Danfeng Gate, a carriage stopped at the door.

"Stop!" The city gate man stepped forward with a loud shout, "How can the palace be in a hurry? ”

At this time, a hand like white jade stretched out from the curtain of the gauze door of the carriage, holding a gold medal in his hand, and an extremely nice voice came out of the carriage: "Uncle Wu, hand him this!" ”

"No!" The coachman took the gold medal and handed it to Chengmen Lang, who saw that it was a gold medal, immediately changed his face, hurriedly took it respectfully with both hands, and then took a closer look, the number of this gold medal is very small, it is personally issued by the emperor to the most favored relatives of the emperor, with this kind of gold medal in hand, it can be unimpeded in the imperial city without a door registration, even a favored minister like Li Linfu is not.

"It turned out to be a noble person in person, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, please please! Come on, let go! Chengmen Lang returned the gold medal with great respect.

Zichen Palace.

Xuanzong buried his head in the mountains of twists and turns, reading through the folds one by one, for two hours, Xuanzong finally became a little impatient, and threw the red pen on the imperial case in annoyance and leaned on the back of the dragon chair and sighed.

Seeing this, Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's okay, why don't you go to the Imperial Garden to relax?" ”

Xuanzong pinched the bridge of his nose, rubbed his eyebrows, and waved his hand: "Forget it!" ”

At this time, a little eunuch walked in cautiously and quickly from outside the hall and bowed: "Your Majesty, Taizhen Daoist asks to see!" ”

"Who? Who did you just say asked to see? Xuanzong suddenly sat up straight, waited for His Majesty Dan's little eunuch and asked.

"Taizhen Dao Elder asks to see him, just outside the hall!" The little eunuch replied truthfully.

"Ah······ Hurry up, announce it! No, no, no, I personally went to greet "fifty or sixty-year-old people, I heard that Yang Yuhuan was asking to see him outside the door at the moment, he was like beating chicken blood, and his face became red in an instant, no wonder he was so out of shape, Yang Yuhuan had never taken the initiative to come to the palace to see him before, every time he secretly went out of the palace to Taizhen Temple, Yang Yuhuan also did not mince words to him every time, this time Yang Yuhuan took the initiative to enter the palace, but it was the first time in the world!

When Gao Lishi saw it, his forehead was immediately covered with black lines, and he immediately stopped: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, keep the courtesy, keep the courtesy!" ”

"Uh······" Xuanzong realized that he was too out of shape, so he quickly retracted his steps and sat down again, waving his hand to the little eunuch below: "Go quickly!" ”

"No!"

After a while, I saw Yang Yuhuan wearing a snow-white palace gauze Taoist suit, a high Taoist bun, a delicate and plump face, and a graceful figure slowly walked into the main hall.

Walking to His Majesty Dan, Yang Yuhuan made a joke: "Poor Dao Taizhen has seen Your Majesty!" ”

At this time, Xuanzong forgot the etiquette again, got up and walked down, and His Majesty stretched out his hand to support Yang Yuhuan, but he felt that it was too rude, and the hand that was stretched out halfway was retracted, smiled awkwardly, and said: "Yuhuan, no courtesy!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xuanzong saw that the weather outside was good, although it was hotter, but it was still very cool in the imperial garden, so he said: "It's too hot in this hall, Yuhuan, let's go to the imperial garden for a walk, talk while walking, how about it?" ”

How do you know that Yang Yuhuan politely refused: "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, Taizhen is here just to imagine that Your Majesty is asking for a favor, and the Imperial Garden will not go!" ”

If it was another concubine, Xuanzong would definitely be furious when he heard this kind of words, but in the face of Yang Yuhuan, not only did he not get angry, but hurriedly asked: "Yuhuan has anything I need to do, just say, as long as I can do it, I will never postpone it!" ”

Yang Yuhuan said: "Taizhen wants to ask Your Majesty to release General Zhao Ziliang!" ”

Hearing this, Xuanzong looked at Yang Yuhuan's serious expression, and couldn't help frowning: "That's what you're here for?" According to me, although Zhao Ziliang has some friendship with you, you don't need to ask me for this favor for him, right? ”

Yang Yuhuan didn't say anything when he heard this, his eyelids that had been hanging down trembled a few times, and he spoke up after a long time: "Since Your Majesty is embarrassed, just treat Taizhen as if he didn't come today, and Taizhen will retire!" ”

Xuanzong was stupid, and when he saw Yang Yuhuan turn around and walk out, he hurriedly chased after him and said, "Yuhuan, Yuhuan, don't go, I didn't say no!" ”

Yang Yuhuan stopped and didn't look back, "Thank you, Your Majesty, this favor is too really recorded, Taizhen will pray for Your Majesty in the view, may Your Majesty be blessed and healthy, and the Tang Dynasty will be prosperous!" ”

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Xuanzong watched Yang Yuhuan walk out of the hall, and soon disappeared, and the hand that had been stretched out slowly drooped down, and sighed: "Hey! ”

Seeing this, Gao Lishi stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, it has always been a good thing to grind, Your Majesty doesn't have to be in a hurry!" ”

Xuanzong turned his head and glared at Gao Lishi and said angrily: "Hmph, what do you old thing know, if you dare to chew the root of your tongue again, I will pull out your tongue and retreat!" ”

Gao Lishi's heart trembled, his face was frightened, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, yes, the old slave retires!" ”

After that, Gao Lishi no longer dared to casually mention the matter with Yang Yuhuan in front of Xuan's sect.

