In the Ganlu Hall of Tai Chi Palace, a middle-aged man in a dragon robe sat behind the dragon table with a smile, admiring the singing and dancing in the hall. There was a beautiful concubine around him. This middle-aged man was Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He saw Li Yuan in his fifties, with a square face and wide mouth, looking very majestic.

Ganlu Palace is Li Yuan's bedroom. It was originally strictly forbidden for any foreign minister to enter, but strangely, in the hall, in addition to Li Yuan, there was a middle-aged man sitting on his right side, and there were two beauties around him. I saw this middle-aged man with white face and long beard. Even though he was already middle-aged, he still looked elegant and unrestrained. If he were dozens of years younger, he would definitely be a beautiful boy who was outstanding.

After the dance, the dancer in the hall, who was already tired and sweaty, saluted Li Yuan, but Li Yuan smiled and asked the middle-aged man next to him, "Pei Jian, how do you look at the singing and dancing today?"

"No, it's indeed improved compared to the last time!" The handsome middle-aged man praised with a smile. The person who could be invited to the Ganlu Palace by Li Yuan and was called Pei Jian was naturally Pei Ji, who was known as the No. 1 prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

"Okay, since even Pei Jian has agreed to reward you!" Li Yuan laughed loudly when he heard this, and then waved his hand. An eunuch immediately came forward with a copper coin to reward these dancers. As a result, the dancers thanked Li Yuan and solemnly thanked Pei Ji. Everyone in the palace knew that sometimes the Majesty was second to whether he was satisfied or not. As long as Pei Xiang was satisfied, it would be fine.

After the dancer retreated, Li Yuan raised his glass again to drink with Pei Ji, and talked casually about some things in the court. Speaking of which, Li Yuan and Pei Ji have been old friends for many years. Even after becoming emperor, he never regarded Pei Ji as a minister, but still treated him as a friend. Pei Ji was also a wonderful person, and he actually regarded himself as Li Yuan's friend, which just catered to Li Yuan's desire to express to him, so the relationship between the two was deeper than before.

"Pei Jian, Erlang and Sanniang have already repelled the Turks, but Sanniang was seriously injured. I was worried for a long time because of this. Fortunately, her injuries slowly recovered. When the war ended, I immediately asked her to go back to Chang'an to recuperate. It should be time to calculate the day!" At this time, Li Yuan suddenly mentioned Princess Pingyang and said that there were two biggest things in the court during this period, one was to defeat Liu Heita, and the other was to defeat the Turks. Both were great joys, but Princess Pingyang's injury still made him feel scared.

"Haha, Sanniang has its own astronomy, so naturally there will be no trouble. However, the country of our Tang Dynasty has gradually stabilized. Sanniang is a woman again. If there is no need in the future, don't let her go to the battlefield again. If something happens again, I'm afraid Your Majesty will regret it for the rest of his life!" At this time, Pei Ji first comforted Li Yuan, and then suggested that the entire Tang Dynasty dared to call Princess Pingyang Sanniang, and he was probably the only minister.

"Pei Jian's words are reasonable. Liu Heita's aura has been exhausted. I feel relieved that the prince is in charge. The biggest threat left is the Turks. However, Erlang is good at using troops. He will not be too worried about letting him take charge of the northwest at that time. In addition, I, the powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty, and Sanniang should indeed take a rest. Women, it is better to stay at home to take care of their husbands and children, but she and Chai Shao..." When Li Yuan mentioned the relationship between Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao, his broad eyebrows could not help but twist them together. He was also very troubled about Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao.

"When it comes to the princess and the prince consort, I just got something about them." Pei Ji said again. He and Li Yuan had a deep friendship. Even if it was involved in royal matters, he did not need to be as scruple as other ministers, which made Li Yuan respect him more and more.

"What's the matter?" Li Yuan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, because he could tell from Pei Ji's expression that something bad must have happened between his daughter and son-in-law.

"This happened a few days ago. The princess had just left Qingzhou and rested in Ningzhou's in the evening. As a result, the princess got news from somewhere and rushed to the inn to visit the princess, but she didn't expect to have a conflict with someone in front of the gate of the inn and was beaten by the other party. This made the princess very angry. She went to the princess several times, but was rejected by the princess." Pei Ji reported the report with a calm expression.

"Who is so bold that even my son-in-law dares to beat me? Could it be that Ma Sanbao?" Li Yuan was a little annoyed after hearing this, and then he thought that among the people who dared to beat Chai Shao, there would probably be Ma Sanbao who was loyal to his daughter. If it were him, then this matter would be troublesome.

"Haha, it's not General Ma, but a young man named Li Xiu!" Pei Ji suddenly smiled. A general of the Right Guard was beaten by a scholar with no power. When he heard this, he couldn't help laughing out loud, and at the same time he secretly scolded Chai Shao for being useless.

"Li Xiu? Why is this name a little familiar?" Li Yuan was stunned when he heard Li Xiu's name.

