Crown Tang emperor

At that time, there were more than [-] people gathered in Youzhou, and Li Jinzhong's troops were only a few thousand exhausted soldiers, both in terms of strength and armed forces, which were quite inferior.If everyone has a little precaution, even if the Khitan soldiers make chaos in the camp, such a catastrophe that disturbs the entire army will not happen!

Although Xiao Zhizhong said that Li Jinzhong bribed Youzhou officials to enter the city, who was the one who bribed?Even if the bribe-taker has the energy to arrange Khitan soldiers into the city, then he also has the energy to arrange for Dou Xiaochen to visit and condolence?

Combined with the fact that Dou Xiaochen has had many disputes with Zhao Wenhui, the governor of Yingzhou, since he entered the state, anyone with a little intelligence can think that it should be Dou Xiaochen who intends to use the power of the Khitan people to suppress Zhao Wenhui, but he underestimated the Khitan people. Ambitious as a wolf, not alone in the Death Thieves Camp, even the talisman to control the entire army was stolen by the Khitans.

As a result, the Khitan people were able to spread chaos frequently. With their weak people, they caused chaos in the entire army, and once occupied the entire Jicheng, plundering weapons, rods, cattle and horses, causing great disaster.

So when Xiao Zhizhong finished his report, many courtiers in the hall couldn't help but frown. It was obvious that the emperor intended to keep Dou Xiaochen's mournful reputation and give him a strong name of a dead country.But the question is, who should be responsible for such an avoidable man-made disaster?

Although the officials were dissatisfied, Wang Xiaojie's army had not yet returned to the court, and they were still considering their words for a while, and no one spoke outrightly or regardless.

However, before the ministers could make a sound, the emperor in the hall had already stood up from the banquet, with a complicated and sad expression.

The emperor stood in front of the imperial bed, with his back to the officials and his hands behind his back. After a long time, he suddenly sighed, and when he turned around, he looked down at the officials in the hall and said in a sad tone: "Since the founding of the emperor, Although the family and the country are often entangled in dangers and dangers, they have their own monarchs and ministers working together to prosper and rule China, and deter far-away barbarians. There is governance inside and outside, and the barbarians come to court. The majesty of the glory, the emperor's order, no one dares to disobey! Why is it so in this world? How difficult is it? Turkic evildoers first rioted in Hedong, and Khitan clowns dared to jump in Hebei! There are so many troubles in the country, whose fault is it?"

Speaking of this, the emperor walked down the hall slowly, looked back at the empty royal case in the hall, suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, his eyes filled with tears: "Since the emperor's grand visit, the country has lost its British lord, and evil spirits and evil spirits have emerged inside and outside. My family is at the bottom of the ranks, the court is sick, and the public vessels have been lost several times. I have no choice but to carry out the hardships. After all, I am short-sighted and weak. Although I have the talents of the whole dynasty to help me, I can't keep my business and govern. What is the crime of the world? What is the crime of the people? If there is no prosperity, the ancestral temple is in turmoil, if all kinds of disasters happen at the same time, then I beg the heaven to punish one person, and I will accept it respectfully, and it will not abuse our people or harm our country!"

The officials in the palace originally had their own plans, but when they heard the emperor's sad words, they were all shocked for a while, and they dared not sit still. They all got up and bowed behind the emperor and said loudly: "The ministers have lost to the Prime Minister, It will cause the country to be uneasy, the king's way will be dusted, and the ministers and others will commit a great crime!"

"All the good ministers of the country, but I am not the wise master. Emperor Taizong Wen used to say that within the confinement, everyone is my son. Since I inherited the business, I have violated the ancestors' precepts, and my kindness and power are not as good as the four sides, so that the barbarians despise me. In China, there are countless riots, and I will not excuse my crimes, and I dare not blame my ministers."

