The king and his ministers arrived at the Huaqing Palace in Mount Li. It was already late at night after they settled down.

Li Longji and Yang Guifei should be tired, so they ordered the eunuchs to send out an edict, and all the ministers would rest without asking for peace in person.

Gu Qing was divided into a hotel near the Yutang, and there were several sectors and private officials living with him. In the independent courtyard of the hotel, Gu Qing was divided into a not-so-spacious room.

At this time, everything was silent and the wind was cold. There were sounds of silk and bamboo in the direction of Yu Tang not far away.

I have to admire Li Longji's energy. After rushing for a day, I still have the energy to watch the song and dance. I can guess with my butt that Li Longji and Yang Guifei may be enjoying the song and dance while taking a hot spring.

I think so, I ran from Chang'an to Mount Li from all over the world just to soak in a hot spring?

There are more than one hot spring in the Huaqing Palace. Each hot spring is named "Tang". The word "Tang" represents hot springs and bathing. Later, this word travels across the ocean and is promoted by the Japanese. In many indescribable action movies, the heroine is often the female general of a certain soup, or the heroine "One Mooring Two Days", etc., all stories that happen in this "Tang".

When drinking water, you should remember the source, and when watching movies, you should remember the source. The meaning of "Tang" is from the Tang Dynasty. Knowing the truth and knowing the reason. If you have a strong academic atmosphere when watching action movies, each action can be sublimated to the height of soul and art.

The most top soup in the Huaqing Palace is called "Xingchen Soup". Even Li Longji dared not enjoy this soup. Why? Because this Xingchen Soup was used by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. As a descendant of the Li family, Li Longji would never dare to take the blame for the world and dare to use Emperor Taizong's exclusive bathhouse.

In the 18th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin issued an intention to build the Tangquan Palace in Mount Li. Today, Huaqing Palace built the imperial star soup next to the hot springs of Huaqing Palace, which is specially used for Li Shimin himself to take hot springs.

Compared to Li Longji's unbridled luxury and enjoyment, Li Shimin was humble and guilty when taking hot springs. After taking Xingchen Soup several times, Li Shimin also wrote a short article called "The Inscription on Hot Springs". In the short article, he explained to the people of the world, "I am worried and overworked, and I have been inflated due to my own health. I am always worried about this source and will suffer from damage."

What it means is that if I have wind disease in my body, so soaking in a hot spring can relieve the pain of wind disease. That’s why I soaking in a hot spring is so luxurious. It’s not that I’m greedy for pleasure, but I’m actually treating the disease and asking not to slap in the face.

The founding emperors were so humble and uneasy when they took a hot spring. They wrote a short article to explain to their subjects, which shows how simple the older generation who fought against the country was.

When he arrived at Li Longji, the Emperor Taiping was not so humble. He was soaking in hot springs with confidence. Not only did he not explain it to the world, he also took his little wife to soak together.

The country or the country is going upward or downward, which can be seen from the emperor's attitude towards the world.

That night, Gu Qing slept in the hotel and went to bed until midnight before falling asleep. Then he had a dream, dreaming that the protagonist who was enjoying singing and dancing in the Huaqing Palace became himself, and teams of kabuki waving their sleeves in front of him and dancing gracefully, but they couldn't understand what they were singing and dancing. Gu Qing impatiently ordered them to retreat, but they didn't know that they would never retreat.

Gu Qing was so angry that he immediately turned over the table. They still refused to retreat. For some reason, Gu Qing saw Zhang Huaiyu and Zhang Huaijin in the palace dress next to him. Gu Qing seemed to have found a helper and hurriedly asked the two sisters to help drive the group of kabuki out. The two sisters happily kicked the kabuki out of the hall, and then... they actually danced in front of Gu Qing.

Zhang Huaiyu, she is dressed in a gorgeous palace dress, and the girls are dancing...

Do you dare to imagine the picture?

Gu Qing woke up with a terrifying sound, and he bounced from the bed, slapped his chest with a look of shock.

Fortunately, it was a dream. If it was true, Gu Qing might snatch his eyes and never love him from now on.

I didn't sleep well all night, and Gu Qing got up just after dawn. After dressing, I walked out of the door and saw the mountains and mountains in the distance, and the bleak winter forest. The bitter cold wind blew on my face, with a little smoke mixed in the air.

Gu Qing took a few deep breaths and his mind suddenly became clear.

Two little eunuchs stood at the door. Seeing Gu Qing rise up, the eunuch smiled and bowed to him and said hello, and then told him that there would be food for the imperial gift to be delivered for a while, so please wait.

