This year is the 22nd year of Zhenguan, and it is also the 22nd year of His Majesty Li Er's succession to the throne. There are fewer and fewer veterans in the court, fewer and fewer people who dare to tell the truth to him, and even fewer people who dare to be angry with him. close to zero. Is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's minister on the shore of the land, he just asked Li Yuanying for a servant, and Li Yuanying dared to be angry with him
Putting it on someone else, His Majesty Li Er would feel that the other party was getting impatient, but putting it on Li Yuanying, His Majesty Li Er felt quite normal. This kid has been used to being lawless since he was a child. He feels that people belong to him, and it's normal not to want to give them up to the court.
His Majesty Li Er didn't really want to take Dai Ting away.
He just wanted to see if he promised Dai Ting enough benefits and a high enough position, whether Dai Ting would stay by Li Yuanying's side as a servant.
If Dai Ting is still willing to stay by Li Yuanying's side, it means that he is somewhat loyal to Li Yuanying, and it doesn't matter if he stays by Li Yuanying's side; Not to mention loyalty, he is a completely rootless person, once he is placed in a high position, no one can control him.
It's too dangerous to keep such a person.
Not to mention Gaochang, what happened in Koryo, Wa, and Zhanpo fully proved that if he had the heart, it would be enough to stir up turmoil in the place.
The imperial court needs talents, but it does not need talents that cannot be used by the imperial court.
Li Yuanying did not speak, and His Majesty Li Er was not annoyed, he took a sip of the wine in front of him, and waited for Dai Ting to come over.
Dai Ting came to the other palace with Li Yuanying, and rushed to have an audience after hearing His Majesty Li Er's call. Once inside, Dai Ting immediately noticed that the atmosphere between His Majesty Li Er and Li Yuanying was not right. Li Yuanying sat there angrily, with an angry expression of "I don't want to talk to you anymore". He closed his eyes and saluted respectfully to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er sat at the head, and said calmly why he was called here. The imperial court needed to manage the Western Regions. Last year, Wang Xuance sent an envoy to Tianzhu to learn how to make sugar, but the envoy was attacked by Tianzhu people. This was a provocation to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, after taking Kucha this year, the imperial court will consider various restrictive measures against Tianzhu. The imperial court is in need of talents like him!
Li Yuanying was sulking at first, but after hearing His Majesty Li Er tell the whole story, most of his anger disappeared immediately. He leaned next to His Majesty Li Er again and started talking: "Brother, if you didn't say it earlier, I would definitely let Dai Ting go. It's too much for the Zhu people to be disrespectful to the Tang mission. It must be given Let them learn a lesson!"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him.
Li Yuanying shut up obediently.
His Majesty Li Er looked at Dai Ting, said an official position, allowed him to act cheaply, and asked him if he would like to manage Tianzhu for the imperial court.
Dai Ting listened respectfully all the time, until His Majesty Li Er asked him if he was willing, he said without hesitation: "I don't want to."
His Majesty Li Er's expression didn't change, but Li Yuanying became anxious for him: "This is so suitable for you to do, I think you should go!"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at Li Yuanying, then asked Dai Ting: "Yuanying ordered you to go, and you will not go?"
Dai Ting said seriously: "If Your Highness orders the younger one to go, the younger one will go."
But he didn't want to do anything in the name of the court.
Once he stepped into the imperial court, things would become complicated, and he didn't want to be involved in any power disputes.
His family abandoned him and sold him into the palace as a eunuch for a lifetime. He had no impression of them, let alone any affection. He didn't need to shoulder the responsibility of honoring his ancestors. Fame, fortune, power and wealth mean nothing to him.
He only needs to be loyal to Li Yuanying in his life.
If Li Yuanying wanted him to serve the court, he would naturally go.
His Majesty Li Er looked at Li Yuanying, and now he can make a decision.
Li Yuanying really wanted Dai Ting to go to the Western Regions just now, but Dai Ting had already said that he didn't want to, so he couldn't disregard Dai Ting's wishes.
