Zhao Jing is splashing ink and painting in the study at the moment. Recently, he has become obsessed with calligraphy and painting, especially after seeing Li Xiuyuan's almost miraculous painting method on the Lantern Festival.
He was obsessed with the legendary finishing touch skills.
If it weren't for his inconvenient status, he would have come to Li Xiuyuan in person to ask for advice.
At this moment, he was painting with ink and finished a picture of a carp leaping into the water. After Zhao Jing penned and meditated for a while, he felt very dissatisfied. He found that his painter was full of energy, lifeless, and completely devoid of spirituality. He immediately threw away the pen and destroyed the painting.
Zhao Jing turned around and saw a painting hanging behind him.
There are clouds and mist in the painting, and the real dragon is passing through it, sleeping soundly among the clouds. What is surprising is that the scenery in this painting is not a dead thing, but a living thing. The clouds are fluttering, the real dragon is sleeping soundly, and the sound of wind and thunder can be vaguely heard.
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So much so that he didn't dare to speak loudly when he was in the study, lest he wake up the sleeping dragon, break free and fly out.
This is the painting of a sleeping dragon that Li Xiuyuan made that day. He did not dedicate it to his father, but secretly hid it. The painting he dedicated to his father was a painting by a man named Gao Fan. His painting was considered one of the paintings that the rich man requested that day.
The best yet.
Just as he was admiring and immersed in the wonder of the Sleeping Dragon Picture, a servant of the family came outside the study and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Yangzhou Governor Li Xiuyuan sent someone to deliver a message to Your Highness."
"Li Xiuyuan?"
Upon hearing this name, the third prince's expression immediately changed, and he immediately turned around and said, "Go out and tell me, no loud noises are allowed in the study."
After he walked out, he asked again: "What message did Li Xiuyuan send to this prince? Mr. Li has been in a bad situation recently. He was regarded as a thorn in the flesh by the Gonggun princes above the court, so he
Even though this prince wants to help, there is nothing he can do.'
"Back to Your Highness, the person who sent the message said that Mr. Li is making a real dragon picture in Ruyi Square and would like to invite Your Highness to come and admire it." The servant lowered his head and said respectfully.
Zhao Jing smiled and said: "Oh, is that so? If that's the case, then this prince should really go to the meeting and prepare his horse. This invitation from Mr. Li is rare. If you don't give him this face next time,
I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you again.”
But at this moment, the housekeeper of the house hurried over and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, something is going wrong. Something is going wrong."
"Huh? This prince is going out now. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
The housekeeper gasped and said: "Your Highness, you just issued a decree in the palace to give royal wine to Li Xiuyuan, the governor of Yanzhou. The two envoys are now taking General Yaksha and Zuo Qianhu with two thousand soldiers and horses to Ruyifang
There were rumors in the palace that Li Xiuyuan was responsible for causing trouble in the harem.
We killed your Majesty's Hu Meiren, the Minister of Civil Affairs Zhang Yuan, and the Imperial Guard Commander Zhao who was in the palace. We just called all the ministers into the palace urgently to discuss this matter."
"What? This happened." Zhao Jing was shocked.
"Is this true or false? Did Li Xiuyuan really kill his father's beauties and court ministers in the harem? How could such a thing happen to such a good person?"
"This matter is absolutely true. It was the news sent back by people in the palace." Guan Jia said.
Zhao Jing was anxious and restless. He walked back and forth with an ugly expression on his face and said, "This is not going to be good. It won't be a second. My father has decreed to give imperial wine to poison Li Xiuyuan. He even brought two thousand soldiers and horses with him. If Li Xiuyuan refuses,
If he obeys the order, I'm afraid he will be killed on the spot immediately, but how can Li Xiuyuan be so bold?
Dare you kill someone in the imperial harem?"
"Is there any hidden secret? Or is it that someone deliberately wanted to kill him?"
As a prince, Zhao Jing did not believe this matter immediately, but quickly thought of the conspiracy contained in it.
How could a new official who came from outside to report on his duties have such courage to kill people in the imperial city? Unless he was deliberately framed to do so, how could Li Xiuyuan leave a high-ranking official in the imperial court unjust and run away to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan?
"Your Highness, are you going to Ruyifang or not?" the servant on the side asked cautiously.
Ruyifang?
Zhao Jinghu's expression changed. Yes, why did Li Xiuyuan's message and the court's decree arrive at almost the same time? He should know this, so why did he invite himself to Ruyifang to admire his true dragon painting?
Real dragon picture?
Real dragon?
A flash of inspiration flashed in Zhao Jing's mind, and his face instantly turned pale, and he broke out in cold sweat.
"Is it that Li Xiuyuan is going to try his best to start a mutiny in the capital?"
"No, this is impossible. He has no soldiers and no power. How can he defeat the imperial army? Leaving aside the imperial army in the imperial city, the army in the imperial camp is said to be 800,000. Although it is large
Most of them are just eating their spare time, but the skinny camels are bigger than horses, so they can pull out 10,000 horses.
Come"
The thoughts in his mind were racing because he was vaguely aware of what Li Xiuyuan was going to do.
The message just passed was a message.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Your Highness, are you okay? Your face seems to be very bad. Do you want to call the imperial doctor to take a look?" said the butler on the side.
