Seeing her like this, Xu Fenglei couldn't help feeling a little distressed.
"alright……"
He patted Li Qingquan's shoulder gently and comforted him repeatedly,
"Qingquan, don't belittle yourself, you have already done a great job! No one else, including me and your father, may be as good as you in the bank's work."
"Your father's temper... you also know it. He was taught by Qian before, so he is fierce! It's as if he is not his biological son!"
"Just like what your mother said, he likes to be a quarrel! If you were a minister in the court, he would probably have to support you! Such a virtue!"
Li Qingquan pursed his lips slightly, and his mood recovered a little.
"Don't worry, your matter will be taken care of by the teacher!"
Xu Fenglei patted his chest and said confidently,
"Whether you don't want to get married or want freedom, just do things according to your own ideas. As for your father, you have a master to support you!"
"My teacher is very protective! If your father gets angry again, I will fight with him! Beat him!"
Poof.
Li Qingquan finally burst into laughter when he saw Xu Fenglei swinging his fist vigorously and looking like he was going to fight his father for her.
"Master, you are so kind..."
Her eyes were shining brightly, she stared at Xu Fenglei and said softly.
"snort!"
Xu Fenglei wiped his nose and said proudly,
"That's natural. You are my master's disciple! If I'm not good to you, who should I be good to?"
"Whether it's you, Cheng Qian, Li Zhi or the others, if anything happens to you, I will always be the first to rush to the front! It's the same!"
Li Qingquan lowered his head slightly and spun his toes on the ground.
"It would be nice if it were different..."
she whispered softly.
"What?"
Xu Fenglei said doubtfully,
"I didn't hear that clearly."
"No, it's nothing..." Li Qingquan shook his head quickly and asked, "Then Master... I want to tie my hair up and become a Taoist nun. Are you willing to support it?"
Xu Fenglei was slightly startled.
"Being a Taoist nun... didn't you just say this to attack your father?"
He said in surprise,
"Are you serious?"
Li Qingquan nodded.
"Um."
She lowered her eyes and said,
"As the eldest daughter of my father, I will always be criticized if I remain unmarried. If I become a monk and become a Taoist nun, I won't have so many rumors."
"Besides, I, the Tang Dynasty, regard Laozi Li Er as my holy ancestor and advocate Taoism. I join the Taoist sect to serve my holy ancestor. No one can find fault with me."
Xu Fenglei nodded slightly.
That's true.
There were many princesses who became Taoist nuns in the Tang Dynasty, and he knew several of them, such as Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen, daughters of Ruizhong; Princess Wan'an and Princess Shouchun, daughters of Xuanzong...
At least from a legal perspective, there is nothing wrong with it.
but--
"Have you really thought about it?"
Xu Fenglei looked at Li Qingquan and couldn't help but said,
"The love between a man and a woman is worth experiencing. You are still young and don't know what love is yet. Do you still remember the story of the princess and the prince that I told you before?"
"Perhaps one day in the future, you will be able to meet your prince, and then we will stay together and fly together. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
Girls, after all, they still fantasize about love, right?
He still remembered that when he told those fairy tales, Li Qingquan listened attentively, and he was clearly still yearning for them!
"Then why did Master choose not to marry for the rest of his life?"
Li Qingquan tilted his head and smiled and asked,
"Don't you want to experience the love between a man and a woman, and stay together and fly together?"
Xu Fenglei: "..."
"Well……"
He scratched his head and said awkwardly,
"It's different. The situation between you and me is different..."
Although he has slowly integrated into this world and has become accustomed to many things, he still doesn't want to try the matter of love between a man and a woman.
Because in his concept, the intimate relationship between husband and wife should be honest with each other.
But he always kept a secret in his heart, a secret that he could not talk to anyone about, and because of this, the barrier always existed.
In addition, she had already made a vow to the emperor not to marry for the rest of her life. Now that this vow was known to the whole world, how could she break her promise?
To put it bluntly...he doesn't have a woman he likes either!
"The circumstances may be different, but the paths lead to the same destination."
Li Qingquan calmed down, smiled slightly and said,
"Master wants to be a Taoist priest, so I will be a Taoist nun."
"When I get old in the future, I may still be able to serve my master and repay the kindness of my education."
Xu Fenglei was startled.
He was still about to speak, but he saw that Li Qingquan had already bowed his hands.
"There are still many things to do at the bank, so I'm leaving."
After the ceremony, she turned around and headed towards the Xuanwu Gate.
Looking at Li Qingquan's back, Xu Fenglei couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
"This girl is really..."
