Peach branches hang high and red silk flutters.
Li Xuan stood under the gate of Prince Peng's Mansion, looking solemnly towards Prince Huo's Crown Prince Li Xu who fell off his horse, and bowed his hands: "Brother Wang!"
Li Xu wore a blue wavy robe, looked carefully at Li Xuan, whom he hadn't seen for several months, and said gently: "Brother, you are not late, are you?"
"No, please come in, Brother Wang." Li Xuan welcomed Prince Huo into the gate, and then took him to the east wing and said, "Brother came very early, and now only Brother Jiu Wang has arrived."
"Indeed, Jinzhou is not far from Chang'an. His job in Jinzhou is just a casual job. There are advantages to coming earlier." Li Xu said a few words casually.
When he was in Luoyang, Li Jing, the successor king of Zheng, was the only member of the royal family who was granted the title of "Fifth Rank Distinction" together with Li Xuan.
However, Li Jing was sealed to Jinzhou, which was not far from Luoyang, and he did not have much real power in Jinzhou.
After leading Li Xu to visit his aunt Ouyang, Li Xuan took him into the guest room.
The door to the side room opened, and Li Jing was the only one eating the pastries on the table.
"Eleventh son, twenty-seventh son." Li Jing saw the two of them and stood up quickly. Li Xu looked at Li Jing helplessly and said, "Brother Wang, we haven't seen each other for a few months, but you have gained weight." One circle."
"You have a gentle heart and a fat body!" Li Jing asked the two of them to sit down nonchalantly, and then said casually: "The governor of Jinzhou and his subordinate officials were afraid that his brother would get more involved in political affairs, so they arranged for more state schools and teaching offices. , things like merchants in the Western Regions are left to my brother. I drink fine wine every day, have beautiful women in my arms, and sing poems and make music. Why worry about all those things, unlike the twenty-seventh man who still has to shout about beatings and killings."
"Brother has a broad mind, and I admire him very much." Li Xuan expressed her sincere emotion. Li Jing's confused mentality is really rare.
As far as Li Xuan knows, Li Jing is quite accomplished in painting.
A smart person like him, who doesn't have so many ambitions, naturally really puts down his ambition for fame and enjoys his happiness with peace of mind.
"Speaking of which, I have also benefited from Twenty-seventh Lang. The better Twenty-seventh Lang does in Wuzhou, the less those Jinzhou officials dare to let my brother interfere in government affairs. The bad things they do, But it can’t withstand being turned over at all." Li Jing smiled softly.
In one sentence, his understanding of Jinzhou was directly displayed in front of Li Xuan and Li Xu.
"My little brother is just taking advantage of His Majesty. His Majesty has a lot of tricks in Wuzhou. I am just connecting them together." Li Xuan was also simple. In one sentence, Li Xu clearly stated the true situation of Wuzhou. In front of Li Jing.
"That's why Twenty-seventh Lang has outstanding abilities. For ordinary people, I might not even be able to find the door anywhere." Li Jing sighed softly and said with emotion, "Look at the past few months, compared to when I was in Luoyang, there are fewer people now." There were quite a few people.”
Li Feng, the king of Zhuang, was poisoned and died; Li Mao, the king of Huainan County, was exiled to Zhenzhou, but was not pardoned; Li Shangjin, the king of Qi, was impeached, dismissed from office, and placed under house arrest in Lizhou.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Li Jing waved his hand and said directly: "How many people from the clan can come this time?"
"Not many of the uncles can come this time. Only Uncle Han happens to be in Beijing. The other uncles have responsibilities and it is not easy to leave lightly. But His Highness the Crown Prince will come when the time comes. Brother Wang of Peiping and Uncle Eighth are some of them. Those who serve in Beijing will come, but most of the princes and princes can come, and Aunt Huainan and several aunts can also come." Li Xuan whispered about the current situation.
"It is a taboo for all the kings of the clan to gather together, but it is a blessing to us that all brothers can come." Li Xu looked at Li Xuan with a smile and said, "Twenty-seventh Lang will have a few more drinks when he arrives."
Li Xuan's face was full of helplessness, but she gritted her teeth and finally bowed and said, "Here!"
This kind of thing, he, the groom, cannot shirk away from in any case.
