But Li Lezhi never expected that he would end up with such a long list of people.
There are a lot of people.
The status is also high.
It would have been fine if Li Le only counted the Minister of Personnel, and there were many people he was not familiar with. He did not take people he was familiar with, such as Yin Xuan and Xu Ling, to heart. But later, after seeing the two words "Prince An", Li Le just remained silent.
So, he had offended a King An invisibly, and King An also added fuel to the flames, causing the rumor to spread more widely?
Didn't he calculate that this matter would be beneficial to Prince An?
Li Le just couldn't understand.
On second thought, Li Le only thought of Gongsun Miaoran and the prince. If it was because of Gongsun Miaoran and the prince, then it would be reasonable for Prince An to take action against him. If a Taoist priest who was good at calculations really stood on the side of the prince, it would be a great help to the prince.
And his reputation in the capital city gradually grew. After Xuan Yangzi wanted to take him in as a disciple last time and he refused, many people remembered him.
In the capital, everyone is familiar with Xuan Yangzi, the headmaster of Xuan Yang Palace. His every move is watched closely by everyone.
And he also entered the eyes of Prince An with the help of Xuan Yangzi. Because he had come to the capital before and had handled many cases in the Ministry of Justice, Prince An might have become wary, or he might have unknowingly sent the officials of Prince An's faction to jail. www.jiangnanxs.com Jiangnan Literature Network
It was difficult, difficult, he was involved in the fight between the princes, Li Le was just worried. He stood by the door, watching the wind blowing the trees in the yard, and it was difficult to calm down. He thought that he was staying in the Ministry of Justice, with the protection of Minister Zhou, and the identity of a Taoist priest, his reputation was gradually rising, and he was well-known among the wives of officials. All these layers combined could become his amulet, allowing him to survive in ancient times.
But...
Now that the time has come, he cannot shrink back and give in. However, he had previously calculated that the emperor would be named Zhao Cong, and he did not know the prince's name yet. Should he ask Gongsun Miaoran? Would that make him seem like he was committing an insubordination? But asking Gongsun Miaoran should be fine.
Li Le did what he thought. He made an appointment with Gongsun Miaoran. After seeing Gongsun Miaoran, Li Le just asked, "I came here this time to ask you something. This matter is quite important. You and I only need to know it."
Gongsun Miaoran's face became serious when he saw Li Le just saying this.
With Gongsun Miaoran's assurance, Li Le only asked, "Do you know the prince's name?"
Gongsun Miaoran raised his eyebrows in confusion and looked over. Of course he knew the prince's name, but why did Taoist Li suddenly ask about this? Was there something wrong with his cousin's name?
Gongsun Miaoran asked, "But what's wrong with the prince's name?"
"No."
There was certainly nothing inappropriate about the prince's name, he just wanted to know it. If the prince was standing in front of him, he would be able to calculate his name, but he had never seen the prince, so naturally he had no way to calculate it.
He had no choice but to resort to this last resort and invite Gongsun Miaoran to his home to ask him about the matter. Li Lezhi was also afraid that there were too many people in the Prime Minister's Mansion and his conversation with Gongsun Miaoran might be overheard by others. However, he did not forget that there were still a large number of officials who wanted him to be in trouble, and there was also a Prince An who was hiding in the dark and wanted to deal him a fatal blow.
If someone had planted spies in the Prime Minister's Mansion, or if the Emperor had planted
After arranging spies, it is not a good thing if this news gets to other people's ears.
Maybe they would use this as an excuse to cause trouble, accusing him of being disrespectful to the prince. Li Le had no choice but to think more about it, as his life was at stake, so he had to be careful about everything.
At home, Qian Xi and Gao Mingli went to school, and the other two Taoists happened to be away today. He did not hire any maids or servants to live there, and he was alone. He was not afraid of walls having ears. As long as he and Gongsun Miaoran spoke in a low voice, no one would be able to hear them.
Li Le only thought well, but he underestimated himself. He did not expect that he had caught the emperor's eye and that the emperor had sent secret guards to protect him and keep them on standby at all times.
