Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 322: Lost and Recovering

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While thinking about it, Qin Mubai wandered around the imperial garden. It's cold winter, most of the grasses and trees have declined, and the grass planting in the imperial garden is not too prosperous.

The imperial palace is very familiar to Qin Mubai. When we first met in the past, he and Princess Gao Yang left many footprints and laughter here. Revisiting the old place, I feel pretty good. He sat down by a corridor, with a rare peace of mind.

Since that day, after listening to Master Qingshan's talk, Qin Mubai felt that his mood was much more peaceful and peaceful, and people seemed to settle down. Originally, Qin Mubai didn't have much interest in Buddhism and Taoism, but now he feels that religion is not useless. If you feel restless and upset in your chest another day, it might be a good idea to talk to Master Qingshan.

I was sitting alone thinking about some things, and someone from far behind called out: "The third brother? Is the third brother?"

Qin Mubai looked back and saw an unusually tall figure, his eldest brother Qin Tong.

This half-brother has been gone for a long time. Qin Mubai stood up and greeted him, respectfully clasping his fists: "Fool brother, see your brother!"

Datang attaches great importance to filial piety. In the absence of the father, the eldest brother is like the father. And it has been a few days since he returned to Beijing, Qin Mubai hasn't pulled out to visit the two brothers, and feel a little embarrassed in his heart.

Qin Tong is a typical natural martial artist, a rough man, and laughs boldly: "Haha! What a third brother!"

He happily embraced Qin Mubai’s fists, and smiled happily: “I’ve heard that you’re back a long time ago. Brother Yu was in the palace as a errand and couldn’t get away. I’m waiting for an appointment today. Your second brother went home with you and got together to meet your mother. Unexpectedly, he met you here. Very good, very good!"

"The foolish brother is ashamed!" Qin Mubai said, "I have been back to Beijing for a few days, and I didn't take the initiative to visit the two brothers first."

"My third brother, what are you talking about!" Qin Tong waved a big hand and smiled disapprovingly, "You are now the emperor's great red man, and you are going to be a messenger again. There must be a lot of things inside and out, no Blame you. Just come back, just come back. My second brother and I were planning to send an order to Lanzhou together at the beginning, but my father disagrees, and I dare not make any trouble. Now our brothers are gathered together, and it's vain! "

"That is!" Qin Mubai was also very happy. Whether you are relatives or not, your brothers are your own brothers. They are always better than outsiders, and there is no such barrier.

The two brothers were both very interested, and they left and talked, and they were going to the Hongwen Hall to invite the second child, Qin Bin, to go home and have a lively gathering.

When you arrive at the Wude Hall of Taiji Palace, it is the place where the emperor usually goes to court and handles political affairs. Hongwen Pavilion is not far away. The brothers were just waiting to pass by, and they just met Li Shimin's Luan driving, so they stood by the side of the road and greeted them.

Today is sunny and winter is sunny, Li Shimin was driving in a canopy car, and he saw Qin Mubai from a distance. He drank the parking and beckoned to Qin Mubai: "Mubai, follow me to the Imperial Study Room, just in time to find you something."

"Weichen abides by the decree." Qin Mubai promised to Qin Tongdao, "Eldest brother, younger brother, come and go, you and second brother are waiting for me at Hongwen Hall."

"Okay, you go!"

Qin Mubai followed Li Shimin's car into the Imperial Study Room. A large stove was raised in the room, and Chu Suiliang, the living man, was also there, recording Li Shimin's words and deeds from the side; several eunuchs brought a large number of memorials selected by the cabinet to the desk, and Li Shimin asked Qin Mubai to wait and use ink.

In the past, when I was an envoy of Baiqi, I did this more than once. At that time, Li Shimin deliberately cultivated Qin Mubai's political skills and broadened his knowledge. Now it seems that the results are not so good. Today’s story is important, and Qin Mubai still feels familiar and kind. Originally, Chu Suiliang came to do this kind of work, but now he sits aside and writes his notes, with a smile on his face, very gentle.

Chu Suiliang is a good person, worthy of friendship, Qin Mubai always thinks so.

After approving the memorial for a while, Li Shimin didn’t say anything, but occasionally asked Qin Mubai’s opinion on the memorial, whether he listened to it or not, or refuted or approved it. ". In the past, Qin Mubai has increased his talents and insights through such criticisms and debates.

The memorial is almost finished. Li Shimin sighed, put down the pen, and was about to take a break, so he took a walk in the room. Chu Suiliang was still sitting and writing, recording the emperor's words and deeds.

Qin Mubai saw that Li Shimin had been eager to speak and stopped, as if he was a little afraid of Chu Suiliang, the living man, so he took the initiative: "Your Majesty, the minister just wandered around in the imperial garden. Spring flowers and autumn months are very different, and you can express your poems. If your majesty is interested, you may wish to take a walk there and rest."

