In Luoyang City, heavy snow was flying, like jade flowers everywhere, and silver light flashed.

The Duke of Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan's mansion accounts for one-quarter of the entire Lifang. In terms of scale, it is no longer small. Although it cannot be compared with Yang Su, Yang Hung and others, it can definitely be included in the top ten.

Although Li Yuan was not valued by Yang Guang and was just promoted to Shaoqing of Weiwei, he inherited the position of Duke of Tang and had an expression with Yang Guang, and he was moderate in his work. With the reputation of the Li family, he continued to expand his connections. Many of the old masters in Guanzhong appreciated Li Yuan very much, and some officials and ministers of the current officials gave him a lot of friendship.

At the Dou and Li’s backers, and with his relationship with the emperor’s cousin, he still has a certain say in the court.

Tonight, a guest came from the Li family. He was his close friend Fang Yanqian, who is currently the imperial censor.

"Brother Fang, why did you visit late at night on a snowy night?" Li Yuan felt strange.

"Brother Yu came here to ask Duke Tang!" Fang Yanqian bowed.

"What happened?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

Fang Yanqian said anxiously: "My old friend, Xue Daoheng was arrested and sent to prison. He needs to ask someone to plead with him."

Li Yuan asked in a daze: "Brother Xue, why was he arrested?"

Fang Yanqian explained: "Brother Xue went to the place to be the governor for a while. Because he retired and returned to the capital, today he presented a poem "Ode to Emperor Gaozu Wen", which was written with poems praising the late emperor. Of course, Your Majesty was unhappy. In addition, Your Majesty was very annoyed when he encountered the assassination today, so after he retreated, he heard that the guards in front of the palace directly tore off the singular text and said that Xue Daoheng praised the previous dynasty, with the purpose of satirizing the present. However, when Xue Daoheng left the palace, he learned that Gao Hun and others were demoted to common people, and he complained a few times, and was heard by many people such as Yuwen Shu, Pei Yun, and naturally someone entered the palace to tell Your Majesty in the afternoon that an hour ago, the palace guards came out to capture Xue Daoheng and sent him to Dali Temple."

After hearing this, Li Yuan was surprised and said, "This matter is not easy to deal with. Your Majesty has lost his face today. He is angry and being assassinated. What a big deal. Brother Xue is hitting him at this critical moment. It's really a blessing."

Fang Yanqian said, "That's why Brother Yu came to find Duke Tang. Your wife has a close relationship with Empress Xiao. Concubine Wang is the niece of Duke Tang. As long as you open up the relationship between the harem and persuade your Majesty more, you should not be punished to death and leave a life behind. It is a blessing."

Li Yuan was hesitant, not because he didn't want to help. Now Yang Guang didn't listen to the advice and anyone who came to the palace to plead for mercy was very dangerous. If he couldn't do it well, he would touch the rebels and backfire, but instead drag himself into the water.

He is a person who is wise and well versed in the doctrine of the mean. He is calm in the old city and will never easily advance or take risks. He frowned and remained silent.

"Li can empathize with Brother Fang's mood. In fact, I am also worried for Brother Xue. However, Your Majesty is so angry that who can talk about it? I guess what he wants most is to capture the assassin and the commander behind the scenes. He is even more suspicious. Even if you and I find a few more ministers to enter the palace to plead with each other, it will not work for the time being. Maybe he will be punished!"

Li Yuan said it tactfully and pulled Fang Yanqian in, asking him to put himself in his shoes and think about it. He was punished when he entered the palace together to plead for mercy, so as not to let himself enter the palace alone and collide with Emperor Yang of Sui. It was like an old birthday star hanging himself and he was disgusted with his long life.

Fang Yanqian thought about his family. If he was punished, how would he end up?

He had to calm down. He was over 60 years old and could be said to be an old friend of Xue Daoheng for decades. After learning about the news of his imprisonment, he rushed to the Duke of Tang's mansion with impulse and did not think too much.