Therefore, even though his conversation with Gongsun Miaoran was spoken in a low voice, it was heard by the secret guards and written down on paper.
After Gongsun Miaoran knew that there was nothing wrong with the prince's name, he told Li Lezhi the name.
When Li Le heard that the prince's name was Zhao Xuan, the expression on his face almost couldn't be suppressed. He suppressed it and didn't show surprise. Shock still remained in his pupils. He couldn't believe what he heard.
The prince's name was actually Zhao Xuan.
So, who ascended the throne? Don’t let it be Prince An.
Was he playing a cannon fodder or a villain? Li Le began to think, if Prince An was Zhao Cong, then what should he do to save his life in front of the future emperor.
It was impossible for him to surrender. The other party, King An, already disliked him and regarded him as a member of Gongsun Miaoran's faction. How could he accept his surrender? Even if he did, Gongsun Miaoran treated him well. There was no need for him to work like a slave in front of King An. The other party even thought that he should be treated like a slave.
If that were really the case, Li Le would really be about to vomit blood. Moreover, the people he calculated might not have any relationship with Prince An. They might even be members of Prince An's faction. Then, there would be no room for turning back between Prince An and him.
He didn't want to work for Prince An either.
From this perspective, the only option is to help the prince. Even if the other party is not the next emperor, there is nothing to be afraid of. The worst that can happen is that he can change his fate. With his help, the prince's fate may not be changed.
However, although his idea was good, he had not met the prince yet, and did not know who were on the prince's side. The only connection between him and the prince was Gongsun Miaoran, and this connection was too shallow. The prince might not believe what he said. Another point was that if he really stood on the side of the prince, he would be targeted by all the princes, and even, as shown in the TV series, the emperor would secretly get rid of him.
Therefore, the connection between him and the prince cannot be too deep, and he still has to keep a distance, so that others think that he is a marginalized figure, and he can use Gongsun Miaoran's hand to help the prince.
In this way, after the prince really ascends the throne, even if he has no merit, his life will not be in danger.
Li Le just wanted to make up his mind and put his mind at ease. Facing Gongsun Miaoran's curious eyes, Li Le just said, "I had a dream yesterday."
Li Lezhi was not dreaming, but he told Gongsun Miaoran about this matter, so that the other party would know why he suddenly asked about this matter.
Li Le only said: "It is not convenient to tell you what is going on here, but I dreamed of a person who killed a white snake in his dream."
Although it was not explicitly stated who it was, based on what was said before, Gongsun Miaoran knew who Taoist Li was talking about without even having to ask.
It’s the prince.
So why did Taoist Priest Li ask about the prince's name? Why did he kill the white snake in his dream?
What is the reason? Could it be that God told Taoist Yu Li, and this matter is related to the prince?
White Snake, Prince.
The prince killed the white snake.
This kind of strange things in the hands of scholars have different colors, especially the snake. The snake turns into a dragon, and the dragon turns into a dragon. Does it mean that the prince will kill other princes and ascend the throne? The "behead" here may not be a real killing, but a fight. After the prince fought with the snake, the prince won.
Gongsun Miaoran's breathing quickened. He thought of a possibility but didn't dare to think about it. After all, the emperor was still alive and was his uncle. He was very good to him. If he thought of such a treasonous idea, Gongsun Miaoran would despise him.
Probably, what Taoist Priest Li meant was that the prince was destined to become the new emperor in the future. It was such an important matter. Sure enough, he was the person Taoist Priest Li trusted. He actually told him such a thing and told him not to tell anyone else.
Naturally, he would keep such an important matter deep in his heart and not reveal it to anyone. However, Gongsun Miaoran did not expect that he was too happy too early and thought too highly of himself.
Li Le just said: "Be careful."
Li Lezhi did not dare to say more. He knew that the prince would not become emperor in the future, but he did not know what would happen to the prince. Now he did not understand what the prince was doing, who were the prince's men, and whether the people under the prince were doing bad things secretly to implicate the prince.
Because he didn't know, Li Le could only say vaguely that no matter what, it was better to be cautious and be careful in everything you do. You couldn't fall into other people's traps, unless the emperor wanted the prince to die and absolutely could not tolerate the prince. At that time, the prince would be in real danger.
