Chapter 30 The Thirtyth Chapter of Emperor Tang's Summer Retreat and Building a New Palace

Hearing Qianzi's persuasion, Ma Sanbao decided to follow Li Shimin. After a few days of silent calculation, he started to act.Since then, he has gone to the East Palace more often. In addition to asking Li Jiancheng for military affairs, he also took the initiative to approach the officials of the East Palace.After all, Ma Sanbao was born as a scholar, his knowledge and conversation are quite different from ordinary warriors, and now he is favored by Li Yuan, more than half of the officials in the East Palace are willing to associate with him.As for the commanders of the old guards, they have long wanted to make friends with Ma Sanbao. Ma Sanbao is always generous and generous. This time, the eldest grandson Wuji sent a batch of money and goods to Luoyang under the order of Li Shimin, and his pockets were much richer than before. , Ma Sanbao spent more freely.The money was spent like flowing water, in exchange for a burst of applause.

Li Jiancheng saw that Ma Sanbao was getting close to him day by day, and got close to the officials of the East Palace. He thought that this was the result of his all-in-one wooing some time ago, and he was very happy.One day, he complained that Ma Sanbao's hands and feet were too big and expensive, so he asked him to restrain himself a little in the future, so as not to spoil everyone.Li Jiancheng also rewarded 20 ingots of Ma Sanbao silver coins and 50 pieces of Lu silk on the spot as compensation.Li Jiancheng's move aroused Li Yuanji's dissatisfaction, and he complained: "Ma Sanbao is just a servant of Sister Wanniang, and he was born as a bandit. If you prefer him so much, you are repairing his mansion and giving money and things. You are not afraid of incurring trouble." Is it the envy of others?" Li Jiancheng retorted: "The position he is in today is no less than that of Pei Jian, can others compare? You don't need to say more, I have my own reasons." At that time, Wang Gui and Wei Zheng were also there. side, nodded in approval of Li Jiancheng's idea.

The days are getting hotter day by day.Although the military revolution has continued in the past two years, the scale is small after all, and most of the money and food spent can be settled on the spot.Coupled with the favorable weather and abundant grains in the past two years, the money and food in the treasury have been increasingly enriched.Li Yuan was used to enjoying it, but now that the treasury is getting richer, he wants to spend it.He has lived in the capital for a long time, and his body is getting fatter and hotter.In order to escape the summer heat, he first built a Jiucheng Palace. After living there for a summer, he felt that the wind direction and the mountains and rivers here were not very good, so he abandoned it.I remembered that when I was hunting in Fangzhou, there was a place in Yijun County, which belonged to Fangzhou, with very beautiful mountains and rivers and a pleasant climate, so I ordered to build a palace there and named it Renzhi Palace.When preparing to enter the summer heat in June, I will bring a group of veterans to live there for a period of time.

One day, Li Yuan in the court hall said to Li Jiancheng: "When I go to escape the summer heat, I will leave the matter of supervising the country to you. After all, from now on, my world will belong to my children and grandchildren, so I want you to practice more." Hearing these words, the minister couldn't help but feel agitated, because this was the first time Li Yuan would say such words in the court.Some clever ministers even wondered, did Li Yuan think about abdicating?However, it doesn't look like it, seeing that Li Yuan is in good health and his face is flushed, now is not the time to abdicate.But one thing is certain, that is, Li Jiancheng's crown prince is getting stronger day by day, isn't it?A few people peeked at Li Shimin who was standing in the front row, and saw that his eyes were piercing and his expression was peaceful, and there was nothing unusual about him.

According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, every court meeting, civil officials of the fifth rank and above, and military officials of the second rank and above had an audience with the emperor as usual.Ma Sanbao is now Yiwei Yulin Langjiang, ranked fifth rank, and this court meeting is also listed.After the court was over, he was silent, and galloped back to the mansion. After entering the room, he smelled a strange fragrance, and seeing Qianzi dressing up in front of the bronze mirror, he couldn't help asking: "What is this smell? Strange?" Qian Zi looked back and said with a smile: "It's all the things you brought back, so you still need to ask me?"

"When did I get it back?" "It's a nobleman who forgets a lot, come on," Qianzi stood up, took Ma Sanbao's hand, pulled him to the front of the couch, lifted up the quilt, and saw a silver spherical smoker lying inside the quilt, with steam coming out of it. There was a curl of light smoke, and the fragrance in the room came out from it, Qianzi smiled and said, "Didn't you bring back this incense burner and this bronze mirror?" Ma Sanbao remembered that Li Jiancheng took out a sea animal grape mirror and a smoker that day and asked him to take it home and give it to his wife.Ma Sanbao looked carefully at that time, and saw that the bronze mirror was exquisitely crafted and decorated, and the silver incense burner was hollowed out all over, and incense could be burned in it, which could be used to smoke bedding and clothes.After returning home, I handed it to Qianzi, thinking that Qianzi loves martial arts and doesn't like makeup, and thinks it's useless, so she still uses it.

