Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 630 The Emperor Arouses Suspicion (Happy New Year's Eve!)
The emperor of the Li Tang royal family still prefers to go out of the palace.

The emperor Li Longji liked to take Gao Lishi out of the palace to play, and often went into the homes of the common people to attend the banquets of the common people.

When Li Heng was the crown prince, his status was precarious, and he was trapped in the East Palace every day, not daring to leave the East Palace privately.

Later, after escaping from Chang'an City, he finally became emperor. When Li Heng was in good health, he would often take Li Fuguo with him to visit Chang'an.

Later, his health was not good, and Li Heng went out of the palace less frequently.

Now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, Li Heng's health is getting better, so he took Yu Chaoen and Mu Rong out of the palace together.

Of course, it is impossible for the emperor to go out of the palace without guards. A Shence Army is nearby to protect the emperor at any time.

Li Heng changed into the clothes of the common people, and the smart Mu Rong found a donkey cart for transporting goods in the palace. He drove the donkey cart, and Yu Chaoen accompanied the emperor in the cart, and walked out along the Qingshi road of the palace wall. The red wall of Daming Palace.

"Sage, oh no, Saburo, where are we going?"

Li Heng was ranked third. Li Sanlang was the pseudonym he used when he was out of the palace. Li Heng looked at the sun hanging above his head and said:
"Let's go to Wannian County for a stroll. I heard that Duke Zhuangyuan has managed Wannian County very well."

Little Muzi immediately drove the donkey cart towards Wannian County.

Compared with when Chang'an was just recovered, the streets are now much more lively.

Under Wang Chengwei's governance, Wannian County is also the fastest-recovering area in Chang'an.

Although today is not the time to rest and take a bath, the weather is good. Many people go out to buy things or dry their clothes. The whole city is full of life.

Li Heng enjoyed the bustling city atmosphere very much, it was much warmer than the cold Daming Palace.

Seeing the bustling Wannian County, Li Heng couldn't help but said: "This Wang Chengwei is indeed a talent!"

Speaking of this, Li Heng felt a little proud in his heart, Wang Chengwei was the champion hand-picked by him, doesn't this just show that he, the emperor, has a sense of knowledge?
Li Heng's mood has improved a lot. If the officials of Datang can serve Datang wholeheartedly like Wang Chengwei, then why worry about the mere Hedong rebels not being able to put down.

Not long ago, Wang Chengwei's dissatisfaction with finding out the big case of counterfeit money disappeared. Li Heng praised Wang Chengwei a few words along the way, and Li Heng suddenly said: "Go to Xingqing Palace to have a look."

Yu Chaoen's heart skipped a beat, Xingqing Palace is the palace where the emperor lives, so is the emperor going to visit the emperor?
Mu Rong was even more shocked. He climbed to his current position step by step relying on Gao Lishi's old relationship in the palace.

And as Mu Rong's status in the palace rose, Gao Lishi also changed from the previous coercion and use of the relationship to a cooperative relationship.

It is equivalent to Mu Rong taking over Gao Lishi's dark son in the palace, which is why so many eunuch players can be assigned to key positions as soon as they enter the palace.

But at the same time, Mu Rong and Gao Lishi are also in a prosperous relationship. If something happens to Gao Lishi and Mu Rong gets out, all the previous efforts will be over.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with each other these days, but the emperor suddenly went to Xingqing Palace.

But Gao Lishi doesn't have a player's communication system, and now Mu Rong can't report the news, and he doesn't know what the emperor is going to do.

Li Heng brought Yu Chaoen and Mu Rong to the road beside Xingqing Palace.

Xingqing Palace is on the edge of the city gate in the west of the city, next to Yongjiafang, Anxingfang, Shengyefang, Daozhengfang and Dongshi.

Xingqing Palace is the smallest of the three halls in Chang'an, but it is also the size of three squares.

And in the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace, on the street where it meets Dongshi, is the busiest place in the whole Xingqing Palace.

In the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace is Huae Xianghui Building, which was built by the emperor for Yang Yuhuan. After it was built, the emperor often held banquets here.

The Huae Tower stands tall on the palace wall, and the emperor also likes to climb the Huae Tower to interact with the people outside the palace wall.

For example, during the Chang'an Lantern Festival, which was a grand ceremony in Chang'an, the emperor would bring his ministers up to the Huae Building to meet the people of Chang'an face to face.

At that time, Li Heng also followed the emperor and saw the night view of Chang'an on the Huae Tower.

Following his memory, Li Heng came to the corner of Dongshi. He did not expect to see many people gathered in the corner of Xingqing Palace today.

Li Heng was a little puzzled, today is not a day for taking a rest, why are there so many people gathered?
"Little Mu Zi."

"The minister is here."

"Go to the front and see why the people are gathered beside Xingqing Palace."

Mu Rong immediately jumped out of the donkey cart and squeezed into the crowd.

Mu Rong squeezed into the crowd and found that these people were all gathered in the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace. After squeezing in and listening, Mu Rong quickly understood the reason for these people to gather.