A soldier wearing blue clothes and gold armor rode a tall horse and stopped in front of the Nanchang Palace. He looked sideways at the soldiers holding long spears beside him, waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately moved forward.
There is a wedding tent not far ahead, which provides tea, cakes and fruits for passers-by to enjoy.
but
In this Kaihuafang, even a casual pedestrian is not a simple person.
In the wedding tent, there were either horsemen and servants from various royal palaces, or subordinates of a certain general who came.
As soon as Li Xuan returned to the door, he saw the golden-armored soldier. He suddenly looked happy, stepped forward quickly, put his hands together and said, "Okay, Qin Wulang, why did you come here?"
"I have temporary orders in the army to send extra patrols. Even now, I am still on duty, but I just passed by the palace and came in to ask for a cup of tea." Qin Jun handed the horse in his hand to the servants of Nanchang Palace and followed Li Xuan Walking inside, he said, "But don't worry, Erqi Lang. I will definitely help you take care of the dowry ceremony tomorrow."
"Then thank you so much, Brother Jingsi." Li Xuan smiled and held up his hands.
[Qin Jun, courtesy name Jingsi, captain of Zuo Jinwu Guard, eldest son of General Qin Shandao of Zuo Jinwu Guard, grandson of Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi State]
Qin Jun and Li Xuan grew up together since childhood. At that time, his father Qin Shandao was just a Qianniu Guardsman beside the emperor.
Although Qin Shandao was the son of Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi State, he was a concubine.
Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi State, did not have a legitimate son. Therefore, the position of Duke of Yi State was taken back by the court after him, and then he was awarded the title of Duke of Hu State posthumously.
Qin Qiong has three sons. The eldest son Qin Huaidao inherited the founding dukedom from his grandfather Qin Jiyang and is currently the magistrate of Yixing County in Changzhou.
The second son, Qin Shandao, served as an official in the Qianniu Guard during the Taizong period, and later as the captain of the Qianniu Guard. In the second year of Linde, he was transferred to Prince Zuo Qing to lead the palace, and was later promoted to Prince Zuo Qing to lead the general, and was in charge of the Prince's Palace in Chang'an.
Not long ago, after Emperor Xiaojing died of illness, he was transferred to General Zuo Qianniuwei.
Qin Qiong's youngest son, Qin Yandao, is currently the right guard general.
Although the Qin family did not inherit Qin Qiong's title, after Qin Qiong's death, they retained 900 acres of fiefdom in Shuangliu County, Chengdu.
Shuangliu is very close to Pengcheng, so when I was young, after meeting Qian Niuwei, the two got close quickly.
Although the Qin family is descended from Qin Qiong, they did not inherit the title, especially Qin Shandao. Although he had the influence of his father, he mostly did it through his own efforts.
Although Li Xuan was the son of King Peng and was granted the title of Prince of Nanchang, King Peng died early and his family status declined.
Compassionate about the same illness, the two supported each other and supported each other in Qianniuwei, and that's how they got to where they are today.
"Pei Gong resigned from the post of General Zuo Jinwu Guard and was transferred to the position of Minister of Justice. Somehow, this position fell to Aye." Qin Jun had always served in Zuo Jinwu and was surprised that his father was transferred to General Zuo Jinwu Guard. Curious again.
The previous General Zuo Jinwu was Pei Judao, the father-in-law who respected Emperor Li Hong. Pei Judao was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, and Qin Shandao took the vacant post of General Zuo Jinwu.
"The current General Zuojinwuwei is the prince's father-in-law, Fang Gong, and he is only holding a vacant post. The other General Zuojinwuwei is Gong Chenggong of Guangping County. The person who will replace Duke Pei can only be chosen from the Sixth Prince's Mansion. In this way, The position of uncle is revealed." Li Xuan saw the power game and balance of power behind this at a glance.
The real powerful figure in Zuo Jinwu Guard has always been General Zuo Jinwu Guard, Cheng Chubi.
Li Xian's father-in-law, Fang Xianzhong, had never interfered in actual affairs because of his high position. On the contrary, Li Hong's father-in-law, Pei Judao, was able to form a certain restraint and balance on Cheng Chubi.
