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    Chapter 85: A Visit to Lingzhou Webster said hurriedly: "Bao'er, I promise you a condition." This made Li Bao'er even more curious, what was in the bottle?  However, compared to this curiosity, she felt that it would be more affordable for her mother to agree to her conditions.  So he said, "Queen Mother, I'm going to Lingzhou." In her mind, Weishi had already guessed what her daughter was going to do this time, and the only condition she could agree to was this.  So he said: "You'd better take this bottle." Li Bao'er blinked and said, "Then on another condition, my daughter, I want you to release Zhang Jiuling and his wife and Yan Tingzhi and his wife." "You.  This silly girl is about to marry the little princess of the Xiangwang family, but you still have no idea." "Mother, why did this happen?" Li Guo'er's face turned cold.  "Okay, I promise you," Webster said quickly, really worried that she would pry open the small bottle.  Let’s send this aunt away earlier.  "You give me an edict," Li Guo'er said.  Now she is very worried about her credibility as a mother.  Webster had no choice but to call a eunuch and ask him to go to Dali Temple to issue an order to let the officials of Dali Temple release Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi.  In fact, Webster didn't care whether to kill them or not. This was also Ji Chune's arrangement, and Webster acquiesced after hearing this.  Li Guoer then put down the small bottle, but before leaving, she was still wondering in her heart suspiciously, what is in the bottle that makes her mother care?  No, I have to ask that Ma Qinke.  The next day, Li Guoer left the palace.  She was still very free to come in and out, but every time she went out, she was followed by many eunuchs who kept her under house arrest.  This caused her to become increasingly resentful of her parents, especially her mother.  Li Xian thinks he is too weak, pitiful and hateful.  Feng Jia went straight to Ma Qin's Hakka home. His home was very luxurious, which was probably a reward from Webster.  However, Li Guo'er was surprised. The entire Ma family wore sackcloth and mourning, and sent someone to inquire. It turned out that Ma Qinke died suddenly last night.  Li Guo'er didn't care yet. People are prone to misfortunes and good fortunes, and sudden death is normal.  But when we arrived at Yang Mansion, we heard a burst of crying again.  “One person is a coincidence, but two people is not a coincidence.  “Did the mother kill her because he discovered her adultery?  This is unlikely, and his father doesn't care much either.  Is it because of the small bottle?  What exactly is in that little bottle?  But let her hear the good news that Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi were finally released.  Originally, Li Guoer planned to go over and take a look.  But since Wang Hua left Luoyang, she visited several times in a row. When the two families saw her coming, they quickly closed the door tightly and couldn't open it even if they called.  She was so anxious that her servants came out and said to her: "Your Highness Princess, Wang Shilang has been forced out of Luoyang because of you, and his life and death are unknown. Our Alang is not as capable as Wang Shilang. You should let us live in peace for a few more days."  " Li Guo'er had no choice but to go back.  This time she was going to see if Dafeng and Sanfeng were suffering in prison, but after thinking about it, she decided to have the phoenix chariot driven back to the palace after sitting in the phoenix chariot.  "However, the release of Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi was not entirely due to her contribution.  Li Xian found several prime ministers and became furious.  Several prime ministers were frightened. In addition, Webster sent people to Dali Temple to release the people, so they finally shied away from each other and finally let the Ministry of Punishment issue the order for release.  This incident finally aroused Li Xian's vigilance. However, when he was about to find a confidant minister to discuss it, he suddenly felt that none of the ministers could be trusted.  Either he was a member of the Wei family, or his wife was humming around in the palace, agreeing to the appointment, or it was possible that he was secretly flirting with the fourth child.  It turns out that there was one person who made him believe it, Wei Yuanzhong, but he had just passed away due to illness.  So I came to Old Tang’s home and didn’t say why I came at first, but Old Tang is really old now, he is eighty-four years old.  Since the spring, I started to pretend to be sick, and then I became really sick.  Parts in the body often break down.  Li Xian helped him up, asked him to sit down, and said, "Tang Qing, how are you doing lately?" "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. However, I am old and time is not forgiving, and I will no longer be able to survive." "Yes, I am only fifty.  Next year, I often feel unwell." Old Tang ordered his servants to serve tea.  Li Xian took a sip of tea and said: "Tang Qing, I have a few things I want to ask Tang Qing." "Your Majesty, I don't dare, please feel free to ask.""Now the imperial court has dispatched 300,000 troops to station troops in the northwest. What do you think, Qing Tang?"  " Old Tang shook his head: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. There are soldiers but no generals. No matter how many soldiers are stationed, if the blood camp wants to rebel, it will have no effect. On the contrary, because there are too many troops, the court will waste a lot of money.  expenditure.  Either not to station troops, or to gather famous generals from various places, such as Xuena from Youzhou and Zhang Renyuan from the imperial court, to lead more troops and attack Lingzhou.  " "But doing so will lead to a dead end.  I'm worried that the blood camp is in a desperate struggle and the imperial court will suffer heavy losses.  " "Then what are you doing with so many troops?  If the Blood Camp wanted to rebel, they would have taken advantage of the victory over the Tubo Turks and pushed their army towards Yanzhou and Qinzhou, so why stop there.  If the imperial court has troops in the northwest, then there will definitely be ministers who will come forward to advise His Majesty to send troops to Lingzhou.  This is not to station troops, but to induce and force His Majesty step by step.  Also, Your Majesty, why were the four million stones of food in the Blood Camp confiscated?  Your Majesty, your attitude now makes me very worried.  If you attack, then attack, and use the king to defeat the ministers. This is the right thing to do.  If you don't attack, then you can win over him. Zhang said that some of the things he brought back were heard by the old ministers. They were just Wang Hua talking nonsense and asking for high prices. They may not have the conditions for peace.  Since His Majesty does not want to attack the Blood Camp, he continues to provoke me, which makes me really worried.  " "When did I ask someone to confiscate Wang Hua's four million stones of grain?  " "You don't know?  "Old Tang was very happy. You, the emperor, are really capable. If Li Xian hadn't spoken normally, he would have compared the historical Jin Hui Emperor with Li Xian. "I really don't know.  " "Wang Hua drove the Turks out of Liuhu Prefecture and conquered Jishi Mountain. Due to the attacks of several armies, a lot of farming was destroyed.  If his food is cut off, Your Majesty, you can wait for a civil war.  "Old Tang couldn't help but shook his head. "These people are too courageous," Li Xian said angrily. Tang Xiujing thought for a moment and finally realized that this was because some people were afraid of falling into the same fate as Zong Chuke.  The country is gambling. He remained silent. Li Xian asked again: "Tang Qing, the second thing I came here is for this matter. Now I feel that the court can no longer control it.  " Old Tang still remained silent. He was not stupid. Although he is eighty-four, don't he want to live ninety? "Tang Qing, I really feel that no one can trust me. Please give me some advice.  " Tang Xiujing forced him to have no choice but to say: "I don't know, either.  However, the king is wise and the ministers are straight, but the king is mediocre and the ministers are turbulent.  It’s not that there are no loyal ministers, it’s not that there are no capable ministers. Within three steps, there must be grass.  But Your Majesty, whether Wang Hua has made great contributions to the country and whether he is talented, you are forced to leave Luoyang, and the hearts of the world's scholars are chilling.  Some time ago, Lang Qian and Yan Qinrong wrote letters of remonstrance without fear of death.  But Your Majesty really killed them.  After hearing this, the old minister had nothing to say.  You said, even a talented minister, would he be like Wang Hua and be willing to be the fire captain for you again?  " Li Xian felt ashamed for a while, and he said: "Yan Qinrong, I have no intention of killing him.  That was Zong Jinqing's move.  "I don't know why Zong Jinqing and Ji Chune were transferred back to the capital again?"  " Li Xian's face turned the color of pig liver, and he could not answer again. "Your Majesty, if you want to make a difference, first appease Wang Hua so that there will be no turmoil in the country.  Don't stare at the Blood Camp. He still has many people and troops in Oceania. If he is angered, it will be unimaginable to destroy the Tang Dynasty.  After appeasing Wang Hua and selecting good ministers, the country's rejuvenation is just around the corner.  As long as Your Majesty does something, even if Wang Hua wants to rebel, the people will not follow him.  This is the foundation of the country.  " "But where are the wise ministers?  " "There are many good ministers, including Song Jing and Yao Chongzhi who went abroad, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Jiazhen, Lu Xiangxian, Wei Anshi in the court, and even Wang Hua's brother-in-law Zhang Jiuling was also a temporary choice.  Why does Your Majesty have no one to say?  " "But most of them are very close to Wang Hua.  " "Yes, the one who is close to Mo is Mo, and the one who is close to Zhu is Zhu.  Why did Wang Hua get to where he is today?  That was the future prime minister left by the Queen Mother to you, but only a few years later, he turned into a rebel.  