Zhao Jing ignored the housekeeper's words and started thinking again: "Although a mutiny is impossible, what if he really has the strength that I don't know and can succeed?"
"Are you going to Ruyifang or not?"
"Don't go, don't go, you shouldn't go. Once you get involved in this matter, it will be a rebellion, and you may be beheaded." After weighing the pros and cons, the reason in his mind told him that this matter was not worth going to.
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But the madness in his heart made him eager to try.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.
Zhao Jing knew to some extent Li Xiuyuan's power in Yangzhou, with more than 50,000 infantry and 20,000 elite cavalry. In addition, the Jiangnan area was a land of plenty. If Li Xiuyuan could really escape from the capital, it would be like a dragon entering the sea. The weak Song Dynasty was afraid
He could not withstand the conquests of this general who was good at fighting.
"Also, it's better to go and act according to the opportunity. You don't have to go all the way to the dark side with Li Xiuyuan."
Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and decided to take the risk and take a look.
After making up his mind, Zhao Jing felt relieved. His whole body was trembling slightly because of the excessive excitement. He took a few deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and then said: "Come on, come on, prepare your horses. Such a big thing has happened in the capital."
How can I not go and see this prince? What can I say about this prince?
I have some friendship with Li Xiuyuan, so if the imperial court really wants to punish Li Xiuyuan to death, I, the prince, should regard this as his farewell."
He left his reasons to avoid being criticized later.
"Yes, Your Highness." The servant responded and went to prepare the horse.
At this moment, a forbidden army of two thousand people had arrived outside Ruyi Square.
These two thousand soldiers and horses quickly blocked the surrounding streets and surrounded three sides of Ruyifang. Only the rear side relied on the canal, so there was no way to send troops to surround it.
The envoy responsible for announcing the decree was a civil servant named Zhao Yong from the Ministry of Personnel, and he was accompanied by a eunuch.
"Li Xiuyuan, you also have today. I tried to impeach you several times but could not remove him from office and investigate. Now you are in trouble. Today is the day of your death." Zhao Yong was secretly happy in his heart. He was one of the many people who impeached Li Xiuyuan.
One of the civil servants.
It's just that the officials are old and confused. So many impeachment memorials have been left unpublished. I don't know why they want to protect this Li Xiuyuan. Now it's good that such a disaster has been brewed.
"Zuo Qianhu, since the criminal Li Xiuyuan is in Ruyifang, what are you waiting for? Why don't you break down the door and shout for Li Xiuyuan to come and listen to the order?" Zhao Yongdao.
Zuo Qianhu hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "Yes, sir, I'll do my humble job now."
After saying that, he immediately led two groups of people and strode towards Ruyifang.
When he was about to break down the door, it turned out that two soldiers had already opened the door.
"Is it Zuo Qianhu? Come in, there is indeed no one available in the court, and only you dare to take on this kind of hard work." Li Xiuyuan's voice came from Ruyi Square.
"Follow me." Zuo Qianhu waved his hand and led the man inside.
Soon, he saw Li Xiuyuan in Ruyi Square.
But he saw Li Xiuyuan wearing armor and hanging a sword, sitting at the table and drinking tea casually. There were several beautiful women from Ruyi Square waiting on him. Some people squeezed their shoulders, some beat their legs, and some served tea. People who didn't know thought that Li Xiuyuan was here today.
There are people drinking and having fun in Ruyi Square.
"Sir, there is a decree from the imperial court, sir." Zuo Qianhu looked around and saw that there were not many people, just some of Mr. Li's close associates.
Li Xiuyuan interrupted him and said, "Zuo Qianhu, needless to say, let the envoy who announced the decree come in. It's windy by the river and it's easy to catch a cold, but I don't know if the civil servants in the court have the courage to come in and announce the decree.
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"Here, this lord should go out and listen to the order." Zuo Qianhu hesitated and said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled: "No, I won't go out. If you want to announce the decree, let him in. There are two thousand soldiers and horses outside, wearing armor and carrying swords. Who knows where a hidden arrow will suddenly appear to hurt me. Just in case, I am now
Even the armor is on."
Zuo Qianhu didn't believe this. He had fought against Master Li when he was in Jinling City.
He must admit that he is no match for Zuo Qianhu.
However, Li Xiuyuan insisted on listening to the order in Ruyi Square. He had no choice but to say: "In this case, I would like to ask Mr. Zhao for instructions, and please Mr. Li wait for a moment."
Soon, Zuo Qianhu reported the matter to Zhao Yong.
After hearing this, Zhao Yong sneered and said: "The person who is about to die is still showing off. I, Zuo Qianhu, would like to ask you, how many subordinates does Li Xiuyuan have in Ruyifang?"
"I saw only a dozen people in my humble position." Zuo Qianhu told the truth.
"In this case, I will comply with the dying man's request and take people with me to Ruyifang to announce the decree." Zhao Yong was not afraid when he heard this.
Moreover, two thousand men and horses outside surrounded the place, and if he couldn't do it, Li Xiuyuan would still dare to fly into the sky.
Immediately, without any hesitation, he led nearly a hundred troops, followed the imperial edict, and went straight into Ruyifang with the eunuchs and the imperial army.
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