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On the sixteenth day of June in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, four quarters of the unitary hour, it was already dusk, the sky was very overcast, the sky was full of dark clouds, the rain did not rain, the subtle lightning jumped in the thick clouds from time to time, flickering, the faint muffled thunder rolled across the sky, and the heavy rain was about to fall. On the occasion of the heavy rain is approaching and it is the time of dinner, there are few pedestrians inside and outside Chang'an City, and the men who guard the west gate of the city are happy to be idle, gathering together in twos and threes, talking about gossip, family routines, court anecdotes, etc., although it is nonsense, but it is also lively, but no one found a team of cavalry guarding a light carriage in the distance is galloping towards the city gate.

Your Highness, look, Chang'an has arrived! Yan Shibaiyi, who was galloping at the forefront of the cavalry queue, saw the majestic Chang'an city wall, and immediately shouted excitedly, his voice full of joy.

This is Chang'an, here we are!

Chang'an, it's Chang'an! It's home!

After Yan Eighteen shouted, the horse team that was originally galloping immediately stopped slowly, whether it was Gao Heng and others who had lived in Chang'an City, or Salan Buqi, Ge Xia and other guards who had never been to Chang'an City, they all shouted loudly with tears in their eyes, even Salanyini, who was drowsy in the carriage, was so excited that she poked her head out of the carriage and looked curiously at the towering Chang'an city wall, everyone's faces were filled with joy and excitement, even if they were as deep as Mo Li, they were no exception.

Yes, I've been home, it's been more than two years, and I've finally returned to Chang'an City, which is haunting my dreams, but things are not people, is today's Chang'an or the Chang'an City of the past? I don't know, and Li Zhen doesn't know either, but he knows that when he returns to Chang'an City this time, there will be countless battles and countless plots waiting for him, and the success or failure must be completely ended! After staring at the Chang'an city wall for a while, Li Zhen finally forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, waved his hand, and ordered loudly: Enter the city! As soon as the words fell, a horse took the lead in rushing towards the Chang'an City Gate, Mo Li, Yan Eighteen and others were not far behind, all rushed up, the rumbling horses' hooves immediately sounded on the silent avenue, although there were only more than 20 horses, but there was like the courage of thousands of horses sprinting, and when they landed, the city gate guards who were originally idly riding the mountain were all startled, each standing with their guns, and looked at the horse team rushing over in the distance in a panic.

Someone, stop, stop! The city gate guard, who was alarmed by the momentum of the horse team, led a group of officers and soldiers to rush down the city gate tower in a panic, rushed out along the city gate hole, lined up at the city gate, looked at the cavalry team that was getting closer and closer, and nervously shouted loudly.

The galloping horse team ignored the nervousness of the officers and soldiers defending the city, and rushed to a distance of only about 20 zhang from the city gate, and at the same time restrained the war horses, and after a burst of horse roars, they stopped in unison.

Xiao Wang Li Zhen was ordered to enter Beijing, and asked the general to make it convenient. Li Zhen rode out of the array, turned over and dismounted, took out a customs clearance disc from his arms, and handed it to the officer defending the city.

The last general Huangfu Gao saw His Royal Highness the King of Yue, and the last general was in armor and could not pay full salutes, please His Royal Highness Haihan. The defender of the city was stunned for a moment, but he still reached out and took the clearance disc in Li Zhen's hand, checked it carefully, and silently counted the number of people in Li Zhen's department, and then bowed down and greeted Li Zhen with a little excitement.

General Huangfu is polite, can Xiao Wang enter the city? Li Zhen could hear the excitement in Huangfu Gao's words, but he didn't pay much attention to it, smiled, and nodded gently.

Huangfu Gao turned around and ordered in a loud voice: Let the road be opened, and respectfully invite His Highness to enter the city! Then he returned the customs clearance disc to Li Zhen with both hands, and bowed very respectfully and said: Your Highness, please.

Thank you, General Huangfu, for your hard work. Li Zhen admired this person's seriousness, nodded politely, thanked him, and then turned on his horse and led his men to slowly pass through the ranks of guards at the city gate who spontaneously saluted with guns, and rushed along West Street in the direction of the palace

I have heard for a long time that His Royal Highness the King of Yue is mighty, and today is an eye-opener.

