Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 434. 433. An Encounter in History

"Xuan, Shanxi Hedong comfort ambassador Li Yuan, see you!!"

Following the servant's voice, outside the gate of the palace, Li Yuan in military uniform stepped into the palace.

Under the watchful eyes of the officials, he looked at Yang Tong who was sitting on the chair next to the empty dragon chair, clasped his hands after ten steps up the hall:

"Your Majesty, Li Yuan, I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

Today's Yang Guang has appointed Yang Tong to stay behind because he will go to Jianghuai in a few days, so he will not go to court.

The purpose is to exercise his grandson's ability to govern before he leaves.

After Li Yuan finished worshiping, Yang Tong said:
"Li Qing is dead."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Then, two servants came over, one of them was still carrying a tray.

Li Yuan took out the Tiger Talisman with ease and put it on the tray.Another servant stepped aside after checking that the tiger talisman was correct.

From then on, after the transfer of military power, the soldiers stationed outside the city regained their freedom.

Then, the servant stepped forward:
"Following Heaven's fortune, the emperor's edict said: Li Yuan has made great contributions in pacifying the bandits in the east of the river, and he was granted the title: General You Xiaowei..."

The reward begins.

Accompanied by the servant's edict, Li Yuan remained motionless.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked awe-inspiring.

A room full of old foxes, no one can see any idea.

It was only with the award of the imperial decree that today's government was opened again.

……

"father."

"father."

After the meeting was over, when Li Yuan and his friends walked out of the hall, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who had been waiting outside the hall just now, stepped forward.

Li Yuan then introduced his two sons to the ministers.

Official communication is a very delicate job.

When should we make friends, when should we chat...all the rules are in everyone's stomach.

Talking and laughing for a while.

Li Yuan, who had just won the battle, seemed to be proud of himself.

It's just... I don't know whether it's really like this in my heart, or whether it's just pretending.

Manchao's civil and military chats were almost over, and finally, at just the right time, a servant came over:
"General Li, Your Majesty welcomes you."

Li Yuan nodded and said to his two sons:

"You guys go with me."

"...?"

Li Shimin was stunned.

But it can be seen that Li Jiancheng's eyes are a little excited, and he nodded:

"Ah."

Follow the servant all the way towards the imperial garden.

When I came to the garden, I saw Yang Guang who was holding a piece of cake to feed the fish by the pool, accompanied by Yang Tong.

Li Yuan stepped forward:
"Your Majesty, Li Yuan, greet Your Majesty, my Emperor Sheng'an."

"Ah."

Yang Guang responded, turned his head to look at Li Yuan who was kneeling on one knee, and then his eyes fell on Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin behind him.

The two reacted, and quickly knelt down on one knee:

"Li Jiancheng."

"Li Shimin."

"Kowtow to Your Majesty, my emperor Sheng'an."

A smile appeared on Yang Guang's face, and he nodded:
"I haven't seen you for a few years, you two have grown up too."

As he spoke, he waved his hand:
"Okay, get up. Come and give me a seat."

When the chairs were moved, the monarch and his ministers sat in front of the lakeside pavilion.

Beside them are Yang Tong and the Li brothers who are standing and waiting.

"Li Qing worked hard in the Battle of Hedong."

Hearing this, Li Yuan stood up again and cupped his hands:
"Share your Majesty's worries!"

Yang Guang pressed his hand, motioned him to sit down, and then continued:
"I've read the battle report, the battle was tough, and your losses are not small, especially the cavalry, right?"

Li Yuan's heart trembled.

At the same time, an inexplicable emotion flashed in the eyes of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin in the rear.

Seeing him hesitate for a moment, he nodded in response:

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is indeed not small. The minister...has stated in the report that the cavalry and horses were damaged countless times this time...The minister is guilty, please punish him by Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, he got up and knelt down on one knee.

"Your Majesty acted on my own initiative and temporarily conscripted [-] horses from Pegasus City as a tribute to His Majesty! As a result, the [-] galloping horses were lost by [-]...Please punish me!"

