Gaozu returned, Yu Taizong was intended, Taizong invited himself to patrol the border, but the emperor did not allow it.

——"Yongshi Taizong Benji"

On June 16th, at the end of the day, Princess Changle returned to the palace under the protection of the forbidden army and the imperial guards, she sat in the bus, with a faint worry on her beautiful face, just now, Xiahou Yuanfeng asked to see through Lu'e, she wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, although Xiahou Yuanfeng had the intention of asking for a phoenix in the past, but since he refused, he did not come to entangle, now that he thinks about it, Xiahou Yuanfeng is more interesting than the gentle Wei Ying, so he was allowed to meet.

Xiahou Yuanfeng didn't say anything special here, but said euphemistically: "Recently, the minister got the news, some people want to try their best to promote the marriage between His Royal Highness and Lord Wei, in the past, His Majesty gave marriage, although His Royal Highness refused, but His Majesty never withdrew his will, so some people want to force the princess to fulfill the marriage contract, because for more than a year, His Royal Highness and Yongwangfu have been very close, although His Royal Highness is unwilling to intervene in the dispute, but in the eyes of some people, His Royal Highness still supports King Yong, so some people want the princess to get married quickly, in this way, The position of the Wei family is neutral, the princess is an outstanding person with outstanding virtue, speech and merit, and will never embarrass the husband's family, those people also want to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, who doesn't know that His Royal Highness and the Yongwang Mansion are friendly, and the emperor is very favored to the princess, and they don't want the princess to affect the emperor's perception, not to mention that now the prince's position is in jeopardy, it is when they dare not ignore it, so His Royal Highness's marriage, they take it very seriously, but they don't dare to use force, I'm afraid they will use some means, the princess must be careful, although Lord Wei has a good character, But he is infatuated with the princess, and he is afraid that he will be taken advantage of. ”

Princess Changle looked out through the light gauze curtain on the car window, Chang'an Street was solemn, the forbidden army was dense, and the carriages and horses were not good, she couldn't help but be very stunned in her heart, remembering that when Jianye was in danger, she was rescued from the palace by Dayong's secret spies, and she also saw in the car that the originally prosperous streets were all panicked crowds, and now the tense atmosphere outside the car is actually no different from that time.

On June 18, Emperor Yongdi Li Yuan returned to Chang'an, this time Li Yuan was obviously in a bad mood, even when the hundred officials knelt to greet him, he was a face of iron blue, before he came back, he reluctantly praised the king of Yong, and then hurried back to the palace, and then immediately summoned Wei Guan, Li Zhen and Qin Qing into the palace. However, Qin Yi, the general of Fuyuan, Cheng Shu, the Duke of Wei, and Li Xian, the king of Qi, were all ordered to return to their homes to rest.

In front of the three of them, Li Yuan angrily smashed the teacup and said: "You are really good at it, in just a few days, my Chang'an has become like this, Zheng Shizhong was assassinated, the Dongshi Incident occurred, Chang'an was on fire, okay, you say, how should I deal with you." ”

The three of them hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt, and Wei Guancheng said in fear: "The minister was ordered to be in charge of government affairs, and it was the minister's dereliction of duty that caused such a thing to happen, and please ask Your Majesty to punish the crime heavily." Qin Qing said with a face full of shame: "The minister has the grace of the saint, failed to maintain the peace of the imperial capital, Zheng Shizhong was assassinated first, and the fire in the East City was the last, if it were not for His Royal Highness King Yong to preside over the overall situation in the East City, I am afraid that the situation will expand, please remove Your Majesty from the official position of the minister." Li Zhen also said apologetically: "It's all Erchen's negligence, a few days ago, Erchen had already received a military report that the border was not quiet, but he didn't look at it, and now it has been found out that it was the Northern Han secret spy who took the opportunity to make trouble, and Erchen was the marshal of Tiance who was personally appointed by his father, and he was blamed." ”

Li Yuan looked at the three people who were scrambling to ask for guilt, but he felt very tired, he sat down on the dragon chair, and said in his heart, if it weren't for your struggle for power, how could Chang'an be like an undefended bazaar, allowing enemy spies to enter and exit. But Li Yuan knows very well that this situation is really caused by himself, and he set up his eldest son as the prince, although it is because of the system, but he is not selfless, Li Zhen's shrewdness and ability make him always a little jealous in his heart, so he always wants to suppress him, but Li Yuan knows that only this son can be blue among his heirs, but because of various circumstances, he still decided to support Li An. Could it be that I am wrong, Li Yuan remembered that after he got the 800-mile expedited chapter in Huangling, he wanted to kill people in anger, but he didn't know who to blame.

