Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 478: Wu Wang returned to Beijing
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Almost at the same time Qin Mubai received the imperial decree, at the corner of the official road three miles east of Chang'an City, dozens of rushing horses stopped.
Leading a man with a white horse and a waist and a jade belt, lifted the head cover of the cotton embroidered cloak tied to his head, revealing the golden crown of Sanliang Jinxian and a heroic face.
"Changan!"
The two words were spit out from his mouth with meaning, and then a smile full of nostalgia and an inexplicable sadness appeared on his face.
"His Royal Highness, we are finally here!" Yiqi stepped forward a few steps from his side, his voice was slightly sang and tired and hoarse, and said, "From the day of receiving the imperial decree, In twelve days, we have traveled more than 5,000 miles. It can be said to be like an arrow, with stars and moon!"
The leading man is Wu Wang Li Ke. It is Wu Wangfu and Quan Wanji who talk with him.
"My father urgently summoned me to return to Beijing and transferred me to Lanzhou to supervise the army." Li Ke turned his head. He used to be just pure and handsome facial features, because there was a short black beard around his lips, combined with the recent years. Experience and Cangsang have added a lot of introverted, steady and adult men's unique charm. He said, "Military conditions are like fire, and I have to hurry up. It's just that the teacher has worked so hard to dine with me all the way. When I return to Beijing, the teacher will ask first. Haosheng rests for a few days, and Hugh will be exhausted."
"Your Majesty Lao is concerned, this old bone of your minister can withstand the rush of this mere journey for the time being." Quan Wanji said with a pleased smile on his face and bowed his hands. "At this time, it is noon, presumably His Majesty the Emperor. The memorials should still be reviewed in the Imperial Study Room of the Wude Hall. His Royal Highness can enter the palace as soon as possible, and the ministers, General Yin and others will return to the palace first and wait for the good news from His Highness."
"Okay." Li Ke replied, waiting to rein in his horse, and suddenly stopped, his voice lowered a little and said to Quan Wanji, "Teacher, the student has something to discuss with you."
"His Royal Highness, please speak."
"This time after I return to Beijing, I want to do a personal matter." Li Ke said, he wrinkled his brows and paused for a while, then smiled slightly, and said, "I want to establish a concubine."
"This is a good thing!" Quan Wanji smiled happily, and said, "Wu Wang has been away for a long time, and his Royal Highness has always lacked good help. Prior to this, ministers and others have repeatedly advised His Royal Highness to set up his concubine early and get right. This time, when I returned to Beijing, I was able to invite His Majesty the Emperor and Concubine Shu to be the masters, and choose the princess for her."
"No need to choose, I already have the best candidate in my heart." Li Ke said, "I just don't know, will the father and the mother agree?"
Quan Wanji was taken aback, and said, "What your Royal Highness said, is it... the daughter of the Qin family?"
"Yes, it is Shuang'er!"
"This!..." Quan Wanji was dumb for a moment, frowning.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" Li Ke asked patiently.
"His Royal Highness, the ministers know that you and Miss Qin have a deep love for their childhood sweethearts and have a long-term intention to marry. For so many years, for various reasons, they have not been able to do so. Now the princess and the immortal Shuang'er has not married, and now the Qin family has the status Although Ms. Shuang'er is a concubine, she still sits firmly on the position of Princess Wu. Presumably, her Majesty and the empress will not object; the Qin family now has His Royal Highness friend Qin Mubai as the master, and no one raises any objections. It seems that there is nothing wrong with proposing marriage now, but in fact..." Quan Wanji stopped talking.
"Teacher has something, you might as well speak up." Li Ke asked.
"Your Royal Highness should give more consideration." Quan Wanji lowered his voice, but said solemnly, "Your Majesty suddenly called your Royal Highness back to the palace to go to the Lanzhou Supervision Army. This move is really strange and quite. It’s amazing. It’s not difficult to imagine that the ministers on the upper level would wonder in their minds, whether your Majesty will use the Lanzhou war to determine the position of the crown prince? ——As everyone knows, the Lanzhou coach is Qin Mubai, and his Royal Highness has been close friends with him. Wouldn’t this move to propose to marry his sister again arouse people’s suspicion?"
"Suspect what?" Li Ke smiled indifferently, "Do you doubt that I, Li Ke, will unite with the Qin family to plot something wrong? Still suspect that I, Li Ke, who fell into the water, finally caught a straw, it matters. Hold on tight and refuse to let go?"
Quan Wanji frowned and nodded sternly, "It's the meaning of the words that are rough and not rough."
"Oh!..." Li Ke sighed, his face stretched with a smile, and said, "Teacher, everyone in the world is good to princes, but who knows the sorrow of princes? It's hard to find true love at the emperor's house. I have met Shuang'er since childhood... If Li Ke can understand what true love is in this life, I can only talk to Shuang'er. I know that at this moment, I propose to marry Shuang'er, which will attract a lot of rumors. And suspicion and suspicion. But I, Li Ke, walked straight, not afraid of this. My father sent me to supervise the army in Lanzhou, and I went to supervise the army. Besides that, I didn’t think much, and didn’t do anything extraordinary. ; And marrying Shuang'er is my long-cherished wish for many years, and it has nothing to do with anything. I used this attitude when the Qin family declined; now that the Qin family is prosperous, I still have this attitude. No matter what happens in the future, I will still It's this attitude. Shuang'er has waited for me for so many years, and I can't let her down anymore—whatever others guess, let him go!"
