Helan Minzhi's beating and kicking of Xu Yanbo again aroused the dissatisfaction of the surrounding people. Some people whispered about it, and even riots began to appear in the crowd, but due to the swords on the waists of the city guards, no riot occurred for the time being.
The two teenagers standing in the front of the crowd looked at Helan Minzhi's arrogant and arrogant shouting, clenched their fists and pretended to go out to stop him. As soon as they moved, they were stopped by the two adults behind them.
"What do you two want to do? This is not something you can stop." The middle-aged man held the shoulders of the two teenagers and whispered.
"What should we do? So many people are standing here just to watch the fun. Isn't there anyone who wants to stand up for justice?" said the slightly older boy.
"You are stupid, kid. Do you know who he is? Helan Minzhi, the nephew of the current queen, who dares to control him?" The middle-aged man patted the young man on the shoulder and warned.
"The queen's nephew is so domineering, so if it's the prince, wouldn't he be able to kill people at will? Is there no one who can control him?" another young man asked, expressing his doubts.
At this time, not only the young man thought so, but also the people around him were whispering: "Alas... Is there no one to do anything? Look, he is about to be beaten to death."
"Who dares to intervene? He's the Queen's nephew..."
"Yes, I heard that this nephew of the Queen is in the Imperial Palace and doesn't even take His Majesty's prince seriously. He is very powerful."
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"This... Is there no one in our great Tang Dynasty who can cure him?" Listening to everyone's words, the older boy turned his head and asked the middle-aged man behind him.
"That's right. I think, unless His Majesty or the Queen comes in person, no one in this Tang Dynasty can stop him." The people nearby looked at the boy's angry and immature face, shook their heads and sighed.
"Not necessarily. Apart from His Majesty and the Queen, if the Crown Prince was here, he would be able to stop it. Although Helan Minzhi doesn't take the prince seriously, he only treats the illegitimate prince seriously. If it was the Crown Prince, he would definitely be able to stop it. It's a pity that the Crown Prince is not here."
The voices of discussion in the crowd naturally reached the ears of Li Hong in the carriage. Xia Zhi, Xu Jingzong, and the commoner also heard every word.
Li Hong looked at the two young men in the crowd who were slightly older than him. They were being held tightly by the middle-aged man behind them, preventing them from moving.
At this moment, he felt mixed emotions. He had been fooled by Xu Jingzong by mistake. Now he was in a dilemma. No matter whether he advanced or retreated, Xu Jingzong would achieve his goal.
Li Hong was very dissatisfied with being used as a gun by Xu Jingzong, but no matter which path was in front of him, it was enough for Xu Jingzong to achieve his own goal.
Li Hong took a deep breath, his eyes emitting a cold chill, and said: "Master Xu, this is the first time and the last time. If it happens again, I will never tolerate it!"
When Xu Jingzong heard Li Hong's cold words, his body stiffened. He slowly turned around, his throat moved several times, but he didn't know what to say.
I have been with the prince for several years, so I naturally know that he is resourceful and talented. But my plan should be perfect, so how could he realize that I was using him in such a short time! ?
Xu Jingzong thought quickly in his mind, but he didn't know what went wrong, and the prince immediately understood his purpose.
It is a fact that Helan Minzhi beat Xu Yanbo. He just took advantage of this incident to make the relationship between the prince and Helan Minzhi even more irreconcilable, so that he could use the prince to avenge Xu Yanbo, or even use the prince to get rid of Helan Minzhi.
How could the prince see through my own selfish intentions in such a natural and flawless plan!
Xu Jingzong was sweating a little. He had been in the court for many years, and he had always used this method to resolve many problems and achieve his goals. He had never failed or been noticed, but he failed this time, which made him feel extremely uneasy.
Li Hong stared coldly at Xu Jingzong. The problem posed by this old fox was not only to use him to take revenge on Helan Minzhi, he even took the royal family's reputation and his own position as crown prince into account.
I saw what happened today, and I have to take care of it no matter what. No matter what, as the crown prince, whether for the sake of the royal family or the queen mother's face, or for the public anger, I must confront Helan Minzhi head-on and punish Helan Minzhi as a means to achieve the goal of calming the public anger and resentment.
Moreover, the concubine and others upstairs were also there. If he didn't handle the situation well, he would be criticized by several forces. If he was not careful, he would have to give up his position as the crown prince to appease the public anger.
Xu Jingzong has pushed himself into a desperate situation, leaving no room for himself or Helan Minzhi to survive. He wants to make sure that only one of him or Helan Minzhi falls before he will stop.
The shrewd Xu Jingzong was worthy of his years in the court and his outstanding performance in court struggles. His method of using little force to achieve a great result not only put Li Hong in a difficult position, but also put Helan Min to death.