Wei Guan is a civil official, it is useless to blame, although Qin Qing is derelict in his duties, but think about it, the current Chang'an is not something he can call the shots, and besides, isn't it because Qin Qing is easier to use that he let him be the commander of the forbidden army. There is also Yongwang Li Zhen, what can he blame him, in the past few years, he has been in danger almost every day, and he has no choice but to keep his eyes on it, this time when the incident happened, he had just come out of the palace, and if he didn't turn the tide regardless of life and death, I am afraid that this Chang'an will either become a ruin, or become a slaughterhouse, and he was almost assassinated, he should be commended, but if he rewards him, then what will the prince do, do you really want to abolish him, although Li Yuan is very disappointed in the prince, but he still does not want to easily depose the prince, he knows very well in his heart, Such a thing is written in the history books, it is to discredit oneself, not to mention that there must be a high-sounding excuse, but how can the current prince's crimes be known to outsiders.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand tiredly and said: "That's it, Wei Guan will be punished for one year, Qin Qingguan will be demoted by one level, and he will still temporarily take the position of commander, in order to make meritorious service for his crimes, King Yong has the merit of accompanying the sacrifice in the front, and the merit of quelling the chaos in the back, he should be rewarded, but now that you have no seal, I will give you three thousand taels of gold." ”

Li Zhen kowtowed and said: "The sons thank their fathers for their rewards, but the sons are not short of gold and silver, this Chang'an incident, there are many innocent victims among the common people, and I hope that my father will use these rewards as relief, and my sons feel the same way." ”

Li Yuan glanced at Li Zhen deeply, his heart was both happy and worried, and said with a smile: "Zhen'er, you really deserve the title of the virtuous king, okay, I am ready, you were frightened by the assassination, and you have to rest more when you go back." ”

Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Father, judging from this incident and the military report at the border pass, I am afraid that the Northern Han Dynasty is about to move, if my father allows it, the son wants to inspect the border pass." ”

Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said, "If I think about this matter again, you should go down and make some preparations first." ”

Li Zhen was happy in his heart, before coming, Jiang Zhe once said that if the emperor agreed immediately, then His Royal Highness may not have the opportunity to ascend to the throne openly, although it is said that the dragon is in the abyss, the tiger roars in the mountains and forests, and you are free, but that means that the emperor has no intention of making you the prince, otherwise he will never let you stay away from the center of the government at this time, if that is the case, I am afraid that Your Royal Highness can only use force to seize the throne, which is definitely not what His Royal Highness and the ministers expect. If the emperor insists on keeping you, then His Royal Highness still has a fifty percent chance of being made a prince by the emperor, because it is still fifty percent likely that the emperor is suspicious of you and will never want you to return to the army. But if the emperor is hesitant, then congratulations to His Royal Highness, the emperor has been disappointed in the crown prince, as long as His Royal Highness handles it properly, then it is not difficult to obtain the throne.

Li Zhen's most admired point for Jiang Zhe is that he can see through the minds of others at a glance, but it does not include the people around him, such as Xiaoshunzi, such as Roulan, this is probably the reason why you can see the end of everything, but you can't see Mount Tai. Li Zhen, who was full of joy but did not dare to announce it, hurriedly returned to the house.

Li Zhen was naturally full of joy when he returned to Yongwang's Mansion, and no one dared to blame him when Wei Guan returned to the Mansion, only Qin Qing, who was full of anxiety and didn't know how his father would punish him. After thinking about it, it is better to go to Qin Yong first and ask him to accompany him to see his father, so that his father can punish him lightly. Thinking of this, Qin Qing, who left the palace, did not go back to his own horse mansion, nor did he go to see his father, but went to Qin Yong's house first. Although Qin Yong was adopted by Qin Yi in the mansion, as early as ten years ago, Qin Yong moved out of the Qin Mansion, it is said that because his mother was not very suitable for the majesty of the General's Mansion, Qin Qing often went to Qin Yong's house before getting married, in fact, the two families are not far apart, Qin's mother was born poor, although she is a few years old, but she is healthy, she still likes to grow vegetables and raise chickens, Qin Yong hired a few servants to take care of her mother, so both mother and son are very comfortable, Qin Qing likes to eat Qin's mother's side dishes the most, and always feels that it is better than the famous chef at home. But after he got married, he gradually moved away from these lives.

