The informal official document of the hand, no need to kneel to receive, Tian Qian read it, and said to the two: "I received a letter from the two the day before yesterday, and I have begun to prepare to return to Beijing, just waiting for the Duke of Yu to enter the city to hand over government affairs, but I don't know who Your Majesty wants to be the envoy of Longquan Dao after the chaos is calmed down." ”

Chen Muyang said: "Nian Longquan and Anyuan are two lonely overseas, thousands of miles away from the capital, the imperial court set up the Haidong Metropolitan Protectorate, with Li Zun, the king of Bohai County, as the protector of the capital, and General Ma Xiong'an as the assistant of the military and political affairs of the long history, and then return to him when the county king is an adult." ”

Yi Qiao said: "Your Majesty has fulfilled the promise of the past, and Your Majesty asked Niangniang: When will your promise be fulfilled?"

Tian Qi said: "I have already said that I am here to wait for the Duke of Yu, and when I see my son become the king of Bohai, I will naturally fulfill my promise." If nothing else, please go back,"

Yi Qiao had hatred in her heart and was uneven, Chen Muyang glanced at her, signaled patience, and bowed and withdrew.

Xiao Ming saw the two of them go away, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Tian Qi: "It's good to leave like this." ”

Tian Qian said: "They don't dare to do anything to me now, but if I insist on not leaving,...... Hmph, then everyone will have no face. ”

There are some things that Tian Qian is inconvenient to tell Xiao Ming, before Chen Muyang and Yi Qiao came to Longquan Mansion, the right wing and Longshou Mountain have already fought with her in Longquan Mansion, in this fierce battle where the horn and the sound of fighting are inaudible, her Haidong Santai has suffered heavy losses, and now she is like a big fish that has fallen into a fishing net, she has the ability to fight to the death, tear the fishing net, and even pull the fisherman off the boat, but even if she wins, she is covered in bruises.

Wang Jian's army of 20,000 has already arrived in the city, Gao Wen has become a handsome man who knows the current affairs, and the result of a death fight can only be a defeat for both sides, and the more fiercely she resists, the farther Li Zun is from the throne of the King of Bohai, which is contrary to her pursuit for many years.

Now it's time to compromise with him.

After Wang Jian rendezvoused with Gao Wen in Fuyu Mansion and Longquan Jiedu, he divided his troops into the territory of Longquan Dao by several routes, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and it took only one month to sweep the whole territory.

The overall situation has been decided, and Wang Jian led Ma Xiong'an, Gao Wen, and Li Zun into Longquan Mansion.

Li Maojia Gaowen Zuo Yulin Army General, Feng Gui'an County Duke, summoned him to Beijing.

Longquan and Anyuan set up the Haidong Metropolitan Protectorate, with Bohai King Li Zun as the Metropolitan Protector, and Ma Xiong'an as the Governor of the Metropolitan Protectorate, assisting in military and political affairs, and leading the troops to guard the eastern border.

According to the Yan State system, the head of the provincial level is the observer envoy, and the jiedu envoy is the military governor, and does not concurrently hold local positions, which is to separate the military and the government and contain each other. On the other hand, the Governor's Office and the Metropolitan Protectorate, which were set up in important military points and peripheral areas, still practiced military and political unity, and not only unified the power to govern the military, government, finance, and personnel within the country, but also had the power to pacify the tribes and manage the affairs of the vassal state.

Governor's offices are often set up in the interior, and their powers are more restricted, and they do not have the power to appoint or dismiss important officials and local governors. The Metropolitan Protectorate was located on the periphery, and the Metropolitan Protectorate had the power to appoint and dismiss military and political officials within its jurisdiction, and to deal with peace and war matters, and had greater power than the Metropolitan Governor.

The Governor's Mansion and the Metropolitan Protectorate are divided into upper, middle and lower levels, the old land of the Bohai Sea is vast because of the vast area, so the Metropolitan Protectorate is set up, and Li Zun serves as the Metropolitan Protector as the king of the county, although there is no name of the king, but it has taken a vital step.