It's just that the veteran is worried that they will not serve His Majesty.  " Li Xian's face turned red with shame again. He hesitated and said, "I'll think about it again.  " "Also, Your Majesty, remember what I said, don't act too hastily. If Your Majesty can really make a difference, even if the veteran becomes an official, he will continue to serve Your Majesty even when he is ninety.  "Old Tang said cryptically. It's not whether Li Xian wants to do something. If Li Xian wants to do something, he must seize power from Wei Shi. This is a result that the woman in the palace doesn't want to see. It's possible that she was desperate.  I can take action against Li Xian, but considering that Li Xian is inconsistent and capricious, what I said here is good, but later it comes to the emperor.Then he changed his mind, and Old Tang did not dare to say it clearly.  Li Xian found the answer, but he was even more panicked and lost his mind and returned to the palace.  ———————————————————————————— On the same day, Li Longji returned to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.  In addition to his father waiting for his return, there are also his aunt Princess Taiping and his two brothers at home.  Li Longji saluted, and Princess Taiping looked at him and smiled happily, and said to Li Dan: "Fourth, if I hadn't seen Longji, I would have thought that our Li family was about to end." Wang Hua's comments on Li Longji,  It once caused Li Longji a lot of trouble.  However, it is not without benefits. It is precisely because of Wang Hua's comments that his ability to recognize people, not only civil servants, but also military generals, also proved Wang Hua's ability to recognize people.  This also promoted Li Long to a very high level in advance, otherwise Zhang Jiazhen and Zhang Shuo would not have secretly written letters and communicated with each other.  This is not writing a letter, this is surrendering.  Li Longji said modestly: "My aunt praised me." Then he asked Li Dan: "Father, please call me back. What can I do for you?" "I have something to do with you." "Father, please give me your instructions." "Ji'er  "Don't worry. Let's sit down and talk about Wang Hua." "Wang Hua?" Li Longji felt uncomfortable.  This kid has tricked me so much that now I am very careful about everything I say and do.  But that was a private matter, a business matter, and he immediately said: "By the way, I also heard some news along the way. Father, you should immediately find a way to release Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi." Many ministers in the court wanted to  Want to fight to the death with Wang Hua.  But Li Longji doesn’t think so.  The more powerful the court, the more likely it is that the father will ascend to power.  But it can be rebellion, but not chaos. Just like the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, as long as there is chaos and all the heroes come together, you will not know who will rule the world.  The premise of not being chaotic is that Wang Hua cannot rebel.  Although he was standing in the northwest, smart people could see that Wang Hua was still hesitant and had no real intention to rebel.  But once Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi were killed, Wang Hua had no choice but to rebel.  Princess Taiping and Li Dan looked at each other and smiled, obviously very satisfied with what Li Longji said.  Li Dan said: "It doesn't matter. The queen may not have the idea of ??killing them. Even if she wants to kill them, she has to wait until the army is fully mobilized before killing them. I have already made arrangements to keep them safe." This arrangement was made through the palace.  Through some channels, the news reached Li Baoer's ears.  " Li Guoer's affection for Wang Hua has caused great misunderstandings among outsiders, including Wang Hua himself.  But Princess Taiping and Li Dan saw it clearly.  Of course, he would not tell Wang Hua about this.  This is also the source from which Li Guoer's personal maid got the news.  Even if she didn't say anything, Li Guo'er's other personal maids and eunuchs would have informed Li Guo'er sooner or later.  "Ji'er, let me tell you one more thing. Last time Zong Jinqing killed Yan Qinrong, the emperor was very dissatisfied." "This was a strong man. It's a pity to die." Li Longji said after the attack.  But his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Father, are you saying that the emperor wants to take back the queen's rights? Or has this idea arisen?" "That's not necessarily true, but the emperor must be very unhappy now." "In fact, the emperor should have done it long ago.  After doing this, Wang Hua appeared in Shanzhou last year, and he should have rectified the situation at this time," Princess Taiping said while shaking her head.  The last three sentences of the three people sound a bit malnourished.  But the three of them knew very well that the court was now basically controlled by Webster. If Li Xian wanted to take back his power, Webster would inevitably rebound.  With Webster's ruthlessness, anything can happen, and that's Li Dan's chance to rise to the top.  It was when this incident happened that Li Dan recalled Li Longji and began to make arrangements to prepare for a rainy day.  