[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

Li Tianying, who was banned from copying books in the Palace by the Supreme Emperor himself, is not in the Palace of Zhongshun at this time.

"Brother, how did I behave in front of everyone just now? I have to live carefully every day for the past ten years, and it almost suffocates me!" Li Tianying said happily.

Because of the similar age of the three brothers Li Tianjin, Li Tianlang, and Li Tianying, they chose the time to meet when they left Gongjian Mansion.After careful selection, the residences of the three brothers are not far apart.Really not far!There are only three palaces of the three brothers on one street, but they are separated by a wall, which is closer than the distance between the Rongguo Duke's Mansion and Ningguo Duke's Mansion in the past.

After failing to seize the heir apparent, Li Tianjin and Li Tianying had no choice but to put on an appearance of giving up on themselves and having a good time, in order to ease the subsequent liquidation and investigation.In the first few years, their contact on the surface decreased, and they secretly arranged for their confidantes to dig a secret passage under the residence of Prince Zhongjing and Prince Zhongshun to facilitate communication.

Sitting in his own study, he retreated all the servants, leaving only one confidant to guard outside.

Li Tianjin looked at his younger brother chattering excitedly with a smile on his lips. Since Xiao Jiu...he hasn't seen Xiao Ten so happy for many years.Blame him for being useless!Can't protect Xiao Jiu, even Xiao Ten has to wrong him for so many years.

"Brother, have you ever seen Lao Qi's face is so dark that he has to force a smile when he says what's on his mind!? It makes me laugh so hard!!" Li Tianying said to the last seated god Brother Qi didn't feel awe at all.

Just as the Taishanghuang expected at the beginning, because the current emperor, that is, the old seventh Li Tianjie, has never publicly stood up and competed with other brothers for the reserve position, and endured it for a full 28 years.Although there are scheming, city, and methods, but if the Supreme Emperor hadn't pushed him from behind the scenes to the public when he was crowned king, I am afraid that everyone would not have expected that the Seventh Prince, who was born with a disability and was usually silent, would compete for the position. the meaning of.

Therefore, in Li Tianying's eyes, Lao Qi is just a timid and lucky guy.While the eldest and second child were dead, the ninth brother was murdered by that shameless Li Tianyan. After the father sent Jia Lian to clean up Li Tianyan, in the end there was no other candidate and he was forced to put the seventh child on the throne.

"Okay." Seeing that his younger brother was too excited, Li Tianjin had to speak to stop him a little.

When the starling spoke, Li Tianying quickly suppressed her jumping heart and calmed down to listen to her brother's words, but the smile on her face still enlarged involuntarily.

"You passed by just now, open your mouth old seven, shut up old seven, be careful that he will find you bad luck afterwards." Li Tianjin reminded.

"Lao Qi is soft-tempered, so I'm not afraid of him!" Li Tianying didn't care.Anyway, the worst situation is just like now, how could it be worse?Could it be that the cowardly guy is still as ruthless as Tang Taizong, dare to kill his younger brother! ?

"Lao Qi saves face, don't make too much publicity and get impeached by Yushi. After all, he is the one sitting on that chair now." Li Tianjin advised bitterly.

Li Tianying snorted resentfully, "If it wasn't for that shameless villain Li Tianyan who dared to poison Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother would have been emperor a long time ago! Now we brothers don't need to worry about this or that!" Very resentful.

Li Tianjin didn't vent his anger like his younger brother, he saw it clearly.

Judging from the situation at that time, the prince and the boss were all dead, and only Xiao Jiu and Lao Si were the only ones capable of taking the position. At that time, Lao Qi was just a soy sauce in their eyes.He, Xiao Jiu, and Xiao Thirteen brothers have always been in the same vein, standing together through thick and thin, and if he were the fourth child, he would choose to hold any one of him, Xiao Jiu or Xiao Shi to threaten the other two.

Afterwards, before the father's reinforcements arrive, as long as he is determined to kill Lao Qi, even...then who else can compete with him for the position of the crown prince or even the emperor! ?

The fifth child, Li Tianqi?Stop it!Rather than letting a son who reads Confucianism, father and son, who reads Confucianism and has a bad brain, it is better to push a son who is cruel and cruel to sit on it. To be ridiculed for being stupid!

