During this western tour, in addition to the additional prince, Wu Han, Gai Yan, Ling Buyi, Yin Zhi, Huang Fuyi and other civil and military officials accompanied him, so that Emperor Wen could handle official duties in a timely manner.
After all, even if Empress Xuan supervises the country, some important matters still have to be handled by Emperor Wen personally.
As for the accompanying soldiers and horses, two soldiers and horses of Yueqi Xiaowei and Shesheng Xiaowei from the fifth battalion of the Northern Army were mobilized, as well as soldiers and horses of Guang Luxun's left and right Yulin troops. Of course, Li Hao was also added The Dong Palace Guards led by him.
And this addition also added difficulty to the already busy preparation work. After all, the crown prince's complete ceremonial guard was quite cumbersome, and in addition, the East Palace Guards had to prepare the baggage along the way.
Fortunately, the Young Mansion was in charge of this, and Li Hao didn't need to worry about it. As long as Li Hao reported the number of accompanying soldiers and horses as soon as possible, Li Hao was busy with this matter in the following days, even Mrs. Wan's birthday banquet. There was no time to go there, so he asked Qu Lengjun to go instead of Li Hao.
But even though Li Haoren hadn't arrived, she still had to make preparations. Before Qu Lengjun went to the banquet, Li Hao had given her many instructions, telling her to stare at Cheng Shaoshang directly after she passed. Don't let her do anything outrageous.
After hearing this, Qu Lengjun was quite dissatisfied and helped Cheng Shaoshang speak: "How can you say such things about Shaoshang? In your eyes, is she such a troublemaker?"
Li Hao chuckled softly: "Where is Ruyang Prince's Mansion? She fought there when faced with the provocation of Wang Jian and others, so naturally she will be more courageous in Wan Mansion.
This time Wanfu held a banquet, it was impossible not to invite the Wang family and the Lou family. When they bumped into Cheng Shaoshang again, it would be strange if they could be honest.
You'd better try to watch as closely as possible, lest Cheng Shaoshang does something earth-shattering and be punished by Mrs. Cheng, not being able to attend the plum appreciation feast, and disappointing his brother. "
After listening to it, Qu Lengjun felt that what Li Hao said seemed to make sense, but in order to maintain Cheng Shaoshang's image, he lightly slapped Li Hao to show his dissatisfaction.
Then at the banquet, Qu Lengjun did follow him closely. Anyway, in the end, I don't know whether it was because Cheng Shaoshang had no intention of revenge this time, or because Qu Lengjun looked too closely at him and couldn't find a reason.
Anyway, Wanjia's stacked bone bridge didn't collapse in the end, so naturally many little girls didn't fall into the water, and the subsequent incident of Xiao Yuanyi and Cheng Shaoshang not happening.
However, the matter went smoothly, but Li Hao encountered some problems when it came to selecting people in the East Palace. Because this was an opportunity to directly show off in front of Emperor Wen, naturally there were many people who wanted to follow, and they were all looking for one. Li Hao asked for help, which gave Li Hao a headache.
But among all the people, Li Hao found that one person was missing, so he took the initiative to find the prince and tell him the person he wanted to choose.
When the prince heard this, he was surprised and asked: "You want to bring the prince's cousin Sun Sheng with you and let him lead a group of troops. Is this really appropriate?"
Li Hao replied: "Well, wasn't Sun Sheng introduced to the East Palace as an official by the prince? I guess the prince also believed in his ability, so he asked him to lead a troop of soldiers and horses to accompany him. Is there any problem?
Moreover, he is the cousin of the Crown Princess, so there is no problem with his loyalty, so it is natural to use someone who is both capable and loyal."
"Well..." The prince stopped talking for a long time, and did not say anything out loud, because the prince would not know what Sun Sheng's true ability was.
The prince is just indecisive and cares about his family, but he is not really stupid. He can still judge whether the people around him are capable or not.
He really wanted to ask Li Hao now, whether you were deceived by lard, how could you think Sun Sheng was a capable person.
Li Hao didn't care about so much. Seeing that the prince didn't object directly, he took it as his acquiescence and said directly: "Then he will be the only one accompanying me this time. I will go and select the other personnel. I will be there tomorrow night at the latest." I will give you a detailed list."
After saying that, Li Hao left directly without giving the prince a chance to refuse. After all, Li Hao really wanted to take Sun Sheng with him this time.
