Xingqing Palace, Calyx Tower.

The musicians and dancers in the hall danced gracefully in the hall, and their long water sleeves were like colorful horses in the clouds, drawing dazzling rainbows in the sky.

Li Longji was sitting in the upper seat, his eyes half-closed, and his fingers unconsciously tapping the beat on his knees as the musicians played.

I have to say that Li Longji was an extraordinary person. He had successes and failures as an emperor. He was also a genius in other aspects. For example, he had high artistic attainments, especially proficiency in music. He was considered a master in the world.

"Music" was composed by him himself, and was played and sung by another contemporary musician, Li Guinian.

Li Guinian is the protagonist in Du Fu's famous poem "Meet you again when the flowers have fallen." By the way, Wang Wei has a poem that has been handed down to this day and has been given away by countless lovers, "May you pick more,

"This thing is the most lovesick", and it is not about the love between men and women. The original name of this poem is "Giving Li Guinian to the River", "Red Beans, Lovesickness," is written by a man who misses another man so much.

Therefore, same-sex love is true love, and opposite-sex love is only for reproduction.

In his later years, Li Longji handed over most of the government affairs to the prime ministers of the three provinces. He only firmly controlled the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the court. Most of the time, he was obsessed with music in Huaqing Tower or the Huaqing Palace in Lishan. The reason why he did not hesitate to be

The world is criticizing and trying to snatch away his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan. The reason is that Yang Yuhuan is not only beautiful, but also proficient in music and dance. She is regarded as a confidant by Li Longji, so he wants to snatch her away.

The performance of the musicians in the hall has gradually come to an end. After finishing the song, Li Longji showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Gao Lishi stood behind Li Longji and did not dare to disturb him. After the musicians finished playing and the lingering sound in the hall gradually faded away, Gao Lishi quietly stepped forward, leaned down and leaned into Li Longji's ear and said: "Your Majesty, there is someone else on the Yushitai.

Twelve memorials were sent, all of which were sent to His Highness King Ji."

Li Longji's good mood was instantly ruined, and he frowned displeased: "I have my own plans, and there is no need for the censor to talk too much. You can just leave this kind of matter to the prime minister, so why bother me?"

Gao Lishi said softly: "Prime Minister Li has been ill for many days, and it seems that he can't survive it. All affairs in the court are handled by Chen Xilie, the left prime minister. There are too many memorials from the censor, and there are discussions in the court. Prime Minister Chen can't resist it anymore, so he has to write the memorials.

Presented."

Li Longji snorted and said: "Compared to Li Linfu, Chen Xilie is less courageous after all. Yang Guozhong is courageous enough, but lacks knowledge and resourcefulness. Everyone agrees that the Tang Dynasty is now in a prosperous age that is rarely seen in a thousand years, but even in the prosperous age, there are no

Isn’t it ridiculous that we can’t find a decent candidate for prime minister?”

Gao Lishi said cautiously: "Your Majesty, we will discuss the talent of the prime minister later. Now the voice of Yu Shi Shen impeaching His Royal Highness King Ji is getting louder and louder. Your Majesty, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Li Longji closed his eyes for a while and said slowly: "What crime did the censors commit by impeaching King Ji?"

"Seizing people's property, raising dead soldiers, assassinating court officials, all with evil intentions."

Li Longji sneered: "Ask the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, how many people have never seized the fertile land of the people? Do you really think that I am old and confused? As for raising dead soldiers, well..."

It is indeed a taboo thing to raise dead soldiers, but there were many people in the Tang Dynasty's aristocratic class who raised dead soldiers. King Ji was just exposed after a setback. If you really want to think about it, the Prince of the East Palace raised more dead soldiers.

Could it be that Li Longji didn't know what was going on? It was just that the number of dead soldiers did not pose a threat to Sheji and his throne, and he didn't want to pursue the case openly.

"Did King Ji have any other unethical behavior?" Li Longji asked.

Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Ji has lived in Chang'an for a long time. In addition to occupying some private land and paying more attention to money, he has no other actions on weekdays. The agents of Prince Ji's palace report every month. His Highness Prince Ji holds banquets all day long, and people come and go.