There are not many pairs of royal father and son in history books who can have a happy ending. There are always various things between them that create a rift between them. Or the crown prince does not live as long as the emperor, and has to bury the young before him, leaving the next prince to take the throne. Or the crown prince and other princes fight each other and both suffer losses, leaving the other prince to take the throne. There have been many such things in history.
Although Li Lezhi didn't know much about history, he at least had learned some knowledge and knew a little bit. Therefore, if he wanted to become the crown prince, the road would be long and he could only resolve the dangers around him bit by bit.
Gongsun Miaoran was shocked when he heard this. He was just thinking that the prince would ascend the throne in the future, but Taoist Li's words shattered all his thoughts. He should be careful, but why should he be careful? Was it not a good thing for the prince to kill the white snake, or was the prince injured when he killed the white snake, which meant that the prince would be injured by other princes during the fight?
Gongsun Miaoran thought a lot but couldn't figure out the solution. So he asked Taoist Li to ask him. He secretly observed Taoist Li's expression and lowered his eyes to hide his thoughts.
Since Taoist Li did not say it clearly, there must be something that cannot be said.
Could it be that the so-called white snake is not referring to the prince, but the people around the prince? Apart from them, the people around the prince will betray him, which is why Taoist Li said "be careful"
These words.
Gongsun Miaoran racked his brains but could not figure it out. The key point was that he could not tell anyone else about this matter and could only digest it secretly. This led to Gongsun Miaoran following the prince for the next few days and protecting him like his own eye. Even when it rained, he would not let the prince get wet by a single drop of rain, for fear that if the prince got a drop of blood, that drop of blood would cost him his life.
The prince was so concerned that he wanted to know what happened from Gongsun Miaoran. Gongsun Miaoran kept in mind what Li Le said.
After shaking his head,
Not a word was said.
Some things,
I'm afraid to say it out loud.
Everything is subject to change.
In addition to Gongsun Miaoran,
The secret guards guarding Li Lezhi were also shocked. If he said that he dreamed of the prince beheading the white snake, the secret guards could have treated it as a normal thing. But Taoist Li said that he should be careful, which made the secret guards dare not delay at all. After changing shifts with others, they immediately presented the words they had written down to Emperor Zhao.
Emperor Zhao knew that it was about Taoist Priest Li. His originally calm face suddenly became cautious after he opened the paper and read what was written on it.
He sat on the armchair, tapping the tabletop with his fingers, looking deeply at the green bottle on the desk. This was always the state that Emperor Zhao was in when he fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Emperor Zhao sent a eunuch to find Zhu Yang from the Worship Hall. He pressed his eyebrows twice. Ever since Taoist Li came to Beijing, the things he predicted were bigger and bigger. This time he even dreamed of beheading a white snake in his dream, and he even went to Miao Ran to ask about Xuan'er's name. This made Emperor Zhao think more, not to mention Taoist Li's last sentence, "Be careful."
Emperor Zhao had also heard about the ups and downs outside the palace, and started to spread rumors that Taoist Li's calculations were all fake. If he had not personally gone to Taoist Li to have his calculations done and had Zhu Yang verify it, and even Xuan Yangzi wanted to accept Taoist Li as his disciple and personally said that Taoist Li was very talented, Emperor Zhao might not have taken this matter to heart, and would have thought that Taoist Li was just trying to fool people in order to dispel the rumors outside.
Secondly, this matter was spread by the secret guards...
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhao's eyes narrowed. Could it be that Taoist Li noticed something? This might not be what Taoist Li wanted to say to Miaoran, but he wanted to tell him through the secret guard.
No, he and Taoist Li have never met each other. The secret guard is hiding in the dark, and Taoist Li may not know about it.
If Taoist Li really had the ability, why would he ask Miao Ran for Xuan'er's name? But if the other party did it on purpose.
Emperor Zhao thought a lot and finally regarded this matter as an accident. If Taoist Li really had sesame dumplings, then Taoist Li would have known his identity from the first time he saw him. Also, saying that his daughter had the destiny of an emperor was just to please him.
