Xingqing Palace is located on the east side of Chang'an City, close to Chunming Gate. Geographically speaking, Xingqing Palace is relatively sidelined, unlike Tai Chi Palace, which is located in the middle of the meridian line of Chang'an City.

But Xingqing Palace is the residence of Li Longji Longqin. After Li Longji ascended the throne, he was used to living in Xingqing Palace. He could be willful even if he had money. Those who became emperors could naturally be willful. If you are the emperor, you have the final say and live wherever you want.

The place where Li Longji summoned Gu Qing was Hua'e Xianghui Tower, a very famous place. Before the Later Tang Dynasty, this building was known as the "No. 1 Building in the World". It is known as the Five Buildings of the World together with Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower, and Stork Tower. After the Later Tang Dynasty, Hua'e Tower was destroyed by war, and only four buildings remained in the world.

The Huae Building was built after Li Longji ascended the throne. This building was not built for Yang Guifei, but for Li Longji's brothers. According to the etiquette system, the one who should have ascended the throne was Li Longji's elder brother, Li Xian, the eldest son of the late Emperor Ruizong.

But Li Longji was too outstanding. He led his troops to kill Empress Wei's group and killed Princess Taiping. The whole world was reunited to the Li surname. Although Li Xian was the eldest son, he felt that he could not compete with this wise and powerful younger brother. The court officials asked several times, but Li Xian refused to inherit the throne and insisted on giving up the throne to Li Longji. Li Longji could not refuse his affection, so he had to reluctantly agree (aunt laughed, haha).

The most important thing is that Li Longji held military power at that time. Well, how dare the brothers not be friendly?

After Li Longji ascended the throne, he was moved by Li Xian's virtue of abdication, so he issued an order to build the Huaye Xianghui Building. The characteristic of this building is that it is located in the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace, separated from Anxingfang and Shengye Building next to Xingqing Palace. After the abdication, Ning Wang Li Xian, Qi Wang Li Fan, and Xue Wang Li Ye lived in two yards outside the palace. Li Longji stood upstairs and could see what dishes his brother and younger brother had eaten today, and which princess he summoned to bed tonight.

Are you moved by brothers and younger brothers?

Of course I dare not move.

The princess begged him to move and he dared not move, so the princess had to sit up and move himself.

Gu Qing was taken to Huae Building by the eunuch. The eunuch asked him to stand under the jade steps and wait for the report. Gu Qing looked around and then heard the sound of silk and bamboo bells and music from inside the eunuch building, and the laughter of men and women.

Not long after, the eunuch came out and spoke out loudly for Gu Qing to meet.

Gu Qing tidied up his clothes and according to the etiquette instructed by the eunuch, he lowered his head and eyes and bowed in.

Take off his boots at the entrance outside the hall. Gu Qing went into the hall and lowered his head and counted silently. After counting the steps specified by the eunuch, he stood still. He did not dare to look up. He bowed and bowed and said, "I am the officer of the Left Gu Qing, the military officer of the Left Guard, pay homage to Your Majesty, and pay homage to the Imperial Concubine."

The music of silk and bamboo in the hall gradually calmed down. It was obvious that someone signaled them to stop. Then Gu Qing heard a bold and free voice and laughed: "It's considered to be a young hero who is capable of literature and martial arts. Gu Qing raised his head and let me see, don't be bound by common etiquette. Hua'e Tower is a place where kings and ministers enjoy each other. No matter what rude things do in this building, I will not be guilty."

Gu Qing laughed twice in his heart, but still raised his head obediently and looked forward.

On the two golden chairs in front of the hall, an old man with an old face was wearing a yellow robe, his chest was covered with his hair, and his hair was covered with barefoots. Next to him was Yang Guifei, who had met him, and she peeled a grape and put it into the old man's mouth, and then chuckled at Gu Qing. His talking eyes were filled with a happy smile.

The old man in front of him is Li Longji?

Gu Qing's emotions were a bit complicated. He admired the great achievements of the prosperous Tang Dynasty that the old man had when he was young, and also regretted his stupidity and arrogance after his old age and destroyed his own country. It is difficult to determine the merits and demerits of praise and demerits in history.

Li Longji was also looking at Gu Qing, with a smile on his face and no smile on his eyes.

After just a glance, Li Longji frowned: "Gu Qing, are you in a bad mood when you see me? Or is the eunuch outside making things difficult for you? Why do you look unhappy?"

Gu Qing sighed sadly. This face is really...it's more than a failure, and it only adds a lot of trouble.

Yang Guifei next to her laughed out loud. Seeing Li Longji looking over curiously, Yang Guifei simply laughed loudly, laughing so hard that she fell back and forth. Seeing that she was laughing so happily, Li Longji couldn't help but laugh: "Why is the lady laughing? Is there anything funny?"

Yang Guifei pointed at Gu Qing and said, "Sanlang, this little fellow villager of my countryman is born with an unhappy face. When I saw him in Shuzhou, I thought he was dissatisfied with me. Later, I found out that he was born like this."

Li Longji laughed and pointed at Gu Qing and said, "Your unhappy face makes me happy, it's interesting."

Gu Qing had no choice but to try to squeeze out his smile, trying to make himself look more festive.

