'Zhiqiu Pavilion', a very elegant name, but in the East Palace, it is a most frightening and timid place, deserted, barren, few people take care of it, it is a courtyard sent to punish the concubines and palace maids for mistakes by His Royal Highness the Prince, in the East Palace, any palace maid or concubine, once sent here by His Royal Highness the Prince, her life is over.

Why is this all the trouble?

Seeing the crown princess with an expressionless face and following behind him without a little resistance, Li Qing couldn't help but shake his head and sigh lightly, a good crown princess, the biological mother of the emperor's eldest grandson, if there is no accident, she will still be the best candidate for the future queen, why is she so uninteresting, and she has to touch the anger of His Royal Highness the crown prince at this juncture? Can't she see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been worrying about King Qi's affairs these days?

Alas, in the end, she is still young, she is still a woman, and when she encounters something to compete for favor, she will become a little impulsive, desperate, and in the end, she will not suffer herself?

Li Qing glanced back at Wu Mei quietly, and shook his head helplessly again, obviously no longer reporting any hope for the future of this crown princess, and in a few days, the emperor or the queen mother got the news and came forward to remove her from the Zhiqiu Pavilion, and His Royal Highness the prince was afraid that he would no longer have the slightest nostalgia for her.

And without the attention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, in the East Palace, she is just an ordinary woman who can no longer be ordinary, and the empty name of the crown princess is not enough to make people as fearful as she is now.

It's a pity that a woman who is usually very clever and has some means to cut off the opportunity to become a queen so uninterestingly.

Well, perhaps, I should find another backer.

Along the way, Li Qing no longer had any hope for Wu Mei, and his mind was spinning, thinking about which woman His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would favor next, and he was fortunate to be a little prepared in advance.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess, Zhiqiu Pavilion has arrived." Turning around, he stopped in a remote courtyard at the end of the East Palace, Li Qing bowed very rudely and reminded Wu Mei, and said: "The villain still has important things to do, so it is inconvenient to accompany His Royal Highness the Crown Princess in, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, please take care of yourself." ”

"Well, got it, you can step down." Regarding Li Qingdi's disrespectful attitude, Wu Mei was not a little surprised, unhappy, unhappy, very indifferently waved her hand at Li Qing, and walked towards the small courtyard in front of her, which seemed to be a little too deserted.

"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and I've seen Manager Li!" Hearing some voices outside, the palace maids who had been waiting in the courtyard greeted them from the pavilion one after another, and saluted Wu Mei and the others. It's just that Wu Mei didn't pay attention to it, ignoring the few palace maids in front of her, still walking slowly, moving towards the courtyard all the time, and passing through the group of palace maids in a moment, she was alone, looking very depressed.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess," bowed to Wu Mei again, Li Qing stood at the door, glanced at the palace maids who were a little at a loss, and said sharply towards Wu Mei's gradually detached figure: "These palace maids, maids and maids in the pavilion, the villain has already explained in advance, if Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has any needs inside, you can directly ask them to handle it." Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess cherishes it, and the villain will retire first. ”

"What are you guys doing here? Didn't you see that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess had already entered, why don't you hurry up and keep up? Seeing that Wu Mei didn't turn around to pay attention, Li Qing felt a little bored, glared at the palace maid who was still there stupidly, scolded loudly, and then turned around angrily and walked back.

"Mr. Liu, stay here for a while, and wait for the villain to go in and say goodbye." After instructing his chamberlain to bring Zhang Chuchu's mother and son to Empress Sun, the head of the Lizheng Palace, Li Ran personally led Liu Yiyi all the way to the Taiji Palace, and at the main entrance of the Taiji Palace, he bowed to Liu Yiyi to signal him, and then took the lead in entering the palace to communicate to Li Shimin.