Li Yuanying took His Majesty Li Er's hand and said: "Brother Emperor, Dai Ting should stay in Tengzhou. He has never been to the Western Regions, so he may miss the important affairs of the court. Besides, Wang Xuance has done a good job. Dai Ting It's not a good time to pick other people's fruits." He didn't know much about the situation in the Western Regions, but just now His Majesty Li Er mentioned that Wang Xuance won several beautiful battles in the Western Regions with soldiers from Tubo and Nibala, which shows that this envoy Also very capable.
There are so many capable people in the world, so why bother Dai Ting if he doesn't want to go.
His Majesty Li Er was used to Li Yuanying daring to say anything, and he was not angry after hearing Li Yuanying's answer. He glanced at Dai Ting who was kneeling on the ground respectfully all the time, waved his hand and said, "Okay, take your people back, lest you say every day in the future that I even robbed your servant."
Li Yuanying took Dai Ting and ran away in a hurry.
After walking out of the other palace, Li Yuanying murmured to Dai Ting: "Brother Huang, what does he mean? I really don't understand." If his brother Huang really wanted to promise Dai Ting a high-ranking official and let Dai Ting work for the court, how could he ask? Say a few words to them and send them away? The idea of being an emperor is so elusive!
Dai Ting shook his head.
He couldn't guess, and he didn't want to.
No matter what the emperor's mind is, it doesn't have much to do with him.
Li Yuanying thought about it for a while, and felt that there was nothing to think about, anyway, it was good that his brother didn't want to kill Dai Ting again. Neither he nor Dai Ting thought about such a thankless thing as rebellion. If you have that kind of free time, you might as well think about something fun!
With no one around, Li Yuanying said to Dai Ting: "Being the emperor is too tiring, and I don't even deserve to be me." His thoughts began to diverge, "The eldest nephew and Xiang'er must have a hard time in the future, and I have to invite them to come and play later." Play. According to me, train more courtiers and leave all the work to them, life will be more comfortable!"
Dai Ting said: "Not everyone can think that way." Few people who have tasted power are willing to let go. Li Yuanying didn't think much about that position because he was pampered and protected since he was a child, and he was not restrained.
Li Yuanying fell silent, and walked back under the moonlight.
Leaving the other palace, the hustle and bustle of Tengzhou City came again. Even at night, Tengzhou was still bustling and prosperous. There were many people passing by on the road, and there were also many vendors selling goods. Most of these people knew Li Yuanying, and when they saw Li Yuanying, they greeted him warmly and asked him if he would like something to eat and drink.
Li Yuanying threw the melancholy just now to the back of his mind, and responded happily: "I'm full, I'm not thirsty, I'm not thirsty." After such a bustling journey back to Prince Teng's mansion, Li Yuanying told Dai Ting not to follow, and went to find Wei Shu To kiss and hug.
Li Yuanying was tired of holding his princess enough, so he talked to her about His Majesty Li Er begging for Dai Ting. Sometimes the people below are too capable and worry about others. In fact, he was mentally prepared for Dai Ting, Wu Mei, and Di Renjie. If the court needed them and the court wanted to give them a better way out, he would not force them to stay. But the premise is that they are willing to go, if they are not willing, he can't force them to go.
Li Yuanying said: "Brother Huang is becoming more and more elusive, I don't know if he is angry or not." If the imperial court really needed Dai Ting, and he insisted on keeping Dai Ting and not letting Dai Ting serve for the imperial court, it would be true He is wrong. If it were His Majesty Li Er, he would definitely be angry too.
The two got married, and Li Yuanying didn't hide it, and told Wei Shu that he had noticed that His Majesty Li Er had murderous intentions towards Dai Ting.
Li Yuanying was unwilling to speculate about His Majesty Li Er, but he was no longer alone. If he wanted to protect the people around him, he had to think clearly about things and not always be confused. The last time he asked Dai Ting to go to sea to avoid disaster, His Majesty Li Er should have seen his intentions. This time His Majesty Li Er suddenly proposed to let Dai Ting enter the court before returning to Beijing. He felt that His Majesty Li Er did not really want someone, but was testing.
As for what His Majesty Li Er was probing, he couldn't figure it out.