Li Yuan sighed and said, "Brother Fang also knows that although I am the Duke of the Kingdom, my official position is not prominent. I can't give many words to the Lord, and I don't know where to start. I will be elected as a few respected people who are highly respected or deeply favored by Your Majesty. After Your Majesty has eliminated the fire, I will go together."

"By the way, Luo Cheng, he is now one of the six nobles in the court. He has just made great achievements and is highly valued by His Majesty. He heard that outside Yumen Pass, Gao Feng and He Ruobi are about to behead him, but Luo Cheng pleaded with mercy in front of the saint, bypassing the three of them and never died, but was demoted to common people and will never be used again."

Li Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Zhaoyun has accepted the advice, but he has also been adopted by His Majesty. He has forgiven Gao Ying and others. He has given him a great favor and given him enough favor. However, this face is too great and has aroused the jealousy of many people. Now, Yuwen Shu, Dugu family, Pei Yun and others have all stared at him. There are still many people who plan to make a fuss about him, and there are many people who want to use it. His Majesty also had opinions about him afterwards and felt that he had a great influence on the government. Therefore, pushing him out at this time may be very unfavorable to his situation!"

Fang Yanqian sighed, "What should I do? Apart from Luo Cheng and Duke of Tang, I really couldn't imagine that there are anyone in the court who is qualified and sincerely come to His Majesty to plead with mercy."

Li Yuan advised him to bear it and said, "Don't be impulsive, let me think about it again and think of a comprehensive way. This time, you have to pay attention to strategies. You can't blindly attack and enter the palace. You can do as much as you want and as much as you want."

"Okay, this matter will be done away with Duke Tang. Fang is at worst unable to become an official and will save Brother Xue's life."

"I know." Li Yuan nodded, not sure.

After Fang Yanqian left, Li Yuan was worried. There was basically no solution to this matter at present. He did not dare to actually enter the palace to plead with mercy, which was similar to dying.

There are old people in the Li family and young people in the lower house. The ambitions are not fulfilled and the talent is not revealed. Li Yuan did not want to ruin his career like this.

He returned to the courtyard of the inner palace. At this time, the main house where he lived was brightly lit. Several children were standing in front of Duke Tang Guoshi Dou, preparing to give a greeting before bed. This was a family courtyard with family qualities and rules, which came from the filial piety.

When several children saw their father enter the house, they all greeted each other.

"Father!" The nineteen-year-old Li Jiancheng, the eleven-year-old Li Shimin, the ten-year-old Li Xiuning, and the six-year-old Li Yuanji, stood in a row, arranged in a step-like shape.

"Mr. Fang is gone, didn't Xuanling come?" Dou asked.

"Well, I'm leaving, there's something urgent." Li Yuan paused and said to the four children: "Go back and go to bed early, don't catch a cold."

After the four children left the main house, Li Yuan talked about Fang Yanqian's visit tonight. After hearing this, Dou also frowned and said, "It's hard. This matter is not urgent, especially now, the assassin is not yet settled. Your Majesty is very suspicious. Now he is probably suspicious of the aristocratic families one by one. Whoever emerges at this time may arouse his special attention and suspicion, although the two have nothing to do with each other."

"You said, should Luo Cheng be brought closer?"

"No, he might fall a big fuss. Isn't your husband going to make a close relationship with him and use his power to be worthy of his majesty? It is not in the interests of your husband to push him out too early."

Li Yuan nodded slightly. Dou's words were similar to what he thought, so when something was troubled, it was mostly discussed by couples.

"Which family does this assassin come from?" Li Yuan couldn't guess.

"I guess many people in Chang'an City are thinking about this problem tonight and have insomnia." Dou sneered.

"Yes, the Great Sui Dynasty is afraid it will be uneasy." Li Yuan sighed lightly, with a sense of intuition, which was particularly strong. He actually felt that something was going to happen in the prosperous Sui Dynasty. (To be continued.)
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