Chapter 27 Chapter 26 The Aftermath Continues

Chapter 26 The Aftermath of the First Southern Chu Champion On November 3rd in the 23rd year of Wuwei in Dayong (the first year of Zhihua in Southern Chu), the sage issued a decree to add Shu's kindness to King Qi, and everyone knew that his intention was for King Yong. - "Yong History.Taizong Benji" Leaving the Cuiluan Palace, Concubine Ji took a deep breath to express her depression. Liang Wan is the disciple of the head of the sect, Fan Huiyao, and an important chess piece of the Fengyi Sect. The agreement, unexpectedly, was destroyed in Jiangnan this time, how can it not be heartbreaking, the head of the sect sent a secret letter, asking him to find out all the details of Liang Wan's madness, and he knew that the head of the sect suspected that King Yong had tampered with it, after all King Yong was already dissatisfied with Liang Wan, otherwise he would not have sent someone to establish another intelligence network.But from Princess Changle, who was the only one who experienced that incident, she didn't get any useful information.

Concubine Ji sneered slightly, besides King Yong, who else would be, if she was from Southern Chu, she would definitely not let Princess Changle go for nothing, unless she was a subordinate of King Yong, she would treat Princess Changle like this, but there is no evidence , I can't just accuse King Yong and Li Zhi for no reason.Thinking of the emperor's award, Concubine Ji's heart was as cold as ice. At today's ceremony, Li Yuan announced that because King Yong had made outstanding military achievements over the years, and in recent years he had destroyed Shu and defeated Chu successively. For his meritorious service, he issued an imperial edict to make King Yong the Marshal of Tiance, leading the chief situ, ranking above the princes, rewarding 20,000 households in the city, and bestowing a set of crowns, a golden sedan chair, a pair of jade discs, and six thousand catties of gold. , advocating the joy of nine parts, and forty people in Banjian, what an honor this is, even the crown prince's guard of honor is only slightly better.

What makes Concubine Ji even more chilling is that the emperor issued an imperial edict to allow Tiance Commander-in-Chief to set up his own officials. According to the report reported by Li Zhi, there are one Changshi and one Sima, two Zhonglang, and two military counselors and sacrificial wine. There are four people who sign the code, two master books, two recorders, two military officers in the record room, two soldiers in the military, two in the warehouse, soldiers, cavalry, armor, and six Caos in the army, and six in the military.In this way, Li Zhi's Tiance Commander's Mansion became a small court with all internal organs.Will the emperor change his mind and make li zhi the crown prince?Concubine Ji shook her head after thinking about it for a long time. Although King Yong's meritorious service was high, the crown prince had no obvious immorality, and according to her understanding of the emperor, the emperor might regret that the reward given to King Yong was too generous tonight. It might not be a few days. The emperor will try every means to reduce the power of King Yong.Since ancient times, some of the masters with high achievements will end well. Thinking of this, Concubine Ji showed a smug smile.

At this time, a eunuch in scarlet clothes rushed over and reported: "Your Majesty, the emperor has sent a decree to rest at your empress's place tonight. Please return to the palace quickly. It is estimated that the emperor will arrive in half an hour." Concubine Ji was overjoyed. She knew very well that although she was good-looking, she was not outstanding in front of the emperor when it came to feelings and favors. What's more, she had always shown indifferent favors, which made herself rarely get favors. I love pets, but relatively, my status as the contact person of Fengyimen and the emperor is more prominent, so the emperor often allows me to participate in state affairs, and the emperor wants to stay with me tonight, it seems that I want to discuss the affairs of King Yong Yes, it seems that my idea is not wrong, the emperor is already very afraid of King Yong.Thinking of this, Concubine Ji showed a smile like a spring flower on her pretty face.

