Chapter 54: Chang'an

After five or six days of flying, Yuan Tiangang arrived in Chang'an, did not stay, and went directly to the palace to see Li Yuan. Soon, Yuan Tiangang appeared in a secret room, Li Yuan and Yuan Tiangang sat opposite each other, but they didn't have the feeling of being very divided between monarchs and ministers.

Li Yuan looked quite excited, and he said to Yuan Tiangang:

"Daoist Yuan, are you really sure it's this person?"

"That's right, the surname is Xu, a county man!" Yuan Tiangang nodded vigorously and said.

Before Li Yuan sat on the throne and even rebelled against the Sui, Yuan Tiangang calculated three trigrams for Li Yuan, the first hexagram set the Sui chaos within five years, the second hexagram set Li Yuan's dragon body, and the third hexagram said that Li Jiancheng was able to write and Li Shimin was able to fight.

Five years later, the three trigrams were all fulfilled, the Sui rebellion rose up, Li Yuan ascended the throne, Li Shimin gave Li Yuan the southern and northern wars, and Li Jiancheng assisted Li Yuan to sit in the rear, so Li Yuan trusted Yuan Tiangang very much, and it can be said that Yuan Tiangang was Li Yuan's Daoyan monk.

Four years after becoming emperor, Li Yuan was not satisfied with everything he had, and asked Yuan Tiangang again, but this time he asked about the fortune of the country. Yuan Tiangang speculated a little, but when he saw that the national fortunes of the Tang Dynasty were actually divided into two, he was shocked, and he didn't dare to answer indiscriminately. There are many powerful people in the world, and Yuan Tiangang finally saw the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty in general.

Brothers compete, blood and light are full of doors, natural disasters and man-made disasters, yin and yang are declining, the dragon is cut off, and the chaos is endogenous, so it is the same as the end of the Han Dynasty.

Li Yuan is worthy of being a hero, and after listening to the inference, his first reaction was not to accept his fate, but to ask Yuan Tiangang how to change his life. Yuan Tiangang replied that the Mandate of Heaven has been decided, unless he finds someone who has jumped out of the Five Elements Mandate of Heaven and has no life on earth. This kind of person is neither dead nor alive, both dead and alive, and it is difficult to produce one in hundreds of years. Li Yuan immediately made a decision and asked Yuan Tiangang to find it, although it was just looking for a needle in a haystack, if he didn't fight, who knows?

Judging from the TV in later generations, Li Yuan seems to be just a leak, relying on the hard work of several sons, especially Li Shimin, to ascend the throne and become the emperor. But isn't history written by the victors, Li Shimin's position is not correct, and it is indeed possible to portray his father and brother in black.

After Li Yuan ordered to find someone who had no life, Yuan Tiangang began to secretly look around for someone who changed his life, but the world is so big, where to go? Yuan Tiangang thought, I'm a Taoist priest, let's count a hexagram, to the east? Except for Tongguan. To the south? Arrived at Lonan. Further west? Hey? Isn't this a small mountain village, and it's still in the market, so let's go and see it. In this way, Yuan Tiangang met Xu Qing.

"Luonan's county man I know, his name is Xu Chuliu, he has offered new things three times and twice, and he has also made several merits in the army, but he is a strange talent...... Li Yuan stroked his beard and said.

"People who have no fate should not be seen by common sense." Yuan Tiangang said.

"Speaking of him, it should be opened in a while, right?"

"Your Majesty, this person is a lifeless appearance, this kind of appearance is the most difficult to guess, you can't blindly reuse it, you have to ......," Yuan Tiangang said cautiously.

"I know that I already have three places for him to go. The first is Hebei, where the initial decision is made, and the people's hearts are not attached, so that he can experience government affairs if he is a stabbing history. The second is Li Jing, who is not honest, and also allows Xu Qing to continue his military training, and the third is the ambassador of Tongguan, although the rating is low, but it can exercise human relations and customs......" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Tiangang, meaning to let him give a suggestion.

"Tongguan is dangerous, the army is changeable, and the history of assassination is the best......" Yuan Tiangang did not hesitate to say, he told Li Yuan that the blessing of his life is over, and his life is longer, and there is nothing to pursue. Li Yuan already trusted him, and when he said these words, Li Yuan just smiled, and he was just indifferent.