Facing Li Yuan's words, Yang Guang raised his eyebrows:
"Just four thousand?"

"..."

Li Yuan's silence caused a... pressure of silence to rise in the garden.

No one spoke.

Yang Guang narrowed his eyes at some point, staring at the bowed general.

And the eyes of the general who bowed his head were full of surprise and apprehension.

until……

"Hahahaha~"

The emperor laughed loudly:

"Four thousand lost?... Li Yuan, Li Yuan, do you think I don't know what your plan is?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Including Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, the faces of the father and son gradually turned pale.

But Yang Guang didn't care about it at all, and continued to laugh:
"Only lost four thousand? This is strange... You reported the loss of four thousand, but why did the news from my Baiqisi say that it was lost six thousand?"

"...Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Li Yuan, who was struggling, was about to say something, but Yang Guang acted as if he hadn't heard it, and said to himself:

"Yesterday, I asked someone to order it specially. But the strange thing is also here. It is true that the six thousand war horses of the Three Pegasus Sects have entered the rare animal pen... I wondered, could it be Baiqisi?" Lie to me?... Hey, Li Qing, what a coincidence, the people from Pegasus City happen to be taking care of Longhuoyan in the beast pen."

"..."

"..."

"...?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly had a trace of doubt in his eyes.

Then he seemed to realize something, and his eyes became calm again.

"So, I asked them to take a look... Well, someone was so bold that even my royal horse dared to make a mistake. I mixed two thousand horses in it without permission. Although the coat color is similar, the quality is actually not bad. It’s just that the horses that are not the horses of the three sects passed by. Hahaha~”

The more he talked, the more fun he seemed to find. He looked at Li Yuan and asked:

"Li Qing, don't you think this thief is a little stupid and cute? If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Mo Yun Treading Snow, Oolong Xiao, and Chi Yan. But they don't know that the people of Pegasus City have been fighting with each other all their lives. When dealing with these three kinds of thousand-mile horses, one can tell at a glance which ones are real and which ones are fake. Only then did I realize that... the person who did this should be afraid of being blamed by me, so he gave the two thousand horses of the best quality in his army to him. Did I squeeze it in?"

"..."

The doubt in Li Yuan's eyes, who was kneeling on one knee, slowly turned into a touch of...almost absurd astonishment.

At this time, a hand stretched out.

The emperor himself helped him up, his eyes were lifeless, replaced by absurd praise:

"Then I have to ask this thief, what's the matter without these two thousand good horses? You, an elite cavalryman who has been trained so hard, can you change to be a pawn?"

"..."

Li Yuan opened his mouth and stammered:
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty knows everything..."

"Okay."

After waving his hand, Yang Guang suddenly looked at Yang Tong:
"Tong'er, tell me, how should I punish this thief?"

With a smile on his lips, Yang Tong said:
"Grandfather, according to my grandson, it is not a thief who can sacrifice his own interests to share his worries, but a loyal minister who knows his grandfather's hard work and knows how to protect his grandfather. Not only should he not be punished, but he should be rewarded."

"Hahahahaha~"

Yang Guang laughed heartily and patted Li Yuan on the shoulder:

"That's right, it should be a reward. But..."

Looking at the future lord of a country, he said:
"You are now in charge of the country, and you are responsible for everything in Luoyang City. I can't decide how to reward you. You have to come. Donger, tell me, what do you think, how should you reward?"

After kicking the ball to Yang Tong.

Yang Tong, who will be in charge of the East Palace after his grandfather left, thought about it and said:

"General Li, the pillar of the country, is willing to sacrifice his own combat power in order to protect his grandfather. The grandson thinks this is inappropriate. The cavalry is the backbone of a battle. Such a loyal minister and good general will lose a lot in a fierce battle. If you don't add, Not enough to comfort the hearts of the soldiers. If the grandfather allows... the grandson wants to reward General Li with all the three Pegasus mounts that came in this tribute. Thinking about it, it is an eternal story that a famous general meets a good horse and his combat power increases! "

He is not a fool, he is afraid that the reward he gave will be considered too much by his grandfather and cannot be taken back.So I added the sentence "if grandfather allows", and handed over the decision-making power to Yang Guang.