Gu Qingyi smiled and thanked her, turned around and returned to the house to wait for the meal. Not long after, the eunuch came in with a lacquered wooden food box. The food box was steaming hot. The meals given by the emperor were not expensive, and there were no delicacies as imagined. There were only some foods that ordinary people eat, such as golden crisps, steamed meat, milk cakes, etc.

Although Gu Qing had no appetite for these meals, he did not dare not to eat the food given by the emperor, nor did he dare to waste it. The eunuch stood in front of him and stared at him with a smile.

Gu Qing had to be wiped out in one breath like a poisoned wine. After the little eunuch packed up the plate and left, Gu Qing dared to walk out of the door.

A few hundred steps to the right of the courtyard of the hotel is the hot spring palace where Li Longji and Yang Guifei live. The guards are tight and cannot be approached without being summoned.

To the left is the Hall of Eternal Life, which worships the late emperors of the Tang Dynasty, where the guards are not strict, but Gu Qing was not interested in watching the tablets of the dead.

Right in front is Jiulong Lake, an artificial lake accumulated by artificial excavation after being drawn from Mount Li.

Gu Qing thought about it and decided to go to Jiulong Lake to have a look.

When he walked to the lake, a group of eunuchs and palace maids came towards him, surrounded by a woman in palace costumes. When Gu Qing saw the woman, he changed color and turned around and planned to avoid it.

As soon as he turned around, he heard the woman also see him, and suddenly shouted angrily: "Come on, take down the evil man in front and throw it into the lake!"

Gu Qing was shocked: "Slow down! Your Highness, this joke is unstoppable!"

The woman in the palace dress is Princess Wanchun. She is really a bad fate that cannot be separated. She can meet her anywhere.

But it is normal to think about it. It is reasonable for the father and stepmother to take a hot spring on vacation and be a daughter to take a hot spring. Anyway, these princes and princesses don’t have to go to work or start a business to make money. They do nothing in their lives like unemployed vagrants. They are extremely unstable factors in the Tang Dynasty society. Compared with the princes riding horses and trampling on farmland hunting together, Princess Wanchun is considered gentle and gentle, and is suitable for her room and home.

Seeing that Gu Qing was scared, Princess Wanchun suddenly giggled, then snorted with a pretty face, and said, "You are told to sneak and not do serious things!"

This woman is a trouble, so it is best to avoid it early.

Gu Qing immediately bowed and said, "I have no intention of offending the princess's imperial carriage. I will avoid it now and I will leave."

After saying that, Gu Qing stepped back in a proper manner.

Princess Wanchun called him, waved his hand to instruct the eunuchs and palace maids next to him to retreat, and said, "It's boring to visit the lake alone in this palace. Gu Changshi can accompany me to visit."

"Your Highness forgives your crime. I still have something to do, so I dare not bother you..."

Princess Wanchun's pretty face turned cold: "If you ask you to accompany you, just accompany me, will my words work?"

Gu Qing was unhappy, but he still held back his anger and said lightly: "Since your highness has an order, I dare not refuse to obey. Your Highness asks you first."

Princess Wanchun felt a little cold when she saw Gu Qing's expression, and her mood suddenly became a little complicated. On the one hand, she felt a little relieved, but on the other hand, she felt that she was too unreasonable and annoying.

The two of them walked along the lakeside, followed by a group of eunuchs and palace maids.

Gu Qing fell behind Wan Chun and the two of them kept this rhythm for a long time, silent all the way.

Gu Qing didn't want to talk. Wan Chun wanted to find a topic to open up the deadlock between the two but didn't know where to start. Wan Chun felt very contradictory to Gu Qing. On the one hand, he admired Gu Qing's talent. Wan Chun had already memorized his poems in secret, and often recited a few sentences to savor the charm. On the other hand, Gu Qing was the first man to see her body. Wan Chun had to be upset. Every time he thought of the unbearable scene that night, he felt ashamed and angry as if he wanted to kill Gu Qing and then hang himself.

Under this contradictory mood, Wan Chun couldn't help but look good every time he saw Gu Qing, but when he said too much, he felt a little apologized. This kind of mentality of children would not understand that people who have never fallen in love with him more than three times in junior high school will not understand.

After narrowing his eyes, Wan Chun suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the back mountain of Mount Li, forcibly found a topic and said, "Do you know what is there?"

Gu Qing looked in the direction of her finger and said lightly: "I don't know."

Huaqing Palace, also known as the "Winter Palace", is a must-see place for Li Longji to escape from the cold every winter. With Li Longji's pleasure and luxury, Huaqing Palace has been expanding palace buildings over the years, with Jiulong Lake as the center point expanding and extending to the surrounding area year by year.

