Chang'an.
The main building of Xiaolou has nine floors.
"Use copper as a mirror to straighten your clothes."
“Using people as a mirror can help us understand gains and losses.”
"Using history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs."
"Run the country with virtue and appoint people on their merits. If heaven does not change, then the Tao will also not change."
"Those who are powerful and strategist know themselves and their enemies, and can fight a hundred battles without danger. The people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important."
“To establish the emperor as the world is not to establish the world as the emperor; to establish the king as the country is not to establish the country as the king; to establish the officials as officials is not to establish the officials as the officials.”
"Your Majesty, your heart should be like a clear mirror, and you should be fair and selfless in your treatment of the world."
"The laws are strict and all officials are afraid to obey them. This is the power of the emperor."
"The major affairs of the world must not be disturbed by others. Do not avoid relatives when doing internal affairs, and do not avoid enemies when doing external affairs. They are all for the benefit of the country."
"Although the world is prosperous, it is not yet settled. The six rivers and four seas are the land of the Tang Dynasty. The mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty unite the world. Returning to the heart of the four seas is the lifelong ambition of the king."
"If you have different intentions, then you should follow me and prosper, and those who go against me will perish!"
"...."
Li Xingyun recited to the other party what Li Yunxiao had taught him in the past few days. He did not understand the meaning of most of the words.
But what Li Yunxiao taught him was that you don’t need to understand it now, but you should clearly remember it in your heart.
After reciting it, Li Xingyun secretly glanced at Li Yunxiao who was standing at the window looking outside.
"Emperor Master, am I good at memorizing it?"
Seeing that Li Yunxiao remained silent, Li Xingyun scratched his head and carefully recalled what he said to see if he had said anything wrong.
After a long while, Li Yunxiao suddenly asked: "Li Xingyun."
"Ah!? I'm here, I'm here!"
"What...what do you want to do when you grow up?"
"What to do? Of course, let my father rest, and I will inherit the throne!"
Li Yunxiao slowly turned his face: "Is it true that I will inherit the throne?"
Li Xingyun patted his chest: "Of course it's true! How can it be false!?"
Li Yunxiao continued to ask: "Do you know why your brothers and the previous emperors after Xuanzong were unwilling to compete for the throne of the emperor?"
Li Xingyun smiled and said: "Of course I know, I just hate it."
Speaking of this, Li Xingyun said with disdain: "Their vision is too short-sighted. They only see that the emperor is busy with government affairs, but they do not see that when the emperor is free, there are actually many."
"Besides, the most important thing is, in this world, what is more challenging and fascinating than being an emperor who has made great achievements and left his name for eternity?"
"If I become emperor, whether it is Taizong or Xuanzong, I will overtake them one by one! Write down my name, Li Xingyun, in the historical records!"
Li Yunxiao chuckled: "Go on, you are only half right now."
Li Xingyun chuckled: "I know what the other half is doing, but I'm afraid you will hit me if I tell you."
"It's okay, just tell me."
"Then...then I'll tell you, the remaining half is just to worry about you, a powerful official of the Imperial Master, being able to wield power and even dethrone the Emperor."
"But don't worry, Emperor Master. If I become the emperor, I will never let you force me to abdicate. That would be too embarrassing!"
As he spoke, Li Xingyun suddenly asked: "Emperor Master, I have been watching the Yongzhen Ceremony since I was four years old. My wife, my wife... my great-grandfather Xuanzong, was it really you who forced you to abdicate?"
Li Yunxiao nodded.
"Hiss~~" Li Xingyun scratched his head, his face full of confusion: "Xuanzong was so great and the Tang Dynasty was even more powerful than it is now. Why did he abdicate? Could it be that he could only be emperor for a few decades, or should he say , Xuanzong is not as powerful as recorded?"
Li Yunxiao said calmly: "No, Xuanzong is a wise king, and what is recorded in the Yongzhen Ceremony is the truth."
Li Xingyun shook his head: "No, although I haven't been in contact with the Imperial Master for a long time, I don't believe that you would do such a thing to Xuanzong for no reason. There must be a hidden secret, right?"
