Tang's dining table

For a mature official, killing is the lowest method. The more you do this kind of thing, the fewer enemies you will have, but you will also have fewer friends.

Therefore, after countless assassins confronted Li Yifu, their main targets were to kill Li Yifu's servants, destroy his carriage, and hinder his journey. This was also the purpose of Wen Wen.

Ten thousand dollars can buy many assassins, and the identities of these assassins can be of various kinds, from Tubo children wandering in the Tang Dynasty to scholars whose families have fallen into disgrace and whose lives are difficult to sustain.

Just like the wandering warblers that filled the streets and alleys of Chang'an and Luoyang, from the dancing girls from Qiuci to the famous ladies of the past, they were part of the rapidly changing society of the Tang Dynasty.

This is where the sun doesn't shine in the prosperous times. The taller the buildings in the prosperous times, the bigger the shadows.

Li Zhi has become a little bloated. Since the outbreak of wind disease, his activity time has been greatly reduced. The less activities and good mood he lacks, the less he likes to move.

The giant bear is even fatter than him.

Li Zhi doesn't like to move, and the giant bear doesn't like to move even more.

The early morning in autumn was Li Zhi's favorite scene. Bathed in the cool sunshine, Li Zhi kept feeding pears to the giant bear's mouth, and sometimes took a bite himself.

His eyesight is no longer what it used to be, and he is a little blurry when seeing in the distance. However, whether it is wind disease, obesity, or poor eyesight, it will not affect his ability to be emperor.

Li Yifu knelt outside the blanket and put his head on the ground without saying a word.

In the past, when the prime minister saw the emperor, he did not need to bow down in obeisance. A bow of his hands would show his dignity.

Now that it can't be done, Li Zhi thought it would be better to let the prime ministers kneel down to prevent these people from becoming arrogant.

Li Zhi stuffed the bitten pear into the giant bear's mouth. Watching the giant bear swallow the pear, he said calmly: "You said you were assassinated?"

Li Yifu said quickly: "We were in danger six times a day."

Li Zhi smiled, pointed at Li Yifu and said, "Yeah, you must be so hated by people that so many people want to kill you."

Li Yifu looked up at the emperor and said, "Since His Majesty ordered Wei Chen to supervise Chang'an, Wei Chen has become the person who everyone wants to punish."

Li Zhi looked at Li Yifu and said, "Yun Chu has left Chang'an, right?"

Li Yifu said: "All the people in Chang'an who participated in this grand ceremony have left Chang'an."

Li Zhi added: "In this case, you were assassinated six times a day and it should have nothing to do with Yun Chu."

Li Yifu was stunned for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Wei Chen was assassinated was because after the edict to take over Chang'an was issued. Apart from Yunchu, Wei Chen could not think of anyone else who would think of killing Wei Chen. .”

Li Zhi smiled and waved his hand and said: "If Yun Chu wanted your life, you would have died long ago. Don't forget that he was once an excellent commander. For a person like him, if he doesn't move, he will be dead. He can strike with thunder and won't give you any chance to survive.

You have offended a lot of people over the years. I am not surprised at all if someone wants to take your life. Just be careful. "

Li Zhi's words shocked Li Yifu. The emperor was right at all. If Yun Chu, who was born in the military, really wanted his life, he would never send assassins disguised as grooms and passers-by to kill him.

There are many warriors under Yun Chu who are willing to sacrifice their lives for him. Once these people take action, they will definitely not give up halfway.

The fact that he is still alive until now probably was not caused by Yun Chu.

Li Zhi stood up with great effort, put his hand on Li Yifu's shoulder and said: "Yunchu is more powerful than you think. He just puts all his thoughts on Chang'an City and has no idea of ​​fighting for power with you. This is Your luck is also my luck.

Li Jingxuan and Wei Dongcheng came back and said that Yun Chu had not changed his original intention and Chang'an City was still the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Except for the people and the government becoming rich, nothing else had changed much.

Go, find more guards to leave Luoyang as soon as possible, and go to Chang'an for me to see how wealthy it is. "

Li Yifu looked up at the emperor and wanted to speak, but saw the emperor sitting down again and leaning on the giant bear. He looked tired and seemed to be falling asleep again. He didn't say any more about the doubts in his heart and walked backwards from the Ziwei Palace.

Li Zhi squinted his eyes and took a break while burning the incense, then said to Zuo Chun, who was standing not far away: "Why was Li Yifu assassinated?"

Zuo Chun cupped his hands and said: "I heard that someone in the Luoyang guild issued a reward of 10,000 yuan for Li Yifu's life. I searched for a long time but could not find out who issued the hidden flower.

