Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Then, suppressing his anger, he asked in a bad tone: "Guo Qing, I asked you to prepare a gift for the queen, but why did you bring him into the palace?"

Guo Ye replied innocently: "Your Majesty, this is the congratulatory gift I prepared for the empress. The congratulatory gift I presented to the empress today is to bring the eldest grandson from Luoyang to Chang'an and bring him into the palace. , let him say happy birthday to the queen himself."

Speaking of this, Guo Ye said innocently and complacently: "Your Majesty, according to your previous instructions, this gift should neither be too expensive nor vulgar. How about it? I will bring my eldest grandson to you." In the palace, let the empress, whom I haven't seen for a long time, meet, isn't it ingenious and creative?"

"presumptuous!"

His Majesty Li Er was really enraged by Guo Ye. He flicked his sleeves and scolded angrily: "You bastard, how dare you bring him into the palace without my will? Have you forgotten my original decree? He was dismissed from office and his rank was dismissed, and he was also expressly ordered to forbid him to set foot in Chang'an City again. You, you, you bastard, how dare you disobey the imperial decree and deceive the emperor?"

"Cough cough cough~"

Guo Ye was startled by His Majesty Li Er's repeated interrogations and coughed a few times, then he pointed at his grandson Wuji who was kneeling on the ground, and said to His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that today's imperial banquet is a private banquet? Don't talk about those national laws. You are looking at it, and the princesses seem to like this ingenious gift from the minister, and they are very happy."

His Majesty Li Er followed Guo Ye's guidance, and when he looked towards Changsun Wuji, he saw several daughters who had left their positions at some point and ran to Changsun Wuji's side to surround him. I couldn't hide my joy, jumping up and down and chattering non-stop.

"Uncle, uncle, where have you been? You haven't entered the palace to see Gao Yang for a long time."

"Uncle, Uncle, Yuzhang recently wrote some poems, Uncle, why don't you comment on them for me."

"Uncle, it's fine if you don't come to see my mother. How can you forget about Chengyang? You promised Chengyang that you would take me back to my hometown in Luoyang to play in the year of Chengyang and Jiji. In two months, I will be in Chengyang." It's time for Yang to perform the ceremony of Ji Ji, uncle really forgot, hmph!"

Even Princess Li Lizhi of Changle, who has always been reticent and like an iceberg, couldn't help squatting down happily, her skirt swaying on the ground with a layer of beauty and liveliness that was inconsistent with her previous temperament, and she put her hands on the arms of her eldest grandson Wuji who was lying on the ground Go up, and said softly: "Uncle, get up quickly, what are we all doing kneeling on the ground?"

Faced with the inquiries and pull-ups of several princesses and nieces, Changsun Wuji seemed indifferent, still prostrate on the ground, motionless.

At this time, Empress Changsun also came over slowly, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, bent down and put her hand on Changsun Wuji's arm, and said: "Brother, get up quickly, don't kneel, today we will no longer The court, let alone discussing state affairs, how can there be a reason why brothers kneel down to sisters, and uncles kneel down to nieces?"

"The sinner dare not!"

Changsun Wuji still did not raise his head, and said in a low voice: "The emperor has not heard that he has been summoned to get up, and the guilty minister must never dare to get up."

shuh~

Empress Changsun and the other four princesses cast pleading eyes on His Majesty Li Er in unison, especially Princess Gao Yang, who came to His Majesty Li Er bouncing up and down, begging coquettishly: "Father, hurry up and let uncle Wake up, he is so old, how can you bear him to kneel on the ground and suffer?"

Guo Ye secretly praised Xia Gaoyang, a princess with big breasts who spoke like a child, and said to himself, it seems that big breasts and no brains are not necessarily true.

At the same time, I also silently praised the other three princesses, which is really awesome. With you, His Majesty Li Er's darling daughters making a fuss, I don't believe that His Majesty Li Er can harden his heart.

"Gao Yang, don't mess around!"

Although His Majesty Li Er was not angry with Gao Yang, he still broke Princess Gao Yang's hands, seemingly not intending to let Changsun Wuji die.

Gao Yang suddenly felt aggrieved, and returned to Empress Changsun's side pouted.

Because of His Majesty Li Er's indifference to Changsun Wuji, the atmosphere in the hall was a little dignified for a while.

The four princesses were also quite afraid of His Majesty Li Er's father on weekdays. The other three princesses saw that Gao Yang, who had always been naughty, was also rejected by his father, so they suddenly didn't dare to go forward to intercede for their uncle and eldest grandson Wuji.

The queen shook her head helplessly, tears streaming down again uncontrollably.

His Majesty Li Er directly looked at Guo Ye, and asked angrily: "Guo Ye, you are bold and presumptuous, and you are becoming more and more unruly. What is your intention of doing this today?"

After Guo Ye found out that His Majesty Li Er didn't follow the example of the princesses, he secretly said a tragedy, and then took a deep breath...

He raised his head and chest, looked at His Majesty Li Er with clear eyes, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you want me to give you a gift that can make the empress happy, and I racked my brains to think about it. Now, only family affection is the most important thing." The gift the queen wants most, my majesty!"

"Family?"

The anger in His Majesty Li Er's eyes has not diminished, but he still can't help but whisper: "Family love..."

Chapter 1138 He is old!

Taking advantage of His Majesty Li Er's absence, Guo Ye suddenly blinked slyly at Empress Changsun to attract Empress Changsun's attention.

Empress Changsun stopped crying and looked at Guo Ye stained with tears, her face was confused and she didn't know why.

