Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 528 The Little Princess Meets Her Royal Father
It took almost a whole day to go out of the palace, and when Li Yiren arrived at the Ganlu Hall, it was already getting late.During the Chinese New Year, everywhere inside and outside the palace was full of hustle and bustle, but only here in Ganlu Palace, it was deserted.

Li Yiren walked all the way, and saw that the courtyard of Ganlu Palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere, and they were extremely gorgeously decorated, but under the countless lanterns, there was not a single person, and the servants and maids were not standing under the pillars of the corridor. , the whole hall was empty.

Under the bright lights, there was no sound, which made the emperor's residence even more deserted.

Li Yiren felt a little sad in his heart. His father was getting older, and his temper was getting worse and worse. Moreover, he heard that his father often lost his temper, so he didn't like people around him more and more.Shi Zhongchen sent all the servants to serve in the dark, instead of standing on the bright side, but in this way, it seemed that the Ganlu Hall was as lifeless as a place where no one lived.

She walked to the entrance of the hall, coughed lightly, a person flashed out from the shadow of the palace pillar, it was a little eunuch, the little eunuch asked respectfully and in a low voice: "Your Highness, are you here to see the emperor in Ganlu Hall? "

Li Yiren nodded and said softly, "Is the father asleep now?"

The little eunuch bowed, and said: "Today, the emperor met many wives, and many courtiers who came to Beijing from other places. He was a little tired. He just lay down for a nap. I wonder if he has woken up now."

"Where's Shi Zhongchen, is he here?" Li Yiren asked.

The little eunuch said: "Director Shi is in the side hall. He is also tired and resting. Your Highness wants to go in to see the emperor? Or should the villain call Chief Executive Shi out first?"

Li Yiren shook her head and said, "I'll go see Shi Zhongchen first, where is he in the side hall?" She entered the main hall while speaking.

The little eunuch said: "It's in the Yingxi Palace in the east." He didn't follow, but saluted Li Yiren's back, and then hid in the dark.

Li Yiren walked to the side hall on the east side, and when she reached the entrance of the hall, another person quietly walked out from the dark place, also a little eunuch, and saluted her.

The Ganlu Palace was not like this before, the eunuchs and court ladies all stood in the open, but since Li Shimin fell ill, Shi Zhongchen reduced the number of servants.After two accidents where the emperor fell ill, Shi Zhongchen also understood that it is useless to have more people. In the dark, you can come out with just a greeting, and it will not be an eyesore when you don't need it.

The little eunuch said: "The villain has met Her Royal Highness Princess Hengshan."

Li Yiren asked: "Where is Shi Zhongchen, but here?"

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Director Shi is not here, he is in the apse, waiting for the emperor to take a bath."

Li Yiren sighed, and said, "How is Father, how is your spirit today?"

"The villain doesn't know. The villain is not allowed to move around in the palace. Apart from this place, the villain doesn't know anything about it." The little eunuch shook his head.

This is a new rule established by Shi Zhongchen. Little eunuchs and court ladies are not allowed to run around. He has gained experience in the past two times. In this new rule, anyone who dares to leave the post without permission and make loud noises will be executed with a cane, and no mercy will be given.

Li Yiren nodded and said, "Then I'll wait here for a while, and I'll go see Father after he finishes bathing." She walked into the side hall, found a pier to sit down, and waited quietly.

The little eunuch walked out quietly, and walked back after a while, presumably to have passed the news into the apse.

After a while, footsteps sounded, and Shi Zhongchen came back, with his sleeves still rolled up, holding a towel, wiping his hands as he walked, came to the side hall, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, why are you here at this time?"

Li Yiren asked: "Loyal minister, did the emperor take a bath just now?"

Shi Zhongchen hummed, and said again: "You came here for something, what is it, are you happy or unhappy? If you are happy, you can go and tell the emperor, and if you are unhappy, tell the old slave. Just don't go in, go back to rest early after speaking, it's getting late."

He had a high status, and he had watched Li Yiren grow up, so it was not rude to speak in an elder's tone, and his words obviously meant to protect the emperor, and revealed that the emperor was not in a good mood right now.

Li Yiren stood up and said: "It's a happy thing. If it is done, maybe you, a loyal minister, can borrow a lot of credit!"

"Really? What light can this old slave take?" Shi Zhongchen said with a smile.Since it was a happy thing, he didn't stop him anymore, and walked towards the apse with Li Yiren, and threw the handkerchief on the ground, and the little eunuch went to pick it up.

Li Yiren said: "Today, I went to Lingling Temple together with the prince's elder brother and Wubing, and met Master Xuanzang who came back from Tianzhu, and discussed with him to build a thirteen-storey pagoda full of bricks. In the future, the whole tower will be covered with copper."

Shi Zhongchen frowned, stopped in his tracks, and said, "It's right to build a pagoda and enshrine Buddha statues, but it's best not to talk about it now, the emperor is tired!"

He is not an ignorant child. How could he not understand the building of a pagoda and a pagoda? It costs a lot of money, and according to Li Yiren, how much would it cost to build the tallest pagoda in the world? money?There are too many to count!

