Tang Xuan

Li Yuyi had been ill for several months, and finally his body and bones recovered. After walking for more than ten days, he fell ill again.

Jiang Hui whispered a few words with the doctor who set off together in the palace, and when he learned that His Highness was really sick, he recalled his face as dry as wax, and could only sigh secretly for the weakness of this master.It seemed that he would have to rest for seven or eight days in this small place where nothing shits a bird. If he had known this, he shouldn't have rushed the Highness to leave.

After thinking for a while, he could only order two small lieutenants of the Imperial Forest Army to take the seal and go back to Beijing to plead guilty to Emperor Ming.At the same time, it was also to clarify Li Yu's condition, so that Emperor Ming would not take him under the knife in a fit of rage.

In the room, Li Yu's face was sallow, and Fang Shiquan was taking the flour from Baoqin Tune before leaving to make up for the places he accidentally rubbed off.Li Yu thought that Baoqin was about to give birth, and a longing smile appeared on his face, and said, "Mr. Fang, Dong'er and Tang'er are all Xingmu characters. You are talented, can you think of a good name for me?"

Fang Shiquan looked carefully to make sure there were no flaws, then carefully put away the plain silver box close to his body, and said, "Your Highness is embarrassing me. Your child must be named after His Majesty."

Li Yu shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't know, sir, I'm afraid that the emperor won't recognize that this is the flesh and blood of the Li family." He sat up slightly, patted Fang Shiquan on the shoulder, and said, "I won't mention these things. Forget it. Mr. Fang, I know that you have great ambitions and great talents. When the dust settles in the future, I will write a book to my eldest brother. My eldest brother has a broad mind and a legacy of Emperor Taizong. You will definitely do something in the future!"

Fang Shiquan laughed loudly, and said: "Your Highness, we are in danger now, and you are still thinking about the future? Why don't you think about how to save your life first."

Li Yu smiled honestly, and asked him in a low voice: "According to what you said, can fourth brother really know how to use weapons?"

Fang Shiquan shook his head and sighed, with firm eyes on his immature face.He handed over a cup of hot tea and said, "Your Highness, you have changed places. If you were Duke Huai, would you be willing to give up? But now Your Majesty no longer hesitates. There is no way to abolish the crown prince and establish another. Apart from mutiny, there are other ways. the way?"

"But fourth brother has no military power under his command, and the envoys of the various states do not fully support him. Where did he get the soldiers?" Li Yu was puzzled, and Fang Shiquan sneered, "For so many years, Prince Huai has deliberately planned to install people in the Yulin Army. , wanting to control the soldiers around His Majesty. Don’t you understand what the picture is?”

"Liang Qinfang controls the Jinwu Guard!" Li Yu was startled suddenly, and said, "No way! We have to go to Beijing quickly! I have to tell my father!"

Fang Shiquan knew that this master was not calm when things happened, so he quickly pressed his shoulders and said, "Your Highness, although Liang Qinfang is in charge of the Jinwu Guard, you have forgotten what Duke Mu did before? Duke Qi will definitely not stay. It’s a mess for Duke Mu, not to mention that both Duke Mu and General Yuchi are in Chang’an and are loyal to His Majesty, so why don’t you know how to fortify?”

Li Yu was still worried, and said: "You don't know what kind of temperament fourth brother is. If he makes up his mind, he will have a perfect plan! No matter what method he uses, he will definitely not rely on Liang Qinfang's little Jinwu guard. Mr. Fang, please think about it." Give Ah Huai some advice. Mingda doesn't know the fourth brother well, so I'm afraid he can't think of this. But the fourth brother is really not easy to get along with."

This His Highness is not good at political strategy, nor is he very discerning, let alone guessing people's hearts.So Fang Shiquan didn't take his words seriously at all.But in order to appease him, Fang Shiquan still complied, and said: "The most important thing now, Your Highness, is to cooperate with us to perform a good show. That Supervisor Jiang is clearly taking advantage of Duke Huai, and is always thinking about urging you to come to Chang'an as soon as possible. You mustn't take it lightly."

Seeing Li Yu's expression wandering, he said, "Your Highness, I know you don't want to be an official. But you are already in the middle of this life-and-death contest. If you are not lucky, how will the girl Baoqin and your unborn child be in the future?" Survive and gain a foothold in the chaos?"

Li Yu was speechless for a long time, his heart was at war between heaven and man - on the one hand, his siblings were fighting to the death with their opponents, and on the other was the woman who was close to his skin and deeply in love with him.In his heart, he is the most irrelevant thing.After a long time, Li Yucai shook his head and sighed: "It's hardest to be born in the emperor's house! Mr. Fang, if I could choose, I would rather be a woodcutter than be born in this intrigue."

It was very inconvenient for others to be on the bed, so they just cupped their hands and made a bow, and said: "Thank you for reminding me today, a great kindness is hard to repay, and I will always remember it in my heart."

Fang Shiquan shook his head, stood up by himself and said, "I like your highness who is so innocent and considers you as a friend. But since I am a counselor in your family, I should do my best. These strategic matters It's my duty, Your Highness don't need to thank you. It's not too early, please rest in peace, I will discuss it with General Gu, and then someone will bring your request to Duke Mu."

Li Yu nodded, the door squeaked twice, and the room was completely silent.The young man lay down again, even though he was wearing a disguise, his face was handsome and handsome.

Before leaving, Jiangnan Jiang Sect sent someone to secretly come to his county prince's mansion.Li Yu met after wondering, but it was his own uncle, Bo Jiangyu.Li Yu was in his 20s, and this was the first time he saw someone from his mother's clan. Under the excitement, it was inevitable that he would be unfamiliar.

