Chen Yanshou was buried in the imperial mausoleum of the Lee family in Samwon County, Gyeonggi Province. Several relatives who were implicated and slaughtered during the Li family's uprising, as well as Li Wan'er, the princess of Pingyang Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, are buried here. After a hundred years, Li Yuan also hopes to sleep here. These people didn't fight with him in their lives, and they probably won't upset him after they die.

In accordance with the last wishes of the deceased, the funeral was held very simply. Only Chen Yanshou's immediate family, the Tang Emperor Li Yuan, and a few humerus ministers attended. Other guests who came to pay their respects were turned away. Even so, the condolence letter received by the Chen family was still loaded with several large cars. From high-ranking officials and dignitaries to low-grade officials, many people who have little contact with the Chen family have expressed their sorrows. This made Li Yuan feel very relieved, and he knew that he was not wrong about Chen Yanshou. If Chen Yanshou used this connection to form a force during his lifetime, it must be enough to influence many decisions of the imperial court. But Chen Yanshou didn't do that, he just did his duty as a strategist in a proper manner, from Li Yuan recruited him to the curtain until he was over seventy years old, and dedicated half of his life to the mastermind.

"At the moment before Chen Gong died, he was still planning for me!" On the way back to Beijing, Li Yuan sighed and chatted with Pei Lian. "And I didn't have time to give him anything. Not even the shade and the children and grandchildren did it. He won't let me do that, and he won't let my two sons take my care! ”

"Chen Gong is afraid that his descendants will not be blessed, and he will not be able to keep that wealth!" The right servant shot Pei Lin sighed and responded in a low voice. In order to manage Chen Yanshou's funeral, many things have been delayed. Originally, he should have led the army to recover Taiyuan this month, but Li Yuan was so sad and distracted that he had not issued an edict to send troops. As a courtier, he can't keep urging all day long. In that way, it seems that he cares too much about power, and it shows that he is too cold, and in order to seek fame, he even cares about his colleagues for so many years. As for the fighters, if you miss it, you miss it. Anyway, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is thriving, and there is no fear that Liu Wuzhou's forces will not expose new weaknesses.

"I know, he's not at ease!" Li Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, with an indescribable loneliness on his face. "I'm afraid that I will forget the day when he has his merits, and I am afraid that I will not be able to cover his two sons. This person who plays Shou is too smart and thinks too well! ”

"Your Majesty can reward the Chen family with more land. Try to stay away from Jingshi, not too fertile, and not too barren. Naturally, it will not attract the prying eyes of others! Even if the descendants of the Chen family are not good in the future, they will be able to keep it for hundreds of years! Pei Lin understood what Li Yuan was feeling, and suggested in a low voice.

Tang Emperor Li Yuan is fifty-three years old this year, and his body and energy have begun to gradually decline. The crown prince is obviously not popular, and the people of the world have won the support of the generals because of their courage and good fighting. Each of them has a faction, and the battle has gradually shifted from the dark to the light. For the sake of their own interests, the important ministers of the DPRK and China also began to stand in line. As a very influential adviser around Li Yuan, Chen Yanshou will inevitably offend the other party if he helps one party speak. Once the party he offends in the future ascends to the throne, the descendants of the Chen family may be implicated. Therefore, from the perspective of a bystander, Pei Lin felt that Chen Yan's consideration of making his son refuse to be a high-ranking official was right. Although Pei Lin couldn't do it himself. But he might as well express his admiration for Chen Yanshou's resourcefulness and insight.

"You think so, too?" Li Yuan suddenly turned his head and asked as he stared at Pei Lian's eyes.

It was already the end of spring, and there was a lot of sunshine in the sky, but Pei Lin felt a chill all over his body. Hurriedly turned his head sideways, bowed over the horse's back and responded, "Minister, Your Majesty knows that ministers have always been more cowardly!" ”

"You boneless fellow!" Li Yuan grabbed the horsewhip and slashed at Pei Lianxu. It's disappointing, but it's not incomprehensible. After all, when it comes to the life of the family, and even the future of the entire family, no one likes to take the initiative to jump into the fire pit.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly. Instigated his mount and ran out first. The courtiers and guards were taken aback by His Majesty's reckless actions and hurried to catch up. But no one dared to chase too close, riding a horse to overtake His Majesty the Emperor, and was caught and impeached by someone with a heart, and he had to take off a layer of skin if he didn't die.

