Chang'an, the imperial city. A piece of gold, glazed tiles shimmering in the sun.

This imperial city is composed of three major palace cities: Taiji Palace, Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace. The axis is symmetrical, the nine palaces are majestic, the waves are magnificent, and the area is extremely broad.

Taiji Palace is the earliest in the construction period, the dragon is full of energy, the heavenly machine is luxuriant, there are Wude Palace, Shenlong Palace, Zhaoqing Palace, Chengxiang Palace, Liangyi Palace, Ganlu Palace, etc., a total of 16 halls are composed. Daming Palace was originally only the dormitory of Emperor Gaozong, later repaired, Li Longji was used as the center of dealing with the government affairs, sometimes also frolicked here, there are Xuanzheng Palace, Hanyuan Palace, Zichen Palace, Lin De Palace, Taiye Pool, Xiangluan Pavilion, Qifeng Pavilion, etc., a total of 15 buildings. Xingqing Palace was small in scale at first, and later after vigorous renovation and construction, many palaces were added, including Dragon Pond, Agarwood Pavilion, Xianghui Building, Nanxun Palace, Datong Palace, Qinzheng Palace, etc., a total of more than 20 buildings.

What a big palace!

This imperial palace was once the center of the world, and all dynasties came to congratulate and the four directions came to pay their respects.

Now, under the dazzling light, the square outside the hall is full of courtiers and relatives. Under the sun, tears and sweat are like rain. There was a sense of sadness in the shining light.

Xingqing Palace is the place where the saint Li Longji is prosperous today. At the beginning of his succession, he swore to be diligent and love the people, and the world was in harmony, so he built the Datong Hall and the Diligent Government Palace, and the monarchs and ministers encouraged each other to create a "prosperous era of Kaiyuan"!

But now, Qiu Ma on the Taiye Pond is full of voices and singing. The clouds and rain are half Luoyi, and the neon clothes are flying, and the fragrant sound is endless. Li Longji sat on the couch in an extended posture, looking at a woman in a neon dress flying among the pink daisies, stroking his palms and singing harmony, ignoring the courtiers kneeling down in the square.

The woman was like a hibiscus out of water, her skin was like clotted fat, and her body was plump. Mature and elegant, frank and seductive, with a touch of glamour. It's really looking back and smiling, and the six palaces have no color.

In the square, the courtiers shouted: "Your Majesty! The ministers risked death to advise, this move is not allowed, the program often collapses, ethics are impermanent, the king will not be the king, and the country will not be the country! Your Majesty. ”

These courtiers have been kneeling for a long time, and seeing that His Majesty still has no reply, they shouted in unison: "I think that Your Majesty accepted advice and was heroic and majestic, and finally created a prosperous era of Kaiyuan, the ministers and others implore Your Majesty to withdraw this concubine!" ”

In the Taiye Pool, Li Longji hugged the woman, the old man was very relieved, and said with a smile: "I have a jade ring, if I have a treasure, Concubine Mei is elegant, Concubine Ai is delicate, one is still and one is moving, one is elegant and one is charming, you are all my God-given treasures, how can you let those old ministers and thieves put their beaks, and Concubine Ai will ignore it." ”

After speaking, Li Longji caressed the woman's body with both hands, and a scorching fire burned the old emperor's body. "Starting next year, I will change the name of the country to Tianbao to show my love for my concubine, and see how those old ministers can endure me."

This woman's surname is Yang Yuhuan, originally the concubine of his son Shouwang Li Mao, Li Longji saw it as if he saw heaven and couldn't extricate himself, so he wrote an edict ordering her to become a monk and enter the palace later. The twists and turns in this are nothing more than wanting to take it for yourself, but the act of rebellious ethics has aroused the criticism of the courtiers, and they have admonished one after another, so there is this kneeling admonition.

Yang Yuhuan exhaled like an orchid, full of charm, and hugged Li Longji with his jade hand, "Your Majesty, you can't keep letting those old ministers kneel all the time." As soon as she finished speaking, she heard someone shouting in the square outside.

"Your Majesty, I think that Emperor Taizong had rules and regulations, and he had to listen to his advice, so that he could be peaceful for all generations, but this Yang family is your son's princess Shou, Your Majesty wants to come against the norm, causing the world to laugh, and the Tang Dynasty is in danger, Your Majesty!" This is the official Zhang Yan, since Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling left, no one has dared to speak to Li Longji like this.

