Let's not talk about the extremely lively atmosphere in the Grand Steward's Mansion in Luoyang. Li Jiancheng came out of the Grand Steward's Mansion with a livid face. Before getting on the carriage, he first ordered Wei Zheng and Xue Wanche: "Let's go to Dongcheng first."
Dongcheng is located to the east of Luoyang Imperial City. It is currently used as the temporary residence of the guards who came to protect Li Jiancheng. It is also the temporary residence of Xue Wanche, Wei Zheng and others.
Dongcheng is very close to the Grand Manager's Mansion in Luoyang, so they arrived within Dongcheng within a short time.
Knowing that His Highness the Crown Prince had something to say, Wei Zheng and Xue Wanche welcomed Li Jiancheng into a quiet room.
After entering the room, Li Jiancheng, who had been sullen, suddenly got angry and slapped the case in front of him hard.
This slap was expected by Wei Zheng and Xue Wanche, so they just lowered their heads and did not speak.
"It really makes me angry!" Li Jiancheng roared.
Indeed, Li Jiancheng has never felt as useless as he does today since he was a child. If he had not taken into account his identity and status as the prince, he would have exploded on the spot in the Grand Manager's Mansion.
Even a man couldn¡¯t watch that happen, let alone the majestic prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, Li Jiancheng was sitting in the lobby, looking at Li Manyu and Xiao Feng openly "flirting" there, and he was about to go crazy.
Later, Xue Wanche became angry with Xiao Feng, which was exactly what Li Jiancheng wanted. Unexpectedly, Xue Wanche was first contradicted by Li Manyu, and then protected by Li Xiaogong and Li Shimin. Xiao Feng was successively protected by Li Xiaogong, so that Xue Wanche was also embarrassed on the spot.
When something like this happened, how could he not become extremely angry?
"Then, he had a conversation with Li Manyu that almost made him lose control on the spot. If he hadn't still had some sense, today's incident would probably have prevented both parties from stepping down.
"Check, check for me, we must find out all the details about Xiao Feng!" Li Jiancheng said through gritted teeth.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will arrange for people to investigate everything about Xiao Feng." Wei Zheng lowered his head and said.
After venting, Li Jiancheng calmed down a little. He glanced at Wei Zheng and Xue Wanche lightly and said, "You guys should sit down too. There is no need to stand and answer."
Wei Zheng and Xue Wanche both bowed their hands and knelt down in front of the cases on both sides, one on the left and the other on the right.
Seeing that Li Jiancheng had calmed down, Wei Zheng continued to speak: "Your Highness, in my opinion, Xiao Feng may be the teacher of Li Xiaogong's son, but he is definitely not the brother of His Highness King Qin."
Wei Zheng¡¯s words shocked both Li Jiancheng and Xue Wanche.
"Wei Zheng, what do you say?" Xue Wanche asked.
"I can see that when His Highness King Qin took Xiao Feng's hand and said he was his brother, Xiao Feng also had a look of extreme surprise on his face, but it was definitely not the kind of surprise that King Qin would have exposed their relationship. , but I did not expect King Qin to say this in advance. I observed carefully that at that time, Li Xiaogong and Li Manyu had equally surprised expressions." Wei Zheng said.
Li Jiancheng naturally believed what Wei Zheng said, so his expression became even more gloomy.
What does Li Shimin mean by doing this? Li Jiancheng could naturally figure it out.
"So, Your Highness, please don't be fooled by His Highness King Qin's appearance. His Highness King Qin is very scheming and unparalleled by ordinary people. If Your Highness, you still treat him as his brother, your delusion will only limit his power and prevent him from doing so." If you have the opportunity to show off your skills, His Highness will suffer a big loss sooner or later."
Wei Zheng would not let go of such an excellent opportunity. Naturally, he would take the opportunity to make a good speech so that His Highness the Crown Prince could recognize Li Shimin's true face as soon as possible.
After hearing what Wei Zheng said, Li Jiancheng let out a long sigh and did not refute it.
On the other side, Xue Wanche hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Your Highness, that Xiao Feng is definitely not an ordinary person."
Xue Wanche¡¯s words made Wei Zheng stunned for a moment: ¡°Xue Wanche, how did you come to this opinion?¡±
After recalling it with trepidation, Xue Wanche was not afraid of embarrassment and said slowly: "He is the first person who makes me feel fear from the bottom of my heart after watching him."
"What?" This time, Li Jiancheng was really surprised.
Wei Zheng was not too surprised and just said lightly: "Your Highness, I think so too. Since he knows that Li Manyu belongs to Your Highness he still dares to treat Li Manyu like no one else EspeciallyEven when Xue Wanche was in trouble, he still looked calm and unhurried. It can also be seen from this that although this person is young, his courage and courage cannot be underestimated. What Li Xiaogong said is absolutely true. Just because of his calm demeanor, he deserves the honorific title of a generation. "
Wei Zheng¡¯s admiration for Xiao Feng made Li Jiancheng slowly fall into deep thought. His face was uncertain, but he didn¡¯t know what he was thinking.
