The fourteenth year of Zhenguan passed quickly, and in a trance, it was May and June.

A lot of things happened during this period. Hou Junji led his army to embark on the road to expedition to Gaochang. The victory or defeat is still unknown.

Emperor Li Shimin visited the Wei Palace in Yankangfang and praised the progress of Wei Li Tai's compilation of the "Guodizhi" and gave many rewards.

The prince Li Xin was even more favored. It is said that the emperor intended to give him the title of prince, but Li Tai politely declined. However, the news of this move was even more surprising.

Many people couldn't help but think that when the emperor was the King of Qin, his sons Li Chengqian and Li Ke were respectively awarded the title of Prince of Zhongshan and Prince of Changsha. (Li Tai was adopted by Li Yuan at that time and was adopted by Li Shimin's fifth brother Li Zhiyun, and was awarded the title of King of Wei)

When the King of Qin was a great military achievement, the sons were able to be king early. What has Li Tai, the King of Wei done now? The "Guodizhi" has not yet been completed, so it is not considered a great contribution to the state. Even if it is completed, it is just a book. It would be fine if he received some rewards, but why should he be grateful to his son?

If the prince's son wanted to be crowned as king when he was young, the prince's son would have this qualification. However, Li Xiang, the emperor's grandson of the Eastern Palace, did not have the title of king at all. Instead, the Wei Palace's palace first told this news.

Is His Majesty the Emperor confused?

Who dares to say that the wise and wise Emperor of Li Shimin is confused whenever he is in Tai Chi Hall?

Since you are not confused, why does Your Majesty the Emperor do this? Is it just simple because of pampering? I'm afraid it's not that simple!

In view of the various news that were circulating in Chang'an City, many people seemed to understand His Majesty's intention of this move. Although it was only mentioned but not implemented, it still caused quite a stir.

However, many people have overlooked one thing, that is, the emperor intends to enthrone Li Xin, and Li Tai naturally needs to refuse modestly. The key to the problem is that after Li Tai refuses modestly, Li Shimin no longer insists and goes with the flow and agrees.

What the emperor thought seemed a bit intriguing.

But many people were confused by the next news and threw the matter behind them. Because Li Shimin announced in public that the people of Yankangfang, where the Wei Palace was located, were exempted from corvee and taxes, and were rewarded to elders over the age of 60.

The emperor's grace is so great that the people of Yankangfang are so grateful that they only have a year of taxes and labor service. However, the emperor's personal reward is considered a great honor. Especially those elders who received the reward, they are full of tears and feel as if they are shining.

However, they and the officials in Chang'an City knew that the emperor would not give rewards to the people of Yankangfang for no reason, because the Wei Palace is here.

So it is better to say that the reward is for the people of Yankangfang, than to His Highness the King of Wei.

Then everyone felt that the ordinary people next to the Wei Palace could receive such a heavy reward, what about the officials of the Wei Palace?

After compiling the "Guodizhi", the literati and poets of the King of Wei will definitely be valued and have a bright future. So, now we are under the King of Wei's Mansion and in the future...

After such thoughts, another wave of guests in the Wei Palace suddenly became even more powerful.

As for the Eastern Palace, it seems that the situation is getting worse and worse.

However, Prince Li Chengqian seemed to be in a hurry at all, and he was quite calm. The East Palace was still as stable as before, but in the eyes of outsiders, he couldn't help but look a little lonely.

Rumors of King Wei replacing the crown prince became increasingly rampant, and Chang'an City became more and more "lively".

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In addition, another sensational thing was the resignation of Prime Minister Fang Xuanling.

At a court meeting one day, Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling suddenly submitted his resignation to Emperor Li Shimin, claiming that he would resign from the position of prime minister.

As soon as these words were spoken, the uproar was suddenly in full swing.

Why is this happening? Why is Haohao Fang Xuanling? What should I do? I haven’t heard of Fang Xuanling making any major mistakes, nor have I heard of the emperor’s dissatisfaction with him. Why did Haohao resign?

