My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 111 I didn't do anything, what am I afraid of?

Except for the two of them.

The people standing behind the signboard of "Li Ji" didn't notice anything unusual at first, but after a while, they could smell something...

Li Mansion is the residence of Li Guang, the Imperial Physician-in-Chief.

"problem occurs!"

Li Xi came to the door in a hurry and asked Li Guang to send his attendants away, saying that he had important matters to discuss. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he really scared old man Li.

Li Guang stood up from his seat and asked nervously, "What's wrong? I won't be involved in next year's war? Is it Wei Qing who spread rumors?"

"Traitor, I know..."

Seeing Li Guang running further and further away on the fork in the road and about to start scolding, Li Xi quickly waved his hand, "Hey! What Wei Qing? I'm talking about Li Ji!"

"Something happened to Li Ji!"

Li Xi looked anxious, but Li Guang was stunned for a moment. After that, he sat back down and said unhappily, "What did I think, Li Ji?"

"Does her accident have anything to do with us?"

Ever since the last time he entered the palace and ended up in a bad mood, Li Guang has not had any contact with Li Ji. Whether she is there or not, old man Li will still go against Wei Qing.

only……

"Something happened?" Li Guang asked casually, "She is just a concubine. What could possibly happen to her in the harem?"

"Ugh!"

Li Xi sighed heavily again and recounted how he sent people into the palace to give Li Ji a gift but never even met her.

"Once or twice would be fine, but I haven't seen her for several times in the past month or so. I'm afraid Li Ji... has committed a crime and is being imprisoned!" Li Xi said with lingering fear.

When concubines in the harem committed crimes, they were usually punished by confinement.

such as.

The former queen, Chen Ajiao, practiced witchcraft and is now imprisoned in Changmen Palace.

After several attempts to enter the palace, Li Xi concluded that it was reasonable for Li Ji to suffer the same fate. However, after hearing this, Li Guang still had that nonchalant expression on his face.

"Just circle it, what does it have to do with us? We haven't done anything, what are we afraid of!"

He spoke with confidence and Li Guang really did nothing.

however.

Upon hearing this, Li Xi took two steps uncomfortably, looked at Li Guang, and trembled, "You didn't do it, but I did some other things..."

whats the matter?
Connect Li Ji with the wealthy families!

Not long ago, the Supreme Court seemed to have gone mad, shouting out the slogan of "cleaning up the bureaucracy" and arresting corrupt officials all over the country.

As a result, countless officials of the rank of 2,000 stones or 1,000 stones were imprisoned or exiled.

Others just thought that the Chief Justice was going crazy, but Li Xi knew that those officials who were being questioned were all familiar to him!
That day.

In his own house, Li Xi helped Li Ji to connect with local wealthy families. The scholars representing the wealthy families once told Li Xi about their origins.

Although, Li Xi said at the time: "He also represented the families of the county governors and county magistrates. He spoke too quickly before and I didn't remember them all."

This was a lie, he remembered it!
At first, he lied to avoid getting involved, but he never expected that not long after, those officials that Li Xi remembered were all imprisoned by the court.

This is not 'cleansing up the bureaucracy', it is clearly targeted retaliation!

After guessing that the matter had been leaked, Li Xi suddenly panicked.

He had sent a letter to the palace, but it was unknown whether Li Ji was fearless due to her status or she was helpless, so she only replied to Li Xi with four words:

Just be patient.

Okay, then don't be anxious, but when the news of Li Ji's possible imprisonment came out, Li Xi couldn't help being anxious!
"hiss!"

After listening to his narration, even a thick-skinned man like Li Guang gasped. At this moment, old man Li leaned back with a complicated expression.

If I had to describe it, it would be:
Don't get close to me!!
Li Guang was so excited at the moment that he cursed: "You bastard, you and Li Ji, you have caused trouble, why did you come to my house?"

"What do you want from me?!"

"If the prince misunderstands me, how can my granddaughter still get married? Damn it!"

Li Xi saw Li Guang's dissatisfaction. Now having one more ally would give him a sense of security. Li Xi was afraid that the other party would "give up in the face of difficulties", so he said:

"Don't worry, I was just the middleman in the matter of Changning Palace's connection with the local government. I didn't have any involvement. Otherwise, would I still be standing here to discuss this with you?"

What he said... makes sense.

If the case was not seriously implicated, it would be impossible for the Chief Justice to move others and not him. Upon hearing this, Li Guang's expression eased a little.

but.

There was still a thorn in the old man Li's heart. If it was not removed, he would immediately let Li Xi get out without saying a word. "Did the intention to settle accounts with the nobles come from the Weiyang Palace or the Crown Prince's Palace?"

"this…"

Li Xi was confused by the question and said blankly: "The Supreme Court took action, most likely under the order of His Majesty. Although the Crown Prince has become more powerful, he has not extended his influence to the Supreme Court."

"Furthermore..."

"Does it make any difference whether it's your Majesty's order or the Crown Prince's order?"

Li Guang glanced at him and thought: "It will definitely make no difference to a reckless man like you, but it will make a big difference to me!"

cough.

Let’s put aside Old Man Li’s Reverse Tiangang first.

After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Since you didn't get involved much and nothing happened now, there won't be any trouble in the future!"

