All of a sudden, this incident became a hotly discussed topic among the officials in Bianjing, and everyone was deeply surprised by it.
Unexpectedly, the throne has been handed down to the feet, and there are still people who are unwilling to sit on it. Many people are guessing what Zhao Zongquan's motives are.
It is estimated that only Li Hao in the entire Bianjing could understand this, just look at Zhao Zongquan's performance outside Bianjing on the day of the Yuzhou Hegong Incident.
Now there has just been a palace coup in Bianjing City for this throne, and two princes have died. It can be imagined that when receiving this edict, Zhao Zongquan was not at all excited, only fear and panic remained.
So it's normal that he doesn't want to come to Bianjing. What depends now is Zhao Zhen's attitude.
At this time, everyone was paying close attention to the news in the palace to see how Zhao Zhen would view the matter and whether he would be looking for another candidate or whether he had settled on Zhao Zongquan.
For this reason, Li Hao, who had been working in the palace and was the hero of the rescue, became a popular man. Many people took the opportunity to ask Li Hao to see if they could hear some inside information.
It's good to know the candidate for the prince in advance, so that he can help him in times of need. After all, there are many advantages to burning a cold stove instead of a hot stove.
Of course, there were also some speculators who felt that Zhao Zongquan still had a chance, so they went to Yuzhou to burn Zhao Zongquan's cold stove.
But in fact, Li Hao really didn't know Zhao Zhen's thoughts, so he could only be troubled.
Fortunately, Li Hao spends most of his time in the palace now and is out of reach of many people, otherwise he might not be able to enjoy the banquet.
But Li Hao always wanted to go to the Yamen in front of the palace to do business, so he was blocked by Bi Zhongyou and Song Chaozhong.
Song Chaozhong asked, "Did you really not hear anything in the palace?"
When Li Hao heard this, he felt really helpless, but after all, he was a colleague or a boss in the yamen, so it was hard to offend him, so he said: "I really didn't get any news about such a big thing.
Even if the officials wanted to discuss it with someone, they would only find a few great ministers, and they would not let outsiders listen. Where could I get the news? "
After hearing this, the two felt that Li Hao's words made sense, but Song Chaozhong still said: "Okay, but after all, you are in the palace and you know more than us. If there is any news, don't forget your two elders. elder brother."
Hearing this, Li Hao felt really disgusted. These two people were older than Li Jian and still called him brothers. It was really...
Of course, Li Hao's next reply was: "Don't worry, we also have a life-long friendship. As long as I have any news, I will definitely inform these two brothers."
Now the two of them were happy, and they wanted to take Li Hao out for a drink, but Li Hao refused: "I'm afraid it won't work today. My mother and the others will return to Beijing today, and I will go to the pier to pick them up later.
Let's do this, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, I will go out of the palace to treat the two brothers to a meal, and the two brothers will definitely appreciate it. "
When the two heard this, they quickly agreed.
After agreeing on this matter, Li Hao set off for the Bianhe Wharf outside Yangzhou Gate.
Li Hao really didn't make up the story about Wei's return to Beijing. A few days ago, Wei and others sent news back, saying that they were arriving in Beijing by water today. ….
When Li Hao arrived at the dock, the place was already blocked by carriages from various governments coming to pick up everyone.
However, seeing that Li Hao was coming, everyone still found a way to make way for Li Hao to come in.
Along the way, Zhang Wen, Li Yixing, and Cheng Guosheng gathered together, and Li Hao asked them about their experiences after being assigned to various armies.
After chatting for a while, the Wei family's fleet docked one by one, and Li Hao and the others hurriedly greeted them.
Because the pier could not accommodate so many ships at once, and the shore was really congested, we had no choice but to let the people who were coming down leave first to make room for those behind.
However, this trip seemed to have made the relationship between the girls get much better. Those who landed on the beach kept saying goodbye to each other on the boat and meeting again.
After Wei got ashore and said goodbye to everyone, he followed Li Hao to his carriage.
As soon as you get on the bus
, Mrs. Wei's expression changed and she asked: "During the palace incident some time ago, I heard that the young lady from Qin in the Ningyuan Hou family, as well as the eldest ladies from the Jingning Hou family and Xuande Hou family were all humiliated to death by the rebels. , and the daughter of King Yong’s family was also humiliated to death.”
