Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 562: It’s better to miss each other than to see each other

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In the sunny autumn day, the sun is shining and golden chrysanthemums are blooming.

There is a refreshing fragrance of flowers in the imperial garden, and the stream is murmuring brightly, taking away few rootless floating grasses.

Li Shimin was sitting on an imperial chair by the stream, leaning against his body and squinting, lazily basking in the sun.

The scent of soil and the damp smell of water plants are between the nose, and there are several bases of Taihu stones polished by running water behind them.

It's quiet all around.

Not far in front of him, Xiao Sizi is sitting on the pouch, drawing with a pen seriously. Li Shimin asked him to paint a portrait of himself, but Xiao Sizi agreed. At this time, she looked up at her father from time to time, and then lowered her head to paint carefully.

After a long time, Li Shimin almost fell asleep. Xiao Sizi smiled and called: "Father, I'm done drawing!"

Li Shimin just woke up, yawned and smiled: "Bring it to the emperor to see."

Xiao Sizi smiled and brought the painting over. Li Shimin glanced at it and laughed on the spot.

"Xiao Sizi, you are so naughty! How can you paint the appearance of the father asleep?" Li Shimin pointed to the painting and smiled, "Look, I also painted the father's belly so big. There is a bird on my belly!"

"Hehe, that little bird is Xiao Sizi!" Xiao Sizi laughed, "Is it a good drawing, Father?"

"Okay, that's great." Li Shimin nodded and smiled, touching Xiao Si's head and said, "As the saying goes, Dao, calligraphy and painting are like his own, I know that you are kind and kind by the thickness of ink and the rigidity of lines. Ren."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin sighed again, leisurely as if to say to himself: "Xiao Sizi, you may be the smartest and smartest, and the most well-behaved and gentleman among my children."

Although Xiao Sizi is young, she has always been extremely smart and understanding. She murmured: "Father, do you think of Brother Si again?"

Li Shimin smiled slightly, but his smile was a bit bitter. He said, "It's not just your fourth brother? And your elder brother who is far away in Lingnan, your second brother who died, and you, leave the golden body in the practice. The fifth brother of the temple..."

Xiao Sizi's mouth pursed, and he whispered sadly: "Father, why do these emperor brothers leave us so early?... Brother Nine will not come to see me in the palace. There is also Emperor Gao Yang, who is also gone. I miss them so much!"

Li Shimin was speechless. He stared at Xiao Sizi for a long time, his eyes full of lingering love and sadness.

"Xiao Sizi, I, I will marry you to an ordinary family in the future, okay?" Li Shimin said suddenly.

Xiao Sizi blinked without understanding, then shook his head, "I don't want to marry."

Li Shimin laughed, "Why? Girls, when they grow up, they all want to marry."

"Because I am married, I have to live with my husband, and I am leaving my father." Xiao Sizi said seriously, "Several emperor sisters are like this. They are married, they don’t Come to the palace to accompany the emperor father. Sister Gaoyang, she has gone far...I don’t want to marry, I want to be with the emperor forever!"

In Li Shimin's heart, it seemed as if he had been pierced by a red iron lottery, touching the tender place buried deep in his heart. Suddenly, bitterness, touch, regret and sadness all rushed up.

My eyes were almost red, and I couldn't stop tears.

"Father, what's wrong with you..."

"Nothing..." Li Shimin smiled hard, touched Xiao Sizi's head, and said softly, "You know what, Xiao Sizi. When you were a child, Sister Gao Yang was as clever and smart as you Father, said the same thing..."

Xiao Sizi listened very seriously, first nodded, and then decisively shook his head: "Sister Gaoyang doesn't count as words. I won't, I must count as words!"

"Stupid girl!" Li Shimin smiled, and there was a long-lost warmth in his heart.

Finally left the court temporarily, and was able to return to the harem to rest. Here, Li Shimin is with Xiao Sizi every day, the old and the young are inseparable. It seems that only when he is with Xiao Sizi, can Li Shimin feel exactly that he is a father, not a king of a country.

Rather than that, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty who had to make a choice and abandon between family affection and imperial industry.

The doctor decocted the medicine and delivered the medicine. Xiao Sizi took the bowl and gave Li Shimin the spoonfuls of medicine. He was like coaxing a child, blowing the medicine spoon while saying, "No bitterness, no bitterness, good father, drink quickly and he will be cured. La'!

Li Shimin also seriously "obedient", sipping the medicine with a smile.

The palace men and eunuchs next to them saw this scene, and their faces filled with warm smiles like sunshine, like autumn chrysanthemums blooming in this imperial garden.

Just after drinking the medicine, Li Shimin was gargling with tea when Li Ke came.

Xiao Sizi greeted him from a distance, "Brother, you are here!"

Li Ke laughed heartily, "Xiao Er, you are with your father again! How about it, did your father take medicine today?" "Did it, my father is very good!" Zizhan smiled, showing two small tiger teeth, and said, "Brother, is the village head back?"

