Linzhi

King Wei couldn't help showing some dissatisfaction when he heard this sentence, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to sit down angrily for a long time, and said angrily: "I can't accomplish anything, but my cousin is on the rise. Seeing that with the help of saving him from the dragon With the favor of the new emperor, when the new emperor ascends the throne, my cousin can take another step forward, so I have to say congratulations!"

If it were someone else who heard this, even if they didn't become angry, they would probably be embarrassed, but Li Kuan didn't change his face, and replied neither softly nor hard: "Then I have to congratulate Your Highness, King Lu is kind, you If you stand firm in the face of great right and wrong, and support King Lu's ascension to the throne, King Lu will definitely reciprocate, and if there is no accident, you don't have to worry about your prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life."

King Wei stared at him for a while, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Cousin, you're stabbing me in the heart!"

Li Kuanli straightened the hem of his clothes and said calmly: "Failure is not shameful, what is shameful is refusing to admit defeat. I am not stabbing Your Highness with a knife, I just want His Highness to know what you missed this time."

King Wei: "At the Taimiao, my cousin appeared and took down Song Yun. We could have taken the opportunity to take down King Lu again."

Li Kuan shook his head: "The real good time was after entering the Zhaoxun Gate, King Qi and Cheng Yue jumped over the wall in a hurry. His Highness said, I just took them down in one fell swoop, and then announced that King Lu and his son were killed by the rebels. Wang Zui is one more class, Your Highness, you are the final winner."

King Wei carefully recalled before and after the palace change, and had to admit that he was right, but subconsciously he still wanted to defend himself.

"My mother was held by He Xuan at that time, I was afraid that he would treat her like He Jia, and he would lose his sense of proportion."

"Those who achieve big things don't care about small things!" Li Kuan said coldly, "Your Highness is so cautious. He wants to protect his family and gain a good name, but also wants to hold great power and aspire to the top nine. There is no perfect thing in the world. I told His Highness the other day. However, if you have made up your mind, and you call out from the top, I will cooperate to the end without saying a word, but today you have repeatedly missed the opportunity and kept silent, so what name can I stand out in?"

King Wei was embarrassed by what he said, so he hurriedly got up and bowed: "It's my fault, please apologize to my cousin, don't be angry."

Li Kuan sighed: "Why am I angry? I'm just sorry for His Royal Highness. After today, King Lu will become the new emperor. If His Royal Highness wants to move, it may not be easy. What's more, He Rong asked Chen Qian to be with me for the time being." The total control of the forbidden army has obviously taken precautions against me."

King Wei was taken aback: "Those three nephews of mine have always acted cautiously, maybe they just want to take precautions before they happen, maybe it's because they are on guard against my cousin?"

Li Kuan asked back: "If you trust me enough, why should you take precautions?"

King Wei was speechless.

Li Kuan: "The current situation is not completely unfavorable to us. With the help of you and me, after the new emperor ascends the throne, as long as he is cautious, he will not live too badly. His Highness also needs to restrain his wings. From today on, treat King Lu, then you should treat him like a late emperor, not an ordinary brother."

King Wei nodded: "I can save it. In any case, my cousin still has Nan Ya in his hands, so we won't lose everything."

Li Kuan smiled slightly: "I plan to retire from the army, resign from the position of general, and rest at home."

"Ah?!" Wei Wang was inexplicably surprised.

……

"Two letters, which one do you read first?" He Zhan put the letter in front of He Xi, "One is written by my father, and the other is from my third brother."

He Xi shrank his neck, and changed the direction of the hand that had been stretched out.

"Father must have scolded me again in the letter, I'd better see third brother."

He Xi unfolded the letterhead, and there were only two lines written on it.

The general trend is determined, return quickly.

"Third brother's letter is just these few words?" He Xi shook the letter paper, flipping it over and over again, trying to get some clues from the back, or thinking that there might be a mystery hidden in the envelope.

"It's not the first day you know Third Brother. He doesn't talk much. What else do you want him to say? But father didn't scold you, he just asked us to go back as soon as possible."

At this time, it has been several days since Chang'an changed the sky, and the two brothers have already learned that He Tai is about to ascend the throne. The news of the death has been watered down a lot.

He Xi has always been full of emotions. Hearing that He Jia died miserably, he has cried several times. Now that the tears have dried up, he is still tired and unable to cheer up.

"Who will replace you as the governor of Luoyang?" He asked He Zhan.

"Luoyang's position is no small matter. The third brother recommended Xie Shi to his father."

He Xi came to a sudden: "Xie Shi is the governor of Shangzhou who the eldest brother and the second brother went to ask for help when we were besieged in Zhushan last time?"

