Li Xian is still in Chang'an, but he has moved to his own palace.
The Wang Bo of that day has now become the editor of his palace. He is highly valued by Li Xian. Even most of the time, Li Xian will listen to some of Wang Bo's opinions.
It is also said that he and Wang Bo have gathered several civil servants these days and started to annotate the "Book of the Later Han", which was later called "Zhang Huai Annotations", using his name when he was the crown prince: Prince Zhang Huai.
Now Li Xian has been promoted to King of Pei and is very close to King Cao Li Ming. According to history books, this guy is also a person who is very keen on power.
According to historical records, after Li Hong's death, he was made the crown prince. He fought openly and secretly with Wu Mei for power, but was eventually deposed by Wu Mei and Li Zhi.
Li Xian is now full of honors. After being renamed King of Pei a few years ago, he was also given the titles of Grand Commander of Yangzhou, General of the Left Guard, including the Yunzhong Protectorate which is now attacked by wolves, and was granted a fiefdom of one thousand households.
Just when Li Hong finished discussing business with the governors of the three provinces and chatted about when Ashina Hubo would die, Xia Zhi whispered in Li Hong's ear: "Your Highness, the Prince of Pei is here and is waiting for you in the living room of Lizheng Palace."
Li Hong looked at Xia Zhi and said with a smile, "Did this guy also know about what happened in Yunzhong? Otherwise, why would he come here in such heavy rain?"
"I don't know. He looks very anxious." Xia Zhi smiled and said.
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"Okay. My Lords, the affairs of Yunzhong are now up to you. As for the drainage and flood discharge, come to me if you have any problems. Anyway, my father is not here now, and you all have become familiar with the East Palace's rules of issuing orders in the past few days. It's very simple, and much faster than what you can do in the court." Li Hong said lightly.
"Yes, Your Highness, we will go back and deal with it right away." Several people stood up and said.
Zhang Wenguan thought for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, Yunzhong Li Jun and Ashina Telu are here. Do you want to meet them?"
"Of course. Also, I will not see the Japanese envoy, no matter what good things he brings. Don't think that I will let him off the hook just by sending a few maids. There is no room for negotiation on this matter, not even if your father gives an order." Li Hong heard yesterday that Japan had sent envoys to Chang'an again, and naturally they were about sending envoys from the Tang Dynasty.
Several people nodded thoughtfully, but in their hearts, they still didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince disliked the Japanese?
It seems that ever since he could only take his first steps, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always disliked the Japanese. Over the years, except for the Cuiwei Palace incident, the Japanese have never offended him. But His Royal Highness is extremely harsh towards the Japanese!
He accepted all the gold, silver, treasures and beauties that people sent him, but when it came to business, his smiling face turned into a cold winter. No matter how the Japanese envoys tried to persuade him, his head was like a rattle and he just wouldn't agree.
After watching everyone leave, Li Hong walked under the eaves. The rain still showed no signs of slowing down, and the heavy rain was still washing over the entire Chang'an City.
The eunuch brought the sedan chair to the front. Li Hong looked at the rain, snatched the oil-paper umbrella from Xia Zhi, and said, "Who wants to walk with me in the rain?"
"Your Highness, you can't do that. It would be no small matter if you catch a cold. Please take the sedan chair to Lizheng Palace." Xia Zhi hurriedly pulled Li Hong's arm, his towering chest pressing against Li Hong's elbow, and said worriedly.
"It's okay. I haven't enjoyed a good rain in a long time. My father and mother are not here, so it's a good time to get wet in the rain and get rid of the worldly air in my body. Haha." After Li Hong finished speaking, he stepped into the rain.
"Hurry up and follow me." Xia Zhi looked at his still willful ancestor, shook his head helplessly, then stretched out his hand to make a canopy in front of his forehead, rushed into the rain, and accompanied Li Hong to the back of Chongwen Hall.
"Huh? Didn't you say you wouldn't come?" Li Hong asked Xia Zhi, who had just run a few steps in the rain and was almost soaked.
"It is my duty to protect you. If you don't care about your precious body, how can I care about you..."
"Stop talking. You're making it seem like I committed a heinous crime just because I got caught in the rain." Li Hong put his arm around Xia Zhi's soft waist, and the two of them walked forward in the rain under one umbrella.
A sedan chair followed behind him. Hua Meng, Jingzhe, Liebao and Mangzhong each held an oil-paper umbrella and naturally followed closely.
Six people and a sedan chair moved slowly forward in the rain. The East Palace has basically not changed over the years, and the Taiji Palace has basically lost its royal function. The majestic and magnificent Daming Palace behind it has completely taken over all the duties of the Taiji Palace.
The view was obstructed by the pouring rain, and it was impossible to see the magnificent and vast palace complex clearly. However, every foreign envoy who came to Chang'an and looked at the Daming Palace from afar was deeply shocked.
