In autumn, the green ridge is condensed, and the cool blows are left of the palace. The lotus is sparse and the cover is missing, and the tree is cold and half empty.

The above poem "Autumn Cuiwei Palace" is a poem written by Li Shimin himself for Cuiwei Palace, and Cuiwei Palace was originally called Taihe Palace, which was the royal summer vacation in Zhongnan Mountain, but later fell into disrepair, so this palace was abolished when Zhenguan was ten years old, and later Li Shimin handed over power, which made people rebuild Taihe Palace, and renamed Cuiwei Palace, which was a place he used to recuperate and escape the summer.

Cuiwei Palace is very close to Li Xiu's house, early this morning, he took a carriage to the foot of Cuiwei Mountain, Cuiwei Palace is also located at the foot of the mountain, the main gate is called Yunxia Palace, facing the north, and when passing through Yunxia Palace, behind is Cuiwei Palace, when Li Shimin lives here, he also needs to deal with some important government affairs, and Cuiwei Palace is where Li Shimin deals with government affairs.

Li Shimin came to Cuiwei Palace some time ago to recuperate, and all government affairs were handed over to Li Zhi to deal with, so Li Xiu walked directly through the two palaces in front of him and came to Li Shimin's bedroom here Hanfeng Palace, but he didn't expect to pounce, and the waiter told him that Li Shimin was in the back garden, so Li Xiu had to step to the back of Cuiwei Palace again.

In addition to the three major halls in front, there is a vast garden behind Cuiwei Palace, to be exact, the entire Cuiwei Mountain belongs to the back garden of Cuiwei Palace, but there is no wall, and when Li Xiu found Li Shimin, he found that he was standing barefoot by a stream, cleaning an old horse next to him.

"Your Majesty's illness is just right, and now the stream is still a little cold, standing barefoot in the water is not good for Your Majesty's health!" Li Xiu smiled at this time and stepped forward, it was rare to see Li Shimin having such leisure to bathe the horse, which made him a little surprised.

"Haha, Li Xiu, come quickly, do you recognize this horse?" Li Shimin seemed very interested at this time, and saw Li Xiu hurriedly greeted him, and at the same time the brush in his hand did not stop, and this old horse seemed to be very supple, and he had been letting Li Shimin wash his fur, and from time to time he would stretch out his nose and sniff Li Shimin, which looked very intimate.

"This horse?" Li Xiu heard Li Shimin's words and immediately looked at this horse carefully, the horse that can be taken care of by Li Shimin himself is naturally extraordinary, even if this horse is very old and very thin, but it can still be seen that it has a thick skeleton and slender limbs, and it must have been a very good war horse before.

"This ...... It should be a war horse that His Majesty rode before, right? Li Xiu looked at the horse for a long time, and finally said with some uncertainty, Li Shimin was born as a military general, and he rode a lot of war horses, the most famous of which is the Zhaoling Six Horses, of course, the Zhaoling Tomb has not been built yet, and the Zhaoling Six Horses have not begun to carve, as for whether this war horse is one of the six horses, this is not something that Li Xiu can guess.

"Yes, this horse's name is Qinghu, when I broke Dou Jiande in the Tiger Prison Pass, I rode this horse to charge into battle, and broke Dou Jiande's 100,000 army with thousands of cavalry, which was also my most proud battle, and after the battle, this horse was hit by five arrows and almost died on the battlefield."

When he said this, he saw Li Shimin patting the neck of the green horse at this time, and his face also showed a very emotional expression, and then said, "In that battle, I changed a total of three horses, in addition to the green horse, there were also Shi Huachi and Sa Luzi, but unfortunately when the battle ended, only the green horse survived, and the other two were killed!" ”

Hearing that the horse in front of him was one of the six horses of Zhaoling, Li Xiu couldn't help but look at this war horse again, but this green horse was too old, although the skeleton was thick, but it was already very thin, the fur was no longer smooth, and even the eyes became a little cloudy, based on Li Xiu's experience, I am afraid that the life of this horse is about to come to an end.

"The old man is in the bush, the ambition is thousands of miles, although this green horse is old, but it can still see its majestic style!" Of course, Li Xiu deliberately praised it, although he knew that the horse was too old, but he couldn't say it directly, so as not to make Li Shimin feel the same way.

"Hehe, speaking of which, this green horse has a very long life, when it followed me to break the tiger prison, it was already ten years old, and now it is more than forty years old, and as far as I know, ordinary horses can only live about thirty years old, so this horse is already the birthday star of horses." Li Shimin smiled noncommittally when he heard Li Xiu's praise, and then continued.

"Horses are the same as people, in terms of life span can not be generalized, some horses can only live for twenty or thirty years, but some horses can live for more than sixty years, this young horse has a long life, maybe in the future can accompany His Majesty for twenty years!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time.

"Li Xiu, you don't have to say these nice words, in fact, Qinghu's lifespan has come to an end, and the groom in the palace said that it barely eats or drinks during this time, and it is estimated that there are not a few days to live, and I plan to accompany it through these last few days." Li Shimin spoke again at this time, and in the end, his face also showed a sad look, the old ministers who accompanied him to fight the world left one by one, and even Fang Xuanling died a few years ago, but now even this green horse is leaving, which makes him feel a little desolate.

Hearing that the life span of the green horse was coming to an end, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, for a horse, it is indeed very rare to live to be forty years old, and it is very rare to live to be sixty years old, but once this horse dies, I am afraid it will only hit Li Shimin's state of mind again.

"Forget it, it's rare for you to come here, let's not talk about these sad things!" Li Shimin also felt that the atmosphere was a little dull at this time, and suddenly smiled freely at the moment, he was in a good mood today, especially when he brushed Qinghu, he thought of some things on the battlefield back then, but in the end, it still led to some sad things.

Li Xiu was also relieved when he heard Li Shimin's words, and hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "How is Your Majesty's body?" ”

"It's okay anymore, the climate of Cuiwei Palace is pleasant, even if it's already hot summer outside, it's still refreshing like spring here, and I feel refreshed when I live here." Li Shimin also smiled again at this time.

"Your Majesty is fine, but you should also pay more attention to recuperation at ordinary times, and insist on exercising, such as Tai Chi and Yoga practiced by Lizhi and her son every day, which are excellent ways to strengthen the body, Your Majesty may wish to practice more." Li Xiu also said again at the moment.

Regarding Li Xiu's suggestion, Li Shimin also nodded in agreement, but he hesitated for a moment and spoke again: "I heard you mention my son-in-law, but I have one thing in my mind that I can't let go, that is, the marriage of my son-in-law, do you have a suitable candidate as a gentleman?" ”