He also wondered whether the answers he and Dai Ting gave satisfied His Majesty Li Er.
Li Yuanying hadn't mentioned these things to Wei Shu before, and Wei Shu didn't know that Dai Ting went to Zhanpo earlier to avoid disaster.
Usually, Li Yuanying was very indulgent in front of His Majesty Li Er, and he was also reckless in correspondence. Wei Shu always felt that Li Yuanying was bold and heartless. Now listening to Li Yuanying talking about these hidden undercurrents, her heart seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, a little painful and a little sad.
Even someone as happy as Li Yuanying, who was born in the royal family, would inevitably have such thoughts.
Wei Shu shook Li Yuanying's hand and said, "We have no disagreements, and we are not afraid of temptation."
Li Yuanying told Wei Shu all the things he kept in his heart, and his mood became clear again. He hugged Wei Shu and kissed her on the cheek, and said: "The emperor is still very good to me, otherwise he would not have come to Tengzhou to see us get married. It's just that he is the king of a country after all, and there are many things to consider. In short, we Just don't let the emperor think that we are interested in that position or that we are a threat to that position." Li Yuanying snorted twice, "If the emperor really can't tolerate us, we will go to sea by boat, as far as we can go , never come back!"
After talking for a while, the young couple gradually became less worried. It's useless to worry, if His Majesty Li Er really wants to become suspicious, their best response is to set sail and leave, they can't really rebel. Such a hard work, whoever likes to do it!
Since there is no way to deal with it, don't even think about it!
On the second day, Li Yuanying went to see His Majesty Li Er off. He rode his horse all the way to the outside of Tengzhou, and then he said goodbye to His Majesty Li Er earnestly: "Brother, you must come back to me more after you return to Beijing." Don’t write ten letters and you only reply one, every time I don’t receive your reply, I feel sad!”
His Majesty Li Er scolded: "What is there to reply to the letter you wrote? Do you really think everyone is as idle as you?"
Li Yuanying changed his mind again and urged His Majesty Li Er to take care of his health and not to be too busy. He thinks that Lao Fang and Lao Wei are still in good health, so let them work hard; if it is not possible, Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenwen, and Ma Zhou They are also growing well and can give them things to do. He sees that there are a lot of talents in the court, one or two are the pillars of the country!
His Majesty Li Er always felt that Li Yuanying's eyes were shining when he mentioned talents, so he wanted to ask him to ask for another group of people. He drove Li Yuanying back without hesitation, telling Li Yuanying not to be annoying anymore.
However, Li Yuanying sent him so far so graciously, and His Majesty Li Er didn't let him lose any benefits, so he ordered Li Junxian to stay in Tengzhou to help Li Yuanying train soldiers for the time being.
His Majesty Li Er asked Li Yuanying to recruit 2,000 more people to protect himself. As a result, he scattered these 2,000 people to do security work in Tengzhou, and there were still few decent soldiers under him. Li Dejian and Du He were also arrested Arranged to go to the navy, His Majesty Li Er really couldn't see it, so he left Li Junxian to let him practice the soldiers of the palace.
If in the future he is too old and foolish to tolerate such a younger brother, he still hopes that someone can protect Li Yuanying and escape. In this way, he can get him back when his anger subsides, instead of only regretting in front of the cold tomb.
Li Yuanying did not expect His Majesty Li Er to let Li Junxian stay. This time Li Junxian was able to escort His Majesty Li Er to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen. It can be seen that His Majesty Li Er has great trust in Li Junxian, but now His Majesty Li Er asked Li Junxian to stay in Tengzhou to help him train the guards of the palace. His eyes were red, and he pulled His Majesty Li Er's hand and shouted: "Brother Huang."
His Majesty Li Er said: "Do what you want to do, and let me see how different Tengzhou you can create." He looked at Li Yuanying's red eyes, with a face of disapproval, "We are all married. I still shed tears when I'm human, and I don't feel ashamed, so go back quickly."
Li Yuanying obediently returned to the horse and watched the horses and chariots go forward.
Soon, the two teams parted ways on the official road, one team had to go east, and the other team rumbled to the west, each returned to its position, and a new round of busyness began.
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