Seeing the utensils that Li Jiancheng admired, Ma Sanbao's heart was even heavier, so he stretched out his hand to take out the incense burner from the quilt, put it on the ground, and stretched himself on the couch. Qianzi picked up the smoker in a panic, and blamed: "This object can't be placed on the ground, it's something used in the quilt. What's wrong with you? What's bothering you?" Ma Sanbao didn't answer, but turned his face inward, with his back to Qianzi.After a long time, Ma Sanbao finally let out a long sigh and said: "Madam, what we said that day, is it wrong?"

Qian Zi asked again. Ma Sanbao said: "Looking at the movement at the court meeting today, the emperor intends to give way to the crown prince." He described the scene of the early court. After hearing this, Qian Zi was also speechless for a long time.She thought for a long time before hesitantly said: "Since the emperor said such words, he obviously likes the crown prince. Tell me, Sambo, what should we do?" "Most of the family's ideas are taken by the wife. We discuss and discuss together, and try to come up with a perfect plan." "Hey, when encountering such a thing, it is too difficult to have a perfect plan."

The two were relatively silent for a long time. After a while, Qianzi asked again: "The emperor said that the prince will supervise the country, but did he ever say that he would hand over the military talisman to the prince?" Ma Sanbao shook his head and said: "The emperor just said something in general, but he didn't say whether to hand over the military talisman to the prince." Qianzi's eyes lit up, and she said: "As long as the emperor does not hand over the military talisman to the prince, the prince will be in charge of the country, but he will not be able to mobilize the world's troops. After all, he is still the prince. Do you know? The princess once said that the emperor still In the government military system, they only listen to the military talisman, so the most important thing is the military talisman." The government military system originated from the Western Wei Dynasty, Later Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty.After Li Yuan entered Chang'an, he divided the Guanzhong area into twelve roads, all of which were housed in military mansions. The Dao is the Jingyue Army, the Tongzhou Road is the Habayashi Army, the Huazhou Road is the Cavalry Army, the Ningzhou Road is the Zhewei Army, the Qizhou Road is the Pingdao Army, the Binzhou Road is the Zhaoyao Army, and the Xilinzhou Road is the Yuan Youjun, Jingzhou Road is the Tianji Army, and Yizhou Road is the Tianjie Army.Each army has a general and a deputy to supervise farming and warfare.These 12 armies are all commanded by the two generals of hussars and chariots located in Chang'an. The generals of hussars and chariots have no right to deploy troops, and they directly obey the orders of the emperor, and they rely on military talismans.The government soldiers plowed the fields when they were free, and took turns to the capital to stay in the guard.If there is an incident in the Quartet, they will go out according to the emperor's order. When the battle is over, the soldiers will disperse in the government and will return to the court.The original intention of setting up soldiers in the past dynasties was that the soldiers should not lose their agriculture, and the generals should not be as important as holding soldiers, so as to prevent the germs of disasters.In the early Tang Dynasty, these twelve armies were the basic elite of the Tang army, and the power was monopolized by Li Yuan.

Doesn't Ma Sanbao understand this truth?He said: "It's the words of the princess again, do you think I don't know the importance of military talismans?" "Yes, that's what the princess said. Regardless of the size of the world, all the important points are concentrated on this small object. This is the imperial power. Sanbao, I think you are making a big deal out of a molehill. The emperor just said this, but did not entrust it to you The military power makes you look sad, is this the work of a man?" Seeing that Ma Sanbao was silent, Qianzi stabbed him again, and said, "Last time we said that it's up to you, but now the Crown Prince and the King of Qin are here to pull you back. If you meet with swords, it's a matter of real power. Since the Crown Prince is here to pull you , it shows that he is not fully sure in his heart, or that sentence, in terms of ingenuity, how can the crown prince be the opponent of the King of Qin? It is still in the stage of wrestling, and the outcome has not yet been seen."