Li Yuan galloped lonely in the wind. The wheat seedlings in the field have grown very tall, look at the green layer upstream. The official road through the wheat field seems so far away, so empty, no one can guess what awaits at the end? But there is one taste that never less, and that is loneliness. That is the reality and curse that everyone who becomes an emperor must accept, and no one can escape it.

The king has no family affection. No matter how close the relationship is, it can't compare to the sense of accomplishment above 10,000 people. If he had changed his place with Yang Guang back then, there was no guarantee that he would kill his brother and force his father. Maybe you will regret it if you do it, and if you don't do it, you will regret it for the rest of your life? He shook his head, sighed, and desperately knocked the horse's belly to run farther on the lonely official road.

The horsemanship and war horses of the ministers were not as good as Li Yuan's, and they slowly fell behind, sparsely pulled into a long line. Several generals looked at each other and dispersed to the flanks. Doing so would have killed a lot of wheat seedlings, but it would have been possible to get local officials to pay for the losses of the people. But in case the Tang Dynasty is lost, it will be troublesome, the ownership of the Central Plains is undecided, and any internal turmoil will lead everyone into the abyss from which they will never recover.

Seeing this scene, the right servant shot Pei Lin shook his head and smiled bitterly. The left servant shot Liu Wenjing, and he thought about the crime behind closed doors at home. The rest of the civil officials are headed by him, and if they hide any longer, they will be despised by everyone. He did not dare to risk betraying his relatives, so he had to choose between the two traps of the present and the future. Speed up and use the horse head to hold Li Yuan's tail.

"What are you doing here? Don't you want to share my worries? Li Yuan didn't ask a word back, and continued to gallop on horseback.

"Minister, minister don't dare!" Pei Lin responded in a low voice. But the words were scattered by the sound of horses' hooves and deliberately ignored by Li Yuan. After continuing to run wildly for a long distance, Li Yuan turned his head and asked with a sneer, "No matter what I do tomorrow, the ministers will definitely think that you are plotting, do you believe it or not?" ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the minister, the minister's life is all yours. Play as much as you want! Pei Lin laid down a heart, rode a horse and walked side by side with Li Yuan. If he runs again, he will be tired to death, it is better to obey Li Yuanyi, and he can die happily.

"You, push and don't go, fight backwards!" Li Yuan was amused by Pei Lian's lazy words, shook his head, and slowly tightened the reins of the war horse. The good horse under the crotch reacted very sensitively to the master's command, immediately slowed down, and gradually changed from running wildly to trotting, and then from trotting to slowing.

"The minister, the minister's talent, is also worthy of being a knife and pen officer. When I met His Majesty, I had to soar. And the minister is naturally fond of fancy clothes and food, and is not as ambitious as Chen Gong. Therefore, when I encounter something that I can't manage, I have to shrink it! Pei Lin grinned and appealed very aggrieved.

At this moment, the ministers were all thrown away. Even if he can catch up, he subconsciously doesn't want to get too close. They are smart people who know what to do and what not to do. Li Yuan was so angry at their cleverness that he shook his head repeatedly, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It's already very good that you can tell me the truth. Unlike some people, who say what they say is high-sounding, but in fact they are not all about preserving their wealth? Before he died, he gave me a plan, thinking of his benefits, and didn't want others to know that this plan came from his plan. You are not only my humerus, but also an old friend of Yanshou. So, you have to take responsibility! ”

"Can the minister refuse?" Pei Lin looked back at the crowd in the distance and asked with a wry smile.

"Can't!" Li Yuan replied crisply. "But I can give you some benefits, whatever you want, just say it to me in private today. As long as I am still in power, I promise to honor it to you! ”

"Then, Rong Chen think about it!" Pei Lin gasped and responded, "Liangtian, Your Majesty has already given a lot to the ministers. More than that's not interesting. Beauty, at this age, there is no blessing to see if there is no blessing. Is it a gold medal for avoiding death? The minister already has three pieces. Forget it, that thing won't be used in this life. If His Majesty is willing to give a few words to his ministers, he will announce it in front of many civil and military officials. Then let the historian record it. Even if the minister does something against his will, it is worth it! ”

"You treacherous villain, but you are very good!" Li Yuan was once again angry by Pei Lian's calculating appearance, and pointed at the other party's mount with a horsewhip and scolded.