He said helplessly,
"It doesn't make people worry!"
…
Three days later.
Rumble.
The rolling wheels rolled through Zhuque Street, and the mighty imperial motorcade headed towards the east gate of Chang'an City, causing the people around to stand sideways and talk a lot.
"Your Majesty is traveling again today? What are you going for?"
"I don't know, but it must be something big!"
"Haha, look at your ignorant looks. You can't even keep up with the heat of eating shit! Let me tell you! His Majesty the Emperor is here for no other reason than to visit the families of the fallen soldiers! I saw boxes behind the carriage. Really? Those are all condolences!"
"Ah? Does your Majesty have to personally take action for such a trivial matter?"
"This is called a benevolent king! Today, your majesty is a benevolent and holy king who can rival Yao and Shun! Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand! Your Majesty is the best emperor and the most benevolent emperor in history!"
"..."
Xu Fenglei held open the car window and looked out the window with boredom.
When he heard the people's comments, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.
“I have to say, Li Er’s propaganda is really good!”
He said happily,
"I don't know how many of these people are receiving food and rice from the imperial court. Let me have a look..."
Just as he was about to start observing, the curtain was suddenly lifted.
"Grand Master, Your Majesty invites you to go and talk to him."
The attendant put his head in the air and said respectfully.
"knew."
Xu Fenglei's head was still outside, he didn't look back, he just waved his hand.
The waiter hesitated to speak, but finally swallowed the words on his lips and exited the carriage.
His Majesty summoned his colleagues to board the dragon carriage. Which other ministers would not be frightened and grateful?
This is a great honor!
I'm afraid this is the only one who doesn't care and doesn't care...
…
A moment later, on top of the dragon chariot.
"See Your Majesty."
Xu Fenglei cupped his hands and said with a smile,
"Why is your Majesty summoning your ministers?"
Looking around, Li Shimin was the only one in the carriage.
"I can't talk to you if I have nothing to do?"
Li Er waved and smiled,
"Come, sit down."
"This journey has been a bit boring. I couldn't find anyone to talk to, so I had to arrest you."
"You kid, you won't scold me in your heart, will you? Last time you disliked my small window... Well, there's nothing you can do about it. It's just for safety!"
Having said that, he had opened a small window for Xu Fenglei.
A ray of cool breeze came in from the window, which relieved a bit of the stuffiness.
"It's better to close it, I'm afraid you are too imaginative..."
Xu Fenglei hurriedly stepped forward to cover the window and covered it with the thick curtain again.
Once this small window is opened, if a remnant of the Yin Prince comes and shoots an arrow into the window, then he will have to watch...
"What? What's so wide open?"
Li Shimin didn't know why.
"You kid...why do you always say these words that I don't understand? Do you speak your dialect?"
Li Er prides himself on his sharp ears and eyesight, but sometimes he really can't understand what Xu Fenglei is saying.
"It's nothing, I'm just afraid that you will be assassinated."
Xu Fenglei shrugged and said,
"After all, you have killed so many people before, including many military leaders, and those military leaders have many die-hard loyalists."
"What if someone comes up and trades his life for your emperor's life? That would be bad."
Li Shimin snorted softly.
"Hey, I'm not afraid of charging on the battlefield, but why am I afraid of a mere assassination?"
He said arrogantly,
"If they want to come, just tell them to come and see who shoots whom!"
Snapped!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Er actually pulled out a long bow from the base, which surprised Xu Fenglei.
"Good guy! Do you still bring this thing with you when you travel?"
Li Shimin pulled his bow.
"Oh, I don't like to put my life in other people's hands. With this bow, I have peace of mind."
He twirled his beard and smiled,
"If there is an assassination, I might have to rely on it to protect you!"
Xu Fenglei: "..."
The two chatted for a while, and time flew by.
After a while, the driver stopped.
"Your Majesty, Jiaotou Village has arrived."
A report came from outside.
"I understand."
Li Shimin responded, then straightened his sleeves and said,
"Listen up, do you think I'm going to wear this, or the white dragon fish suit?"
He was wearing a yellow brocade robe. Although it was not the dragon robe worn at court, it was still dazzling enough.
"That depends on what your Majesty wants."
Xu Fenglei responded,
"If you want the families of those who died in battle to be frightened, then wear what you are wearing now and make sure they kowtow to you and talk to you on their knees."
"If you want to see their true side and see their emotions express, just wear a white dragon fish suit and wear something ordinary petty officials wear."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"Then I naturally want to see the real side!"