Li Hong hated Xu Jingzong very much at this moment, but he had no way to deal with him at all. He was too lazy to look at Xu Jingzong's extremely cunning and disgusting face.
Li Hong calmed down, thought carefully, and then said to Xia Zhi who was beside the carriage: "Go and bring Xu Yanbo out. Remember one thing, you must embarrass Helan Minzhi and make the people feel comfortable and satisfied. You must make sure that this matter has nothing to do with the royal family, but is done by Helan Minzhi himself. Is it possible to do it?"
Xia Zhi was shocked. The prince actually wanted him to mention Xu Yanbo? Was he not going to show up? Or would he support him from behind? Watching him mention Xu Yanbo.
"Yes, I obey your command." Xia Zhi's voice trembled a little. She knew more about Helan Minzhi than the prince. Helan Minzhi was an arrogant man who looked down on Li Sujie and others. How could he let Xu Yanbo go just because she came forward?
Li Hong looked at the somewhat nervous Xia Zhi, reached out and patted Xia Zhi on the shoulder in the carriage, and said to relieve her stress: "Don't worry, if Helan Minzhi has any brains, he won't dare to do anything to you, you just need to act tough."
Xia Zhi looked at Li Hong's comforting eyes, mustered up her courage and nodded heavily. Her pair of delicate hands involuntarily reached to her waist and wiped the sweat from her palms.
Li Hong smiled and patted her pink cheek again, saying, "No one dares to touch anyone in the East Palace. Even if it's my father and mother, if they touch you, they have to see if I will get angry, understand?"
"Okay, I know. I'll go right away." Xia Zhi looked at Li Hong with lively eyes and continued to nod.
"Protect Xia Zhi well. Send her back to the East Palace after you're done before leaving. If they dare to touch Xia Zhi, kill them." Li Hong said to the person he called over at the beginning.
"Yes, sir. I would rather die than let Xia Zhi get hurt at all." The man said calmly.
Xu Jingzong, who was standing aside, was dumbfounded as he listened. He stood there in a daze, his heart feeling mixed emotions.
He originally thought that he had already pushed the prince to the edge of despair, but he did not expect that the prince, in order to consider the overall situation, would only send a palace maid to fight Helan Minzhi! This made his ability to use the opponent's force to fight the opponent's force become a little weaker, and it was even possible that he would not be able to see Helan Minzhi die in his lifetime.
"Please send me back to the palace. I'm tired." Li Hong said to the person next to Xia Zhi without even looking at Xu Jingzong.
"Yes, sir." The man said respectfully.
After that, the man did not make any movement. As the carriage slowly turned around in the crowd and headed towards the East Palace, several figures vaguely followed the carriage.
Xu Jingzong was staring at the carriage in a daze. At this moment, the coachman actually waved to him, motioning him to come over.
When Xu Jingzong saw this, he didn't care about Xia Zhi who was walking towards Helan Minzhi, and hurriedly walked to the carriage.
The curtain of the carriage was not opened, but Li Hong's indifferent voice came from inside: "Perhaps you are still wondering why I can see through your perfect and natural plan. It's very simple. Although you, Xu Jingzong, have been away from the court for five years, with your influence in the court for many years, although you cannot rescue Xu Yanbo from Helan Minzhi intact, as long as you come forward, it is not a problem to rescue the muddy person. But you would rather risk Xu Yanbo's life and insist on letting me go out of the palace to rescue him. What's the reason? Jingzong, I hope you will focus more on Chongwenguan in the future."
"Your Highness, you are scolding me for being confused for a moment..." Xu Jingzong's face turned miserable when he heard this. Yes, such a big loophole that was not a loophole was actually caught by the prince who was as careful as a hair. It seems that he still underestimated the prince who was just over ten years old.
"Help Xia Zhi take care of the factors that she cannot take into account, so as to prevent the situation from escalating. Otherwise, by that time, if you, Xu Jingzong, want to keep yourself out of trouble, it may be too late to save the situation. I will be the first one to not let you go!" Li Hong's voice was obviously mixed with anger.
"Yes, this old minister will follow your Highness's orders." Xu Jingzong had beads of sweat on his forehead and said in fear as he bowed beside the carriage.
The prince is definitely vindictive. He couldn't stand it and called me over to scold me after I took two steps. But after all, it shows that the prince is still young. If it were me, I would never expose it to his face.
"By the way, after Xu Yanbo recovers from his injury, let him come to the Eastern Palace. I will appoint him as the Crown Prince's attendant." Li Hong's voice was heard again in the carriage.
"Ah... yes, this old minister will follow your Highness's orders." Xu Jingzong bowed again and saluted the carriage that was gradually moving away.
But now he began to feel uneasy. Is it a blessing or a curse that the prince let Xu Yanbo serve as the prince's attendant? Having been immersed in the court for many years, he could not guess the prince's real purpose.
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