Hearing the words of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, all the officials in the court and China deeply agreed, in fact, the Tang Dynasty is not independent now, it is dependent on the Turks to survive. At the beginning, Li Yuan and Jinyang raised troops against the Sui and fought for the world, but he relied on bribing the Turks to ensure that the Turks would not attack the Tang Dynasty and would not participate in the Central Plains war. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks have been eyeing the borders of the Tang Dynasty repeatedly, and the Tang Dynasty has not been stable, so it can only continue to maintain the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks through tribute and affinity.

Li Xuan looked at the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the imperial court who were full of emotion and excitement, and secretly said in his heart: "The Tang Dynasty in history is the strongest and richest country in the world, with a prosperous economy, developed science and technology, advanced culture, and leading military, I really hope to reach that day as soon as possible, so that I can use the strong national strength and advanced technology of Datang to smoothly return to the future generations, and return to my wife and daughter." ”

Gao Shilian smiled and asked Li Xuan again: "According to King Yong'an's prediction, the Tang Dynasty will definitely be prosperous and the leader of all nations, I don't know what King Yong'an plans to do to build a prosperous and prosperous Tang Dynasty?" How? ”

Li Xuan slowly walked to the side of a bouquet of plum blossoms that bloomed alone in the cold placed in the Lin De Palace, and said:

"Yongmei"

The wind and rain send spring back, and the snow welcomes spring. It is already a cliff with a hundred feet of ice, and there are still flowers and branches.

Pretty doesn't compete for spring, only reports spring. When the mountains were full of flowers, she laughed in the bushes.

In order to realize the dream of a strong country in the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan is willing to do his best like a plum blossom, even if the environment is bad, he will never give up. In order to realize Datang's dream of becoming a strong country, Li Xuan does not care about his personal gains and losses, and when the dream of Datang becomes a strong country, he will choose to retire and live in complete seclusion.

After listening to Li Xuan's "Yongmei", Gao Shilian was overjoyed, bowed down to Emperor Li Yuan and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the minister has completed the examination for King Yong'an." King Yong'an is a leader in character, virtue, ambition, and talent, and he hopes that His Majesty can reuse King Yong'an. ”

Li Yuan subconsciously looked at his two sons, the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qin, Li Shimin, and said, "I'm tired of Gao Qing." The matter of reusing the King of Yong'an, and let me think about it before making a decision. ”

At the end of the banquet, the crown prince Jiancheng, the king of Qin, Li Shimin, and the important ministers of the court left in turn and in an orderly manner.

The crown prince had just returned to the East Palace, and before he could sit down to rest, Wang De, a close attendant and chief eunuch beside Li Yuan, walked into the East Palace.

The East Palace, where the prince lives and works, is magnificent, solemn and solemn, and magnificent. The most special thing is that the two four-clawed golden dragons on the eaves of the East Palace, with golden scales and golden armor, are vivid, as if they want to fly into the air. The four-clawed golden dragon is the symbol of the Tang Prince.

After Wang De saluted the crown prince, he said, "Your Royal Highness the prince, Your Majesty asked the old slave to summon you to the Taiji Palace. ”

The crown prince Jiancheng said to Wang De with a smile: "I'm tired of the king." As he spoke, he handed a small bag of gold and silver to Wang De.

Wang De hurriedly excused himself and said, "Your Highness, how can this be done?" ”

The crown prince put the gold and silver into Wang De's hands, and pretended to be angry and said, "How can this not be done? If you don't accept it, Lone will be unhappy. In the future, I will need to bother the king a lot. ”

Wang De took the heavy gold and silver, and said gratefully: "If Your Highness has any orders in the future, please do not hesitate, Wang De will never refuse." ”

Taiji Palace, the place where Emperor Li Yuan dealt with court politics and reviewed and reviewed. The golden top and the red door reflect each other, antique. Outside the hall, the night of the heavenly steps is as cool as water; The hall is wide and gorgeous, carved beams and painted buildings, and is splendid. On the eaves of the top of the palace, there are two five-clawed golden dragons carved, which are vivid, majestic and solemn. The candle flickered, and Emperor Li Yuan stood behind a bookcase made of golden silk sandalwood, Nan Nan said to himself: "I didn't expect that Li Xuan and his father Xiaoji are as good as ever, I have to be filial piety and get the world, built, I hope you can get Li Xuan, as a help." ”

After that, he said to himself guiltily: "Shimin, I'm sorry. What I choose in my heart is to build ah, the lessons of the former Sui Yang Yong and Yang Guang brothers are not far away, although Yang Guang is excellent, but it is the excellent Yang Guang who completely buried the former Sui. I can't repeat the mistakes of the past, and I can't repeat the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty. Shimin, what I chose at the beginning was to build, and I have always chosen to build, but the country is still in frequent wars, and I can't leave you, the first commander of the Tang Dynasty, so I have to reuse you again and again and reward you, so that I have reached this point today. Now that the country is unified and there is no major war, it is time to make a choice. ”

While Li Yuan was pondering, Wang De respectfully reported outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness the Prince, the old slave has brought it over." ”

"Let him in." Li Yuan said.

The crown prince entered the Taiji Hall, bowed to Li Yuan, and stood in place respectfully.

Li Yuan looked at the crown prince with a kind face, and said, "Early tomorrow morning, you will personally go to Li Xuan's house, invite Li Xuan into your East Palace, and communicate with him well." ”

The crown prince looked embarrassed, but still replied, "Yes, father." ”

Li Yuan saw the embarrassment of the crown prince and said: "I hope that you and Li Xuan have a sincere relationship, Li Xuan has both virtue and talent, and is resourceful, I hope he can become your right-hand man in the future." ”

The crown prince replied respectfully: "Yes, the sons remember the teachings of their father, and they will do their best to invite Li Xuan to help the sons." ”

After that, Li Yuan let the prince leave the Taiji Palace.

Not long after Jiancheng left the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan summoned the Nighthawk Commander and asked, "The broken blade is still locked up in the Heavenly Prison?" ”

"Yes. Broken Blade passed on false information, framed Gao Ling at home and Guanzhong at home to hide weapons, trained soldiers, and intended to rebel. He is still locked up in a prison, waiting for His Majesty to send him down. The Nighthawk Commander replied.

Li Yuan said slowly: "Let him go." ”

The Nighthawk Commander asked in surprise, "Released?" ”

Li Yuan replied affirmatively, "Let go of the broken blade and let him return the Nighthawk." For Li Xuan, it is worth destroying Gaoling Yu's family and Guanzhong Yu's family. As for whether the message delivered by Broken Blade is true or not, it is not so important. ”

The Nighthawk Commander replied respectfully, with a hint of surprise, "Yes." ”

Chang'an, the palace of the king of Qin.

The palace of the king of Qin, magnificent and beautiful, no matter the scale or construction, is not inferior to the east palace built by the prince. The most amazing thing is that the cornices of the Qin Palace's mansion are carved with a four-clawed golden dragon, which is exactly the same as the cornices of the prince's East Palace. The four-clawed flying dragon is the symbol of the crown prince.

In the hall, Gao Shilian said to Li Shimin: "After the temptation of today's banquet, the minister found that Li Xuan's character, ambition, and talent are excellent, and the minister hopes that His Royal Highness can have more contact with Li Xuan, so that Li Xuan can become a big help to His Highness." ”

Li Shimin looked at Gao Shilian and smiled: "I also have this intention." Tomorrow morning, I will visit in person. ”