Some people were happy and some were sad, and it was the same after the grand celebration banquet. In the magnificent Prince's Mansion, Li An angrily brushed all the documents on the desk to the ground, and shouted wildly: "Li Zhi, I will not kill you, I swear not to be human. "Call, he fell down on the chair and looked at the door of the study fiercely, as if King Yong was about to come out from there.After a long time, he said wearily: "Come here, please come and see Gu." But after a while, an ordinary-looking black-bearded scribe came in, he was wearing the official uniform of the prince's young master, he didn't salute when he saw the prince, he sat on a chair on the prince's left hand, and said with a smile: "Why is your highness so angry? "

Li An said angrily: "Li Zhi is now the Marshal Tiance, the old man almost gave him the position of the crown prince, so why don't you make me angry." The scribe laughed and said: "Your Highness is too worried. The Emperor loves His Highness very much. If he wanted to make King Yong his heir, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until today?" Li An said despondently: "Young Fu didn't know that his mother was the first wife of the emperor at the beginning. Although I was the eldest son, I was a concubine. Later, his mother died early and died early. My mother's queen became the main wife. After the emperor proclaimed himself emperor, he named his mother Empress Xiaoxian, so in terms of concubines, I am not as good as him, but I have taken the title of eldest son, and my mother is the current empress, so I am the heir apparent. , Now, I really don't know what to do, if the emperor changes his mind, I really have nothing to do."

The scribe flashed his eyes and said: "Your Highness is a fan of the authorities, but I think that the crown prince's position is in danger on the surface, but in fact it is as stable as Mount Tai. Your Highness thinks that the emperor loves King Yong, but I think that the emperor is jealous of King Yong. Think about it, King Yong Over the years of fighting in the South and the North, most of my Dayong's world was brought down by him. The emperor will inevitably feel that he has received the favor of his son. Now that King Yong has made great achievements, if the emperor appoints him as the heir, it is a matter of course. But The emperor would rather give a special reward than change the crown prince's position. This is clearly partial to the crown prince. I think that the emperor does not love your highness, but that your highness's ascension to the throne symbolizes the emperor's supreme authority, so the emperor refuses to change his decision no matter what As long as His Highness expresses filial piety to the Emperor and Empress, respects the concubines, respects King Yong, and respects brothers and sisters in front of the Emperor, the Emperor will never change the Crown Prince, not to mention the support of Fengyimen, His Highness will not think Liang Wan's defection It must be because of her own decision. After a while, the emperor will think of what to do if the crown prince cannot subdue King Yong after a hundred years, and he will try to suppress King Yong. With the assistant of King Qi and the help of Fengyi Sect inside, it is just as easy as picking up King Yong's life."

Li An listened for a long time, finally smiled and said: "Young Fu, thank you for enlightening the lonely king. In your opinion, what should we do now?" The scribe smiled and said: "Do more and make more mistakes, do less and make less mistakes. Your Highness may as well be in the same light, but it is King Qi, His Highness needs to win over more. A few days ago, King Qi was defeated, and His Highness gave King Qi a lot of embarrassment. It's too inappropriate, if there is no King Qi's help, His Highness will not have a general to protect the sky in the future."

Li An stood up, gave a deep salute and said, "I would like to be taught." With an ambiguous look on his face, he said, "Sixth brother likes beautiful women. I recently selected two stunning women. I originally wanted to give them to my father. Just pick one and give it to him." The scribe also had an ambiguous smile on his face, but immediately raised his face again.Li An glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Young Fu is still pretending to be serious here, I can't give you that stunning beauty, but I still have a few beauties, how about giving you two." The scribe lowered his eyelids and said, "Then I would like to thank Your Highness for the reward."

Li An laughed loudly, and the laughter spread out of the study room, far, far away. Li Zhi, who returned to the mansion drunk, took the anti-alcoholic medicine, took a hasty shower with cold water, and came to the meeting hall refreshed. There were already some people sitting in the hall. It was Shi Yu, Shi Ziyou, Guan Xiu, Dong Zhi, Gou Lian and other advisers, the generals all returned drunk today, Li Zhi didn't let them come over, seeing that they were discussing in a low voice, Li Zhi ordered Sima Xiong to go outside to guard, he walked in and said with a smile : "The gentlemen have been waiting for a long time, the king is late."