Regardless of the pleadings of the ministers, the emperor got up again, walked to the side, seized the sword of the armored soldier in the straight hall, held it in his hand, and said loudly: "The power of the country cannot be revived for a long time, and disasters occur frequently inside and outside. It is difficult to hold a big weapon if you are humble. Members cannot stabilize the country, if the will of heaven has lost its favor, I will bow my sword myself. If you have a tool to keep your career, please respectfully ask your gentlemen to assist and advise. If you don’t have this tool, you can only choose the wise, strong and wise choice of your family..."

"Your Majesty, please don't..."

Seeing this scene, the ministers were even more blindsided. Several important officials in the front class rushed forward. Jiang Xi, the Duke of Yi, grabbed the blade from the emperor's hand with his arms folded, and two other prime ministers fit together to support and hold him. The emperor sent him back to the imperial bed, bowed his head at the desk, and remonstrated sadly.

"Khitan East Hu species, thieves with hairy hairs, father's semen and mother's blood do not cherish themselves, Fang Wai evil students and the like, fortunately, the imperial court favored them to live in the pines and deserts, thieves who disobeyed the Lord, ignorant of kindness, How can it be corrected by the influence of heaven and man! Only send troops to punish him, behead him to police him, minions flee, and shoot him with arrows!"

Wei Chengqing, the servant of Zhongshu, took off his crown and nodded, and said in a calm voice with a livid expression: "I served under Zhongshu, but I failed to show my kindness inside and outside, so that the foxes and rats in the city kept disappearing, disturbing the residence, interfering with politics. The crime is serious! Knocking down the head of the courtier, exposing the corpse of the courtier, announcing the emperor's order, using the police inside and outside, using your mighty power, breaking the bandits and setting the border!"

Although the Khitan has grown stronger than the Northeast in recent years, it is only an Donghu tribe under the order of the Tang Dynasty.Even Turks, who had long been the overlords of the grasslands, and Goguryeo, which had been in great prosperity for a while, have become a history under the iron-shoe conquest of the Tang Dynasty. A mere Khitan riot is not a serious problem at all.

But the reason why this incident is unacceptable is that the timing is really unfortunate.The Turks had just invaded and plundered Hedong, and the imperial court's battle in Hedong was no longer glorious enough. As a result, the East Hu Khitan, which was originally conscripted to counterattack the Turks, rebelled against it. At a small scale, the order of detention in the north has almost collapsed. The great achievements of the border affairs in [-] were almost destroyed.This Dan does not refer to the time, it is the current saint!

The emperor mourned his loss of virtue and rule in the court hall, and even drew his sword to commit suicide. Of course, the officials would not allow such a situation to happen.But someone has to stand up to bear such a crime, inside and outside, only Wei Chengqing, the real prime minister, has such a qualification.

Apart from Wei Chengqing, it's not that no one else is qualified.For example, the eldest son of the emperor, Yu Wang Li Chengqi, but Li Chengqi himself has nothing to do with Youzhou, and Yu Wang served as the chief of the Tianbing Dao to expel the Turks. Although he did not have any conclusive achievements, at least he drove the Turks out of Hedong.

Of course, in addition to the people in the court, there is another person who is more important, and that is Li Ji, the King of Yong who sits in Shaanxi.Although it is said that King Yong is less involved in the situation in the Northeast, since King Yong's division of Shaanxi, he has launched a large-scale conquest and intimidated the Hus, completely destroying the order of confinement formed since Zhenguan, which also caused conflicts between the surrounding Hus and the Tang Dynasty. It became more prominent and sharper.

In fact, in the past period of time, some voices in the court have actively directed the grievances caused by the large-scale collection of school labor in Duji Province to King Yong.King Yong was good at martial arts, and repeatedly provoked and accumulated anger on the borders, causing the situation on the borders to be tense and critical, and forced the court to lose sympathy for the people and prepare martial arts on the borders.

However, the logic of this kind of claim is really not worthy of scrutiny. Of course, the most important thing is that there are frequent side troubles. The court really did not dare to offend King Yong too much, so this kind of voice was suppressed.

