Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Being an emperor is not easy, and being a good emperor is even more difficult!

This is the truest portrayal of his heart as he sits in Wangbei Pavilion at this moment.

On the entire dragon case in front of him, stacks of memorials were piled up, and on weekdays, he would have already calmed down to deal with them with a vermilion pen in hand.

But now, his mind is in a mess, and the mountains of memorials in front of him are nothing more than more troubles to him.

Distraught, he suddenly raised his hands and violently pushed the pile of memorials to the ground, crackling and scattered all over the ground.

The servants in Wangbei Pavilion were so frightened that they didn't dare to look directly at them, nor did they dare to make a sound.

However, His Majesty Li Er seemed to be unable to vent the evil fire in his heart, and walked to the Wangbei Pavilion, raised his dragon boots and stomped on the memorial on the ground, and cursed angrily: "I am in a dilemma, the one who started it, Never give up lightly!! Li Ke, Guo Ye, one of you is trash and the other is an idiot. I was so blind at the beginning, how could I let you go to Shuzhou? Hmph, when you return to Chang'an..."

"Report to Your Majesty, my servant Dong Shun is begging to see you!"

Eunuch Shun yelled in Wangbei Pavilion, directly interrupting His Majesty Li Er, who was emitting evil fire.

His Majesty Li Er looked out of the pavilion with a gloomy face, and cursed through the closed door: "Dong Shun, didn't I say that you are not allowed to disturb me during this time? Do you want to die?"

Dong Shun who was outside shuddered suddenly when he heard the words, and now he was complaining again and again, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme Emperor has already arrived outside the Hall of Liangyi, and will soon arrive at the Wangbei Pavilion to see your Majesty. "

"What? Father is coming to see me?"

His Majesty Li Er's restlessness and anger suddenly disappeared, he calmed down, and asked in a whisper: "Is the old man finally willing to move?"

For a while, he couldn't figure out why his father Li Yuan suddenly wanted to see him, but he had already started to command the servants in the cabinet, and shouted:

"What are you doing in a daze? Gather up the memorials on the ground, and you, go, tell the queen to cook the lotus seed soup that my father loves most."

"And you, find a soft mattress to put on that chair. Father is old and can't stand sitting on a hard chair for a long time."

"Here!!"

……

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"The Supreme Emperor has arrived..."

"Open the door, open the gate of the Wangbei Pavilion, and I will go out to welcome my father personally..."

Chapter 673 The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor

Squeak, squeak... bang!

Li Shimin went out of the Wangbei Pavilion in person, supported Li Yuan, who was pale and white-haired, with a slightly faltering gait, and walked into the gate of the Wangbei Pavilion step by step.

After the father and son with the highest social status and the most distinguished status in history entered the Wangbei Pavilion, the servants left the pavilion voluntarily and closed the door again, leaving Li Yuan and Li Shimin a claustrophobic space to talk .

After everyone went out, Li Shimin helped Li Yuan to the dragon chair where he usually sat and handled memorials, and said softly, "Father, sit there!"

Phew, Li Yuan stopped abruptly.

He shook his head, looked at Li Shimin with cloudy eyes, and said resolutely: "That is the dragon chair, which belongs to you now, how can I go up? Hehe, I'll just sit there!"

With that said, Li Yuan raised his arm and pointed to the chair covered with a soft mattress.

Leaving aside Li Shimin's support lightly, Li Yuan came to the side of the chair and pressed his hand on the soft mattress, which was thick and soft.

He glanced at the chairs placed on both sides of the pavilion, they were all hard and solid wood, not covered with soft mattresses.Only the one in front of me is unique.

For a while, Li Yuan understood, and a smile filled his cloudy eyes, he turned his head and nodded to His Majesty Li Er with satisfaction, saying, "Your Majesty, you have a heart."

His Majesty Li Er smiled slightly and said, "This is what my son should do."

After Li Yuan sat down, His Majesty Li Er did not go to the high dragon chair, but sat on a chair opposite Li Yuan, and asked, "Father, how is your health recently? My son has been busy with government affairs recently. It's really unfilial to be unable to take time off to visit Emperor Father."

Li Yuan shook his head, and still maintained a calm but gentle tone and said: "The body is still the same. When you are old, there will always be this problem and that problem, and no one can escape it. But you, for the sake of my father, you don't look good. Jia, have you been hurt by the incidents in the court recently?"

"Uh……"

His Majesty Li Er was speechless suddenly, how could he fail to hear what his father was alluding to?

Suddenly he didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only casually say: "It's okay, it's okay."

