...one and one, eleven, an inelegant number.
Цитаты из книги The Longest Day in Chang'an про отношения Ли Би и принца:
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Ли Би разговаривает с Тань Ци, собираясь на тайную встречу с Ли Хэном
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After this, Li Bi led her to the back of the hall and closed the door on purpose . After confirming they were alone, Li Bi said, “I have to leave for some time.”
“What! Where do you have to go? And for how long?”
Tan Qi felt confused because the situation here was extremely critical now and how could Li Bi leave at such a time? Li Bi squeezed the bridge of his nose and replied, “Supervisor He leaves his post and many things have to be rearranged. I have to report this to HIM in the Palace. I will be back in one hour. You just tell others that I’m resting in the room and nobody is allowed to come in and disturb me.”
That wired message crossed Tan Qi’s mind and she just blurted out, “Supervisor He……It is you that……” As long as this slipped her tone, Tan Qi regretted. Since Young Master did it, he had his reasons for doing it and there was no need for her to bring it out into the open. (Это о том, что Ли Би специально вывалил на Хэ Чжичжана новости о смерти друга таким образом, чтоб тот слёг от расстройства.)
Li Bi was not enraged; instead, he relaxed and took a deep breath, “I do not regret for that. Supervisor He with that high post and great reputation is involved in too many things. I have to tell the whole story to HIM to avoid HIM falling into a passive position.”
“But……If you do not let it out, who would know?”
Li Bi shook his head and said in a sullen voice, “I will never lie to HIM.”
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Разговор Ли Би с Ли Хэном в храме
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Taiping Fang lied in the northernmost of the second street on the west of Rosefinch Street. Facing Hanguang Gate of the imperial palace, it was very close to the government office in imperial city. Inside the Shiji Temple in the southwest of Taiping Fang existed a Jingtu (Lit . Pure Land) Yard that was reputed for being “The best in Imperial City”. The yard contained quite a few towers and buildings well arrayed in order. And with 108 Buddha statues representing good karma placed in the bamboo forest, it displayed an exuberant air of Buddhism .
Right at the moment in a pavilion locating in the depth of the bamboo groove stood two figures, one was Li Bi in cyan robe who had just left Jing’an Department, while the other was in purple and red, exuding an extreme air of nobility . Should there be anyone else here, he would immediately recognize that it was the Crown Prince, Li Heng . The two were looking far into the distance as if appreciating the Buddhist atmosphere of the forest, yet the words they spoke were nothing related to Buddhism.
“So you forced Supervisor He to leave?” asked Li Heng with visible worries on face . He was about the same age as Li Bi.
Li Bi bowed slightly to pay respect yet took quite a hard stance, “Yes. Just as I said, if Supervisor He stays, we won’t be able to get rid of Turks . I did what is right for the greater good.”
Li Heng sighed as he pointed overhead, “Supervisor He is just like this pavilion that will provide a shelter for us to proceed the game . If you take it down, we’ll have enough space to do whatever we want. However, how can you weather through the rains and storms without it? Changyuan, you’re being impetuous this time.”
“With fierce tigers threatening by the side, we have no attention to spare for the rains and storms.” Li Bi retorted right back . His tough attitude embarrassed Li Heng who, several times, had the intention to reproach but then swallowed it back after a glance at Li Bi.
He and Li Bi’s relationship had surpassed that between emperor and subjects. Li Bi had been his companion since young, and they were close to the point of keeping no secret. Pity that Li Bi, though talented and capable, was dedicated to seek Daoism, showing no interest in official career. He had tried really hard to persuade Li Bi to establish Jing’an Department.
Li Bi always spoke bluntly in front of him. Well aware of his confidant’s temper, Li Heng waved his hand and resorted the tone of negotiation, “Er…you never listen to me. Let’s invite Supervisor He back, shall we?”
“No. I have no time for that,” said Li Bi with a sullen look . “Now it is only six hours before the Lantern Show, yet we have no clues about the Turks . Your Highness, should it not be for your skepticism, I wouldn’t even be here.”
Li Heng clicked his tongue and patted Li Bo on the back, “I’m not being skeptical. I’m just…How shall I put it? Well, Supervisor He is like the first mark on the arm of a steelyard, who makes a great difference to how the court and His Majesty would regard Jing’an Department. ”
He Zhizhang had been chosen as the master to teach Crown Prince strategy and politics in Year Tianbao 3. The teacher and pupil friendship of more than twenty years was no inferior than that between Li Heng and Li Bi.
He Zhizhang was greatly valued by the emperor . And Li Heng invited He to be the head of Jing’an Department to deter other officials at court so that Li Bi could do whatever he wanted . Never would he expect that these two would be on bad terms . More unexpectedly that the calm and gentle Li Bi would force Supervisor He to leave with such means…and now the situation was a bit out of control.
Jing’an Department was the most important wager in Li Heng’s hand. And if any of its errors were known by his political enemies, severe consequences would follow.
He had no protection from the imperial harem, nor did he have any powerful supporters in army, and he never dared to associate with any influential officials at court . And even in the newly established Jing’an Department, only Li Bi was trustworthy .
“You have to know that it is never easy to be Crown Prince of Tang,” complained Li Heng.
“Your Highness, I know you’re worried about doubts at court. But aren’t you afraid of His Majesty?” Li Bi said in a light voice.
Li Heng’s face changed drastically at those words. What the hell was he talking about?
Li Bi stepped forward and lowered his voice, “Skeptical as His Majesty is, he should entrust the security of Chang’an to you. You ever wondered why?”
Ling Heng went silent.
The emperor’s suspicion towards the princes were known to all, especially after the last crown prince had been dethroned and the Misfortune of the Three Illegal Born Princes. Li Heng had never been in the East Palace ever since he was crowned. This time the emperor acquiesced in Crown Prince’s establishing Jing’an Department that possessed power beyond nearly all offices in Chang’an, entrusting him the safety of the whole city . It was, apparently, a test.
A test for Crown Prince’s true intention and his capability.
Li Bi saw through it from the very beginning, so did He Zhizhang. However, the two held different ideas . He Zhizhang upheld that they must have a right mind if it might lead to a failed mission. While Li Bi, on the contrary, insisted to do the right thing even if it meant to offend others.
“Political enemies might attack in three days. But Turks might start the calamity in six hours. Your Highness, you should know the priority. If Chang’an is saved, His Majesty would be delighted and your status would be secure. However, if Chang’an falls…” Li Bi deliberately drawled as he put on a serious look, “Everything is done.”
Li Heng was startled but still unwilling to give in, “Supervisor He is trying to catch the thieves. So are you. Why can’t you two work together?”
“No, I can’t. I don’t have the time. Jing’an Department must know whose orders to take.” Li Bi waved his whisk as he continued with a touch of complaint in his cold voice, “I’m now involved in the intricate worldly affairs, violating the rules of Daoism. Are you suspecting me of doing it for power?”
“Nonsense! I mean none of that,” Li Heng hurried to defend himself.
Li Bi didn’t respond. Instead, he looked up, his gaze skipping the eaves of the pavilion to the sky, and sighed.
Li Heng forced a wry smile and walked over to take his arm, “I know you’re doing it for me. I’m not suspecting you. It’s just… in time of such chaotic changes, we have to be cautious. Alas, forget it. Now that Supervisor He is retired because of illness, just let it be.” He still had some words to exhort but was stopped by Li Bi, who cupped his hand, saying, “Time is up. I need to get back to Jing’an Department.”
Li Heng, out of embarrassment, asked, “The what can I do?”
“Your Highness, I need your firm support for the following six hours. You must support every decision of mine. No time left for any suspicion or discussion . This has to be done exactly according to my rules.”
“What are your rules, Changyuan?” Li Heng was quite curious.
“No rules.”
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Мысли Тань Ци
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If her Master was willing to do anything for the Crown Prince, then she was willing to do anything for her Master, including sacrificing her own life.
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Мысли Ли Би после того, как его взяли в заложники "Термиты"
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Li Bi was not afraid of death. What he was worried about was the East Palace and all residents of Chang'an.
He looked around again, trying to find even the minutest flaw, but once again, Li Bi was disappointed. The security here was too tight. Besides, this was an underground location from which he couldn't even see the situation outside, not to mention sending out a message.
'If Zhang Xiaojing were here, what will he do?' Li Bi couldn't help thinking, but he failed to find the answer no matter how hard he tried. There was no means by which someone who grew up in a rich, noble family could figure out what a veteran who cheated death in the Western Regions would do under such circumstances.
'Your Highness, this time I might not be able to keep my word...' an inner voice said repeatedly, and it refused to stop, despite his best efforts.
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Разговор Ли Хэна и Тань Ци в повозке
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On hearing the commotion outside, Li Heng, the Crown Prince, couldn't help putting down the yak tail in his hand, craned out of a window of his four-windowed carriage and happened to see that Tanqi holding on to the cross board at the rear was yelling at the top of her voice.
Due to the darkness, he was unable to see the woman's countenance, but her words took him aback.
"Your Highness! Jing'an Department is at stake!"
Faintly alarmed, Li Heng glanced left and right. Since she yelled so loud, the guard of honor as well as all nearby residents might have heard her words. Did she have any idea how big trouble she could have caused?
Having quick reflexes, those guards had already came at her. A couple of them gripped Tanqi and violently dragged her away from the carriage. Someone beside her even raised his saber. At the same time, the driver flapped the reins and speeded up. This was a normal response that the guard of honor was supposed to make when something unexpected happened. Li Heng hastily stood up, swung his arms and yelled, "Halt! Halt!"
On hearing the abrupt order, the driver, who had already speeded up the carriage, had no choice but to violently reined in the horses. Unfortunately, this carriage was drawn by four horses which had different reflexes. The abrupt speed-up and slowdown caused the shafts to malfunction. The wheelers had stopped but the leading horses were still running. Because of the uneven force exerted on the shafts by the four horses, they tilted to the right side and knocked down several pedestrians in a row. There was also a violent sideways movement of the carriage, which then rubbed against a fang-wall, leaving a long gash in the exquisite wall of the carriage painted with lacquer.
Crown Princess Wei, who was also on the carriage, hurriedly held on to the front railings and asked his husband in a displeased tone of voice, "What's wrong?" Too concerned to answer her, Li Heng yelled at those guards behind the carriage, "Don't hurt her! Bring her here!"
On hearing the The Crown Prince's order, those soldiers, who had been taking Tanqi away from the crowd, had no choice but to turn around, grip her arms and drag her to the four-windowed carriage. To make sure that she wasn't carrying any weapons, they also roughly frisked her. Several silk ribbon buttons were undone during the process.
By light of the lanterns hanging on the side of the four-windowed carriage, Li Heng saw Tanqi's face and identified her as Li Bi's personal handmaid. 'Is her name Tanqi?' But unlike the poised and graceful woman she usually seemed, currently she looked very undignified. Her hair bun had been pulled loose with her long black hair drooping, and her clothes was untidy.
Beneath the suspicious gaze of his wife, Li Heng got off the four-windowed carriage. He didn't walked up to Tanqi immediately but looked around, then raised his hand and said to those soldiers, "Take her there and clear the spot. Don't let anybody get close."
The place he was pointing at was a tea booth. It was a temporary bamboo shack against a fang-wall, with a couple of chests covered by tarpaulin as a makeshift counter. Behind the counter was a broad cart, on which there was a small cart stove. The owner used inferior tea leaves, ginger, salt and crisp pepper to make tea. Thirsty audiences would come here to buy tea. Though the tea was bland, it was convenient.
On hearing the Crown Prince's order, guards immediately walked up to the tea booth and had both the owner and guests clear off. Then they put up some curtain barriers and made a compartment in the booth. When there was nobody else in the space behind curtain barriers, Li Heng asked Tanqi what was going on.
On seeing that there was only surprise no anxiety on the Crown Prince's face, Tanqi immediately realized that he didn't know about the attack on Jing'an Department at all. She wondered whether it was because Li Heng trusted Li Bi too much or because somebody had stopped the message from being delivered to the East Palace...
She collected herself and gave him a sketchy account of the previous events. After hearing it, Li Heng uncontrollably drew a few steps back to lean against the cart, the look on his face so shocked that he seemed to have just been struck by lightning. After quite a while, he urgently asked, "Wha–What about Changyuan?"
Tanqi shook her head. She hadn't returned to Guangde Fang, so she didn't know what had happened, but there was no doubt that something had happened to her master. After pacing up and down for a while, Li Heng loudly summoned one of his henchmen and bade him to go to Guangde Fang immediately to figure out what had happened there as soon as possible.
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Продолжение
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"Yes, Your Highness," the Crown Prince's trusted follower answered and immediately left. At this time, Crown Princess Wei walked inside and asked what was going on, a worried expression on her face, but surprisingly, Li Heng lost his temper and thundered at her ordering her to leave. He closed the curtain barrier himself and then began twisting his belt with his fingers, pulling knick-knacks like stationary bag, knife, whetstone etc. left and right -- Li Heng had a habit of doing this when he was fidgety.