If the little princess was "bewitched" by the monk Xuanzang and wanted to persuade the emperor to allocate funds to build the pagoda, it would make the emperor upset.There are countless places where the imperial court needs money. It is very difficult for the current imperial court to spend money on the construction of pagodas.

Li Yiren turned his head and said with a smile: "Building the pagoda is a business that can make a lot of money. The emperor will be happy to hear it. It can relieve fatigue!"

Shi Zhongchen was taken aback, building a pagoda can make a lot of money?I was wrong, it should cost a lot of money!He rolled his eyes and asked, "Without appropriation from the court? Can you still get income? Did that monk Xuanzang tell you, or someone else?"

Li Yiren raised his chin and said proudly: "I figured it out by myself, and I plan to let Wubing do it!"

Shi Zhongchen groaned, thinking: "Say it earlier, it turns out that Wubing came up with the idea, and I just gave it to you, then it's no problem, it must be a good thing." With a smile on his face, he followed Li Yiren They entered the apse together.

Li Shimin was wearing a toga with long sleeves, his hair was loose, and he was half lying on the dragon bed, leaning on the carved dragon back, closing his eyes and recuperating.He has been in poor health recently. After taking the medicine prescribed by Wang Ping'an, the major problems have stopped, but the minor problems have continued.The whole day was either dizziness, shortness of breath, and sometimes nausea. In short, these small problems took turns, and none of the days could make him calm down.

Today, after receiving the imperial court wife, he also received many envoys from foreign countries, as well as officials sent by foreign dignitaries to celebrate the new year. He was very tired. After taking a bath, he planned to squint for a while to refresh himself. When he recovered, he got up again to review the memorials. During the Chinese New Year period, the ministers and the people could celebrate the New Year, but he, the emperor, could not rest.

Footsteps came from outside the hall, from far to near, and when they reached the door of the hall, they stomped their feet lightly twice, but did not come in immediately.Li Shimin knew that this was Shi Zhongchen's return, and he brought someone with him. The person he brought must be from the palace, not a concubine, but a princess.

Slowly opening his eyes, Li Shimin looked at the gate of the palace, and said with a smile, "It's Yiren, it's so late, what are you doing here? Hey, why are you wearing men's clothing?"

Li Yiren was very sad to see his father's old age and listlessness.She hurriedly pretended to be happy, trotted into the palace, threw herself under Li Shimin's dragon bed, and said with a smile: "Father, Yiren went out of the palace to play today, and went to the Inspiration Temple, with the prince brother and Wang Ping'an." go."

Li Shimin took off Li Yiren's hat lovingly, and said, "You are wearing a man's hat, and you look like a naughty boy, not like your father's little princess." He stroked Li Yiren's hair lightly, and did not Ask her why she is going to the Inspiration Temple, and wait for her little daughter to tell him.

Li Yiren lay on Li Shimin's lap, and said with a smile, "Brother Prince said that if I don't wear men's clothes, I won't be allowed out of the palace!" She drew a big circle with her hand and said, "The Inspiration Temple is so big. The imperial gardens in our palace are all big. Master Xuanzang is very good at telling allusions. In order to match his allusions, Wang Pingan specially lit a big tree to show the meaning of Zen to the people in the temple, but everyone understood the meaning of Zen. , I just didn't understand." She pouted.

Li Shimin's interest was aroused, he moved his body, chose a comfortable posture, and said with a smile: "What's going on, tell my father."

Li Yiren chattered about what happened during the day, but she didn't mention Wu Meiniang or Di Renjie. She just walked around the temple with Li Zhiwang in peace, and she came up with a good idea and said it to her. Li Shimin listened.

After hearing this, Li Shimin said with a smile: "Oh, Yiren is so smart. I came up with such a good idea when I went to Lingling Temple. In this way, the court can make more money. This New Year is really comfortable, Father. My little princess has grown up and knows that she can take care of her father."

He praised his little daughter on the lips, but he was thinking in his heart, why did Wang Pingan give up his idea to Yiren this time, but not Zhier?Could it be that he was trying to curry favor with Yi Ren, this little guy really worked hard!

No matter what credits Wang Pingan has or what kind of good ideas he came up with, he must distribute them to others and never monopolize them. This characteristic has already been known by everyone in the Tang court.So once there is something good, as long as others say that Wang Ping'an participated in it, everyone will think that it is Wang Ping'an's contribution again!
This illusion will slowly spread until it becomes that Wang Pingan did not make a certain contribution and has nothing to do with him, but as long as his name is mentioned, others will think it is his contribution.

Of course, this situation has not yet appeared, but as time goes by, it will appear sooner or later.

Li Yiren was really happy to hear her father praise herself, she said: "My child, if it's about the construction of the pagoda this time, don't transfer the proceeds to the imperial court, let's transfer it to the palace, so that everyone in the palace can get it." There are some benefits, and there is still money left over, the boy wants to repair this Ganlu Palace for the emperor, the humidity here is heavier."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Row into the palace? But the palace won't give Wang Ping'an... how can it help this matter?"

(End of this chapter)