Chapter 78 Chapter Eighteen

Chapter 18, Emperor Yong's Return to Luan Gaozu returned, and Taizong wanted to praise him. Taizong invited him to patrol the border, but the emperor did not allow it. —— "Yongshi·Taizong Benji" On June 16th, at the end of the hour, Princess Changle returned to the palace under the protection of the imperial army and imperial guards. She was sitting in the bus, with a hint of worry on her beautiful face. Just now, Xiahou Yuanfeng passed by Lv'e She wanted to see her, she wanted to refuse, but then she thought about it again, although Xiahou Yuanfeng had the intention of begging for a phoenix in the past, but since she refused, she didn't come to pester her. Thinking about it now, Xiahou Yuanfeng is more interesting than that gentle and elegant Wei Ying , and he was allowed to see him.

Xiahou Yuanfeng didn't say anything special here, but said tactfully: "Recently, I have received news that someone is trying to facilitate the marriage between His Majesty and Lord Wei. In the past, His Majesty offered a marriage. Although His Majesty refused, His Majesty never withdrew the order. , so some people want to force the princess to fulfill the marriage contract, because for more than a year, His Royal Highness has been very close to Prince Yong's mansion. Get married quickly. In this way, the position of the Wei family is neutral. The princess is a person with outstanding morals, words and demeanors. She will never embarrass her husband's family. , and the emperor is very kind to the princess, and they don't want the princess to affect the emperor's perception, not to mention that the crown prince's position is in jeopardy, which is a time when they dare not ignore it, so they value His Highness's marriage very much, but they I don't dare to use force, I'm afraid I will use some means, the princess must be careful, although Lord Wei has a high character, but he is infatuated with the princess, and I am afraid he will be used by others."

Princess Changle looked out through the light gauze curtain on the car window, Chang'an Street was awe-inspiring, the forbidden army was densely covered, and cars and horses were not allowed. She couldn't help but feel very sad. The spies rescued the palace, and they also saw in the car that there were originally panicked crowds on the bustling streets. Now the atmosphere outside the car is actually no different from that at that time. On June 18th, Emperor Yong Li Yuan returned to Chang'an. This time Li Yuan was obviously in a bad mood. Even when all the officials knelt to welcome him, his face was ashen. After a few compliments, he hurried back to the palace, and immediately called Wei Guan, Li Zhi and Qin Qing into the palace.However, the accompanying Fuyuan General Qin Yi, Wei Guogong Cheng Shu, and Qi King Li Xian all returned to the residence to rest.

In front of the three of them, Li Yuan shattered the teacup angrily, and said, "You guys are really good at it. In just a few days, my Chang'an has become like this. Zheng Shizhong was assassinated, and the Dongshi Incident broke out in Chang'an. Well, tell me, how should I deal with you." The three of them knelt down to plead guilty, and Wei Guanzheng said in trepidation: "I was ordered to take charge of government affairs, and it was because of my dereliction of duty that this kind of thing happened. Please punish me severely." Qin Qing said with a face full of shame: "I have a sage. Well, I failed to maintain the peace of the imperial capital, Zheng Shizhong was assassinated first, and Dongshi fire broke out later, if His Royal Highness King Yong had not come to Dongshi to preside over the overall situation, I am afraid that the situation would have worsened, Your Majesty, please remove the minister from his official position." Li Zhi also apologized. Authentic: "It's all because of my negligence. A few days ago, my son had received the military report of the unrest at the border, but he didn't notice it. Now it has been found out that it was the secret spies of the Northern Han Dynasty who took the opportunity to make trouble. My son is the emperor father." Marshal Tiance, who was appointed personally, cannot be blamed for the crime."

Li Yuan looked at the three people who were scrambling to plead guilty, but felt very tired. He fell down on the dragon chair and thought to himself, if it weren't for you fighting for power, how could Chang'an be like an undefended market, and let the enemy country Spies come and go.But Li Yuan is very clear that this situation is really caused by himself. Although it is because of the system, he is not selfish. Li Zhi's shrewdness makes him always jealous, so he always wants to suppress him. However, Li Yuan knew very well that among his heirs, only this son could stand out, but due to various circumstances, he still decided to support Li An.Could it be that I was wrong? Li Yuan remembered that after he got the eight hundred miles urgent memorial in Huangling, he wanted to kill someone angrily, but he didn't know who to blame.