Li Yunxiao said calmly: "You are not old, and your tone is not small. Do you think you understand it again?"
"Heh heh heh... isn't this what the Emperor taught me? It is said that those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. I am very good at observing."
"Okay, since I taught you well, tell me, do we have any enemies in the Tang Dynasty now?"
"Master Imperial, aren't you changing the subject?"
"Answer me, don't ask any unnecessary questions."
"Okay, okay, I can't tell you how old you are..." Li Xingyun pretended to touch his chin, lost in thought.
"Actually, there are no enemies in the Tang Dynasty now. If I say it, except for my territory of the Tang Dynasty, everyone is an enemy!"
After saying this, Li Xingyun seemed to notice that the Imperial Master in front of him seemed to sigh.
"Did I make a mistake, Imperial Master?"
Li Yunxiao stretched out his hand and rubbed Li Xingyun's head: "You said that's right, the kid can be taught. I'll let you have a day off today, take the silver, and let the bad guy take you out for a walk."
"Huh?! Really?"
"nature."
"Oh! Okay!!"
Li Xingyun took a small money bag and walked downstairs with the bad guy guarding the eighth floor. But when he was at the top of the stairs, Li Xingyun suddenly stopped, revealed his little head and asked:
"Master Emperor, do you think that if I succeed my father and become emperor one day, do you think I will be driven out by you?"
Li Yunxiao said with a serious face: "Then it depends on how capable you are. It is not easy to get the approval of my master."
Li Xingyun raised his thumb and pointed at himself: "That's because the Imperial Master didn't touch me. Look, this throne must be mine! No one can take it away!"
Li Yunxiao nodded: "I'm waiting for the day when you are qualified to inherit!"
"Hehehehe..." Li Xingyun laughed a few times and followed the bad guy down.
The breeze blew by, blowing a few strands of white hair on his face. Li Yunxiao looked at the scenery outside the window with a faint smile on his lips: "Fate...ha."
After a while, a figure tightened his mask downstairs and walked into the sky building.
Soon he arrived on the ninth floor and knelt on one knee in front of Li Yunxiao.
"Tianjiexing Wen Tao, I have met the handsome man!"
"Yes." Li Yunxiao responded and asked, "Does Li Maozhen know all the information about Li Siyuan and Zhu Wen?"
Wen Tao nodded: "My subordinate has been releasing information about the two of them to Li Maozhen all these years, and he has not raised any suspicion on his subordinate."
"Well, you did a good job."
"Um, haha, thank you for the compliment, Commander-in-Chief, this is what subordinates should do well."
"You don't have to be humble when talking to me. Is there a position of Po Meng in the Xuanming Sect now?"
Wen Tao shook his head: "My subordinates have never heard of this position from beginning to end. How about the commander-in-chief give the portrait of that person to his subordinates, and the subordinates will disperse and let the commander-in-chief look for him."
Li Yunxiao shook his head: "That's all, no need to bother."
"As for the neighboring countries, can you report on the bad people you planted?"
"This...Commander, only a dozen people responded. The rest...may have been discovered and executed secretly."
Li Yunxiao shook his head: "Prosperity and wealth can change a person. I have experienced a lot of betrayal by bad people, so the only people I can trust are you guys."
"What did those who responded to your contact say?"
"Back to Commander, there are several small countries in Tianzhu, and they have made some small moves in recent years."
"There are also many people in Rurik in the north who no longer feel that they need to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty."
Li Yunxiao nodded: "In the past few years, the people on Rurik's side have indeed been deliberately expanding and have repeatedly clashed with me on the edge of the Tang Dynasty."
"Anymore?"
"Yes, the Japanese side seems to be preparing for war. They are studying something secretly, and it is difficult for outsiders to find out."
"Interesting. A long time ago, they were still in civil strife. It seems that one side won."
"Okay, do you have anything else to do?"
"Yes, Marshal, I found the person you asked me to find, but...but I'm just not sure if it was you who asked your subordinates to find him."
Seeing Wen Tao's face getting more and more ugly, Li Yunxiao said calmly: "Bring him here."
"yes!"
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