While thinking about it, while riding his horse, it didn't take long for Qin Qing to arrive at Qin Yong's residence. Jumping off the horse, he knocked on the door hard, and a vigorous voice came from inside the door: "Here, is the eldest brother back?" Qin Qing was stunned, what is going on, could it be that Brother Yong has moved. Before he could think clearly, the door had already opened, and a handsome young man of sixteen or seventeen poked his head out, and when he saw Qin Qing, he was stunned, and asked, "This official, who are you looking for?" ”

Qin Qing asked hesitantly, "Is Qin Yong here, I'm his cousin." ”

The young man's eyes lit up and said, "Godmother always talks about the general, and says that you like her dishes the most." After saying that, he turned his head and shouted: "Godmother, godmother, General Qin Qingqin is here." ”

A laugh came from inside the door: "What General Qin, here he is also your cousin, Hua'er, don't let Qing'er come in." ”

The young man grinned, opened the door, Qin Qing led the horse in with a confused face, tied the mount to the big locust tree in the courtyard, and said to the old woman standing on the steps with a smile on her face: "Auntie, I haven't come to see you these days, how are you old?" ”

The old woman said: "Okay, it's your brother Yong, who is always too busy to go home, but fortunately, Hua'er is with me." ”

Qin Qing asked suspiciously, "This little brother is your adopted son?" ”

The old woman smiled: "His name is Liu Hua, originally a native of Jiangnan, since he was a child, he had no father and no mother, wandered outside, worked with a big businessman for a few years a few years ago, and then read some books, grew some knowledge, and later wandered to Chang'an, but unfortunately got sick, fortunately, your brother Yong found him sick on the side of the road one day, and picked him back, I think this child is smart and sensible, so he simply accepted this godson, he has no other benefits, that is, he knows pain and heat, is hardworking and willing to work, and now he is a buddy in a silk village, and has been promoted to foreman, Unlike your brother Yong, you know that you are messing around in the barracks, and now you don't find me a daughter-in-law and let me hug my grandson. ”

Qin Qing then understood, looked at Liu Hua, and saw that this young man had clear eyebrows, eyebrows like the moon, eyes as bright as stars, and a smile on the corner of his mouth, which made people feel amiable and cute when he saw it, and couldn't help but feel good, so he smiled and said: "Since you are the righteous son of your aunt, you can also call me the fourth brother, in our generation, Brother Yong is the eldest in line, and I am the fourth." ”

Liu Hua said obediently: "The younger brother gave the fourth brother a salute, did the fourth brother come to find the righteous brother, the general has already called the righteous brother." ”

Qin Qing panicked in his heart and asked, "What do you think of Brother Yong's expression, are you worried about my father's punishment?" ”

Liu Hua almost laughed out loud, and hurriedly said: "Brother Yong is nothing abnormal, just say that he may not come back tonight, so my godmother and I don't have to wait for him." ”

Qin Qing muttered in his heart, of course I don't have to wait for him, it seems that someone will accompany me when I kneel in the ancestral hall tonight. Thinking of this, he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he said, "Auntie, you guys are busy, I have to go back to say goodbye to my father." ”

The old woman smiled and said: "This is also true, you brothers are all the same, today Yong'er was also about to see the general, and was summoned by the person sent by the general." ”

Qin Qing was even more flustered when he heard this, hurriedly said goodbye, got on the horse and galloped towards the General's Mansion, he didn't see it, the young man Liu Hua who sent him out showed a strange and funny look in his eyes.

Qin Qing was full of worries, and wanted to get home quickly, so as not to make his father more angry, and he was afraid that after seeing his father, he couldn't say that he would come down with a stick and let himself kneel in the ancestral hall. In this way, he hesitated to return home, and as soon as he entered the door, there was a general of the family who told him that the master had an order, and the son would go to the study to see him as soon as he came back.

Qin Qing's heart was a pang, his father's study was the place he was most afraid of, every time he made a mistake, the first thing he did was to be called to the study, but now he couldn't slip away, so he had to pretend to be calm and come to the door of the study. When Qin Qing finally mustered up the courage to push the door in, he was stunned, Qin Yi was dressed in civilian clothes, and was pointing to the map with Qin Yong and saying something, when he saw Qin Qing coming in, he just glanced at him lightly, and continued to talk to Qin Yong, Qin Qing listened carefully, but it was his father who was discussing with Qin Yong how to rearrange the defense of Chang'an, so as not to happen again this time. Qin Qing couldn't help but feel ashamed for a while, and didn't dare to interject, only listened to his father and Qin Yong discuss how to deploy defenses, in the past, the main responsibility of the forbidden army was to maintain the imperial city, and the security in Chang'an City was mainly responsible for Jing Zhaoyin, so this accident occurred, the forbidden army was a little caught off guard, although there was also the fact that Qin Yi, the actual leader of the forbidden army, was not there, but the improvisation was still a little insufficient, so Qin Yi replanned the deployment and training plan of the forbidden army.

