"Li Longxin? With his little ability, can he be the generalissimo? Even ten of him can't deal with Sima Yue. Such a hasty change of commanders will inevitably lead to disunity in the government. If Sima Yue takes the opportunity to cause chaos, all our previous efforts will be in vain. ”
Yu Wenzhao said bitterly.
Li Benhua nodded and chuckled: "Brother Zhao. Everyone knows that my brother is timid and cowardly, but he has his own little thoughts. Even if he takes over the military power in the future, he will never dare to attack the kings. Start with the four major families, let alone the black and white. The Taiping Pavilion Master is right. We must control the military power of the Tiandu Dynasty in our own hands. In this way, even if Li Benxin does not dare to take action in the future, we can force him to do it. Let him take action. King Feng and King Cheng are the best examples. So before the big thing is accomplished, Brother Zhao must not let Li Benxin take away your military power."
Yu Wenzhao looked at the two of them and sighed: "That being said, as ministers, we have no right to refuse. Li Longxin is Li Benxin's second uncle. No matter how hard I, an outsider, I can't compare with him. You asked me to come. What is the solution?"
The man in black robe said: "I have discussed with the master of Taiping Pavilion to ask you to blacken your reputation in order to win Li Benxin's trust! Yu Wenzhao, you will be a little wronged this time."
Yu Wenzhao looked nonchalant and said seriously: "I'm okay if I feel a little wronged. But now that the arrow is on the line, it's too late for me to tarnish my reputation. Besides, even if my reputation is tarnished, I'm not a relative of Li Benxin."
The man in black robe stood up and said calmly: "We have thought about it. As long as you and Princess Mingsu spread the affair, you will be Li Benxin's uncle from now on. He will naturally believe you."
Yu Wenzhao exclaimed "Ah" and stood up!
But as soon as he stood up, the poison in his body began to take effect. He suddenly felt dizzy and fell down on the table.
Yu Wenzhao reluctantly raised his head while leaning on the table, shook his head resolutely and said: "No, absolutely not! They say you are a gentleman, how could you come up with such an evil idea. No wonder you want to drug me. I will never agree to this, If you want me to do this, you might as well kill me!"
With that said, Yu Wenzhao stood up hard and tried to escape. The man in black robe stretched out his hand to block him back, but reprimanded: "I just let you act, why are you anxious? I will return your innocence in a few months at most. I will take care of you, so what are you afraid of! You are honest, Act out the show for me."
Yu Wenzhao lay on the table, covering his dizzy head, and shouted with the last bit of strength: "Old guy, you tricked me. Mingyue would kill me if he knew it!"
After saying that, he passed out.
The man in black robe said solemnly: "Children's personal relationships and world affairs, sometimes you can only choose the same thing. It will be dawn soon. Princess, take care of him. I'm leaving."
After the man in black robe left. Li Benhua helped Yu Wenzhao to the bed, helped him untie his coat, and covered him with a quilt. Then, he sat by the bed and continued reading, quietly waiting for dawn.
The sky is still dark.
Princess Mingsu's maid, Xun'er, began to whisper to the maids and servants in the mansion who had just woken up, saying that a strange man came to the princess's room last night, and the two stayed in the room all night. This kind of ugly thing is often the most popular and spreads like crazy.
Before the sun showed up, the old ladies who were cooking, the craftsmen in the garden, the stewards of the Prince Consort's Mansion, and the nursing homes everywhere were all whispering to each other and talking.
Li Chang, the general of the consort's bodyguard, heard the news and came to the princess's courtyard aggressively, intending to catch him. He first stood outside the window and stared at the room through the window cracks. Sure enough, I saw the man's clothes scattered on the ground inside the house. Immediately shocked and angry, I planned to rush in and catch the adulterer. But when he turned around and thought about it, he stopped again.
This Li Chang is also a descendant of the Li family, but his abilities are mediocre. His father was Li Benxin's third uncle, and he always begged Li Benxin to arrange good jobs for him. Li Benxin knew that he was incompetent, and he was afraid that others would dislike him even though he was placed in an important position, so he arranged for him to be a general guarding the palace in the Prince Consort's Mansion.
It can be said that he is the general guarding the hospital, but in fact he is just a gatekeeper. Princess Mingsu always liked peace and quiet, and she had very few guests. When he was a general, no one respected him, and he didn't get much luck. In this way, I already had a lot of resentment in my heart.
Now that he discovered the princess's scandal, he felt happy and had a look of disdain and resentment on his face. He said in his heart, you are Princess Mingsu, you usually pretend to be a chaste and fierce girl, you are aloof and aloof, and you don't even want to say a few words to yourself. It turns out that he is also so romantic and lustful in private.
