Chapter 286 A trip to the palace

The water and land field of Famen Temple has been done for more than half a month. Thousands of monks chanted praise day and night, and there was a layer of smoke over the Dharma Gate, which was really a little fairy Buddha's artistic conception. There are several cars in the burning incense candles alone.

Anyway, Li You used to be a prince, but now he is plated with a layer of gold and a bright coat of a Buddhist holy place, as if his evil should be forgotten. Therefore, most of the ministers in the court also came to burn incense to worship. The Futu Tower, where Li You's golden body is placed, also has a different name, which is called the "King of Qi Tower". Echoing the Tufu Pagoda where the Buddha was placed, it became a scene of Famen Temple.

I don't know if Li You will feel ironic if he has a spirit in heaven. Anyway, Qin Mubai felt that if he was Li You, he would simply burn himself and don't leave the body behind. As the saying goes, he dies to thank the world. If he dies, he can't pay for the crime, and the body is still not at peace.

Recently, Li Shimin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Li Xun, was busy mobilating the generals and preparing to send troops to Lanzhou to strengthen the military strength there. At present, the invasion of Tubo is actually mainly in the Songzhou area of Shu in the south. The Lanzhou area has always been strong, and there are generals like Qin Shubao guarding. The Tubo people have not invaded much, at most, sporadic harassment and occasional plunder.

The bright-eyed people can see that the emperor took this opportunity to send troops to Lanzhou. In fact, he put a long line to catch big fish with one hand, looking at the high-tech move to dominate the Western Regions.

When Li Shimin first ascended the throne, Jieli of the Turkic Khanate in the north took advantage of the instability of the internal strife in the Tang Dynasty and killed Li Shimin in one fell swoop. He was caught off guard, and the soldiers went straight to Chang'an City. How could Li Shimin endure this anger? After a few years of humiliation and hard work hard, he finally wiped out the Turks and captured the profits. Later, Tuyuhun Town impeached Tubo and Longyou Hetao. In foreign wars, Zhenguan Da Tang has never been afraid, and Li Shimin is also respected by the heavenly Khan.

However, after pacifying the northern grassland by itself, the national policy of recuperation and recuperation of the people has taken the lead. That is, from then on, a group of internal ministers began to emerge and gradually gained real power. Such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others are all people with strong Confucianism. They have always advocated that Wang Daoren is a political country and fight less if they can't fight. Moreover, recuperation is also the wish of the people at present. As a result, the war became rare in the Tang Dynasty.

But Li Shimin is an ambitious man. Such a monarch is naturally aggressive! Taking down the Turks is revenge; pacing Tuyuhun is not enough at all; he must dominate the Western Regions and subdue Tubo in order to be comforted by his ambition!

However, there are many people in the court who are tired of war, and Li Shimin has to consider their emotions. Therefore, he slowly laid out a plan to dominate the Western Regions without showing a voice. The first move is to expand the governor's office in Lanzhou!

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others are not stupid, and naturally they can see it. But they have nothing to say about the emperor's arrangement! - Tubo invaded, and it's natural for Lanzhou to increase troops to defend!

At the same time, these well-informed people also smelled a strange smell: the emperor had a plan to dominate the Western Regions. He did not use Li Xun, Hou Junji and Li Daliang, nor did he invite Li Jing to use his proud disciple Su Dingfang, but used a descendant who was young and had little military merit-- Qin Mubai!

What kind of signal is this?! Could it be that this boy is going to be developed, and the emperor wants to promote and cultivate him?

Qin Mubai also felt a little strange when he went in and out of the imperial city these days. Those ministers looked at him with strange eyes. After thinking about it, he understood what was going on and thought calmly: No matter what they think, it's none of my business! I just need to take care of my own business.

The Taoist temple of Famen Temple was finally over. Qin Mubai returned to the palace and handed over to the emperor. Li Shimin received him in the Wude Hall, talked about business, and asked him to follow the emperor to the Penglai Hall.

Li Shimin said, "Mu Bai, haven't you forgotten the childless slave and the son?"

"Of course not." Qin Mubai replied with a smile, "Your Highness, are you all right now?"

"Good." Li Shimin also smiled and said, "I'm going back to accompany them today. It happens that you are here, so let's go together!"

"Weichen can't ask for it!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "To be honest, Weichen really misses the two little princes!"

"They also talk about you all day long, haha!" Li Shimin laughed.

When I arrived at the bedroom of Penglai Hall, I heard Li Zhi and Li Mingda studying together, and read the chapter in the Book of Rites.

Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Highness is really good. I read the Book of Rites at a young age. As far as I know, the Book of Rites is a great scripture. Before that, they had already learned the Book of Filial Piety, the Book of Poetry, and the Biography of Ram, and now they will pass the four scriptures!"