When Yang Yuhuan heard this, his face was flushed, and he didn't know how to get along anymore, and he was embarrassed.

This statement was sharp and direct, revealing Li Longji's sore spots, and he couldn't help but roar angrily: "Let Yu Linwei kill this old boy's staff in the square, and see who dares to speak rebelliously!" ”

The square fell silent all at once.

After a while, another eunuch came from outside the door to report, "The military department of Shangshu Province knelt down and begged to see Your Majesty." ”

Li Longji was angry, and when he heard this, he said: "If there is anything else, will he also come to admonish!" ”

I heard someone outside the door reply loudly: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report of the military situation at the border gate." ”

Li Longji said impatiently: "Speak! ”

"Your Majesty, recently the Turkic cavalry began to invade my Tang border again, slaughtering a part of my Tang border people Kazakh, the Turkic bigwigs also shot, An Lushan and other ministers did not come out, in addition, according to the Shuofang Wang Jiedu envoy report, Huaiyuan City is now gathering more and more people in the rivers and lakes, there is a tendency to chaos in the city, and I have to guard against it, so I wrote to ask Your Majesty to decide, saying that the situation at the border is unclear and the border defense is critical."

Li Longji yawned, listening a little sleepy.

"What's the fuss about killing a few Kazakhs, allocate some more silver taels to An Lushan, let him help defend the border, and the rest of your Shangshu Province will negotiate and do it, by the way, didn't you say a few days ago that there was a hero who killed the Turks, just recruit him to serve in the imperial court, you retreat!"

There was a "no" outside, and there was no sound. Li Longji buried his face on Yang Yuhuan's plump and mellow twin peaks, and said: "I am really annoyed by these courtiers, they are all a bunch of waste!" ”

At this time, he heard that a eunuch came to report, and Li Longji said angrily: "There is no end to it!" The eunuch said in a weak shriek: "Your Majesty, it is Aunt Gongsun who asks to see you." ”

Li Longji suddenly became interested, and smiled at Yang Yuhuan: "The concubine's neon dress dance amazes the court, but the sword dance of this princess is amazing to the world, and this edict is specially for the concubine to enjoy." Then he commanded the eunuch, "Invite her to come in and see me!" ”

I saw a graceful woman walk in, the woman is half old, the years have not lost half a point of beauty, the heroic posture is graceful, and the grace is a trace of mature charm. She knelt down to Li Longji and said, "The people's daughter Gongsun clan greets Your Majesty!" ”

Li Longji smiled and said, "Aunt Gongsun, get up and speak." ”

Aunt Gongsun bowed down and stood up, and asked respectfully: "I don't know why Your Majesty has ordered the people to come to Chang'an?" ”

Li Longji said: "It's nothing important, I ordered you to come to dance a sword dance for my concubine." ”

Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but be stunned, she didn't want to come to Chang'an, the first time she ordered her to come to Chang'an, she wrote that the border war disaster broke out again, and she was going to go to Dunhuang with her senior brother to see, but the court urged again and again, but she didn't expect it to be for a sword dance, and for Xinna's concubine, and she was disappointed in her heart.

Li Chengtang lost his soul for three days in a row and was in great pain. I don't kill Beren, but Beren died because of me, and he feels that the death of the Kazakhs was brought by him. He had never felt this kind of parting from life and death, feeling guilty and helpless before. Especially when he thought of Ayiyi's innocent, lively and lovely, beautiful and lovely appearance, his heart twitched like pain.

Originally, it was half a day's journey from Huaiyuan City, but Li Chengtang walked for three days, day and night, and rushed to Huaiyuan with some refugees fleeing on the border.

At the gate of the city, Qin Haotian and the others also waited for three days in a row. Ran Jingjing saw the ragged Li Chengtang from the crowd, rushed over and hugged him, tears streaming down. Ran Fei looked at her daughter's appearance, shook her head, didn't know what to say, and sighed. Qin Haotian smiled at Ran Fei and said, "Ran boy, it seems that you are going to be your father-in-law immediately." ”

Ran Fei said helplessly: "Little Brother Li is a natural talent, although the little girl is afraid that the little brother has no intention." ”

Qin Haotian smiled at Ran Jingjing and said, "Little girl, don't cry, I'll just say that Little Brother Li has nothing to do, he must have gone to see Yiyi's girl." ”

Everyone knew what happened in the Kazakh steppe, and as soon as Li Chengtang left, Qin Haotian guessed that he must have gone to the steppe. Shangguan Chi immediately left the "Sun Shooting Bow" to them, and ran to find Li Chengtang alone, but he has not returned. Among the four people left behind, Meng Lang's health was not yet good, Qin Haotian and Ran Fei couldn't help Ran Jingjing's begging, so they also suspended the matter of "shooting the sun bow" and waited at the gate of Huaiyuan City every day. If Li Chengtang doesn't show up again, I'm afraid everyone will rush to the grassland.