"Well, okay, let Xu Chuliu go to Hebei......" Li Yuan nodded and affirmed this answer, he knew what Yuan Tiangang meant, Tongguan is the gateway to Chang'an, once there is a problem, there is no danger to defend in the pass, and it will be too late to dispatch troops. And the army mostly became aware that Xu Qing was very likely to be co-opted by the Dao Prince or Li Shimin's faction, and any kind of situation was something Li Yuan did not want to see.

He already knew that the crown prince and Li Shimin were fighting each other, Li Shimin had great prestige in the army, and the eldest grandson Wuji was not simple in terms of court affairs. The crown prince has prestige in the family and government affairs, but Li You, the king of Qi, also has prestige in the army, and the people on the prince's side, so the prince also has power in the army.

It can be said that the intricate relationship and power of the two factions in the military and political affairs are actually smaller than those of the two factions. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan was very unhappy. After all, he is still in his prime, at this time, you are fighting for the interests of those who are built on his Li Yuan's corpse, have you asked Li Yuan how he feels?

Li Yuan has always maintained a neutral attitude towards the party struggle in the court, firstly because of the emperor's skills, and secondly, because the world was initially decided, and these people must be there to maintain the operation of the country. However, whether it is party struggle or maintenance, or the operation of the country, it should be based on loyalty to the emperor alone, and no more person will do, even if it is the emperor's own son, even if it is the crown prince!

Li Yuan sent Yuan Tiangang away, thinking alone, and suddenly laughed: "It seems that it is necessary to remind some people who the current Lord of the Tang Dynasty is!" All you want is my gift......" Li Yuan's majestic posture only appeared for a few seconds, and then he showed a decadent state, as if he was an old man enjoying his old age.

On Chang'an Street, Shangguanyi, who had just arrived in Chang'an, took three small ones to go shopping in the West Market:

They are Shangguan Yi from oldest to youngest, Zhang Linlin, Xun Fang, Xun Yeyu, Shangguan Yi is polite and courteous, free and easy temperament, Zhang Forestry is honest and a little clever, Xun Fang is loyal but does not seem stupid, and the youngest Xun Yeyu is a little lively. Four people with different temperaments walk down the street, but their intimacy is about the same as that of the four brothers.

"Hey, Xun Yeyu, don't run around~" Xun Fang pulled Xun Yeyu who was looking around, he was Xun Yeyu's cousin, and he was most responsible for taking care of Xun Yeyu, which was also Xun Xue'er's entrustment.

"Old Boha, the things will be returned to you, my younger brother is small, and he is not sensible~~" Zhang Forestry took a jade comb and returned it to the shopkeeper of the jewelry store, and he didn't know when Xun Yeyu broke in.

"Xun Yeyu, we don't have any money! Can't buy anything! Shangguan Yi said to Xun Yeyu with his burden.

"Didn't my brother-in-law give a lot?" Xun Yeyu pursed his lips and asked for some reason. When Shangguan Yi heard this, he secretly scolded Xu Qing and gave Xun Yeyu a sum of money to see what he was doing:

"There are a lot of food, clothing and accommodation, but why do you buy a jade comb, you are not a woman~"

"Isn't it good to have a comb, my sister often combs my hair......"

"A comb is fine, but a jade one is not, huh? Nonono, there's a half-cut one on the side of the road, you go pick it up and use it......"

"Hmph......" Xun Yeyu pouted and snorted and said: "Chang'an is not good, my brother-in-law said that Chang'an has delicious food, and now I haven't even touched a rock sugar gourd......" The rock sugar gourd has a reputation in Luonan, and Chang'an is afraid that no one knows yet, but when the Lu family does a good job, maybe the rock sugar gourd will become famous in Beijing. It's just that even so, the hawthorn is not ripe yet.

"......" The other three people were in line with the principle that you are small and you are reasonable, and let Xun Yeyu complain. After a little strolling, I felt the prosperity of Chang'an a little, and then I went to find a hotel with the fatigue of the journey.

When Li Yuan was ambitious, when the four brothers were resting in the hotel, somewhere in Xu Qing's house, the gate was closed, and no one dared to approach Zhang Eighty. Suddenly, there was a muffled "bang".

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