Chapter 10: Princess Qi
"How can I start? Didn't Xue Bao, the deputy military commander of the Prince of Qi's Palace, already go to the Eastern Palace to be employed? The deputy military commander is a close official of the Prince of Qi's Palace. Apart from my Highness, only the Saint can call him to duty. If anyone else wants to call him to duty, they must get the Saint's order.
Now the Saint has not issued a clear decree, but Xue Bao has gone to the Eastern Palace to serve. Could it be that the Eastern Palace has taken in the Prince of Qi's Mansion?"
Li Sixing said with a faint smile, his tone neither hurried nor slow, but it sounded very irritating to Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Prince of Qi have always been good friends. It is common for them to borrow officials from each other. How can there be any talk of the Eastern Palace taking over the Prince of Qi's Palace?"
Li Sixing nodded and said, "It is true that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and My Highness have always been good friends, and it is also common for them to borrow officials from each other. But in the past, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would always inform My Highness, but this time he did not say a word.
Those who know know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and my Highness have a deep brotherly relationship, while those who don’t know would think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t take my Highness seriously.”
This is a very thorny statement.
Not only does it sound harsh, but it can also cause bleeding if it pricks someone.
Wei Zheng dared not respond, "Li Huqi is joking. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always had a deep brotherly relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. I did not inform His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi when I seconded Xue Hujun this time. It was indeed an oversight.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has decided that he will personally come to apologize to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi in the near future."
Li Sixing nodded and asked, "When is the day? If it is today, I will turn around and leave."
Wei Zheng looked embarrassed. It definitely wasn't today.
The prince had just rescued someone from Prince Qi's mansion, and then immediately ran to Prince Qi's mansion. Isn't that walking into a trap?
"In a few days..."
Wei Zheng declined.
Li Sixing said dimly, "In a few days, I will have to have a good talk with you."
Wei Zheng bowed and said, "I would like to listen to Li Huqi's teachings."
Wei Zheng had a very good attitude. Even he knew that Li Sixing had come to cause trouble, he still treated Li Sixing respectfully.
There is no other reason, just to avoid giving Li Sixing an excuse to throw a tantrum.
Li Sixing waved his hand and said, "I don't deserve your teachings. As the crown prince, you don't need to explain to others when you call on officials. But Xue Bao is still an official of the Qi Wang Mansion, and he is also an official in charge of military affairs.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has seconded Xue Bao, and if his troops get into trouble, it will be troublesome."
Wei Zheng's expression changed slightly, and he said, "General Xue is only the deputy commander. Isn't there a commander above him? With the commander's supervision, there shouldn't be any trouble."
Li Sixing asked with a smile, "What if there is an assassin?"
Wei Zheng's pupils shrank, and he laughed dryly, "The royal palace's attendants are all carefully selected loyal and upright people. How could there be an assassin?"
Li Sixing asked with a smile, "Wei Xima doesn't know the seriousness of this matter?"
Wei Zheng bowed and said, "If there is an assassin among the royal guards, all the officials and guards in the royal palace will be punished by the saint.
I don't think His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi would gamble the lives of his subordinates for Xue Bao."
Li Sixing nodded and said, "What Wei Xima said makes sense. I am also an official of the Prince of Qi's Palace. If the Saint wants to settle accounts, I will not escape punishment. I will naturally not watch my Highness gamble with the lives of the subordinates of the Palace.
But you should know my prince's temper. If he gets angry, he might do something out of the ordinary."
Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Your Highness the Prince of Qi and Your Highness the Crown Prince have a deep brotherly love, so they will definitely not do anything out of line. Even if they do something out of line, and it comes to the attention of the Saint, no one will get away with it."
Li Sixing narrowed his eyes slightly, "So, Your Highness the Crown Prince is unwilling to hand over Xue Bao?"
Wei Zheng smiled but said nothing.
Li Sixing sighed, "Forget it, forget it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unwilling to hand over Xue Bao, and I can't take it away by force. But if I can't bring Xue Bao back, my Royal Highness will punish me.
I can only take the trouble to go and seek the advice of the saint.
By the way, tell the Saint that my Highness has decided to summon the five schools of the Marriage House for this matter."
After saying this, Li Sixing walked out of the East Palace without looking back.
Wei Zheng was shocked.
The five captains of the Prince's Personal Affairs each in charge of two hundred soldiers.
The King of Qi is a prince on horseback, and all five schools are fully staffed, that is, one thousand people.
If a thousand people start a riot in the palace, that would be a mutiny.
That would be terrible.
"Li Qiqi, please wait a moment."
Wei Zheng hurriedly caught up with Li Sixing and stood in front of Wei Zheng.
Li Sixing said with a fake smile: "Why, we can enter the East Palace but not leave?"
Wei Zheng bowed and said, "I dare not..."
Wei Zheng looked up at Li Sixing and said with a wry smile, "Li Huqi, why are you doing this? You and I both know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi will not mobilize troops in the palace. Why are you trying to scare me with these words?"
Li Sixing said calmly: "Whether or not my prince will mobilize troops in the palace is not important. What is important is what the saint will think after knowing this."
Wei Zheng's expression changed again.
Li Shimin's power not only threatened Li Jiancheng, but also Li Yuan.
Li Yuan's nerves are now on edge.
Any signs of military action within the palace would attract Li Yuan's attention.
Once Li Yuan knew that Li Yuanji was showing signs of mobilizing troops, even if he didn't believe it, he would dig deep into the root cause.
