The next day, a rising sun rose eastward, and thousands of purple-red auspicious rays shone in the sky. Several bright gray narrow and long clouds floated in the air, constantly changing into various narrow and long objects. Behind it, several scattered clouds arranged like fish scales.

"It will surely rain today! Why not go for a trip tomorrow."

Li Qing stood in the yard, looking at the sky with a thug curtain, turned around and laughed dryly at the curtain that had been changed into a dress and Xiaoyu, and said as if he was coaxing a child: "The morning glow doesn't go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles. I have known this since I was a child. Besides, it rains today, maybe mushrooms will grow tomorrow. I will take you to pick mushrooms tomorrow, okay?"

It’s not that he was really worried about the rain, but that he was excited the night before yesterday and forgot that if Mr. Li, who was stabbed seriously injured, appeared in Chang'an again, wouldn’t the rumors he released be broken?

His eyes slanted slightly, and he quickly glanced at the face of his wife and concubine from the corner of his eyes. One of his mouth raised high, and the other was looking at the sky in surprise on the thug curtain.

"But there are more people going out for a trip today than yesterday, so I don't think it will rain."

Lian'er withdrew his hand, glanced at her husband, and suddenly laughed, "Li Lang, just say it if you have something to do. You don't need to make excuses for us."

She turned around and smiled at Xiaoyu and said, "Do you think this is the case, Xiaoyu?"

Xiaoyu hoped to go out for a walk for a day or two. After finally waiting for today, her clothes had been changed, but before she left, Li Qing changed her mind. She was so disappointed that she had already said the words for him, and the anger in her heart could only be kept in her stomach.

She glanced at Li Qing and said hatefully: "It depends on what's going on? If I'm just sleepy and still awake, I won't agree."

"Actually, it's okay to tell the truth to you."

Li Qing took a step forward and whispered to the second girl: "Didn't I run back secretly? I was afraid that someone would find out, so I broke my plan."

Lian'er glanced at Li Qingbai, "Okay! I'll spare you this time today. I'll tell the truth next time. If you smile like that, I know you are making up excuses in your heart." After that, she smiled and pulled Xiaoyu back to the house.

Li Qing temporarily changed his plan for the outing, but for Li Longji, since he had planned a day for the outing, it would be rainy and rainy, but unlike the people, he had a place for him to visit. The royal garden stretched for more than ten miles, the hills were low and the forests were dense, the rivers and lakes were winding and clear, and there were large areas of lush grass by the water, groups of antelope and fat deer walking towards the water. They had no natural enemies, and their only enemies were the Emperor of Tang and the Royal Guards holding bows and arrows.

The horn soared into the sky, and several teams of ferocious Yulin Army chased a group of poor deer and ran around and fled to the death. The deer escaped from the jungle. A green river stretched across the river, and the river was wide and could not be crossed. The left and behind were murderous horses and guards. Only the right head was unstoppable. The deer naturally turned around and fled to the right, but less than a hundred steps ahead. The Emperor of Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, was holding a treasure bow in his hand. He pulled the bow round and his narrow eyes slightly opened. His eyes were sharp and sharp in line with the tip of the arrow. He aimed at a stag running towards the head. Gao Lishi was already serving him with applause, and Yang Guifei was looking forward to the waves of eyes, waiting for Sanlang to make a contribution, so she could also express her admiration.

‘Swoosh!’ An arrow shot out, and the arrow was a little weak, but it still hit the exhausted stag, like a frightened bird. The stag ran a few steps with the arrow wound, surrounded by guards. It had no way out, and finally fell to the ground dejectedly and lay in front of Yang Guifei's horse with fun.

"Sanlang is so awesome!" Yang Guifei patted her white and tender palms and cried in her eyes, with a brilliant flashing in her eyes.

Gao Lishi was also sighing: "Your Majesty is still as powerful as that of the time, this is the King of Deer, only the king can hunt."

"Haha! Old! Old!"

