The number of people in the martial arts arena has always been fixed, but now there is a guy in purple robe, standing there stupidly, naturally standing out.
As the former emperor's personal eunuch, Li Yun knew not only all the officials in the imperial court, but everyone above the fourth rank, which was not bragging.
Now I saw a guy in purple robe standing stupidly next to the martial arts field, especially because he was covered in sweat and looked lost, so I immediately became vigilant.
With the Hengdao in hand, he stepped forward without hesitation and asked, "Who are you?"
Seeing the horizontal sword in Li Yun's hand, Wang Bo woke up with a start, cupped his hands and said: "I am Wang Bo, the guest of the Crown Prince, who has come to pay homage to His Royal Highness."
"Prince's guest? Wang Bo?"
Only then did Li Yun remember that His Highness the Crown Prince had appointed two guests for the Crown Prince in the East Palace. One was Yao Yuanchong and the other was Wang Bo. But why did Wang Bo report to the East Palace so quickly?
Just when he was about to cross-examine again, Li Xian also noticed this.
When he saw Wang Bo's figure, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said to Li Yun: "Put down the knife, this is indeed Wang Bo."
After hearing what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, Li Yun gave up the plan of continuing the interrogation and stepped aside.
Looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince running in front of him, the strange feeling in Wang Bo's heart still lingered.
Without even thinking about it, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Wang Bo, bye! See you! Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Although the person was about to collapse, his voice was exceptionally clear and loud.
Li Xian took a few steps forward and stood still. Seeing Wang Bo doing this salute, Li Xian suddenly became a little unhappy.
The etiquette of kneeling down is only for the Lord and Master of Heaven and Earth, and even the last three of these five do not have to kneel down casually. Now Wang Bo performs this courtesy, which is really unexpected.
However, if you think about it, you will understand why he behaved like this. Not to mention all previous sins and responsibilities, he also dragged his father from the position of magistrate of Jiaozhi County to the position of magistrate of Wannian County. Especially when he jumped up and became a guest of the third-grade prince, no one would think it was a dream. .
After the feeling of pleasure is over, it’s time to think about the future.
There is a saying that may be very appropriate when applied to Wang Bo: "What do you want me to do in return?"
Standing in front of Wang Bo, Li Xian said helplessly: "Wang Bo, do you know that Gu helped you return to Chang'an and returned to Gu's command, not to make you a kowtow? Get up, if you have anything to say, go to the study to say it , so as not to be embarrassed here!"
This is also the martial arts arena in the East Palace. If it were outside, Wang Bo's reputation would be ruined. Anyone who casually kneels down to worship the emperor in the court will be punished, let alone kneeling down to worship the prince.
Wang Bo opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He wanted to get up, but his legs were so weak that he couldn't get up at all.
Li Yun saw his embarrassment and stepped forward and pulled him up.
Li Xian raised his head and glanced at the sun. He turned back to Li Xian who looked curious and said, "Practice honestly. Pushe Liu Rengui will come to the East Palace for dinner later. The lunch will be delicious."
When he heard the word "delicious", Li Xian's eyes widened immediately, turned around and continued shooting without hesitation.
He just dealt with the fitness equipment in the martial arts arena. In comparison, he would rather put more effort into archery. Mainly, there was nothing he could do. Sixth Brother was obviously distracted by the three events of horizontal swordsmanship, boxing and kicking, and archery, but his progress was still rapid, making it extremely difficult for him to catch up in any event.
What can he do? He is also desperate.
After taking off his armor, Li Xian took Wang Bo and left the martial arts arena together.
After walking out of the martial arts arena, Li Yun asked: "Your Highness, what should I order the kitchen to cook at noon today?"
"Stir stuffed skin, cold noodles, and spicy and sour cabbage, these three."
After speaking, Li Xian glanced at Wang Bo, who was almost exhausted, and said: "Didn't my father send some dried sea eggplants to the East Palace a few days ago? They were soaked yesterday, and they should be almost ready today. Instruct the cook to stir-fry them with green onions. good."
Stir-fried?
Li Yun wanted to ask, shouldn't this thing be made into soup to nourish it? Why should it be eaten as ordinary food?
However, seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince didn't look like he was joking, he shut up.
The sea cucumber sent by Li Zhi is actually the sealing fee. After all, he was also one of the parties involved that day.
