Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Ah~" Li Huang couldn't speak yet, but was pleased by Li Zhenju, so he unconsciously said "ah" twice, and the saliva dripped down, almost dripping onto Li Zhen's face.

"Even if it is not settled now, His Royal Highness King Xing is not worried. It is said that the emperor's daughter is not worried about getting married, but why is the emperor's grandson worried that no one will marry?" Little Fuzi saw that Li Zhen was playing happily, and said flatteringly: "However, this servant also read that the girl from Changxinhou's family is indeed a beauty, and I heard that Changxinhou once asked someone to give his daughter a fortune teller, and the fortune teller said that this girl has the appearance of a princess, which is beyond words."

"It's just a fortune-teller who said something nice, but he actually took it seriously?" Li Zhen was even more disdainful after hearing this. This fortune-teller was obviously trying to fool him. There are only two kinds of people who can use it, one is the emperor, and the other is the emperor. One is Queen, how dare a princess use this title?Is Chang Xinhou crazy?

"Then, has His Highness seen you or not?" Xiao Fuzi asked again.

"Chang Xinhou's words... I will see you when I meet you. Tell him to wait in the living room, and I will go over after changing clothes." Li Zhen got up helplessly, handed the two cute babies to the nanny, and waited on him under the maid's service. Get down, put on your clothes, and then walk to the living room.

This is already the seventh day since he returned to Chang'an. Since the day he returned to Chang'an, there have been basically no interruptions in the number of visitors. The few days ago they were all big figures, such as Li Zhen's brothers, the royal family, etc. The princes in the book, the princes who have made great contributions to the construction of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhen must meet these people, and none of them can refuse. It took five days to send these people away, but Li Zhen was exhausted.

After the visits of the big shots were over, it was the turn of the next little shrimps to visit, and Li Zhen finally had some time to rest.For such a character, Li Zhen is generally visible and invisible. When he is in a good mood, he comes out to meet him. When he is in a bad mood, he just dismisses him with a reason of being ill.

However, this Changxinhou is unusual. Changxinhou's name is Li Mingchang. He is not a member of the royal family, nor does he come from any aristocratic family. The title of Marquis of Changxin, this is definitely not a simple person, in fact he is indeed not simple.

Back then, Li Mingchang was also a fierce general with superb martial arts skills. He might not be the opponent of Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde, but he would have no problem in a tie with Cheng Yaojin. Among the fierce generals in the early Tang Dynasty, he was enough to rank in the top twenty.

He once followed Li Yuan to fight the world, saved Li Yuan's life twice, and even blocked a knife for Li Shimin once, which can be regarded as a great military exploit.

It stands to reason that for such a hero, it is not a problem to make him a Duke, but...

Unfortunately, in the contest for the throne, Li Mingchang was on the wrong team.

When Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng competed for the throne, Li Mingchang stood firmly on Li Jiancheng's side, and helped Li Jiancheng to suppress Li Shimin severely. He beat Li Shimin several times in court.

So when Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Change and killed Li Jiancheng as the leader, almost all the important officials of Li Jiancheng's line were suppressed to death, and only Wei Zheng and Li Mingchang escaped by luck——Wei Zheng was able to live because of his The ability is very strong, and the country cannot do without such people.

And the reason why Li Mingchang is alive is because he saved Li Shimin's life, and Li Jiancheng's family was killed by him. Knowing the good name of repaying kindness, why not do it?

Later, in order to show his magnanimity, Li Shimin not only married his cousin Changxin County Lord to him, but also canonized him as Marquis of Changxin. Of course, there was also an insult to him, because before him, The last Marquis of Changxin was called Liu Yi, and the next Marquis of Changxin was called Lai Ai... Except for the two of them, there are very few titles of Marquis of Changxin in history.

All in all, although he was suppressed by Li Shimin in various ways, it is undeniable that this man is definitely a big bull. If he hadn't stood on the wrong team, a prince would be indispensable.

It's a bit strange that he actually came to visit me today—you have to know whether Li Shimin didn't kill him, but did he let him go? Basically, he belongs to the kind of person who doesn't go out of the door. Except for ancestor worship or other important events, he rarely leaves the mansion. How could he think of visiting himself today?