Jing'an Department was the fruit of his painstaking labor, and Li Bi was his trusted subordinate, neither of which Li Heng could afford to lose. This was such a serious incident, but he had been unaware of it until a handmaid risked life and limb to come here to inform him. Apart from indignation, Li Heng also felt faint panic.
Tanqi silently watched him, signing repeatedly in her mind. 'His Highness has so few henchmen he could trust. Without Li Bi, he couldn't even get access to the most basic intelligence.'
Li Heng flicked a glance at Tanqi and then mumbled, "Changyuan is too intelligent to let anything happen to himself... right?" By this remark, he was more like encouraging himself than consoling Tanqi. Tanqi took a step forward and observed in a muted voice, "Your Highness, currently, our priority is not my master but Zhang Xiaojing."
"Zhang Xiaojing?" It took Li Heng a few moments to recall this name. Because of this prisoner, Li Bi had nearly fallen out with He Zhizhang. Till this day, He Zhizhang was still in a coma.
"Currently, Commandant Zhang is our only hope of resolving the crisis of Kailu Hodo, but for some unknown reason, Jing'an Department issued a warrant for his arrest. There's a citywide hunt for him ongoing. Your Highness, you must figure out a way to handle this! Otherwise the whole Chang'an... and my master will be doomed!"
But Li Heng asked in disbelief, "Haven't those Turks already been wiped out?"
In her anxiety, Tanqi forgot about due formality and took another step forward, saying aloud, "Your Highness, those Wolf Guards were under the command of a mastermind. The crisis facing Chang'an hasn't been resolved yet, and Commandant Zhang is the only one who can put an end to it!"
Li Heng frowned, "Is this man really as good as you said he is? Ur, our first priority should be to figure out what happened to Changyuan...ur, and Jing'an Department. Let's just wait for my trusted man to report."
Tanqi felt that the Crown Prince was too indecisive. Currently, they couldn't afford to waste any time, and neither could they afford to misjudge the urgency of the problems they were faced with. She was just about to prod him when Crown Princess Wei opened the curtain for the second time. She skeptically gave an appraising glance at Tanqi and then informed Li Heng, "Your Highness, the spring banquet is about to commence."
It was after hearing this remark that Li Heng recalled this event. An embarrassed look appeared on his faces.
This spring banquet was not just any spring banquet -- it was the Lantern Festival Spring Banquet held by the emperor in the Xingqing Palace. The banquet would start at Zi Hour (23:00) and last until Chouzheng (02:00). All members and relatives of the imperial family as well as high-ranking officials in the capital city would participate. After filling their bellies with food and wine, the emperor and all high-ranking officials would gather at the Industriousness and Pragmatism Pavilion to enjoy the Ba-lantern performances of entertainers selected and sent to the capital city by various provincial governments. This was the case on Lantern Festival every year.
On such an important occasion, the Crown Prince must not be late or absent.
Li Heng said to Tanqi, "Get on my carriage. Let's go to the Xingqing Palace first. I'll make a decision after my man reports to me."
Hearing this, Tanqi had no choice but to resignedly walked outside and stood beside Crown Princess Wei impersonating her handmaid. Crown Princess Wei, who had just been scolded by her husband and was not in a good mood, gave Tanqi the cold shoulder. But she could tell that her husband was not having an affair with this woman, so she felt uninterested in her.
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Мысли Ли Хэна о ситуации и их второй разговор с Тань Ци на пиру
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At this time, there were lanterns ablaze everywhere in the pavilion, the light of which was reflected by bronze mirrors. Guests were toasting each other, creating an uncommonly uproarious atmosphere. Maidservants in festive colorful gowns were walking between dinner tables in continuous streams, serving wine and courses. Dozens of entertainers were dancing the Yellow Lion Dance to drumbeat and music, which had been designated an imperial dance only the Emperor had the privilege to enjoy. If it weren't for this festive occasion, other officials wouldn't have had the chance to behold this performance. Some officials and foreign envoys, who were in high spirits, even rose to their feet and danced together with those entertainers, sending ripples of applause through their colleagues.
Li Heng, the Crown Prince, holding a wineglass made of a rhinoceros horn, was trying to calm himself down, but his wrist was quivering uncontrollably and the Chinese sake in his wineglass was being spilled out constantly, staining the carpet repeatedly. The expression on his face was extremely discordant with the festive atmosphere in the hall.
That trusted subordinate of his, who had made some enquiries and found out about what had happened in Jing'an Department, had reported to the Crown Prince a while ago. It had never crossed Li Heng's mind that the situation was far dire than Tanqi had described –Li Bi had been abducted by Termite, and Jing'an Department had been taken over by Prime Minister Li, both of which had resulted from the collusion between Zhang Xiaojing and his enemies.
Li Heng couldn't help but start blaming Li Bi in his mind. If it weren't for the fact that Li Bi had insisted on the appointment of this convict condemned to death, all this would never have happened. Li Heng flicked a glance at the man sitting on the left-hand seat. He couldn't imagine what consequences he would have to face if news of this matter reached his father's ears.
Tanqi took up a wine pot and, pretending to refill the wineglass, said to Li Heng in a low voice, "Your Highness, given the current situation, you should at least figure out a way to revoke the order for arrest."
Li Heng glanced at those sitting in right-hand seats. Li Linfu, the prime minister, was sitting bolt upright in the front of the couple of rows of seats. He resignedly shook his head. "Whether Zhang Xiaojing is really in collusion with the enemy is still unknown. I'm afraid I'd only be giving Prime Minister Li more excuses if I precipitously revoke the order for arrest."
Back then when He Zhizhang and Li Bi were still at his disposal offering him advice, Li Heng had been pretty confident about dealing with Prime Minister Li, but now with both of them absent, facing the attack launched by Prime Minister Li, the Crown Prince had no alternative but to cower back like a frightened hedgehog.
Tanqi observed anxiously, "Commandant Zhang had been with me all the time. I'm a-hundred-percent sure that he never colluded with any enemies!"
Li Heng misunderstood her and thought that the two of them were in a relationship. He gave her a flinty look and asked, "Aren't you supposed to be more concerned about the whereabouts of your master?"
Tanqi, who instantly grasped the undertone contained in his words, flushed and immediately slumped to her knees. "It is neither him nor my master but Your Highness and the safety of all residents of Chang'an that I'm doing this for. Commandant Zhang is the only one who can stop ruffians like members of Termite."
"Humph. Let us assume for a moment that Zhang Xiaojing is innocent. Given what has happened, I think it's safe to say that he has already fled some time ago. What difference does it make whether I revoke the order for arrest or not?"
"No. Commandant Zhang won't give up! He just needs free passage in the city to hunt those criminals down," asserted Tanqi firmly after raising her head.
Li Heng gave a wave of his hand. "A convict condemned to death is pursuing the investigation into this case when wanted by the Imperial Court? Even I myself couldn't believe it. How am I supposed to convince anybody else to?" After saying this, he softened his tone a little. "I'll go and talk to Prime Minister Li in a while. Currently, I only hope Jing'an Department can find Changyuan as soon as possible, whatever the cost is. If the worst comes to the worst, I'll give up the title of the Crown Prince."
He felt himself honorable and selfless, but Tanqi felt a wave of anger sweep over her and could barely forbear from splashing the wine on his face. Those people out there were racking their brains and risking their lives trying to rescue Chang'an from the crisis, but all what the Crown Prince cared about was this kind of matters.
"Those members of Termite are still at large. Kailu Hodo might destroy the whole Chang'an at any moment!" Tanqi's voice was somewhat loud and drew the attention of guests sitting nearby.
Li Heng's brow furrowed. "Hush! There will be dire consequences if anybody else hears it! I'll handle this matter. You are to stay out of it." After saying this, he heavily put the wineglass down on to the table, huffing and puffing.
Being pressurized by a handmaid made the Crown Prince feel that he had lost face. It was on Li Bi's account that he had not had Tanqi dragged out of this place.
On her knees, Tanqi moved a few steps back, her shoulders trembling. The Crown Prince seemed to have made up his mind to stand by, which threw her into panic. Given her low status, there was nothing she could do to make a difference if the Crown Prince decided to stay out of this.
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Снова мысли Ли Би в плену - теперь внутри фонаря
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There is no candle beside Li Mi, he can only **** forward in the darkness lightly. After two laps, Li Mi finally confirmed that there were neither enemies nor other exits. Li Bi felt that she was trapped in a puzzle, and the answer was near, but she couldn't find it. He estimated that it was the beginning of ugliness, and only half an hour was left before the lamp was pulled out.
A tired thought hit my heart.
"Otherwise, just hide here and wait until things are over?"
This idea seems reasonable. There is nothing that you can do now, as long as you save your life as much as possible and not cause trouble to others. This hydraulic palace is very strong, even if it bursts into the sky, it will not spread here.
But Li Mi only hesitated a finger, then dispelled the demon with a cold hum.
Dang Jingjingan Secretary Cheng, how can you just live like a dog? Being kidnapped is already a shame and a shame. If we are still frustrated and wait for others to come to rescue, then how can Li Li, Li Changyuan and my face meet the Prince? Furthermore, Zhang Xiaojing is still desperately trying to get up, is he not as reliable as a death row prisoner?
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Ли Би освобождается, спешит всех предупредить - и видит Ли Хэна, уезжающего с пира
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"General Chen, Jing'an Emergency Report!"
Li Bi was riding on the horse and shouted, but soon he seemed to be suddenly caught in the neck and dumb. The crotch mount felt his master yank the reins, and hissed unwillingly.
He widened his eyes and saw the heavy door of Jinming Gate half open, and a luxurious Siwang car hurried out from inside. The Siwang car was supposed to be pulled by a horse, but only two horses were pulled on the cowl, and the flag was not inserted at the rear of the car. If it was seen by the royals, it would have to criticize the sentence "There is a code of misconduct."
Li Mi recognized it at a glance, it was the prince's car, and the prince himself was in the car. He had traveled with the prince more than once, knowing that Li Heng was afraid of getting sullen in the car. Every time he took a car, he would pull the side window by a third and habitually put his hand on the mullion.
At that time, on the right side window of the carriage, the graceful and wealthy hand was riding. Lightly tapped on the finger, it seemed that the owner was a little uneasy.
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Продолжение
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The Shangyuan Spring Banquet was just over. After the lantern was pulled out, there were still many gatherings for the appreciation of the lanterns, the offering of poems by the emperor, and the drinking of the holy wine in the cave. Why did the prince choose to rush away at this moment? For a moment, Li Mi was at a loss, and wanted to call the carriage, but his throat was blocked by something.
He strangled the horse and stared blankly at the Siwang car passing by beside him.
At the same time, a huge burst of applause broke out in front of the Tongyang Gate. The red chip for pulling the lamp has already boarded the Qinzheng government building, stepped on the seventh floor to pick the star, stood on the outreach terrace, and threw a candle to the Taishang Xuanyuan lamp tower.
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Ли Би следит за Ли Хэном; его подозрения
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From the moment when the red chip was pulled out and the candle was thrown, Li Bi has been following the Siwang car to which the Donggong belongs. But instead of rushing forward to show his identity, he pulled a distance and followed quietly.
Li Mi held the reins in his hand, leaned forward, and clamped his legs with his legs, maintaining a position that he could accelerate at any time. But he did not dare to go too far, because a terrible conjecture was emerging. This idea is what Daoists call the "heart demon". The more resistant it is, the stronger it is. When there is a gap, it will take advantage of the emptiness. The vines are entangled in the heart, making him hard to breathe and cold.
After leaving the Xingqing Palace, this Siwang carriage passed through the Changle intersection in Anyi and walked all the way south. This trend is quite strange, because the Prince's residence is in Changlefang, located in the ten king's house in the east garden of Anguo Temple.
Neither attending the spring banquet nor returning to the mansion. On this good night, where does the prince want to go?
The streets in this area are full of people watching lanterns. They just admired the grand occasion of the lamphouse in the distance, but they wouldn't bow their heads respectfully to make way because of the ceremonial streamers on the Siwang car. The carriage moved very impatiently, violently slamming in the crowd, and screaming and shouting in pieces-not so much as domineering, but more like a fleeing without any choice.
There were only a few guards on the two sides of the Siwang car, and the honour was not given. The hand resting on the mullion was always pounding irritably, without stopping for a moment.
Li Mifu was on horseback, and occasionally turned back to see the light house of Taishang Xuanyuan Light Tower lit up. The people beside him cried out surprises one after another, but the more he heard the more anxious in his heart. When the twenty-four lighthouses are all lit, Que Lehuo will be resurrected. At that time, I am afraid that Chang'an City will be hit by a catastrophe.
Before tracing the carriage, he had already greeted General Chen Xuanli and warned that there were fierce fire and thunder hidden in the lamp tower, which made him immediately evacuate the Qinzheng government building. As for whether Chen Xuanli listens or not, it is beyond Li Mi's control-after all, even now it is too late to start the evacuation. There are hundreds of guests in this building, and there are tens of thousands of people in Xingqing Palace Square. There is no way to leave the explosion in a hurry.
