On the third day of the first lunar month of the 16th year of Zhenguan, heavy snow fell for two consecutive days, turning the capital into a silvery world. The wind was very strong, and the goose-feather snow whistled in the wind into a vast expanse of white. Although it was a good day for the New Year,
, but there were very few people going out. There was not a trace of people on the huge Chang'an East Street. Even the naughty children on weekdays were gone at this time. Only the cold wind announced its presence on the street.
Occupation, suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and a group of sturdy cavalry escorted the two men in Confucian shirts in the middle, and hurried to the other end of the street, only to reach a small courtyard.
It stopped in front of the door.
Dozens of heavily armed cavalry suddenly reined in their horses, half of them dismounted, and formed a warning formation. Although their swords were not unsheathed, their aura forced them to retreat three feet from the cold air around them. The other half were riding on their horses.
The knight was facing the street, with his hand on the handle of the sword, ignoring the snowflakes hitting his face, the frost and wind like a sword, it was completely the way of the army in war, in the middle there were two Confucian scholars, one tall and one short, on their horses.
He took off the felt hat on his head, shook off the heavy snow on it, and handed it to the guard beside him. He smiled and knocked on the slightly shabby door. He said that these two Confucian scholars were none other than Li Zhen.
He and Nalong came here with the intention of finding the mysterious hermit Li Li.
The door rang for a long time, but no one came out to answer the door. It was extremely cold and cold. Although Li Zhen's face was still as calm as before, some people in her heart could not help but mumble. Without him, this scene was similar to that of Liu Guan in the Three Kingdoms.
The three visits to the thatched cottage were really too similar. Li Zhen originally planned to spend some time and visit Mo Li after the snow had subsided and the sun rose, but she couldn't resist Nalong's words - come sooner rather than later, visiting on a snowy day shows your sincerity, so she had no choice but to take the initiative.
Wei came to invite Xian to come.
"Who are you waiting for?" After a while, there was finally movement. A little book boy wearing a light green cotton-padded jacket poked his head out of the door and asked with a puzzled face.
"Mo Xiang, I'm here. Is your young master here?" Nalong took a step forward and said with a smile.
"Ah, it's you, Mr. Na. Didn't you go back to the grassland? Why did you come to Chang'an again?" Mo Xiang was obviously very familiar with Nalong. She immediately opened the door with a smile and jumped out of the door, very surprised.
He happily pulled Nalong's sleeves and kept asking endless questions.
"What's the matter? Can't you come back after you go? Silly boy!" Nalong touched Mo Xiang's little head kindly and said with a smile: "Where is your young master?"
"Oh, sir, it's really an unlucky time for you to come here. My son just left Beijing two years ago. He said he wanted to visit friends during the New Year holiday and would come back after the festival. But it's almost here. Ha, he has to go to the Yamen to do errands on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. I guess
I'll be back on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, oh, by the way, this gentleman is..." Mo Xiang talked a lot, then noticed that Li Zhen was still standing aside, and hurriedly asked.
"This is..." Nalong just wanted to introduce Li Zhen's identity, but he never thought that Li Zhen pulled Nalong's hand and said with a smile: "I am just Mr. Na's drinking buddy. I have heard for a long time
Your young master has come to visit you." Li Zhen already had a rough understanding of Nalong's abilities and trusted Nalong, but she still had doubts about Mo Li, who was highly recommended by Nalong. At this time, she met Mo Li
He is not at home and does not want to reveal his identity.
"Drinking buddy?" Mo Xiang tilted her head, glanced at Li Zhen, and then glanced at the group of guards who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy. Her face suddenly sank and she said, "My young master is not good at drinking. Sir, you have found the wrong person."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to go in. Nalong was so busy that he grabbed Mo Xiang's little hand and said with a smile: "You silly boy, what are you doing? You don't even have the dignity of your uncle Nalong."
look?"
"Uncle Na, it's just because I don't show respect to Uncle Na. My young master has said it several times that he can't go back to the grassland with you. Don't mention this matter again. Uncle Na, please come back." Mo Xiang was a little embarrassed.
Said patiently.
"You brat, you still have this temper. When did your uncle Na ask your young master to go back to the grassland again? Uncle Na himself may not even go back. This time he came to the capital to look for work, and he stopped by to see your young master.
"Naron laughed and cursed.
"Liar." Mo Xiang tilted his head, pointed at the group of Prince's Palace guards and said, "Look, these people are full of murderous intent. They are clearly military men, but they don't wear military uniforms. They are not prairie people brought by Uncle Na.
, and where is it from?”
Oh, this little guy has really good eyesight. With a book boy like this, this master can't be too weak. Li Zhen came to visit Mo Li privately today, and didn't want to cause trouble in the city, so the whole group came in disguise.
Although the guards of the palace did not wear the uniforms of the palace captains, they were actually selected warriors from Li Zhen's army. They were always nervous, and when they arrived in the capital, they still had the same moral character. I can't blame Mo Xiang for misunderstanding them.
"My little friend, I misunderstood. I am definitely not from the grassland. If you don't believe it, I'll wait until another day to visit you. I'll say goodbye." Li Zhen laughed and didn't explain much. She pulled Nalong's sleeves and put them on both hands.
He got off his horse and roared away, leaving only the confused Mo Xiang standing at the gate crying stupidly...