In addition, Li Xian couldn't help but have a headache when he thought of Liu Rengui who was about to come.
Ever since Zhang Wenguan and Hao Chujun started boasting about it in the three provinces, officials in both the DPRK and the Central Government now know that the food in the East Palace is ready. And the two foodies were vying to come to the East Palace to teach, euphemistically saying they were worried that others would mislead their children.
If they weren't so busy today, it wouldn't be Liu Rengui's turn.
Liu Rengui also said in advance that he planned to finish his work early and rush to the East Palace as soon as possible. This is true, and it just means that I must taste the food from the East Palace.
Knowing what he was thinking, it was the prince's right to give a banquet, and it was too much for the courtiers to ask for it, so Li Xian didn't bother to care about it.
After walking a certain distance, Li Xian looked at Wang Bo who was almost exhausted, and asked in confusion: "Zian, weren't you in good health before? Why are you like this now? Could it be that you have been in this state since you were released from prison? Spend time in a brothel?"
Wang Bo saluted with great effort and said awkwardly: "You know, Wei Chen doesn't like those things very much. In fact, the reason why he is so weak is because of the rush. I originally wanted to rest and come to see you again, but I still can't bear it. Come on, just come here. I hope Your Highness will forgive you for being so rude."
Li Xian nodded and said nothing more. Seeing a eunuch passing by, he waved to him and said, "Call the king's guest a chariot to come over."
Wang Bo was shocked and said quickly: "Your Highness, how can a humble minister be so virtuous that he can sit on a chariot? You are trying to undermine a humble minister!"
Li Xian curled his lips and said helplessly: "The way you are now, you will pass out when you get to the study. How can I ask you questions? Don't be verbose. Anyway, you will never be able to pay off my kindness to you in your lifetime. It doesn’t hurt to add a little more.”
After hearing this, Wang Bo not only did not feel bad, but was even more moved.
Just as His Highness the Prince said, he may really want to repay his kindness in his next life.
With the walking chariot, the progress was much faster. Several eunuchs carrying the walking chariot took Wang Bo down to freshen up and change his clothes, and Li Xian also put on his own princely skin.
After meeting again in the study, Wang Bo only felt that His Highness the Crown Prince in front of him was wearing the Crown Prince's robe, which made him feel very comfortable.
Perhaps His Highness was born to suit this outfit!
Seeing Wang Bo's adoring look, Li Xian couldn't help but frown.
No, Shi En is too cruel, and he won't be able to stimulate this guy into a mountain.
But soon, when Shangguan Wan'er came to serve tea, Li Xiancai breathed a sigh of relief. Although I don't like this bastard staring at me, the good news is that this guy's sexual orientation is normal.
After taking a sip of tea, Li Xian put down the cup and sighed: "Let's talk about it. You are expelled from Chang'an by your father. I can't discuss it. Let's talk about what happened when you were in Guozhou. What did you do? How? Harboring a criminal official slave? After the incident, your punishment will not be as severe as if you killed someone!"
Seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince uncovering his scar, Wang Bo could only sigh and tell the story again.
"Your Highness, Wei Chen was also in a hurry at that time, and then he took action. Think about it, I have always treated those colleagues as my brothers. Many times when I went boating on the lake to recite poems and compose poems, Wei Chen treated me to guests. Wei Chen really I can’t figure out what offended them that made them want to deal with it like this..."
Seeing Wang Bo looking so aggrieved that he was about to cry, Li Xian sighed again.
He was stabbed twice by his brother, but... he had already guessed what was going on.
With Wang Bo's talent, let alone being able to shock everyone in Tengwang Pavilion, if he were in Chang'an, he might be able to show off "Chang'an Zhigui" at any time, let alone a small place like Guozhou.
Wang Bo was reciting poems and composing poems in Guozhou, just like when the nuclear bomb had just been released in Vatican City. Perhaps when the officials were applauding and applauding while boating on the lake, they were cursing this unique thing to die quickly.
People, when facing someone who is stronger than themselves, more than 90% of the first things that arise are jealousy. It's okay to keep a low profile once the problem is exposed, but it always comes up like it's life-threatening. It's weird if people don't deal with you.
You think you are uniting your colleagues, showing your generosity, and winning people over, but in fact, you are abusing their shitty talents over and over again. They are all self-proclaimed "scholars." They didn't kill Wang Bo directly, which already made Li Xian feel that their temper was good.
