When Li Mu returned to the mansion, there were no two young eunuchs to greet him at the door, and even Qing'er was nowhere to be seen.
Instead, at the gate, I heard bursts of noise in the backyard.
It was getting dark. These bastards had completely forgotten about themselves. They didn't know what they were playing about. Li Mu was curious and walked quickly towards the backyard.
At this time, the palace was surprisingly quiet. Li Longji looked at the setting sun and looked north in the direction of Mount Li, with a happy expression on his face.
Li Longji asked: "Xiao Gao, I haven't gone to court for two days. What else can those old ministers who make trouble out of nothing do?"
Gao Lishi understood the boss's thoughts and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, this group of ministers have been noisy for two days and are exhausted. They are just memorials and comments, and there are many more. There are almost no excessive behaviors."
Li Longji said: "I feel it is very boring to fight with them. I avoid their sharp edges. After a while, they will become suspicious of each other and fight among themselves. My thunderous means have not been used yet, so they will defeat themselves."
Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty is so clever. How can they be your Majesty's opponents? Even Mr. Li and Mr. Xu behaved themselves and did not make any movement."
Li Longji said oh, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Li Yi and Xu Jiyuan, they were trapped in the mansion and they didn't make any noise? What does this mean, Xiao Gao, do you think it's normal?"
Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty, the two adults must have realized that they were wrong and reflected and repented in the palace. Is there no problem?"
Li Longji snorted coldly and said: "They just let it go, and they still reflect and repent. You underestimated them too much. The quieter they are, the more abnormal they are. Xiao Gao, if it were you and the imperial army besieged the mansion, what would you do?"
Gao Lishi looked at Li Longji bitterly, how would he answer such a question!
Gao Lishi said pitifully: "How can I have the courage? If I make a mistake and don't use the imperial army, I will immediately admit my mistake and apologize to His Majesty, or even die to apologize. How dare I have any plans."
Li Longji said: "It sounds nice at this time, but when it comes, who knows the outcome, Xiao Gao, if the two of them still don't give up, what do you think is the worst outcome?"
Gao Lishi didn't dare to talk nonsense for fear of getting angry, so he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I really don't know."
Being with a king is like being with a tiger. The most taboo thing about hanging out with the boss is being smarter than the boss. Fools will never suffer.
Li Longji sneered and said: "You are afraid that wildfire will burn your eyebrows. I suddenly thought of something. These two people are extremely stubborn and quiet on the surface. There is no guarantee that they will not plan more vicious actions."
Li Longji pointed in the direction of the north.
Gao Lishi asked nervously: "Your Majesty, do you mean that they will be harmful to Master Tai Zhen? Do they have such courage? Are they not afraid of harming the nine tribes?"
Li Longji said: "If a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, you have to guard against it."
Gao Lishi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, your Majesty is wise and sets up defenses in advance to ensure that Master Taizhen is safe. Your Majesty, how about the old slave personally take people out of the palace and go to Lishan Mountain overnight to protect Master Taizhen?"
Li Longji shook his head and said: "When you lead people out of the palace, your shadow will be too big and you will leave a lot of unnecessary excuses. Xiao Gao, I heard Twenty-One say a few days ago that there is some kind of general in the guard camp, he is very discerning. ?”
Gao Lishi immediately said: "Yes, yes, the twenty-first prince said that his name is Zuo Li. He is a deputy general in the guard camp and guards the area of Chengtianmen Street."
Li Longji said: "This person has a prince in his eyes, which shows that he has awe of our royal family. Xiao Gao, how can such a person be buried? You immediately send an order to let Zuo Li enter the palace."
Gao Lishi agreed and went out to spread the message.
What Li Longji needs most is die-hard loyalists who respect the royal family in their hearts.
Soon, Zuo Li entered the palace. He never dreamed that a small friendly gesture that day would lead to the great honor of meeting the king today.
Zuo Li dare not predict good or bad luck.
Zuo Li felt uneasy and knelt down to Li Longji from a distance.
Li Longji smiled and waved, asking Zuo Li to come closer. Zuo Li didn't dare to get up, so he knelt down and walked forward, approaching Li Longji, lowering his head nervously and saying nothing.
Li Longji asked: "Are you Zuoli of the escort camp?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Zuo Li, the deputy general of the last general's escort camp." Zuo Li did not dare to say a word.
Li Longji asked: "I heard that you met the twenty-first prince on Chengtianmen Street a few days ago?"
Zuo Li was startled, thinking that Li Longji wanted to blame him for slighting the prince, but he was on a mission at the time and did not embarrass the prince?
Zuo Li said truthfully: "Yes, martial law was in place at that time. General Mo sent the prince a flag to ask him to pass. General Mo was careless and neglected his duty. He did not send the prince back to his home in person. Please forgive me."
Li Longji chuckled and said: "General Zuo, I'm serious, you have official duties, the twenty-first prince, but we bumped into each other by chance, you can be accommodating and let it go, you have done a good job, from now on, this subtitle, let's go
, from now on you will be General Zuo of the escort camp."
