On the nineteenth day of the lunar month, that is, the day before Ping An Lang and Lizhen got engaged, the seriously ill Chai Shao also died quietly in his own home, which did not attract too much attention, after all, Chai Shao had already lost power, and since the Zhenguan years, he has disappeared from people's sight, and even many people have forgotten the once prominent Huo Guogong.

When Chai Shao died, Li Xiu was preparing for the engagement of his son and Lizhen at home the next day, when he heard the news, he couldn't help but pause, and then handed over the matter in his hand to others, and stood in the courtyard silent for a moment, and after a long while, he sighed, and his face showed a little melancholy.

If he hadn't seen Chai Shao before, then Li Xiu would probably only be happy when he heard the news of his death, but since he saw Chai Shao that day, he found that the other party had finally let go of his hatred for himself before he died, and even before leaving, he even reminded Li Xiu that the world was about to be chaotic, which made Li Xiu's attitude towards Chai Shao complicated.

If ordinary people hear others say "the world is going to be chaotic", I am afraid that they will wonder if the other party is sick, after all, now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, the strong enemies around it have also been swept away, even the most powerful Xue Yantuo on the grassland, has been caused by the civil strife caused by the Tang Dynasty with stratagem, and it is impossible to complete the mission of unifying the grassland and threatening the Central Plains.

But Li Xiu is not an ordinary person, he is not only an important minister of the Tang Dynasty, but also familiar with the next history, so he is also convinced of the phrase "the world is going to be chaotic", because this kind of chaos does not come from the outside of the Tang Dynasty, but from the inside of the Tang Dynasty, to be precise, it is a series of chaos caused by the inheritance of the throne.

Speaking of which, Li Shimin is only forty years old now, and he is in the prime of life in the future, but the life expectancy of the ancients was originally shorter than that of later generations, so the age of forty has begun to enter old age, and the heavy government affairs in these years have also seriously damaged Li Shimin's health, his hair is half white, and his body has become obese.

For example, Princess Pingyang is Li Shimin's sister, but if the two stand together now, even if someone says that Princess Pingyang is Li Shimin's daughter, some people believe it, of course, this is also related to Princess Pingyang's natural beauty and proper maintenance, but even compared with other peers, Li Shimin is still very old, especially after the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin is aging faster.

The aging of an emperor is also a huge challenge for a huge empire, and what is worse is that Li Chengqian, who is the crown prince, also has a lot of problems, and even whether he can keep the crown prince in the future is uncertain, and there is also a tiger-eyed Li Tai next to him, which makes the inheritance of the throne also add a lot of variables.

In addition, there is the conflict between Li Shimin and the family, although after the suppression in the past few years, the family seems to be much more honest, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the family is just temporarily dormant and waiting for the opportunity, as long as the time comes, they can fight back again, and it is not certain who will win and who will lose.

The inheritance of the throne, the struggle between the family and the imperial power, these all involve the core interests of this empire, and as long as there is a trace of fluctuation in the core of the empire, it may cause a big turmoil, with Li Xiu's understanding of the history of later generations, Chai Shao's words are indeed true, now the Tang Dynasty is only calm on the surface, but it will soon lead to a series of chaos, and it is difficult for people in the bureau to be alone, even if Li Xiu resigns.

"What are you thinking?" Just when Li Xiu was pondering, he suddenly heard a gentle voice from the side ask, and when he turned his head, he found that Princess Pingyang was standing beside him, looking at him with a smile on her face.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Li Xiu also hesitated at the moment, because he didn't know whether to tell her the news of Chai Shao's death.

"My husband is lying again, is there anything inconvenient to tell me?" Princess Pingyang could see at a glance that Li Xiu had something on her mind, and asked with a smile again.

"This ......" Li Xiu hesitated again at this time, and then finally spoke, "I just received the news that Chai Shao has passed away. ”

Princess Pingyang couldn't help but be stunned when she heard the news of Chai Shao's death, speaking of which she hadn't heard the name "Chai Shao" for many years, and now she suddenly heard this name, and even had a strange feeling, but she quickly reacted, and said with a straight face: "Husband is really, what do you do with me mentioning this kind of person?" ”

"I didn't want to mention it, but before he died, he dragged his sick body to me......"

Li Xiu wanted to explain, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Princess Pingyang's body twist, and said as she walked towards the backyard: "It's your own business who the husband sees, you don't have to tell me this!" ”

When Princess Pingyang's words fell, she also walked away, which made Li Xiu also shake his head helplessly, even after so many years, Princess Pingyang still did not forgive Chai Shao, but now that everyone is dead, it is pointless not to forgive, and there is no need for the husband and wife to quarrel because of a dead person, so he didn't say anything.

