In history, after Li Zhong was deposed from the throne of crown prince, he was demoted to the title of King of Liang by Li Zhi and appointed as the governor of Liangzhou. Although he was given the title of envoy with special powers, he had no real military or political power and was just a remote official who acted on his behalf.
In the same year, Li Zhong was transferred to be the governor of Fangzhou. As he grew older, Li Zhong did not hesitate to defile himself to save his life. He was in a state of panic all day long, or secretly wore women's clothes to confuse others, and even woke up in the middle of the night to tell his own fortune.
Unexpectedly, this was discovered by Li Zhi, who was furious. So Li Zhong was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the old residence of Li Zhi's eldest brother Li Chengqian in Qianzhou.
Four years later, Wu Mei instigated Xu Jingzong to falsely accuse Li Zhong, Shangguan Yi and others of treason, and was therefore executed by Li Zhi at the age of 22.
In the second year after Li Zhong's death, Crown Prince Li Hong requested to bury Li Zhong's remains and Li Zhi agreed.
Finally, forty years after Li Zhong was executed, he was posthumously named King of Yan, and was posthumously awarded the titles of Grand Marshal and Grand Commander of Yangzhou.
However, King Liang Li Zhong, who rushed to Taiyi City, was not appointed to Fangzhou as recorded in history books. Now he lives a simple life in Liangzhou and exchanges letters with Li Hong from time to time.
Li Zhong is now 21 years old, which means that according to the history books, he still has one year to live. But if you tell others about it now, I am afraid no one will believe that a tragic fate will befall Li Zhong, who lives in seclusion all day and does not care about worldly affairs.
Thinking about the fate of Li Zhong in history, he did not notice Princess Qianjin's question. When he came to his senses, Bai Chun reminded him in his ear, and he realized that Princess Qianjin was asking him why there was still a selection for the seventeen places.
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Li Hong looked at the anxious eyes of Princess Qianjin and Prince Cao Li Ming, and his gloomy face finally brightened up. He said, "Because my father asked me to leave some places for Li Xian, Li Zhe and the other two princesses, there are only eight of the seventeen places left."
"What?" Princess Qianjin was so frightened when she heard Li Hong say this that she immediately stood up from her chair.
Li Zhi had eight sons. Excluding the crown prince, there were seven princes and two princesses, which naturally took up nine places. So there were only eight places left, right?
Eight places to be shared by more than ten or twenty people! This... completely disrupted Princess Qianjin's previous guesses and plans. Although she knew that Li Hong was a cunning man and would definitely not give up the 17 places in his hand easily, she did not expect this result. If there were only eight places left, she, a princess who was now dispensable in the eyes of the royal family, would probably have made a wasted trip.
After thinking all this through, Princess Qianjin sat down on the chair with a gloomy and decadent look on her face. Perhaps it was due to a woman's intuition, she could feel that Li Hong seemed to have a hint of hostility towards her!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Cao Wang Li Ming, who was on good terms with her. Now she could only pin her hopes on him. The two families had to form a partnership and she had to fight for a share no matter what.
They had no room for bargaining in front of Li Hong. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he found an excuse to leave. They came with great fanfare and seemed certain of success, but in the end, they left with frustration and a solemn look on their faces.
After watching the others leave, Li Hong immediately said to Bai Chun, "Remember to protect the whereabouts of the boss and never tell anyone. Otherwise, if my mother finds out, I'm afraid it won't just be a beating. Although I don't know whether the boss has asked my father for permission to come out this time, it's still better to be careful."
While Li Hong was explaining to Bai Chun, Princess Qianjin, who had walked out of the manor and got on the carriage, was also thinking, what did Bai Chun tell Li Hong that could make Li Hong stand up from his chair? If you figure this out, will you have an extra bargaining chip in your hand to get a permit?
But this is not Luoyang City, it is her territory. Even if it is Luoyang City, it is difficult for her as a poor princess to get any useful information, not to mention that she is now in the prince's own Taiyi City.
If he wants to find out anything, he may have to rely on Li Ming, a member of the royal family who doesn't have a very smart brain, and maybe he can be used.
Before he had time to completely relax, Cheetah and Jingzhe ran in with several secret letters in their hands. No need to guess, these must have been sent through the Li Jingmen channel, and the content was probably not good news.
Li Hong did not open the letters immediately. Instead, he needed to go over all the things he had dealt with today in his mind and must not make any mistakes.
He thought for a long time in a daze, but still couldn't completely sort out what was in his mind. After thinking about it, he tore open the secret letter in his hand.
After reading one letter, he slammed it on the table. After reading another letter, he slammed it on the table. Until he finished reading the last letter, Li Hong shook his head like a rattle.
"How is it? How is it? My guess was right! It's been less than a day and the letter of plea has reached my hands." Xia Zhi and others stood there not daring to say a word. No one knew whether the content of the letter was related to court affairs. If they interrupted at this time, and the prince was angry, they would definitely be in trouble.
