Chapter 57 White Horse

The river water outside the city is formed by the northeast corner of Chang'an City, and countless water pavilions and towers have been built to plant strange flowers and plants.

There are many small bridges, flowing water and wealthy courtyards. Now this place is more beautiful than the fifth prince’s mansion in Xingqingfang.

At this time, the spring breeze is coming, and the reds are in bud, and they are shy and want to bloom in the spring breeze with a warm breath, really like the heaven and earth.

The music and singing day and night, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras stopped for a moment, and the beautiful little girl could be seen everywhere.

Prince Li Chenghong lives here. When he sees such a beautiful scenery, he always sighs: It's such a place to consume his ambition.

Now he is playing chess with officials from the Prince's Mansion.

The life of the powerful class is very generous and leisurely. What everyone likes is polo, banquets, singing and dancing, poetry and essays, etc., and Go. Go is very popular at this time, and the rules are similar to those of later generations, but now Bai Zi is the first to go.

There was a faint sound of silk and bamboo outside the window, but the sound was very small, and the prince's mansion was relatively quiet. Most of the time, the two people playing chess were silently thinking about the chess game, occasionally chatting for a few words, and then there was the sound of making moves.

The antique house, the walls built with rammed earth panels are framed with elegant patterns, the wood-carved windows are gorgeous and beautiful, and the floor is spotless. Even if you sit directly on the ground, you won’t feel dirty.

However, they were sitting on a futon next to a short cushion beside the bed. Li Chenghong was kneeling, while the Master opposite sat relaxedly with his legs crossed.

The prince took a step and then said calmly while waiting: Mr. Li felt that the King of Jin had made a large sum of money, what would he do?

The old master's name is Li Wenda, and he is the same surname as the Tang royal family. However, there are many people with the surname Li in the world, and there is no fuss about them when they always meet people with the surname of the country.

Li Wenda put a flag casually and said: How can Princess Taiping do it? He will do it like that, maybe he will do it better... The "money method" is better than the "slantary official" method?

The prince frowned and said: Mr. Li said very well. By then, he would buy a large number of talents and his power would be even more powerful!He also colluded with Empress Gao in the palace inside and outside, and our Li Tang Dynasty was completely defeated by others!

Your Highness calmed down first. There was nothing wrong with this matter. The King of Jin would definitely promote the money law through the queen. The ministers in the court have all received the benefits of Princess Taiping. Who would be willing to stand up and oppose it?Now that things have come to this point, it is useless to get entangled again... Your Highness, you lost this game.

Li Wenda pointed to the chessboard and said calmly, "Regain and admit it."

The prince looked down and looked a little ugly.

His Highness was distracted just now, so he lost very quickly. Alas, I wanted to give it one move.My horse is not worth much, but it would be a profit to lose to Your Highness to exchange for a treasure.

The prince said: A horse is not about value, but about personal preference.I like white horses, and it is rare for Mr. Li's white horse to grow tall.

Li Wenda said: It looks good, not very useful.If you need speed but no speed, you need endurance but no endurance.Your Highness likes it, just take it away.

No, I agree to win the horse only after winning the chess.The prince frowned and said, "I haven't finished it yet, I don't feel like I've lost."

Li Wenda looked at the chessboard in shock: Although there is still an open space, it is not finished according to the rules.But the general situation is decided, why bother counting if there is obvious matter?

The prince said: According to you, Empress Wei, Princess Anle shook all the government in her hand, and the inside and outside were almost full of internal and external areas. The general situation was settled, so why would others have the opportunity to turn the tables?

What I am talking about is chess. Although Go is profound, the rules are dead. How can it be compared with the changes in the temple?

The same goes for chess. Mr. Li will accompany me for a while and wait and see.The prince said persistently.

Li Wenda sighed, shook his head bored, and had to continue to accompany him.The two of them fell silent again, with only crackling sounds left around them.

After a long time, Li Wenda yelled and suddenly said: I took the wrong steps in the first two steps.

Don't regret chess.The prince smiled.

It's just careless, what's the matter?Li Wenda also argued with a smile.

OK, you will regret it for two steps, otherwise you will not accept it if you give it to me.

So Li Wenda picked up two white pieces, and the prince picked up two, and started over again.Unexpectedly, just a few steps down, Li Wenda wondered again: Why is this still the case?

The prince laughed and said: I want to regret that the chess was at least twelve hands, and Mr. Li started to make mistakes at that time.

Li Wenda threw the flag in his hand back into the porcelain jar: I admit defeat.

The prince clasped his fists and said: Acknowledge.Mr. Li's horse...but you can choose any horse at a later time.In addition, I can choose the gold, silver and antiques and calligraphy in my room at will.

How can I be so embarrassed?Li Wenda said.

The prince said seriously: You really have to choose the same thing, otherwise I would feel like a petty man.

Then I am more respectful than obedient.

Li Wenda stood up and looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, saying quietly, although the surprise victory made me convinced, it would not be a good thing if I was too concerned about winning or losing in my work.

Thank you Mr. Li for your words.

