Chapter 143: The Invitation of King Qing

Dong Yanguang finally understood what Zhang Yun meant and asked him to ask the most popular Yang family in the Tang Dynasty. Dong Yanguang seemed to be hit by a blow and suddenly woke up. Yes! His fate is in the hands of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. What else is there to be a more effective plea for mercy than the wind on the side of the pillow?

Understanding this, Dong Yanguang rushed home in a hurry. He had nothing to do with the Yang family, but now if you have urgent matters, he would need to spend a lot of money. Dong Yanqing's home is in Baoningfang, a mansion covering an area of ​​dozens of acres. As soon as he arrived at the door of the mansion, his gatehouse ran out, "Master, you are back just in time!"

"What's the matter?"

"Half an hour ago, someone came to Prince Qing's Mansion and said that Prince Qing wanted to see you and asked you to go to Prince's Mansion immediately after you come back."

Dong Yanguang looked at the sky. At this time, Yang Zhao might have not yet gone to court. It would be fine if he asked King Qing, and there would be more life for more people. Although Dong Yanguang was very tired, he still cheered up and went to Prince Qing's mansion.

Since the Yangzhou incident last year, King Qing Li Cong has become much more low-key. It has been until the influence of the Yangzhou incident gradually faded that Li Cong became active again. Last New Year's Eve, his father allowed him to accept talent, so Li Cong spent a lot of money to build a library, which, as the name suggests, was a library. This library not only has a rich collection of books, but also has all the food and accommodation, attracting famous literati and scholars to study knowledge and teach disciples. After more than half a year of operation, Li Cong gradually became the name of seeking talent.

In this Longyou Battle, Li Cong, like all the people of the Tang Dynasty, paid great attention to the progress of the battle. Among the various princes participating in the Longyou Battle, Li Cong also had his own representative of his power, that is, Dong Yanguang.

As early as ten years ago, when Dong Yanguang was the General of the Jinwu Guard, he became Li Cong's confidant. Under Li Cong's careful cultivation, Dong Yanguang was promoted step by step and finally became the general of the Left Guard. Last year, he was sent to the governor of Shanzhou, holding real power and became one of the core figures of the Qingwang Party. In this Longyou Battle, Dong Yanguang caused a huge disaster due to a single thought. Li Cong was also hated and anxious. If Dong Yanguang was demoted, his power in the military would be seriously damaged.

Li Cong had already received the news, and someone saw Dong Yanguang returning to Chang'an. At this moment, he was waiting anxiously in the study.

"Your Highness, General Dong is here!"

Li Cong was excited, "Hurry! Let him in!"

As soon as Dong Yanguang entered the room, he lay on the ground and cried bitterly, "Your Highness, I am guilty and I have let you down. Your Highness punish me!"

Zhang Yun refused to ask, the Yang family was not familiar with each other, and now Dong Yanguang could only hold on to King Qing's thick leg.

"Okay! OK! Great General, why are you crying?"

Li Cong was a little upset by his crying, and waved his hand and said, "Sit down first and tell me the reason slowly. What's going on?"

Dong Yanguang wiped away his tears and explained in detail what happened. Finally, he said: "I was confused for a moment and was hit by Abus's plan to kill people by using a knife. It's too late to regret it now. Please save my life."

"Are you a three-year-old boy? I'm really embarrassed by the Hu people's plan!"

Li Cong walked around the room with his hands behind his back, feeling really angry. Dong Yanguang was extremely stupid. Didn’t he know that the Longyou Battle was even bigger than the sky for his father?

Dong Yanguang lay on the ground, not daring to say a word. He was staring at Li Cong's pace. From Li Cong's rapid walking, Dong Yanguang judged that Li Cong wanted to protect him. He was overjoyed and said sadly: "I am also determined to preserve my strength for Your Highness. I am begging you to think that your Highness has no credit and will work hard. Save me next time."

"I understand. I will find a way to plead for you in this matter. You can go first! I honestly face the wall at home and think about my mistakes, and don't cause trouble for me again."

"Thank you Your Highness! Thank you Your Highness!"

Dong Yanguang kowtowed three times and retreated with tears. Li Cong sat down slowly. At this time, his son Li Qiu walked out of the inner room and smiled and said, "Father, is it really going to intervene in this matter?"

Li Cong sighed and said, "My son doesn't know. Actually, I don't want to ask about this at all, but if I don't care, then the rest of the Qingwang Party will feel sad when the rabbit dies, and will say that I don't care about my subordinates, and it will be difficult for me to deal with it!"

"But has the father weighed the pros and cons of this matter? Now Chang'an is full of indignation towards Dong Yanguang. If the father stands out for him, wouldn't it be Dong Yanguang's shield? He became an enemy of the Anxi Army and ruined the reputation that his father had worked hard to create this year. Besides, the father's rescue of Dong Yanguang, and other Qingwang Party members may not appreciate it."