Suddenly hearing Wei's question, Li Hao was a little confused and replied: "It's not that exaggerated. It is true that the eldest lady of the three families was killed by the rebels, but she was not insulted. Rumors always spread. It’s a bit distorted.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei said: "Does it matter whether the truth is lost or not? They are dead after all.
It's a pity that if they left with us, this would not be the case, and it would be their fate. "
After lamenting her fate, Mrs. Wei asked again: "I also heard that you took the lead in countering the rebellion. Are you injured, is there anything going on at home, and is there anything going on with Minglan."
At this time, Li Hao answered in an evasive manner: "Don't worry, mother, my father and I are fine, and cousin Minglan is fine too.
The only people in our family who have trouble are Uncle Sheng Hong and Brother Changbai of the Sheng family.
The two of them happened to be in the palace during the palace change. They were quite frightened, but they didn't suffer any injuries. "
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei said: "Then I'm relieved. I just heard that there was a palace coup in Bianjing, so I didn't know how worried I was about you.
At that time, there were rumors outside that some official was gone and how many people had died in the capital.
But we were so frightened that we quickly got up and rushed to Bianjing. It was only in Suzhou that we got the exact news from the government.
But what exactly happened that day and why was Njuan involved? "
Li Hao replied: "There's no rush. It's tiring to talk about it on the carriage. Let's go back home and talk slowly."
After saying that, he asked the coachman to drive back to the house. Li Hao had hired many masons to repair the house here. If you don't look carefully, you can hardly see the traces of the original damage.
So Wei didn't see anything wrong at once, and Li Jian happened to come out to pick up Wei at this time.
Mrs. Wei didn't even have time to look, so she entered the mansion with the two of them. But when she took a look at the main hall, there was a problem.
Although Li Hao found someone to redecorate the tables and chairs according to the original arrangement, Mrs. Wei still saw something was wrong at a glance and asked, "What happened in our house? Why are all the furnishings in this house replaced with new ones?" Where is the original thing?”….
Then I carefully looked around the courtyards and saw signs of recent renovations in many places.
He asked directly: "What happened at home? I was fine when I left. Why are so many things wrong when I come back? Tell the truth."
After hearing what Wei said, Li Hao wanted to answer, but Wei didn't believe Li Hao's words and said directly: "Don't talk, let your father do it."
Li Hao was knocked back with just one sentence, so he had to listen to Li Jian telling the Wei family everything he knew about the time he changed the palace.
When Mrs. Wei heard the news that King Yan really sent people to arrest people in her house, but Li Jian and the others escaped early, she was really lucky.
However, after hearing Li Jian talk about the authentic things, Wei's expression changed a little.
After Li Jian finished speaking, Mrs. Wei said she was tired and asked Li Jian to take someone to clean up the house. She would go back to rest later, so she sent Li Jian away.
At this time, Mrs. Wei said: "Did you already know that King Yan and the others would rebel? How can a tunnel be dug so easily? How long did you prepare in advance?
Also, did you intentionally send us out this time to allow us to take refuge?
To be honest, I don't want to be as easy-going as your father. "
After hearing this, Li Hao quickly explained: "It's not like I can figure things out, so how can I know so many things in advance.
The original intention of digging that tunnel was just because I felt that the atmosphere in Bianjing was dangerous, so I prepared it. It is not wrong to be prepared for danger in times of peace.
Which wealthy family in Bianjing City doesn't have some secret rooms and cellars for hiding? I'm just learning from other people's experiences.
And if I really knew, I would definitely have to sue
How could he let his mother fall into the hands of King Yan by suing Gu Tingye. "
Li Hao said so much, and it was not until this last point that he finally moved Mrs. Wei. She agreed and said, "That's true. You have such a good relationship with that guy Gu Tingye, and he is your right-hand man. You need to know the news." , told him for sure.
That's fine, but I'm really afraid that you are blinded by power and only want to be promoted to a noble position, using human lives as a ladder. "
Hearing this, Li Hao still had mixed feelings in his heart.