"Okay!" Li Shimin immediately took the conversation and turned around and said, "Chu Suiliang, you can sort out the memorial I just approved and take it to Hongwen Hall and give it to Fang Xuanling."

"Yes." Chu Suiliang agreed, smiled knowingly at Qin Mubai, and went to clean up the memorial.

The monarch and the minister left the Wude Hall and came to the Imperial Garden. After walking for a few steps, Li Shimin scolded the **** and palace lady who followed and said, "Mu Bai, I have something to ask you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Do you still remember what I told you about letting you serve as a childish slave?"

"Weichen remember, what's the matter?"

"That's it. After the Chinese New Year, the childish slave will be fourteen years old. As early as two years ago, he should have opened a mansion. Thinking of his childhood and bereavement, I stayed by my side for two more years to accompany him My little sister Sizi. But recently, I have been thinking about it, and it’s no way to keep him by my side. It’s better to let him go out of the palace and live on his own.” Li Shimin said here, he paused.” What do you think?"

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment: Is it a turn to ask me? The question was really strange... Listening to the meaning of Li Shimin's words, it seemed that he was not willing to let Li Zhi leave the palace, so he wanted to keep him in the harem and raise him by himself. He was very spoiled. Is it possible that someone could put pressure on the emperor to get Li Zhi out of the palace?

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai's mind brightened: It is possible!

Related to the scene when he went to meet Li Jing at the Palace of Weiguo, Qin Mubai analyzed that now there seems to be a power beyond the control of the emperor, and some balance is lost. This was probably brought about by the controversy over the conquest, which in turn restricted the emperor's initiative to choose a successor. Otherwise, why should the emperor be so anxious to push me, Qin Mubai, a young man who has just entered official career, to the top?

The purpose is not to balance the balance of power above the court, so that he can control it?

This is the emperor's mind.

Thinking about it, it seems that there will be no one else except Changsun Wuji, the power that can make the court power unbalanced!

Only he, as Li Zhi's mother-in-law, has the qualifications to ask Li Zhi to go out to open the house.

But what is his purpose?

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai couldn't help but think: In history, isn't it the grandson Wuji who vigorously supported his nephew Li Zhi finally ascended the throne?

That's it! ...

"Your Majesty, the Weichen thought..." Qin Mubai considered the sentence and said vaguely, "This is your Majesty's family affairs."

"Well, that's good." Li Shimin also answered ambiguously, and suddenly changed the subject, "It's a family matter, but aren't you my son-in-law? The son-in-law wins the half son, should I ask you? "

It seems that the emperor is determined to have this army. Qin Mubai laughed a little helplessly, but he also knew that he should answer if he had done enough with his excuses, and said: "Actually, the Weichen is thinking that His Royal Highness Jin has reached his age. Gong Yang is mainly away from his brother who grew up with him since childhood, and will be very lonely in the palace alone. Especially, Princess Jinyang is not in good health. If her mood is not good, it would not be a good thing for her. Ah!"

Li Shimin's feet stopped for a while, and there was a look of relief and gratitude on his face, and he smiled heartily: "So I said, if you were my own son, how good would you be! Who are you better than? It’s nice to know how to think about family relationships."

Qin Mubai grinned and said: "Your Majesty does not have to praise. In fact, the Weichen has accompanied King Jin and Princess Jinyang for a long time. Knowing that their brothers and sisters are deep in love, it is not too late. In a year or two. It’s not too late to wait for Princess Jinyang to grow up a little bit and her body becomes better."

Li Shimin nodded his head with deep approval, "These words warm my heart. This time, I will listen to you!"

"Weichen, on behalf of Princess Jinyang, thanked my emperor!" Qin Mubai smiled and handed over.

"Hehe, you kid!" Li Shimin smiled comfortably, put his shoulders on his shoulders like a father and shook it vigorously, and whispered to him, "Mu Bai, outside, you will help me Enemies open up the territory and expand territory; inside, you share the family affairs for me to solve problems. You are really one of my blessed generals! Those ministers, relatives of the emperor, or famous ministers and generals, are too selfish in doing things. I don’t pay much attention to my feelings. It seems that I am not a body of flesh and blood, or a son or a father. Sometimes, I am really chilling."

"Your Majesty, it is not easy to be a minister, and even more difficult to be a king. This little minister knows better than anyone else." Qin Mubai said, "Needless to say, the little minister himself is a courtier. I have a deep understanding! In fact, your Majesty is probably the hardest person in the world."

