Shangguan Wan'er said: "The Holy One only asked him, do you know about military affairs?"
Long Ying said angrily: "Prince Liang should be speechless."
Shangguan Wan'er said: "Brother Long guessed wrong, and he answered something that he absolutely should not have done."
Long Ying stared at her with wide eyes.
Shangguan Wan'er said: "The King of Liang answered her, what does Long Ying know about military affairs? The Holy One became angry and scolded King Liang. Wan'er had never seen the Holy One lose such a temper to King Liang. Finally... Alas! ...In the end, the Holy Emperor dismissed him from the post of chief military officer, drove Prince Liang out, and punished him not to leave Prince Liang's palace for ten days."
Long Ying lost his voice and said: "What?"
Shangguan Wan'er said: "What truth did you tell the Holy Sage? Then the Holy Sage asked Wan'er to draft an edict for her, immediately removing Wu Youyi and Wu Yizong from their posts as commanders, and replaced them with Lou Shide to lead the entire army, Zhang Jiujie and Yang Xuanji As deputy."
Long Ying's whole scalp was numb. The empress made a decisive decision and showed off her power. She smiled bitterly and said: "I finally understand why she sent you to intercept me. It is really not appropriate to go to see Prince Liang at this time. There is nothing I can say if I see you."
She sighed again and said: "Wan'er sits on my lap, so that I can be happy and forget about my worries, and stop thinking about other annoying things."
Shangguan Wan'er complained bitterly: "Thank you for still being in this mood. Last night, I begged you to stay, but you had the heart to leave. Now you're here to tease Wan'er."
Long Ying knew clearly that Shangguan Wan'er would never be intimate with him in Prince Liang's Mansion, so he threatened, "Do you need me to force you to come?"
Shangguan Wan'er said angrily: "Why come here? You can let Wan'er go back to the palace, and take her to Liqi Pavilion. But you have to admit to the Holy One afterwards what you did to Wan'er, so that the Holy One won't blame him. Wan'er is lazy."
Long Ying stared at her fiercely and said: "You actually played the Holy Lord's all-encompassing card against me."
Shangguan Wan'er smiled wildly and said: "To each other! Didn't you play the same card last night? You just got the Holy Lord and the fat father-in-law to cover your lies. Wan'er is alone and weak, and Master Ying has seen through all the cards. , Wan'er will accompany you no matter what choice you like to make."
Long Ying said dejectedly: "I am the one who really saw through my trump card. Alas! Come! Let's go to Liqi Pavilion!"
It was Shangguan Wan'er's turn and she lost her voice: "What?"
Longying said happily: "What's the matter? My good horse is waiting for me to carry the beauty home!" After saying that, he stood up and stood behind Shangguan Wan'er, showing off like a rogue and bully, and said : "Do you want me to carry you on your horse?"
Shangguan Wan'er was defeated and begged for mercy: "It's really not possible now! How about I stay with you tonight?"
Long Ying was hit in a vital point and immediately abandoned his troops and fled Prince Liang's Mansion.
After leaving Prince Liang's Mansion, what Long Ying wanted to see the most was Duanmuling and the Little Witch, but he was afraid of disturbing the Little Witch's mood, so he had to restrain his impulse and rush back to spend time with his three beauties and let himself relax and rest. Little did he know that he had not arrived at Shangyang yet. Palace, intercept it with a young eunuch and ask him to go to the palace eunuch's mansion.
Dragon Eagle and Horse were so fast that they arrived at their destination in less than half a cup of hot tea. Qiao Gong'e led the way to the backyard. She recognized one of the palace maids who had massaged the fat father-in-law in the pavilion that day. She asked: "What's your name, eldest sister? I'm serving my father-in-law." how long?"
Qiao Gong'e was ashamed and happy. She lowered her head and replied respectfully: "Master Ying, please call your servant Xiaohui! How can Xiaohui deserve the title of Master Ying? I have been serving the fat father-in-law since I was sensible."