"I've seen my aunt, I've seen my uncle." Li Zhen had never met Li Mingchang, because he rarely came out and walked around, and even if he did, he was a little transparent, and no one would pay attention to him if he didn't speak.On the contrary, the County Lord Changxin is more active, at least Li Zhen has met a few times at the internal gatherings of the royal family.

"I have seen Your Highness." When Li Mingchang saw Li Zhen, he just bowed and gave a big gift. On the contrary, the county magistrate Changxin didn't express anything, but just looked at Li Zhen with a smile.

"Uncle's excuse, this is really disgraceful to Li Zhen. Li Zhen should be the one who salutes you. How can you be so polite?" Li Zhen quickly helped him and the county magistrate Changxin up. He can't be, Changxin County Lord is Li Shimin's cousin, according to seniority, Li Zhen wants to be called aunt, Li Mingchang married Changxin County Lord, so naturally he is his uncle, Li Zhen's elder, How can the elders salute the younger ones?If this matter gets out today, I'm afraid that Li Zhen will face the verbal criticism of those old scholars and moralists again.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Mingchang was not polite, and stood up.

Only then did Li Zhen have the time to look at Li Mingchang.

But Li Mingchang made him feel a little...how should I put it?

Li Zhen felt very disappointed.

In his impression, as a fierce general of the generation, Li Mingchang should at least be like Qin Qiong, full of vigor and energy, even if he is not big and round.

However, the current Li Mingchang made Li Zhen feel like an ordinary old farmer.

You must know that Li Mingchang is only in his 40s now, but his hair has lost a little bit of black hair, his face is full of wrinkles that can kill mosquitoes, his eyes are cloudy, and he sits there looking depressed, without any For the demeanor of the general.

However, Li Zhen thought about it, and guessed that the reason why Li Mingchang became like this should be because of Li Shimin's coercion. On the contrary, if he was not like this, it would be a dead end—Li Shimin would never allow someone who might threaten his status. His enemy exists, even if this person is his savior.

"Uncle is here, is there something?"

"This..." Li Mingchang was a little hard to say.

"Here are all our own people, uncle, but it doesn't matter." Seeing this, Li Zhen comforted her.

"Well, actually..."

Chapter 693 Palace Secrets (Two in One)

Chapter 56 Palace Secrets ([-] in [-])

"Auntie, go slowly, uncle, go slowly."

Sending off Chang Xinhou and his wife with smiles all over their faces, Li Zhen's smile didn't disappear—it became brighter and brighter. The prisoner offering ceremony is about to begin, and some monsters and ghosts also jumped out. Things are getting more and more interesting Ah... Interesting, really interesting.

"Your Highness." Xiao Fuzi walked in: "Someone came from the palace, saying that His Majesty and Empress are missing His Highness King Xing and Princess Shouyang."

"I see. Let them go back. I'll send the child there myself in a while." Li Zhen said blankly. Of course, Li Shimin didn't just miss the child. Obviously, Chang Xinhou's visit touched Li Shimin's heart. When he became suspicious, he asked himself to go over and give him an explanation.

"Yes."

Xiao Fuzi withdrew, but Wu Meiniang came out: "His Royal Highness, is there something wrong? Why did the father announce you into the palace just after Chang Xinhou left?"

"It's okay, entering the palace this time is not a bad thing, but a great good thing." Li Zhen comforted—to be precise, it was not a relief, because it was really a good thing for him to enter the palace this time. At least for Li Zhen, for Li Shimin and even for Datang, it's not a bad thing, but I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for Chang Xinhou.

In the palace, Li Shimin was teasing Li Zhao in his arms, while Li Huang was sent to the harem, under the watchful eye of Concubine Yan—it is strange to say that Li Huang is Li Zhen's son, and if there is no accident, he should be Li Zhen heirs.However, Li Shimin didn't think it was so strange. On the contrary, he liked Li Zhao very much. On the day he returned to Beijing, after Li Zhen and Wu Meiniang brought their children into the palace, Li Shimin rewarded a lot of things at that time. According to the statistics, the reward Li Zhao received from Li Shimin was almost double that of Li Huang—of course, Li Huang did not suffer, because Concubine Yan obviously liked Li Huang more, and even the rewards were biased toward Li Huang , the siblings cancel each other out, no one is more than the other.

