Chapter 160: Another Generation—A New Time and a New Sorrow
The years go by, and this beautiful empire is everywhere silently showing its boundless prosperity, which will not dissipate even after several dynasties, years of change, and subversion of the situation, but will only walk more and more to an extreme height.
Chang'an City is more historical than the god capital, after all, this is where the Li Tang royal family has been the capital for generations early on, and the invisible charm around it has always been meticulous.
In a blink of an eye, it was another spring two years after Zhongzong Li Xian ascended the throne.
The sun is still soft, and everything is still decorating the beautiful spring with its vigorous vitality, which seems to be the same, but it has changed too much and breeds too many differences.
Just like the situation, just like the human heart......
It's already twenty-five years old, and it's really embarrassing to be stuck in such a young and not old, even less old. However, if you put aside the limitations of age, our princess is still beautiful and complex, and there is no trace left by the gentle brushing of time on her body, and it seems that natural creation is extremely pitiful to her.
At this moment, this originally peaceful and quiet Buddhist temple was disturbed by her, because she was holding what seemed to be a lot of persistence and great patience, and she had some arguments with a little monk.
This is what happened, Taiping came to this Buddhist temple early in the morning to make incense, originally everything was peaceful and smooth, but when she was about to leave in the car after entering the incense, the soft eyes glanced at a water mill in the center of the courtyard, and ordered the attendant to move the water mill back to her princess's mansion.
When the little master who was sweeping on the side saw this, how could he not be surprised? Suspicious, she went to stop it, and Princess Taiping lost her temper at this time, not to say that the water mill that was put in the temple was originally her Princess Taiping's!
This is really unreasonable! The water mill is clearly the temple's, and it has been shelved here for many years, and Taiping only returned to Chang'an two years ago.
Even if she is a princess, she won't be such a bully! The little monk did not seem to be intimidated by the authority of the Taiping, and had a strong disagreement with her about the water mill, which attracted a group of brothers and sisters of the Buddhist temple and the princess to argue with reason, and both sides were deadlocked, refused to give in and refused to let go.
The situation was put on hold here, and it became more and more intense, and the dispute for a long time just couldn't have a result! In desperation, he invited Chang'an County.
But I don't know what's wrong with this county, maybe it's because I think that Princess Taiping first returned to Chang'an not long ago, so she deceived the local monks; After seeing his kind of inquiries and decisions, he finally awarded the water to the temple!
From the morning to the noon, and it was still a noble and powerful dispute between the princess Taiping of Zhenguo and a small Buddhist temple monk for a small water mill, and finally alarmed the parents and officials of Chang'an, which naturally attracted clusters of people to watch the excitement.
The matter has come to this, such a result has settled, it is inevitable that people will be surprised, but it turns out that Princess Taiping can't even fight for a water mill, it seems that it is really empty on the surface, and there is no real ability inside!
sighed again and again, and the crowd dispersed along with the county guard's guard of honor. Under the gradually strong sun, only Taiping was left alone in the local area to stomp his feet and get angry, and he had to compromise and have no way at all!
At that time, among the tree-lined paths with new willows and sparse flowers and trees, Longji, who was standing with his arms crossed and quietly watching the excitement for a while, suddenly walked over to her, and saw her red and white on her delicate face with spring on her pink face, and there were emotional ups and downs between her eyebrows, which was pitiful and cute! provoked him to laugh, hooked his lips and smiled at her: "Okay, okay, don't be angry!" As he spoke, he raised his hand to hold her sleeve, his eyes sank, and his voice was light and light, "Isn't it just a water mill!" Let's go for tea. At this point, he took Taiping out of the Buddhist temple in this way.
The Taiping Fang only cared about disputes and grievances, and didn't even notice that Longji was actually standing in the crowd of onlookers. Now I saw him suddenly come over, and he took advantage of the situation to pull her back. She had a momentary accident, and then she calmed down, and looked sideways at the monks standing in the Buddhist temple with a disdainful look, and then she didn't continue to insist, and followed Longji's half-push and half-push.
Chang'an Street is bustling with people, and boundless prosperity is inherent in Datang, whether it is Shendu or Chang'an, there seems to be no difference between such prosperity and hustle and bustle.