A few days later, in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden, Xuanzong was chanting poems with Concubine Mei, playing the piano and drinking, and he couldn't find warmth in Yang Yuhuan, and Xuanzong could only find a little comfort in Concubine Mei.

At this time, Gao Lishi walked quickly and reported: "Your Majesty, King Xin'an is about to die, and I want to see Your Majesty before I die, and my eldest son Li Xun is outside the Imperial Garden."

This Xuanzong's face changed, and he immediately got up and said, "Quick, set up the Xin'an Palace!" ”

"Yes!"

When I came to the Xin'an Palace, except for Li Yuan, the king of Xin'an, who was seriously ill and dying, all the heirs of the Li family and their relatives in the palace were waiting outside the gate to greet the holy driver.

"Welcome to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" All the people of the palace bowed down and chanted together.

"Excuse me!" Xuanzong stepped down and raised his hand, and said, "Where is King Xin'an, take me quickly!" ”

Li Xun, the eldest son of King Xin'an, immediately bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Wechen is leading the way in front, please come with Wechen!" ”

Li Yuan was already skinny lying on the sickbed, with deep-set eyes, a pale face, and extremely ugly, and it seemed that he was not far from death. Li Yuan was still conscious at this time, and when he saw the emperor coming, he struggled to sit up and salute.

Xuanzong immediately stepped forward and pressed him and said, "King Xin'an doesn't have to be polite, lie down well!" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is rude!" Li Yuan gasped as he spoke, and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's trust, the old minister is still serving as the young master of the prince and the general of Shenwu with a weak body, which is really a dereliction of duty!" ”

Xuanzong smiled and sat down on the chair brought by Li Xian, and comforted him with a smile: "King Xin'an has outstanding military achievements and has a very high prestige in the army. ”

A smile appeared on Li Yuan's face, to be able to get such an evaluation from the emperor, Li Yuan was satisfied, he coughed twice and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister's life is not long, and there is one thing to rest assured before he dies!" ”

Xuanzong immediately said: "King Xin'an still has nothing to worry about, just say, I must be satisfied!" ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty's honor and favor for the old minister, the old minister deserves it! Lao Chen has heard from the people below these days that General Zhao Ziliang returned to Beijing to report on his work and beat Li Linfu in the main hall, His Majesty has put General Zhao in prison, there are rumors that His Majesty wants to kill General Zhao, and Lao Chen wants to use Lao Chen's old bones to intercede for General Zhao, don't kill him. General Zhao is a military general with a very high prestige in the army, although a little reckless, but loyal, Your Majesty can beat and carve, but not too much, otherwise it is easy to backfire, the heat in the middle, it all depends on Your Majesty's grasp, Zhao Ziliang is the pillar of the country with good use, if this matter is not handled properly, the heart of the soldiers in the army is cold, who else will dare to work for His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty in the future? I'm afraid it will cause a catastrophe! Please think again, Your Majesty! ”

Xuanzong saw that there were a lot of people in the room, and waved his hand to drive everyone out, and then said: "It's not a secret, I didn't really want to kill him, but that day he didn't give me face in the main hall, and beat Li Linfu in front of me and so many people, so how can I be embarrassed?" If I don't punish him severely, how can I have face? ”

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is favoritism!" ”

Xuanzong was puzzled: "What does King Xin'an mean by this? ”

Li Yuan said: "Since Your Majesty can tolerate a barbarian and reckless man like An Lushan who has no etiquette in the main hall and ignores the way of the monarch and the minister, why can't he tolerate General Zhao's occasional impulsiveness?" The reason why Your Majesty is so angry is only because General Zhao is beating Li Linfu and not other courtiers, if General Zhao is beating other courtiers, Your Majesty is afraid that he will not be so angry, right? ”

Xuanzong was stunned, his heart was shocked, and he secretly thought: "Yes, if Zhao Ziliang was beating someone else, I am afraid that I would not be so angry, but he hit Li Linfu, why am I so angry······

Thinking of this, Xuanzong finally understood that his dependence on Li Linfu was too deep, especially in recent years, in order to be clean and leisurely, he handed over many major affairs in the DPRK and China to Li Linfu to deal with, Xuanzong, who had extremely rich experience in political struggle, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that relying too much on Li Linfu was only afraid that it would not be a good thing!

Xuanzong thought about this clearly, and said to Li Yuan: "I want to thank King Xin'an for mentioning something, although the Qing family can rest assured, how can I destroy the Great Wall?" Is there anything else you have to explain? ”

Li Yuan said: "The eldest son of the old minister, Li Xian, and the third son, Li Xian, are of good character, their knowledge is not bad, they can be cultivated, but their talents are limited, Your Majesty can use them, but they cannot be entrusted with important tasks, as for most of the other sons, they are mediocre people, let them fend for themselves!" ”

Xuanzong nodded and said: "The meaning of the Qing family, I understand, the Qing family can rest assured!" ”

Soon, Li Yuan died of illness, more than 80 years old, in this era is considered the high life of the high life, it can be regarded as the end of life, this is a very rare good death, after Li Yuan's death, Xuanzong regretted for a long time, for a long time can not be relieved from the grief, the courtiers have been consoled, Xuanzong reluctantly mentioned the spiritual governance, in Li Yuan's eldest son Li Xian was canonized as Zhao Guogong immediately after the expiration of the filial piety period, and the third son Li Xian was canonized as Liang Guogong. (To be continued.) )