The next day is the day of the engagement, in fact, according to the Tang law, the royal marriage should also be in accordance with the six rites, first Nacai, ask the name, and then Najib, Nazheng, the most important thing is to Nazheng, in fact, the man carries the dowry to the woman's house to settle the family matter, and hand over the letter of appointment to the woman, so that the family matter is completely decided, and it is almost impossible to change it.

Nacai, asking the name and Najib these steps have been gone before, early this morning, Li Xiu took Ping An Lang together, and then carried a large number of dowry gifts into the palace, the royal wedding has always been handled by the Ministry of Rites, so naturally there are special people to receive, and then under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites, under the witness of countless royal relatives, Li Xiu solemnly handed over the letter of appointment to Li Shimin, which also symbolizes the order of his parents, the marriage has finally been decided, and Li Zhen has also become Ping An Lang's fiancée.

Of course, the beauty of the whole process cannot come forward, but Ping An Lang has to accept the evaluation of the royal family, but Ping An Lang is not timid at all, and he is also polite and courteous in dealing with people, plus he is Li Xiu's eldest son, which has attracted many people to praise, of course, some people think that Ping An Lang was not born to Princess Pingyang, and it would be more perfect if Ping An Lang was replaced by Li Jin, but unfortunately they didn't know that Li Jin had already been engaged to Wu Mingkong.

After the engagement ceremony was completed, Li Shimin also set up a banquet in the palace, and the royal family relatives who came to congratulate also gathered together, Li Xiu and his son were the focus of this banquet, even if Li Xiu usually didn't drink, he couldn't escape this time, and finally was drunk by Li Daozong and others and fell to the ground, Ping An Lang was young, and Li Shimin was guarded, so he drank a few glasses less, and after the banquet, he helped Li Xiu to get into the carriage and go home.

After the recruitment, there is also a very important etiquette, that is, the question date, in fact, the man plans the date of marriage, after all, the two parties are already engaged, and the woman cannot be kept waiting, the date of marriage must be set, as for the last procedure is to welcome in person, in fact, it is to get married.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Li Xiu also set the date of Ping'an Lang and Lizhi getting married before the year, because the two are too young, and Lizhi's body is not suitable for getting married too early, plus Li Xiu and Li Shimin also said that they would postpone it for two years, so the date of marriage is set three years later, and Li Shimin has no objection to this.

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, the new year is finally coming, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Xiu also passed the happiest Spring Festival in these years, because he is now unofficial and light, no longer have to worry about the affairs of the court, the academy is also on holiday, wait until the Shangyuan Festival before the school opens, Li Jin's military school is also on holiday, so this Spring Festival he has also been attentively accompanying his family, during the New Year, Wu Mingkong and Li Zhi also came, but compared to Wu Mingkong's generosity, Li Zhi was very shy, from beginning to end did not dare to look at Ping An Lang.

Time flies quickly, half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, this year's summer came very early, and the temperature is higher than in previous years, just to the middle of May, the weather is unbearable, Li Xiu at the beginning also accompanied Ma Ye and them to fish, but then it was really hot and unbearable, even if it was sitting in the shade of the river, it was still sweating, and the last two old men couldn't stand it first, and went to the courtyard in Nanshan to escape the heat.

Li Xiu also plans to take his family to Nanshan to escape the summer, after all, the weather is really hot this year, compared to above, the students of Nanshan Academy and Zhongnan Academy are quite blessed, the two academies were originally built in Nanshan, and it is not too hot in this hot weather, and even some students who live in Chang'an are not willing to go home, so they simply take the bed to live in the dormitory provided by the college, although they want to live together with the two, the conditions are not better than at home, but after all, it is cooler than home.

Not only Li Xiu's family is preparing to escape the summer, but Li Shimin in the Taiji Palace can't stand this kind of heat, in fact, the terrain of the Taiji Palace is relatively low-lying, so every summer, Taiji will become damp and humid, coupled with the high temperature weather, the Taiji Palace is also very hot, the whole palace is like a big steamer, even if it is cooled down with ice, it is also uncomfortable to live in it.

So in this case, Li Shimin was ready to go to Jiucheng Palace as early as late April to escape the summer, but because of some things, he didn't leave until mid-May, and Li Xiu also took his family to live in another courtyard in Nanshan almost at the same time, and by the way, he could also be accompanied by Ma Ye and Qin Qiong, and occasionally accompany them to the mountain roads to hunt and fish, even if they went to Zhongnan Academy to take classes, it didn't take much time, and it was close, so it was very leisurely.

However, when Li Xiu was living his own small life leisurely in the South Mountain, there was a sudden news that shocked countless people, and when Li Xiu heard the news, he couldn't help but think of the prophecy that Chai Shao said before, "The world is going to be chaotic".