It's just that the life of that "fool" is much better than that of smart people like them!

Li Tianjin smiled wryly in his heart, and reminded him: "Since the emperor has ordered you to stay in the mansion, if you are bored, I will send someone to call the opera troupe into the mansion to sing for you. Don't make trouble for the time being. Today After this, I think Lai Dongchang and others are already eyeing us."

Li Tianying responded sharply, "Brother, don't worry! Isn't it just pretending to be a dude! Brother, I have been very experienced in pretending in the past ten years!"

Hearing his younger brother's words, the thoughtful Li Tianjin blamed himself again.

After a pause, he exhorted uncomfortably: "Drink less alcohol recently, and don't be too close to women. The medicine prescribed by Sun Taiyi is bitter, but it tastes good. You have to drink a bowl in the morning and evening. I have already explained it." Fushou is keeping an eye on you!" Fushou is the personal servant who grew up with Li Tianying.

Li Tianying, who had always been in high spirits, suddenly changed his face when he heard this topic, and he pursed his lips tightly, without saying a word.

Li Tianjin called worriedly: "Xiao Shi..."

Sensing her brother's worry, Li Tianying smiled with difficulty: "Forget it! My body is useless! No panacea will help! It's better to be drunk now..."

Li Tianjin rarely lowered his face, and reprimanded anxiously: "Nonsense! What a waste!? Doctor Sun said, as long as you take care of yourself..."

"As long as I take good care of myself, I might have a chance to get better in the future!" Li Tianying interrupted him.

He slapped the table violently, his expression excited, his chest heaving violently: "In the future!? When is the future!? One year!? Two years!? Ten years!? 100 years!? There is a chance!? What else can I have? Chance!?"

Li Tianjin was at a loss for words.

After a while, Li Tianying seemed to realize that he should not lose his temper with his brother. Li Tianying tried to calm down, and said with a wry smile: "Brother, I know my own body best. Even if I was discovered early about the poison that Concubine Gong poisoned me, , and got the master doctor Sun, but it can only save my life. In terms of children, there is no need to think about it."

Concubine Gong in his words is Li Tianjie's own mother, the current emperor's mother, who is also the current empress dowager who lives in the Palace of Compassion.

Speaking of it, it is also a matter of constant cutting and chaos.

Li Tianying's family background is noble, his mother and concubine is only second to the late Empress Xiaoyuan, Wen Guifei, in terms of status, she can be regarded as the head of the princes under the crown prince.

Concubine Wen Gui was born in the Marquis of Changxing. She was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child. She was well-clothed and well-fed.Concubine Gong has served the Supreme Emperor since she was a child, and grew up with the Supreme Emperor as her childhood sweetheart. She has a gentle and virtuous personality, and the Supreme Emperor treats her very differently.

Although Concubine Gong and Concubine Li Tianjie seemed to be indifferent to each other when Li Tianjie's ambitions were not revealed, and everyone in the harem tried to win them over, Concubine Wen never showed any favors to Concubine Gong.Not only that, she also sneered at Concubine Gong from time to time.Although Concubine Gong did not cry directly to the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme Emperor who had heard about it had asked Concubine Wen about it.

Concubine Wen choked the Supreme Emperor with one sentence: "The concubine has a straight temper, I just can't understand her petty appearance." In fact, she can't understand Concubine Gong's virtuous and generous appearance, but she is just a little concubine , pretending to be virtuous and generous, thinking that she is the queen of the middle palace is not enough! ?

Concubine Gong was born in the palace, she had no natal family to rely on, and she gave birth to a "disabled" prince, so she was inevitably too cautious in her actions.The Supreme Emperor remembered that Concubine Wen Gui was from the family of Marquis, and it was normal for Concubine Gong to be on an equal footing with her, so he had to let Concubine Gong be patient.

The Supreme Emperor has spoken, what can Concubine Gong do?He had no choice but to respond with a strong face and a smile, facing Concubine Wen Gui's countless times of shamelessness and embarrassment, he could only endure it.Endure and endure like this, I have endured for more than 30 years!

Now that my own son has turned himself over to become the emperor, and he himself has become the empress dowager, in the face of an enemy with deep grievances, Concubine Gong—the empress dowager will choose to ignore the past and smile away the grudge?joke!Naturally, revenge for injustice, revenge for revenge!

