After issuing a decree, someone went to Fang Mansion to tell Mrs. Fang and Fang Qingniang to enter the palace, and sent Fang Yiai and Xiang Cui to the palace first. Li Shimin left Fang Xuanling to accompany him to eat in the side hall.
After Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling finished their meal and all the utensils were removed, they ordered Gong'e to serve freshly brewed tea and then waved Gong'e away. Li Anyang, who had been back for a long time, came up this time to report on his errands.
"Back to the emperor, when the servant and Commander Zhao rushed to the Palace of Wei, they did not see Yu Le, a staff member in the palace. I heard from the manager Qian Lun that Yu Le came out less than half an hour after the king of Wei went to Hongwen Guan.
There was nothing unusual about his expression when he went out." Li Anyang said respectfully.
"Oh, what did the secret guard say?" Li Shimin picked up the tea cup, blew the hot air on it gently, took a slow sip of water, put the tea cup back on the table in front of him, and then spoke lightly.
asked.
Li Anyang bent down and said, "Master Zhao asked, but," he carefully glanced at Li Shimin's face that could not see the joy or anger from the corner of his eye. Li Anyang paused and continued to be careful.
He said, "According to the secret guards who went to follow him, Yule was the same as usual at the beginning, and there was nothing unusual about him."
"What happened next?" Li Shimin closed his eyes, leaned back slowly on the chair, tapped his right hand rhythmically on the table in front of him, and asked in a steady tone.
"Later, the two secret guards who followed said that when Yu Le was about to walk to the West City, he was suddenly hit by a commoner who was unsteady on his feet. The secret guards didn't pay attention at first, but it didn't take long for Yu Le to
He flashed into a deserted, quiet alley, and then saw him tearing up a piece of paper, then stumbling away from the guard who was following him, and disappeared." After Li Anyang finished speaking, there was a trace of blood on his forehead.
Already breaking out into a thin layer of sweat, he carefully took a look at Li Shimin's unchanged face, and lowered his eyelids respectfully.
"Where's Zhao Yiren?" Li Shimin asked with his eyes still closed.
"I am waiting for the order outside the palace. I wonder if the emperor wants to summon you?" Li Anyang asked cautiously.
Nodding to Li Anyang to call Zhao Yi into the palace, Li Shimin opened his eyes and looked at Fang Xuanling, who was also looking over with emotion. The emperor and his ministers exchanged glances and exchanged their opinions silently.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty." Zhao Yi respectfully finished the ceremony.
"Get up." Li Shimin sat up straight and said, "Do the people in Prince Wei's Mansion know that there are many of you going to get Yu Le?"
"Your Majesty, not many. The only ones who really knew that we were going to find Yu Le were Manager Qian and a young eunuch accompanying him." Zhao Yi replied.
"In this case, don't alert the snake first. You, Anyang and Qian Lun, the three of you, talk to each other and find a suitable reason to explain away your thoughts about going to Prince Wei's Mansion today. The secret guards watching Yu Le are increasing.
Send a few to ensure that Yu Le's whereabouts can be tracked at any time. I don't want something like this to happen again today," Li Shimin ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Yi responded.
"Anyang, I have sent a message to the King of Wei to come to the palace to see you." Li Shimin said.
"Yes." Li Anyang replied.
"You two go down first." Li Shimin said.
When the two of them had just reached the entrance of the palace, Li Shimin suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute!"
"Your Majesty." Zhao Yi and Li Anyang turned around respectfully and came forward again.
"There is no need to summon the King of Wei, otherwise it would be unnecessary to add any unnecessary extravagance to the situation." Li Shimin said.
"It's the emperor." Li Anyang said.
After Li Anyang and Zhao Yi retreated, Li Shimin turned to Fang Xuanling, who was sitting aside, and said, "Ai Qing, how about we talk to you for a round?"
"I obey the order." Fang Xuanling stood up and said with cupped hands.
After a while, the monarch and his ministers sat across from each other on the wooden couch under the partition window. Li Shimin held the white stone and Fang Xuanling held the black stone, and they began to compete on the chessboard.