Can only hope that Zhang Xiaojing can prevent the light tower from starting in time, that is the only hope of Chang'an City.
Thinking of this, Li Mi frowned slightly, trying to suppress the demons. But this time, any Taoism failed, and the demons quickly expanded, almost infecting Li Mi's entire spiritual platform, forcing him to think in a highly reluctant way of thinking.
At this delicate point in time, anyone who leaves the diligent government building is doubtful.
So why did the prince leave Xingqing Palace at this time? Did he leave early because he knew there were fierce fire and thunder in the lamphouse?
With this thought in mind, it was like flooding the floodgates, and could no longer be squeezed: as soon as the fire thundered, the entire diligent government building would suddenly turn into powder, from Tianzi to Li Xiang, and there was no escape. Completely empty.
Except for the prince, no, by that time, he was already the emperor.
Li Bi's heart suddenly tightened, and his nails squeezed into the reins of the cowhide, leaving a very deep mark. He couldn't carry on any further, and the more he thought down, the more shocked he felt. Li Mi and the prince have known each other for many years. He did not believe that the loyal and cowardly prince would do such a thing.
But ... Li Heng is after Li's after all. This family of people's blood has always buried a ray of ferocity. The blood stains on the front of Xuanwu Gate were not wiped clean. Thinking of this, Li Bi's body shook immediately, and his confidence was shaken.
The carriage ahead has gradually driven away from the crowded area, and the speed has increased. Li Bi bit her tongue and forced herself to calm down. He shook the reins and let the mount speed up, don't get thrown away.
Siwangche walked through the squares of Changle, Jinggong, Xinchang and Shengdao. Li Bi found that the direction of the car was very firm, and the driver did not hesitate to cross the intersection-this shows that the car has a clear destination.
The lights on the street are still very vigorous, but after all, it has reached Nancheng, and the level of liveliness cannot be the same as that of the north. The east side of this area is the east wall of Chang'an City, and the west side is the high **** of Leyouyuan, forming a two-winged high, low-lying city valley road in the middle. Residents of Chang'an call this section of the road "ditch ditch", which is a good place to visit during the day, but at night, the streets are dark on both sides of the shadows, and the momentum is good.
The Siwang car walked into the shelter ditch, and the speed slowed down. When it reached the junction of Xingxing Shengping Road, it suddenly turned to the right, just passing the edge of the original southern foot of Leyou.
Hidden behind Li Mi, his brain turned quickly, thinking what was suspicious in this neighborhood. Before he thought about it, the Siwang car had stopped far away.
There are not many residents nearby. There are no large-scale lamp stands, and only a few windproof thick-skinned lanterns are hung in the key places. The light is not very good. At the position where the carriage stopped, a tall spire was visible on the south side, which was the Tongfa Temple tower in the Xiu Xianfang; and on the north side, there was a tall blue square wall with a small gate of inverted monument. When this kind of door is opened, it is not pushed left and right, but the whole door panel is tilted forward, tiled on the ground, and pulled by iron chains on both sides, which can be retracted. Because it fell like a stone to the ground, it got its name.
In Chang'an, there are only two conditions for opening doors on Fangqiangdang Street: Either commend the merits of the minister and open the door; or have a practical use, such as the Changmingfang brick kiln where the Turkic wolf guards are hiding. Open another door.
So what is the place where an inverted tablet door opened in the square wall? Li Mi's eyes glanced over and noticed that there was an arched hollow pattern above the door, and the lines were quite complicated, with flowers and leaves such as honeysuckle, calamus, green wood, and Shicaozi.
Li Bi immediately remembered that this is Shengpingfang, which has a medicine garden, specializing in the cultivation of various herbs for the Donggong. The medicine garden needs a lot of fertilizer, soil and plants, which is used by the prince. It is normal to open the door on the street. Li Bi remembers that Li Heng once rewarded himself with some herbal balm, and he proudly boasted of self-baking and self-adjusting, which turned out to be the material from here.
But why did the Crown Prince come to the medicine garden?
Li Bin was suspicious of his heart, patronizing and thinking, forgetting to pull the reins. Seeing that there was light in front of the mount, the owner didn't stop it, so he claimed to lean over there.
There were few pedestrians nearby, and the guards around the carriage heard the sound of horseshoes and immediately discovered Li Mi's travel possession. They were very nervous, whining a warning, and lighting up their weapons. The hand resting on the window frame of the car looked like a frightened rabbit, and it retracted at once.
Li Bi heard the shout and knew that her whereabouts had been exposed. She simply turned over and dismounted. She shouted: "I am Jing An Si Cheng Li Bi!" The guards didn't notice, the Siwang car trembled slightly.
"I want to see the prince." Li Mi shouted loudly as he walked forward. The guards looked at each other, a little overwhelmed. The prince was in the Siwang car, and the conversation outside must have been heard clearly, but there was always silence in the car without any order.
"Secretary, Jing'an Secretary Cheng Li, please see the prince!" Li Mi's voice was a little louder, and he kept walking under his feet, a little closer to the Siwang car. His emotions became agitated and he had to understand this matter, even at the heaviest price.
There was no response in Siwang's car. Li Mi's footsteps stopped suddenly, frowning and looking north. The horses beside the carriage also turned their ears at the same time, breathing a restless breath. The guards did not care to appease the mount, and they all turned their necks to the north.
Whether it is a person or a horse, they feel it, and a slight rumbling sound comes from a distance, followed by an uneasy tremor under their feet. Although in this position, the horizon of the north was completely blocked by Le Youyuan, but Li Bi knew that something must have happened to Xuanyuan Denglou.
The twenty-four lamp houses of Taishang Xuanyuan Lamp Building are mainly divided into three parts: the lamp candle department, the lamp figurine department and the organ department. The organ department is hidden deep in the bottom of the light house, covered with wooden skin and satin. The inside is where the hook of the light figurine is located.
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Разговор Ли Би с Ли Хэном в саду лекарственных трав Восточного Дворца (в императорском Китае Восточным Дворцом называется резиденция наследных принцев, но Ли Хэн там не живёт, тк его положение слишком непрочно)
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Even across the tall Leyouyuan, Donggong Medicine Garden can hear the loud noise from Xingqing Palace. Li Mi's face was pale, and his body shook, almost unable to stand.
This voice means that Zhang Xiaojing finally failed. That is to say, the building of diligent affairs may have been swallowed by Que Lehuo, and the end of the people in the building is unknown. If Chen Xuanli didn't withdraw the emperor in time, the series of terrible consequences that followed would make Li Mi's brain almost bleed.
The curtain of the Siwang car slowly opened, revealing a slightly panicked face. He looked towards the explosion, seeming at a loss.
"Prince!" Li Mi stepped forward, shouting extremely rudely.
"Chang Yuan?" Li Heng's first reaction was actually a surprise. He jumped off the car and hugged Li Mi all at once, shouting excitedly: "You are still alive !!!"
Li Bi's reaction to the prince was very unexpected. He had originally expected Li Heng to see his reaction, either guilt, indifference, or a triumph of success, but he did not expect such a reaction. With so many years of friendship between the two, he could feel that the prince's joy was sincere, without any slight pretense.
This is not like the emotion that a prince who had just indulged a thief to kill his father. You know, in theory he is now the emperor.
Li Mi pushed Li Heng away, took a step back, and knelt on one leg: "His Royal Highness, there is something unclear about his subjects." Li Heng extended his hands with a smile on his face to take him, but Li Bi stubbornly maintained his original position.
"Why did the prince leave the party in a hurry?" Li Mi raised his head and asked.
Li Heng was puzzled when he heard this question: "Of course I came to see you from Changyuan!"
"Ok?"
Another unexpected answer. Li Bi frowned, staring at Li Heng. Li Heng knew that once Li Mi had any opinion, it would be such an expression. He became embarrassed and had to explain.
Tan Qi previously told Li Heng that Jing Ansi was attacked and Li Bi was taken away, which made him restless at the Spring Banquet. Later, Tan Qi also brought the matter to the emperor, and he was reprimanded by his father and emperor. It didn't take long for him to receive a secret letter. This letter was not sent by anyone, but after a piece of "Nei Shang Yu Yi Wu", I don't know who was pressed under the glass bulb.
The letter said that they are scorpions and now have control of Li Mi's life. If the prince does not believe it, he can look around the fence.
Hearing this, Li Bi suddenly realized why Xiao Xiao had put him in the lamp house and stood for a while, but it was actually shown to the prince. He remembered that the light houses on both sides were lit at the time. It was not for testing, but for the Prince to distinguish his appearance.
"So what?"
"I confirm that after you fell into their hands, I no longer wanted to stay at the banquet site, and I wanted to save you. But I dropped the mouse control device, I was afraid that it would be too ruthless, and you would be poisoned. The letter appeared again out of thin air. ”Li Heng preached.“ The letter said that I must go to the Donggong medicine garden without delay. There will be instructions for me to do it in exchange for your life. It also warns me if Tell others, you are dead. "
"In other words, did His Highness leave the Spring Banquet in a hurry for his life, not for other reasons?"
"Of course!" Li Heng replied without hesitation, "Chang Yuan, but you are going to lose your life, the Spring Banquet is not important at all. It doesn't matter how the father emperor blames."
His expression didn't seem to be hypocritical, and he could hear it in his tone. He didn't even know what the sound just meant.
Li Bi warmed slightly, his childhood playmate, after all, is not the kind of ruthless person. But more questions emerged one after another. If Li Heng's words were true, what did Xiao Gui do? After struggling to kidnap Li Mi, just to remove Li Heng from the diligent administration building? And according to Li Heng's description, at least one of the cricket's traitors has mixed into the diligent administration building. Who is he or she?
Are there any follow-up conspiracies?
Li Bi's feeling of relaxation just tightened again. Li Heng stared at Li Mi, seeing his face cloudy and uncertain, and asked what was going on. Li Mi opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer it.
What should I say? The lamp building exploded, the government building was destroyed, and your father and emperor were already killed. Are you the emperor of Tang Dynasty?
Things have evolved to the worst situation, and now the city has become a mess, extremely dangerous. Before clarifying the situation, Li Bike did not dare to make a hasty conclusion. This prince's temperament is too soft, and easy to be emotional. It will be impossible to predict what will happen when he hears this shocking news.
At this very moment, if you take the wrong step, you may lose everything.
In the face of this unprecedented disaster, some people may cry, or the Six Gods have no Lord, but Li Bi will not. Since Que Lehuo has already happened, regretting and shocking in any case, it is impossible to reverse the time. The most important thing now is what to do next.
Li Bi tried to drive away panic and anger from his mind and calm himself down.
"Is the letter still there?"
"Here." Li Heng handed over the two letters, and Li Bi took it over and looked at it briefly. It was a small letter, and any official could write such a word.
Li Bi held the letter in his arms and said to Li Heng: "Your Highness, do you know what the Cricket wants you to do in the Donggong Medicine Garden?"
Li Heng shook his head: "I don't know yet, I just arrived here, you came here-hey, but since you have been out of danger, Changyuan, I don't have to be forced to do things for them?"
Li Mi smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid they never expected the prince to do anything."
"what?"
"It was their greatest purpose to transfer His Royal Highness out of the diligent government affairs building." Li Bi said here, suddenly stayed for a moment, seemed to think of something, and then hurriedly asked, "Apart from His Highness, who left the Shangyuan Spring Banquet ? "
Li Heng thought for a long time and shook his head. There were too many people at the Spring Banquet. He left in a hurry and had no time to count who had been absent. Li Bi frowned in disappointment, and looked coldly at Le Youyuan, trying to pass through the hills and see through the Xingqing Palace on the other side.
At this time, the wagon driver of Siwang looked forward timidly: "Humble ...... The humble job probably knows." Li Heng glared at him with dissatisfaction: "Shangyuan Spring Banquet, the fifth grade and below are not eligible to participate. You know? "Li Mi stopped Li Heng:" Say it? "The coachman squeezed his hands and flinched." The humble post is just speculation, speculation. "
"But anyway, the prince will not blame." Li Bi said. The coachman looked at Li Heng, and Li Heng snorted, believing Li Mi's statement. The coachman stuttered.
No rides or cars are allowed in the Xingqing Palace, so people who attended the banquet walked to the Jinming Gate and walked in. The cattle, horses, and horses they used were parked in an open space not far from Xingqing Palace. During the entire banquet, the driver will be here to stay.
The Siwang car has a special status, and there are special areas for parking. Nearby are all the horses and horses of the kings and ranks above the rank three, which are densely parked together. Before and after Yinchu, the coachman received the order that the prince was about to leave, and quickly hurried to leave. He remembers blocking a luxurious Qixiang car in front of the passage, and he had to let it go before he could go out. As soon as he looked up, he didn't know when the car was gone. He was quite happy because he saved a lot of trouble.
