Chapter 2289 Gratitude is difficult
Inside the Dragon Palace.
His Majesty Li Er knelt down beside the coffee table, holding a tea cup in his hand. He looked at Changsun Wuji who was kneeling on the ground in front of him with tears streaming down his face. He felt a sigh of relief in his heart.
Once upon a time, as his most trusted and capable arm, he was promised a lifetime of glory, wealth and prosperity. However, today, the Guanlong forces that helped him ascend the throne as emperor have become the biggest stumbling block to the imperial power, and this is his brother-in-law and his father-in-law. Changsun Wuji, a good friend and important minister, is drifting further and further away from him.
Perhaps, the Tian family is really ruthless.
Because I have too many ambitions and shoulder too many responsibilities, when the well-being of hundreds of millions of people in the world is in the hands of one person, how can I care about personal affairs and do whatever I want?
The supreme power in the world also means that I am alone on this path and have no one to walk with me...
It stands to reason that Changsun Chong was rebellious and rebellious, and his crime was inexcusable. He treated Princess Changle so harshly that she was now depressed and alone. This crime cannot be forgiven. He conspired to frame the prince, causing him to become disabled, and he deserved to die. However, even though he had a heart of stone, how could he feel at ease? Seeing Changsun Wuji lose his son in old age, and feel devastated?
Sighing softly and putting down the tea cup, His Majesty Li Er said warmly: "You and I have been in love for half our lives and have lived and died together. Why do you have to kneel down and beg like this? Once upon a time, a certain person also regarded Chong'er as his own and married his most beloved daughter to him. He was given glory, wealth, and high status, but he turned out to be rebellious and rebellious. I am just as angry and distressed as you are. ”
Changsun Wuji knelt there and refused to get up, crying: "Your Majesty has learned clearly that the evil son has failed the emperor's favor. Even if he is cut into pieces, it will be difficult to atone for his sin! But there is also a hidden secret in it. The evil son has been harmed by Li Yuanjing, Zhao Jie, and Hou Jun Ji and others were bewildered and confused for a while, and then they cast the big Wrong. I got to know Your Majesty when I was still young. I have worked hard and loyally for decades. I am willing to exchange all the titles and ranks given by Your Majesty for the life of this evil son. I also hope that Your Majesty will remember my meager contribution and spare his dog. Live! ”
He is not yet old enough to know his destiny, but one strand of his hair has already turned gray. At this moment, he is trembling and kneeling in front of the hall, with tears streaming down his face. Those who hear this feel sad.
His Majesty Li Er was silent for a long time, and suddenly he sighed and said: "That's it! I will grant your request and allow Changsun Chong to enter Goguryeo to spy on the military situation and perform meritorious service. When the Eastern Expedition is won and Goguryeo is annihilated, I will pardon him." The sin is "
His wish came true, but there was no trace of joy on Changsun Wuji's face. Instead, he raised his head, tears streaming down his face, and broke down in sobs.
Because he knew in his heart that even though the emperor had alienated him before, it was more of a power struggle and did not hurt the feelings between them.
The emperor was a nostalgic person, and he would always be somewhat tolerant and kind to the old ministers who followed him to conquer the world.
However, now, he has saved Changsun Chong from returning to Chang'an, but he has also personally ruined the relationship between monarch and subject.
From now on, they are just kings and ministers.
His Majesty Li Er is also very sad, but the matter has come to this, what is the use of sighing? Life is inevitably full of regrets. As an emperor, you must not only have a strong heart, but also be prepared to fight alone on the lonely road, even if he tries his best to hope that these robes who have fought bloody battles can follow closely. Behind them, they will not let the tragedy of the cunning rabbit dying and the lackey being cooked happen to them...
"Later, a certain person issued an edict to the Ministry of War, ordering him to include Chong'er in the list of 'secret spies'. Auxiliary machine, you must also send a letter to Chong'er, asking him to lurk in Goguryeo and report Yeon Gaesumun's movements at all times. Station the army in Liaodong and let him have a single line of contact with Xue Wanche, and he will perform special feats for the army to pacify Goguryeo, and he will be forgiven for his crime, pardoned as a commoner, and allowed to return to the Tang Dynasty. "
Changsun Wuji kowtowed again and said: "Thank you for your grace! My Changsun will be loyal to your Majesty for all your life and protect your country. Even if your heart and mind are ruined, you will never regret it!"
His Majesty Li Er sighed: "Can I still not believe in the loyalty of my auxiliary officers? There is no need to say these words to you. Go home and tell your children at home. If you are loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and a role model for people and ministers, what will happen to the royal family?" Will you be ungrateful? ”
Changsun Wuji was ashamed and embarrassed: "I deserve to die..."
His Majesty Li Er comforted him: "The auxiliary machine is just relieved."
Changsun Wuji naturally knew how hard it was for him to obtain this grace. As an emperor, being able to forgive a minister who had committed a serious crime of treason was not only due to his achievements over the years.