As long as this guy follows, Li Hao probably won't need to deliberately design it, he can do it himself
Dig a big hole to bury yourself. You must know that the outside is not a closed place like the East Palace. As long as he makes a mistake, he will most likely fall into the eyes of Emperor Wen, and the East Palace will definitely not be able to accommodate him.
It's just that Li Hao didn't know if Sun Sheng would go. After all, it would be strange for this guy to suddenly become humble and not grab this opportunity to show his face.
Li Hao played a casual game on Sun Sheng's side, and for the others, Li Hao began to select the best among the best, selecting the most suitable candidate based on the performance of the East Palace Guards in previous daily trainings.
Because these results are transparent, they are more convincing to everyone. As for Sun Sheng, if he really goes and grabs a position, Li Hao can also point the finger of dissatisfaction at himself and the Crown Princess, letting them both To attract hatred.
Just when Li Hao was busy and in full swing, the prince suddenly came and told Li Hao a message: "Just now, Sun Sheng sent someone to deliver the news. He fell off while riding a horse and broke his leg. He probably broke his leg. I can’t participate in this western tour.”
Hearing the news, Li Hao was a little disappointed, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, since he had been hiding in front of him, it was really not easy for him to come forward, so he could only wait until he came back to figure out a way to deal with him. Think of it as letting him go.
After thinking about it, Li Hao said to the prince: "Oh, what a coincidence. Just when it was time to use him, he broke his leg. This is really bad luck.
If that's the case, then don't let him go and let me choose a suitable candidate again. "
When the prince saw Li Hao relenting, he felt relieved and immediately said, "I'll leave everything to Zi Yang."
Later, Li Hao completed the list of this western tour and reported it to the prince, so he could feel a little more relaxed.
Just at this time, the date for the plum blossom appreciation banquet in Yuan Mansion arrived, so Li Hao specially stayed in the mansion for a day, wanting to see the outcome of the matter between Yuan Shen and Cheng Shaoshang as soon as possible.
Since the invitations this time were all women from various mansions, it was Liang and Qu Lengjun who came to entertain them.
As for Li Hao and Yuan Shen, they stayed in the inner hall waiting for news to see how the talks between the Liang family and the Cheng family would go.
It's just that Yuan Shen seemed to have lost his calmness at this time and was a little restless, so Li Hao said with a smile: "The Cheng family will be here later, what do you think Mrs. Cheng Uncle will say to her mother.
However, with Cheng Shaoshang's temper, even if Mrs. Cheng Bo agrees, she may not be able to give in. "
When it came to feelings, Yuan Shen's face lost its usual calmness, and his face darkened, and he said, "You don't need to worry about my affairs. I have my own way to deal with them. Just take care of your own affairs."
It seems that you are going to accompany the Crown Prince on his Western tour this time. Why are you free to stay in the mansion today? "
Li Hao replied: "I'm done with what I should be busy with. I'm going to rest at home today. I just happen to care about you, my brother. But you don't appreciate it. It's really hurtful."
"Are you concerned? You are obviously just watching the excitement, okay?" After Yuan Shen finished speaking angrily, he said seriously: "By the way, I just have something serious to tell you. This time His Majesty is on his western tour, Huangfu The Master was also among the officials accompanying him.
Now he has plans to return to his hometown after becoming an official, so he intends to bring me with him and give me a push. Do you think I should go? "
Hearing this, Li Hao said: "This is a good thing, and of course you should go."
Yuan Shen said: "Your Majesty will certainly not be able to refuse Mrs. Huangfu's recommendation before she takes office, but will this hinder you?"
Li Hao replied: "There will definitely be obstacles, but I will naturally have a way to deal with them when the time comes, so don't worry about it.
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After hearing this, Yuan Shen was surprised and asked, "Is this news true? Who could be so bold?"
Li Hao explained: "It's most likely, but I'm not sure who it is. His Majesty's trip was originally to lure the snake out of its hole. If he had known, he would have captured it long ago, and he wouldn't have wasted his energy."
"Just know this for yourself and don't tell anyone else, so as not to cause any trouble." In response to Li Hao's reminder, Yuan Shen nodded, indicating that he understood.
Soon after, the invited women from various mansions arrived one by one, and Yuan's mansion became more and more lively, making Yuan Shen more and more nervous, which made Li Hao look amused.
It was at this time that Yuan Shen's mother-in-law suddenly walked in and said to Yuan Shen, "Sir, Madam, please come over now because you have something to say."
At this time, Yuan Shen was asked to come over. Yuan Shen could naturally guess what the purpose was and immediately stood up to leave.
At this time, I heard Li Hao say: "Oh, can I go over and listen."
