Chapter 464 It’s not up to them to have the final say
Royal study room.
Eunuch Cao invited Li Shao to come in, and he stayed outside to listen to what the chamberlain Gao said.
"In recent days, His Highness has been traveling between the Yamen and Yuqing Palace. Occasionally he goes to Enrong's Mansion, or has a few drinks with the prince's son."
"From what I saw, His Highness was in a normal mood, but he did not delay his visit to the government."
"Your Majesty asked His Highness to come over for dinner at noon. His Highness was very happy."
Eunuch Cao nodded, waved again, and signaled Eunuch Gao to come forward, and whispered: "There are people outside who are arranging some messy things around His Highness. They have stopped him for the time being. I don't know what kind of consequences they have prepared."
Recruitment, you must be at your best."
Eunuch Gao responded quickly.
Eunuch Cao turned around and went in. The waiters had already set the table. He waved everyone away and waited for the Holy Emperor and Li Shao and his son to eat alone.
Li Shao saw that there was no wine on the table and asked curiously: "Why don't you drink some today?"
"There are still a lot of excerpts to read, so let's not drink for now." The Holy Master said.
Seeing that his father was in good spirits, Li Shao stopped thinking about drinking and talking, and finished his meal honestly.
After rinsing his mouth, the Holy Master first asked some questions about the Ministry of War.
Li Shao talked about the situation of observing politics.
Li Shao would write a summary every day as a good habit forced by Xu Jian in the past.
Even if it is a running account, as long as you write more, you can still understand the progress and changes in these days.
As he talked, Li Shao couldn't hold his thoughts in his mind, so he opened his mouth and asked: "The investigation of Dingbeihou Mansion has not yet concluded. Is it true that nothing will happen to Yumen? If Dingbeihou really surrenders to Li Du, then we will
Trouble.
The garrison and dispatching of the pass, as well as the situation of troops and food garrisoning, were all exposed under Li Du's nose.
If Li Duruo sets fire to several of our granaries, what will the soldiers eat?"
The Holy One smiled.
Although Shaoer and Dingbei Hou had different opinions on whether to trust him or not, their defensive thinking was indeed correct.
"I just want to talk to you about Li Du," the Holy Emperor became serious and said, "Xia Qingzhi knows a scholar, and the scholar deliberately misled him, wanting him to think that your mother has a hidden illness..."
Li Shao's eyes widened: "Hidden disease?"
"Crazy disease," the Holy Father sighed, "They want the world to think that your mother is crazy."
Li Shao stood up in a hurry, and his anger was palpable: "Does Xia Qing know that his surname is Xia? Does he know that the queen mother is his aunt?"
"He was confused and didn't see through the scam. Fortunately, he didn't really lose his mind and was fooled." The Holy Sage motioned Li Shao to sit down. "Listen to me and tell you slowly."
Li Shao is impatient, how can he stand "taking his time"?
But when his father spoke, it was useless for him to worry alone. He could only endure and listen to what the Holy Father had to say.
Hearing the important point, the Holy Spirit pushed forward without any haste, without giving Li Shao a chance to interrupt.
After hearing all the ins and outs, Li Shao felt as if he was crawling with lice and felt terribly uncomfortable.
"The scholar did it deliberately. What kind of danger did he say? What happened to Xia Qingzhi? Did he trust an outsider?"
"How could my mother be mad? There are so many people in the world who burn incense and use it. Could it be that they are all crazy? Ridiculous and ridiculous!"
"Did Ning An notice it? Did she blindly hit the dead mouse again? No wonder I am curious. Father, Ning An always notices something. It seems that he has more eyes and ears than others."
The Holy One said: "Thanks to Ning'an for being careful, otherwise..."
Madness.
The Holy Father felt heartbroken when he thought of this word.
Such a good wife, how could he bear to let her be so slandered?
What's more, even if he suppresses it in the end, he can use imperial power to block Youyou's mouth, but he can't control others' suspicion.
Furthermore, this matter will also have a great impact on Shao'er.
It would be great to nip it in the bud.
"I want to ask Xia Qingzhi!" Li Shao said.
"What are you asking him for?" asked the Holy Sage.
"Why is he so easily fooled!" Li Shao said angrily, "He is so stupid that he almost dragged me into the trap!"
The Holy Spirit spoke earnestly: "Shaoer, it is always difficult to distinguish between loyal and treacherous people. You have to guard against treacherous villains, but there are some people who are not treacherous. They may even stand with you and be loyal to you, but they are confused.
"
Xia Qingzhi is the confused one.
Li Shao added silently in his heart: There is also Liu Xun.
Liu Xun is also confused.
The father and son talked for a while before Li Shao resigned and left.
Back at Yuqing Palace, Li Shao sat down at the table and looked up right in front of a screen.