"Who is that Qixiang car?" Li Bi asked.
"It's Li Xiang's, and his family likes this extravagance." The coachmen have their own circles, who owns what kind of car, what kind of horse, and what kind of decoration style they like. For these, they are all familiar with it. .
Before the coachman finished speaking, Li Mi had jumped back into the horse and said to Li Heng in a word: "Please prince, take a break here. Remember, from now on, don't go anywhere, don't listen to anyone, unless it is a minister Me. "
Li Heng listened to his tone very seriously and couldn't help but be surprised and asked him where he was going. Li Mi rode on the horse, his eyes deep:
"Jingan Secretary."
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Ли Би приходит арестовывать Ли Линьфу
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In the rapid drumming of the street drums, Li Mi flicked the robe corner, took a few steps, and came straight to the Ziyu Pavilion. He raised his head and stared at the pavilion in the pavilion without fear, the most powerful man besides the emperor, and his biggest enemy. The other party was staring at him at the same time, only to pride himself on his identity, without speaking.
There were chaotic footsteps behind Li Bi, and the soldiers of the brigade army also came over together. They quickly stood in an arc, tightly surrounding the entire rain pavilion. The guard next to Li Linfu raised his eyebrows and pulled his knife forward, but was gently stopped by the owner.
Li Bi embraced his hands with respect, and said aloud: "See Li Xiang."
"Li Sicheng is polite." Li Linfu replied faintly, with a spirit of not anger. He was tall and thin, with a clear face, and his head was meticulously combed with white hair, like a tall crane stork.
Li Bi noticed that the name used by the other party was his post "Jing An Si Cheng", not the official "to be punished Hanlin". It can be seen that Li Linfu has already judged Ji Wen's failure to seize power and accepted the result.
Today this Li Xiang has been fighting against Jing Ansi, and now he finally shows his weakness. Thinking of this, Li Bi couldn't help but rejuvenate. Li Linfu has been in the same position for so many years, and it is not common to show weakness-he is so concessive, is it really because he was hit by the key?
Think about it too. When the black hand behind the scenes was closest to victory, his most secret mansion was blocked by Jing Ansi, and his heart should be shaken. Thinking about this, Li Bihan smiled and said: "This has a delicate atmosphere from the rain pavilion. If it is not for Li Xiang and other people with chests, you can't do it."
Li Linfu pinched the three strands of long beard under his jaw and raised his eyes: "The style of the pavilion is really good. After the old man is in office, he should learn from it."
From the response, Li Bi felt the other party's weakness. He shook his head, took a copy from his arms, and handed it over: "Li Xiang laughed. The lower official has checked clearly that this is not your secret residence. Di? "
Cricket once stayed in this house, so as long as the homeowner's identity is determined, he can't escape the relationship anyway. At this time, the situation of Xingqing Palace is unknown, and Li Bi must knock the corners and bite the biggest hidden dangers in order to seek the best interests for the prince.
Li Linfu took a glance at the hand and shook with a cold sneer: "However, after writing the word Longxi, it has become an old man's industry? Changyuan, you are too arbitrary." Li Bi expected that he would denial: " If it ’s not Li Xiangwai ’s house, please explain that the spring banquet in this building of diligent government affairs is not over. Why do you want to leave the room and hide in this place? "
He thought Li Linfu would continue to make excuses to quibble, but the other party's reaction was greatly beyond his expectation: "Don't you call the old man Changyuan to come and say something important?"
Li Mi was stunned, and his face immediately sank: "He has been busy in Jing'an Division, why has Li Xiang disturbed him? Furthermore, how can he be called away from the Spring Banquet in one word as a lower identity Look at me too high. "
"If it is not in peacetime, it will not happen naturally. But today there is the Turkic Wolf Guard first, then there is the Centipede, and the Changan City is disturbed. If it is related to the safety of the saint, the old man has to be cautious." Li Linfu showed a volume of notes from his arms. A line of ink characters roughly means that the emperor had an unforeseen scourge, and came to see a mansion in Anyefang without seeing others. The payment was made by Jing Ansi.
Li Bidao: "Li Xiang put so many eyes and ears in Jingan Division, how could he not know that He Jian was unconscious and I was also taken away by the cricket, how could someone send a letter in the name of Jingan Division?"
"It's just because I don't know who wrote it. You can't be neglected." Li Linfu nodded the back of the note, with a circular trace left on it. "This note is not sent by the general public, but it is pressed under the old man's glass."
Li Mi was shocked because the two letters received by the prince at the Spring Banquet were also unknown who was pressed under the glass. He originally speculated that this was Li Xiang deliberately opening the prince, so that he could become a suspect of killing his father, but now Li Xiang actually received the same letter, which suddenly made things confusing.
At the same time, the Prince and Li Linfu were transferred to a spring banquet. Why?
wrong! Li Bi reminded himself in his heart. There can be no such thing, there must be a lie between Prince and Li Linfu. He squeezed his fist, gave up the cross-examination between Xu and Snake, and said straightforwardly:
"Li Xiangke knows that Shicai exploded on Xuanyuan Light Tower?"
Li Linfu looked awkward and hurriedly looked towards Xingqing Palace. It's a pity that the night is deep and the morning light rises, and I can't see clearly the situation there. They heard the explosion just now, but they haven't thought of it there yet. Now Li Biyi said that Li Linfu immediately realized the seriousness of it.
"What's the matter?" Asked Shen Sheng, the Datang Zhongshu scholar, frowning.
Li Mi secretly admired his acting skills and said: "What is the matter, Li should be clearer than me. You have been coveting Jing Ansi, and you have also buried your eyes and led the wolf into the room. Isn't it for this moment?" It ’s straightforward and sharp. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers around the brigade immediately raised their crossbows to prevent this power from going wrong.
Li Linfu had been thinking for so many years, and his mind turned around, and then he understood why Li Bi was so aggressive that he surrounded him. Several guards were shocked and subconsciously kept their master behind. He didn't panic, pushed the guard away, straightened his chest and walked to the pavilion, said lightly: "Chang Yuan, this is a conspiracy."
Li Bi suddenly wanted to laugh, and Li Linfu, who had a sweet-mouthed sword, said it was a conspiracy, how ironic it was.
"Is Li Xiang not coveted by Jing Ansi? Do you want to overthrow the Prince every day?"
Li Linfu's eyes showed the light of the shadow of the bird of prey, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised: "You are right. But in this matter, if I have already calculated, then the **** thing is Changyuan, you are right."
"Because in your calculations, I should have died!"
Li Bi was no longer confined to any etiquette and stepped forward to grab Li Linfu's sleeve. Li Linfu sighed and slowly shook his head: "Although you and I have different positions, the old man has always appreciated your talents. Unfortunately, your performance today has really disappointed the old man."
"Li Xiang might as well return to Jing'an Division with me and slowly distinguish and analyze."
Li Mi only talked nonsense when he was in a desperate end. He has completely figured out the context of this matter: Li Linfu was behind the cricket and the Turkic Wolf Guard, and then inserted the internal response in the Jingan Division. The two should cooperate with each other to paralyze Jing Ansi and take Li Bi away. Then Li Xiang took advantage of the opportunity to instruct Ji Wen to seize power while letting the Cricket attack. In order to avoid being affected, he left the Qinzheng government building in advance and hid in this house; at the same time, he let the cockroaches use Li Mi to transfer his prince Li Heng. In this way, the world would be mistaken for the attack that the prince was killing his father and seizing power and completely defeated him.
Who has the ability to mobilize Turkic Wolf Guards and Crickets? Who is so familiar with the details inside and outside Chang'an City? Who has the ability to move every piece in the position to the most suitable position?
The whole plan is interlocking, meticulous and meticulous, which is beyond the control of ordinary people. Whether it is deduced from motivation, authority, style or many signs that have been revealed, only Li Linfu can play.
The two variables in this plan are Zhang Xiaojing and Li Mi. After the scorpion fished out Li Heng, Li Bian was supposed to kill him, but he never expected that he would escape with the help of Zhang Xiaojing. So the whole conspiracy was just held by Li Bi's mansion in Anyefang, and it was exposed all at once.
What Jingsi Secretary's note, what is not the owner of this mansion, all false statements. Li Mi was too lazy to refute. He believed that in Li Linfu's eyes, in front of such a clear chain of evidence, it would be meaningless to rebel against him. He held Li Linfu's arm, and came out of Ziyuting, shouting in his mouth: "Jingan Division is doing business!"
The guards tried to block it, but the brigade soldiers immediately surrounded the two of them in formation.
At this time, Li Linfu's voice rang again: "Chang Yuan, you are so clever, why can't you even think of this? How can this matter benefit me?"
This sentence is not loud, but it sounds like thunder in Li Mi's ear. His footsteps froze, turning his head to look at the culprit. The other person looked calm, even with a little pity in his eyes.
Li Bi found that he had made a mistake, a very big mistake, a huge mistake that he had been trying to avoid certain conjectures in his heart.
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The last sentence of Li Linfu made Li Bi fall into the ice cave.
"What are the benefits for me?"
Whether it is a common push or a court conspiracy, it follows a most basic principle: "Legals doubt." The one who gains the most is always the most suspicious. Li Linfu did not get entangled with Li Mi in the last minute, but went straight to the root, and asked the Jingan Secretary to review this basic common sense.
Li Linfu has won the trust of the emperor for nearly ten years since he was appointed decree in the 20th year of Kaiyuan. If the emperor rises, he will become a tree without roots and water without resources. Even if he wants to help other young kings to gain the throne, the gains may not be as thick as they are today. In other words, this conspiracy against Tianzi is harmful and unhelpful to him, and has almost no benefits.
Li Bi calculated Li Linfu's conspiracy arrangement from various signs, which seemed to explain perfectly, but he only forgot the most fundamental thing. Li Linfu painstakingly made such a big move, only shake his position, he is not a fool.
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Since his succession to the East Palace, he has been oppressed by Li Xiang repeatedly, and he is suspicious of the emperor. He is uneasy day and night. In the unfortunate event of a mountain tomb, the crown prince succeeded in succeeding to the throne, and he could inherit the rule of the great treasure, and he could eliminate Li Xiang's troubles.
"No, it is not possible. You deliberately transferred the prince out, so that he could bear the suspicion of killing the king and the relatives, and he could not ascend the throne." Li Bi tried to defend.
"Killing the king and killing relatives? I, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, haven't you had such a thing?" Li Linfu's tone was full of satire, "I'll ask you, other kings, but who left halfway seat?"
Li Mi kept silent.
"If I arrange this, I should keep a prince at this time, control the South Yat and North Yat forbidden troops, ride out all around, and remove you and the East Palace one by one. Instead of staying alone in such a big yard , Chewing your tongue with you. "Li Linfu smiled slightly, with a few traces of self-deprecation and helplessness.
"We were all fooled." The right phase suddenly sighed.
Hearing this sentence, Li Mi's body shook, and it seemed to have been greatly impacted. Yeah, it's the Thunder Strike that's trying to usurp, and you can't hesitate for a while. A man like Li Linfu who is so clever and sensible must have made a fortune, and the follow-up means are endless.
Is it ... really planned by the crown prince staying at the Donggong medicine garden? He even fooled me?
In Li Bi's heart, there was a moment of misery, then anger, and then a strange enlightenment arose.
This is the end of the matter, and accountability is meaningless. Li Bi knows that there is no right or wrong in politics, only the conflict of interests. As the master of the East Palace, even if he was kept in the dark in advance, even if there was no reason to speak, he must try to fight for the Prince ’s interests.
At this time, in this secluded mansion, Prince Lin ’s biggest enemy, Li Linfu, had only a few escorts, and the brigade soldiers he carried were ten times as many ... The arm slowly lifted.
There is only one way since ancient Huashan, he has done something contrary to the prince, don't mind coming again.
Li Linfu saw the murderous intention in the young man's eyes, but only smiled. In his eyes, Li Bi is a rough child. Although he behaves with rules and regulations, his traces are too heavy to be tempered.
"You don't want to think about it, what if nothing happens?" He only said softly.
Li Linfu's words, like a gust of wind, quietly extinguished the fierce light in Li Mi's eyes. Yes, what if the emperor is safe? Then he shot at this time, not only meaningless, but also endless troubles.
Li Bi doesn't know to what extent Xingqing Palace is miserable, but since Zhang Xiaojing is over there, he might create a miracle and really rescue the Holy One. He suddenly discovered that he had such a moment that he wanted Zhang Xiaojing to fail.
This is really the most ironic thing today.
Between the truth and his promise to the prince, Li Bi must now make a choice.
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Ли Би разговаривает с Тань Ци, собираясь на тайную встречу с Ли Хэном
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After this, Li Bi led her to the back of the hall and closed the door on purpose . After confirming they were alone, Li Bi said, “I have to leave for some time.”
“What! Where do you have to go? And for how long?”