"What our monarchs and ministers want to plan, can they be put on the table? Since the minister has become a villain, it doesn't hurt to be scolded by His Majesty! Pei Lin smiled, his face full of helplessness.

Li Yuan sighed again, put away his smile, and agreed, "Okay, after returning to the Beijing Division, before you lead the troops to the north, I will comfort you in public and give you a few words of evaluation that will be used inexhaustibly for a lifetime." Presumably, as long as I am a descendant, I will not treat the people I admire too slowly in the future. But what I want you to do, you have to hurry. Don't be sloppy! ”

"Deal!" Pei Lin stretched out his slap and swore with Li Yuan. Then he thought about it and said in a low voice, "A few days ago, I heard that the left servant shot Liu Wenjing and thought about it behind closed doors at home, but he didn't repent. Asking the wizard and goddess to do it every day seems to be cursing someone. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Li Yuan pretended to be surprised and asked, "Do the people of the world know?" Why haven't I heard of it at all? ”

"His Royal Highness King Qin may not know about it, but he can't get out of it. After all, Liu Wenjing had done his marching history and was very close to him. "I don't usually do anything to fight each other, and occasionally do it, but Pei Lin is very old." Befriending non-people and not reporting it, His Royal Highness King Qin may not be able to escape these two crimes. In addition, Liu Wenjing is lascivious, and she has gathered many women at home, and she often throws it away after being pampered once. There are many people who have a grudge in their hearts! ”

"Oh!" Li Yuan nodded lightly. Needless to say, he already knew Pei Lian's next move. The house is restless, and the neglected concubine colludes with some people to come forward to report, and everything seems reasonable. "This guy, I'm not dead, so I jumped up and down. It's a shame that I gave him two gold medals to avoid death back then! ”

When it came to the death-free gold medal, Pei Lian's heart suddenly tightened. If the death-free gold medal can't save Liu Wenjing, then it's useless to say anything. After a little muttering, he continued: "Liu Wenjing is suspicious and insidious by nature, and he is angry and disregardful. When he was introspecting at home, he always complained that he was not rewarded for his merits and was punished, and vowed to seek justice in the future! Although there is no rebellion, there is a desire to rebel. Your Majesty must not be overlooked! ”

Rebellion is the crime of extermination. This crime is not covered by the gold medal for avoiding death. Li Yuan let out a long breath and said with a wry smile: "I am not a person who is unkind. But if the Lord is weak and strong, it will be a disaster for the country in the future. The lessons of the Great Sui are not far away, Liu Wenjing is not careful, it is really no wonder that I am not careful! ”

Pei Lin jumped off his mount and slammed at Li Yuan, "The minister has three gold medals for avoiding death, which is more than Liu Wenjing." The minister will not make the same mistake as Liu Wenjing in this life, Your Majesty, he will not forget the minister's courage and loyalty! ”

"I know! Although you have said good things for King Qin, you have nothing to do with him! You're just a good old man! Li Yuan understood that his ruthless measures today had completely frightened Pei Lian, shook his head, and explained with a wry smile. Do you think I'm willing to do that? Chen Gong reminded, regardless of his life, that I would dare to live up to his loyalty. Today, I won't tell anyone about it, you are ready to lead the army to the north, no matter whether you win or lose, I will support you! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Hong En!" Pei Lin took another long skew, and then stretched out his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "I ran too fast!" He explained to Li Yuan with a wry smile. "The minister is a civil official, and he can't catch up with His Majesty's footsteps!"

"Just do your part." Li Yuan jumped off his mount and pulled the reins of his horse and walked slowly. "You don't have to chase me. When I need it, I will naturally come back and wait for you. By the way, Yin Kaishan and King Qin are also very close, and I am ready to beat him. General, it's not a good thing to think too much! ”

"I know. There are several excerpts of impeachment of General Yin Kaishan's plunder, which have been in the hands of his ministers! Pei Lin continued to wipe his sweat, responding while wiping.

"Hmm!" Li Yuan was noncommittal, and led the war horse into the distance. Along both sides of the official road, green wheat fields stretch to infinity. The road under your feet is long, and loneliness has just begun.