In the past ten years, she knew that there was the Supreme Emperor, and her son's throne was not yet secure, so she kept holding back and waiting for the opportunity.But Concubine Wen Gui... the current Concubine Wen Gui is really too arrogant, she is obviously just a defeated under her hand, but she doesn't know how to restrain herself, she is still putting on the airs of a noble concubine back then, embarrassing her as the empress dowager everywhere.

Finally, after being humiliated by Concubine Wen Gui in front of all the wives again, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear it anymore!

As a woman, the Empress Dowager knew very well what she could do to make Concubine Wen the most painful, and she regretted it too late.

That's right!She chose to attack Concubine Wen's darling---Li Tianying.

Even though there is the Supreme Emperor pressing on her head, thanks to decades of silent grace, the Empress Dowager's hidden power in the harem is beyond everyone's expectation.

Smoothly when Li Tianying entered the palace and reunited with Concubine Wen Gui, in Concubine Wen's Xiangkun Palace, Li Tianying unknowingly ate the snack of Duanjin Rougu Wan.

Duanjin Yugu Pill is made of more than ten kinds of poisons such as Tripterygium wilfordii, Aconitum aconitum, red vitriol, red lead, etc. Those who suffer from vomiting, convulsions, coma, suffocation, and blood circulation stop lead to painful death.

If it wasn't for Concubine Wen's confidant Sun Zhongxian who happened to be on duty at the imperial hospital and rushed to Xiangkun Palace immediately after the poisoning, Li Tianying would have died on the spot in Concubine Wen's arms!

However, even though Dr. Sun came in time, because the poison of Duan Jin Yu Gu Pill in the dim sum had already invaded the liver and kidneys, after doing all the acupuncture and using all kinds of precious medicinal materials, Li Tianying's life could be brought back. .There was nothing he could do about the severely injured liver and kidneys. Doctor Sun said that there was nothing he could do, and he could only rely on medicine for recuperation.

The dignified prince of a country almost died of poisoning in the palace. The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were naturally furious upon hearing the news and ordered a thorough investigation.Although the empress dowager was careful enough, all the palace servants and imperial chefs who had handled dim sum were either dead or missing, and she didn't give anything with her own identity, but sometimes it is not necessary to look at the evidence Only then will we know who the murderer is.

Even though the Empress Dowager was stubborn and refused to admit it, the Supreme Emperor still lost his temper in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and asked Dai Quan to kill all the palace staff in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and ordered the Empress Dowager to finish copying " Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Vow Sutra "Three times before, you are not allowed to step out of the palace gate.Then, he could only hold his breath and choose to preserve the empress dowager with the emperor, blocked all news by coincidence, and insisted that no news should be revealed outside the palace.

Therefore, outsiders only know that the Empress Dowager has been fasting and reciting Buddhism recently, and that no one else has been seen, that the loyal and obedient Prince has stayed in the palace for a while to please the Emperor, but they don't know that the Empress Dowager was punished to copy scriptures and that Li Tianying's remaining poison was not cleared, so she stayed in the palace to recuperate.

Seeing his younger brother's bitter look, Li Tianjin felt uncomfortable.

He punched the huanghuali table heavily, and said through gritted teeth: "If it weren't for the mother's preciousness, how could that bitch, Concubine Gong, be able to sit as the queen mother! She used to be just a court lady who served the emperor personally. That's all! A mere concubine who was born as a court lady dared to harm the prince of this dynasty. If those palace maids hadn't died cleanly, I would have reported to the patriarchal order to expose this bitch in full view, and let the emperor and the seventh child both You can't cover her!" In terms of background, Li Tianjin's mother and concubine are the daughter of a fifth-rank official, far better than the empress dowager who is a court lady.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the establishment of the Clan Mansion, and the management of the royal family's affiliation, etc., have always been the most respected elders of the Li family's royal family as the Clan Order.The most important heir of the royal family, if the murder of the prince of this dynasty can really be proved to be done by the empress dowager, the patriarchal order will definitely not favoritism because she is the emperor's mother, and will definitely call all the elders of the royal family to force the empress dowager , The emperor gave everyone an explanation.A woman with a foreign surname!God knows if you can kill the prince of this dynasty today, will you kill other clans tomorrow! ?What if the old things of Empress Lu in the early Han Dynasty were reproduced! ?If the emperor is a little weak, Zong Renling will definitely dare to call out that the empress dowager will be abolished or let the empress "die of sudden illness"!