Now that I have caught you, I must publicize it for you. First, expose your scandal and let everyone know your true face. Secondly, I also want to let others know what I, Li Chang, am capable of.
In other words, Li Chang is not doing well. Instead of helping to cover up his master's scandal, he went to publicize it himself. He also didn't want to think about it. If this matter really spread, people would say that the family tradition of the Prince Consort was not strict. Then he, the general who guards the hospital, would be the first to be held accountable.
But he couldn't figure out the problem in his mind, so he happily ordered people to surround the yard. Then he happily sent people to notify the heads of the Li family to come and judge the matter.
The Li family came from the Shenji Gate, except for officials in the court and vassal kings from other places. All other royal families live in Tiandu Mountain Shenjimen on weekdays. It is only five or six miles away from the palace and the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Early in the morning, I heard that Princess Mingsu stole a wild man. All the elders of the Li family were all furious, shouting to the left and right, old and young, and rode horses and led people to the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Although these people usually have concubines and private houses outside, when they heard that others were stealing from others, they all became righteous. A large group of people came one after another, all wanting to be held accountable.
In less than half an hour, thousands of people, old and young, came outside the Prince Consort's Mansion, and it was as lively as a war.
As for Li Chang, this fool, in order to make the matter bigger, he deliberately kept everyone outside the house and waited for a while. They had to wait until all the heads of the Li family arrived before they would be allowed in to watch the fun.
It didn't take long for six of the eight halls of the Divine Leg Gate "Heaven and Earth Justice, Feng Shui, Sun and Moon" to arrive on horseback. When Li Chang saw the person in charge coming, he ran forward diligently and said with a serious face: "Several elders, Princess Mingsu had a secret meeting with a wild man last night, and now I am blocking her in the room. I am waiting for you elders. , go together to catch the traitor."
These six hall masters are not only the top masters of the Divine Leg Sect, but also the oldest elders of the Li family. The youngest of the six, Li Chaoqun, the master of Riyang Hall, is also sixty years old. They are all grey-haired and majestic. Several people dismounted, their faces were ashen, and without saying a word, they waved their hands coldly and arrogantly to let Li Chang lead the way.
Li Chang turned around and shouted loudly, asking the nursing home in the mansion to open the door. Then he personally led the group to the backyard.
The noisy sounds outside the mansion had long reached the princess's room. But Yu Wenzhao was still lying on the bed, sleeping soundly. Li Benhua sat beside the bed, holding a book and looking at it quietly. It seemed as if the noise outside had nothing to do with her.
Not long after, the six patriarchs were surrounded by everyone and came to the backyard where the princess lived. Several people stepped forward and were about to knock on the door, but they all turned their heads in embarrassment. You look at me and I look at you, looking embarrassed. After all, no elder would knock on the door of a junior girl's room so early in the morning.
The second hall of Shenzumen, the leader of Diming Hall and the oldest head of the Li family, ninety-three-year-old Li Gaojiu. His white beard stretches across his chest, his old face is rolled up and turned yellow like wax paper, and his two eyeballs are red and gurgling as if they are bleeding. Coupled with a black robe, he looked like an old zombie.
The old man's yellow face was slightly red with anger at this moment. He scratched his bald head which was covered with dead spots, leaving only two rings of white hair. With only a few big black teeth remaining in his grin, he whispered in a rough voice: "After all, she is the sister of King Tiandu. It seems inappropriate for us to knock on the door like this. In case there is no man in the house, It’s not easy for us to explain.”
Several people nodded one after another, stroking their long beards, and began to hesitate.
Seeing this, Li Chang stepped forward hurriedly, patted his chest, and said responsibly: "Third Master, don't worry. No one can escape. I saw the thief with my own eyes in the morning. He was sleeping soundly in bed. I have people watching closely inside and outside the hospital. He is definitely still in the room. Our princess of the Tiandu Dynasty, a widow dares to steal a man, this matter must be investigated clearly. If there is no man inside, I, Li Chang, am willing to do it sit!"
Seeing Li Chang's affirmation, everyone nodded solemnly again.
Li Gaojiu then looked at the other old hall masters and said with a straight face: "In that case, let's knock on the door together."
Several seniors stepped forward together, banged the door quickly and violently, and shouted angrily: "Girl Mingsu, open the door quickly! We know that there is a wild man hiding in your room. If you don't open the door, we will kill you." The door is kicked in. Open the door quickly!..."
The knock on the door and the shout started the prelude to catching the adulterer. Thousands of people watching the excitement outside all raised their fingers and pointed, with happy smiles on their faces.
