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Chapter 78 Prince Li Heng

"My de Li Qing'an, please see Your Majesty!" Li Qing'an saluted Li Longji.

Li Longji had already placed the matter on the Stone Castle City aside. He smiled slightly and said, "General Li, have you gone to my wine cellar?"

"I am going to go in the afternoon, and your Majesty happened to summon him."

"Haha!" Li Longji laughed to the sky. After laughing, he waved his hand and said, "General Li, how old are you this year? Are you married?"

"Report to your Majesty, I am twenty-five years old and unmarried."

"Twenty-five years old, not bad! When I was twenty-five, I had ascended the throne and ruled the world. General Li, you can do something too!"

Speaking of this, Li Longji leaned forward and asked, "Have you ever considered your future?"

"I am willing to guard the border for Your Majesty and defend Anxi of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji smiled faintly and said, "General Li, do you know why I summoned you today?"

Li Qing'an shook his head, "I don't know."

"That's right, my concubine loves to throw pots, but she has no good teacher to guide her. Last night, she saw General Li's superb skills, so she begged me to ask General Li for his army, wondering if General Li is willing to surrender?"

Li Qingan was stunned and taught Yang Guifei to throw an arrow!

"What? Is General Li having trouble?" Li Longji asked with a smile.

At this time, Gao Lishi next to him quickly winked at Li Qing'an and asked him to agree. Li Qing'an thought to close his mind and quickly responded: "Your Majesty, I have no problem at all."

"Okay, once every ten days, but the imperial concubine will move to Xingqing Palace tomorrow, and there may be no time for a while. Let's do this! The first time you practice, you will set the third day of the first lunar month of the New Year."

"I obey the order!"

Li Longji smiled and said, "It is my private matter to teach the imperial concubine to throw a pot, and there is another official matter to you."

"Please give me instructions."

Li Longji received a memorial and said, "The Prime Minister gave me a memorial, saying that a large number of people have poured into the capital recently, and the pressure on public security in the capital has doubled. It is impossible to maintain it by the Jinwu Guard and the two-level yamen runners. As the New Year is approaching, I discussed with the Prime Minister and transferred elite 10,000 cavalrymen to temporarily set up two Nine Gate Inspection Battalions to participate in maintaining public security in the capital. Among them, one of Wannian County, the Prime Minister recommended you to me, saying that you were once the captain of the Anxi Army scout camp and had rich experience. I would like to ask you, are you willing to accept my appointment?"

"I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"

"Okay! I will appoint you as the Nine Gate Inspection Envoy, under the jurisdiction of Li Xiangguo, and be responsible for maintaining public security in the capital during the New Year."

















Li Qingan retreated. Li Longji looked at his back and disappeared, then asked Gao Lishi with a smile: "General, what do you think of this person?"

"Your Majesty, this man is both wise and brave, and he is a pillar of my Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji nodded and said, "The General is right. Yiye knows Qiu. Last night, he fought with Shi Siming, which made me love talent. This time he was appointed as the inspector of the Nine Gates. I also want to see his abilities with my own eyes."

Li Longji slowly leaned on the ivory dragon couch, as if thinking about something, Gao Lishi did not disturb him. He knew that he could not say more, so he stopped. The emperor had a loving heart for Li Qing'an, which was enough.

After a while, Li Longji picked up Dong Yanguang's memorial and looked at it, threw it on the table, sighed softly, and said, "I am a little tired and want to go back to the palace. General, don't forget to go and see the prince."

"I'll go now."

Gao Lishi quickly walked to the door and whispered: "Your Majesty returns to the palace and prepare for your journey!"



















Generally speaking, the prince lived in the East Palace, and Li Heng's former prince Li Ying also lived in the East Palace. However, in the 25th year of Kaiyuan, after Li Longji abolished the prince, he made a decision. From then on, the prince no longer lived in the East Palace, but lived with him in the Daming Palace.

In this way, Li Heng became the first prince in the Tang Dynasty to live in the same palace with the emperor. For nearly ten years, he has lived under the wings of his father. Under the gaze of Li Longji, Li Heng suffered in the Daming Palace for nearly ten years.

Since the Great Court at the beginning of the month, Li Heng's health has been in poor health. He fell ill twice in a row. The day before yesterday, he fell ill again, so he did not attend Yang Huahua's birthday last night.

At this time, he was lying on the couch and listening to his eldest son Li Chu telling him what happened last night. Li Chu was the eldest son of the emperor and lived in Baisun Courtyard. He could come to visit his father every three days.