His Royal Highness King Yue is also a true god, we have seen His Highness's face with our own eyes this time, haha, it's worth it!

It's just, it's great!

Li Zhen and his entourage had just gone far, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city immediately started to talk about it, everyone had already seen the powerful Yue King Li Zhen proudly, and several officers of the first rank surrounded Huangfu Gao and shouted in a chaotic manner:

General, His Royal Highness should be of great use when he comes back this time, if he can enter the East Palace, then he dares to be kind, hehe, you have a wide range of doors, or you will transfer your brothers to serve under Your Highness, if you can really surprise the frontier with Your Highness, this life will not be in vain.

That is, if we want to be soldiers, we should be under His Royal Highness, and guarding such a broken city gate is a bad thing.

Boss, if you can transfer us to His Highness's personal guard, even if we are a small soldier.

Huangfu Gao is the grandson of the Sui Dynasty general Huangfu Juan, since the end of the Sui Dynasty Huangfu Huang was defeated in Xue Ju, the whole family defected to Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, his father Huangfu Siyan was a member of the Qin King Li Shimin's general, and then died in the Xuanwu Gate Change, was posthumously awarded the title of second-class earl, Huangfu Gao attacked his father, then entered the army, in the army for more than ten years, Fang was promoted to the position of the left Taurus Weilang general, not long ago just transferred to guard the West City Gate, born in the military family Huangfu Gao has always inherited the glory of the ancestors as their own responsibility, How can I stay up in the army for more than ten years, but because of bad luck, I have never been able to get a chance to go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, this has always been Huangfu Gao's heart disease, although at this time, although the idea of all his subordinates wanting to be transferred to Li Zhen's command is the same, but he did not announce it to the mouth of Huangfu Gao, although the road in the court is quite wide, but he also knows that it is not easy to make Li Zhen fancy it, not to mention that at this time, the situation in Beijing is changing, it is not too early to show his heart, facing the noise of his subordinates, Huangfu Gao just listened quietly, silently staring in the direction of the imperial city, but never said a word, only the light flashing in his eyes revealed his not calm heart

The sky is getting dark, the heavy rain is coming, the palace lamps have already been lit in the Liangyi Palace, the huge hall is illuminated transparently, but the plain white spirit flag, the fluttering white scarf makes the whole hall gloomy, it looks extremely gloomy, a huge Nanmu coffin is placed in the center of the hall, it is even more depressing that the atmosphere in the hall is breathless, but the generation of the emperor Li Shimin seems to be unconscious and sits on a futon on the side of the mourning hall, slightly lowers his head, and sits as a statue with his eyes half open and half closed, Even if the eunuchs came to ask for permission to eat, they never saw Li Shimin react, a face that was originally full of energy, at this moment under the dim light, looks particularly haggard and old for 20 days, a full 20 days, since Li Shimin returned to Beijing It has been more than half a month, but Li Shimin has never been to the court, and after dealing with official business every day, he silently sat on Li Zhi's mourning hall and thought about it, but no one knew what he was thinking. No one knows why Li Shimin has not ordered an investigation into the cause of the prince's death to this day, and the ministers have neither persuaded nor dared to persuade those who should have come to mourn have already come to mourn, and those who should have been admonished have already made the truth clear, but Li Shimin ignored it and still sat silently in this mourning hall every day.

Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Yue is waiting outside the palace. Just as Li Shimin lowered his head and pondered, Liu Donghe, the inner attendant, hurriedly walked in from outside the hall, walked quickly in front of Li Shimin, bowed down, and whispered a word.

Declare. Li Shimin's head was finally raised, although there was no trace of expression on his face, but a fine light flashed in his eyes, his face twitched, and he only spit out one word.

