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Li Heng could see sincerity in Li Jingzhong's eyes. Of course, this sincerity also seemed to conceal an ultimate pursuit of power.
The thirty-year-old Li Heng was rather mature when it came to matters. He was keenly aware that Li Longji could not and would not give the authority and status that Li Jingzhong sought. Only by ascending to the throne could Li Jingzhong obtain all that he desired. And in order to fulfill his desire for power, Li Jingzhong had to support Li Heng in succeeding the throne.
"Wait a moment."
Li Heng hurriedly spoke to stop Li Jingzhong.
"Your Highness Crown Prince, are you still unwilling to trust this old servant?"
Li Jingzhong had already prepared a white cloth, and the blood from his finger had already dripped onto it.
Li Heng's lips twitched as he nodded. "Li Jingzhong, this prince trusts you, but there's no need to write this blood letter. Everything will depend on the will of the heavens. If the heavens do not allow me, Li Heng, to inherit the throne of the Tang dynasty, I, Li Heng, will not force it. In addition, remember this: I, Li Heng, am a member of the Imperial Clan of the Tang dynasty. I will never commit treason."
"Yes, Your Highness. This old servant will remember. This old servant will do his best to protect Your Highness."
Li Jingzhong declared his obedience and loyalty.
Li Heng had no intention of rebelling, nor would he risk it. At most, he would take some measures to consolidate his position as Crown Prince. For this reason, even if Li Jingzhong remained one of Li Longji's men, it would not affect him too much.
And he was taking a gamble by trusting Li Jingzhong. If Li Jingzhong was truly willing to swear loyalty to him and put in a good word for him in front of Li Longji, it would be of great benefit to him.
"Li Jingzhong, what kind of person do you think Ang Lee is? And for him to be so close to the Right Minister, is he already …?"
Since he had already expressed his trust in Li Jingzhong, Li Heng did not regard himself as an outsider and asked for Li Jingzhong's analysis.
Li Jingzhong thought for a moment, then said, "Your Highness Crown Prince, General Li is not even twenty years old. He has a frank nature and outstanding abilities. He is a rare talent. As for him being close to the Right Minister, this old servant believes that this is only Your Highness Crown Prince's misconception."
"An illusion?"
Li Heng had an unconvinced expression as he looked at Li Jingzhong. "This afternoon, this prince had Yan Zhenqing go invite Ang Lee over. In the end, this prince learned that he had gone to the Right Minister's residence, but he stayed in the Right Minister's residence for an entire afternoon and did not come out even when the sky was dark. Could it be that this prince was mistaken? Also, this consort has heard that Prince Qing is also in the Right Prime Minister's residence. "
Li Jingzhong gave an ugly smile. "Your Highness, sometimes people seem to be very close to each other, but the distance in their hearts is very far. General Li has stayed in the Right Minister's residence for a long time, it may not necessarily be because of collusion. This old servant remembers that every time General Li went to the Right Minister's residence, it was always the Right Minister who warmly invited General Li, and General Li did not take the initiative to go. Does this not explain the problem? "
Li Heng was taken aback by these words. How could he not have thought of such a simple problem? Li Linfu was the Right Minister of the court, while Ang Lee was just a general. How could Ang Lee dare not go when the Right Minister had warmly invited him? As for why he had stayed for an entire afternoon, it must have been because Li Linfu had insisted that he stay, preventing Ang Lee from leaving. 【Love ↑ Go △ Little ↑ Say △ Wang
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Having thought this through, Li Heng's mood improved greatly, and his dissatisfaction with Ang Lee was greatly reduced. Of course, he was a rather suspicious person and was still somewhat uneasy. At the very least, he could not completely trust Ang Lee.
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In the Right Minister's residence, Ang Lee casually strolled for a while before heading to his guest room to rest. Although he knew that Li Linfu was a vile person with a honeyed tongue and a sword in his heart, and that he probably did not have good intentions in inviting him with such great hospitality, he would not go so far as to assassinate him. Furthermore, the Right Minister's residence was heavily guarded, and ordinary assassins would definitely not have the courage to provoke it. Thus, he could sleep peacefully.
After entertaining for several hours, not daring to say a single wrong word, Ang Lee truly felt very tired. He lay down on the couch in the guest room and immediately wanted to sleep.
"Who, who is it?"
Li An's vigilance was still very high. Even the slightest movement would not be able to escape his sharp hearing.
"This servant has come to serve General Li."
A young woman in her undergarments walked lightly into the guest room and bowed to Ang Lee with a sweet smile on her face.
Ang Lee could see that the young woman in front of him was a little beauty of fourteen or fifteen years of age. Her figure was somewhat thin and weak, but there was no need to say anything about her beauty.