It turns out that the emperor often climbed on the head of Huae these days and met with the people on the upper floor of Huae.

Even a few days ago, the emperor summoned several elders to go upstairs, talked with them about the events of the Kaiyuan period, and asked Gao Lishi around him to bestow gold and silver.

Today, the people on the edge of the Huae Tower are all Chang'an citizens who are vying to see the face of the emperor. There are also some guys who want to be lucky. If you go to the gorgeous Huae Building, you can brag about it in Chang'an City for a lifetime.

Mu Rong memorized silently, when he was about to step back and report to Li Heng, suddenly the crowd shouted:
"The emperor has come out!"

"The Emperor has ascended the tower!"

Immediately afterwards, Mu Rong saw the people in the front row take the lead and kneel down.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Long live the emperor!"

People around him also knelt down one after another, and Mu Rong was also pulled to kneel down.

A group of people knelt down, and Li Heng, who was sitting on the donkey cart, immediately changed his face.

Without the obstruction of the crowd, he suddenly saw the old figure on Huae Tower, isn't that his father?
Li Longji's body seemed to be very healthy, and he could climb the stairs by himself without Gao Lishi's support.

Did these people gather together to kneel down to worship their father?

After this idea came up, suspicion arose in Li Heng's heart.

For Li Heng, his father is the shadow of his life.

He spent most of his life in the shadow of his father, the sage emperor. During the Tianbao period, the two power ministers, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, kept humiliating the prince and achieved his political goal of inviting favor in front of Li Longji.

If it weren't for the strong protection of the ministers and Li Longji's intention to change the crown prince, Li Heng finally found an opportunity after the Anshi Rebellion. Lingwu ascended the throne as the empress, and the emperor also announced his abdication in Shuzhong.

However, the emperor has always caused troubles for Li Heng. He used to be Li Heng's closest younger brother, King Yong. After receiving the edict from the emperor to set up a vassal king, he tried to establish a separate regime in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, Li Heng sent Gao Shi to pacify him. But Li Heng also lost his most beloved brother forever.

All kinds of things came to my mind, and seeing the people in Chang'an bowing down to the emperor, Li Heng took root in his heart, and his psychological shadow of the emperor broke out.

Mu Rong quickly came back from the crowd and said to Li Heng:

"Your Majesty, Third Master, these people are waiting to meet the emperor. It is said that these days, the emperor will go up to the Huae Tower every afternoon, and sometimes he will summon the people to go upstairs."

Li Heng's face became even uglier, the emperor actually went upstairs to meet the people, and these people spontaneously gathered downstairs in Huae, waiting to meet the emperor, which made Li Heng feel like a light on his back.

Thinking of the emperor's influence in Chang'an City, Li Heng felt even more uneasy.

Regardless of whether it was the emperor who caused the Anlushan Rebellion, Li Longji was still the "Sage Son of Heaven" who had ruled Chang'an for decades.

During Li Longji's tenure, before An Lushan entered Chang'an, it was the most prosperous period in Chang'an.

People in Chang'an kneel down here to worship the emperor, and they are also remembering the prosperous Tang Dynasty that has gone away.

Although after Wang Chengwei's governance, Wannian County has now recovered its vitality, but it is still incomparable with the prosperous Chang'an City in the Emperor's time.

At that time, the wealthiest merchants in the entire Tang Dynasty and the most talented scholars in the empire all gathered in Chang'an City.

The officials and nobles in Chang'an held banquets day and night, and Chang'an City was surrounded by the smell of wine and rouge. This was the Chang'an City of that era, and it was also the Chang'an City in the dreams of the people of Chang'an.

That's why when the emperor ascended the Huae Tower, the people in Chang'an surrounded by the downstairs had a feeling of dreaming back to the prosperity of Chang'an.

But in the suspicious Li Heng's view, these people gathered downstairs in Huae, and the emperor summoned the people upstairs, which all had unusual meanings.

Now that Guo Ziyi is stationed in Tongguan, prices in Chang'an are soaring and people's hearts are unstable, Li Heng is always full of insecurity in his heart.

Li Heng said to Yu Chaoen who was beside him: "The emperor met the people in the Huae Building, why didn't anyone tell me about this?"

After Li Fuguo left Beijing, Yu Chaoen took some errands from the Shence Army. He immediately realized that this was his negligence, knelt down and said, "I am guilty of negligence!"

Li Heng snorted coldly and said: "Get up, I am Li Sanlang now, don't kneel and worship at will."

Li Heng continued: "Send some competent people to investigate, who did the emperor summon to go upstairs, and what did he talk to them about?"

Li Heng looked at Yu Chaoen, his suspicions flared up again, and he changed his words again: "Don't meddle in this matter, Mu Rong, leave this matter to you, and draw some capable people from the Shence Army to handle it. If you do a good job, you will be rewarded!"

Yu Chaoen didn't dare to speak, Mu Rong immediately said excitedly: "Yes, third master! Little Muzi must do a good job!"

　I wish readers a happy new year's Eve!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)