More importantly, she did not want Empress Wende to be sad. At that time, Empress Wende was extremely doting on Changsun Chong and treated her as her own child. She made the decision to marry off her eldest daughter very early.
Who would have thought that Queen Wende had been dead for ten years, but the eldest grandson's family still had to rely on her blessings to protect their descendants Kangning...
For Changsun Wuji, this is a kind of helplessness and a shame.
However, he had to put aside his pride and dignity and ask for such a grace from His Majesty Li Er in order to save his eldest son...
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Seeing Changsun Wuji hunched out of the hall, His Majesty Li Er was still sitting on his knees with a sigh on his face.
After a long while, he slowly stood up, called the palace maid to change into a set of clothes, walked out of the Dragon Palace, walked around half the palace, and came to the Shujing Palace.
The Shujing Hall is cool and pleasant, with a copper basin filled with ice cubes placed in the corner, and sandalwood rising from the crane incense burner, which makes people feel peaceful.
The smooth floor is spotless, and the curtains and gauze are all simple and plain. There is a carved lacquer coffee table, several futons, a black pottery tea set on the coffee table, a bronze candlestick, and a scroll of scriptures by the window. It's a rosewood bookcase.
The entire hall is simple and elegant, with a sense of tranquility and solemnity.
His Majesty Li Er stepped on the floor with his feet and frowned slightly.
This girl now spends less and less time in the palace. She spends most of her time cultivating in the Taoist temple in Zhongnan Mountain. Her temperament is becoming more and more cold and indifferent. Take a look at the furnishings in Shujing Hall. It is clearly a green lantern. How could the nun who accompanied the ancient Buddha have half the luxury and nobility of the princess of the Tang Dynasty?
If this is allowed to develop, something bad will happen...
A palace maid had already come forward to salute, and His Majesty Li Er asked: "Where is Your Highness?"
The palace maid said: "Your Highness has just finished copying a Buddhist scripture. His hands are stained with ink. He went to the back hall to bathe and change clothes. I will invite Your Highness to come now."
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand, strolled towards the coffee table in front of the window, and said casually: "No, I will just wait for a while until His Highness takes a bath, and then order him to come."
"Here."
The palace maid responded softly and offered some fragrant tea before heading to the apse.
His Majesty Li Er dismissed all the maids on the left and right, sat behind the coffee table, glanced at the lush flowers, branches and leaves outside the window, then casually picked up the scroll of scriptures that had just been copied on the coffee table, and opened it. , the handwriting is beautiful and elegant, it is a "Tao Te Ching", I took a sip of tea and started reading it carefully.
After a while, there was the sound of footsteps in the back hall, and Princess Changle in a Taoist robe walked out briskly.
Her silky, shiny hair was tied up in a simple bun, fixed on her head with a precious white jade hairpin, revealing a section of her snow-white and elegant neck. Her stunningly beautiful face, without any makeup, looked like clear water hibiscus, which captured the heart.
"My daughter has met her father."
When she came closer, Princess Changle bowed her clothes and saw His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly. Then she knelt down in front of the coffee table and folded the sleeves of her robe. With her wrists as bright as jade and slender bare hands, she picked up the teapot and filled the tea cup in front of His Majesty Li Er. Tea.
His Majesty Li Er put down the book in his hand, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. After putting it down, he sighed softly: "You, it is a good thing to cultivate your moral character, but don't make yourself pure and cut off from the world of mortals like the Buddhists. Chang'an City is prosperous. If you are rich, you should go out for a walk and attend banquets from time to time.”
The Li family advocates Taoism, respects Lao Tzu as their ancestor, and regards Taoism as the state religion. However, when a flower-like princess is immersed in Taoism wholeheartedly, and is quite determined to cut off the worldly world and not care about worldly affairs, this makes Li Your Majesty is dissatisfied.
A woman has to support her husband and raise her children. She is not yet the age of Huaxin, but she already has a heart to explore the world of mortals. How is this possible?
Princess Changle smiled warmly, smoothed her hair at the temples, and said softly: "Why do you need to worry, father? My daughter just thinks that such a lighter life is more in line with her temperament. Those banquets and poetry gatherings are very noisy. My daughter has been growing up since she was a child. Don’t like it.”
His Majesty Li Er looked at his daughter's face and lamented in his heart, "soft on the outside but strong on the inside", he probably meant his own daughter...
Princess Changle called the maid to take away the kettle and bring another one for boiling. Seeing the worry on her father's face, she smiled brightly and said, "Okay, since my father has a destiny, then my daughter should go out for a walk more often." It's, um, Si Zi He and Xiao Yao were planning to go to Furong Garden to see the lotus flowers. It was said that there would be a poetry meeting held in Furong Garden in a few days, so the daughter accompanied Si Zi and the others so that they could have some fresh air and see the talents of Chang'an. "
His Majesty Li Er: "..." (End of Chapter)