Li Hao was helpless after hearing Lou Niu's words. He thought about what image he had in other people's minds. He was not a good person.
However, he still took the initiative to express his intention and said: "I came here today just to tell you good news. The people I sent to the capital came back. They accidentally learned something while checking for news about your family. I I thought I should tell you that your wife is pregnant with your flesh and blood."
Suddenly hearing this, Lou Niu couldn't sit still. He jumped up from the ground and ran directly to the cell door and asked: "What are you talking about? Yanji is pregnant. Why didn't I know?" ?」
Li Hao replied: "How do I know and why don't you know? Anyway, the news coming back from the capital is this. You will know the details when you return to the capital."
Although Li Hao couldn't confirm it completely, the joy in Lou Niu's heart was still uncontrollable, but he soon forced himself to calm down.
He asked Li Hao, "What do you want me to do when you come to tell me this news today?"
"You can't just think that other people think the same as you because you have ulterior motives. Can't I be kind enough to tell you?
Don't even think about it, if I really want you to die, why would I come here in person and just send someone to spread the news without anyone noticing? "
After speaking, Li Hao shook his head, turned and left, leaving Lou Niu alone in deep thought in the prison.
At this point, Li Hao has basically done all he can do, and the rest depends on Lou Niu's own ideas.
Speaking of which, in the original plot, Lou Niu held Cheng Shaoshang hostage, and what he said later in front of Ling Buyi looked like he was making things worse.
He used this to drag Da Fang into the deep pit. In fact, he did it in the end, and finally used his own death to force Taifu Lou into a corner, allowing the Lou family to come forward to challenge him.
But at that time, he didn't know that he already had a child, otherwise he might not have gone to the extreme.
Of course, the situation has changed now, and Lou Niu may not make that choice again, but it is better to explain what should be told. As for what he will choose in the end, that is his own business.
After that, Li Hao no longer cared about Lou Niu. Until Emperor Wen issued an order to escort him back to the capital for trial, Li Hao did not go to see him.
As for Shouchun, Peng Kun, who had been surrounded in the city, did not make much movement. He only stopped two raids at night and tried to rush out of the city.
But Ling Buyi and the black armored guards beat him back. After that, he didn't dare to try again, and he didn't know what he was trying to do.
However, neither Ling Buyi nor Li Hao paid much attention to this, but only took the initiative to strengthen the encirclement outside the city.
After all, it is conclusive that there is no food in Shouchun City, which also means that even if Peng Kun wants to hold on, he will not be able to hold on for long, as long as he can be held back until the day when the food is exhausted.
Even if he refused to come out and surrender, his men would tie him up and send him out.
On this day, Li Hao didn't wait long. After only being surrounded for nearly a month, Peng Kun was already sent out by his subordinates.
At this point, the counter-insurgency war came to an end. Cui You led some soldiers to temporarily stay in charge of Shouchun, while others began to return to the capital.
In fact, it stands to reason that Li Hao is one of the candidates to stay behind. After all, Ling Buyi is unwilling to stay and wants to return to the capital with Peng Kun so that he can directly interrogate matters about Gucheng. For this reason, the prince can only The expression was too strong to be refuted.
It was impossible for Lai She to stay, so Li Hao had to stay temporarily to help Cui Hou sort out Shouchun matters.
However, just two days before Shouchun surrendered, news came from the capital that Qu Lengjun had given birth to a fat boy for Li Hao. Therefore, considering Li Hao's mood, the prince specially asked him to return with him.
Therefore, he could only bother Cui You to stay alone. However, Cui You's ability was still trustworthy, but he was relatively tiring. For this reason, Li Hao went to Cui You to express his gratitude.
However, on the way back to the city, unlike Li Hao's happy face, Ling Buyi had a cold face that kept strangers away.
Because of this
The gang wanted to interrogate Peng Kun directly on the way back to the city. Of course, there was no problem with this. After all, everyone along the way was basically one of their own, and no one would deliberately embarrass him.
But the problem is that Peng Kun is very tough-talking. No matter how Ling Buyi interrogates him, he just doesn't speak. Ling Buyi is forced to use severe punishment, but is stopped by the prince.
Of course, this is not to say that the prince has any sympathy for Peng Kun, but that felons like Peng Kun, as a rule, require an order from Emperor Wen before they can be interrogated.
Previously, it was because Ling Buyi was the sufferer of Gucheng Yigu and was deeply favored by Emperor Wen, so he just turned a blind eye.
