The trees in winter are already sluggish, only a sparse branch remains, pruning is very easy, even if a group of small eunuchs are not too quick with their hands and feet, but it doesn't take too much time to finish, but see that the arbor with the original three-pronged side branches has completely become a smooth and slippery main pole, pointing straight to the sky, faintly giving people a sharp feeling like a sword breaking through the sky, and the surrounding environment is really difficult to talk about harmony, it seems particularly eye-catching and abrupt.

"Does the seventh brother know gardening?" After the group of little eunuchs finished work and dispersed, Li Hong, who had always been silent, glanced sideways at Li Xian, who had a blank face, and asked with a sudden smile.

"The younger brother is stupid, and he asked the prince's brother to teach him." Li Xian doesn't know gardening, but he knows Li Hong's intentions to let him observe "gardening", of course, he still wants to understand and pretend to be stupid, so he shook his head a little dazedly, and replied earnestly.

"I can't talk about teaching, speaking of brothers, it's also a layman to this, but there is a brother who knows, the so-called tree can't be cultivated without cultivation, just as jade can't be carved is a truth, does the seventh brother think so?" Li Hong looked at the tree in the garden with a smile, and said in a calm tone.

"The lesson of the prince's brother is that the younger brother should keep it in mind and dare not forget it." As soon as he heard this, Li Xian's heart couldn't help but twitch, but he didn't dare to bring it to his face, so he could only bow down and admit it.

"The seventh brother doesn't need to be like this, it's just his own brother laughing, it's just that I don't talk about this, it's almost noon on the day, and the seventh brother is here to accompany my brother to eat and talk about some gossip." Li Hong was obviously very satisfied with Li Xian's respectful attitude, so he smiled and waved his hand, said something casually, and then walked back to the main seat in the pavilion and sat down.

"The younger brother is about to ask the prince's brother for advice, but it is disrespectful." Li Xian grimaced, replied with a smile, walked behind Li Hong's sons, and sat down with a smile on his face.

"Heh, the seventh brother is still so naughty." Seeing Li Xian's behavior like this, Li Hong couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, and then applauded, and the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting next to him hurriedly brought up all kinds of wine and food, and filled the few sons in front of the brothers.

Li Hong has always been frail, not good at drinking, although Li Xian is good, but there is no special interest in the wine of this era, the atmosphere of this wine is not very lively, that is, the wind and snow are idle, looking at each other is very happy, in fact, there is a faint layer of invisible estrangement between each other, and there is no harmony between the brothers in the past.

The face is smiling, but the heart is hurting, in the face of Li Hong's words faintly revealing the redemption of affection, Li Xian can only pretend to be stupid and pretend to be stupid, but deep down there is an unspeakable sentimentality - in the eyes of outsiders, Li Hongxiang is known for his benevolence and filial piety, and his personality is a little soft, but Li Xian knows very well that those are just appearances, in fact, Li Hong is not only erudite and talented, his virtue and ability are not under Li Xian, and what is even more rare is that he is extremely assertive, round on the outside and rigid on the inside, if he really counts, he can be said to be the most suitable heir to the throne among the four brothers, The only drawback is that his health is a little worse, and he will inherit the throne, Li Xianshi does not have the slightest disobedience, if possible, Li Xian actually wants to help this eldest brother who has always been kind to him, but unfortunately, in the face of cruel reality, this is just a luxury.

Can Li Hong be able to hold on to the throne as emperor? The answer is impossible, not that it is incompetent, the root cause is precisely because it is too capable, blocking Wu Meiniang's way - Li Hong was the prince at the age of three, and he was in charge of the country at the age of eight, and at this time, the prince career of more than ten years has nearly ten times of supervision experience, during which he has made a lot of achievements, and is deeply supported by the ministers, and also won the favor of Gaozong, and is regarded as the best candidate for the heir, if nothing else, a hundred years after Gaozong, Li Hong's succession to the throne is basically a sure thing, even if Li Xian jumps no matter how he jumps, he will definitely not change this trend, However, Wu Meiniang can, Wu Meiniang, who wants to dominate the government, will never tolerate the existence of a strong prince, in terms of Li Hong's personality, he is absolutely unable to fight the ruthless martial queen, and death is inevitable.

To make herculean efforts to save a critical situation? It's just a joke, in this regard, Li Xian is very self-aware, even if he has already known the direction of history, but he never thinks that he can be great enough to block the car, just because everything still depends on strength in the final analysis, it is obvious that the accumulation of strength needs time, and time is what Li Xian lacks the most, he does not dare and does not want to gamble his fate on Li Hong's body, otherwise, it is very likely that the jade will be burned, therefore, in the face of Li Hong's ardent expectations, all Li Xian can do is to pretend to be stupid, even if it hurts deep in the heart, it is just as helpless.

The brothers are both smart people, even if some words are not broken, they can also understand each other, as the so-called words are not speculative more than half a sentence, although the brothers are still in harmony with each other perfunctory, but their hearts are getting farther and farther away between the cups, although they will not reach the point where they have nothing to say, but the heart of the joy is gone, before and after is only about half an hour, Li Xian, who has no intention of staying longer, found a reason to leave, and Li Hong did not leave Li Xian to talk in detail, and a dialogue between brothers ended hastily.

