Chapter 76 What Is the Purpose?

Longevity Palace.

Music and music rise in the courtyard, and lights go up to the balcony.

Those who are eligible to participate in the birthday banquet include not only the royal family, but also officials of third rank and above, and Buddhist and Taoist masters enshrined in the palace.

Emperor Jingtai has not paid much attention to political affairs in recent years, focusing on listening to Buddhist scriptures and cultivating Taoism. Many officials have not seen Tianyan for several years.

Li Le's carriage and horses came to the gate of the palace, and happened to meet the Crown Prince and his entourage.

"Brother Prince, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much."

"Ahem, Brother Le, there is no need to be polite."

The prince was recently ordered to do something by the emperor due to the rebellion between the north and the south. He was very anxious and exhausted. Even taking the best elixir could not heal his mental damage.

Li Le saw the prince's pale face and hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "A group of servants with no eyesight. The prince's brother is unwell and has not come to serve him."

Li Xun hurriedly bowed and supported the other side, and said: "Li Xun, a descendant of King Zhongshan, has met his great-uncle Jianguo."

"Um?"

The prince was being supported from left to right, but before he could realize Li Xun's identity, he felt he was being attacked from both sides, and they were leading him forward.

"Brother Prince, my father's birthday banquet is about to start, so it's better to hurry up!"

Li Le is an expert in martial arts. He is still light and healthy even in his seventies, dragging and dragging the prince of the prison country around.

The chamberlain behind him saw that the prince was out of breath and his legs were trembling. He wanted to step forward but did not dare to disobey the brotherly love, which made Emperor Jingtai unhappy.

Emperor Jingtai treated the former emperor's children very well. King Chu and King Huai both held important positions, and the other brothers also had their own arrangements, so they also required love for their children.

Running all the way to the gate of Wanshou Palace, when he saw that he was about to see Emperor Jingtai, Li Le immediately slowed down and helped him sincerely.

The prince was finally able to breathe, so he coughed violently: "Cough cough cough..."

Emperor Jingtai sat on the dragon chair. He took off his Taoist robe in a rare move and put on a golden dragon robe, with a tidy crown.

With a spring breeze on his face, he couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard the cough.

The officials and clan members who had arrived in the palace showed meaningful smiles.

Today, Your Majesty wants to be a perfect man for eternity and his name will go down in history. He did not allow his personal ethics to fall short, and since the death of Empress Dexiao, the master of the harem has been vacant.

Prince Li Hong and fourth son Li Le are the only two remaining biological children of Empress Dexiao.

"Meet my father!"

"Meet my great-uncle!"

Emperor Jingtai waved his hand for the two of them to stand up. He looked at Li Xun with doubts on his face and said, "Who is he?"

"Reporting to my father, this is Li Xun, a descendant of the Queen of Zhongshan."

Li Leggong said: "My son, I saw that his virtues were good and he came from the same ancestor, so I always took him with me to support him."

The royal family members who had been paying attention to the prince and King Yan couldn't help but nod in approval when they heard Li Le's words.

"Okay, take a seat."

Emperor Jingtai nodded slightly. The harmonious family harmony between brothers, friends and brothers also showed that he, as an emperor, had taught and set an example.

The royal family members were on the right side of the palace. After Li Le took his seat, many royal family members came forward to greet him.

Li Xun likes to make friends with relatives and attend various royal gatherings. He knows many people present. When they see him climbing up to King Yan, they all take a high look.

When King Yan saw that Li Xun was acquainted with many of the royal family members, and their conversations were clever and humorous, his evaluation of him was even higher.

At noon, all the guests arrived, and the birthday banquet officially began.

Emperor Jingtai glanced at everyone present and said loudly with joy on his face.

"Today, I have lived to the age of two decades. Thanks to the hard work of all my beloved ministers, I am fortunate to have a peaceful country and a peaceful people, and a stable work..."

After a stylized narration, Jingtai raised his glass and said: "... Raise your glass and drink. I hope to drink with you all in a while!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the officials and relatives in the palace responded in unison.

The basic requirement for an official of the third rank is to reach the third rank in cultivation and have a lifespan of three to five hundred after condensing the Yinshen.

Many officials are veterans of the third and fourth dynasties, and they are evergreen trees in the court. It is possible to serve as a senior official for a period of sixty years.

