Chapter 64 Night Talk
An Sishun couldn't help but feel closer to Li Heng, and said, "Your Highness has a broad mind and cares about the people. I admire you and I will also be ashamed of myself."

"So," Li Heng looked at An Sishun, "General An also knows something about what Gai Jiayun did?"

"I'm not very clear, but I know a little bit." An Sishun sighed, "But General Gai treated me with great courtesy, and he has been guarding the border for many years, and he has never had the slightest intention of rebelling against the Tang Dynasty."

An Sishun was able to restrain himself and keep himself clean, and his loyalty to others was reflected in his loyalty to Gai Jiayun who treated him with great courtesy, and to the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, as an "old man" who has been guarding the border for more than 20 years, he has a strong sense of identification with Gai Jiayun, who is also guarding the border.

Based on this, even though he knew that Gai Jiayun's actions were absurd, he chose to follow him.

But deep down, he was not really completely indifferent to what Gai Jiayun did.

Li Ying roughly understood what Gai Jiayun meant, and said, "In those days, Duke Wei often advised Emperor Taizong: the king is a boat; people are water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Emperor Taizong accepted his advice and often took it as a lesson. Later, Duke Wei passed away, and Emperor Taizong said: use copper as a mirror to adjust your clothes and hat; use the past as a mirror to understand the rise and fall; use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses; with the death of Wei Zheng, I have lost a mirror! General An is from a military family, he should know this, and he should also understand the importance of the people. If you are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, you should be a good shepherd of the people."

An Sishun looked ashamed and said, "I am ashamed."

Li Heng looked at An Sishun's expression and knew that his heart was leaning towards the people, so he didn't say much and changed the topic, "General An, what do you think should be done with the soldiers involved in this case?"

An Sishun thought for a moment, bowed and said, "I think that people who are extremely evil must be eliminated. Leaving them alone may cause trouble in the future, and killing them can serve as a warning to others. Those who are not serious in their crimes can be dealt with separately. I am willing to take charge of this matter, please grant me your approval!"

What Li Ying wanted to hear was what An Sishun said.

For someone like An Sishun who can control himself, it is most important to explain the reason to him and appeal to his emotions.

Li Ying stood up, walked to An Sishun, held An Sishun's hand, and said, "It is a blessing for Anxi that General An can do this!"

Seeing that Li Ying, whom he had just met for the first time, thought so highly of him, An Sishun was grateful and said sincerely, "Your Highness has forgiven my mistakes and entrusted me with an important task. I will do my best to complete this task!"

"Okay." Li Heng nodded, "Let's do as General An said. Let's work out a set of rules and submit them to the Ministry of Justice after I review them."

"Yes." Several people present said in unison.

After giving the instructions, Li Heng asked everyone to go back and rest.

At this time, it was already the hour of Mao.

Li Heng and Yang Yuhuan went to bed together.

On the bed, Yang Yuhuan saw that Li Heng had not yet fallen asleep, so she lay on her side, looked at Li Heng, and said, "My dear, you have been working hard for a whole day and night, why can't you fall asleep?"

Li Heng just thought about Zhou Yuyou's incident a little bit, and when he heard Yang Yuhuan ask this, he also turned to look at Yang Yuhuan and said, "Madam, do you think Zhou Yuyou and A Yuan finally got a good result?"

"In their eyes, it should be considered." Yang Yuhuan said, smiling, "But this is all thanks to you, my lord. If it weren't for you, they might have been thinking about each other forever and never got any good results. At first, I wanted to spend more time with you under the moonlight, but now it seems that experiencing these things with you may not be worse than being under the moonlight."

As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." People can influence each other.

Especially between couples, the impact will be even greater and more subtle.

Li Heng could feel that Yang Yuhuan had now been greatly influenced by him.

"It's just," Yang Yuhuan sighed suddenly. Li Heng asked curiously, "It's just what?"

"It's just that you've worked so hard." Yang Yuhuan reached out and stroked Li Heng's face, her eyes full of love. "To others, you are the envoy who has made every possible effort, the prince who cares about the people, and the upright and strict judge. But to me, you are my husband, and I should help you more."

After hearing what Yang Yuhuan said and seeing her like that, Li Heng's heart softened and he was overwhelmed with emotion. He buried his head in Yang Yuhuan's neck, like a tired person finding support, or like a lonely warrior finding comfort.

Li Heng said softly: "You have helped me a lot."

In Yang Yuhuan's impression, Li Heng has always been confident and fearless. Even if he had setbacks before, he would deal with them silently. Li Heng was like a "monster" without weaknesses.

This was the first time she saw Li Ying showing his weak side, and her heart almost melted.

She leaned her face over, close to Li Heng's head, and whispered, "I don't think I did anything."

Li Ying asked, "How is my mother's health?"

"She just sent a message yesterday saying that she is in good health. At her husband's request, she hasn't done much work, and her complexion is better than before. My mother said that in previous winters, she often felt cold feet, but this year it has gotten better. By the way, it snowed in Chang'an. My mother told me that the snow came earlier in Chang'an this year than last year. When we got married last year, Chang'an was still sunny, but this year it is covered with heavy snow." Yang Yuhuan told the story.

Li Heng smelled the fragrance of Yang Yuhuan and said, "In the past six months, you have basically been writing letters to my mother for me. I was just busy with official business, and you handled all the internal affairs. If you were not you, I would not be able to concentrate on official business at all."

Yang Yuhuan said: "This is all my duty."

"And..." Li Ying wanted to say something, but didn't continue.

Yang Yuhuan asked curiously, "What else?"

Li Ying said: "We cannot touch the sun and the moon, but we are bathed in their light. Your help to me is like the sun and the moon. The light lingering on your fingertips is more important than anything else."

"Uh..." Yang Yuhuan tried to understand Li Heng's meaning.

Li Heng added: "By the way, if we open a government in Qiuci, you will be even more tired by then."

"Hmm? Are we going to set up a government in Qiuci?" Yang Yuhuan wondered.

Li Heng yawned and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it could be very serious."

"Okay." Yang Yuhuan looked forward to it. "Although the Ten Kings' Residence in Yongxingfang, Chang'an is nice, I always feel a little uncomfortable living in it. If we open a mansion here, I want to plant some flowers and plants in the yard, preferably lychees, but I don't know if I can grow them. By the way, my sisters said they also want to see the scenery outside the Great Wall, and they may come next year..."

As Yang Yuhuan was speaking, she suddenly heard Li Heng's breathing as he fell asleep.

She moved slightly and saw that Li Heng was fast asleep, lying on her neck, but his right hand was around her chest and holding her left hand.

Snowflakes were flying outside the house, and occasionally the sound of wind could be heard.

Yang Yuhuan knew in her heart that Li Heng was too tired recently. She hadn't seen Li Heng sleep so peacefully for a long time.

She smiled slightly, looked at the sleeping Li Ying for a while, kissed Li Ying on the face, then leaned against Li Ying and slowly fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)