Onlookers could feel that the prince's moves were not showy. As for Jiang Hao, who was directly facing him, he was even more surprised. He discovered that His Highness the Prince's moves were not flashy, but every move was aimed at his vitals.
Although the speed and strength are only average in his eyes, there is no doubt that with His Highness's current skills, it is still no problem for one person to deal with three or five ordinary people.
After thoroughly understanding the prince's current skills, Jiang Hao twisted around to avoid the punch, and then kicked him with his right leg at an extremely weird angle.
Jiang Hao's sudden switch from defense to offense caught Li Xian by surprise. As for this kick, when he discovered it, it was too late to dodge it using normal evasive methods.
what to do?
In a flash of lightning, Li Xian made a decision.
He simply turned a blind eye to Jiang Hao's kick. He clenched his fists and prepared to hit Jiang Hao's unsuspecting temple!
Zhou Quan, who was watching the battle again and again, saw this scene and took action without hesitation.
With just one kick, Jiang Hao was sent spinning out, while Li Xian's full punch landed in the air.
Being interrupted, Li Xian was not angry. He knew very well that if Zhou Quan took action, there must be a reason for him to take action.
Sure enough, after standing still, Zhou Quan saluted and said: "Your Highness, you have lost. Although General Manager Jiang has sold his flaws, it is impossible for your punch to hit. As for General Manager Jiang's kick, although I have used some of my strength, but it’s still okay to kick you so hard that you won’t be able to get out of bed for more than ten days.”
Li Xian still believed in Zhou Quan's judgment.
Seeing that Jiang Hao had stood up and dusted himself off, Li Xian raised his hands to Li Zhi and said simply: "Father, I have lost."
If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to be embarrassed about.
Seeing the prince's calm look, Li Zhi couldn't help but be happy. What he valued at this time was not the progress of the prince's martial arts, but the prince's honor and disgrace.
Although he lost to the slave Jiang Hao, the prince was obviously not angry at all, and even felt like he wanted to learn his shame and then be brave.
This is good. A temporary failure is not worth being discouraged. Anyway, there will be opportunities in the future.
After stepping forward and patting Li Xian twice on the shoulder, Li Zhi changed his look to a vigilant look and looked at Zhou Quan, who was standing aside, showing off his appearance.
He knew Jiang Hao's skills. Even if he was being fought by the prince, he shouldn't be kicked away by the old guy who suddenly appeared. Especially when he saw Jiang Hao's awe-filled eyes towards the old man, he became even more confused.
Seeing the saint looking at him intently, Zhou Quan could only salute and say: "Old slave Zhou Quan, pay homage to the saint."
Hearing this name, Li Zhi couldn't help but smile: "Although you are on Baiqisi's roster, I see that you are too old to be driven, so I will let you retire in Tai Chi Palace. Who knows, your My skills actually haven’t deteriorated too much.”
Zhou Quan was not surprised that his identity was known to the saint. After all, Baiqisi was hidden in the hands of the people in the palace, and his achievements were among the top. Especially after all the eunuchs before and after him died, he seemed particularly abrupt.
but....
Since he joined the Alliance of Despicables and swore to dedicate himself to the alliance, he naturally had to serve the current leader of the alliance, the prince. Even if the saint recruits him, he will never betray his current master.
"After all, the old slave is old, so he can have a small fight. If he really puts his life in a fight with this manager, I'm afraid he will be defeated in an instant. If it wasn't a sneak attack just now, I'm afraid the old slave You may not be able to succeed.”
Seeing that Zhou Quan was neither humble nor arrogant, Li Zhi smiled slightly and didn't care about his clumsiness.
In terms of merit, this old eunuch could probably become a count. It was only because of his status as a eunuch that he was not banned.
Regarding the meritorious minister, Li Zhi felt that he still couldn't take action, so he ignored this guy.
It can be seen that Zhou Quan is now serving the prince. As a result, Li Zhi suddenly became very interested in the prince. How did this kid quietly recruit such an old guy?
The prince is recruiting people. If it were another emperor, he would definitely be nervous and even punish him.
However, Li Zhi is different.
He knew very well how his body was. It was a bit precarious, but he didn't know when he would collapse, but it was true.
