Chapter 105: Everyone has their own thoughts

It was already the first update of the night, and the lanterns on the street were still bright, and the crowds were in full swing. When you were tired, you would find a place to rest. After the second update of the palace, you would spend money, and then have a midnight snack and then take your wife and son to the east city. The Tianhuo Dance at the third update of the east city is also worth looking forward to.

Ye Han and Li Longji took Yang Yuhuan back to the palace after praising Li Qing, and the royal family members dispersed. Gorgeous carriages were filled with the boredom, pride, melancholy and loss of Shangyuan Ye slowly disappeared into the darkness.

Li Lin's carriage was waiting for Li Qing under Zhuque's Sect. Seeing him coming out of the city, the carriage slowly came up, "Nephew, why don't you go up to my mansion tonight and have a few more drinks with me?"

Li Lin was in high spirits. Li Qing's wonderful performance tonight greatly increased his face, so when he said good-favored royal princes bowed and congratulated him, as if Li Qing was his son.

Li Longji's appreciation did not make Li Qing confused. On the contrary, Li Wan's stubbornness reminded him of another hidden enemy, Tan Wang Li Cong, the real backstage of the Hai family. He then thought of Hai Lan's daughter, the missing Hai Zhongheng, as if they were nails that fell on the road at any time, and would pierce his feet.

"Uncle Shi is destined, how dare Li Qing refuse to obey? It's just that he happened to meet a few old friends from Yibin tonight. They are still waiting for me in the inn. Why not come and have a drink with Uncle Shi again the next day."

"Okay, I'm old and can't stay up more vigil than when I was young. It's time to take a break early."

Li Lin looked a little lonely, and he smiled self-deprecatingly, "Then we will see you next day."

He was about to get into the car when he accidentally found his niece standing not far away looking at this side. Li Lin was about to say hello, but suddenly realized, "No! She didn't participate in the royal lantern watching, how could she be here?"

Li Lin's niece was Cui Liuliu. She didn't leave at all. She waited for Li Qing outside the Zhuque Gate. She hid in the dark until the royal carriages were cleared. Only then did she see Li Qing being escorted out of the city gate from a distance by several Yulin soldiers, and jumped happily, "Li Qing! I'm here."

She ignored the passers-by's eyes and threw the reins to Gao Zhan's knife. She carried the grenade skirt and ran towards Li Qing quickly. The yellow shawl and silk belt fluttered in the wind. She was like a gorgeous butterfly, dancing in the light and shadow.

"Why haven't you been back yet? Your mother will be worried." Li Qing frowned slightly, leaned her head and looked behind her, but saw Gao Zhandao shrugging at him, spreading his hands, looking helpless.

"Shang Yuanye, my mother doesn't care about me," Cui Liuliu glanced at his face secretly. Seeing that his face was gloomy, the joy and excitement just now disappeared. She said timidly: "Fireworks are set off at the third update of the East City. I want to take you to see it."

Li Qing turned around and looked at Li Lin. Cui Liuliu was his niece and he had the responsibility to discipline him. At this time, Cui Liuliu found that her uncle was standing next to her. She was so scared that she took a step back, "Uncle, why are you here?"

Li Lin was not angry with her. He looked at Li Qing with a strange look, "So you made an appointment, no wonder! No wonder! Tonight is the day of Yuan Ye, I am so confused."

He looked back at the carriage, shook his head helplessly and said, "You guys go and have fun! I will explain it to your mother."

Li Qing knew he had misunderstood, but he had already said this. No matter how much he explained, Li Lin would not believe it, so he had to say to Cui Liuliu: "Let's go! I'll take you around for a while and I'll take you back. I have friends to say hello tonight, so I'll save you from watching the fireworks."

Li Qing bowed to Li Lin, turned over the horse, and gradually disappeared from the crowd with Cui Liuliu. However, he didn't know that in Li Lin's carriage, there was a pair of beautiful eyes that had been silently watching him and Cui Liuliu leave. His eyes were complicated, with a bit of loss and melancholy.

The carriage was shaking, and Li Lin turned her head to look at her daughter from time to time. The carriage was very dark, and she could only see her eyes bright and quiet, staring silently in front of her. After a long time, Li Lin slowly said: "Jing Yan, what do you think of Li Qing?"

