"It's not a year, the saint has been living in Daming Palace, why did he suddenly go to Taiji Palace to hold a banquet?"

Everyone had changed their clothes and were ready to go. Chen Xuanli is responsible for guarding Li Longji, so naturally he also has to accompany him. The more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he turned his head to look at Xiao Jiangyuan. As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan saw Chen Xuanli's eyes, he guessed his question.

"Don't you know if you go?" Li Longji patted Chen Xuanli's shoulder soothingly, "How about letting you pick the horse first today?" ”

Li Longji knew that something was wrong, but there was nothing to worry about. This is the first time since returning to Chang'an, the new emperor invited him to attend a banquet, thinking that there is some place to use the identity of the emperor, their father and son have not been honest with each other in their lives, and they have tacitly acknowledged.

If you need the banquet that the emperor must attend, all the officials and ministers are there. In front of everyone, he is always an existence higher than the emperor, and no one can do anything to him, of course, this is under normal circumstances.

Abnormal situations are often unprecedented, and no one can predict them.

Li Longji planned to ride the horses together, but when he arrived at the stable, he found that only ten of the 300 horses had been stored before, and they were all sick or weak old horses.

The eunuch in charge of the stables knelt down and said, "The emperor was angry, and the envoy of the stables sent someone to say that there was a shortage of war horses, and took away two hundred and ninety horses. ”

Today's idle stable envoy is the new Inner Chamberlain, the commander of the Inner Flying Dragon Soldiers, and Li Fuguo, the third secretary of the Kaifu Yitong.

Xiao Jiangyuan was not very worried like Li Longji at first, but at this moment, his heart was in a daze, and he saw Li Longji turning his head sideways at her and smiled helplessly: "My son is confused by Li Fuguo, and I am afraid that I will not be able to end my filial piety." ”

Chen Xuanli persuaded: "Emperor, why don't you go today?" ”

"He can just take the horse away without even saying hello, whether to go or not, is it up to me to choose?"

As if to confirm that what Li Longji said was true, a little eunuch rushed over and said, "Emperor, someone from Taiji Palace is urging you." ”

Chen Xuanli said: "The minister will bring more soldiers to protect the safety of the emperor." ”

Li Longji shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be that serious." If there are too many soldiers, you won't be able to enter Taiji Palace, and there are only some veterans left under your hands, if there is anything, it won't help if you think about it, so let them wait for us in Xingqing Palace. ”

Seeing that Li Longji could not be persuaded, Chen Xuanli turned to Xiao Jiangyuan, but saw that Xiao Jiangyuan was whispering to Wang Chengen, as if he had arranged something. Suddenly, his heart was settled, and he never spoke again.

Wang Chengen got Xiao Jiangyuan's orders, led an old horse and galloped out of Xingqing Palace.

Li Longji glanced at Wang Chengen's back, and was just about to say something to Xiao Jiangyuan, when he saw that she had led a decent horse, and smiled lightly:

"Let's go."

At Xiao Jiangyuan's insistent request, Li Longji had no choice but to ride his horse alone, while the others then walked slowly towards the Taiji Palace. Chen Xuanli always guarded Li Longji's side, while Xiao Jiangyuan held the reins of the horse.

The reins were wrapped around Xiao Jiangyuan's hand again and again, and when she stepped into the palace city from the imperial city, seeing that Wang Chengen had not returned, her subordinates couldn't help but tighten.

As soon as the group passed through the Ruiwu Gate, they were surrounded by hundreds of cavalry. The cavalrymen were mounted on horseback, each armed with a long knife whose blade reflected the blinding sunlight that illuminated the palace walls on both sides.

The long knives were all pointed at Li Longji and the others, and the nearest one was only a few feet. Chen Xuanli immediately pulled out the long knife on his waist, and in contrast to the coldness, Li Longji wanted to get off the horse to protect Xiao Jiangyuan, but was pushed back to the horse by Xiao Jiangyuan:

"Don't panic, the emperor."

