Four Nights Red House

After leaving the court, Longji suppressed the unknown anger inside, and still said goodbye to his elder brother modestly.On the way back home in the sedan chair, my mood was extremely bumpy.

He lifted up the car curtain impatiently to see the bustling and busy market in Chang'an City. The people's livelihood that made him happy in the past now only leaves him with chaotic impatience!

All the way into the mansion, he dismissed all the attendants, locked himself in the room alone and sulked.The more this unknown fire is suppressed, the easier it will be to flourish. After the surroundings are quiet, it suddenly becomes menacing!

Longji sat down, originally wanted to pour a cup of herbal tea to suppress the luxuriant anger like weeds in his heart, but lost his mind inadvertently, and crushed the body of the small pot with his fingers holding it.

The fine pieces of porcelain scratched the flesh, and the dark blood suddenly gushed out, and it was shocking to glance at it!

Finally, this thought began to gradually become clearer and clearer.

He knew in his heart that his father did this intentionally to suppress him, and he had to see a fact that he didn't want to admit, couldn't bear to admit, and didn't dare to admit - his father was telling himself indirectly that although he had made great contributions to Li Longji, Even though this great power can be said to be the result of his ultimate victory by giving credit to his father, his father is still the emperor, and his father is the emperor after all. , can't tolerate his arrogance in the slightest!

It's terrible, pitiful, lamentable... He felt that he was becoming more and more distant from his father's heart!

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blows open the window with a "squeak", and the dull Xiao Yin brought back Longji's thoughts.His eyes were heavy and sharp, he paced to the window, and when he raised his hand to close the window again, he suddenly noticed a cool rain falling at some point.

The raindrops came in with the cool wind, bringing a sudden chill wherever it went.His shoulders trembled, his whole body stared in a daze, and he just stood in front of the window in a daze, letting the cold rain and the breeze wantonly sort out his scattered thoughts, and gradually extinguished the mess in his heart. The scorching fire that never stops.

Feeling the miraculous comfort of nature, this chaotic and fiery heart gradually became more settled and calmer...

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Li Dan stood under the wide eaves of Feidian, and stretched out his hand into the fine rain curtain to catch the handful of cold rain.But unexpectedly, his eyes ached from being pierced by the bright yellow wide sleeves.

He thought for sure, retracted his arms in panic, turned his eyes and sighed calmly.

This bright yellow dragon robe shows his supreme identity and unrivaled status, but this is what other people see, and to him, it is nothing more than an invisible shackle that binds his body, mind and soul. !

This supreme position, this majestic imperial power surrounded by nine dragons, is it really an excellent thing in the world?There are really so many people who are willing to spend their whole lives for it, and they will either become a pathetic bone skeleton on this road to the top, become a human bone ladder for future generations to climb to the peak step by step, or they will be in the process of achieving their goals. Then tie yourself to this shining dragon chair, and just waste your life, blood and emotions?

The Li Dan in the past, the Li Dan in the period before he didn't know Wan'er, may be no different from these people. He will also be fanatical because of power, run away because of interests, and persist because of the so-called dream. And the heart was surging; after You Wan'er walked into his life inadvertently, and kept facing each other frequently for a long time, this situation and thoughts have undergone qualitative changes. What she wants to see is her goal and she regards all of this as her own goal, but more often she just lets nature take its course and can't help but let the faint fate drive her; He finally ascended to the final pinnacle of power and ascended to the throne of God as she wished, and as fate had appointed him early on, but he had to drench himself in the wind and rain, alone...

The woman he loved is no longer there, and she drifts away in the natural wind with her love for him, drifting away from him little by little.Sometimes he will think that she is still there, just like the years when Emperor Wu was in power, they can't meet often, but he will know her news, know that she is good, and know that she is thinking about him, just as It was as if he was thinking of her in his heart.

When there is wind and light rain, his heart is filled with boundless joy.In the past, this joy came from the sincere praise of nature; and later, this joy came from the reunion with her.

The light rain and the clear breeze make a bond, he regards every ray of wind as her smile, and every rainy day as a date with her, how peaceful he is, he just feels that she is coming to see him. It's like when she came to see him with her feet curled up and her voice slowly when she was living in Luoyang, the eastern capital, many years ago...

"Your Majesty." The servant behind him subconsciously called Li Dan.

Once he came back to his senses suddenly, he restrained his scattered thoughts and turned around immediately.But when he was about to ask a question, he stopped again.Because he saw the eldest son, Li Chengqi, standing behind the eunuch.