However, this hidden flower is different. Even if Li Yifu is not killed, just injured, there is still money to be taken.

The old slave wants to..."

Li Zhi nodded and said: "If you know where to get the money from, you can continue to pursue it, right? If it is feasible, do it."

Zuo Chun's heart trembled when he heard this. He really didn't expect that the emperor would agree to the ridiculous idea he deliberately proposed.

You must know that Li Yifu was already the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty at this time, and was appointed as the Minister of Zhongshu, the third rank of Tong Zhongshu, and the Marquis of Guangping County.

In order to test some assassins, can we also put a knife on such a noble person?

Seeing Zuo Chun's hesitation, Li Zhi asked softly: "What are you worried about?"

Zuo Chun prostrated on the ground and said, "This old slave is thinking about how to do things according to His Majesty's instructions."

Li Zhi said indifferently: "You didn't even think about it before."

Zuo Chun sighed, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me."

Li Zhi put his hands in his sleeves and looked at Mangshan in the distance and said softly: "When you are old, you will stay in the palace to take care of yourself. Recommend someone to replace you."

Zuo Chun wanted to recommend Baiqisi to be the governor of Chang'an and Luoyang, but the words came to his lips instead of the eunuch Ruichun standing on the other side of Ziwei Hall.

Li Zhi waved to Ruichun and told him to come over. After the middle-aged eunuch came over, Li Zhi smiled and said, "Your master recommended you to be the Grand Governor of Baiqisi. Can you be promoted?"

Ruichun frowned and looked at Zuo Chun kneeling on the ground and said, "I am willing to die in repayment to Your Majesty."

Li Zhi nodded in appreciation, then returned to the place where the giant bear slept, rested his head on the giant bear's neck, and closed his eyes again.

Ruichun stood up, came to Zuo Chun's side, slowly drew out the horizontal sword and said, "Disciple, I will give the master a ride."

Zuo Chun wanted to argue, but suddenly he remembered the Han King Li Yuanjing, Wu King Li Ke, and Princess Baling who were under his watch to commit suicide, as well as the Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu who were burned to ashes under his own watch, as well as Changsun Wuji's words before his death. Those curses issued by the emperor.

In the end, he stretched his neck to make it easier for his apprentice to strike.

Ruichun's martial arts was very good. He cut off Zuo Chun's neck with one strike of his sword. Before his head hit the ground, he covered his head with a leather bag. As for Zuo Chun's broken neck, another eunuch had already covered it with a thick knife. The mulberry paper was covered with paper, and not much blood flowed on the gold bricks outside Ziwei Palace.

The giant bear smelled the strong smell of blood and couldn't help but look up. Li Zhi slapped him on the nose. The giant bear immediately lay down obediently and exposed its soft belly so that Li Zhi could lean on it. More comfortable.

Li Zhi was obviously asleep and snoozing heavily. Although locust leaves always fell on him, no one dared to come forward and cover him with a blanket.

Fortunately, the giant bear's body is very hot, and its fat body can also protect Li Zhi from the cool autumn wind.

Li Hong only found out about Zuo Chun's death half an hour later. He was just stunned for a moment, and then continued to wait for the imperial doctor to diagnose Pei Wanying's pulse. In the past few days, Pei Wanying's body had been hot, with hot flashes in her palms and soles of her feet, and she was extremely sleepy. Difficult, seems to have signs of pregnancy.

The imperial doctor took his hand away from Pei Wanying's wrist and thought for a moment before saying to Li Hong: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess only has an imbalance in her spleen and stomach, and is not pregnant."

Li Hong nodded and said: "The lonely king knows."

After sending the imperial doctor away, Li Hong said to Pei Wanying, who looked disappointed: "That's fine, if you are pregnant, you won't be able to go to Mount Tai."

Pei Wanying said: "I would rather not go to Mount Tai this time."

Li Hong smiled and said: "It is always good to see more and listen more."

Pei Wanying said proudly: "I would rather wait for Your Highness to go to Mount Tai to be enshrined."

Li Hong waved his hands with a smile and said, "I won't do anything futile like Mount Tai conferring Zen status."

After speaking, Li Hong helped Pei Wanying to the bed, stroked her face and said, "Have a good rest, I'll go deal with some things."

Looking at Li Hong's back, Pei Wanying wanted to stop, but she finally held back the words.

This is an almost perfect candidate for a husband. He is handsome, tall, gentle, and powerful. There is nothing to find fault with except not loving her.