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Yang Guang's eyes.

That's right, the way to be a king is to balance, and you must not be blocked at one end.

Sensing his grandson's comprehension, Yang Guang waved his hand in a good mood:

"Sure. If I don't even have a decent cavalry in my arms, I'm afraid the world will laugh at me. Li Qing!"

"...Your Majesty, the minister is here."

"Go, go directly to the rare animal pen, and take away your two thousand shameless horses and the four thousand famous horses that travel thousands of miles a day. From now on...don't make such false claims, as soon as the battle report is submitted truthfully Okay, is it possible that after winning the battle, I will still argue with you about the damage? Got it?"

"..."

All the emotions in the general's eyes were completely calmed down.

Clap your hands together:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not blaming me for being reckless, and accepting the decree, thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

"Well, let's go."

"Wei Chen retire."

Withdrew from the imperial garden all the way with the two sons. Behind him, the servant who had received His Majesty's decree had already reported the news to the imperial court.

After walking out of the palace without saying a word, Li Yuan's brows slowly frowned.

He seemed a little unhappy, his eyes fell on the second son, but he didn't say anything, he just snorted heavily and said:
"It's all right, you go to the rare animal pen to pass the order first, and then inform the army to disarm and disband, and go to Taiyuan in ten days."

"Yes."

The two brothers agreed, and after watching their father leave, Li Jiancheng glanced at his younger brother and shook his head:

"You should at least inform your father about this matter. What kind of cleverness are you playing?...If you really offended His Majesty and punished you, what should you do?"

"... What my brother taught me is that the people of the world know it."

"Um……"

Seeing that the second child knew he was wrong, Li Jiancheng didn't say much. After looking at the sky, he said:
"I still need to meet some friends here, you go with your father's order."

"Okay, brother, go slowly."

"Ah."

When Li Jiancheng left, Li Shimin's face was calm.

Lead the horse and go east.

He is fairly familiar with Luoyang City, having been here before.

I also know the direction of the rare beast pen.

They can stay here for about ten days, and then they will return to Taiyuan to stay behind.And in these ten days, he has to do a lot of things.

I want to take my brother to visit Luoyang.

I have to wait for sister to send me the news that I will go find her.

I also need to find the Shouchu Daoist that my sister mentioned, and bring him to my side... Strict supervision?
It seems to say so.

There are so many things waiting for him to do.

While thinking, while walking.

Today's weather was fine, and the prosperity of Luoyang City gradually attracted his attention after he plunged into the main street.

The kind of heart that belongs to young people made him look around while thinking about things in his heart.

Luoyang... is really prosperous.

While watching, while walking.

Finally, he arrived at the beast pen.

From a distance, he could already see the servant waiting for him at the door.

Li Shimin quickened his pace.

When he came to the servant, he bowed and saluted:

"Shimin, the son of General You Xiaowei Li Yuan, has seen the chief supervisor."

"Oh, I can't do it."

The servant hurriedly waved his hands, and after being polite to both sides, they entered the rare beast pen together.

It didn't take much time to handle the handover, it took less than half an hour in total.

After everything was done, Li Shimin came out, bid farewell to the palace servant, and thought about leaving the city quickly to disband the army.

Just as he was thinking, he saw a car and horse parked in front of him.

At the beginning, I didn't pay much attention to it. Luoyang City is not a corner, and I don't know how many wealthy people there are.

He moved on.

I just watched the two people jumping out of the carriage, they looked somewhat similar.

I think it should be two brothers, right?
Just thinking about it, I saw the two of them stepping on the stone steps to the high place, and while walking, they shouted to the boy sitting at the door:
"Dude, is the Priest Shou Chu of your family here?"

"Mr. is here, please, two young masters."

"Hey, the Taoist priest is back!...Brother, hurry up!"

"Ok!"

The two brothers rushed into the house.

But Li Shimin couldn't move his feet.

just……

What did the two sons shout just now?
What priest?
Shouchu! ?
Priest Shouchu?