But if it really reaches the level of torture to extract a confession, then it is considered an abuse of lynching. Naturally, the prince cannot just sit idly by and do nothing, and even Lai She came forward to dissuade him.
Moreover, what the two said was reasonable, and the prince also promised that after returning to the capital, he would help Ling Buyi petition Emperor Wen for an order to preside over the case.
Ling Buyi couldn't tell the truth to the prince, so he had no choice but to give up the interrogation on the road. Because of this, his mood naturally couldn't get better.
Although Ling Buyi usually doesn't have a good look on his face, he has never been as ugly as he is now, and he gives off an air of being kept away from strangers.
Therefore, even Li Hao didn't really want to get close to him, but just because Li Hao didn't go, it didn't mean that Ling Buyi wouldn't come.
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While we were camping that day, Ling Buyi walked to Li Hao's tent and said, "I haven't congratulated Ziyang yet. This time, Taifu Lou was affected by the Lou Niu incident and I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in the East Palace any longer.
Ziyang has the help of chariot and cavalry generals. I think His Highness will definitely rely on you more, and your future will be limitless. "
Upon hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but stop what he was doing, stared at Ling Buyi doubtfully for a while, and said, "Why would Zicheng think this way? In terms of distance, your friendship with the prince is comparable to mine." Much stronger, if I really want to talk about the person I rely on the most, I'm afraid it won't be my turn."
After hearing this, Ling Busu smiled and said, "That's right, Zi Yang really thinks so."
"Of course, it's just that I don't understand why Zicheng suddenly came to me today and said such nonsense." Li Hao asked.
"It's nothing, I just happened to be thinking about Lou Niu, so I just casually talked about it when passing by. It's nothing." After saying that, Ling Buyi said goodbye and left.
But he walked away so easily, but Li Hao couldn't help but start to think about why Ling Buyi suddenly made such a fuss today. He couldn't just deliberately stimulate himself. This guy shouldn't be so boring.
For this reason, Li Hao didn't have a good sleep that night, and he had to test it out overtly and covertly, but unfortunately he didn't get any useful information in the end.
But in the end, Li Hao also thought about it. Anyway, Lou Niu's matter was not deliberately arranged by him, so naturally he was not afraid of others investigating.
As for the so-called selfishness, it is a matter of opinion. It is impossible for me to guide everyone's thoughts. Since I can't control it, then don't worry about it.
Thinking of this, Li Hao suddenly felt at ease, but facing Ling Buyi, a person who had made him frown for several days, Li Hao decided to fight back.
So Li Hao specially chose a day when everyone was discussing matters in the prince's camp, and said in front of everyone: "When I go back this time, I will definitely miss the full moon, but on the hundredth day, I will hold a big banquet in the mansion. To celebrate, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Laihou and Zicheng will also be invited to take the time to attend."
When the prince heard this, he naturally would not refuse. After all, Li Hao was now his trusted minister, and he had a family relationship with Wang Chun.
When Lai Hou came to Li Hao's side, he had a battlefield comradeship, so he naturally agreed. In this case, Ling Buyi was not disappointed.
But Li Haode's real intention was not to invite, but to take the opportunity to extend it to Ling Buyi: "It would be great if Zicheng is willing to come. After all, Peng Kun has been captured now, and the truth about the isolated city will soon come to light. When Zicheng gets it, the knot in his heart will be untied.
It just so happened that during this Hundred Days Banquet, I asked Lord Leng and Ah Yang to invite the ladies of the aristocratic families in the capital to the banquet.
Zicheng can take a good look at it when he arrives, and take this opportunity to decide on this life-long event, which can be regarded as a double happiness. "
When it came to the topic of Ling Buyi's marriage, the prince suddenly became interested and said, "That's the truth. In the past, you always had too many worries in your heart, and you never thought about starting a family. My father has been worried about this for a long time.
Now that the incident in Gucheng is over, you can always let go of your worries and move forward. This time, I don’t say that you must be with Yuchang. Although Yuchang does like you, it doesn’t matter. In comparison, it’s better for you to be together soon. Getting married is more important. "
Hearing this, Ling Buyi could only reply: "Your Highness, I have already told your Majesty that I just want to find someone who I know and love..."
"Yes, that's why I let you see more girls. Otherwise, if you don't even see them, how can you talk about loving each other sincerely?
You have to meet her and get in touch with her, then you can know the girl's character, and then you can know whether her soul is compatible and you can love each other intimately.
Otherwise, you can only look at your face. I don’t think you are such a superficial person. "Li Hao interrupted Ling Buyi directly to prevent him from making some excuses.
