Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2641 Meeting with the Eastern Palace
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said indifferently: "I have my own concerns about this matter. There is no need for the two lovers to argue any more. You should step down quickly and perform your own duties. Vigorously publicize the Jiahe story and boost the civilian military. Morale, we must ensure the peace of the world this winter, and we must not delay the event of the spring expedition next year!"

For the Eastern Expedition, he has long been anxious.

In the spring of this year, it was time to direct the army to conquer Liaodong to destroy Goguryeo. As a result, an inexplicable serious illness delayed the whole plan and had to be delayed for a year.

Although the body has improved slightly this year, the symptoms of lack of energy have become more and more serious. His Majesty Li Er doesn't know how much time he has left. Do not rest in peace.

What's more, hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in Liaodong, waiting for the day to prepare their soldiers and horses. Not to mention spending countless money and food every day, the morale of the army is also weakening day by day.

If the Eastern Expedition next spring still cannot be carried out, these elite soldiers drawn from all over the world will have to return to their respective camps. If they want to gather such a huge army, it will take more power than this time. double...

Therefore, even if the sky falls, the Eastern Expedition in the spring of next year is imperative.

Feeling His Majesty Li Er's ambition and determination, the three of them trembled in their hearts, and hurriedly said in unison: "I will obey the emperor's order!"

All three of them knew that His Majesty Li Er's obsession with the Eastern Expedition had reached a point that could not be changed. Whoever dared to delay the Eastern Expedition would be Li Er's enemy and a stumbling block to his success, even if it was his own son. You must not let it go!
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In the evening, Fang Jun returned to Chang'an from Lishan surrounded by his own soldiers. After entering the city, he went directly to the East Palace to ask to see Prince Li Chengqian.

After waiting at the door for a while, an attendant hurried out from the palace and brought Fang Jun to Yiqiu Palace.

The East Palace occupies a very large area. Although it is not as grand and majestic as the Taiji Palace, it is also magnificent. Entering from the main entrance of Jiafu Gate, you will find the Chongming Gate, Jiade Gate, and Xiande Hall. This hall is the first main hall of the East Palace. It is the place where the crown prince meets his ministers and holds major political activities.On August [-]th in the ninth year of Wude, Prince Li Shimin held a ceremony of enthronement in this hall after Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan abdicated.

At that time, His Majesty Li Er was listening to politics in this hall. It was not until April of the third year of Zhenguan, when the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan moved from Taiji Palace to Da'an Palace, that His Majesty Li Er went to Taiji Palace to listen to politics.

On both sides of Xiande Hall are Zuochunfang, which is in charge of all government affairs in the East Palace.

From the Chongjiao Gate behind the Xiande Hall to the north is the Chongjiao Hall where the East Palace receives guests and holds banquets and songs. Empress Wende lived for many years...

On the west side of Lizheng Hall is Chongwen Hall.

A wall away from the Chongwen Museum is the Wude Hall established by the Taiji Palace...

It's just that the crown prince is not in Lizheng Hall today. Fang Jun followed his servants around Lizheng Hall and Guangtian Hall, then walked west along the path on the side of Guangtian Hall, turned behind Chongwen Hall and turned north, passed Neifang, Then we arrived at Yiqiu Palace.

This is already the back garden of the East Palace. Although it is late autumn, the surrounding flowers and trees are full of flowers and trees, and the scenery is pleasant. There are yellowing leaves falling, and green pines and cypresses standing proudly. It is in the flower garden in front of Yiqiu Palace. Among them, the crown prince Li Chengqian was sitting on a mat under the shade of a tree, accompanied by the graceful princess Su Shi, and three or four children were playing on the grass in front of the flower garden.

Two tall bamboos were erected in the distance, and a net was stretched between them. A leather ball was kicked back and forth by the children, but the net between the two tall bamboos could not be kicked in by the children. Not paying attention, a burst of cheerful laughter sounded from time to time.

The corner of Fang Jun's mouth twitched. It seems that the tradition of "stinky feet" has been passed down since the Tang Dynasty...

As the servant came forward, Fang Jun bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince's concubine."

The prince and his wife didn't put on airs at all, they all stood up to return the salute, the prince stepped forward and took Fang Jun's hand, and said with a smile: "We are all from our own family, why should we be so vulgar? Come, come, sit together, and taste the highland barley from Tubo." Alcohol doesn't have a flavor."

Crown Princess Su smiled softly, and said softly: "Fang Shaobao, please sit down, I will cook some side dishes for you and have a few drinks with my own hands."

