Chapter 630: The Emperor Arouses Suspicion Happy New Year's Eve!
Chapter 630 The Emperor arouses suspicion (Happy New Year’s Eve!)
The emperors of the Li and Tang royal families still preferred to leave the palace.
Emperor Li Longji liked to take Gao Lishi out of the palace to play, and he often went into people's homes and participated in people's banquets.
When Li Heng was the crown prince, his status was precarious. He was trapped in the East Palace every day and did not dare to leave the East Palace privately.
Later, after escaping from Chang'an City, he finally became emperor. When Li Heng was in good health, he often took Li Fuguo with him out of the palace to visit Chang'an.
Later, his health became worse and Li Heng went out of the palace less often.
Now that spring is blooming, Li Heng's health is getting better, so he takes Yu Chaoen and Mu Rong out of the palace together.
Of course, it is impossible for the emperor to leave the palace without escorts. A Shence army is nearby to protect the emperor at any time.
Li Heng changed into common people's clothes, and the clever Mu Rong found a donkey cart that was used to transport goods in the palace. He drove the donkey cart. Yu Chaoen accompanied the emperor in the car, and walked out along the bluestone road along the palace wall.
The red wall of Daming Palace.
"Sage, oh no, Saburo, where are we going?"
Li Heng ranked third. Li Sanlang was the pseudonym he used when he left the palace. Li Heng looked at the sun hanging above his head and said:
"Let's go to Wannian County for a stroll. I heard that Zhuangyuan Gong managed Wannian County very well."
"Long live the Emperor!"
In the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace, on the street that meets the East Market, is the busiest place in the entire Xingqing Palace.
"Go ahead and see why the people are gathering near Xingqing Palace."
Yu Chaoen's heart skipped a beat. Xingqing Palace was the palace where the emperor lived. Could it be that the emperor wanted to see the emperor?
Mu Rong was even more shocked. He relied on the old connections Gao Lishi had left in the palace to climb to his current position step by step.
Xingqing Palace is next to the city gate in the west of the city, close to Yongjiafang, Anxingfang, Shengyefang, Daozhengfang and Dongshi.
It is equivalent to Mu Rong taking over Gao Lishi's hidden secrets in the palace. This is why so many eunuch players are assigned to key positions as soon as they enter the palace.
However, the emperor has always caused trouble to Li Heng. King Yong, who was once Li Heng's closest brother, became independent after receiving the emperor's edict to establish a vassal king. He tried to separate one side in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, Li Heng sent Gao Shi to quell it.
But Li Heng also lost his most beloved brother forever.
Having said this, Li Heng felt quite proud. Wang Chengwei was the number one scholar he appointed. Doesn't this mean that he, the emperor, has a good understanding of people?
Li Heng's mood improved a lot. If the officials of the Tang Dynasty could serve the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly like Wang Chengwei, then there would be no need to worry about the mere Hedong rebels being quelled.
"I'm here."
Therefore, when the emperor ascended the calyx tower, the people from Chang'an who gathered downstairs felt like they were dreaming back to the prosperous Chang'an.
A group of people knelt down with a roar, and Li Heng's expression immediately changed as he sat on the donkey cart.
Li Heng enjoyed the lively atmosphere of the market very much, which was much warmer than the cold Daming Palace.
Although today is not the time to take a bath, the weather is nice. Many people go out to buy things or hang out their clothes. The whole city is full of life.
"Your Majesty, Third Master, these people are waiting to meet the emperor. It is said that the emperor will go up to the calyx tower every afternoon these days, and sometimes he will summon the people to go upstairs."
Wannian County, under the governance of Wang Chengwei, was also the area in Chang'an that recovered the fastest.
With all these things coming to his mind, and seeing the people of Chang'an kneeling down to worship the emperor, Li Heng was deeply rooted in his heart, and his psychological shadow towards the emperor exploded.
After Li Fuguo left the capital, Yu Chaoen took part of the Shence Army's errands. He immediately realized that this was his dereliction of duty, knelt down and said, "I am guilty of negligence!"
After having this idea, suspicion arose in Li Heng's heart.
Li Heng snorted coldly and said: "Get up, I am Li Sanlang now, please don't kneel down casually."
Li Heng's face became even more ugly. The emperor actually went up to the building to meet with the people, and these people spontaneously gathered under the Huaxe building, waiting to pay homage to the emperor. This made Li Heng feel like a light was on his back.
The dissatisfaction with Wang Chengwei's recent discovery of the counterfeit money case disappeared. Li Heng praised Wang Chengwei several times along the way, and Li Heng suddenly said: "Go to Xingqing Palace to see it."
Are these people gathering together to kneel down and worship their father?
Mu Rong squeezed into the crowd and found that these people were gathered at the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace. After squeezing in and listening attentively, Mu Rong quickly understood the reason why these people gathered.
But in the view of the suspicious Li Heng, the fact that these people gathered under the Huaxe Tower and the emperor summoned the people to go upstairs had an unusual meaning.
Compared with when Chang'an was first recovered, the streets are much livelier now.
The people of Chang'an knelt down to worship the emperor here, also remembering the long gone prosperous time of the Tang Dynasty.