Li Ke was startled, then smiled again, knelt down to prepare to hug Xiao Sizi.

Xiao Sizi suddenly took two steps back, "No!"

"What's the matter?" Both Li Shimin and Li Ke were taken aback.

"The third brother is a boy, I am a girl, I can't hold it!" Xiao Sizi said solemnly.

Li Shimin and Li Ke both laughed loudly, tears coming out of their eyes.

"Three brothers, what are you laughing at! What am I asking you, is the village head back?" Xiao Sizi was still a little angry.

"Not yet." Li Ke said with a smile, "Well, he... there are still some things to be busy. When he is finished, I will come back to play with you."

"I didn't want him to play with me." Xiao Sizi showed a trace of displeasure, his mouth was also pursed, and murmured, "I want him to see. I painted a portrait of him. Father said To build a Lingyan Pavilion, and put all the portraits of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty in. The portraits of the other heroes were all painted by my teacher (Yan Liben); it is only the village chief who painted it by me! "

"Is that so? Xiao Sizi is really amazing!" Li Ke nodded gently and smiled. "When he comes back, I will definitely let him come to the palace to see you and see this portrait. Okay? "

"Okay, it's a deal!" Xiao Sizi smiled with joy.

"Little Sizi, my father wants to say something to your third brother. Let's go and enjoy the chrysanthemum with the nanny and the others! Later, my father will teach you calligraphy." Li Shimin smiled.

Xiao Sizi left obediently.

Li Ke met with Li Shimin and said: "Father, the 300,000 main force of the Kansai Army has been back to Korea for many days. The ministers have issued edicts, and the British Public Liji will return in a few days. Chang'an. My son would like to ask his father, how should the 300,000 army be organized and who should lead it?"

Li Shimin leaned back in the chair lazily and said, "Why don't you have a suitable candidate?"

"It is a matter of military affairs, so my son still wants to ask my father what he means."

"Since I asked you to supervise the country, I will leave these matters to you." Li Shimin said, "What happened to the military affairs, can't you handle it?"

Li Ke smiled bitterly, and said: "The minister there just talked about his own opinions. The minister thought that the Guanxi Army is the elite division of my Datang, not only the brave and rigorous army, but more importantly, this one. The army is very united and orders are forbidden. The son thinks that this army should not be dismantled and reorganized after returning to the dynasty, so that it should be returned to the various military offices. When the wartime is called back, the military spirit will be disintegrated. Therefore, the son suggested that it still remains. Let the former generals of the Kansai Army lead this army. Let them be stationed in Chang'an in the future as the main force of Gong Wei Chang'an."

Li Shimin did not comment, but said: "Whatever you think makes sense, do it well."

"Erchen suggested that the four court pillars of the Guanxi Army should continue to serve as the commanding generals of the Guanxi Army." Li Ke said, "Earlier, the emperor decreed to form a new army of two guards. Long Wuwei. After the Battle of Pingfan, the left and right Long Wuwei suffered casualties and the return to the government, which led to the loss of personnel and the establishment of confusion. This is a dead end in name. Therefore, the son suggested that the returning Pang Fei and the first fierce general of the Guanxi Army Xue Rengui , Served as the new general of the left and right Dragon Wuwei. The two guards and horses, usually guard the imperial capital city; during the war, they serve as the main vanguard to destroy the city."

"Okay." Li Shimin finally made a statement and said, "You have to work harder on the transfer of generals, and you have to convince everyone. The original General Long Wuwei, Qin Tong Li Junxian and Li Junxian are both prosecutors. Now Pang Fei and Xue Rengui are formally appointed as generals. You have to comfort them first."

"Children follow the order."

"By the way, you just said... Sitingzhu?" Li Shimin frowned slightly, "I seem to remember that in addition to Sitingzhu, there is an ‘Eight Army Terrace’ in the Guanxi Army?"

"Yes." Li Ke said, "In the Guanxi Army, good officials and powerful generals should gather. The four court pillars and eight military platforms are all unique heroes and rare tiger generals in the world. Especially the four court pillars. Su Dingfang now sits in the Western Regions. Pang Fei once acted as the chief governor of Lanzhou. Xue Rengui is a rare general in a century. The remaining eight military platforms, after the suppression of the Western Regions, were ordered by Qin Mubai to establish the governor’s mansion. Government affairs, in the Western Regions, each sits on one side to protect the people in the Tang Dynasty... Yuwen Hongtai, one of the four pillars, resigned and left with Qin Mubai."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and said: "Since it is a talent, it must be reused. After a while, the Western Regions will stabilize, and the Eight Army Taiwan will be transferred back to Chang'an, and they will hold important positions or hold positions in the left and right dragons. Other important positions in the Weifu."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin paused deeply and said: "In the future, they can also serve in the six rates."

