Li Siye was signing official documents in the study. Daorou, who was serving tea outside, pushed open the next door and entered the room. He lit the sandalwood in the copper stove, put the tea on the table, bowed and said, "Alang, the eldest son is at the door.
Asking for a meeting outside."
"Oh," he put down the letter in his hand, raised his head and said to Dorou: "Let him come in."
"Here."
Daorou slowly exited the door, walked outside and patted the child's back gently: "Go in."
Li Chongyun walked into the room. He put on the crimson crotchless robe made by Twelve Mothers for him, and with a bun on his head, he looked like a little adult.
Li Siye looked the child up and down, nodded and said approvingly: "Who made these clothes for you? You are very energetic and look like a man."
"Reporting to Grandpa, my mother sewed this shirt specially for me. My child likes it very much."
"Well, very good." Li Siye pretended to lower his head and read the letter.
Li Chongyun hesitated for a moment, walked to his father's desk, and knelt down on the ground: "Sir, I ask you to send me to Chang'an to propose marriage. I am willing to share the burden for my father."
Li Siye looked a little relieved and a little happy, and he suppressed the choking in his words and said: "My son, do you know that when you go to Chang'an, you will be far away from your parents, and you will also have to face a lot of strangers with ill intentions. Aren't you afraid?
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"Of course you are not afraid. The child knows that the adults are behind you. I am your son. As long as the father is still there, no one will dare to touch the child."
"Who taught you to say this?"
Li Chongyun hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly and said: "My husband taught me this, but the child listened and understood it. I am already thirteen years old and the eldest son in the family, so naturally I have to share my grandfather's worries.
I also want to make contributions to my grandfather."
Li Siye's expression gradually softened, and he asked in a low voice: "Is this also what you taught me?"
"That's right, sir, I taught my children based on "Touching the Dragon and Talking about the Empress Dowager Zhao" in "Warring States Policy". As the eldest son, sharing the worries of his father is one of them. The saint wants to make me go to Chang'an as a hostage. This clearly means that he cannot trust his father. I
If he goes to Chang'an and acts according to the opportunity, treats people like a spring breeze, and makes the princes in the court understand that his father has no objection to the court? This is the second one because he is concerned about the overall situation of the court. After the child enters the court, he will be granted the official title of Inspector of Schools, Shaofuqing? He will also be with the royal family.
Getting married, even though you are a hostage, will be of great help to your future career. The son will have a good relationship with the court, and getting promoted will relieve the father's worries. This is the third one. Based on these three principles, although the child enters Chang'an, it is risky, but it is not allowed.
How can you catch tiger cubs in a tiger's den? Compared with the danger? Then the rewards will be endless."
After hearing this, Li Siye quickly walked out from behind the desk, helped Li Chongyun who was kneeling on the ground, put his hand on his shoulders and sighed happily: "My son has really grown up? This way my father can safely send you to school."
Chao. But please relax, Yunlang? You are not alone in the dynasty. You and I have been operating in the Western Regions for many years. Do we have no connections in the dynasty? Except for Yang Guozhong, the Manchu minister, such as Wei Jiansu, Cui Yuan, and Cui Hu? Li
Sorry, Miao Jinqing and others have benefited from me? You just need to be at peace with them."
"As for Yang Guozhong, who has benefited the most from being a father? But this man is not familiar with the food, and his mind is messy in the court? He jumps repeatedly? He is just a dead bone in the grave. You usually only need to avoid his sharp edges? If you keep silent, there will be people.
Stand up and defend you. If you encounter something that you don't understand or that is difficult to solve, go to Hexi Jinzouyuan to find Cao Anding, who joined the army. If you need to spend money to pave the way and don't have enough money, go to Micha Gan, a rich man in Chang'an. They are all my fathers.
My subordinates will naturally treat you as my business and be loyal to you."
The tension and expectation on Li Chongyun's face suddenly disappeared, and he felt uninteresting. He thought that going to Chang'an for this purpose would be a hellish headwind, but he didn't expect that his grandfather would add a lot of cheats and friendly forces to him.
This reduces the difficulty of the struggle and even the fun. When I return from Chang'an to brag to my brothers in the future, there won't be so many thrills to show off, and it's really boring.
Li Siye didn't know what his son was thinking at the moment, so he continued to tell him the strategy: "If there is an accident in Chang'an City in the future, don't panic. I will arrange for Cao Anding and Michagan to rescue you from the city. Even if they fail by then,
If you fail, you can also go to the prince. The prince has a good relationship with his father, and he will definitely do everything possible to protect you."