Li Dan took out a brocade box and said, "There are 100,000 minfei coins in it. You can keep it in Luzhou for later use." Li Longji took it.  One hundred thousand yuan is no longer money in Wang Hua's eyes.  But in Li Dan's house, it was still a huge number.  This is not pocket money for Li Longji, but to cultivate his strength.  "In addition, I want to ask you to do something. You have to think clearly about it yourself. If you can do it, you can do it. If you can't, you can't do it." "What is it?" "Go to Lingzhou." "Go to Lingzhou?"  Li Longji screamed in surprise.  "Yes, you quietly go to Lingzhou to look for Wang Hua, but remember that your identity is different from that of your sister.?Two of them cannot be discovered by others.  Even after arriving in Lingzhou, I first quietly found your sister, and then found Wang Hua through your sister.  Persuade him to send troops to help if there is a change in the court.  " "He will help?  "Li Longji asked again in surprise. Now that Wang Hua has won consecutive victories in the northwest, he is undoubtedly a northwest king. Why would he help him? And he hates his father and son very much. "I may not agree, but it is very possible.  Why didn't he escape to Oceania but to Shanan?  " Li Longji thought deeply, and after a while he said: "Princess Jincheng's promise must be part of it.  The Queen of Disgust is also part of it.  Of course, the possibility of rebellion cannot be ruled out. After all, he had been operating secretly for several years before escaping to Shanan.  " "Ji'er, you can't be biased when looking at problems. Running the northwest is to avoid three holes, including Oceania. He saw that something was wrong with the court very early. He even started to act after he woke up from the assassination of Tianjin Bridge.  Preparation for next.  If he wanted to rebel, he would have shaken the country's food prices and sent troops to Lingnan.  You must know that Lingnan also has great prestige.  In the final analysis, there were three reasons for appearing in Shannan. One was for Princess Jincheng. He was a person with a strong personal relationship.  If Princess Jincheng treated him as a brother, it would be reasonable for her to find a way to rescue him.  The second is to cultivate troops and prepare to deal with Webster and a group of treacherous ministers who persecute him.  The third reason was that I didn’t believe it before, but I do believe it now.  As he wrote in the memorial, he dealt with the Tubo people for the sake of the country.  "    "How can it be?  "It's impossible. I visited Wei Yuanzhong when he was seriously ill."  He said this, but the country he was talking about was different from the country we are referring to.  " Speaking of this, both Li Dan and Princess Taiping smiled bitterly. "What's the difference?  " "The country he is talking about is the territory of the entire China, a country for all people, not a country for that surname and that clan.  But he also knew in his heart that the court now represented the country, and his idea was not recognized by the public.  If you can seize his idea and persuade him, promising to make the country in his idea strong and the people live a good life, you may not be unable to succeed.  " Li Longji was still thinking about the difference between the two. Gradually, his brows relaxed. After all, the two had a good friendship, and he had a close relationship with Wang Hua. After comprehending this idea, he finally understood  Wang Hua originally had many strange thoughts and ideas in his words, but he looked at his eldest brother Li Xian and said, "Brother, it's better for you to do it. I already have a deep conflict with this Wang Xiaoer, and I'm afraid that there will be something wrong after I leave.  May do bad things.  " "Ji'er, what's the contradiction?  When you were angry with him in the first place, it was just because of your sister.  Now that your sister is living happily in Lingzhou, won't this conflict be resolved?  This trip must be made by you in person.  "Li Dan did not say the following words. Of all the princes, Wang Hua valued Li Longji's talent the most. Just like Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei had to go in person, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would not be able to do it. "And,  Wang Hua and I have always had deep conflicts. Your eldest brother is clumsy. Even if you go, it won't work.  " As soon as Li Dan finished speaking, Princess Taiping took out a letter from her arms. The letter was covered with dense wax and handed it into Li Longji's hand. She said: "This letter is written by me to Wang Hua. It may increase the number of people.  Your chances of success on this trip.  "The letter was ready, so Li Longji had no choice but to agree. But he still didn't want to have an affair between his aunt and Wang Hua. He packed the letter, just as dusk was approaching, and no one was paying attention,  He immediately disguised himself, left Luoyang, and rode westward. But as he walked, he cursed on the horse: "This Wang Xiaoer, this dead Wang Xiaoer."  " Even after scolding, I still feel worried. I was so strong back then, but now I am begging him humbly. How can I open my mouth? []
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