Not only did he not dare to provoke, but he wanted to comfort him. Not long after the New Year, after the army of Tianbing Dao arrived in Bingzhou to drive out the Turks, the imperial court granted King Yong a thousand-household restaurant to reward Shaanxi and Dao states for actively responding to the imperial court’s previous actions. The recruitment solicitation was only rejected by King Yong, and he did not take credit for it.

At this time, under the emperor's attitude, Wei Chengqing had to take the initiative to take the relevant responsibility, which is quite interesting.Of course, the emperor couldn't really convict and kill Wei Chengqing, but moved him to the secretary's prison and dismissed him from political affairs, which can be regarded as setting the tone for dealing with the chaos in Youzhou.

As for Duke Dou Xiaochen of the State of Shen, he can only be a loyal martyr of the dead country, and needs to be gifted with a gift.The governor of Yingzhou, Zhao Wenhui, connived at Khitan hiding traitors and causing disasters, but failed to investigate and prosecute them early, so he sent envoys to the state to kill him for his crimes.

In addition to the indication of a follow-up, the most important thing is naturally how to put down the rebellion.

It was both unfortunate and fortunate for the court that the rebellion broke out at this time.

Of course there is no need to say more about the misfortune, but the luck lies in the current season. Although Li Jinzhong launched a rebellion, but because of his few and weak troops, and it happened to be cold and heavy snow in winter, although he occupied Youzhou in a short period of time, he followed Shan Yu. Dao forward Yang Xuanji attacked back and had to lead the crowd back to his Songmo prefecture. The chaos did not spread to the rest of Hebei prefectures and counties.

Therefore, chaos must be fixed, but it is not as urgent as the Turkic invasion last winter, and the imperial court still has time to regulate.At least before the snow melts in spring, Khitan does not have enough strength to send troops to Hebei for the time being.In other words, the court still has more than two months to adjust the power of the characters to arrange chaos.

But the problem is, even if there are more than two months, the imperial court may not be able to raise enough manpower and material resources.In the Battle of Hedong a few years ago, there were [-] recruits in Duji, and all the characters were exhausted.

After the Turks invaded and plundered, all the prefectures in Hedong suffered heavy losses, and they could no longer make up for it on the spot, and they had to prevent the Turks from eating their marrow and knowing their taste and making a comeback.It can be said that the [-] soldiers who gathered in Hedong did not have enough money and food to support them whether they were stationed on the spot or transferred to Hebei to suppress Khitan!

As for the prefectures of Hebei, there is no need to mention that there has been a round of conscription year after year, and the characters gathered in Youzhou to send troops to Monan, but they were disturbed by the Khitan rebellion, and it is difficult to start a new round in a short time. requisition.

Chapter 0753 the world's narrow plan, can not tolerate me

Just when the imperial court was still overwhelmed by the Khitan rebellion, another evil incident occurred in the imperial city of Shendu.

The incident was not serious at first. A sixth-rank official from the southern province suddenly fell ill while eating at the government office and died suddenly in the cafeteria.Although the matter is very sad, it is not a major event that interferes with the government.

However, on the way to deal with the funeral matters, things began to ferment gradually.First of all, it is about the cause of death of the official. His family members went to the doctor and found out that the official's diner was Chen Dou.

This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the officials' family members, and they quarreled with the official chefs who were appointed.But the responsibility for this matter really does not lie with the chef. Although the official dine-in meal is also one of the benefits of the courtiers, the food is provided by Guanglu Temple.Because of the large-scale use of troops at the end of last year, the welfare of officials has been reduced. Although Guanglu Temple is in charge of a hundred officials to eat food, the Taifu only provides a few thousand dendrobium beans and little grain.

Because of the quarrel among the family members of the dead official, in order to avoid the further development of the incident, the gate guard of the Zuojian, who had close contacts with Guanglu Temple personnel, privately collected the official's body and sent it to his private residence.