The imperial examination was carried out in the Tang Dynasty. The official textbooks are divided into three categories: the Great Classics, the Chinese Classics and the Small Classics. The Book of Rites and the Zuo Zhuan are the Great Classics. There are different grades of the two classics, the three classics and the five classics. Naturally, the more you communicate, the more talented you are.

Li Shimin also nodded happily and smiled: " Yu Shinan is really a good teacher. Moreover, young slaves and children also study hard. Speaking of which, I have been influenced by you. At the beginning, the child slave was the least liked to read, and he was sleepy when he opened the book. If you hadn't developed a good habit of reading every day with them, he would have become incompetent.

"Ha ha, Your Majesty is joking. In fact, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is very smart, but he is a little playful. Princess Jinyang is a rare smart and genius!" Qin Mubai said.

"Yes, it's the point." Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's a pity that my son is a daughter, otherwise he will be an extraordinary person in the future."

Qin Mubai smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, women may not be extraordinary. For example, the Empress Changsun is the mother of the world for thousands of years.

"Yes..." A sentence evoked Li Shimin's infinite memories. He nodded and said thoughtfully, " Among my so many children, Ke'er is the most like me, and Yanzi is the most like the queen... Well, let's go in!"

The person who is unintentional, and the person who listens is intentional. Qin Mubai thought to himself: Listening to Li Shimin's tone, he is sighing. Why is he not a man? She is both direct, smart and virtuous. If she is born a man, she is really the most perfect successor!

Speaking of which, Li Shimin is still worried about his successor!

When the two walked in, Li Zhi and Li Mingda shouted excitedly: "Father - wow! Village head!"

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed and saw Li Zhi at a glance, but it changed a lot!

I haven't seen him for a year. He has grown a lot, just like a different person. The voice has also changed a little, as if it's half-sized!

It seems that the ancients were indeed a little precocious. This boy began to develop fiercely when he was only eleven or twelve years old!

"King of Jin, Your Highness, are you all right?" Qin Mubai asked with a smile.

"Good! Village head, you haven't come to see us for almost a year!" Li Zhi's voice has become much thicker, and he is less childish. Some of them are like ducks. No wonder it's unpleasant. But the excitement is beyond words, and the simplicity and simplicity are the same.

Conversely, it is still the same as the original. The tiger's head is white and clean, very cute, the smile is very sweet, and it is a little fatter than before, like a doll.

"Let's make you happy." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Child slave, how's your study going? Do you want me to recite a paragraph for your village head?

"Good!"

The two of them began to recite the book. They recited a paragraph in the Book of Rites, and they also recited it quite smoothly. Qin Mubai laughed and said, "I don't know if I'm wrong. Anyway, I can't recite this book. Your Highness, you are much more hard- and erudite than me!"

"Mu Bai, if you say so, you will teach them badly, and they will be proud!" Li Shimin smiled and his love was overflowing with words. He called the two little princes to his side and hugged them and said, "In a blink of an eye, the child slave is twelve years old, and it is time to open a house. I have promised you a long time ago that you will be the king of Jin. Well, are you okay with that?"

"How dare you?" Qin Mubai arched his hand and said, "I'm afraid that Weichen is not good at learning, and he is not in the capital all year round, which is not beneficial to His Royal Highness the King of Jin."

"It doesn't matter." Li Zhi rushed to speak, "The village head just needs to agree. Anyway, I only want the village head to be the king of Jin. If it were someone else, I wouldn't like it!"

"Yes!" Yanzi and his brother were on the same front and said with a smile, "Village chief, did you agree?" Even if you are an official in other places, there will always be a time to go back to Beijing, right? When you go back to Beijing, you can go to Jiuge's house, and then I can also go, and I can listen to the village head's story again!"

"Haha!" Li Shimin was amused. "Yi Zi, Fu, the king of Jin, is not a storyteller. That's your ninth brother's teacher, you know? You have to learn from him. If there is anything you don't understand, ask him. If there is danger, let him protect you. Do you understand?

"Uh-huh!" Li Zhi nodded seriously, "Isn't the village head always protecting us? With him, my sister and I can sleep more peacefully.

"Ha ha, did you hear it?" Li Shimin said with a smile, "It won't take long for you to be their brother-in-law. My family is more assured."

Qin Mubai said with a smile, "In this way, Weichen agreed."

"Good. When the child slave opens the house, you will be the king of Jin. Li Shimin said with a smile, "Mu Bai, my son-in-law is better than half a son. I treat you as a son. For the child slaves and Yanzi, I have always regarded it as my heart, and I will give it to you at that time.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Qin Mubai nodded with a smile.