The prince's complexion is slightly green. Does anyone know how he has spent these seventy years? Do you want to live like this for another sixty years?

Doubt flashed in Li Le's eyes. According to what Mr. Fan said, it was impossible for his father to gather the Yin God.

Back then, I was injured secretly while fighting with the Eighteenth Route Rebel King. I ran out of the elixir to extend my life, and my life expectancy was only a hundred and fifty at most!

In another sixty years, the prince's brother will definitely be able to go to the west, but won't he also be tortured to death?

Everyone else in the palace has their own thoughts.

After the gift-giving session, there was another overt and covert fight. The princes fought openly and secretly, and Buddhism and Taoism ridiculed each other. It was very lively.

Emperor Jingtai sat high in the clouds and balanced the wishes of all parties with a few casual words, making everyone happy.

For Emperor Jingtai, the emperor's mental skills were already perfect.

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The next day, Chunfeng Tower.

Moonlight elegant room.

Li Xun invited Zhou Yi alone and thanked him again and again.

"Brother Yi, according to your instructions, I am very popular with King Yan. At the banquet yesterday, I saw Tianyan in person and even said a few words."

Li Xun closed his eyes and recalled the taste: "Your Majesty's voice is sweet and has endless reverberation. It is still lingering in my ears at this time."

"Then what gift did you give me?"

Zhou Yi never thought that Li Xun would find an opportunity so quickly and be promoted from bookkeeper to consultant to join the army.

"It's a temporary opportunity, so there's no way to buy a gift."

Li Xun said: "I happened to be carrying the bloodline spiritual ring made by Taizu himself and distributed it to the kings as tokens, so I took the Zhongshan King's spiritual ring as a congratulatory gift."

Zhou Yi took a deep look at Li Xun. Opportunities are indeed given to those who are prepared.

Normal people would not carry the tokens given by Taizu close to their body. They would either enshrine them in the ancestral hall or hide them deeply.

Emperor Jingtai has always targeted Taizu Zhongzong. Seeing Taizu's token, he would at least remember Li Xun in his heart.

Li Xun also fought hard for the restoration. The bloodline ring is the greatest guarantee left by King Zhongshan to his descendants. Without the ring as a guarantee, he will be completely lost in the crowd after three or five generations.

Zhou Yi used the Qi technique to observe Li Xun's luck. The white was blue and purple, which was a sign of a prosperous official career. There has been a lot of change.

After chatting and reminiscing about the past, Zhou Yi turned the topic to Li Xun's successor, Li Mu, a clerk in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"After the birthday banquet, I saw this person leaving with the prince. He should be a member of the royal family who wanted to revive the glory of his ancestors."

Li Xun said: "It's a pity that the trust is not in the right person. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... His health is really a little poor, and His Majesty doesn't like him..."

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows. Even Li Xun knew that the regent prince had health problems, so why did Li Mu stick to him?

Others thought that Li Mu was a lucky guy who broke the formation and made meritorious deeds by chance, but Zhou Yi disagreed. He had observed Li Mu with the art of looking at qi. He was shrouded in thick fog, and there was a faint golden light inside.

Even a first-class nine-tailed fox could not escape the eyes of the Taoist who had practiced the art of looking at qi for 13,000 years, but he could not see through Li Mu's true and false.

Either the treasure protects him, or he has great luck.

The prince who supervises the country is seeing the sunset, and he will not live longer than Emperor Jingtai. He is not a good investment target, and he must have other intentions.

Li Xun happily recounted the interesting story of him and the Prince of Yan helping the prince run, and the coffin has already been pressed on Li Le.

"Your Majesty values ​​feelings and loves Empress Dexiao. He often writes poems to express his feelings. The Prince of Yan is the only son after the prince... and he has appointed talents in Shunzhou, and the people live and work in peace and contentment..."

Gamblers who are all in one will always find reasons to win the gamble from all angles, convincing others and themselves.

It was boring to listen to, not as good as the nagging Li Xun who was frustrated in Mononobe before.

Zhou Yi drank slowly, not wanting to dampen Li Xun's interest.

The merit of following the dragon sounds tempting, but only some people can rise to prominence, but in fact most people lose.

Zhou Yi's soul moved slightly, and the wine drops that the girl accidentally spilled floated back into the wine glass intact, causing a burst of exclamations.

"Hahaha, just a little trick!"