Although in front of beauty, as a man, Ang Lee could not help but be moved, Ang Lee knew that this was the Right Minister's residence. It was best to be careful in everything so that Li Linfu would not be able to get hold of any weakness.
"This general is tired and needs to rest. There is no need to serve me. You are dismissed!"
Ang Lee waved his hand and ordered the guest to leave.
The young woman's eyes were somewhat flabbergasted. She stood there in a daze, unwilling to leave.
Ang Lee frowned. "This general is resting. You can leave."
The young woman lowered her head and did not say a word. There were tears in her eyes, but she still did not leave.
Ang Lee was very puzzled and asked, "Why are you crying?"
"What did this servant do wrong to make the general dislike me?"
Lil 'Miss was sobbing and was very lovable.
Ang Lee was confused and hurriedly said, "Don't cry, there is nothing you did wrong. This general is tired and needs to rest. I really don't need to be served."
"Then let this servant accompany the general to rest."
The young woman pouted and persisted.
Ang Lee instantly felt that the situation was not so simple. Pausing, he asked, "Your Right Minister's residence always has the habit of having this servant accompany guests?"
The young woman lightly shook her head. "Normal guests are not needed, but honored guests must be served. If this servant is disliked by the guests, the steward will punish me."
"Punish? How? "
Ang Lee's curiosity was aroused and he asked gossipily.
The young woman pouted. "One month's allowance, thirty strokes of the cane, two months of cleaning."
"So serious? What kind of stupid rule is this, is this the Right Minister's rule? "
Ang Lee was instantly shocked by this shocking rule.
"It is the steward's idea. The steward has the final say in the matters of the fu."
Ang Lee thought for a moment and then looked at the pitiful young woman in front of him. He beckoned with his hand. "Come here!"
The young woman grinned. "Yes, General Li, this servant will serve you well." Saying this, she ran to Ang Lee's side and helped Ang Lee undress.
Ang Lee was in the Right Minister's residence and really didn't dare to have such thoughts. After undressing and getting on the bed, he looked at the passionate young woman and said in a light voice, "This general is too tired. You can just sleep at the side. If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, your steward will not know."
The young woman's eyes were slightly lonely and she pouted. "Yes, General, this servant understands." Saying this, she laid down next to Ang Lee and tilted her head slightly to look at the serious Ang Lee. It was unknown what she was thinking.
Even though he didn't plan on doing anything, it was really hard to fall asleep with a young woman with a good figure sleeping next to him.
Ang Lee's sleepiness instantly disappeared. He tilted his head and asked, "Do you often serve guests?"
Lil 'Miss pouted. "No, this is this servant's first time serving a guest."
"First time? Then how do you know how to serve a guest? "
"Sister Zhou taught me. She often serves guests and each time, the guests are very satisfied."
Lil 'Miss said truthfully.
Ang Lee grinned. "So that's how it is. Don't think of anything, quickly sleep! I hope you have a good dream. "
"En."
Lil 'Miss didn't know what to do and could only make a sound of agreement.
Even though he was still not used to it, as long as he closed his eyes and didn't think of anything, he would be able to fall asleep after a while.
The morning of the second day, Ang Lee groggily opened his eyes and found that Lil 'Miss was no longer by his side.
"General, you're awake."
Lil 'Miss carried water and a towel in front of the bed and gently put them down. He picked up Ang Lee's outer robes and helped Ang Lee get up.
Ang Lee put on his clothes, washed and lightly walked to the bed. He used a dagger to cut open his arm and let the blood drip onto the blanket.
"General, what are you doing?"
Lil 'Miss saw Ang Lee cut himself and his brow furrowed into a knot.
Ang Lee smiled faintly. "Didn't your Sister Zhou teach you? If you don't do this, Lil 'Miss will be punished. "
"Many thanks, General. How should this servant repay you?"
Ang Lee smiled magnanimously. "No need, there is really no need." Finishing, he strode out of the guest room and prepared to bid farewell to Li Linfu.
After exchanging some pleasantries, Ang Lee left Li Linfu's fu and prepared to return to his own residence.
"Big Brother, you've finally come out. We waited until dark yesterday and did not see you come out. Why did you stay for so long, did something happen?"
Ang Lee had just walked out of the Right Minister's fu when Li Kunxiong impatiently asked.
Ang Lee looked at the two and said helplessly, "The Right Minister urged me to stay with great hospitality, but Big Brother really could not leave! How is it, how are the preparations of the soldiers? "
"Big Brother, the soldiers are currently preparing and everything is going smoothly. But yesterday afternoon, the Crown Prince sent uncle to find you, saying that he wants you to go to the palace to see him. But you stayed at the Right Minister's fu. This made uncle very anxious. I don't know if the Crown Prince will take offense."
Li Feiyu said.