They are all talented scholars in Chang'an City, and rarely have contact with military commanders. It is said that he often entertains himself with singing and dancing in the mansion, and has banquets all night long. In addition, he likes fishing and hunting, and has nearly a hundred concubines in the mansion. The banquets are often...

Well, bohemian things, nothing more."

Li Longji nodded slowly, and Gao Lishi summarized King Ji's habits and behavior in a few words. To put it simply, he was a standard dandy, not involved in politics, and never had any unethical behavior. He loved money.

, loves to buy real estate, loves wine and beauty.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with his son's mediocre and useless performance, Li Longji was relieved at the same time.

When he lived to his age, he had dozens of sons. What Li Longji was afraid of was that his sons were too ambitious. If any of his sons fought fiercely with powerful ministers and generals every day, often entertained courtiers to discuss current affairs, and formed cliques with courtiers.

With full wings, Li Longji is really worried.

With King Ji's current performance, while Li Longji was angry at his mediocrity, deep down he was actually quite satisfied.

Li Longji rubbed his brows tiredly and said: "My prince's possession of some land is nothing, but the assassination of the county magistrate is unforgivable. I will fine the king a year's salary, spend a month behind closed doors, and then drive away from Chang'an to Jiangzhou."

Fan."

This decree is relatively strict. Most of the princes and queens of the Tang Dynasty had formal official positions. Some were governors of certain governor's houses, and some were prefects of governors. But most of them were just "remote leaders", just a false title. The prince himself had

Lai refused to leave in Chang'an, and the real power of the local governor's office or governor's office was usually in the hands of ministers.

The emperor personally issued an order to drive his son out of the capital and let him go back to the local area to take real power. This was considered a righteous act of annihilation.

Gao Lishi bowed in agreement, and Li Longji said again: "Tell Yang Guozhong to control the Yushitai and stop staring at my children all day long to make fuss. The Tang Dynasty has been in peace for a long time. Except for the Tian family,

Don’t they have anything else to do?”

…………

Prince Ji's Mansion.

There are indeed secret rooms in the palace. Who among the powerful class has done something shameful? If there is something shameful, there will naturally be some shameful places in the palace.

King Ji and Gu Qing were sitting in a secret room in the palace. King Ji's expression was still full of suppressed anger. If Gu Qing hadn't moved his father out, he would have ordered Gu Qing to be kicked out at this moment.

The small secret room has no windows and no light, only a low table and a candlestick on the table. There are only two people in the room, Gu Qing and Ji Wang.

"Tell me, what exactly did your father say to you?" King Ji said coldly.

Gu Qing smiled calmly: "Your Majesty asked about the affairs of Qingcheng County, especially the number of dead soldiers who attacked the county government and their skills."

King Ji suddenly looked nervous: "How do you answer?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Of course I answer truthfully. I don't dare to deceive you."

Looking at King Ji's face gradually turning pale, Gu Qing said leisurely: "I have to say that the soldiers trained in His Highness's residence are really extraordinary. There are more than two hundred people who can advance and retreat well, and a hundred people can attack and defend like one person. It's not easy."

King Ji tried hard to maintain an indifferent expression and said: "I don't understand what you are talking about. I am just a carefree prince in Chang'an City. What does a dead man have to do with me?"

Gu Qing's smile gradually turned cold: "What's the use of your Highness telling me this? If you really have a clear conscience, you can say the same thing in front of His Majesty in the future and see if His Majesty will slap you."

King Ji's face turned pale, and his aura suddenly weakened. He still said unwillingly: "...the dead soldiers are all dead, and there are no marks on them. My father can't provide evidence that they were raised by me."

Gu Qing stared at him amusedly: "Your Highness, did you drink fake wine and become insane? Do you want to tell His Majesty the evidence? Your Majesty decides whether a person is guilty or not, do you need to tell the evidence? What do those shady people in your house think?

Can you hide this from your father? You are too naive."

King Ji hesitated for a moment, then turned coldly and said, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me what else my father and I said to you."

"When His Majesty asked about the case, the official answered truthfully..." Gu Qing smiled and said: "But when His Majesty asked about the dead men, the official only said that the local gentry hired powerful men from the Jianghu to commit the crime, and did not say that the death of His Highness King Ji was

scholar."

