Chapter Seventy-Eight: Prince Li Heng

"Minister Li Qing'an, see Your Majesty!" Li Qingan gave a military salute to Li Longji.

Li Longji had already put aside the matter of Stone Castle City, and he smiled slightly: "General Li, can you go to my wine cellar?" ”

"The minister is going to go in the afternoon, just in time for His Majesty to summon me."

"Haha!" Li Longji looked up to the sky and laughed, and after laughing, he waved his hand and said, "General Li, how old are you this year?" Are you married? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is twenty-five years old and has not yet married."

"Twenty-five years old, not bad! When I was twenty-five years old, I had already ascended the throne as the emperor and ruled the world, General Li, you can also do something! ”

Speaking of this, Li Longji leaned over and asked, "Have you ever thought about your future?" ”

"The minister is willing to defend the border for His Majesty and defend Anxi of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji smiled faintly and said, "General Li, do you know why I summoned you today?" ”

Li Qingan shook his head, "I don't know." ”

"That's the case, my concubine loves to throw pots, but she has no good teacher to guide her, last night she saw that General Li was skilled, so she begged me to ask General Li for a teacher, I wonder if General Li is willing to bend down?"

Li Qingan was stunned and taught Yang Guifei to throw arrows!

"What? Is General Lee in trouble? Li Longji asked with a smile.

At this time, Gao Lishi next to him hurriedly glanced at Li Qing'an and asked him to agree, Li Qing'an retracted his thoughts and hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, there is no problem with the minister." ”

"That's good, once every ten days, but tomorrow the concubine is going to move to Xingqing Palace, and she may not have time for a while, so let's do it! The first practice is set on the third day of the first month of the new year. ”

"Obey the order!"

Li Longji smiled and said, "Teaching the concubine to throw the pot is my private matter, and there is another official matter I want to leave to you." ”

"Your Majesty, please."

Li Longji took a book of excerpts and said: "Xiangguo gave me a book, saying that a large number of people have recently poured into the capital, and the pressure on public security in the capital has doubled, and it is impossible to maintain it only by relying on Jin Wuwei and the two-level government service, and it is almost the New Year, so I discussed with Xiangguo, and transferred the elite of the left and right ten thousand cavalry, and temporarily set up two Jiumen patrol battalions to participate in maintaining law and order in Beijing, one of which is one in Wannian County, Xiangguo recommended you to me, saying that you were the captain of the scout battalion of the Anxi Army and have rich experience, I want to ask you, are you willing to accept my appointment?" ”

"I am willing to share my Majesty's worries!"

"Good! I will appoint you as the Inspector of the Nine Gates, under the direct jurisdiction of Li Xiangguo, and will be responsible for maintaining law and order in Beijing during the New Year. ”

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Li Qing'an retreated, Li Longji watched his back disappear, and asked Gao Lishi with a smile: "General, what do you think of this person?" ”

"Your Majesty, this person is both wise and brave, and he is the pillar of my Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji nodded and said: "The general is right, you can know the autumn in one leaf, he fought with Shi Siming last night, which made me love talents, this time he was appointed as the Nine Gate Inspector, I also want to see his ability with my own eyes." ”

Li Longji slowly leaned on the ivory dragon couch, as if he was thinking about something, Gao Lishi didn't bother him, he knew that there were some things that he couldn't say more, and at the end of the point, the saint had a love for Li Qing'an, and that was enough.

After a while, Li Longji picked up Dong Yanguang's recital again and looked at it, threw it on the table casually, sighed softly, and said, "I'm a little tired, I want to go back to the palace, don't forget to go to see the prince, general." ”

"The old slave is going."

Gao Lishi walked quickly to the door and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is back to the palace, prepare for the car!" ”

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Generally speaking, the prince lives in the East Palace, and Li Heng's predecessor Li Ying also lives in the East Palace, but in the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan, after Li Longji abolished the prince, he made a decision, and the prince no longer lives in the East Palace, but lives in the Daming Palace with him.

In this way, Li Heng became the first prince of the Tang Dynasty to live in the same palace with the emperor, and for nearly ten years, he has been living under the wings of his father.

Since the beginning of the month, Li Heng's health has been not good, he fell ill twice in a row, and the day before yesterday he fell ill again, so much so that he didn't attend Yang Huahua's birthday last night.

At this time, he was lying on the couch, listening to his eldest son Li Jiao tell him what happened last night, Li Li was the eldest son of the emperor and lived in Baisunyuan, and he could come to visit his father once every three days.

"Father, at first I was not convinced by Li Qing'an, but after watching the competition between him and Shi Siming, I realized that there is a sky outside the sky, and I am really far inferior to him, and even the emperor's grandfather praised him for his skill in surrendering without a fight."