Fang Jun bowed and said, "Thank you, Crown Princess."

When the princess turned around and walked away, Li Chengqian called out to the children: "Everyone, come here and meet Fang Shaobao!"

A few children dropped their soccer balls, ran over enthusiastically, and saluted decently: "We have seen Fang Shaobao."

The prince Shaobao is an official of the East Palace, and he is a retainer of the prince in theory, but after all, his position is important, and Fang Jun's reputation is famous and prestigious, especially the name of the playboy "bully" resounds throughout Chang'an. disrespectful.

Fang Jun also returned the gift, saying: "I have seen His Royal Highness."

These are all Li Chengqian's children, the oldest Li Xiang is only ten years old, Li Jue is only six years old, handsome and beautiful with thick eyebrows and big eyes, the little Zhengtai who looks pink and tender is very cute.

The youngest was a little girl, and Fang Jun didn't know her boudoir's name, only that he had just been canonized as the Lord of Lantian County by His Majesty Li Er.Lantian is an important place in Guanzhong, with a lot of people and affluent people, but looking at this title, one can tell that His Majesty Li Er loves this eldest princess very much.

It is a pity that in history Li Chengqian rebelled against himself and died, which affected his children. After all, his sons still have the identity of royal blood. No matter how cruel Gaozong Li Zhi was, he did not dare to kill them all, but his daughters were unlucky and married in a hurry When I went to ordinary people in various places, the jade plate was removed from the name, and even the name and title were not left behind...

Li Xiang's personality was out of character. When he met Fang Jun before, he raised his neck and asked, "Fang Shaobao, can you play cuju?"

Fang Jun glanced at the leather ball on the ground, and said with a smile, "I understand."

Li Xiang then pointed to the net between the two pruning bamboos in the distance, and said, "My younger siblings and I have been kicking for a long time, but we couldn't get in. Can you get in?"

Fang Jun looked up and saw that the distance between the two pruning bamboos was no more than one foot. The net was halfway up the bamboo, about one meter above the ground. The way of playing Cuju is somewhat different from that of the folk. It only has a single goal and is slightly less competitive.Children lack strength, and it is difficult to kick the ball.

He took two steps forward and placed the ball on the grass. Fang Jun took two steps back, stretched his ankle, and shouted: "Look!" He took two steps to run up and kicked the lower half of the ball vigorously, and there was a "bang" With a sound, the ball flew straight out and hit Merry Eye.

"Wow! Fang Shaobao is amazing!"

"It's so accurate! It feels better than the guards!"

Immediately won the admiration of the princes and princesses, and there was a lot of shouting.

Fang Jun laughed, patted Li Xiang on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "Professionalism lies in diligence, but lack in playfulness, and Cuju is the same. You treat it as a game and occasionally entertain, how can you play it well? Set your mind down and think about it, and then practice hard, and you will definitely improve. A man, if you don’t do it, you must do your best, and don’t be a white chicken.”

Li Jue blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Fang Shaobao, what is killing a chicken for nothing?"

Before Fang Jun could answer, Li Chengqian shouted, "Where does the kid have so many questions? Fang Shaobao is amazingly talented, so you have to remember what he said. That's fine, I have something to do with Fang Shao as my father." Bao Tan, go play while you play."

"Oh."

Several princes ran over to pick up the ball and kicked it with a bang.

On the contrary, the owner of Lantian County, with her short legs upside down, snuggled up to her father, tugged at his father's robe, and said coquettishly, "Father, my daughter is so tired, her legs are so sore..."

Li Chengqian immediately put away his stern expression, sat on the ground with a pampered face, wrapped Princess Lantian on his lap, and said softly: "I told you not to let you play crazy with your brothers, you just don't listen, now you know Are you feeling uncomfortable? Come, come, I will rub it for you as a father."

Arrange the girl's legs and massage them gently.

Fang Jun laughed, this His Royal Highness is actually a daughter slave...

Li Chengqian massaged a few times, which made his daughter dazzled and smiled, until Fang Jun knelt down in front of him, then she came to her senses, feeling a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Jiao Erlang is laughing. He is alone as a prince, but he is willing to bow down for his children. Lost the majesty of the crown prince..."

Fang Jun waved his hand to stop him, and said solemnly: "Ruthless is not necessarily a real hero. How can Lianzi not be a husband? Do you know that those who stir up wind and howl look smaller than Tutu when they look back. Your Highness has true feelings and true nature, and the humble minister can only admire him, so why be embarrassing?"

(End of this chapter)