Northwest of Chang'an, above the Wei River.
The drizzle fell on the river, causing ripples.
A awning boat stopped on the north side of the Wei River. I don't know when it started. The number of boats on the Wei River suddenly decreased, and in the end he was the only one left.
At this moment, a speedboat came quickly from the direction of Chang'an and headed towards Wugong County at a very fast speed.
Just when the clipper was about to arrive in front of the awning boat, a cold shout rang out: "Stop the boat, stop the boat immediately."
In the blink of an eye, a figure rushed to the bow of the boat. Without any hesitation, his right palm struck the air and hit the river directly.
With a "boom" sound, a water wave suddenly exploded on the river, and a cross-river chain tens of meters long suddenly appeared on the Wei River.
Under the strong backlash, the clipper spun rapidly on the Wei River, but soon it came to a complete stop.
At this moment, the awning boat on the river slowly sailed forward.
At the same time, a voice sounded faintly in the awning boat: "The spring rain is as precious as oil, and it flows all over the street. It slips down Academician Luo and makes a group of cows laugh."
"King Bo Luo Bin, Lord of Wugong County, Xiaguan, has met the King of Nanchang!" King Luo Bin, who looked like a middle-aged scholar and had an elegant demeanor, had stopped moving. He stood on the deck and looked calmly into the awning boat: "The King of Nanchang just said In that case, do you think you are a cow?"
In the awning boat, Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "Whoever is watching me at this moment is that cow!"
King Luo Bin looked around quickly with vigilant eyes. There was obviously no one around, but King Luo Bin always felt like someone was watching at all times.
…
The drizzle from the top of his head fell on the back of King Luo Bin's neck, making him feel cool and alert at the same time.
"Isn't it because King Nanchang is waiting in the imperial city today? Today is the last day of the imperial examination. I heard that the people in your mansion have done well." King Luo Bin looked relaxed, but his eyes were fixed on Li Xuan. , and his right hand silently pressed on the handle of the knife at his waist, hiding it under his clothes.
"Spring rain is as precious as oil. You are such a talented gentleman, but you didn't feel anything at all. This really disappoints me." Li Xuan's emotional voice came from inside the awning boat, but strangely, King Luo Bin remained indifferent at this moment.
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, and then said: "If what I remember is correct, my husband was hired by Uncle Dao as soon as he became an official. But when Uncle Dao was about to grant him an official position and let him describe his talents, Sir, you are ashamed to show off and refuse to obey orders. Sir, can you tell me, is this really the case?"
Dao Wang, Dao Wang Li Yuanqing, served as the governor of Huazhou and Xuzhou during the Yonghui period. He had considerable political achievements, and Dao Wang Li Yuanqing was extremely filial to his mother.
In the first year of Linde, King Dao passed away, and his posthumous title was Xiao.
It is difficult for a clan prince with the posthumous title of Xiao to have anything to do with self-dazzling when he asks others about their talents and lets others demonstrate their talents.
Especially for a scholar who has failed several scientific examinations and achieved nothing, no matter how conceited he is, he shouldn't be like this.
There must be something hidden in this.
King Luo Bin looked at Li Xuan with an indifferent expression. There was no rush in his expression, but the hand holding the handle of the knife behind his back did not relax at all.
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, and then continued: "Sir did not accept Uncle Dao Wang's conquest, but soon after, he directly went to the central center to become an official and was awarded the title of "Feng Lilang" and was awarded the title of "Dongtai Xiangzheng Bachelor". Although he had participated in the imperial examination in his early years, However, he has never been promoted, but during the Yonghui period, he was suddenly awarded an official. Mr. met some kind of benefactor. Since he is also a benefactor, why do you not want to be under the command of Uncle Dao Wang? Is it because you are worried that he will find out about you? "
Although the Fengli Langguan was not a senior official, he was in charge of the etiquette of court meetings. It could be said that only the emperor's close associates could take up the position.
Is King Luo Bin a close confidant of the emperor? The answer is naturally no.
So the person who can make King Luo Bin take up this position is probably not ordinary.
King Luo Bin ignored Li Xuan, and the clipper under his feet began to slowly retreat.
At the same time, King Luo Bin was still looking around cautiously. It seemed that someone was really spying on him from a place he couldn't see, making him extremely alert.
"In the last years of Yonghui, my husband was suddenly demoted because of something. I originally thought that my husband was demoted by His Majesty because he dared to rebuke his appearance. But when I thought that it was during the Yonghui period, I had to doubt that Mr. What role did you play in this incident?" Li Xuan's words made King Luo Bin's face become more and more cold. Although he was still holding the handle of the knife tightly, at this moment, the clipper under his feet had turned around.
The drizzle dropped from high in the sky and fell on King Luo Bin, but it failed to wet his clothes.
The distance between him and the awning boat was slowly widening. While King Luo Bin was observing his surroundings keenly, he looked at Li Xuan again.
At this moment, Li Xuan was still in the awning boat, and no one could be seen at all.
Although the awning boat was moving forward slowly, the distance between it and the clipper was rapidly widening.
"You were demoted for some reason and joined the army in the Western Regions. Sir, what you committed was not a trivial matter." Li Xuan's cold voice still lingered in King Luo Bin's ears.
At that time, even Wang Bo's father, in order to plead for his son's death penalty, only sent Jiaozhi as the county magistrate. King Luo Bin sent him to the Western Regions to join the army directly.
From Fengli Lang, Dongtai Xiangzheng bachelor, he was directly sent to join the army in the Western Regions. It seems that the distance from Chang'an to the Western Regions has exceeded three thousand miles.