Long Ying asked smoothly: "How old is Xiaohui this year?"
Xiao Hui said: "This slave is fifteen years old."
Stepping into the small hall of the inner courtyard, he saw the fat father-in-law who was not eating for the first time in the house. When he saw Long Ying, he picked up a bag of things on the table without saying a word and threw it to Long Ying. Ying took over with one hand, and Xiaohui hurried away quietly.
Long Ying was stunned and said: "What is it?"
The fat father-in-law walked towards him and said, "Put it on!"
Long Ying thought it was another set of clothes for pretending to be a miracle doctor, so he quickly took off his clothes and tried them on, while telling him about Wu Zhao's dismissal to the military position of a descendant of the Wu family.
The fat father-in-law said with great comfort: "She finally listened to my father-in-law's words."
Long Ying was surprised and said: "It turns out that my father-in-law persuaded her."
The fat father-in-law said fairly: "After Taiya left with you, my father-in-law calmly spoke to her and persuaded her to wake up from the dream that will be passed down to the Wu family for eternity. I told her frankly that one day our great country will be ruined. It will be a matter of time before her descendants of the Wu family fall into the hands of her. The worst case scenario will happen in her lifetime. At that time, the imperial hegemony that we have worked so hard to build for the Holy Sect will be in vain. What will remain? We will live up to our everlasting notoriety and live up to Huanhan’s expectations of us.”
Long Ying took advantage of him to talk and put on his clothes. He was startled when he saw it and said, "Isn't this the eunuch's clothes?"
The fat father-in-law snatched the hat from his hand, raised his hand to put it on for him, and said: "I want you to play the role of a eunuch. The eunuch has the body of a eunuch. Come and show it to your father-in-law."
Long Ying was helpless and said: "How to do it?"
The fat father-in-law said nonchalantly: "My father-in-law is not an ever-changing evil emperor, so how can I teach you? Use your brain quickly."
Long Ying gathered his mind and focused on the joints and muscles of his body. After a while, his whole body crackled, and he suddenly became two inches shorter. His body became bent, and he straightened out his chest and shrank his belly, turning into a flawless eunuch figure. .
The fat father-in-law said: "Put on the ugly mask!"
Long Ying put on the mask in confusion.
The fat father-in-law circled around him, stopped in front of him, reached into his arms to take out something, and said: "This mask is really disgusting, it actually has fibrous roots. Ha! How can a eunuch have fibrous roots?" He took it out. He opened the small round porcelain box. Inside the box was something like rouge and gouache. He smeared a little on his chin to cover up the flaws. He smiled and said, "Come with my father-in-law!"
Dragon Eagle followed him and asked: "Where are you going? So sneaky?"
The fat father-in-law led him towards the backyard door and said in a deep voice: "We'll talk about it after we get in the car!"
When a young eunuch saw them, he immediately opened the back door respectfully. There was a mule team waiting outside. There were five mule carts and more than thirty eunuchs, looking like they were waiting for orders. When they saw the fat father-in-law, the eunuch They saluted respectfully, but no one dared to raise their head to look at Longying.
The fat father-in-law and he boarded the driver's seat of one of the mule carts. The fat father-in-law said: "Let's go!"
It was the first time that Long Ying was the driver of a mule cart. He hurriedly controlled the mule to drive out. Following the slowly moving mule cart in front, a large number of eunuchs were running on both sides to cover him, the fake eunuch.
The fat father-in-law said to him in a tight voice: "I want to take you into the East Palace."
Long Ying was startled, restrained his voice, and whispered: "East Palace? What are you doing there?"
The fat father-in-law sighed: "Shi Dan'er's third son Longji sent a message, asking the father-in-law to help him find a way to let you and him meet before setting off. Unexpectedly, one of Li Tang's children finally turned out to be brave and knowledgeable. Saburo knows very well about the kind of person you are. Not only does he know that your father-in-law has a close relationship with you, but he also knows that your father-in-law will not betray him because of you. This is really amazing."
