August of the ninth year of Wude

Two months after the Xuanwumen Incident

Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty officially ceded the throne to the crown prince Li Shimin on the grounds of advanced age.

On the splendid Jinluan Palace, the ministers knelt and worshipped, the mountain shouted long live, Li Shimin, who was wearing a dragon robe and was tall and majestic, finally ascended to the great treasure, at the age of 27, was Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the year name was Zhenguan.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Respect the Gaozu Emperor Li Yuan as the emperor. Li Chengqian, the son of the world, was appointed as the crown prince. ”

"The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Wei Zheng, etc., have made many meritorious contributions, and their talents are outstanding, and they will be promoted to prime minister......"

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: the eldest grandson is innocent, Shu is cautious, diligent and supple, Yonghe is pure, gentle and good, Kexian is internal, and Shude is full of chapters. Immediately canonized as the queen, admire!"

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Yang Qimei, intelligent and agile, beautiful and light, versatile, deeply heartfelt. Immediately canonized as a concubine, admire this!"

Hearing that most of the military generals of Wenchen were added to the official ranks, regardless of the size of the original official position, there were rewards today, and the court was full of joy, and the heroes of the original Qin Wangfu were even more important official positions, and they were entrusted with important tasks by Emperor Taizong, who had just ascended to the great treasure.

But when she heard that Yang Qimei was canonized as a concubine, there was an uproar in the court!

On the Jinluan Palace, the civil ministers and military generals talked about it for a while, and they exchanged heads. Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, has been ambushed in the Xuanwumen Mutiny, but today, Emperor Taizong wants to canonize the original Princess Qi as the imperial concubine, isn't this a slap in the face and the face of a group of old people in the Qin Palace?

It turned out that this Yang Qimei was originally the most famous Qinglou courtesan in Chang'an City, and it was rumored that she was a member of the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Qimei is handsome, graceful, enchanting, thousands of styles, and knows poetry, can sing and dance, and has made countless sons and brothers in Chang'an City worship under her pomegranate skirt.

That year, when Li Shimin, the king of Qin, commanded the army to conquer the south and the north, the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji spent their days in Chang'an, the capital, drinking and drinking, and living a luxurious and happy life. It was at this time that Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, married Yang Qimei, a famous prostitute in Chang'an, and became the princess of Qi.

In the remote corner of the Jinluan Palace, a handsome beauty hid behind a gorgeous screen, and also heard the discussion of everyone in the court at this time, and there was a trace of shame and bitterness in her heart, and a picture of the past appeared in her mind:

It was an early spring day

The spring breeze is blowing, the scenery is pleasant, under the blue sky and white clouds, everyone gallops across the wilderness, chasing each other and playing, and the mood of flying makes everyone feel special happy and comfortable.

It was after Li Shimin commanded the Tang Army to carry out a several years of northern and southern campaigns, and the triumphant squad returned to Chang'an. At that time, the prince Li Jiancheng, the king of Qi Li Yuanji, and the Qin king Li Shimin had not yet turned against each other, in order to wash the dust for the second generation, the boss Jiancheng and the old four Yuanji invited the second generation of the people to enjoy the spring and enjoy the joy of family. So, on a spring day, the three brothers each took their families to the slopes of Lishan to enjoy the scenery.

On weekdays, it is rare to have such a leisurely and relaxing day as today, so Li Shimin is in a particularly hearty mood at this time.

Li Shimin spurred his horse and galloped towards the foot of the mountain in the distance. At the beginning, there were a few people following him, Li Shimin immediately saw a few people following closely behind him, and immediately aroused the desire to win, laughed and whipped up quickly, and gradually threw away a few people behind him.

"Woo ------" Li Shimin reined in his horse, saw that he had reached the woods in the mountains, and then looked back, only one horse followed in the distance.

When the horse ran closer and took a look, it was actually her sister-in-law, Princess Qi Yang Qimei!

Li Shimin was very surprised, he didn't expect how a slender woman could catch up with him on horseback.

It turned out that Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was a man with a vulgar and ugly appearance, a sinister and cunning personality, and a very attentive man. Since Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, married Yang Qimei as his wife, he soon got tired of his wife and began to hunt and flirt outside, leaving a charming wife in the empty room. This made the glamorous and amorous Yang Qimei feel very aggrieved in her heart. Yang Qimei greeted her in every possible way, wanting to regain her husband's tenderness, but in exchange for the rough scolding of Li Yuanji, who had always been tyrannical. Princess Yang Qimei was extremely sad, and often lamented the tragic fate of being a descendant of the Sui Dynasty and the daughter of a nobleman of the previous dynasty who became a courtesan in Chang'an, and regretted her wasted beauty. At that time, the second brother Li Shimin was wise and martial, tall and majestic, with a generous and steady personality, and made great contributions to the unification of the Tang Dynasty, and has left an indelible heroic image in Yang Qimei's heart.

Seeing the triumphant return of the big hero today, Yang Qimei was happy in her heart, and saw Li Shimin riding away at the foot of the mountain, so she also chased after her all the way.

The people on the horse were chasing too closely, obviously their physical strength was overdrawn, and they saw that Yang Qimei's face was crimson at this time, and she was panting, and her hair bun and skirt were a little messy. Li Shimin saw that he hurriedly helped her get off the horse, and at this time, Princess Yang Qimei's feet were soft, and she took advantage of the situation to fall into Li Shimin's arms. Li Shimin was at a loss for a moment.

But thinking that in every royal family banquet, there was always a hint of melancholy in the charming smile of the unique Princess Qi Yang Qi, Li Shimin couldn't help but have some thoughts of pity and cherishing the jade, and the second brother Li Shimin at that time had already heard of the discord between King Qi and his wife.

At this time, Princess Qi Yang Qimei was leaning in Li Shimin's arms, a pair of big watery eyes stared at Li Shimin's somewhat flustered eyes in a blur, and a few crystal tears silently poured out of her eyes, hanging on her long eyelashes and peach-like cheeks.

In fact, Princess Qi, who has become a resentful woman, has long admired the brave and heroic Li Shimin, coupled with the snub of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, which made her secretly move for Li Shimin. One is pity and cherishing jade, the other is ten thousand tenderness, the two finally hugged each other tightly, and the love between Princess Qi and Li Shimin germinated in this green forest in spring.

A cannibalistic Xuanwumen mutiny not only killed Li Yuanji, the king ------of Qi, but also caused the son of the king of Qi and Yang Qimei to suffer bad luck and be killed by Zhulian. After this change, Yang Qimei's temperament changed greatly, and she had strange feelings about the former lover who killed her husband and son, and the fact that her husband and son died made her feel like a fish in her throat, and her attachment to Li Shimin was no longer what it used to be.

But Li Shimin has never forgotten the old love, Yang Qimei is twenty-three years old at this time, and she is in the youth of a thousand charming and beautiful people. So, the crown prince Li Shimin spoke softly, comforted her softly, and placed her in the East Palace, Yang Qimei, who was alone, actually had a complex psychology of love and hate for Li Shimin, and had no choice but to reluctantly accept the arrangement of fate and became the side concubine of the new prince Li Shimin.

Emperor Gaozu soon ascended the throne, and the crown prince Li Shimin ascended the throne as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was ambitious, made great efforts, determined to strengthen the country and enrich the people, and was busy with political affairs with several ministers all day long.

But in her spare time, she often went to Concubine Yang Qimei to relieve her tired body and mind after being busy with political affairs, and Concubine Yang Qimei often sang and danced lightly in front of Emperor Taizong, or charmingly seduced people or chanted Southern Dynasty songs to please the emperor and numb her body and mind.