How to train Li Xian, his biological son, into a qualified successor in the shortest possible time is what he needs to worry about. Now that the prince has begun to recruit his own people, he might as well let him do these things. Anyway, the world will eventually be entrusted to his hands in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Zhi said to Zhou Quan: "Since you are old, you can take good care of yourself in the East Palace."
After saying that, he turned around and walked outside the martial arts arena.
Li Xian was a little confused when he saw that the emperor had been holding it in for a long time before saying such a sentence.
Just now when Zhou Quan faced the emperor and didn't behave like a slave, he was already worried and thinking about how to protect this old bastard who didn't know how to live or die. Who knew that the emperor didn't mind at all.
This Li Zhi, did you take the wrong medicine today?
Otherwise, why could he endure the offense of a eunuch?
Seeing the emperor walking away with his entourage, Li Xian couldn't help but ask Zhou Quan softly: "Did you take the wrong medicine today? How could you talk to your father like this?"
Zhou Quan chuckled and said: "Your Highness, the old slave said this on purpose today. As for why, you can understand if you think about it carefully. Since you and I both know that we should not be arrogant when facing a saint, but the saint just forgives Didn’t you hear the underlying meaning of the old slave’s sin?”
Seeing that Zhou Quan was smiling like a thief, Li Xian smiled bitterly and could only give up thinking temporarily and follow the saint.
On the battlefield of intrigue, I am just a newcomer. Although we have the experience of later generations in society, if we encounter such a thing and do not have a quiet period of time to think about it, we still cannot get through the fog and find the truth.
Therefore, he has great admiration for those who can distinguish interests and make decisions in a split second!
After Li Zhi left the martial arts arena, he got on the chariot and headed towards the Chongwen Hall.
Although the annotations of "Hanshu" and "Houhanshu" are not very important, they are official repairs after all and can be praised among the scholars for a period of time. Therefore, since he, the emperor, has free time, he might as well show up. Better.
It is conceivable that in the face of the saint's personal arrival, except for Zhang Da'an who could maintain a little calmness, Liu Nayan and others went crazy.
Li Zhi didn't keep them excited for too long. He just gave them a few words of encouragement and left again.
Since the emperor did not expel the people, Li Xian and Li Xian could only follow them hard. As for Taiping, they had long felt bored and went back to the Daming Palace.
After passing through the East Palace and arriving in front of the Phoenix Gate, Li Zhi got off the carriage and changed to an ordinary carriage.
Lifting the curtains of the carriage and taking a look at Li Xian outside, Li Zhi frowned and said, "Just send me here. Go back to study. Prince, get in the car."
Upon hearing this, Li Xianru was granted amnesty, bowed hastily, and slipped away.
Li Xian, on the other hand, clearly felt something was wrong with the atmosphere. Because no one from the East Palace followed him out of the palace. As for the emperor's carriage... this is the Phoenix Gate. If he returns to the palace, he will definitely not have to ride in such a carriage.
What is this for?
With doubts, Li Xian also got into the carriage.
After Li Zhi sat down, he leaned against the fur-padded carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
When Li Xian saw this scene, he even panicked.
The horses of the carriage were facing south.
During this period, although Li Xian had been practicing martial arts and taking classes, he also took the time to memorize the layout of Chang'an carefully.
Starting from the Phoenix Gate of the East Palace, the carriage started heading south without stopping or turning.
It was not until outside the carriage that the gatekeeper's questioning came. Li Xiancai was shocked to realize that the carriage had actually driven all the way to Qixia Gate. And after leaving Qixia Gate, you are leaving Chang'an City!
Where is this going?
Before he could think about it, the carriage started moving again.
After the carriage left Chang'an, the bumping feeling became more severe.
He didn't have the guts to take the initiative to open the curtains of the car window to see the scenery outside, so Li Xian had to wait for the wind outside the car window to blow the curtains open a little to reveal the scenery outside.
What is certain is that the carriages did not take the main roads. Although many official roads in the Tang Dynasty were gravel and dirt roads, they were not so bumpy. Especially when he saw a tree branch almost crawling through the car window, Li Xian was even more sure.
The emperor, the prince, the carriage, leaving the city, unfamiliar roads...
Even the most daring person can't help but think of a low-probability possibility...
