Chapter 184 Layout
Gao Lishi's house was in Yishanfang, close to the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace. This was to facilitate Gao Lishi's entry into the palace. However, Li Longji no longer lived in the Daming Palace. A few months ago, he appointed Yang Yuhuan as the imperial concubine. In order to prevent Yang Yuhuan from falling into the dispute over the harem, Li Longji moved to Xingqing Palace. Xingqing Palace was located in the east of Chang'an City. It was originally the palace where Li Longji ascended the throne. After ascending the throne, it was changed to the palace. In the 14th year of Kaiyuan, the land of Yongjiafang was demolished and expanded.
The night was deep, with black clouds floating in the sky, and the gray fog filled Chang'an. The lights in Xingqing Palace were brightly lit and busy. According to the plan, after the New Year, Li Longji would take Yang Yuhuan to the Hot Spring Palace (Huaqing Pond) for more than ten days, and come back to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival.
The palace maids and eunuchs were nervously packing their belongings, hanging lanterns in the palace, wearing streams of colors, and cutting silk flowers. In a few days, it will be the New Year. This is the first New Year after Yang Yuhuan became the concubine. Li Longji also attached great importance to it and ordered the whole country to celebrate to show his prosperous style.
At this moment, the hall was singing and dancing, the piano was melodious, and the genius was singing the new song of Li Guinian. At the hall, a translucent curtain was separated by a curtain of veil, dozens of palace maids and eunuchs were lined up, Yang Yuhuan was half lying on the spring bed, a jade hand was standing on the fragrant cheeks, the cold smoke in his eyes was lightly cage, and his eyes were blurred, and he seemed a little careless. The life of the imperial concubine made her texture more delicate, her flesh and flesh became more uniform, and her temperament was more noble, but at this time she frowned slightly because Li Sanlang beside her disappeared and ignored her.
For Li Longji, who was in the fifth year of Tianbao, if there is another thing in the world that is more important than Yang Yuhuan, it is his throne. At this moment, he was walking back and forth in the side palace with his hands behind his hands. There was a secret line that Huangfu Weiming had arrived in Xianyang and offered 3,200 prisoners. He reported to the court that he was escorted by 5,000 people, but in fact, 20,000 people came.
"They're so cruel!"
Li Longji's eyes were flashing with fierce light, and his face was slowly covered with a cloud. It has been thirty-five years since he ascended the throne, but for the first time someone dared to threaten him with force. 'Huangfu Weiming, you are so brave!' His teeth were chewing, and a deep wrinkle stretched from his clenched lips to his protruding chin that was striking forward.
It has been ten years since Li Heng's position as the prince for too long, and it is time to change people. As Li Linfu judged, Li Longji's deployment to depose the prince had already quietly begun. From the case of Liu Sheng's stolen goods, demoted Han Chaozong, and dismissed Li Shizhi. Later, Li Linfu beat the case in the East Palace, but finally stopped abruptly and let Li Heng go. This was definitely not Li Longji's fatherly heart, but worried about controlling the 200,000 army of Helong
Huangfu Weiming was in rebellion. Huangfu Weiming was the prince's shield. If he wanted to move the prince, he had to break the shield first. So he chose Li Qing, sent him back to the prince, and sent him to Shazhou. When he found that Li Qing was really loyal to the prince, he immediately knocked him and let him understand that he was just a chess piece that he put into the prince's party. The function of this chess piece was to remove firewood from the cauldron and cut off Huangfu Weiming's retreat.
Li Longji's anger gradually subsided, and he began to deduce the upcoming rebellion of forcing the palace to seize the throne. Huangfu Weiming led his troops to the capital was something he had expected. If he did not allow him to lead the troops, how could he be willing to come? Of course, Huangfu Weiming's soldiers could not enter the capital. The so-called offering of prisoners is just a symbol. Hundreds of people were selected from the Tubo prisoners as representatives and escorted them by the guards sent to the capital.
Huangfu Weiming would never lead troops into the capital. He was not that stupid. His attack should be the hot spring palace in Mount Li. Li Longji sneered gently. Did he think the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who had been emperor for 35 years was still a three-year-old child? Isn’t even telling this trick? A sinister smile flashed in Li Longji’s eyes. Li Qing was just his chess move, and he had another step that was more critical.
