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Chapter 396 Difficult Choices
Xiangwangfu.

Li Dan and Li Longji were sitting in the study, listening to the news from outside.

When he heard Wang Hua mocking the ministers in the court for forming cliques and being friends with each other, Li Dan asked Li Longji, "Do you believe his words?"

Li Longji lowered his head and shook his head.

Where there are people, there will be battles in the rivers and lakes, let alone above the court.In that dynasty and that generation, there were no disputes in the court?It was his great great-grandfather. Apart from the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, I am afraid that there is no other emperor who can compare with him. However, when he was in power, there were still court disputes.

Wang Hua is familiar with all kinds of books, so it is impossible for him not to understand this truth, let alone be so simple.

But he said: "Wang Hua is a talent."

"I know he is a talent, so I have no objection to his marriage with Xiaojiu."

"Father, I think this move is a wise move," Li Longji replied.For this, Li Longji has always been very regretful. At first, Wang Hua did not hold any ill intentions towards their father and son, but because he insisted on going to the border to join the military, he angered his father.Of course, it can be seen now that his move was to deliberately leave the court, which was another way of hiding himself.But in other words, it also expressed his inconspicuous support for his father.

After the conflict, there was nothing at all.But later, Wang Hua suddenly emerged at the border, shining brilliantly, and his father also offered to win him over.However, at this time Wang Hua developed serious hostility.So the contradiction is getting more and more intensified.

Even now, the father still hasn't admitted that Xiao Jiu's disappearance was caused by him.

But the father decisively proposed to the Wang family to marry Wang Hua and Xiao Jiu, which is a good way.First, it can remove the suspicion of the father, and second, it can repair the relationship with Wang Hua.

Li Dan looked at Li Longji, as if he could see through his heart. Among Li Dan's sons, he valued the third son the most, so he taught him very carefully.He said: "Things are not that simple. This time the emperor let Wang Hua take the position of Shangshu Zuocheng, is it a little lower?"

Li Longji shook his head again, now that Wang Hua has talent, reputation, and even some qualifications.But he is too young, no matter how great his abilities are or how great his achievements are, according to the normal promotion, at least ten years later, he can enter the ranks of prime ministers.

In history, there is a legend that Gan Luo was a 12-year-old photoshoot.But it is not the real prime minister, but Shangqing, the same title as the prime minister during the Warring States period.Moreover, the Qin Dynasty was not a unified country at that time.Regardless of whether Li Xian appointed him as Minister of Rites to appease Wang Hua in the spring, or he is serving as Minister Zuo Cheng now, at Wang Hua's current age, he is already a very high official position.Even ten years later, Wang Hua served as prime minister. According to his age at that time, there are almost no similar cases in history.

Li Dan asked again: "Then this spring, if there was no knife on the Tianjin Bridge and Wang Hua succeeded in sending troops, what kind of situation would it be like?"

"The abolition of the Nayu Pass will affect the entire country, so it's hard to predict," Li Longji replied cautiously, not thinking of what his father's question had to do with Wang Hua's marriage to his sister.

"Yeah, at that time my father also thought that he did it for my mother's sake, and secondly because of his different political views. I didn't realize it until he arrived in Huazhou. There was another reason for him to do this, and that was for peace. Princess."

"Why for her?"

"Now the relationship between His Highness Lord An and him is known to everyone in the government and the public, and the emperor and King Dejing have almost acquiesced in this matter, right?"

"Yes."

"But people's hearts have no limits. Although they are no different from real couples now, they lack a status. But if you want to marry Princess Anle as your wife, unless Wu Chongxun takes the initiative to divorce Her Royal Highness. But now King Dejing needs this In-law relationship, this title is also his bottom line. Therefore, if Wang Hua wants to formally marry the princess, what will he do?"

Li Longji understood his father's words, but he thought it was incredible.Although his cousin, who is a few months older than him, is extremely beautiful, people in the Wu family hardly care about her relationship with Wang Hua. Now the princess has raised Wang Hua instead of a child. Children, at most, have a Wu surname, and maybe the Wu family still tacitly suffers from this dumb loss.But Wang Hua did such a thing in spite of the huge risk just to make Li Guer clear his name with himself, which is really unimaginable.

"At first I didn't think about it, but later I thought about it. Weifu is the same as you, and I don't believe it. But looking at all the things he did in Bianzhou, Huazhou, Weifu finally confirmed this idea. This includes Wang Hua. A one-time retirement is also one of his arrangements."