What Qianzi said made Ma Sanbao smile, turned over and held Qianzi's hand, and said: "I really have you, and I have been with the princess for many years. Your knowledge is beyond the reach of men like us." "Again, isn't it? A man can't hesitate to act. Once he decides to do it, he can't be too scruples. Last time I said, if you are unlucky, I will follow you to see the princess. I still say the same today." "Good lady, I'll listen to you." Ma Sanbao stood up and settled down. On the first day of June in the seventh year of Wude, Li Yuan drove to Renzhi Palace to escape the summer heat.As expected, Li Jiancheng supervised the country in the capital according to the order, and Li Shimin and Li Yuanji drove out of the city.The officials brought by Li Yuan were still the same group of veterans, including Pei Ji, Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Qu Tutong, etc. Ma Sanbao was the chief officer of the escort, and he was very busy directing the whole journey. Li Yuanji saw that in Li Shimin's mansion, apart from Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui who were civil servants, the others such as Yuchi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin and others were all military generals. feel strange.He quietly asked Pei Ji, "Erlang is used to being arty. After all, my father spends a lot of time in the palace this summer vacation. His group of scholars happened to have the opportunity to show off their skills. Now he has brought a group of generals, a Ma San Baolai escort is enough, dare they like to travel in mountains and rivers?" Pei Ji said: "Erlang's move has a lot of meaning. It is unknown if he knows that the emperor loves hunting and brought this group of people to show off his skills." "Hunting? Who among them can match my skills?" "That's right, so every time the emperor goes hunting, he always likes to take Shiro with him." "It's a pity that Renzhi Palace is new, and there is no cook at hand. Otherwise, if you cook the hunted game while it is fresh, Supervisor Pei will definitely eat it happily." When the two talked about the excitement, they couldn't help laughing at each other. The laughter spread to the back, and all the subordinates of Tiance House felt it was extremely harsh, and they all frowned unconsciously.Cheng Yaojin whispered to Hou Junji: "This old man was born with a brain, I heard that he doesn't have any real skills, what is the reason for being such a high-ranking official?" Hou Junji stretched out his whip and slapped Cheng Yaojin's "Nine Flower Qiu", and whispered, "What ability? Have you seen it? It's this ability." The two of them talked non-stop, gradually getting to the point where they couldn't bear it.Although their voices were low, everyone around them could still hear them, and they unconsciously smiled on their faces. Among them, Qin Shubao was quite serious, and reprimanded: "You guys stop talking nonsense, be careful that King Qin can hear you." Cheng Yaojin stuck out his tongue, glanced at Li Shimin who was walking in front, and saw that he was concentrating on talking to Du Ruhui. Li Shimin looked ahead, where he could see the city of Jingyang.When Jingyang officials heard that the emperor was coming, they paved the road with a layer of loess, and there were guards every five steps on both sides of the road.Li Shimin said: "Ruhui, two hundred and forty miles after passing Jingyang, is Fangzhou?" Du Ruhui has been in control of information for these years, and has already collected all the mountains and rivers in the world. When traveling with Li Shimin, he will re-read the mountains and rivers along the way, and he is familiar with them.Seeing Li Shimin's inquiry now, he nodded in agreement. Li Shimin asked: "Then Qingzhou is to the west of Fangzhou, a little to the north, about three hundred miles away?" "That's right. The distance in a straight line is three hundred miles, but there are mountains and rivers in the middle. It's extremely difficult to walk. You have to make a detour, so it's more than three hundred miles." "That's right, Yang Wengan's mountains are high there, and the emperor is far away. He can do whatever he wants and train his troops diligently. If it's dark, is there any news from Gyeongju these days?" "Yang Wengan is still training soldiers. I heard that he has raised the city wall by another foot in the past few days." "Humph, you really have a different ambition." At this time, Luanjia Qianwei had arrived at Jingyang City, and Li Shimin said to Fang Xuanling, "Xuanling, you joined the army here eight years ago. Long staff, you look like an old farmer who has just returned from working in the fields, who would have thought that you are full of clever tricks?" Fang Xuanling recalled the past, deeply touched, cupped his hands and said: "Xuanling is favored by the King of Qin, so he is here today. This is the kindness of the King of Qin." Li Shimin laughed suddenly, and said: "I have Xuanling and Ruhui, just like Guan Zhong and Zhang Liang in ancient times. I don't know if the crown prince favors Yang Wengan today. What kind of trick is this?" Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other, not daring to answer Li Shimin's words.At the end of the year, the two found Li Shimin and told about Du Yan's plan, but they didn't want Li Shimin to mention it again, and they couldn't figure out what he was thinking. After driving for another two days, he entered the territory of Fangzhou without realizing it. Renzhi Palace is built on the mountain, facing south from north.There are two natural peaks, one large and one small, in the palace. The main hall is built around the big peaks, and the corridor connected with the peaks leads directly to the peaks.The side hall is built next to the small peak, and has roughly the same architectural pattern as the main hall, but the scale is smaller. Li Yuan entered the Palace of Renzhi, saw the beautiful houses along the way, and felt that the climate was pleasant, it was indeed much cooler than Chang'an, and he was very happy.After walking continuously for the past few days, Li Yuan felt tired even though he sat in the chariot without riding a horse, so he ordered the eunuch to prepare the imperial soup for bathing. After changing clothes, Li Yuan entered the imperial pool with the support of the maid, and he was overjoyed again.I saw that the imperial pool was surrounded by tens of feet, all of which were made of white jade stones. When I got closer, I saw that the stones were carved in the shape of fish, dragons, birds and geese. Li Yuan entered the pool lightly, and felt that the water in the pool was warm. There was originally a spring in the mountain, and all the bubbling water was warm water. They introduced the hot spring into the imperial pond, and there was such natural water.Li Yuan stretched his four arms comfortably in the pool, feeling the warm water stimulate the pores all over his body, making his whole body smooth. After Li Yuan got out of the bath, he suddenly felt comfortable and refreshed.So I ordered Concubine Yan to serve her bed.This concubine Yan was a woman from the middle of Shu presented by the governor of Shu Prefecture. She was born with a graceful figure and a graceful manner. She was under the age of twenty-eight. She was Li Yuan's new favorite in less than three months.Now Li Yuan is gradually abandoning Concubine Yin De, Zhang Jieyu and others, thinking that although they are good in bed, they are familiar routines, and they are too arrogant. Li Yuan gradually feels passive and feels a little too much, so he turns to like the shy concubine.However, in the harem, apart from Concubine Wan Gui, Li Yuan also relied heavily on Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu. After all, they were old friends with him. Not long after, Concubine Yan fluttered over in a pink gauze, without underwear, she was exquisite.She obediently walked to the dragon couch and took off her gauze, like a white fish, she shyly lay beside Li Yuan.The sixty-year-old emperor embraced this petite body, felt its skin as smooth as fat, and felt excited.When things were over, he wrapped his arms around Concubine Yan contentedly, thinking that being an emperor would still be wonderful, and after seeing all the beauty of spring in the world, he fell into a deep sleep as he thought about it until the sun was high. After entering the Palace of Renzhi, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji and other veterans lived together in the side hall, and the other subordinates of the Tiance Mansion were stationed in the camp outside the west gate.He got up early this day, had eaten breakfast, and saw the sun shining into the room through the window lattice, so he stepped forward and opened the window sash, letting the sun and the coolness of the mountain pour in together.Suddenly he became very fond of poetry, leaning against the window and chanted a poem, which said: After reciting, Li Shimin felt that he could not fully enjoy himself, so he spread out the rice paper and wrote the poems and lines he recited. At this time, there was only a "squeak" from the door, and the three of them walked into the room. Li Shimin looked up and saw Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Feng Deyi. It turned out that they came here to escape the summer heat and avoided the hardships of the early morning. After having breakfast, they went for a walk in the garden to watch, and they got together without knowing it.When I returned, I saw Li Shimin's window was wide open, and I heard the faint voice of chanting, so I made an appointment to visit. Xiao Yu strolled to the front of the case, lowered his head and looked closely, and said, "Sure enough, good poetry, Erlang, you have really acquired the magic of joy." Li Shimin said modestly: "Don't dare, I have little intelligence and talent, but I feel that the scenery here is wonderful, so I hummed a few words for fun, don't dirty your eyes." Feng Deyi and Chen Shuda also came over to watch and nodded in praise. They chatted here again, when a eunuch came in and announced Li Yuan's decree to let them meet in the past. Li Yuan was dressed in casual clothes and sat comfortably on the dragon chair. When he saw everyone coming in, he waved his hand and said, "That's all, no courtesy. Since we came here to escape the summer heat, we must live up to the name. Don't let those common customs restrict us. You, Don't stand there stupidly, aren't there chairs already prepared for you on both sides?" Everyone carefully sat down on the chairs. Li Yuan suddenly stretched out his fists, raised his hands above his head, stretched his waist exaggeratedly, and said, "This place is good, it suits my liking, and it's very