After that, the horse whip in Li Ke's hand suddenly rang, and the dust galloped away.
"Hey..." Quan Wanji looked at the figure of Li Ke that was gradually dissipating in the smoke and dust, and sighed leisurely, "After so much hardening, Your Majesty has matured, become wise, and stable, but still It's the poor man who uses deep affection but has nowhere to return. It's worth it, it's better to be open and upright instead of cowering and hiding his head and showing his tail. Then again, based on the friendship between King Wu and Qin Mubai, he There is no need to use marriage to consolidate his relationship with the Qin family. Anyway, now, even the Emperor has publicly announced that King Wu will be in alliance with the Qin family. What's wrong with adding a marriage?-It's true It's time for the swords and guns to battle!"
"Quan Changshi, do you want to enter Chang'an now?" Ying Yangpai, a military captain of the Wu Palace, came to ask immediately.
"Go, follow His Highness King Wu and enter the city!"
Half an hour later, Li Ke came to the door of the Imperial Study Room of Wude Hall and asked to see the holy driver.
Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial, and when he heard that King Wu asked to see him, he immediately put down his pen and said, "Ke'er came back from Youzhou so soon?-Tell him to come in and see me!"
Li Ke walked in quickly, and fell on his knees when he was in the hall, "The sons and ministers pay respect to the emperor!"
"San Lang!" Li Shimin got up and stepped forward, and bent over to hold Li Ke's arms, "I'm back! I'm back!"
"Yes, my son is back!" Li Ke raised his head, his eyes were red and his voice choked up, "Father, has always been well?"
"Okay, I'm fine." Li Shimin looked at Li Ke up and down carefully, and nodded emotionally, "When Saburo left Beijing for a long time, he has been working hard to guard the border in Korea. I think you have lost a lot. It’s also dark. Less than twenty days after my imperial decree was issued, you rushed back from Youzhou. It’s definitely a hard work-come, get up!"
"Thank you, Father!" Li Ke got up, turned his head, carelessly waved his sleeve to wipe away the tears from his eyelids.
Li Shimin laughed and patted Li Ke on the shoulder a few times, "Nothing, what are you crying!"
"Erchen...I'm glad to see my father!" Li Ke turned his face, his eyes flushed and a little embarrassed smile.
"It's fine when you come back." Li Shimin sighed lightly and said leisurely, "Guanshan Wanli is separated, I miss you too!"
"Emperor father, emperor and son are all moments, not thinking about father and mother, and Chang'an homeland!" Li Ke couldn't restrain himself in tears.
For several years, and only at this moment, in front of his father, Li Ke can shed tears like a child in such disregard of his image. The feelings of homesickness in Lengyue Bianguan were all swayed vividly through the drift of other countries.
Seeing the son who has always been firm and strong and added a mature and stable son, shed tears in front of him twice, Li Shimin also touched his liver and intestines and almost shed tears, he walked to Li Ke's side and patted his shoulder continuously, "Okay, OK Now, Saburo doesn’t have to be like that."
"Yes, Father..." Li Ke waved his sleeves again, wiping tears, suppressing his emotions strongly.
Turning his back to Li Ke, Li Shimin breathed deeply, suppressing the tears in his eyes.
"San Lang, this time I transferred you back to Beijing, one is because I and your mother and concubine miss you very much; the other is because of national affairs." After Li Shimin calmed down, he said, "Datang has officially Declaring war with Tubo, I raised an army of 400,000 to conquer the plateau. In this battle, you can only win but not lose. I think you know the advantages and disadvantages."
"The emperor understands." Li Ke bowed his hands.
"Yeah." Li Shimin nodded, "In this major national war, I was supposed to be the commander, but I couldn't get away. So I sent you to replace me and go to the Lanzhou warlord. The coach is Qin Mubai, and you are in charge. Long history of the march."
"The emperor follows the order."
Li Shimin paused for half a minute and said: "Compared with the Northern Expedition to the Turks in the past, both the scale of troops and the difficulty of winning are all surpassed in this battle. I, almost all the vitality of the entire Tang Dynasty, has been imprisoned. Focus on this battle. Therefore, I hope that after arriving in Lanzhou, you will always remain calm and keep an eye on the overall situation. You don’t have to care about the gains and losses of the first battle. What you have to focus on is the national destiny of the entire Tang Dynasty and the Chinese race. The future."
Hearing these words, Li Ke couldn't help feeling tight, and he hurriedly said, "The emperor will never relax at all. He will do his duty to fulfill his duty as a long history of the march and will not let his father. Disappointed!"