"The waiter asked you for help just now, why didn't you say anything?" Li Shimin asked without raising his eyes after falling down.
"Your Majesty intends to help me educate my son. How can I stop him if I don't expect him to come?" Because there was no third person in the room, Fang Xuanling, who had received the emperor's permission, did not leave, but looked respectfully.
Looking at Li Shimin, he said with a smile, "Besides, that child should take some time to calm down."
"It seems that you still have some confidence in that boy's painting?" Li Shimin said with a smile.
"No." Fang Xuanling smiled lightly, shook his head, and said honestly, "I really don't have much confidence."
"Then you also said that you would leave Mr. Fang's birthday gifts to Mr. Fang." Li Shimin said.
"Didn't the emperor leave the Guanyin picture to his beloved to paint?" Fang Xuanling asked directly.
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and couldn't help laughing out loud because of the same idea in their hearts.
"You." Li Shimin pointed at Fang Xuanling with the chess piece, "I don't know if Fang Xiaoer can be as shrewd as you."
"Since the emperor intends to take the exam, I will wait for the emperor to watch the results together." Fang Xuanling said with a smile without any worry.
"I think Yan Aiqing's rigorous and serious temperament, especially when it comes to calligraphy and painting, will definitely change Fang Er's slightly lazy temperament under the strict teacher." Li Shimin said with a smile.
"I hope so." Fang Xuanling said with some uncertainty, knowing in her heart that the emperor wanted Fang Yiai to study for a few years in peace, and then pass the Ming Dynasty scientific examination and become a Jinshi, so that he can enter the court.
After several years of experience, I thought that the new king would use it. But when I thought that Fang Yiai had stated openly and secretly that "if you beat me to death, you will not enter the court" attitude, and your life and death depended on being in the Taiyuan Hospital, Fang Xuanling was very optimistic about Li Shimin's plan.
not good.
"You don't seem to have much confidence in the waiter." Li Shimin said, his eyes focused on the chessboard in front of him.
"Yi Ai was very naughty before, not to mention, now that I have been playing in folk alleys for three years, it is not so easy to give up." Fang Xuanling said helplessly, while holding the chess piece in his hand.
It fell down and ate one of Li Shimin's dragons.
"This kid is quite naughty. Please remind him later that he can control the Nur River, but don't be too obvious and don't go too far, otherwise I won't help him wipe his ass." Li Shimin said.
"In compliance with the order, I would like to thank the emperor for your kindness on behalf of Quanzi." Fang Xuanling stood up solemnly, cupped his hands and said.
"Okay. I just hope that boy can get rid of his anger and focus on his studies under Yan Aiqing's influence, so that he can live up to my high hopes for him." Li Shimin waved his hand and motioned for Fang Xuanling to sit down.
He said calmly.
"I don't really have such a big prayer." Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and said after finishing his work again, "Wei Chen just hopes that Yiai can take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn more about Master Yan's wonderful paintings. I also hope that I can take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As long as his talent in painting is half that of his calligraphy, and he can learn three or four cents of Master Yan's wonderful painting skills before the end of the deadline required by the emperor. By then, I will save a lot.
Such strength." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
"You're not greedy! In less than a month, you actually want Fang Xiaoer to learn three or four percent of Yan Aiqing's true skills! You know, Yan Aiqing has been writing non-stop for more than thirty years.
Only then can such an achievement be achieved." Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling strangely and said.
"I naturally hope that my child will have some other strengths besides being good at calligraphy." Fang Xuanling said with a calm expression.
"Better? More than a little better. If I hadn't ordered the people from the Royal Guards Camp to drive away the group of people who gathered in front of your house a few days ago, I think the doorstep of your house would have been searched for words by now.
He must have been trampled to pieces." Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Fang Xuanling, who was filled with pride, and said sourly.
"Haha." Fang Xuanling smiled and did not refute.
After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly asked, "You don't seem to have told Fang Xiaoer about Shi Meng and Feng Chenggang."
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