Hearing this, Ang Lee's brow furrowed. He suddenly felt that this was Li Linfu's scheme. He had warmly invited him to his fu and warmly invited him to stay so that he would miss the time to go to the palace to see the Crown Prince.
But at the same time, Ang Lee also had a question. How did Li Linfu know that the Crown Prince would summon him? Was it a guess, or did he not know at all, and purposely put on a friendly attitude to make others misunderstand that their relationship was not ordinary?
"Kunxiong, Fei Yu, you guys go back first! Big Brother wants to go see the Crown Prince alone. "
Ang Lee said seriously.
"Yes, Big Brother, then go quickly!"
Ang Lee mounted his war horse and quickly galloped in the direction of the palace.
In the Moon Hall of the Right Minister's fu, Li Linfu closed his eyes and rested. He was not feeling well and had taken three days of leave. This was the last day and he wanted to have a good rest.
"Alang, Li Xiaowei has left. He rode his horse directly in the direction of the Imperial City."
Li Zhonglin lightly walked into the Moon Hall and said softly.
The corners of Li Linfu's mouth twitched. "He went to see the Crown Prince. Last night, news came from the palace that the Crown Prince summoned Ang Lee in the afternoon."
Li Zhonglin nodded, paused, and said, "Alang, Ang Lee is not as powerful as you think. He is just an ordinary person. Last night …"
"What happened last night? Continue."
"Alang, last night, Zhonglin asked a servant to serve him in the guest room. He did not refuse. Zhonglin just went to the guest room to take a look. The bedding was red."
Li Zhonglin said excitedly.
"Are you sure that what you saw was real?"
"Alang, how can it be fake? Ang Lee is at the age where he is full of vigor. It is normal for him to not be able to resist the temptation of women. Moreover, Zhonglin has already asked the servant who served him. She also admitted it."
Li Zhonglin said with certainty.
Li Linfu continued to close his eyes and lightly nod, but he did not say anything. It was like he had fallen asleep. Seeing this, Li Zhonglin slowly withdrew from the Moon Hall.
In a side hall of the Grand Ming Palace, Li Heng had just gotten up because he had slept rather late last night.
After washing up, Li Heng continued to read the Han book he had been reading yesterday while Li Jingzhong quietly waited on him with a horsetail whisk.
"Your Highness Crown Prince, General Li is outside the hall."
Li Heng lightly nodded. "Let him in."
"This lowly officer Ang Lee pays respects to Your Highness Crown Prince. Yesterday, I was delayed by a matter and could not come on time. Your Highness Crown Prince, please forgive me."
Ang Lee respectfully bowed.
"It's fine. This prince has no particularly urgent matter. Sit!"
"Thank you, Your Highness Crown Prince."
"General Li did not bring many soldiers to quell the rebellion in Cuandi. Are you confident in your victory?"
"Numbers do not matter. This lowly officer has enough confidence in victory. Your Highness Crown Prince can be at ease."
"Cuandi is surrounded by tall mountains and dense forests, hot and humid. General Li must take care of yourself. If you encounter any difficulties, you can submit a memorial to the court at any time."
Ang Lee softly chuckled. "Thank you for Your Highness Crown Prince's concern. This lowly officer understands."
After a few words of concern, Li Heng paused and probed, "General Li, how is the Right Minister's hospitality?"
Ang Lee froze for a moment before sternly replying, "The Right Minister's hospitality is extremely warm, but this lowly officer feels that it is somewhat …"
"Somewhat what?"
Li Heng craned his neck to look at Ang Lee.
Ang Lee lightly shook his head. "This lowly officer is also unable to say. However, this lowly officer feels rather uneasy in the Right Minister's residence. It is far more comfortable in my own home."
"Haha! General Li must have been frightened by the Right Minister's reputation. However, how does General Li feel when he is at this prince's side? Does General Li feel uneasy? "
Li Heng curiously asked, glancing at Li Jingzhong out of the corner of his eye.
Ang Lee sternly replied, "No, this lowly officer does not feel uneasy at Your Highness Crown Prince's side."
"Haha! This means that Li Xiaowei feels even closer to this prince than to the Right Minister. "
Li Heng was elated. In his view, Ang Lee's expression was rather sincere, and this seemed to prove Li Jingzhong's conjecture that Ang Lee and Li Linfu were not on the same side. It was only because he found it difficult to refuse such hospitality that he had stayed in the Right Minister's residence for so long. And as long as Ang Lee and Li Linfu were not on the same side, this was something for him to be happy about.
Because he had only summoned Ang Lee to the palace to get to know him, and moreover, this matter was being carried out right under the nose of Li Longji, other than inquiring about the specifics of Cuandi and encouraging Ang Lee to perform meritorious deeds for the country, all that was left was exchanging pleasantries.
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