"Hey! I am so relieved to be able to have you!" Li Shimin sighed deeply, and said, "Everyone in the world is noble and powerful. You have to know that, one division of power, one point of harm; one point is high , A bit of bitterness. The more I gain, the more I lose. I am determined to be a good emperor. For this goal, I actually sacrificed a lot. For me, the happiness and beauty that ordinary people can easily enjoy , It’s simply an unattainable extravagant hope! Sometimes I get tired and tired, let alone take a break, not even a confidant who can tell... my suffering, no one knows!"

Qin Mubai smiled slightly: "Yin De consort, isn't it a friend of your majesty?"

"Oh?" Li Shimin was startled, then he laughed hard, grabbing Qin Mubai's shoulder forcefully and trying to throw him down, "Smelly boy, it must be Gao Yang that stupid girl told you? Haha You are so bold, dare to take charge of my personal affairs!"

"Haha, your majesty forgive me!" Qin Mubai also laughed and turned away from Li Shimin's arm.

"Oh! The weather today is really good, and my heart is happy! It's been a long time since I was so relaxed as today! Don't say, I haven't moved for some days-Mu Bai, accompany me to shoot hunting in the Imperial Forest Garden of the Daming Palace!" Li Shimin was interested excellent.

"Weichen follow the order!"

"Be careful, don't let Wei Zheng know about it?——haha!"

"Don't worry, Weichen will make arrangements." Qin Mubai smiled and walked away. Find the Hundred Cavalry officer who is on duty nearby, ask them to assemble their hunting outfits, put them in a carriage and drag them out of the Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin also changed his martial suit and mounted his horse, and went out of the Xuanwu School with Qin Mubai and a team of Baiqi.

Hunting is the best entertainment in winter. Li Shimin, the horse emperor, has always had this hobby. It's just that Wei Zheng and others have been "criticized and educated" because of this, so they have been very restrained in recent years. I am in such a good mood today, so I don't care about it anymore. Accompanied by Qin Mubai and others, he had a happily hunting game, and he gained a lot. Li Shimin also showed his excellent equestrian skills and martial arts in front of Qin Mubai for the first time. From Qin Mubai's view, he would never lose to such generals as himself and the Xue brothers, at best, he was slightly inferior to Xue Rengui's magic arrow.

By the time of the return journey, the day was already westward, and Li Shimin was heart and soul relaxed. He talked a lot with Qin Mubai, and talked a lot about current affairs, national customs and family affairs. He even vaguely mentioned that Concubine Yin De was actually very happy to be back. Just because of face, I refused to say it.

When he arrived outside the Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin stopped his horse and let the hundred riders wait in front of the gate, and then stood side by side with Qin Mubai, saying: "Mu Bai, in fact, I have been thinking about one thing. Let you take a stand."

"What is your majesty's thinking?" Qin Mubai asked.

"It is about the vacancy of General Zuowei." Li Shimin said, "Previously, General Zuowei was my brother-in-law, Huo Guogong Chaishao, but he has died of illness. Since then, the position of General Zuowei has been Vacancy. You know, Zuo Wei is the head of the sixteenth guards of the Tang Dynasty. It is extremely important to command the elite guards of the capital. People who are not competent and creditable are incompetent. For this general position, many people are fighting for the first place. The bloodshed and secret fights make me very annoyed. You are telling me today, who should be more appropriate?"

"This..." Qin Mubai was stunned for a while, and said blankly, "This kind of military affairs, the ministers will dare to talk nonsense?"

"It's okay. When I ask, you just say it. To be honest, you don't have to go around the guise. Also, you may not believe me when you say it, just listen to one more opinion." Li Shimin's expression was relaxed, like Same as chat.

Qin Mubai wrinkled his brows and said: "This Zuowei is indeed very important. You must be the most trusted and capable person of your Majesty to be able to do the job. The Weichen first entered the Rongwu team. The general is not very familiar. From the impression and feeling, the candidates are nothing more than these."

"Talk about it."

Qin Mubai said: "One is Yuchi Jingde. The second is Cheng Zhijie, the third is Li Daliang, and the fourth is Li Junxian."

After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned for a moment and shook his head, and said: "Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Zhijie are definitely not good. These two were originally one of the sixteen generals, and now they are both in frontier gates or prefectures and counties. , The responsibilities of his subordinates are not small. I transferred any one of them back to serve as the general of Zuowei. Didn’t I tear down the east wall to repair the west wall? Li Daliang is not good either. He is too old and his health is not very good in recent years. The pot of medicine is almost ready. Besides, he is a general from right guard, and he is almost like Zuo guard!"

"Haha!" Qin Mubai smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, the ministers have said, it is indeed impossible to come up with any good ideas."

"No, your kid is not honest, and he refuses to tell the truth. You are playing me!" Li Shimin's face became serious, staring at Qin Mubai.

"Uh, this..." Qin Mubai smiled embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, it's really hard to say anything about this kind of military affairs. Moreover, the minister himself is also the person in charge of the army. Isn't it because there are melons to serve? Suspect?"

