Chapter 27: King Li Yuanchang of Han Dynasty
Han Wang Mansion!
Li Yuanchang stood high and looked at the small half of Chang'an City, closing his eyes and breathing the air here.
"King of Han, the things are almost done!" A middle-aged scholar came behind Li Yuanchang.
Li Yuanchang nodded slowly and said, "Mr. Chen, I don't want to leave!"
The Mr. Chen he called him was Chen Zhe, a native of Bashu. He was arrogant and had a humble background. He did not pay attention to the nine scientific examinations. He joined Li Yuanchang as an aide. Because of his alertness and vicious means, he entrusted Li Yuanchang with important tasks.
Chen Zhe also looked at the prosperity of Chang'an and said, "There is a purpose of returning in the future."
Li Yuanchang said resolutely: "Yes, Gu will definitely come back openly." He paused and said: "Sir, don't go back to Liangzhou with Gu. If you leave Chencang, go to Qingcheng and Emei to buy the good players in the world for the prince. We bet on the prince, for the sake of the future, don't be careless."
Chen Zhe bowed and said, "I know!"
At this moment, the two received news that Yuan Ling asked for a meeting.
Chen Zhe said in surprise: "Did the King of Shang come to practice it for Your Highness?"
Li Yuanchang snorted coldly, "Practice? Haha, I think it was given another money. I must have lost and I was dissatisfied with the loss. No one knows the nature of my silly brother better than me."
Chen Zhe said with some concern: "A gambling in Qujiang will cause a big deal. Your Highness might as well refuse to cause more trouble."
"No!" A sharp look flashed in Li Yuanchang's eyes and said, "If a fool sends money to his house, there is no reason not to accept it. It just so happens that if you achieve a big thing, you need money."
In fact, he knew in his heart that this era is not easy to cause trouble. But he couldn't help it, he just couldn't help it.
Li Yuanchang hates and hates the most in Chang'an, and happens to be his two brothers: one is Li Yuanai, and the other is the arrogant Emperor Li Shimin.
Li Yuanchang was the seventh son of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan. He was talented since childhood. He was good at writing and painting horses. His handwriting was wonderful and famous in Chang'an.
However, the Tang Dynasty was ruled by the rule that when the prince reached a certain age, he had to go to an official from another place, serve as the governor and governor, and set up a government office to assist the emperor in governing the world.
Li Yuanchang was so talented that he did not want to go to the local area to serve as the governor. He tried every means to stay in Chang'an and the famous scholars in Chang'an, and lived a life of drunkenness and dreams.
But rules are rules. If Li Yuanchang does not accept it, it is equivalent to rebellion.
Li Yuanai is the prince who is away from the rules. The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan granted him a free prince who eats, drinks and has fun.
Li Yuanchang asked but couldn't get it, but Li Yuanai easily got it.
Due to the huge gap, Li Yuanchang hated Li Yuan's unfairness, was jealous of Li Yuan's good fortune, and was particularly hostile to Li Yuan's life.
As for Li Shimin, it was because in the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Yuanchang bullied others in Liangzhou and violated the national law. Li Shimin issued an order to scold him and ordered him to think about his mistakes behind closed doors. Li Yuanchang was narrow-minded and therefore became jealous. This was also the reason. When he learned that the Crown Prince Li Chengqian was jealous of the favor of King Li Tai of Wei, he secretly made friends with Li Chengqian and involved in the dispute in the temple.
This time he said he had been sick and went to Beijing to recuperate, and he had been in contact with Li Chengqian many times, and even stayed overnight in the East Palace to discuss major events.
Inviting Li Yuanai to gamble in Qujiang was also heard from Li Chengqian that Li Yuanai would not give "Song of the Palace Rudu" because it was an old hatred and also served the new master.
"Sixteenth brother!"
Li Yuanchang shouted: "Only the sixteenth brother in Chang'an treats Hui brother sincerely. He knows Hui brother is leaving, so he comes to see him off."
Yuan Ling looked confused and said, "Brother Han is leaving? Where are you going?"