At this time, an eunuch walked quickly along the wall. When he reached the bright spot, he showed a black and lean face. It was the eunuch Bian Lingcheng. He came to Li Longji and hung his hands without saying a word.
Li Longji glanced at him, took a gold medal from his arms and handed it over, whispered to him a few words, and finally added: "After completing this matter, you go to Fengxiang again, and join Dong Yanguang in the process of rushing to Shanzhou to take over the military power of Longyou. Don't worry, I have already made arrangements in Shanzhou."
Bian Lingcheng carefully took the gold medal, bowed and turned around, and Li Longji kept watching his back disappear, then nodded secretly, 'This person is quite capable. If he can do these two things well, it would be of great use."
"Emperor, Imperial Concubine, please come over." Yu Chaoen, the eunuch, stood at the door and called him softly.
"knew!"
Li Longji agreed casually. He suddenly remembered something and asked again: "Has Gao Lishi sent someone to call?"
"If you go back to your Majesty, you've already gone."
Li Longji nodded and walked towards the hall with brisk steps. At this moment, he turned from an old man in his sixties to a handsome young man to find his beloved woman. A man's love is different from a woman. A woman's love is a straight line, from spring to winter, and then from the spring of the new year, repeating over and over again. Unless the man is unwilling or really incompetent, women generally will not change, and ending from one to the end. Of course, it only refers to most women, not absolute.
A man's love is a plane, composed of countless points, and he can fall in love with several women at the same time. And when his love for a woman is over, it is difficult to start over again. Compared with women, men pay more attention to sex rather than love.
The reason why marriage is the grave of love is actually a man. A woman can love a man until old age. There is no difference between love and marriage, while men are different. The novelty of sex disappears, and their love or passion disappears. Therefore, the word "responsibility" is often mentioned to men. Of course, responsibility is not reliable, family affection! Only family affection transformed from love is the only rope that can tie a man.
Yang Yuhuan was the beginning of Li Longji's youth. Her attraction to Li Longji was not her shameful appearance or her creamy skin, but it was just a fantasy that poets could not get. For an emperor, appearance was actually not important, just like eating. Although a delicacy was delicious, it would be boring to eat it every meal. Moreover, in the 14th year of Tianbao, Yang Yuhuan was already thirty-seven years old. No matter how beautiful she was, the years did not forgive her.
But Li Longji favored Yang Yuhuan for ten years. Until her death, Li Longji died of depression because she missed her. This is actually family affection. Family affection is the most sincere feeling that allows two people to support each other and stay with each other until they grow old.
Li Longji in the fifth year of Tianbao experienced many vicissitudes. Yang Yuhuan quietly calmed the lonely heart of an old man with her intelligence, beauty, and understanding, allowing Li Longji to find his destination in her later years.
"I'm so sorry, I've neglected my wife." Li Longji sat next to Yang Yuhuan and smiled apologetically.
Yang Yuhuan's brows stretched, his eyes were filled with smiles, half complaining and half acting coquettishly, "Sanlang has been thinking about something these days, and he is distracted even when he eats. Haven't you promised me that he will not consider political affairs when he comes back from court?"
Li Longji hurriedly smiled and said, "On these days, I promise you that after the New Year, we will go to the Hot Spring Palace, and I will definitely accompany you."
Yang Yuhuan's delicate body leaned gently against Li Longji, rested his head on his legs, sighed happily, and whispered: "Sanlang only favors me, I am already satisfied. Sanlang's national affairs are heavy. Even though I am busy, I am actually just missing my family a little, so I feel it."
“Isn’t this easy?”
Li Longji stroked her face and smiled, "I will send someone to bring them tomorrow. If you can't catch up with the New Year, everyone will celebrate the Lantern Festival together. Is this good, my wife?"
Yang Yuhuan smiled and she turned over and sat up and was about to thank her, but she saw Gao Lishi hurriedly passing through the hall, so she pointed at him and smiled at Li Longji, "Eunuch Gao is here, do you want me to avoid it?"
