Chapter 33: Family Affection
Li Linfu has been to this place I don't know how many times, and even this building has been repaired by him himself.
However, this time it was a little different, and when he walked past the two of them with a relaxed face, his smile immediately disappeared, and he was a little eager to know what the two of them were talking about and how much they had to do with him.
Half a step in front of him led the way, there was a burly chamberlain, with a round fat face, which seemed to always carry a harmless smile, but who knew that the power of the other party was really not to be underestimated.
If Li Linfu has been a prime minister for 20 years, which can be called rare, then this man who has accompanied His Majesty for 40 years and is respected as the 'inner minister' is the real henchman of the Son of Heaven.
He is the governor of the province, the general of the hussars, and the prince of Bohai County.
Seeing the door, Li Linfu couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and wanted the other party to mention a thing or two, but he didn't dare to say it directly, Gao Lishi led him to the door and whispered.
"Your Majesty has a will, Li Xiangguo can enter without praise." When his eyes came over, he added: "The threshold is a little high, Xiangguo should be careful." ”
Li Linfu suddenly understood, he bowed slightly to the other party, straightened his clothes, took a solid and steady step, walked into the building, and when he reached about a third of the distance, he immediately put his thighs together, only relying on his two calves, staggered forward, his steps became small and broken, his body bent forward slightly, and his hands were folded in his lower abdomen.
This method of walking is called 'tendency', and it is the official etiquette for courtiers to meet the monarch.
Looking at Li Linfu, who was walking towards him step by step, a complicated emotion flashed in Li Longji's eyes.
In his opinion, the 20 years that Li Linfu has been the prime minister are the 20 years when the Tang Dynasty has reached the peak of prosperity, and it is also the most comfortable and comfortable 20 years for him.
"Shangshu's left servant and right minister, Li Linfu, see Your Majesty." Li Linfu, who was wearing a five-beam crown and a purple court dress, stood still in about three steps, saluted in a straight manner, and did it meticulously, but the whole set of movements looked much slower because of his age.
"Let's be flat." Li Longji waved his hand to call him up, and then ordered to an attendant: "Go get a pier and help the old Xiangguo sit down." ”
"How dare a minister?" Li Linfu waved his hand again and again.
"Seventy-year-old minister, if you don't respect the virtuous, you should respect the elderly, you can afford it." Li Longji couldn't help but say, and made a joke: "Sit down, don't bother thinking about it." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Linfu didn't seem to hear the bones in the words, and he didn't think he was a "virtuous minister", this seemingly ironic joke made him sit on the pier with confidence.
"Some people say that you are complicit with Wang Jie, what do you say?"
Unexpectedly, before his ass could sit firmly, Li Linfu was shocked by the next words, and suddenly stood up again, lifted the corners of his robe, and planned to bow down.
"Yes, sit and talk back."
"It's a big crime of conspiracy, so let's stand and say it." This time he didn't insist anymore, and arched his hand upward: "The minister and that Wang Ji are indeed good friends, and he has to be appointed as the imperial doctor, which is also from the recommendation of the minister, but that is because this person is good at managing money, can share worries for His Majesty, and it is the responsibility of the prime minister to recommend talents for the country. ”
I have seen Li Linfu's skills many times, Li Longji is still overwhelmed by his words, and he can say his selfishness so righteously, looking at the government and the opposition, there is only this old guy.
"Ranchen didn't expect that he would be so mad, colluding with illegal plots, the Holy Grace was merciful, and only gave him suicide, and the minister was also guilty of negligence, please Your Majesty should be punished as appropriate."
"Whose fault is whose fault is theirs, if every person recommended by the prime minister makes a mistake, he must be held accountable, then who else dares to recommend the virtuous and talented, and someone brings it up, I will ask it, you don't have to blame yourself, sit down."
Li Longji sighed: "There are people who are lawless, his son, even my beloved daughter and attached horse dare to bully, and your eldest son Li Xiu, if it weren't for this incident, you would be ready to hide it from me?" ”
"This matter, the old minister also just heard Da Lang talk about it, but he thought that the children were messing around and couldn't take it seriously, but if there was indeed bullying the princess, his son should be handed over to the three divisions for investigation and punishment, and the royal prestige would not be allowed to be blasphemed." Li Linfu answered with a glance and did not see any ups and downs, but Li Longji was a little surprised.
"Forget it, exile in Lingnan is already a punishment, Nian has been conscientious and conscientious for so many years in his father, and he has worked hard for a long time, so let's stop it."
Li Linfu nodded and said yes, it involves the royal face, it is really not good to make a big move, which is also the reason why he chose to forbear at the beginning, the more swaggering Wang Ji is, the faster he will die, naturally some people can't stand it, and they don't need to take action by themselves at all.
But I didn't expect that in the end, all of them were cheaper than Yang Guozhong, which was a difficult one to deal with.
The emperor's resignation not only means the end of this case, but also equivalent to today's level, which is considered to have passed? Li Linfu's heart was a little apprehensive, he originally planned to receive a thunderous wrath, but he wrote it down so lightly, but he didn't support it, the emperor's mind really couldn't be seen through at all.
No, he can't be so passive anymore, he raised his gaze slightly, and his gaze settled on the hand that the Son of Heaven was hanging down.
"This small tube held by His Majesty looks a little familiar."
The sudden change in topic made Li Longji stunned and picked up the jade flute.
"This Sui'er, where do you remember seeing it, could it be an old thing in Huiling?"
Li Longji's eyes became more and more lonely, he turned his head to look out the window, and said leisurely: "Big brother, it's been ten years." ”
Li Xian, the king of Ning, formerly known as Li Chengqi, later avoided the birth mother of the Son of Heaven, changed his name to Xian, and died in the twenty-ninth year of Kaiyuan, exactly ten years ago.
It is said that the heavenly family has no flesh and bones, and His Majesty's five brothers are all from the extremely harsh Wu Zhou Dynasty, in the hands of the grandmother who has iron-fisted means and does not recognize his six relatives, he has experienced countless unimaginable tribulations, and when Li Tang finally returned to the country, there are turbulent factors such as Zhuwei and Taiping, which make this brotherhood more solid and reliable.
All this reached a climax after the first emperor ascended the throne, and no one expected that there would be an indescribable scene on the ironclad crown prince's throne.
The eldest son of the first emperor, once when he was six years old, Li Chengqi, who was made the crown prince by the first emperor when he ascended the throne for the first time, refused to become the crown prince again, but strongly recommended his third brother, Li Longji, the king of Ping, to do it!
Aggressive and strange things, you must know that since the founding of Li Tang, the position of the prince has been a high-risk occupation, there are blood-stained palace gates, such as Xuanwu Gate, and there are those who were established first and then deposed, such as Li Chengqian, the prince of Zhenguan, and those who were abolished for no reason, such as the four consecutive princes of the Gaozong Dynasty.
There is only one throne, one step away, is the difference between the Son of Heaven and the subject, how can anyone put the king inappropriate and be willing to be a minister?
The final result made everyone unexpected, Li Longji, who ranked third and had the merit of supporting, really surpassed the two brothers and became the fifth emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Li Linfu knew this kind of household well-known thing, and he intended to mention it because he understood the emperor's mood very well at this moment.
What the Son of Heaven misses is not a brother who has been dead for ten years, but that rare flesh and blood affection!
Your Majesty is old.