Tang Xuan

Lang Huai answered bluntly without any hesitation.Emperor Ming looked at her silently, as if he wanted to understand whether what this young courtier said was what she really thought.

For a moment, the pear garden was extremely quiet, even Mingda could only hold his breath.Emperor Ming was considering Lang Huai's loyalty, although he did not avoid her, but now is not the time for her to speak.

After a long while, Emperor Ming said coldly: "I knew what the fourth child was thinking a long time ago."

He is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the creator of the prosperous age, and brought the Tang Dynasty to the most prosperous peak, so why can't he see what Li Qian is thinking?However, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty could only see Minghuang's thoughts, but only a few people.

Lang Huai was silent, and then said: "Since your majesty knows, why don't you stop one or two?"

Emperor Ming suppressed the coldness just now, bent his back slightly, and sighed: "Before His Majesty Taizong ascended the throne in the past, Chang'an was tragically changed by the Xuanwu Gate. When I ascended the throne, my hands were also covered with blood. The blood of my Li clan is thin, They are all man-made disasters. After I became the throne, I made an oath that such incidents would not be allowed to happen again. Xun'er has a soft temper, and I believe he would not do such a thing of brotherhood. But because he is too gentle, I can't Don't take advantage of the momentum to look at the court. Now that the court is full of civil and military affairs, I think you can see it clearly."

Lang Huai raised his head, and said: "Your Majesty has the heart to just demote Zhongliang?" Her words were quite presumptuous, and Lu Youlin was busy giving her winks.Lang Huai was unmoved, and looked at Emperor Ming with bright eyes, making Emperor Ming lose his mind.

Emperor Ming didn't know what to think of, his eyes dimmed.After a long while, the dying Emperor Ming said: "What kind of minister is the real minister in your heart?" He didn't wait for Lang Huai to answer, and said to himself: "A good minister who knows how to survive is a good minister who knows how to survive. The courtiers that Tang needs. Wei Lingzhi is not good enough, and Tang Feiyan is too high-spirited. Although you are doing well, you are not as good as Xie Family Xie Jue."

Lang Huai secretly thought about what Emperor Ming meant, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he would never get tired of it, it was really a golden rule.She bowed and said: "Your Majesty's words, I will remember them in my heart. I am a military commander. Although I am determined to be on the battlefield, I will not hide from trouble because of it."

Emperor Ming nodded and said: "Ming Da, you don't blame me for preaching to your son-in-law, do you?" He suddenly turned into the elder who loves his children, Ming Da smiled sweetly, and replied: "Teach her how to behave , where is preaching?"

It was night, and Emperor Ming drove to Linde Hall, leaving the Liyuan where he had been staying for half a month.Mu Gong and his wife accompanied him, and the Emperor Ming decreed to stay in the side hall of Linde Hall of Daming Palace.

Mingda grew up here when he was young.This side hall was originally her bedroom in the palace. She really didn't stay there a few times over the years, but the decorations were still increased or decreased according to her preferences.

Emperor Ming immersed himself in composing music for many days, and was so tired that he didn't even see Concubine Liang and Li Yuan coming to pay her respects, so she had a rest early.Lu Youlin waited for him to settle down, so he didn't worry about Mingda's side, so he prepared some food that she liked, and personally brought it over.

"Superintendent, are you afraid that I eat too little?" Mingda pinched his cheeks, and said with a smile, "Look at the flesh on my face."

As if looking at his own daughter, Lu Youlin said, "It's still not much. You young people eat a lot, even Mr. Mu probably needs to prepare some supper."

"Here's the superintendent, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Huai'er." Lang Huai personally poured the tea and handed it over, saying: "Since returning to Chang'an, the superintendent has raised some points many times, and finally I have the opportunity to thank you. "

Lu Youlin took the teacup, drank half of it, and said with a smile, "This old servant understands Mr. Mu's words, but the etiquette cannot be revoked. It's getting late, you should arrange it earlier, and the old servant will leave first."

After sending Lu Youlin away, Ming Da shunned the waitress, opened the window, and said to Lang Huai with a smile: "Ah Huai, come and see. When I was young, I loved watching Taiye Pond here the most."