Suddenly, the cavalry in front of them gave way to a road, and a purple-clothed eunuch rode out on a tall horse.

Seeing the embarrassed appearance of Li Longji and others, Li Fuguo wanted to laugh very much for a while. He wanted to endure it, but as soon as he thought of the past, he simply raised his head and laughed freely. The smile on his face looked a little weird, if it was in the past, it would only be disgusting, but now it can make people wary and fearful.

After laughing enough, he turned his gaze back to Li Longji, and the corners of his lips raised: "The sage thinks that Xingqing Palace is too small and stuffy, and it is really not suitable to support the emperor, so he sent slaves and maids to welcome the emperor to move to Taiji Palace!" ”

Chen Xuanli exclaimed: "Taiji Palace doesn't have any banquet at all today? ”

"General Chen is so smart, how could Ma Weiyi choose the wrong position?"

"You are just a eunuch, and you dare to falsely preach the oracle of a saint?"

Li Fuguo smiled contemptuously: "I'm going to fake it, what can you do to me?" Otherwise, how can the emperor be allowed to move 'willingly' with my face alone? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan looked at Li Fuguo lightly for a while, patted Li Longji's hand soothingly, then released the reins and took two steps forward. She straightened her back and crossed her hands and saluted: "Li Kaifu is fine." ”

Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan, Li Fuguo's smile disappeared slightly. He wanted to turn a blind eye, but his body reacted too quickly, and at the same time as he crossed his hands, his mouth didn't obey the call: "Xiao Kaifu is fine." ”

"Dare to ask, although Xingqing Palace is small, but as early as when it has not been repaired, the sage has agreed to live in the emperor, and now the emperor lives well in Xingqing Palace, how kind of sage suddenly remembered that he was going to move the palace for the emperor?"

"Naturally, because of the sage's pure filial piety, thinking that the Taiji Palace is bigger and more magnificent, and it is more suitable for the status of the Emperor Taishang, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Ruizong in the past, didn't they also live in the Taiji Palace, Xiao Kaifu thought that why not?"

"Xiao doesn't believe that this is the order of a saint."

Li Fuguo's eyebrows trembled: "Xiao Kaifu is cautious." ”

"Xiao didn't dare to question the saint, but as Li Kaifu said, the saint is pure filial piety, so Xiao didn't believe that such an unfilial invitation would be made by the saint."

"What does Xiao Kaifu mean by this?"

"Why was Daming Palace built, since the emperor, why have several generations of emperors lived in Daming Palace or Xingqing Palace, Li Kaifu has been in the palace for many years, won't you know? The terrain of Taiji Palace is low, wet and cold in winter, and damp and stuffy in summer, which is the most unsuitable for supporting the elderly. And Xingqing Palace is adjacent to the East Civic Square, there are not so many rules, the emperor lives there, it will be more comfortable, and the Taiji Palace is huge, there is an imperial city in the south, a forbidden garden in the north, a court in the west, and an east palace in the east...... House arrest? ”

Without waiting for Li Fuguo to speak, Xiao Jiangyuan continued to be aggressive: "Even if this is really a sage's request, where is the book?" Even if you don't use the book, there should always be a handwritten book by the saint, right? Otherwise, why did the emperor listen to the words of a courtier in Li Kaifu, just rely on these...... A rebel sword soldier for criminals? ”

After Xiao Jiangyuan finished speaking, he looked around coldly, and the hundreds of long knives seemed to have retreated a little.

No one present is a fool, and no one wants to be a knife in the hands of others, let alone lose their lives for others.

