Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 73: Premonition of Xuanwu Gate (Please read! Go to Sanjiang!)
Fang Xuanling kept moving his hands and answered in a very businesslike manner:

"Your Highness, if you have any academic questions, I will answer them all."

"This guy is so annoying. I want to get rid of him and sneak away."

Fang Xuanling's eyes twitched, and he slowly raised his head and looked at Li Ming, who was pointing at Li Daozon with his little hand.

He shifted his gaze to Li Daozon, who was standing diagonally behind Li Ming and cracking his joints.

“I am only responsible for teaching, and I am not well versed in crooked ways.

“Besides, King Jiangxia’s concerns are not without reason.

"As your subordinate, I have no choice but to stop your Highness from endangering his own safety."

Ning, you old silver coin, why are you pretending to be so noble? You are the one who is most good at using crooked methods... Li Ming complained in his heart, and suddenly found the point:
"You also think that something big is going to happen in the capital?"

"Thanks to heaven, your majesty is in good health. A few days ago, he was working all night to deal with the flood in Yongzhou." Fang Xuanling stroked his goatee:
"The flood has not yet subsided completely, and the cleanup work such as disaster relief and comforting the people is very cumbersome. In addition, the weather has turned cooler in August.

"Given your Majesty's temper, why did you ignore the advice of Wei Zheng and others and suddenly choose this time to escape the summer heat?"

Yup!

Lao Jiang's advice opened Li Ming's mind.

He sat more respectfully:
"My father is saying that the emperor's summer vacation was fake and his escape was real?
"The emperor fell seriously ill the other day. Is there really a thief causing trouble?"

Can you please stop calling me father-in-law... Fang Xuanling looked at his uncle Li Dao Zong who had a bad look on his face, and said without comment:
"How dare we, as your majesty's ministers, speculate on your will?

“It’s just that something big might have happened in the capital recently, so the Lizheng Palace must be the safest place right now.

"Your Highness, why don't you follow the advice of the prince and not act rashly for now? Once you are crowned king, everything will be fine."

Li Ming ignored Fang Xuanling's suggestion and asked:

"Why do you think it's going to be a big deal?"

Fang Xuanling sighed slightly:
"intuition."

The surface seems calm, but there are actually turbulent undercurrents.

The Crown Prince, the King of Wei, the relatives by marriage, the aristocracy... all these forces suddenly started to make small moves under the table.

They formed alliances and fought fiercely in secret.

Clearly a precursor to what was about to happen.

Your Majesty's absence has objectively given these forces more room to play.

Just like joint patients before a rainstorm, the old ministers who had experienced the Xuanwu Gate suddenly felt that the current grim and suffocating atmosphere was familiar.

The rain is coming...

"Then what should I do next? Can you teach me, father?"

Li Ming still did not give up and asked for advice sincerely.

Fang Xuanling looked him straight in the eye and said earnestly:

"I have taught you everything I can. Your Highness, please learn and practice from time to time."

After saying this, he packed up the books and papers, nodded slightly to the two of them, and left.

Damn it, they all pretend to be riddle tellers, but in fact they have nothing in their heads but they just have to act mysterious... Li Ming complained fiercely in his heart.

Li Daozong patted Li Ming on the shoulder:

"Your Highness, please move to Lizheng Hall."

Li Ming looked serious and suddenly pointed to the air:
"Look, flying saucer!"

Pull your legs and run.

…………

That night, Li Ming ate on his knees.

"You never learn your lesson. You either mess with your grandfather or your uncle."

Yang added more rice to Li Ming's plate while chattering in a gentle and soft voice.

After Li Shimin left, she moved into Lizheng Hall that night.

All the concubines in the harem gritted their teeth and had to force themselves to smile and see him off.

No, the person I should not have offended the most is you, mother... Li Ming rubbed his butt swollen from being beaten by her and put some vegetables into the bowl.

After Li Ming's repeated protests, the food in Lizheng Hall finally had a little more green.

"Are you worried about something?" Yang asked with concern.

Li Ming shook his head subconsciously:

"The food here is too greasy and my appetite is poor."

No matter which dimension he was in, he didn't want his mother to worry about his work.

"Are you used to living in Lizheng Palace? Do you listen to your father's words? Are you getting along well with your brothers and sisters?" Yang asked with concern.

"Alas, I'm unfamiliar with the place and I just barely recognize everyone's faces." Little Li Ming sighed lonely.

Yang caressed his little face lovingly: "It's okay, we will become familiar with each other naturally after spending more time together.