Li Longji stroked his beard and shook his head, and recalled in his eyes: "I was so energetic that I led my army to fight against rebellion, climbed out of the dead, and cared about a small deer!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly felt aroused his ambition and said to the guard beside him: "Sorry all the princes of the royal family to come here to hunt immediately, camp on the spot at night, shoot deer, kill sheep and fire under his command to promote the bloodiness of the Li family in the Tang Dynasty."

There was more rain than sunny around Qingming Festival. Today, the weather in Chang'an was unfortunately explained by Li Qing. From the afternoon, the sky started to drizzle. But at night, the rain did not stop, but became violent. Thick raindrops hit the tent, and heavy rain was pouring and the wind whistled from the forest, almost blowing away a tent that was pinned by the river.

Li Longji's face was gloomy, and he stood at the tent door and looked at the heavy rain motionless. The originally planned bonfire and barbecue activity had to be cancelled. The ambition that had finally emerged was also extinguished by a ruthless heavy rain.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is delicate and can't stand such coldness. Otherwise, let's withdraw back to the palace first!" Gao Lishi carefully observed Li Longji's face and tactfully advised him. In fact, Yang Guifei stayed in a warm and comfortable tent as usual, and there were countless people serving him, so there was no need to worry about the coldness. What Gao Lishi really worried about was Li Longji's body. He was poor and weak in the past few months, and he was no longer as good as before.

He really couldn't let his beloved concubine catch a cold and get sick. Li Longji nodded, "You're right. He was about to order to return to the palace, but he saw Yu Chaoen running from the rain and running to the edge of the tent. His feet slipped and he almost fell."

"What's the matter, so panicked?"

"Report to Your Majesty, King Yong said he had something to ask for a meeting!"

"You mean, Cong'er sent someone to Yangzhou to assassinate Li Qing?" Li Longji turned around suddenly and stared at Li Lin.

Li Lin kowtowed on the ground and said in a panic: "Some time ago, the emperor asked me to go to his mansion to discuss the matter of Yangzhou. He said it was very vague. My son-in-law didn't know the intention. Then Li Qiu also went to Yangzhou. It was not until recently that Chang'an rumored that Li Qing was assassinated in Yangzhou. My son-in-law calculated the time period when Li Qiu was calculated. Only then did he realize that the emperor's brother was looking for my son-in-law to go there for this matter."

There is no evidence for Li Lin whether it was really caused by Li Cong, but with his father's eyes and wisdom, he didn't need any reason to find. As long as he aroused his suspicion, it would be enough.

Sure enough, Li Longji glanced at Li Lin sideways and said coldly: "Why did King Qing ask you to discuss it?"

This is the key to the problem. Assassination is just the result, but what is the cause? Why can the brothers who have already turned against each other? What is the ulterior motive for this?

Li Lin had a long time ago. As long as he did not involve any matters of power and position, the father was always very tolerant of his children, and his private affairs were small. However, if he concealed and deceived, he would cause his father to distrust him, he would gain and lose. Moreover, he would have made a mistake and voluntarily confessed his guilt. This may not be a good thing. This is also a gambling. In order to leave the impression that he would correct his mistakes in Li Longji's mind, Li Lin decided to take this hand.

He kowtowed a few times, with tears in his eyes and said sadly: "My son dare not hide from his father.My son has a lot of industries in the south of the Yangtze River and has a wide range of areas. He also has salt fields in Chuzhou. His son doesn't care much about it. Since the promulgation of the new salt law, his son has checked his old accounts and found out that he had evaded taxes by his subordinates. His son was extremely shocked and frightened. Yesterday, he had paid the owed taxes in full. The emperor's brother last time he found his son to discuss how to deal with Li Qing's implementation of the new salt law in Yangzhou. He was rejected by his son. This matter is of great importance and involves the national law of Li Tang. My son is here to confess his guilt to his father."

Li Longji's face became more and more gloomy, and he was already angry, "Why did King Qing kill Li Qing again?"

Li Lin felt aggrieved and gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that Li Qing seized the emperor's brother stole 200,000 stones of official salt in Yangzhou. The emperor's brother was frightened and wanted to kill someone to silence him."

