Tiantang Splendid

In the Wude Hall, Li Chengqian, who had taken a shower and changed clothes after a tiring day, had lunch and was sitting and talking with Queen Su when he heard the chamberlain coming to announce that Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, and Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, were jointly present.

Li Chengqian knew that it must be a matter related to the clan, so he hurriedly asked his servants to lead him into the palace.

Queen Su placed the tea and cakes on the table, then excused herself.

Looking at the queen's slender, graceful and graceful back even after giving birth to children, Li Chengqian twitched her chin thoughtfully. The queen seemed to come to meet Fang Jun only when Fang Jun entered the palace, and never saw the rest, even the clan kings so...

The waiter served the tea. Li Chengqian, Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanjia sat opposite each other on the floor by the window and asked with a smile: "I am entering the palace at this time. What important matters do the two uncles have?"

Like Emperor Taizong, Li Chengqian didn't like to put on airs as an emperor. Most of the courtiers sat opposite each other and talked like this when they met in private, let alone two high-ranking and powerful uncles who could be called the pillars of the clan.

Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanjia looked at each other, and the latter said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there has been some unrest in the clan recently, but there are only slight disturbances, which cannot be confirmed yet, and it is not appropriate to let the 'Baiqisi' intervene, otherwise it will inevitably lead to It is corrupt, and the foundation of the imperial power is unstable. We should carefully screen and verify carefully with the 'Baiqisi', but your majesty must be prepared, and you must not be taken advantage of by rebellious thieves."

Li Chengqian also understood that it was probably someone in the clan who was doing something secretly, but Zongzheng Temple only noticed clues, not only no evidence, but even who was not clear. It may also involve a wide range of implications and shake the foundation of imperial power.

When he understands it, he is still unavoidably resentful and puzzled: "Since the clan is implicated with Guan Long and the King of Jin, so is the clan still the cornerstone of imperial power?"

Looking at it now, it should be the most solid force to maintain the imperial power, but the clan has instead become a hindrance to the imperial power, the biggest hidden danger...

Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanjia were terrified when they heard this, and the latter hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, calm down. After all, there is no evidence for this matter. A large-scale investigation will not only fail to find out the conspirators, but will make them aware of it early, and then hide it even more. deep."

Li Chengqian looked ugly and said angrily: "Am I just here in Tai Chi Palace to guard against the murders of the traitors at all times, so that every tree and plant is surrounded by soldiers, and I become the laughingstock of the world?"

Li Xiaogong felt a headache from the emperor's reaction, pressed his palms down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, be safe and don't be impatient! There are certainly some risks, but after all, the most important thing at the moment is to ensure the stability of the political situation. The power of the Eastern Expedition, followed by a series of battles, the empire's vitality was almost exhausted, and the clans all over the world were severely injured. Although the strength was weakened, in fact, everyone was jittery. Anyone who raises a flag of rebellion without hesitation will most likely lead to wars and chaos in China."

Li Chengqian naturally understood this truth, but he still couldn't get rid of his anger. He said coldly: "So I have to take care of the overall situation, but put myself in danger?"

Li Xiaogong remained silent.

Li Yuanjia didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only say earnestly: "Just let the 'Baiqisi' be in charge of your majesty's food and sleep, and it is not a big problem."

Still the same sentence, the Li Tang royal family itself is one of the Guanlongmen Clans, and the connection with the rest of the Guanlongmen Clans is too deep. The entanglements between each other can even be traced back to a hundred years ago. You", it is difficult to tell who is who, and behind any person there may be several or even multiple interests involved.

Under such circumstances, even if all the servants, servants, and guards in the Taiji Palace were cleaned out, the people who replaced them might not be completely loyal to the emperor.

You can't recruit people from all over the world to fill the Tai Chi Palace, can you?
That's more dangerous...

Li Chengqian's face was full of iron, full of resentment, he waved his hands and said: "If that's the case, why do you need to ask me? Just do as you say."

"...here."

The two quit.

Outside the Wude Hall, the cold wind howled as the two of them walked out of the Taiji Palace from Chengtianmen one after another. Before boarding the car, Li Yuanjia whispered: "Your Majesty's temperament... seems to be a bit irritable."

Li Xiaogong glanced at him, and slowly said: "Ninth Five-Year Lord, the Lord of the world, but he still has to take the risk of being assassinated and poisoned at any time, I am afraid that everyone will be angry and frightened, but it is human common sense."

Li Yuanjia nodded: "I hope so, brother Wang, please."

Li Xiaogong didn't say much, got into the car and left first.

Li Yuanjia looked back at Chengtianmen, which had been built in a hurry but still had the traces of war left. He was full of worries in his heart, sighed, turned and boarded the car and left.

*****
Hibiscus Garden.

After the rebels invaded Chang'an, although many Lifangs were harmed, most of them were near the more prosperous Lifangs on Zhuque Street. The rebels didn't bother to pay attention to places like Furong Garden, which had beautiful scenery and continuous palaces but lacked merchants and mansions. , so there was no military disaster.

The fluttering snowflakes fell rustlingly, passing through the halo of the palace lanterns under the corridor, revealing a sense of chaos and poignancy.

In the bedroom on the second floor, on the bed, a man and a woman are wrapped in thick quilts and lie hugging each other.

