When Qu Lengjun saw Li Hao come back this time, her heart was filled with the joy of meeting again after a long absence. She didn't know why, but she just felt that this year was longer than the previous two or three years. Perhaps it was unknowingly, Her longing for Li Hao must have been engraved in her heart.
Seeing Qu Lengjun standing in front of the door with a charming smile, Li Hao's heartstrings seemed to be touched, so he couldn't help but quicken his steps and walked towards him, holding Qu Lengjun in his arms and whispering softly. Said: "I'm back."
After hearing the words, Qu Lengjun raised his head slightly and looked at the husband in front of him. His heart was full of happiness, but then he thought that there were other people around him, and his face turned red with embarrassment. He quickly buried his head in Li Hao's arms and whispered: "You Let me go, there are others here."
Li Hao didn't want to let go. Instead, he said loudly: "What, there are other people in this room, why didn't I see them?"
As he spoke, he looked around with his eyes in an exaggerated manner. Naturally, none of the maids serving Qu Lengjun were stupid, so they all left quietly.
After the room was empty, Li Haocai said again: "Let me just say there is no one there. Take your head out quickly and don't suffocate yourself."
At this time, Qu Lengjun raised his head slightly and saw that there was no one around. He breathed a sigh of relief, then gently tapped Li Hao twice with his hand, and said, "If you don't let me go, it was all your fault just now, in front of so many people." If they make me look embarrassed in front of them, I won’t have the dignity to control them in the future.”
Li Hao replied: "I won't let go. You are my bride. It doesn't matter if we hug each other. If anyone dares to disobey discipline in the future, just tell me directly and I will deal with them personally."
When Qu Lengjun heard this, he gave Li Hao a helpless look, as if there was nothing he could do about it, but in the end Li Hao still let go.
After all, there was something serious to talk about later, and it would be hard to do something time-consuming, so I could only put Qu Lengjun down, let her sit down and talk, and first talk about my lovesickness over the past year.
It didn't take long before a servant informed me to have lunch, so the two of them went over to accompany Mr. Liang to eat. However, Mr. Liang was a cold person and did not like to talk to others when eating, so he ate quickly. .
After finishing the meal, Mrs. Liang continued to go back to her small canteen, and Li Hao also asked Qu Lengjun to go back first, saying that he had something to discuss with Yuan Shen.
Then Li Hao and Yuan Shen went to his courtyard together. At this time, Yuan Shen asked: "What did your Majesty say when he summoned you today? It made you look so sad when you first came back."
Faced with Yuan Shen's question, Li Hao replied directly: "When your Majesty summoned me today, he specifically told me about the reward. Your Majesty hopes that I will serve in the East Palace to assist the prince in managing military affairs.
However, His Majesty did not issue the decree in court, but asked me to come back and think about it before replying whether I would like to serve in the East Palace. "
Yuan Shen asked: "Oh, are you willing to work in the East Palace? Also, should you write to ask your father about this matter?"
Li Hao replied: "I'm afraid I can't make my own choice in this matter. I declined verbally in the palace. If His Majesty really wants me to choose, just agree. Why should I come back and think about it."
However, it is still necessary to send a message to my father, so that he can know about it and have a plan in advance. "
Yuan Shen nodded: "That's fine, but why does His Majesty suddenly want you to serve in the East Palace? Do you think he really values your ability, or does he want to use the strength of the Yuan, Qu, and Liang families to help the prince stabilize the situation. "
Obviously Yuan Shen couldn't figure out what Emperor Wen was thinking, so he couldn't help but ask Li Hao again.
However, Yuan Shen did not know the outcome of the prince in the original timeline, so he did not think about whether Emperor Wen would trick the Yuan family.
Li Hao didn't intend to say more to him, but just continued: "If I knew what was going on, why would I bring you here to discuss it.
However, I think your Majesty may have made this matter on the spur of the moment. After all, I have been on the battlefield in the past few years. I think Your Majesty would not have arranged a position for me so many years in advance. I still have this self-awareness.
So think carefully about whether anything special has happened in the capital recently, especially whether it involves the East Palace. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, Yuan Shen couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and then said: "The capital is so big, there are many things like demotion and promotion, and family feuds. If you want to say something special, I really have no impression.
But there is one thing that is related to the East Palace. It should be that the year before last, the natal family of the Crown Princess in the East Palace were all returned to their original places. The reason seemed to be that the Sun family took advantage of the Crown Princess's influence to seize the land. , trapped people as servants, and was brought to the attention of the prince for misbehaving in the capital.