After a while, Li Ran had just entered for less than a breath, then he returned to the front of the hall, bowed to Liu Yiyi, and said respectfully: "The emperor has invited Mr. Liu to enter the palace, and Mr. Liu will come with the villain." ”

When Liu Yiyi heard this, his face was not happy or worried, his expression was calm, he sorted out his clothes and hair buns up and down in a regular manner, bent over and arched his hands, and said to Li Ran: "There is Chief Lao Li!" ”

Li Ran nodded slightly at Liu Yiyi, didn't say anything more, and after signaling to Liu Yiyi, he turned around and walked around the hall with Liu Yiyi.

In the main hall, all the palace maids have been waved back by Li Shimin, and above the main hall, only Li Shimin is present. When he came in, Liu Yiyi lowered his head and raised his eyes, carefully looking up, he hadn't seen Li Shimin's face for a few days, but this Mingjun's current look was very haggard, sitting there alone, constantly instructing the old and tall recitals on the table, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was pale and bloodless, according to Liu Yiyi's previous experience, this Mingjun had not slept peacefully for at least three days.

Poor one, when the emperor deserves this role, why bother? Liu Yiyi sighed slightly in his heart, no wonder since ancient times, the Ming monarchs in history have been few and mediocre, and this Ming monarch is not capable of everyone.

"Xiaomin Liuyi, meet the emperor!" Deliberately flicked his sleeves twice, making some noise, Liu Yiyi bowed and bowed his hand to salute the Ming Jun in the hall.

"Oh, it's Mr. Liu who has arrived," Glancing up at the hall, Li Shimin put down the brush in his hand, sat up straight, and said to Liu Yiyi: "Mr. Liu doesn't have to be polite, and sit down on the side." ”

Motioning to Li Ran to put on a bamboo chair for Liu Yiyi, Li Shimin picked up the warm tea in front of the table, slowly took a sip, and forcibly lifted some spirits.

"The specific matter, Li Ran should have mentioned it to Mr.," Putting the tea bowl back, Li Shimin bowed his head and said to Liu Yiyi, who was already sitting down in the hall: "Lu Guogong, Su Bingren, and Song Guogong, who just fell yesterday, the three important ministers of the court and the people, at this critical moment, all of them are seriously ill and unconscious, but the Tai Yi Tai Doctor Department is helpless about this, and after a few days of investigation, he has not been able to diagnose the cause. ”

"Moreover, some time ago, it was said that he was still in Kuizhou to see the head of the hospital, Sun Simiao, and now I don't know where he has traveled again, I have been inquired in many ways, and there has been no result until now." Li Shimin raised his hand and rubbed his brows lightly, and said, "Helplessly, the situation is critical, and my life is at stake, so I have to ask Mr. Liu to go out of the mountain again." ”

"The emperor suspects that these three adults are sick at the same time, who has done something in it?" Very keenly grasped the hidden meaning of Li Shimin's words, and after being polite with Li Shimin, Liu Yiyi opened his mouth and asked this Mingjun directly.

"I don't rule out this possibility," he glanced at Liu Yiyi with appreciation, Li Shimin nodded lightly, and said, "But the most important thing, I still hope that Mr. Liu can make these three old ministers wake up sooner." ”

In the past few days, Li Shimin has heard a lot of rumors, although most of these rumors are not true, and many of them are even extremely ridiculous, but if they are allowed to develop regardless of them, under the deliberate promotion of some well-intentioned people, sooner or later they will cause a lot of disasters, and they have to be prevented.

"The little people must do their best to live up to the emperor's expectations." Following Li Shimin's words, Liu Yiyi bent over, and then asked Li Shimin coldly: "Does the emperor already know who is the person who wants to take the lives of Xiaomin's family that day?" ”

"Huh?" Li Shimin's expression was slightly stunned, a trace of brilliance flashed in his two old eyes, and he couldn't help but have a little more admiration when he looked at Liu Yiyi, and took a sip of tea to decorate his heart, Lao Li quietly asked Liu Yiyi: "Why does Mr. Liu ask such a question?" If I knew who the real culprit was that day, how could I let him go unpunished? ”

Mr. Liu asked, did he think of any clues? If Mr. Liu knows who the real murderer is, he might as well tell me directly, and I will definitely make the decision for Mr. Liu and bring the real murderer to justice! After asking Liu Yiyi, Li Shimin looked down at Liu Yiyi with interest.