When the enthusiasm retreats, it is this kind of hugging and lying down, whispering in whispers, that is the most heart-to-heart and honest blending...

"It's a destiny that cannot be violated. Who can blame Jin Famin for digging his own grave? You Silla people say that he is a hero of a generation, and he himself took it seriously, thinking that he would be able to make some amazing feats. In a corner, what are the so-called outstanding people in a big country like Datang? Even if they don't disappear from the crowd, they are just a middle-aged person, but they hope to assassinate His Majesty in exchange for King Jin's support He restores the country... as everyone knows, even if he succeeds by luck, the first thing King Jin will do after ascending the throne is to avenge Li Chengqian, and none of the Jin royal family will survive, and you will be implicated."

Holding Queen Seondeok in his arms, feeling her majesty's much thinner body, Fang Jun spoke softly and relieved.

Jin Famin tried to assassinate the king in the Hall of Wude, but was killed on the spot. All the three thousand hwarangs under his command died, and none survived. This incident dealt a great blow to Queen Seondeok.Hwarang was selected from among the nobles of Silla. All bloodlines are pure, noble, intelligent and brave. This is the last bloodline of Silla, but it was buried in the Taiji Palace.

Although Queen Seondeok has never had the idea of ​​restoring the country, she does not want to see the last blood of Silla dissipated in front of her eyes. The reason why she betrayed her ancestors and was willing to attach to Tang Dynasty is to come to Chang'an as a pledge of the Queen's honor. , isn't it just to preserve the last bit of flesh and blood of Silla and the Kim royal family?

However, now all hopes have been ruined, and it can be described as disheartened, despairing and collapsed.

This can be seen from the still cold reaction under the violent impact just now...

Hearing Fang Jun's soft words of comfort in her ears, Queen Shande leaned sideways on the man's broad chest, wrapped her snow-white arms around the man's neck, sighed faintly, and said in a sobbing voice: "Why is that child so angry? Are you stupid? I have warned him many times that it is impossible for Silla to restore the country. It is better to integrate into Datang and live well, and always keep a line of blood for the Jin royal family. ..."

Two drops of clear tears fell on Fang Jun's chest, slightly cooling down.

Fang Jun put a hand under her neck and passed her round shoulder, and said with a smile: "Why did the bloodline die? If I work harder, Your Majesty and you will cooperate, and you can always give birth to an heir. maybe."

Queen Shande's voice choked: "You can't do it."

Fang Jun raised his eyebrows, feeling offended: "What can't I do? Isn't it your Majesty who is the first to beg for mercy every time?"

"That's not what I mean, it's not that you can't do it...but you are not from the royal family of Silla, and even if we have children, we are not sacred bones, and we can't be regarded as the blood inheritance of Silla..."

The rulers of Silla are the royal family with three surnames and the nobles with six surnames. The king always circulates among these three surnames, and the intermarriage of these three surnames is the ruler in Silla's law—the sacred bone. If the royal family and the nobles marry If the blood is mixed, it will be lowered to the real bone, and the blood is already impure for the ruler of Silla.

Even the nobles of the six surnames are considered to be of mixed blood, let alone Fang Jun, who is from Tang Dynasty?
Throughout the ages, at home and abroad, "mixed blood" is not a good word...

Fang Jun disagreed and said, "What a place. I can't even trace back my ancestors, and I don't know where so many rules come from? The world is so big, and the virtuous people live there, there is always something special about blood." Use? People who always marry within these surnames will become close relatives for a long time, and the children they give birth to will all be stupid and stupid. Are they waiting for the country to be destroyed and usurped by outsiders? "

In terms of the purity of the bloodline alone, who could be as pure as the Japanese Emperor of the "Eternal Line"?People simply marry their elder sisters and their nieces to their uncles, and they all become mentally handicapped, and then at a certain period of time, the mentally handicapped disappear, and a few smart ones pop up, but they don't think about how it is possible to give birth if they are always pure blood Savvy?
Japanese people also know that after a long time, they have to secretly change their blood, but some idiots don't know...

These words have already involved the blood inheritance of Silla. Even though Silla is gone now and the blood of the Kim royal family is also broken, it still touches the bottom line in Queen Seondeok's heart. With a snort, she broke free from Fang Jun's embrace and turned over. Go away, the brocade quilt was folded, leaving him with a snow-white and beautiful back.

Fang Jun swallowed his saliva, bullied from behind, suppressed Her Majesty's fierce resistance, and started to attack...

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In the early morning of the next day, Fang Jun got up refreshed, got dressed under the service of Her Majesty the Queen with a cold face and lingering anger, washed up, had breakfast, pushed the door and went out.

The heavy snow did not stop overnight, and the usually beautiful Furong Garden was covered with silver, ice sculptures and snow-built buildings, which added a bit of coldness and purity. The soldiers had already assembled outside the gate. The horse galloped down, running through most of Chang'an City from south to north, leaving the city from Fanglin Gate, turning and arriving at Xuanwu Gate.

Although the sky was covered with snow, and even the Xuanwu Gate not far away was covered with snow, the huge barracks was still full of horns, and teams of soldiers practiced battle formations against the wind and rain, with high morale and murderous intent.