At that time, the matter caused quite a stir in the capital, and was soon calmed down. However, since the matter involved the royal family, it was common for these rumors to be suppressed.
But I was still at Bailu Mountain Academy at that time, and I only heard about it after I came to the capital, so I didn’t know some of the specific details. "
Li Hao then asked: "Oh, and this matter, who is the person rumored to be handling this matter, the prince or your majesty?"
Yuan Shen shook his head when he heard this and replied: "I don't know about this. After all, whether this matter is handled by His Majesty or the Prince, it will not be announced to the outside world.
I just listened to it at the time and didn't take it to heart later. I didn't send anyone to investigate, so I didn't know the specific situation. "
"You said you don't know anything about this. What's the use of you? I'll ask someone to inquire about it later. It's very important to find out who is handling this matter.
And you just said that the matter was brought before the prince. Among the people oppressed by the Sun family, were there any people from aristocratic families? "
Hearing Li Hao criticizing and arranging things so naturally, Yuan Shen glared at Li Hao angrily and replied: "You arranged things smoothly, but you even ordered me around."
However, complaining was a complaint, and Yuan Shen continued to reply: "I haven't heard of any big family involved in this matter. I think the Sun family will be divided even if they use the influence of the Crown Princess to do whatever they want."
Li Hao heard this and replied: "So, don't you think it's strange? Those ordinary people may have never even been to the county government in their lives, how could they have the courage to go directly to the prince to complain.
And even if they are naturally brave, the East Palace is within the imperial city. How can ordinary people enter? And if they complain outside, how will they know the whereabouts of the prince. "
Hearing this, Yuan Shen also understood what Li Hao meant: "You suspect that someone is behind this matter and the purpose is to target the prince."
"It's hard to say for sure. Please investigate this matter by the way. As long as you know who the person behind this is, it's not difficult to guess his purpose."
Hearing that Li Hao had arranged things for him again, Yuan Shen said directly: "It's all my business, what are you doing on your own?"
Li Haodang replied confidently: "I just came back, I will definitely rest at my house for a few days, and then I will see if I can find someone to inquire.
It's a pity that Cui You is away now, and Wang Chun and Xiao Yuehou who stayed behind are involved in the prince's affairs, otherwise it would be much easier to find out the news.
Okay, hurry up and make arrangements. I believe that with your ability, there will be no problem in handling these two small things.
I can't wait a few days with Your Majesty. Before I reply, I must first understand the situation and have a plan in my mind. "
After speaking, Li Hao hurriedly left, leaving Yuan Shen speechless as he stared at Li Hao's retreating back, his teeth itching with hatred, but this did not affect Yuan Shen's enthusiasm for work.
Within a few days, he came back with the news, and he deliberately sent all the servants who were serving him away before saying: "The disposal of the Sun family was a decree personally issued by His Majesty. In terms of time, it had already been It was a long time after the incident.
So could it be that His Majesty has already had enough with the Crown Princess, but he doesn't want to abolish her without any reason, so he wants to use your hands to resolve the Crown Princess. After all, you already have old grievances.
In addition, I also found out about the news that was brought to the crown prince. It was indeed someone behind the scenes who deliberately led people there. Guess who this person is, I don’t think you can guess it. "
Seeing Yuan Shen's show off, Li Hao didn't want to take any notice, so he just watched silently. When Yuan Shen got bored, he spoke out in frustration, as if he had lost a lot of fun: "I found out it was three people." The people in the prince's palace secretly encouraged and leaked the prince's whereabouts.
What do you think the third prince is planning to do? Isn't he trying to become the prince? If that's the case, the support behind him is much stronger than that of the prince.
Not only does he have the support of the concubine Yue who is the most favored in the Sixth Palace in the palace, but he also has the support of Xiao Yuehou and a group of wealthy officials outside the palace. Do you think His Majesty will really be willing to save money when the time comes?
In this case, Dong Palace will probably fall into the whirlpool, and you'd better not step into it. "
Li Hao didn't know whether Emperor Wen was interested in Yi Chu now, but anyway, in the original plot, Yi Chu succeeded in the end.
Of course, there are many reasons for this, but it is undeniable that the reason that made Emperor Wen make up his mind in the end was Ling Buyi's use of tiger charms to mobilize troops.
After all, deploying troops in the capital without the emperor's permission was a serious crime no matter what dynasty or generation, even if the prince did not know about it.