But unexpectedly, Mrs. Wei then turned around and said, "By the way, I don't care about official matters, but from now on you and Gu Tingye should have less contact with each other in private, so as not to be led astray by him."
Li Hao, who had not yet recovered after hearing this, asked with a surprised look on his face: "What is this statement?"
Wei replied: "I had heard about Gu Tingye's nickname in the Sheng family, but I didn't really believe Mrs. Wang's words, so I didn't care.
But this time when I went south, I often heard Mrs. Song and the others mention Gu Tingye. It’s impossible for all the records about Gu Tingye’s family to be lies.
I really didn’t expect that Gu Tingye was still a playboy. Tell me, have you ever been to a brothel with him? "
Li Hao was confused after hearing this. He was about to defend Gu Tingye, but when he thought about using the name of the Xiao Qin family to prove himself.
Now let's talk about the bad relationship between the two. Gu Tingye was framed by the Xiao Qin family. Isn't that just a slap in the face? Moreover, Gu Tingye did hang out in a brothel in the past, so it is not wrong to bear this reputation. ….
Just forget about it and say, "I don't. As you know, mother, whenever I go back to Bianjing, I always spend the night at home and never stay outside."
After speaking, he didn't forget to change the topic and asked: "By the way, I don't seem to see anyone from the Sheng family this time. Didn't you say they came to Beijing with you?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Wei did not ask further questions for a moment, but replied: "Originally, we were planning to come back together, but it's not because we heard about Bianjing.
We couldn't care less about this at that time, so we immediately set off and headed back.
However, after arriving in Suzhou and knowing the specific situation, Mrs. Song sent a letter to Youyang, asking them to set off for Beijing by themselves. They should have set off by now. "
Li Hao then asked: "Then Mrs. Song is still prepared to let them get married as scheduled!"
Mrs. Wei replied: "This is a calculated horoscope. You can't change it at will. Moreover, Mrs. Song is also worried about what will happen next, so she wants to get it done as soon as possible."
Li Hao naturally understood Mrs. Song's considerations. After all, the Guan family had been seriously ill a few years ago, and they had gone through this difficulty again this time.
Although his body looks fine now, no one knows if he will fall down one day, in order to avoid another national mourning later.
Anyway, the date is set in advance, so it’s right to just do it earlier.
After saying this, Li Hao was already planning to end the conversation and go back to rest.
But she didn't expect that the fire would finally burn on her own head. She heard Mrs. Wei take the opportunity to show off: "Now Zhang Wen's marriage is about to take place. What about your marriage? What I told you originally, you What are you thinking about?"
Hearing this, Li Hao really wanted to beat himself up. Why didn't he talk about someone else's marriage when he had nothing to do? He didn't know that the Wei family was waiting for him here.
He had no choice but to say: "It's not urgent yet, just wait for me to think about it again. You just came back, you must be tired.
I'll also check to see if the servants have tidied up the house. You can go back and rest early. "
After saying that, he immediately disappeared without giving Wei a chance to speak.
And Mrs. Wei is not in a hurry. Anyway, she won't go out again for a short time after returning this time. Mrs. Wei feels that she has plenty of time to spend time with Li Hao, and she can always make Li Hao agree.
However, Mrs. Wei obviously did not expect how popular her son was now.
The next day, after Li Hao went to the palace early in the morning to work on errands, the Li Mansion soon received the first wave of visitors. At first, the Wei family only thought they were ordinary visitors.
But after a few words, the visitor brought the topic to the children.
Regarding the marriage, they said that they had an unmarried daughter, Yunying, who was worthy of marriage, and wanted the Wei family to take a look.
Of course, Mrs. Wei now understood what the visitor meant, and it didn't matter. Anyway, it wasn't like there weren't such people here before, and Mrs. Wei also had a way of dealing with them.
Moreover, Mr. Wei already had an idea in mind and did not really take these people's words to heart.
It's just a warm welcome, but you don't tell the truth anyway, and finally send the person away warmly.
But after seeing them off, before Mrs. Wei could go back to rest, someone came to sell her girl again. The repeated and constant coming and going made Mrs. Wei very annoyed, so she tried to avoid seeing them. ….