Wei Guan is a civil servant, so it's useless to blame him. Although Qin Qing has neglected his duties, but think about it, he is not in charge of Chang'an today, and besides, isn't it because Qin Qing is easier to use that he made him the commander of the imperial army? .And Yong Wang Li Zhi, what can I blame him for? In the past few years, he has been in danger almost every day, so he has to hide his strength and bide his time. Life and death are trying to turn the tide, I am afraid that Chang'an will either become a ruin or a slaughterhouse, and he was almost assassinated, so he should be commended, but if he rewards him, what will the prince do? Is he really going to be abolished? Very disappointed, but still unwilling to dethrone the prince easily, he knew very well in his heart that such a thing was written in the history books to discredit himself, not to mention that there was still a need for a high-sounding excuse, but how could the current crime of the prince be justified? Let outsiders know.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand wearily and said: "Forget it, Wei Guan was fined for one year, and Qin Qing was demoted to one level. You should be rewarded heavily for your achievements, but now that you have nothing to seal, I will give you three thousand taels of gold." Li Zhi kowtowed and said: "I thank my father for the rewards, but my son is not short of gold and silver. During the Chang'an Incident, there were many innocent victims among the common people. May my father use these rewards as a relief, so my son can feel the same." Li Yuan took a deep look at Li Zhi, feeling both joy and worry in his heart, and said with a smile, "Zhi'er, you are indeed worthy of the title of virtuous king, well, I agree, you were frightened by the assassination, you should rest more when you go back."

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Father, judging from this incident and the border military newspaper, I'm afraid that the Northern Han Dynasty is about to make a move. If the father allows it, I would like to inspect the border." Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said: "I'll think about this matter again, you should go down and make some preparations." Li Zhi was overjoyed. Before coming here, Jiang Zhe once said that if the emperor agreed immediately, then His Highness might not have the opportunity to ascend to the reserve position in an open and honest manner. Your Majesty has no intention of making you the heir apparent, otherwise you will never be allowed to stay away from the center of government affairs at this time. If so, I am afraid that Your Highness will have to use force to seize the throne, which is definitely not what His Highness and ministers expected.If the emperor insists on keeping you, then there is still a 50% chance for His Royal Highness to be made the crown prince by the emperor, because there is still a 50% chance that the emperor has deep suspicion of you and never wants you to return to the army.But if the emperor is hesitant, then congratulations to your highness, the emperor is already disappointed with the crown prince, as long as your highness handles it properly, it will not be difficult to obtain a reserve position.

What Li Zhi admires most about Jiang Zhe is that he can see through other people's thoughts at a glance, but it does not include the people around him, such as Xiao Shunzi, such as Rou Lan. Bar.Li Zhi, who was full of joy but didn't dare to express it in words, resigned and returned home in a hurry. Li Zhi was naturally full of joy when he returned to Prince Yong's Mansion, and no one dared to blame Wei Guan when he returned to the Mansion, only Qin Qing was full of uneasiness, wondering how his father would punish him.After much deliberation, I decided to go to Qin Yong first and ask him to accompany me to see my father, so that my father could punish me lightly.Thinking of this, Qin Qing who left the palace did not go back to his son-in-law's mansion, nor did he go to see his father, but went to Qin Yong's house first.Although Qin Yong was adopted by Qin Yi in the mansion, but as early as ten years ago, Qin Yong moved out of the Qin mansion. It is said that because his mother was not used to the majesty of the general's mansion, Qin Qing often went to the mansion before getting married. Qin Yong's family, in fact, the two families are not far apart. Qin's mother was born in poverty. Although she is a few years old, she is in good health and still likes to grow vegetables and raise chickens. Qin Yong hired several servants to take care of his mother, so the mother and son Everyone is very comfortable. Qin Qing likes to eat the side dishes made by Qin's mother the most. He always feels that they are better than those made by the famous chef at home. But after he got married, he gradually moved away from these lives.

