Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Master Guo, haven't you considered it yet?"

King Lu's urging question this time no longer had the tone of discussion just now, on the contrary, it had a somewhat aggressive taste.

After such a short period of time, Guo Ye couldn't figure out the inner connection, and he didn't have a clue in his mind.

Seeing that King Lu tore off that hypocritical and polite face, and now he is in Prince Lu's mansion again, what if he disagrees, what should this grandson do if he jumps over the wall in a hurry?

Therefore, he had no choice but to change the subject on purpose, and asked greedily: "King Lu, His Highness Chengqian was deposed by the emperor himself, and now you want me to support His Highness Chengqian as the crown prince again, which will obviously cause trouble." It is unpleasant to come to the emperor, even disgusting. This kind of thing is bound to take risks. So let me ask you, what benefits can I get if I take the risk to do this with you? As the saying goes, if you want a horse Run, you have to let the horse eat some grass, right?"

"benefit?"

King Lu's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked pleasantly, "So, Mr. Guo agreed to this king?"

"do not!"

Guo Ye raised his hand to stop him and said, "It's still the same sentence, I have to hear how the reward is. What benefits can your Royal Highness King Lu give me to Guo Ye? , may not be able to give me any great benefits, right? The prince is always the prince. In the end, the emperor has the final say on the society of the world and the country of the Tang Dynasty. Are you right?"

"Haha, Lord Guo underestimated this king too much."

Seeing that Guo Ye looked down upon others, King Lu immediately shook his head and said with a smile: "Do you really think that this king is only here to restore the crown prince? Restoring the crown prince is only the first step. Believe it or not, this king can give you The things that the present sage cannot give you in his life. And..."

"Yuanqing!"

An old but majestic voice suddenly came from outside the pavilion, immediately interrupting King Lu's rhetoric.

Guo Ye hadn't seen anyone yet, but he was horrified, because there were only a handful of people in the world who could call King Lu Yuanqing.

The old voice...could it be him?

Guo Ye immediately followed the voice and turned his head to look. He saw Li Yuanxiang, King of Jing, and Li Yuanfang, King of Daoxiao, with their heads lowered, supporting an old man from left to right, with a humble and respectful attitude.

The old man was gray-haired and dressed in the robes of a rich gentry and an old man in the city, but Guo Ye could recognize who he was.

It turned out to be him...

In this world, who can call Lu Wang a Yuanqing, and make Jing Jing and Dao Xiao Wang like grandsons to support and serve the old man, who else?

It was the Supreme Emperor... Li Yuan! ! !

Chapter 987 The Enthusiastic Overlord

The person who came was the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan!

Guo Ye once met Li Yuan at the imperial banquet in the palace. At that time, Li Yuan was sitting with His Majesty Li Er, the current sage. Because the seats were far away, Guo Ye had no chance to have close contact with him.

But Li Yuan's appearance was very impressive to Guo Ye. After all, he was a famous king in history, so Guo Ye took a special look at him.

At the imperial banquet that day, Li Yuan was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, although he was old and white-haired, but he did not lose his majesty, and he chatted and laughed happily with all the veterans.

But today Li Yuan appeared in front of Guo Ye again. The founding king who created the Great Tang Empire gave Guo Ye a different feeling.

Getting old, no different from an old man at dusk.

If it weren't for the support of King Jing and King Daoxiao, Guo Ye really couldn't believe that the old man in front of him would be the founder of the Great Tang Dynasty, the current Supreme Emperor - Li Yuan.

Guo Ye immediately stood up and greeted him: "My humble minister, Guo Ye, pay homage to the Supreme Emperor!"

"Guo Aiqing is free!"

Li Yuan signaled his two sons to let him go, and then he stretched out his hands to help Guo Ye up, and said enthusiastically: "Haha, I have heard of Guo Qing for a long time, and it is always a pity that I have not had the opportunity to meet you. Today Taking advantage of this opportunity, there is also a chance to get close, haha, Guo Qing, please sit down!"

Good guy, Guo Ye's heart is thumping, how dare he sit down?

I saw him hurriedly clasped his fists and made another big bow, shouting: "Don't say that, the Supreme Emperor, Guo Yecheng is extremely frightened."

"Haha, Guo Qing, you are too modest!"