"In short, Your Highness, you must strengthen your bodyguards from today on, especially when we are in Luoyang tonight." Wei Zheng continued.
Li Jiancheng nodded slowly and finally said no more.
¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù
At the end of the Youshi period and the beginning of the Xu period, the banquet at the Luoyang Governor's Mansion finally came to an end.
Luoyang City will implement a curfew every night at the second watch. Naturally, Li Xiaogong will not break this rule because of the banquet.
However, today Li Xiaogong, Li Shimin and other generals and officials indeed returned home happily.
Not to mention the huge rewards they each pocketed, today Xiao Feng made Li Jiancheng so angry that he left the table in the middle of the meeting. It was a rare good show that they could remember for a long time.
After the celebration banquet ended, Li Xiaogong and Li Shimin left Xiao Feng behind, and then the three of them entered Li Xiaogong's study together.
When he arrived in the study, the first thing Li Xiaogong did was to take out three trays of gold coins from a cabinet with a smile and place them in front of Xiao Feng.
"General Manager Li, what does this mean?" Xiao Feng was stunned.
"Xiao Feng, this is six hundred gold yuan, which is six thousand Tang Dynasty Tongbao. After discussing with Shimin, we both feel that although we will not expose your identity as the assassin of Jieli for the time being, we must still To give you a sufficient reward, this is what Shimin and I have in mind, and I have to ask you to accept it." Li Xiaogong said with a smile.
"Si" Even though Xiao Feng was extremely calm, he also took a breath of cold air.
Six thousand strings? That was twice as much as Duan Zhixuan, who had received the most reward just now, so he quickly declined: "Master Manager, such a trivial matter is of no consequence. Xiao Feng does not dare to accept such a heavy reward."
At this time, Li Shimin spoke: "Xiao Feng, you don't need to be polite. Li Xiaogong and I are both strict people in running the army. We both pay attention to rewards and punishments. Don't let us break the rules. Please note that we are the ones responsible for your assassination." The key to the subsequent great victory was that without your risk-taking efforts to sneak into the Turkic tent and kill Jieli Khan, it is really hard to predict how the crisis in Luoyang would have ended. It is also unknown how many families would have lost their families, their wives, and their families. The whole family is scattered. Therefore, Xiao Feng, you deserve these rewards. If you continue to refuse, it would be hypocritical. Besides, these were originally trophies seized from the Turkic people's tent."
When he said this, Li Shimin had a serious expression on his face.
Now that Li Shimin has said this, how can Xiao Feng push it back? Anyway, these properties were also seized from the Turks' big account, and he will indeed need to launch many huge plans in the future, and he also needs financial support. , so Xiao Feng smiled and finally nodded: "In that case, I will thank His Highness King Qin and the Chief Steward."
After hearing what Xiao Feng said, Li Shimin's face darkened slightly: "Xiao Feng, why do you call me that again? Is it possible that what I announced at the celebration banquet was just a child's play to you?"
When Li Shimin said this, Xiao Feng suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Brother Shimin, I know I was wrong."
Seeing Xiao Feng change his mind, Li Shimin finally showed a smile on his face: "That's right. From now on, we will be brothers. But Xiao Feng, after this incident, you have to pay attention to my elder brother. He is because of Li Manyu"
When he said this, Li Shimin had some scruples after all because he had to involve Li Manyu, so he raised his head and glanced at Li Xiaogong again.
But Li Xiaogong was smiling without any change in expression.
So, Li Shimin said again: "Brother Xiao Feng, I think you can see how rude Xue Wanche is to you today. In short, you have to be more careful. They will not let it go. They are planning a vicious plan to deal with you now." , However, I¡¯m not very worried. My dear brother, you have the ability to break through thousands of troops so easily and take the head of an admiral, so you won¡¯t be afraid of my elder brother.¡±
Although Li Shimin¡¯s words were all based on Xiao Feng¡¯s consideration, how could Xiao Feng not understand the meaning?
He reminded Xiao Feng so tactfully that you have the "ability to take the head of an admiral among thousands of armies", but why?
He was guiding Xiao Feng¡¯s thoughts without leaving any trace.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feng was even more worriedHe was a little more alert. Since Li Shimin recognized him as his sworn brother today, he knew in his heart that Li Shimin had the intention to win over and use him, and now he was guiding him intentionally or unintentionally.
However, Li Shimin only tasted these words briefly and did not go deeper. Then he smiled and said: "But Xiao Feng, you don't need to worry too much. With me and Xiao Gong here, we won't let you suffer." .¡±
With a smile on his face, Xiao Feng said, "Then I'd like to thank Brother Shimin and the Manager."
After saying this, Li Shimin asked with concern: "Brother Xiao Feng, what are your plans next?"
Li Shimin asked this, which made Xiao Feng frown slightly. Originally, Xiao Feng was planning to join Li Xiaogong, and then find a way to gain Li Shimin's trust, and then secretly support him to rise to power.
But after today's celebration banquet, the situation has changed drastically. Because of Li Manyu's incident, it is inevitable that he and Li Jiancheng will confront each other early. Similarly, his relationship with Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong has suddenly reached a breakthrough. Unexpected levels.