"When something like this happens, how can you think about your subject selection?" Wang Bo sighed.
"If you want to make a name for yourself, this kind of thing is indispensable!" Ling Jiyou smiled. He asked his servant to go to the back room to search, and finally found half a bowl of dried broad beans and a bottle of wine. He smiled and said, "I It doesn’t look like you can sleep. The door is closed at this time, and there are only these things in the room. Sit down and have a couple of drinks!”
"That's fine!" Wang Bo scratched his forehead: "My mind is full of things. Although I'm terribly tired, I can't sleep at all!"
"You should think so!" Ling Jiyou smiled and poured Wang Bo a glass of wine: "At least you still have wine to drink now. If you are imprisoned, you won't be able to drink even sour wine!"
"That's true!" Wang Bo took a sip and said with a smile: "Listening to what you said, this wine tastes much better in the mouth!"
"That's right! When you are in the game, you have to learn to enjoy the hardships. Otherwise, how will you survive the years in Chang'an?" Ling Jiyou threw a dried broad bean into his mouth, chewed it twice, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Zian, since you are coming from Chengdu this time, you must have heard of Wang Wenzuo, right?"
"Of course I know!" Wang Bo became excited when he heard the name: "Speaking of it, I have some anecdotes with Wang Wenzuo!" So he went hunting and met Wang Wenzuo's retinue by chance, because there was a dispute about the falcon. , and finally Wang Wenzuo told him the story of giving himself a hunting falcon.
"Oh, there is such a thing!" Ling Jiyou said with a smile: "This world is really fickle. So, the situation is very favorable to you, Brother Zi'an!"
"Very advantageous? Why do you say that?" Wang Bo asked.
"I won't hide it from you, Brother Zi'an. My boss is tossing day and night just to capture one person, that is Wang Wenzuo. He is now the crown prince's number one confidant, holding the troops of the East Palace."
"There are other things like this? What does this have to do with me?"
"Don't you understand yet?" Ling Jiyou picked up the jug and put it aside, and then took a broad bean and put it next to the jug: "This is the East Palace, and this is Wang Wenzuo. These two are actually one; and this is My boss, behind him is Her Majesty the Queen. The current commotion in Chang'an City is actually a dispute between mother and son, the Crown Prince of the East Palace and the Queen. If the Crown Prince of the East Palace wins, then Wang Wenzuo will definitely follow him to the top. You have this old relationship, Isn’t it very beneficial?”
"This -" Wang Bo laughed bitterly: "Okay, Quan Dang, what you said makes sense, but what if Wang Wenzuo loses? It's good that I'm not involved, so what's the benefit?"
"If Wang Wenzuo loses, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not be able to secure his position. Then the next person to be established as the Crown Prince will most likely be King Pei Li Xian. I remember that Brother Zi'an was the editor of Prince Pei's Mansion, and he was deeply loved by King Pei. If King Pei becomes the Prince, isn’t it true that blessings have fallen from heaven for you?”
After hearing his friend's explanation, Wang Bo couldn't help but feel excited. He wrote poems at the age of six, wrote books at the age of nine, mastered the Six Classics at the age of ten, and became an official at the age of sixteen. He was originally a man with great ambition for fame, although because of He was expelled from Chang'an by the emperor and his official career was cut off due to the incident in "The Chicken Essay on the King of England". However, this did not extinguish his ambition, but only made it hidden deeper. Now that the situation has suddenly changed and his future suddenly appears bright, how can he not change his mentality drastically?
"It would be great if it was true as Brother Ling said!" Wang Bo sighed.
"What do you mean it's as I said? It's bound to be the case!" Ling Jiyou said with a smile: "Just take a good rest for two days as I said, and then go to Prince Pei's Mansion to visit the old master. Of course, something good will happen. !”
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Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall.
"Okay, okay, she is indeed a beautiful son and a beautiful wife!" Li Zhi looked at the prince Li Hong and the daughter of the Pei family standing side by side, held his hands and smiled and said: "Pei Weng, do you still agree with this marriage?"
Sitting diagonally below Li Zhi's right side, Zuo Jinwu Guard General Pei Judao was a burly middle-aged man. One-third of his pale yellow face with Chinese characters was obscured by thick sideburns, and it was difficult to see his emotions or anger. Hearing Li Zhi's inquiry, he stood up and bowed first before replying: "I am a benevolent and loving man in the East Palace. He is heroic and brave. I am overjoyed to have such a son-in-law!"
"Hahaha! Hong'er!" Li Zhi said with a smile: "Pei Weng praises you so much, you must treat the Pei family's little lady well!"