The prince Li Hong had died, and Pei Judao was no longer suitable to sit in this position. Therefore, after the funeral of the former prince, he was transferred to the general Qin Shandao led by the former prince Zuo Qing as the general of the Jinwu Guard.
Cheng Yaojin's descendants had always been friendly with Empress Wu, so the emperor adjusted Qin Qiong's descendants to check and balance.
"By the way, I have something to ask you." Qin Jun glanced around. Li Xuan nodded slightly and led him into an empty room.
There was no one around, so Qin Jun asked: "What's going on with General Qiu Zhonglang? Why did I hear that he seems to be missing?"
"What's wrong? You're not under General Qiu Zhong. Why are you worrying about this?" Li Xuan looked at Qin Jun in surprise.
Zuo Jinwu Guard not only had two generals, but also two Zhonglang Generals. Qin Jun was not under the command of Qiu Shenji, but under the command of another Zhonglang General, Ma Sizong.
"Recently, the palace has handed down some sensitive tasks. Among these things,
General Qiu Zhonglang was always in charge before, but now it is in our hands. Qin Jun said a few words vaguely, and Li Xuan understood it immediately.
Qiu Shenji was Empress Wu's confidant, and he was generally responsible for some arrangements in the palace.
The Ma Si Sect was responsible for some things on the ground in Chang'an, and generally had nothing to do with secret missions. However, since Qiu Shenji was demoted as the governor of Shezhou, more and more tasks have been handed over to them.
But now something really sensitive falls into their hands.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. He couldn't ask more about these things.
Qin Jun took a breath, and then said: "After Qiu Zhonglang was transferred to Shezhou, the court did not appoint a new Zuo Jinwu Guard Zhonglang General, because everyone knew that Zhonglang General would definitely return, but now, Tianyin It’s okay, it’s you who came back after escorting Tian Yinyu, not General Zhonglang. The strange thing is that until now, there is no news about him from Shezhou, it’s like he has disappeared.”
"I don't know exactly what happened." Li Xuan looked at Qin Jun solemnly and said, "When we were in Wuzhou, we guessed that General Zhonglang might have returned to the capital with something. After all, even if I I escorted the body of Queen Empress back to the capital, and encountered many attacks on the way. General Zhonglang might have anticipated something in advance, so he sneaked quietly, but now, I have returned to the capital..."
"He is still missing." Qin Jun spoke up for Li Xuan, and then said: "To be missing means missing, and as soon as he disappeared, rumors that someone else was dead have leaked out. By the way, the nephew of General Zhonglang Isn’t my son under your command, and he doesn’t know that?”
"Before returning to Chang'an, he knew nothing like me. After returning to Chang'an, I handed over my duties and waited for Your Majesty to see you. After that, I was busy with the wedding and didn't even leave the house." Li Xuan shrugged. , he has no energy to pay attention to Qiu Shenji's affairs recently.
Ming Chongyan must have found Qiu Shenji's body, but he was obviously using Qiu Shenji's life and death to plot something.
It was too late for Li Xuan to hide, so how could he come forward?
"By the way, the King of England asked me to bring you a message. He won't come tomorrow, but will come back the day after tomorrow when you get married." Qin Jun suddenly mentioned Li Xian, and Li Xuan nodded silently.
The British Princess died. After the crown prince's inauguration ceremony was over and all the kings returned to their fiefdoms, the British Princess Zhao Qi died in a low-key and silent manner.
General Zuo Qianniuwei Zhao Huai was transferred to the post of governor of Kuozhou, and Princess Chang Le was ordered to accompany him.
Kuozhou is on the side of Wuzhou, but when Li Xuan set out to return, neither Zhao Huai nor Princess Chang Le arrived.
My daughter's funeral always has to be arranged.
But when the appointment was issued, they were kicked out of Luoyang, and they could only organize Zhao Qi's funeral in his hometown.
Zhao Huai and Princess Chang Le are one thing, but King Li Xian of England is another.
Li Xian and Zhao Qi had been married for less than a year. It was the time when young couples were extremely in love, but at this time, Zhao Qi died.
And it was Empress Wu who indirectly caused all of this.
Empress Wu, King Li Xian of England, Princess Chang Le, Kuozhou, and King Yue were all in trouble again.