He Zhan nodded: "That's right, there are many high-ranking families in Luoyang, and the roots are intertwined. If I leave, others will not be able to stop them. Xie Shi has always been known for his uprightness, and he must be able to do better than me."

He Xi sighed: "Wu Lang, to tell you the truth, now that my father has won the throne, and our whole family has ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs, I should be happy, but for some reason, whenever I think of Jia Niang's death, I feel these things. Victory and glory are all built on the pain, blood and tears of others, and I suddenly feel that everything in the world is nothing more than this, even if I go back to become a prince and king, it is meaningless, and it is really better to become a monk and become a Taoist priest."

He Zhan frowned: "Fourth brother, I'm not the third brother, I can't say any shocking truths to persuade you, but you have to think about it, if your father is a ninety-five-year-old man, you will be under one person and above ten thousand people." , This kind of glory and wealth is something that others can't get, but you are treated as a hot potato. If father knows, how will he be sad? When our family was suffering in Fangzhou, didn't we just think that one day we could be like today?"

He Xi asked back: "Then do you think our family will be able to be as harmonious as we are now? Seeing that King Qi forced his father and King Wei to be like that for the throne, and he was so ruthless as to murder the late emperor, I'm afraid." Oh, Goro, I'm worried that the Tian family has no father and son, and it will happen to us sooner or later. I'm worried that this kind of thing will happen to us again in the future. Goro, I'm really scared, I never thought about who I can't afford to fight, I just want to live in peace."

He Zhan: "I remember the third brother once said that we are born with such identities. If we want to be safe and sound, we have to go up until no one can control our destiny. Your current ease is also the result of your father and brothers. If you earn it back, no one wants to fight now, fourth brother, if you just say such things, aren’t you afraid that other brothers will be chilled?"

He Xi waved his hand: "I was terrified by what happened to King Qi, and I didn't target anyone, I just complained casually, maybe it will be fine after a while, it's because I cherish our current brotherhood very much, that's why I made this decision." I don’t even want any cracks to appear in the future.”

He Zhan comforted him and said, "No, the eldest brother is not that kind of person. I also know the second brother. Although he is a bit competitive, he always values ​​brotherhood more than anything else. Don't think too much about it."

He Xi had a bitter face: "But once I go back, my father will definitely force me to get married."

Dare to talk for a long time, what is he most worried about?He Zhan couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

"The first emperor passed away just now, and now he is still the filial piety of the country. Fourth brother, you don't have to worry about the long-term."

He Xi's temperament has always been like this, he can't hide his words, loves to play and is lazy, He Zhan only thinks that he is complaining, and he doesn't take it to heart, who knows that on the day of the return trip, he has packed up and waited. Waiting, He Xi was nowhere to be seen, and was about to get someone to call him, when Wen Jiang hurried in with a letter in his hand.

Last time He Rong returned to Beijing first, Wen Jiang did not accompany him, and still stayed in the Governor's Mansion to help He Zhan take care of the housework. This time, he went back with He Zhan and He Xi. Ji Ling, the servant of the Ministry of Industry who came to control the river, and the others.

Wen Jiang's usually calm face rarely showed a little nervousness.

"Goro-kun!"

He Zhan joked: "Wen Jiang, you've never seen such a gaffe by my third brother's side, isn't it money from the sky?"

Wen Jiang was not in the mood to joke: "Mr. Silang left a letter and left!"

He Zhan was taken aback, and Wen Jiang handed over the letterhead.

He Xi was the one who didn't like studying the least since he was a child. Although he could read and write well, the articles and letters he wrote must not be full of literary talent.

I saw him write: My fifth brother sees the letter as if it is wrong, the way of heaven is vast, and mortals in the world are scrambling for fame and wealth, and I have not solved one or two of them in my life. Can get a glimpse of the mysterious meaning of heaven and earth.There are countless mountains and rivers in the world, and my brother's whereabouts are uncertain. I don't have to look for it in vain. I also ask my brother to be filial to me. If there is a call in the sky every day, I will be listed in the immortal class. I will be dedicated to the gods and Buddhas for my brother, so that everyone in my He family will live a long life. Years old, Jiangshan forever.Xi Dun pen, best wishes.

He Zhan: "..."

His face twitched, and he didn't know what to say at all.

He Xi's letter, to put it bluntly, is: I'm going to run away from home, don't come looking for me, there are so many famous mountains and great rivers in the world, it's useless to look for it, brothers, I'm sorry, I trouble you in front of my father Help me to be more filial, and when I ascend in the daytime and become a fairy, I will remember to support you chickens and dogs, so that you can ascend to heaven with me!