But there are also duke families among them, and even some of the people who originally went to the south with the Wei family came to sell them, but the Wei family turned a blind eye due to their feelings.
But if you meet someone in a picky way, you will offend someone a little bit. It is not easy to favor one thing over another, which makes Mrs. Wei dizzy.
Of course, Li Hao didn't know the situation at home.
At this time, Li Hao was being blocked by the Song Dynasty for questioning, because Zhao Zhen's second edict to Zhao Zongquan had been handed over to the internal officials today and went to Yuzhou to deliver the decree.
So Song Dynasty came to Li Hao again to inquire about the situation, but Li Hao really didn't know, but thinking about how long it took Zhao Zhen to send another edict, it can be seen that he was indeed optimistic about Zhao Zongquan.
So I told Song Chaozhong that it was 30% true and 70% false, and it was enough to fool him.
After that, Li Hao got rid of Song Chaozhong and planned to go home.
Then on the road, I met Fu Deng, who was sent by Li Jian to deliver the news, and only then did I know what happened at home today.
At this time, Li Hao decisively chose to turn around and go back to the palace to guard the palace, so as not to add fuel to the fire and pour fuel on himself.
At the same time, Li Hao was deeply grateful to Li Jian, who was worthy of being his biological father.
In this way, Li Hao hid in the palace for more than ten days without going home. Even if he had wine with Song Chaozhong and others, he would go back to the palace after drinking and rest at the Imperial Guard Yamen.
During this period, Zhao Zhen also received a reply to the second edict sent to Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou. What Zhao Zongquan sent back to Bianjing was still a document announcing illness and resignation.
But what followed was the third edict sent by Bianjing and the imperial physician who accompanied him. This also made the officials in Bianjing more aware of Zhao Zhen's intentions.
So all of a sudden, on the official road from Bianjing to Yuzhou, there were many more people who went to burn cold stoves. Of course, they were the earliest batch in the Song Dynasty.
Li Hao also gained the gratitude of Song Chaozhong and Bi Zhongyou. Although Li Hao did deceive them at the time, he could not resist the deception and was very accurate.
But Li Hao was actually a little puzzled by Zhao Zhen's actions. Since Zhao Zongquan was unwilling and there were so many heirs in the clan, why not go find someone else. Anyway, the situation is not that urgent now.
Of course, even if he had questions, Li Hao did not dare to ask Zhao Zhen.
However, Li Hao did not go to question Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen summoned Li Hao to Funing Hall for questioning. Queen Cao was also present at that time.
I heard Zhao Zhen ask: "I heard that you are on duty in the palace now to hide from the people at home who want to get married. Is this true?"
Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Li Hao was curious as to whether he wanted to chat with him.
Then he replied: "The officials clearly see that since my mother returned to Beijing, many people have indeed visited my home. I really don't want to go back to socialize, so I stay in the palace on duty."
After listening to Li Hao's words, Zhao Zhen and the Queen both laughed, and then Zhao Zhen said: "You are honest, but now that you are in a high position, it is time to start a family.
There are so many good girls in Bianjing City, but there is no one that I like. If there is really no one, then I will help you get married, which can be regarded as a reward for your meritorious service. "
Hearing this, Li Hao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Of course it is an honor for the minister to be granted marriage by the official family, but I still hope to find it myself, because what I want is the person beside my bed, the one I love, not the dreamer. The middle man."
After hearing this, Empress Cao seemed to be touched and said, "A good man is hard to find. If you can't find one, why don't you get married?"
I remember that Qing was the only son in the family. Now that he is in the court, he always has to bear the weight of the ancestral hall. If he doesn't marry a wife as soon as possible and have children, I'm afraid my parents won't be able to pass the test. "
Li Hao thought for a while and said: "The moth is covered with golden strands of snow and willow, and her laughter is filled with secret fragrance. The crowd was searching for her, but when he suddenly looked back, that person was there, in the dimly lit place.
I believe that God always takes care of me, and I have official protection. I don’t think I will be alone until my old age. In that dimly lit place, I will definitely meet the person I love. "
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao looked at each other, as if they didn't know what to say next.
But she didn't remain silent for long before Queen Cao was about to speak again. .
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