The brilliant day lily flowers grow under the North Hall.
The south wind blows his heart, shaking it for whom?
A loving mother leans on her door with love, but a wanderer's journey is painful.
The sweet message is sparse every day, and the sound and question is blocked every day.
Looking up at the cloud forest, I feel ashamed to hear the words of the wise bird.
——"Mo Xuan Tu·1" Wang Mian (Yuan Dynasty)
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After Chen Xuanli left, Xuanzong sat alone in the pavilion by the lake.
At the end of winter and early spring, when the cold was still there, Gao Lishi ordered the palace maid to light the charcoal stove, then took the mink fur and gently put it on Xuanzong's knees and legs.
Xuanzong held the hand stove and looked at the lake through the gap in the willow branches that had just been cut.
The ice surface under the pavilion is like a mirror, but the lake surface in the distance has begun to thaw. At the intersection of the lake water and the ice surface, the water is rippling, and wild ducks swim in pairs, enjoying themselves and leisurely.
When Suzong was still the crown prince, Xuanzong despised Li Heng and always believed that Li Heng was not the best candidate for the crown prince.
The rebel An Lushan has been dead for many years, but the rebellion has not been successfully suppressed.
Nowadays, the government is unstable, foreign barbarians are on the lookout, internal and external troubles are brewing, and Li Tang's country is on the verge of collapse. Xuanzong naturally blames all this on Li Heng's incompetence.
Going further, it would be fine if it was just Li Heng who was incompetent. After all, he was still of his own blood. But Xuanzong absolutely could not accept Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo interfering in politics.
When Empress Wei and Princess Anle were in chaos, if Xuanzong had not joined forces with his aunt Princess Taiping to launch the Tang Long coup, the Tang Dynasty might have reproduced the bloody situation in which the heroine Wu Zhao came to court and killed the Li and Tang royal family, let alone the subsequent bloody situation.
In the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, all nations came to court.
After returning to Chang'an from Chengdu, Xuanzong learned that Li Tan, the king of Jianning, was framed by Queen Zhang and Li Fuguo and died unjustly. Although Li Chu was named the prince, he might be replaced by Queen Zhang's son Xing Wang Li Yi at any time.
Back then, when Xuanzong was worried about establishing a heir, Gao Lishi said: "We might as well look at the third generation." Xuanzong suddenly became enlightened.
Li Chu and Li Tan were the two most favored grandsons of Xuanzong. At that time, Xuanzong wanted to depose Li Heng several times, but he only gave up because of the sake of these two grandsons.
The encounter between Li Chu and Li Tan made Xuanzong intolerable, and finally made a murderous intention.
Of course, there are more secret thoughts here. During the Maweipo Incident, Xuanzong hanged Yang Yuhuan to protect himself. Although it seemed to be the wisest choice at the time, thinking about it afterwards always made Xuanzong feel a faint pain in his heart.
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Xuanzong was determined to kill countless people throughout his life, but this time, he could not be calmed down for a long time.
Xuanzong knew full well that the Maweipo incident was planned by Li Heng behind the scenes, with the purpose of splitting up and taking advantage of the chaos to seize the throne.
To be honest, Xuanzong could understand Li Heng's rebellion. Who wouldn't covet him? What's more, he was the prince who had been waiting for the position of crown prince for decades.
However, in Xuanzong's view, killing Yang Guozhong, Mrs. Guo and others was enough to quell the mutiny of the soldiers and achieve Li Heng's purpose of dividing his troops and heading north.
However, Li Heng insisted on adding the head of the imperial concubine to the weight of the scale!
Although Yang Yuhuan was favored, he never interfered in politics with his favor. Instead, he constantly advised Xuanzong not to be too kind to the Yang clan.
Chen Xuanli's reason for forcing the palace was that the officers and soldiers of the three armies were worried about Yang Guifei's revenge afterwards, so they wanted to kill the imperial concubine.
Damn words!
