The first day of October in the fourth year of Xianheng, that is, the first day of the new year, the first day of October, and the 14th day of the 11th month of the solar calendar.

On this day, in the Chang'an court, Yan Liben stood there, sleeping soundly, his eyes closed, and the ministers around him wrote books one after another, telling about what happened in the past six months, but they all reported good news and not bad news.

"Back to Your Majesty, Chang'an has recovered after several years of recuperation, even more than when Taizong was located, economic development, harmony among the people, living and working in peace and contentment, and peace and security for the country and the people, this is the credit of Your Majesty, it is Taizong's blessing of Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Shengming."

Pei Yan was full of nonsense, Taizong blessed, he could say it, but in the entire court, there are really not many people who can do his point, his eyes are not blinking, his voice remains unchanged, his face is as usual, as if he is saying something that has nothing to do with him, but his words made Li Zhi full of blood, blood boiling, and his calm heart suddenly became excited.

As an emperor, who doesn't want to be famous for thousands of years, record their exploits in the history books, and let future generations comment on their merits, who doesn't want future generations to talk about themselves, they are more appreciated and less criticized, this is what every emperor wants to do.

But it is also the most difficult thing, Emperor Taizong Li Shiming is like a high mountain standing in his heart, unable to surpass, the pressure is huge, and he can't cross the heart barrier in his heart, and the fear and respect for Taizong have been deeply embedded in his heart.

After seeing the death of those imperial uncles, the crippled cripples, except for the death, there seemed to be few survivors, he was numb, he couldn't believe the tragedy, the throne seemed to fall from the sky, and fell directly on him, at that moment, he seemed to be dreaming.

From the time he ascended to this position, he found that he had not made any political achievements, he had followed the blessing of Taizong and guarded this country, he didn't need to be very powerful, smart, he just needed to keep it well.

At first, he thought so, but later found out that he was also ambitious, although his body was very weak and sometimes unable to support it, his passionate heart was always there, causing him to never want to pass on the throne to his son and stick to this position.

is just to make some achievements one day, and then abdicate brilliantly, but unfortunately, that day has not come, but his son is getting weaker and weaker, and he looks more serious than him.

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows and glanced at the ministers below: "I know, what else is there to do with you Aiqing?" ”

Gao Zhizhou stood behind Pei Yan, bowed his head and said nothing, Di Renjie was also there, returning to his usual way, you talk about yours, nonsense, lie, he just can't hear it, and Li Yiyan and others, shut up, the new prime minister Zhang Da'an stared into the distance with his eyes, and he couldn't see anything wrong with Yan Liben beside him.

Everyone was intoxicated with their own world, but Li Zhi looked at the bottom seriously, swept over one by one, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, except for sycophants, none of them spoke, they didn't say actual words, and they didn't say bad things, for example, Luling suffered a disaster, no one mentioned it, if he didn't have his own channels to know these news, he was really blinded by the group of harmless ministers in front of him.

His eyes swept towards Yan Liben, drowsy, without energy, and he didn't open his eyes to look at him, Li Zhi was angry: "Lord Right Minister, but there is something to do?" ”

Motionless.

No response.

Baiguan looked at Yan Liben, hesitated in his eyes, and frowned, this old man is not usually like this, what happened today, Pei Yan beside him touched Yan Liben in the past, it was very light, and the movements were also very light, and when his fingers just touched Yan Liben's arm, an accident happened.

"Bang."

"Boss."

"Right Minister-sama."

"Your Excellency."

The body fell, making a boom, Yan Liben's whole person was lying on the ground, he couldn't wake up, he was in a hurry, Pei Yan was in a hurry, he didn't do anything, he immediately knelt down, he couldn't allow him to think, and knocked on the ground: "Your Majesty, it's not about the old minister, it's the right prime minister...... He....... ”

At this point, he couldn't say anything, because everyone saw that he had moved the right minister, and the eyes that came over him were full of suspicion, disbelief, and angry eyes, and he quickly closed his mouth and knelt on the ground.

Several other ministers came to Yan Liben's side, the first one was of course Di Renjie, he helped the old man up, and his hand reached out to Yan Liben's nose, silent, no breath, he pressed his person hard, there was no reaction, and he shook his head.

Seeing him shaking his head, everyone's hearts were cold, especially Pei Yan, his face was like ashes, the smell was unbearable, no one should enter, the hundred officials around him took a step back, so as not to cause trouble, Li Zhi above also panicked, it's gone, it's gone, his eyes are fiercely cast on Pei Yan, okay, you Pei Yan, in front of everyone's eyes, you dare to kill the right minister.

Unforgivable.

The anger rose all of a sudden, and he was still blaming Yan Liben for ignoring him, but now that he has changed, Pei Yan knelt there, his heart was terrified, and he regretted it very much, why did he have more hands? I have to touch Yan Liben, no, something happened, right?