The direction Wan Chun just pointed at was the back hillside of Mount Li, where there was a large construction site. The craftsmen and civilians on the construction site were busy building new palaces and corridors.

Wan Chun snorted and said, "In two years, the Huaqing Palace will be bigger as today, with more pavilions and towers for people to enjoy. If you don't offend me, after the new palace is completed, I can bring you to visit, and I can also give you warm soup to bathe."

Gu Qing was not interested and bowed perfunctorily: "I thank the princess for the reward."

Princess Wanchun pointed to the construction site in the distance and said, "Since you are a talented man from the Tang Dynasty, why not write a poem at this time? If the poem is wonderful, I can present it to you in front of your father. Maybe your father will be promoted to your official position as soon as he is happy."

Gu Qing glanced at the construction site in the distance and saw yellow walls and red bricks and glazed tiles appearing in the dense woods of Mount Li. The craftsmen stood on the roof with shelves, as if they were in full swing, painting the dragon and phoenix totem.

For some reason, Gu Qing suddenly blurted out: "Every brick and every tiles are all wealth and ointment of the people, and I have no poem to write."

As soon as he said that, Gu Qing suddenly felt a silence and hurriedly said, "Your Highness forgives your crime, I am reckless."

Princess Wanchun was stunned and read Gu Qing's words just now. Her expression suddenly became distracted and she sighed: "You are right, I don't blame you. In fact... My father's palace has been built enough, so there is really no need to use civilian craftsmen to complete it every year. The Tian family is enjoying themselves, and the suffering is ultimately the people."

"Your Highness is a nobleman of the Tian family. It is enough to think like this to show that he is kind-hearted." Gu Qing gave him a flattery.

A compliment without any sincerity, Wanchun suddenly became happy, and her eyes were curled into a crescent moon: "Do you think I am kind-hearted?"

"Yes. Your Highness has a noble body with a golden branch and a jade leaf. Of course, he is very kind to think of the sufferings of the people."

Wan Chun said happily: "I told my father to change the Japanese palace and asked him to stop the fortifications of the Lishan Palace. Since you praise me for being kind, you must be worthy of your reputation."

"Your Highness doesn't have to do this. Your Majesty is arbitrary, so don't make Your Majesty unhappy."

"It's okay, my father favors me. If I go begging him, he will definitely agree."

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In the dense jungle behind Mount Li, three middle-aged men, who looked like civil servants, were hiding in the jungle with their waists on their waists.

The woods in winter are not an ideal place to hide. Everything is depressed, the leaves on the trees are yellow and fallen. A thick layer of dry fallen leaves are covered on the ground, but the woods appear empty, and you can almost see everything in the forest at a glance.

The three civil servants secretly escaped from the construction site of the Lishan Palace.

The leader was burly and in his thirties, holding the tree with one hand bent down and panting. The other two sat on the thick fallen leaves regardless of their care, looking up at the gray sky.

"Brother Zhao, if we just run out like this, our family may suffer." A thin man said in a frightened expression.

The man in the leader was named Zhao, obviously a person who had the idea. Hearing this, he spat hard on the ground and said evilly: "If you don't run away, you will be exhausted on the construction site. Look at the whip marks on our bodies, and we will be in prison. We are so cruel. If we take a step slower, we will whip the head and not eat enough. We don't know how much of our food has been deducted by those animals, and we are still asking us to do heavy work. Do you know how many people have exhausted on the construction site in the past few months?"

"It's our life to be exhausted. What should we do if we don't accept our fate?" a man cried.

Another man said anxiously: "Brother Zhao, we are escaping labor service and will be investigated by the China Commission. We can't even go back to our family. My wife, children, and mother are still there..."

Brother Zhao looked fierce and said, "Going back to work is a death, and not going back is a death. Do you have any choice? As for our family, if we die on the construction site, do you think your family will live a good life? It is better to run away. From then on, I have hidden names and find some work, and secretly send it home after earning money. My wife, children, and young people also have the confidence to survive."

The other two looked at each other, then nodded hesitantly, and they all ran away. Now they can only believe Brother Zhao's words. In short, they have no turning back.

Brother Zhao comforted, "Don't worry, I've measured it all over the place before escaping. If we die on the construction site and the pillars of our family are gone, the elderly, weak, women and children in the family will probably not live for a few years. But if we escape, go to the city near Chang'an to find new work, and secretly send it home after making money. Everyone can live a good life. Believe me, I will take you to live a good life."

Since the consensus was reached, the three of them no longer hesitated. They looked at the construction site in the distance and said softly: "At this time, I'm afraid that we have found out that we have escaped. We must leave Mount Li quickly..."
Chapter completed!