Change the Tang Dynasty Li Yuanba

Chapter 14

"The courtiers and concubines see the emperor." A graceful and luxurious woman with a dignified figure but a very pale complexion walked into the Ganlu Hall to salute Li Shimin.This one is the mother of the Tang Dynasty, the first wife of the Tang emperor Li Shimin, the eldest grandson empress.

"Guanyin maidservant, why are you here? If you are not healthy, rest more and don't run outside. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite. Get up quickly. Come, sit down and rest."

As soon as Li Shimin saw the other party, a rare gentle smile appeared on his face. He hurriedly got up, took the hand of Empress Changsun, and sat down on the couch beside him.

"Your Majesty is the son of heaven, and etiquette cannot be abandoned." Faced with Li Shimin's doting, Empress Changsun just smiled at Li Shimin, without the slightest hint of arrogance, and said softly to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I heard from the Imperial Dining Room that you have been in a daze for a long time in the Manna Palace and refused to eat. It is already very late. The concubine is really worried about His Majesty's health, so come and have a look. What troubles Your Majesty encountered? Is something wrong?" Why is Empress Changsun's voice so gentle.

"Haha, it's my fault that made the queen worry. Well, the queen will have dinner with me here first. I've been busy these days, so I don't take care of the queen. I'm ashamed. Your health is good. Have you ordered? Come, pass on the meal."

Seeing Empress Changsun dragging her sick body to ask because she was worried that she hadn't eaten, Li Shimin was moved and ashamed, and hurriedly ordered someone to pass on the meal.

"You don't dare to concubines, your Majesty is busy with the livelihood of thousands of Li people, as well as major events in the world, such as the rise and fall of our Tang Dynasty, the health of your concubines does not dare to worry about your majesty, your majesty takes state affairs as the top priority. It's heavy." When Empress Changsun heard this, she immediately apologized.

"Hey, the empress was joking. In fact, there is no meal today. The main reason is not the affairs of the country, but other things." Li Shimin's face showed a trace of fatigue and helplessness again.

"Your Majesty, is that old man Cheng Yaojin coming to anger you with their messes again? Your Majesty is just too kind to these old generals, and they come to trouble you with all kinds of messes." Empress Changsun said.

"No, no, maidservant Guanyin, I'm telling you something, so don't say anything. Do you remember my third brother?" Li Shimin asked softly.

A question from Li Shimin caused Empress Changsun to fall into deep memory. How could she not remember Li Yuanba? When she first married Li Shimin, she was only 13 years old.At that time, Li Yuanba was still chained in an iron cage.

Li Yuanba, who was not yet ten years old, because of his sudden strange strength, his temperament changed drastically, and when he got angry, he could always make the whole Tang Guogong's mansion restless, everyone looked away, and no one dared to approach him.Only she burst into tears after seeing Li Yuanba for the first time. Li Yuanba's eyes were full of dullness, anger, and longing. Once she saw her, she would never forget them.

Since then, she has often brought delicious food to this third brother, talked with him, and told him stories.Later, Li Yuanba's strange illness was cured by the real Ziyang, and he practiced martial arts well, becoming the invincible general of the former Sui Dynasty.Li Yuanba, who had come to his senses, also went his own way, not listening to anyone, but he was willing to get close to Empress Changsun and listen to her.

"I remember, why don't I remember, every time I think of the poor third brother, my heart is full of sadness. At the beginning, because of the sudden change of temperament, the third brother was tied by a big iron chain. You are all outside Leading the soldiers, only the third sister and I in the entire Li family are willing to visit him and talk to him."

"Later, the third brother recovered from his illness and became an invincible general. He was closer to my second sister-in-law than your second brother, hehe. It's just a pity that the third brother is long gone. If the third brother is still there, you don't have to I'm so tired. Regardless of whether it's internal or external, as long as the third brother goes there, I'll see who dares to act wild." Empress Changsun recalled.

"Guanyin maidservant, let me tell you, the third brother is still alive. After the third brother was struck by lightning, the third brother's master Ziyang Zhenren said that the third brother is just wandering away with one soul and three souls, and he will wake up one day. come over.

