Records of the King of Xin'an County

At this time, His Royal Highness the King of Yue and His Royal Highness the Prince also walked forward crying, lying on the side of the sick bed in great grief.

The two of them did not cry as hoarsely as His Highness Pu, but just sobbed uncontrollably.Even so, the sage saw it with great pity, so he couldn't help but patted their heads.Then, he looked a little far away at the mourning hall of Empress Qin outside, and sighed softly: "Erlang, you have been staying in Chang'an since you were a child, and you have never been to a fief, so it is very boring to think about it. After you finish your filial piety, I will follow your mother to live in the fiefdom, and return to Chang'an during the New Year's Eve."

"Grandfather is well-intentioned, my son understands. My son always wants to broaden his horizons... but he has no chance..." Li Heng reacted almost immediately without any hesitation, as if he had expected such a day long ago.

Wang Shi, who was wiping away tears, opened her eyes slightly and remained silent.Li Wei and Li Jing only cared about crying and didn't listen carefully at all.The county lords of Xuancheng and Xin'an were younger after all, they were both stunned and couldn't hide their shock - King Yue's fief is far away in Xuanzhou, more than two thousand miles away from Chang'an, which is far away from Junzhou, where King Pu's lineage is located. Jingzhou, where the King of Chu's lineage is located, is farther away. How difficult it is to return to Chang'an after going out! !

The sage glanced at them lightly, and said again: "Sanlang, you probably don't feel comfortable living in Chang'an, so go back to Junzhou earlier. Let your brothers send you more literati as guests to accompany you. If you sing the wind and play the moon, maybe you can live much more happily. Wulang, don't forget to give them the title of Grand Governor, lest they be too idle and forget to share your worries and problems."

His Highness Prince Pu was stunned again, the phoenix eyes squeezed into slits by the fat were already red and swollen from crying, and it was almost impossible to see the saint's expression at this moment.However, he quickly remembered the earnest instructions from Empress Qin before his death, and instead of crying and saying things like reluctance, he agreed very straightforwardly: "Grandpa takes good care of his illness, don't worry about these trivial things for the child! Now the child is friends with you!" I've found some hermits, and I'm very satisfied if I take a few of them to Junzhou to be carefree together!"

Yan shi lowered his eyes and wept silently, but didn't say much.Li Xin fell to the ground and cried bitterly, Zhou Shi also cried until he almost passed out, as if he didn't notice whether they were included in the saint's words.Li Hui didn't have any superfluous reactions, he just shed tears and said: "... grandson wants to guard the tomb for grandfather for three years... and then go back to Junzhou..."

"Nonsense, what kind of mausoleum are you guarding at such a young age? You still have to guard it for three years? Now that the marriage has been promised, it's time to make preparations and get things done quickly." The sage said, looking at Prince Li Kun again, "Wu Lang , these years, no matter what I have entrusted to you, I am very relieved, and you have never disappointed me. Your two brothers and nephews are a bit dull, but you are sharp and considerate, like It’s enough for you, mother. In the future, you can take care of them more, don’t teach them to be cheated, and don’t let anyone break your brotherhood.”

His Royal Highness seemed to be a little surprised, and replied in a hoarse voice: "Grandfather, elder brother... Now there are only three of us brothers left. If even the two elder brothers leave Chang'an far away, wouldn't the child become lonely for the rest of his life?" Lonely, no one can laugh at you even when you have a family banquet? Besides, if the elder brother and nephew are far away in the fief, it is inconvenient for the child to take care of them. It is better to stay in Chang'an nearby and support each other, just like grandpa and nephew Like uncles, they live happily together."

Hearing this, Li Xin and Li Hui, who were crying with each other, were all terrified.They all hope to leave Chang'an City as soon as possible - this place that seems to be full of flowers is actually full of open guns and dark arrows. Grandpa should also be very clear in his heart that the Yue King's line and the Pu King's line are very likely to encounter difficulties when they stay in Chang'an in the future, so It was only then that such an arrangement was decisively made.But to His Highness the Crown Prince, this seemed to imply that he was not filial or fraternal, and he could not even treat his brothers and nephews kindly.

Li Kun has always attached great importance to reputation, so how can he tolerate such flaws?He needs to create an image of himself being filial to his parents, fraternal to his brothers and sisters, and kind to his children and juniors.If the lineage of King Renyue and King Pu leave, how can he show the intimacy of the royal family to the ministers and Chang'an City—even to the people of the whole Tang Dynasty?Showing their deep brotherhood, can they be called a model of the royal family of all ages?

Moreover, Princess Anxing is still watching secretly.How could she know that she would not take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spread rumors, destroy the image of the new emperor in one fell swoop, and sow discord among the brothers?At least, Li Kun must completely extinguish this worst-case scenario.

The saint stared deeply at Li Kun. After a long while, Fang Youyou said: "Wu Lang, you have always valued love and righteousness. If you really don't want to part with it... I will hand them all over to you..." After finishing speaking, he seemed to be slowly Heaved a sigh of relief, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Mrs. Du and Princess Changning who were also kneeling on the ground: "Yue Niang, help your mother up..."

"Liniang (Princess Linchuan)...you have always been quiet...you live a steady life, and the children are taught well, so I am very relieved. Xi Niang (Princess Anxing), you...have some uncertainty, you should take care of it in the future I'm worried... Cheng's family is her husband's family after all, treat them better. Concubine (Princess Qinghe), the huge Qin family...don't rely on you for support...don't be too tired...it's important to take care of your own body . . . take a proper rest."

The three princesses agreed with sobs, and the sons-in-law promised to respect the princess again and again.The sage nodded in satisfaction: "Goro is watching for me...don't forget your promise..."

