Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 140 Secret

Li Longye laughed loudly, felt the wound, and took a breath. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of trouble did you cause that made you condescend to come here?"

Coming to the palace is actually a condescending act. How could Jiang Feng dare to accept this?

But when she heard that Li Longye still had the energy to joke, she knew that nothing serious was going on, and she felt relieved.

Then he thought that Li Longye had been sleeping for half a day and had not eaten anything, so he said, "Your Highness, I only ate one bun this morning. Why don't you order some food first and then talk slowly?"

Li Longye readily agreed.

Ashu's efficiency has always been extremely high. Following Li Longye's instructions, the food was served in a short while.

Li Longye only had light porridge and side dishes, but Jiang Feng's meal was really rich and his appetite increased noticeably.

While eating voraciously, Jiang Feng observed the man's expressions and told him in a concise manner how Dou Ding hid in her home, how she rescued him, how she was caught by Wang Maozhong, and how the prince interrogated him.

Li Longye had a serious expression on his face. Jiang Feng felt uneasy and added two more words at the end.

One sentence is: "Because of our relationship, the prince won't be suspicious of you, right?"

The heart of the emperor is unfathomable. He will not tolerate any disloyalty from others. If his position as the crown prince is unstable, who knows if he will blame Li Longye for the mastermind behind the scenes.

One sentence is: "I really didn't expect Dou Ding to hurt you..."

In the end, he was still worried that saving Dou Ding would cause a rift between the two of them.

Li Longye came back to his senses and saw Jiang Feng's nervous expression. He quickly comforted him, "My injury is not serious, don't be afraid."

He lowered his voice again, moved closer to Jiang Feng, and said cunningly: "I'm fine, but I'm pretending to be serious for my father to see."

Jiang Feng felt a little relieved.

Li Longye's expression changed, and he said angrily: "Wang Maozhong, this dog slave, has been scheming all day long, and he dared to bully you blatantly."

Jiang Feng was stunned. She could see clearly how much Li Longji valued Wang Maozhong.

She was worried that this incident would cause discord between the brothers, so she hurriedly explained, "It was indeed me who hid Dou Ding and wanted to help him escape. General Wang also wanted to catch the murderer, and he didn't mean to make things difficult for me."

Li Longye snorted, then said, "We were attacked near our residence yesterday. The palace is separated from Jiang's residence by half of Chang'an City! It's such a long journey, and Dou Ding was injured much more seriously than me. How could he escape into your house? And how could he not be found at that time? And how could he stop your carriage by chance the next day?"

Jiang Feng covered his mouth in surprise and said, "A fishing expedition! But why? Our family has not offended him!"

Li Longye said: "For many reasons, for your elder brother's promotion and your brother-in-law's help, for your second sister's marriage to the Eastern Palace, for the merits of the soldiers in Liangzhou, and for the dignity and honor in front of the emperor."

There is another sentence that was not mentioned: Because of Jiang Feng's intervention, Wang Maozhong was happy to see Li Longye get into trouble.

Jiang Feng was terrified. Even though her family was so cautious, someone still tried to find fault with them. She was so innocent that she fell into someone else's trap. If it weren't for Li Longji's wisdom, she would have harmed her whole family.

Her face was pale, and Li Longye tried to persuade her: "This filthy fellow fled when we were killing Wei, forcing us to act ahead of schedule before we were fully prepared. He made a mistake and killed so many brothers! My brother didn't blame him because he had been following us since he was a child. He didn't expect that he was still not honest and repeatedly provoked us. My brother only uses his strengths to deal with this villain. Such a frame-up will never make my brother suspicious. My brother sent you to me, which shows that he has no intention of blaming me."

Jiang Feng was speechless. Although he was in great fear, he pretended to be calm and sighed, saying, "Alas. It seems that stupid people like us are blessed. We can cross the river with our eyes closed. If we cross it, we will be happy. If we can't cross it, we will drown in a matter of minutes, and all our worries will be gone. On the other hand, those who achieve great things play with their eyes open. They must not only make sure they can cross the river, but also take care of the people around them so as not to drown halfway. They must guard against outsiders who may trip them up, and also guard against internal fighting. Most importantly, they must unite as one to ensure the general direction."

Jiang Feng spread his hands and pretended to be serious and said, "How difficult it is, Your Highness!"

What she said may sound inappropriate at first, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

He smiled sadly and said, "Third brother's difficulties are more than just this."

Jiang Feng really didn't expect that during this visit to the wounded, he would unexpectedly get such a large basket of royal secrets.

Perhaps Li Longye was injured and felt depressed, so he wanted to talk about those terrifying years.

In his slow narration, sometimes calmly or angrily, Jiang Feng felt for the first time and up close the nearly fifty years of bloody massacres, conspiracies, and fratricide from the time when Wu Zetian took over the government to when Li Dan ascended the throne for the second time!

The current emperor Li Dan was nicknamed "Six Flavors Emperor Pill" by later historians. Why? Because in addition to being emperor twice, his father Li Zhi, mother Wu Zetian, brother Li Xian, nephew Li Chongmao and son Li Longji were all emperors.

Looking at China's thousands of years of ancient history, Li Dan was probably the only emperor who had such a bizarre experience.

But the change of imperial power is not something that can be described as bizarre! The five brothers Li Longji, Li Longye and Li Longye personally experienced the turbulent history of the past few decades.

In this bloody battle, grandmother is not a grandmother, but a Yama wielding a knife.

When Li Longji was five or six years old and Li Longye was just born, the puppet emperor Li Dan was deposed and imprisoned in the Eastern Palace.

Li Dan and his son had not left the house for more than ten years, and the royal blood was not as good as the common people.

The empress's iron-clad empire required a blood sacrifice, perhaps because she had stolen the Li family's empire, so it seemed that only the submission of the Li family's descendants could make the throne more permanent. Over the years, Wu Sansi and others were allowed to kill hundreds of royal relatives.

The legitimate son and grandson lived in fear, but still could not buy peace. In August of the second year of Changshou, Li Dan was falsely accused of "plotting something", which must have something to do with the throne, but it was definitely a figment of the imagination.

By that time, Wu Zetian had already lost trust in her own son and actually ordered Lai Junchen to try the case.

Who is Lai Junchen? He is the most cruel official in the Tang Dynasty. He has been vicious and cruel since childhood. Under his influence, the Tang Dynasty formed a terrifying political atmosphere of torture and killing of dissidents.

By doing this, Wu Zetian had already given rise to her intention to get rid of Li Dan.

Fortunately, An Jinzang, a worker in the Ministry of Rites, performed a caesarean section in the name of justice "to prove that the royal heir would not rebel."

Blood splattered in the hall and Emperor Wu was shocked. Only Li Dan's lineage escaped the disaster.

Although the disaster was avoided, the conspiracies and plots never really left.

At that time, Li Xian had been exiled to Luling, far away from the political center, so all the open and covert attacks were aimed at Li Dan. The Wu family, led by Wu Sansi and Shangguan Wan'er, seized every opportunity to slander, frame, and embarrass Li Dan.

A more painful disaster has finally arrived!