Li Li finally understood Li Qing'an's strategy, and his attitude towards Li Qing'an changed from dissatisfaction to admiration.

Li Heng gently touched his son's head and said with a smile: "The person you admire, my father also wants to see him, since you think he is good, then you can have more contact with him and learn from his advantages and strengths." ”

"When the boy heard that he was very good at bows and arrows, he really wanted to ask him for advice, but I wonder if he would like to teach me?"

"Don't worry, little prince, the old slave goes and tells Li Qing'an, he will definitely teach you." At some point, Colliers appeared at the door.

"It turns out that Ah Weng is here, Yu'er, help my father and the king up."

Li Heng struggled to sit up, but Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please lie down, don't get up." ”

Li Li still helped his father up, and Li Heng gasped and said, "Why is Ah Weng here today?" ”

"The Holy Lord heard that His Highness is unwell, so let the old slave come to see His Highness."

Li Heng was silent for a moment and asked, "Is my father in good health?" ”

"The Holy Lord's body is fine, but he is old and his energy is not as good as before, Your Highness, Your Majesty hopes that Your Highness can take good care of your body and govern the world in the future!"

Li Heng smiled bitterly, and said it nicely, let himself take care of his body, but when did he let himself go, the relationship between father and son has reached this point, and what kind of family affection is there.

"Emperor, you go first! Father wanted to talk to Aweng. ”

"Yes!"

Li Jiao slowly retreated, and Li Heng retreated several eunuchs who were waiting left and right one by one, and at this time, there was no outsider in the room.

Li Heng suddenly got up and knelt down and kowtowed to Gao Lishi, "Ah Weng save me!" ”

"Your Highness, don't do that! Not so! ”

Gao Lishi was shocked, and hurriedly helped Li Heng up, "Your Highness, you can kill the old slave like this." ”

Li Heng choked and said: "Ah Weng's protection, Heng remembers it in his heart, but his father is suspicious and does not go, he has been imprisoned repeatedly, Heng is unbearable persecution, his illness is as serious as a day, I am afraid that there is not much to go, Heng is not sorry to die, pity my son is still young, I implore Ah Weng to take care of him sooner or later, and make him a prince of peace." ”

After speaking, Li Heng burst into tears and began to cry in a low voice.

Gao Lishi sighed softly, he didn't know the suffering of the prince, after the former prince Ying was deposed and executed, the saint no longer believed in any son, the prince in front of him was just a transition, the saint had never intended to pass the throne to him, seeing that the ten years were getting full, I am afraid that the saint will have the heart of changing the prince, if this is the case, wouldn't the capital he had invested in Li Heng over the years be in vain? This result was by no means what he wanted to see.

Thinking of this, Gao Lishi said in a low voice: "Your Highness, if you listen to the words of the old slave, you can be safe." ”

Li Heng wanted this sentence, he quickly wiped away his tears and said, "I am willing to listen to Ah Weng's teachings!" ”

"First of all, if anything happens in the court, the prince must stay out of the matter, not to ask, let alone write to protect him, remember!"

Li Heng was stunned, "What does Ah Weng mean by this?" “

Gao Lishi sighed softly and pointed to the west, a trace of gloom flashed in Li Heng's eyes, the saint really wanted to kill all the people who supported him.

"I understand, I'll follow Avong's advice."

Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said: "The prince doesn't have to be too pessimistic, but if Van Seon loses his horse, how can he know if it's a blessing?" The old slave thought that after this incident, the prince's situation would be greatly improved. ”

"I hope so, too, please teach Ah Weng again!"

Gao Lishi smiled and said: "This is the first, the second saint is about to move to Xingqing Palace, and the old slave suggested that the prince should also pack his things." ”

Li Heng nodded, he understood what Gao Lishi meant, whether he wanted to go to Xingqing Palace or not, this gesture was to be done.

"I know, I'll order someone to clean it up right away."

"There is a third point, the old slave recommends someone to His Highness."

"Who?" Li Heng was stunned.

Gao Lishi smiled mysteriously: "This person is a young man, His Highness also met him when he was in the Great Dynasty, when he was named the general of the Thousand Niu Guard. ”

"Li Qing'an!" Li Heng blurted out.

"Yes, it is this person, this person is both wise and brave, even the saint is full of praise for him, with this person to assist the prince, the old slave is also relieved."

"But ......" Li Heng was a little hesitant, he made a talented person, what would his father think?

Gao Lishi seemed to know his thoughts, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Your Highness, there are some things that you can't do too much, and you can't do nothing, the key is to master this degree, does Your Highness understand?" ”

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