comfortable. Hey, you guys, why don't you just sit there? Let's relax. , feel free to talk nonsense." Feng Deyi said: "Your Majesty, maybe the bowstring was stretched too tightly before, now you don't have to go to court, and you don't have to think about trivial matters. The bowstring suddenly loosened, and I really feel uncomfortable." Xiao Yu said: "Hey, are you here again? The emperor asked us to come here to escape the summer heat, as long as we stay with the emperor and have fun." Li Yuan nodded in agreement, and said again: "That's right, the so-called relaxation and relaxation, it should be so. Erlang and Shiro, the ancients said that one should cultivate one's morality, you two are young, you should pay more attention to this point. You two are more than martial arts , You must cultivate your character well, the prince will rely on your help in the future for the affairs of the world. Now that the military revolution is subsiding, we cannot blindly use force to govern the country." Li Shimin said: "I will always remember my father's teachings." Li Yuanji glanced sideways at Li Shimin, turned to Li Yuan and said, "Father, my son will also read some books from today. When it comes to self-cultivation, I am far behind my second brother. The second brother's foundation is already very good. Well, during this period of time, we set up a literature museum again, where we discuss classics and classics every day, recite poems and compose essays, so we have the ability to stay calm and win decisively." He turned to Li Shimin again, "Second brother, if you can cultivate such skills, Is there any quick fix?" Li Shimin smiled and said nothing, thinking that Shiro used to be outspoken and could not turn corners in his words, but now he can hide his sharpness and say flattering words. If you listen carefully, you can hear the hidden wit in his words. Pei Ji smiled and said: "Si Lang is also very good, you are a famous general in my dynasty, and now you want to study again. Your Majesty, this is my great fortune in Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin felt uncomfortable seeing Pei Ji defending Li Yuanji everywhere.A trace of remorse suddenly flashed in his heart, he thought that although Pei Ji was ignorant, but he was close to his father, he could make false claims with him and make him maintain a neutral position.But he didn't know what it was like, so he showed his strength and pushed him into the arms of Dalang and Shiro, making himself an extra formidable enemy.But the current situation has been accomplished, and regretting the past will only add to the troubles. Li Yuan didn't understand that the struggle between the two factions was now in dire straits. Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, discussing the scriptures with all the scholars in the Japanese office, he thought that some of his balancing measures had achieved good results, so he didn't think too deeply.Now hearing that Li Yuanji wanted to study, I was very happy, and praised: "Well, when it comes to reading, Shiro has hated it since he was a child, and he was admonished by me when he was young. Shiro, if you want to study, Tai Xue Lu Deming and Kong Yingda in the book are great contemporary Confucians, you can take them as your teachers, and they will definitely be of benefit to you." Li Yuanji said: "Thank you, Father, for your love. Now my ministers mostly study from Yuan Lang and others in the mansion. Lu and Kong are both knowledgeable, and my ministers must progress step by step. Don't dare to disturb these two people for a while. After the ministers make some progress , It’s not too late to ask them.” Li Shimin felt that Li Yuanji was talking nonsense here, and thought that if he could devote himself to studying, the sun really came out from the west.Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and said, "Father, the fourth younger brother wants to devote himself to studying, which is a blessing to my family and has set an example for other younger brothers and sisters. With the permission of the father, the son set up a literature library in the mansion. If you want to study, you don’t need to start a new stove, you can go to the mansion to study together. In this way, we brothers can read and practice every day when we are together, and strengthen the friendship between brothers.” Li Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Erlang's discussion is very good. Shiro, it's best for you and Erlang to be together. The so-called brotherhood is the same, and its benefits cut through gold. If the two of you are twisted into a rope to assist the prince together, I will be with this gang." You don't have to worry about the veteran, you can go out to play and hunt, maybe you can live longer. Erlang, if you see that there are outstanding talents among the younger brothers, you should take care of me and train them early so that they can grow up to be able to bear the burden. Useful, it can be considered that you have fulfilled your brother's duty." This is the emperor's will, Li Shimin got up and respectfully said: "I will obey the holy will, assist the father and the crown prince, caress the emperor's younger brother, help his talents, and work hard for the father." After hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Yuanji thought that if he wanted to enter Tiance Mansion and be