Li Ke said goodbye to his father and went to Da'an Palace to meet the Supreme Emperor. It was not easy to come to the palace, but it was better to go to the Emperor's grandfather's place.
Da'an Palace.
Li Yuan was sticking his butt out, and Concubine Wan Gui was holding the jade Ruyi and was tickling Li Yuan.
"A little further up, yes, yes, that's the place."
"Hmm...comfortable."
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, can you be more serious? What kind of voice are you making!"
Li Yuan turned around, put down his clothes and said, "What's wrong with me? The main reason is that you can always find the place where I'm itchy. That old guy Lao Hei, I've been talking about for a long time, but he can't find the place."
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "Then wherever you go from now on, I will follow you. If you die, I will follow you."
Li Yuan stared straight: "Nonsense, I am old, I will die when I die. You are only in your forties and you still have a lot of years to live."
"Although our son did not die early, Shimin treats you as his biological mother, and your grandchildren are very filial to you."
Concubine Wan Gui suddenly felt bad. She slowly walked aside and sat on a chair. Her son's figure appeared in her mind again.
Li Yuan sighed. He knew what it meant for Concubine Wan to come here today. Tomorrow is the death anniversary of his son Li Zhiyun.
"Pretend I didn't say anything!"
"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the anniversary of our son's death. I would like to go and see it in person..."
Li Yuan stepped forward, took Concubine Wan Gui's hand, and said, "Tomorrow, I will accompany you. We have been here in the palace for nine years, and it is time to go out and see our sons..."
"His Majesty……"
Concubine Wan Gui was instantly choked and speechless.
Li Zhiyun was Li Yuan's fifth eldest son, the son of Li Yuan and Concubine Wan Gui. When Li Yuan was cavalry in Taiyuan, Li Zhiyun was only fourteen years old and lived in Hedong with Li Jiancheng.
Li Zhiyun was smart since he was a child. When he grew up, he was good at archery, calligraphy, and chess. He was a talented person, both civil and military. biquge.biz
After the uprising, Li Jiancheng fled back to Taiyuan with his younger brother Li Yuanji, leaving his fifth brother Li Zhiyun in Hedong. He was later captured by Sui officials and escorted to Chang'an. Later, he was killed by Yin Shishi, the Minister of Punishment of Sui Dynasty. He was fourteen years old. .
From then on, Concubine Wan Gui hated Li Jiancheng with all her heart, because Li Jiancheng was too selfish and ran away with his brother, but left her son in Hedong as a shield.
After the Tang Dynasty was established, in the first year of Wude, Li Yuan posthumously named Li Zhiyun the King of Chu. In the third year of Wude, Li Shimin adopted his second son Li Kuan to Li Zhiyun, and he was raised by Concubine Wan Gui.
It's a pity that Concubine Wan Gui didn't have that fate, and Li Kuan died long ago.
Li Shimin adopted his son to Li Zhiyun. Although he died long ago, Concubine Wan Gui was very grateful and treated Li Shimin very well. When Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng competed for the throne, she supported Li Shimin.
Naturally, Concubine Wan Gui must have helped Li Shimin during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, otherwise Li Shimin would never have adopted Li Shidu's son Li Linggui to Li Zhiyun later.
Moreover, during the years of Zhenguan, Li Shimin respected Concubine Wan Gui very much and treated her as his own mother.
And Concubine Wan Gui was also the only concubine who could stay with Li Yuan.
She stayed with Li Yuan until his death. After Li Yuan's death, Concubine Wan Gui died. She was also the only concubine who was buried with Li Yuan besides Li Yuan's wife.
"Aweng... your grandson is here to see you!"
"Well... my grandson has met his grandmother!"
Li Ke shouted loudly and entered the palace. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he saw Li Yuan holding Concubine Wan Gui's hand. Concubine Wan Gui sat on a chair with tears in her eyes to show Li Yuan a good look.
Seeing Li Ke coming, Concubine Wan Gui quickly retracted her hand, stood up and said with a smile, "Ke'er is here!"
"Well, grandma, Ke'er comes to see you."
Li Yuan glanced at Li Ke and asked, "Did you get into trouble again?"
Li Ke: "..."
"Aweng, your grandson is a troublemaker in your eyes?"