However, the gatekeeper of the left prison itself is not involved in the funeral of officials, and he hastily collected the secret utensils and used the wrong specifications.The official who died violently was originally a doctor of Chaosan with a fifth-rank dismissal. He died in the affairs of the official and the king. It is undoubtedly a great violation of etiquette for the coffin to be sent directly to the mansion.

In this way, the nature of the matter is serious.Originally, this official had already died unexpectedly, but in the end, the funeral was not in accordance with the standard.This is not just a matter of life and death, honor and disgrace, but also a series of issues such as the well-dressed family's children and grandchildren.

Of course, his family cannot bear such a way of handling it.As a result, his descendants returned to the Duanmen Gate of the imperial city with their coffins in their backs, and their heirs even cut their hearts open with a knife in front of the Duanmen Gate to show their will.

As a result, this incident naturally caused an uproar both inside and outside the ruling and opposition parties.Although the imperial court responded in a timely manner, the emperor personally sent King Yu to rush outside the Duanmen Gate to bury the filial son with five-tier gifts, but the man is already dead, and no matter what remedial measures are taken, the bad influence will be irreversible. From Qu to Chaozhong Baisi, the situation has been fermenting.

The so-called grief of the death of the rabbit and the fox, the first to be attacked by the courtiers is naturally the officials including Taifu and Guanglu, who provide food and other related departments.

It is an indisputable fact that the supply of official salaries in Beijing has been decreasing year by year, especially since the use of troops last year, the treasury has been exhausted as a result, and the chiefs of the fourth rank and above may still have some guarantees, but there are a lot of people below the fifth rank. Those who are in charge have repeatedly violated the debts.The reduction of dine-in meals is only one aspect, and many officials have been in arrears for a long time even with basic salaries.

In the past, we might have been able to encourage ourselves because of how difficult the country's affairs were, and to be loyal and hardworking, but now it's a fatality!The officials of the Manchu court donate their talents to help the state affairs, but the treatment has been repeatedly reduced. Why is the court so harsh on the scholars?

If it's something else, the imperial court may press it down forcefully.But now, a large number of courtiers from the middle and lower classes are holding the court accountable, and no one dares to speak lightly, lest they get burned.

"Duji Zhucang, is it true that there is no money and food to support? Hundreds of officials have contributed to the country, but they are treated so harshly. If there is nothing to give, what face is there to appease public grievances?"

In the Great Internal Affairs Hall, the emperor roared at the desk. Apart from being furious, there was an unconcealable panic in his eyes.There may be plans to fix the chaos in all directions, but the grievances of the court will really endanger the root cause!

However, no matter how much the emperor roared, the prime ministers in the hall could only respond in silence.Since the revolution, the financial situation of the DPRK and China has always been so-so and barely maintained.

In a military incident at the end of the year, 10 people were recruited and used forcibly in Hedong, which had almost consumed the wealth of Duji.At present, even if there is an increase in the collection of materials from other states and counties, it still needs a cycle of operation, and it is really difficult to raise enough goods to compensate for the royalties in a short period of time.

"There is no one in the whole dynasty who conspired with each other in the state affairs, who can solve the current troubles?"

The emperor asked again, his tone hoarse and trembling.

After a while, Sun Yuanheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, said: "In the old days, when Di Xianggong was in Zhishang Shudu Province, when the minister came to play an important role, he once heard that Di Xianggong wanted to build a new warehouse in Bianzhou next to the canal and the Changping warehouse in Zhuzhou. And the warehouse. Due to the restructuring of the transportation canals in various states, the dead are often recruited to fill their feet, and they need to set up a miscellaneous warehouse for expenses..."

"Quickly go to Shangshudu to ask for points!"

Hearing this, Li Dan felt as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw, and hurriedly sent his envoys to Shangshudu Province to inquire.

The middle officials didn't dare to be negligent, so they turned back and brought back several large boxes of Shangshu to save the old documents.At this moment, the prime ministers didn't dare to make a dignified gesture any more, they sorted out the files and looked through them in a hurry, and quickly sorted out the relevant matters.