Bai Chun happened to walk in from the door, his still weak face full of fatigue. He walked to Li Hong and sat down, asking calmly, "What's the matter? Could it be that they are asking you to allocate quotas?"
"The allocation of quotas is a good thing." Li Hong sighed and said angrily, "It's all because of those beasts in Cuiwei Palace today!"
Bai Chun already knew about the Cuiwei Palace incident today. When he heard about this incident, he frowned and didn't dare to interrupt easily.
"Even with irrefutable evidence, Helan Minzhi still cannot be put to death. It seems that my aunt and cousin have a lot of power in front of my father. And there's Ning Daoming, Xiao Shougui, Xiao Shoudao, hehe... they were all recommended by important officials who accompanied grandfather to conquer the world. Look at the handwriting of Cheng Zhijie, Duke of Lu, and this. The Xiao Shoudao brothers were actually recommended by Li Ji, Duke of Ying. How can we move? How can I, a prince, move? Even my father would have to think carefully after receiving these two people's letters of appeal!" Li Hong said helplessly.
Helan Minzhi has no descendants, which is understandable from the perspective of human ethics, so the punishment should be postponed. If the prince wants to convict him, it will not be too late to punish him after Helan Minzhi leaves behind a descendant for the Dutch family.
Who came up with this idea? Why does it seem like there are some shadows of Jingzong and Li Yifu in it? It seems that it was a mistake to leave those two people in the East Palace and Chongwenguan.
"Tell Cheetah to order Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu to rush to Taiyi City tomorrow." Li Hong thought for a while and said, in order to prevent these two people from causing any trouble when he is not around, it would be better to keep them by his side and keep an eye on them.
Li Hong could only sigh helplessly about this matter, but he had to accept this fact.
These issues of human relationships and mutual protection among officials were above the law in the previous life, leaving people helpless.
What's more, in today's society, the Tang laws had so many loopholes that even a rat could run through them, let alone a founding hero writing a note to the prince!
But Li Hong would never give up so easily. He could escape the death penalty but he could not escape the punishment of living punishment. If he didn't make Helan Minzhi obedient this time and make his legs tremble when he saw him, it would be very difficult to deal with him in the future.
Moreover, he could not be left without legal action because of the Cuiwei Palace incident, which would allow him to become even more unscrupulous and disrespectful to the royal family after he gets out. Therefore, Li Hong had to make Helan Minzhi afraid, and only by hanging the majesty of the royal family over his head could he avoid causing trouble even if he didn't die.
Ning Daoming, Xiao Shougui, and Xiao Shoudao, I must find a good place for them. They cannot go to places where the war is intense. Who knows if it will bring disaster to the country and the people!
After much thought, they could not think of a good place to send these three people, but Wufa and Wutan had already parked the carriage at the door.
Li Zhong's carriage entered the city. As for Li Zhong's residence, Bai Chun had arranged it in a secret place near the restricted area of Taiyi City. There were about twenty small villas built there, like the ones in the previous life, and Li Zhong was arranged in one of them.
The carriage was moving slowly in the night of Taiyi City. The merchants coming and going were full of smiles and expectations, all looking forward to the Chamber of Commerce which would start in three days.
Just like ordinary people in the previous life, they will never know that before every major event, the open and covert struggles among the top leaders have already begun, and by the time they arrive, it is nothing more than the result of decisions and compromises made by the top leaders.
Li Hong, who had been bored for the whole day, leaned drowsily in Xiaoxue's arms. He was angry and tired today, and his small body could hardly bear it after a whole day.
Bai Chun was not brought here. Li Hong chose to let her rest and get enough energy to prepare for the chamber of commerce in three days. He only brought two palace maids, Xiaoxue and Xiaohan. The drivers were naturally Wufa and Wutan, in addition to Hua Meng and the other three.
In the darkness of night, on the wide streets leading from Taiyi City to the restricted area, one can occasionally see merchants rushing to Taiyi City from other places.
Nowadays, all the wine shops, teahouses, inns and houses in Taiyi City are crowded with people. In the past few days, the normal consumption in Taiyi City has increased by about 70% compared with the past.
This makes those merchants who came to Taiyi City to open shops in the early years wake up happily every day. But even so, under the maintenance of Prince Liu, there was not a single civil conflict in the entire Taiyi City. There was not a single conflict between merchants, between merchants and the people, or between merchants and the government.
All of this is driven by interests. The first thing merchants who enter Taiyi City experience after arriving is a warning that if a conflict occurs, no matter who is right or wrong on either side, they will be disqualified!
The carriage slowly drove into the gate of the villa area. Surrounding it were the two thousand men led by Prince Six that Li Hong had handed over to Bai Chun that year: the left and right road clearing forces.
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