Lang Huaiyi went over, stretched his arms and wrapped her in his arms, raised his eyes to look at the scales and ripples under the moonlight outside the window, and said with a long sigh: "I really didn't expect Your Majesty to ask me like this."

"Daddy has never been a foolish person. We misunderstood it before." Mingda leaned reassuringly in her arms, and said, "I think Daddy will summon the fourth brother and slowly dispel his thoughts. The royal family's connections are withered, and Daddy doesn't want to talk too much." It is also a benevolence to do killing. But I..."

"But I'm afraid, Fourth Master will never give up." Lang Huai grabbed Mingda's hands and said with some distress: "Actually, you and I both know that he won't give up. I'm afraid His Majesty's wish is to It fell through."

"Since ancient times, whoever has been involved in the struggle for imperial power has survived?" Lang Huai looked at the mighty Taiye Pond not far away, and said, "You and I are here to watch the scenery, but we don't know how many innocent lives have been buried under this water wave." .”

"No matter how good it is in the palace, it's better to be at home." Mingda was touched by her words, turned around and said, "In any case, it's best for Seventh Brother not to return to Beijing."

"Even if the prince has gone through this calamity, he will take more precautions against him in the future. If he stays far away, he will be clean." Lang Huai put his arms around Mingda's waist, and said what she was thinking, but the words of comfort were all false. , she would never tell such a lie.

The hall was quiet for a while, only the two of them were breathing.More than a dozen lights set off the interior of the hall very brightly, Ming Da's eyes were flushed with Lang Huai staring at him like this.

"This is not home..." Mingda lowered his head and murmured softly.Lang Huai didn't know what she meant, closed his eyes to drive away those charming distracting thoughts that shouldn't arise, let go of his arms, and pulled her to sleep peacefully.

The emperor's sixth son, the former king of Shu, Li Jin, was recalled to the capital, and the imperial decree came out of Chang'an City, and the news of the Ming emperor's decree to Mugong's mansion spread.The minister of the Ministry of War has been vacant for many days. Although Li Qian is concurrently in charge, he has been unable to make a ruling.It never occurred to me that the Ming Emperor directly ordered Lang Huai to return to the court to take over without the court's discussion, which actually deprived her of her filial piety.

As soon as the decree was issued, Li Qian couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately went to the palace to face the saint.Today Emperor Ming and Concubine Liang were composing music together in the Penglai Palace. They were very excited. Seeing him coming, Emperor Ming said first, "October is approaching, how are the preparations for the winter hunting?"

Li Qian replied: "I tell my father that everything is in order. My son came to ask my father, whether the imperial concubine and Yuan'er will accompany you or follow the old rules and go directly to Huaqing Palace?"

Emperor Ming said with a smile: "Of course Aifei will go to Huaqing Palace first, she is weak and Yuan'er is still young, why are you so confused?"

Li Qian said with a smile: "I understand it in my heart, but I still have to say it personally from my father and emperor to be sure."

Concubine Liang put down the mouse-whisker pen and said cheerfully: "Your Majesty, take a look, how is this passage?" She didn't even listen to the conversation between Emperor Ming and his son, and concentrated on writing the score.At this time, the beauty showed her face, and her frowns and smiles were all romantic. Even Li Qian was dazzled by this concubine.

He restrained his mind, thought for a moment, and said: "I heard the imperial father's order today, and I think it's inappropriate for Mr. Mu to be in charge of the military department."

Emperor Ming was silently performing the score in his heart, and his expression remained unchanged when he heard this: "Why?"

Li Qian went all out: "Although Mu Gong said that he has outstanding military achievements, he is not as good as the weak crown after all, so he may not be able to convince the public. Besides, she is in the filial piety period, and her second brother is newly mourned. The father and the emperor think this is inappropriate. .”

Emperor Ming wrote while revising the score, and said: "After thinking about it for a few days, I feel that Wei Lingzhi doesn't understand military affairs, and she is a martial artist, let alone a good person. But she came to the palace that day, and I took the school exam, so it is useless. As for your claim that she is too young to be convincing, you don't understand. Lang Huai is the bravest in the army."

Li Qian was anxious, and glanced at Concubine Liang who was beside Yan, motioning for her to speak too.Concubine Liang Gui pretended not to have seen it, and whispered to Emperor Ming that such changes seemed not open enough.