But Gao Lishi doesn't have the player's communication system, and now Mu Rong has no way to inform him, and he doesn't know what the emperor is going to do.
At that time, Li Heng also followed the emperor and saw the night view of Chang'an from the calyx tower.
Xingqing Palace is the smallest of the three palaces in Chang'an, but it is also three squares in size.
We were living peacefully these days, but we didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly go to Xingqing Palace.
For example, during the Chang'an Lantern Festival, a major grand ceremony in Chang'an that year, the emperor would lead his ministers to the calyx tower to meet face to face with the people of Chang'an.
Little Muzi immediately drove the donkey cart towards Wannian County.
But at the same time, Mu Rong and Gao Lishi also have a prosperous relationship. If something happens to Gao Lishi and he bites Mu Rong, all the previous efforts will be lost.
In the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace is the Calyx Xianghui Building. This building was built by the emperor for Yang Yuhuan. After it was built, the emperor often gave banquets to his officials here.
Even a few days ago, the emperor even summoned several elders to go upstairs. He talked with the elders about the events of the Kaiyuan period and asked Gao Lishi, who was beside him, to give gold and silver.
Li Heng was a little confused. Today was not a day for rest, so why were so many people gathering?
"Little Muzi."
"The Emperor has ascended the stairs!"
For Li Heng, his father was the shadow of his life.
At that time, the richest businessmen in the entire Tang Dynasty and the most talented scholars in the empire all gathered in Chang'an City.
The Flower Calyx Tower stands high on the palace wall. The emperor also liked to climb up the Flower Calyx Tower and interact with the people outside the palace wall.
Nowadays, Guo Ziyi is stationed in Tongguan, and prices in Chang'an are soaring and people's hearts are unsettled. Li Heng's heart is always full of insecurity.
Without the obstruction of the crowd, he suddenly saw the old figure on the calyx building. Isn't that his father?
Li Longji's body seems to be very healthy. He can climb the stairs by himself without Gao Lishi's support.
People around him also knelt down one after another, and Mu Rong was also pulled to his knees.
If it weren't for the efforts of the ministers and Li Longji's intention to change the throne, Li Heng finally found an opportunity after the Anshi Rebellion. Lingwu became the emperor and the emperor also announced his abdication in Shu.
It turns out that the emperor often climbed up to the top of the calyx in the past few days and met with the people on the calyx tower.
Today, the people beside the Huacalyx Tower are all citizens of Chang'an who are vying to see the emperor's face. There are also some people who want to be lucky. If they are summoned by the emperor to go upstairs, even if they are not given gold and silver, they can climb up.
If you go to the gorgeous Calyx Tower, you can brag about it for the rest of your life in Chang'an City.
Regardless of whether the emperor caused the Anlushan Rebellion or not, Li Longji was still the "sage emperor" who ruled Chang'an for decades.
Immediately afterwards, Mu Rong saw the people in the front row taking the lead in kneeling down.
Li Heng took Yu Chaoen and Mu Rong to the road next to Xingqing Palace.
Li Heng said to Yu Chaoen next to him: "The Emperor is meeting the people at Huaxe Tower. Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"
He spent most of his life in the shadow of his father, the sage and emperor. The two powerful ministers during the Tianbao period, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, continued to humiliate the prince, achieving their political goals of favoring Li Longji.
During Li Longji's tenure, before An Lushan invaded Chang'an, it was the most prosperous period in Chang'an.
Although Wannian County has now regained its vitality after Wang Chengwei's governance, it still cannot compare with the prosperous and rich Chang'an City during the Emperor's period.
Mu Rong quickly came back from the crowd and said to Li Heng:
Mu Rong immediately jumped off the donkey cart and squeezed into the crowd.
As Mu Rong's status in the palace rose, Gao Lishi gradually changed from the previous relationship of coercion and exploitation to a cooperative relationship.
Seeing the prosperous Wannian County, Li Heng couldn't help but said: "This Wang Chengwei is really a talent!"
Li Heng felt even more uneasy when he thought of the emperor's influence in Chang'an City.
Mu Rong silently took notes, and when he was about to go back and tell Li Heng his order, suddenly the crowd shouted:
"The Emperor is out!"
The officials and nobles of Chang'an held banquets day and night, and Chang'an City was surrounded by the fragrance of wine and rouge. This was the Chang'an City of that era, and it was also the Chang'an City in the dreams of the people of Chang'an.
"Long live the Emperor!"
Li Heng followed his memory and came to the corner of Dongshi. Unexpectedly, he saw many people gathering at the corner of Xingqing Palace today.
Li Heng continued: "Send some capable people to check who the emperor summoned upstairs and what he talked about with them?"
Li Heng looked at Yu Chaoen, and his suspicion broke out again. He changed his mind and said, "Don't get involved in this matter, Mu Rong. I'll leave this matter to you. We will recruit some capable people from the Shence Army to handle it.
If you do well, you will be rewarded!"
Yu Chaoen did not dare to speak, and Mu Rong immediately said excitedly: "Yes, Third Master! Little Muzi will definitely do his job well!"