It is not only Bianzhou that is located here, but also Songzhou, Xuzhou and other prefectures and counties along the canal.Because it is related to water affairs, it is handed over to the prefectures and counties for their own management, and related matters are under the unified planning of the Metropolitan Water Supervision.It is precisely because of this that at the end of last year, the imperial government's financial planning and expenditure were not included in the Bibu check, but were checked by the judges of the states. Therefore, this part of the money and food is still stored in Zhuzhou counties and warehouses and has not been used.

Now that the warehouses in various states have been combined, they have even saved more than [-] yuan in money, silk, grains and other items.Although this amount of money and food is not much, it is undoubtedly a life-saving money for the current court of the gods who are full of grievances!

"Mr. Di is really able to entrust state affairs!"

Seeing such a result, the emperor finally calmed down a little. First, he dispatched envoys from all walks of life to the state to transport the money and grain, and then said: "Mr. He is so virtuous, it's a pity to be honored, and he will immediately make it into the mansion, and call Di Gong into the court to discuss the matter!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the prime ministers in the political affairs hall also changed slightly, some were beaming with joy, while others were gloomy.

Before the others could speak, Prime Minister Wei Juyuan had already opened his mouth and said: "There are many domestic and foreign affairs. Prime Minister Di has been in power for a long time, and it is indeed elegant to share the burden with the court. But the small amount of money and food calculated by Hebucang is not enough to show the talent of Prime Minister Di. Kuang Caocang and Buying are not based on Di Xianggong, but are just a few of the old things reported by His Highness King Yong, and Di Xianggong also made a plan based on this."

Hearing this, the smile on the emperor's face froze slightly, and he said after a while: "Di Gongcheng is the minister of seeking the country, so it's really not solemn to use a small piece of paper as a call. , ask the planner!"

Not to mention this small twists and turns in the political affairs hall, once the news that the imperial court sent people to the state with great fanfare to collect and buy warehouses to replenish official materials in Beijing, it did calm down the court officials.

Most middle- and lower-level officials are most indignant that their hard work has not been valued by the court, but they also understand that if the quarrel continues, it will not only be of no benefit to the court, but may even ruin their jobs.Now the imperial court is actively seeking remedies, regardless of the effect, at least this attitude is still sincere, which makes people feel comforted.

However, just as the imperial court breathed a sigh of relief, another chaos happened next.All the honorable families in Shendu City suddenly gathered slaves, and directly robbed the official warehouse of the Zuozang Office located near Xintan in Lidefang!

In the second half of last year, the imperial court frequently made awards and schemes, which naturally involved a large amount of money and food.But at that time, most of these were just empty promises, with only books but no gifts.

Originally, the imperial court's plan was to use last year's tribute to pay for these gifts. As a result, because of the large gathering of armored soldiers in Xijing, the soldiers of the various prefectures rushed into the capital, which delayed the transportation of the tribute from the prefectures.Afterwards, there was a disaster in the east of the river, and a large amount of money and food was used on the other side. Naturally, the relevant rewards could only be delayed, and there were still a lot of them that had not been given.

This time the courtiers were noisy, and the imperial court transferred the states and warehouses for support, but there were still no honors and honors in the imperial edict.There are even rumors in the workshop that not only gifts from the noble families will be withheld, but even personnel will be transferred to Hebei to put down the Khitan rebellion.

As a result, Zhu Xungui's family naturally couldn't bear it.Could it be that only those who are in charge of the court are considered loyal ministers of the Tang family, and those Zhongliang whose ancestors have shed blood and donated their lives for the Tang family are all raised by their stepmothers?

The turmoil of the courtiers did not stop at the memorials.But when Xungui made a disturbance, he directly robbed the official warehouse.After this incident, the originally calm North Korean situation was once again in shock.The guards of the two yamen were dispatched urgently to quell the riots, and they arrested nearly a hundred families of the Xungui family involved in the incident!

