Facing the dazzling sunlight, Qin Jin stepped into the deep Daming Palace, as if the tone of the whole world suddenly dimmed, the tall palace wall blocked the white sunlight, the bare mulberry trees covered the blue sky, the ancient palace was majestic and deep, and the curved corridor led to the depths of the palace......

The chill and oppression spread like a tide towards Qin Jin, and under the guidance of Xiao Huangmen, the pace seemed to be much heavier than before. He didn't like the feeling in the Daming Palace very much, and he also understood the reason why Li Longji rarely lived in the Taiji Palace and the Daming Palace since he ascended the throne.

Compared with the quiet and peaceful Xingqing Palace, this Daming Palace is full of coldness that makes people feel cold, as long as you are in it, you will feel uncomfortable.

"General, please, a moment!"

Xiao Huangmen was very polite to Qin Jin, in the past, Qin Jin was personally greeted by Zhang Fuchen into the palace, today Zhang Fuchen went to Tongguan, he temporarily took this errand, naturally he must be cautious.

Xiao Huangmen communicated with the inner attendant outside the hall, and the inner attendant whispered a few words, Qin Jin couldn't hear it clearly, only to see him turn around and enter the hall, and come out again after a while.

"Chuan Shen Wu Jun Zhonglang will meet Qin Jin!"

After singing, the little yellow door once again said goodbye to Qin Jin, and Qin Jin entered the palace under the guidance of the eunuchs outside the palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, a faint chill suddenly came, and the residual sunlight and temperature on his body were eroded without a trace in an instant. Qin Jin sighed secretly, saying that the Son of Heaven is rich all over the world, and he lives in this big palace, but it is not as cold as a folk room, and he only needs half a pot of charcoal to fill the house with heat.

However, the hall that Qin Jin entered today was not the hall a few days ago, and the footsteps of the chamberlain did not stop, and he saw through the dim light in the hall that Li Longji was not here. Just when he was puzzled, the eunuch had already led him to stop at a side door, "General, please come in!"

The side door opened from the inside, Qin Jin raised his feet and collapsed in, and the steaming heat came to his face again, as if suddenly from the cold winter to the scorching summer, and the hot sweat flowed down his neck in an instant.

Qin Jin only felt that his eyes suddenly lit up, this was not a warm pavilion, although the regulations were much smaller than the outer main hall, but the space was still more than spacious to accommodate dozens of people.

After taking off his boots, Qin Jin only had a layer of cloth socks on his feet, and when he stepped on the floor, he could immediately feel the melting temperature coming from the soles of his feet, and the heat in this room actually came from the ground under his feet.

Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, leaned lazily on the soft couch and casually pointed to the soft couch on the right side in front of him.

"Qin Qing, sit down!"

Li Longji's attitude towards Qin Jin was both friendly and casual, with a smile on his face, as if he was only a nephew of his own family in front of him, only looking at Qin Jin's respectful salute, and did not take the initiative to ask him about the intention of the early morning visit.

Li Longji first praised Qin Jin's actions in the past few days, and then quickly brought the topic to irrelevant places, such as popular anecdotes in the city, and complaining about the deep cold in the Daming Palace, hoping that spring would come one day earlier, so that the burning Xingqing Palace could be repaired as soon as possible.

About a third of the palace was destroyed due to a fire, and it may not be completely restored until the autumn of next year. A strange feeling suddenly rose in Qin Jin's heart, mentioning that next autumn, an uncontrollable thought was gnawing at his heart like thousands of ants.

I wonder if Chang'an will be able to remain as it is today at this time next year? Qin Jin raised his head slightly again, and glanced at Li Longji, the lazy and casual son of the Tang Dynasty.

is worthy of being a prince of peace for more than 40 years, even under internal and external difficulties, Li Longji still maintains his dignity and detachment as always.

"The minister took the liberty of begging to see, and there was a text to admonish!"

After the word "admonishment" blurted out, Li Longji's expression did not change, he still smiled, and it seemed that his good mood in the morning had not been affected. These clearly fell into Qin Jin's eyes through the corner of his eye.

Li Longji didn't say a word, but his reclining body changed his posture slightly and sat up straighter.

Qin Jin knew that an old man like Li Longji, who had been immersed in conspiracy and struggle for half a century, could hardly get a glimpse of his true thoughts from the changes in his expression and expression, so he could only stubbornly continue:

"Since the minister reorganized the Chang'an forbidden army, what he has seen and heard is shocking, the armament is lax, the soldiers are rotten, the training is insufficient, if there is a strong enemy to attack, the consequences are really unimaginable!"

Li Longji also knows more or less about the situation of the forbidden army in the north and south in recent years, but Qin Jin's description is the first time it has been like this, his expression has changed, although the smile on his face is still there, but he can already feel the chill in his eyes.

"What should I think of it?"

Qin Jin gritted his teeth, and said in a heart: "Although it is not too late to make amends, the combat strength of men and horses is not a one-day achievement, if the crisis is imminent, there is no way to return to the sky." If three or two years later, it's a different story. ”

"General Qin, don't be alarmist, although my Tang Forbidden Army is lax, it has not reached such an unbearable situation!"

The person who spoke was as old as Li Longji, and he was even older than him in terms of appearance.

Qin Jin recognized this person, it was the eunuch Gao Lishi, who was favored by the Son of Heaven. Gao Lishi has been sitting beside Li Longji in a low-key manner, perhaps because the Son of Heaven pities him for his old age and difficulty in standing for a long time, so he is so gracious.

Colliers's rhetorical question may be exactly what Li Longji wants to ask. However, Qin Jin deliberately made alarmist remarks today in order to arouse a potential sense of crisis in Li Longji's heart.

In fact, according to the original course of history, after the fall of Tongguan, the forbidden army of the north and south of Chang'an did not have a single star to speak of, and the only role was to support the Son of Heaven and the prince to flee from Chang'an City, which was admired and worshiped by all countries in the world.

Only by arousing the sense of crisis in the heart of the Son of Heaven and magnifying it as much as possible can Qin Jin's next plot be carried out, otherwise it will inevitably fall short. However, judging from the change in the expression of the Son of Heaven Li Longji, he had at least made a good start.

Of course, Qin Jin had to take a certain risk in this, if Li Longji was emotionally unstable at this time, and Long Yan was furious because of his alarmism, it was also possible to drive him out of Daming Palace. Or, even worse, it is equally possible to remove him from office and hand him over to the department for reflection

Fortunately, Li Longji did not lose his mind, but stopped Gao Lishi's rhetorical question, and said:

"The erosion of the forbidden army is indeed a fact, otherwise I would not have handed it over to Qin Qing for rectification, but it is not expected that the degree of corruption is so great, I just want to know, in Qin Qing's eyes, is the forbidden army terminally ill?"

Qin Jin nodded and shook his head again.

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