The inserted screen was a relic of the late empress. It had been damaged in the East Palace earlier, but Li Shao repaired it himself in order to appease the Holy Emperor.
The legs were reattached and painted, and I could stand steadily. However, the embroidery on the screen was dyed a different color and couldn't be repaired, so I left it as it was.
After moving here, Li Shao did not put away the screen, but placed it in a conspicuous place in the inner hall.
It's not that he values his mother's relics very much, but he knows that his father likes it. His father will not come to Yuqing Palace now, but Eunuch Guo and Eunuch Gao both have mouths.
What's more, the screen insert was repaired by himself, which is considered an "achievement".
I was used to it and had no extra thoughts. Today, I thought about someone trying to label the late empress as a madman, and Li Shao became angry.
How could his queen mother be a lunatic?
How could his queen mother be a lunatic?!
According to what my father meant, it was Li Du who was behind the scheme. This man is really a bug, hiding in the dark and farting!
Xia Qingzhi is an idiot, that scholar...
Li Shao's eyes lit up, yes, there was that scholar, he didn't even know who the scholar was!
"Eunuch Gao," Li Shao called out hurriedly, "Tomorrow, ask Ning An for me, where did she hide her person?"
"Hiding people?" Eunuch Gao exclaimed, "Who is the princess hiding?"
"Just ask, Ning An knows it, well, forget it!" Li Shao waved his hand again, "Forget it, don't ask."
Eunuch Gao was Eunuch Cao's confidant, so he asked this person to ask. Li Shao hadn't gotten the news yet, and his father might have already known about it.
The more Li Shao thought about it, the more annoyed he became: "Ask Yutang to come over."
Yutang is the maid of Yuqing Palace, who was previously favored by Li Shao.
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When Yutang came over, Eunuch Gao asked in a low voice in the corridor: "Do you remember what I told you last time?"
"I remember," Yutang said softly and timidly, "serve His Highness wholeheartedly and don't cause trouble. If you are obedient and well-behaved, you will be able to gain some respect in the future. If you don't understand clearly and are self-righteous, the people in the East Palace in the past will
The fate of human hands is the fate of slaves.”
Gao Gonggong said: "Just remember, go ahead."
Yutang stepped in.
Eunuch Gao stood outside the palace, blowing the wind for a while, and thought about Eunuch Cao's instructions today.
He first went to find Eunuch Guo: "Your Highness called Yutang and asked the small kitchen to prepare soup and medicine. I will go find Eunuch Cao. I have something to report to him."
Eunuch Guo said: "Don't worry, I'm watching from here."
It was already dark. It was late, but not that late.
The Holy Master was still reading the book in the imperial study. Eunuch Cao came out and asked, "Why are you here at this time?"
"After His Highness went back, he asked me to ask Princess Ning'an where she hid her people. After that, she regretted it and said, 'Don't ask.'" Gao Gongzheng said, "I will remember what you said."
, someone has been arranging messy things in the past few days. I don’t know the details, so I’m afraid of neglecting it, so I came to tell you quickly.”
When Eunuch Cao heard this, he sighed.
This is really...
The scholar was in the hands of the princess. Rather than detaining him, it was better to say that he was protected.
His Highness has such a temper, if he gets impulsive and is provoked by others, he might get into a fight.
"We have a lot of miscellaneous family members," Eunuch Cao said, "you will serve His Highness well."
The moonlight is pale tonight.
In a small town not far from Gyeonggi Province, many people have gone to sleep with their lights turned on, and only a few houses still have light.
There is a house with three entrances on the west side of the town, which is the home of a wealthy family in the town.
Oil lamps were lit in the main courtyard at the third entrance.
On the couch, the gray-faced Li Du coughed heavily for a while.
Eunuch Ye patted his back gently: "Master, let the doctor take a look at you tomorrow."
"That's all it seems," Li Du refused, "It won't get better, and it won't get any worse."
This problem came to him the night he escaped from the palace.
When Xu was coming out along the waterway, he accidentally choked on his saliva and felt uncomfortable in his chest.
There were a lot of things going on in those days, and even though I was doing things step by step, I was also in a hurry, and there was no extra time to take care of my body.
When he arrived at his destination, he calmed down and the coughing problem was gone.
Fortunately, although I tend to cough at night, it doesn't affect anything else.
"Where is Su Yi?" Li Du asked, "Have you received any new news?"
"There was a secret report the day before yesterday, saying that we are more than half done," Eunuch Ye replied, "If there is no accident, we should be able to get here in ten days."
"He's not in a hurry." Li Du snorted.
Eunuch Ye served tea to Li Du.
Li Du moistened his throat: "It's getting late, let's talk tomorrow."