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. When Li Zhen visited the wise man in the snow, things were being discussed in the East Palace. Li Chengqian, who had always been notoriously lazy, was also sitting in the Xiande Hall, gathering with Hou Jun and Xiao Jun.
Waiting for a group of close advisors to discuss Li Zhen's affairs, for no other reason, Li Zhen is too popular now. Let's not talk about her great military exploits. Just the fact that it was spread throughout the harem yesterday and the poetry collection among the important officials is very impressive.
No, it is said that Li Shimin read this collection of poems and applauded him so much that his hands were swollen from the applause. This made Li Chengqian, who was always worried about his son's position as prince, extremely nervous. He summoned all his confidants into the East Palace early in the morning.
, and hurriedly started discussing it.
"Let's talk about it, what should I do with that bastard Xiaoba?" Li Chengqian's face was full of anxiety. As soon as the talents arrived, he couldn't wait to speak. This sentence basically set the tone - fight!
Hey, good fellow, when the prince said this, the subordinate officials below who knew how to flatter Li Zhen immediately stood up and yelled at Li Zhen. Everyone shouted that they wanted to show Li Zhen some color, but after all the talk,
, but he didn’t even say anything. He just shouted loudly, but couldn’t explain why. Li Chengqian was so angry that his face turned pale, and he waved his hand bitterly to stop those words.
After making a boring noise, he glanced at Hou Junji who was silent, turned around and said to Xiao Jun: "Scholar Xiao, please tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"
Xiao Jun has always been Li Chengqian's top strategist, and he was very aware of the relationship between the prince and Li Zhen. Seeing that the prince was anxious, he stood up and said: "Your Highness, the King of Yue is very scheming, and he is really not easy to get along with."
Yes, well, first I made military exploits, and this time I created this collection of poems, which made me famous for a while. We are in the limelight right now, so we shouldn’t move too lightly, we still need to..."
"Damn! Shang needs? Shang needs shit. If you wait any longer, Xiaoba will be on top of me." Li Chengqian waved his hand angrily, interrupting Xiao Jun impatiently.
"Your Highness, please calm down and listen to someone speak slowly." Xiao Jun hurriedly bowed and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, the King of Yue is in the limelight right now, but he doesn't know that going too far is not equal. He thinks that the King of Yue's move to gain fame is actually self-inflicted.
Digger, the King of Wu and the King of Wei were originally keeping a close eye on His Highness, but now that the King of Yue has suddenly emerged, it is the potential to disrupt the situation. Even if Your Highness does not take action, the two princes will never sit back and watch the King of Yue rise up.
Also; although reputation is a good thing, it is hard to live up to it. Once you make a mistake, everything will be lost. As the saying goes, if you climb high, you will fall miserably. As long as you catch the king of Yue's mistake, you can make a big fuss.
, and the second thing is, there are these two things, so I think that the King of Yue is not afraid."
"Huh?" Li Chengqian rolled his eyes, was stunned for a while, and then laughed suddenly and said: "Okay, okay, there's nothing to be afraid of, well said, well, in that case, let's talk about it, I
How should I inject some maggots into Xiao Ba so that he doesn’t wander around in the court and get upset just looking at him?”
"Your Highness Mingjian, this matter has to fall on Mr. Hou." Xiao Jun smiled calmly and looked at Hou Junji.
Hou Junji was not an open-minded person at first, and he had suffered losses at the hands of Li Zhen. Now when he heard that he was in need of help, he didn't refuse much. He sat up straight and laughed.
: "Scholar Xiao has something to say, but it's okay to say it. If it's useful to me, I won't refuse!"
"That's it. As long as Mr. Hou is willing to take action, His Highness the King of Yue will definitely be unable to eat and walk away." Xiao Jun clapped his hands proudly and said: "I will continue the Sui Dynasty with the Ministry of War.
There is one Shangshu and two ministers, divided into four divisions, namely: the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Staff, the Ministry of Driving, and the Ministry of Treasury. The current Minister of the Ministry of War is Su Dingfang. Although this old man is a man who is good at fighting, he is not well versed in government affairs. The reason why he can be stable
He takes this position just because he is not in charge. All the activities of the Ministry of War are busy with the four subordinate departments. Among these four departments, the driving department and the treasury department have many things to do and are well-oiled. They have always been the fat ones, and the most tricky ones among them are.
It’s shameful to say it, Mr. Hou must have known it in his heart.”
Hou Junji didn't understand what Xiao Jun was referring to, so he was stunned for a moment before saying: "Yes, that's exactly the case, but what does this matter have to do with me?"
"It does matter, it matters a lot." Xiao Jun laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Hou has been the Minister of the Ministry of War for more than eight years. Although he is no longer in the Ministry of War, there are no officials below him.
Changes are all the hands that the prince is accustomed to. If, well, if His Royal Highness the King of Yue happened to be in charge of the second department of driving and treasury, and there happened to be some mistakes in this second department, what would happen to the officials in charge?
Woolen cloth?"
"Oh. Okay! In that case, let me take care of this matter. Hehe, just ask that guy to walk around because he can't eat, hahaha..." Hou Junji had already understood what Xiao Jun was referring to, and he immediately raised his voice.
He burst out laughing, and all the prince's confidants in the hall were laughing with great joy...dd