Emperor Ming's decree did not leak the slightest word.As clever as Concubine Liang Gui, she already knew that she couldn't change it, so she indicated that she shouldn't waste her time talking.However, Li Qian used Lang Huai's affairs to test whether Emperor Ming intended to change the crown prince, so he inevitably changed his previous free and easy style, and looked like a mother-in-law.

Emperor Ming's face was full of joy when he listened to Concubine Liang's score, he changed a few paragraphs, finally put down the pen, and sighed: "Half a year of hard work, thanks to Concubine Ai, otherwise I don't know if I can complete this piece!"

Concubine Liang smiled brightly, and said: "Your Majesty is so talented, which is rare in the world. Such a piece of music cannot be completed without His Majesty. Your Majesty will go to winter hunting on a whim. When I arrive at Huaqing Palace, it is only reasonable to practice hard."

"What Aifei said is true." Emperor Ming said with a smile: "Qian'er, if you don't have lunch, let's keep it together."

Li Qian bowed and said, "Yes."

He intentionally stayed with Emperor Ming, pressed his heart to flatter him, he didn't say much, but he was on point, making Emperor Ming no longer unhappy.After lunch, Concubine Liang took her leave first, and before leaving, she shook her head slightly at Li Qian, signaling him not to advance rashly.

"Eat more, you can walk with me." Emperor Ming changed into his normal clothes and walked out of Penglai Hall first.

Autumn and winter alternate, and the flowers and plants by the Taiye Pool have long since withered.Emperor Ming asked Lu Youlin to leave with the guards, and walked slowly around the pool with his hands behind his back.

Li Qian followed behind him, for a moment he didn't understand what Emperor Ming meant, so he had to get rid of distracting thoughts.Looking up at the current bleak scene, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

After walking for some time, Emperor Ming said, "Actually, among all my sons, you are the most like me."

Li Qian raised his eyebrows, bowed and said, "Father Huang praises you absurdly, sons and ministers are not as far away as Father Emperor."

"Xun'er is gentle by nature, Jin'er only knows how to kill, and Yu'er is a lump of elm. Only you, with both civil and military skills, is also capable of scheming." Emperor Ming stopped and looked at the migratory birds flying by from a distance, Only then did Li Qian notice that the sides of his beard were graying.

Li Qian held his breath, the answer he wanted was in Emperor Ming's mouth, ready to come out.He was ecstatic, since he was most like Emperor Ming, he would definitely be able to get the reserve position.

"But you only have these who are most like me, and I really don't know who you are with." Ming Huang changed his tone and said, "Qian'er, stop."

Since he was in his teens, the biggest goal in life has been the reserve position that is only one step away, which is the East Palace in Daming Palace.Li Qian worked hard for many years, studying poetry, calligraphy and martial arts, all for the high dragon chair.

I can't tell what it feels like, but there is a big emptiness in my heart, but I am at a loss.He stood up straight in confusion, and said leisurely: "Father, can my son know why?"

"You are using too much force," Emperor Ming did not turn around, but changed his tone, and said solemnly: "Not only in the wrist, but also in the heart. Just now you asked Zhen Aifei and Yuan'er how to arrange them, and I said that you asked knowingly, how would you answer?" of?"

"I understand it in my heart, but I still have to speak from my father's mouth before I can be sure." Li Qian smiled bitterly, how did he know that Emperor Ming had already decided the world by this.

"I'll let you understand now." Emperor Ming looked at the waves under the warm sun, and said, "Take it easy, and you will definitely become a famous official of the future. Xun'er has a soft temper, so he will definitely not make things difficult for you. As for Jin Son, I am close to you."

"Being a minister or a thief, it's all in your mind." Emperor Ming turned around, looked at him as if looking at a stranger, and said: "I need someone to check and balance Lang Huai in the future, and you two will be mutual restraints." , It will benefit my country and the country without any harm. Qian'er, what do you think?"

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty held the position of the emperor, and his son was equal to the reserve position, which is probably unprecedented.Li Qian struggled for a long time, and finally took a step back, knelt on the ground, cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

Emperor Ming let out a long sigh, stretched out his hand to caress the top of his forehead, raised his head, wondering what to think.But Li Qian's eyes were flickering, and finally turned into a monstrous hatred, and the silence entered his heart.