"Your Majesty doesn't want you to be stuck in the harem with women all day. Come out and interact with your brothers and sisters more."

Li Ming nodded:
"That's right. I found that Brother Li Zhi is very responsible and works seriously but not rigidly. He is just a little bit scheming and it's hard to tell what he is thinking.

"Sister Mingda is innocent and naive, and her body is still strong. I don't know why everyone says she is weak. And that palace maid sister..."

Li Ming kept talking all the way.

Ok?
Yang was a little stunned after hearing this.

Didn't you say you were unfamiliar with the place? Didn't you say you just knew the general idea?
I've already hooked up with the palace maids, why pretend to be a stranger?
Haven't you figured out everything about the Lizheng Palace?
There were many people and many things that even Yang, who had experienced many ups and downs, could not see through.

For example, Li Zhi, she only knew that Li Zhi was an honest and well-behaved child.

But I never expected that Prince Jin had such a complicated side.
Li Mingda is consistent in his words and deeds.

Also, how did Li Ming describe every palace maid, eunuch and guard in such detail?

From family background, likes and dislikes to personality traits, it’s like they are old friends?
This little guy...

"Mother, mother, I'm tired." Li Ming chewed the rice mixed with millet from his hometown with great effort:

"Are my sister and aunt all right?"

"Uh...all good." Yang suddenly felt that her understanding of the people around her was a little pale and thin. She couldn't help feeling ashamed and tried to squeeze out a few more words.

"Li Ling and Cui's marriage has been decided, and they can get married on a good day. The other four sisters have also been engaged to famous families in various places, and they will also be a help to you in the future..."

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?!" Li Ming rubbed his hands excitedly, feeling as if he had finally tricked pigs into eating the cabbages he had raised for his whole life:
"Oh my, they are finally married and don't have to be left-over women anymore..."

As he rubbed it, his expression darkened:
"My sisters will be married soon, and I will be crowned a king and live in a fiefdom in the future. Wouldn't that make mother very lonely?"

"Silly child, the Lide Hall is too crowded. I wish you could all fly out quickly!" Yang pinched Li Ming's little face:

"I still have my concubines to chat with me. The other concubines in the cold palace are lonely because they don't have anyone to talk to..."

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Li Ming changed the subject:

"Is Aunt Wang still making trouble?"

Yang felt a headache and sighed:

"We have been fighting for a lifetime, and it has become a habit. How can we stop just like that?

"But it's not a bad thing to have her to entertain me. I'll just treat it as entertainment."

I almost forgot that our mother is also an expert in palace fighting. She even treated the old woman as a pet and ran away... Li Ming couldn't help but cover his face.

Speaking of being a woman, he thought of another person:

"Where's the Fifth Aunt? Does she still come here often to stir up trouble?"

Yang shook her head:
"It's strange, after your grace became more and more popular, Awu rarely came.

"I heard that she seems to go to Ganye Temple often to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures recently."

Ganye Temple is located in the northern forbidden garden of Taiji Palace, which is the forbidden garden where Li Tai mentioned hunting.

Although you can't go there whenever you want, it is one of the few places that women in the harem are allowed to go.

Why was she going there? To adapt to her future retirement life in advance... Li Ming pondered in his heart.

"Oh, by the way, I know you have heard this many times, but I will remind you again." Yang said seriously:

"Just stay calm and don't cause any trouble these few days. Mother has a bad feeling about this."

Li Ming smiled and asked in a rude manner:

"A woman's premonition?"

Yang didn't spank him, and said seriously:
"The premonition of Xuanwu Gate."

…………

It seemed as if to verify the premonitions of Fang Xuanling, Li Daozon and Yang.

The day after the Holy Chariot left, the sky was covered with dark clouds and the heat was suffocating.

The atmosphere in Taiji Palace suddenly became extremely high-pressure.

Many checkpoints were set up in the imperial city outside the palace to strictly manage the officials coming and going for work.

All the gates of the palace were closed, and only senior officials from the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel were allowed to enter and exit, and they were accompanied one-on-one by guards.

The palace servants all looked nervous. They did not dare to speak loudly. They were very cautious in everything they did, and they walked in a hurry and kept their eyes open.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Sixteen Guards worked at full capacity, investigating and interviewing all palace servants, guards and other palace personnel.

"What happened? What questions did they ask my sister?"

Li Ming blinked his big eyes with worry and asked the palace maid in Lizheng Palace, whom he had become familiar with recently, with concern.

(End of this chapter)