"...That's the way it is." Li Shimin was playing with Li Zhao, but Li Zhen was reporting the situation below.

"..." Li Shimin was feeding Li Zhao milk (don't ask me where the milk came from), and almost choked Li Zhao, so frightened that Li Shimin quickly came to his senses, and waited until he had finished feeding all the milk. Then he hugged Li Zhao, and said while humming: "In other words, our enemies are not only the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty, but also the descendants of King Xi?"

"That should be the case."

Li Shimin nodded, without expressing his opinion, but asked: "How much do you think Li Mingchang's words are true?"

"At least ninety percent." Li Zhen replied without hesitation.

"So many? It seems that you have great confidence in him." Li Shimin looked at Li Zhen in surprise, and asked with a frown, "Don't forget, this Li Mingchang is a staunch supporter of King Xi. , but he suffered a lot in his hands, and was beaten by him several times, so what reason do you have to convince me that his sincerity is as high as [-]%?"

"This is very simple. No matter how loyal Li Mingchang is to King Xi, King Xi has been dead for more than ten years. Time is the best medicine for everything. Even if he was willing to die for King Xi back then, it has been so long , he himself already has a family, and he has concerns in his heart, so it is impossible to work hard for King Xi.

The second point, father, your suppression of Li Mingchang these years is not ineffective, at least it has wiped out his fighting spirit. Maybe ten years ago, he might still want to help the descendants of Queen Xi in his heart, but after these ten years His pride and courage have long been exhausted, and he no longer has the guts to fight against us.

The third point is that the environment of Datang is getting better and better, especially in recent years. Internally, the country is prosperous and the people are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Externally, they have swept away powerful enemies and won consecutive victories. The state of Qin Huang Han Wu is not much worse than that of Qin Huang Han Wu, and even surpasses it.Li Mingchang is a smart person. Under such circumstances, even if he had rebellious intentions, he would never dare to reveal it. "

"Hahaha, Zhen'er, you are too much of a prize. Compared with Qin Huang and Han Wu, the father is still a little bit worse." Li Zhen's last sentence can be regarded as a flattery for Li Shimin. After being comparable to Emperor Qin and Han Wu, Li Shimin felt comfortable all over. Not only was his sense of shame but also made him humble, but his tone of voice already showed his mood at this time, and he almost didn't say directly, "Come on, continue to shoot, shoot more, father." The flattery, the father will reward you heavily.

"...Father, can you pay attention to the important points?" However, Li Zhen did not follow his wishes, rolled his eyes, and silently reminded Li Shimin: "We are discussing business now, who said your achievements?" gone?"

"Uh... yes, I'm discussing business matters." Li Shimin was very upset when someone poured cold water on his head, but since Li Zhen reminded him, he had no choice but to follow Li Zhen's advice. He said: "However, these are all your own speculations and cannot be used as evidence. What I want now is real evidence."

"Where's the real evidence?" Li Zhen's eyes rolled even harder: "If there is real evidence, why should I make these speculations?"

"Then you mean that the information provided by Li Mingchang is true?"

"My son didn't say that." Li Zhen categorically denied it. He really didn't say that.

Li Shimin was very surprised: "Then what do you mean? Didn't you say before that there is a [-]% possibility that Li Mingchang's words are credible?"

"But what I mean is that Li Mingchang's attitude is trustworthy, and his sincerity to his father can be seen, but if [-]% of the information he provided is true, it is as good as heaven." Li Zhen said: " Queen Xi is not an idiot, if they trust someone so easily, how could they hide for such a long time without being noticed by us? Erchen estimates that the information provided by Queen Xi this time should be to test Li Mingchang. It's just that he can't be used for much - as it turns out, this Li Mingchang is obviously more on the side of the imperial court."