"My child, remember!" Li Hong hurriedly bowed to Pei Judao. As the saying goes, "A daughter is like her father, and a son is like her mother." The appearance of this daughter of the Pei family is quite similar to that of Pei Judao. Although her eyebrows are straight, she is just like a girl at best. She can be said to be just average, far from the young lady of the Yang family. This was the main reason why Li Hong chose Yang Sijian's daughter as the crown princess. But now that things are like this, Li Hong can only marry with the Pei family. Although he also knows that as the prince of the East Palace, the marriage partner cannot be based on appearance, but he still feels a little melancholy in his heart.
As the male head of the family, Li Zhi looked at his future daughter-in-law standing below and became more and more happy. He ordered to fetch gold beads and utensils and rewarded the daughter of the Pei family. Then he said to the queen on the side: "Awu, Hong'er was just learning to speak. Yu, the toddler is still in front of me, and in the blink of an eye, he is already married! Time really flies!"
"Yes!" The queen also had a look of emotion on her face, and she said to Li Zhi: "Looking at this festive scene today, I have a merciless request, and I hope your majesty and the East Palace will accept it!"
"Hong'er and I agreed?" Li Zhi laughed when he heard this: "Is there anything else that you can't do yourself and you need Hong'er and I to agree to?"
"I saw that Dong Gong was about to get married. As a mother, I was naturally overjoyed! But although He Lanmin's execution was justified by nature, the inheritance of the title of my father was broken, and my family fell into decline. I am really pitiful. I want to pardon my two nephews who are in exile and let them return to Chang'an to inherit the inheritance of my late father, but I don't know if it is possible!"
Li Zhi frowned. He did not expect that the Queen would mention this unpleasant old incident at this festive time. However, out of consideration for the Queen, he still nodded: "He Lan Minzhi is guilty, but the crime is It only affects one person. Just exempt him from the surname. The Wu family name is the queen’s family name, so naturally it cannot be cut off! Hong’er, what do you think?”
Since Li Zhi nodded, Li Hong hurriedly responded: "The two cousins are not guilty. It is only right to return to Chang'an!"
"That's it!" Li Zhi smiled and said, "Awu, what else do you want to say?"
"No more!" Mrs. Wu said with a smile: "Come, little lady of the Pei family, come closer and let me have a look!"
She reached out and called the Pei family's daughter to her side. She held her hand and looked at her for a while, and then gave her some kind words and words of comfort. Then she was rewarded with jewelry and property, and then she was allowed to go back to the distance. Li Zhi ordered the prince and the daughter of the Pei family to kneel down and salute the Pei Judao couple next to them, and then ended this harmonious parent-to-parent meeting.
After Li Hong and the Pei family retreated, Li Zhi suddenly showed signs of fatigue. He leaned on the brocade couch and asked: "Ah Wu, why did you mention your two nephews in front of Pei Aiqing just now? At this time It’s very ugly!”
"I did it on purpose!" The queen took off a gold hairpin from her head and let her long, smooth hair fall down: "After thinking twice, I plan to let him serve as the left guard of the East Palace!"
"Left guard of the East Palace?" Li Zhi's expression changed slightly: "What do you want to do?"
"Nothing! It's just a division of Wang Wenzuo's troops!" The Queen smiled: "Originally, the soldiers in the East Palace were led by the left and right guards. I, this is just a recovery story!"
"Why are you doing this?" Li Zhi frowned: "Wang Wenzuo can control the troops of the East Palace because he is trusted by the prince. Your nephew Sansi has not practiced military affairs, and he has not been favored. With your son’s trust, he can’t do anything except cause trouble when he goes to the East Palace!”
"That's what I mean!" The queen had already taken off her hairpin, with long hair like a waterfall and picturesque eyebrows. She walked to sit down next to Li Zhi, put her husband's hand on her chest, and whispered : "Pheasant slave, don't you think that after Wang Wenzuo returned to Chang'an, Donggong was too willful? No matter what, he is still your and my child after all!"
Faced with his wife's gentle attack, Li Zhi sighed helplessly. Of course, he knew that not everything his wife said was true, but one thing was true. It was true that the prince became much more resolute and decisive after Wang Wenzuo returned to Beijing. The government soldiers and other matters have been quite fruitful, which may not necessarily be a good thing for the person in charge, but the problem is that he is still on the throne now, and the prince is still the supervisor of the country after all. My wife has a strong desire for power, but it is difficult to say that it is all for herself. After all, in the final analysis, she, the queen, is just an accessory to her, the emperor. The Tang Dynasty is not the Han Dynasty, and the empress dowager has no power.