Emperor Zhao guaranteed with his throne that Taoist Li would never have such a scheming mind. He had met many people in his life, but Taoist Li had clear eyes, which could not be compared with those black-hearted people.
After a cup of tea, Zhu Yang arrived. After dismissing his attendants, Emperor Zhao said to Zhu Yang, "I had a dream recently. I dreamed that I killed a white snake in my dream. Taoist Zhu, what does this dream mean?"
When Zhu Yang heard that it was a dream in which a white snake was killed, he was slightly surprised. Dreamers throughout history have always been supernatural.
If Your Majesty had this kind of dream when you were a prince, you would definitely have the potential to become an emperor. What's more, it can be said that you would be an emperor destined by heaven.
However, Your Majesty is now the emperor, and this... dreaming of beheading a white snake again is not necessarily a good sign. It means that someone is coveting and wants to steal Your Majesty's throne and turn the snake into a dragon, and this person is not one of the princes.
Zhu Yang said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, someone wants to murder you. Snakes are insidious and vicious, and they are villains. The snake also appeared in your dream. Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor. This snake wants to take your life and wants to take your life. I think this snake refers to the rebels. When your Majesty ascended the throne, King Li and others secretly plotted. Although your Majesty has killed King Li, there may be remnants left."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhao did not say much. He just turned the jade ring on his thumb and asked in a deep voice, "You mean there are rebels who want my life?"
"Exactly."
Emperor Zhao was in deep thought. According to Taoist Li, the prince dreamed of killing a white snake, so he needed to be careful. He asked Taoist Zhu, and Taoist Zhu also said that there was a rebellion and the snake wanted to sacrifice itself, so it was a villain. Could it be that this dream meant that the prince would be in danger, and the white snake was his remaining son, who wanted to seize the throne of the prince?
If these were the only things, it would just be a dispute over the crown prince position, and would not be as dangerous as Taoist Master Zhu said.
"If the dreamer is the prince, then who is the snake?" asked the Emperor of Zhao.
Zhu Yang was shocked. He never expected that it was the prince who had this dream. But if it was the prince, he would definitely know that this dream was extraordinary. Although the prince and His Majesty had a close relationship, it was not to this extent.
Zhu Yang had a headache. He had to sort out this matter carefully before he could answer. If he was not careful, he would fall into an abyss from which there was no escape. If he said something bad about the prince, His Majesty might not forget it.
Zhu Yang was embarrassed, but he still said slowly: "If it is the prince, this snake must be guarded against. This snake wants to swallow the prince so that it can transform into a python. This snake means that the prince is about to encounter dangerous things. He needs to be careful to prevent it in order to survive this disaster."
Zhu Yang was cautious, as it concerned the crown prince, so he did not dare to go into too much detail. Anyway, if the snake was a good omen, the crown prince would surely ascend the throne in the future, and there was no need for him to offend the crown prince.
Furthermore, the snake said it was dangerous and the prince needed to act with caution. This was indeed a foolproof strategy. Such a mysterious matter could not be explained too clearly. Everything required the decision of Your Majesty, and the prince's safety also depended on Your Majesty's thoughts.
He couldn't say to His Majesty that the prince was the son of Emperor Cheng, so why didn't Your Majesty decide when to abdicate and let the prince ascend the throne so that he could lead Daliang to conquer other countries.
Whoever is idle in this kind of situation will have a long life.
If there is any grudge between the two of them in the future, what he said today will definitely take the prince's life in the future, or even he will die before the prince.
Zhu Yang is a cunning person and he would never do anything that would not benefit him.
Emperor Zhao learned that the snake in the dream still referred to a crisis, which was consistent with what Taoist Li said. Precisely because the two said the same thing, Emperor Zhao waved his hand to let Zhu Yang leave, and immediately sent people to secretly protect the prince. If there was any disturbance, it was necessary to inform him and never let the prince suffer any harm.
As for the Crown Prince, Zhao Xuan had been secretly making plans since he went to Li Lezhi's place last time. Because that place was far away from the capital and there was a force secretly protecting it, he could not act rashly.
