A few days later, the snow on the ground also melted almost, after all, it was early winter, the weather was not so cold, and Li Xiu was also ready, on a sunny morning led the team to leave Chang'an, he was going to Taiyuan to move the tomb of Queen Dou to Chang'an, Li Shimin also prepared a large team for him, in addition to the guards of the mausoleum, there were also officials of the Ministry of Rites, as well as a group of Li clan relatives, and among these people, the identity of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, was the most noble. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Donal, this king's health is not good, this time I go to Taiyuan, I have to worry a lot about the horses!" As soon as Li Xiaogong saw Li Xiu, he immediately stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

Li Xiaogong is a thin middle-aged man in his forties, his face is not very good, and he seems to be a little overly drunk, in fact, since Li Shimin ascended the throne, Li Xiaogong no longer leads the army, and he also entertains himself with wine in the mansion every day, and there are repeated news that he is not in good health.

"The county king is polite, this time for Queen Dou to move the mausoleum, all kinds of etiquette are very cumbersome, I am young and inexperienced, so I still need more guidance from the county king!" Li Xiu also said very politely at this time.

Don't look at the sick look of the king of Hejian County in front of him, but Li Xiu didn't dare to underestimate it in the slightest, you must know that Li Xiaogong was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, and he and Li Jing cooperated to destroy Xiao Milling in the south, and later Li Shimin was the hero of Lingyan Pavilion, and Li Xiaogong was ranked second, only under the eldest grandson Wuji, which shows this person's ability.

"Don't dare to be a guide, although my name is Da Zongzheng, but after all, I am a martial artist, I dare not say that I am proficient in etiquette, fortunately, Your Majesty has sent a lot of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, and when we arrive in Taiyuan, we will directly listen to their calls!" Li Xiaogong also said very politely.

Although the position of Da Zongzheng does not have much real power, he can manage all the members of the royal family, in other words, Li Xiu is also under the control of the king of Hejian County in front of him, for example, if Li Xiu violates the law, the government is not qualified to interrogate him, and then it needs to be transferred to the Zongzheng Mansion for trial, and the royal family has always been notoriously difficult to manage, so the people who can serve as Da Zongzheng have always been highly respected.

Li Xiaogong spoke very straightforwardly, and Li Xiu was also used to getting along with generals like Ma Ye, so the two talked very speculatively. It is worth mentioning that Li Xiaogong is still Li Jing's friend, but Li Xiaogong knows the awkwardness between Li Xiu and Li Jing, the father and son, so he tries not to mention Li Jing in and out of his words.

However, Li Xiaogong only talked to Li Xiu for a while when they first met, and then hid in the carriage and did not come out, and no longer took the initiative to talk to Li Xiu, Li Xiu was not surprised by this, and even he deliberately did not contact Li Xiaogong, mainly for fear of worrying the other party.

Speaking of which, although Li Xiaogong is one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, in fact, when Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng competed for the throne, Li Xiaogong was actually more inclined to Li Jiancheng, because Li Xiaogong was not only their cousin, but also the same age as Li Jiancheng, so the two were also playmates since childhood, with Li Xiaogong's status in the army, if Li Jiancheng got the throne, he would definitely become the first person in the army, and even Li Jing might not be able to get the position of the main general when attacking the Turks.

However, it is a pity that Li Jiancheng died in the Xuanwumen Change, and Li Xiaogong also lost his position all of a sudden, but Li Shimin did not want to kill them all, and even in order to appease him, he also named him the king of Hejian County, but it is impossible to lead the troops, and Li Xiaogong is also addicted to wine every day in order to avoid suspicion, and at the same time try not to contact with the officials in the court, so as not to attract suspicion, it can be said that everything he is doing now is to defile himself, in order to protect himself.

In contrast, Li Daozong and Li Shentong, who are also famous generals of the clan, are much stronger than Li Xiaogong, they were more supportive of Li Shimin at the beginning, so after Li Shimin ascended the throne, they were also reused, and Li Xiaogong can only stay behind closed doors now, and even important ministers like Li Xiu dare not interact too much, so as not to get into trouble.

Thinking of Li Xiaogong's experience, Li Xiu was also very sympathetic, but he couldn't change it, after all, although Li Xiaogong was a rare good general, it was a pity that the most important thing in the Tang Dynasty now was a good general, whether it was Li Jing or Hou Junji and others, the talent of leading the troops was no worse than Li Xiaogong, which also caused the tragedy of Li Xiaogong now, and if Li Xiu remembered correctly, Li Xiaogong seemed to have died in his forties, and he didn't seem to have a few years to live.

Taiyuan is one of the accompanying capitals of the Tang Dynasty, so the official road with Chang'an is also very wide, Li Xiu and their huge team to move the tomb after leaving Chang'an, after more than ten days of hurrying, but also very smoothly arrived in Taiyuan, originally on the road did not take so much time, but because the winter is too cold, the road is also a little icy, plus there are too many people in the team, such as those royal clansmen often lag behind, which delayed some time.

The local officials in Chang'an have also been notified that when Li Xiu and their team arrived, the name of Taiyuan Thorn was Li Chujie, and it was said that he was also from the royal family, but he was already far from Li Shimin's bloodline, and he could only be regarded as a little relative to the royal family, plus his talent was good, so he could be in charge of such an important state capital as Taiyuan.

Li Chujie had already made preparations, and after welcoming Li Xiu and them into Taiyuan City, he immediately arranged for everyone to stay, and Li Xiu had been looking at the city defense of Taiyuan City when he entered the city, he was not the first time to come to Taiyuan, when he went to Turkic before, he had passed by Taiyuan twice, but there was a military order at that time, so they were just in a hurry, and did not take a closer look, and now they can finally enjoy the scenery of Taiyuan carefully.

Taiyuan is second only to Chang'an and Luoyang, and it is the land of Longxing of the Tang Dynasty, so after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan and Li Shimin have carried out large-scale reconstruction of Taiyuan City, which also makes the city wall of Taiyuan City very tall and majestic, no worse than Chang'an and Luoyang.

And the commerce here is also very prosperous, when Li Xiu entered the city, at a glance, there are a considerable number of Hu people on the street, most of them come to Taiyuan City to do business, because Taiyuan is the most important commercial and military town of the Tang Dynasty and the grassland, almost half of the goods transported to the grassland need to transit here, so it also attracts a large number of grassland merchants to do business, it is said that one-tenth of the people living in the city are Hu people.

Li Xiu and the others were placed by Li Chujie to rest in the post house in Taiyuan City, and Li Chujie also set up a reception banquet for them, but as soon as the banquet began, Li Xiaogong looked around, and then said with a displeased face: "Where is the envoy of Hedong Jiedu?" ”