Tan Qi felt confused because the situation here was extremely critical now and how could Li Bi leave at such a time? Li Bi squeezed the bridge of his nose and replied, “Supervisor He leaves his post and many things have to be rearranged. I have to report this to HIM in the Palace. I will be back in one hour. You just tell others that I’m resting in the room and nobody is allowed to come in and disturb me.”
That wired message crossed Tan Qi’s mind and she just blurted out, “Supervisor He……It is you that……” As long as this slipped her tone, Tan Qi regretted. Since Young Master did it, he had his reasons for doing it and there was no need for her to bring it out into the open. (Это о том, что Ли Би специально вывалил на Хэ Чжичжана новости о смерти друга таким образом, чтоб тот слёг от расстройства.)
Li Bi was not enraged; instead, he relaxed and took a deep breath, “I do not regret for that. Supervisor He with that high post and great reputation is involved in too many things. I have to tell the whole story to HIM to avoid HIM falling into a passive position.”
“But……If you do not let it out, who would know?”
Li Bi shook his head and said in a sullen voice, “I will never lie to HIM.”
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Разговор Ли Би с Ли Хэном в храме
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Taiping Fang lied in the northernmost of the second street on the west of Rosefinch Street. Facing Hanguang Gate of the imperial palace, it was very close to the government office in imperial city. Inside the Shiji Temple in the southwest of Taiping Fang existed a Jingtu (Lit . Pure Land) Yard that was reputed for being “The best in Imperial City”. The yard contained quite a few towers and buildings well arrayed in order. And with 108 Buddha statues representing good karma placed in the bamboo forest, it displayed an exuberant air of Buddhism .
Right at the moment in a pavilion locating in the depth of the bamboo groove stood two figures, one was Li Bi in cyan robe who had just left Jing’an Department, while the other was in purple and red, exuding an extreme air of nobility . Should there be anyone else here, he would immediately recognize that it was the Crown Prince, Li Heng . The two were looking far into the distance as if appreciating the Buddhist atmosphere of the forest, yet the words they spoke were nothing related to Buddhism.
“So you forced Supervisor He to leave?” asked Li Heng with visible worries on face . He was about the same age as Li Bi.
Li Bi bowed slightly to pay respect yet took quite a hard stance, “Yes. Just as I said, if Supervisor He stays, we won’t be able to get rid of Turks . I did what is right for the greater good.”
Li Heng sighed as he pointed overhead, “Supervisor He is just like this pavilion that will provide a shelter for us to proceed the game . If you take it down, we’ll have enough space to do whatever we want. However, how can you weather through the rains and storms without it? Changyuan, you’re being impetuous this time.”
“With fierce tigers threatening by the side, we have no attention to spare for the rains and storms.” Li Bi retorted right back . His tough attitude embarrassed Li Heng who, several times, had the intention to reproach but then swallowed it back after a glance at Li Bi.
He and Li Bi’s relationship had surpassed that between emperor and subjects. Li Bi had been his companion since young, and they were close to the point of keeping no secret. Pity that Li Bi, though talented and capable, was dedicated to seek Daoism, showing no interest in official career. He had tried really hard to persuade Li Bi to establish Jing’an Department.
Li Bi always spoke bluntly in front of him. Well aware of his confidant’s temper, Li Heng waved his hand and resorted the tone of negotiation, “Er…you never listen to me. Let’s invite Supervisor He back, shall we?”
“No. I have no time for that,” said Li Bi with a sullen look . “Now it is only six hours before the Lantern Show, yet we have no clues about the Turks . Your Highness, should it not be for your skepticism, I wouldn’t even be here.”
Li Heng clicked his tongue and patted Li Bo on the back, “I’m not being skeptical. I’m just…How shall I put it? Well, Supervisor He is like the first mark on the arm of a steelyard, who makes a great difference to how the court and His Majesty would regard Jing’an Department. ”
He Zhizhang had been chosen as the master to teach Crown Prince strategy and politics in Year Tianbao 3. The teacher and pupil friendship of more than twenty years was no inferior than that between Li Heng and Li Bi.
He Zhizhang was greatly valued by the emperor . And Li Heng invited He to be the head of Jing’an Department to deter other officials at court so that Li Bi could do whatever he wanted . Never would he expect that these two would be on bad terms . More unexpectedly that the calm and gentle Li Bi would force Supervisor He to leave with such means…and now the situation was a bit out of control.
Jing’an Department was the most important wager in Li Heng’s hand. And if any of its errors were known by his political enemies, severe consequences would follow.
He had no protection from the imperial harem, nor did he have any powerful supporters in army, and he never dared to associate with any influential officials at court . And even in the newly established Jing’an Department, only Li Bi was trustworthy .
“You have to know that it is never easy to be Crown Prince of Tang,” complained Li Heng.
“Your Highness, I know you’re worried about doubts at court. But aren’t you afraid of His Majesty?” Li Bi said in a light voice.
Li Heng’s face changed drastically at those words. What the hell was he talking about?
Li Bi stepped forward and lowered his voice, “Skeptical as His Majesty is, he should entrust the security of Chang’an to you. You ever wondered why?”
Ling Heng went silent.
The emperor’s suspicion towards the princes were known to all, especially after the last crown prince had been dethroned and the Misfortune of the Three Illegal Born Princes. Li Heng had never been in the East Palace ever since he was crowned. This time the emperor acquiesced in Crown Prince’s establishing Jing’an Department that possessed power beyond nearly all offices in Chang’an, entrusting him the safety of the whole city . It was, apparently, a test.
A test for Crown Prince’s true intention and his capability.
Li Bi saw through it from the very beginning, so did He Zhizhang. However, the two held different ideas . He Zhizhang upheld that they must have a right mind if it might lead to a failed mission. While Li Bi, on the contrary, insisted to do the right thing even if it meant to offend others.
“Political enemies might attack in three days. But Turks might start the calamity in six hours. Your Highness, you should know the priority. If Chang’an is saved, His Majesty would be delighted and your status would be secure. However, if Chang’an falls…” Li Bi deliberately drawled as he put on a serious look, “Everything is done.”
Li Heng was startled but still unwilling to give in, “Supervisor He is trying to catch the thieves. So are you. Why can’t you two work together?”
“No, I can’t. I don’t have the time. Jing’an Department must know whose orders to take.” Li Bi waved his whisk as he continued with a touch of complaint in his cold voice, “I’m now involved in the intricate worldly affairs, violating the rules of Daoism. Are you suspecting me of doing it for power?”
“Nonsense! I mean none of that,” Li Heng hurried to defend himself.
Li Bi didn’t respond. Instead, he looked up, his gaze skipping the eaves of the pavilion to the sky, and sighed.
Li Heng forced a wry smile and walked over to take his arm, “I know you’re doing it for me. I’m not suspecting you. It’s just… in time of such chaotic changes, we have to be cautious. Alas, forget it. Now that Supervisor He is retired because of illness, just let it be.” He still had some words to exhort but was stopped by Li Bi, who cupped his hand, saying, “Time is up. I need to get back to Jing’an Department.”
Li Heng, out of embarrassment, asked, “The what can I do?”
“Your Highness, I need your firm support for the following six hours. You must support every decision of mine. No time left for any suspicion or discussion . This has to be done exactly according to my rules.”
“What are your rules, Changyuan?” Li Heng was quite curious.
“No rules.”
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Мысли Тань Ци
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If her Master was willing to do anything for the Crown Prince, then she was willing to do anything for her Master, including sacrificing her own life.
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Мысли Ли Би после того, как его взяли в заложники "Термиты"
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Li Bi was not afraid of death. What he was worried about was the East Palace and all residents of Chang'an.
He looked around again, trying to find even the minutest flaw, but once again, Li Bi was disappointed. The security here was too tight. Besides, this was an underground location from which he couldn't even see the situation outside, not to mention sending out a message.
'If Zhang Xiaojing were here, what will he do?' Li Bi couldn't help thinking, but he failed to find the answer no matter how hard he tried. There was no means by which someone who grew up in a rich, noble family could figure out what a veteran who cheated death in the Western Regions would do under such circumstances.
'Your Highness, this time I might not be able to keep my word...' an inner voice said repeatedly, and it refused to stop, despite his best efforts.
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Разговор Ли Хэна и Тань Ци в повозке
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On hearing the commotion outside, Li Heng, the Crown Prince, couldn't help putting down the yak tail in his hand, craned out of a window of his four-windowed carriage and happened to see that Tanqi holding on to the cross board at the rear was yelling at the top of her voice.
Due to the darkness, he was unable to see the woman's countenance, but her words took him aback.
"Your Highness! Jing'an Department is at stake!"
Faintly alarmed, Li Heng glanced left and right. Since she yelled so loud, the guard of honor as well as all nearby residents might have heard her words. Did she have any idea how big trouble she could have caused?
Having quick reflexes, those guards had already came at her. A couple of them gripped Tanqi and violently dragged her away from the carriage. Someone beside her even raised his saber. At the same time, the driver flapped the reins and speeded up. This was a normal response that the guard of honor was supposed to make when something unexpected happened. Li Heng hastily stood up, swung his arms and yelled, "Halt! Halt!"
On hearing the abrupt order, the driver, who had already speeded up the carriage, had no choice but to violently reined in the horses. Unfortunately, this carriage was drawn by four horses which had different reflexes. The abrupt speed-up and slowdown caused the shafts to malfunction. The wheelers had stopped but the leading horses were still running. Because of the uneven force exerted on the shafts by the four horses, they tilted to the right side and knocked down several pedestrians in a row. There was also a violent sideways movement of the carriage, which then rubbed against a fang-wall, leaving a long gash in the exquisite wall of the carriage painted with lacquer.
Crown Princess Wei, who was also on the carriage, hurriedly held on to the front railings and asked his husband in a displeased tone of voice, "What's wrong?" Too concerned to answer her, Li Heng yelled at those guards behind the carriage, "Don't hurt her! Bring her here!"
On hearing the The Crown Prince's order, those soldiers, who had been taking Tanqi away from the crowd, had no choice but to turn around, grip her arms and drag her to the four-windowed carriage. To make sure that she wasn't carrying any weapons, they also roughly frisked her. Several silk ribbon buttons were undone during the process.
By light of the lanterns hanging on the side of the four-windowed carriage, Li Heng saw Tanqi's face and identified her as Li Bi's personal handmaid. 'Is her name Tanqi?' But unlike the poised and graceful woman she usually seemed, currently she looked very undignified. Her hair bun had been pulled loose with her long black hair drooping, and her clothes was untidy.
Beneath the suspicious gaze of his wife, Li Heng got off the four-windowed carriage. He didn't walked up to Tanqi immediately but looked around, then raised his hand and said to those soldiers, "Take her there and clear the spot. Don't let anybody get close."
The place he was pointing at was a tea booth. It was a temporary bamboo shack against a fang-wall, with a couple of chests covered by tarpaulin as a makeshift counter. Behind the counter was a broad cart, on which there was a small cart stove. The owner used inferior tea leaves, ginger, salt and crisp pepper to make tea. Thirsty audiences would come here to buy tea. Though the tea was bland, it was convenient.
On hearing the Crown Prince's order, guards immediately walked up to the tea booth and had both the owner and guests clear off. Then they put up some curtain barriers and made a compartment in the booth. When there was nobody else in the space behind curtain barriers, Li Heng asked Tanqi what was going on.
On seeing that there was only surprise no anxiety on the Crown Prince's face, Tanqi immediately realized that he didn't know about the attack on Jing'an Department at all. She wondered whether it was because Li Heng trusted Li Bi too much or because somebody had stopped the message from being delivered to the East Palace...
She collected herself and gave him a sketchy account of the previous events. After hearing it, Li Heng uncontrollably drew a few steps back to lean against the cart, the look on his face so shocked that he seemed to have just been struck by lightning. After quite a while, he urgently asked, "Wha–What about Changyuan?"
Tanqi shook her head. She hadn't returned to Guangde Fang, so she didn't know what had happened, but there was no doubt that something had happened to her master. After pacing up and down for a while, Li Heng loudly summoned one of his henchmen and bade him to go to Guangde Fang immediately to figure out what had happened there as soon as possible.
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Продолжение
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"Yes, Your Highness," the Crown Prince's trusted follower answered and immediately left. At this time, Crown Princess Wei walked inside and asked what was going on, a worried expression on her face, but surprisingly, Li Heng lost his temper and thundered at her ordering her to leave. He closed the curtain barrier himself and then began twisting his belt with his fingers, pulling knick-knacks like stationary bag, knife, whetstone etc. left and right -- Li Heng had a habit of doing this when he was fidgety.
Jing'an Department was the fruit of his painstaking labor, and Li Bi was his trusted subordinate, neither of which Li Heng could afford to lose. This was such a serious incident, but he had been unaware of it until a handmaid risked life and limb to come here to inform him. Apart from indignation, Li Heng also felt faint panic.
Tanqi silently watched him, signing repeatedly in her mind. 'His Highness has so few henchmen he could trust. Without Li Bi, he couldn't even get access to the most basic intelligence.'