Jiang Yu is a full-fledged scholar, he abides by his father's behest, the three generations of the Jiang family are not allowed to set foot in the officialdom.Therefore, for so many years, no one has ever visited Queen Jiang and her three children in Beijing.

Li Yu only kept Baoqin by his side, and called his uncle in embarrassment, but was speechless.

Jiang Yu didn't take it seriously, looked at his nephew, recalled his only sister from his eyebrows, and sighed: "It's half like Jiao'er."

Li Yu's eyes turned red, and he suddenly felt kind. He didn't want to indulge in sadness, and said with a smile: "Father and Emperor often say that Mingda and Queen Mother are very similar. If they can sit down for a while, they will be like nine points."

Only then did Jiang Yu twitch his beard and laughed, "I don't know when and what month I can see that child. How will Mr. Mu treat her?"

Li Yu said seriously: "The two of them are in love with each other, Ah Huai treats Mingda very well, uncle can rest assured."

Recalling this, Li Yu felt a little warm in his heart.He himself is so lucky that he met Lang Huai when he was young, had such a good girl as Mingda, and was able to stay with Baoqin again.Then he felt that Lang Huai was also lucky to be able to be handed over by his own sister.

He was happy and worried at the same time, and it took a long time before he fell asleep.

After Lang Huai's birthday, it was time to close the door for a month.Such a long time was enough for her to choose the heads of the various departments of the Ministry of War, so she asked for an order to let all the officials of the Ministry of War work with peace of mind.

In a few days, Emperor Ming ordered all the ministers to have an audience.Lang Huai took Mingda to Furong Garden together, and everyone understood that the position of prime minister was about to be decided.

Li Xun had already made up his mind on this matter, and supported Tatuotu to take the position, which was a bit of sweetness for the Minister of Rites who had decided on his position early.Lang Huai thought about it several times, and felt that there was no suitable candidate other than him.Only Wei Lingzhi was a little bored—I'm afraid that he must take over as the Minister of Rites.

On a very hot day, thanks to the fact that the Ziyun Tower was built near the water and many ice basins were placed, Emperor Ming was willing to go to court.

He was dressed in light ordinary clothes, holding a purple bamboo river and mountain fan presented by Li Qiancai in his hand, and sat crookedly: "Shangguan Yuan has already subdued the law, but the phase is indispensable. I want to decide on the candidate today. Do you have any recommendations? ?”

The old god Tatuo Tu was always there, bowed his head and stood upright without saying a word.Because the weather was too hot, Li Xun was given to sit by the Emperor Ming, and he was also weak, holding ice cubes in one hand and fanning the wind with the other, so he couldn't see his expression clearly.Lang Huai's plain robe was loose, but what Ming Da said was that Qujiang was drinking, and his mind was not in the court at all.

Seeing that no one answered, Emperor Ming coughed lightly and asked, "Xun'er, what do you think?"

Li Xun hurriedly placed the ice cubes, and said: "Father, although my son and minister are diligent in governing the government, I naturally hope that someone can help. Father's eyes are like a torch, and my son only obeys my father's will."

This answer made Emperor Ming suddenly feel joyful that the current empire was under his firm control. He had a pleasant face and turned his eyes to Li Qian in the palace.Over the past few days, Li Qian has followed his instructions and left Chang'an step by step, taking back the tentacles that have spread all over the court and the public over the years, with a courteous attitude, which made Emperor Ming feel a lot of guilt.

"Qian'er, what about you?"

Li Qian seemed to be in a daze, never expecting that Emperor Ming would ask him.His body swayed slightly, causing Emperor Ming's heart to soften for a while, and then he said loudly: "I am terrified. I don't know about such a big event."

Emperor Ming nodded, and asked again: "Lang Huai, tell me."

Lang Huai knew that the Emperor Ming would definitely ask her, and with a smile on his lips, he said, "Your Majesty is posing a problem for my minister. I am a general, how can I know how to govern the country? Your Majesty, I think it is good for you to make a decision."

Emperor Ming laughed loudly, and said: "It's only natural that you will play tricks. Forget it, I intend to use Tatuo Tu as the prime minister, and the Ministry of Rites will be handed over to Wei Lingzhi." He paused, seeing Wei Lingzhi's surprise as he wished, before continuing : "Do you have any objections, lovers?"

"What's your virtue, what can you do? Please take your majesty's order back!" Tatuo Tuo hurriedly knelt down, and his words were extremely sincere: "I'm just a barbarian. It's a good thing to be able to listen to the sage's teachings. Your Majesty's kindness will be remembered for five years. .But I know that I am inferior in morality and talent, so I dare not take on this important task! Please choose another good man, Your Majesty."

Emperor Ming waved his hand and said: "What about the barbarians, what about the Han people? They are all citizens of my Tang Dynasty. You don't want to refuse, I know your ability. This matter is settled like this. You have ruined your teacher's reputation."

Wei Lingzhi hurriedly knelt down and said, "I obey the order. I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust."

With such a stable aspect, the six parts are slowly undergoing power changes under balance.Zhao Moyan slowly drew back his minions and stopped causing trouble.According to this situation, probably his Minister of the Ministry of punishment will come to an end.

Seeing that no one in the courtiers dared to question his decision, Emperor Ming suddenly felt the pride of a martyr in his twilight years, and said with a smile: "In this case, let's retreat. Tomorrow I will have a big banquet in Qujiang to celebrate my concubine's birthday. Dear friends You must not be absent!"

Emperor Ming strode away, looking for Concubine Liang Gui to comfort her heart.Lang Huai left quietly, not noticing the cloudiness in Li Qian's eyes, not seeing that Li Xun's body was getting weaker and weaker.