The officers and soldiers of the three armies were in a panic at that time, and their life and death were uncertain. It was not certain whether the Li family could be saved, and who could care about the emperor settling accounts in the future.
Li Heng borrowed a knife to kill people, his intention was very obvious, and he put a dilemma in the hands of Xuanzong: If he didn't kill the imperial concubine, Xuanzong would die at the hands of the rebels, and Li Heng would succeed to the throne naturally; if he killed the beloved concubine with his own hands, he would wisely protect himself, live in elegance, and be infamous for thousands of years.
Everyone in the world knew that Yang Yuhuan was favored by three thousand people. Let Xuanzong hang Yang Yuhuan with his own hands, which was to tell the world about the true face of a generation of emperors.
Yang Yuhuan was not Concubine Yu, and Xuanzong was not the overlord of Western Chu who refused to cross the Yangtze River.
Farewell My Concubine, has been praised through the ages. The Mawei Incident will remain infamy for thousands of years.
After ruining Xuanzong's reputation, Li Heng could still win a lot of people's hearts even if he tried to ascend the throne.
Nothing could be more vicious than Li Heng's thoughts and decisiveness in his actions.
This was something that Xuanzong was very worried about and would never forgive!
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Xuanzong was silent for a long time. Gao Lishi coughed softly and said, "Sage, the wind is strong by the lake, so don't sit for a long time."
Xuanzong looked at Gushan from a distance, without looking back, and asked: "Has everything been arranged in the palace?"
Gao Lishi collected the fly whisk, bowed and replied: "Most of the Dauchi Feilong Army are the old members of the Za family. As long as the old slave is present, no one dares to stop him!
In addition, although the eunuchs and maids in the palace have changed several times, there are also our people. Once we enter the Daming Palace through Xuanwu Gate, the eunuch on duty will inform us of the palace where the emperor will stay that night."
Xuanzong nodded and said, "Are you ready for the rewards to reward all the heroes?"
Gao Lishi said: "All the important internal agents have been taken care of. The bounty on hand is not large enough to cover all the internal agents. Once a big thing is accomplished, it will not be too late to reward them."
Xuanzong shook his head and said: "Lishi, your situation is still too small. Before things start, you need to increase the rewards to win people's hearts.
When the big thing is accomplished and the world is ours, whether we will be rewarded or not is not that important anymore.
No matter what price those barbarians pay, you should buy Mrs. Guo's mansion as soon as possible and take out the treasures hidden in it to win over her.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and even your former most powerful subordinates may not be of the same mind as you now. If you want them to sacrifice their lives, you have to offer a price that exceeds their expectations."
Gao Lishi accepted the order and said: "Old slave, I will obey the teachings of the saint."
Xuanzong said: "The Mastiff Guard is in Li Fuguo's hands and must be guarded against.
From today on, we must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Let Princess Yuzhen and Ruxianyuan stay with us every day, listen to music and entertain, and confuse Li Heng's ears and eyes."
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Half an hour later, Xuanzong appeared on the Changqing Tower adjacent to the market in Xingqing Palace, overlooking the bustling crowds downstairs.
Xuanzong remembered the advice given to him by the imperial doctor: If you want to live a long life, living in seclusion in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters is not the best choice. You must live in seclusion in the city, walk in the busy city, and interact with all kinds of people, so that you will be full of vitality.
I don't know who was the first to notice the Emperor's figure. The villagers passing by downstairs took the initiative to stop, prostrate themselves on the ground, and bowed and kowtowed to Xuanzong three times and nine times to worship him.
"The saint is well, long live, long live, long live..."
The people's cries of long live the three times are endless.
Looking at the ragged people downstairs and feeling their kind and sincere support, Li Longji's heart surged: "These are my people, this is my country..."
Xuanzong waved his hand and said to Gao Lishi: "Lishi, tell the palace people to hold a banquet in the street and entertain these Chang'an elders with palace wine and food.
I couldn't forgive them before. But this time, I figured it out.
If I can create a prosperous Kaiyuan era, I can recreate the Tang Dynasty!