Although the people involved have been brought under control and no greater turmoil has been caused in the workshop, what should we do next?It can be said that the families of the nobles are as prosperous as the country, and the gifts they received are all written in the imperial edict. Now there is a commotion because the gift has violated the deadline. Chao Qing has been subverted!

After the incident happened, the emperor stayed in the Hall of Zhenguan in Da Nei, and no longer even went out of Daye Gate lightly to meet the officials in the outer court.This time, it was no longer to put pressure on the prime ministers, but to really dare not go!

It is true that the courtiers are turbulent, but the clamor of Xungui is even more terrible, and it may even lead to military disasters in Kinai at any time!

"I extend my kindness to everyone. I am always afraid that the honor and wealth of the old minister's family will be disadvantaged. If the mother-child relationship is ignored, the families will repay me with this? What is my crime? The world is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate me!"

Li Dan was sitting in the palace, drinking bitter wine. A middle official came forward and said cautiously: "The only trouble with all kinds of disturbances in foreign courts is the shortage of money. The treasury is empty, and the sage can't do anything even if he has clever tricks." , to meet the wishes of all the people. But there is still a store of money and food in the capital, and this will surely comfort the public and stabilize the situation..."

Chapter 0754 within the power, no mercy

Since the new year, the city of Shendu has been troubled by various internal and external troubles, no matter the dignitaries or the people of Fangqu, they are not spared, which makes the whole city have a dignified atmosphere that is full of rain and wind, which makes people feel anxious disturbed.

But not everyone is troubled by this, at least one person is not troubled by the outside world, and the personnel he manages has a qualitative improvement, and that is Princess Taiping.

Today, Princess Taiping did not stay at Shangyang Palace, she came to the theater in the west of Luoyang City from Tianjie, summoned all the staff and gave instructions: "Recently, the performances in the theater will be suspended for a while. It is really inappropriate for the imperial court to engage in any sensual entertainment."

After several years of operation, the theater under the name of Princess Taiping has already become a scenic spot in the capital city. All kinds of sensual entertainment make people linger and forget to return. When it comes to prosperity, it is almost second only to Nanshi, the capital city.And the income brought by this theater to Princess Taiping is also amazing, even surpassing the income from Tianyi of Fengguo.

Therefore, when they heard that Her Royal Highness decided to temporarily close the theater to make a living, the retainers in charge were also very surprised, and couldn't help admonishing: "Your Highness, the noble family of the princess, the sage Yuanmei, why are you afraid of the human disturbance in the workshop. Right now There are thousands of people in the theater, once it closes, the loss will be huge. Now that the capital is inflated, once the livelihood of thousands of people is cut off, it will be a big worry..."

"What do you want to do, do it immediately! What calculations do you have for your own property, and who do you need to explain to?"

After Princess Taiping heard the words, she snorted in displeasure, and then said after a little thought: "Check carefully the people who make a living here, if they are really helpless and helpless, donate your life to me, and prepare a batch of materials to subsidize their living. But if you are just taking advantage of the situation for personal gain, just drive away, don't bother."

After the retainers respectfully accepted the order, Princess Taiping said again: "The pavilions and courtyards here should be cleared out as soon as possible, and temporarily used as storage."

Although the people in Jinai are restless, it has not affected the business of the theater. On the contrary, due to the overall depression in the capital, many times need more sensual comfort.Naturally, there are other venues for sensuality in the city of the Great God, but when it comes to backstage, who can compare to Princess Taiping.Therefore, some sensual venues have been closed one after another, making the place more prosperous, and the revenue is several times that of previous years. It is not enough to describe the daily progress.

But as the situation became more and more serious, Princess Taiping also had to worry about the influence of some aspects.Even if she didn't care about the attacks on her by the royal censor of the court, the sensual venue itself was complicated and easy to breed emotions. In such a sensitive season, Princess Taiping didn't want to get involved in trouble just because of a little money.

