Chapter 676: Li Yuan's Death (1)
The emperor's royal expedition team returned, sailed on the sea for more than ten days, the emperor's fleet returned to Zhuojun without any danger, behind the emperor's imperial ship, more ships were exposed, one after another, which made people dizzy. All kinds of captives and booty were transported from the sea by large ships, and the emperor's prestige had reached its peak in the hearts of the people. At this time, Li Jiancheng was sitting on the top floor of the dragon boat, with a lazy expression, standing next to a row of military generals, a team of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje women were playing soft music, and another group of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla women were dancing with the song, these women had beautiful faces, most of them were between sixteen or seventeen years old, facing Li Jiancheng, some had a timid look on their faces, and some looked high. Originally, Li Jiancheng was to regain the lost territory and rescue Silla Baekje to send troops, and then, because of the elimination of Goguryeo, and Silla secretly had a conspiracy to assassinate Li Jiancheng, so, Li Jiancheng took the opportunity to order to punish Goguryeo and Silla, and military discipline was naturally relaxed, and Baekje was different, since the Baekje king Buyeo Long and Buyeo Wensi father and son surrendered to Li Tang, There was a trend of marriage with Li Tang among the Baekje nobles, and Li Tang's officers at all levels became the objects of competition among the Baekje nobles, not to mention the main wife, who was a concubine, and the Baekje nobles were also very happy. By the way, through Wen Yanbo, Pei Xingjian, Liu Renliang and others, the daughter of his family was sent to Li Jiancheng's side. For the kindness of the civil and military officials around him, Li Jiancheng will naturally not be unkind, and accept them all, this time he went on the expedition, the emperor did not even bring a concubine, in fact, Li Jiancheng regretted it a lot when he arrived at the front line, in this era when there was not much entertainment, as the emperor, women were also one of the only few pleasures, Li Jiancheng heard the shouts of long live that suddenly erupted outside, Li Jiancheng raised his eyes and looked at the window, and the scene of the crowds on both sides of the strait suddenly came into view, and he waved his hand busily, letting the woman who was playing and dancing retreat, and scolded with a smile:
"What the hell are the officials of Youyun, I said that the weather is very cold, and there is no need for the people to come to the two sides of the strait to greet me." Wei Zheng next to him said to Li Jiancheng:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has misunderstood, who dares to disobey Your Majesty's will, this must be the people who heard the emperor's triumphant return and spontaneously greeted him. At the beginning, the former Sui fought several times in Liaodong, but as a result, the soldiers were lost, and even, the bones of our atomic brother were built into a Jingguan, so that every family wore filial piety and wore white! My middle atomic brother thinks it's a shame to think about it, and now, His Majesty personally conquered Goguryeo and directly destroyed the country. By the way, they seized Silla and Baekje, and the imperial court gained the benefits of territory, the soldiers were honored with martial honors, and the people were rewarded with gold and silver! That's why Your Majesty is so loved by the people! Li Jiancheng nodded. A foreign war, if it is won, and all interest groups have gained, then, the whole country will always be enterprising, militarism is nothing, Europe and the United States in later generations are not developed in this way, and the neon country also wanted to 'stand' with this national policy, but the neon failed. As soon as Wei Zheng's words were finished, a light snort came, with indescribable contempt in his tone, Wei Zheng looked at the voice in embarrassment, but the snort came from the mouth of a woman in white, the woman in white had a heroic face with long legs, a curvy body, and a disdainful expression on her face. When Wei Zheng saw that it was her, he didn't make a note and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the people spontaneously welcome Your Majesty's victorious return, does Your Majesty want to go out to meet the people?" ”
Li Jiancheng nodded: "Okay, let's all Aiqing come out together." After speaking, the emperor stretched out his hand and pulled the woman in white:
"Come along, concubine." This woman is none other than the lord of Silla and the Xuanlang monarch of Li Tang - Jin Deman. Since Jin Deman became Li Jiancheng's concubine, he has always been a little resentful in his heart, and he wants to stab the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers from time to time. Seeing the emperor's outstretched hand, Princess Seondeok hesitated for a moment, but still held the emperor's hand, she knew that she should not be too pampered and coquettish, otherwise if the emperor was really angry, it would not be good for her or Silla. Li Jiancheng smiled slightly, took Princess Shande's hand and walked out of the warehouse, in the Chang'an Palace, Li Jiancheng did not have many concubines, but there were many beautiful palace maids, as long as the emperor was interested, they could enjoy it, but simple beauty could not arouse Li Jiancheng's interest, Jindeman was undoubtedly a special one, and her experience alone could arouse Li Jiancheng's strong interest. "Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! Seeing the emperor emerge from the ship's cabin, the people on both sides of the strait were even more enthusiastic, and shouted frantically, even the sky seemed to be infected, the fluttering light snow just now had stopped, the sun showed a half face from the clouds, and the weather suddenly brightened. Li Jiancheng smiled and waved his hand to signal below, feeling that the people's respect for himself is indeed from the heart, the Chinese people have always asked for little from the superiors, as long as they can have a bite to eat, they will not rebel, if they can eat and wear ambiguous clothes, it is a rare prosperous age, but throughout the history of the Central Plains for thousands of years, they can be in such a time very rarely. The following cheers have a harsh feeling for Jin Deman, the Tang Dynasty is too powerful, even if the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje are united, they will still be defeated in the end, especially the fanatical people below, they are so supportive of their emperor, can they really save the fate of Silla's demise on their own? Li Jiancheng's expression relaxed, and he continued to wave his hand below until the ship docked, Pei Lin and Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, who stayed in Youzhou, stood on the dock, watching Li Jiancheng's fleet sail away, and immediately got on the boat to meet Li Jiancheng:
"The ministers see the emperor, long live the emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, please get up."
