Chapter 218 A Cup of Tea, a Word
After Wang Zheng Jinzhong heard what Changsun Jinghong said, he was shocked and dumbfounded.
Although he is not good at strategy, he has seen too many conspiracies and tricks in the Imperial City Division.
He had already heard the implication of Changsun Jinghong's words - if the emperor really attacked Dingguohou's Mansion, Dingguohou's Mansion had already taken precautions, so of course he would not be captured without mercy!
The emperor has been alienated from the government for many years, but now the strength of the Dingguo Marquis Mansion is stronger than twenty years ago, not to mention the unknown Yin Yue Tower!
If the emperor really wants to attack Dingguohou Mansion now, what will happen?
Of course it was Dingguo Houfu who rebelled from Kyoto!
Retreat to Shuzhou!
The local court neglected its management, and the current situation in Ningguo was beyond its reach.
The Marquis of Dingguo is afraid that he will establish himself as king in Shuzhou!
Ningguo naturally fell apart, and there was even greater turmoil!
The emperor has been really confused these years. Isn't it just two medicines? How can this be more important than the safety of Ningguo?
"Then...does the Emperor know the layout of Dingguo Hou Mansion in Shuzhou over the years?"
Changsun Jinghong nodded, "The Dingguo Hou Mansion did not hide it at all, because there was a grand reason, to prevent the Uighurs from invading again, and also to suppress the abnormal movements of the tribes in Shuzhou... It's just that this matter is extremely low-key.
, not many people in the court know about it."
Wang Zheng Jinzhong pondered for a moment and bowed: "Thank you sir!"
"No need to thank me, these are just my guesses. As for the direction of the situation later, it is still difficult to determine."
"After all, it depends on the final competition between the various forces in Kyoto. The Duke of Cheng, Duke of Qi, and the Duke of Ding are actually standing behind the prince. If Ji Tai's family is suppressed, if the chaos in the DPRK can be eliminated,
If the situation is corrected... maybe none of this will happen."
Wang Zheng Jinzhong thought for a while and asked: "Do you think the prince's line can win?"
Changsun Jinghong looked up at the gloomy sky again, looking for a long time, as if he wanted to know what God meant.
Of course he couldn't see it, he just felt that the situation was getting more and more complicated.
"If Li Chenan had not come to Kyoto, the battle between the prince's line and the second prince's line would ultimately depend on the emperor's will. Because no matter who it is, no one wants Ning to really destroy the country!"
"The Ning Kingdom is in chaos, and foreign enemies will inevitably invade...such as the Yue Kingdom."
"If the country is destroyed, it will not be beneficial to any force."
"But here comes Li Chen'an... You think this kid has nothing to do with such a big thing... Don't forget that he is Li Chunfu's grandson!"
Wang Zhengjinzhong was shocked again, and then he realized that this kid Li Chenan still had such an identity.
"In fact, Li Chunfu has been running the court for so many years, and he has many old disciples, such as Mr. Xiangdong Xiang, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion!"
"These people may not stand too high in the temple, but they are also a force that cannot be underestimated!"
"If he is used by any party, the winning chips will always be tilted towards the party that uses him. Now this delicate balance may be broken because of him!"
"But if we say that he is related to such a big event...he doesn't even have the status of a scholar. He is really just a nobody from Guangling!"
"It was impossible for a small person to stir up this muddy water, but he happened to stir it up again, and even now he has become the focus of many people's eyes."
"Don't think too much. Let's see if the situation in Kyoto will change after the Mid-Autumn Festival Cultural Festival."
Wang Zheng Jinzhong thought about what Changsun Jinghong said before and after, and discovered a problem——
It seems that in Changsun Jinghong's view, Li Chenan has become a key figure in the struggle between the two forces!
If he is killed by the emperor's decree on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I am afraid that the Dingguo Houfu will be even more dissatisfied with the emperor. This is beneficial to the second prince and his family. What they hope is that the Dingguohoufu will jump out and rebel.
This gave them an excellent opportunity to bring down the Prince's family in one fell swoop.
But if Li Chenan is not dead... it means that he won the first place in the Mid-Autumn Festival Literary Festival, and his reputation among students will be even higher!
By acquiring Li Chenan, the Crown Prince's line has gained the support of Li Chunfu's disciple Gujiu, and at the same time, it has also gained the support of students all over the world!
