Chapter 355 Today is the Day to Be a Tyrant
Li Heng glanced at Cen Shen and saw that he looked strange. He added, "I know this method is not very upright. I will bear the blame for future generations. You just do it."

Cen Shen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty always thinks of the people of the world, and your name will surely be recorded in history."

"I hope so." Li Heng sighed slightly, paused for a moment, and then said, "After An Lushan is defeated, I want to organize a special imperial examination. You should make preparations and get busy."

"Yes." Cen Shen took the order and left.

Li Ying returned to the Daming Palace and came to Yang Yuhuan's room.

At this time, Yang Yuhuan was dressing up. When she saw Li Heng, she hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Li Ying asked curiously, "It's already noon, why are you still dressing up?"

Yang Yuhuan said: "The headdress is too heavy, I took it off."

"Let me see." Li Heng pulled Yang Yuhuan to sit down, stood behind her, put his hands on her shoulders, looked at her in the bronze mirror, and said, "Light or heavy makeup always suits her."

Yang Yuhuan smiled knowingly and asked, "How was the conversation between you and Li Heng?"

Li Heng said: "He probably has no choice."

Yang Yuhuan asked, "Does my dear have anything else to do today?"

Li Ying said: "There are endless memorials to read. As long as you want to do it, there will be one."

"Okay." Yang Yuhuan looked a little disappointed.

Li Heng pinched Yang Yuhuan's cheek and whispered, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Yang Yuhuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Since returning to Chang'an, I have always wanted to go out for a walk, but there is no one to accompany me."

Li Ying understood what Yang Yuhuan meant, but pretended not to understand and said, "You are the queen now. Who dares not to accompany you if you want?"

"But I only want one person to accompany me in the whole world, but I dare not call this person." Yang Yuhuan leaned her head into Li Heng's arms and said coquettishly, "What should I do?"

Li Heng gently stroked Yang Yuhuan's face and said with a smile, "He will listen to you today too."

"Really?" Yang Yuhuan was surprised and happy.

"Of course." Li Ying nodded.

Yang Yuhuan thought for a moment and then said, "My mother selected a concubine for you yesterday. Did you go to see it?"

Li Ying said, "I went."

Yang Yuhuan asked, "Are there any pretty ones?"

"There is one, she is extremely beautiful, absolutely stunning." Li Ying replied.

Yang Yuhuan frowned involuntarily and said casually, "How beautiful that is. I want to see her too."

Li Ying said, "I think it's unnecessary."

"Okay." Yang Yuhuan suddenly felt very disappointed.

Li Heng shook Yang Yuhuan's head and asked, "Did the person in the mirror see it?"

Yang Yuhuan raised her eyes, saw herself in the bronze mirror, and nodded.

Li Ying said, "That girl is eight-tenths as beautiful as the man in the mirror. You don't need to see her to know what she looks like."

Yang Yuhuan's face suddenly lit up with a smile, and she said happily: "That is indeed stunningly beautiful."

Li Ying sat down next to Yang Yuhuan and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

Yang Yuhuan said: "I want to go to the East Market and then go to Qujiang. We went to Qujiang last time we returned to Beijing."

"Okay." Li Ying agreed, picked up the eyebrow pencil and started to draw it for Yang Yuhuan.

Yang Yuhuan asked: "What about political affairs?"

Li Heng said, "I have divined and it is my destiny to be a tyrant today."

Yang Yuhuan burst out laughing.

Li Ying didn't understand what made Yang Yuhuan so funny, but he didn't care. He only knew that Yang Yuhuan looked really beautiful when she smiled, so he couldn't help but smile as well and carefully drew Yang Yuhuan's eyebrows.

Yang Yuhuan looked at Li Heng infatuatedly, and suddenly said, "I am a little scared to death."

"Hmm?" Li Heng was a little confused. Yang Yuhuan said, "Because of my husband, I feel that living is a very happy thing."

Li Ying asked, "Then do you want to take elixirs to achieve immortality?"

"It would be best if I could stay young forever." Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "My Lord just issued an imperial decree a few days ago, reiterating that civil and military officials are prohibited from associating with quacks. How dare I take the lead in disobeying it and committing witchcraft again?"

Li Ying smiled back and said, "It's done, let's go."

"Okay." Yang Yuhuan stood up, took Li Heng's hand, and went out together.

When they got outside, Li Heng said to Shi Shouyi, "The queen and I are going out for a walk. You take a few people with you to protect us."

Shi Shouyi asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to clean up the streets?"

"No need." Li Heng smiled, "You and I dare to break into Chang'an with thousands of troops, so why are you afraid of the people of Chang'an? It's enough to bring the guards with you."

"Yes." Shi Shouyi took the order and went to call people.

Li Heng and Yang Yuhuan left the palace together. When the people on the street saw them, those who knew them bowed to them.

The two of them walked all the way to the East Market and sat down at a familiar tavern.

The name of this tavern is "Taohuayuan". Every time Li Heng returned to Beijing, he would come here to have a meal. The time he had noodles with Li Linfu was also in this tavern.

The owner of the tavern knew Li Ying, so when Li Ying entered the room, he came up to greet him and ordered the servants to drive away all the other guests.

Li Ying told the boss not to chase the guests away and that everyone could eat their own food.

The boss was very surprised at Li Ying's behavior, but he did as he was told.

Yang Yuhuan asked, "Why didn't you let the others go?"

Li Ying said: "I guess you seem to have been in the palace for too long and want to experience the life of the world."

Yang Yuhuan smiled happily.

At this time, Wang Wei suddenly came to see Li Ying and presented him with a scroll, saying respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is an important article presented by a friend of mine. I beg Your Majesty to take a look at it."

Li Ying asked, "Whose reprint is this?"

Wang Wei said: "Du Fu, Du Zimei."

"Oh?" Li Heng was a little surprised. He took the letter and asked while reading it, "Where are the others?"

Wang Wei said: "Just wait outside the door."

Li Heng looked at Wang Wei and asked, "What was his previous position?"

Wang Wei said: "The Right Guard Commander is a military officer."

The military officer of the Right Guard Office belonged to the imperial guards of the capital, with the rank of eighth grade, and was in charge of weapons and access keys.

Li Ying thought about it and did not summon Du Fu. Instead, he said to Shi Shouyi, "Send someone to call Feng Changqing."

"Yes." Shi Shouyi took the order and went out to make arrangements.

After waiting for a while, Feng Changqing came hurriedly and met Li Heng.

Li Heng said to Feng Changqing, "I asked you to deal with the former imperial guards in the capital before. How did you do it?"

Feng Changqing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, most of them were sent to the front line of Tongguan, and a small part was left behind."

"Which part should be kept?" Li Ying asked.

Feng Changqing said: "Those who have made contributions to suppressing the rebellion and those who have special circumstances will stay. I will submit the names of the people to Your Majesty."

Li Heng had always trusted Feng Changqing, so he did not look at the list carefully at that time.

Li Ying handed Du Fu's reprint to Feng Changqing and asked, "What's his situation?"

When Feng Changqing saw Du Fu's name, he bowed and said, "On the night when the deposed crown prince and Yang Guozhong plotted rebellion, this man went home to visit his family. I originally wanted to send him to the front line at Tongguan, but firstly, he actively went to the capital to plead guilty, and secondly... Wang Youcheng recommended him, so I kept him in the capital."

Feng Changqing concealed nothing and told the truth.

Wang Wei was also startled and bowed, saying, "I just admire his talent and have no other thoughts. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)