Chang'an, Da'an Palace.

Da'an Palace is already in disrepair, and there is still mildew in many rooms. After Li Yuan was forced to give Li Shimin internal meditation, he went to Da'an Palace with his wife and concubines to recuperate.

Except for a visit during the Chinese New Year, Li Shimin did not come to visit Li Yuan at any other time.

Now the Emperor Li Yuan, after the change in Xuanwumen last year, he is already a lot haggard, full of gray hair. When he was the emperor, although he was sometimes not in good health, his complexion was always good when he was in power. But once he stepped down from the throne, Li Yuan seemed to have aged by more than ten years all of a sudden.

The Li Yuan in front of him is almost the same as an old man, and any minister who sees Li Yuan at this moment will be shocked, and he will not associate with the Lord of the Tang Dynasty before the Xuanwu Gate Change.

At this moment, Li Yuan looked at Zhang Jieyu lying on the couch, and was silent for a long time, and there was an uneasy atmosphere in Da'an Palace.

Now Li Yuan's concubine Zhang Jieyu is being tied up by the palace people hand and foot behind her back and forcibly tied to the bed. Zhang Jieyu looked at the hole in the room with lost eyes. Zhang Jieyu giggled from time to time, drooled from time to time, and was still talking to herself. Who would have thought that the crazy woman right now was Zhang Jieyu, who was the most favored by Li Yuan?

The reason why Zhang Jieyu is crazy is very simple, ten days ago, Li Shimin sent someone to give candied fruit to Zhang Jieyu's son Li Yuanfang, King of Zhou. After Li Yuanfang ate the candied fruit for only half a day, his ears and nose were bleeding, and he died in Zhang Jieyu's arms within a moment. Zhang Jieyu fainted on the spot when she saw this scene, and she became like this after waking up.

Li Yuan was furious when he found out, but there was nothing he could do. can only watch Li Yuanfang die, Zhang Jieyu goes crazy. He knew very well in his heart that Li Shimin was taking revenge, revenge for Zhang Jieyu for speaking ill of himself in front of him. In retaliation, she used dozens of hectares of land in the suburbs of Luoyang to accuse Li Shimin of colluding with Li Shentong.

Li Shimin was ruthless. actually poisoned his own brother and used the most cruel means to hit Zhang Jieyu.

Li Yuan looked at the collapse and sat next to him, and only then did he leave tears in his eyes and said, "Jieyu, I am sorry for you, I am sorry for you." ”

On the bed, Zhang Jieyu was eating and laughing, Li Yuan saw that tears fell on the spot, and immediately threw up his sleeves and left the door.

After arranging Zhang Jieyu's incident, Li Yuan returned to his bedroom. But the mourning in the temple was also heard. Although Zhang Jieyu competes for favor on weekdays, her popularity among the concubines is not very good. But her miserable appearance at the moment made the concubines feel sorry for her.

"The Emperor, the Emperor, please save my father!" It was Concubine Yin Defei who spoke.

She knelt in front of Li Yuan, and her father had broken the fingers of Li Shimin's important minister Du Ruhui, but Concubine Yin Defei told Li Yuan about it, saying that Du Ruhui was rude first. As a result, Li Yuan angrily scolded Li Shimin at that time: "My concubines are all bullied by the people around you, let alone ordinary people!" ”

Now Concubine Yin's father was taken into the county government by Chang'an for theft. Also broke a thigh bone. Concubine Yin Defei cried for a long time after learning about it, and when she saw Li Yuan, she begged him, not only the concubine who had received benefits from Li Jiancheng in the past and had spoken ill of Li Shimin. They all begged Li Yuan to let Li Shimin let them go.

What can Li Yuan do, he can only reassure them with kind words.

At this time, the palace people came to tell that Xue Jieyu had come to pay a visit.

Mention Xue Jieyu. Li Yuan's expression was cold, this was his favorite concubine at the beginning. It was sent to the palace by Li Shimin. Later, her brother Xue Shui was a spy for Li Shimin, and was beheaded by Li Shimin in Youjing. Xue Jieyu asked to go home to take care of her brother's funeral. But as soon as Xue Jieyu went back, she never came back.

Later, Li Yuan heard from the palace people that this Xue Jieyu had an affair with Li Shimin before entering the palace, and it was Li Shimin who sent her into the palace as his own ears. But now after Li Yuan abdicated, Xue Jieyu went back to get along with Li Shimin again, and never returned to the palace again.