"How?" Li Longji asked.For Wang Hua's refusal this time, Li Longji did not believe Wang Hua's excuses, and it seemed that Wang Hua's behavior was harmful but not beneficial.If he really wanted to stay out of nosy affairs, he would stay in the position of Shangshu Zuocheng and not ask questions, why not, and if he really wanted to do this, many people would welcome him.

"He killed people with a borrowed knife. This time after he arrived in Huazhou, he used the crown prince as a shield, and deliberately gave the crown prince a chance to cultivate his power, fame and ambition. Originally, the crown prince was very dissatisfied with King Dejing's family. Now that he has the opportunity to strengthen his strength outside, if Wang Hua deliberately makes some arrangements to intensify their conflicts, then the crown prince will definitely not be willing to be humiliated, and he will learn from the five kings' mutiny and kill King Dejing. This is the true meaning of Wang Hua. Be careful."

Wang Hua didn't hear Li Dan's words, otherwise he would be restless and terrified.Of course, there are not many people who can guess Wang Hua's intentions all day long, even Li Dan, he is only guessing in his heart now, and it is calculated jointly by all kinds of reliable information obtained by his subordinates, and many advisers kept by his subordinates. .

Next, Li Dan didn't say anything, if Li Chongjun really wanted to do this, Wang Hua only needed to make some arrangements to invite Li Bao'er out to escape the robbery.Since Li Chongjun wanted to kill Wu Sansi, he would definitely kill his whole family, and Wu Chongxun could not escape this test, and Wu Chongxun also humiliated Li Chongjun in the palace.Then Li Bao'er had no husband, and it became easier for Wang Hua to marry Li Bao'er.

"But Wang Hua's retirement was because of his father's thought. It is possible that during this period of time together, Wang Hua realized that the crown prince's talents were insufficient. It is very likely that he thought that the crown prince's mutiny might eventually fail, so he took the initiative to distance himself from this matter. In case other people pursue this matter, not only will he not be able to marry Her Royal Highness, but he will be dragged down because of it. Even if the crown prince finds Wang Hua in the future, Wang Hua can also use him. He only has a bachelor's position, and refuses to participate if he can't help. So now he is still unable to hold a high-ranking official position. Of course, there are other reasons, so he rejected the emperor's new appointment."

Having said that, Li Longji finally affirmed Li Dan's guess with eight or nine points in his heart.Finally a trace of worry appeared on his face.

"So, it's hard for Wang Hua to choose now. His ultimate goal is to marry the princess. If Xiao Jiu is not sent back, he will continue to implement the original plan slowly. It may make him succeed. But now Xiao Jiu is back, so he will marry the princess, so he will definitely reject this marriage. But everyone has weaknesses. Although Wang Hua is decisive, one of his biggest weaknesses is the love for his children. Xiao Jiu loves him The meaning is profound, and Xiao Jiu is kind-hearted. Therefore, Wang Hua couldn't bear to refuse."

Li Longji was also speechless.This love debt is a sinful relationship, if they had only brought Li Bao'er and any of their nine younger sisters with them when they went to Qingshangou, they would not have such entangled feelings.Or if my grandmother didn't issue this edict at that time, my ninth sister might also be sad for a while, and it passed.But the coincidence of things made this relationship very complicated.

"Besides, three years ago, our two families had adopted the big gift, and this marriage has basically been settled. It is Wang Hua who is so bold, how dare he have the guts to directly reject this in-law? But if he agrees, he and the princess What should His Highness do? Especially Huazhou Bianzhou and his party, I heard some news for my father, saying that the two of them are in love with each other, and their friendship is at a time when they are strong. Hearing the news of Xiao Jiu's return, His Highness still couldn't face it when he returned to Luoyang The change of color shows that Wang Hua promised her something, which made her feel at ease. After Wang Hua answered, how should she reply to Her Royal Highness?"

Don't say it's Wang Hua, if my father's guess is right, even if he is not Wang Hua himself, if he thinks about it from the perspective of a bystander, he will feel a headache.

Li Dan said: "As a father, I still don't know who kidnapped Xiaojiu, but this person sent Xiaojiu back to Luoyang at this time. Marry, but in this way, it will be a headache for Wang Hua. And no matter how you choose, it will cause disastrous consequences."

If Wang Hua refuses this marriage now, what reason will he use to refuse, saying that I want to marry Li Bao'er, so I can't marry the little princess, dare to say?In this way, Li Dan undoubtedly slapped Li Dan hard, because Li Dan knew Wang Hua's difficulties, and in order to defend his dignity, he would repay and attack Wang Hua like thunder.

The current Wang Hua is not Wang Hua in Huazhou, but just a small bachelor.And because of this, he attacked Wang Hua angrily, and it was difficult for others to intervene.