"That bitch, Concubine Gong, dares to attack you and harm your heirs! My brother will definitely avenge you! My brother wants her mother and child to live in peace, and she will pay with blood!" Li Tianjin's expression was terribly distorted, and he hated to death in his heart. Empress Dowager.

He was almost, just a little bit, about to lose his tenth brother after losing his ninth brother!

If Imperial Physician Sun wasn't on duty that day...if Imperial Physician Sun was a step behind...if the tenth brother gave up his daily exercise...if...

If one of the processes is slightly delayed, Li Tianjin will lose his last brother, and he is deeply afraid.

"Brother, I believe you." Li Tianying put his hand on the back of Li Tianjin's clenched fist.

Taking a deep breath, Li Tianjin put away all the anger and hatred, and returned a friendly and easy-going smile to her face.

"There was such a commotion today, go back to the mansion first and sort out all the people under your command, and find out if there is anything inappropriate, don't make a fuss, just treat everyone well, it might be useful in the future. I will go into the palace to talk to you later. Concubine Wen Gui and Concubine Hui have a say so they won't worry." He explained gently.Li Tianjin's mother-in-law, Xu Mei, had passed away a few years ago, and since he was a child, he was taken care of by Concubine Wen and Concubine Hui, and he was like brothers with Li Tianlang and Li Tianying, so his relationship with Concubine Wen and Concubine Hui was very close.

Li Tianying nodded obediently, and returned home through the tunnel.

Seeing that the tenth brother had left, Li Tianjin slowly picked up the cold tea and took a sip, only to feel the coldness in his heart, leaving a bitter taste in his heart.

There was an emotionless smile on his lips.

Now is not the time to directly provoke Lao Qi's dissatisfaction with Li Lian.

It won't be of much use if the father and emperor sit in the battle, but the words of the tenth brother this morning are enough to plant a thorn in Lao Qi's heart.

Even if the emperor abdicates for ten years, the power in his hands is still too great.

Li Tianjin narrowed his eyes.

There have been several vacancies in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War recently. It seems that he has to help the old seven and arrange for the old seven to take up the post.

Li Tianjin rubbed the side of the teacup playfully.

Power is charming, and those who have never tasted power will never know how strong the temptation of power is!

If Lao Qi gains enough power to compete with his father, will he still be that obedient wooden puppet who allows the Supreme Emperor to point east and dare not go west?

If Lao Qi, who had a suspicion in his heart, wanted to attack his father's most precious Li Lian, would his father, who was the only one who respected himself and was used to saying one thing, abolish Lao Qi in a fit of anger?Or send someone to break off Lao Qi's minions one by one?

If the seventh child is so troubled that he makes a fool of himself and makes his father displeased and even decides to abolish the emperor, then can the "empress dowager" still maintain the appearance of being aloof and respectful to the world?

When the mother and son lose power, will Li Tianjin let them go?

Li Tianjin sneered.

Seventh brother, don't blame younger brother.If you want to blame, blame your mother who is holding back!

As for Li Lian?Anyway, the ninth younger brother had mixed feelings about him back then, if he survived this time, it would be a little punishment for the ninth younger brother, and let him go; Let's chat with Jiudi to reminisce about the old days!

Li Tianjin seemed to think of something funny, and smiled gently.

This year's lotus blossoms are particularly good. I think the lotus flower cakes and silk lotus seeds should be particularly crispy and sweet.

If Xiao Jiu was still there, he and Xiao Shi would have fought and bickered over the lotus cakes and silk lotus seeds.Then, both of them ate three full bowls, and when they were full, they lay down on the couch like little pigs and groaned.In the end, he would forcefully drag his two unwilling younger brothers to the Imperial Garden for two laps to digest food.

Li Tianjin smiled, but there was a glimmer of light in the corner of his eyes.

He looked at the sky, he was afraid that the news of the morning had already been reported to the palace, and he should go to the palace quickly and tell Concubine Wen Guimu and Huimu Concubine.

Standing up, pushing the door and going out, it was the eight virtuous kings who were as gentle as jade again.