There are left and right prime ministers in Xixia. When the left prime minister Tuoba Qiang was drinking with Ma Hanshan, the right prime minister Li Qunying was also drinking. The person drinking with him was the emperor's uncle Li Zhenji of the Xixia Kingdom. (ps: The name of the emperor's uncle in Xixia was mentioned in the previous chapter.
Where the wrong name was Li Zunji, it should be Li Zhenji. It has been corrected.)
"Qunying, has there been any news about Nan Song's arrival in the past two days?" Li Zhenji put down his wine glass and asked Li Qunying casually.
"Uncle, I didn't notice they did anything. They stayed in Honglu Temple and didn't go out." After all, although Li Qunying is not from the royal family, he is from the same clan, so he is more relaxed in front of Li Zhenji.
The surname Li is not only the national surname of Xixia, but also a common surname. Therefore, many officials in Xixia are surnamed Li.
"Really?" Li Zhenji's face changed and became serious.
"Well...maybe...Uncle, Bi Liancheng hasn't gone out all this time. Someone is keeping an eye on him." Li Qunying shuddered, groaned, and then confirmed the news.
Snapped!
Li Zhenji raised his hand and slapped the table, causing a crash that knocked all the wine glasses on the table to the floor.
Li Qunying was very shocked. Why did the emperor's uncle suddenly become angry? He had done nothing wrong.
"Uncle...you are...nephew, you didn't do anything wrong." Li Qunying said, shrinking her neck.
"Huh, you didn't do anything wrong, you're just stupid, like a pig...don't you know that although Bi Liancheng is called an envoy, he is actually just a sounding tube." Li Zhenji was very angry, but he did not dare to go too far.
Accusing, enduring, looking aggrieved and depressed.
He still has to rely on this "nephew" for support, so how dare he go too far.
Li Zhenji is the younger brother of the second emperor of Xixia. He had no intention of coveting the throne in the first place. It was only after his brother's sons died that he came up with such thoughts. But by this time, it was too late to manage his own power.
So, the position fell into the hands of Li Zunxu.
People are very strange. If you are not interested in a thing or a person, your mentality will be absolutely peaceful, but once you are interested in something or a person, you will insist on it.
In the past, Li Zhenji didn't care about the throne, but after his brother's sons died, he was deceived by some people, and suddenly he became interested, so he began to manage his own power.
What he didn't expect was that his brother died suddenly just after the power started to operate. What made him most angry was that even if his brother didn't pass the throne to him, he didn't pass the throne to his own son, but passed it to his younger brother's son.
He was angry, so he wanted to usurp Li Zunxu's position.
Among those who support him, the one with the highest position is Li Qunying. This person is crucial to whether it succeeds or not. Therefore, even if he is angry, Li Zhenji does not dare to do anything to Li Qunying.
Compared to Tuoba Qiang, Li Qunying's IQ is really a little lower. He actually still doesn't understand that Bi Liancheng is just a symbol of the Grand Song Officer, a signboard. He is completely a sounding board.
"Uncle Emperor, how do you say this? He is an envoy appointed by Emperor Dasong, how come he has become a mouthpiece?" Li Qunying was really an afterthought, and he didn't know how he got the position of prime minister.
"Well, he is an envoy. It's just a sign. He can't decide anything." Li Zhenji had no choice but to patiently explain to him, why should he rely on him? Li Zhenji took a sip of tea and said,
"Do you know who Ma Hanshan is?"
"Ah, I understand, uncle... I'm sorry, the master of the camp is the one who makes the decision. This guy is very powerful. A few dozen militiamen can wipe out a battalion of Donghu soldiers and horses." Li Qunying exclaimed, "
He...he's here?"
"Here he comes. According to what I said, he will meet with Tuoba Qiang tonight. What are they meeting for? It goes without saying that it must be to help my nephew. So, Qunying, please find a way quickly, otherwise, we will
It’s very troublesome.” Li Zhenji said distressedly.
He was really annoyed. There were very few capable people in his camp. Not only did he not have any wise and courageous people in the officialdom, but there were also no real masters among the people he raised. Alas, it was really difficult.
"Ah! It's really troublesome..." Li Qunying was surprised when he heard this.
Li Qunying originally had a low IQ. He had always focused on domestic affairs and had not paid any attention to the envoy sent by Dasong. Therefore, when he heard the news, he felt nothing but shock.
"Your Majesty..." Li Qunying was confused, and when Li Zhenji was distressed, Sang Tugong rushed in.
After Li Zunxu took over the throne, Li Zhenji, the emperor's younger brother, became the emperor's uncle. Li Zunxu knew that the emperor's uncle was unhappy, so after he succeeded to the throne, he gave him the title of King Side by Side.
"What's the matter, Mr. Sang?" Regardless of whether they are civil or military guests, whether they are civil or military officials in the palace, Li Zhenji always calls them "Mr." in non-public situations. Anyway, there is no loss in just calling, but this time "Mr."
, but it makes the audience enjoy it very much. It is a kind of respect.
They don't know that this is not respect, but just a small way for Lee Jin-ki to win people's hearts.
