The year they met, Li Shimin was fifteen and Wang Ou was also fifteen.
In the ninth year of Daye, Luoyang City.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo for the second time, and ordered Li Yuan to supervise the transportation of grain and grass in Huaiyuan Town, and also to know all the military affairs in Guanyou. At this time, Li Yuan was already thinking about competing in the world and making friends with heroes all over the world. Among his sons, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were younger
He sent him to Luoyang to make friends with the children of powerful families and get information.
The original capital of the Sui Dynasty was Daxing City, which is today's Chang'an City. However, after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne, he ordered the great craftsman Yu Wenkai to build a new capital and moved the capital to Luoyang. Therefore, during the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Luoyang was the main capital and Chang'an was the secondary capital.
It was May, and the peonies were in bloom. The peonies at Baima Temple were the most beautiful, and people rushed to see them. Although the world was in chaos, Luoyang, as the capital, was still singing and dancing. When the peonies bloomed, many ladies from aristocratic families came to enjoy the flowers.
Of course, they all come in the name of praying for blessings.
Li Shimin liked martial arts but not literature, and he had no interest in peonies. But he came here with his brother and couldn't make the decision. Li Jiancheng wanted to enjoy flowers, so he had no choice but to accompany him.
At this time, Li Yuan was already an important minister of the Sui Dynasty. As the eldest son of Tang Guogong Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng naturally attracted people's attention wherever he went. Li Shimin was only fifteen years old at this time. Although he was very brave, few people took him seriously.
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Li Shimin also enjoyed his leisure time. When he saw his brother chatting and laughing among the crowd, he didn't bother to steal the limelight, so he took a leisurely stroll by himself.
Suddenly, someone came from the corridor and exclaimed: "Ah, that one over there...could it be Miss Wang?"
"Which Miss Wang? Brother Zhang should make it clearer!"
"Which other Wang family could it be? The Wang family of Taiyuan!" The man called Brother Zhang seemed to be very anxious and said: "The Wang family has a prosperous generation and all the children are sons. We only have this one daughter. She is very precious.
.I never leave home. It is said that I came to Luoyang this time to accompany my mother to the White Horse Temple to fulfill her vows. I only heard about it, but I didn’t expect to actually come. It is said that Miss Wang is only fifteen years old and is the number one in Taiyuan.
She is a beautiful woman who knows all about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. People who want to marry her are almost over the threshold, and they don’t know what they look like. Brother Zhao, come and see with me!"
"The Hedong lion at home..."
"Oops! That's all, I'll go on my own!"
When Li Shimin heard these words, his heart moved. At this time, he was not married yet. Although he was on good terms with Changsun Wuji, he only had a brother-sister relationship with Queen Changsun, not any love. Moreover, he was full of love in his heart.
He is so busy competing for world affairs that he has no intention of considering personal issues.
But after hearing what "Brother Zhang" said, Li Shimin was moved. This Miss Wang was the same age as him. She was also the most beautiful woman in Taiyuan, and she was good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. The most important thing was that she was born in Taiyuan.
The Wang family is the only daughter. The Wang family of Taiyuan is one of the five surnames and Qiwang. For thousands of years, she has been the top among the five surnames and Qiwang. At this time, her father Li Yuan is planning a big thing. If he can form a Qin-Jin alliance with the Taiyuan Wang family,
How much help does it require?
Suddenly he remembered that 'Brother Zhang' said that Miss Wang rarely went out. Li Shimin became anxious. He caught sight of the shadow of 'Brother Zhang' and chased after him. But it was too late and he only saw the carriage going away.
I only caught a glimpse of her beautiful face.
One month later, Kyushu Pond.
In June, lotus flowers are in full bloom, and there are endless painted boat cruises in the Kyushu Pond.
Li Jiancheng also booked a painting boat and invited his friends to drink on the pool. Li Shimin also came. He couldn't chat with Li Shimin's friends, so he came to the side of the boat alone and leaned against the guardrail in a daze.
His mind was filled with the smile he had glimpsed that day.
How can a person be so beautiful?
For the first time in his life, he fell in love with a woman. But he was the second son of the Duke of Tang Dynasty, and the woman was the only daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan, so he did not dare to come to propose marriage. At this time, his father Li Yuan was planning something big, so what could he do?
Can you beg your father to propose marriage because of your children's affair?
Li Shimin smiled bitterly, thinking to himself that even if he proposes marriage, it may not be successful. The threshold for the Wang family in Taiyuan is so high, and the Li family in Longxi... they may not necessarily take it seriously.
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard someone calling for help. Li Shimin looked carefully and saw someone falling into the water on the boat not far away. Listening carefully again, he vaguely heard intermittent voices such as "Miss Wang" and "What should we do?" Li Shimin heard
The words 'Ms. Wang' instantly resurfaced in my mind, and the smile I saw that day reappeared in my mind. I didn't even have time to think about it, so I took off my robe and jumped into the water.
Hearing the sound of water entering, Li Jiancheng came out of the boat and saw Li Shimin in the water. He shouted: "Second brother, what are you doing? Come quickly and rescue my second brother!"
The two painted boats were in a mess, and guards kept jumping into the water, like dumplings. But Li Shimin couldn't see these. He could only see Miss Wang splashing in the water not far away.
Miss Wang! I’m here to save you!!
Li Shimin is strong and strong. Although he is only fifteen years old, his swimming ability is beyond the reach of others. Soon, he swam to Wang Ou's side and just reached out to hold Wang Ou's hand, but Wang Ou dodged him.