"Father, at first I was not convinced by Li Qing'an, but after watching his competition with Shi Siming, I realized that there was a heaven outside of heaven. I was really far inferior to him. Even the emperor's grandfather praised him for his brilliant skills in defeating others without fighting."

Li Chu finally understood Li Qing'an's strategy, and his attitude towards Li Qing'an turned from dissatisfaction to admiration.

Li Heng gently touched his son's head and smiled, "The father really wants to meet someone who can admire you. Since you think he is good, you can date him more and learn from his strengths and strengths."

"I heard that his bows and arrows are very powerful, but I really want to ask him for advice. I wonder if he is willing to teach me?"

"Don't worry, little prince, I'll tell Li Qing'an, he will definitely teach you." At some point, Gao Lishi appeared at the door.

"So it's Ahon coming, Chu'er, help your father up."

Li Heng struggled to sit up, and Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please lie down quickly, don't get up."

Li Chu still helped his father up, and Li Heng took a breath and said, "Why is Ahweng here today?"

"The Lord of the Lord heard that His Highness was unwell, so he asked the old slave to see His Highness."

Li Heng was silent for a moment and asked, "Is Father in good health?"

"The emperor is in good health, but he is older and his energy is not as strong as before. Your Highness, Your Majesty hopes that Your Highness can take good care of his health and govern the world in the future!"

Li Heng smiled bitterly, saying it sounds nice, to take good care of himself, but when did he let him go? The relationship between father and son has reached this point, so what kind of family affection can he say?

"Your son, go first! The father wants to talk to Ahon."

"yes!"

Li Chu slowly retreated, and Li Heng held back several eunuchs who were serving him one by one. At this time, there was no outsider in the room.

Li Heng suddenly got up, knelt down and kowtowed to Gao Lishi, "Save me!"

"Your Highness, you must not do this! You must not do this!"

Gao Lishi was shocked and hurriedly helped Li Heng up, "Your Highness, you can kill the old slave like this."

Li Heng choked and said, "Heng remembers the protection of Ahweng, but his father was suspicious and he never left. He was in prison many times. He was unable to bear the pressure. His illness was worse than the other day. He was afraid that he would not have much time left. He was not willing to die. He was poor that his son was still young. I beg him to take care of him sooner or later and be the prince of Taiping."

After saying that, Li Heng burst into tears and started to cry in a low voice.

Gao Lishi sighed softly, he didn't know the pain of the prince. After the former prince Ying was deposed and executed, the emperor no longer believed in any son. The prince in front of him was just a transition. The emperor had never intended to pass the throne to him. Seeing that ten years were getting full, he might be afraid that the emperor would have the desire to replace the prince again. If this is true, wouldn't the capital he invested in Li Heng over the years be wasted? This result was definitely not what he wanted to see.

Thinking of this, Gao Lishi whispered: "Your Highness can be safe if you listen to my old slave."

Li Heng wanted this sentence. He quickly wiped away his tears and said, "I wish to listen to Ah Weng's teachings!"

"First of all, if anything happens in the court, the prince must stay out of the matter, not ask about it, and not write a letter to protect him. Remember!"

Li Heng was stunned, "What does Ah Weng mean?"

Gao Lishi sighed softly and pointed to the west. A trace of gloom flashed in Li Heng's eyes. The emperor really wanted to kill all those who supported him.

"I understand, I will follow Ahon's advice."

Gao Lishi smiled again and said, "The prince doesn't have to be too pessimistic. If you lose your horse, how can you be blessed? The old slave believes that after this matter, the prince's situation will be greatly improved."

"I hope so too. Please teach me again!"

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "This is one of them. The second emperor is about to move to Xingqing Palace. The old slave suggested that the prince should pack up his things."

Li Heng nodded. He understood what Gao Lishi meant. He wanted to do this posture regardless of whether he wanted to go to Xingqing Palace or not.

"I know, I'll order someone to clean up immediately."

"There is a third point. Lao Nu recommends someone to Your Highness."

"Who?" Li Heng was stunned.

Gao Lishi smiled mysteriously and said, "This man is a young man. His Highness has also seen him during the dynasty. At that time, he was named the General of the Qianniu Guard."

"Li Qing'an!" Li Heng blurted out.

"Yes, it's this person who is both wise and brave. Even the emperor praised him. With this person assisting the prince, the old slave would be relieved."

"But..." Li Heng hesitated a little. What would his father think about making friends with talents?

Gao Lishi seemed to know his thoughts, and squinted his eyes and said, "Your Highness, you must not do too much or do not do anything. The key is to master this level. Do you understand?"


















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