Li Mao fulfilled his original promise.

After Tian Qian made a settlement with Ma Xiongan under the supervision of Wang Jian, he asked to see Li Zun, and after discussing with Wang Jian, Ma Xiongan arranged for the mother and son to meet at the roadside post station on the day Tian Qian left Longquan Mansion. The Bohai Third Branch in the right compartment has been taken over by Chen Muyang, Tian Qi's bodyguards and assistants have also been replaced, and all the people who serve around him have stayed in Bohai, leaving only the maid Xiaoming to serve alone. There is a well-dressed and windy camp girl who will be closely "protected", and it is expected that there will be no big mess.

Mother and son haven't seen each other for many years, and they are a little strange to each other, and after hugging each other and crying bitterly, they gradually became intimate.

Li Zun asked his mother: "Everyone in the world is surnamed Li, why did my mother let her son stay away from the Central Plains and come to this marginal place to town the domain." Tian Qian said: "What have you heard in Beijing?" Li Zundao: "There are rumors in Beijing that my mother is doing this for my uncle, and if my son does not control the domain, my uncle will lose his support, and he will inevitably be wanted by his father in the future." Tian Qian said: "Are you willing to suffer this for your uncle?" Li Zundao: "Uncle is the mother's brother, and the son naturally has to do his best to maintain it, but the world has been decided, and how many ministers and generals have been well settled, even Xue Rong, Liu He, Niu Monk and Child have been hired as university scholars, and they enjoy honor in Beijing, and my uncle is a meritorious service to the founding of the country, why do you have to divide the place?" ”

Tian Qian said: "The secession of the place is the head of the family, in Beijing as a minister after all, you have to rely on people's nose, people are not self-reliant is not straight, your uncle and mother do not want to rely on people's nose, and your mother does not want you to rely on people's nose in the future."

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Li Zundao: "Father and son brothers, how can they be born like this, the son is filial to his father, the younger brother respects the elder brother, and the people are always good, why not." ”

Tian Qian said: "Today, your brothers are intimate, don't feel hindered, in the future, three generations and five generations later, will there still be today's intimacy?" Once there is a conflict of interests, fathers and sons kill each other, how can they still keep this family affection. People stand in the world, you are in self-esteem, self-reliance, and independence, and my mother just wants you to be an upright man. ”

Li Zundao: "Mother's words can't be understood for a while, but since my mother insists on letting my son stay in the border town, my son will obey the order." The son is only worried that his mother's hard work today is in vain after all, the son is young now, Ma Xiongan is not a close relative, and the son is afraid that he will be a puppet after all, and his status will not be guaranteed at any time. ”

Tian Qian stroked the face of her beloved son, and said affectionately: "As a minister and a son of man, you only need to uphold loyalty and filial piety, good luck will come naturally, my mother has arranged everything for you, just wait for you to grow up, and everything will come naturally." ”

At this time, someone outside the door invited Tian Qi to go on the road, the mother and son were about to be separated, hugging each other and crying, Tian Qian took her son's hand and instructed repeatedly: "Mother's hard work, you will understand it in the future." Remember my mother's words and be a good king. ”

After Tian Qi returned to Chang'an, he was arranged to live in Penglai Pavilion on the Taiye Pool in the Daming Palace, and did not see Li Mao for several months.

Li Mao was not in Chang'an these days, and went east to Luoyang. Meng Yingchun wanted to hire Wei, the daughter of a wealthy family in Luoyang, as his wife for Meng Sheng, and Li Mao was determined to go over to check for his son. Wei's daughter is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable, and has a good personality, and Li Mao is very optimistic about this family business.

The new dynasty still followed the imperial examination system implemented since the Sui and Tang dynasties, and reformed and improved, Meng Sheng has passed the township examination, obtained the qualification to raise people, and will enter Beijing as a tribute student to participate in the examination in the next year.