Chen Xuanli added coldly: "Li Kaifu has already falsely passed on a sage's edict, and now we dare not believe it, so it's understandable." ”

Li Fuguo was silent and sneered: "Is it the order of the saint, is it still important at the moment?" ”

Chen Xuanli said angrily: "The thief is a big rebel! ”

Li Fuguo didn't pay attention to Chen Xuanli, he only looked at Xiao Jiangyuan fixedly, and his voice was soft: "Master, this Taiji Palace, the emperor is going to make a decision today." ”

Li Longji, who had been silent, suddenly lowered his eyes and smiled: "Ah Yuan, without the emperor's acquiescence, he wouldn't dare to do this." ”

"It's still the emperor's wisdom." Li Fuguo nodded, "That...... Please. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan still refused to retreat: "If you want to move the palace, where is the emperor's guard of honor, there are still many outfits in Xingqing Palace that cannot be prepared, how to set off?" ”

"Please rest assured, Master, since the emperor is coming, the Taiji Palace is naturally fully prepared, and the old things in the Xingqing Palace will not be brought if you don't bring it."

"What about the frame?"

Li Fuguo said: "I heard when I was a child that when the emperor was young, he played polo very well, hunted well, and rode horses. I still remember the time of the four seasons of sacrifice in previous years, when I went, the emperor still took the imperial chariot, but when he returned, he was too depressed, and he had to leave the ministers and ride back, how chic and wanton was this? I know that the emperor is old, so I left a few old horses, I can't imagine that the emperor is so poor that he can't even ride a docile old horse? It's a pity, the emperor also whipped Wu Yizong when he was a child, known as Li Tang Tianxia, and now even if he has a whip in his hand, he can't wave it if he wants to, right? ”

Li Longji smiled indifferently: "Although it is unbearable, I can ride it, but I just hope that whoever comes with me can ride a horse and walk on it." Li Kaifu has good means, this matter should not be difficult to do, right? ”

"It's not difficult, I just don't want to."

"Not even your master's horse?"

“…… Master can ride with me. ”

"Too much deception!" Even if Chen Xuanli took a few big steps towards Li Fuguo, he did not retreat in the face of the sharp blade, but forced the sharp blade back a little.

Li Fuguo glanced coldly: "This palace is narrow and there are many people, General Chen is not afraid to make a move, will accidentally hurt the emperor?" ”

"You ......"

Taking advantage of Chen Xuanli's steady, Li Fuguo said: "Come on, unload his armor and blade!" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan immediately pulled back Chen Xuanli and shouted: "Fifty years of Taiping Heavenly Son, the father of the current saint is above!" You are soldiers loyal to the Tang Dynasty, not a private soldier of a eunuch! Now he dares to meet the Emperor Taishang's soldiers, what a boldness! The crime of rebellion is unforgivable, and Li Kaifu is favored by the saints, and it is okay, but what should you do? The emperor knows that he is waiting for hard work, and he is willing to protect his innocence, why don't he quickly put away his blade and ask the emperor for guilt? ! ”

Before the words fell, Chen Xuanli directly grabbed the hand of a soldier, put his long knife into the sheath with his backhand, and at the same time kicked the soldier's knee socket, causing the soldier to kneel in front of Li Longji's horse. The generals who had fought bloody battles were dressed in cold armor, their expressions were cold, their eyes were cold, and an angry shout resounded through the sky: "Minister Chen Xuanli knocked to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!" ”

The hundreds of soldiers around him woke up like a big dream, put their swords into their sheaths, knelt down on one knee, and shouted long live.

Such a turn of events did surprise Li Fuguo, but he quickly woke up: "The emperor must not misunderstand, how dare I hurt the emperor, and the saint categorically does not dare to do so, but I am worried that the emperor will be confused by the people around him, and he should not be invited by the saint to make it difficult for me, so this is ...... Since the emperor has nothing unwilling, then hurry up and follow me into the Taiji Palace. ”

"Li Fuguo, dismount."

As soon as Li Fuguo pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, he heard the gentle voice in his memory completely become cold. He turned his head and asked with a calm gaze, but heard a clearer voice:

"Li Fuguo, dismount!"

Li Fuguo was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "What does Master want me to do?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan smiled faintly: "Come and lead the horse for the emperor with me." ”

Li Fuguo snorted sarcastically, he didn't want to pay attention to it, but then he listened to it again

"Jingzhong ......"

I haven't called this name for a long time, Xiao Jiangyuan paused, and said in a deep voice: "Get off the horse!" ”