"Of course your Majesty will feel familiar. In the past, Li Xiu once used Ma Sanbao to perform wound suture techniques to save countless soldiers. At that time, the prince and the princess asked for him to be rewarded. His Majesty also rewarded him a scattered official of the school lieutenant. In addition, the princess was injured some time ago, and it was Li Xiu who used his wonderful moves to improve the princess' injury. If he had not beaten the princess, this young man would have a bright future!" Pei Ji smiled again, but what he didn't know was that the bean sprouts he liked to eat were also from Li Xiu's hands.

"It turned out to be him. I remember that he seemed to be Li Jing's concubine son. It was just because of some things that caused their father and son to get into evil, right?" Li Yuan finally remembered Li Xiu's origin. When he was rewarded with Li Xiu before, he also looked through Li Xiu's information, so he also had some understanding of Li Xiu's previous affairs.

"That's true. Li Xiu fell in love with a young nun, but was forced to separate by Li Jing, causing the nun to die injustice. For this reason, Li Xiu went out of the house in anger. Although this move was a bit unfilial, it also shows that he is a person with a temperament, and young people are more impulsive in doing things, and they are willing to do things."

Pei Ji was able to gain Li Yuan's reputation. In addition to his friendship, he was also very capable. For example, he had an amazing memory. As long as he read the information once, he would almost never forget it. No matter what Li Yuan asked, he could answer immediately.

"The background is indeed a little worse, and the character seems to be flawed. However, being able to make such great contributions to the court and even save Sanniang's life is considered young and promising, but he is too arrogant. Do he think that he can beat important officials of the court with those contributions?" At this time, Li Yuan said angrily when he heard this. Chai Shao was not only his son-in-law, but also an important official of the court. Being beaten up also made him lose face with the court.

"Your Majesty blamed Li Xiu wrongly. According to the person who reported that the prince consort was in a hurry to see the princess, so he was a little worse than Li Xiu. And he succeeded first. At that time, Li Xiu didn't know that the other party was the prince consort, so what happened later happened, so strictly speaking, both the prince consort and Li Xiu were wrong." Pei Ji said a fair word.

"Although this is the case, Li Xiu's character is dirty, and it is not a good thing to be successful at a young age. So I think it's better to leave him alone for a few years. It's not too late to make plans after his character is stable." Li Yuan's handling is obviously a bit biased towards Chai Shao. After all, Li Xiu's identity cannot be compared with Chai Shao at all.

Pei Ji knew that he was leaning towards Chai Shao when he heard Li Yuan's words, but he just smiled indifferently and didn't say anything else. After all, it was good to say something fair. There was no need to make Li Yuan unhappy for such a trivial matter. What's more, Li Xiu was so lucky that he could beat the prince-consort of the dynasty and be fine.

At the same time, Li Xiu, who had just arrived in Chang'an, did not know what Li Yuan did to him, but if he knew, he would probably jump up happily and would no longer have to worry about being summoned to be an official in the future.

"Uncle Ma, are you going to the princess's mansion or a villa in the city?" As soon as he crossed the Wei River, Li Xiu immediately asked Mr. Ma. Going further forward was Huangqu, and his family was next to Huangqu. He had been away from home for so long, and he wanted to fly back immediately. After leaving home for so long, he didn't know how mistress and the others were doing? If Mr. Ma and the others entered the city, he would not go along with them.

"The princess said that Chang'an City is too noisy and is not conducive to recuperation. Moreover, you live in a nearby courtyard. You can arrive immediately if you have anything to do, so she wants to recuperate in a different courtyard. Next, you can go with the princess!" Ma said with a smile. When he returned to Chang'an, he became cheerful.

"Why, Uncle Ma, don't you go back to the villa with us?" Li Xiu asked in surprise when he heard this.

"The princess is injured and is not convenient to move, so I have to go to the palace to report the situation to Your Majesty, as well as the battle with the Turks some time ago, as well as the list of meritorious soldiers, etc., all of them have to report to the court in detail. So I probably have to stay in Chang'an City these two days and have no time to come back. I will take care of you if you want to take care of me!" Ma said helplessly at this time. He also wanted to go back early to rest, but the princess was injured and everything was pressed on him.

"Don't worry, I will often go to her for checking the princess's place, and there will be no problems!" Li Xiu said as he patted his chest and promised, but then he said with some concern, "Uncle Ma, do you think Chai Shao will complain to the court? If the court finds out about my beating him, it will be troublesome!"

"Haha, who do you think Chai Shao is? He is a dignified prince consort and a general of the Right Guard, but he was beaten by you, a scholar. He definitely doesn't want anyone to know about this, let alone sue him, but don't be lucky. Your Majesty probably knew it a long time ago. Your boy's future career will be worrying!" Ma Master laughed at first, and in the end he was a little regretful. With Li Xiu's talent, it would be a pity not to be an official.
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