"As for Li Ji, she is imprisoned. The affairs of the harem have nothing to do with us. Our mission is to deal with Wei Qing. Even without Li Ji, we can still deal with him!"

After being confused all his life, Li Guang knew that he had no political wisdom, so he simply threw away his wisdom, stopped playing fancy tricks, and didn't care about the detours, he just wanted to get the answer.

Never let go!
His words were rough but reasonable, and they were exactly what Li Xi wanted. The two talked for a while, with Li Guang mostly doing the comforting and Li Xi just nodding his head.

By now.

Even if the higher-ups didn't touch Li Xi, he knew that he should have been registered with them. In the future, he should try not to show his face and follow Big Brother in everything... After the discussion was completed, Li Xi left.

On the left side of the lobby.

Li Gan came in from the corridor. He heard what was said in the hall before. He asked in a low voice: "Father, is Li Xi's matter really not a big deal?"

"Huh, who knows!"

Do not misunderstand.

Li Guang was not being mysterious, he just really didn't know, "Don't worry about him, let's lay a solid foundation for our family, that's the main thing!"

After today's false alarm, Li Guang felt deeply that the court was treacherous, full of conspiracies and deceptions.

"no!"

Li Guang slapped his thigh and stood up. Li Gan originally thought that his father was going to scold the general to consolidate his family's "foundation".

who ever thought.

Old man Li slapped his son on the head and scolded him, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Prepare the gifts. I'm going to the Prince's Palace!"

In the court, everyone has his own plans.

Li Guang no longer had any political wisdom and was forced out of the "smooth path of relatives by marriage", not to mention others.

Take Wei Qing, who was criticized by Li Guang every day, for example. This great general also had his own way of survival outside the battlefield and in the court.

before.

Li Cai and Wei Qing were at odds. You were stern and I refused to give in, so the two ended up in a draw.

Now, Li Guang and Wei Qing are at odds again, but Huo Qubing has risen, so in the court today, the generals have stopped their movements and the cavalry generals are confronting each other.

Hey, Wei and Li ended up in a tie again.

No matter what the inside story is, the situation shown to outsiders is at least like this, and that is enough.

The emperor sets the stage, and the ministers support him. Hello, I am good, and everyone is good...

Then.

Everyone has their own plans, does Li Xi have one?
Yes! In fact, I have already mentioned it in the previous article.

He knew that his introduction to Li Ji must have violated the taboo of someone in the palace, either the emperor or the crown prince, and now Li Ji had lost her power.

So that's it.

Li Xi immediately went to Li Guang to pay his respects, saying that he would obey his big brother from now on, adhering to the principle that: as long as I keep my head down, big brother will hold up the sky even if it falls!

Don't give me any chance to bring up the past...

Actually.

Li Xi's caution has been a bit redundant in recent times. It is still unknown whether it will be redundant in the future. At least in the near future, it is certain that it is redundant.

Recently.

There will not be major fluctuations in the court, especially for ministers like Li Xi. With the war imminent, the emperor will suppress any conflicts if he can, and eliminate them quickly if he cannot.

All matters must be compromised in order to send troops to attack the Huns.

but.

Among the ministers who could not be moved, the emperor moved one person. It was not a movement like demotion or imprisonment, but a "movement" with a mission.

In order to send troops to the Huns to "move".

A few days ago, the emperor issued an edict to transfer Weiwei Zhang Qian to the position of General of the Central Army and send him to the Western Regions again!
……

The Mansion of Marquis Bowang.

The servants in the mansion were busy, some were packing clothes, some were preparing luggage, all of them were walking in a hurry.

In the back house, Tang Yifu said in a muffled voice: "Master, this mission to the Western Regions is not much more dangerous than the last one. I wonder if the court will send more people?"

"meeting!"

Zhang Qian put down the teacup in his hand and said seriously, "Your Majesty has already informed us that the size of this delegation will reach several hundred people, and the gold and silver treasures they will bring will be countless."

"And your majesty has said that I can recruit my own guides and guards."

talking.

He glanced at Tang Yifu and said with a smile: "If you are worried, just go and recruit a few more Xiongnu people to lead the way."

Tang Yifu nodded and really agreed, "That's what I think!"

The last time he was sent on a diplomatic mission, he was captured and imprisoned in Mobei for ten years, which left a deep impression on Tang Yifu.

Once was enough, he didn't want to do it again.

How could Zhang Qian not know what he was thinking? He shook his head and said, "Today is different from the past. The land west of the Yellow River has been opened up. The probability of being blocked by the Xiongnu is very small."

"Of course, if you want to recruit more people, I will also..."

That’s all he said.

Suddenly, a voice called out from outside the house, "Master, the Crown Prince is here!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Qian's expression froze, and he hurried out of the house, "Where is His Highness?"

"I have already entered the mansion."

"Hurry up and meet them!"

Not long after, Zhang Qian and Liu Ju sat opposite each other in the main hall. Liu Ju was the first to bow slightly and apologized, "Please don't blame me for coming to your house without permission, Marquis Bowang."

After a few pleasantries, he got straight to the point, "I heard that Marquis Bowang is about to send two envoys to the Western Regions. I have an unwelcome request, but I wonder if I should say it or not?"

Generally speaking, when this question is asked, nine out of ten people would reply that it’s okay to say it. Zhang Qian did not make any exception and responded with a salute.

"Your Highness, please speak."

(End of this chapter)