Guo Ye was anxious in secret, and hurriedly glanced at the four princesses, then pouted outside the palace door, and then turned his eyes back to Empress Changsun.

Empress Changsun finally understood what Guo Ye meant. She was a smart woman, and she seemed to see that Guo Ye's actions today were completely well-intentioned. She really wanted to fulfill herself and help her brothers and sisters.

For a moment, because Guo Ye expelled her brother from the court, the trace of resentment towards Guo Ye hidden in the deepest part of her heart disappeared.

In an instant, Empress Changsun understood the profound meaning, and quickly left the Ganlu Palace with the princesses.

His Majesty Li Er saw the movement and was puzzled by the Queen's sudden move, when he saw Guo Ye walking up to Changsun Wuji, leaned down and forcibly pulled him up, and said in a low voice, "Master Changsun, get up, don't kneel down. "

Changsun Wuji was still like a rock, motionless.

Guo Ye secretly scolded Nima, but he still stood up~

Immediately, he whispered another sentence: "The situation has changed now, so don't waste your time. I'll just have a few words with the emperor. You should wait outside. It's not convenient for you to talk here." .”

Changsun Wuji heard it, although he prostrated himself on the ground, he made a slight movement.

Guo Ye took advantage of the situation to comfort him and said, "Don't worry, I will do what I say, and I will definitely settle this matter for you. Even if I can't restore you to the title of duke, at least let the emperor let me go and let you go back to Chang'an to retire, right?"

"Uh……"

Changsun Wuji groaned, raised his head slightly, showed longing eyes, and said gratefully in a low voice: "Then there will be Lord Laoguo."

Changsun Wuji gave a rare thank you to Guo Ye, slowly got up, looked hopefully at His Majesty Li Er who was standing aside with a cold face, and slowly withdrew from the Ganlu Hall.

Although His Majesty Li Er cocked his head, he also noticed that Changsun Wuji had withdrawn from the Ganlu Hall, and then turned his head to look towards the entrance of the hall, and sighed softly to himself: "Time is not forgiving, Wuji, really A lot older!"

Guo Ye's face was strange when he heard it, and he wondered inwardly. He had a stinking face just now, but now he is emotional. Could it be that His Majesty Li Er pretended to reject people thousands of miles away just now?

Just as he was about to speak, he saw His Majesty Li Er looking at him sharply. Guo Ye felt embarrassed and could only respond with a smirk.

Surprisingly, His Majesty Li Er didn't scold Guo Ye this time, but stared at Guo Ye with extremely sharp eyes, as if trying to see through him, so that Guo Ye's heart shuddered.

"Ugh……"

His Majesty Li Er let out another long sigh.

Immediately afterwards, he said slowly: "Guo Qing, this gift of yours is really ingenious, hehe, dear! That's right, this gift is what Avalokitesvara wants most, and I can't give it to her. I really Unexpectedly, Guo Qing, you would be so careful, you brought Changsun Wuji from Luoyang to Chang'an, and brought him into the palace to celebrate the birthday of Guanyin's maidservant. Not bad, not bad, really good, but you caught me by surprise."

The tone of His Majesty Li Er's words was very flat, and Guo Ye really couldn't hear the joy or anger.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, you asked me to choose a gift that would make the empress happy, and it should not be too expensive, because the queen doesn't like extravagance and waste. It really stumped me. After thinking about it, I couldn't think of a suitable gift. Later, the minister pondered for a whole night, thinking that now the empress is now the mother of a country, the lord of the six palaces, her status is respected, she does not have to worry about food and clothing, and there is no shortage of gifts. Those priceless treasures may lack the simplest and most simple things.

And this is the simplest and most simple thing, only family affection.At first, the minister wanted to make a good claim and bring His Royal Highness Chengqian or King Wei back to the palace, so as to make the queen happy.But when I think about the many wrong things these two Highnesses have done to make you angry and even sad, the emperor, I can only turn my mind on Changsun Wuji.No, the minister made an arbitrarily assertive decision and brought the eldest grandson into the palace, asked him to meet the empress, and personally congratulated the empress. "

"Hehe." His Majesty Li Er smiled lightly and said, "Since you understand that Chengqian and Tai'er are unfilial, one was deposed by me as a crown prince, and the other was deposed by me as a prince, so you dare not take them as their own." Make a claim and bring him into the palace. Then have you forgotten that Changsun Wuji led a series of ministers and workers in the Tiance Mansion to stand up against me at the top of the court and hinder me everywhere? I will dismiss him from office Cut down the noble, demote him from Chang'an and send him to Luoyang, and he will not be allowed to enter Chang'an for the rest of his life. Today you brought him into the palace, isn't this going to make me go against my words and let me break my trust in the world?"

"emperor!"

Guo Ye bowed his hands respectfully, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say. Changsun Wuji is no better than the two Highnesses. He is old, really old, and has no desire to compete for the throne. Moreover, the Guanlong family The destruction is imminent, what will he do when he returns to Chang'an, but he is alone and widowed. Instead of letting him be separated from the queen's brother and sister, and never see each other when they die, the emperor would be happy to recall him back to Chang'an to live in his life and restore him to Zhao Guogong The title of title is also to let those veterans and ministers know that the emperor is not a heartless person, and the emperor is still sympathetic to the old ministers. At the same time, it also relieves the empress from a heart problem. Cough cough... Your Majesty, the minister came from grassroots, Knowing that family and everything prosper. You are the royal family of the Tian family, but why is this not the case?"