Li Longji grabbed her hand and shook his head, "No, I'll give him a few words."
He turned around and waved to the palace people beside him, and ordered them to retreat. At this time, Gao Lishi stood outside the curtain and bowed and said, "I'm here, I'm here, please give me instructions!"
Li Longji smiled and said, "It's really hard for you to call you from the mansion." After a while, he said, "You go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and have a chat with Li Prime Minister."
Gao Lishi was stunned and hesitated for a moment. He asked again: "I wonder what your Majesty asked the old slave to talk to the prime minister?"
"After talking about the past, you might as well talk about the two old prime ministers, Zhang Jiuling and Pei Yaoqing."
Speaking of this, Li Longji smiled faintly and said, "Go! He will understand."
The night was already deep, the fog was thicker, mixed with drizzle. Li Linfu had just finished writing his diary and was about to go to bed. Two concubines were serving him on the left and right, and one burned his feet with boiling water. This was also his must-do homework every day. Only by burning his feet, the meridians in his body could be smooth; the other concubine was carefully rubbing his nose lightly, which was also his special habit. Physical knowledge refers to a man's nose as the key to his success or failure.
It is said that this is because a man's nose is proportional to the penis below. His nose is big, so he is full of energy. Li Linfu's nose is surprisingly big, with strong sexual desire and energy. At this moment, he leaned on the chair, squinted his eyes and enjoyed the numbness from his feet and the refreshing feeling of his nose. However, his hand reached into the lapels of the two concubines and touched and played with him. He had so many concubines that he couldn't even remember how many of them were.
At this moment, the concierge ran quickly to report, "Gau Liss is here."
Li Linfu was very surprised by Gao Lishi's sudden visit. He would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. He immediately realized that this must be related to Huangfu Weiming and the prince, so he urgently ordered someone to invite Gao Lishi to his study.
"I'm sorry to disturb Li Xiangguo's rest late at night! I'm sorry!"
Gao Lishi laughed and said, "The sound of wind and rain comes at night, and I feel a lot, so I want to find the Prime Minister to talk about the past."
‘Speaking about the past?’ Li Linfu sneered in his heart. There were so many storms coming at night. He didn’t come before, but today he came over. He smiled and said, “Aweng came to me to reminisce about the past. This is my honor. Please sit down quickly!”
Gao Lishi took a sip of hot tea, letting the heat heat warm the chest and abdomen, and then smiled and said, "I saw the New Year. It has been five years since Tianbao. Thinking about the time when the emperor ascended the throne, it seemed that something happened yesterday, but it has been thirty-five years."
Li Linfu also sighed: "When Your Majesty first ascended the throne, I was just a thousand-magic man with a high spirit, but now I have been the prime minister for more than ten years." He pointed to Gao Lishi, then pointed back at himself, and smiled: "Now you and I are old, and my ambition has passed away!"
After saying that, the two of them laughed together.
After pondering for a moment, Gao Lishi slowly said: "When it comes to prime minister, I think of Zhang Jiuling and Pei Yaoqing."
Hearing this, Li Linfu's eyes immediately became sharp. Zhang Jiuling and Pei Yaoqing were designed to stop the preface at the same time in the 25th year of Kaiyuan. This is the most proud thing in his life. The so-called "one eagle carries two rabbits". Of course, he is just a specific operator, but the specific behind-the-scenes instructor is high. However, what does Gao Lishi mean when he suddenly mentioned this matter? Is it an hinting at Huangfu Weiming and the prince? Li Linfu has already understood that reminiscing about the past is actually just giving him a task for Li Longji.
Gao Lishi seemed not to notice Li Linfu's abnormality. He smiled faintly and sighed a little, "The scenery of the three major families is not as good as before. The Pei family is still fine. After Pei Yaoqing passed away, there was Pei Kuan, and Pei Mian and Pei Zunqing were behind him. However, the Wei family is still young. After Wei Jian, there is only one side branch Wei Jiansu, but he is the weakest of the three major families."
Speaking of this, Gao Lishi sighed twice, stood up and apologized to Li Linfu: "The Prime Minister is busy with official duties, but I come to the slap in the middle of the night. It's really rude, and it's time to go."
Chapter completed!