After saying that, he raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Li Longji secretly. He saw him looking up at the top of the tent with his hands behind his back, his eyes changing, and his shoulders slackened a little after a long time. He sighed, "You know that you can correct your mistakes, but you don't protect your family affection. I feel very pleased for your father. Go! Don't do anything that violates the national law in the future."

Li Lin was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to show his face at all. He suddenly cried and said, "The love of the father is engraved in his heart."

He bowed heavily and slowly went down. At this moment, Li Longji was in a bad mood. His eldest son's boldness and arrogance really annoyed him and was extremely embarrassed. Although there is an ancient saying in the Records of the Grand Historian that a prince violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people, but when he really reached this point, how could he really punish his son and expose himself the ugly matter? But if he ignored it, he could not explain it to the world.

Li Longji walked a few steps in the tent with his hands behind his back, and suddenly remembered that the memorial that Li Qing had just delivered in the afternoon had not been read. He rushed to the imperial case. There were some important documents he brought here, including Li Qing's memorial. Soon he took out the memorial. The memorial was very thick and there seemed to be something else inside. When he opened it, a "click" sounded, and a letter fell from it. Li Longji picked it up and saw that the cover of the letter read: "Jiangdu County Magistrate Liu Suifeng risked his life to make a statement to the emperor." The message was covered with varnish, and it was obviously not opened.

Let’s look at the contents of Li Qing’s memorial, saying that he had indeed seized 200,000 stones of stolen official salt and caught King Qing’s brother-in-law on the spot. The salt was in Xuzhou and asked the emperor to clearly explain what to do. He also mentioned that he was assassinated, but he was lucky enough to avoid being assassinated again. In order to prevent being assassinated again, he was now quietly on his way back to Beijing. At the end of the memorial, he said that 600,000 jin of Jianghuai salt tax would be released into Beijing soon. Li Longji opened the letter of advice from Jiangdu County Magistrate Liu Suifeng, but impeached Yangzhou Governor Li Chengshi, privately stealing official salt and seeking personal profit. All the numerical evidences were listed one by one, clearly.

Li Longji was slightly stunned, and then a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. What a Li Qing, who had prepared the steps for him. He would rather be assassinated than to protect his face. Li Longji gently stroked his dragon beard, nodded with relief, and immediately became brisk in his heart.

"I passed on my will, and I couldn't hunt when I was raining. I'll be waiting for the palace. The princes of the royal family can return to their homes."

Li Longji sat on the dragon chassis, half-squinted his eyes. In the darkness, his pupils flashed slightly with two thin rays of light. His body swayed slightly. The dragon chassis was very warm. The thick curtain blocked the sound of wind and rain outside. His beloved concubine Yang Yuhuan lay lazily on his knees, as if she was asleep.

Li Longji gently stroked her back and suddenly spoke, "Yuhuan, I have considered the last time you pleaded for Princess Pingyang."

Yang Yuhuan sat up suddenly, snuggled on Li Longji's shoulder, and whispered: "I have promised Princess Pingyang to fulfill her wish, Sanlang, don't let me down."

Li Longji kissed her face, and the smooth and delicate touch was so refreshing that he felt heart-warming, and he said, "When did I disappoint you? I promised you not to pursue the marriage between Li Xiang, but you also have to think of a way for me to make the princess a concubine, which is really a shame for the royal face."

"I don't care. I'm the matchmaker. Sanlang thinks of a way to go."

"This, this is difficult." Li Longji stroked his beard lightly and thought to himself secretly: "He will definitely not want to ask Li Qing to divorce his wife and marry him again. Besides, it is unreasonable to say that Tubo has designated Li Jingyan to marry him."

Li Longji's nostril was penetrated by Yang Yuhuan's hair. He couldn't help but sneeze. When he remembered Yang Yuhuan's incident, he suddenly realized, "Become a monk, yes! Isn't it enough to let Li Jingyan become a monk, remove the title of princess and the identity of the royal family? It's not enough to cover up people's eyes and ears, but the royal face is not lost. He will not offend Tubo. If you kill three birds with one stone, why not do it?"
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