Hearing the emperor's order, sixteen guards soon arrived at Tailai Palace and carried Li Yuan here in a sedan chair made of gold.

After putting down the sedan chair and opening the sedan curtain, Li Yuan looked around, and couldn't help but feel extremely emotional.

I think that at the beginning, he also accepted the daily greetings of these old ministers of the court as the emperor of the world, and discussed extremely difficult political affairs with them, and now the Tang Dynasty is finally stable, but he doesn't want them to be artificially divided into two different worlds.

Whether this is fortunate or unfortunate, to this day, I am afraid that Li Yuan himself will not be able to tell.

In this way, under the kneeling of the courtiers on both sides, he walked slowly forward until he came to Li Shimin.

"The son visits his father." As soon as Li Yuanchang, who was standing next to Li Shimin, saw Li Yuan coming, he quickly knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists with both hands.

Li Yuan wiped his eyes with his hands, trying to hide his throbbing mood. Then, he stretched out a hand to help him up, and said in a slightly trembling voice:

"Yuanchang, my son has worked hard all the way, I have heard the emperor say, this expedition you have followed the Duke of E to fight countless victories, and you are worthy of being a good son of my Li family, and my father is indeed very pleased in his heart."

Li Yuanchang was very happy to hear his father praise him. However, because the emperor and the minister of civil and military affairs were nearby, he did not dare to make more mistakes. With a slight smile, he stepped aside, and lowered his head to listen wordlessly to the conversation between his father and brother.

"Father."

The young Son of Heaven nodded slightly to his father, neither showing respect nor extreme intimacy, as if it were a normal thing.

However, just this small action still made Li Yuan feel a little chilled.

Sure enough, it was the tiger that fell into Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. I think that back then, when he was on the stage, facing the pious bowing of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, he was also so radiant, commanding the world to be unstoppable. But I don't want to become the depressed appearance I have in just a few years, and even the son who was once the most filial has become another face.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel even more sorry for himself in his heart.

"Your Majesty, why are you looking for me this time?" Li Yuan pretended to look at Li Shimin calmly and asked suspiciously.

Li Shimin smiled slightly, took Li Zhifeng's hand and came to Li Yuan: "Father, I want to congratulate you, after waiting for so many years, father and daughter have finally been reunited." Let's see, is this my half-sister? ”

Li Yuan didn't notice Li Zhifeng because all his emotions were focused on Li Shimin's body before. At this moment, when I heard the other party say this, I realized that there was such a beautiful woman standing next to me.

After looking up and down for a moment, he showed an excited expression, stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Zhifeng, his lips trembled, and he said incoherently:

"Like, yes, this is my own flesh and blood, and she looks exactly like her mother. Zhifeng, you have suffered all these years. Later..... In the future, my father will never let you be wronged again. ”

Speaking of this, a strong sour feeling appeared in his heart, and old tears slipped down his cheeks silently.

Li Zhifeng originally seemed extremely indifferent, because she grew up with her mother since she was a child, for her, although she had countless expectations for her father's image, there was never a specific certainty. Therefore, when Li Yuan really appeared in front of him, Li Zhifeng did not have a particularly strong feeling in his heart.

It wasn't until she heard Li Yuan confirm her identity just now that an inexplicable strong impulse suddenly arose in her heart, like a storm that quickly wrapped her body tightly from the inside out.

Although she still can't say what she feels in her heart, Li Zhifeng wants to cry, and then tell all the grievances she and her mother have suffered over the years, and finally ask her father if she still remembers her mother? Have you ever loved the most pitiful woman in the world?

When Li Shimin heard this, his heart suddenly became clear. He and Shan Zhuokun quickly exchanged a look, and said to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Emperor Fang Cai has confirmed the identity of the county lord of Zhifeng. That being the case, there is nothing to doubt anymore, Guo Bin! ”

Guo Bin, who had been following behind him, heard the emperor's order, and hurriedly bent down and stepped forward, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty." ”

"You will immediately pass on my order to inform the world of the return of the county lord of Zhifeng, and tomorrow you will go to the household department and change her book to the royal property." Li Shimin said clearly.

"Yes." Guo Bin responded.

He was about to retreat when he was stopped again.

"By the way, the Yuhua Pavilion should have been uninhabited before, so you should order someone to clean the courtyard. The number of grandmothers, court maids, and eunuchs is listed in the number of other princesses. The movements of the hands and feet are quicker, and the county lord of Zhifeng will move there after the meal tonight. ”

When Guo Bin heard this, he immediately showed a hesitant expression. The people of the entire palace know that the courtyard of the Yuhua Pavilion is the highest scale except for the courtyard where the emperor, the emperor and the queen live. Not to mention, it is the princess Pingyang, who has the same father and mother as the emperor, and has made countless military exploits, and is famous, has asked to move there many times, but has not obtained the emperor's consent. How can such a grassroots county lord from a civilian background be entitled to such treatment?

"Go ahead, don't delay." Li Shimin saw that Guo Bin was so hesitant and knew his thoughts, so he continued to urge.

When Guo Bin saw the emperor behaving like this, he knew that he must have made up his mind, so he responded. After a brief glance at Li Zhifeng with a curious gaze, he turned around and walked away quickly.

Seeing him go away, Li Shimin continued to smile and said to Li Yuan: "Father, is it good for me to make such an arrangement?" ”

His words seem to be unintentional, but in fact they have a deep meaning. First, you can deepen your filial piety in front of the civil and military officials, and secondly, you can also let the civil and military officials take a look at Li Zhifeng, the newly sealed county lord, and dare not make another mistake, and this third layer of meaning is also the most critical, that is, to make Li Yuan have nothing to say, no matter how he acts in the future, he can only turn a blind eye, so as to completely become the unique ruler of this dynasty.

After all, the royal family is not more than the side, it is more than the hearts of the people, and it is also a conspiracy.

Sure enough, as Li Shimin thought, Li Yuan instantly understood what he meant, and praised him.

"The emperor is really a filial person, I am very pleased."

Li Shimin smiled slightly, came to the dragon case, picked up the wine bowl he had placed on it earlier, and said to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs with a smile:

"Thanks to God's mercy, my Li family was finally reunited today. Come, all Aiqing, let us drink this wine together to celebrate. ”

In the congratulatory voice of the civil and military officials, he happily raised his head and drank the bowl of wine. However, just inadvertently, there was a trace of indescribable complexity in the eyes that were crooked from the smile.