"Oh, I understand what you mean." Li Shimin smiled, "You actually want to say that you are the most suitable candidate, right?"

"No, the Weichen did not mean that." Qin Mubai smiled, "The Weichen has his own position. The Lanzhou side is very important, and the Weichen has not yet planned to leave there. There, I will say nothing. I have to stay for three to five years to smooth out everything there."

"This is a big truth." Li Shimin nodded, "Therefore, I am going to promote Li Junxian. Although he is not particularly capable, he is loyal, and I can use it well. Beijing officials, especially in I am a general who leads the army, such a person is quite suitable."

Li Shimin nodded: "It's pretty good."

Qin Mubai is not completely without illusions about the position of General Zuowei. In other words, it is also the head of the 16th-guard regular army. Although there is no such thing as dazzling and dazzling Baiqi, but in his hands, he really has real power. However, Qin Mubai also knew his current situation, so he could manage Lanzhou well first. Others will come naturally when the time comes, so don't worry.

"But in this way, the problem reappeared." Li Shimin said, "Li Junxian is in Baiqi, and now there is no one to replace him! He is both deputy envoy and Changshi since you left Baiqi. After that, he is the commander in the actual sense. I have been choosing who can replace him, but none of them seem to be very handy. The other two Baiqi deputy ambassadors, Wei Chi Baoyun and Cheng Huaibi, are not excellent, nor can they be incompetent. That's it. Without the backbone of Li Junxian, I would really worry that Baiqi's team would disperse. Did you know that Baiqi now has one or two thousand people and is constantly sending talents to the Datang army. "

Qin Mubai's heart brightened: I see! After going around the big bend for a long time, Li Shimin actually wanted me to recommend someone to him who would let him take over Baiqi with confidence! After all, I built Baiqi with my own hands. Who else has more say in this matter than me?

"Your Majesty, the Weichen thought that Baiqi’s organizational system has been perfected, and now it’s not unfeasible to replace it with a commander that can be'preserved'." Qin Mubai said, "In other words, be loyal. The kind of person who is reliable and pragmatic."

"It hit the nail on the head." Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, "Then tell me, who is right?"

Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile, arching his hand and said: "As the saying goes, if you don't avoid oneself and outsiders, you can't avoid hatred, then you can just say it."

"Come on, who?" Li Shimin looked at Qin Mubai with interest.

"My elder brother Qin Tong and my second brother Qin Bin. The two can be divided into deputy envoys and long history to fill the vacancy left by Li Junxian." Qin Mubai said.

"Haha! You stinky boy, you really dare to say it!" Li Shimin laughed, looked at Qin Mubai with deep meaning, and suddenly swung his whip on the horse's hip and rushed forward, throwing The next sentence is for Qin Mubai——

"I will go back to the palace and think again!"

Qin Mubai raised the corners of his mouth lightly, showing a smile, and secretly said: "One person will win the way, and the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven." People like Yuwen Hongtai, Xue Rengui, Pang Fei and Tu Youhai have all been promoted by me. How can I treat my two brothers badly? Baiqi, the trump card I built by my own hands, is the current Datang Military Academy, and can it fall behind others? Li Shimin walked around and talked for a long time, or just rest assured that my Qin family will be in charge of Baiqi-isn't it exactly this kind of mind?

The army of Baiqi is different from the others. In other armies, if you take the court's appointment letter and the soldier talisman, the generals and soldiers will only follow your orders. This is not the case in Baiqi. Everyone in this army has a natural sense of pride and superiority, and the nature of this team is also extremely special. It is the emperor's personal bodyguard. First of all, the emperor must be assured.

If a stranger is suddenly inserted in, it is certain to be excluded. The emperor and the people in the harem are not at ease, and it is difficult to say.

From this point of view, Qin Tong and Qin Bin are too suitable. Both of them were descendants of the descendants of Qin's generals. Qin Tong had served as a guard for many years as a general of the Imperial Forest Army. Qin Bin was a member of the emperor's think tank. The two were quite familiar with the palace, and the emperor knew them well. In addition, the two of them are Qin Mubai's own brothers and have entered the Hundred Cavalry Army. Who dares to refuse? This also solved the big problem that Baiqi might crowd them out.

In this way, these two brothers seem to be the best candidates to be there early to fill the vacancy of Baiqi!

Qin Mubai's heart is very happy. For a long time, even though he himself had been carrying the title of an inspector of Hundred Riders, he always felt that Hundred Riders was drifting away from him, and at most there was only a little "mental power" left. It's good now, if the emperor can appoint his two elder brothers to serve as deputy envoys and Changshi, then that is undoubtedly an announcement, and Baiqi has returned to him.

What a capital to recover from the loss!

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