Li Ke's heart was shocked: Six rates?

The guards of the Prince's East Palace, do you rate the East Palace six?

Hearing this, Li Ke's heart was not surprised, but gradually relieved. Only then did he deliberately mention the Guanxi Army, Sitingzhu, and Bajuntai in front of Li Shimin, just to test his father's attitude towards these people. Now things have proved that after Qin Mubai left, the generals of the Guanxi army are no longer a "power group." The imperial court can easily control and absorb them.

And listening to Li Shimin's words, the intention is obvious-he hopes that the Guanxi Army can firmly unite around Li Ke and become a powerful arm to consolidate his position as a prince!

The father and son were silent for a moment, and Li Shimin suddenly said: "Qin Mubai...is there any news?"

Li Ke whispered: "It's still in Mobei. It's almost winter. The weather on the grassland and desert is cold, windy, sandy, rainy and snowy, making it inconvenient to travel. It is estimated that he will have to stay there for three or four months before making a turn. Go to the Western Regions."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "What about your marriage?"

Li Ke frowned, and said: "Just ask the father of the royal quarter to choose a famous lady for the children... and get married!"

Li Shimin chuckled lightly, "Why, I was rejected by others, so I was frustrated and wanted to open it?"

Li Ke smiled slightly and said: "Everyone has ambitions. Don't force it. This is not what it used to be. The two of them have their own ideas and it is natural. A letter from Shuang'er to me said it well... It’s better to forget each other in the arena. Maybe we are really destined, we can only miss and can’t stay together."

The expression on Li Shimin’s face did not change, and he said indifferently: “Ke’er, you are like a father, you are a lover of personality. But you must remember that God is actually fair to everyone: the more you get If you have more, you often lose more. Don’t think that you have the best of both worlds, it will make you lose more than you gain."

"Erchen understands..." Li Ke sighed lightly, and then wrinkled his brows, and said, "Erchen is now ordered to supervise the country, so he should take state affairs as the most important thing. It is only my personal matter, but a major national event. Therefore, the sons and ministers also asked the father and mother to be the masters to determine the marriage."

Li Shimin nodded gently, "I see."

"What other admonishment does the emperor father have?"

"Remember, whether it is the emperor's own practice or the use of ministers to promote people, in peaceful times, morality is the first priority; in a troubled world, you should use a skill." Li Shimin said, "It's okay, you go!"

"Erchen retire..."

Farewell to Li Shimin, Li Ke walked slowly in the imperial garden, pondering the last words of Li Shimin, and thought in his heart: Suddenly my father said such a sentence to me, it must be an allusion. In the era of peace, virtue is the first priority; when war is critical, one skill should be used-is this talking about Qin Mubai?

Listening to the words of the emperor, Qin Mubai, according to the Confucian moral requirements, the virtues are only average, at least not comparable to the many great Confucian scholars and moral princes in the court; but he He is indeed an outstanding talent, no matter how he uses soldiers to govern the people, he has his own uniqueness.

In connection with reality, in recent years, Qin Mubai has gone to Lanzhou and has repeatedly made amazing moves. Conscription and expansion, privately surrendering rebels, fraudulently defeating the enemy, including the private use of Hou Junji, and a series of subsequent actions by Hou Junji, can be counted on Qin Mubai's head.

According to the standards of secular etiquette, these behaviors of Qin Mubai are sufficiently absurd and outrageous. In other words, in the eyes of many old masters, he is actually a "bad conduct" and "non-compliance." Adverse minister of Chenge.

However, these great achievements that Qin Mubai did on his own cannot be accomplished by sending 10,000 old masters.

Looking back, Li Ke felt that the words of his father's emperor just now clearly pointed out the emperor's way of employing people-using virtue in a prosperous age, and using energy in a troubled world!

"Mubai, I finally understand why you resigned." Li Ke suddenly realized that, "You are a pragmatic person, don't try to make a false name. After the battle is over, the Tang Dynasty must belong to Wenzhi. If you return to the court , You will work with countless Confucian scholars and old masters. You will also throw away your swords and pick up pen and ink to do the same thing as them. Although you are well-known in the world, most of the scholars and officials in the court, You may not really respect and accept you from the bottom of my heart. What awaits you will be endless intrigues and intrigues, and even settling accounts after the autumn. Once the royal case of the father, there was a large pile of impeachment. The memorial, I know this...

"How similar is this to Hou Junji back then?"

"Well, I won't force you anymore! But as my father said, if Datang is in trouble, you must stand up and fight side by side with me!"

Thinking about this, Li Ke smiled bitterly; Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai, now I am looking forward to seeing you, but I don’t want to see you anymore! ——If you and I are missing, it means that everything is well in Datang; if you and I meet, it is when Datang is in trouble!

"How is it good?"

"Did you really agree with that sentence...Is it better to miss each other?"