Taiping didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he retreated from the entourage that served the left and right, and just followed Longji and the two people to walk and relax.
A wisp of gentle breeze slammed into the face, and the tall and slender figures of the two walked slowly and calmly, like a weaving streamer sprinkled down from the gaps in the clouds on the horizon, and the golden threads embroidered on the robes and skirts suddenly made a burst of light.
Walking through a small alley that is still secluded compared to the long street, Longji did not stop, looked sideways, and said softly: "You are getting smarter and smarter." The sound was indifferent like a gust of wind passing through the trees, but it was clearly clear with a glass-like thoroughness.
Hearing this, Taiping must have been surprised by Longji's words. She also looked at him sideways, and her originally stiff and negative face suddenly hooked her lips and smiled: "Clever? The sound wave is not a little annoyed, but it obviously contains a lot, "Where am I smart, you see that I am such a calculating, only money-loving and greedy person, I will not let go of even a little cheap!" It was originally a self-deprecating sentence, but it was so set off by Taiping's demeanor and tone, it seemed like he was joking at random and didn't take it seriously. This is quite inconsistent with the arrogance she has been fighting for since the morning!
Seeing Taiping's reply, Longji was not surprised, and nodded casually: "Hmm." The tone was the same as the look on his face, "Your scene of scrambling for water, the director's commission is really good!" The mystery of the word was broken, and it was said calmly.
If others hear such words, they will feel that they are unprovoked! The King of Linzi's words really have the meaning that the donkey's lips are not the horse's mouth! But in Taiping's ears, there was not even a trace of turbulence in his heart.
Knowing that San Lang could see what he was really doing, Taiping's bright eyes were shining, and he looked at him and suddenly smiled.
Longji also pulled a warm arc on his lips, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Yes, Princess Taiping's battle for the water mill was unsuccessful in the end, and she should be angry. But in fact, she was just acting like she was angry on the surface, but she secretly breathed a long sigh of relief!
She did it on purpose, and Longi was right, she planned and participated in this scene from beginning to end. Her move was to let Zhongzong Li Xian see that such a princess who is rich on the surface, has a great reputation, and is really glamorous, in fact, has no power that can be praised inside! Even a small water crush she can't compete.
Since ancient times, the most feared thing for emperors and monarchs is that the power of their courtiers is greater than their own! In this way, Princess Taiping, who is now powerful and wealthy, is really conspicuous, so much so that she has to learn to keep her head and cultivate obscurity, and an instinct that women are born with...... Weakness.
Even if Li Xian didn't believe it, even if no one believed that she couldn't even fight for a water mill, she at least showed her attitude and took this opportunity to give Li Xian a hint to show her heart. She was telling her brother who had become emperor that she had no ambitions, and she asked him to rest assured.
How tired are you, tired or tired? Or maybe both? Looking at the smiling but helpless Taiping in front of him, Longji frowned, but he didn't know what to say for a while.
And what can you say? Isn't the way he pursues in peacetime the way of life that his father Li Dan has never abandoned? Living in this world, every step of the way, every word, how difficult it is! It seems that from the beginning to the present, there has not been a day when it has really been smooth!
How helpless! I don't know how long this helplessness will last before it will end completely? .
In the evening, the sky gradually became stained with rice paper and splashed ink, and even the canopy seemed to be more and more gloomy than in the daytime.
In the Daming Palace, Gong E held a fruit wood plate with red silk in her hand, and walked around the corridor of the Huadian Palace, while swaying the champs in the air.
So the whole Tang Palace was soaked in a vein of incense after dark, and this lingering breath spread through the hall and through every crevice and corner, like an invisible gluttonous tongue climbing and wandering, and the lazy scenery of the candle shadow dissolving was more set off like falling into the dream of a swimming fish.
In the golden inner room of the palace, the exhausted emperor under the cover of a dragon robe has not yet slept. He leaned on a few cases like that, leaning against the embroidery screen with his back, and his raised arm only supported his slightly hot forehead, and he maintained this posture for a long time, not saying a word, only sighing slowly occasionally, obviously secretly sullen and secretly worried.
When Wei Zheng saw Li Xian's appearance, he didn't dare to disturb him and make him even more unhappy, so he quietly came over from behind the curtain on one side, and whispered to Gong E, who was standing on the side, to prepare a soothing soup for the emperor, before slowly passing over again, leaning over and raising his hand to wrap his shoulders behind him.