He continued,
"I sincerely express my condolences, not just to go through the motions!"
"Walk!"
Li Eryi raised his hand, and the two of them got off the road together.
Outside the car, all the ministers were waiting. When they saw the emperor and the grand master getting out of the car together, they all looked a little envious.
What is a close minister? What is a favorite?
Compared with the Grand Master, they are still far behind!
"Is this the Jiaotou Village?"
Li Shimin put his hands on his hips, looked around, and couldn't help but admire,
"Beside mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, what a scene!"
"Why didn't I find such a good place before?"
Changsun Wuji stepped forward quickly.
"Your Majesty, this place is quite far from the capital. It is considered a suburb."
He hurriedly introduced,
"Look, have you seen the undulating mountains behind the mountain village? On the easternmost side of the mountains, the raised mountain is the 'Jiao Head Head'! It is a famous landscape in the surrounding area!"
Li Shimin looked around and his eyes lit up.
He saw it.
The dragon's head was raised high, as if it was about to fly into the sky to chase the sun!
"Not bad, very good!"
Li Shimin clapped his hands and praised,
"With this momentum, why bother asking the dragon to raise its head? Just ask the dragon to raise its head!"
As soon as he said this, Xiao Yu quickly came out of the queue behind him.
"No."
"Your Majesty, you don't know. There was a legend here——"
He explained,
"In the past, Duke Wen of the Qin Dynasty went hunting and encountered a dragon and a dragon. He shot it and buried the dragon's head on Xianyang Plain. He named it Longshou Plain. The Zhangtai Palace of the Qin Dynasty was built on Longshou Plain."
"And the dragon head is buried here, looking at each other from a distance, suppressing the earth's energy."
"Your Majesty is the Holy Son of Heaven. Once the golden mouth is opened, he can transform a dragon into a dragon. What if it changes the Feng Shui pattern of this place and even affects Chang'an? It would be bad..."
Li Shimin looked surprised.
"And this statement... this is the first time I've heard of it!"
He turned to look at Xu Fenglei, raised his hand and said,
"Listen clearly, Xunlong Kanyu is your old profession. Tell me, is there such a mysterious way?"
Xu Fenglei sneered.
"That's pure fart."
He pouted and said,
"There are many strange geomantic treasures in the world. There may be a dragon raising its head. If you choose a good burial location, it can encourage future generations."
"But the Feng Shui pattern of one dragon and one dragon is nonsense. I've never heard of it anyway. People here must have followed it deliberately in order to subsidize their own place."
Xiao Yu's face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.
I said it seriously, but it turned out to be nonsense...
"Hahaha, I also think it's such a mysterious thing?"
Li Shimin laughed and said,
"But it's really best for me to speak less. Open words always lead to bad things."
"Let's go, let's go."
He waved to the small officials accompanying him and ordered:
"Come, take off all your clothes, and I and my dear friends will put them on, so that the families of those who died in the battle will not be afraid. They have lost their sons, and I don't want them to panic anymore, and I don't want them to endure the grief for us. Kneel down and kowtow.”
All the petty officials: "?!"
"Your Majesty, how can that be done?"
The accompanying captain was shocked and said,
"They are all tattered clothes. They haven't been washed for I don't know how long... They must not stain your dragon body!"
"Why don't you wear Mo Jiang's clothes? Mo Jiang's clothes were just washed yesterday."
Li Shimin shook his head.
"No need, your official rank is also high, and the people will be afraid after seeing it."
He pointed to a small official with a fair face and greeted,
"You, it's just you. You look quite clean. Give me your clothes."
"It's cold on the mountain, so just make do with it and wear my brocade robe!"
The clerk: "!!!"
"Don't dare! I would never dare to wear His Majesty's clothes!"
He knelt down on the ground in great fear, quickly took off his clothes, put his hands on them, and said tremblingly,
"Your Majesty, if you want to wear it, please take it. I am a strong man and not afraid of the cold!"
Xu Fenglei couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly when he saw the young official's energetic appearance. The young man slept on the cold bed, all because of his firepower, right?
Li Shimin reached out to take the cloth, sniffed it, and threw his brocade robe on the head of the pay officer.
"You're quite clean. You don't smell like a grown man at all."
Li Er smiled and said,
"Come on, I'm not here to take advantage of you. I rewarded you with the brocade robe, so just treat it like I exchanged it with you."
After that, he put on his coarse cloth robe and ordered to the ministers: "You guys, please change too! Wearing this official uniform... don't scare the villagers!"