"Why is this so, sir?"

Di Renjie stood up, gloomy, not so much gloomy as mourning, patted his body and knelt down and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the old man is dead." ”

Funeral?

Not dead.

Wasn't he killed?

The ministers glanced at each other, the anger in their hearts, the taboo dissipated, full of sadness, the funeral, another old man died, it was Jiang Ke before, and now the right minister is gone, the people left behind in the Taizong era have died one by one, I don't know when they will come next time?

Li Zhi's palms trembled, is it a funeral? My heart is dead, and another one is gone, does God really want to treat me like this?

"That's ......."

Di Renjie knew at a glance what His Majesty was thinking and wanted to ask, and said melancholy: "Your Majesty, the boss is old, working day and night, plus he hasn't slept well in the past few days, his body is not as good as day by day, and all the diseases have accumulated to this day, and they have broken out, and they are gone all of a sudden." ”

His words were explained very clearly and very reasonably, the imperial doctor came, came to check, and came to the same conclusion as Di Renjie, Li Zhi did not doubt it, and looked at Pei Yan with a much gentler gaze, it was good that he didn't kill him, but he still couldn't be happy in his heart.

Pei Yan likes Di Renjie very much in his heart, he used to look particularly annoying him, how cute he is at the moment, Di Renjie's upright character, he doesn't care about human feelings when handling cases, as long as the iron case is like a mountain, it doesn't matter who you are, there is no reason at all, it is this attitude that makes him Pei Yan saved.

"It's okay, it's okay, next time the official will definitely return your favor." Pei Yan glanced back at Di Renjie, Di Renjie was unmoved, this is what he should do, facts are facts, and it can't be faked.

It's okay to be worthy of your heart, and as for the rest, you don't need him to care.

"Let's bury it!"

After Li Zhi said this, he spent all his strength, and his right-hand men were gone one by one, the old general Jiang Ke, the right minister Yan Liben, the two prime ministers were gone, and the other people were just a group of people who only knew high positions and didn't know how to do things, and to put it ugly, they were a group of moths.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The hundred officials knelt down one after another, they knew that His Majesty was not in the mood and didn't want to continue to talk about business, how could they not, the death of the old man was too shocking for them to recover.

Soon, the news of Yan Liben's death spread throughout Chang'an, and many people were happy and silent for a few minutes, and then began their work, still like this, people who knew him, or people who got his help, went to mourn, and on this day, his nickname came out of the palace.

Yan Liben served as the lord Langzhong, the squire of the criminal department, and the young eunuch during the Zhenguan period. Xianqing was promoted to the Ministry of Works.

The first year of the general chapter added the right prime minister. His father, Yan Bi, and elder brother, Yan Lide, were both good at painting, crafts, and architecture, and Yan Liben also adhered to his family education, and he was especially good at painting. He is good at painting people, chariots and horses, and pavilions, and is especially good at portrait painting and historical figure painting. His paintings, the lines are strong and powerful, the spirit is like life, the colors are elegant and calm, the brushstrokes are more detailed than Gu Kaizhi, and the characters are meticulously depicted. He once painted "Eighteen Bachelors of Qin Mansion" and "Twenty-four Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion" for Tang Taizong, which was praised at that time. His works include "Bu Yuan Tu", "Ancient Emperor Tu", "Gong Gong Tu", "Xiao Yi Earning Lan Pavilion Tu" and so on.

Yan Liben (601 – November 14, 673) was a famous painter of the Tang Dynasty. A native of Yongzhou Wannian (now Lintong, Shaanxi), the son of the Sui Dynasty painter Yan Bi, and a man of Boling Wenzhen.

The moment the name came out, the court fell silent, His Majesty was not in the mood to talk about business, and none of them did these ministers touch that brow, no one wanted to be remembered by His Majesty, either staying at home, or going to mourn, in short, in the past three days, Chang'an was safe.

There are a lot fewer concerts, and there are fewer people going to the palace, and the palace maids, eunuchs, and the prince Li Dan and others who are usually happy no longer speak loudly, study obediently, and do what they have to do.

A few days later, this matter came to Luling and reached Li Zhou's ears, Li Zhou took the letter in his hand, scanned the information on it, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually faded and calmed down.

Xiao Wu looked at the young master's suddenly changed face, took a step forward, hesitated again, and wanted to ask what was going on, but he still held back, Li Zhou was silent for a while, sighed deeply, put the note on the table, and walked outside.

Xiao Wu stepped forward and glanced at it, his expression was frightened, the old man died, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time, wouldn't something big happen in this way, then they were in Luling, they couldn't help at all, His Royal Highness the Prince's situation may be getting worse and worse, and the young master is not in a good mood?