The Emperor's Favorite: The Beauty Disturbs the World

Chapter 368
The travel-stained Zhang Jiuling rushed back to Chang'an with the help of Li Longji's introduction to the Qianqiu Festival.Originally, he planned to meet Li Longji overnight, but he didn't see it after the palace gate was closed last night. He went to the palace early this morning, but was delayed for a while on the road because of other matters, and he didn't arrive at the Qinzheng Building until noon.

Li Longji hadn't seen Zhang Jiuling again for more than half a year. Now he looked at him carefully, and saw that this stubborn old man had more gray hair on his temples, and his body was stooped, no longer the style of the past.Thinking of the first time he made a blunt statement in Huaelou, recalling it, more than 20 years have passed!Immediately sighed: "Ai Qing is tired from traveling, and I will give you a seat!"

Gao Lishi obeyed the order to move a mahogany chair for Zhang Jiuling. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiuling could still receive this courtesy even though he was demoted. He was very moved, and clasped his fists and said: "This time, the old minister returned to Chang'an privately without obtaining the imperial decree. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"It's okay, I know you have something to say!" Li Longji waved his hand.

Zhang Jiuling didn't hide anymore, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the old minister returned to Beijing this time because of the fact that the crown prince was banned!"

Li Longji was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally said: "I don't want to punish the prince, but he has gone too far. I need to beat him to prevent him from going astray. As for King Shou, I will not make him the prince. of."

Hearing what Li Longji said, Zhang Jiuling felt relieved, and said loudly: "Your Majesty thinks so, but those ministers don't think so! Although the old minister is not in Chang'an, he also knows that the court has not been peaceful these few months! Take Speaking of the prince’s confinement, those wings of the prince are either running around to rescue the master; In the past, everyone would think that His Majesty has the intention to abolish the Crown Prince and establish the King of Shou, and if the ministers flock to support the King of Shou, the Crown Prince's status will inevitably be damaged, and by then, it will be too late for His Majesty to stop it!"

"But I can't indulge Yinger and let him have other thoughts!" Li Longji frowned.

Zhang Jiuling said: "According to my past observations, the prince is very filial and has no intention of treason. If your majesty does not release the prince from the mansion, then his wings will probably be cut off by Lord Li Linfu! Forgive me, my majesty, Li Linfu suppressed the prince and ignored him. He must not really want to abolish the prince, but to use Li Linfu's hand to warn the prince not to go too far! But Li Linfu is not the gentleman that His Majesty thinks. If His Majesty continues to stand idly by, the court will form cliques for selfish purposes and exclude dissidents, the prince's party will probably disappear, and the balance in the court will be out of the question!"

Li Longji was silent, Zhang Jiuling's guess was right, he intentionally used Li Linfu's hand to beat the prince, to let the prince remember that as long as he is alive, the throne will not be shaken!But according to Li Linfu's pressure, it is very likely that the prince's retainers will be wiped out in the end, and his family will indeed be detrimental to him if he grows up.

Zhang Jiuling said: "Concubine Hui is the one you love in your heart. The old minister dare not say anything wrong with your concubine! She is so sweet, no matter how kind a mother is, she will do some ridiculous things, not to mention Concubine Hui and the crown prince have irreconcilable conflicts, how to deal with it Your Majesty, please think again!"

Li Longji said thoughtfully: "I know!"

Zhang Jiuling cupped his hands and said, "There is one more thing, I want to remind Your Majesty!"

"Oh?" Li Longji was a little curious, what else would Zhang Jiuling say besides the prince.

Zhang Jiuling said: "Yesterday, the veteran came to Beijing and was resting at the post station. A barbarian begged to see him. Out of curiosity, the veteran summoned him. It turned out that it was General An Lushan of Pinglu. I ask the old minister to intercede for him in front of His Majesty, after consideration, the old minister thinks that this person is insidious and cunning, and he will definitely cause trouble in the future, please Your Majesty must not lightly indulge him, it is best to kill him, so as to avoid future troubles!"

"There is such a thing? If the general was executed just because of the failure of the crusade against Khitan, I am afraid that there will be complaints from the generals in the army. Let this matter be handled by Li Linfu!" General Pinglu put it in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhang Jiuling could only sigh, "This is all what the old minister said, please think twice, Your Majesty! Retire!" After saying that, he got up, saluted, and retreated.

Sitting behind the case, Li Longji stroked the mandarin duck inkstone on the case, his heart was in turmoil, Prince... Prince!How to deal with him in order to calm down this turmoil!
The 25th year of Kaiyuan is destined to be an eventful year.

The numerous snowflakes lasted until April, which was the longest winter since Li Longji ascended the throne.Due to missing the best season for farming, the people were all farming in the fields worriedly, and even a big festival like the Shangsi Festival was canceled due to the changeable weather.

This year's summer is not as hot as before, and you don't need to go to Lishan to escape the summer heat, but for some reason, the flowers in Furong Garden and Yifang Garden are also blooming listlessly, unlike the colorful and colorful flowers in the past.I don't know when there was a saying among the people: The weather is so abnormal, it is all because the emperor favored the treacherous concubine, listened to the words of the courtiers and wronged the prince. Only by releasing the prince can the wrath of heaven be calmed and the four seasons return to normal. order.

