Chapter 624: Do You Blame Me?

The height of the station determines the breadth of the field of vision, so Li Xian really didn't feel how exciting it was to enter the imperial study or even have dinner with the emperor, he had seen Li Yuan in Yuyang County before he left the grassland, and also met Li Jiancheng and Li Huining, at that time, Li Xian would not have thought that he would have any intersection with the three of them in the future. Even a little excited because he saw the legendary founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, if it was Li Xian who had the opportunity to enter the imperial study at that time, I was afraid that he would feel nervous and excited.

When a person has even slapped the emperor, will he still feel that the emperor is an existence that can only be looked up at?

Entering the palace from the Xuanwu Gate, walking south along the flat and wide stone road, the magnificent building at the end of the palace is the Taiji Palace Palace, and one side of the hall is the emperor's daily handling of court affairs. When Li Xian walked into the palace gate, he was told that His Majesty the Emperor was waiting for him in the imperial study.

From the moment he entered the door, Li Xian's steps were a little slow, and he looked at the power center of the Tang Empire with interest. Although today's Tang Empire is far inferior to the Great Sui, it is indisputable that it has become the orthodoxy of the world. With the national strength of Datang, no one will doubt that it will not take many more days to pacify the world and achieve unification.

Although he was somewhat interested in the palace, he had not yet reached the point of looking around. Those courtiers who were ready to see King Yan's jokes waited for a long time and didn't see any gaffe from the young and handsome man. They were disappointed before they remembered that although the young man in front of them was a horse thief, the world he had seen was not small or even bigger than anyone else's.

Yang Guang's dormitory, he entered and slaughtered Yang Guang's red-robed guards.

He had been to the royal court of the Turkic Khan, although he did not enter it, but it was undeniable that the Great Kedun who stayed in the royal court at that time did not sleep well for several nights, for fear that this plague god's interest would really take the elite horse to plow in the royal court.

When he walked from the palace gate to the gate of the main hall of Taiji Palace, Li Xian's footsteps paused, his face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his calm. If you don't stare at him closely, it's hard to notice a change in his expression. Even though several important officials of the Tang Dynasty around him were staring at him, almost no one noticed the slightest change in his eyes.

It's almost nothing, not really nothing.

The first person to notice that Li Xian's eyes flickered was Liu Zhenghui, and when he subconsciously looked at Pei Lian, he found that Pei Lian's face was also slightly surprised.

Li Xian stood at the door of the main hall of Taiji Palace and stopped for a while, and the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked a smile.

"Something interesting."

He muttered four words to himself, and then walked on.

Liu Zhenghui deliberately waited for Pei Lin half a step behind, looking at Li Yuanjing, Li Yuanchang, Li Zhiyun, Li Yuanze and other princes and stars holding the moon and following Li Xian's side, from time to time someone made a statement to introduce the palace, he shook his head and smiled, and said in his heart that some people can't block the light on him even if their life is rough and their life is hard and shabby. Looking at Li Xian's back, and then looking at those obviously nervous and cramped princes, I have to make people sigh.

"He looked at the building of Taiji Palace all the way, and he actually had the heart to discover this."

Pei Lin followed Liu Zhenghui's footsteps and praised in a low voice: "I'm afraid that those princes haven't paid attention to this detail until now, I don't know if this is good news or bad news." ”

"It doesn't matter if he's good or bad, this person makes me look very comfortable anyway."

Liu Zhenghui said with a smile.

"So you found out too."

Pei Lin also smiled and said: "It is four thousand five hundred steps from the Xuanwu Gate to the main hall of the Taiji Palace, which corresponds to the number of ninety-five. We all know it, but we didn't come out on our own. The first time I entered Miyagi, I discovered this subtlety, and it is said that there was only one person. ”

"Who?"

Liu Zheng will ask.

