Born of Worry

In the third year of Jian'an, on October [-]th, King Jing Li Ling married Lin Ruoqing, the granddaughter of Shang Shuling Lin Xingzhi, and the wedding was completed.

According to legend, the whole Weiyang City was decorated with lights and festoons that day, and it was very lively, and the ceremony was as important as the emperor's own marriage...Of course, this was all arranged by Li Xian, and Li Ling strongly opposed it, but the objection was invalid .

No one knows what kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd. Although Li Ling's status is indeed high now, he is a prince after all. It was already an exception for the emperor to give him the position of official secretary before. Many people are suspicious.

But jealousy is jealousy, and no one dared to show it. Normally, only that old man Lin Xingzhi dared to speak out, but this time it happened that his granddaughter was getting married.

King Jing's Mansion was full of celebrations. A couple of newlyweds were sent to the bridal chamber that night, and the invited guests all drank and chatted outside, enjoying themselves.

Li Kuang and Lin Ruxuan competed vigorously again, they insisted on a showdown, with both swords and swords, which added a bit of excitement to the dinner.

Just when they were playing wonderfully, the emperor Li Xian left the table secretly, and Mo Wen searched for a gazebo, where wine and snacks were placed, Mo Wen picked up a piece for him, but Li Xian didn't take it, but He poured two cups of wine and asked, "Mo Wen, do you want to drink Hebei wine with me?"

Mo Wen was taken aback: "What?"

"Would you like to drink Hebei wine with me?" Li Xian's eyes were a little disappointed, but he still mustered up his courage and said, "Just like...Second Brother and Sister Ruoqing...Sister-in-law."

"Would you like a drink?"

"I……"

Mo Wen picked up one of the wine cups and handed him the other, "Drink?"

On the contrary, Li Xian became timid, and evaded in a low voice: "Mo Wen, let's forget it."

Mo Wen refused to let go, and passed the wine cup again, "Do you want to marry me?"

"I...well, Mo, Mo Wen, don't say it so...bluntly..." Li Xian lowered his head with a blushing face, almost spilling the wine in the wine cup.

"What? What's wrong with what I said?" Mo Wen laughed at him, and turned against the guest, "Are you really not going to drink? Today is your second brother's big day, why don't we make some fun?"

Li Xian raised his head suddenly, his eyes flickered with hope, "Mo Wen, do you... like me? I mean... that kind of like..."

Mo Wen didn't expect him to ask it outright, his heart skipped a beat, and he said without thinking, "I like you, I like you, Xiao Xian."

"...Me too." Li Xian raised the wine cup, clinked glasses with Mo Wen, took a sip each, then exchanged glasses and drank the wine.

Li Xian...you are mine, no one can take you away...

"But, don't you think that the two of us... can really be together? We..." Li Xian was a little incoherent, "You are a dragon, you can live for a long time, but I... I only have a lifespan of a hundred years at most ...When I die, you...what are you going to do?"

Mo Wen frowned suddenly, a little annoyed, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Xian! Don't keep talking about such things!"

"I'm asking you very seriously... You must have thought about it too, right? Then why... still..."

"Little Xian..."

Li Xian looked at the moon in the sky and murmured: "In the sky is Baiyujing, and the Drum Tower has twelve layers. Immortals caress me on the top, tie my hair and give me longevity... I don't ask for longevity, I just ask... I just ask Mo ...stay longer..."

As he was talking, he was crying. Mo Wen was startled, and hurriedly hugged him into his arms, "Xiao Xian, why are you so pessimistic? Our days are still long, aren't we? There are still decades... ...not enough for us to splurge?"

"Decades... Can there really be decades? If I don't become emperor anymore, can Mo Wen stay with me?"

"I……"

"Am I being too selfish? I know that you are not a caged thing, but I want to keep you and let you be by my side for the rest of my life... How can I... be so selfish..."

Mo Wen was a little at a loss, so he hugged him tighter, and comforted him: "Xiao Xian, it's not that you are selfish, I don't want to leave, I also want to be with you for the rest of my life... I will work hard, even if you don't become the emperor Yes, I will work hard to stay by your side...do you believe me?"

"I believe...I believe in you..." Li Xian suppressed tears, "Am I being too hypocritical? I always seem to ruin the atmosphere. On a happy day, I'm..."

Mo Wen rubbed him into his arms, "I don't blame you. Are you too tired recently?"

"I don't know..." Li Xian's voice was dull, "I always have nightmares, dreaming that I am chasing my mother...but I can't catch up...I also dream that you are leaving, no matter how I try Shout, you won't even turn back..."

"I do not go."

"Um……"

Mo Wen rubbed his hair lightly, "Cry if you want to cry, if you keep holding it like this, it will ruin you."

Li Xian insisted: "I am the emperor."

"There is no one here."

"That's not... woo..."

"..."

"Hey? After all this time, why did Xiao Xian disappear? She was still here just now..."

Li Ye rubbed the peanuts, glanced at him, and said, "You're busy fighting, what do you know?"