Wen Jiang didn't know what the letter said, but seeing He Zhan's strange expression, he couldn't help worrying.

He Zhan took a deep breath and handed the letter to her.

Wen Jiang quickly read a few lines at a glance: "Do you want to report to Chang'an immediately, and then send someone to find Mr. Silang?"

He Zhan: "Did he bring anything with him when he left? Did He Zhu leave with him?"

Wen Jiang: "Mr. Silang went on the road alone, without taking half of his entourage, but he should have taken all his money with him. Yesterday he asked me to borrow two gold cakes."

He Zhan raised his forehead: "It seems that we have made enough preparations before leaving. Forget it, it's too late to find it now. We must go back to Chang'an immediately. My fourth brother has been out of tune since he was a child. It's good to let him suffer, and wait for him." If you can't go on, you will come back naturally, and I will tell the people here that if the fourth brother comes back, he will be brought back to Chang'an."

……

The people far away in Chang'an City didn't know that He Xi, who was about to become the prince, and who was very likely to be the king, chose to leave everything behind and fly away. In the side hall of the Xuanzheng Hall, all the elders and important ministers were gathering together to discuss the late emperor. Funeral.

One of the most important things is to draw up the temple name for the first emperor.

When the first emperor was in power, although there were many concubines in the harem, it was not seen that he was obsessed with beauty and delayed state affairs. According to the current standards, this is already a hard-working king who is not good at women.What's more, He Tai had already been abolished as a commoner, it was the late emperor who called him back, restored his title, and gave him everything he has now.

Out of the mentality of knowing how to repay his kindness, he couldn't bear the tragic death of his father. When he was crying, He Tai not only came every day, but also cried with real emotion, without any falsehood. He passed out several times crying, and woke up again. Continuing to guard the spirit, and also determined not to be contaminated with the slightest bit of meat. After these days, he has lost a lot of weight and looks even older. He Tai's body really can't stand it. Only after the persuasion of Princess Pei, Zhou Ying and others Now, I no longer observe the full hour every day, and because of this, everyone in the palace praises the new emperor for his pure filial piety.

He Tai even planned to propose a good temple name for the late emperor, so as to comfort the late emperor's spirit in heaven.

"These are a few temple names prepared by the ministers, please have a look at them, Your Majesty." Xue Tan, who was temporarily acting as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, submitted the memorial.

He Tai was full of anticipation to open it to have a look, then slightly stunned: "Just these few?"

Xue Tan: "Yes, these temple names are obtained through discussion among the ministers. Please choose one and use it."

Nowadays, people pay attention to the final conclusion, that is, the merits and demerits of this person's life can only be given a fair evaluation after death.

The same is true for the emperor.

Since many descendants of emperors in the past dynasties liked to give various beautiful posthumous titles to their ancestors, the posthumous titles used to cover coffins have gradually become worthless. Instead, people value temple names more.

"Zhongzong, Chengzong, Ruizong?" He Tai read aloud while looking at the memorial, and finally shook his head, "Zhou Xiang, everyone, these temple names are not very good!"

Zhou Yingdao: "Zhong means rejuvenation. Emperor Xiaoxuan of Emperor Xuan of Zhongzong of the Han Dynasty made great efforts to rule the country and get rid of the ills, creating the most prosperous generation since the Han Dynasty. The successful ones set up the government in peace and recuperate. Cheng is also a good character. As for Rui, he is smart and virtuous. With strong determination, the ministers thought that these three temple names are all good."

He Tai put down the memorabilia, and looked at Zhou Ying expectantly: "Ms. Zhou thinks, what about Shizu?"

Zhou Ying was stunned, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, it's not right. The ancestors have made meritorious deeds, and the ancestors have virtues. The ancestors were the founding kings who pushed the old to bring forth the new. The former emperor was not like this."

To be honest, when the first emperor was there, it was true for decades, and he never neglected his administration. It is not an exaggeration to give Taizong Gaozong or something like that. Not much more than when Emperor Gaozu was there, the Turkic people are still eyeing, and there is even Xiao Yu in the middle of the rebellion, carve up the territory of the dynasty, and more importantly, the late emperor died in a disgraceful way, even though it was his own son who committed treason and murdered his father , but this also shows that the first emperor lacked godsons, and the crown prince was not established for a long time, and the people of the community were uncertain, which led to the occurrence of this disaster later.

From this point of view, the ministers feel that the word Zhongzong is already the greatest compliment to the late emperor.

In the end, the new emperor actually missed the temple name of the ancestor? !

The author has something to say:

He Xi: I'm going to cultivate immortality,?(^?^*)

He Zhan: My heart is so tired...

He Rong: Eat melons and watch the opening of the court drama.