Pei Lin said with a solemn face: "Yang Jian, the ancestor emperor of the Great Sui...... When this palace was built, it is said that Yu Wenkai did not tell Yang Jian how many steps, and some people said that Yu Wenkai did not care about this. But after the palace was built, Yang Jian led his ministers to find this detail when he entered the palace from the Xuanwu Gate for the first time, and he was surprised and immediately asked Yu Wenkai if he did it on purpose. Yu Wenkai said to Yang Jian that when building the palace city, he did not deliberately guarantee how many steps he would take, after all, everyone took different steps...... Only Yang Jian happened to take 4,500 steps, so Yu Wenkai exclaimed that this is the will of heaven, His Majesty is a veritable Ninety-Five Honor, the co-lord of the world, and all the officials are also obedient. ”

"In fact, where is there such a coincidence, Yang Jian's throne was conceded from Zhou Yuwen's clan. Many people said that Yang Jian's throne was not justified, so when building the palace city, Yang Jian specially instructed Yu Wenkai to leave the distance so far. It is said that in order to ensure that according to his pace, he walked back and forth dozens of times to let Yu Wenkai record the size, just to ensure that there would not be a point of difference after it was built. ”

Liu Zhenghui sighed: "I only know this rumor, but I don't know the details." ”

"I am an old acquaintance with Yu Wenkai."

Pei Lin said: "Naturally, I know more than you...... Yang Jian did it deliberately, but he walked over leisurely, and his pace was the same size as Yang Jian's! ”

"Shh

Liu Zhenghui looked left and right and frowned: "You be quiet, although this matter may just be a coincidence." But in this extraordinary period, this coincidence cannot be taken advantage of! ”

"Actually......"

He lowered his voice and said, "Before King Yan, Yang Jian was not the only one who walked this road exactly four thousand five hundred steps. ”

"Who else?"

Pei Lin asked in surprise.

"King ...... Qin"

Liu Zhenghui said in a very low voice: "But he only found out when he left for the third time, and it was the eldest grandson Shunde who told me about it." ”

Pei was stunned, and then let out a long sigh.

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When Li Xian walked to the door of the imperial study, the new chief eunuch Gao Liansheng had been waiting outside for a long time. Gao Liansheng is not very old, and he looks like he is about thirty years old. He was originally a eunuch in the Jinyang Palace, and his status was not high at that time, but he was very clever and cautious, and there were only two eunuchs serving in the imperial study after Li Yuan became emperor, one was Wu Yinghai, and the other was him. Wu Yinghai was skinned and executed, and Gao Liansheng succeeded him as the head of the inner chamberlain.

"Slave maid to meet His Royal Highness King Yan, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time."

Although Gao Liansheng didn't know Li Xian, he was naturally a smart person to gain the emperor's trust. You don't have to guess to know that the handsome man in the black robe is the famous Yan Wang, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"There is work"

Li Xian bowed his head slightly and thanked him, then stopped and waited for the person behind him.

Pei Lin was once a guard in the Jinyang Palace of the Great Sui, and Gao Liansheng naturally recognized him. When Li Yuan rebelled in Taiyuan, it was Pei Lin who transferred a large number of materials in Jinyang Palace to supplement the army, so that Li Yuan could send troops smoothly. You must know that Li Yuan only had more than 30,000 people at that time, and it grew to 1440,000 in just over a month. The weapons and armor of these soldiers are all from the inner treasury of Jinyang Palace.

"Your Majesty said, stay Master Pei, Lord Liu will accompany His Royal Highness King Yan in, and the others will go back to do things first."

Gao Liansheng said after saluting several princes and Pei Lin and others.

Li Yuanchang, Li Zhiyun and others hurriedly said goodbye, it seemed that they were a little afraid of their father Li Yuan carved into their bones, because they were afraid of him, that is, this imperial study was like a wild beast in their eyes. If you get too close, you will be swallowed in one bite and will never be reborn.

