."

"..." Wang Zhongsi felt that what Wang Sili said was wrong. He knew the character of Prince Li Heng. Whether he was indecisive or uncertain, even if Li Heng made up his mind in a critical moment to solve this kind of solution, But afterwards, he will definitely be deeply affected by it. To be honest, Wang Zhongsi also admits that Prince Li Heng still lacks the ability to make self-determination in his character. Faced with any choice, after making a decision at that time, he will I can't help but repeat the scene of making the choice over and over again, and then keep hesitating, regretting, and recalling again...

Wang Sili conspiratorially discussed the actions of the crown prince Li Heng during this period of time, but when Wang Zhongsi threw him out of the study by the neck, he specifically told him that Wang Zhongsi felt that the crown prince Li Heng The current situation is clearly just being chased away. If the prince has so many scheming schemes, he, the prince of the Tang Dynasty East Palace, would not have been suppressed and beaten by the prime minister Li Linfu...

The expression on Wang Zhongsi's face changed for a while, and when the time came, Wang Zhongsi kicked Wang Sili and threw him out of his study, but finally said: "Maybe the previous It is simply not for Prince Li Heng to make decisions on his own, or if there are, the other aides of the Eastern Palace are doing their own things to make up their own minds..."

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Compared with Wang Zhongsi and Wang Sili who were far away in the northwestern border, Xiao Song and Xiao Yansui, who were much closer to Chang'an City, wrote a letter from Xu Guogong's family a few days later.Knowing about the disturbance in the East Palace.

Sitting beside her grandfather Xiao Song, playing chess while learning, after Xiao Yansui read the letter to Xiao Song slowly, her focus is still different from others as always.

"First it was the elder brother of the former Crown Princess Webster, and then the father and brother-in-law of the deposed Du Liangdi, hey..." Xiao Yansui blinked, and couldn't help but click his tongue and said in amazement: "Ah, I suddenly discovered that the prince Seems like he's at odds with his in-laws?"

"..." Xiao Yansui said such a simple and simple sentence, and said it so naturally, Xiao Song was stunned for a while, not knowing how to answer.What's more, after being led astray by his precious granddaughter, Xiao Song thought about the whole story of this incident, and suddenly felt a little strangely that what Xiao Yansui said was quite reasonable...! ?

It is unavoidable that people like to think about things when they are old. Xiao Song has always been able to think openly, but there is no such problem. However, his brain is still active. In a strange direction, "Crown Princess Wei Shi and Du Liangdi... I found out that apart from Prince Li Heng, the previous birthday king Li Hao was also because of the birthday princess, um..."

After thinking about it, Xiao Yansui nodded and said with a casual smile, "It makes sense."

After the grandparent and grandson praised each other, they both felt a little awkward. When the last sentence fell, the two couldn't help but look at each other.

After a while, Xiao Yansui raised his hand to cover his eyes, and explained dumbfoundingly: "Then what, Aunt, I was just joking..."

Xiao Song nodded clearly, "Me too." After speaking, Xiao Song finally got a little serious, expressed his opinion, and taught Xiao Yansui very carefully: "Liu Niang didn't know something. Back then, Empress Wu was in power, because of the repeated killing of her son and the abolition of the crown prince, it inevitably caused turmoil in the court, and even implicated many people. Speaking of it, the saint was almost involved in it at the beginning. I think I have a lot of memories of this deep."

Xiao Yansui slightly opened her eyes wide, and said softly: "The chaos of the three concubines..."

"That's right," Xiao Song stroked his shirt and nodded, subconsciously lowered his voice, and said softly, "The way the sage did in the past is actually quite similar to that of Empress Wu back then. What's more, today, there are a lot of people in the west and north. Tubo and Turks are not stable, and there are Nanzhao six countries in the south. Judging from the chaotic situation between their throne changes, it is estimated that there will be chaos sooner or later. There are other turmoil in the current court situation. He is a sage, and he will not be able to withstand the second crown prince's abolition."

Xiao Yansui blinked and asked curiously, "Could it be that Ah Weng thinks that the crown prince's position is as solid as a rock?"

——To be honest, Xiao Yansui still has a clear impression of today's sage Li Longji. After all, in addition to the history books in junior high school that specifically talked about the prosperity of Kaiyuan, Li Longji and Concubine Yang are indeed in Tang Dynasty costume dramas. Unfortunately, she has no impression of the emperor after Li Longji...