Only me and my father know about this matter.But the third brother was in a coma for 17 years. Shortly after the death of his father, the third brother woke up, but he just left without saying goodbye after waking up.I didn't tell you.And just now, the third brother came back and said a lot of strange things to me. "Li Shimin explained to Empress Changsun.

"Oh, Your Majesty, why didn't you tell me the news that the third brother was still alive? You don't even know how many tears I shed behind my back when I heard the news that the third brother was killed by Thunder God. And the three It’s true, brother, he won’t come to see me, my second sister-in-law, when I wake up.”

Empress Changsun didn't ask Li Cha what he said, but just acted like a girl to her lover, blaming him for not telling her that her third brother was not dead, and blaming him for not coming to see him.

This is the power of Empress Changsun.The reason why Empress Changsun is so favored by Li Shimin is not only that she is Li Shimin's married wife, but more importantly, she is decent, magnanimous, and smart.

She has never been arrogant because of favors, nor has she ever sought credit for favors. She conducts herself in the world, is fair and just, and never interferes in government affairs.She never asked what Li Shimin didn't say.She was listening quietly to what Li Shimin said.

Therefore, when Li Shimin encounters troubles, he always likes to talk to Empress Changsun, which also creates Empress Changsun's detached identity.

"Guanyin maidservant, the third brother disappeared as soon as he woke up. He disappeared for more than half a year. Just today, the third brother came to me, but the third brother has changed too much. If it weren't for the past ten years, I have been paying attention to it. If the third brother's physical condition is not the same as before he left, I absolutely do not believe that he is our former third brother."

"Our third younger brother is no longer the moody and impolite Li Yuanba who used to do things according to his own preferences, Guanyin maidservant, do you know? The third younger brother entered the palace this time to find Cheng Yaojin's mansion and threaten Cheng Yaojin. Yao Jin brought him in. The reason was that he was afraid that his identity would be exposed, and that the officials would force me to make him a prince, and he didn't want to be this prince, because he was afraid that I would be embarrassed. He was afraid that he would lose it in a quarrel My face. When did Yuanba think about others? Not even the emperor and the empress once." As he spoke, Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson empress.

Empress Changsun listened quietly, but nodded lightly when Li Shimin looked at her.This has become a habit, Empress Changsun knows that she doesn't need to ask questions, she just needs to listen. If there is anything she needs to say, her Ai Lang will ask herself directly.

"Before entering the palace, the third younger brother actually waited quietly outside the palace for Cheng Yaojin to come in to report. Is this something the third younger brother would do? The third younger brother has broken into the palace of Emperor Yangdi before without knowing how many times. Moreover, Cheng Yaojin fought against the third brother on the battlefield, and seeing the third brother, the third brother was naturally terrified, and in a panic, he led the third brother away from the Xuanwu Gate, but the third brother did not go into a rage."

"Why doesn't this make me doubt my third brother's identity? Even when I mentioned foreign wars to him, our third brother wasn't even a little excited. Instead, he threatened me that if I dared to talk about war lightly, he would dismantle my Daming Palace. The attitude shown is that he hates war extremely. Is this our third brother who lights up when he hears about war?" Li Shimin continued.

"During our conversation, I kept irritating him with words. Only in his attitude towards me when he was angry, and in his back when he finally left, can I see the shadow of my former third brother."

"Now the third younger brother is tired of fighting, tired of war, and his mind is full of food and clothing for the common people. Moreover, he also said that his name is Li Cha, and he is Li from the Li family in Longyou, not Li from the Li family of the royal family. The three souls have spent decades in Fangwai, and Li Cha was taken by his parents in that world. Now the third younger brother is full of thoughts on paying the debts owed to the people of the whole country by the Li family in Longyou. Guanyin servant girl, Do you think this is still our third brother?" Finally, Li Shimin asked Empress Changsun.

If Li Cha heard the conversation between the couple, he would probably be shocked. It turns out that everything Li Shimin said to him before was testing him, even when he talked about launching a foreign war.