"Emperor Xie!" Looking at the eyes of Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, Li Jiancheng knew that Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu must also know about the things in Chang'an City.
"Everyone withdrew first, leaving only Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, I haven't chatted with Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu for a long time, I really want to talk to the three adults. Di Renjie and Pei Xingjian, the two of you are guarding the door, and no one can come in. When everyone withdrew, Li Jiancheng asked Pei Lin about Chang'an's deployment at that time:
"Pei Xiangguo, what is the situation in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, when the minister left Chang'an, General Li Jing strengthened the guards of Renshou Palace and Taiji Palace, and when the minister left Chang'an, he also ordered all the eunuchs, palace maids and imperial doctors in Renshou Palace to keep their mouth shut. For the physical condition of the Emperor. Not a single word must be revealed. Li Jiancheng nodded. At this time, Pei Lin suddenly knelt down.
"Your Majesty!"
"Hmmm! Bae Sang-kook! What are you doing? Pei Lin knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! His Majesty the Emperor said to the minister when he was leaving, saying that he hoped to know who the crown prince was in his lifetime. I hope that in my lifetime, I can see who the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty is? Li Jiancheng was stunned, and then, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu also knelt in front of Li Jiancheng:
"Your Majesty, please Your Majesty, in accordance with the wishes of the Emperor Taishang, immediately set up the crown prince, so that His Majesty the Emperor can see the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty."
"Hmmm! Is the time to make the prince a little shorter now! ”
"Your Majesty, this matter is extremely urgent, the Emperor's body is almost dying, and his wish for the rest of his life has not been fulfilled! If this matter spreads, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the name of benevolence and filial piety of the saints! Please think twice Your Majesty! Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu also said:
"Your Majesty, please think twice! Don't bear the name of unfilial piety! ”
Li Jiancheng looked at Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, his face was a little gloomy - Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, the three of you are forcing the palace! However, Li Jiancheng can't turn his face for the time being. Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu are all old ministers in the court, although they are old, and the authority in their hands is slowly weakened by Li Jiancheng, but their qualifications are difficult to resist in Li Tang, and Pei Lin played a role that others did not play in the process of Li Jiancheng ascending the throne from the crown prince to the emperor. Xiao Yu is also the uncle and grandfather of his beloved concubine Yang Yan. Feng Deyi has a relationship with all factions in the imperial court, and Li Jiancheng has caused some turmoil in the imperial court because of his weakening of the authority of Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu. I'm afraid things aren't going well. Li Jiancheng pondered.
"Pei Lian, Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu ......" Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu heard the displeasure in Li Jiancheng's words, and their hearts were also up and down - they can now rely on the old and sell the old, and this time it can also be a move to force the palace. However, Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu are unwilling to leave this political stage from now on. With the rise of the imperial examination, more and more children of the Shu clan and the children of the small family slowly poured into the court, and their children and grandchildren were not all outstanding, so Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu all held it, and when the time came, Li Jian was forced to establish the crown prince, and put his children and grandchildren next to the prince, and the prince would ascend the throne in the future.
"Three Aiqing! This matter is related to the country, I can promise you, this time I will let Chengdao and Chenglu experience outside, and after arriving in Chang'an, I will make arrangements! After Pei Lian, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu listened to Li Jiancheng's words, their hearts slowly relaxed, and they also knew that Li Jiancheng had made a compromise.
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
Recently, there have been some problems in the body, either in the hospital for treatment or recuperation, plus the phone is also broken, so the update is slow, please forgive me!
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