Be. Although Liu Donghe lowered his head, he noticed the flash of light in Li Shimin's eyes, and his heart chuckled suddenly, but he didn't dare to delay more, whispered, withdrew from the Liangyi Palace, and hurried to the palace gate, but his heart was far from being as calm as it appeared Liu Donghe had served Li Shimin for most of his life, and he still had some understanding of Li Shimin's temperament, and vaguely guessed the reason why Li Shimin recalled Li Zhen from outside the Saiwai, and remembered that Li Zhen was married at the beginning. It was he who ordered Li Zhen to be placed under house arrest in the Wude Hall for nearly a month, although it was out of the old man's will, but the person who shot it was he Liu Donghe, and then when he thought of the strange death of the prince Li Zhi, he Liu Donghe was also one of the parties, and his heart became a mess, and everyone walked to the gate of the palace, and he was at a loss.

Father-in-law Liu, can my father allow it? Li Zhen saw Liu Donghe coming over in a hurry, and she was quite strange in her heart, but she didn't think much about it, took a step forward, and asked very politely.

Ah, yes, Your Majesty announced that His Highness is here, and His Highness please come with the old slave. Liu Donghe was disturbed by Li Zhen like this, and he woke up when he came, and he hurriedly bowed down to answer.

There is Lao Liu's father-in-law. Li Zhen saw Liu Donghe's behavior at a loss, and couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask much, just politely returned the salute and responded. Liu Donghe didn't talk any more nonsense, he made a gesture of invitation with his waist, and led Li Zhen to the Liangyi Palace.

Li Zhen had long learned from the information of the rising sun that Li Shimin had no intention of ruling after returning to Beijing, and often was in a daze on Li Zhi's mourning hall, and also knew that Li Shimin had aged a lot, but seeing Li Shimin's old appearance with his own eyes, Li Zhen still couldn't help but have a sour nose, tears couldn't help rolling down, rushed forward, knelt down in front of Li Shimin, choked and kowtowed to ask Andao: The child knocks to see his father!

Looking at Li Zhen's sturdy and tall body, although Li Shimin did not speak, his face was extremely complicated, both relieved and painful, as well as a little guilt and jealousy, all the feelings were mixed together, it looked particularly weird, after being silent for a long time, he stood up, walked to Li Zhen who was kneeling on the ground, patted Li Zhen's shoulder gently, and said with a trace of trembling: Zhen'er is flat, come, let me see.

Father, son-in-law, failed to share the worries of father, son-in-law Li Zhen stood up slowly, and saw that the sideburns were full of white hair, and the wrinkles on his face were a lot more than two years ago, plus he had not rested well these days, his face was as pale as paper, and his mood was agitated.

Idiot, isn't it good for me to be able to level the Western Regions, destroy the four countries, and expand the land for thousands of miles, and I am very relieved. Li Shimin looked at Li Zhen lovingly, patted Li Zhen's shoulder and said: It's good to come back, it's good to come back, alas, I've suffered you all these years.

The son is willing to guard the Quartet for his father and the emperor and level the world! Li Zhen bowed and clenched his fists and said sincerely.

Well, I can trust Zhen'er's words. Li Shimin nodded and said with relief, but then he looked sideways at the coffin of the former prince Li Zhi, sighed and said: It would be good if the young slave could have half of your ability.

As soon as these words came out, Li Zhenden broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: Father, the son has not had time to guard the soul of the eighth brother, can you allow the son to put a pillar of incense on the eighth brother first?

Li Shimin's face quickly darkened, he was silent for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice: Go.

The prince, the prince, the prince, is mourning for the country, it is not okay not to cry, this is a time to test his acting skills, of course, Li Zhen, who has been prepared for a long time, is very relieved about his acting skills, from the moment he stretched out his hand to take the incense branch handed over by the little eunuch next to him, Li Zhen has already brewed his emotions, and when he walked to the table, he was already in tears, slowly knelt down, kowtowed a few times, and cried as soon as he opened his mouth: Child, starling saw you coming, childling, go well, starling failed to protect you, It's the mistake of starling, you and my brother have been learning art with the same teacher since childhood, playing together, growing up together, and now the yin and yang are separated, how can the starling love be embarrassed, childish slave, starling is late, childish slave

Li Zhen cried louder and louder, originally there was still Zhuge Liang crying Zhou Yu, but when he came to the back, when he remembered the happy time of the two of them in childhood, he was really sad from the heart, crying until the sky was dark, the rivers flowed backwards, and everyone who heard it wept, and Li Shimin himself couldn't stop flowing down because of this, but at the moment when the mountains and rivers were sad, Liu Donghe, the inner attendant, quietly walked in, bowed and stood beside Li Shimin, and reported in a low voice: Your Majesty, King Wu, King Wei, King Shu, and King Ji all asked to see outside the palace.