Yuan Shen said angrily: "Just stay here and watch the excitement."
That look made Fu's mother very happy, and she also said: "Second Young Master, Madam only called the eldest Young Master over, not you."
Li Hao curled his lips when he heard this, spread out his hands, and pretended to be helpless: "Well, it seems that the excitement is not that good."
The two ignored Li Hao and left. Li Hao was not in a hurry anyway, because he had already agreed with Qu Lengjun that he would come and notify Qu Lengjun when there was confirmed news.
But Li Hao waited like this for a long time, and no one came to send a message. This made Li Hao curious. Could it be that the negotiation had really collapsed? Ordinarily it shouldn't be.
It should be impossible for Xiao Yuanyi to object to this marriage. After all, the family background of the Yuan family and Yuan Shen's own talents are both first-class in the world.
Cheng Shaoshang may not be so easy to accept, but she has no one in her heart now. Even if she resists, it won't be too intense.
After waiting for a long time to no avail, Li Hao wanted to find someone to inquire, but in the end he held back.
They waited like this until dusk approached, and Qu Lengjun finally came over. Li Hao hurriedly asked, "What happened to you guys? Why has there been no news?"
Qu Lengjun sighed and said: "Forget it, I never thought that the Young Chamber of Commerce would be so stubborn and refused to agree, but it made Mrs. Cheng Bo very angry.
Everything was going well up front. After looking at Shao Shang for a while, Jun Gu pulled Mrs. Cheng Bo into the house alone to discuss it for a while. She basically felt that it was suitable.
So I called my uncle-in-law and Shaoshang in, and the two of them started to quarrel for some unknown reason. When I arrived and asked Shaoshang for her opinion, she was unwilling to let go, which made Mrs. Cheng become confused. Angry.
But the strange thing is that the uncle-in-law seems to have no problem, and even feels quite happy. He also helps to persuade Mrs. Cheng to feel comfortable. I don't know what he is thinking. "
"Brother, you don't look disappointed at all." Li Hao asked curiously.
Qu Lengjun shook his head: "No, that's why I feel it's strange, doesn't he want to marry Shao Shang? Now I don't know whether to persuade Shao Shang."
To be honest, Li Hao did not expect this situation. It seems that Yuan Shen is still not as good as Lou Yao in terms of his ability to please people.
I just don’t know if the damage was to that mouth this time, or if it would be better if it was removed.
After some random thoughts, Li Hao thought and said: "Forget it, since brother himself didn't say anything, I guess he has an idea in mind, so let's leave this matter to him.
You may not know what he has planned, but if you accidentally destroy it, it will not be beautiful. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, Qu Lengjun replied: "Okay, let's just wait and see what happens. By the way, you can also ask your uncle-in-law."
Li Hao nodded in agreement, but in fact, Li Hao never asked him about it. Anyway, Li Hao felt that he had done everything he could. If this still doesn't work, then it would be God's will. You can't go against God's will. .
It would be bad if something went wrong later and Li Hao would have to take the blame.
It's just that Li Hao didn't go to Yuan Shen, but Yuan Shen took the initiative to find Li Hao's borrower.
Li Hao asked doubtfully: "Why are you asking me to borrow a piece of music? You are accompanying His Majesty on the Western Tour this time. You are not thinking of bringing your own piece of music with you."
Yuan Shen replied: "Of course that's not possible. I'm asking you to borrow the song for my own use, so you can decide whether to give it to me or not."
After hearing this, Li Hao stared at Yuan Shen for a long time and said, "I heard that Cheng Zhi was sent to Hua County as the county magistrate, and he should be leaving in the next few days.
And Hua County happens to be on His Majesty's westward patrol route, and there may be danger, so if you want to borrow the song, you won't be using it for them.
But if it's just Cheng Zhi and his wife, you shouldn't be so concerned. Could it be that Mrs. Cheng Si is also accompanying them. "
Thinking this way, it's actually quite possible. After all, Cheng Shaoshang also angered Xiao Yuanyi this time, so it's normal to go out and hide from the limelight.
Yuan Shen did not answer Li Hao's question directly, but said again: "Just tell me whether to borrow it or not. Why do you ask so many questions?"
Seeing Yuan Shen's tough talk, Li Hao smiled and said, "Well, I won't ask you what you want to do, just answer whether you want to protect Nvjuan.
If so, some of the maidservants I trained are still in the manor outside the city, and I can transfer a batch to you.
After all, it is more convenient for them to protect women's rolls closely. "