"Ah?" Zuo Li exclaimed softly, happiness came so suddenly? He thought he would be dismissed from office as punishment today, but he didn't expect to be promoted suddenly.
There is a world of difference between generals and lieutenants. Each of the twelve major guard battalions in the capital has tens of thousands of guards guarding the capital. Their power is frightening.
But there are more than a dozen deputy generals in one escort battalion. To put it nicely, they are deputy generals, but they are actually the director in charge of managing the film.
Even if Zuo Li worked hard for more than ten years, he might not be able to become the general of the guard camp.
It's a pie in the sky, and it's still a golden cake.
"What, you're not satisfied?" Li Longji asked.
Zuo Li was excited and kept kowtowing, "Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness. Zuo Li will serve Your Majesty through fire and water, no matter what." Zuo Li could also say a few words of enthusiastic slogans.
Li Longji said: "General Zuo, get up and speak."
"The general will not dare!"
Li Longji smiled without forcing it and said: "General Zuo, I have a secret errand that I want you to do."
Li Longji briefly said that the 21st Prince was going to Lishan Mountain and asked Zuo Li to stand in front of him to clear out the idle bandits along the way and ensure a safe journey for the 21st Prince. As for Yang Yuhuan, Li Longji did not mention a word.
When Zuo Li heard that it was a simple mission, he immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, the general will immediately lead two thousand guards and soldiers to set out overnight to clear all obstacles and ensure that His Highness the Prince can pass without hindrance."
Li Longji chuckled and said: "General Zuo is a little impatient. I heard about you on the 21st. You two are familiar with each other, so I sent you to go. But there is no need to be so public, and there is no need to leave tonight."
Zuo Li asked: "Your Majesty means that the general will disguise himself and protect him secretly."
Li Longji said with a smile: "General Zuo is really shrewd. He can get things done at once. You don't need to bring too many people. You can rely on three to two hundred people. Spread them along the way to Lishan Mountain. Don't make it public. Just take precautions in secret. Leave the city early tomorrow morning."
"Yes, thank you for your grace. Zuo Li will fulfill his mission. Zuo Li will take his leave!"
Zuo Li knelt down to thank him and came out. Gao Lishi was outside the door. Zuo Li excitedly took Gao Lishi's hand and pulled him to the end of the corridor.
Gao Lishi was made very uncomfortable, but a handful of banknotes were immediately stuffed into his hand. Although Zuo Li came in a hurry, he still understood the rules.
Gao Lishi asked in a low voice: "General Zuo, what does this mean?"
Zuo Li smiled and said: "Eunuch Gao, thank you for your kindness. Your Majesty suddenly promoted Zuo to general. Zuo will not forget Eunuch Gao's kindness in the future."
When Gao Lishi heard this, he accepted the bank note with peace of mind, but Gao Lishi did not feel bored.
Gao Lishi smiled and said: "Congratulations to General Zuo on your promotion. I dare not take all the credit for this achievement. It was His Royal Highness the Twenty-first Prince who praised General Zuo in front of His Majesty for his kindness and thoughtfulness. His Majesty was very happy. That's why General Zuo is today."
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Zuo Li was shocked: "His Royal Highness really praised Zuo like this?"
Gao Lishi smiled and said: "How can it be false? Without His Highness the Prince's praise, how could General Zuo be promoted so smoothly?"
Zuo Li nodded and said: "His Royal Highness is really kind-hearted. I, Zuo, will definitely bear in mind His Highness's great kindness and kindness. Eunuch Gao, Zuo, take my leave."
When Zuo Li came out, he couldn't help but burst into tears along the way. He was mumbling something in his mouth, feeling grateful in his heart, and his admiration for a certain prince was already like a torrential river.
Li Mu's ears felt hot and his face turned red, but it was definitely not because of a certain general's words of gratitude.
Li Mu entered the backyard and found a group of little guys gathered around the kitchen door.
In the open space at the door of the kitchen, there was a large barbecue grill with red-hot charcoal fire underneath.
Six dancing little dancers, four little maids, two little eunuchs, and Qing'er were all gathered around the barbecue grill, their faces glowing red by the charcoal fire.
Outside, there were also maids and servants in the mansion, all watching the excitement and seeing something strange.
No wonder Li Mu was completely forgotten.
Li Mu approached and saw that the ones operating were actually Yang Zhao and Hua Yidao. Yang Zhao was holding a small knife and cutting the roasted mutton.
Hua Yidao prepared a large pot of secret dipping sauce, and in cooperation with Yang Zhao, asked two cooks to dip the mutton in the dipping sauce and pass it to the greedy little mouths around to try it.
The meat was so fragrant that Li Mu never imagined that such delicious food was waiting for him.
Li Mu shouted: "You're so bold, you're crazy, you actually created such a big scene."
Li Mu's words frightened everyone. The knife in Yang Zhao's hand fell to the ground, and Hua Yidao almost lost his hand while holding the basin for dipping the ingredients.
A dozen greedy little guys were scared to tears.
In order to have a bite of unique barbecue, they forgot about their master.
Seeing everyone panicking, Li Mu suddenly laughed: "Why don't you wait for me to eat together? Come on, get me a piece and we can eat together."
