Chang'an City is very large, the entire Chang'an City is divided into one hundred and eight squares by the wall that is not too tall, just like one hundred and eight small cities, and the area of the imperial city is not comparable to a square, Li Jing and Yu Wenzhe entered the Xuanwu Gate, it took half an hour to come to the Vermilion Bird Gate, the Vermilion Bird Gate is the inner gate of the imperial city, the outside of the Vermilion Bird Gate is the office of the ministers, and the inside of the Vermilion Bird Gate is the palace where the Li royal family lives.
Passing through the Suzaku Gate, a father-in-law with floating dust was waiting behind the door, this father-in-law's first reaction after seeing Li Jing was to smile gently, step forward in three steps and two steps, and bowed slightly, "General, you can be regarded as coming, if you don't come again, the Holy Lord will directly issue an order to summon you, this is Lord Xiaolin, come with our family, Your Majesty is waiting in the Imperial Garden." ” "The chief manager of King Lao has come to greet you."
Li Jing returned the salute, and then motioned for Yu Wenzhe to step forward, "This is the chief manager of Wang De in the palace, who has been by His Majesty's side all these years, and is in charge of the appropriate size in the palace." ” "The younger generation has seen Mr.
Wang."
Yu Wenzhe knew it in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Li Jing was introducing the identity of the person in front of him, although the rank of the chief of the inner court was not large, but it was the same as Qin Hu, no one dared to underestimate it, even Li Shimin's princes and concubines were polite when they saw it.
"Haha, even in the deep palace, our family has heard the heroic deeds of Lord Xiaolin, how many times has Your Majesty said it, if it weren't for General Li saying that Lord Xiaolin couldn't come to Chang'an, he would have been unable to help but issue an order to conscript."
Wang De originally attached great importance to Yu Wenzhe, and after Li Jing's special introduction, Wang De has been by Li Shimin's side for so many years, and this aspect of observing words and emotions has already reached its peak, over the years, he has never seen Li Jing value a young man so much, and even his two grandsons have not been so solemnly introduced to himself.
Li Jing is the first person to be generous, so Wang De is also willing to have some affection with Li Jing, so his gaze at Yu Wenzhe is even hotter.
Wang De led in front, the palace is not able to ride a horse when there is no 100,000 urgent things, the patrol of the forbidden army density is very large, the golden armor exudes a breathtaking spirit, one of the road Yu Wenzhe's heart of the emotion is getting stronger and stronger, for the upcoming meeting Li Shimin is also more and more expectant, worthy of the early Tang Dynasty, after so many years of war, the Tang Dynasty's army is all iron-blooded people sharpened on the battlefield, such a dynasty, really makes people have hope to fight for it.
The Imperial Garden is in the harem of the Imperial City, which is where Li Shimin usually rests, and now it is spring, a hundred flowers are blooming, and the faint fragrance of flowers can be smelled far away from the Imperial Garden, which is refreshing.
In the imperial garden, a gazebo, Li Shimin was dressed in casual clothes, sitting opposite a middle-aged man, holding a black seed in his hand, looking at the expectation in front of him and pondering, the chessboard was criss-crossed, and it was difficult to kill, but the black chess seemed to be suppressed and could not take the lead.
There was also a civil official standing next to the two, this civil official was wearing a neat court uniform, looking at the two people playing in front of him, his face was gloomy and dripping, and the air around his body seemed to be condensed, even Wang De became cautious when he passed by this person, and even slowed down his breathing, lest he be noticed by this person.
"Your Majesty, General Li Jing and Lord Xiaolin are here, and they are now waiting outside the garden."
"Oh, pretty fast, call them in."
Li Shimin's eyes were still fixed on the chessboard in front of him, the corners of his lips were outlined, and a smile appeared on his contemplative face.
Wang De walked out in response, and only after passing the civil official did he speed up his pace, wiping the beads of sweat secreted from his forehead, and even a relaxing breathing sound came out.
Li Jing and Yu Wenzhe came to the pavilion, and after seeing Li Shimin fall behind, they looked proudly at the official sitting opposite him, and the official shook his head with a smile and stood up.
"Hmph, it's clear that Fang Xiang saw that General Li was coming and deliberately let His Majesty end this game of chess, Your Majesty is still so proud, really, really alas."
At the same time, the civil official who had been standing aside snorted coldly and said with a little disdain.
"Hmph."
Li Shimin's face changed suddenly, and he snorted coldly, but he didn't say anything, but turned his head, out of sight and out of mind.
After Yu Wenzhe came in, he happened to see the scene in front of him, and he sighed in his heart and also had some guesses about the identity of this official, in the entire history of China, he dared to speak to the emperor like this, and there was only one emperor who always endured it as if he was angry, and that was Wei Zheng, a minister who was famous for his direct advice.
When Wei Zheng died, Li Shimin wept bitterly in front of his hospital bed, and said the famous sentence that will be passed down to future generations, "The husband can be dressed properly with copper as a mirror; With the ancient as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Taking people as a mirror can tell the gains and losses, and often protect these three mirrors to prevent oneself from passing now, Wei Zheng died and died in one mirror", this is the best praise for Wei Zheng.
You must know that Wei Zheng was an official under the command of the crown prince Li Jiancheng at the beginning, and after the change of Xuanwumen, Li Shimin appreciated his talent and uprightness, so he kept him, and Wei Zheng lived up to his expectations, and he was not afraid of anything because of his background, which is why there is an eternal story between Li Shimin and Wei Zheng's ministers.
"Minister Li Jing, I have seen Your Majesty."
Li Jing took Yu Wenzhe to the front and bowed.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was no kneeling at all, even when the court was in the last dynasty, the ministers only bowed down, only when the major ritual of sacrificing to the heavens was clear, there would be a scene of everyone kneeling, kowtowing was a ritual created by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in order to enslave the Han people, which was a shame.
"Li Qing doesn't have to be polite, come and give a seat."
Li Shimin did not look back, but waved his hand, with an extremely untroubled expression on his face.
"Hehe, why is Lord Wei's expression so serious, Your Majesty has done something unruly again, which has made your Lord dissatisfied" Li Jing looked at the two monarchs and ministers who were fighting in front of him, and couldn't help but show a hint of a smile, and said.
"Hmph, today Your Majesty said that he was going to wait for someone, he didn't even go to the early dynasty, and he called Fang Xiang to play chess, is this nonsense, how did the Sui Dynasty lose the hearts of the people in the first place, it's not that the king didn't have an early dynasty, he just wanted to be at ease" Wei Zheng seemed to have found a place to vent, and even the saliva spewed out far away, while speaking, he stared at Li Shimin's side face tightly.
"Lord Wei, there are no major events in today's early dynasty, all the recitals have been reviewed by me and Du Xiang, and there is no one that needs to be reviewed by His Majesty personally, and His Majesty is also waiting for people, after all, he has been waiting for nearly three years."
Fang Xuanling smiled and reassured, and then turned his gaze to Yu Wenzhe, at this time Yu Wenzhe was standing behind Li Jing, and after hearing the voice, he turned his head to look, just looking at Fang Xuanling, and saw those meaningful eyes. i0 t1706231537: