"Hiss......"

Outside the North Pavilion, there was a gasp.

It's stealing from the crack in the door. Dong Shun, who was peeking at the room in the North Pavilion, sent out.

Where are these two masters in the pavilion playing against the monarch and the minister? Where is the demeanor of a monarch and a minister? Where is the majesty of the king and the humility of his courtiers?

This is simply an ordinary ordinary person, and the two brothers are making awkward trouble.

"Grievances!" ”

How much grievance is this, and how close people dare to speak in front of His Majesty?

Even if Li Tai, the king of Wei, who favored the princes at the beginning, and is now deposed to Qianzhou, I am afraid that he would not dare to be so presumptuous in front of His Majesty, right?

Dong obeyed!

For Guo Ye, Dong Shun was really completely convinced.

I am afraid that the only person in the world who can pull the distance between monarchs and ministers to such a field is Guo Ye, the prince of Pingyang County, right?

If Father-in-law Shun also crossed over to the Tang Dynasty, he would definitely boil down Guo Ye's behavior in front of His Majesty Li Er in the Wangbei Pavilion into seven words - sprinkling and rolling and selling cuteness!

"Alas......"

A sigh sounded again, but this time it was not Father-in-law Shun, but from the crack in the door, in the North Pavilion, from the mouth of His Majesty Li Er.

Dong Shun immediately went back to the crack of the door and continued to stare at the pavilion.

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……

His Majesty Li Er was stunned by Guo Ye's grievances, and he was at a loss for a while.

Helpless? Grievance? Affection?

Many distracting thoughts instantly filled His Majesty Li Er's heart, and he had mixed feelings, because for a long time, no one had complained about his grievances in front of him in such an almost coquettish tone.

He tilted his head slightly and closed his eyes, trying to eliminate the miscellaneous emotions in his mind as much as his thoughts drifted back to decades ago.

I vaguely remember that when I was a child, I was still living in Taiyuan City, and my father was not my father, but the Tang Duke of the Great Sui, and he was a Tang Duke who was shelved and feared by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He and his elder brother Li Jiancheng, younger brother Li Yuanji, and sister Li Xiuning have also been monitored by Yang Guang's eagle talons. (To correct, the aforementioned mention that Xiuxiu called His Majesty Li Er an uncle is incorrect, it should be an uncle.) ）

But at that time, their brothers and sisters lived happily, brothers and sisters, and loved each other.

At that time, he was called Li Er by the elders, his sister Xiuning always played tricks on himself, and his younger brother Yuanji always liked to grab things in his hands.

I always pouted with my brother Jiancheng and complained about my grievances.

Later, the father and emperor rebelled against the Sui, and the brothers and sisters began to lead the army in armor, and their subordinates also gathered fierce generals and good strategies, and the power in everyone's hands became greater and greater, and people became more and more insatiable.

Later, her sister Xiuning, who was getting better and better with herself, died in Niangzi Pass.

When the bad news came, the three brothers wept for three days and three nights, the father did not eat or drink and washed his face with tears, and the mother was even more ill.

Since the death of his sister, his younger brother Yuanji has become more brave and ruthless, he used to like to grab the good things in his hands, but later he even had to dig the foot of the wall with his own strategists and fierce generals.

And his brother Jiancheng, who has always loved him, is also becoming more and more estranged from himself, and he doesn't care about some of his younger brother Yuanji's practices in his eyes, obviously acquiescing.

The three brothers have since become strangers.

Then it intensified, you calculated me, I guarded against you, you sent people to dig up my corner, I sent people to your military camp to secretly instigate mutiny.

The older the day, the better, and when success gets closer and closer, the gap between the three brothers grows bigger and bigger, from brothers to strangers, and finally to incompatible enemies.

Why is this happening?

Could it be that the death of his sister in battle stimulated the three brothers?

It's definitely not because of this, it's just an introduction.

His Majesty Li Er has never known what the real reason is, perhaps, it is only due to the innate desire for power and throne in human nature, right?

The closer you get to success, the greater the swelling desire in your heart, and in the end, all three brothers lose themselves in each other.

So much so that in the end, it caused the Xuanwumen Incident that he never wanted to take away his memories in this life.

Since then, the three brothers have died and died, and finally he succeeded in ascending to the throne, and he has also become a loner.

What does it feel like to be alone?

It was endless loneliness and night after night of repentance, and the unbearably cold of the heights that I didn't want to mention.

It's a pity that now he is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, but he can no longer enjoy the freedom of riding a horse to the suburbs with his brother, and he no longer has the opportunity to hug his brother a grievance.

Today!

Guo Ye was wronged!

The softness that made him the most reluctant to show others, even his wife, Empress Eldest Sun, had never shown, trembled violently.

After the atrium trembled, there was that residual warmth, the residual warmth of brotherly affection that had never been tasted for many years.

"Alas......"

His Majesty Li Er took off the majestic mask that he had shown in the past at this time, looked at Guo Ye with soft eyes, and sighed: "Guo Qing, I know why you are wronged, I have indeed hidden the affairs of the south from you, and I have been hiding it from Duke Weiguo. The Guanlong clan in the south has always been a thorn in my heart, and it must be uprooted and eradicated, otherwise it will definitely resurge in the future. But I am the king of a country, and I can't dip my hands in blood, and you are my courtiers, if you work on my behalf, this account will always be counted on my head, and I will be infamous in the future. Therefore, I can only hand over this matter to Yuan Tiangang. As for the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, I had to acquiesce, otherwise how could Yuan Tiangang join the power of the world's Daomen to do such a murderous thing for me? ”

Speaking of which, His Majesty Li Er seems to have already apologized to Guo Ye for his grievances.

Otherwise, with his strong royal style in the past, how could he say such things to Guo Ye?

Guo Ye never expected His Majesty Li Er to really bow his arrogant head and say sorry to him openly.

Even if His Majesty Li Er dared to say it, Guo Ye really didn't dare to accept it, what is the scale of advance and retreat, Guo Ye is clear in his heart.

Seeing that Guo Ye didn't speak, His Majesty Li Er also knew that with his words, then the matter in the south was the completion of the task for Guo Ye, and he could almost leave.

Immediately, he said to Guo Ye: "Guo Qing, you and Wei Guogong still have merit in quelling the rebellion in the south, and I will not forget the merits of Qing and others." Not only you and Wei Gong, who went to Annam and Jiaozhi, but also the Lingnan Road army and the Guangnan Road army led by the two of you have been rewarded. In this way, since you have returned to Chang'an, you don't need to go to the south anymore, and the rest of the things will be left to Yuan Tiangang to handle, and I have already sent him a secret decree a few days ago. From now on, Guo Qing, you will step down from the post of the general manager of the march on Guangnan Road, and return to the Ministry of Rites to serve as your secretary of the Ministry of Rites. How is it? ”

Jun Wu joked, as soon as these words came out, he made a final conclusion about Guo Ye and Li Jing's expedition to the south to quell the rebellion, that is, the counterinsurgency is meritorious, and it should be rewarded!

And before Guo Ye went south to quell the rebellion, he was in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, it is reasonable to resign from the temporary position of the head of the march and return to the Ministry of Rites to take charge of the various departments of the Ministry of Rites.

But who knew that Guo Ye suddenly shook his head and refused: "Your Majesty, this southern counterinsurgency should be rewarded for meritorious service, and the ministers must have a clear conscience." As for returning to the Ministry of Rites to serve as the Minister of Rites, the minister will not accept it, and please ask Your Majesty to ask for another master! ”

"Huh?"

His Majesty Li Er's face instantly changed color, and a wave of anger suddenly rose in his heart, and he frowned and asked in a deep voice: "I didn't hear it clearly, you say it again!" ”

Guo Ye held the East Factory in his hand, and listened to the report of Dark Night and Guan Jiu not long ago, how could he not guess the real reason why His Majesty Li Er was so anxious to let him return to the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites?

Now His Majesty Li Er obviously listened to his refusal, and he was angry again!

But he still didn't change his original intention, shook his head, waved his hand, and his voice Lang Lang refused: "Back to the Holy Lord, this position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, minister... No... Dry... Finish!!! ”