But after all, the tiger talisman was always in his hands, and as long as something happened, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
I think after this incident, Emperor Wen was just like Emperor Gao when he saw the four bright spots in Shangshan, knowing that the situation was over and that God's will could not be violated.
In addition, Empress Xuan somehow got inspiration from Cheng Shaoshang and took the initiative to propose the abolition of the queen, which gave Emperor Wen an excuse to follow suit.
But if Li Hao enters the East Palace to take charge of the military affairs, it can at least ensure that the tiger talisman will not fall into Ling Buyi's hands and block the last chess piece that caused the collapse.
Then, as long as you urge the prince to get things done, no matter how powerful he is, as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, there is always a chance to recover.
In this regard, Li Hao is quite experienced. After all, Li Hao has also supported young masters. He knows how to refine the steps of doing things so that people can implement them better.
Thinking of this, Li Hao still planned to wade into this troubled water, and said: "It's not that I want to step in, but that your Majesty wants me to step in. No matter what your Majesty thinks, I have to go first." Let’s take a look before we talk.”
Facing Li Hao's words, Yuan Shen didn't know how to answer for a while, so he fell into silence. Then it was Li Hao who asked the question first:
"But tell the truth, if you were asked to make a choice, do you think it would be better to choose the third prince to be the emperor, or the prince to be the emperor?"
Yuan Shen pondered for a while and then said: "In terms of personal character, the third prince is upright and decisive. Even if he is a little out of line sometimes, he is better than his enterprising spirit; and although the prince is tolerant and courteous, he is also indecisive. If he is in the dynasty, In the mid-term, I can still be a conservative king, but it is not suitable for now."
"But for ministers, a merciful king is always easier to serve. After all, many people still remember the events of the previous Emperor Wu."
After hearing Li Hao's words, Yuan Shen looked at Li Hao with a very strange look. Perhaps he did not expect that Li Hao would explain it from this perspective.
"Okay, do you have anything else to say? If not, you can go back." Now that the news is known, Li Hao is too lazy to talk nonsense with Yuan Shen. If he has the time, he might as well go back to spend time with his wife. .
Li Hao crossed the river and demolished the bridge so fast that Yuan Shen was speechless, so he stood up and was about to leave. But then he suddenly remembered a small thing and stopped again: "By the way, there is another news. Even Ling Buyi, whom Your Majesty keeps in the palace, once complained to the prince about the Sun family, but I don’t know whether he was out of righteous indignation or helping the third prince."
After saying that, Li Hao didn't react at all, so Yuan Shen didn't take it to heart. After all, Ling Buyi has not yet shown his brilliance. The only thing worthy of praise is his status as the adopted son of Emperor Wen, which is not worth overdoing. Pay attention to.
As for Li Hao's lack of reaction, it was more normal, because he knew from the beginning to the end that the third prince and Ling Buyi were in the same group.
After sending Yuan Shen away, Li Hao returned to Qu Lengjun and formally talked to her about his intention to serve in the East Palace. He had to get rid of Qu Lengjun's worries first, otherwise it would be easy to drag out a small matter.
In fact, Qu Lengjun didn't have any reaction after hearing Li Hao's words, and just regarded it as a common thing.
At first Li Hao thought it was Qu Lengjun's pretense, but when he later discovered that she was really relieved, Li Hao suddenly felt lighter.
After entering the palace again to report to Emperor Wen and agreeing to serve in the East Palace, Emperor Wen quickly determined the rewards for the ministers who had contributed to the pacification. The situation made Li Hao feel that Emperor Wen was waiting for him to commit a crime.
But really speaking, the reward given to Li Hao by Emperor Wen this time was indeed quite generous. Li Hao was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei, with a fiefdom of Nanzheng and a settlement of 1,200 households. The specific official position was that the crown prince led the order and added the title. Attendant.
Nanzheng is the seat of Hanzhong County, and it is also the place that Li Hao personally conquered. The commemoration of Nanzheng is of great significance. In addition, the general residence of a Guannei Marquis is between 200 and 800 households, and it is divided into 300 or 500 households. Households are the dominant ones. Li Hao's 1,200 households are indeed quite a lot.
In terms of official positions, the prince's command was also Li Hao's main duty. As for the servants with an official rank of more than two thousand stones, they were simply promoted through false posts and had no real power. It was different from Li Hao's original proposal. Lang is almost the same.