Li Yuan knew that Li Shimin's words were perfunctory, but he didn't take the truth seriously, stroked his silver beard lightly, and sighed: "My lord, you are only in your thirties, and you are in your prime, but look at yourself, your face is sallow, The temples are already a little frosty. As the king of a country, you are in the prime of life, you must take care of your body. The Tang Dynasty is already in your hands. I am very pleased with my father. Maybe Ten years from now, my Great Tang’s Zhenguan prosperity will surely attract all nations to worship! At that time, even if my old bones can’t see the Zhenguan prosperity that you created with your own hands, I will still be able to smile at Jiuquan and comfort the ancestors of the Li family Lie Zong."

"what??"

His Majesty Li Er stood up suddenly, looked at Li Yuan earnestly, and hurriedly shouted: "Father, how can you say such depressing words? You will live a long life, and your life will not be as old as Nanshan!"

At this time, His Majesty Li Er's guard against his father Li Yuan collapsed across the board.

Because he kept hearing the words Zhenguan Shengshi from Li Yuan's mouth, the implication was that his father had acquiesced and affirmed his political achievements over the years of his reign.

Moreover, Father Huang always talked about being old, but he just wanted to remind himself that he had no intention of competing with him when he was old.

His Majesty Li Er is a very smart person, some things don't need to be explained too clearly, as long as Li Yuan speaks a little bit, he can understand clearly.

This may be a tacit understanding between the father and son who have been amiable on the surface over the years, but in fact they have continued to fight secretly.

Li Yuan suddenly raised his hand and waved, and said, "My lord, apart from opening up my heart and chatting with you today, my father is also here to help you solve the troubles in front of you. Hehe, your current dilemma I am afraid that only being a father can help you solve the situation, right?"

His Majesty Li Er was slightly startled, did not speak, just looked at Li Yuan silently, waiting for his next words.

Indeed, now that he is forced into a dilemma by his unlucky son and those bastard courtiers, the only one who can really solve everything is the emperor in front of him.

Father's statement, father's every move, is directly related to the direction of the whole matter, and it is just one hair that affects the whole body, and father is the most critical hub.

Li Yuan continued: "Sometimes the old ministers of the Wude old ministers have done too much. They are old, and it is time to retire from the court. To this, the father has no objection. You can do it boldly. Among the people involved If you should be arrested, you should be arrested, if you should be dismissed and investigated, you can be dismissed and investigated. But there are two things you must promise to your father. [-]. Although Xiao Yu, Pei Ji, Chen Zhongda and others are the backbone of the old officials of Wude, they have restricted you in the past, but they have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and you can't let them end up as cunning rabbits and running dogs. It's fine to seize the title, and it's fine to dismiss them, but you want them to enjoy their old age and die well. Can you promise to be a father for these two points?"

Li Shimin heard that his father had begun to admit defeat, and had completely handed over the initiative to himself, so naturally he would not be aggressive.

And for him, as long as Xiao Yu, Pei Ji and others withdraw from the court and no longer act as the arm of his father's fingering the court, he has already achieved his goal.

Immediately, he nodded emphatically and said, "Father, don't worry, I can guarantee to do these two things. The local officials in all provinces and prefectures are all officials of the Tang Dynasty, and they are all working for our Li family. Naturally, they will not be implicated. Now that the world is at the beginning of stability, everything is based on maintaining stability. As for Xiao Yu, Pei Ji, Chen Shuda and others, just as the father said, they have contributed to the Great Tang and are also veterans of the Great Tang. How could the son-in-law talk about torturing and killing old ministers? How about this, I will give these people a piece of land under the Lingnan circle, let them move their families to Lingnan to plant lychees and become rich, and they will never return to Chang'an City for life, and let them They should have a happy ending. What does the emperor think?"

Li Yuan nodded and said in praise: "Okay, I thank you for these people on behalf of my father, emperor!"

Li Shimin shook his head, watching Li Yuan hesitating to speak, as if he was suffering.

Seeing this, Li Yuan knew his son better than his father, as if he had guessed what Li Shimin wanted to say, he struggled in pain, and asked: "Now that Ke'er is making this matter so hot, are you worried that all the people in the world will hear about it again? After you dealt with the old minister of Wude who your father painstakingly cultivated and stayed to assist you, it is unfilial to accuse you of being aggressive? Do you think that whether this matter is right or wrong, it will be difficult to block the hearts of the world? Are you Is it because you are worried that you will no longer be able to set an example for the people of the world, and you will no longer be able to govern the world with benevolence and filial piety?"

His Majesty Li Er's face was a little ashamed, and he murmured in a low voice: "Father and emperor have learned a lesson, and my son is ashamed!"

"Hehe, you don't need to be ashamed. This matter was originally caused by the father's fault. I, Li Yuan, am as old as a dead bone in a tomb, and half of my body is buried in the loess. I still want to restore the throne in a whimsical way, and I am reluctant to give up this awakening. I don't blame you, I don't blame you, Huanger."

Li Yuan's face was already full of frustration at this time, his whole face was not only painful and tangled, but also extremely gloomy, as if a fierce battle between heaven and man was going on in his mind.