Meng Yingchun wanted to arrange for the father and son to meet, Li Mao said: "No need, we can naturally meet next year." Meng Yingchun said with a smile: "Although Sheng'er is knowledgeable, there are too many talents in the world, and I am always a little worried." Li Mao said: "It's okay, I'll come out next year's volume, and I'll let you know in advance." Meng Yingchun said: "I don't want you to cheat for him, Sheng Er's knowledge is very good, and he will definitely be able to fight for you in high school." He also asked, "He has grown up, can you tell him the truth?" Li Mao said: "It's just to add to the troubles, stay in my heart, and I won't forget your mother and son." ”

Meng Yingchun said: "Sometimes I really regret not accepting your title at the beginning, if I am willing to wronged myself, I will not let your father and son meet but not recognize each other." ”

Li Mao said: "That's fine, being a prince may not be lucky, being an ordinary official who is concerned by the emperor will be more effective." It's just that what do you do, are you still refusing to retire? Meng Yingchun said: "For the sake of his future, I will quit the boat gang, but I am in the rivers and lakes, there are many last resorts, I need time, you don't always urge me." ”

Li Mao said: "I don't urge you, I also know your difficulties, you can still retire...... After you retire, you will move to Chang'an, and we will meet often. ”

Meng Yingchun shook his head: "You also have a lot of last resort, our mother and son will take care of themselves, and Sheng'er will let him go by himself in the future, okay?" ”

Li Mao said: "Okay, I promise you." ”

The sun is setting, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, Li Mao has reached the time to return to the palace, and on the occasion of parting, Meng Yingchun said: "The old lady entrusted me before her death, asking me to take care of her children and grandchildren, I thought she was talking about the Meng family, and now I want to come to her old man's house has another deep meaning, I don't dare to ask about you, I just want to say: You have to be forgiving and forgiving." ”

Li Mao said: "I'm not mean, it's just that they still refuse to obey, if they are willing to give in, I can also open the net." ”

Meng Yingchun said: "I understand, you take care." ”

Li Mao also said to take care, and saw Meng Yingchun get on the sedan chair first, and then get on the horse and return to the palace.

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After Penglai Pavilion was deserted for a summer, it finally ushered in the emperor's luan, and the Xianyi Tian clan knelt in front of the trestle. Li Mao helped her up, turned around and looked at the sparkling lake, and said, "Let's go for a walk together." ”

Penglai Pavilion has a blue brick path along the water's edge, when it is the end of summer, the evening breeze is gentle, blowing on people's faces is very comfortable. Cai Wencai consciously pressed down everyone's footsteps, Xiao Ming was unconvinced, and wanted to follow the past, but was covered by Cai Wencai's fierce gaze, his gaze was the same as Chen Muyang's, it was terrifying, Xiao Ming didn't dare to make a mistake.

When the two of them walked to a water pavilion near the water, Tian Qian stood and looked at the vast blue water in a daze. Li Mao said: "I remember when we first met, you stood on the boat, looking at the empty turbid waves in the Yellow River, how is the water better than this water? ”

Tian Qi said: "It can't be compared, it is the turbulent living water, this is the stagnant water of wealth." ”

Li Mao said sharply: "Your country, I will be fulfilled, who will fulfill my country?" ”

Tian Qian said: "Your Majesty is the supreme in the world, you can only fulfill others, but no one can fulfill Your Majesty, Your Majesty should fulfill yourself." Li Mao said: "I've always hated you all these years, you know? Tian Qian said: "I know. Li Mao said: "My heart that hates you will always belong to you, and I will never change the slightest for me." ”

Tian Qian said: "Nature is like this, and it can't be changed in this life or the next." ”

Li Mao said: "Then what are we for so many years, husband and wife are not like husband and wife, friends are not like friends, partners are not partners, we can't be entangled for so many years for no reason." ”

Tian Qian said: "We are all the way. It's not a one-way person, and it doesn't enter a door. ”

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Cai Wencai came to report that Queen Su Qing's illness had recurred, Li Mao nodded, and said to Tian Qing: "Sure enough, I still recognize that I am a family, and I will move back to Taiji Palace tomorrow, and I will write off the past grievances with you." Xiao Ming's scheming is too deep, I don't like it, so I sent it to the Gale Camp and let Yi Qiao discipline it well. ”

