Chapter 262 Stubborn

That afternoon, news spread in Chang'an that the Jiuqu Tubo Army was abnormally mobilized, and there was already a vanguard in the border of Longyou. It is said that refugees from Longyou had fled to Chang'an. They described the Tubo barbarians with green faces and shaved heads in various wine shops and teahouses. Two hours later, the news came to the East Palace. The prince Li Heng, who had just recovered from illness, immediately panicked. No matter whether the news was true or false, Wang Zhongsi had to return to Longyou immediately, but he still had major events and had not communicated with him. Since the New Year, they have not even met each other. Can they be

The key to successfully ascending the throne was whether Wang Zhongsi's support was firm and whether he could help him. Li Heng was like an ant on a hot pot, paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Yesterday, his father summoned the left and right prime ministers and Zongzheng Temple ministers to discuss the abdication. Once this matter was confirmed, at night, King Yong immediately went to Guo Xuyi's mansion to secretly meet him, while King Qing Li Cong visited Li Linfu and Pei Kuan respectively. Although his father strictly prohibited the royal family from making friends with foreign ministers, the situation seemed to be too urgent.

Everyone was acting, but Li Heng was tied up, and even sent a letter almost had a big problem. He could only watch his brothers make arrangements. Li Heng suddenly felt a little sad. The princely party that supported half of the sky in the Tang Dynasty was now the only one left. If he was not the crown prince, he would not expect the throne. But he was the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and the legitimate heir to the throne, but his father was about to abdicate but never summoned him once. What does this mean? Is it really going to stage a change of fighting for the throne? Li Heng looked at the gray sky, the gloomy sky so suppressed that he almost went crazy, and he was unwilling to accept it!

"Your Highness, do you want a servant to come for you?"

Li Jingzhong, who was following Li Heng, read the anxiety in his master. He made his suggestion silently. Li Heng looked back at him. The Wei Jian case three years ago made him suspicious of Li Jingzhong, but Li Jingzhong has performed well in recent years without any abnormal behavior. Time gradually eliminated Li Heng's suspicion. Moreover, he really had no one to rely on at this moment. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Then bring me a message to Wang Zhongsi. Before he leaves the capital, be sure to come to the East Palace."

After pausing, Li Heng thought for a while and added: "There is nothing else, I'm just here to talk about the past."

The news of the Tubo army's attack on the border has not yet subsided, and another explosive news caused a sensation in Chang'an again. Xianning Governor Zhao Fengzhang wrote a letter to impeach Li Linfu to indulge his family to occupy tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in the Xianning area, forcing nearly a thousand farmers to sell themselves as slaves. The evidence is conclusive and he asked the emperor to severely punish it. This year seems to be a beginning of many disasters. On the second day after Xianning Governor impeached Li Linfu, Suzhou Governor Cui Huan sent 100,000 urgent documents to the official government piloted in Suzhou.

The cabinet was set on fire and suffered heavy losses. He asked the court to send officials to Suzhou to deal with the matter immediately. Li Longji immediately appointed Li Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, as the inspector of Jiangnan East Road, and the censor, and urgently went to Suzhou to investigate the case. For a time, a storm was about to come, and the wind was everywhere. February of the eighth year of Tianbao was destined to be an unusual day. Various means of power and interests were intertwined. The prince, prime minister, Chang'an, and Suzhou were complicated and full of variables and challenges.

"Dad! I want to go with you too."

When he heard that his father was going to go far, Li Tingyue, who had just woken up, shouted to go with Li Qing. Li Qing picked her up, touched her daughter's round little face, and smiled lovingly: "Dad is not going to play, I will be back in two days. Niu Niu is good, listen to your mother's words at home, Dad will buy you delicious food."

"Li Lang, everything is packed, don't let everyone wait in a hurry."

Zhao Lian walked into the room, but saw his daughter pestering her father and she couldn't help but sank, "Dad is leaving soon. If you make trouble, mom will beat me!"

"Then you have to buy me candy, and you have to tell my mother that you are not allowed to scold me!" Li Tingyue saw that the mother's face was already angry, so she hurriedly hugged her father's neck tightly and bargained in his ear.

Li Qing laughed, kissed her daughter, and put her on the ground, "Dad promises you, go and have fun!"

Li Tingyue hooked her fingers with her father unwillingly and ran away. Seeing that the little guy ran away, Zhao Lian stepped forward and hugged her husband's neck and said in a sarcastic manner: "I want to ask you too, when will you come back?"

"So it's your own convenience when you send the little guy away."

Li Jue hugged her waist, smiled ambiguously, rubbed her buttocks vigorously, and looked at his wife's pretty face. He felt aroused desire, but he really had no time to linger with her anymore. Li Qing had to let her go and said helplessly: "At most, one month, this time I went to Suzhou, it was just the emperor who transferred me away, and there was no big deal."

Zhao Lian was shocked, grabbed her husband's hand, and said anxiously: "Have you offended the emperor?"

Li Qing patted his wife's frightened face and smiled and said, "Don't worry! Actually, it's nothing. The emperor is going to make some moves recently, but he is afraid that I will ruin his business. I am his God of Wealth. Of course, he doesn't want to make things difficult for me, so he transferred me away for a while and everyone is clean."