Thinking back, he rode his horse forward, and not long after, Qin Qing arrived at Qin Yong's residence.Jumping off the horse, he knocked on the door vigorously, and a vigorous voice came from inside the door: "Here, is the eldest brother back?" Qin Qing was stunned, what's going on, did Brother Yong move?Before he could figure it out, the door was already opened, and a handsome young man of sixteen or seventeen poked his head out. He was taken aback when he saw Qin Qing, and asked, "This official, who are you looking for?" Qin Qing asked hesitantly, "Is Qin Yong there? I'm his cousin."

The young man's eyes lit up and he said: "Ganniang always talks about the general, and you also said that you like her food the most." After saying that, he turned his head and shouted: "Ganniang, Ganniang, General Qin Qingqin is here." A laughing voice came from inside the door: "What General Qin, he is also your cousin here, Hua'er, don't let Qing'er in." The young man smiled and opened the door. Qin Qing led the horse in with a confused face, tied the horse to the big locust tree in the courtyard, and said to the smiling old woman standing on the steps: "Auntie, these days I didn't come to see you, how is your old health?" The old woman said humanely: "Well, it's you, Brother Yong, who is always too busy to go home. Fortunately, Hua'er is with me." Qin Qing asked suspiciously: "Is this little brother your adopted son?" The old woman smiled and said: "His name is Liu Hua. He was originally from the south of the Yangtze River. He had no father or mother since he was a child. He wandered outside. A few years ago, he worked with a big businessman for a few years. It can be regarded as reading some books and growing up. Later, he wandered to Chang'an, but unfortunately fell ill. Fortunately, your brother Yong found him ill on the side of the road one day, so he picked him up. I think this child is smart and sensible, so I simply accepted this godson. He also has no other advantages, but he knows pain and heat, is hardworking and willing to work, and now works as a clerk in a silk and satin factory, and has been promoted to foreman. My daughter-in-law, let me hug my grandson." Only then did Qin Qing understand, and looking at Liu Hua, he saw this young man with delicate features, eyebrows curved like moons, eyes as bright as stars, and a smile on his mouth, making people feel cute and cute when they saw him, and he couldn't help but feel good about him, so he smiled and said: " Since I am the adoptive son of my aunt, you can also call me fourth brother, in our generation, Brother Yong is the eldest, and I am the fourth." Liu Hua said obediently: "Little brother greets the fourth brother. Did the fourth brother come to look for the righteous brother? Just now the general has called the righteous brother." Qin Qing panicked and asked, "What do you think of Brother Yong's expression? Are you worried about my father's punishment?" Liu Hua almost laughed out loud, and hurriedly said: "Brother Yong is nothing unusual, he just said that he might not come back tonight, so that my godmother and I don't have to wait for him." Qin Qing murmured, of course there is no need to wait for him, it seems that someone will accompany me when I kneel in the ancestral hall tonight.Thinking of this, he didn't dare to waste any more time, so he said: "Auntie, you should be busy, I have to go back and pay my respects to my father." The old woman smiled and said: "That's true, you brothers are all the same, Yong'er was going to see the general today, but he was summoned by someone sent by the general." Qin Qing was even more flustered when he heard that, he hastily bid farewell, got on his horse and galloped towards the General's Mansion, but he didn't see that the boy Liu Hua who sent him out had a weird and funny look in his eyes. Qin Qing was full of worries, and wanted to get home as soon as possible so that his father would not get angry, and was afraid that after seeing his father, he would be beaten with sticks and let himself kneel in the ancestral hall.Just like this, he hesitated and returned home. As soon as he entered the door, the family will report that the master has an order, and the young master will meet him in the study as soon as he comes back. Qin Qing's heart trembled. His father's study room was the place he feared the most. Every time he made a mistake, the first thing he would do was to be called to the study room. But now he couldn't slip away, so he had to come here pretending to be calm. In front of the study.When Qin Qing finally plucked up the courage to push the door and go in, he was taken aback. Qin Yi was dressed in casual clothes and was talking to Qin Yong while pointing at the map. Seeing Qin Qing coming in, he just glanced at him and continued. Talking to Qin Yong, Qin Qing listened carefully, but it was his father who was discussing with Qin Yong on how to rearrange Chang'an's defenses so that this incident would not happen again.Qin Qing couldn't help being ashamed for a while, and didn't dare to interrupt. He just listened to his father and Qin Yong discussing how to deploy defenses. In the past, the main duty of the imperial army was to maintain the imperial city, and Jing Zhaoyin was mainly responsible for the security of Chang'an