"Since you must do this, let the Political Affairs Hall draw up the decree first!" Li Zhi sighed: "But Wu, you have to make it clear to your nephew in advance. Wang Wenzuo is not an idle character. If he doesn't do it well, his life will be hard to save. !”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, of course I will tell him!" The queen said with a smile: "After all, I also hope that the two of them can learn more from Wang Wenzuo and be able to shoulder the responsibility of the Wu family in the future!"
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British government.
"Brother Li, Brother Li!" King Luo Bin came in in a hurry: "The queen finally took action against Wang Wenzuo directly!"
"Oh? What do you say?" Li Jingye stood up from behind the desk: "Is there such a thing?"
"Just got the news!" King Luo Bin lowered his voice: "Let Wu Sansi wash the prince's horse and lead the left guard of the East Palace. Originally, the left guard of the East Palace was empty. This is obviously to divide Wang Wenzuo's troops!"
"Without making any meritorious service, without shooting a single target, just after being exiled from the southwest, he immediately became a high-ranking official of the fifth rank, leading the elite troops of the East Palace! The queen is really good at it!" Li Jingye laughed: "What about the prince? What's there? reaction?"
"What other reaction can there be? This is the order from the Political Affairs Hall!" King Luo Bin asked back: "The emperor has already nodded, what else can the East Palace do?"
"Things are not that simple!" Li Jingye said with a smile: "In any case, the East Palace Ten Leaders are the prince's private soldiers. Wang Wenzuo can command Ruyi. To put it bluntly, the prince regards him as a subordinate, and because of Bian Zhen's military exploits, Wu Wenzuo can command Ruyi." What ability does Sansi have to make the prince trust him? Can he suppress those wolf-like soldiers in the East Palace? The queen did this, she was obviously deliberately provoking trouble!"
King Luo Bin also understood at this time: "Are you saying that the queen wants to trade her nephew for one to capture Wang Wenzuo?"
"Capture Wang Wenzuo?" Li Jingye laughed: "Brother Luo, you underestimate our Queen! She is not so stingy in doing things!"
"Could it be that--" King Luo Bin's face turned ugly: "Could it be that he is going to--" He pointed in the direction of the palace.
"That's right, Yi Chu!" Li Jingye sneered: "She has set up a prison during this period and brought chaos to Chang'an. In the final analysis, the one she wants to touch is the Prince of the East Palace! The Queen understands better than anyone else that Wang Wenzuo and the Prince They are one body, and just touching Wang Wenzuo is useless, and even more troublesome. Think about it, with Wang Wenzuo's talents and martial arts, even if he is taken from the right guard position of the East Palace, should he be put in the border town? At that time, with the prince inside and Wang Wenzuo leading the heavy troops outside, and the internal and external response, can the queen still eat?"
"Brother Li is right!" King Luo Bin sighed: "The queen wants to uproot the Prince of the East Palace and Wang Wenzuo, but this woman is so cruel. The prince is her biological son no matter what, so she won't let him go! "
"The matter has come to this, and we can no longer care about it!" Li Jingye smiled: "But isn't this a good thing for us?"
"Yes!" King Luo Bin also laughed: "Then do you want to mention Wang Wenzuo a little bit?"
"It's not necessary!" Li Jingye said with a smile: "Now is not the time. If he can't even see this, he is not worthy of playing in the situation of Chang'an City. We will wait and see what happens. When the time comes, we will do the next thing." Note!"
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East Palace.
"The Queen asked Wu Sansi to lead the left guard of the East Palace?" Wang Wenzuo frowned upon hearing this, looking a little strange.
"Yes, the political affairs hall has issued an order!" Prince Li Hong carefully avoided Wang Wenzuo's gaze and said with a wry smile: "This is all my fault. At that time, the queen only said that after He Lanmin's death, there was no one left in the Wu family, so she said I agreed to absolve my two nephews of their crime and order them to return to Chang'an. I didn't mention Wu Sansi as the left guard of the East Palace, but I didn't mention it. By the time I knew it, it had become a foregone conclusion!"
"So that's what happened. The Queen has already pardoned her nephew and ordered him to return to the capital. This is just a plank road secretly used to hide in Chencang. The prince is still a bit young compared to his mother!" Wang Wenzuo thought to himself, and said But he said: "Your Highness, why do you say that? This is a good thing! Wu Sansi is the nephew of Her Majesty the Queen. With him, many misunderstandings between the Queen and us will be avoided. It is not too late for me to be happy!"
"Ah!" Li Hong was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that Wang Wenzuo would be angry, depressed or even desperate after knowing this, but he didn't expect Wang Wenzuo to look happy to see it happen: "This is dividing your military power from Sanlang. Yeah! Aren't you angry?" (End of Chapter)
