Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 744 Chapter 763: Li Hao sued

"You..." Li Zhi saw that the lock on the prison door had fallen to the ground, and the lock lever was broken. He looked at Li Hao in surprise and asked, "Why is the lock broken?"

Li Hao said with a smile: "I accidentally tore it up. Your majesty knows it because I'm a bit strong."

Li Zhi walked in, dumbfounded, and said, "The cell door is unlocked, what kind of talk is that?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows, and said: "The prison can only hold my body, but how can it hold my loyalty to serve the country? The most terrible prison is in the heart of a person."

Li Hao's words were a bit pretentious, and Li Zhi couldn't help admiring: "What Poet Kuang said is too mysterious, I... I can only listen to a half-knowledge."

Li Hao smiled and said: "Your Majesty will come back and think about it, and you will naturally understand. The true meaning of this can only be felt, not expressed in words."

Li Zhi nodded, turned around and said to Zhu Ruihuan and the jailer outside: "You guys avoid it, stay outside and don't allow anyone to come in and disturb you."

"Yes!" The two took orders and retreated.

Li Hao took Li Zhi to the table, and the two sat down facing each other. They were in a prison cell and no outsiders were present, so Li Hao didn't tell Li Zhi so many rules, and Li Zhi felt so at ease.

After sitting down, Li Zhi suddenly let out a long sigh, and said bitterly: "Shi Kuang, I am sorry for you for this matter."

Li Hao was surprised when he heard the words, "Why did Your Majesty make such a statement?"

"Of course it's about your imprisonment." Li Zhi sighed and said helplessly, "Xu Jingzong handed back the memorandum saying that after you arrived in Tubo, you said you were ill and gave up the military power to Fan Lihua, and Fan Lihua garrisoned troops. Namtso didn't think about defeating the enemy for several months. Besides, you didn't follow the army, and you didn't report your whereabouts in the battle report. All these things were too abnormal. Later, Fan Lihua defeated the [-] Tubo army. But he only lost [-] to himself, saying that he used fire to defeat the enemy on the snowfield. This battle sounds very mysterious, and it was too easy to win, but it was more like a play. Zhao Guogong and those ministers, Taking advantage of the topic, because of these abnormal incidents, I suspect you of treason and defection to the enemy, and you have the idea of ​​treason, insisting on ordering me to decree to seize the military power of you and Fan Lihua, and take you back to Chang'an for trial."

Li Hao also sighed after hearing the words: "Your Majesty, this is the end of the matter, there is no need to worry about it anymore."

"No!" Li Zhi suddenly had a bitter face, and said loudly, "I feel uncomfortable. I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but I was forced to kill you by a group of ministers. I didn't allow it at first, but I really can't argue with them. Other people in the court could not argue with them, and in the end, Zhao Guogong actually threatened me with Mei Niang, you know that in my heart..."

"Stop talking, Your Majesty." Li Hao said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, I know that Wu Meiniang is very important to you, and she is still pregnant with your child. Even if you don't think about her, you have to think about your own child. It's no big deal for the detainee to come back for trial, at most he will suffer a little grievance, but...it's a pity."

"What a pity?" Li Zhi asked.

Li Haodao: "It's a pity that I failed to fulfill the late emperor's last wish. The conquest of Tubo was a failure. At that time, our soldiers surrounded some cities. Our army was brave. The Tubo army was defeated twice when they took the initiative to attack, and lost tens of thousands of troops. Almost frightened, we could only hide in Luoxie City, but General Fan and I had long thought that they would defend the city, and had already plundered the food and grass of various tribes in Tubo and expelled the people from various tribes of Tubo to Luoxie City. It took several months, and there was a natural food shortage in the city, but our army didn't have to worry about food and grass. When General Fan received the imperial edict, the food in Tubo City was already exhausted. General Fan had just handed over the military power to General Li Yuanzhong, and spies came to report. Tubo Grand Chancellor Garqin Mausoleum has already led the army out of Luoxie City and fled westward all the way, if the imperial decree is delayed by three days, Tubo will now be the territory of our Great Tang."

"What!" Li Zhi's eyes widened after hearing this, and he looked at Li Hao in shock. Immediately, his eyes began to turn red, and pain appeared on his face. Finally, he covered his face and cried bitterly.

"I'm sorry father, woooooo...I'm sorry father, conquering Tubo is the last wish of father, and it was about to come true, but I buried it with my own hands, woooooo..." Li Zhi cried a lot Sad, really sad, he is benevolent and filial, both public and private, he very much hopes that Li Hao can break through Tubo, fulfill his father's last wish, and remove a big hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty, but because he can't bear it The remonstrances of the ministers made the attack on Tubo come to naught, only three days away. If he had known this, he would have let Li Yuanzhong slow down on the road. to ease the pain in my heart.

Li Hao suddenly put his hand on the table, and Li Zhi's forehead hit Li Hao's palm, and he stopped there. Li Zhi looked up at Li Hao, wiped away his tears, and asked, "Sir, am I not suitable to be an emperor at all?" ?”

Li Hao's mood was a bit complicated when he heard the words. Li Zhi's temperament is still very timid, and this is not acceptable, so he said a little bit in his heart, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, you are now the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty , and Datang is the most powerful country in the world, so you are the most powerful person in the world, and everyone should kneel at your feet and wait for your orders."

