Chapter 10 Nine

Two Tiger Talismans When the "car crash incident" in front of the Guozhang's mansion happened, Qin Wang Li Shimin was sitting in the study of the mansion, quietly watching his favorite concubine Yuping writing strokes.This year Li Shimin was twenty-six years old, most people at this age still don't know much about the world, but he has been fighting on horseback for ten years.This young prince, who has both Han and Xianbei blood, not only looks half like a Han and half like a Hu, but his personality is also divided into two completely different sides.When he was on horseback, he was extremely brave, like a vigorous goshawk eager to fight with the strong; when he returned to the palace, he became very quiet again. Appreciate the woman quietly.

Li Shimin belongs to the kind of man who pursues perfection, and at the same time has a strong desire to conquer, so every battle he has fought is so thrilling, and every woman he has ever liked is also the best.And Yuping can be called the best of the best. Her beauty is as flawless as suet jade, and she is as noble as moonlight.Especially her eyes, with rain and smoke, every glance gives people a dreamlike feeling, that kind of charm is like Jiangnan in April.Because of this, although Li Shimin's wife has the eldest son Princess Sun with both ability and political integrity, and Yang Ji from the former Sui Dynasty, and they are all rare and outstanding women in the world, but Yuping is his favorite in his heart.Before each expedition, he would stay by Yuping's side inseparably, staring at her for several hours.He felt that his heart had calmed down in the jade-like expression, and he could calmly face any complicated battlefield situation.And every time he triumphs, he always looks forward to seeing this woman earlier in his heart, just like looking forward to the blooming of a new season of flowers.

Li Shimin once made a wish in his heart in private, if this beautiful woman could give birth to a son for him, he would definitely make him his son.But Yuping failed to make his wish come true. She gave birth to a daughter for him. During the delivery, there were rumors that he was killed on the battlefield. And then the result.However, this did not change Li Shimin's nostalgia for her. Before each expedition, he would stay by her side for such a long time as in the past, watching her silently, like admiring a painting. Yuping stopped writing, raised her rainy and smoky eyes to look at Li Shimin: "Why, is Your Highness going to go to war again?" Her voice carried the Wu accent that had not been completely absorbed by Chang'an's official language, like the voice of an eagle and swallows, and it sounded exceptionally pleasing to the ear.Li Shimin nodded: "Yeah." His eyes were still on Yuping.Yuping said again in a soft voice: "Then this concubine should go and prepare some luggage for His Highness." Li Shimin stopped her with a wave of his hand: "Those things are handled by the princess, so you don't have to worry about them." They are all managed by Princess Changsun. Li Shimin is used to it. In Prince Qin's mansion, it seems that every woman's role has formed a fixed pattern. Yuping is also very clear about this. She had to stay where she is, and asked softly. Li Shimin said: "I wonder how long Your Highness will be going this time?"

Li Shimin replied lightly: "It won't be too long. Liu Heitai is no better than Xue Ju, let alone Wang Shichong. Although he has a lot of people, he is not strong. I will come back in two months at most." Yuping's long eyelashes With a pick, he said sincerely: "Two months may not be considered long in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of my concubine, it is like twenty years. When His Highness is not around, this place will become icy cold, Chang'an After all, it is Chang'an, not Jiangnan." When Yuping said this, there was a hint of sadness in Yuping's eyes.She was born in the south of the Yangtze River. Apart from Li Shimin and a young daughter, she has no other relatives in Chang'an City. Once Li Shimin leaves, loneliness will accompany her from day to night.

The pity in Li Shimin's heart was like a layer of cold rain, he stretched out his hand and said to his beloved woman: "Come here, let me warm you well." Yuping stretched out a small hand, Li Shimin grasped it tightly, A warm feeling suddenly flooded the woman's body. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Shimin, and the eyes of the two were attracted together like a magnet. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, followed by someone panting and shouting: "Your Highness, Your Highness——" Li Shimin still looked at Yuping, and replied in a calm tone: "What's the matter?" The voice was very urgent: "The emperor sent an order to let you enter the palace immediately." Yuping broke her hand out of Li Shimin's hand and said softly: "The man outside is speaking so urgently, there must be some serious matter, Your Highness, you should go quickly Let's go." Li Shimin stood up slowly: "Wait for me, I'll come back to accompany you later." After speaking, Li Shimin stepped out, stretched out his hand and opened the door, and a gust of wind blew towards him with the powdered snow.Li Shimin looked at the sky and said to himself: "It's snowing again." He turned his face and saw Yuping sitting on his knees in a corner of the room and looking at him, with a cloud of smoke still floating in his eyes.Li Shimin smiled silently, revealing a trace of the heroic spirit of a young man that women like, and said, "Wait for me!" Then he closed the door seriously, stretched out his hand and pushed it, making sure that the wind would not blow the door open, and then turned around stride away.

Stepping out of the second door, Li Shimin saw Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui standing in the doorway anxiously, as if they were waiting for someone.There was a wall to block the wind, but it was too cold, so they tightened their necks, stuffed their hands into their sleeves, and stomped their feet to keep warm.Du Ruhui's eye sockets were still blue, and there was a plaster on his forehead, and under the plaster was a fresh wound left by the father-in-law's thugs.Li Shimin liked to chat with these two close ministers, and as usual, he joked with them: "Why are you two standing here? Are you admiring the snow? This literati's taste is different from our warriors. Huh—— Keming, what's wrong with your face, you've offended Mrs. Zun again."

Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui looked at each other, but they didn't respond with jokes as usual.Du Ruhui cupped his hands: "It would be great if my yellow-faced woman really fought with me, my lord, something serious has happened!" Li Shimin is the kind of person who can't change his face when a mountain collapses in front of him. Du Ruhui's words didn't make him change his slack expression. He looked at the sky and said calmly: "What's the matter, isn't it that it's going to snow?" Changsun Wuji at the side took a step forward: "Not only is it going to snow, there is also a snowstorm coming in the court." Li Shimin turned his gaze to Changsun Wuji: "How do you say that?"

Changsun Wuji briefly stated to Li Shimin what happened just now, and Li Shimin's relaxed expression became serious.After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Du Ruhui expressed his worries. When they returned to the palace, before they had time to report the matter to Li Shimin, someone from the other side of the palace came.Obviously, the head of the country went to the emperor to make trouble.Changsun Wuji continued the conversation with an apologetic expression: "It's all my fault. I was in a hurry to convey the announcement of the conscription of the soldiers, so I bumped into the king's car, and I caused trouble for you, my lord!"