Several counselors stood up and saluted, and each sat down. Li Zhi looked at Shi Yu and asked, "You have met Jiang Zhe, what do you think?" Shi Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Jiang Zhe came to the palace, he was calm and composed, as if it was his own home, his subordinates arranged the best yard for him, he just smiled lightly, after living in, he didn't care about the maids and servants arranged by His Highness Any objection, if I don't know that this person has always refused to submit to His Highness, I would think that he has been loyal to His Highness. I think that if His Highness arranges him an official position, he will not refuse. I think he seems to like a comfortable life very much , at least not to fight with death." Li Zhi smiled wryly and said: "This king is also aware of this. If it wasn't so, I'm afraid this king still has some ideas. If he wants to die with his full name, as long as this king treats him well and takes good care of him, he will eventually change his mind." Day, but he is so easygoing, the king gave him an official position, I am afraid that he will also eat vegetarian food, write poems every day, talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is what the king really needs, but he is stingy in giving it. This king can't wait to become the prince of De, Zhao Jue. Although Zhao Jue is unfortunate, he has treated him sincerely. Sigh. What this king is most worried about is King Qi. Although King Qi is reckless, he is not without scheming. Treat Jiang Zhe as a teacher." Guan Xiu and the others looked at each other with a smile, and said: "Your Highness is too worried, if this person is so easily moved by King Qi, we don't have to bother so much." After thinking about it, Li Zhi also felt that he was a little overwhelmed, and was about to sneer, but seeing Shi Yu thoughtful, he said worriedly: "Zi You, do you think it is possible for King Qi to recruit Jiang Suiyun? " Shi Yu came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, King Qi's idea is not bad, but it is a bit flattering, but we can learn from it. The son is smart and enlightened. Although he is only five years old, he has already mastered the language. If you worship him as a teacher, then he will become His Highness's helper, I think he will never meet Yingcai and would rather miss it." Li Zhi said happily: "Ziyou is really a good plan. Well, let the son come out to learn from the teacher tomorrow, and he must act quickly. I have already reported his affairs to the father, and the father wants to summon him. We won't be able to put him under house arrest after the emperor summons him." Although it may not be able to achieve the goal, but at last there is a way. Li Zhi suddenly felt relieved, and said with a smile: "By the way, Ziyou, what did you say about the robbery of Princess Changle? I sent someone to investigate, but the time It's too short to find any clues. I sent people to investigate the place where they were attacked. It seemed to be the work of a small army, but who rushed to kidnap the princess at that time? Moreover, what this king doesn't understand is, Why did those spies who came back commit suicide, the princess is safe and sound, no matter what, their contribution outweighs their faults, even if they are afraid of committing suicide, they should explain what happened to the king in detail?" Although these matters have been discussed many times, Li Zhi said that he just wanted to see Shi Yu's opinion. Shi Yu replied: "This subordinate has also thought about this issue. The only conclusion is that first of all, they are not targeting the princess. Yes, their target was Liang Wan, otherwise Liang Wan would not be the only one who was harmed. The subordinates felt that those spies committed suicide not because of fear of crime, but as an agreement. They may have known a lot of things when they saw the hijackers. , but they were able to bring the princess back safely. This not only shows that they have no malice towards the princess, but also shows that they are sure that they will not reveal their secrets. The princess never knows anything, so these spies must have made a promise to commit suicide. " Li Zhi said: "Nevertheless, to put it bluntly, although these spies are my Yong warriors, they should be loyal and trustworthy, but they have already returned to my king's side, telling me the truth should be better than keeping promises, right?" Shi Yu sighed: "This is the most terrifying point, unless they think that killing themselves is more beneficial to His Highness than telling His Highness the truth." Li Zhi grimaced, and said, "You mean those people have enough power to threaten the king." Shi Yu nodded and said: "Yes, I heard from Yongquan that His Highness inspected the bodies of those spies afterwards and found that although they had received some punishments, they were basically not serious. From Liang Wan's point of view, all her memories are destroyed. This method is very secretive, that is to say, the other party's methods are vicious and vicious. I think the pressure on those secret agents must be very heavy, and in the end it even exceeded the limit they can bear. , let them keep their promises and self-judgment." Li Zhi said distressedly: "Unexpectedly, there are still these people active in the dark, Zi You, where do you think these people come from?" Shi Yu replied: "I think the only thing that can be guessed is that those people are not hostile to me, Dayong, otherwise Her