Li Zhi murmured with a dazed face when he heard the words: "I am the most powerful person in the world..." His tone was a bit puzzled, he was a bit slow, he had been the emperor for two or three months, and he seemed to have not yet adapted to the role of emperor. I didn't realize that I was the most powerful person at all.

"Yes, you are the most powerful person in the world." Li Hao nodded vigorously and said, "Your Majesty, from now on, you must change your temper a little bit, let yourself be tough and soft, and be a saint like the former emperor." Lord, you should treat your ministers like a monarch and minister, and you should never use the title of Mr. again."

Li Zhidao: "But you are indeed my husband, you have been a teacher, and you have taught me a lot of truths."

Li Haodao: "It is my honor to be able to teach His Majesty the truth. Your Majesty can give you the title of Emperor Teacher, but you can no longer call me Mr. You are now the supreme emperor, you are the greatest."

"Okay, I understand." Li Zhi said, "After you are released from prison, I will make you the emperor's teacher."

Li Haodao: "It's not that simple to get out of prison. Those people must be scheming and weaving charges, and they want to prove the crime of treason in one fell swoop."

"They dare!" Hearing this, Li Zhi pressed the table suddenly, stood up with glaring eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I will never be coerced again this time. I have thought about it carefully during this period. Even if the matter of Mei Niang is exposed, so what, I will take her into the palace sooner or later, what am I afraid of!"

"Your Majesty is right." Li Hao nodded and said, "The matter of Wu Meiniang can no longer coerce you. You had just ascended the throne at that time and had not yet secured the throne. If Changsun Wuji exposed it, it might be a threat to you, but it is no longer the case. It's the same."

Li Zhi looked at Li Hao, and said slowly: "However, Shi Kuang, although I will try my best to protect you, you still need to find a way to save yourself. My strength alone is too weak, even if I can protect you, I can't let you go." Prison, you must help yourself get rid of the crime."

Li Hao smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, those who are innocent will be innocent, and I will prove my innocence."

"Okay!" Li Zhi said excitedly, "If you are ready, then at the court meeting in three days' time, I will let you go to the palace, where you will be interrogated, and you can have a good argument with them to clear your name!"

"Observe!" Li Hao said with a smile, cupping his hands, "I have never lost a debate with others."

Hearing this, Li Zhi was finally relieved, sat down again, and said, "Shi Kuang, I want to ask you one thing."

Li Hao spread his hands and said: "It is the duty of the minister to share the emperor's worries. Please tell me, Your Majesty."

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "I want to take Mei Niang and the two children into the palace, but I am afraid that the officials will object, please help me to think of a good way."

Li Zhi frowned suddenly when he heard the words, thinking that he had heard it wrong, he asked in surprise, "What did His Majesty just say, two children?"

Li Zhi grinned suddenly when he heard the words, and said: "Yes, Meiniang is really amazing, she actually gave me a pair of twins! Hehe..."

Li Hao was thoughtful when he heard the words, as far as he knew, Wu Meiniang and Li Zhi had a daughter in their first child, and Wu Meiniang had never given birth to twins, so why did she actually give birth to twins now?He was puzzled, could it be because history was changed by him?
"Poetry madness, poetic madness! The soul is back!" Li Zhi suddenly stretched out his hand and swiped in front of Li Hao's eyes, and finally clenched his fist.

Li Hao woke up from the stupefied state, smiled awkwardly, cupped his hands and said, "That's really congratulations, Your Majesty."

"Don't rush to congratulate." Li Zhi said, "Can you think of a way for me to take Meiniang into the palace without letting the officials object."

"It's impossible." Li Hao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty must know who Wu Meiniang is. If His Majesty wants to take her into the palace, all the officials will definitely object."

"You're so smart, there's nothing you can do?" Li Zhi looked at Li Hao expectantly.

Li Hao said slowly: "I really have no choice, but... I can recommend someone to His Majesty, and he can help you."

Hearing this, Li Zhi asked in surprise, "Oh? Who is it? You're smarter than Shikuang?"

"It's not necessarily smart." Li Hao smiled slightly and said, "This person is His Majesty's own uncle, eldest grandson Wuji."

"Ah?" Li Zhi said with a disappointed look on his face when he heard the words, "Don't make trouble if you are crazy about poetry."

"Your Majesty is not making trouble." Li Hao said seriously, "Your Majesty, Lord Changsun is your own uncle. Even though he used Wu Meiniang to coerce you and made you unhappy, he is definitely willing to help you with this matter."

Li Zhi sighed: "Even you can't do anything, what can he do."

Li Haodao: "Your Majesty, there is no way to make all the officials not object to this matter, but it can reduce the number of people who oppose it. Mr. Changsun has been in power for many years, and he has many friends and contacts in the court. From the impeachment of the officials this time, we can It can be seen how powerful his appeal is, if he takes the initiative to take Wu Meiniang into the palace, nine out of ten people will oppose it, and thirty out of ten people will oppose it, and the pressure on His Majesty will be reduced by more than half."

Li Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words, then suddenly frowned and asked, "Uncle is so capable?"

Li Hao smiled knowingly, nodded and said, "I can't match his ability in this aspect in this lifetime."

Li Zhi frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Then isn't he forming a party?"

Li Hao was secretly happy when he heard the words. It seems that Li Zhi is not stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning behind his words. Yes, what Li Hao said just now was an allusion to the elder Sun Wuji's clique for selfishness. As for the complaint, even Li Zhi didn't feel that Li Hao was complaining, he only knew that Li Hao was helping himself.

(End of this chapter)