with this annoying second brother every day, it would be more enjoyable to kill himself.He made up his mind that he could perfunctory his father face to face, but if he let himself go to the gate of Tiance's mansion, he Li Shimin would use a big sedan chair with eight carriages to carry him, so he would never let himself move a step. Li Yuan put aside this topic, and turned to the crowd and said: "The saddle horses have been exhausted for the past few days. I think everyone has rested up last night. I passed by Xishan yesterday, and I saw that the mountains there are not too dangerous and there are no people. It is very suitable for hunting. After noon today, we will go hunting there together. Chen Qing, you can arrange this matter first. Well, Erlang, Shiro, today's hunting, all the family members you bring can participate, just in time I'll see what they're capable of." Pei Ji glanced at Li Yuanji, meaning: "Look, it really is what I said, Erlang has far-sightedness, and he intends to show his skills again." After noon, Li Yuan came to Xishan under the guard of honor guards. Pei Ji paid attention to the followers of Li Shimin, and found that except for Changsun Wuji who followed him, the other family members were nowhere to be seen.He was puzzled for a moment, and whispered to Li Yuanji, "What is this Erlang up to? Since he brought this group of fierce generals, and he didn't come to show his skills in front of the emperor, what is his intention?" Li Yuanji hated these people very much. He replied angrily: "It's best if they don't come. If they come, they will surround Erlang like a swarm of flies. It won't make me dizzy. How can I be in a good mood to hunt? Supervisor Pei, you now Why did you become so worried, and was it too late to see them?" Pei Ji was robbed by Li Yuanji, not feeling embarrassed, smiled slightly, and stopped talking about this topic. After Li Yuan got off the car, he searched the group of officials with his eyes, and asked the envoy of Wufang who was standing beside Chen Shuda: "Liu Qing, is my leopard here?" matter.The five workshops refer to the carving workshop, the falcon workshop, the eagle workshop, the kite workshop and the dog workshop. Liu Aisu, envoy of Wufang, replied: "This leopard is Your Majesty's favorite thing, and I dare not neglect it." After finishing speaking, he ordered Li Yuan's horse to be brought over. Long Live cultivated it carefully, and it was dedicated to Li Yuan by Li Shimin last year. When the horse came in front of everyone, it was tall and tall, and the majestic figure of "Yuhuacong" could be seen vaguely. It was covered with dazzling golden saddle stirrups, shining brightly in the sun.The most peculiar thing is that there is a cheetah squatting on the round cushion on its rump.The cheetah's ears are erect, its eyes are piercing, its forelimbs are protruding, and its hind legs are bowing.This cheetah has yellow skin and black spots, and a black collar around its neck. It was a gift from Yehu Khan of the Western Turkic Order to Li Yuan. Li Yuan smiled all over his face, and said to Liu Aisu: "I have hunted many times, but I have never used a cheetah. Today I am going to try something new. Liu Qing, if the cheetah is worth using, the name of your Wufang envoy will be changed. Call it the envoy of Liufang. Pei Jian, there is a leopard in Liu Qing's place, how about you try it?" Pei Ji waved his hands again and again, and said: "The old minister dare not, as long as the emperor can enjoy himself to the fullest, it will be the joy of the subordinates." Li Yuan laughed loudly, and moved over to mount his horse. Afterwards, Li Yuan drove his horse forward, surrounded by officials and guards, and began to drive and hunt.Li Yuan was fond of stalking and hunting, and everyone had the same mind, trying to drive the prey to Li Yuan, and let him shoot it with his bow.Li Yuanji didn't have such thoughts, he was happy to see Lie Xin, he yelled loudly, and shot arrows non-stop for a moment, the beasts fell to the ground one after another. They hunted here for two hours, and everyone was sweating profusely.That cheetah was really powerful. It was looking for big beasts to bite. Whenever it saw its prey, it would shoot out and make a roar when it flew into the air. When the wild boars and other animals heard the sound, they were stunned, and the cheetah rushed up to capture it. After this hunt, Li Yuan got the most.After that, Li Yuanji was the only one to count, and there were very few others. Li Yuan was very excited, and felt that the shooting was extremely refreshing, so he smiled and said to the officials: "Do you know why I like to go hunting? Of course hunting itself is a happy thing, but my Tang Dynasty built a country with martial arts, and I can't do it." Forgetting the duty of being a martial artist, this is actually what I miss the most in my heart." Li Yuan was complacent here, Pei Ji and Feng Deyi rushed to praise a few words, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Qu Tutong also nodded in agreement. What happened to the father?Li Shimin listened to the ministers complimenting Li Yuan there, and saw Li Yuan smiling, his heart really benefited, and his thoughts flew away.In recent years, as the country became stronger, he began to ask less about political affairs, and he did not come to the routine morning court at all. He spent the