, Li Shimin was a little confused, am I so ugly that you would rather drown than let me save you?
"Gong...son, male and female...don't give or take each other..."
It turned out that he was worried about this. Li Shimin knew it in his heart and praised, she is worthy of being a queen of a famous family, the rules are so strict. Anyway, she attaches so much importance to the defense of men and women, she must be a man of integrity, and Li Shimin is a bit chauvinistic at the age of fifteen.
Very satisfied with this.
"Miss, don't panic. I am Li Shimin, the son of Li Yuan, Duke of Tang Dynasty. I will be responsible for saving the lady today. I will go to the house tomorrow to propose marriage. Miss, please hold my hand quickly, my life is at stake!"
Li Shimin spoke righteously and deliberately omitted the word 'ci', so that others would not look down upon him. Once they hold hands and have a physical relationship, tomorrow when they propose marriage, they will say it is their second son.
Wang Ou was struggling in her heart. She didn't want to die, but she didn't want to get married in such a haphazard way. Moreover, she knew that she had already been promised to the Cui family of Qinghe by her family, and she was already engaged. If she had a marriage with this man today,
Skin-to-skin contact, Qinghe Cui didn't know how he would embarrass his family. Just when he was hesitating, Li Shimin had already moved closer, stretched out his hand, and grabbed it... The water swayed, but he missed it. He reached out again... and he was about to touch it.
Wang Ou's fingertips touched, and then a loud shout came: "Miss, where are you, don't panic, Aunt Rong is here! Aunt Rong knows how to swim, Aunt Rong will save you!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin felt that the moonlight had been obscured. His last thought when he fainted was: Why is this woman's butt so big?
Wang Ou was rescued, but Li Shimin was thrown into the water by Grandma Rong. He choked on the water and had to be rescued for an hour before saving his life.
The next day, Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore and went to his residence to ask for his hand in marriage. However, he was rejected. The concierge told him that Miss Wang was frightened and returned to Taiyuan that night. But before leaving, she left him a letter.
Li Shimin took the letter and returned home in confusion. He opened the letter and read it, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
"The slave family has an engagement. I thank the young master for saving my life, and I will pay my respects again."
In just one line, Li Shimin's first love ended like this. Disheartened, he returned to Jinyang from Luoyang and married his eldest grandson Wugao, who had always been regarded as his younger sister. After about a year or two after the marriage, the two still remained friends.
Due to the relationship between brother and sister, the two experienced many important events together and gradually got to know each other. Miss Wang became a memory in Li Shimin's heart.
Time flies, and thirteen years pass by. Li Shimin steps on the bloody heads of his brothers and ascends to the throne of supremacy. Before he can be complacent, he encounters a big problem.
Floods in the Yellow River flooded seven cities. People were starving and dying everywhere. At this time, the state treasury really could not get out the money.
Li Shimin couldn't sleep all day and night. He knew in his heart that after the disaster, if it could not be dealt with in time, there would be chaos. His throne was born in a wrong way. If there was chaos now, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty could still survive.
What? Will the Turks also take the opportunity to attack?
Li Shimin didn't dare to think about it anymore. He suddenly thought of confiscating his home!
Whoever has money will confiscate his or her home! It's easy to find a crime, and it's not difficult to confiscate a home. What's difficult is the consequences. But compared with the smoke of gunfire all around, these consequences are bearable.
Just when Li Shimin was about to implement it, Cheng Yaojin asked to see him. He said that he had a younger brother and sister who had a fortune and was willing to donate 100,000 guan in exchange for an imperial edict.
One hundred thousand guan! One imperial edict!
Li Shimin was overjoyed. At this time, he had reached the end of his rope. As long as he was given one hundred thousand gu, not to mention one imperial edict, he could give him ten imperial edicts!
Li Shimin agreed without hesitation and asked Cheng Yaojin to bring the people over. He wanted to meet him personally and issue an order in person to inform the world.
In the first year of Zhenguan, thirteen years after their separation, Li Shimin met Miss Wang again in the East Palace of Chang'an.
She put on a veil at this time, but Li Shimin still recognized her at a glance. She was Miss Wang.
Although Li Shimin has been deliberately avoiding news about Miss Wang for the past thirteen years, as an emperor and a powerful family, how could he not know anything about it?
He knew that Miss Wang was married to the Cui family of Qinghe.
He knew that the man from Cui family in Qinghe was a sick man and died.
He knew that Miss Wang was a widow and was bullied by the Cui clan in Qinghe...
But what can he do? He is an emperor, even if the land within the four seas is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Even if he hates the wealthy family, but a widow, even if he is an emperor, you can't control him?
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Li Shimin felt guilty. He didn't know why, but he just felt sorry for Miss Wang back then. Seeing her in the pit of fire, he couldn't reach out to help.
At this time, the two were face to face, and Li Shimin felt even more guilty.
He didn't lend a helping hand, but she came when he was in the most difficult time.
One hundred thousand coins!
She just wanted to ask for a royal decree, and she probably asked for a royal decree because she was forced to have no choice but to hope that the royal body would protect itself.
Relatively speechless.
Li Shimin personally wrote the imperial edict to confer a first-grade imperial edict, and named Wang Ou as Lady Peony, which was a glimpse of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang that year.
He accepted her money and gave her a luminous pearl.
He also wrote a letter.
"Holding a pearl in the palm of your hand is like holding a king's heart. If the day comes, I will walk backwards to greet you."