Zhao Xuan asked Xiao Xuan to go to Huai'an County and mobilize the soldiers there to surround the mountain. Secondly, he also asked Gongsun Miaoran to investigate for him who was involved in this matter and who was the mastermind behind the scenes.
Gongsun Miaoran was not willing to agree at first, as he also had to stay by Zhao Xuan's side to prevent him from getting hurt in any way.
But when Zhao Xuan gave him a look, Gongsun Miaoran could only remind Zhao Xuan again and again in his ear until Zhao Xuan could not help but covered Gongsun Miaoran's mouth. Then Gongsun Miaoran stopped. Before leaving, he reminded the eunuch who was taking care of Zhao Xuan of every detail, and almost wrote it down with a pen.
Gongsun Miaoran also knew that the matter His Highness had entrusted him with was of great importance and could not be delayed any longer. However, before leaving the capital, Gongsun Miaoran still went to say goodbye to Li Lezhi, and by the way, wanted to figure out the final outcome of this matter.
Li Le only knew Gongsun Miaoran
When he was about to leave the capital, he was surprised for a while. Knowing that the other party was going to do business, he calculated the result for him.
"It turned out to be smooth, but there were many twists and turns. You have to be careful along the way and don't trust anyone except yourself."
Gongsun Miaoran nodded, and then said: "Master Li, my heart is beating fast when I hear you say that. Do you have a lucky charm? I'll take one and pray that Wen returns safely."
"some."
Li Le just happened to make one, and had been offering it in front of the Three Pure Ones for quite some time. He always wanted to make one, which he might use one day, and give to someone in need. Unexpectedly, that person was Gongsun Miaoran.
Li Le only handed the amulet to Gongsun Miaoran and said, "Come back safely."
Gongsun Miaoran nodded. He put away the amulet, placed it on his chest, and touched the amulet through the fabric. After feeling the presence of the amulet, he felt a little more at ease.
Li Le only watched Gongsun Miaoran's back as he left, frowning twice. Thinking back to his behavior just now, it was too much like setting a flag. He hoped that he would never come back again...
Li Le was just worried, so he calculated for the other party again.
Calculate whether the other person can come back safely. After calculating whether he can come back safely, you will feel more at ease. As long as he can come back safely, it will be good.
Jiang Yuge and Qingtong were in the yard at this time. They saw with their own eyes that Li Le calculated with his bare hands without using tortoise shells. Looking at his skillful posture, it didn't look fake.
What's more, Taoist Li's fortune-telling skills are better than theirs, so he doesn't need to pretend in front of them. In other words, Taoist Li can really tell fortunes with his bare hands.
After knowing this, the two of them couldn't hide their surprise. Qingtong was even more surprised. Originally, his master asked him to learn skills from Taoist Li. Qingtong thought it was the skills mentioned before, but he didn't expect that his master wanted him to learn the skills of Taoist Li's calculations with bare hands. At this moment, Qingtong really wanted to say to his master: Master, you may not think too highly of your apprentice.
That's a lot of calculation.
There are only a few people in Daliang who can do it, and those who can can count with one finger. But now, in front of them, there is a senior who can count with his bare hands.
Taoist Li looked almost the same as them. This was simply unbelievable. Qingtong slapped himself in the face. Feeling the pain, he covered his face and said to Jiang Yuge, "I'm not dreaming."
Jiang Yuge also looked at him with a complicated expression. She pinched her thigh secretly but it was still painful. "I'm not dreaming. This is real."
An illusory vision appeared before them, like a mirage. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, no one would have taken it seriously.
Watching Taoist Li walking towards them step by step against the light, he looked as ethereal as an immortal. It seemed as if in the next second, he would step on auspicious clouds and fly away in front of them.
Jiang Yuge stood up and couldn't help asking, "Master Li, did you use your bare hands to calculate just now?"
Li Le paused and pursed his lips slightly. He didn't expect that the scene he just calculated for Gongsun Miaoran was seen by two people.
Now that things have come to this, he can no longer hide it.
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