Li Jingyan turned her head and looked towards the east city outside the window. A trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, but it disappeared in a flash. She just replied lightly: "What's going on? I don't understand what my father means."

"I mean," before Li Lin finished speaking, Li Jingyan interrupted his father quickly, "his daughter will naturally remember his kindness in her heart, but I don't want to mention him now."

Seeing that his daughter was unwilling to listen to her, Li Lin sighed and advised her painstakingly: "I have always followed your nature and never interfered with your lifelong affairs. I hope you can choose a good husband you like, but you can't delay this way. I heard from your elder brother that Cen Shen is quite interesting to you. I think you appreciate him very much. If you want, I will tell him."

Li Jingyan shook her head, "Father, let's not say whether this is good or not, I'm so tired!"

"But if you don't get married again, I'm worried that some people will make you think of marriage again. What should I do then?" Li Lin saw that her daughter always avoided this matter, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. "Isn't there any of the many suitors worth your consideration? I don't think so, the fundamental reason you are always so cold to people and always keep people from thousands of miles away. Look at Li Qing, he was originally my favorite. I invited him tonight just to create a chance for you, but because of your coldness, people are afraid of you and dare not approach you, but now your cousin is snatched first. When someone's marriage post is sent one day, it's too late to regret it."

"Dad!" Li Jingyan suddenly turned around and said excitedly: "He just married a princess. What does it have to do with me? I'm cold. What's the matter with me if I marry a woman or not? It's really ridiculous. Is he the only man in the world? I won't marry him if I like my cousin? If he likes her, he will accompany her to visit the Lantern Market and go to the East City to watch the fireworks. What do I care about!"

Her chest was undulating violently, and she became more and more excited as she spoke. She turned her head and stared out the window. Before she knew it, a crystal teardrop quietly rolled down from her white jade-like face.

Tonight's Lantern Festival is destined to be sad and happy. Li Heng lay lightly on the soft couch in the carriage, his long eyebrows were relaxed and he fell asleep. Tonight's glance of father's disgusting glance at Li Cong made him see it. He finally realized that his father was not confused by the boss's falsehood. Not only that, the father also sent Li Qing, whom he liked, back to the Eastern Palace. What does this mean? This shows that the father had no plans to destroy him. Thinking through this section, Li Heng's tense nerves finally relaxed since the New Year, and he remembered the wonderful scene on the city tower, "This Li Qing, I didn't expect him to use this move, especially his last sentence, which really won the heart of his father. It's really an official!"

A knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "In time, this person will definitely become his right-hand man."

At this time, the carriage slowly slowed down and stopped. The guard whispered by the window: "Your Highness, Li Youxiong is right in front of you, should we take a detour?"

"A detour? Why do you have to spare the road? Come up with me."

Li Linfu was on duty tonight's Lantern Festival. The emperor put great pressure on the lanterns on the Zhuque City Tower tonight. Once something happened at the lantern festival, he could not hide it. Therefore, from the afternoon, he was busy arranging various details, from the public security of the lantern festival to the arrangement of the lanterns. He personally inquired about everything, whether it was big or small. Li Linfu paid great attention to details when doing things. He knew that many things were lost because of careless details.

Although he was not present at the Zhuque City Tower, someone would tell him the whole story as quickly as possible. So when he heard that Li Qing had been appointed as the crown prince, he immediately realized that the Hai family materials and Li Daofu's letter had fallen into the hands of the crown prince, but this did not mean that Li Linfu was finished. He had his own solution. He quickly judged the situation. The emperor had already hinted that he was not allowed to touch the crown prince again. The matter of the crown prince was over. In this way, why should he keep a deadlock?

Li Linfu had been waiting for Li Heng for a long time. At this time, he saw the prince's carriage coming from afar and ordered his subordinates to greet the carriage. The two cars intertwined and stopped at the same time. When the curtains hit, two hypocritical smiling faces appeared.

"Haha! Your Highness and the people are having fun together and sharing the prosperous era of lanterns. The old minister really admires this kind of mind."

