The sudden disappearance of Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian, made all officials very confused.

Li Xiaogong was very active in the court during the time when the emperor was not in Chang'an.

He also contributed to the stability of the court, but after the emperor returned, Li Xiaogong had no news.

It seemed like before Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, they suddenly disappeared.

This inevitably made the officials think more.

Besides, there has been no news about the affairs in the officialdom of Qizhou and the person behind them.

Fang Xuanling also looked at the emperor, and he also felt very strange.

He went to the Ministry of Rites two days ago but didn't see Li Xiaogong.

I thought Li Xiaogong had something to do, so I was not in the Ministry of Rites.

But now Changsun Wuji said this, it seems that things are not what he imagined.

When the emperor heard Changsun Wuji talk about Li Xiaogong's affairs, his expression changed slightly, and then he squeezed out a smile and said:

"Actually, there is nothing big. King Hejian felt a little uncomfortable recently. I asked him to rest in the mansion and deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites later."

"But yesterday, the Prince of Hejian asked me to resign as Minister of Rites, and I also agreed to his resignation."

"Since I've talked about this today, let's discuss the candidate for the position of Minister of Rites." The emperor explained a few words, and then said to the officials.

When everyone heard the emperor say that Li Xiaogong had nothing to do, they breathed a sigh of relief.

They were worried that Li Xiaogong was really related to the matter in Qizhou.

If that is true, will the emperor deal with Li Xiaogong or not?

Li Xiaogong is a member of the royal family and made great contributions to it when he conquered the world.

If he really wants to deal with the emperor, then this matter cannot be solved in just one sentence or two.

Fortunately, everything seemed not as bad as they expected.

"Your Majesty, the position of Minister of Rites should be the King of Hejian. The King of Hejian is a royal family, and he has a lot of prestige. It is most suitable for him to be the Minister of Rites?" said the Minister of Rites.

"Yes, yes, the King of Hejian also has a lot of prestige in the court, and he is the most suitable candidate to serve as the Minister of Rites."

"No one is better than him, except him."

"Let the King of Hejian continue to serve as the leader."

A group of officials spoke one after another, asking Li Xiaogong to continue to serve as the Minister of Rites.

The emperor just nodded slightly and did not express any other opinions.

"Since that's the case, then let's go here today and retreat to the court!" The emperor waved his hand and then left the Tai Chi Hall.

All the officials also dispersed.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng stayed in the Tai Chi Hall.

"Your Majesty is a little strange today. The King of Hejian was once the most trusted person of His Majesty, and the position of Minister of Rites was his personal order. Even if the King of Hejian is not in good health, there is no need to say that he agrees to his resignation."

"I'm afraid it's true, something is wrong." Wei Zheng looked at Fang Xuanling and then said slowly.

Wei Zheng understood the importance of Li Xiaogong to the emperor.

At that time, Li Xiaogong also fought for the world of the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor cared about this brother very much.

Even if it is a small mistake, as long as the root cause is not endangered, the emperor will not say to blame or pursue it.

But today the emperor actually said that he agreed, and Li Xiaogong's resignation.

This is a very abnormal thing.

Fang Xuanling nodded, and he also realized that when His Majesty talked about Li Xiaogong today, his expression was slightly abnormal.

"It seems that the matter in Qizhou is really related to the King of Hejian." Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice.

He used to be like Wei Zheng, and he thought Changsun Wuji was the mastermind behind the scenes.

But today's emperor's performance and Changsun Wuji's birth in the court are enough to show that Changsun Wuji has nothing to do with the affairs of Qizhou.

But Li Xiaogong disappeared. What else can be done besides indicating that Li Xiaogong has a relationship with Qizhou?

"I don't know how Your Majesty will deal with this matter. The matter was already very forced."

"It shouldn't be like that this time." Wei Zheng said slowly.

Wei Zheng always remembered what happened in the past.

Although Li Xiaogong is not brother to the emperor, if something happened before, people's evaluation of the emperor in the future will probably be reduced to a certain extent.

"No, His Majesty said those words just now, which is enough to prove that he does not want to pursue anything."

"But what I'm worried about is the King of Han. If he keeps pursuing this matter..." Fang Xuanling did not finish his words.

His worries are quite reasonable. If Zhao Chen investigated this matter, he would probably have been revealed.

By then, not only will Li Xiaogong have an accident, but the emperor himself will not be able to bear the face.

"Let me do this, I'll explain to him where Zhao Zi is. That guy doesn't understand the truth. Since Your Majesty doesn't pursue it, Zhao Zi shouldn't have any big opinions."

"Don't worry!" Wei Zheng said last, as if he was comforting Fang Xuanling and himself.

...

Half a month later, Zhao Chen and his party finally returned to the vicinity of Chang'an.

Zhao Chen did not expect that the so-called Eight Great Vajras were actually Zhou Qing and Xue Xiancai.

These guys were supposed to be with Xue Rengui.

Follow Xue Rengui in the Huotou Army.

But now Xue Rengui's historical trajectory has been changed, so Zhou Qing and others naturally have no chance to get to know Xue Rengui.

But it doesn't matter. People with abilities will be reused everywhere.

Zhao Chen could let them go to the front line to meet Xue Rengui later.

Perhaps it can also allow them to realize their dreams.

"Brother, we can go back to Chang'an tomorrow. My father sent someone to send a message that he would welcome us at Mingde Gate in Chang'an on the same day." In the inn in Puzhou, Li Ke and Zhao Chen were greeted with a hint of envy with a hint of envy.

Said.

It is a rare thing to let the emperor greet him personally at the city gate.

At least Li Ke has never seen it before.

It was only when Li Jing led his troops to break through the Turkic camp that the emperor only greeted him at the city gate.

This time, perhaps because Zhao Chen was injured to save the emperor, the emperor felt sorry for him, so he came to greet Zhao Chen in person.

But no matter what the reason is, it is a great thing to let the emperor greet him personally.

But Zhao Chen didn't seem to feel anything.

After hearing Li Ke's words, he just responded softly and then continued his own affairs.

"Hey, brother, you can give me an expression at least, but the father and the emperor personally welcomed it. There are so many court officials in the Tang Dynasty and so many meritorious people, it seems that only Duke Wei was once greeted by the emperor personally."

"You are the second one." Li Ke and Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen just smiled slightly.

Obviously he didn't care about this at all.

He was curious about who was behind Ma Zhiyuan after the emperor had been back for so long?

Or it was said that the emperor had discovered the identity of the man, but he did not want to attack him.

Then the identity of this person is subject to debate.

"Li Ke, who do you think is the person behind Ma Zhiyuan?" Zhao Chen and Li Ke asked.

"No matter who he is, I don't have to worry about this matter anyway. Isn't it that there is a royal brother, you and your father?" Li Ke sat down on the side, looking indifferent.

Li Ke thought so anyway, what does he have to do with this matter?

He just wants to live his life as a free and easy prince.

When I'm fine, I'll go out and walk with Zhao Chen.

Hiding behind Zhao Chen when there is something to do.

This life will be happily completed.

He had no other pursuits.

Zhao Chen was speechless about Li Ke's attitude.

I don't want to tell him about this anymore.
Chapter completed!