City. The Forbidden Army was a little caught off guard by the accident. Although Qin Yi, the real commander of the Forbidden Army, was not there, it was still not enough to adapt to the situation, so Qin Yi re-planned the deployment and training plan of the Forbidden Army. When the two of them were almost done discussing, Qin Yi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "Qing'er, do you have anything to say to Weifu?" Qin Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he said hastily: "Father, it's all about Qing'er's incompetence, please punish him." Qin Yi smiled slightly and said, "Now that you are Jingjiang's son-in-law, I can't control you anymore. I don't blame you for what happened this time. You are still young and lack prestige. If you can handle it like this this time, you are barely qualified. , What I want to ask you is, a few days ago, why did you block Jiang Sima's car from Yongwang's mansion? These days, I have been waiting for you to explain this matter to me, but you have never come. " Qin Qing was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It turns out that this matter, my father didn't mention it, I almost forgot, and I am still a little annoyed when I talk about it. There was a rebel hiding in the car that day, but Jiang Zhe used the gold medal to force him to I can't search, if it wasn't for Han You saying that I shouldn't be troublesome, I still want to report to His Majesty..." As soon as he said this, Qin Yi's face was full of anger, his fingers trembled slightly, and he could hardly hold the teacup. After a long time, he said: "I didn't know you had such intelligence, okay, okay, I really have a good son." Now Qin Qing was terrified. He had been afraid of his father for a long time, so he quickly knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Father, calm down." But his expression was confused, and he obviously didn't know where he was wrong. Qin Yi felt a sense of sadness. There are no closer relatives in this world than a father and son. Why doesn't he want his son to be outstanding and a leader in human relations? But Qin Qing is so stupid and can't see the facts clearly. With such qualifications, being an officer is nothing , but he is the center of the imperial court. Now he is taking care of himself, and he can be safe. If he goes by himself in the future, who else can take care of him? If he had been reduced to a pawn, if he had known today, he would not have agreed to transfer him back to the capital.He suppressed his anger and said: "You rebellious son, are you able to provoke Prince Yong's Mansion? Not to mention that the people in Jiang Sim's carriage may not be rebellious, but even if something really happened, it's not your turn to intervene." Qin Qing muttered: "But that's true. Didn't my father say that the chief of the imperial army should be upright and not afraid of the powerful?" Qin Yi said angrily: "I want you to be upright and not afraid of the powerful. I want you not to be a slave to the tiger and protect the innocent, but I don't want you to embarrass King Yong. Now who doesn't know that King Yong is so great, but the prince fears it. The world is a wall between brothers, and we as courtiers can only stand by and watch. Since ancient times, there is no distinction between good and evil in fighting for the reserve position. As long as they don't hurt innocent people, what do you want, kid. You want to help Princess Jingjiang It's all right for a close friend to make things difficult for Pei Yun. Although Pei Yun did nothing wrong, he shouldn't openly make things difficult for Prince Yong's Mansion. Not to mention that there may be people in the car that are inconvenient for you to see, but there are none. If they let you Obediently searched the car, wouldn't it mean that Prince Yong's mansion has no face left, and even if King Yong is magnanimous, he will not be able to forgive your rudeness." Qin Qing is not a fool either. Hearing this, his face was flushed, and he didn't know what to say. Qin Yi sighed and said, "Besides, some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. You think that person is rebellious, but you forgot He and the emperor are blood relatives. If you report it to the emperor, you will let the emperor take care of it. How can you meddle in these matters? Forget it, I won’t say much about you. , how can you be obedient and obedient, hum." At this time, someone outside the door reported: "Brother Qin, the emperor has issued a decree." Qin Yi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What purpose?" The man opened the door and came in, but it was Wei Guogong Cheng Shu. He said solemnly: "The emperor issued an order that the prince was recuperating in the palace a few days ago. Now that he has recovered, he can return to the mansion to continue recuperating. He will not be in charge of the East Palace for the time being. King Yong This time the meritorious service is outstanding, and should be rewarded heavily, but at his request, the reward will be used to help the victims, and also, King Qi will go out of Beijing tomorrow to patrol the border on behalf of the emperor, to guard against the Northern Han attack." Qin Yi tasted it for a long time, and said: "Your Majesty's decision this time is really intriguing."