Unexpectedly, his son would come to see him at this time. Once his mood relaxed slightly, he curled his lips into a gentle smile, and after avoiding his son's etiquette, he walked back to the inner hall with Cheng Qi.

The room is smoked with prosperous silver bone charcoal, and the scent of Suhe in the incense cauldron is soothing and refreshing. Compared with the cold rain outside the hall, there are two completely different feelings.

The father and son retreated from the others, sat down face to face and drank hot tea, and a sense of harmony was born around them.

As parents, when facing their children, there will be an involuntary tenderness in both state of mind and emotion. There is probably no difference between the emperor and the common people on this point: "It is better to listen to the rain and drink tea nowadays. Don't have a lot of fun." Once he opened his mouth with a smile, a warm homely feeling spread.At the same time, he also thought about it, guessing what kind of purpose the eldest son came to see him.

Apparently, he just proposed two candidates for the crown prince in the court hall, at this time Cheng Qi came over, naturally for the crown prince's affairs, there is no need to speculate on this point.What Li Dan didn't understand was that he wanted to find out what his son's true thoughts were, whether he understood his own thoughts and told himself his understanding tactfully, or was he testing himself faintly, or was it because he was moved by the idea of ​​becoming a crown prince? come to please yourself...

Cheng Qi nodded and smiled, his expression was as peaceful as his tone: "Your servant must be jealous! Because the third brother was taught and cultivated by the emperor by his side, it must be like listening to the rain like now. Tasting tea, my father has been with my third brother for many years!" It sounded like a joke without any deep meaning.

Li Dan's thoughts tightened.

Cheng Qi also had a clear understanding of his father's thoughts.But what happened to him today, he really didn't have the slightest intention of inviting pets and fighting for the wind.Even though he was established as the crown prince when his father first came to the throne and he was six or seven years old according to the common sense of his elders, his fate cannot be chosen by others, and current events are the most difficult to say.No one knows how everything that has been appointed will end all the way.

"Father." He lowered his expression, and when he called out, his brows gathered slightly, "Sanlang has been working very hard these days... Father, don't want it, it will make life difficult for too many people! "The voice became lower and lower, and he was also considering his words in his heart. When he finished speaking, he nodded and smiled, and subconsciously avoided Li Dan's gaze.

Li Dan was shocked!

He understood what Cheng Qi meant...

Cheng Qi is affirmed of Longji's achievements, and at the same time, Chengqi also understands that Li Dan is only trying to kill Longji's arrogance, and has no intention of really re-establishing the eldest son at all!So Chengqi is tactfully begging him as his father, begging him to end this futile and meaningless torture, and not to pull too many people into a strange circle just because of his momentary thoughts; The position should be decided as soon as possible, don't put the eldest son on the fire again, and don't make the ministers repeatedly guess the Sacred Heart or even have a different heart!

This sounds plain, but in fact, the turbulent and earth-shattering words hidden behind it undoubtedly awakened Li Danfu again.Faced with his son's seemingly indifferent but in fact sharp questioning, he had to re-examine his actions and consider whether he had done so without consideration.

Cheng Qi did not continue this topic further, and poured a cup of hot tea for his father with a small enamel pot.

Li Dan took it, and when he looked up, he saw a sincere and begging look on his son's face.Seeing such a look made him feel very uncomfortable. This cup of tea was brought to his lips, and when he sipped the tea soup carefully, he could taste the fragrance and bitterness.

He himself can't escape the ups and downs of the officialdom, and the children and followers behind him can't escape the ups and downs of the officialdom.Due to the current situation, they all have their own special and profound experiences.Years of tossing and turning careers without a decline have wiped out everyone's thoughts, and the original pursuit has gradually changed subtly and subtly.

Everyone is very tired, and no one has the mental strength to be sharp and competitive!Chengqi really couldn't bear that kind of energy, and Longji... the participation of Shenlong coup made him taste the fruits of victory for the first time, and he couldn't give up easily, and the quite successful Tang Dynasty, which was planned and promoted by him, However, Long Zheng and the coup dwindled all his energy and mental strength. At this time, Longji was also exhausted physically and mentally, and could no longer spare any extra energy to fight for power. Facing his father's sudden move Sometimes, he just had nowhere to vent and was sulking.

No one is having a good time, no one is happy... As a father, don't continue to put such invisible pressure on your children; as a king, don't give your courtiers such difficulties anymore!

The rain outside the window is getting heavier, and the fine sound of cutting through the forest and beating leaves can be heard clearly, which makes people unconsciously think about it.

With a sinking heart, Dan let out a long sigh, and a hundred kinds of inexplicable feelings accumulated deep in his heart.Drenched, slowly melted...