When the two of them had almost discussed, Qin Yi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said lightly: "Qing'er, do you have anything to say to your father?" ”

Qin Qing's heart jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Father, it's all Qing'er's incompetence, and I ask my father to punish him." ”

Qin Yi smiled slightly, and said: "Now that you are a Jingjiang concubine, I can't control you, I don't blame you for this incident, you are still young and your prestige is insufficient, you can handle it like this this time, and you are barely qualified, what I want to ask you is, a few days ago, why did you block the car of Jiang Sima of Yongwangfu, these days, I have been waiting for you to explain this matter to me, but you have not come." ”

Qin Qing was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It turned out to be this matter, my father didn't mention it, I almost forgot, speaking of which, I'm still a little annoyed now, there was obviously a rebellion hiding in the car that day, but Jiang Zhe used the gold medal to force me not to search, if it wasn't for Han You saying that it shouldn't be too much, I still want to secretly play Your Majesty......"

As soon as he said this, Qin Yi's face was already full of anger, his fingers trembled slightly, and he could barely hold the teacup, and he said after a long time: "I didn't know you had such intelligence, good, good, I really have a good son." ”

Qin Qingke was frightened at this time, he had been afraid of his father for a long time, and quickly knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Father is angry." But he looked confused, obviously not knowing what he was doing wrong.

Qin Yi felt sad in his heart, there is no one in this world who is better than father and son, how can he not want his son to be outstanding and a leader, but Qin Qing is so stupid, he always can't see the facts clearly, such qualifications, it is just a matter of being an officer, but he is among the center of the imperial court, and now he has his own care, and he can be safe and sound, if he goes by himself in the future, who else can take care of him, that is, Jingjiang Princess Li Hanyou pointed him out for the love of husband and wife, and I am afraid that he can only become a chess piece, I know today, I wouldn't have agreed to transfer him back to Jingshi in the first place. He held back his anger and said: "You rebel, can you afford to provoke Yongwangfu, don't say that the people in Jiang Sima's car may not be rebellious, but even if it is true, it is not your turn to intervene." ”

Qin Qing snorted: "But that's true, didn't my father say that the person in charge of the forbidden army should be upright and not afraid of the powerful?" ”

Qin Yi said angrily: "I want you to be upright and not afraid of the powerful, I want you not to be a tiger and protect the innocent, but not for you to embarrass King Yong, now who doesn't know that King Yong's achievements are high, but the prince is jealous, between them is a brotherly wall, we can only stand by as courtiers, since ancient times, there is no good or evil to distinguish between the competition for the throne, as long as they do not harm the innocent civilians, what do you want this kid to do." You have to hold grievances for Princess Jingjiang's close friends, and it is okay to embarrass Pei Yun, although Pei Yun has done nothing wrong, but he should not openly embarrass King Yong's Mansion, not to mention that there may be people in the car that day that are inconvenient for you to see, but no, if they let you obediently search the car, wouldn't it be that King Yong's Mansion would lose face, and then King Yongwang would be magnanimous, and he would not be able to forgive your rudeness. ”

Qin Qing is not a stupid person, hearing this, his face was flushed, he didn't know what to say, Qin Yi sighed, and said: "What's more, some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface, you think that person is rebellious, but you forget that he and the emperor are blood relatives, if you report it, but let the emperor take care of it, how can you meddle in these things casually, just don't say much about you, go to the ancestral hall to reflect on it, how can the woman's words be obedient, hum." ”

At this time, someone outside the door reported: "Brother Qin, the emperor has issued a will." ”

Qin Yi was slightly stunned and said, "What will?" ”

The man pushed the door in, but it was Cheng Shu, the Duke of Wei, and he said solemnly: "The emperor edicted, the prince was recuperating in the palace a few days ago, and now he is recovering, he can go back to the mansion to continue to recuperate, and he does not need to go to the East Palace to govern for the time being. ”

Qin Yi tasted it for a long time and said, "Your Majesty's decision this time is really intriguing. ”