Eunuch Ye followed the instructions and was about to blow out the lamp when there was a whistle outside. He quickly went out to take a look.
Not long after, he came back in and whispered to Li Du: "There seems to be something wrong with the layout of Beijing. Sanyuan Hutong has been investigated."
Li Du frowned slightly.
Although I left the capital, my subsequent progress had been arranged early in the morning, and I also had a plan for when and where I would go.
Judging from the time, there are currently no rumors about the late empress in Beijing, but Sanyuan Hutong was investigated first...
"What's going on?" Li Du asked, "Which link is the problem?"
"The specific situation has not yet been clarified," Ye Gonggong said, "but Princess Ning'an has been to Enrongbo's house one after another in the past few days. I thought maybe the problem lies with the princess."
"Ning'an?" Li Du clicked his tongue, "She is quite lucky."
In Li Du's opinion, a little girl like Ning An, who had been pampered since childhood, was a little smart and courageous, but he didn't believe that she could achieve anything big.
Li Du wanted to do something around Li Shao, but he waited until Xu Jian left the capital and could no longer follow Li Shao all day before he started.
Unexpectedly, Ning'an would have such good luck in Xu Jian's absence.
But there is no such thing as luck.
"Don't worry," Li Du said in a deep voice, "If there is no light in the east, there will be light in the west. Now that we have grasped the handle, there are many ways to use it. Whether Xia is crazy or not is not up to them!"
Eunuch Ye responded.
Li Du asked again: "What other news have you just sent?"
"My young master is still living in the palace. Everything goes smoothly in terms of food and drink, so you don't have to worry," Ye Gonggong said. "Everything else has not gone wrong either."
Li Du nodded and said, "Rong'er should be more confident."
Eunuch Ye laughed and said, "When it comes to luck, my little master is the one with good luck.
After spending so long in such a mountain col, the kids were ready to send him off the mountain, so two young people came.
But those two people are still relatives of Uncle Chengyi's house. Through them, they found out about the young master. What can Xu Jian do no matter how clever he is?
Don't worry, good luck means that destiny is on your side.
Counting the days, Jingzhou is almost ready. When the other side takes action, we will cooperate with the capital to catch them off guard."
Li Du wanted to say something, but his throat felt uncomfortable again. He covered his neck and coughed hard for a while.
After finally calming down, he waved his hand: "Go to sleep first."
The lights in the room dimmed.
Li Du was lying down, not feeling very sleepy, thinking over and over again in his mind.
All situations have been deduced over and over again to ensure that they can be pushed forward, and corrections have been arranged for any problems that arise.
It is said that man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation.
But only by making every effort, can you have the strength to fight against the sky!
Yumen Pass.
The sky here gets brighter later than in Beijing.
On the city wall and in the camp, torches were burning all night.
When the sky turned white, Xu Jian climbed up the city wall and looked at Xiliang and Gu Yue's station in the distance.
Since arriving, they have had several battles with the enemy, which were not fierce, but there were also some casualties.
The pass is heavily defended, no matter how the enemy forces call for formation, they will ignore it.
Xu Shi planted a banner with the character "Xu" in his name, and when the enemy generals called for battle, they often insulted the old Duke, and kept saying all kinds of nasty things.
Marquis Dingbei was worried that Xu Jian was a young man and could not bear the humiliation, so he asked him to go back to his tent, but Xu Jian refused.
He is indeed young, but he will not be offended by such methods at all.
It’s just called a formation.
When my grandfather was still alive, his favorite story was how he yelled in front of the battle line, scolding the enemy general until his face turned red, and he would fight to the death regardless.
Xu Jian was well-informed and went to Yumen for the first time. He was also sent by his grandfather to call the formation.
Although the elegance was indecent, the vulgarity was not vulgar at all. Relying on his grandfather's knowledge of the enemy general, Xu Jian scolded him directly in his ribs.
Now when I go to Yumen again and someone points my nose and scolds me, just think that the situation has changed.
After all, wasting the enemy's troops, dragging down the opponent's supplies, and causing conflicts between Xiliang and Gu Yuene was their current choice.
The execution had been going smoothly until not long ago, when the Beijing Express arrived.
The Dingbei Hou Mansion was suspected of surrendering to Li Du.
With two gold bricks, the Marquis Mansion was surrounded. Although there was no harsh treatment, Dingbei Marquis who was leading the army was unable to get off the tiger.
Naturally, the news would not spread in the camp, so as not to affect morale, but everything that needed to be known was still informed.
The original guarding general did not believe a word he said, and cursed "little Qin Hui" in the direction of the capital.
Xu Jian pointed out "Li Du", and nine times out of ten, it was Li Du's trick.
But something happened, and Yumen couldn't just deal with it.
Dingbei Hou thought about it and handed the tiger talisman to Xu Jian.