Looking at Wang Bo who was upset, Li Xian could only curse inwardly, "You are a raw melon and an egg."
Obviously, this unlucky child is unlucky because he has insufficient grasp of people's hearts and official circles.
I wrote "The King's Chicken" out of fun and entertainment. I asked my colleagues to recite poems and write poems in order to unite the relationship.
The starting point was good, but they did not consider what the emperor would think or what his colleagues would think. Such "honest people" are often doomed.
I can't bear to reprimand this guy anymore, this unlucky kid is already unlucky enough. If he hadn't been born out of nowhere, this guy would have boarded a ship to Jiaozhi soon. After seeing his father's miserable condition, he became even more disheartened. Especially when he was drunk and fell into the water and died of shock on the return trip. If it was made into a TV series, it would make a lot of tears.
"Those officials in Guozhou have indeed gone too far."
After speaking, Li Xian took out a map from the drawer.
This map is a version that he made by adding the coastlines of later generations in his memory. Although it is not very standard and does not take into account geographical changes, at least looking at this map, he can think of a certain state. The specific location of the government, as well as the geographical conditions.
Guozhou is very close to Chang'an, at the junction of Guannai Road and Henan Road.
He would not believe that such a state capital, which could be said to be a transportation hub, was not harboring filth and evil.
Knocking on the table, Li Xian said: "Wang Bo, you draft a document and submit it to the Yushitai on your behalf. You serve in Guozhou, so you know whether they have done anything illegal."
Hearing this, Wang Bo was shocked: "Your Highness, you want to support the ministers and punish them? No, no, farewell, Your Highness, although the ministers hate them deeply, but if you impeach them, wouldn't it be a sign of collegiality? Don’t care about it? If word gets out, the humble minister won’t have to continue hanging out in the officialdom, so how can he be loyal to His Highness?”
Wang Bo knew his own mentality very well. Although he was afraid of officialdom, this fear could be completely hidden for the sake of His Royal Highness.
Li Xian sighed again and said: "Idiot, idiot, you should stay in the East Palace for a while longer. How can I save you from being such an idiot and put you into the court with peace of mind? Who told you? Are you going to be known for sure? The document I gave to the Yushitai will ask them to check a few more states."
"As for Guozhou, they have evidence in hand, so they can pretend to have discovered something accidentally. As for you, with Gu's protection, how dare the Yushitai take you out to talk about the matter? Besides, if you are taken out, There is only one less person to share this credit, and they are eager for this."
Wang Bo was stunned. He didn't expect that things could be thought of like this. only....
Cupping his hands, Wang Bo said doubtfully: "Your Highness, if we do this, this, this is against the rules."
He sighed again and looked at Wang Bo. Li Xian hated the iron and said: "You have also been in the officialdom for a long time. Don't you know that rules are rules and flexibility is flexibility? You don't care whether you follow the rules or not. I only want to ask you, has the Yushitai discovered the illegal activities in Guozhou? Is it the people of Guozhou who have benefited?"
"In this case, what if it's not just against the rules, but also deviant? A good method is a method that has results."
"this...."
Seeing Wang Bo fall into silence, Li Xian sighed again.
In fact, it was Hao Chujun who came to the East Palace yesterday who taught him this idea.
The old guy didn't hold back at all. He bluntly said that the various laws of the current imperial court have been in use since the founding of the People's Republic of China. There have been more than a few problems and they have reached the point where they need to be revised. Breaking the rules to do good things is still a good thing. But when it comes to doing something good and you have to break the rules, it's a bad thing.
Ever since the incident with the Goguryeo survivors, Li Xian had become more thoughtful, so he clearly understood that these old bastards were thinking of using him as the prince as a weapon again.
However, this time, he did not refuse directly, because from his perspective, the laws of the Tang Dynasty were full of loopholes. Although the Takeoku and Zhenguan dynasties have been revising the law, but rather than being so scrupulous, it is better to simply overturn and revise it.
In order to prevent some private officials from judging the case, after reviewing the law, they must also study past cases, supplementary decrees of the imperial court, and a series of supplements such as the emperor's decrees.
However, the revision of the law is not something that can be done casually.
You can imagine what the scene would be like after he said such words in the court.
It would be fine if everyone accepted it calmly. Once a fight broke out between two factions, he, the prince who started the dispute, would have no place to cry.
