Return of the Swallow

The Empress Dowager's face was extremely ugly. Li Junwang is Li Qitian's cousin, and Qingyanghou is her younger brother. The mother's family behaved so poorly in front of her in-laws, the queen mother felt ashamed.

King Lijun still had that gentle and cowardly look, with his eyes half downcast, he explained in a gentle voice: "Don't worry about the Queen Mother, the Marquis of Qingyang is a hero on the battlefield, and his temper is like a fire. How can you bear the words of the young people? It is also possible to get angry and get sick for a while."

Although the Empress Dowager felt that Hou Qingyang was doing this now, she was suspected of shirking responsibility. But in front of King Li Jun, she still had to take care of face. King Lijun was so knowledgeable, the queen mother was very satisfied. I feel that it is a very wise choice for me to choose Lijun Wang Jianguo as the agent of the government.

King Lijun is cowardly and a puppet that is easy to control. And the Huben army was handed over to her family. In this way, the government and military power are firmly in their own hands. If the emperor is safe, then of course it is good, and she will hand over power naturally when he comes back.

But in case something happens to the emperor, she will not be too passive, all the power is in her own hands, at least she will not be ruled by the ministers in the court.

Thinking about her recent decisions, the queen mother couldn't help but feel complacent, and she was more pleasing to the eye of King Li.

"The Ai family didn't misunderstand you. You really are a talented person who knows how to advance and retreat."

King Lijun was overwhelmed by the praise, and quickly stood up to return the salute, "The Queen Mother is too praised. I don't have the talent like the Holy Majesty, and now I just follow the Queen Mother's orders to do what I can. I have no other talents, the only thing is to be obedient. .”

The queen mother thought to herself, "It's good to be obedient", but she smiled and praised King Li, and stayed with King Li for lunch, rewarding him with snacks and fruits before letting him leave.

King Li Jun left Ci'an Palace, and left the palace in a small sedan chair without any hindrance.

After arriving outside the palace gate, he transferred to his own carriage and returned to his residence in the capital.

As soon as he entered the main entrance, he saw a middle-aged scribe in a blue shirt and a flat square scarf coming up with a smile.

He is a counselor next to King Lijun, named Dai Chun, and his nickname is Zhinan.

"My lord." Dai Chun approached and saluted.

"Mr. Dai." Prince Li smiled gently, "Why is Mr. Dai standing here?"

"I am waiting for the return of the county king."

"Oh? Is there something important, sir?"

"Exactly.

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Li Junwang smiled and said, "Why don't you go to the study and talk about it in detail?"

Dai Chun nodded with a smile, "The students also have the same intention."

When the two arrived at the study room, Li Jun Wang Ping withdrew his servants, lifted his robes, and sat down on the armchair, naturally with a bit of pride in his expression, he was a completely different person from when he was in front of the Queen Mother.

Dai Chun stood at the bottom, cupped his hands and said, "Will the county king gain anything from entering the palace today?"

Lijun Wang burst out laughing when he heard the words.

Thinking of the Empress Dowager who was obviously overwhelmed by the Marquis of Qingyang, and pretended to be calm, and found herself in embarrassment under the steps, Li Junwang laughed more and more heartily, and the louder he laughed.

Seeing this, Dai Chun was able to guess the situation to a certain extent.

"Let the students guess, could it be that the Marquis of Qingyang is having some fun again?"

"That's not it." Li Junwang smiled and shook his head approvingly: "Mr.'s plan was really good. No matter Qingyang Hou or the old man above who tried to seize power, they are all stupid! , anyone who is his natal family is a treasure. After listening to the words of the master, recommending Qingyang Hou as the commander of the Huben Army in front of the Queen Mother, it is really a feat."

Dai Chun shook his head with a smile, "The king of the county is absurd. The original idea was not made by the students, it was the king's own foresight. Now the Longxiang army is eagerly waiting for rescue at Tianmen Pass, but the Marquis of Qingyang is temporarily afraid. Come to think of it, when the news spread, not only was he ashamed, but even the queen mother would be angry when she heard it.

"At that time, you can take advantage of the fact that everyone despises the Marquis of Qingyang and runs away, and then take over the power yourself, and that's justified."

Li Junwang put away the smile on his face, shook his head and said: "This idea is very good. I also think it is feasible. But I am afraid that I will have many dreams, and I am afraid that changes will happen. The queen mother is greedy in her heart, and he Not only is there only one stupid brother, but there are so many nephews surnamed Zhou in the family. I am afraid that this authority will still not belong to me by then."

Li Junwang stood up and walked to the window with his hands behind his back, "Now is an excellent opportunity to gain a firm foothold. If the Holy One is really found, the power in my hand has not been stabilized, and I will face it at that time." It may be the reckoning of the Holy Majesty. I can't understand what kind of temper the Holy Majesty has."amp;quot;

Dai Chun also said sternly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Suishan is under strict watch over by Prince Consort Ji's men, isn't the tiger also dozing off sometimes? Let's just look around, and if we find something that shouldn't appear When people show up, order them to solve it. You must not let your efforts fall short because of this."

King Li Jun nodded and said, "According to me, it would be better to burn that mountain down."

"Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to burn the mountain. There are still so many people who were brought to dig by the concubine Ji. If this Hill is all taken away in one pot, people outside will inevitably criticize that someone set fire to murder the Holy Majesty."

"How can it be considered murder? Who knows whether he is alive or not, maybe I am not murdering, but helping him to be cremated."

Dai Chun smiled and said: "What the lord said is true. But we should be more cautious now. Now we can't let the queen mother become suspicious. When you can stand firm as the regent, there will be more things we can do. \u0026amp;quot;

Li Junwang nodded, he held the armrests on both sides of the chair with both hands and let out a long breath, and said freely: "I and Li Qitian are brothers of the same clan. It doesn't make sense for him to be the emperor, so I can't do it. I'm worse than him." How much? The throne belongs to Li, but the Queen Mother wants to get it into the hands of someone named Zhou? It’s too presumptuous!"

Dai Chunying nodded in agreement.

Li Junwang sketched his future in his mind, and his smile became more confident.

If the Empress Dowager saw Lijun King like this, she would never rest assured to hand over the power of supervising the country to him. It's just that Li Junwang hid it too deeply in front of outsiders.

Qingyanghou said that he was ill and would not go to court, the queen mother became angry and ordered people to visit the Hou's mansion for three consecutive days, but Qingyanghou was still ill in bed.

The queen mother was so angry that she went out of the palace to meet Qing Yanghou.

Unexpectedly, Marquis Qingyang didn't know what he had said to the queen mother, so when the queen mother came back, she called Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Qingyanghou's health is not good now. I'm afraid it's not good to go to Tianmenguan. Aijia looked at it. Although Ji Lan's personality is not pleasing, but after all, he has been the commander of the Huben Army for a while. He should know everything I understand, you can rest assured that Aijia will be led by him. How about you go to Suongshan later and tell Ji Concubine that Aijia will resume his position as the commander of the Huben Army?"