Even Emperor Li Shimin himself was a little surprised and didn't quite understand Fang Xuanling's approach.

Fang Xuanling's explanation for this is that he has been in the prime minister for fifteen years and has been in the state. However, as he grows up this year, he is ineffective and has lost his energy. He may have lost his instructions and rewards.

This is wrong!

Fang Xuanling seems to be less than 60 years old. He is smart in his ears and eyes, and is energetic. He doesn't see any lack of energy! He has no mistakes. It seems that he is not sufficient to use this reason to resign.

It's certain that this is not his truth.

Those who are interested noticed that Fang Xiang seemed to have something in his words, and perhaps the second half of the sentence is what he really wants to express.

Having been in the position of the prime minister for fifteen years is a key point. A person has a central position, and a person with a capacity of more than ten years, which is something that has never happened in the past.

If you think about it carefully, it is really scary.

As for where the terrible is, those who are interested obviously understand that after all, the prime minister and the emperor have always been a pair of potential enemies. Although the monarch and minister can complement each other, the current contradictions and threats may make the emperor suspicious, it will be troublesome.

Furthermore, Fang Xuanling specially named the word "光全".

Thinking about it, Fang Xuanling was the prime minister, Duke Liang, and the governor of Songzhou. His son Fang Yiai got engaged to Princess Gaoyang. His sister married King Han, and his wife was born in the Cui family in Shandong. She was a wealthy noble family and royal relative, and was extremely prosperous.

But having the Tao means prosperity will lead to decline. People with insight often feel the crisis when cooking oil in a fire. Perhaps Fang Xuanling feels this way now.

So, he quit voluntarily, probably because he wanted to cool down the Fang family. Or Fang Xuanling had already clearly felt the danger. After all, he was in a high position and was very scheming, so it was not surprising to see some things that others could not see.

It takes great courage to retreat bravely in the rapids, and it is also a kind of wisdom.

However, Fang Xuanling's resignation was rejected, and Emperor Li Shimin disagreed at all. He did not give Fang Xuanling any chance to continue, so he interrupted directly.

He even walked down Danbi and patted Fang Xuanling on the shoulder, earnestly speaking.

What is said that the Gaochang Rebellion has not yet been quelled, Xue Yantuo is still unstable, and the people of the world have not yet lived and worked in peace, so how can they leave their beloved to assist me?

In a word, Fang Xuanling refused to resign.

The prime minister still let him go on a safe and stable manner. In order to await Fang Xuanling's heart, the palace minister also made preparations immediately and asked the Grand Historian Bureau to choose a good day immediately and get the marriage between Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai as soon as possible.

Princess Gaoyang is not old yet. She could have waited for a year or two before getting married, but now the situation is definitely not enough.

In addition, he specially added an imperial edict to Mrs. Fang, which was nominally filial to Princess Gaoyang, but now it is more of comforting Fang Xuanling.

The emperor treated this well. Fang Xuanling naturally refused and could not help but continue to take over the position of prime minister.

So some people think that Fang Xuanling is seeking more benefits by retreating and seeking more benefits. But only Fang Xuanling himself knows that this is not the situation he wants.

Now and in the next few years, the Fang family can still be prosperous for a while, but in the future...

Who knows?

The wind in Chang'an is even worse than in previous years!

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Xie Yi didn't care much about these things.

Since the Shaolingyuan polo competition incident, Xie Yi has been particularly low-key. In addition to going to the Jin Palace to handle the job every day, he is basically in a state of being closed to thank guests.

To others, it was a wise move that offended the prince and the King of Wei.

In addition, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to dislike Xie Xueshi, and the mission to Xue Yantuo was considered a great achievement, but the court did not give the corresponding reward. However, Di Zhixun, the minister who was traveling with him, received the reward. Such a clear contrasting behavior was unintentionally sent a signal to everyone.

Mr. Xie is out of favor!

He is still a bachelor of Hongwenguan and the chief of the Jin royal palace.

In any case, the position of Chief Secretary of the King of Jin was not lost. Maybe it was His Highness King of Jin or His Highness Princess Jinyang mediated it!