whole day hanging out with young concubines, or going out hunting, just like a Taiping emperor.Since last year, only three palaces have been built for the summer. Among the emperors of all dynasties, there are many who love to enjoy, but few who strive to govern. Could it be that the father is starting to relax his mind now, and only wants to enjoy it blindly? Li Shimin couldn't help feeling resentful when he thought of his father dealing with his dispute with his elder brother.Now that Dalang is established as the crown prince, he should not encourage his own idea of ​​seizing the heir; since he wants to establish himself as the crown prince, he should make clear the abolition and establishment, and should not be procrastinating.Now it has become a trend of fighting for the position, and the father is indiscriminate, trying to use a balanced approach in exchange for the purity in front of him.For such an important matter, if the emperor doesn't take it seriously and eliminate it from the root cause, how can it be useful to just do some superficial articles? In the final analysis, this is all due to the character of the father.Hesitation, swaying from side to side, should be taboo for the king.Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little worried: what should the father do with the big event that is being prepared in front of him? Li Shimin was in a daze alone here, his eyes were straight as if he was stupid.At this time, Li Yuan began to return in chariots, and the officials rode behind. Li Yuanji was surprised to see Li Shimin's stupefied look, and shouted: "Second brother, what are you still doing here? It's time to go." Li Shimin just woke up, remembering how he lost his composure just now, he smiled self-deprecatingly, and rode his horse to follow.Near the Ximen Bridge, the personnel of the brigade returned to the station as usual and could not go any further.At this time Li Shimin reined in the horse, called Zhangsun Wuji, and asked, "Is there any news from Zhang Wansui?" Seeing that there was no one around, Changsun Wuji took a few steps forward and said softly, "Since we got Zhang Wansui's Flying Falcon Biography when we left Beijing, there has been no news since then. He had already left at that time. According to the time estimate, he should be able to get it now." It is." Li Shimin raised two white falcons in the mansion, which can be used to deliver letters.Li Shimin fixed two routes for them, flying all the way to Luoyang, they can go back and forth several times a day; flying all the way to Zhang Wansui's horse farm in Longxi, they can go back and forth once a day.In this way, he can communicate frequently with Zhang Liang in Luoyang and Zhang Wansui in Longxi every day in the capital.Now that they have come to Fangzhou, the White Falcon cannot accompany them, and the news from the two places will lag behind a lot. "Has anyone from the capital arrived yet?" Before leaving, Li Shimin asked Li An to deliver the letters sent by Bai Falcon to him quickly every day. Changsun Wuji replied: "It should be time, Erlang, you enter the palace first, and I will meet you on the main road. As soon as there is news, I will immediately enter the palace to report to you." Li Shimin nodded, and said softly: "At the beginning of the incident, there must be no mistakes, you must remember this." After speaking, he steered his horse back to the palace. Li Yuanji wanted to make Li Yuan happy. He picked out some kinds of game from the hunting, and went to the back kitchen to instruct the cook to wash and cook them. Sure enough, he made some unique delicacies, and Li Yuan and his officials praised them.Pei Ji said while eating: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that if you want to talk about the way of cooking wild game, it is difficult for anyone to compare with Shiro." Li Yuan smiled and said: "It is said that Shiro is good at hunting and eating, it is really good. Shiro, if you use this kind of cleverness in reading in the future, I believe the effect will be good." Li Yuanji was very proud: "It's a pity that this time I didn't bring the cook at hand. Father's imperial cook is very dull. Every move and style follows the old method. If you don't seek new changes, the taste will be worse." Li Shimin has something on his mind, and he doesn't know what it's like to eat.Seeing that Li Yuanji was complacent, he thought that he was not doing his job properly and preferred to work on these boring things. It would be foolish to ask him to study.So without saying a word, he waited for Li Yuan to finish his meal, then left his seat and returned to his room. After Li Shimin returned to his room, he went to take a bath first, then put on a long gown and sat in front of the lonely lamp, and took out a copy of Lao Tzu's quiet reading.Not long after, Changsun Wuji opened the door and came in, took out a tubular tissue roll and handed it over, whispering: "Erlang, here we come." Li Shimin got up and put down the scroll, took the tissue paper, carefully removed the sealed wax paste in front of the lamp, and gently unfolded the tissue paper, only to see that it was covered with densely packed lower script.Li Shimin leaned closer to the lamp and watched intently. Li Shimin read it carefully, his brows relaxed immediately, and he smiled softly: "It's done, Zhang Wansui's play is very good." After