"That's not called fighting, that's called exercising martial arts, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."

"Okay, I won't talk to you."

Lin Ruxuan also sat down, and the three drank a few drinks with each other, Li Kuang said again: "This little Xian is really, I asked him to ask for a name for my son, but he didn't ask for a name, why did this man disappear Woolen cloth?"

"Your own son asked our emperor to ask for a name, why are you so proud?"

Without any shame, Li Kuang stretched out his hand and rubbed a peanut, "Who made me his big brother?"

While talking, Li Xian and Mo Wen came over arm in arm. Hearing what Li Kuang said, he curled his lips, "Who said I didn't go? Can I not go if I told you? I'll beg early this morning." gone."

"Hey, Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, come here, Xiao Xian, sit down quickly."

Li Xian sat down next to Li Ye, took a handful of peeled peanuts, shared half of them with Mo Wen, and said, "If it's a boy, it's Yichen, if it's a girl, it's Nianqing. What do you think, brother?"

"Yichen...Nianqing...that's a good name, but why do you think it's not suitable for us royals?"

Li Xian frowned, lowered his head and said, "Use it if you like it, anyway, I begged for you, I have done my best..."

"Yes, of course! How can we not use the name Xiaoxian gave us? Our family doesn't speak foreign words, come, have a drink with eldest brother!"

Li Xian drank a toast with him, and ate some peanuts, "Well, I'm a little tired today. Big brother, third brother, and General Lin, you all have fun, I'll go back first."

After he dragged Mo Wen away, Li Ye asked suspiciously, "What's going on? Xiao Xian is not in the right mood today... There's no reason for him to be unhappy when the second brother gets married..."

"Your Majesty is talented, isn't it..."

"Is it what?"

"Did you cry? I think his eyes are a little red."

"...I didn't see it. How did you see it?" He looked at Lin Ruxuan in amazement, "You've been secretly looking at him? Have you been crying...why? It doesn't make any sense..."

Here Li Ye is still talking to himself why, while Li Xian has already been carried by Mo Wen and landed at the door of the bedroom. When he came down, he wobbled and couldn't stand still. Mo Wen was startled and hurriedly supported him: " What's wrong? Is there any discomfort?"

"Ah? Oh...it's okay, I'm a little dizzy, maybe it's because of the alcohol..."

"I know I can't drink, but I have to drink so much every time," Mo Wen rubbed his hair helplessly, "What should I say about you? Come up, I'll carry you on my back."

"Um……"

After entering the room, Li Xian was almost asleep. Mo Wen settled him down on the bed. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several memorials that had not yet been reviewed on the table next to him. He frowned, and thought to himself Why did you bring it to the bedroom?Flipping through it casually, I saw that the top copy was sent from Nanjiang, signed by General Wei Heng.

Mo Wen knew Wei Heng. Although he hadn't met him a few times, he gave a pretty good impression. He was a cheerful guy, about thirty years old, and hadn't married yet.Seeing that it was the memorial presented by him, Mo Wen couldn't help being curious. After reading the content, it generally said that the situation in southern Xinjiang is stable, the people are happy together, and the Miao patriarch has the intention of showing favor. In the end, he asked whether he would accept it, etc. .

It's no wonder that the memorial was not hastened. Dayin has always advocated peace and not advocated war. According to Li Xian's temperament, he must have wished for it.Mo Wen looked at the sleeping little emperor, raised his eyebrows, found a pen and ink, used magic to grind the ink, and picked up the pen to criticize.

...So the next day Li Xian woke up in a daze, and saw a stack of neatly reviewed memorials.

"...?" Li Xian scratched his hair and said to himself, "What's going on... When did I approve..."

I have to say that the handwriting is very similar to his, and even made him wonder if he wrote it in a dream when he was drunk last night. However, after a closer look, he found subtle differences. His is deeper and more powerful.Li Xian thought about it, probably only Mo Wen could do such a thing.

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, Mo Wen came in and saw him staring at the memorial blankly, couldn't help but hooked the corners of his mouth, pressed a kiss on his forehead, and said, "Aren't you going to wash up?"

"Oh... let's go."

Li Xian rinsed his mouth and washed his face, felt sober, and came back to ask Mo Wen: "You approved all these?"

"Otherwise who else?"

"But... how do you know what I want to criticize?"

Mo Wen smiled and pinched his cheek: "I still can't figure out what you are thinking?"

"Hmm..." Li Xian read all the memorials again, thought for a while, and said, "Mo Wen, do you think there is anything wrong?"

"I didn't approve it properly?"

"No. You have also read General Wei's papers. In recent years, Dayin has indeed been relatively peaceful, and the neighboring ethnic groups have tended to get along with each other. Now it is the same in southern Xinjiang, but..." Li Xian frowned, "Mobei Over there, there has been no movement, no friendship, no alienation, and the attitude has always been lukewarm."