After finishing speaking, Li Hao did not forget to ask the prince: "Does the prince think what I said makes sense?"
The prince must have made sense directly. After all, Ling Buyi's appearance did not look like a look at her face. Otherwise, there were so many beautiful girls in the capital with all kinds of things, wouldn't there be any one who would like her?
And under this instigation, Lai She who was sitting next to him also spoke out to persuade: "Yes, Zicheng, you really should think about your marriage. Now you are the only one left in the Huo family. , I still need you to get married and have children as soon as possible to continue your relationship, so we can’t delay it any longer.”
After these repeated persuasion, Ling Buyi's face couldn't help but turn darker, but thinking that if he retorted, he would probably receive another persuasion, so he simply said goodbye.
If you can't afford to offend him, you can't afford to hide. In short, you should leave this environment first. But when leaving, Ling Busuo gave Li Hao the initiator of this topic a hard look.
Li Hao didn't care about this. Since Ling Buyi didn't sleep well for two days, he had to give him a taste of headache. The main thing was to hurt each other.
As long as this kind of topic is brought up, when the prince or Lai She meets Ling Buyi again later, he will always give him a few more words of advice. Anyway, no real harm is caused, but the inner harm is great, which is just right.
And while Ling Buyi is worried, Li Hao can still feel happy, which is a win-win situation.
In such a joyful atmosphere, everyone returned to the capital, and all the soldiers and horses they brought were transferred back to their respective camps. Peng Kun was picked up by people from the Tingwei Mansion and escorted back to the imperial prison to await trial.
The prince led Lai She, Ling Buyi, and Li Hao to the palace to meet Emperor Wen to report on their duties.
But this is just a process. Those who should report have already been written and submitted earlier, so Emperor Wen simply asked a few questions and the prince answered.
As for the specific reward, that will have to wait until the subsequent merit review, so there is no rush.
So after the process was completed, Li Hao thought he could leave, but Ling Buyi suddenly jumped out and asked Emperor Wen for orders to preside over Peng Kun's trial.
As for Ling Buyi's request, as long as it is not too outrageous, he will basically agree to it, but this case involves Gucheng and is inseparable from Xiao Yuehou.
For this reason, Xiao Yuehou was still detained in the imperial prison pending trial. Emperor Wen was a little worried that Ling Buyi would use excessive force. After all, Emperor Wen really did not want Xiao Yuehou to die based on his feelings for Yue Fei.
Especially since Xiao Yuehou had been detained for several months, Concubine Yue did not come to him to plead for mercy or try to help his brother escape the crime, but kept silent, not wanting to embarrass herself.
The more this happened, the more guilty Emperor Wen felt for Concubine Yue, and the more he wanted to keep Xiao Yuehou.
Seeing Emperor Wen's hesitation, someone came out and suggested: "This matter should have been tried by the head of Tingwei Mansion. Zicheng has fought hard all the way, so why not take a good rest first."
Li Haoxun heard that the person who spoke was none other than Chengyang Hou Lingyi. It seemed that when Peng Kun was brought to the capital, the old guy couldn't sit still.
But what's wrong with Ling Busuo?
Will give up this opportunity, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Peng Kun is implicated in the original case of Gucheng, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to hand it over to my ministers for trial, in order to comfort the souls of the souls of Gucheng."
Hearing Ling Buyi's words, Li Hao couldn't help but glance at Ling Yi's face again, wanting to see what his expression would be.
After all, once these words are spoken, it means that Ling Buyi will start to show his cards right, and Ling Yi will not have many opportunities in the future.
If he can't silence Peng Kun quickly this time, once Peng Kun pulls him out, he will be completely finished.
It's just that Ling Yi is indeed very scheming, at least Li Hao couldn't tell from his expression that he was guilty.
At this time, Emperor Wen also made a decision. Since Ling Busuo wanted to get involved in this case, he would definitely not be able to stop him.
After all, he couldn't bring himself to punish Ling Buyi severely, so he could only arrange for someone to join the trial to properly check and balance Ling Buyi.
So Emperor Wen used the old trick again and handed over the prince to the prince to preside over the trial. Ling Buyi and the Tingwei Mansion assisted, using the prince to neutralize Ling Buyi's anger.
As for Li Hao, of course he will accompany the prince to interrogate the case, but this will all happen later.
The most important thing now is to go home and see his son quickly, so as soon as the court came, Li Hao hurriedly walked out and ran all the way home.