Li Chongyun knelt on the ground again, crossed his hands to Li Siye and said, "My son will keep my father's teachings in mind."
"Okay," Li Siye waved his hand towards him: "Take advantage of these few days before leaving home to spend time with your mother. My father will take care of everything for you when going to Chang'an."
"Son, please leave." He crossed his arms towards his father, stood up and left the room hesitantly.
Li Siye stood in front of the desk and thought for a long time, then raised his fist and hit the desk hard, and said angrily: "Young son Yang Zhao, if you don't commit suicide, you won't die. Let alone An Lushan, even I want to take him with you."
When the troops entered Chang'an, they lit a sky lantern for you."
He rubbed his fists and ordered to Daorou who was standing outside the study door: "Daorou, send someone to inform Yu Chaoen and prepare to send my son to Chang'an in three days."
On the morning of the third day, Li Chongyun's husband Lu Hong gave him a crown ceremony. According to Zhou rites, a man can be crowned when he is twenty years old. In fact, the age at which the crown ceremony is performed varies in different regions in different periods. In the Han Dynasty, the crown ceremony passed through the Wei Dynasty.
After the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and even the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was much neglect. The Li and Tang dynasties restored the emperor's crown ceremony, but many places among the people have lost this tradition. Many people around Li Siye had never performed the crown ceremony, and even more people did not know about the crown ceremony.
ceremony.
Lu Hong was familiar with this etiquette after he was born into the Lu family of Fanyang. He held the bronze crown in both hands and put it on Li Chongyun's bun, with a silver hairpin passing through the center of the crown.
Li Chongyun kowtowed and thanked him. Master Lu picked up several thick stacks of books from his side and taught him earnestly: "These are some Confucian classics that I copied for you in my spare time. I hope you can continue to read them after you arrive in Chang'an.
Don’t let your studies go to waste.”
"Thank you so much, master." Li Chongyun knelt on the ground and took the book with both hands.
In the afternoon, the messenger Yu Chaoen stood in the open space in front of the Dudu Mansion, took out the imperial edict from the bamboo tube on the shoulder of the deputy envoy behind him, held the yellow silk with both hands, unfolded it and read: "Under the door, Li Chongyun, the eldest son of Xiliang County Prince Li Siye, is smart.
Min Da, possessing both political integrity and talent. I have specially commissioned him to enter Chang'an and be appointed as an official to inspect the school. He is favored by the Holy Will to marry the daughter of the prosperous king Li Qi and Princess Yi. He is the Secretary of the Central Committee, Yang Guozhongxuan, and his servant Wei Jiansu.
Xuan, please prepare the book as shown on the right, please send it to others for implementation, please speak carefully!"
After Li Chongyun kowtowed to the ground three times, he shouted in a childish voice: "Thank you for your grace!"
Eunuch Yu stepped forward with the imperial edict in his hand and handed it to Li Chongyun. He quickly bent down and helped him up: "Master, please get up quickly."
Yu Chaoen turned his gaze to Li Siye who was standing aside, crossed his hands and asked: "Now the escort team has been delayed in Liangzhou for a long time. I want to leave this afternoon. Doctor, do you think it is possible? What else can I say, madam?
Do you want to tell the young master?"
The Twelfth Mother just wiped her tears next to her husband and shook her head speechlessly. Li Chongyun held the imperial edict in his hands and walked to his mother. He comforted her obediently: "Mother, don't worry about me. The child will always give me advice when he goes to Chang'an Meeting."
You write a letter, and you and I should always pay attention to your health."
Li Siye nodded melancholy and said, "Okay, Yun Lang can go on his way."
Two servants of the Li family brought the horses and helped the young master get on the horse. Li Chongyun turned around frequently from the horse and bowed to his parents with crossed hands. The Twelve Mother's eyes were wet with tears and she waved to him. Even Yu Chaoen was moved by the scene and squeezed out a few drops.
With tears streaming down his face, he crossed his hands and said to Li Siye and his wife, "My dear sir, please rest assured, madam, I will definitely take good care of you on the way."
"In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Fish."
Li Siye and his wife sent them all the way outside Wuwei City. Looking at the team that was gradually retreating, Li Siye said to Tian Zhen behind him: "Send a letter to Cao Anding and Michagan in Chang'an, asking them to take good care of the young master, and also instruct them Yang Guozhong
Don't pay attention to it anymore. It's only repeated again and again, not again and again. He has given up treatment, so why should we care about the old relationship of the Yang family."