Li Xian only felt a warmth on his shoulders, and his ethereal and eternal expression was certain, and he also sensed his wife's familiar breath while returning to his senses very quickly. Knowing that it was Zheng'er, he raised his eyes to look at her, and his tired face floated with a calm expression, as if he was relieved.
"Your Majesty, what are you bothering about?" Wei Zheng sat down on his lap, his soft little hands helped him massage his temples, and his thoughts were also turning silently in his mouth.
Feeling the comfort of his wife's water, the amiable feeling has always carried irresistible magic, and the anxious emperor suddenly felt that the original floating life was so beautiful, and the years were so full of temptation...... With her by his side, in just a moment, he suddenly forgot all his worries, took off his cold defense, and sank into her fragrant river for the first time, and it was good to be willing to drown a little bit!
"Nothing." With an enchanted mood, his face softened, but he couldn't help but sigh, "It's still a long-term worry that has always been born!" At that time, Gong'e had brought in the prepared fruit soup, showing her intention to put it down and then sent her back, and when the words were settled, she took the spoon and scooped up the soup and drank it.
Wei Zheng stopped massaging him, and his heart was slightly settled when he heard the words.
Even if this is all there is to say, there is no need to go any further. For Xian's sorrow, Wei Zheng also understands.
In the final analysis, the emperor's heart, of course, is also a matter of the queen's heart with the emperor, in fact, because since he ascended the throne, his younger brothers and sisters are strong, and the officials and ministers have their own different intentions.
Originally, this situation was foreseen early in the morning, but what really made Li Xian unsettled day and night was that the situation was unstable, and he had no henchmen to support!
Now Zhongzong has ascended the throne as the emperor for the second time, and I don't know how many turbulent years have passed in between! In the early years, his old departments in Chang'an City were already scattered, and the Empress Wei's mother's family, which he had always trusted, was no longer there.
That has to start from the time of the exile in Fangzhou, it is not a certainty in the sky! At the beginning, Li Xian and Empress Wei were abolished and exiled, and Empress Wei's family also fell and fell. Empress Wei has a younger sister, who was born radiant, delicate and beautiful, and was targeted by a mountain bandit when she first grew up! The bandit asked to marry Miss Wei Er as the lady of the village, the Wei family is a famous family, and who wants to marry their daughter to a bandit? The two elders of the Wei family did not follow themselves, but just like that, the whole door was killed by the bandits, and the death was extremely tragic!
The tragedy is far more than that, which directly led to the fact that after Li Xian ascended the throne now, he can no longer support his wife's family as he did when he was the emperor for the first time, because his wife's family has really no one available! Therefore, a situation that he has been facing since he ascended the throne is that he has watched the power of his courtiers and younger siblings compete to overshadow him, the emperor, and he can only watch from the sidelines, there is really no way to curb his momentum!
When he had not ascended the throne, he was afraid to look forward and worry about the days he had lived; And after ascending the throne, these days of worrying and worrying are far from going as arbitrarily as imagined!
Is it true that all people live in the world suffering and sinning? Scold......
All the things on the husband's mind, Wei Zheng, as a wife, can understand them all. Although it is also helpless, as long as the two of them silently stay together, just keep together, it seems that everything will give birth to a way to break through the dead end, and all the bleak days seem to be no longer bleak! This may be a unique tacit understanding between couples with strong feelings!
With his wife by his side, even if it shows that the quiet things that have been floating for two years still can't be settled, he just feels inexplicably safe.
Wei Zheng was determined, maybe it was the candle shadow swaying too gentle tonight, or maybe it was the wind that was too delicate tonight, or maybe it was the vitality of Lang Chun that awakened a period of agile feelings in her heart, and suddenly, there was a scorching spiritual light flickering in her heart!
"Your Majesty!" Without losing any time in opening her mouth, Zheng'er seized the inspiration that flashed by this star, and her tenacious heart suddenly went sideways, and she called Li Xian a sentence.
Xian Yingsheng raised his eyes suddenly, and suddenly met his wife's precipitated gaze.
He had a certain thought in his heart, and he saw a different kind of implication in his wife's gaze.