Chapter 712: Sichang, apart from Gu, no one will help you deal with Qingwei
The family banquet convened by His Majesty Li Yuan has not really started yet. King Li Yuanji of Qi was scolded by His Majesty Li Yuan in court for slandering the innocence of his eldest sister, Princess Linhai, and was rushed back to Prince Qi's Mansion. He was also ordered to serve for three months.
They can't even leave the house.
This move was like killing a chicken to scare the monkey, causing the other daughters and sons-in-law to remain silent and look respectful.
In order to maintain his image as a good brother, Li Jiancheng stepped forward to intercede for Li Yuanji. As a result, His Majesty Li Yuan said, "Sanlang is your brother. Isn't Linhai your sister? Why are you looking at Yuanji helplessly?"
He was scolded for slandering his own sister and keeping silent.
Finally, after His Majesty Li Yuan warmly comforted Lawyer Pei and Princess Linhai, the family banquet finally began.
It must be said that after Kong Qing's little butterfly wings inadvertently fooled him a few times, the eating style of the Tang Dynasty's powerful people has also undergone some subtle changes.
A certain amount of fried and stir-fried dishes were added.
Whether it tastes good or not is another matter, but there are indeed many choices!
"Sister-in-law, come and try this mutton!"
After the banquet started, Chai Shao had been acting in an attentive and warm-hearted manner.
"This is specially selected and brought back from the land of Longyou. It has no smell and the meat is tender. As long as it is grilled a little and sprinkled with some salt, it will be said to be extremely delicious."
"Thank you sir!"
In front of these princesses and consorts, Princess Pingyang did not refute Chai Shao and make him unable to get off the stage in public. She also tried to add a few quick bites to the dishes he recommended, and nodded politely with a smile.
If you don't see that there is no eye contact between the two people, they really feel like they are treating each other with respect.
Chai Shao himself was not a fool. After working hard for more than half an hour, he finally sadly discovered that the distance between him and his wife seemed to be close, but in fact it had become further apart.
After three rounds of drinking, when King Qin Li Shimin was changing clothes and going to the toilet, Chai Shao also got up and confessed, and then chased his figure and left the Linhu Palace together.
Li Jiancheng, who was sitting at the top, looked at the backs of Chai Shao and Li Shimin, with a sarcastic expression flashing in his eyes.
"Your Highness!"
When heading to the locker room, Chai Shao clasped his fists, bowed to Li Shimin, and said with a sincere expression.
"I have something to ask of you, please help me, Your Highness!"
"Sichang!"
After seeing Chai Shao's actions, Li Shimin hurriedly stretched out his hands to help him up.
"We are close friends and we feel like brothers. If you have any questions, just say so. Anyone who can help you will definitely help!"
"Is such that……"
Chai Shao hesitated for a moment, and then said to Li Shimin.
"King Qin, you also know that because of the misunderstanding when the incident occurred, Sanniang is still angry with X, so much so that she does not clarify many rumors, but this kind of thing will damage Sanniang's reputation after all, and it will
It affects our relationship as a couple..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin completely understood what the other party meant, but he still pretended to be confused and listened to the other party continue.
"For example, Qingwei from Qingdu Temple...Of course! I'm not talking about the relationship between Sanniangzi and Qingwei. After all..."
Having said this, Chai Shao stopped, waved his hand to signal the two palace maids leading the way to move away, and then continued to speak to Li Shimin.
"A certain person has been sending people to look at the third lady's mansion from his own mansion..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's heart suddenly jumped violently, but then he heard Chai Shao say.
"But we didn't find anything like Qingwei staying overnight in Sanniangzi's mansion. It can be seen that this rumor is indeed nonsense, just like what Qi Wang Yuanji just said about Princess Linhai and Qingwei."
"This is true!"
Li Shimin raised his hand, touched his chest, and continued.
"Sister Linhai has been honest since she was a child, and the person who went to Qingdu to watch the incense and ask for a child was actually not Sister Linhai, but Lawyer Pei, so there really is nothing going on between Sister Linhai and Qingwei, they have never even met each other.
several times……"
"That's right, but..."
Chai Shao lowered his voice and spoke carefully.
"Yesterday, I had a chance encounter with Qingwei in front of the palace, and then I discovered that the child in my memory had turned into a young descendant, and..."
Chai Shao's voice lowered a bit.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, I am not talking about people behind their backs, but that Qingwei is indeed too handsome, just like what the disciple said about Song Yu back then. Such a handsome man should not be allowed to stay in Chang'an, otherwise he will always be
Such rumors will arise, and the fact that the saint gave him permission to enter and exit the palace should not be the case."
"This is really difficult to handle..."
Li Shimin had a troubled look on his face.
"Sichang, after all, you have just returned to Chang'an, so you don't know much about it yet. In fact, Qingwei is now the mainstay of the Taishi Bureau. If you move him casually, I am afraid that Qingping's situation will be ruined!"
"Someone knows this!"
Chai Shao gritted his teeth silently, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Yesterday the sage told XX that since Qingwei can't move, can you please ask the King of Qin to change things with the sage so that XX won't leave Qingzhou for the time being, so that the rumors can be disproven."
"I'm afraid this won't be easy to handle either!"
