Huo Ge couldn't hold himself back for a long time. When he heard His Majesty's words, he immediately stepped out of the train and pulled Li Miao out of the palace with his own hands.
Everyone in the hall, especially the Yizhou nobles, no one dared to come out to plead for mercy.
Li Shimin felt that the movement was big enough, and did not give the next "warrior" a chance. Before Li Miao's head was brought back, he said directly:
"Li Miao's affairs are over here. I will select people to fill the vacancies in Yizhou after I observe them."
Seeing that His Majesty was no longer interested in continuing the court meeting, Huang Hao said loudly at the right time: "The imperial edict has been issued. All ministers accept the edict and express their gratitude!"
The princes in the hall had just come out from the shadow of Li Miao's execution. After hearing Huang Hao's words, they calmed down their emotions and bowed their heads and said: "Your Majesty is wise! I accept the decree and thank you!"
"Retreat!"
After going through the process of receiving the order to express gratitude, Huang Hao directly announced his resignation from the court.
Li Shimin's good mood that lasted for many days was broken by Li Miao's "Zhuge Liang and so on".
Zhao Tong and others received the imperial edict and went to the location of the rebellion to quell the rebellion.
These few people are also holding back their strength in their hearts, hoping to give His Majesty a satisfactory answer in the matter of countering the rebellion, in order to repay His Majesty's kindness in knowing and promoting them.
Li Shimin has felt depressed since the early morning meeting.
The situation in Shu seems to be peaceful, but in fact Li Shimin has many things to worry about.
The erosion of the Liu family's regime by the Yizhou gentry, the gradual decline of capable ministers in Dongzhou and Jingzhou, the difficult road to Shu, the policy towards barbarians, and whether the cronies he promoted can support his ambition to unify the world...
My own understanding of history has become a burden at this moment.
"Alas! Sometimes being an Anle Emperor who is "lucky about Shu" can be a way of relief..."
Li Shimin suddenly understood Liu Chan in history.
Until dinner time, Li Shimin kept thinking and silent, feeling depressed.
"My servant looks very bad today. Isn't he angry at those mediocre ministers who are talking nonsense in the court?"
Li Shimin just looked down at the bamboo slips in his hand and ignored Huang Hao's words.
Huang Hao stood by the side, his eyes kept rolling in his eye sockets, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he thought of something.
"Your Majesty, you have worked so hard in the past few days, and you are so angry about what happened in the court, and now you are so brooding and silent. In the long run, it will make people miserable."
Li Shimin put down the bamboo slips in his hand and looked at Huang Hao doubtfully, always feeling that what he said was strange.
"Oh, my Majesty! As the king of a country, the dragon body is the most important thing. Since you can't vent your anger, why not go to the harem to relax? Maybe you can..."
Li Shimin thought to himself, "Yeah, it's been a month now. I just think about changing my fate against the will of heaven every day, but I haven't been to the harem yet."
Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly realized:
"Yes, I am the king of a country, and the country of Shuhan belongs to me. How can I let a few annoying things ruin my body?"
"Huang Hao, come with me to the queen's palace to have a look."
After making up his mind, Huang Hao lit up a lantern and led the way, leading Li Shimin to the harem.
At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and apart from the imperial guards, there were only a few eunuchs and maids in the palace.
Along the way, Li Shimin saw almost no one except two patrolling patrols of the Forbidden Army.
Entering the harem, the imperial army could no longer be seen, only some eunuchs on duty.
"Your Majesty, there is a pond in front of you. Please pay attention under your feet. After the pond, you will find the Queen's palace."
Li Shimin looked up and saw a large hall standing in the darkness behind the pond, with only a little light reflected on the windows.
I'm really curious, what will the daughter born to the "Meng Zhang Fei" in history look like? Can you compare to my Guanyin maid?
Just as Li Shimin was thinking, he suddenly felt a chill coming from behind.
"Not good! There is danger behind you!"
Li Shimin's heart trembled, and he subconsciously turned sideways.
Although Liu Chan's body was a little fatter, Li Shimin still relied on his consciousness as "Admiral Tiance" in his previous life to force his current body to turn sideways.
"Buzz!"
As soon as Li Shimin turned sideways, a cold light fell from in front of him with a buzzing sound.
"Bold! Who dares to assassinate His Majesty?"
Huang Hao also noticed the thrilling scene behind him at this time, and immediately stood in front of Li Shimin and stared at the man in black in front of him.
"Hmph! Kill the murderous tyrant!"
The man in black snorted coldly, stepped forward with his sword and stabbed Li Shimin behind Huang Hao.
Li Shimin wanted to use his experience in his previous life to fight back, but it couldn't match Liu Chan's pampered body.
He could only retreat to a safe distance before the assassin succeeded.
The assassin was a little panicked when he saw that he missed two hits. After all, judging from His Majesty's appearance, it was absolutely impossible for him to avoid being killed by himself.
"Come again!" The assassin composed himself, walked around to Li Shimin's side, and prepared to make another killing move.
Just as the three of them were entangled with each other, a voice sounded not far behind Li Shimin:
"Where did this madman come from and dare to assassinate His Majesty?!"