"Where, we are just following the emperor. However, the Prime Minister was still diligent in political affairs on the Lantern Festival. He worked diligently for us to enjoy such a gorgeous lantern festival tonight. This is what makes people admire. It is a blessing for the country to have a prime minister like Prime Minister Li in the Tang Dynasty."

The two of them compliments each other with sincere tone. No one would have thought that these two were a pair of life-and-death enemies. If they had the chance, they would never be lenient and would definitely kill each other quickly. Li Linfu changed his mind and took care of the incident tonight. "I heard that the prince accepted a talent, and even the emperor admired him very much. I really wanted to see him. I wonder if your highness would be willing to introduce him to me."

"The Prime Minister is talking about Li Qing! He is a newcomer, and has no knowledge in his heart, and only has better luck, so he is appreciated by the emperor. He is just a small character and is not worthy of the Prime Minister's concern. Instead, he exposed a case of smuggling military goods. I think this is what the Prime Minister deserves to pay attention to."

After saying that, Li Heng stared at Li Linfu with his eyes tightly, waiting for his reaction. Li Linfu was waiting for Li Heng here for this matter. Even if the other party didn't mention it, he would turn the topic around this matter. Seeing the prince bringing it up on his own initiative, Li Linfu's heart finally fell down, which means that the prince also had the intention of reconciliation in this matter.

There are life-and-death struggles in the officialdom, but more often they are compromises. From ancient times to the present, this is the case. Both sides are not clean and have a handle in the hands of each other. If you let me go, I will let you take a step. Everyone is harmonious and peaceful. This is the doctrine of the mean and the way of harmony. Once a new dispute over interests arises, or the power of both sides loses balance, the smoke of gunpowder will ignite again.

At this time, Li Linfu was looking for a compromise plan to find a compromise, and the same was true for the prince.

"The smuggling military products will naturally be handled by the local government. Then it will be reported to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice for filing. The old minister is waiting for the prince here, but he wants to apologize to His Highness for the incident of the dog son colliding with King Guangping."

Prince Guangping Li Chu is the eldest son of Prince Li Heng. A few days ago, he went out to Beijing to hunt and had an argument with Li Linfu's son at the city gate and slightly injured several family members. This was a trivial matter, and Li Linfu had no need to wait for the prince for this matter, so it was just an excuse to express his opinion to the prince that he was willing to give up.

Speaking of this, both of them knew it well. Li Heng was lucky enough to get out of trouble and was unwilling to make things worse. He smiled and said, "My boy is also a hot-tempered guy. There is something wrong with him. Li Xiang doesn't have to be too modest. This is just a small matter. It cannot affect your relationship with me for this. Prime Minister, don't you think so?"

Li Linfu laughed, "Yes! Yes! There are so many big things in the country that the prince has to work hard. The old minister is really sorry for disturbing the prince for this little thing. Now it is late at night, so the old minister will no longer disturb the prince and ask the prince to rest."

He specially added to the word "Absistance" and Li Heng smiled slightly, "Prime Minister, please rest early. There are still many things to worry about tomorrow, so I won't disturb the Prime Minister."

The two bowed and said goodbye politely. A case was settled. It seemed simple and easy, but it had experienced countless dangerous battles in the middle. If they continued to fight, they would be both defeated. The situation forced them to give up. Therefore, the meeting between the two was just a form, just like a letter of peace between the commanders of the two armies after a war.

At the beginning of the fourth year of Tianbao, the governor of Jiannan, Zhang Qiuqiong, reported to the court. The rich Hai family in Chengdu colluded with Tubo and smuggled military products were seized. Li Longji immediately approved that Dali Temple led the Yizhou local area, and the Jiannan Jiedu Prefecture three parties investigated the case of smuggling military products in the Hai family. In February, the evidence of this case was conclusive and reported to the Ministry of Justice to close the case. The Hai family's smuggling military products were true and the amount was huge. Li Longji ordered the Hai family to be executed regardless of the good and lowly to warn merchants all over the world. The governor of Yizhou Li Daofu was demoted to the first level for his crime of misunderstanding and demoted to the Sima of Yuezhou.
Chapter completed!