Li Heng flicked a glance at Tanqi and then mumbled, "Changyuan is too intelligent to let anything happen to himself... right?" By this remark, he was more like encouraging himself than consoling Tanqi. Tanqi took a step forward and observed in a muted voice, "Your Highness, currently, our priority is not my master but Zhang Xiaojing."
"Zhang Xiaojing?" It took Li Heng a few moments to recall this name. Because of this prisoner, Li Bi had nearly fallen out with He Zhizhang. Till this day, He Zhizhang was still in a coma.
"Currently, Commandant Zhang is our only hope of resolving the crisis of Kailu Hodo, but for some unknown reason, Jing'an Department issued a warrant for his arrest. There's a citywide hunt for him ongoing. Your Highness, you must figure out a way to handle this! Otherwise the whole Chang'an... and my master will be doomed!"
But Li Heng asked in disbelief, "Haven't those Turks already been wiped out?"
In her anxiety, Tanqi forgot about due formality and took another step forward, saying aloud, "Your Highness, those Wolf Guards were under the command of a mastermind. The crisis facing Chang'an hasn't been resolved yet, and Commandant Zhang is the only one who can put an end to it!"
Li Heng frowned, "Is this man really as good as you said he is? Ur, our first priority should be to figure out what happened to Changyuan...ur, and Jing'an Department. Let's just wait for my trusted man to report."
Tanqi felt that the Crown Prince was too indecisive. Currently, they couldn't afford to waste any time, and neither could they afford to misjudge the urgency of the problems they were faced with. She was just about to prod him when Crown Princess Wei opened the curtain for the second time. She skeptically gave an appraising glance at Tanqi and then informed Li Heng, "Your Highness, the spring banquet is about to commence."
It was after hearing this remark that Li Heng recalled this event. An embarrassed look appeared on his faces.
This spring banquet was not just any spring banquet -- it was the Lantern Festival Spring Banquet held by the emperor in the Xingqing Palace. The banquet would start at Zi Hour (23:00) and last until Chouzheng (02:00). All members and relatives of the imperial family as well as high-ranking officials in the capital city would participate. After filling their bellies with food and wine, the emperor and all high-ranking officials would gather at the Industriousness and Pragmatism Pavilion to enjoy the Ba-lantern performances of entertainers selected and sent to the capital city by various provincial governments. This was the case on Lantern Festival every year.
On such an important occasion, the Crown Prince must not be late or absent.
Li Heng said to Tanqi, "Get on my carriage. Let's go to the Xingqing Palace first. I'll make a decision after my man reports to me."
Hearing this, Tanqi had no choice but to resignedly walked outside and stood beside Crown Princess Wei impersonating her handmaid. Crown Princess Wei, who had just been scolded by her husband and was not in a good mood, gave Tanqi the cold shoulder. But she could tell that her husband was not having an affair with this woman, so she felt uninterested in her.
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Мысли Ли Хэна о ситуации и их второй разговор с Тань Ци на пиру
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At this time, there were lanterns ablaze everywhere in the pavilion, the light of which was reflected by bronze mirrors. Guests were toasting each other, creating an uncommonly uproarious atmosphere. Maidservants in festive colorful gowns were walking between dinner tables in continuous streams, serving wine and courses. Dozens of entertainers were dancing the Yellow Lion Dance to drumbeat and music, which had been designated an imperial dance only the Emperor had the privilege to enjoy. If it weren't for this festive occasion, other officials wouldn't have had the chance to behold this performance. Some officials and foreign envoys, who were in high spirits, even rose to their feet and danced together with those entertainers, sending ripples of applause through their colleagues.
Li Heng, the Crown Prince, holding a wineglass made of a rhinoceros horn, was trying to calm himself down, but his wrist was quivering uncontrollably and the Chinese sake in his wineglass was being spilled out constantly, staining the carpet repeatedly. The expression on his face was extremely discordant with the festive atmosphere in the hall.
That trusted subordinate of his, who had made some enquiries and found out about what had happened in Jing'an Department, had reported to the Crown Prince a while ago. It had never crossed Li Heng's mind that the situation was far dire than Tanqi had described –Li Bi had been abducted by Termite, and Jing'an Department had been taken over by Prime Minister Li, both of which had resulted from the collusion between Zhang Xiaojing and his enemies.
Li Heng couldn't help but start blaming Li Bi in his mind. If it weren't for the fact that Li Bi had insisted on the appointment of this convict condemned to death, all this would never have happened. Li Heng flicked a glance at the man sitting on the left-hand seat. He couldn't imagine what consequences he would have to face if news of this matter reached his father's ears.
Tanqi took up a wine pot and, pretending to refill the wineglass, said to Li Heng in a low voice, "Your Highness, given the current situation, you should at least figure out a way to revoke the order for arrest."
Li Heng glanced at those sitting in right-hand seats. Li Linfu, the prime minister, was sitting bolt upright in the front of the couple of rows of seats. He resignedly shook his head. "Whether Zhang Xiaojing is really in collusion with the enemy is still unknown. I'm afraid I'd only be giving Prime Minister Li more excuses if I precipitously revoke the order for arrest."
Back then when He Zhizhang and Li Bi were still at his disposal offering him advice, Li Heng had been pretty confident about dealing with Prime Minister Li, but now with both of them absent, facing the attack launched by Prime Minister Li, the Crown Prince had no alternative but to cower back like a frightened hedgehog.
Tanqi observed anxiously, "Commandant Zhang had been with me all the time. I'm a-hundred-percent sure that he never colluded with any enemies!"
Li Heng misunderstood her and thought that the two of them were in a relationship. He gave her a flinty look and asked, "Aren't you supposed to be more concerned about the whereabouts of your master?"
Tanqi, who instantly grasped the undertone contained in his words, flushed and immediately slumped to her knees. "It is neither him nor my master but Your Highness and the safety of all residents of Chang'an that I'm doing this for. Commandant Zhang is the only one who can stop ruffians like members of Termite."
"Humph. Let us assume for a moment that Zhang Xiaojing is innocent. Given what has happened, I think it's safe to say that he has already fled some time ago. What difference does it make whether I revoke the order for arrest or not?"
"No. Commandant Zhang won't give up! He just needs free passage in the city to hunt those criminals down," asserted Tanqi firmly after raising her head.
Li Heng gave a wave of his hand. "A convict condemned to death is pursuing the investigation into this case when wanted by the Imperial Court? Even I myself couldn't believe it. How am I supposed to convince anybody else to?" After saying this, he softened his tone a little. "I'll go and talk to Prime Minister Li in a while. Currently, I only hope Jing'an Department can find Changyuan as soon as possible, whatever the cost is. If the worst comes to the worst, I'll give up the title of the Crown Prince."
He felt himself honorable and selfless, but Tanqi felt a wave of anger sweep over her and could barely forbear from splashing the wine on his face. Those people out there were racking their brains and risking their lives trying to rescue Chang'an from the crisis, but all what the Crown Prince cared about was this kind of matters.
"Those members of Termite are still at large. Kailu Hodo might destroy the whole Chang'an at any moment!" Tanqi's voice was somewhat loud and drew the attention of guests sitting nearby.
Li Heng's brow furrowed. "Hush! There will be dire consequences if anybody else hears it! I'll handle this matter. You are to stay out of it." After saying this, he heavily put the wineglass down on to the table, huffing and puffing.
Being pressurized by a handmaid made the Crown Prince feel that he had lost face. It was on Li Bi's account that he had not had Tanqi dragged out of this place.
On her knees, Tanqi moved a few steps back, her shoulders trembling. The Crown Prince seemed to have made up his mind to stand by, which threw her into panic. Given her low status, there was nothing she could do to make a difference if the Crown Prince decided to stay out of this.
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Снова мысли Ли Би в плену - теперь внутри фонаря
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There is no candle beside Li Mi, he can only **** forward in the darkness lightly. After two laps, Li Mi finally confirmed that there were neither enemies nor other exits. Li Bi felt that she was trapped in a puzzle, and the answer was near, but she couldn't find it. He estimated that it was the beginning of ugliness, and only half an hour was left before the lamp was pulled out.
A tired thought hit my heart.
"Otherwise, just hide here and wait until things are over?"
This idea seems reasonable. There is nothing that you can do now, as long as you save your life as much as possible and not cause trouble to others. This hydraulic palace is very strong, even if it bursts into the sky, it will not spread here.
But Li Mi only hesitated a finger, then dispelled the demon with a cold hum.
Dang Jingjingan Secretary Cheng, how can you just live like a dog? Being kidnapped is already a shame and a shame. If we are still frustrated and wait for others to come to rescue, then how can Li Li, Li Changyuan and my face meet the Prince? Furthermore, Zhang Xiaojing is still desperately trying to get up, is he not as reliable as a death row prisoner?
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Ли Би освобождается, спешит всех предупредить - и видит Ли Хэна, уезжающего с пира
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"General Chen, Jing'an Emergency Report!"
Li Bi was riding on the horse and shouted, but soon he seemed to be suddenly caught in the neck and dumb. The crotch mount felt his master yank the reins, and hissed unwillingly.
He widened his eyes and saw the heavy door of Jinming Gate half open, and a luxurious Siwang car hurried out from inside. The Siwang car was supposed to be pulled by a horse, but only two horses were pulled on the cowl, and the flag was not inserted at the rear of the car. If it was seen by the royals, it would have to criticize the sentence "There is a code of misconduct."
Li Mi recognized it at a glance, it was the prince's car, and the prince himself was in the car. He had traveled with the prince more than once, knowing that Li Heng was afraid of getting sullen in the car. Every time he took a car, he would pull the side window by a third and habitually put his hand on the mullion.
At that time, on the right side window of the carriage, the graceful and wealthy hand was riding. Lightly tapped on the finger, it seemed that the owner was a little uneasy.
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The Shangyuan Spring Banquet was just over. After the lantern was pulled out, there were still many gatherings for the appreciation of the lanterns, the offering of poems by the emperor, and the drinking of the holy wine in the cave. Why did the prince choose to rush away at this moment? For a moment, Li Mi was at a loss, and wanted to call the carriage, but his throat was blocked by something.
He strangled the horse and stared blankly at the Siwang car passing by beside him.
At the same time, a huge burst of applause broke out in front of the Tongyang Gate. The red chip for pulling the lamp has already boarded the Qinzheng government building, stepped on the seventh floor to pick the star, stood on the outreach terrace, and threw a candle to the Taishang Xuanyuan lamp tower.
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Ли Би следит за Ли Хэном; его подозрения
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From the moment when the red chip was pulled out and the candle was thrown, Li Bi has been following the Siwang car to which the Donggong belongs. But instead of rushing forward to show his identity, he pulled a distance and followed quietly.
Li Mi held the reins in his hand, leaned forward, and clamped his legs with his legs, maintaining a position that he could accelerate at any time. But he did not dare to go too far, because a terrible conjecture was emerging. This idea is what Daoists call the "heart demon". The more resistant it is, the stronger it is. When there is a gap, it will take advantage of the emptiness. The vines are entangled in the heart, making him hard to breathe and cold.
After leaving the Xingqing Palace, this Siwang carriage passed through the Changle intersection in Anyi and walked all the way south. This trend is quite strange, because the Prince's residence is in Changlefang, located in the ten king's house in the east garden of Anguo Temple.
Neither attending the spring banquet nor returning to the mansion. On this good night, where does the prince want to go?
The streets in this area are full of people watching lanterns. They just admired the grand occasion of the lamphouse in the distance, but they wouldn't bow their heads respectfully to make way because of the ceremonial streamers on the Siwang car. The carriage moved very impatiently, violently slamming in the crowd, and screaming and shouting in pieces-not so much as domineering, but more like a fleeing without any choice.
There were only a few guards on the two sides of the Siwang car, and the honour was not given. The hand resting on the mullion was always pounding irritably, without stopping for a moment.
Li Mifu was on horseback, and occasionally turned back to see the light house of Taishang Xuanyuan Light Tower lit up. The people beside him cried out surprises one after another, but the more he heard the more anxious in his heart. When the twenty-four lighthouses are all lit, Que Lehuo will be resurrected. At that time, I am afraid that Chang'an City will be hit by a catastrophe.
Before tracing the carriage, he had already greeted General Chen Xuanli and warned that there were fierce fire and thunder hidden in the lamp tower, which made him immediately evacuate the Qinzheng government building. As for whether Chen Xuanli listens or not, it is beyond Li Mi's control-after all, even now it is too late to start the evacuation. There are hundreds of guests in this building, and there are tens of thousands of people in Xingqing Palace Square. There is no way to leave the explosion in a hurry.
Can only hope that Zhang Xiaojing can prevent the light tower from starting in time, that is the only hope of Chang'an City.
Thinking of this, Li Mi frowned slightly, trying to suppress the demons. But this time, any Taoism failed, and the demons quickly expanded, almost infecting Li Mi's entire spiritual platform, forcing him to think in a highly reluctant way of thinking.
