Chapter 21: The Affection of the Imperial Family
The night was already dark, and Li Chengyang came out of the Taiji Palace with a leisurely stride, swaying left and right all the way, but there was no drunkenness in his eyes.
It should be said that there has never been such a sober moment, but he doesn't want to be awake at all, and he can't wait to get drunk and sleep with him for three days and three nights.
In the afternoon, the old man answered all his questions, his doubts were gone, and when he was ready to get up to say goodbye satisfied, he never smiled again at the dinner table.
It is the first time to meet, compared with the old man with memory, except for the little depression that he inadvertently leaks out of Li Yuan, what is different from usual, the same kindness, the same like to stroke his beard and watch him smile, just like the smile that ordinary grandfathers leak when they see their grandson naughty.
However, when Li Chengyang was crying, the old man looked at him and laughed, and when he was hysterical, the old man still looked at him and laughed, and when he questioned him fiercely, the old man smiled even happier.
Li Chengyang didn't smile, he used to be very curious about the reason for his predecessor, he couldn't go back to his home, and he couldn't recognize his relatives.
Now he doesn't want to know, the old man smiled and said to him, he wants to take revenge on Li Shimin, Li Shimin killed his sons, then he wants Li Shimin's sons to start killing each other, Li Ke and Li Tai are too young, no one supports him, then the old man made his existence public, the ministers all got a secret report this morning, Li Shimin's eldest son, His Majesty's grandson is back, His Majesty recognized Li Chengyang who was wandering abroad this morning, no illness or disaster, and he is alive and well.
Li Yuan has never been out at all, but if he says that he has taken it back, it is taken back, even if he can't get out of Taiji Palace, in this kind of family affairs, Li Yuan, the patriarch of the royal family, still has an unquestionable right to speak.
It turned out that Li Yuan left Li Chengyang, it was because he was not optimistic about Li Shimin, or he was not optimistic about the nobles behind Li Shimin, playing with power, and the nobles couldn't catch up with the families.
The back road originally prepared for his son was useless, everything was too fast, who expected someone to flip the table, it shouldn't be like this, even if it is the worst situation imaginable, it is to flatten the loser into a commoner.
It can only be said that he underestimated the discipline of the nobles, most of the members are barefoot men, so they will not tell you the rules, they can't afford to hack you to death, and then hold up the table, wipe the blood clean, and welcome the next person to come.
The old man said to Li Chengyang, the family has begun to set their eyes on Li Chengqian, even if they can't get the news from the outside, judging from the old man's experience alone, the group of wolves will not dare to learn to lift the table, most of their influence is in the imperial court, there are few generals, and it is extremely rare to be able to lead a thousand people in the army.
Li Chengyang, as the eldest son who has been living abroad for more than ten years, has an unjustified name, and he was born in a wild way, and the family will not choose him, on the other hand, Li Chengqian is seriously educated, and the people around him have the lackeys of the family to contribute to Li Chengqian.
Not only Li Chengqian, all the princes and grandchildren are born, they will be secretly planted by the family, this is the eternal secret of the family, everyone invests, once someone shows some ability, then they will get more support, materials, money, and even armor and weapons.
Think about the Zhuge family in the Three Kingdoms period, whether Wuhou is a loyal minister who has no last resort on TV, or the capable minister in the official history, he has two brothers who are not inferior to him at all, Zhuge Jin, the general of Eastern Wu, and Zhuge Dan, the general of Cao Wei, each of whom is the best among people. Each Zhuge family has one, no matter who can win in the end, it will be good for their family.
This is the beginning of the family, the contemporary families have inherited the past experience, and carry on the past and forge ahead into the future, Li Chengqian as the original Li Shimin's eldest son, the family's strength is naturally not small, and now there is a wild road that is completely out of control, and the family will not let this factor continue to exist like this.
"My younger brother will never do such a thing, I think he is gentle and elegant, and he must be a humble gentleman" Li Chengyang, who knew that Li Chengqian would rebel in the future, forcibly opened his eyes and said nonsense.
"Do you know how friendly your uncle, your father, and your uncle were when you were a child? At that time, your father was wronged, either to find your grandmother or to your uncle, your third uncle, fourth uncle and aunt are restless, often cause trouble, once the first thing is to find your uncle and your father. ”
After a pause, he took a sip of wine and continued: "Once Yuanba made a mistake, your aunt and your father knelt in front of my door for a day and a night, and your fourth uncle secretly brought them food at the risk of being punished by me to kneel together, your uncle was in Chang'an at that time, and someone sent a letter of plea overnight, and then quickly came back and knelt with your father, their brother's feelings, can you compare now?" Li Yuan was in tears.