Taking a long breath, Li Xian warned himself in his heart, don't be afraid, the emperor has no choice now and it is impossible to attack the prince.
After being warned several times in a row, my worries were reduced a lot.
However, this ignorance of the way forward still caused sweat to appear on his forehead.
Although Li Zhi was concentrating with his eyes closed, he would occasionally squint to see the prince's reaction.
Seeing that the prince quickly regained his composure, he couldn't help but smile.
It seems that the prince's courage is quite good. After coming out of the martial arts arena, he didn't say a word to the prince, just to create such a terrifying atmosphere. Now it seems that the prince was not scared by him after all.
After passing through a field of wild grass that was almost as high as the car window, the scene that appeared at a glance outside the car window suddenly changed.
Qian Niuwei, and some guys dressed as jailers!
When the emperor leaves the capital, it is certain that the Qianniu Guard will follow him. As for the jailer….
Why are there jailers?
Before Li Xian could think more, the carriage stopped, and Li Zhi opened his eyes at this time and said with a smile: "Are you there?"
Although he didn't know where this place was, Li Xian had no choice but to nod, open the door curtain and go out, and then maintained the posture of opening the door curtain. It looked like he was driving the carriage for the emperor, but in fact, he wanted to get out first and take a look at the scene outside.
Nothing was seen.
This place looks like a deserted mountain wilderness, and the land under the carriage looks like it has been newly leveled by Qianniu Wei. And here, in addition to the two tents and the countless Qianniu Guards at a glance, the dozen or so guys dressed as jailers looked the most suspicious.
Of course, there is another suspicious person, and that is the guy standing beside the carriage and saluting.
Although Li Xian could not memorize everything from a third-grade official, he still had some impressions. This guy with a big beard, a dark face and a very serious face seems to be Pei Qing, the Minister of Dali Temple.
Li Zhi got out of the carriage. Although it was a bit difficult to get off the carriage, he did not ask for anyone's help.
After landing, Li Zhi glanced around and said to Pei Qing, who was saluting: "Get on your back, you chose a good place."
Pei Qing straightened up and stepped aside.
The guys who serve as ministers of Dali Temple are often old-fashioned, because only old-fashioned people can handle cases impartially to avoid unjust and wrongful convictions.
However, looking at Pei Qing's unhappy look today, it was obvious that something had displeased him, but he couldn't show it.
What is even more obvious is that there is no one else except the emperor.
Although he still didn't understand the situation, Li Xian could only jump off the carriage and accept Pei Qing's salute.
"Prince, what do you think of this place being used as a cemetery?"
Li Xian never expected that the emperor would ask him this question, so he had to hand over his hand and said: "Report to the emperor, my son has never learned the art of being a public servant, and I don't know what this place is like."
"Look around, just tell me how you feel about this place."
Hearing this, Li Xian could only glance at the surrounding environment.
I still remember Hideki saying in one of his movies that the so-called Feng Shui means that the air is smooth and the water flow is not stagnant.
As for this place, there are no traces of streams. As for the wind, it is right between the foot of two mountains. There are mountains behind and a dense forest in front. It seems that the air is not very clear.
"My son feels that it is inappropriate to use this place as a cemetery. The feeling here is not very good."
Li Zhi nodded, sat on the hut brought by Qian Niuwei, and asked again: "Prince, tell me, if there is an official who is greedy for money, lustful, extortionate, and makes the people under his rule miserable. , how should such officials be convicted?”
Li Xian hasn't had time to study the "Tang Code" yet, but no matter what dynasty, the punishment for such officials will definitely not be light.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Xiancai replied: "If this is the case, I feel that this official is unforgivable and should be sentenced to death. Only in this way can the world's corrupt officials be frightened and the people who have been harmed by him can be appeased."
Li Zhi nodded and waved in the direction of the tent.
Two Qianniu Guards immediately walked into the tent, and after three or four breaths, two prisoners wearing large shackles were pulled out by them.
When the two prisoners saw the scene in front of them, especially the dazzling bright yellow, they wanted to cry. However, they didn't know what kind of medicine they were given or what methods were used. Although their mouths were open, they could not Can't make enough noise.
Seeing this scene, a not-so-good possibility emerged in Li Xian's mind. It couldn't be...