Sure enough, he is indeed the Emperor Taizong, who is called the one emperor through the ages by later generations. Even if Li Cha lived for more than 21 years in the 50st century, his cultivation level is obviously far worse than that of Li Shimin.

"Hehe, my Majesty the Emperor, you have already confirmed the identity of the third brother in your heart, haven't you, otherwise you wouldn't have talked so much with your concubine. You also said that the third brother's soul and three souls have passed away in Fangwai Can't the experience of these few years change a person's character? The third brother is now clear-headed, understands etiquette, and is willing to think for His Majesty. Isn't this a good thing? Your Majesty, shouldn't you be having fun?" Empress Changsun covered her mouth with a light smile and replied.

"It's a good thing, but I can't accept it for a while, ha ha." Li Shimin also laughed when he heard what Empress Changsun said.

"It's just that the concubines don't understand why the third brother refuses to accept the identity of the prince? Let the officials and the people know the identity of the third brother, but they don't know what to say about your majesty. It's too detrimental to the royal face. This matter will be difficult." " said Empress Changsun, frowning.

"Guanyin maidservant, you don't understand this. Our third younger brother has never been interested in power before. He is only interested in the battlefield. The throne has made him lose all family affection. How can he accept the status of prince?" ? If I hadn't forced my father to rebel, maybe our family is living happily together in Longyou now."

"But in the general environment at that time, there was no way out if you didn't rebel, so no matter how many things happened later, I never regretted it. Now that I have chosen, I will stick to it." Li Shimin explained, and it was an answer to Empress Changsun. question.

"Since the third brother doesn't want people to know his identity, then I will help him hide it. What is worrying me now, the third brother came to me today to ask for a few acres of land, a few soldiers, and what to raise seedlings. We have to solve the whole problem The problem of eating for the people of Tang Dynasty. I don’t understand what you say, and I will know it in due time. The question is how can I give him land and give it to others without revealing his identity?” Li Shimin asked Empress Changsun for help.

"If it's just this problem, then don't worry your Majesty. I have a good place for my concubine. It can meet all the requirements of the third brother." Empress Changsun said with a smile.

"Oh, where? Why didn't I think of it?" Li Shimin was a little surprised, why the queen had a solution as soon as he brought it up.

"Hehe, Your Majesty is busy with affairs, and his mind is full of important national affairs. How can he take such trivial matters to heart? The courtiers and concubines often go to play in that place. Naturally, they know that it is the suburb of Chang'an, where the family members of the Xuanjia Army and retired soldiers make their homes. , Shiqiao Village."

"The people there are either the family members of the Xuanjia Army, or the soldiers who were injured and retired from the Xuanjia Army. Your Majesty only needs to issue a secret decree for them to cooperate with the third brother. The Xuanjia Army will only obey His Majesty's orders and will never I will ask why." Empress Changsun said with a light smile.

"Yes, Shiqiao Village, that's where you are, Maid Guanyin, you can really solve my big problem, you are worthy of being my virtuous helper, hahaha, come and have dinner with me." Solved Li Cha's problem Question, Li Shimin was in a good mood and laughed.

"It's just that before the third brother left, he said that he would tell me a story about picking melons after he finished his work on the food. He said that once you pick the melons, they will be good, and then they will be thinner. I always feel that there is something in the third brother's words, and he When he said this, he looked at me strangely, as if full of pity." Li Shimin suddenly thought of the sentence Li Cha said before leaving, and wanted Empress Changsun to analyze it.

"My Majesty the Emperor, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Let's eat with peace of mind. The third brother is not someone else. He is a direct brother with a broken bone and a tendon connected with you. He is His Majesty's only relative. Why is Your Majesty not the only one of the third brother?" My dear ones. I believe that the third brother will never harm us." Empress Changsun comforted me.

"Yes, my third younger brother will never harm me, nor will I rob me of anything. Hehe, the maidservant Guanyin is right, don't think about it, don't think about it, eat, eat."

　In ancient times, the husband's younger brother might be called uncle, but calling uncle Lao Yu is really not substituting, so let's just call him third brother.Judges, don't be too serious.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)