For example, some noble families who looted the official warehouse of Lidefang before, many people confessed during the interrogation process that they planned and planned in Taiping Opera House.After learning about this situation from some criminal officials, Princess Taiping also felt awe-inspiring.

Of course, in addition to some considerations to avoid political risks, there is another more important factor that prompted Princess Taiping to make this decision, and that is the strong development momentum of Shendu Feiqian.

Last year, the Feiqian business made new progress, and it was still in a state of being unable to make ends meet. Princess Taiping even temporarily borrowed the capital of various companies in the court as capital for the account.However, with the invasion of the Turks, the rich and noble families in the capital of God began to send a large amount of money and goods in order to issue flying money. The consideration behind it was nothing more than lack of confidence in the imperial court, and they wanted to borrow the convenience of flying money to transfer their property to Xijing.

After the New Year, although the Turks retreated, the momentum continued unabated, so that the warehouse was full of money and goods, and Princess Taiping had to find a new storage location quickly.

Among them, there are many warehouses near Lidefang Xintan, which is undoubtedly the best choice in terms of infrastructure.

But Lidefang is close to Qinghuafang, which is within the radiation range of Nanya.Although Princess Taiping also has personnel relations in Nanya, the interior of Nanya itself is complicated, and no one dares to boast that she can completely control it. Even the vicious incident of nobles looting the official warehouse not long ago, there is no lack of suspicion of Nanya connivance .

Under such circumstances, Princess Taiping naturally did not dare to take the risk of storing the stored goods in Lidefang.After much deliberation, only the theater in Yueyan in the west of the city is the best choice.Although the troupe's revenue is also good, compared with Feiqian's huge amount of money and goods, it can be described as petty profit.

After explaining the relevant matters, Princess Taiping still needs to make some careful arrangements. Suddenly, a palace official who stayed behind in Shangyang Palace rushed to find them, and brought a shocking news: Beiya suddenly added to the Ganlu Palace where the Empress Dowager lived. 500 soldiers!

After hearing the news, Princess Taiping's complexion suddenly changed, and she no longer cared about patrolling the venue, and immediately ordered Yijia to go to Da Nei.

In Da Nei Tao Guang Garden, there is a gloomy winter scene. Emperor Li Dan sits deeply in a pavilion. It is colder in the pavilion than outside.

Princess Taiping strode in under the guidance of the Zhongguan, her eyes fell on Li Dan whose face was turning pale from the cold, and she asked, "What exactly do you want, brother?"

Li Dan glanced at Princess Taiping with a bad expression, pointed to the empty seat on one side and said, "Taiping, please take a seat first. I have no ill intentions towards my mother, and you don't have to rush to ask for responsibility."

Along the way, Princess Taiping had already thought a lot about the emperor's sudden move. After entering the table, she just sighed and said: "God's will is unpredictable, and today I have learned something. I dare not ask the saints, but saints have orders. As long as I If you can do it, you won't refuse. It's just that my mother is old and has been isolated from the outside world for a long time, so making a sudden nuisance will not help anything, it will only make people more alienated."

The emperor did not answer Princess Taiping directly, but only looked around the slightly empty hall, and then said: "The old year was secluded in the palace, and I also have such a pavilion. Whenever I am angry in the middle of winter, I wear clothes alone. Sitting, surrounded by the wind, enduring the cold, just thinking about what is the relationship between me and the world? I used to be the son of heaven, or the heir of the emperor, and my words are extremely respected, but I don’t own everything, but this biting cold The wind, the chill all over the body, treat me most clearly..."

"The old pavilion is still in the old hall. The old hall is deep, and I held my mother in my arms. I expected that you would not come to see Taiping, so I made a new layout in this Taoguang garden, and I want to make a little comparison with your mood at that time. share."

When the emperor mentioned this point, his expression was filled with nostalgia: "Back then, I sat alone in my clothes, and the night was already deep in the cold before I knew it. Now that the times have changed, Diaoqiu Jiapi still feels the cold is unbearable..."