His huge role will be fully revealed at this time, which should be the reason why the Prime Minister desperately wants him dead.
"Then should our Imperial City Division do something?"
"Of course, this is the reason why I want to meet Li Chenan today, and even wait here to meet Li Chenan!"
"He can't die!"
"He must still stay in Kyoto!"
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Li Chenan had no idea that he had become a key figure in the factional struggle in Kyoto.
He was just a little curious.
Because yesterday when I went to see my second uncle Li Wenhou at the House of Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, he said that there might be a bloody disaster at the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival, so you'd better go see someone, and this person is the famous Changsun Jinghong of the Imperial City Department!
Of course he knew that the Mid-Autumn Cultural Festival was a Hongmen Banquet, but he had no intention of meeting Changsun Jinghong.
Because of unfamiliarity.
Even the eldest grandson Jinghong was once good friends with his grandfather.
"People will always change with time and status."
In the carriage, Li Chenan looked at Shang Di and smiled slightly, and then said: "Although you said that Changsun Jinghong is trustworthy, this is of course a good thing. After all, it will be much easier to have more powerful helpers."
"But about the Mid-Autumn Festival... Since my grandfather was once the emperor's teacher, do you think the emperor would kill me because I failed?"
"After all, there is some old love. Is he so heartless?"
Shang Di thought for a while and said, "If it were the previous emperor, you would be fine."
"What a big change?"
"I may not have seen the emperor for many years, but I heard from Mr. Changsun that since the emperor became obsessed with alchemy and Taoism, he has no interest in anything else. This is the reason why the power of Ning State fell into the hands of Ji Tai.
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"Because the emperor is obsessed with cultivating Taoism, his mind seems to be getting more and more confused as he cultivates... He doesn't know how to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people. He only listens to the slanderous words of people like Ji Tai or Concubine Ji."
"Think about it, you are the one who has offended Ji Tai, and you also blocked the way for the second prince to marry Zhongli Ruoshui!"
"They definitely want you dead!"
"Then if you really lose, the Emperor may not be able to remember your grandfather, or the Emperor may not even know that your grandfather is Li Chunfu!"
Li Chenan raised his eyebrows and looked cold. When he left Kyoto, he thought, should he throw a few of the artifacts into the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion?
Don’t you want me to feel better?
Then don’t let everyone have an easy time!
The carriage arrived at Jiuyu Tower.
The two got off the carriage, An Zizai stood guard at the door, and Shang Di led Li Chenan in.
When he arrived under the big-leafed banyan tree, Li Chenan saw the thin old man wearing green linen clothes.
The old man was sitting at the tea table under the big banyan tree, and behind him stood a burly, bearded uncle.
The old man is making a pot of tea.
The fragrance of tea is already wafting.
Li Chenan sniffed, walked over, and said with a smile: "Good tea! Mingqian Longjing, but I, the junior, should do this!"
He sat opposite Changsun Jinghong.
He took the tea cup from Changsun Jinghong's hand.
He was really making tea carefully, without even raising his head to look at Changsun Jinghong.
But Changsun Jinghong kept looking at him intently!
His old eyes shone brightly, and he even leaned forward a little, as if he wanted to see more clearly.
What he saw was——
Calm.
nature.
Not deliberately at all.
Even the look on that face was extremely natural.
This is Li Chenan's magnanimity, but in Changsun Jinghong's eyes, these are not the main things.
The most important thing is that this face is very delicate and beautiful, and it looks like someone!
Especially those two slender eyebrows like the pointed feathers of swallows, they are exactly the same as a certain person!
He unconsciously touched the letter in his sleeve pocket, and ripples arose in his heart that had long been quiet.
It's just that Wang Zhengjinzhong is also looking at Li Chenan at this moment. If he looks at Changsun Jinghong, he will definitely find that the folds on Changsun Jinghong's old face trembled for a moment inadvertently!
Then, Changsun Jinghong suddenly laughed, with a look of joy on his face, but said nothing.
It's extremely quiet here, with only a few cicadas chirping.
Li Chenan skillfully made tea, put out the fire, poured the tea, and handed over the tea cup.
Changsun Jinghong took the tea cup, sniffed it carefully, blew on it, and then took a sip.
He put down the tea cup, stood up, and walked out with his hands behind his back.
But he left two sentences:
“It tastes great and the heat is just right. I like it very much!”
Chapter completed!