Li Cong was stunned. He thought about the problem relatively simply, but he didn't expect that he would become the target of public criticism. He looked at his scheming son and smiled and said, "Do I have any good suggestions?"

Li Qiu smiled slightly and said, "Father, my child's advice is that the thunder sounds low and the raindrops are heavy. Try not to stand out in this matter, but you can use your strength behind the scenes, and maybe you can kill two birds with one stone."

Li Cong was very interested and asked quickly: "How can he kill two birds with one stone?"

"I heard that Li Qing'an was very close to the prince. If he was promoted this time, it would mean the increase in the prince's power. The boy meant that the father might as well invite Li Qing'an to the prince's house to attend the banquet, which was to mediate the hatred between him and Dong Yanguang, so that the emperor's grandfather felt that his father was humble and could consider the overall situation, but secretly it was to disrupt his relationship with the prince."

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Li Cong slammed the high five and praised: "With Li Heng's suspicious personality, he will definitely be dissatisfied. My son is indeed a clever!"

After Li Qing'an returned home, he wrote a letter to Gao Xianzhi, writing down what happened recently in detail. This dispute over merit was not only Li Qing'an's personal honor and disgrace, but also the honor of Anxi Army. He had to report to Gao Xianzhi.

After writing the letter, he put down his pen and blew the ink dry, sealed the envelope, and handed it to Jiang Xiaonian and said, "Tell the letter to Anxi and Jinwu Guards to send it to Anxi immediately. In addition, you go to the Jinwu Guard station again, please ask General Li Siye to come to my place in the evening."

"I'll go now!" Jiang Xiaonian took the letter and hurriedly left.

At this moment, Butler Luo was outside the door and said, "Is General Li here?"

Li Qingan walked out the door and smiled, "What's the matter?"

"General Li will go to the door and take a look! Someone is looking for you."

"Who is looking for me?" Li Qingan couldn't help but wonder when he saw his strange smile.

"You will know when General Li goes." Butler Luo finally couldn't help but laughed while covering his mouth.

Li Qing'an became more and more confused. He quickly walked out of the gate, but was stunned for a moment.

I saw forty or fifty young ladies standing at the gate of Gao Lishi, most of whom were fifteen or sixteen years old, all dressed up in a variety of styles. Each ladies had a variety of makeup. Some were covered with peach blossoms and long moon-white dresses, like vixen coming out of the mountain; some were painted in green colors, their lips were purple, and their hair was loose, as if a demon girl appeared in the world. Each ladies were dressed up with a very unique personality, with ten carriages parked from afar, obviously coming together. Forty or fifty ladies were chattering at the gate, rushing to say something.

One of them had a pretty little girl with bloody makeup, and she waved her hand and said loudly: "If you don't believe me, I will hold his hand and show you it. But those who lose will not be allowed to pay."

"Mingzhu, what we want to see is Li Qing'an. Don't just find someone named Li to make up for the numbers."

"Don't you believe it? I'll go in and look for him now."

The little girl is naturally Dugu Mingzhu. In the past two days, Li Qing'an's deeds have spread throughout Chang'an and become a hero that countless girls are fascinated by. Mingzhu is naturally extremely proud. She announced her relationship with Li Qing'an to a large group of fashionable girlfriends, which immediately attracted countless doubts. In order to defend her dignity, Mingzhu brought them to find Li Qing'an.

When she turned around, she saw Li Qingan standing on the steps and looking at herself with a smile. Her face turned red,

When Li Qingan saw her, he felt like a breeze blew away the melancholy mist in his heart, and his heart suddenly became bright.

"Brother Li!" Mingzhu was so embarrassed that she couldn't even lift her eyes.

"Mingzhu, are these your friends?" Li Qingan asked with a smile.

"Well! They all want to see you."

Mingzhu looked back at the little girls, all her eyes gazed at Li Qing'an, and an irresistible worship appeared in her eyes. Mingzhu was extremely proud in her heart. She shouted loudly: "Did you see it? This is Li Qing'an, the hero of the Battle of Longyou!"

She bit her lip gently, glanced at Li Qing'an quickly, and whispered: "Brother Li, I made a bet with them, can you?"

"Can you have something?" Li Qing'an walked forward with a smile and held her hand. Mingzhu was so excited that she burst into tears. She shouted in a low voice and rushed into Li Qing'an's arms.

A girl screamed suddenly in front of Gao Lishi's mansion. The girls could no longer control the excitement in their hearts. They rushed forward with long skirts and surrounded Li Qing'an.

Li Qingan was so scared that he raised his hand and shouted: "I'll give you the same thing."

His throat protected the wound on his back. The little girls suddenly calmed down and looked at Li Qing'an with anticipation. Li Qing'an quickly took two steps back, pressed against the gate, and then smiled and said, "I will give you one by one arrow, with the name I engraved with my own hands."