It was something that everyone witnessed that King Jin and Princess Jinyang had great protection for the Xie family. Now that the prince is protecting him, it is safe.

But in the future...

No one is optimistic about King Li Zhi of Jin. He is now a child and can protect his own history now, but in the future...

A hundred years later, whether the crown prince or the king of Wei takes office, King Jin, as the brother of the new emperor, will inevitably lie peacefully and dormant.

How can I protect a irrelevant historical figure? A smart person will definitely not speak stupid things as long as he grows up.

Therefore, it seems inevitable that Mr. Xie will fall out of favor and his future will be bleak.

So, except for a very few close friends, Huaiyang County Bo Mansion has no outsiders at all, and it is extremely deserted. Even the Xie family businesses such as An Yixuan have become much more bleak.

Xie Yi didn't care about this at all. The Xie family is not short of this money now, and the business is almost the same.

As for your future, Xie Yi is not even worried. What's the point of making you mess up now? The rafters that are ahead rotting first, why bother to hurry up?

Don't worry!

As for the attitude of Emperor Li Shimin, Xie Yi was not sure, but he didn't care much. The position of Hongwenguan is not important. As long as the position of the chief of the Jin Palace is still there, there is no problem. Just wait quietly, who doesn't know who will win?

As for the fact that no one is coming to the door, Xie Yi doesn't care.

What's the point of people with a tendency to have a tendency to get angry? Today is a place that is endless. If you step on high and lower, that's the case!

Why bother to care, and still be happy to be idle.

On May Dragon Boat Festival, Li Zhi fell ill and stayed in the palace to take care of him. Xie Yi had nothing to do, and he was idle at home in a row.

At this time, the Wangchuan villa of the Xie family happened to be built. Xie Yi immediately took a leave and took his family to the Wangchuan villa for the summer vacation.

The Wangchuan Villa was originally built by Song Zhiwen, a minister of the Wu Zetian period, but was later purchased by Wang Wei, the prime minister and great poet, and renovated it and became a great villa.

Surrounded by the mountains, forests, pavilions, towers and terraces, simple and dignified. Outside the villa, there are clouds and water flowing, and occasionally boats passing by, presenting leisurely and extraordinary customs, it is an excellent place to relax.

Because it was decades earlier, no one has built a villa in Wangchuan. After all, it is too far from Chang'an City. The villas of Chang'an's powerful people are mainly located in the Nanshan Mountains, which is at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. They can return to the city in just one or two hours. Wangchuan is in the upper reaches of the Ba River and deep in the Qinling Mountains, and it takes too much time to travel.

Others think that the distance is particularly good for the Xie family today.

After leaving Chang'an City, he went straight along the Ba River and walked upstream. Xie Yi was surprised to find that the water flowed on the Ba River and boats were coming and going. After recalling carefully, it seemed that he had seen it in some texts in his previous life that Wang Wei traveled from Wangchuan Villa to Chang'an, and it seemed that he could also take a boat.

That's right, the eight waters surround Chang'an. The ancient Chang'an water system was quite developed. Nowadays, grain from Jiangnan can be directly transported to Chang'an City through the Grand Canal.

As the largest water system outside Chang'an City, it is naturally not surprising that the Ba River can sail in a boat, except for the Wei River. But in later generations, where would there be any shadow of ships in Guanzhong?

Even the disappearance of the ancient ferry of Xian/Yang, one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong, shows how great the damage to the water system and ecology is. It is really touching to think about it.

Although the Ba River can be shipped, the Xie family has many people and carry a lot of things, so it is not convenient to sail against the current, so I chose to ride a carriage.

Dozens of carriages climbed the highlands and the plateau along the Ba River. Xie Yi could not make it accurate, but he guessed it was probably the famous Bailuyuan in later generations! When the weather was sunny, you could see the majestic Chang'an City from afar. Now there is a place of right and wrong. Staying away from right and wrong, it is a good day to go to the mountains to escape the summer heat.
To be continued...