Shou...beginning...Taoist priest?
After trying to understand the name, his first reaction was:
"Renamed?"

It should be the same name, right?

Isn't that Taoist priest a good friend disciple of Sister Jingzhen Palace?
And this place is...

Looking at the plaque of "Chunyou Society", no matter how much he thought about it, he felt that this place should not be the legendary Xiangshan Mountain.

But the Daoist name "Shouchu" is quite weird in all honesty.

Anyone with a bit of culture should not give his disciple such an unfeminine name.

And since they have met, regardless of whether the name is the same or not, you have to go and see it out of emotion and reason.

Thinking of this, he hung the horse on the wooden pole erected beside the carriage, and walked up the stone steps at a leisurely pace.

And Zhang Wenguan took a look...

Oh my god.

The husband's business has been open for the past few days, and finally saw a customer.

Eh?
wrong……

Could it be...a friend with the surname "Shang" ordered by Mr. Yesterday?

Thinking of this, he walked out from the table full of bamboo slices, and bowed to Li Shimin:
"But Mr. Shang from Pegasus City?"

Hearing the words "Pegasus City", Li Shimin's heart moved.

Ninety percent of the identity of the Priest Shouchu has been confirmed.

But he shook his head and quietly asked:

"No, buddy, what is this Chunyou Club?"

"...!!!!"

I saw excitement in Zhang Wenguan's eyes.

guest!

It's a guest!

Finally a guest! ! ! ! !

So hastily said:

"Young master, please take a look."

Following his instructions, Li Shimin looked at the two plaques.

"When you talk about joys and sorrows, there is no such thing as the past... Listen to the praise and praise, there are always people in the book... What is this place?"

"Go back to your son, the place to listen to stories. A good story told by my husband is unique in Luoyang City. If you have nothing to do, please go in and listen to it. You can't go wrong! It only costs ten yuan! The tea pipe Enough, the small esophagus is full, absolutely can't lose!"

"..."

Li Shimin was stunned.

This Taoist...is actually a businessman?

As a monk, instead of practicing Taoism, he actually started a business?

Sister...how can the person I take care of be such a mundane person?

His brows slowly wrinkled.

But it’s all here, looking at the two young masters in the hall who are busy pouring tea and eating beans.

Li Shimin thought for a moment, then nodded:

"it is good."

He took out ten Wen coins from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Wenguan.

Seeing that the boy was so excited that his hands were trembling, he handed over a piece of bamboo with "Linglingqi" written on it.

"This is?"

"Young master, just sit down according to the words above. Here, it's the third seat on the second table. You can go and sit down, and I'll serve you tea later."

"……it is good."

Holding the bamboo piece in his hand, he stepped into the yard while thinking "who wrote this word".

The small courtyard was kept very clean, and just two steps away, I heard a voice:
"Brother, why is Daoist's business so bleak? It should be full on weekdays."

"I do not know either……"

"Then what did you say Mr. Zhang did yesterday?"

"Yesterday was Qingming. The Taoist priest must have prayed for the souls of the dead in Jingzhen Palace together with Suning Gao Gong."

"What about the day before yesterday?"

"...The day before yesterday? How would I know."

"Didn't you say that you came to find the Taoist priest? Uh... okay! You went to the brothel again! I said, what kind of Chunyou Club did you come to at night!!"

"..."

The two brothers who had sold Li Zhen to the sky without knowing the effort of a few words were still arguing.

but didn't notice...

Li Shimin, who was still wearing armor, had already stepped in.

Following the steps, the vibration of the armor iron plate caught the two people's attention.

Turn your head...

It turned out to be a young general.

Yan Lide was okay, he didn't think much about it, but Yan Qian suddenly frowned.

Walking in armor in the city...?
The identity of this young general...is a bit complicated.

While he was thinking, Li Shimin picked up the bamboo piece and took a look, then looked at the table where the two were sitting.

Finally, he set his eyes on Yan Qian and walked over step by step.

"Excuse me, your seat is mine."

Pointing to "Zero Zero Seven" under the hand in front of him, Li Shimin said.

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