At this delicate point in time, anyone who leaves the diligent government building is doubtful.
So why did the prince leave Xingqing Palace at this time? Did he leave early because he knew there were fierce fire and thunder in the lamphouse?
With this thought in mind, it was like flooding the floodgates, and could no longer be squeezed: as soon as the fire thundered, the entire diligent government building would suddenly turn into powder, from Tianzi to Li Xiang, and there was no escape. Completely empty.
Except for the prince, no, by that time, he was already the emperor.
Li Bi's heart suddenly tightened, and his nails squeezed into the reins of the cowhide, leaving a very deep mark. He couldn't carry on any further, and the more he thought down, the more shocked he felt. Li Mi and the prince have known each other for many years. He did not believe that the loyal and cowardly prince would do such a thing.
But ... Li Heng is after Li's after all. This family of people's blood has always buried a ray of ferocity. The blood stains on the front of Xuanwu Gate were not wiped clean. Thinking of this, Li Bi's body shook immediately, and his confidence was shaken.
The carriage ahead has gradually driven away from the crowded area, and the speed has increased. Li Bi bit her tongue and forced herself to calm down. He shook the reins and let the mount speed up, don't get thrown away.
Siwangche walked through the squares of Changle, Jinggong, Xinchang and Shengdao. Li Bi found that the direction of the car was very firm, and the driver did not hesitate to cross the intersection-this shows that the car has a clear destination.
The lights on the street are still very vigorous, but after all, it has reached Nancheng, and the level of liveliness cannot be the same as that of the north. The east side of this area is the east wall of Chang'an City, and the west side is the high **** of Leyouyuan, forming a two-winged high, low-lying city valley road in the middle. Residents of Chang'an call this section of the road "ditch ditch", which is a good place to visit during the day, but at night, the streets are dark on both sides of the shadows, and the momentum is good.
The Siwang car walked into the shelter ditch, and the speed slowed down. When it reached the junction of Xingxing Shengping Road, it suddenly turned to the right, just passing the edge of the original southern foot of Leyou.
Hidden behind Li Mi, his brain turned quickly, thinking what was suspicious in this neighborhood. Before he thought about it, the Siwang car had stopped far away.
There are not many residents nearby. There are no large-scale lamp stands, and only a few windproof thick-skinned lanterns are hung in the key places. The light is not very good. At the position where the carriage stopped, a tall spire was visible on the south side, which was the Tongfa Temple tower in the Xiu Xianfang; and on the north side, there was a tall blue square wall with a small gate of inverted monument. When this kind of door is opened, it is not pushed left and right, but the whole door panel is tilted forward, tiled on the ground, and pulled by iron chains on both sides, which can be retracted. Because it fell like a stone to the ground, it got its name.
In Chang'an, there are only two conditions for opening doors on Fangqiangdang Street: Either commend the merits of the minister and open the door; or have a practical use, such as the Changmingfang brick kiln where the Turkic wolf guards are hiding. Open another door.
So what is the place where an inverted tablet door opened in the square wall? Li Mi's eyes glanced over and noticed that there was an arched hollow pattern above the door, and the lines were quite complicated, with flowers and leaves such as honeysuckle, calamus, green wood, and Shicaozi.
Li Bi immediately remembered that this is Shengpingfang, which has a medicine garden, specializing in the cultivation of various herbs for the Donggong. The medicine garden needs a lot of fertilizer, soil and plants, which is used by the prince. It is normal to open the door on the street. Li Bi remembers that Li Heng once rewarded himself with some herbal balm, and he proudly boasted of self-baking and self-adjusting, which turned out to be the material from here.
But why did the Crown Prince come to the medicine garden?
Li Bin was suspicious of his heart, patronizing and thinking, forgetting to pull the reins. Seeing that there was light in front of the mount, the owner didn't stop it, so he claimed to lean over there.
There were few pedestrians nearby, and the guards around the carriage heard the sound of horseshoes and immediately discovered Li Mi's travel possession. They were very nervous, whining a warning, and lighting up their weapons. The hand resting on the window frame of the car looked like a frightened rabbit, and it retracted at once.
Li Bi heard the shout and knew that her whereabouts had been exposed. She simply turned over and dismounted. She shouted: "I am Jing An Si Cheng Li Bi!" The guards didn't notice, the Siwang car trembled slightly.
"I want to see the prince." Li Mi shouted loudly as he walked forward. The guards looked at each other, a little overwhelmed. The prince was in the Siwang car, and the conversation outside must have been heard clearly, but there was always silence in the car without any order.
"Secretary, Jing'an Secretary Cheng Li, please see the prince!" Li Mi's voice was a little louder, and he kept walking under his feet, a little closer to the Siwang car. His emotions became agitated and he had to understand this matter, even at the heaviest price.
There was no response in Siwang's car. Li Mi's footsteps stopped suddenly, frowning and looking north. The horses beside the carriage also turned their ears at the same time, breathing a restless breath. The guards did not care to appease the mount, and they all turned their necks to the north.
Whether it is a person or a horse, they feel it, and a slight rumbling sound comes from a distance, followed by an uneasy tremor under their feet. Although in this position, the horizon of the north was completely blocked by Le Youyuan, but Li Bi knew that something must have happened to Xuanyuan Denglou.
The twenty-four lamp houses of Taishang Xuanyuan Lamp Building are mainly divided into three parts: the lamp candle department, the lamp figurine department and the organ department. The organ department is hidden deep in the bottom of the light house, covered with wooden skin and satin. The inside is where the hook of the light figurine is located.
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Разговор Ли Би с Ли Хэном в саду лекарственных трав Восточного Дворца (в императорском Китае Восточным Дворцом называется резиденция наследных принцев, но Ли Хэн там не живёт, тк его положение слишком непрочно)
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Even across the tall Leyouyuan, Donggong Medicine Garden can hear the loud noise from Xingqing Palace. Li Mi's face was pale, and his body shook, almost unable to stand.
This voice means that Zhang Xiaojing finally failed. That is to say, the building of diligent affairs may have been swallowed by Que Lehuo, and the end of the people in the building is unknown. If Chen Xuanli didn't withdraw the emperor in time, the series of terrible consequences that followed would make Li Mi's brain almost bleed.
The curtain of the Siwang car slowly opened, revealing a slightly panicked face. He looked towards the explosion, seeming at a loss.
"Prince!" Li Mi stepped forward, shouting extremely rudely.
"Chang Yuan?" Li Heng's first reaction was actually a surprise. He jumped off the car and hugged Li Mi all at once, shouting excitedly: "You are still alive !!!"
Li Bi's reaction to the prince was very unexpected. He had originally expected Li Heng to see his reaction, either guilt, indifference, or a triumph of success, but he did not expect such a reaction. With so many years of friendship between the two, he could feel that the prince's joy was sincere, without any slight pretense.
This is not like the emotion that a prince who had just indulged a thief to kill his father. You know, in theory he is now the emperor.
Li Mi pushed Li Heng away, took a step back, and knelt on one leg: "His Royal Highness, there is something unclear about his subjects." Li Heng extended his hands with a smile on his face to take him, but Li Bi stubbornly maintained his original position.
"Why did the prince leave the party in a hurry?" Li Mi raised his head and asked.
Li Heng was puzzled when he heard this question: "Of course I came to see you from Changyuan!"
"Ok?"
Another unexpected answer. Li Bi frowned, staring at Li Heng. Li Heng knew that once Li Mi had any opinion, it would be such an expression. He became embarrassed and had to explain.
Tan Qi previously told Li Heng that Jing Ansi was attacked and Li Bi was taken away, which made him restless at the Spring Banquet. Later, Tan Qi also brought the matter to the emperor, and he was reprimanded by his father and emperor. It didn't take long for him to receive a secret letter. This letter was not sent by anyone, but after a piece of "Nei Shang Yu Yi Wu", I don't know who was pressed under the glass bulb.
The letter said that they are scorpions and now have control of Li Mi's life. If the prince does not believe it, he can look around the fence.
Hearing this, Li Bi suddenly realized why Xiao Xiao had put him in the lamp house and stood for a while, but it was actually shown to the prince. He remembered that the light houses on both sides were lit at the time. It was not for testing, but for the Prince to distinguish his appearance.
"So what?"
"I confirm that after you fell into their hands, I no longer wanted to stay at the banquet site, and I wanted to save you. But I dropped the mouse control device, I was afraid that it would be too ruthless, and you would be poisoned. The letter appeared again out of thin air. ”Li Heng preached.“ The letter said that I must go to the Donggong medicine garden without delay. There will be instructions for me to do it in exchange for your life. It also warns me if Tell others, you are dead. "
"In other words, did His Highness leave the Spring Banquet in a hurry for his life, not for other reasons?"
"Of course!" Li Heng replied without hesitation, "Chang Yuan, but you are going to lose your life, the Spring Banquet is not important at all. It doesn't matter how the father emperor blames."
His expression didn't seem to be hypocritical, and he could hear it in his tone. He didn't even know what the sound just meant.
Li Bi warmed slightly, his childhood playmate, after all, is not the kind of ruthless person. But more questions emerged one after another. If Li Heng's words were true, what did Xiao Gui do? After struggling to kidnap Li Mi, just to remove Li Heng from the diligent administration building? And according to Li Heng's description, at least one of the cricket's traitors has mixed into the diligent administration building. Who is he or she?
Are there any follow-up conspiracies?
Li Bi's feeling of relaxation just tightened again. Li Heng stared at Li Mi, seeing his face cloudy and uncertain, and asked what was going on. Li Mi opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer it.
What should I say? The lamp building exploded, the government building was destroyed, and your father and emperor were already killed. Are you the emperor of Tang Dynasty?
Things have evolved to the worst situation, and now the city has become a mess, extremely dangerous. Before clarifying the situation, Li Bike did not dare to make a hasty conclusion. This prince's temperament is too soft, and easy to be emotional. It will be impossible to predict what will happen when he hears this shocking news.
At this very moment, if you take the wrong step, you may lose everything.
In the face of this unprecedented disaster, some people may cry, or the Six Gods have no Lord, but Li Bi will not. Since Que Lehuo has already happened, regretting and shocking in any case, it is impossible to reverse the time. The most important thing now is what to do next.
Li Bi tried to drive away panic and anger from his mind and calm himself down.
"Is the letter still there?"
"Here." Li Heng handed over the two letters, and Li Bi took it over and looked at it briefly. It was a small letter, and any official could write such a word.
Li Bi held the letter in his arms and said to Li Heng: "Your Highness, do you know what the Cricket wants you to do in the Donggong Medicine Garden?"
Li Heng shook his head: "I don't know yet, I just arrived here, you came here-hey, but since you have been out of danger, Changyuan, I don't have to be forced to do things for them?"
Li Mi smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid they never expected the prince to do anything."
"what?"
"It was their greatest purpose to transfer His Royal Highness out of the diligent government affairs building." Li Bi said here, suddenly stayed for a moment, seemed to think of something, and then hurriedly asked, "Apart from His Highness, who left the Shangyuan Spring Banquet ? "
Li Heng thought for a long time and shook his head. There were too many people at the Spring Banquet. He left in a hurry and had no time to count who had been absent. Li Bi frowned in disappointment, and looked coldly at Le Youyuan, trying to pass through the hills and see through the Xingqing Palace on the other side.
At this time, the wagon driver of Siwang looked forward timidly: "Humble ...... The humble job probably knows." Li Heng glared at him with dissatisfaction: "Shangyuan Spring Banquet, the fifth grade and below are not eligible to participate. You know? "Li Mi stopped Li Heng:" Say it? "The coachman squeezed his hands and flinched." The humble post is just speculation, speculation. "
"But anyway, the prince will not blame." Li Bi said. The coachman looked at Li Heng, and Li Heng snorted, believing Li Mi's statement. The coachman stuttered.
No rides or cars are allowed in the Xingqing Palace, so people who attended the banquet walked to the Jinming Gate and walked in. The cattle, horses, and horses they used were parked in an open space not far from Xingqing Palace. During the entire banquet, the driver will be here to stay.
The Siwang car has a special status, and there are special areas for parking. Nearby are all the horses and horses of the kings and ranks above the rank three, which are densely parked together. Before and after Yinchu, the coachman received the order that the prince was about to leave, and quickly hurried to leave. He remembers blocking a luxurious Qixiang car in front of the passage, and he had to let it go before he could go out. As soon as he looked up, he didn't know when the car was gone. He was quite happy because he saved a lot of trouble.
"Who is that Qixiang car?" Li Bi asked.
"It's Li Xiang's, and his family likes this extravagance." The coachmen have their own circles, who owns what kind of car, what kind of horse, and what kind of decoration style they like. For these, they are all familiar with it. .
Before the coachman finished speaking, Li Mi had jumped back into the horse and said to Li Heng in a word: "Please prince, take a break here. Remember, from now on, don't go anywhere, don't listen to anyone, unless it is a minister Me. "
Li Heng listened to his tone very seriously and couldn't help but be surprised and asked him where he was going. Li Mi rode on the horse, his eyes deep:
"Jingan Secretary."