If he agrees, it will arouse Li Bao'er's anger, and may lead to even greater revenge.

Li Dan still doesn't know how important Wang Hua is to chastity. Now Wang Hua regards Li Gu'er as his own woman. If Li Gu'er gets revenge and puts a colorful hat on Wang Hua, then Wang Hua's life will really be worse than death.

What choice will Wang Hua make?Li Longji couldn't help thinking deeply.

Wang Hua didn't know the conversation between Li Dan and Li Longji and his son.If you know, you will be even more suspicious that Li Chiying was kidnapped by Li Dan.

Li Dan is an outsider, and he has thought of the consequences. He is the person involved, and he knows the seriousness of the consequences.

He couldn't help but smiled wryly, Li Dan's trick is so good, why didn't he think of Li Dan to make such an arrangement in Bianzhou.Isn't he afraid that if he really marries Li Chiying, it will eventually lead to Li Chiying's life being unhappy?

However, these powerful people think differently from ordinary people. For their own great cause, their wives, children, and children can be thrown away like straw sandals, let alone a little daughter.Besides, if he loses his reputation in the future, he will just blow up this marriage.Was it not the case with Wu Zetian's marriage to Princess Taiping?

Li Chiying lowered her head shyly, but felt something was wrong in the atmosphere for a while.She raised her head and saw Wang Hua was frowning.They are both 13 years old, and they are originally quick-witted people. After returning to Luoyang, she also heard a little about the deeds of Wang Hua and Li Bao'er.

So when she came here today, she was most worried about Wang Hua because her cousin didn't agree.Later, I saw Wang Hua hugging her chicken thigh affectionately after seeing her joyful appearance, so a restless and weak heart gradually calmed down.

But now when he saw Wang Hua's expression, he immediately understood.

Her face turned pale, and she said in a low voice, "Erlang, if you disagree, I will ask my father to take back this marriage."

"Little Princess, what nonsense are you talking about? Did Erlang say he disagreed?" Li Hong said.

Originally thought that Li Chiying had been missing for such a long time, I was afraid that there would be more bad luck than good luck, so seeing Wang Hua and Li Bao'er lingering, it was fine.But Xiao Chiying is back, which is also good news for them.As for Li Gu'er, although because of Wang Hua's persuasion, his attitude towards her and Mu Zili has improved slightly.But the two of them still didn't even dare to breathe when they saw Li Gu'er.

For so many days, when they were together with Wang Hua, it was Li Gu'er who slept with Wang Hua's big bed, almost occupying Wang Hua, even letting the menstruation come.

The two of them were in their youth, so of course they were not very happy, but dare to say it?Even Mu Zili said indignantly: "With her ability, is it possible to please Erlang?"
Therefore, Li Hong still hopes that the housewife of the Wang family will be this little princess who has nothing to contend with.It is also a happy thing for them.

Li Xuejun smiled and said nothing.

She also guessed about Wang Hua's difficulties, but she also hoped that Wang Hua would marry the little princess back.Now Wang Hua has used many means to be with the princess, like dancing on a wire rope, which is very dangerous.

After marrying the little princess, it was a good thing to stop Wang Hua's thoughts.In the future, Wang Hua will do what he can, and there is no need to do so many dangerous things.And King Xiang himself is the kind of low-key and steady person, following him will also reduce the risk.It is possible that the general trend of the world, the current emperor continues to be so confused, let Webster seize more rights, and eventually cause chaos.As a result of the battle, the final victors were still Xiang Wang and his son.

But because Wang Hua disliked her speaking for Li Dan, she didn't dare to interject.

On the contrary, Wang Han didn't know the specific situation, and didn't think so much in his mind.After listening to Li Chiying's words, she raised her head and looked at Wang Hua in surprise.

Wang Hua remained silent, and he didn't think it through himself.

Li Hong whispered in Li Chiying's ear: "It's not like you don't know about the relationship between Erlang and Her Highness the Princess. It's a bit troublesome to handle this matter, so you have to give Erlang some time to arrange it."

Li Chiying's eyes were a little red, and she said: "Sister Li Hong, don't comfort me, as long as Erlang is happy, don't worry about me."

What a pitiful thing to say, even Wang Han complained about this petite girl and looked at Wang Hua with dissatisfied eyes.

Wang Hua is still thinking hard, and today is the time to make a final decision.In fact, he had thought hard for a long time just now, and finally made a decision. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Although he knew the seriousness of the matter and Li Dan's revenge was more likely to come, for Li Gu'er, he still decided to reject it. marriage.Although it is difficult to do.

But after hearing Li Chiying's words, he was on the verge of speaking, but he couldn't say it.

(End of this chapter)