Chapter 99 Royal Banquet
Gao Yang is about the same age as Li Zhi, but Wu is several years older than her. The two used to be mother and daughter, but now they are also called sister-in-law. If it were on weekdays, the proud Gao Yang would definitely not have any good attitude towards Wu, but today he answered with an unexpected smile.
"I just heard from the uncle that His Majesty wants Fang Er to leave Beijing. Isn't this a happy thing?"
As soon as Gao Yang said this, Li Zhi, who was holding a wine glass, had a slightly unnatural expression. In fact, it was not Changsun Wuji's intention to let Fang Yiai go out of the capital. Changsun Wuji wanted Fang Yiai to stay in the capital to serve as his bait. Unfortunately, someone was disturbing the situation, and reported that Fang Yiai, the minister of Taifu Temple, was not good at serving as his position and wanted to demote him from the capital.
But there are still many people who agree. Li Zhi is also a smart person. He knows that there is an expert who gives advice for Fang Yiai. The purpose must be to protect Fang Yiai and keep Fang Yiai away from the current undercurrent of Chang'an City.
He thought Gao Yang was really happy because of this. After all, no one in the world knows Gao Yang's romanticism, and no one knows Fang Yiai's cowardice. Once Fang Yiai is released from Beijing, will Gao Yang be even more restrained in Beijing in the future?
Li Zhi smiled awkwardly, "There is a censor who impeached Fang Ma, but I don't think it's a big deal."
Gao Yang smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, don't say that. Although he is my son-in-law, he cannot betray the law because of this. The country has national laws, family rules, and the prince breaks the law, and he still commits the same crimes as the common people. Since the son-in-law was impeached by the censor, if it is verified that this is true, it is necessary whether it is dismissal or demoted or demoted. My prince will fully support the court's approach."
Li Zhi's eyes flashed, "What he said is reasonable, and the subordinates of the Secretary of the Central Committee are also discussing this matter. I do not want to investigate it in depth, but I should be warned. I plan to demote the prince-consort of Fangzhou, Shannan, but you can stay in the capital without following you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Yang bowed his body and thanked him.
"Why do you have to be polite for the family? If you want to thank Wu Zhaoyi for this, she said in front of me that it is not easy for you to stay in Beijing."
Li Zhi favored Wu, but Gao Yang and Wu had always had a bad relationship. At this time, he also deliberately eased the relationship between the two.
Upon hearing this, Gao Yang turned to Wu and bowed to thank him, "Gao Yang thanked his sister-in-law."
The sister-in-law said, but she was so happy that Wu was so happy. She became a monk in Ganye Temple for a few years. After being taken into the palace by Li Zhi, she fought with Concubine Xiao Shu and Empress Wang in the harem, and finally managed to win favor little by little. Although the harem is the most favored by the emperor and gave birth to a prince and princess, she did not have many people to support her in the court.
Although the Wu family also opened a family of heroes of the Tang Dynasty, her father was just a businessman in his early years, no matter how Queen Wang came from the Wang family in Taiyuan. He was a woman from the five surnames and had the support of countless Guanlong nobles. Even Concubine Xiao Shu was born as a top genius.
The first time Wu discovered that Gao Yang, who had always been annoying, turned out to be so cute.
She is Zhaoyi, not even the four concubines, but Gao Yang called her sister-in-law. This is so happy.
"Seventeenth Lady, I heard that you have built a new village in Lantian? I happened to have hundreds of acres of land there, so I will give it to you. In the future, if you have time, your Majesty and I will also go to your village to escape the summer vacation."
One is called sister-in-law and the other is called Shiqimei. The sister-in-law and sister-in-law smile like flowers, but it really seems that the relationship is very good.
Li Zhi simply let Gao Yang sit beside him and chat with Wu.
The banquet continued, playing music, drinking and singing, and the royal family was happy.
But this joyful atmosphere is just a appearance, and someone soon broke this appearance.
King Li Zhen of Yue, the eighth son of Emperor Taizong, and his mother, Concubine Yan De, was a 26-year-old emperor uncle who was good at riding and shooting, and was proficient in literature. He was once praised by Emperor Taizong as both civil and military.
This emperor's uncle was successively named King of Han, King of Yuan, King of Yue, and served as the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Xiangzhou in the Zhenguan Dynasty, and was actually granted one thousand households.
At present, he is the general of the Left Guard and is the governor of Anzhou.
Among the brothers of the emperor, King Ke of Wu, King Zhen of Yue, and King Shen of Ji were all very virtuous and capable. At that time, the crown prince Chengqian was deposed, and King Tai of Wei was also deposed. The most qualified crown prince were King Ke of Wu, King Zhen of Yue and King Zhi of Jin.
But in the end, Li Zhi was supported by his own uncle Changsun Wuji, and he overwhelmed the brothers.
Taking advantage of the three-point drunkenness, King Li Zhen of Yue stood up.
He advised the emperor that sending troops to Liaodong next year is not a good plan.
Li Zhi frowned, feeling unhappy.
He has succeeded to the throne for four years, but he has not yet fully mastered the court. Many of his uncles, brothers, and many others are still unwilling to accept it.
Even the uncle Changsun Wuji, who helped him get on the horse, had not given him power.
He urgently needed a battle to fight against Liao, and he was even more urgently hoping to win this battle. He needed this battle, and he did not want anyone to stop it.
He needs to build his reputation.
"Eighth Prince!" Li Zhi's voice was already a little dissatisfied. The Eighth Prince was only one year older than him, but his mother was Concubine De and had always had a good reputation, which poses great threat to Li Zhi.
Wu, who was standing beside him, saw that her husband looked unhappy and was afraid that he would not be able to control himself, so he quickly interrupted.
"Today's family dinner did not talk about military and national affairs, but since the King of Yue had something to say, he must have his own good advice. It's better to listen to the King of Yue."
"Maybe King Yue has a good plan to pacify Liao."
In a word, turn passive into initiative.
King Li Zhen of Yue talked about the inappropriate decision-making on Ping Liao on this occasion. Now Wu said that he had a better decision. If King Li Zhen of Yue could not say it, then it would be difficult for him to end today.
One sentence made Li Zhen a little difficult to get on the verge of death.
In the hall, some royal families even looked lively.
Although the palace is full of royal relatives, even so, some people still can't stand others' good things.
Although Li Zhen is both civil and military, he is only twenty-six years old this year. Even though he has served as the governor, he is actually just a remote leader and has never left Beijing, let alone a real job and is a matter of affairs. Many of his experiences are nothing but talk about military affairs on paper.
He opposed the expedition of Liao because he felt that even the Taizong expedition failed, so he felt that Li Zhi was a little too anxious, but it was difficult for him to tell him a better strategy.
After all, you can oppose anyone, but it is easy to tell a good idea.
Emperor Li Zhi glanced over Li Zhen and saw him standing there, smelling alcohol on his face but couldn't answer, and he felt a little relieved.
He looked at the third emperor Li Ke next to him again.
"King of Wu, do you have a good plan to pacify Liao?"
The thirty-four-year-old King Ke of Wu was the most famous among the royal kings. His biological mother, Yang Fei and Yang Guang's daughter, were mighty and virtuous by nature and had the style of Taizong. Even Taizong once thought about making him the crown prince, and Li Zhi always regarded him as a threat.
Li Ke had no better plan to pacify Liao for the time being.
Gao Yang has always liked King Ke of Wu. At this time, he felt a little anxious when he saw King Wu in trouble.
If King Zhen of Yue and King Ke of Wu could not answer the emperor, they would probably have their reputation ruined.
Chapter completed!