King Ji was stunned, and after a while he said: "Why...why are you trying to excuse me?"

Gu Qing looked at him sincerely: "Xiaoguan said that I don't want to have any grudge with His Highness. What I said is very sincere. Your Highness must believe me."

King Ji looked hesitant and stared at Gu Qing's eyes for a long time.

I really can't figure it out. Ever since they sent two hundred dead soldiers out of Chang'an to assassinate Song Gensheng, both sides knew in their hearts that this grudge was knotted and could never be untied.

Later, the two sides of the Qingcheng County government fought for their lives, and both suffered heavy casualties. The hatred had deepened, and the matter reached the court. King Ji was in a state of crisis, but he did not expect that Gu Qing not only did not add insult to injury, but also helped him to exonerate him in front of his father, so

, Gu Qing...could he be the one who drank the fake wine?

Gu Qing's expression was so sincere that King Ji couldn't believe it. He frowned and asked, "Gu Qing, what do you want? What do you want?"

Gu Qing sighed: "To be honest, I am trying to excuse you in front of His Majesty, not because I don't hate you, but because I can't afford to offend you. You are the prince and a nobleman of the Tian family, and I am just a sixth-grade official."

, what happened in Qingcheng County is because you and I have no way to retreat, so we have to be hostile. But the matter is over. I hate you, but I can't kill you. On the contrary, you can easily kill me. After reviewing the situation, I can't

If you don’t choose to settle your grudges with you, does Your Highness understand what I mean?”

A proud smile appeared on King Ji's lips.

No matter whether Gu Qing's choice to express his grievances is true or not, the reason Gu Qing said is true. A mere sixth-grade official really does not dare to offend the prince. Although the prince has no power, his status is transcendent. If Gu Qing is in his right mind,

I definitely don’t have the guts to continue to have trouble with the prince.

From this point of view, Gu Qing's excuse for him in front of his father seemed to be much more logical and a reasonable choice.

King Ji felt much relieved. He felt that since Gu Qing, the client, had exonerated him, the matter would not be too big. At most, he would be fined a year and a half of salary, or be driven to another place for half a year.

In those dull and boring days, all he had to do was write a memorial, pretend to be sick, and act pitiful, and his father would relent and let him return to Chang'an.

Thinking of this, King Ji felt completely relaxed, and his tense shoulders relaxed a lot.

"Gu Changshi is a man who understands current affairs, and is especially talented in poetry. I am always fond of elegance. I hope you and I will let go of this little misunderstanding. In the future, I hope that Gu Changshi will often come to the palace to have banquets with me.

Dadan will recite poems and compose poems. I will introduce more dignitaries to you. Gu Changshi will be promoted and transferred soon."

Gu Qing stood up and saluted respectfully: "Thank you for your great love, Your Highness. I will definitely become close friends with Your Highness. We will love each other for the rest of our lives and never leave you."

At the end of the chat, King Ji was a little confused about Gu Qing's insistence on coming to the secret room to talk. Although these words were a bit shameful, they were not treasonous. Going into the secret room to talk seriously would be making a fuss out of a molehill.

However, since a trouble was solved, King Ji was in a good mood and did not think too much. Maybe Gu Qing was more cautious.

After the guests and hosts had a good time, Gu Qing and King Ji walked out of the secret room side by side, and then Gu Qing said goodbye to King Ji.

King Ji smiled and reluctantly sent him outside the main hall and stopped.

Gu Qing walked slowly and did not look back.

After walking out of King Ji's sight, Gu Qing's footsteps became even slower. At this moment, he was walking on the long corridor leading from the main hall to the main door of the palace. There was no one in front and behind the corridor, and there was a dense garden outside the railings on both sides.

Gu Qing's face turned a little pale, and he looked struggling.

From entering the palace to saying goodbye to Prince Ji just now, all the words and actions were all foreshadowing, and only this moment was Gu Qing's real purpose.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late, but Gu Qing is not a gentleman, and he cannot wait ten years. In the battle of Qingcheng County Government, so many heroes died one after another. Their faces and scenes of their death are still in Gu Qing's mind.
To be continued...