Chang Anqing

Chapter 316

On October 25th of the first year of Jingyuan, when the war between the North and the South was stalemate, Chang'an under a piece of golden ginkgo was full of warmth and peace.Because although there are Turks coming in menacingly in the north, but the emperor who is capable of conquering wars will come to fight in person, the morale of this Daxing cannot be underestimated, and the frequent successes in the southern Shu land make them all firmly believe that their patron saint, Yuling King, will definitely win the battle. As before, the class teacher returned to the court and returned in triumph.

Walking in the corridor, looking at the light jumping on the glazed golden tiles, and the clear blue sky, Li Sui also felt the comfort and tranquility he hadn't felt for a long time.

Just when she looked back, she saw Shanggong Yinniang waiting at the gate of the Lizheng Palace. When she saw her at this moment, her eyes smiled like a crescent moon, and she had already greeted her personally, and said enthusiastically: "princess."

"Shang Gong, please get up."

Li Sui smiled back, and walked in with him. When he entered the hall, he saw Empress Li sitting on the bed in plain uniform, looking at something, and standing beside her was the Crown Princess Baoying, Hearing the sound, she turned her head and saw that it was Li Sui, Empress Li immediately said with a smile, "Quick, come in."

As soon as he heard the movement, Concubine Cui De, who was sitting at the bottom, looked at Li Sui, and smiled affectionately: "His Royal Highness is always happy to see Princess Yuling."

Hearing Concubine Cui De's words, Empress Li smiled and nodded, and without waiting for Li Sui to salute, she pulled her to her side and exchanged pleasantries for a long time.

When Li Sui's eyes fell on the booklet that Queen Li put down casually, Queen Li looked along, her eyes also lit up with joy and said: "Seeing that King Yue and King Shu have grown up, it's time to marry a wife and start a family. Look, these are the picture booklets compiled by the Crown Princess, who are young ladies of the right age in Beijing, and Concubine De and I looked at them, they are all very good, it can be seen that the Crown Princess is thoughtful."

Hearing Empress Li's praise, Li Sui patted Baoying's hand with a smile, and then took the roster from Empress Li. Sure enough, every page on it clearly wrote down the details of the famous families, officials and ladies in Chang'an, The portraits are also lifelike and vivid.

"Aman thinks, which daughter is better?"

Hearing Queen Li's inadvertent questioning, Li Sui's thoughts changed a thousand times. In his previous life, Silang Yang Zhen was married to the concubine De's mother's family, the daughter of the direct branch of Cui's family, and Yang Zhen was his cousin.

The Cui family is a well-known family in Qinghe, if they marry the prince of the Tian family, it will undoubtedly help the Cui family secure their position as a relative of the emperor, and the Cui family will naturally be happy to have a niece of their own as their daughter-in-law.

Therefore, when Li Sui turned to the page of Cui's daughter, he saw that there were slight traces of frequent flipping on it, and immediately smiled and said: "Isn't this the niece of Concubine De, who is worthy of being born in a famous family. It makes people look dignified and generous.”

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Concubine De nodded happily and said: "Prince Wang praised him, this child is quite suitable, it's rare that even Her Royal Highness also praised her a few words."

Empress Li smiled when she heard the words, and said immediately: "Okay, then this marriage is settled like this. When His Majesty returns triumphantly, I will ask His Majesty to personally grant the marriage, and also have a kiss."

Seeing that the matter was completely settled, Concubine De immediately smiled. Seeing Li Sui coming, she knew that the pair of aunts and nephews must have something to say, so she immediately found an excuse to leave first, only Yu Baoying was still there to accompany her. with.

"Early this morning, Concubine De came over to ask for peace, and secretly wanted to match up this marriage. You understand her thoughts—"

Hearing Empress Li's words, Li Sui took her arm with a smile, and said deliberately: "You deliberately wronged me, I just followed your aunt's wishes."

Seeing the haunting Li Sui next to her, Empress Li couldn't hold back her laughter after all, and nodded her forehead. Although she didn't say anything, she understood everything very well.

Now Yang Yan is the crown prince, Wen is assisted by famous Confucianists such as the Li family and Lu Gong, and Wu has the powerful Yuling King Zhao Yi as his arm. He has already gained a great reputation and gained a firm foothold in the court .

