On the starry night, the darkness had spread out ink velvet, covering the horizon. Countless stars were emitting light, glittering on the velvet with phosphorus glow. In the back garden of the inner palace of the Daming Palace, Li Shi and Queen Cui Xiaofu slowly walked on the stone path in the garden.

More than a month of siege made Li Shi seem to have become a different person. His decadence and absurdity were wiped out on him. He was majestic day by day, and the attitude of the people in the palace towards him gradually changed from being contemptuous to being afraid.

The breeze at night was floating blindly in the dark like a sleepwalker. Cui Xiaofu's eyes were a little confused. In her memory, the emperor accompanied her for a walk. It was already many, many years ago. At that time, her white clothes were as snow as snow, as fresh as gardenias blooming in the afternoon; Li Shi first ascended the treasure, Yi Xing Ruifei, and her smile was full of ambitions. In this flash, it took sixteen years. The sharpness had disappeared on him, just like aged wine, becoming mellow and deep.

Li Shi has been in deep thought, and he did not notice the queen's delicate emotional changes.

"Empress, I really should make a crown prince!"

Li's voice was a little hoarse, but his decision was carefully considered. In the past two months when he was not in Chang'an, the fierce battle between the crown prince made him see the crisis hidden behind him.

Whether Choi Yuan or Pei Jun, the heirs they chose to be less than five years old, fully demonstrating their ambition to control the court, and also exposing their strong desire to get rid of their own, and to plan ahead, they must first consider a future.

He glanced at Cui Xiaofu quickly and asked suddenly, "Do you think Li Miao is suitable?"

The emperor's sudden words made Cui Xiaofu's sentimentality suddenly disappear. Li Miao was the candidate for the crown prince proposed by Cui Yuan. She keenly captured the temptation in the emperor's words.

Yes, no matter how she confessed and how she downplayed the imprint of the Cui family on her body, she could not change the fact that she was connected with Cui Yuan's blood. Since ancient times, the harem was noble by relatives. If it were not for the rise of the Cui family, how could it be her turn to be the queen?

After the emperor returned, he respected her more, but this respect was hidden in his vigilance. She and Li Shi had been married for fifteen years, so how could she not feel the subtle changes in his attitude? Cui Xiaofu knew very well that the emperor had not changed, and it was the same as before, but he tore off the layer of disguise that had been covering the outside.

Cui Xiaofu smiled faintly, "The Empress Dowager warned me more than once that the harem should not interfere in politics."

Her voice was soft, but she pulled the Queen Mother out without a trace.

"Empress Dowager?" Li Shi snorted heavily. The last thing he wanted to hear was these two words, a puppet in a gorgeous coat, and a woman who was willing to lose her shame for the sake of power.

But now is not the time to deal with that bitch, Li Shi's thoughts returned to Cui Xiaofu. Although she had confessed that she didn't want to ask about this, he still needed to remind her.

"The queen is the descendant of a country. In the major issues of the relationship between the establishment of a crown prince, I hope the queen will not stay out of the matter and share more for me."

"I remember it." Cui Xiaofu nodded gently.

"Queen, I have one more thing to leave to you."

Li Shi's tone suddenly became lighter, "I want to be a matchmaker for Zhang Huan, but it is inconvenient for me to come forward, so please ask the queen to do it for you!"

The relaxed topic diluted the heavy atmosphere. Cui Xiaofu suddenly thought of Cui Ning. In the morning, she hesitated to ask her about Zhang Huan's situation, but she also knew that the emperor meant to use marriage to win over Zhang Huan. At this time, it was tantamount to seeking a slut with a tiger.

"I will pay attention to it. If there is a suitable person, I will inform Your Majesty first."

The two of them smiled knowingly at the touch of their eyes.

"Your Majesty! Zhang Huan is looking for an urgent matter outside." Chen Xianfu, the eunuch general manager, walked up quietly. Although he was careful, he still interrupted the relaxed atmosphere that the two had just established.

Li Shi nodded, "Take him to Linde Palace to meet him."

After taking two steps, he turned around and said to Cui Xiaofu meaningfully: "You go to spend more days with the Queen Mother, don't let her be too lonely alone."

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Linde Hall was where the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty met with external vassals and led his superiors in the inner court. Zhang Huan had been brought here for a quarter of an hour. He naturally came for the matter of Liu Yuanqing. He knew that Cui Yuan wanted to plan the fundamental purpose of the Tianqi Camp, and he still wanted to suppress the Li clan. Although the Li clan had 80,000 troops, they were still distributed near Yinshan. Even if they were transferred back, there would be no territory to be stationed in the Guanzhong area. Therefore, his three thousand elite cavalry were particularly important to the Li clan.

Cui Yuan wants to attack the Tianqi Camp, and the Li family should know.

Zhang Huan was lowering his head in the side hall with his hands behind his back and pondering. At this time, Chen Xianfu hurried over, "General Zhang, Your Coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shi walked in from outside with a smile on his face. Zhang Huan immediately stepped forward and knelt down and gave a big gift, "Since Zhang Huan, please see Your Majesty!"

The Li Shi hurriedly helped him up and complained: "Didn't I say it long ago? I don't have to kneel down when I see me in the future. You are my confidant, let alone politeness."

Zhang Huan smiled slightly and said, "No matter how close you are, the etiquette of the king and the minister cannot be abolished. The ministers engraved it in their hearts and dare not forget it for a moment."

After hearing Zhang Huan's words, the smile on Li Shi's face became even stronger. He shook his head gently, "I really can't do anything to you, come! Sit down and talk, come to me so late, but what's the important thing?"

Zhang Huan sat down, and he bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, today I received a secret report. Cui Qinggong secretly received Liu Yuanqing, the general of the Tianqi Camp last night."

"What did you say?"

Li Shi's smile disappeared without a trace in an instant. He stared at Zhang Huan coldly and said word by word: "Are you saying Cui Yuan wants to plot against the Tianqi Camp?"

"I really think that this is how I think, first attracting and dividing, and then taking it for myself, is Cui Yuan's usual method!"

Li Shi sat down slowly and stared at the ruler on several tables. He also knew that Cui Yuan would not let Tianqi Camp go easily, but he did not expect it to come so quickly. He started just two days after he was established.

Fortunately, Zhang Huan discovered Cui Yuan's intention in time, which made Li Shi slightly relieved, "Where is Liu Yuanqing now?"

"He has been secretly detained elsewhere."

Zhang Huan pondered for a while and said, "It's just that Liu Yuanqing has a high prestige in the Hedong Army. In order to prevent a mutiny from the military, I have made some arrangements. Now I come to ask the emperor for a sage."

"arrange?"

Li Shi glanced at Zhang Huan deeply, and he suddenly smiled faintly and said, "I can give you a handwritten order, but you have to explain it clearly to me. What have you arranged? No word is allowed to be missed."
Chapter completed!