"Your Majesty... the matter has been investigated..." Sang Tugong glanced at Li Qunying, bowed to him first, called the prime minister, and then said to Li Zhenji.
"That thing? What's going on?" Li Zhenji was a little confused.
"It's just...it's just..." Sang Tugong glanced at Li Qunying again and said nothing.
"The Prime Minister is one of our own, is there anything we can't say?" Li Zhenji said angrily, he really forgot something.
"Yes." Mr. Sang Tugu said, clasping his fists, "Your Majesty, the two children born to Concubine Xia have been found..."
"Concubine Xia's child... was found? Ah... found?" Li Zhenji finally remembered what happened.
When Emperor Li Zunxu was still the crown prince, he already took in his concubine. Concubine Xia could be said to be a perfect match. She gave birth to a son and a daughter. However, her life was not good and she died shortly after giving birth. But what is strange is that the son and daughter,
They disappeared not long after. As for why the two living children disappeared, no one knew, and of course no one dared to ask the emperor's nephew why the children were missing.
"Yes, we found it." Sang Tugong nodded and affirmed.
"Haha, that's great. How did Mr. Sang find out?" Li Zhenji suddenly felt better.
He didn't know what was going on. After Li Zunxu succeeded to the throne, both the queen and the concubines either gave birth to daughters, or the sons they gave birth to died in infancy. In other words, the current emperor has no sons, but he has a lot of princesses.
It's urgent. Li Zunxu is anxious, and so are the ministers. This is related to the great unification of the country. Isn't it like the late emperor who lost his queen?
Of course, some people are happy, and Lee Jin-ki is very happy.
However, he remembered that Li Zunxu had two children, so he had to find these two children.
"Uncle...what are you talking about?" Li Qunying was a little confused.
Li Zhenji glanced at Li Qunying, was silent for a moment and said, "Do you still remember that Li Zunxu was not the emperor's concubine?"
"Ah? Isn't that...isn't he dead?" Li Qunying thought for a moment and said.
"Yes, didn't she give birth to two children? They disappeared later," Li Zhenji reminded.
Li Qunying stared, his muddy old pig eyes actually shone, and he was shocked.
"Mr. Sang is looking for... to find those two children?" Li Qunying said.
Li Zhenji nodded and looked at Li Qunying, hoping that he could express his thoughts.
Li Qunying and Li Zhenji have been working together for a long time. The two "uncle and nephew" really have a tacit understanding. Li Junying thought for a moment and said, "He hid it?"
"I think so, but I just don't understand why they would do this." Li Zhenji thought for a moment and then said, "Did the emperor already prepare to give him the throne at that time? Let me think about it... those two missing children
The time... wasn't right, the emperor himself had a son at that time..."
Mysterious, when Li Zunxu's two children disappeared, were they really missing or hidden? No one knows.
"Mr. Sang, how can you be sure that those two children were found?" Li Qunying suddenly became smart.
Sang Tugong took out an object from his arms, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, look at this thing."
Li Zhenji took the object handed over by Sang Tugong, which was a beautifully made jade pendant.
"High-quality Hotan topaz, the best jade and a rare treasure. I never thought that my damn brother would have such a good thing hidden in his house." Although Li Zhenji is a prince, he still has the face of a common man and is very greedy.
, when I saw a piece of good jade, I actually forgot what I was talking about.
"Mr. Sang, how can you confirm that this jade pendant belongs to the emperor?" Li Qunying frowned and said.
"Qunying, this jade pendant is engraved with the symbol of Prince Qi's palace." Li Zhenji answered Li Qunying on behalf of Sang Tugong, and then asked Sang Tugong, "Mr. Sang, where did this jade pendant come from? Who is holding the jade pendant?"
"Haha, Your Majesty, this is an unexpected gain." Sang Tugong smiled and said, "Although the operation failed that night, my people took advantage of the chaos and got this jade pendant from a woman. This bastard wanted to swallow it himself.
Yes, I was scolded by the prince for being humble that day, and then I went back and scolded those bastards..."
"That bastard gave this thing to you so as not to be punished? So, who wears your jade pendant?" Li Zhenji really felt that this was God's will and was very happy.
"If it weren't for the jade pendant I got from that bastard, I still wouldn't have paid attention to such a thing. Because I got it from that bastard, I decided to investigate thoroughly. Later I found out that it was a piece of jade pendant.
The jade pendant from Prince Qi's Mansion, and then I checked the person who wore it..." Sang Tu Gong talked a lot, telling Li Zhenji how hard he worked to find out the jade and the person who wore it...
people.
"It's really wonderful. He actually sent his daughter to White Camel Villa to be raised... Well, I don't know where his son was sent." Li Zhenji said after hearing this.
"Uncle, if we find our daughter, it will be easy to find our son. My nephew thinks we should discuss how to deal with it now," Li Qunying interjected.
"How to deal with it? Of course we must eradicate it." Li Zhenji gritted his teeth and said.
"My lord, no, I humbly believe that keeping her alive is more useful than killing her. If I tie her up, I can use her to lure the other one out, or I can use him to negotiate with the emperor." Sang Tu Gong offered his advice.
"Okay, just do as you say...take action immediately." Li Zhenji was really impatient.