"Brother, if you just want to share with me the hardships of the past year, I really can't understand the different circumstances. The hardships of life are not necessarily a kind of pity. But if you don't lose your willpower, you just need to move forward bravely! What a sad year! , It is not beneficial to the current situation. If you have any orders, brother, you may as well speak up. If I can do it, I will try my best to do it. But if I can’t, I can only let it go."

Princess Taiping's face was still gloomy, and her tone became more stern: "Amum's old affairs can't be boasted of kindness. The situation is different now, Amy is an old man who lives in secluded life, brother, you are no longer the old man. I don’t know if my elder brother wants me to understand this behavior, but I only have one thing to say to my elder brother, besides being not a child, my mother is still dependable in this world!”

Hearing what Princess Taiping said, Li Dan's expression also changed suddenly, he clenched his fists on his knees, bowed his head in silence for a long time, then raised his head again, and said sadly: "My sister and I are telling this story, it is not Complaining to you is just to tell you that life in the world is all false and disturbing, and only the suffering of this body can truly keep it. I feel deeply about that feeling. I am by no means a fierce person by nature, but I have There is room for propriety, and I will never bear to hand this biting coldness to my relatives. But, you also have to give me room to mediate in matters!"

When Princess Taiping heard these words, her face froze, and she was no longer eager to speak, but just frowned and stared at the elder brother who had become a bit strange.

"Previously, the noble families received the state's grace, not only did not think about repaying it, but broke the law. I, the emperor, promised that in the eyes of these people, it is not as precious as some materials. It can be seen that the power of the emperor's order has disappeared. The situation is now. I didn't dare to blame others for my mistake. But sister, ask yourself, are you completely innocent in this matter?"

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping's face turned pale again, her aura was not as strong as before, she turned her face and said in a shy voice: "The first time I introduced Wei Chengqing was, it was just..."

"Brothers and sisters meet today, only to be open and honest. The current situation in the capital is already in dire jeopardy, and there is no time to pursue the old crimes. If we really want to pursue them, my sister and I are too rash and obsessed with appearances, and underestimate the dangers of the world."

Speaking of this, Li Dan laughed at himself: "In recent years, I have been obsessed with disputes, and I have lost my original intention in dealing with people and things. King Yong is indeed a humerus of the clan, and he is young and strong in the world. If it weren't for the powerful Western Army, the evil current would still be afraid. Evil things may happen at the North Gate..."

"Brother, you, you..."

Li Dan looked at the shocked Princess Taiping, and sighed again: "I added troops to the Ganlu Palace in Beiya, and I did not intend to threaten and interfere with my mother's support. This is already the little energy I have left. I lose my mind and make disasters, and I can blame myself. I really can’t bear to affect my relatives and disciples. The upstarts often say that they will be disasters, but so far the Western Army has been able to restrain themselves. If we don't leave Tongguan, the capital will be in chaos first, can't I tell who is helping and who is harming?"

"Nowadays internal and external difficulties, the emperor's order is not good. I know that you are still in deep negotiations with Xijing, so you dare to threaten me with forceful words. But now, the situation in the capital is no longer whether I am afraid of Xijing or not. Going east, the capital will be in turmoil. Previously, all the people in Kansai drove the eastward because of their orders, but now they are gathering in the capital, can they resist without panic?"

When Princess Taiping heard this, she couldn't help but said in a shy voice: "At that time, my mother asked Shanzhou for King Lu, and she said it was for my brothers and sisters to make a living..."

"But my mother didn't expect that the Turks suddenly invaded the South, and a large number of forbidden troops called Hedong, and now the Beiya... Alas, I only hate that I knew it was too late. There is another big trouble, and I will tell my sister. The Nanya army escorted them to the state, and there are already more than a thousand people who have lost their due dates and disappeared!"

Li Dan moved his seat closer to Princess Taiping and said in a low voice, while keeping his eyes on Princess Taiping's face.