"What happened back then, the prince can ask anyone to find out the truth." King Luo Bin stood steadily on the deck. The distance between him and Li Xuan was quickly widening. At that time, King Luo Bin finally breathed a sigh of relief. , looked at Li Xuan and said: "Xiaoguan was falsely accused of misplacing the ritual utensils that day, and then when he was guilty, he took the initiative to apply to go to the Western Regions to join the army, but he was not involved in anything that shouldn't be involved."
During the Yonghui years, the biggest thing between the government and the public was the power struggle between the emperor and Changsun Wuji.
Although King Luo Bin denied it, Li Xuan still guessed that King Luo Bin must be involved in the power struggle between the emperor and Changsun Wuji.
If he was just an ordinary low-level bureaucrat, then Li Xuan might think that it was because of his talent that he encountered the jealousy of his colleagues. However, he was the King of Donghai and the son of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, so he instigated Li Zhi and Changsun Wu. Avoiding internal fighting is what they like to see most.
The relationship between Li Zhi and Changsun Wuji has reached the final stage, and I am afraid that these people will inevitably contribute to it.
Naturally, King Luo Bin would not tell Li Xuan this, especially now that the malice among them has become clear.
"Sir, he has been in the Western Region for many years, so he probably has a lot of business." Li Xuan's casual words made King Luo Bin's expression change slightly.
He looked deeply at Li Xuan, finally stopped denying it, and said softly: "It seems that the King of Nanchang has a deep understanding of Xiaguan."
"The Western Region, the land of wealth." Li Xuan sighed softly, seemingly saying nothing, but in fact he said everything.
Too many people have set their sights on the Western Region.
The reason why Tang Dynasty and Tubo were at war was because of the wealth of the Western Regions.
In the Tang Dynasty, Li Jingye, Li Xuan, King Luo Bin, and even the inner guards all set their sights on this land of wealth.
Of course, there is also Li Xuan.
In the Western Region, no matter how much power you hide, the government will not be able to control you.
But once the foundation of your power in the court is cut off, then all your power is in danger of being swallowed up.
Just like Li Xuan and Luo Binwang now.
…
King Luo Bin stood on the deck and stared at Li Xuan. Although the distance between the two people was still widening rapidly, King Luo Bin felt that the threat from Li Xuan was rapidly increasing. Even if he left today, he might not be safe. …
Would the King of Nanchang let him leave so easily?
King Luo Bin was on the clipper, quickly traveling eastward with the current, and Li Xuan's voice was already ringing in his ears unhurriedly: "I am a little confused. Now that we are no longer the former Sui Dynasty, why do you have the right to do so?" You also want to use the power of foreigners to destroy the Tang Dynasty... Silla, Turks, Tianyin Sect, and Tubo. Do you really want to see the country built by your ancestors trampled on by foreigners like this? , and then, so that they can reward you with some pitiful leftovers."
The cynicism was filled with irrepressible anger.
Even Li Xuan has never thought about borrowing the power of foreigners to realize his ambitions. However, this person seems to have really not seen that Datang may fall into an extremely dangerous situation at any time, and keeps making troubles. .
Li Xuan's clear voice penetrated into King Luo Bin's ears, and he immediately clenched his fists tightly.
He wanted to say something, but in the end he gritted his teeth and held his tongue.
"What I can't figure out the most is what do you want those two prince seals for?" Li Xuan's voice still rang in King Luo Bin's ears, but at this moment, their speedboat was already far away from Li Xuan's awning boat. It was a long distance, but Li Xuan's voice still sounded clearly.
Are they really in the awning boat?
King Luo Bin's expression suddenly became solemn. He raised his head and looked towards the upper reaches of the Wei River.
Although there is light rain today, there should not be any other boats on the Wei River except the two of them at this moment.
Unless the Yongzhou Capital Water Department is helping intercept the boat.
King Luo Bin didn't know what he thought of. He waved his hand, and the clipper under his feet suddenly stopped moving.
Looking back, King Luo Bin looked at the phantom of the awning boat in the distance, and said coldly: "I just went to get what originally belonged to me."
The Prince's Seal originally belonged to Prince Yin Li Jiancheng, so it was naturally inherited by him.
"Does that really belong to you?"
Li Xuan's cold rhetorical question made King Luo Bin frown deeply.
"What happened back then, in the final analysis, was just a life-and-death struggle for power, a game between the winner and the loser. Although I have not experienced what happened back then, I also know that after that, except for a few hidden people in the entire world, Among the prince's former ministers, there were not many people who scolded Emperor Taizong for not doing that. In the imperial court, no more than ten ministers died because of this incident. I really admire Emperor Taizong, but what if the winner is Prince Xi? ?”
Li Xuan sneered and said with great disgust: "I am afraid that under the instigation of Uncle Qi, he will massacre the entire clan. There is a turmoil between the government and the public, and the foreign killings will be completely defeated. It is best not to do it, but to They will be forced to flee southward for their lives.”
If we talk about Li Jiancheng, there are praises and criticisms from above and below, but for Li Yuanji, no one inside or outside the court praises him.
Trampling on the people, plundering people's money, killing people's wives and daughters, playing with people's lives, abandoning the city and fleeing privately, and being incompetent on the battlefield.
When the Turks moved south, Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng decided to move their capital to Xiangyang, which was short-sighted.
There was even a case of Yang Wenqian preparing troops to rebel...
These all happened during the Wude period and can be found in historical records.
Even Concubine Yang, who was later brought into the palace by Emperor Taizong, had informed Emperor Taizong before the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
At this point in Li Yuanji's life, Jiancheng almost obeyed his words, and Li Xuan's sympathy for Prince Yin had long since disappeared.
"But no matter what, it is not the reason for him to kill his brothers, force his father to abdicate, and seize his sister-in-law." King Luo Bin stood on the Wei River. Li Xuan's dissatisfaction was blocked by his words.
(End of chapter)