In their hearts, the huge, majestic and magnificent Daming Palace was simply not something that could exist in the human world. Even if they racked their brains, they had never imagined that a palace could be built so magnificent.
Especially the building called the Hanging Gardens. If the weather was good, you could see it from outside the city of Chang'an. The garden that seemed to be floating in the air, with its colorful flowers and lush green trees, made them feel incomparably shocked.
What kind of powerful country must be able to possess these architectural treasures that seem like fairyland.
On the steps of Lizheng Hall, many palace maids and eunuchs were already waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to return to the palace. They watched from afar a group of people and a sedan chair slowly approaching in the rain. Suddenly, the oil-paper umbrellas in their hands were opened under the eaves of Lizheng Hall like blooming flowers, and then they ran to the steps in an orderly manner, ready to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
In the heavy rain, the palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides saw clearly that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not riding in a sedan chair, but was hugging the wet Xia Zhi, the two of them shared an umbrella, and walked slowly in the rain, talking and laughing, their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
The robe on her body had long been soaked by the rain, and the same was true for Xia Zhi. Her dress was now completely wet, and her shoes were naturally filled with water, but she felt that this moment was probably the happiest moment in her life.
The prince, who was taller than her, held her slender waist in his arms. The warm temperature from his palms burned her waist and gradually spread to her limbs, making her feel as if her body and mind were floating in the clouds.
Xiaoxue stood at the entrance of Lizheng Hall, holding an oil-paper umbrella and looking at the scene below the steps. She rolled her eyes helplessly, then hurriedly turned around and ran back to the palace, signaling other palace maids to quickly prepare clothes and wait for His Highness to come in before letting him take a hot bath.
"Sixth Brother, wait a minute, let me change my clothes first." Li Hong threw the oil-paper umbrella to Xia Zhi and shouted towards the door of the living room.
"You're crazy. You have a sedan chair but you insist on getting wet in the rain." Li Xian's voice came from the living room.
Li Hong didn't care and was too lazy to pay attention to him. He followed Xiaoxue and hurried to the back. With Xiaoxue's help, he took a quick hot bath, changed into a dry brocade robe, and then walked leisurely to the living room.
"Why are you running over here in the rain?" After sitting down, Li Hong looked at Li Xian on his left, then waved to Wang Bo who was saluting him, and asked.
"Why do you ask me this? Don't ask questions when you already know the answer." Li Xian is twelve years old now. He looks like a smart and clever young boy. He is fair-skinned, handsome and elegant. When Li Hong has nothing to do, he likes to call him a pretty boy, which makes Li Xian so angry that he stomps his feet every time.
Then he was ruthlessly mocked by Li Hong again, and stamping his feet was a feminine behavior. In terms of clothing, Li Xian was much more sophisticated than Li Hong, and his clothes were always expensive and gorgeous.
"You are a remote prince, why are you so concerned about this matter? I haven't asked you yet, where did you get the news about this matter? How come you seem to be several points ahead of me, the crown prince who is the regent?" Li Hong changed his posture and asked Li Xian.
"You have to do your part as a remote leader, right? You are the regent prince now, so you naturally have a lot of things to do. By the time you get to know Yunzhong, I'm afraid people will starve to death. As for Yunzhong, you naturally got the news from Xue Tao. How stupid! How could there be only one copy of the news? It's always sent out in several copies. Do you think it's weird?" Li Xian said calmly with a pout.
"Okay, okay, you are young but you are right. Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Li Hong asked, too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
"It's simple. Just send some supplies over in my name." Li Xian puffed out his chest and glanced at Wang Bo who didn't get a seat and had to stand.
"You can collect the supplies yourself and distribute them in the name of your Pei Palace." Li Hong took the warm water brought by Xiaoxue, but before he put it down, Li Xian snatched it away, and then pushed the cold water in front of him to Li Hong.
"I have no money."
"You farted!"
“I really don’t have any money!”
“Nonsense!”
"It's true."
"Where is your money?" Li Hong snatched back his glass of boiled water, held it in his hand to prevent it from being robbed again, and asked.
"it took."
"What did you do with that money? Do you think I don't know how much profit the perfume workshop makes in a month? When Bai Chun gave you the workshop, he gave you the sales channels as well. What did you do with so much money?" Li Hong stretched out his hand to slap Li Xian, but Li Xian dodged him.
"It's really spent. If I had money, why would I come to you?" Li Xian said innocently.
"You don't want to tell the truth, right? Fine." Li Hong didn't hit Li Xian, so he pointed his hand at Li Xian's nose in the air and said coldly, "You spent it, right? When the weather clears up, I'll go to Prince Pei's Mansion to check the accounts. I don't believe that so much money can be squandered so quickly."
"Hey, Fifth Brother, don't be like this. We can talk it out. I'll tell you, I have to renovate the Prince Pei's Mansion. Many buildings are old, and not as convenient as the Daming Palace behind us, so I want to transform it..." Li Xian said with a grin, begging for mercy.
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