Royal Highness would not have returned safely, but those people are targeting Liang Wan, and my subordinates think that if it wasn't for Hefeng Yimen is related to what Liang Wan herself did in Southern Chu, Your Highness may wish to start from these two aspects." Li Zhi nodded repeatedly, and said: "Zi You is the heart of this king, if there is no Zi You, how can this king have fighting spirit?" Shi Yu smiled and said: "Jiang Zhe is His Highness's wings, if His Highness has this person, it will be like a tiger with wings." Everyone looked at each other and laughed. During this sleepless night, I didn't rest either. I stood in front of the window and watched the beautiful scenery of the garden after the snow. Knowing how to take care of your body, it’s very cold here, I’ve asked them to prepare a hand stove.” After speaking, he stuffed a hand stove into my arms, and put the fox fur cloak on my shoulders. I smiled and said: "Don't worry, my body is not so weak, how about it, have you seen the defense of Prince Yong's Mansion?" Xiao Shunzi said with a smile: "They are under strict surveillance, I just took a casual look, if it's me alone, it's all right, if I'm with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape." I shook my hand and said: "It's okay, I didn't intend to ask you to rescue me, no matter what, I can always save my life, I just don't want to work for others, those people kill and kill, there will always be someone who can rule the world, whether it is It doesn't matter to anyone, besides, King Yong still has a great chance of winning. Xiao Shunzi, look, it's snowing again." Xiao Shunzi followed my gaze and looked out of the window. The auspicious snow was falling silently, and the cold wind was blowing towards his face. He couldn't help laughing and said, "In Nanchu, when there is a little snow, the young master wants to enjoy the snow and drink wine. The snow is so good, but the young master is in a good mood again." I nodded and said: "Yes, tomorrow you go to ask them for some good charcoal and some good wine. I don't think the snow will stop tomorrow. I want to drink wine and write poems?" Xiao Shunzi said: "Then I can only warm the wine for you, I don't understand those poems." I sighed: "Yes, you, the only thing that makes me dissatisfied is that I can't accompany me to write poems and papers, but if I don't have you, I will lose my interest in drinking. Good friends, good wine, and snow are indispensable. Ah, what a pity, if the fragrance is still there, alas." Xiao Shunzi comforted, "My lord, the deceased is gone, don't be sad." I looked at the flying snow outside the window and was speechless. The next day, it was snowing continuously, and Li Zhi got the news that Li Yuan made a decree, because the king of Qi attacked Nanchu twice, and made great achievements in the hard work, and caused Prince Nanchude to be seriously injured and died. A set of crowns, golden palanquins, double birches, two thousand catties of gold, two parts of advocacy, and twenty swordsmen. Hearing this news, Li Zhi was not angry, but completely chilled. He won the battle, but he ended up being jealous of his father. Isn't it just to check and balance himself by rewarding King Qi? He said to Shi Yu indifferently: Yau, my father treats me so poorly." Shi Yu also sighed unceasingly, and was about to comfort Li Zhi, when Gou Lian hurried in and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Jiang Suiyun's servant has gone to ask for charcoal and fine wine, and is going to enjoy the snow. Linbo Pavilion has gone." Li Zhi suddenly turned his anger into joy and said: "Okay, you've done well, let's go, let's join in the fun, Ziyou, make arrangements to take the son to Linbo Pavilion in half an hour." At this time, I was already sitting in the Linbo Pavilion. There was a small lake of about two acres in the back garden of Prince Yong’s Mansion. Chang'an's drainage system flows into the Yong'an Canal, which connects to the Weihe River in the north of the city, supplies half of Chang'an's water, and is also an important waterway. Therefore, although this lake is within the imperial city, it is still running water. While warming the wine, Xiao Shunzi said, "My lord, why isn't it cold in the pavilion?" I laughed and said: "I only read it in books. You can see that although there is only a thick layer of vetch grass on the top of the pavilion, there is actually a lot of content under this layer of grass. Under the grass is a A layer of linoleum, another layer of linoleum, and another layer of linoleum. There are three layers in total, and then tiles are built under the last layer of linoleum. The tiles are also specially made and hollow, so they won’t be afraid of the heat from escaping when they are covered on the top of the head. Look at the stone floor of the pavilion, the stools around the side, and the copper pillars. In fact, fire dragons are lit under the pillars and the pavilion, just like the kang in ordinary people's homes. Besides, the water, the water It is the thing that is warm in winter and cool in summer. The water is flowing and will bring in all the heat from the ground. The closer it is to the water, the warmer it is. So how can it be cold inside this pavilion? This is specially built by rich people in the north for enjoying the snow. Tingzi, as long as you wear a light fur coat and hold a hand stove, you won’t be frozen. Well, look at the snow outside, dancing pear blossoms, and Qiongyao everywhere, it’s a really good place.”