"Your Highness."

Outside the Chunhua Gate, Gao Miao, who had just used dry food, was laughing with a group of guards of the Zhou Palace, and the corner of his eyes suddenly saw that Li Xianzheng was about to come out of the palace gate, and he didn't care about any more nonsense, so he hurriedly ran forward and called softly, although he didn't ask many questions, but his face was full of doubts, because in the past, whenever Li Xian entered the East Palace, he always had to linger for a long time before he returned happy, but today he left early, so Gao Miao was not puzzled.

"Hmm." Although he did not really tear his face with the prince when he entered the East Palace this time, he actually parted ways, so although Li Xian's face was plain as usual, in fact, his heart was full of sadness.

"Out of the city, go to the east of the city to view the breeze"

Li Xian was in a bad mood, he really didn't want to go home, and when he was thinking about where to go, he suddenly remembered Li Chunfeng mentioned when he was chatting with Gao Miao a few days ago, so he casually ordered, and then got into the carriage with a huff......

Qingfeng view is located in the east of Chang'an City three miles, said to be a Taoist temple, but there are no pilgrims, only because of this view is the current Taishi Ling Li Chunfeng's mansion - Li Chunfeng, the Tang Dynasty strange people, his father Li Bo, the Sui Dynasty once served as a local official, "to rank and humble ambition, abandon the official and become a Taoist", Li Bo is quite literary, self-named "Huang Guanzi", Li Chunfeng since childhood with his father to learn literature, especially love astronomy, geography, Taoism, yin and yang of learning, at the age of nine went to Henan Nantuo Mountain Jingyun to worship Yuan Daochang as a teacher, followed by the ranger Jianghu, At the age of seventeen, he returned to his hometown, and was recommended by Li Shimin's friend Liu Wenjing to become Li Shimin's adviser, and later worshiped under Yuan Tiangang, studied mathematics, formulated a calendar, and made "***", and made a lot of achievements in his life; Fine-skilled hitting, good swordsmanship, once participated in the "Xuanwu Gate Change", personally killed several Jianghu giants, Huan Hai for 40 years, three dynasties, tired officials moved to Taishi Ling, it is low-key, although he has repeatedly served as a high-ranking official in the court, but never has private dealings with the ministers, quite a lonely name, especially the residence where he lives is a Taoist temple, and often wears Taoist robes, it is often criticized, however, the three emperors are all tolerant, it is really an outlier in the officialdom of the early Tang Dynasty.

"Your Highness, please wait, the slave and maid will go and call the door."

The road was slippery and difficult to walk on snowy days, Li Xian and his party set off from the East Palace, and walked for more than an hour before arriving at the "Qingfeng Temple".

"Well, it's better for this king to go in person." Li Xian's road was bumpy, and his small body was already a little unbearable, but he didn't want to lose his manners, so he waved his hand, rejected Gao Miao's proposal, and waved his hand to signal the guards to wait in place, but he himself walked towards the Qingfeng Guanguan with some numb legs that were already a little numb, and Gao Miao saw this, and hurriedly followed behind Li Xian.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, is there anything wrong with the benefactor?"

When he got the front of the view, Gao Miao hurriedly walked a few steps, grabbed the front, reached out and grabbed the door knocker, knocked a few times, and after a while, the door "creaked" and opened a gap, and a little Taoist boy about thirteen or fourteen years old flashed out of the crack in the door, squinted and looked at Li Xian's master and servant, and then looked at the palace car not far away, but there was no panic in the slightest, just made a joke, and asked calmly.

"Little Wang Li Xian, I came to see Li Taishi, and asked the little master to speak on my behalf." Li Xian saw that this childlike demeanor was extraordinary, but he didn't dare to despise this person, so he introduced himself with a smile.

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, the poor Dao Yujizi was rude, and I also asked His Royal Highness Haihan." Xiaodao Tong made a mockery again, and said with a smile: "The family teacher has a word, there will be a distinguished guest today, and he told Xiaodao that if a distinguished guest arrives, just enter the door by himself, and there is no need to pass through." ”

No, we're here for a temporary purpose, could it be that Li Chunfeng can even calculate this? As soon as he heard what Yu Jizi said, Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at Xiao Daotong suspiciously, and after being stunned for a while, he nodded and said: "In this case, then Xiao Wang is not welcome, and ask the Taoist chief to guide the way." ”

"Your Highness, please." Yu Jizi didn't talk any more nonsense, just smiled and waved his hand, motioning for Li Xian to follow him in.

Qingfeng view is not big, just three into the courtyard, this way, not long before the backyard, only to turn a wall, into the eyes to see an old and a young man is sitting wordlessly in a small stone pavilion - the old man is sitting with his back to Li Xian, for a while and a half will not be able to see clearly, but the young man is facing the courtyard door, Li Xian is the first sight of this person into the bottom of the eye, but just such a glance, but Li Xian's face is instantly pale......