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Ли Би приходит арестовывать Ли Линьфу
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In the rapid drumming of the street drums, Li Mi flicked the robe corner, took a few steps, and came straight to the Ziyu Pavilion. He raised his head and stared at the pavilion in the pavilion without fear, the most powerful man besides the emperor, and his biggest enemy. The other party was staring at him at the same time, only to pride himself on his identity, without speaking.
There were chaotic footsteps behind Li Bi, and the soldiers of the brigade army also came over together. They quickly stood in an arc, tightly surrounding the entire rain pavilion. The guard next to Li Linfu raised his eyebrows and pulled his knife forward, but was gently stopped by the owner.
Li Bi embraced his hands with respect, and said aloud: "See Li Xiang."
"Li Sicheng is polite." Li Linfu replied faintly, with a spirit of not anger. He was tall and thin, with a clear face, and his head was meticulously combed with white hair, like a tall crane stork.
Li Bi noticed that the name used by the other party was his post "Jing An Si Cheng", not the official "to be punished Hanlin". It can be seen that Li Linfu has already judged Ji Wen's failure to seize power and accepted the result.
Today this Li Xiang has been fighting against Jing Ansi, and now he finally shows his weakness. Thinking of this, Li Bi couldn't help but rejuvenate. Li Linfu has been in the same position for so many years, and it is not common to show weakness-he is so concessive, is it really because he was hit by the key?
Think about it too. When the black hand behind the scenes was closest to victory, his most secret mansion was blocked by Jing Ansi, and his heart should be shaken. Thinking about this, Li Bihan smiled and said: "This has a delicate atmosphere from the rain pavilion. If it is not for Li Xiang and other people with chests, you can't do it."
Li Linfu pinched the three strands of long beard under his jaw and raised his eyes: "The style of the pavilion is really good. After the old man is in office, he should learn from it."
From the response, Li Bi felt the other party's weakness. He shook his head, took a copy from his arms, and handed it over: "Li Xiang laughed. The lower official has checked clearly that this is not your secret residence. Di? "
Cricket once stayed in this house, so as long as the homeowner's identity is determined, he can't escape the relationship anyway. At this time, the situation of Xingqing Palace is unknown, and Li Bi must knock the corners and bite the biggest hidden dangers in order to seek the best interests for the prince.
Li Linfu took a glance at the hand and shook with a cold sneer: "However, after writing the word Longxi, it has become an old man's industry? Changyuan, you are too arbitrary." Li Bi expected that he would denial: " If it ’s not Li Xiangwai ’s house, please explain that the spring banquet in this building of diligent government affairs is not over. Why do you want to leave the room and hide in this place? "
He thought Li Linfu would continue to make excuses to quibble, but the other party's reaction was greatly beyond his expectation: "Don't you call the old man Changyuan to come and say something important?"
Li Mi was stunned, and his face immediately sank: "He has been busy in Jing'an Division, why has Li Xiang disturbed him? Furthermore, how can he be called away from the Spring Banquet in one word as a lower identity Look at me too high. "
"If it is not in peacetime, it will not happen naturally. But today there is the Turkic Wolf Guard first, then there is the Centipede, and the Changan City is disturbed. If it is related to the safety of the saint, the old man has to be cautious." Li Linfu showed a volume of notes from his arms. A line of ink characters roughly means that the emperor had an unforeseen scourge, and came to see a mansion in Anyefang without seeing others. The payment was made by Jing Ansi.
Li Bidao: "Li Xiang put so many eyes and ears in Jingan Division, how could he not know that He Jian was unconscious and I was also taken away by the cricket, how could someone send a letter in the name of Jingan Division?"
"It's just because I don't know who wrote it. You can't be neglected." Li Linfu nodded the back of the note, with a circular trace left on it. "This note is not sent by the general public, but it is pressed under the old man's glass."
Li Mi was shocked because the two letters received by the prince at the Spring Banquet were also unknown who was pressed under the glass. He originally speculated that this was Li Xiang deliberately opening the prince, so that he could become a suspect of killing his father, but now Li Xiang actually received the same letter, which suddenly made things confusing.
At the same time, the Prince and Li Linfu were transferred to a spring banquet. Why?
wrong! Li Bi reminded himself in his heart. There can be no such thing, there must be a lie between Prince and Li Linfu. He squeezed his fist, gave up the cross-examination between Xu and Snake, and said straightforwardly:
"Li Xiangke knows that Shicai exploded on Xuanyuan Light Tower?"
Li Linfu looked awkward and hurriedly looked towards Xingqing Palace. It's a pity that the night is deep and the morning light rises, and I can't see clearly the situation there. They heard the explosion just now, but they haven't thought of it there yet. Now Li Biyi said that Li Linfu immediately realized the seriousness of it.
"What's the matter?" Asked Shen Sheng, the Datang Zhongshu scholar, frowning.
Li Mi secretly admired his acting skills and said: "What is the matter, Li should be clearer than me. You have been coveting Jing Ansi, and you have also buried your eyes and led the wolf into the room. Isn't it for this moment?" It ’s straightforward and sharp. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers around the brigade immediately raised their crossbows to prevent this power from going wrong.
Li Linfu had been thinking for so many years, and his mind turned around, and then he understood why Li Bi was so aggressive that he surrounded him. Several guards were shocked and subconsciously kept their master behind. He didn't panic, pushed the guard away, straightened his chest and walked to the pavilion, said lightly: "Chang Yuan, this is a conspiracy."
Li Bi suddenly wanted to laugh, and Li Linfu, who had a sweet-mouthed sword, said it was a conspiracy, how ironic it was.
"Is Li Xiang not coveted by Jing Ansi? Do you want to overthrow the Prince every day?"
Li Linfu's eyes showed the light of the shadow of the bird of prey, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised: "You are right. But in this matter, if I have already calculated, then the **** thing is Changyuan, you are right."
"Because in your calculations, I should have died!"
Li Bi was no longer confined to any etiquette and stepped forward to grab Li Linfu's sleeve. Li Linfu sighed and slowly shook his head: "Although you and I have different positions, the old man has always appreciated your talents. Unfortunately, your performance today has really disappointed the old man."
"Li Xiang might as well return to Jing'an Division with me and slowly distinguish and analyze."
Li Mi only talked nonsense when he was in a desperate end. He has completely figured out the context of this matter: Li Linfu was behind the cricket and the Turkic Wolf Guard, and then inserted the internal response in the Jingan Division. The two should cooperate with each other to paralyze Jing Ansi and take Li Bi away. Then Li Xiang took advantage of the opportunity to instruct Ji Wen to seize power while letting the Cricket attack. In order to avoid being affected, he left the Qinzheng government building in advance and hid in this house; at the same time, he let the cockroaches use Li Mi to transfer his prince Li Heng. In this way, the world would be mistaken for the attack that the prince was killing his father and seizing power and completely defeated him.
Who has the ability to mobilize Turkic Wolf Guards and Crickets? Who is so familiar with the details inside and outside Chang'an City? Who has the ability to move every piece in the position to the most suitable position?
The whole plan is interlocking, meticulous and meticulous, which is beyond the control of ordinary people. Whether it is deduced from motivation, authority, style or many signs that have been revealed, only Li Linfu can play.
The two variables in this plan are Zhang Xiaojing and Li Mi. After the scorpion fished out Li Heng, Li Bian was supposed to kill him, but he never expected that he would escape with the help of Zhang Xiaojing. So the whole conspiracy was just held by Li Bi's mansion in Anyefang, and it was exposed all at once.
What Jingsi Secretary's note, what is not the owner of this mansion, all false statements. Li Mi was too lazy to refute. He believed that in Li Linfu's eyes, in front of such a clear chain of evidence, it would be meaningless to rebel against him. He held Li Linfu's arm, and came out of Ziyuting, shouting in his mouth: "Jingan Division is doing business!"
The guards tried to block it, but the brigade soldiers immediately surrounded the two of them in formation.
At this time, Li Linfu's voice rang again: "Chang Yuan, you are so clever, why can't you even think of this? How can this matter benefit me?"
This sentence is not loud, but it sounds like thunder in Li Mi's ear. His footsteps froze, turning his head to look at the culprit. The other person looked calm, even with a little pity in his eyes.
Li Bi found that he had made a mistake, a very big mistake, a huge mistake that he had been trying to avoid certain conjectures in his heart.
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The last sentence of Li Linfu made Li Bi fall into the ice cave.
"What are the benefits for me?"
Whether it is a common push or a court conspiracy, it follows a most basic principle: "Legals doubt." The one who gains the most is always the most suspicious. Li Linfu did not get entangled with Li Mi in the last minute, but went straight to the root, and asked the Jingan Secretary to review this basic common sense.
Li Linfu has won the trust of the emperor for nearly ten years since he was appointed decree in the 20th year of Kaiyuan. If the emperor rises, he will become a tree without roots and water without resources. Even if he wants to help other young kings to gain the throne, the gains may not be as thick as they are today. In other words, this conspiracy against Tianzi is harmful and unhelpful to him, and has almost no benefits.
Li Bi calculated Li Linfu's conspiracy arrangement from various signs, which seemed to explain perfectly, but he only forgot the most fundamental thing. Li Linfu painstakingly made such a big move, only shake his position, he is not a fool.
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Since his succession to the East Palace, he has been oppressed by Li Xiang repeatedly, and he is suspicious of the emperor. He is uneasy day and night. In the unfortunate event of a mountain tomb, the crown prince succeeded in succeeding to the throne, and he could inherit the rule of the great treasure, and he could eliminate Li Xiang's troubles.
"No, it is not possible. You deliberately transferred the prince out, so that he could bear the suspicion of killing the king and the relatives, and he could not ascend the throne." Li Bi tried to defend.
"Killing the king and killing relatives? I, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, haven't you had such a thing?" Li Linfu's tone was full of satire, "I'll ask you, other kings, but who left halfway seat?"
Li Mi kept silent.
"If I arrange this, I should keep a prince at this time, control the South Yat and North Yat forbidden troops, ride out all around, and remove you and the East Palace one by one. Instead of staying alone in such a big yard , Chewing your tongue with you. "Li Linfu smiled slightly, with a few traces of self-deprecation and helplessness.
"We were all fooled." The right phase suddenly sighed.
Hearing this sentence, Li Mi's body shook, and it seemed to have been greatly impacted. Yeah, it's the Thunder Strike that's trying to usurp, and you can't hesitate for a while. A man like Li Linfu who is so clever and sensible must have made a fortune, and the follow-up means are endless.
Is it ... really planned by the crown prince staying at the Donggong medicine garden? He even fooled me?
In Li Bi's heart, there was a moment of misery, then anger, and then a strange enlightenment arose.
This is the end of the matter, and accountability is meaningless. Li Bi knows that there is no right or wrong in politics, only the conflict of interests. As the master of the East Palace, even if he was kept in the dark in advance, even if there was no reason to speak, he must try to fight for the Prince ’s interests.
At this time, in this secluded mansion, Prince Lin ’s biggest enemy, Li Linfu, had only a few escorts, and the brigade soldiers he carried were ten times as many ... The arm slowly lifted.
There is only one way since ancient Huashan, he has done something contrary to the prince, don't mind coming again.
Li Linfu saw the murderous intention in the young man's eyes, but only smiled. In his eyes, Li Bi is a rough child. Although he behaves with rules and regulations, his traces are too heavy to be tempered.
"You don't want to think about it, what if nothing happens?" He only said softly.
Li Linfu's words, like a gust of wind, quietly extinguished the fierce light in Li Mi's eyes. Yes, what if the emperor is safe? Then he shot at this time, not only meaningless, but also endless troubles.
Li Bi doesn't know to what extent Xingqing Palace is miserable, but since Zhang Xiaojing is over there, he might create a miracle and really rescue the Holy One. He suddenly discovered that he had such a moment that he wanted Zhang Xiaojing to fail.
This is really the most ironic thing today.
Between the truth and his promise to the prince, Li Bi must now make a choice.
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@темы: The Longest Day in Chang'an
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09.09.2020 в 19:19Мысли Ли Би перед допросом захваченного шпиона
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Ли Би натыкается на сад лекарственных трав Восточного Дворца в финансовых документах
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09.09.2020 в 19:19Ли Би и Чжан Сяоцзин встречаются по дороге в сад и выясняют истинного виновника
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Ли Би говорит про мотивы семьи Хэ и свои
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Глава 105
Чжан Сяоцзин удивляется, что кто-то может быть предан наследному принцу ещё фанатичнее, чем Ли Би
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Ли Би беспокоится, как все события отразятся на Ли Хэне и управе Цзинъань, сватает Тань Ци Чжан Сяоцзину. Чжан Сяоцзин не выдерживает: "Почему ты беспокоишься об этом, а не о невинных пострадавших простых людях?"
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