Therefore, like Yang Zhen, the ignorant king of Yue, and Yang Zhao, the mediocre king of Shu, are no longer in Li's eyes. , Empress Li can respond to every request and gain a reputation as a virtuous queen.

Now that Mrs. Cui has seen the fate of Concubine Cao Xian, she is naturally a sensible person who pierces the window to see people. She has already restrained her previous thoughts of fighting, and learned to be humble in front of Empress Li. Empress, she can safely accompany her son to the fiefdom to be a concubine to take care of her for the rest of her life.

Therefore, she knew very well that instead of letting Yang Zhen marry the daughter of a general who holds an army and become the object of Li's vigilance, it is better to marry her own brother's daughter. Prosperity and wealth are endless.

It can be seen that compared to the virtuous concubine Cao with a heart higher than the sky, Concubine Cui De is the No. 1 who is truly transparent and aware of current affairs.

"This is the daughter of Murong He, the Duke of Chu. Do you think it is with the King of Shu—"

At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside, and when Empress Li, Li Sui, and Baoying looked around, they saw a servant come in anxiously, and said nervously, "Your Highness, what happened to Xiagui, Xiagui?" Earthquake-"

"How's the situation?"

Hearing this, Empress Li's eyes tightened immediately, and she spoke anxiously.

"The earthquake was mainly in Huazhou County. Fortunately, it was the autumn harvest at this time, and people in the countryside and villages were doing farm work in the fields. In addition—"

Hearing that the servant hesitated, Empress Li frowned and said, "What else?"

"In addition, someone in Huazhou has rumored that His Royal Highness will go to Huazhou to observe the people's sentiments today. In order to welcome His Highness and seek good political achievements, the county magistrate of Huazhou mobilized the people in the city to go out of the city gate to greet him early in the morning. I was stunned to wait until the noon earthquake, so, so the houses in Huazhou were severely damaged, and many people were injured, but no one lost their lives—”

Hearing this, Empress Li couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. She never thought that the county magistrate of Huazhou wanted to whitewash the table, but he did it right. A bad thing turned into a good thing. If she was told to know these clever things on weekdays, she would definitely punish her. , but at this moment she is very happy.

Seeing that Empress Li's expression relaxed a bit, the servant didn't. Instead, she took a more cautious and tentative look, as if he hesitated to speak.

Noticing this strange gaze, Empress Li hesitated and said, "What?"

"Return to Your Highness—"

The servant was stared at by Empress Li, couldn't help swallowing, and then said more cautiously: "Suddenly there are rumors circulating in the market, saying that a few days ago, Yingzhuo committed Ziwei, and that Yingzhuo happened to come from the east, and said— —”

"What else?"

Hearing the servant's nervous words, Empress Li's heart gradually became ominous, and under her gaze, the servant finally said tremblingly: "It is also said that your majesty is out now, and the prince is in Chang'an, not only is it unfavorable for the emperor The celestial phenomenon, and an earthquake occurred so close to Chang'an, saying that this is clearly, yes, a warning from the sky, showing that the prince has no talent or virtue, and cannot sit in Chang'an, what's more, it may threaten the north and the south The battle hurts His Majesty—"

As soon as these words came out, Empress Li's eyes immediately turned cold, murderous and heart-wrenching, every word in it was killing people.

Ziwei is the emperor's star, Yinghuo is a disaster, Yinghuo comes from the east, it points directly at the East Palace, in the open it is said that Yinghuo offended Ziwei, but in private it is said that the crown prince ordered him to offend the emperor, that will cause a terrible celestial phenomenon, and then there will be a momentary earthquake.

And now that the emperor is going to fight and the prince is in Chang'an, this statement is undoubtedly confirmed.

Thinking of this, even Empress Li, who was not chaotic before Mount Tai collapsed, couldn't help being confused at this moment.

You must know that once this rumor spreads to the anxious army, it will not only violate the taboo of military strategists and disturb the morale of the army, but also violate the taboo of the emperor and cause suspicion.

In the past dynasties, the emperor and the prince were both father and son, and they were also monarchs and ministers. Due to the suspicion of the emperor, countless princes were abolished or even died.

If these rumors cannot be broken, Erlang's crown prince will be in jeopardy.

(End of this chapter)