Ran Jingjing burst into tears and laughed, pulling Li Chengtang towards the city gate.

Qin Haotian looked at Li Chengtang's appearance and asked worriedly: "Little Brother Li, why are you like this, how is Ah Re's family?" ”

Li Chengtang's eyes were dull, he didn't speak, he just followed the footsteps of everyone like a fool to reach the pavilion. Qin Haotian and Ran Fei couldn't help but worry about the Are's family.

Back at the pavilion, Li Chengtang lay down for a day and a night. When Li Chengtang woke up, it was close to noon, and his heart was still aching, and he was reluctant to open his eyes. Then I heard the sound of an argument outside the door.

"Senior sister, you weren't like this before, we have cared about each other since we were young, but how many times have you come to see me since I was injured?" Li Chengtang heard that it was Meng Lang's voice.

"You have been with that kid a few days ago, and I didn't say anything, but since he came back this time, you have been guarding his bed without undressing, wiping his face and washing him!"

Meng Lang said indignantly, "He didn't suffer any serious injuries, as for the senior sister to take care of him like this!" Senior brother is straight, and junior sister also knows senior brother's intentions, otherwise I will talk to that kid! ”

I only heard Ran Jingjing stop Meng Lang and said euphemistically: "Don't be like this, senior brother, Brother Li hasn't woken up yet." The tone was full of concern for Li Chengtang. Of course, the junior sister knows the senior brother's intentions and has always cared about you, but Jingjing has always just taken the senior brother as a brother, and she can't force her feelings to do so! ”

Li Chengtang listened to the conversation between the two, and sighed in his heart, it turned out that Ran Jingjing had such thoughts about herself, and she had to pay more attention in the future. Despite this, I was still very moved by her taking care of herself day and night, and when Li Chengtang saw that the clothes on his body had been changed into new ones, he didn't know how to deal with it in the future.

At this time, I heard a voice in the courtyard interrupt the quarrel between the two, "Little girl, has Brother Li woken up?" It was Qin Haotian's voice.

Li Chengtang slept for a day and a night, and there was no problem with his spirit at this time. He also figured out that instead of resentment and resentment, it is better to get revenge. So he secretly made up his mind that he must kill the Turkic soldiers, as well as the "Fan Maitreya" group. Hearing this, he sat up and said, "Cheng Tang is no longer in the way, Senior Lao Qin is worried!" ”

A group of people walked in when they heard the voice, and Li Chengtang thanked Ran Jingjing again, "Li Chengtang thanked Miss Jingjing for taking care of her for this day, which made everyone worried." ”

Ran Jingjing was happy to see him regain his mental outlook, but then lowered her head and said gloomily: "Why did Brother Li suddenly see him again." She is delicate, Li Chengtang directly called her Jingjing a few days ago, and now she suddenly called him Jingjing girl, which made Ran Jingjing suddenly feel a distance, and her beautiful eyes were full of tears, and she was very aggrieved.

Li Chengtang didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Ran Fei also rushed in and relieved him. Qin Haotian asked about the Kazakh side again, and Li Chengtang told him what had happened.

Although everyone was prepared, they really didn't expect that those Turks would not spare even one of the ordinary herdsmen, and even set fire to the corpses, which made everyone cry and cry. One by one, they were indignant and scolded endlessly.

Qin Haotian thought about this matter even more and wanted to go to the grassland to mourn Ah Re's family, after all, he had met once, and he still had some emotions with Ah Re's family.

Ran Fei brought bad news. They didn't show up in Huaiyuan for a few days, and the people on the rivers and lakes gathered more and more, and they thought that they had run away, and they were all excited for a while, and some people in the rivers and lakes had already had friction with the officers and soldiers guarding here, and they also injured people. There was also a killing plot among those Jianghu people, and more than a dozen people had died. Huaiyuan City, which was calm on the surface, had already fried the pot.