In an instant, the old man's complexion became more and more decrepit, and his panting sound became heavy: "Everyone of you remember that Zitong and I have been watching in Zhaoling... If anyone is disobedient and acts recklessly, what will happen to me in the future?" I will punish you..." After finishing speaking, he signaled Prince Li Kun to stay, and the others retreated to the outside room.

Li Hui supported Li Tai to sit on the rug. When he raised his eyes, he saw several prime ministers rushing in, and then Qin An, Duke of Jian, Xu Ye, Duke of E, Wei Chiqing, Duke of E, King Jing, King Peng, and King Lu arrived one after another. .The clan's children also appeared again. Li Qianniang was sandwiched between the county lords of King Jing's family, seemingly inconspicuous, but Li Hui was unwilling to give her alms even out of the corner of his eye.

However, the county magistrate of Yichuan was not satisfied with the current situation where no one paid attention to him. He walked up to Mrs. Du pitifully, with tears in his eyes: "Aunt...grandfather is already so sick...how come there has been no palace envoy?" Come to tell my son? My son waited anxiously at home and copied ten scriptures for my grandfather..."

Mrs. Du was frowning slightly, pressing her belly unobtrusively, her eyes were cold when she heard this, and said indifferently: "Copied ten scriptures? Good boy, you are indeed filial. You are indeed a filial child." For the sake of this, I have been reluctant to remind you——Xiniang, the lineage of the king of Chu has passed away, and it is really inappropriate for you to call your grandfather now. On an occasion like today, you should also call your grandfather instead."

In an instant, the blood on Li Qianniang's face faded completely.During this period of time, with Li Ge's protection, she actually forgot about the adoption of King Chu's lineage, and she forgot that she was just an ordinary daughter of a concubine clan in terms of patriarchal clan! !Without Li Ge's favor, she would be almost no different from those county lords in the Jing Palace who surrounded her to curry favor with her!

Li Qianniang bit her lip, she didn't know how many curses she had turned in her heart, how much she hated the saint's ruthlessness and Li Song's incompetence, but she never thought about what she did wrong.It took her a long time to recover, and she replied after a long while: "Yes... I overstepped..." After that, she didn't mention how to deal with those ten scriptures, and went back to the county heads of King Jing's mansion in disgrace. Went in the middle.

Although Du Shi's voice was extremely soft, everyone who should hear it could hear it clearly.Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Yan felt slight disgust, feeling a little annoyed that Li Qianniang still appeared in front of them from time to time.Princess Changning tugged at the corner of Li Hui's sleeve, and said silently: "It's...it's..."

Li Hui sighed in his heart: If you knew what scandalous things she did, you wouldn't be so calm.At such an important moment, she actually appeared in front of him, which made his mood worse.Grief, helplessness, sadness, loss, anger, all kinds of emotions mixed together, seemed to make his blood burn, as if he couldn't wait to break through something, do something, and change something.

However, when he gradually calmed down, he had no choice but to accept the reality—Junzhou couldn't go back, and he could never go back to his free and easy life, but his imprisoned and impoverished life was just a different place.In his previous life, Junzhou was his cage, but in this life, it was changed to Chang'an City.Moreover, in this city of Chang'an, undercurrents continue, and their family must take every step of the way, so as not to fall into a place of eternal doom.

Is it happier to return to Junzhou, or to stay in Chang'an?

Li Hui couldn't answer—maybe neither of these two choices would make people happy, they could only make people slightly satisfied, they could only make people feel sad, and even they could only make people be involved in various situations involuntarily.When there is not enough strength to change everything, there is only dormancy and waiting.

Not long after, important ministers came back and forth with different edicts, some were "books" made of bamboo slips, and some were ordinary books, there were more than ten of them.Li Hui glanced at the inner room, and suddenly a gust of cold wind passed through his heart, like an ominous premonition.Sure enough, the next moment, he heard Li Kun's loud cry, and the eunuch came out with a pale face, and said loudly: "The saint... passed away..."

All the people in the mourning hall had different expressions, and then began to cry, with various expressions of sadness.Li Heng, Li Tai and the three princesses rushed in staggeringly to see the saint for the last time.Princess Changning wanted to follow, but Du Shi's legs went limp beside her, and she suddenly sat on the ground.

Yan Shi and Wang Shi hurriedly wanted to help her up, looked down at the blood splattered slowly at her feet, and immediately called the imperial physician.Princess Changning stood there in a daze, watching the maids lift the painful Du Shi up and away, her lips moved, but she couldn't say anything.Li Hui barely held back the pain in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Go to say goodbye to grandfather first, and then go to accompany aunt. Grandpa knows your filial piety, and will never blame you."

"..." Princess Changning came back to her senses and nodded firmly.

In the 31st year of Zhenyuan, the sage died, and he was given the posthumous title of Emperor Wen and the temple title of Taizong.The prince ascended the throne immediately and presided over the funeral according to Taizong's will.Afterwards, the new emperor issued an imperial decree, declaring the country to be filial piety for a hundred days, and the folks were forbidden to play during weddings and ceremonies within [-] days, and the family of officials and officials were forbidden to have banquets during weddings and ceremonies within [-] days.The filial piety of the clan is calculated by five clothes. The new emperor and his elder brothers and sisters keep their parents filial for three years, and their grandchildren keep their filial piety for one year.

Two days later, Du Shi, who had not yet been conferred the title of empress, gave birth to a daughter with great difficulty. She bled profusely, barely saving the lives of both mother and daughter.The new emperor hugged his newborn daughter, named Li Yuanwan, and named her Princess Yong'an.