The prince pondered for a moment and said, "I tried to win the money method, but I soon found that the opportunity was not great. Now that I think about it, I can only do this."Didn’t Mr. Li say just now that playing chess is playing chess and doing things, and we can’t confuse it... Since he has this advantage, why should I fight him head-on?Finding a different approach is the way to win chess.

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Prince Li Chenghong's hand is indeed so bad that he can't help it, it's a thousand miles worse than what Li Longji had in his hands.Xue Chongxun did not regard him as a strong enemy, just a stumbling stone.

Li Longji was the prince's supervisor at that time. Although his power was worse than Taiping, there were people who could help him. At first, the prime minister supported him.

Moreover, the Tanglong coup that overthrew Wei was a righteous act to support the great power of Li Tang. He gained a lot of fame and prestige in the hearts of the imperial guards and the gentry.

What does Li Chenghong have in the meantime?

He has almost nothing except the status of the prince.

His father was supported by Princess Taiping, and he had no achievements than Zhongzong and Ruizong. He also looked at the temple, and none of the prime ministers of various factions were willing to stand on his side.

The generals in the imperial guards are also old ministers of the Taiping Party...

Although Princess Taiping can no longer manage the affairs now, the situation in the court is almost the same as when Empress Wei was in power. From the army to the court officials, they are all from others.

There were people with the most powerful lineages of Li Dan and Princess Taiping at the beginning; who else is there now?

The people in the Li family's bloodline who are close to the center of power are nothing more than the lineages of the sons of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian. The blood relatives of other royal families are far apart and have almost no foundation to this day.

Wu Zetian's three sons are Li Xian, Crown Prince Zhanghuai, Li Xian, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, and Li Dan, the current Supreme Emperor (a man named Ruizong).

Prince Zhanghuai had several sons, most of whom died in the Wuze Tian Dynasty, and only the current emperor Li Shouli survived. Then Li Shouli had a lot of children and had dozens of children.

The four sons of Zhongzong Li Xian have all withered to this day.

The eldest son died in the Wu Dynasty; the second son Li Chongfu failed to fight for the crown prince during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong and was demoted to the governor. When Ruizong ascended the throne, he proclaimed himself emperor in Junzhou Zhongyuan and regained the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the reign of the

In the Li Dan lineage, during the Jingyun coup, all of his sons were killed by Princess Taiping's gangsters.

The third son, Li Longji, fled and launched a coup in Luoyang last year, gathered troops to enter Tongguan westward, and was killed by King Xue Chongxun of Jin.

Li Dan is now alone and is cultivating immortals in the Sanqing Palace.

Only Li Shouli, the son of Prince Zhang Huai, was left. After being confusedly injured in the throne, Princess Taiping was ill and left a mess. He was powerless and spent time looking for fun by the Taixie Pool every day.

He has always been so confused, so several sons of Prince Zhanghuai were killed by Wu Zetian. He lived well, and it should be his personal reasons.

When Li Shouli was the governor of Youzhou, he was not only playing with women but also hunting and traveling, and he ignored everything about business and family affairs, so although there were not many children who became famous.

Most of the sons are not doing their jobs, and the daughters are unfaithful.

More than 20 years after Wu Zetian's death, there have been dozens of coups inside and outside the Tang court, greatly weakening Li Tang's aura.

Originally, people in the world expected Li Longji to try the endgame again and shake the world up, but unexpectedly failed and still looked like he used to be.

The political situation of the Tang Dynasty has not been stable for a long time, but the society is constantly developing and improving, and the production of goods is becoming increasingly abundant.

The turmoil at the upper class was digested under the conditions of strong national strength and failed to cause chaos in the world.

During this period, foreign invaders wanted to take the opportunity to invade and the grassroots wanted to take the opportunity to invade, but they were beaten to the ground by the powerful regular Tang army troops. Tubo was defeated the year before yesterday and lost most of the strategic areas on the Eastern Front.

This is a wonderful era, where the instability of the upper structure and the open development of society coexist.

The current situation is now, and the Li family's luck is weak. No matter who wants to regain the mess, it will only become more and more difficult. From the restoration of Li Tang by Zhongzong, to Li Longji's attempt to revive the situation, to Li Chenghong now, the conditions are more harsh.

The stall Li Chenghong faces is even more difficult, and there is almost no place to borrow...

When Xue Chongxun was quiet, he was also thinking about these mysterious trends. He did not think that Li Chenghong could shoulder the great task of reviving Li Tang.

It would be fine if the conditions were too poor, and I couldn't see any ability to defy Li Chenghong.

In Xue Chongxun's eyes, Li Chenghong's ability is not only poor in Li Sanlang.

Since this is the case, Xue Chongxun should have clarified the attitude that he should have taken. He is neither keeping his strength and keeping a low profile (for whom to see it?), nor is he taking a rash move...

Instead, he thought he was the wisest way to make a fortune, manage and lay out his own power chain, and cultivate overwhelming power.

The so-called digging deep holes and accumulating grain slowly makes you king.