Li Shimin subconsciously turned around and saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl standing in a smart outfit with an angry look.
"Eunuch Huang, protect His Majesty and retreat, leave this place to me!"
Before Li Shimin could think about it, Huang Hao quickly pulled Li Shimin and ran backwards, shouting "Help" as he ran.
Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, and fearing that Huang Hao would call the guards, the assassin no longer wanted to fight, so he swung his sword and tried to escape.
How could the girl spare the assassin so easily? He rushed towards the assassin with a lunge and blocked his path.
"Little baby, if it's going to kill you, get out of the way!"
The assassin was anxious, and while scaring the girl, he raised his sword and stabbed the girl.
The two fought for three or five rounds before the palace guards arrived. The assassin wanted to run away but could not get rid of the girl's entanglement for a while.
In the end, the assassin was captured alive by the girl who cooperated with the guards.
Li Shimin was in shock and sat in the pavilion on the pond to catch his breath.
"Your Majesty, the assassin has been caught, what should we do with him?"
Huang Hao also steadied himself and reported to Li Shimin with a slight trembling.
"Take off the assassin mask and bring it up for me to see!"
Huang Hao took the order and led two guards to escort the assassin up.
Li Shimin saw that the assassin was a stranger with a sinister face, and was curious about how the assassin got into the vicinity of the harem pond.
"Let me tell you first, how did you get into the forbidden area of the Imperial City?"
"Hmph! Now that I've fallen into your hands, I'll kill or cut him into pieces as you please."
"Hey! You won't tell me, right?"
Li Shimin looked at the pond outside the pavilion and said with an evil smile:
"Someone, please undress this strong man, tie him up and throw him into the pond, leaving only his head exposed in the water."
The assassin's eyes suddenly opened wide after hearing this.
Li Shimin stood up and dusted himself off.
"I'll let you soak in the pond and wake up. You can talk about it whenever you want."
After saying that, without looking at the assassin, he walked straight towards the girl who had just rescued him.
Huang Hao hurriedly followed Li Shimin and whispered a few words to his side.
Li Shimin was slightly surprised after hearing this, and then smiled and said to the girl: "Little sister of the Zhang family, I have to thank you for saving my life."
This girl is the second daughter of Zhang Fei, the sister of Queen Liu Chan Jingai. Historically, she was canonized as queen by Liu Chan after her sister died of illness. Later generations are called Queen Zhang. According to the information given by Huang Hao, the girl's name is Zhang Yan.
It's just that at this time Liu Chan was keeping filial piety for Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Yan had not yet been accepted by Liu Chan as his concubine.
"Brother Adou, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and we are already so alienated?"
Li Shimin was a little embarrassed. After all, he didn't know how Liu Chan usually faced Miss Zhang Er.
"Oh? Really? Haha, maybe it's because of the busy government affairs recently."
Li Shimin suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit, looked at the queen's palace, and asked, "Come to visit my sister?"
Zhang Yan nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty! Are you okay?"
While the two were chatting awkwardly, the queen who learned that His Majesty had been assassinated arrived.
Li Shimin used the dim light of the lantern to take a look at Queen Jingai in front of him.
It is actually completely opposite to the image of "Mercy Zhang Fei" in history. She looks fair-skinned, dignified in body, soft and slightly melancholic in facial features. Although she is not as good as her eldest grandson, the Empress, she is still a gentle and virtuous lady.
"I'm fine, Queen, please be at ease."
After hearing this, the queen looked happy and immediately stepped forward to tidy up Li Shimin's clothes.
"Your Majesty, are you going to rest at my concubine's place tonight?"
Li Shimin smiled and nodded. Seeing the Queen so dignified and decent, most of his annoyance disappeared.
It was getting late at this time, and Li Shimin was worried that there were assassins lurking in the palace, so he ordered Zhang Yan to stay in the palace.
As for the assassin, Li Shimin specially sent two eunuchs on duty to watch over him. Unless the assassin is not afraid of being soaked in ice water, he will definitely give up after one night.
After everything was settled, Li Shimin took the queen into the palace.
The maid warmed the bed for the emperor and empress, helped them undress and went to bed, then turned out the light and went out.
"Queen, recently I have been fighting with the princes in the court all day long, but I have neglected the queen and other beauties. I hope the queen will not blame me..."
The two faced each other sincerely, lying on the same quilt. Li Shimin felt the softness in his arms and whispered softly into the queen's pillow.
The Queen was already soft all over and her face was glowing. She didn't even bother to answer Li Shimin. She just curled up her whole body in His Majesty's arms and breathed out the orchids.
Li Shimin spent the night in the harem for the first time since his rebirth. He felt refreshed and his whole body was suddenly filled with inexhaustible energy.
After whispering, Li Shimin began to gently caress the beauty in his arms.
The chill of early winter could no longer block the spring sunshine in the house. Li Shimin released all the energy he had accumulated since his rebirth. His breathing and joy could not subside for a long time...
Let’s just think of tonight as a reward for all my hard work since my rebirth in January. After all, only when I am full of energy can I devote myself to the great cause of reunification...