"Okay, let's eat together!" Li Shimin laughed cheerfully in a good mood, "Childless, son, after dinner, take out your pipa and play a song. Let your teacher also test how you are practicing?"

"Okay!" Li Zhi and Li Mingda were happy and happily pulled Qin Mubai to the restaurant.

Li Shimin looked at them and nodded and smiled. He said to himself, "This is really fate!"

After eating in Penglai Hall and listening to Li Zhi and Li Mingda playing the pipa, it was very late and the sky was getting dark. Qin Mubai said goodbye to the emperor and others and left here to prepare to go home.

I just walked to the Lower Horse Bridge, but I saw people sitting by the bridge with lanterns in their hands, as if they were waiting for him.

It's not someone else, it's really Princess Gaoyang.

"Linger, why are you here?" Qin Mubai came over and asked with concern, "It's getting cold. Don't freeze."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Princess Gaoyang smiled gently and handed the lantern to Qin Mubai, "Take it for you. My hands are frozen red."

"You are alone, and you don't have to be accompanied by a maid." Qin Mubai took the lantern, held his hand in the palm of his hand and said, "Wait for me specially. What's the matter?"

"Can't you wait for me if I have nothing to do?" Princess Gaoyang smiled playfully and said, "I heard from the maidservant that you came to the harem with your father and went to the Penglai Hall. I'm waiting for you here. I want to talk to you!"

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It's such a good place to choose. I seem to remember that someone here once jumped into the river bravely - aren't you afraid?"

"It's disgusting!" Princess Gaoyang's face turned red, and she stared at Qin Mubai with shame.

"Say, what's the matter?" Qin Mubai smiled for a while and asked. He knew that if it hadn't been for something, Princess Gaoyang would not have waited here in the middle of the night.

"Well, I heard that you are leaving the capital and going to Lanzhou, right?" Princess Gaoyang asked.

"You are quite well-informed. The court hasn't officially written it yet!" Qin Mubai smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's what Your Majesty ordered."

Princess Gaoyang frowned: "We are going to get married. How can your father let you leave at this time?"

"State affairs are the top priority!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can't run away. Didn't you hold it in the palm of your hand?"

"I'm not ashamed!" Princess Gaoyang whitened her eyes funny and angrily, and said, "I've only been back to Beijing for a few days, and I'm leaving again?" Anyway, I'm not comfortable. I want to go to Lanzhou with you!"

Qin Mubai frowned: "Actually, I also want to take you with me. However, Lanzhou is not Xiangzhou. It is a border crossing. There are wars at any time. It's not fun at all, and it's dangerous.

"I don't care! Anyway, I have sworn that from now on, I will be wherever you are!" Princess Gaoyang was stubborn.

Qin Mubai looked at her in embarrassment, smiled bitterly and said gently, "Linger, don't be so wayward! This time, it's not whether the emperor agrees or disagrees. I'm not willing to take you there. By the way, if we get married, it will be husband and wife, and His Majesty will not care much about you. But in Lanzhou, I am also a stranger. It's okay if it's Taiping. If there is a two-day war, I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of you!"

"I hate it! Am I so cumbersome?" Princess Gaoyang said with a grudge, "If you don't go, you won't go!" I don't care about it yet! Humph!"

With that, she turned around and was about to leave.

"Ha ha!" Qin Mubai smiled, stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms. He smiled and said, "Look at you, are you childish again?"

Princess Gaoyang blushed and smiled, "I don't care! Anyway, this time, I'm going to Lanzhou with you! If you don't take me, I will sneak away by myself! Maybe he was intercepted and bullied on the plateau by the Tubo barbarians halfway - it's up to you!"

Qin Mubai smiled bitterly: "You are clearly threatening people!"

"That's it!" Princess Gaoyang raised her face and hummed, "What can you do to me?"

Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Well, I'm afraid of you. Why don't you ask the emperor? If he agrees, I won't say anything, okay?"

"Hey hey, that's good!" Princess Gaoyang smiled proudly, "Your Majesty... It's a piece of cake!"

"Would you please lower your voice?" Qin Mubai couldn't laugh or cry, "Well, there were people jumping into the river here, so it's not appropriate to stay for a long time. I have to go back. Go and find your side dishes!"

"Hey hey! Go ahead, I'll go to Penglai Hall to find my father!" Princess Gaoyang smiled proudly and tiptoed on Qin Mubai's face with a happy look.

"I know how to play hooligans!" Qin Mubai laughed and scolded, waved his hand and left.

"Yeah! That's great!" Princess Gaoyang jumped with her feet and shouted excitedly, "Leave Chang'an and go to Lanzhou!"