Seeing Li Zhi's timid face, Li Shimin couldn't help but said angrily: "What did I say to you?"
When Li Zhi heard this, he quickly took a deep breath to calm down, and his expression slowly returned to normal.
He patted Li Zhi on the shoulder and put his arm around him. Then Li Shimin pointed at the portraits and said in a solemn tone:
"I am telling you this to let you know that the emperor also needs to know the past of his ministers and take precautions."
"And you must understand that as the emperor, others will always take refuge in us, but we will never take refuge in others. Ministers will always be ministers, and the world will always be the Li family's world!"
Li Zhi quickly lowered his head and said yes.
Li Shimin nodded and led Li Zhi down.
"Remember, they can all be used, but they cannot be used as your trump card. The wise use their strategies, the fools use their strength, the brave use their power, and the timid use their caution. This is what you are worth learning."
"The emperor is in charge of punishment and the world. If someone is more powerful than the emperor, his power will be wiped out. Only by combining kindness and power can the world be brought to peace. Do you understand?"
"My son, I understand, but Emperor Li taught him..."
Li Shimin sneered and said: "Except Li Yunxiao, I have been observing that kid for twenty years, and you can put a knife on his neck and force him to become an emperor, but he won't do it."
"Hi~~ Thinking about it carefully, although this boy is a little naughty, a little greedy, and a little unreasonable, the rest is still pretty good. Anyway, I like him very much."
The corners of Li Zhi's eyes twitched. After saying this, it seemed that there were no advantages left...
"Okay, when you go back, think carefully about what I taught you today. Let's go."
After the words fell, the two slowly left.
At night.
Yuan Tiangang and Li Yunxiao were summoned to Tai Chi Palace.
"His Majesty."
After Yuan Tiangang and Li Yunxiao came in, they saluted Li Shimin.
Li Shimin nodded and motioned to take a seat.
The three of them sat down on the stone bench. Li Shimin smiled lightly and said, "I have been feeling in poor health in recent years. I don't know how many times I will be summoned like this."
Yuan Tiangang frowned slightly: "Why did your Majesty say such ominous words?"
Li Shimin said with some ease and ease: "Now the prosperous age has been extended, shaking the past and the present, but everyone is mortal. I have enjoyed the splendor of the Spring and Autumn Period for decades. Whether it is civil or military governance, I have surpassed all the wise kings of the past. Even if I pass away now, I will I have no regrets in my heart.”
"It's a pity that my experience in governing children is still young and my strength is insufficient. I'm afraid that within a hundred years, our Tang Dynasty will be in chaos."
Yuan Tiangang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, my elixir will be successful in less than half a month. You are worrying too much."
"Oh?" Li Shimin was shocked.
"Have you really developed it?"
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "The elixir refined by me can greatly delay aging!"
Li Shimin nodded happily: "I have really worked hard for you over the years. Now I don't think about it as much as I did back then. This immortality, hehe... is not that important."
Yuan Tiangang frowned when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, I'll be honest, the prince is indeed a rare good boy who can protect his family and his career, but when it comes to being an emperor, in my eyes, you are the only one worthy of him!"
Li Shimin sighed and did not blame Yuan Tiangang for his blunt words.
"This is also the reason why I summoned you and Li Aiqing late at night."
"National Master, to be honest, I am not worried about whether Zhi'er can rule the Tang Dynasty well, because you are still here, I can rest assured, but good people can be bullied by others, and horses can be ridden by others. If someone bullies my son, he will be honest and premeditated. What should you do if you seize power and usurp the throne?"
Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "Get rid of it!"
Li Shimin continued: "What if that person is the Wu family?"
boom!
Both Yuan Tiangang and Li Yunxiao looked at Li Shimin with wide eyes. It turned out that Li Shimin had known something for a long time?
Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Li Shimin smiled lightly and said, "Don't be so surprised. You are not the only ones who can do divination and stargazing."
"National Master, twenty years ago, you went to the warrior Xun's house to meet your heirs, right?"
Yuan Tiangang said bluntly: "Yes!"
Li Shimin continued: "Did you know that there are rumors that for three generations of the Li family, the Wu family was the emperor?"
"My lord, I don't know."
"Then do you know why I didn't ask Li Chunfeng to come over?"
Both shook their heads.
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Because I think he is too stubborn, but what he says is reasonable. If not for this, he wouldn't still be a general today."
"I'm guilty!" Yuan Tiangang suddenly knelt down on one knee.
Li Shimin waved his hand: "Hurry up, I'm not calling you here to ask for guilt, but I have a big thing to entrust you with!"
"What's the matter? Your Majesty, please tell me."
Li Shimin's expression suddenly turned solemn, and he said word by word: "Tuogu!"
Both of them raised their eyebrows: "Tuogu?"
"That's right! I want you two to ensure that my son is in a stable position! Let the prosperous age continue!"
Yuan Tiangang shook his head: "This matter is not troublesome. As long as Your Majesty speaks, I will get rid of that person!"
Li Shimin sighed deeply when he heard this.
"A few years ago, I accidentally heard rumors among the people that the Li family was the third generation and the Wu family was the emperor. I asked someone to calculate it, and they calculated that within a few decades, she might replace my descendant and control the Tang Dynasty."
"At first, I wanted to kill her directly. Even for so many years, I deliberately avoided her, ignored her, and wanted to let her go, but I was unwilling to do so."
"Do you also think there will be other troubles after getting rid of it?" Li Yunxiao asked at this time.
Li Shimin nodded: "That's natural. Although divination and stargazing are all magic, it's hard to tell whether it's true or false. But if after we get rid of it, disaster comes from the sky, how will I deal with it? How will my children deal with it? How will you deal with it? ?”
"Besides, I have already understood Li Chunfeng. According to what he said, my surname will still be Li in the future of the Tang Dynasty. As for why, I don't know."
After the words fell, Li Shimin stepped forward and put his hands on their shoulders and squeezed them tightly.
"Yuan Tiangang, among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, there is no one who can match you in wisdom and bravery. Moreover, over the past few decades, I have known you and have great loyalty and loyalty. I will entrust the Tang Dynasty to your hands. Who is suitable to be the emperor and continue the prosperous age? I think you know better than me."
"If one day it is true that prosperity will inevitably decline, I hope that you can lead a wise king and open up a prosperous age again! Let the world be united!"
"Li Aiqing, you should know how I have treated you in the past few decades. Although you are carefree and don't care about anything, I can see that you value feelings. I am not threatening you with Yuan Tiangang. I only ask that you can be with me." Together, he will benefit the people of the world..."
With that said, Li Shimin took a step back and bowed deeply to the two of them.
But before his hand fell, Yuan Tiangang teleported forward to lift it up, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Your Majesty has an order, my lord! Yuan Tiangang! I will not give up even if I die!"
Li Yunxiao stepped forward and said calmly: "Don't worry, as long as I am here, sooner or later this world will all belong to me, the Tang Dynasty! As for the fact that prosperity must decline, I will also find a way to solve it."
"So...you two agreed?"
Yuan Tiangang did not hesitate at all, and said in a sonorous and powerful tone: "For the great Tang Dynasty, I will do my best!"
Li Yunxiao turned his head and glanced at Yuan Tiangang's serious face, and a picture flashed in his mind.
At this moment, the words seemed to suddenly ring in my ears...
[My Lords and Ministers... I have tried my best...]