Concubine Wan Gui looked at Li Ke and murmured in her heart: "When Zhiyun passed away, it was exactly this size."
Looking at Li Ke, he felt sad again.
Li Yuan went over to pat Wan Guifei and comforted her: "Stop crying. I feel upset when I cry."
Concubine Wan Gui is so angry, are you trying to comfort me?
But he was also used to it. Li Yuan was so virtuous that he never said anything about virtue, but in fact he had the softest heart.
This old guy is having a hard time, too. Although he has many sons, he still has a hard time talking about them...
Li Yuan looked at Li Ke and said, "Since you are here, Aweng just has something that needs you to do."
Li Ke frowned and looked at Concubine Wan Gui and Li Yuan. They seemed to have cried just now. He could guess why they were crying.
Maybe it was because of his uncle Wang Li Zhiyun's matter that he just heard from his father that he asked Wang De to prepare some sacrifices and send them to Li Zhiyun's mausoleum.
"Aweng, please give me your instructions. My grandson will definitely take care of it!"
Li Yuan looked into the distance for a long time, and then said: "Tomorrow is the death anniversary of your King Chu. You go and prepare. Aweng wants to go and see it with your grandmother."
Li Ke nodded, bowed and said, "Aweng and grandma, please rest assured. My grandson is already preparing for this, but I didn't expect you to go too."
Concubine Wan Gui quickly looked at Li Ke and finally said: "Ke'er, grandma..."
"Grandma, don't be sad. Your health is important. Your grandson is here for everything. I, Li Ke, am Aweng's grandson. Am I not your biological grandson?"
"You and Aweng live well. Wherever your grandson goes in the future, he will take you with him. If you didn't live well in the first half of your life, let you be happy in the remaining years..."
Concubine Wan Gui glanced at Li Yuan. Li Yuan walked towards Concubine Wan Gui, took Concubine Wan Gui's hand, and said, "Just listen to my grandson!"
"Why!"
When Li Ke saw the old couple holding hands, he immediately bowed wisely and said, "My grandson will leave first."
"get out!"
Li Ke came out of the palace and went to heaven and earth. He ordered Haizhu to prepare things for sacrificial offerings at King Chu's mausoleum tomorrow, and asked Sishe to take safety precautions.
The remnants of the Zheng family are already crazy. They will not miss any opportunity to assassinate them. If they attack Li Yuan and Concubine Wan Gui, they will be in trouble.
Sishe bowed to accept the order, but said: "Young Master, our people have replaced the people led by Li Shu. Our people sent a message that Zheng Guanzhe of the Zheng family came from Chang'an with the nine chiefs of the Zheng family. After escaping from the city, he went directly to the northwest and is currently in Chunhua County."
Li Ke frowned, what were they doing in Chunhua County?
Chunhua County is located in the northwest corner of Chang'an. It is the shortest road from Chang'an to the northwest. It was this road that Jieli Khan took when he led hundreds of thousands of troops southward.
Later, Li Shimin's Chunhua County became an important military town, with more than 10,000 people stationed here, guarding the northwest corner of Chang'an.
Could it be said that there are other important people in the Zheng family hiding among the defenders?
"Who is the general guarding Chunhua Gate now? Who are his subordinates?"
"Guard General Li Daozhong is a son of the Li family in Longxi. He joined the army at a young age and followed the Supreme Emperor in raising troops in Taiyuan. He followed His Majesty in hundreds of battles in the south. The deputy general was promoted in the first year of Zhenguan and is also His Majesty's confidant."
"However, he is a member of the Li family of Zhao County who joined the army. His name is Li Ren."
"Let people keep an eye on this person named Li Ren. I suspect that he is a remnant of the Zheng family."
Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief, joining the army would not make any big waves.
But I'm afraid that this person's prestige in the military is too high.
The guard general Li Daozhong and the deputy general were careless and were controlled by others, which would be troublesome. Now Zheng is so anxious that he can do anything.
"Have someone report this matter to your father."
"Where's Zheng's eighth son? Isn't he responding?"
Sishe said: "No, he has been living in that old house. He thought Zheng Guanzhe really escaped."
"Just remove our people and let Yan Yunba keep an eye on them."
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