The Taishang Emperor's wrinkled face was full of ruddy, and he smiled and said: "Okay, Guo Qing, sit down and talk, there is no need to be so cautious. It is also the meaning of the widow that the three brothers Yuan Qing and Yuan Fang invited you to the house today .Sit down, sit down and talk."

Guo Ye let out a groan, and bowed again. After waiting for Li Yuan to sit down, he sat down on Li Yuan's lower stone bench, half of his buttocks stood on the stone bench, and half of his buttocks were left empty, to show respect .

This subtle change naturally fell into Li Yuan's eyes, he stroked his beard in satisfaction, and gave a secret praise.

Afterwards, Li Yuan waved to King Lu Li Yuanqing and said: "Yuan Qing, you and Yuan Xiang go down first, and Yuan Fang is here to accompany Father Emperor."

Jing Wang Li Yuanxiang was a little unhappy when he heard it. Just now Lu Wang secretly talked about Guo Ye and didn't let him be there;

Dare to really think that this king is soy sauce?

Immediately, he arched his hands and demanded at Li Yuan: "Father, my son is also serving you by your side? Hehe, anyway..."

"Get out!"

Li Yuan's face suddenly changed, he scolded King Jing, and then glanced at King Lu Li Yuanqing again.

King Lu understood, and immediately stepped forward and whispered in King Jing's ear, "Yuan Xiang, don't make your father angry, let's go, let's go to the garden and wait. Recently, Brother Wang, I had someone transplant a plant from Lingnan." Camellia, it is said that there is also a nickname called 'Eighteen Scholars', let's go, and accompany Brother Wang to enjoy the flowers."

After finishing speaking, he dragged Jing Wangsheng down without any explanation, and exited the pavilion.

Before King Jing could go far away, Li Yuan's tense old face slowly relaxed again, and he smiled at Li Yuanfang, the filial king beside him, and said, "Yuan Fang, you sit down too, and sit opposite the father."

"Okay, Father."

Li Yuanfang nodded to Guo Ye, sat down on his own, picked up an empty glass and filled it up for Li Yuan, and moved it to Li Yuan.

Seeing Li Yuan's expression change, Guo Ye thought to himself, it seems that you really can't judge people by their appearances, although the lion is old, it is still a real lion.

Seeing that he drove away King Lu and King Jing, only King Daoxiao was left by his side.Apparently, this filial king Li Yuanfang, known among the three kings for his resourcefulness, had a stronger status than his two brothers in Li Yuan's mind.

Li Yuan, Li Yuanfang, this father and son are really difficult to deal with, they are definitely not as easy to fool as King Lu.

Li Yuan picked up the cup and took a sip, then smiled at Guo Ye with narrowed eyes: "Guo Aiqing, let me tell you the truth, it is my widow's intention to let my grandson Chengqian return to power again." Haha, there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country. For the same reason, the Tang Dynasty cannot always hang the position of crown prince in vain. I wonder if Guo Qing agrees with this theory?"

Guo Ye nodded slightly in agreement.

He absolutely agrees with this point. If the imperial court has a crown prince, at least it can take precautions.For example, when His Majesty Li Er was touring various places, the Crown Prince and Crown Prince took charge of the state on his behalf and temporarily presided over the government.

Moreover, if His Majesty Li Er has something good or bad, the princes of the royal family will not wantonly fight for the throne, causing turmoil in the court and indirectly endangering the stability of the country.

Of course, in history, His Majesty Li Er has been emperor for more than [-] years, and it seems that there have been no accidents during this period.

However, Guo Ye's approval of the establishment of the crown prince does not mean that he agrees with Li Chengqian's restoration. This kid is by no means an ideal heir to the emperor.

Li Yuan mistakenly thought that Guo Ye agreed with his proposal, so he nodded and said with a smile: "To tell the truth, Guo Qing, although I have abdicated for many years, I have always paid attention to the political affairs of the imperial court. During these years of Shimin's reign, it has indeed been very important to Tang Dynasty." He has made achievements, whether it is foreign policies or domestic people's livelihood, he is better than the widow. Therefore, he is a competent emperor, and the widow is very pleased and satisfied."

After finishing speaking, Li Yuan did not forget to add another sentence: "If the people of the world were not a good emperor, there would not be a young and promising courtier like Guo Qing who has made great contributions to our Tang Dynasty."

Guo Ye stood up immediately, bowed his hands modestly and said: "The Supreme Emperor has praised you so much, I am ashamed to be a minister!"