Li Shimin shook his head again with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Aye attaches great importance to the Turks going south this time. Not only did Zhang Jin be sent to the east as the general manager, but he also specifically asked you, Sichang, to be fully responsible for the safety of the north. If you don't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to find anyone to rest assured.
The people are on top."
"Is this okay?"
Chai Shao gritted his teeth and once again retreated to the next best thing.
"Qingwei's position can't be moved, and so-and-so's position can't be moved either. Can you move Sanniangzi around and let her go to Qingzhou? If that doesn't work, you can go to Yanzhou. That'll be fine!"
“This is indeed possible!”
After hearing what Chai Shao said, Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"But it's impossible to go to Qingzhou. It may be Yanzhou or Yanzhou in the near future. How about I ask Aye's opinion first and then help Sichang handle this matter for you?"
"Thank you!"
After hearing Li Shimin's words, Chai Shao immediately clasped his fists with excitement and bowed to salute.
"I leave this matter entirely to you, Your Highness, King Qin. If my husband and I can get back together the next day, we will definitely not forget your great kindness, Your Highness, King Qin."
Li Shimin touched his nose with his hand in embarrassment, then stretched out his hand to help the other person up.
"Sichang, you're welcome. We are acquaintances and brothers..."
…
After the family banquet, which had nothing to do with liveliness, the princesses and prince-in-law present thanked His Majesty Li Yuan for the banquet, and then left one after another.
Chai Shao watched Princess Pingyang, who had declined him, get on the light carriage prepared by Ma Sixi and disappear into the night. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, turned around and planned to find someone to bring his horse over. When he was riding home, he suddenly
I heard a deep voice coming from behind.
"Sichang, it seems that your relationship with Sanniangzi is still not very good!"
Chai Shao turned his head and found that behind him stood the somewhat familiar and somewhat unfamiliar Prince Li Jiancheng.
The other party is said to be familiar because Prince Li Jiancheng and Chai Shao grew up together, so they know each other very well. The other party is said to be unfamiliar because the other party now has gray hair and a face with many wrinkles.
, are very different from Chai Shao’s previous impression. After all, Li Jiancheng was a person who paid great attention to appearance.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"no!"
Li Jiancheng raised his hand with a relaxed expression and helped Chai Shao up.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not worthy of being His Highness. After a while, Aye may become disgusted with being lonely and stupid and directly replace the position of Crown Prince with someone else!"
"..."
Regarding Li Jiancheng's words, Chai Shao didn't know how to answer for a while.
However, it seemed that Li Jiancheng didn't care about Chai Shao's answer, but stretched out his hand and pointed toward the East Palace in the outer imperial city.
"You and I just happened to be on our way. Why don't you, Sichang, accompany me for a while so that we can have a chat?"
"yes!"
Naturally, Chai Shao could not refuse the prince's invitation.
After seeing Chai Shao agreeing, Li Jiancheng turned around and walked along the walls of the Inner Imperial City and the Outer Imperial City towards the East Palace.
Chai Shao, who was standing behind Li Jiancheng, looked at his back as he walked into the darkness and felt his eyes blur, as if the other person had just disappeared.
"Sichang!"
Li Jiancheng stopped, turned around and shouted to Chai Shao.
"faster……"
"yes!"
Chai Shao agreed again, then took two quick steps and followed Li Jiancheng.
A gust of cold wind blew, making him shiver unconsciously.
"Sichang!"
Li Jiancheng seemed oblivious to the cold wind around him. He walked forward and said quietly.
"You went to Aye yesterday and Erlang today, and did you realize that they were actually talking about the same thing? They were all telling you how powerful Qingwei was, how important he was, and how he couldn't move lightly.
Things..."
Chai Shao thought about it silently and found that this was indeed the case.
But after all, he was not the kind of person who had no authority, so he just remained silent and did not directly agree.
"Actually, what they said is right or wrong..."
Li Jiancheng actually didn't care whether Chai Shao agreed with him or not, but continued to speak quietly.
"Indeed! That Qingwei is very powerful, a genius that is rare to see in a millennium in the Taoist sect. After practicing for a few years, he became an immortal who can fly in the sky and escape from the earth. Even a guy like Erlang who has a high level of ambition has to admit that
The other party is a banished immortal. But..."
At this point, Li Jiancheng's tone of voice suddenly took a 180-degree turn.
"Is it true that our Tang Dynasty can only rely on his power? In the Sui Dynasty, Buddhists were also allowed to take charge of the Taishi Bureau. Could it be that at that time, the people of the world were in dire straits?"
Chai Shao continued to recall his childhood, and then nodded silently.
Apart from anything else, at least demons are indeed much more rampant than they are now, and many officials who have official status and are protected by dragon aura are not immune.
At this time, Li Jiancheng also seemed to realize that something was wrong with what he just said.
"What I mean is that there are so many practitioners in the Tang Dynasty now, so we don't necessarily need a Qingwei... Forget it, what Wei Zheng wrote is too long, and I can't remember it, anyway!"
Li Jiancheng turned his head, stretched out a cold hand and pressed it on his shoulder.
"Sichang, I can tell you clearly that no one in the entire court except Gu will support you in driving out the demon Qingwei!"