Li Yuanchang felt even more hatred and smiled and said, "Since I went to Liangzhou to take office, Your Majesty has issued an order to let me leave within three days."
Yuan Ling secretly called "It's so dangerous" and really wanted to let him go, but he couldn't get the revenge, but he said, "It's the same with the emperor. Brother Wang of Han is sick, so he won't let Brother Wang rest in the capital for more time."
The Flower World of Chang'an is a huge temptation for royal relatives. There are countless princes who come to Beijing to recuperate every year due to illness.
Whenever he came in the end, he was reluctant to leave, waiting for Li Shimin to issue an order to deport him.
Li Shimin also understood his brothers and sons, and usually let them live for more than half a year before he issued an order.
Li Yuanchang ordered his order to be deported in less than five months, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart, especially when he said this by Li Yuanai, a privileged person, and that was to cheer him on.
Li Yuanchang became even more angry, but said, "Your Majesty has your own considerations. It turns out that the Sixteenth Brother didn't know that Wei's brother was leaving. So I came here today, but I came to take revenge? But did you hear that the Sixteenth Brother quit gambling? Are you really not afraid of Your Majesty's severe punishment?"
Yuan Ling narrowed his eyes and smiled, "What are you afraid of? Small bets, don't make a big deal, the emperor will not do anything to me." He said and snorted again, "I lost last time, I was not convinced, that's because I drank too much and my mind was not clear. This time I stopped drinking, and I didn't ask for too much, so I won back my father's jade Ruyi."
Li Yuanchang followed and said, "I'm not a little bit, but I don't know if my sixteenth brother has any bets? That Yu Ruyi is the property of Sun Quan, the leader of Wu of the Three Kingdoms. The Book of Jin records that Sun Quan once got the handle of Ruyi. Every time after drinking, he would like to sing the song of Emperor Wu of Wei's Yuefu: "The old horse is in the stable, and his ambition is thousands of miles away. The martyrs are in their old age and have ambitions." He spits on Ruyi, and the edges of the pot are all missing. Therefore, that Yu Ruyi is only worth 200,000 yuan."
"Brother Han Wang is underestimating me!" Yuan Ling said with a arrogant look on his face, "What I brought this time is much more valuable than that Yu Ruyi."
He raised his hand and the servant brought a brocade box, opened it, revealing the golden edge of the yellow cloth and the golden object.
"Is this?" Li Yuanchang had extraordinary eyesight and could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing.
Yuan Ling said: "Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. Only virtuous and virtuous can convince others. Can Brother King of Han know where this comes from?"
Li Yuanchang's body shook slightly: "The will of Emperor Zhaolie of Han?"
"That's right!" Yuan Ling replied.
Li Yuanchang felt miserable. Did the father and the emperor pick up the child on the roadside? Why did all the good things be given to the ignorant Sixteen, and he was even more jealous and said: "This thing is indeed comparable to the jade Ruyi of Master Wu. I just don't have any interest in it. I heard that the sixteenth brother has Cai Yong's Feibai book "Ode to the Rudus in the Courtyard" in his hand. How about the sixteenth brother using this thing as a bargaining chip?"
"Song of the Like a Dumpkin in the Courtyard"?
Yuan Ling then suddenly realized that it was like that.
In my memory, Li Yuanai was not deeply involved in the world and had shallow experience. He could not see that Li Yuanchang invited him to bet on Qujiang for Li Chengqian.
Yuan Ling was also limited by memory and simply thought that Li Yuanchang was targeting her.
Now it seems that it is still inseparable from Li Chengqian.
Yuan Ling no longer hesitated and agreed, "Then it's decided, so I will use "Ode to the Courtyard, Ruo Jue" as a bargaining chip. However, "Ode to the Courtyard, Ruo Jue" has more value and significance in calligraphy than "The Unspoken Emperor Zhaolie of Han". If you use him as a bargaining chip, Brother King of Han has to add more money."
"One word is certain!" Li Yuanchang grinned.
Yuan Ling also looked at each other and laughed. Li Chengqian couldn't mess with him, but he couldn't mess with his dog?
Chapter completed!