The palace man asked, "Emperor Taishang, to see or not to see?" ”

Li Yuan sneered: "See, of course I want to see, I don't know what other face this cheap woman has to come to see me." But since I have come, I will see it. ”

Soon after, Li Yuan met Xue Jieyu in the study. Xue Jieyu is still as beautiful as ever, and when she saw Li Yuan's appearance after seeing Li Yuan, she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart and said: "Emperor Taishang, I haven't seen you for a year, you are so old, it's mine." ”

Li Yuan sneered: "Are you coming to me?" ”

Xue Jieyu knelt down and said: "Emperor Taishang, the concubine doesn't ask for your forgiveness, this time I have something important to tell you." ”

Li Yuan snorted and said, "Oh, what else do you have to say?" I don't want to hear it. ”

Xue Jieyu lowered her head and said: "Emperor Taishang, when the concubine married into the palace, it was on the orders of the King of Qin, and the concubine was deeply in love with the King of Qin, but the King of Qin was ruthless. After entering the palace, the concubine was loved and pampered by His Majesty, but secretly did things for King Qin, I am really sorry for the emperor, and the concubine has been guilty in her heart for the past few years. In fact, after leaving the palace, the concubines also received retribution, and the king of Qin only regarded the concubines as playthings, without the slightest pity, less than one-tenth of the concubines treated by His Majesty. ”

Xue Jieyu said that she was powerless to cry and worship on the ground.

"Retribution, retribution!" Li Yuan pointed at Xue Jieyu, not angry but laughing in the hall.

Li Yuan laughed for a while, stopped and said in a choked voice: "That's it, that's it, I don't want to worry about the past, even if there is no you, this rebel will find someone else to approach me, you can say this today, but you still have a conscience, it is not in vain that I loved you so much." ”

Xue Jieyu raised her head and wept and said, "Emperor Taishang, your kindness to the concubine, the concubine thought that she would repay you by being a cow and a horse in the next life." But the emperor, the concubine, recently heard a news, related to Princess Pingyang? ”

"What's the news?"

"Li Shimin wants to kill Princess Pingyang, this matter is what I came to sue the emperor today!"

When Li Yuan heard Princess Pingyang, he couldn't help but show a very concerned look and said: "Is this matter true or false, Sanniang and her people are in Youjing, how can that rebel son harm her?" ”

Xue Jieyu said: "I don't know the specific concubines, but I heard that Li Shimin asked someone in the palace of Princess Pingyang to make a thing, and it seems that he is going to secretly send it to Youjing in the name of the emperor." This man has some friendship with his concubines, and he told me about it, and the other concubines also don't know. ”

Li Yuan listened to Yang Tian and said: "It's not enough for this rebel son to harm her sister once, but also to harm her a second time, how could I give birth to such a son!" ”

After Li Yuan finished speaking, he coughed heavily, and Xue Jieyu said on the side: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger and take care of your body." ”

"Don't worry, I can't die yet. I can't let this rebel harm Pingyang again! Li Yuan said.

"Author Lang Xu Jingzong, see Your Majesty, Long live my emperor, long live long live!"

In the National History Museum, Xu Jingzong bowed to Li Shimin.

Xu Jingzong was under Li Mi's account back then, and although he persuaded Li Mi to surrender to Tang, Li Yuan never liked him very much, and just arranged for him to send him away for Lianzhou. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, Xu Jingzong took the initiative to take refuge in Li Shimin and flattered him many times. Li Shimin then ordered Xu Jingzong to be the writer and be responsible for the revision of history.

After Li Shimin came to the National History Museum, Xu Jingzong and others were preparing the manuscript of the book. Xu Jingzong talked with Li Shimin about the process of compiling the record of martial arts.

After hearing this, Li Shimin nodded and said: "The author Lang has worked hard, I heard that a few days ago, because of the death of Li Yuanfang, the king of Zhou, the people have no criticism, I don't know what the National History Museum thinks?" ”

Xu Jingzong was silent for a while, and a school scrivener on the side said: "Your Majesty, the book written by the national historian is written by the historian with his own pen, and His Majesty should not be questioned as usual." ”

Xu Jingzong immediately reprimanded when he heard this: "Bastard, where is this, is there anything else in this world that His Majesty can't see?" Go to your room and fetch the file. ”

A historian on the side immediately took the file, and then Xu Jingzong handed it over to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin opened the book and read it carefully, then nodded with a smile and said, "It's well written." ”

Xu Jingzong heard Li Shimin's appreciation: "Your Majesty, this is the duty of a minister, and it is natural to do a good job." ”

Li Shimin smiled and said: "It seems that I am right to let you be this writer, I have always believed in my own vision." ”

"Your Majesty praised you."

Li Shimin asked: "Then how are you going to write the martial arts record?" ”

Xu Jingzong said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is stupid, please instruct!" (To be continued......)