Tian Qian said: "The concubine obeys orders." ”

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Su Qing felt cold in early summer due to greed for cold, and his condition improved after taking a dose of Chang Heqing's medicine, and he fell ill again a few days after he didn't want to get better, or the wind and cold, and then he went back and forth, and at the end of summer, his condition suddenly became serious, and he was dying at the moment, and he couldn't even get out of bed. When Li Mao rushed back to the Taiji Palace, the Tai Hospital made Chang Heqing and a large group of imperial doctors stay outside the Lizheng Palace, one by one frowning, looking helpless. The queen was sick, the concubines and Li Huiniang and Qin Bao were all there, Li Huiniang's face was full of tears, and she was crying like a tearful person. Li Mao said to Qin Bao: "Take her back, don't alarm the fetus in the womb." ”

Li Huiniang refused to leave, and Qin Bao persuaded her to persuade her to go out of the door.

The doctor on duty reported his illness, and Li Mao said after listening to it: "A little wind and cold, you are too many big hands in the hospital, and you have been treated back and forth, and you have been treated like this, are you worthy of the share in your hand, I want to investigate your dereliction of duty." The people were astonished and cried out. But there was bitterness in her heart that she couldn't spit out, Su Qing's illness was not serious, and she should have been cured a long time ago if she prescribed the right medicine, but what could she do if she refused to take the medicine on time and in full.

Su Qing struggled to raise her head and pleaded for the imperial doctors: "If you don't do their business, it is the concubine's body that is in vain, and the fault lies with the concubine." Su Qing struggled to get up, Li Mao asked her to lie down, Su Qing refused, struggled hard, leaned her head into her husband's arms, panting, and couldn't even speak. Li Mao sent everyone out and accompanied Su Qing alone.

Su Qing gasped for a while, and said angrily: "The concubine is useless, and she is no longer able to serve Your Majesty." After the death of the concubine, please treat the child Hui Niang kindly, even if she has all kinds of faults, it is all on the thin side of the concubine. Li Mao said: "Don't say this, your flesh and blood, how can I treat her badly." Su Qing continued: "The concubine also has a reluctant request, please take care of the concubine's service for many years and be diligent, treat the concubine's family well, and give my brother a chance to mend his ways." ”

Li Mao said: "Don't worry, I have asked Dali Temple to reiterate my brother's case, even if I can't be reinstated, I can be spared from prison." He can't get up in this life, he still has a son, and a grandson, let's come to a long time. I will no longer pursue Su Dong's affairs, he does not want to be an official, so I will give him a little profitable business to do, such as the distribution of salt and iron. Once Dayan, your Su family was a wealthy family after all, and I would never break my word. Su Qing said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, forgive the concubine for not being able to get up and answer." ”

Li Mao said with tears in his eyes: "Husband and wife for more than 20 years, how can you say such things." ”

Su Qing closed her eyes, slowly exhaled a breath, and murmured, "It's a pity that I haven't been able to give you children in my life." Yuqiu is a good child, and the physiognomist said that she has a good male appearance and can spread the branches and leaves for the royal family. After I die, you will take her as a concubine, and let her be me. ”

Li Mao said: "I promise you, when you get better, I will make her a beauty, and I will break the rules I set by myself for the sake of you." You have to live well for me. Su Qing said: "Don't break the rules for me, I'm useless, everything will be left to you." ”

Su Qing's voice gradually deepened, but in the end, the imperial doctor was afraid that Su Qing would be too tired, so he persuaded Li Mao to let her rest more.

Li Mao settled his wife, and suddenly there were tears in his heart, and he couldn't help but cry when he got up. When he came to the Ganlu Palace, Li Mao summoned Li Guotai and instructed: "Don't investigate the case of the queen and the Su family, all the existing files will be destroyed." Su Dong's father and son were released, and Su Jing tried to be saved. Don't ask, just do it. ”

Li Guotai took the order and left.

It was just after night, and Queen Su Qing was in the Lizheng Palace.