Xu Jingzong recently caught a cold and locked himself in an airtight room without seeing anyone.

Li Hong came over and opened the door and windows, and said to Xu Jingzong who was lying on the bed: "Keeping it open and ventilated, and drinking more hot water are the best ways to treat wind and cold."

Xu Jingzong was helped by his concubine to sit up, coughed and said, "Who said that?"

Li Hong said: "Sun Shenxian said it."

Xu Jingzong smiled and said: "In this case, we will act according to the law. Recently, I am adjusting my breath in the quiet room. I wonder if there is anything exciting outside?"

Li Hong found a chair near the window and sat down, and said to Xu Jingzong: "Li Yifu is in danger six times a day."

Xu Jingzong said without thinking, "Yun Chu did it."

Li Hong frowned and said: "If it was the master who did it, we should be attending the funeral of Li Yifu at this time.

Apart from anything else, the master has an unparalleled ability in the world of assassination. "

Xu Jingzong chuckled and said: "Based on the principle of whoever benefits the most, whoever gets the most suspicion, Yunchu and the others benefited the most, so they must have arranged for someone to do it."

Li Hong frowned and said, "I said, Li Yifu is living well."

Xu Jingzong said: "I also said that it was Yunchu and the others who did it, and there was no room for maneuver.

Also, the fact that Yun Chu didn't kill Li Yifu showed that he was already somewhat wily and scheming at such a young age.

The prince must not forget that Li Yifu is only a temporary guard in Chang'an. Calculated according to time, it will take eight to ten months in total. As long as this period of time is delayed, they will win. Killing Li Yifu will only Making your father and mother furious will not do him much good, so it is true wisdom not to kill them. "

After listening to Xu Jingzong's explanation, Li Hong said, "What if it were Li Jingxuan instead?"

Xu Jingzong shook his head and said: "Li Jingxuan's son-in-law is now working in Chang'an. I heard that he was only a minor official. However, Yunchu did not arrange any fixed errands for him, and just asked him to start from scratch. This is not It's a normal arrangement, and it can be regarded as a friendship that is as good as words and instructions.

We know, and His Majesty naturally knows it, so Li Jingxuan is unreliable when it comes to dealing with Yun Chu.

Your Highness, since Yunchu opened the door to the officials in Chang'an, someone from the East Palace should also go to Chang'an to serve. "

Li Hong shook his head decisively and said: "No, everyone in Chang'an is at Gu's disposal."

Xu Jingzong looked at Li Hong with an unclear expression and said, "This is not what Your Highness should say. I believe there is a limit after all."

Li Hong looked at Xu Jingzong and sighed: "Three moments ago, my father killed Zuo Chun."

Xu Jingzong suddenly opened the quilt and sat up, looked at Li Hong nervously and said, "Your Highness, don't make fun of me."

Li Hong said: "The body and head are separated, and the dead cannot die again."

"Why did Your Majesty kill Zuo Chun?"

"It is said that Emperor Father ordered Zuo Chun to send someone to stab Li Yifu. Zuo Chun hesitated for a moment, and then he was beheaded by Emperor Father."

Xu Jingzong's expression changed drastically and he said to Li Hong: "Your Highness, please immediately cut off all ties with Li Yifu."

Li Hong frowned and said, "Li Yifu is the mother's confidant, and my father has always been very tolerant of him."

Xu Jingzong said loudly, "Isn't An Zhi worried?"

Li Hong nodded and said: "In ten days, the master will arrive in Luoyang, and then Guhui will ask in person."

Xu Jingzong said with some disappointment: "Your Highness, no matter what, first cut off the deals we made with Li Yifu. If it is too late, I am worried that it will cause dissatisfaction to His Majesty.

This time, His Majesty even killed Zuo Chun. It can be seen that the anger hidden in His Majesty's chest has reached an uncontrollable level.

Your Highness is the Crown Prince, and you must not let a small gain lead to His Majesty's dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince. "

Li Hong hesitated for a moment, and finally said to Xu Jingzong reluctantly: "Okay, as the Qing family said, just give up what you should give up. Anyway, I am still young and have plenty of time to rearrange."

Xu Jingzong took a long breath, rubbed his chest with his hand and said: "Your Highness, when going to Mount Tai this time, it is best for Your Highness to live in the military camp led by Yun Chu. Don't leave unless you have nothing to do."

Li Hong spread his hands and said, "Why is this?"

Xu Jingzong came to the window, looked at the falling leaves of the locust tree and whispered: "I can't tell, I feel very uneasy, very uneasy."