The little girls cheered. At this moment, Li Qing'an suddenly saw a young man in a brocade robe standing under the steps, looking at him with a smile. It was Li Qi, the son of King Qing. They had dealt with each other in Yangzhou.

Li Qing'an smiled at the little girls and said, "You wait for a moment, I will see a friend first."

He walked down the steps, bowed to Li Qiu and smiled, "Little Prince, are you okay?"

Li Qiu glanced at the little girl and smiled politely, "General Li is famous in Chang'an and is unmarried. I don't know how many famous beautiful people in the family want to marry General Li. If it weren't for the same surname, I would also like to promise my sister to General Li."

"The little prince is kidding."

When Li Qingan saw Li Qiu holding an extremely exquisite invitation, he smiled and said, "What's the matter with the little prince?"

"That's right. My father has always admired General Li. He wanted to meet General Li for a long time, but he never had a chance. Today I specially asked me to invite General Li to have a glass of water and wine."

As he said that, he handed the invitation to Li Qing'an and said sincerely: "This is the invitation written by my father himself. This is the first time in five years that my father personally wrote an invitation to the ministers to go to the banquet. The last time was the third year of Tianbao. My father's heart was full of his wishes. General Li wanted to give him face no matter what."

Li Qingan took the invitation and looked at it. It was indeed Li Cong's handwriting, with his signature underneath. Li Qingan apologized: "How dare I not give you the prince's face? But can the little prince change the time? My back is seriously injured. I have to undergo healing tonight, but I really can't go out."

Li Qiu used a trick to block all the possibilities of Li Qing'an unless it was summoned by the emperor or the prince, but he had already inquired about it. Neither Xingqing Palace nor the Eastern Palace, there was no plan to summon any ministers tonight. If Li Qing'an dared to use this as an excuse, then he would be a serious crime to privately pass the imperial edict. Besides, what else is more important than King Qing's first personal invitation in five years?

Li Qiu was very proud of his own family plan. Unexpectedly, Li Qing'an claimed that he was seriously injured, which made him never expect. He hesitated suddenly. Before he could speak, Li Qing'an said sadly again: "Actually, today is the tenth anniversary of my grandfather's death. I want to keep a soul for him to fulfill his filial piety. I am really sorry, let's go there another day! I will come to my house again."

Li Qiu blinked his eyes and couldn't say a word. He realized that his plan was not very clever. After a while, he sighed inwardly and said with a bitter face: "Then tomorrow, General Li must come to the door tomorrow."

"Okay! I will definitely go to the appointment tomorrow. Except for one thing, I will never miss the appointment."

Li Qiu was stunned for a moment. Li Qingan actually had conditions attached. He hesitated and asked, "I don't know what's going on?"

Li Qing'an looked into his eyes and said coldly: "I, Li Qing'an, have a clear grudge. If King Qing also invites Dong Yanguang to the banquet, I'm sorry, I will let the dog thief's blood splatter in the church!"

Li Qiu's face became extremely unnatural. His face twitched for a moment and he laughed dryly: "What is General Li saying? How could my father ask Dong Yanguang? No, at most, there are only a few Confucian scholars from the Blog Library to accompany him. General Li doesn't have to worry."

"Okay, since the little prince has promised me, I will definitely attend the banquet on time tomorrow evening."

Li Qiu had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. Li Qingan looked at his back and walked away and couldn't help but snorted coldly.

"Brother Li, are you doing well?" Mingzhu behind her finally couldn't help but speak.

Li Qingan turned around and looked at a group of young ladies who were fancy makeup. They all stretched their necks and looked at him with a long eye. He smiled and said, "Okay! OK! I'll give it to you."

He said a few words to a personal soldier, and the personal soldier immediately ran back and took two pots of arrows out. Li Qing'an pointed at the arrow and said to the little girl: "These are all my arrows. I will engrave names for everyone. Don't worry, line up and take them one by one, and make sure everyone has them."

The girls rushed over with excitement, and soon lined up in a long line, yelling and shouting. Li Qing'an sat on the steps, pulled out a dagger, and began to carve his name on the arrow. He smiled and asked the little girl who was ranked first and dressed like a vixen and said, "What's your name?"

The little girl bowed shyly and said, "My family is called Song Lian'er."

"I see."

Li Qing'an carved the three words "Li Qing'an" on the arrow, handed it to her and smiled: "I like your makeup very much, I give this arrow to you."

After carving for half an hour, it was finally finished. Even the several janitors in Gao Lishi's mansion were all mixed up. The little girls left happily. Li Qingan stood up tiredly. Seeing Mingzhu still standing beside him and didn't leave, he looked at him with a smile, "Mingzhu, are you free tonight?"

Mingzhu was surprised and happy and hurriedly said, "Yes! Of course there is!"

"Okay, wait a moment, you will accompany me to a place first, and then I will treat you to supper."

"Brother Li, where are we going first?"
Chapter completed!