After Xue Bao was dug out, he would definitely die.
Li Jiancheng also had to hand over a person so that Li Yuanji could kill him to vent his anger.
Li Yuan was very caring towards his sons, but he was not soft-hearted towards his officials.
Li Yuan would never be merciful if he could use the heads of a few officials to quell the conflict between his two sons.
"Why did Li Huqi come to this point?"
Wei Zheng asked in a deep voice.
Li Sixing was silent for a moment, and said, "You and I each serve our own masters. If you don't embarrass me, I won't embarrass you either. The Crown Prince was at fault in this matter. If he had first sought permission from the Saint and then transferred Xue Bao, no one would have been able to find fault.
But he didn't, and my prince is very concerned about this matter. In order to avoid being punished, I can only resort to this last resort."
"Do you have to hand over Xue Bao?"
Wei Zheng asked further.
Li Sixing nodded and said nothing.
Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "But if Xue Bao returns to the Prince of Qi's mansion, he will surely die."
Li Sixing's face turned cold, "What does it have to do with me? Xue Bao got involved in something he shouldn't have been involved in, and he was caught, so he deserves to die."
Wei Zheng took a deep breath, bowed and said, "I will go and ask for instructions from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
This matter is not as simple as handing over someone, and Wei Zheng cannot make the decision for Li Jiancheng.
Xue Bao was Li Jiancheng's man, and he got into trouble because he worked for Li Jiancheng.
It depends on Li Jiancheng's choice whether to set an example for other people who work for him and protect Xue Bao to the death, or to hand over Xue Bao in order to quell the war and make other people who work for him feel disheartened.
Logically speaking, Li Jiancheng should protect Xue Bao to death, as this would be more beneficial to him.
But Li Yuanji obviously didn't want to let this matter go, so Li Sixing had no choice but to hold on to it.
There was no way to settle the matter unless Li Jiancheng lost a piece of meat or two.
Li Sixing nodded and let Wei Zheng ask for instructions.
If it weren't for the harsh tone of Xie Shufang, who helped Li Yuanji pass the message, Li Sixing actually had no intention of offending Li Jiancheng.
After all, Li Jiancheng was the crown prince, and a very capable one at that, with great hope of ascending the throne in the future. If you offended Li Jiancheng, you would not have a good ending.
But if he offended Li Jiancheng and was purged, that would be in the future.
If you offend Li Yuanji, you will be purged, and that is now.
If Li Sixing can't even catch up now, how can he talk about the future?
After Wei Zheng left, he never showed up again.
Instead, the Crown Princess appeared in front of Li Sixing. After Li Sixing greeted her, she exchanged a few polite words with Li Sixing and then hurried out of the East Palace.
Li Sixing knew that the Crown Princess was going to be a lobbyist, so he was not in a hurry and just waited quietly in the East Palace.
If the Crown Princess can convince Li Yuanji not to pursue the matter further, it will be a good thing for Li Sixing.
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Wude Hall.
Sleeping hall.
Li Yuanji tiptoed to the door of the bedroom courtyard like a thief.
Behind the door is a flower forest with many exotic flowers and trees planted there.
Due to the bleak winter, most of the exotic flowers and trees have withered.
There are only a few winter plum trees, blooming alone in the cold wind.
A young girl with her hair tied up in a woman's style and wearing a bright red cloak was sitting at a stone table under a plum tree, flipping through a book.
Behind the girl stood four maids .
The girl is pure and beautiful. She looks quiet and elegant as she reads a book.
Li Yuanji felt a familiar feeling from her.
That feeling was exactly the same as when he was in middle school and saw the goddess and top student in the class next door.
The girl was absorbed in reading and Li Yuanji did not disturb her.
It’s not that Li Yuanji was afraid of offending the beauty, nor is it that Li Yuanji couldn’t bear to disrespect her.
In his mind, the girl was purely "someone else's" wife, and if he rashly approached her to talk to her, he would always feel ashamed of flirting with a decent girl.
"Your Highness..."
Li Yuanji had no intention of disturbing the girl, but that didn't mean the maids behind her could just turn a blind eye after seeing him.
After Li Yuanji stood there for a few breaths, a maid behind the girl saw him and hurriedly saluted him.
All of a sudden, the girl and the other three maids all looked at him.
The three maids hurriedly bowed.
The girl stood up and bowed slightly, "Alang..."
The voice is very soft and light.
Li Yuanji nodded solemnly and waved his hand, "No need to be so polite."
The girl and her four maids stood up at the same time.
The girl began to put away the book.
The four maids also started to get busy.
The previous incarnation usually returned to the bedroom and didn't like to do anything else.
Just wash up...
Well, just wash up and take a nap.
His previous life was not a man who was gentle with women. In his opinion, he was a prince and could find any woman he wanted, so there was no need for him to be gentle with women.
It is better to go hunting and practice spear fighting than to talk about love with a beautiful woman.
Therefore, the relationship between my predecessor and the Princess of Qi was almost non-existent.
"No need to worry."
Li Yuanji knew what Princess Yang Miaoyan① of Qi and her maids were doing, so he spoke out to stop them.
Yang Miaoyan and the maids were also stunned when they heard Li Yuanji's words.
Yang Miaoyan hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Ah Lang, is there something wrong?"
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①: There is no clear record about the name of the Princess of Qi in history. There is a very vulgar name in unofficial history, but it obviously does not fit the Princess of Qi's background, so Straw gave her a name. Please don't criticize if you don't like it.