"The emperor looks down on the small people," Liu Yiyi raised his head cautiously, and opened his mouth to complain: "One is just a small people in Shengdou who have been chased around by people with knives, no power, no power, little to rely on, and have encountered some incidents, all one can do is to take his family away and shrink up." ”

Quietly raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin, Liu Yiyi continued: "These, the emperor is the clearest, the situation of the day when the pseudonym Liu Yifan was trained in the Ministry of Rites, and there is a situation where the young son of Lord Di is taught to read in Fengjie Di Mansion, there is no home, there are relatives and no relatives, as a son of man, but he can't always stay in front of his father and mother to fulfill his filial piety, and even when he meets the last person, it is like a strange road, difficult and dangerous, as a husband and father, but he can't give his wife and children a stable and stable family, as a brother, watching his brothers get married, But I can't congratulate myself and drink a glass of wine, as the head of the family......"

In the palace of the Tang Dynasty, in the Taiji Hall where Li Shimin dealt with important affairs of the court, facing Li Shimin, the eternal master, Liu Yiyi sat there with a bitter old face, chattering, squirting saliva, one tea, two teas, three teas, in today's light rain weather, the temperature is slightly cold and not hot, but this time of three teas in a row, but it is also the head of the chamberlain Li Ran, who is waiting on the side, can listen to the sweat in his head.

"Poor father and mother and little sister, their life and death are uncertain, Xiaomin and his wife and children have revealed their identities here, God knows when the bayonet that has been hidden in the dark will stab Xiaomin in the back again......"

"Alright, alright! I have a general understanding of Mr. Liu's meaning, and Mr. Liu can stop talking for the time being. Resolutely interrupting Liu Yiyi's words that were about to be continued, Li Shimin raised his hand again and rubbed his brows lightly, and began to regret a little, just now, why did he give Liu Yiyi such a long time to speak?

The dog can't be changed, well, calm, calm, it should be said that the country is easy to change, and the temperament is difficult to change, seeing Liu Yiyi's current performance, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of the first time he talked to Liu Yiyi about the belonging of the 'Liu's plough' in the Taiji Palace.

"Liu Laoshi, Liu He's, and Liu Xiaohui, as early as the morning before yesterday, I had already sent someone to Fengjie to greet them, and within half a month, they would be able to rush back to Chang'an, and Mr. Liu's family would be reunited at that time." Without too much nonsense, Li Shimin raised his head and glanced at Liu Yiyi, and said: "You don't have to worry about their safety on the road at all, the person who led the team to Fengjie this time is the righteous brother you recognized some time ago, Luo Tong, and the hundred guards under him." With them, you can protect your parents and little sister all the way. ”

Rotong? And a hundred cavalry guards under him? Hearing this, Liu Yiyi's face showed a hint of joy for the first time, he may still not know about others, but Luo Tong, as well as his subordinates, Liu Yiyi is too familiar to be familiar, and he also knows a lot about their strength, all of them are veterans who have fought and seen blood, loyal, violent, each of them is definitely a good hand that can fight against a hundred. As Li Shimin said just now, with them, it is indeed possible to ensure that Lao Liu and they have no worries all the way.

However, Li Shimin, the Ming Jun, is willing to send Luo Tong, who has always been a little wrong with him, this time is really a little surprising, hasn't their godfather and son not spoken in person for nearly five years?

"Also," without waiting for Liu's words, Li Shimin continued: "Liu Zhang's family and Liu Zhiyuan, their mother and son, will live in the Lizheng Palace during this time, and there will be no accidents with the queen and Princess Yuzhang with them." After half a month, Luo Tong will come back with Liu Laoshi and the three of them, and your family can temporarily settle in General Luo's mansion. ”

"As for Mr. Liu," he raised his eyes and looked at Liu Yiyi, Li Shimin said softly: "Mr. Liu's martial arts are already few enemies in my Tang Dynasty, so there is no need for me to meddle in things, right?" ”