Li Xian said a few words of greeting to them, and the princes turned to leave, everyone felt a sense of relief in their hearts, and some even subconsciously wiped a handful of sweat that did not exist on their foreheads. Li Xian glanced at the backs of those people, his eyes were flat, and there was no trace of ridicule and ridicule. He understands the plight of these people, but he can't feel compassion. If anyone thinks they are pitiful, it is wrong, as long as they have some rich and prosperous generations. Compared with those people who are still trying to eat and can't afford to read, they are much happier.

"King Yan Please"

Gao Liansheng made a gesture of please, and then pushed the door of the imperial study open. At this moment, Pei Lin and Liu Zhenghui suddenly had an illusion at the same time, once this door was opened, it could no longer be closed.

Li Xian gestured to Gao Liansheng, but did not walk in directly. Instead, he took half a step back to the side and looked at Pei Lin and Liu Zhenghui with a smile. The two of them were so smart that they immediately understood Li Xian's kindness. The two of them confessed at the same time, and then walked into the imperial study first.

Li Xian did this in order to give those two people a chance to report to Li Yuan. Thinking that Li Yuan must be waiting for what these two henchmen think of him, Li Xian didn't mind waiting outside for a while. Thinking of the words of the eldest grandson Wuji before, Li Xian couldn't help but smile.

Since some people can use it, it is still necessary to show favor appropriately.

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Not at all out of expectation, the dinner with the emperor was naturally not too lavish and sumptuous. As long as he is not a very idiotic emperor, he will not show that he is a person who likes to enjoy and like luxury. Especially an emperor who still wants to make a difference, he must let himself be diligent and thrifty enough. Diligent is only one part of the qualified emperor, and thrift is another. Yang Guang lost the world because he lost his diligence and thrift.

A few simple but delicate stir-fries, a pot of broiled beef, two soups, that's all there is to dinner. Pei Lin and Liu Zhenghui only took a few bites and retired, knowing that the emperor left him just to make a show, to let those ministers in the court see. The two of them said goodbye, Li Yuan naturally wouldn't keep them, and gave a few words of light instructions and then let them leave, leaving only Li Yuan and Li Xian in the room, plus a few palace maids who were waiting.

In this era, although there are a lot of Hu people, basically the family eats at the same table on weekdays, but the banquet guests still retain the old habit of eating separately.

Li Yuan sat on the main seat, with Li Xian himself on the left and Pei Lin and Liu Zhenghui on the right. These two important ministers just took a few bites and left, Li Xian didn't get up to send each other off, just looked at the bowl of soup made of I don't know what kind of material it was, he liked the taste very much, not how good the taste was, but reminded him of the five-cent bowl of seaweed egg soup at the school gate. It's just the kind of eggs that can make a big pot, but the eggs look like there are quite a few.

"Like this soup?"

The first thing Li Yuan asked after putting down his chopsticks turned out to be soup.

"Thirsty."

Li Xian replied with two words.

Li Yuan was stunned, looking at Li Xian's handsome eyebrows, looking at his flat and even cold expression, a wave of anger came out of his heart, but he couldn't get out.

"Have you eaten enough?"

Li Yuan paused and asked.

"Nope."

Li Xian's answer is still very simple.

"Do you still eat it?"

"No more"

"Come with me to meet someone."

Li Yuan stood up and said a word, his tone was unquestionable.

"Good"

Li Xian got up and walked out of the imperial study behind him, his pace deliberately slowed down a few points, and happened to stay at a distance of about two meters, which made Li Yuan very uncomfortable. Because he found that if he didn't wait for Li Xian, there would be no way to speak comfortably. Unless you raise your voice, you will obviously become passive and lose your identity.

"Blame me?"

After walking out for a while, Li Yuan suddenly stopped and asked.

Li Xian also stopped, thought about it and replied, "Forget the grievances." ”

"Good."

Li Yuan said two words and continued to walk forward. But no one could see it, and his face became more and more gloomy.