Li Shimin silently wept silently, as if he hadn't heard Liu Donghe's report, and it was not for Liu Donghe to retreat, nor to continue to stand, but he didn't dare to say anything about it, so that the sweat on his forehead couldn't stop flowing down, and he was embarrassed, Li Shimin finally spoke: Come in.

Be. Liu Donghe hurriedly answered, withdrew from the main hall as if he had been amnestied, and almost ran to Xuanzhu to meet the king.

If you want to talk about acting, all the royal people in this era are acting schools, they can cry when they cry, they can laugh immediately when they laugh, and almost all of them can be without intermission in the middle, no, Li Zhen is still crying in front of the spirit, and the four princes outside all rushed in, each rushed forward, knelt down beside Li Zhen, and all howled at the top of their throats, one crying more sadly than the other, and the tears were surging like spring water without money. These brothers have cried many times in front of the spirit, God knows how there is so much sadness to express, the cry together, the wind and clouds suddenly changed color, which made Li Zhen have goosebumps all over his body, disgusting as if he had eaten a fly raw, but there was no way, so he had to continue to sing together with the big guy, and the mourning of the whole hall was greatly done.

No one knows if it's really crying or crying, anyway, the big guys can just cry hard, but if they cry for a long time, don't say it, it's still sad, isn't it? No, the princes were still in tears before, full of things, but it didn't take long for the tears to dry up, and their voices were hoarse, this time there was only a dry howl, and if they cried like this, they were afraid that the princes should laugh together, besides, Li Shimin was in a hurry these days, and when he returned to Beijing, he was sad and his beloved son died, even if he was a good body and bones that he had been boiling out of horseback archery since he was a child, he would not be able to hold it up at this time, and he couldn't watch the royal family make a big joke like this, At this time, the hall is full of eunuchs, and there is no minister here, and the only one who can come forward to persuade is Liu Donghe, an inner eunuch.

Your Majesty, you have to protect the dragon's body. Liu Donghe came to Li Shimin, held the old man's hand, and said very respectfully, but unexpectedly, Li Shimin was crying sadly at this time, how could he listen to persuasion, and with a wave of his hand, he threw Liu Donghe to a ** pier like chasing flies.

The pain is naturally very painful, but how dare Liu Donghe scream, he got up with a bone, came to Li Shimin again, and said with a huff: Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yue has traveled thousands of miles, and he will come to see His Majesty when he arrives in Beijing, do you want His Royal Highness King Yue to rest first?

Liu Donghe obviously listened to what the old man said, stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from his face, nodded, but did not speak, but since the old man nodded, Liu Donghe naturally dared to assert, and was busy sinking into the dantian, and shouted in his sharp eunuch voice: Stop mourning!

It's not easy, after such a cry, the princes' eyes were red and swollen, and their breath was panting, people, naturally, they were about to be paralyzed, and when Liu Donghe finished roaring, they all immediately stopped crying, and the crying was gone, but the panting sound became a piece, which was really pitiful.

Since you don't cry anymore, isn't it time to finish? Yes, no, in the midst of a panting, I suddenly saw the king of Shu, Li Su, kneel up straight, and shouted in a hoarse voice: Childish slave, you died unjustly, if you have a spirit in the sky, you will point out who the person who harmed you is, and my brother will die to avenge you!

This roar didn't matter, the panting sound of the whole hall immediately disappeared, and the princes all looked at Li Su as if they were aliens, and the hall was so quiet for a while that even an ant could hear the sound of crawling over, but at this moment, as if in response to Li Su's words, a burst of lightning pierced the sky, followed by a thunderbolt explosion directly above the Liangyi Palace, and in the huge sound, the hall was in chaos

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