For such rumors, Chang Xi usually just laughs it off!However, Li Longji has been depressed because of this, which is also understandable. The ancients believed very much in the change of the weather, the sun, the moon and the stars. If they encountered unusual and weird weather, they would be regarded as warnings from the heavens. At this time, the emperor would have a good life Introspection, to see where there is a mistake to make God unhappy!The prince's followers seized this great opportunity and frequently wrote to request Li Longji to release the prince who was confined in the mansion. The prince was released from the government and regained his previous power.

The prince who left the mansion was more humble and cautious than before, lest Li Linfu would catch the slightest bit of trouble, and Li Yao and Li Ju also restrained themselves under Li Ying's warning. Chang Xi understood that they did not give up dealing with themselves, but It is dormant and preparing for the final counterattack.

Therefore, Li Linfu also told Chang Xi's ears day and night that she was somewhat difficult to sort out the relationship between the government and the government, and persuaded Chang Xi to do something over and over again. Under the attack of a troublesome matter, Chang Xi finally fell ill.

This illness has been lingering for a long time, no matter how many imperial doctors Li Longji summoned, or how many warlocks he invited, it was of no avail. The groggy Chang Xi didn't get better until the early autumn.

This day is Li Longji's birthday. Since the 17th year of Kaiyuan, this day has been designated as the Qianqiu Festival.Originally, Li Longji was going to celebrate Li Longji's birthday in Jiaofang Hall, but Li Longji was afraid of disturbing Chang Xi, so he insisted on moving the birthday banquet to Huae Building, and asked Concubine Mei to take full responsibility for the matter, so that Chang Xi would not be tired at all.

As the night fell slightly, above the palace banquet, there were singing and dancing, and there were beautiful faces and temple shadows everywhere, and rich clothes and crowns.

When Li Longji and Chang Xi walked into the Huae Tower side by side, the banquet was full of voices of kneeling and paying respect.

Chang Xi nodded with a smile and said: "We are all a family, so there is no need to be so polite!" This time, no one else attended the birthday banquet, and they were all children of the royal family. Li Ying led the princes to kneel on the right, and Princess Xianyi led the princesses. Kneel on the left side of the red carpet.

Li Longji and Chang Xi sat down behind the Qingyu case, and everyone stood up. Chang Xi looked at Yuniang who was about to give birth from a distance, and hurriedly said: "You are inconvenient, so don't kneel down! Mao'er, don't help Yuniang yet." Get up, Qiongyu, have you ordered Shangshi Bureau to prepare dishes for Yuniang alone?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this old slave has prepared for Princess Shou!" Gao Lishi replied.

Under Chang Xi's series of instructions, everyone has figured out the attitude of this beloved concubine towards this daughter-in-law. They all looked over and saw the birthday king Li Haofeng standing handsomely on the ground. A beautiful woman with a wide collar and long sleeves, who is pregnant with Liujia, and behind her is Qingying, the side concubine of the King of Shou. She is wearing a green gown and skirt, without makeup, with a clean appearance and the luxurious atmosphere of the palace banquet Out of place, standing there timidly, as if indifferent to everything, with a disheartened expression.

Many people at the banquet seemed to understand why she was like this: she is the side concubine of King Shou, it's just that she is not loved by Concubine Hui, and she was robbed by others to give birth to a child, so what's the use of being favored by King Shou alone!Maybe one day the King of Shou will change his mind!
Li Heng's favorite concubine, Mrs. Zhang, looked at Yuniang's plump figure and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but my brother and sister are plump, I think it's because my eighteenth brother took good care of me!
Li Ying smiled indifferently, and looked at Yuniang, who had turned against him, and saw that she was indeed a little more rounded, and inadvertently glanced at the woman behind him from the corner of her eye, and felt a pain in her heart...Why is she so thin!Is life in Shouwang Mansion sad, or is she worried because she was grounded?
Under Zhang's teasing, Yuniang blushed and said in a mosquito voice, "Where is it!"

Zhe Zhe laughed, "Your Majesty is right! Our master has indeed gained a lot of plumpness under the care of the prince, so the prince even gave my master a new name!"

"New name?" Chang Xi asked curiously, "What's it called?"

"Yang Yuhuan!" Zhezhe's crisp and pleasant voice undoubtedly exploded a thunder above Chang Xi's head!She... she is actually Yang Yuhuan?She really is Yang Yuhuan!But she is already his daughter-in-law, why is it recorded in history that she is his husband's favorite concubine? !For a moment, Chang Xi shivered as if immersed in ice water.

But the people at the banquet were not too shocked by this strange name, only Princess Xianyi joked a few words with a smile, saying that the name is well chosen, and the ring has the meaning of plumpness, which is suitable for the current Concubine Shou!

This was originally a joke in the little daughter's boudoir, but Zhe Zhe said it in public, Li Mao was a little embarrassed, and quickly changed the subject: "I heard that my mother and concubine are not feeling well, so I specially sent someone to collect snow lotus from the sky for my mother's mother." The imperial concubine concocted ten pills, and hope that the imperial concubine is in good health!"

Chang Xi, who was in a daze, was interrupted by his son's words, so stop thinking about Yang Yuhuan now!Prince Li Ying is the one who needs to be most concerned, and since he came to Datang, a lot of history has been rewritten, maybe this Yang Yuhuan will only be his daughter-in-law in the future, and smiled immediately: "Mao'er is really filial, mother and concubine are very happy!"

(End of this chapter)