Long Ying understood that Wan Renyu had to inform Li Longji that he could not find time to meet him, so he came to ask for help from the fat father-in-law.
Why was Li Longji so eager to see him? He said, "Why are you willing to do this for me, father-in-law?"
The fat father-in-law said fairly: "Since the Holy Sect clouds disappeared, my father-in-law has softened a lot. He has watched their four boys grow up. Now there are only two left, Xian'er and Dan'er. Father-in-law prefers Dan'er." Son. He has no ambitions and a happy-go-lucky personality. Although he is not the material to be an emperor, he will not cause catastrophe. Instead, he appears to be incompetent, arrogant and pathetically courageous. He relies entirely on the support of his fierce wife. I am really afraid that if I give him Becoming emperor will repeat the situation of Wu Zhao and Gaozong where men were weak and women were strong."
The mule train departed from Xuanzheng Gate at the northwest corner of the palace city, turned left and headed towards Chongguang Gate, the main gate of the East Palace.
Long Ying remembered what Wan Renyu had said that in the Li Tang clan, only Li Longji was qualified to be emperor. He asked, "What kind of person is Li Longji?"
The fat father-in-law said fairly: "My father-in-law has had little contact with him and doesn't know much about him. What I heard is that he likes to make friends in the world, has a bold personality, and loves riding and shooting. Alas! Lock up such a person in the East Palace. , the miserable situation can be imagined.”
The mule team drove into the East Palace, and the Yulin army guarding the door saw that the fat father-in-law was leading the team and did not dare to let them in without even asking a question.
The East Palace is located in the southeast corner of the palace city. The main entrance is Chongguang Gate. There are small gates in the east and west, Binshan Gate in the east and Yanyi Gate in the west. It is a city in itself, rectangular in shape, more than a hundred feet wide and more than 150 feet long. There are many palace buildings, hidden among the trees. The scenery is good. Of course, it is not as beautiful and magnificent as the palace city, but it still has a quiet and elegant look. But when you think about it, this is a palace wrapped in beautiful sugar coating. In the large prison, Long Ying was full of emotions. How could Wu Zhao bear to treat his own children and grandchildren like this? Why did he bother? Thinking of the Wu family's children who had harmed the country and the people, he became more indignant.
Their mule train turned right around the main hall and drove along the road toward the dining room on the rear right side, where there were many warehouses.
Long Ying said in surprise: "Aren't we afraid of attracting the attention of Wu Zhao and the children of the Wu family when we arrive in such a grand manner?"
The fat father-in-law said nonchalantly: "On every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, my father-in-law will send people to send food and materials to the East Palace. My father-in-law will come here every month to meet the ladies and inquire about their needs, so as to ensure their safety." There is no shortage of supplies. Who dares to question my father-in-law? Whoever dares to speak a word about my father-in-law will be beaten half to death with a stick, and no one can protect him."
Long Ying said: "I almost forgot to ask my father-in-law, how did the Holy One react after hearing what you said?"
The fat father-in-law said fairly: "She didn't answer even half a sentence, but she obviously listened."
The mule train stopped.
More than a dozen maidservants came up to help unload the food and supplies. The fat father-in-law left his seat and got out of the car, saying: "Don't say anything, pretend to be a follower and follow your father-in-law."
The fat father-in-law arranged for Long Ying to sit down in a remote small hall. It seemed to be a servant's house, but he ran away without knowing where he was. After staying for a while, Li Longji came. Long Ying had already taken off his mask, so he could See him in person.
He pushed the door open and walked in. Long Ying stood up to greet him. Li Longji rushed over in three steps, then stretched out his hands to shake his hand excitedly. He sighed: "From the first day I met Brother Long at the Bafang Pavilion, I have always admired you and kept it in my heart. Just now Ren Yu came and told me that you were hard to get around. I don’t know how disappointed I was, so I had no choice but to beg the fat father-in-law at all costs."