Currently active in Mobei is a nomadic people named Tahan, who are scattered in the northern and northwest grasslands. Over the years, they have not interfered with Dayin's well water, and there is no conflict, but they do not communicate with each other.Dayin has existed for hundreds of years, with rich real estate and vast resources. It stands to reason that neighboring ethnic groups would come from time to time to exchange materials with the Dayin Han people to complement each other.However, the Tahan tribe rarely interacted with the Han people, and they were basically self-sufficient. Li Xian didn't know what good things they had in the grasslands so that they could never rely on the Central Plains.

The previous emperor, Li Xian's father, Li Zhang, also sent envoys to try to make friends with the Tahan tribe, but he was sent back with a lukewarm attitude, which made you unable to pick any thorns.

It is said... After the failure of sending envoys, Li Zhang secretly sent people to sneak into the tower for surveillance, but was completely wiped out because of his identity exposure.

When Li Xian took over the throne, he had heard from his father that he should be careful of the Tahan tribe. However, two years later, nothing happened. This time, Nanjiang's overtures made Li Xian wary again.

"so?"

Li Xian held the brush and pondered for a while, then spread out a blank piece of tissue paper and began to write on it.

Mo Wen watched him quietly and did not disturb him any more. He even admired this young emperor a little. In such a comfortable environment where all neighbors were friends, he could manage to be calm and prepared for danger in times of peace. .

After Li Xian finished writing the imperial edict, he called the little eunuch and said, "Go, hand it over to the post station, and send it to General Cao at Yanmen Pass, hurry up."

Yanmen Pass is located in Yanmen Mountain in Jinzhou, and it is famous for its "dangerousness".

Yanmen Pass was built to prevent the Hu people from invading. It has a history of hundreds of years. Now it is bounded by Yanmen Pass, with Dayin to the south and Tahan to the north.

Currently stationed at Yanmen Pass is General Cao Han Cao, whose official rank is one level lower than the left and right generals, and is the top four rank.

"Xiao Xian, do you want the northwest to strengthen the border defense?"

"Yeah." Li Xian nodded, "Although the Yanmen Pass is a natural danger, it doesn't mean it's unbreakable. It is said that the Tahan people... are competitive and have a vicious streak in their bones, which makes people have to guard against it."

It has been more than 230 years since the founding of Dayin, and there has been no war for the last 150 years. He was passed on to Li Xian and was the ninth emperor. Among the nine emperors, only the second and third led the battle. All main and.Among the seven emperors in Zhuhe, five emperors including Li Xian have never experienced war, which shows that Dayin has been at peace for a long time.

However, although Dayin advocates peace, it does not mean that Dayin is a coward. For hundreds of years, military training has almost never stopped, and the border defense is not empty.

Hmm... Speaking of training...

"Mo Wen, let's go to the Martial Arts Field to have a look."

The current Royal Training Ground is in charge of Lin Ruxuan, who leads the Lin family army left behind by his father to train here.It has been more than three months since he took office, and he is basically familiar with the Lin family army under him.

There are about 5000 members of the Lin family army, selected by the Lin family represented by the old general Lin Youze. They were originally called Youwuwei, and later changed their name to the Lin family army following the reform of the Wuwei system.The status of this army is at the top, and it is at the same level as the imperial guards, the Zuo Wuwei led by Zuo General Wei Heng—later called the Nanheng Army—is at the same level as the Imperial Guard and the surrounding cities for the time being. Standby to support others.

These three armies are all elite soldiers with extraordinary fighting power, but for some reason, the Lin Family Army and the Nanheng Army are two completely different armies. The Lin Family Army is a standing army, while the Nanheng Army is a border guard.The three armies belong to the elite troops in their respective fields, but it is said that there is a mysterious Xuanjia army above them, which is the real top army, but no one has seen this Xuanjia army so far.

Dayin advocates black, "Xuanjia" shows the high status of this army. It is said that the Xuanjia army is the emperor's personal guard, and it is even higher than the imperial army, and only obeys the emperor's orders. However, even Mo Wen has never seen it This so-called "Xuanjia Army", more people have speculated whether this army really exists.

Lin Ruxuan was training his subordinates in the training ground, Li Xian did not go over to disturb him, but just stood quietly on the high platform to watch, feeling the extraordinary momentum here which is completely different from the imperial palace.

Mo Wen stood behind him and said, "Xiao Xian, I heard that Dayin still has a mysterious Xuanjia army. I wonder if it's true or not?"

Li Xian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly, "If you believe it, you will have it, if you don't believe it, you won't have it."

"I found that I seem to be less and less able to see through you. How many things do I not know?"

"...The world is safe with the law of both perfection, and you will not fail the Tathagata and not the Qing. Mo Wen, I really don't want to hide it from you, but there are some things I can't say, it's not that I don't trust you."

Mo Wen took a deep breath, "I understand. I won't blame you."

Li Xian's expression was slightly gloomy, but it only took a moment for him to return to normal, and he turned his attention to the army below again.

Mo Wen, if I wasn't the emperor, I should have gone far away with you long ago, but it just so happens that I am the emperor.It's not anyone, but... the emperor.