that, he put the tissue paper on the candle and lit it, and the piece of paper melted into The green smoke burns out quickly. Changsun Wuji couldn't help being ecstatic, and said softly: "The hard work of several months has finally come to fruition, Erlang, I didn't expect it to be so easy. Let's wait and see the good show gradually come to the stage." Li Shimin pondered and said: "The world is unpredictable, and we can't talk enough until the end. Wuji, you should go back to the camp as soon as possible, and you can first tell Xuanling, Ruhui and others about Yang Wengan's conspiracy. , let them be prepared." "Do you want to pass this news on to Three Treasures?" "You don't need to worry about this matter, I'll talk to Sambo. Well, we have to grasp the rhythm and not mess up the rules. You go." Changsun Wuji bid farewell and withdrew. At 3:00 the next day, the guards at the west gate came to see Ma Sanbao in a hurry, and said that there was a car full of Jiage on the road outside.The two leaders claimed to be from the East Palace, and they claimed that they had urgent matters to see Ma Sanbao and asked to see the emperor. Ma Sanbao hurried to the west gate, and when he crossed the bridge, he saw the two men standing in the road, he took a closer look and recognized them. On weekdays, Ma Sanbao was very familiar with them and often joked about them. Today when they met on this occasion, Ma Sanbao didn't dare to make a fuss, and asked coldly, "The two of you are not in Chang'an, but you came here with Jia Ge, what's the matter?" Something? Tell me." Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan's expressions were solemn, Qiao Gongshan walked up to Ma Sanbao's ear and whispered: "General Ma, this matter is very important, please take a step to speak." The three of them crossed the bridge together and arrived at the guard room at the west gate. Ma Sanbao closed the door, looked at the two and said, "What's the matter, we can talk about it now." The two looked at each other, Er Zhuhuan said: "General Ma, this matter is really frightening. The car outside is full of Jia Ge, which was given to Yang Wengan, the governor of Qingzhou by the crown prince." Ma Sanbao nodded and said: "I know, it's not just once that the Crown Prince gave Yang Wengan Jiage." "Yes, we were ordered by the crown prince to send Jia Ge to Yang Wenqian. This time, however, this time was very strange. Before leaving, the crown prince called me and the other two into the hall. He stood back and told us in secret. We had a conversation. After Gongshan and I were ordered to leave Chang’an, we felt more and more important. When we arrived in Binzhou, we didn’t dare to go any further. We heard that the emperor was in Renzhi Palace in Fangzhou, so we came here to meet General Ma first. , and please report to the emperor: the prince is going to rebel!" Ma Sanbao was shocked: "What? The prince is going to rebel? How is it possible? You can explain in detail what the prince told you." "The prince told the two of us that Yang Wengan's military training has now been completed. After we send this batch of Jiage, we will follow Yang Wengan and go straight to Renzhi Palace, trying to capture the emperor, King Qin and all the ministers. Over there in Chang'an, The crown prince also raised troops to respond, thus abolishing the current emperor, and the crown prince can take the throne." "Ah, how can the prince do this? Does he have a letter for Yang Wenqian?" "No. The prince said that the matter is of great importance. Let us memorize the words by heart, and then pass them on to Yang Wenqian." "Okay, are you telling the truth?" "The two of us are willing to put our heads on our heads." "If you met the emperor, would you dare to say such words without any changes?" "Why don't you dare? We risked our lives for the sake of loyalty to the emperor." "Okay, it's not too late. You follow me to see the emperor right away." Li Yuan looked at Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan kneeling and complaining coldly, feeling incredible.I thought that Yang Wengan lived in a small place, how dare he have the courage to raise troops to rebel, and the prince has always been honest and honest, and he wanted to seize the throne just after he left Beijing, which is not like his usual style.After the two of them finished talking, Li Yuan snorted and reprimanded: "You two are so courageous, who ordered you to come and falsely accuse the crown prince?" The two trembled when they heard the words, and said tremblingly: "everything the villain said is true, I dare not falsely accuse the crown prince, please the emperor to see clearly." At this time, Ma Sanbao stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I also found it incredible at first, but this matter is not trivial, and I can always check it clearly. I think that if I lend them a few more courage, they will not dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor." 李渊点头道：“不错，这事儿一定要查个清楚。三宝，你先将这两人关押起来，慢慢再审。你出去后可将群臣叫进来，朕要见他们。” 封德彝却不请自来，他领着一人候在门外。马三宝领着尔朱焕、桥公山出门看见他，说道：“封令，皇上正找你呢，赶快进去吧。” 封德彝所领之人大有来历，原来是宁州刺史杜凤举。只见他满面蒙尘，浑身衣衫褴褛，显是经历了一番艰苦跋涉。他们入宫后，封德彝先向李渊介绍了杜凤举的身份，杜凤举匍匐在地，颤声道：“陛下，臣星夜来此，是想亲口向皇上禀报一件大事儿。那庆州都督杨文干，久怀不轨之心，一直勤练兵勇。前日他在庆州易帜举兵，宣称要拥立太子居皇位，并约臣一同反叛。臣不敢大意，一面约束手下拱卫城池，一面独身来此向皇上禀报。” 李渊大惊，诧异道：“真有此事？那杨文干到底仗了谁的势力，竟然敢起兵反朕。” 封德彝简要向李渊说了杨文干的来历，最后说：“杨文干起兵肯定事连太子，他虽居偏地，却事关全身，皇上，此事不可轻视。” 李渊听罢，急召群臣进殿。