"Sister, the royal matter is just a dog biting a dog. Li Lang is not involved in it, so it is right to avoid it for the time being." At some point, Li Jingyan had already walked into the house and looked at Li Qing with a resentful look on her face. She also wanted to follow her to Suzhou. Zhao Lian also hoped that she could take care of Li Qing all the way, but Li Qing was worried that King Qing's party would plot secretly, so she firmly disagreed. Although he knew that this was just an excuse and Li Longji would not do anything to him, King Qing might not let him go. How could he not avenge the revenge three years ago?

"I heard from my father that the emperor wanted to abdicate, so it triggered a throne fight among several princes. The battle was very strong, and almost every courtier was taken in. So Li Lang was wise to go out."

"But, if King Qing ascended the prime minister, would he let Li Lang go?" Zhao Lian's concern remained unabated. She had a child in her womb, and she was even more worried about their future. She had heard a lot about the new emperor's revenge.

Li Qing understood her worries, so he sat down, pulled Zhao Liang with one hand and Li Jingyan with the other, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Actually, the emperor does not want to abdicate. The abdication is just the smoke he put on, confusing everyone. His real purpose is to abolish the prince. This time he was already determined and was extraordinary. However, a few days ago, a mistake of the prince was accidentally saved by me, so the emperor became concerned about me. He was afraid that I would ruin his affairs again, so he transferred me to the excuse of something in Suzhou Guesthouse. Do you understand? King Qing is even more anxious than the prince. He cannot ascend to the prime minister."

After hearing her husband's words, both girls were silent. The prince's life and death were not their business. The key was that Li Qing should not be involved.

"Okay, I really have to leave." Li Qing stood up, hugged Zhao Lian gently, hugged Li Jingyan again, picked up the items he carried with him, and strode out of the house.

The two girls followed behind silently to see him out. At the gate, Xiaoyu had already arranged the car driving. She held Li Tingyue, her eyes were red, and she looked at Li Qing as she got into the car.

Li Qing looked at his family, and his nose felt sour and waved to them, "Xiaoyu, Jingyan, you must take good care of your elder sister! Niu Niu wants to listen to her mother, and her father will be back soon!"

"Li Lang is careful all the way!"

"Dad, don't forget my candy!"

The Observation Envoy was actually an imperial envoy, representing the emperor's envoy, with great power and was originally a temporary position. However, after the Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court's control over the local area was weakened, and the Observation Envoy gradually became a permanent local position, turning the original county and prefecture levels into counties, prefectures and roads, and separatist vassal states also arises from this.

In addition to Li Qing's personal companion, the group also had an army, subordinates and servants, with nearly a thousand people, with clear flags and grand ceremonies, surrounded Li Qing and left his mansion.

Chezhan did not walk straight from Zhuque Street, but turned around and walked through Taipingfang. Li Qing still had one thing to worry about, so he could not calm down to go to Suzhou. As soon as he arrived at Fangmen, Chezhan stopped and saw Zhang Qiujianqiong and two followers waiting in front of the gate.

"Haha! I know Yangming will definitely come to find me first and then leave."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong smiled and walked up to him and said, "I didn't expect you to be an observer. After returning from this mission, you should be promoted to the Minister of Works."

Li Qing hurriedly opened the car door, "Please get in the car, Li Qing does have important matters to discuss with his mentor."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong nodded, climbed onto the carriage with great difficulty, and the carriage started again, and turned around and headed towards Zhuque Street.

The atmosphere in the car was a little serious. The two of them didn't say anything for a long time. In the end, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong broke the deadlock first. "You have something to discuss with me? Do you want me not to touch Li Linfu for the time being?"

"Yes! I have been thinking about this all these days. Although the emperor is also determined to change his face, I think it is not the time."

Seeing that although Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was listening, Li Qing did not take his words to heart, he sighed secretly and continued to persuade: "My teacher must also understand in his heart that the emperor's abdication is false, and the deposed Eastern Palace is true. Let me ask how he could not consider the influence of replacing the deposed prince at this moment. If he is negligent, I am worried that Li Linfu will not be able to impeach, which will harm his mentor."

"The disaster is to me!" Zhang Qiu Jianqiong sneered, "Of course I know the emperor's intention to abdicate, and this is also the condition for me to remain silent on the matter of the prince. Although it has not been made clear, the emperor and I know it well. You may not know that he used Yang Guozhong to destroy the East Palace this time. To put it bluntly, Yang Guozhong will replace Li Linfu. The emperor has such clear ideas. How could I not understand that Yang Guozhong is a jester, which is not worth worrying. But if Li Linfu does not fall, I will die at his hands sooner or later. Yangming will not ask about this matter. Go to Suzhou to do business with peace of mind. When you come back, the court will be completely renewed."

Seeing that he was stubborn, Li Qing had to take a step back and advised: "But his teacher should not use the matter of land to retaliate against Li Linfu. You must know how many people the land will affect. The teacher is equivalent to pushing himself into an enemy of most people, which is an unwise move."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was silent. After a while, he spoke at a very slow speed, but he said extremely firmly: "If the land annexation is not stopped, my Tang Dynasty will be in danger of destruction. This is not an exaggeration. You have been in the local area for too short, so how can you know the suffering of farmers? Now someone must stand up and shout loudly, and this person is me. Even if I offend many powerful people, I will have no regrets!"

"It's not that I'm not going to change, it's just......"

Before Li Qing could continue to say it, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong raised his hand to stop him, "Don't say it again, I have made up my mind to this matter and will never change it. Now you can park the car for me!"
Chapter completed!