Once he entered the royal gate, he no longer had himself, and his brother, who was originally like a brother and sister, turned into the spokesman of various forces, took up the weapon in his hand for the interests he represented, and viciously swung the butcher's knife at the brothers.
Li Chengyang thought about what kind of situation the emperor was, or the mighty and domineering people who made people worship when they met, or the mediocrity that made people clench the knife in their hands when they heard it and shouted that they would inevitably get rid of such a faint monarch.
He never dreamed that he would see an emperor crying bitterly, and the old man holding the wine jug with tears on his face was like a child, even if the child was the emperor.
The old man is affectionate, he used to maintain the balance between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin all the time, the son can be literary and martial, it is a great thing in any family, which means that the upper is worthy of the ancestors and the ancestors, and the lower is worthy of the children and grandchildren.
In addition to the royal family, especially in addition to the royal family with the stirring of the family.
Li Chengyang, who entered Li Yuan's heart, did not think about how Li Yuan worked hard for his two sons, he just knew that from today on, he would face the threat of the family, the sword and sword rain were vivid, and every weapon was stabbing straight at him, and he couldn't figure out his situation until today, but now he finally understood.
The family is not welcome, and the nobles are still in the observation period, no wonder everyone will stare at him strangely when they pass by this morning, they may be curious about who has such an unlucky life, in this Datang, except for the family, no one welcomes him, maybe only in the eldest grandson, can find a little sense of security, after all, the eldest grandson's love is unconditional.
If you think of it, you will do it, you will walk into the gate of the East Palace leisurely, pull over a eunuch and ask him to take him to the backyard, who expected that the little eunuch would not dare to beat him to death and rashly enter the harem, threatening to either kill him now or let him go. Li Chengyang just entered the palace, and no one in the palace knew him, so he brought a man who didn't know the root into the prince's backyard, and the result was that his front foot had just stepped into the harem, and his head was in a different place before his feet landed.
Or Li Shi came out of nowhere, seeing a familiar person appear in front of him, Li Chengyang stepped forward and held Li Shi's hand tightly, subconsciously, Li Shi punched Li Chengyang's eyes, Li Chengyang fell in response, what family, what sword, sword, shadow, axe, hook and fork, when I don't know whether to sleep or faint, they are all gone.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already dark, I felt it carefully, my head didn't hurt and my eyes didn't dazzle, the expected hangover headache didn't appear, so he breathed a sigh of relief, opened the curtain on the couch, and saw two maids with toiletries, seeing that Li Chengyang woke up and hurriedly greeted him.
Behind the two maids, there was a girl kneeling upright, looking at the appearance of fifteen or sixteen, kneeling there with five flowers, half regretful and half angry on her face, her slender and heroic eyes stared at Li Chengyang without blinking, and a cold and simple temperament came to her face.
"You are? Who grabbed it? Li Chengyang thought that a minister or subordinate who wanted to be opportunistic had sent a beautiful woman to honor him, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw such a binding play and made him feel that this was the right track.
The woman's eyes widened, her small mouth opened slightly, and the two maids continued to salute as if they had heard nothing.
"What? Didn't you rob it? Then why are you tied, you two, you two go and untie it, just put the things aside and wash them yourself, you all go out" I wanted to go and untie the woman in person, but I looked at it because I like to be naked. I took off my dirty pants in my sleep and thought about it, and finally decided to let the maid out.
"Childe is slow, Li Shi injured Son, it is a big rebellion, how can you let her go so easily, please Gongzi must punish her severely, otherwise the rules of the secret guard will not exist" Li Yi's voice came from under the bed, and Li Chengyang shrank into the quilt with a snort.
"Why are you there again, who told you that the protection must be under the bed, who taught you to hide in the first place, you hurry out, and this is Li Shi? How did she hurt me".
Li Yi came out of the collapse covered in dirt, completely ruining Li Chengyang's impression that the secret guards came and went without a trace, and the black shadows suddenly passed away with the light of the knife like meteors.
Carefully patted the soil on his body, Li Yi took a bronze mirror, Li Chengyang looked at the purple and blue circles in the bronze mirror in a daze, and after looking at it for a long time, he recognized that the person who looked like Chiyou's mount was himself, and then he remembered that Li Shi gave him a punch last night.
"Am I all right, rules? What are the rules, you have been with me for two years, but have you ever seen me hurt people's lives, let alone human lives, even the lives of chickens and dogs, I haven't asked for them, why do you have to let me punish them severely? ”
"Childe, there are no rules, there is no circle, the secret guard has been used to protect your safety since it appeared, but now Childe has been injured by the secret guard, what is this like" Li Yi persuaded bitterly, as if not punishing Li Shi would collapse the sky of the secret guard.
Looking at Li Shi's unconvinced eyes, Li Chengyang touched his chin and asked.