"Some self-defense crops are just tricks, and they can't be elegant, and the emperor is serious." Seeing that Li Shimin was so carefully arranged, Liu Yiyi couldn't help but say a little, and after being humble and polite for a while, Liu Yiyi stood up from the chair, arched his hand to Li Shimin for instructions, and said: "Saving people is like fighting fire, Xiaomin, let's go and take a look at the three adults first, right?" ”

Now do you know that saving people is like fighting fire? Why didn't I see you mention it when I poured bitter water? After despising this profiteer very much in his heart, Li Shimin waved his hand with a warm smile and said: "Lu Guogong and they have a doctor to take care of them, although they can't wake up and heal immediately, the law will not let them have any accidents at this time, and it doesn't hurt for Mr. Liu to go later." ”

Waving his hand to signal Liu Yiyi to sit down again, Li Shimin looked at Li Ran and added a bowl of tea to Liu Yiyi, and said: "In the past few days, there have been some incidents in Chang'an City, has Mr. Liu heard of it?" ”

Here it comes!

Liu Yiyi's heart suddenly suddenly, and he cautiously replied: "Back to the emperor, when I was in the countryside, Xiaomin also heard about it somewhat. However, some specific matters are not very clear to Xiaomin. ”

"What is Mr. Qi's opinion on the matter of King Qi?" Li Shimin obviously had no intention of letting Liu Yiyi go easily, so he ignored Liu Yiyi's vague answer, and asked him directly.

"Back to the emperor, one is just a grass people, like such a military matter, how dare the people speak in vain?" Liu Yiyi bowed his head silently, and he still understood the truth that came out of Li Shimin's tentative questioning.

"Oh? Is it? Li Shimin's eyebrows were lightly raised, he took a small sip of the tea bowl, and his eyes swept over Liu Yiyi's face, but unfortunately, he didn't see the reason from Liu Yiyi's expression.

"After Quan Wanji died unexpectedly at the border of Qidi, less than three days later, before the local messenger rushed to Chang'an, I had already received the news in advance, sir, who told me the news?" Giving up the plan to see something from Liu Yiyi's expression, Li Shimin withdrew his gaze and asked Liu Yiyi a less relevant word in a low voice.

"It is the eighth son under my knees, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, who has always been studying in the house, rarely shows up, and it is rare for adults to enter the palace." Before Liu Yiyi replied, Li Shimin answered by himself.

"Quite unexpected, wasn't it?" Glancing at Liu Yiyi again, Li Shimin continued: "The nerd eighth, who has always been unimportant, actually got the news of Quan Wanji's murder thousands of miles away before his royal brothers. ”

"......" then lowered his head, and then was silent, Liu Yiyi had roughly guessed what Li Shimin was going to say next. I was originally a little nervous, but I suddenly became calm, and at this time, I couldn't mess up my position.

"In the past few months, Mr. Liu and King Yue seem to be quite skillful in getting along," after talking for a long time, and finally got to the point, Li Shimin looked at Liu Yiyi with direct eyes, and said: "I heard King Yue mention a few days ago, he seems to have worshiped under Mr. Dimen, but is there really such a thing?" ”

The emperor laughed, Xiaomin's previous identity was just an ordinary teacher, although he had several contacts with His Royal Highness King Yue, but they were just some normal etiquette exchanges, and there was no such nonsense as apprenticeship. If the emperor doesn't believe it, Xiaomin is willing to confront His Royal Highness King Yue face to face. ”

Without a little weakness to raise his head and look at Li Shimin, Liu Yiyi looked calm, he didn't believe that Li Zhen's kid would be stupid enough to tell the emperor everything that Li Shimin was playing today, obviously trying to deceive and get something out of himself.

"Oh? Is it? Li Shimin's eyes kept rolling on Liu Yiyi's face, and his eyes looked at Liu Yiyi sharply and asked, "Then you let King Yue send someone to supervise the matter of King Qi and Quan Wanji, what should be the explanation?" Could it be that before this, you already knew that Quan Wanji would die in vain? ”

Finally, Li Shimin asked a question that he had been a little puzzled and even a little suspicious about since this period of time.