After laughing for a while, Li Longji finally calmed down. He pondered for a moment and said, "Gu Qing, Xian Yu Zhongtong wrote a memorial saying that the rebellion in the Nanzhao Kingdom was pacified because of your suggestions. Have you ever studied under a famous military strategist or read any military books?"

Gu Qing bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have never read military books, but I just speak according to common sense. I rarely say anything that the governor wishes to accept me, which shows elegance and demeanor."

Li Longji said with great interest: "Where is the sand table? It was just a random idea?"

"I opened a porcelain kiln in my hometown. Because there are often sluts who are coveting the secret recipe, I have to create a sand table to prevent the entrances and exits around the porcelain kiln. It was accidentally discovered by the Xianyu Jiedushi, so I used it to pacify the Nanzhao Battle. It is my honor to be able to do a small matter for the Tang Dynasty to quell the rebellion."

Li Longji is in a good mood and seems to like to listen to others' loyalty when he is old.

Then Li Longji waved to a eunuch beside him. The eunuch understood. Not long after, several eunuchs worked together to carry a huge sand table and slowly walked out, placing the sand table in the center of the hall.

Li Longji squeezed at Gu Qing as if showing off, and smiled and said, "I am particularly interested when I know the use of the sand table, so I ordered the general to create this thing. Gu Qing, do you think it is still decent?"

Gu Qing stepped forward and found that the sand table was extremely exquisitely made. The topography of Chang'an City was actually the terrain of 108 square meters in the city, as well as the east and west cities, Tai Chi Palace, Daming Palace, and Xingqing Palace. The sand table was covered with towers and pavilions, flying eaves and green tiles, and even terracotta figurines that had been reduced countless times, densely distributed in the streets and alleys, making them very realistic.

Gu Qing looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but admire it. He bowed and said, "I will admire the craftsmanship who is the most skilled and exquisite thing that I am making."

Li Longji stared at the sand table, his expression suddenly became gloomy, and he murmured: "This material is really magical. If one day there will be rioters in Chang'an City, I will only know where the enemy stationed and deployed troops on this sand table. A small flag was inserted on the sand table, which would be an ambush or a decisive battle. It was really wonderful."

Yang Guifei said softly: "Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, created the rule of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. If the scholars return to their hearts today, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, how could there be a rioter rebellion? Your Majesty is too worried."

Li Longji's gloomy expression stretched out like the spring breeze and froze, and laughed: "What is the lady saying? However, this thing is left in the palace, which is considered novel. It may be useless, but interesting."

Looking up at Gu Qing, Li Longji said again: "Gu Qing, the news of the victory only mentioned the wonderful use of the sand table. I rewarded it for me. Now that I will be a surveillance and created the sand table, I realized that the wonder of this thing is particularly unexpected. After thinking about it, I feel that the reward I gave you is lower..."

Gu Qing hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty's gift is generous enough. I thank God for your kindness and I dare not receive the gift again."

Concubine Yang looked at Gu Qing, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Gu Qing, when will you come to Chang'an?"

"Go back to the Imperial Concubine, I arrived in Chang'an yesterday afternoon."

“Where do you live?”

"Uh, I'm living in the inn for the time being. I'll find a place to stay after joining the left guard."

Concubine Yang turned her head and pulled Li Longji's arm and shook it. Her coquettish tone made her feel weaker.

"Your Majesty... I, a young fellow villager, didn't even have a place to stay when I came to Chang'an. How pitiful. If Your Majesty feels that the reward is not enough and the appointment of an official is afraid of criticism from the court, why would you give him a house?"

Li Longji was so excited by this coquettish operation that Long Yan was very happy. He laughed without thinking and said: "I ordered the Ministry of Revenue to give Gu Qing official house a house. The world has been rich over the years, and some ministers in the court have not been clean anymore. Every year, a group of corrupt officials have been found. There are many confiscated official houses under the name of the Ministry of Revenue. Gu Qing is just given one house."

Concubine Yang's wonderful eyes smiled into two crescent moons and said, "Gu Qing, don't thank God for your kindness."

Gu Qing hurriedly said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness and Imperial Concubine."

Li Longji said again: "You have presented a set of tribute plum vases to my wife. The poem on it is well written. My wife said it was written by you, and I appreciate it very much. Haha, 'I wish to be a bird in the sky, and I wish to be a branch on the ground'. Isn't this poem exactly what I love with my wife? If this poem can be passed down to future generations, the love story between my wife and my wife can also be passed down to future generations. For this poem, I will give you a house, which is not considered overpaid."

Gu Qing was a little annoyed to thank him today, but he still had to continue to bow and say, "Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine are kind and lovely couples, 'I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals'. I will remember it with my poem to express my admiration."

Li Longji said unexpectedly: "'Only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals'? Good poem! During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, a talented man named Lu Zhaolin wrote a sentence 'I wish to be a mandarin duck but not the immortals'. Today, Gu Qing's sentence 'I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals' is carefully savored, and only changed two words, it seems that it has a bit more charm of love between husband and wife than Lu Zhaolin's sentence, which is extremely wonderful!"

Li Longji seemed to be in a very good mood today. After laughing, he said, "I have seen Gu Qing's talent with my own eyes. General Gao gave Gu Qing silverfish bag one, changed two words, and passed on to the next generation. If the two words are exchanged for a silverfish bag, isn't it another eternal story?"
Chapter completed!