Hearing Li Ke's reply, Li Shimin's expression did not change, but there was a soft and relieved look in his eyes, and he nodded gently. He secretly said: Ke'er has changed a lot in the past few years. He has not shown the edge and arrogance and indulgence of the past. Instead, he has always been strict in self-discipline and hides his powers. All aspects of behavior and performance are worthy of the one I gave him. 'The word-abide by one's own virtue, abide by one's duty. But knowing the son Mo Ruofu, no matter how low-key he is, I also know that his dual cultivation of civil and military skills can become a great weapon. After so much hardship and suffering, it is time for me to give him a chance; at the same time, this is also a chance for me. Just now, I used words to arouse him, deliberately speak very deeply, talk about responsibilities, pressures, and future. He was neither panicked nor overwhelmed with excitement, but just focused on the long history of the march-this is good! Stay down-to-earth and never forget your duty, this is what I want!
"Looking at your dusty and simple face, you must be exhausted." Li Shimin patted Li Ke's back, and said gently, "Go back to the mansion for a few days to rest, and then go to Lanzhou! Yes, just a little bit! Later, you can visit your mother and concubine at Hanbing Hall. At this moment, she must be leaning against the door and looking forward to wearing autumn water!"
"Yes, father." Li Ke accepted the promise, hesitated, and then said, "In fact, when I come back this time, my son has a private matter. I want to ask my father and mother to be the masters."
"Well, let's hear it." Li Shimin asked with a smile on his face.
"Erchen...I want to establish a concubine."
"Yes." Li Shimin said without hesitation, "I have talked about this matter with your mother and concubine more than once, and I have long been willing to choose a good couple for you as the princess. But you are far away from the capital, so you have not been able to If you wish. It is rare for you to take the initiative to mention it today, so I will take advantage of your presence in Chang'an to do it for you."
"Thank you, Father!" Li Ke bowed happily.
"Get up, why do you need so much courtesy between father and son?" Li Shimin laughed and said, "The joy of being a father is too late for a son to marry a daughter-in-law! ——I immediately made an order to order Zongzheng Temple in Chang'an. Choose a woman who is both virtuous and virtuous for you among the noble families and become the princess!"
"Father Emperor Rong is gifted... Actually, my son, I already have a favorite person who wants to marry the royal concubine. I just don't know whether my father agrees." Li Ke asked cautiously.
"Oh? Ke'er already has someone he likes? As long as the people in charge have a good character, that's fine." Li Shimin smiled calmly, "Which daughter is it?"
"It's... the daughter of the Qin family." Li Ke answered carefully.
"Which Qin family?" Li Shimin didn't react for a moment.
"It's the daughter of the late King Yiguo Qin Shubao, Qin Shuang'er." Li Ke replied.
"Oh?" Li Shimin frowned in surprise, then cut his back and started walking, silently thinking.
Li Ke's heartstrings were so tight that he didn't dare to release the atmosphere.
After a long while, Li Shimin said: "This Qin Shuang'er, I have seen several times. She seems to be the daughter of a concubine, but her mother has been rectified. Because the Qin family's father and son have made outstanding contributions, I also gave her a mother. It’s a second-tier wife. So Xunlie’s Qin family is against my Li family’s family. However, this Qin Shuang’er should be quite young, right?"
"Returning to the emperor, the son and the minister have long been in love with Shuang'er, and they have been privately determined for life. Shuang'er has been waiting for the son and minister for several years. Now she is in the double tenth age, with a delicate appearance and good manners, and she is with the emperor A good match." When Li Ke heard Li Shimin's words, he seemed to be hopeful, and he was a little excited and hurriedly replied, "The emperor has known her since childhood and knows each other very well. The children know that she is kind, gentle, filial, sincere, and right. Huang'er loves deeply, so..."
Li Shimin smiled quietly, "You really figured it out?"
Li Ke couldn't help but feel a bullet in his heart, gritted his teeth, knelt down and said, "I pray for the father!"
"It is not difficult for me to fulfill your brown marriage." Li Shimin walked up to Yu Majesty and sat down, and said with a long and meaningful tone, "But..."
Li Ke raised his head, widened his eyes and pricked his ears, and waited nervously.
Li Shimin smiled, picked up the pen and made a gesture to criticize the memorial, and said casually, "But, you still have to agree with your mother and the Qin family!"
"Thanks to the emperor, father!!!" Li Ke was suddenly surprised and repeatedly kowtow.
"Marriage matters, the words of a matchmaker ordered by parents." Li Shimin laughed, "I have passed this test. Well, go and discuss with your mother and concubine!"
"Thanks to the emperor of my father! The sons and ministers retired, and I will go to the Hanbing Hall to beg the mother and concubine!" Li Ke stood up and said excitedly.
"Go!" Li Shimin waved his hand, with a smile on his face.
Leaving the Imperial Study Room, Li Ke was so enraged and light as a swallow, feeling bright and splendid in front of him, and the exhaustion of the journey was wiped out. He hurried to the Hanbing Hall of Daming Palace to visit his mother, Concubine Yang Shu.
Li Shimin was holding a pen at the royal case and laughed unintentionally at the memorial, so he simply put down the pen and muttered to himself: "Stupid boy, although he is a bit impatient and frizzy, he doesn't lose his grandeur. The tolerance of the year!"