Braving up his courage, Xiao Rui came closer and whispered in Old Li Yuan's ear: "In order to fight against foreign aggression, we must first settle the internal affairs. If we don't twist the court into a rope as soon as possible, how can we destroy the Turkic forces as soon as possible and wash away last year's mistakes?" The shame of the Weishui River? Right, Grandpa Huang?"
Um? ? ?
Hearing these words, Old Li Yuan looked at Xiao Rui again, looking at the confident look in his eyes that was half-smiling but not smiling. The old man knew that this good boy might have already seen through everything.
Especially the last sentence about "Grandpa Huang", the meaning is very obvious, I am one of my own, your grandson-in-law, how can I have any bad intentions?
"Hahahaha..." Old Li Yuan's laughter penetrated the entire Daming Palace. He hadn't laughed so cheerfully for a long time. When did the Tang Dynasty produce such a young talent?
"Are you a newborn calf? Aren't you afraid that I will get angry and kill you? Although I have a good relationship with your father, Xiao Yu, and your mother is my cousin, you are too crazy."
Xiao Rui was stunned for a moment: "Ah? If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten. According to my mother, I should call you cousin? Then aren't Xiangcheng and I... different in generation?"
The niece of Li Yuan's mother, Dugu, married Xiao Yu, so Xiao Yu's wife, Xiao Rui's mother, was Li Yuan's cousin.
Snapped! Old Li Yuan slapped him angrily, bastard!
In this era, we don't pay much attention to these things. On the contrary, we are more inclined to get close to each other. Not to mention this generation gap, even marrying one's daughter to a good brother can be said to be a good talk in this era. In fact, it also reflects that the social status of women in ancient times was indeed relatively low.
Being disrupted by Xiao Rui, Old Li Yuan almost forgot what to say. No matter how serious he wanted to be, he couldn't be serious anymore, so he motioned for Xiao Rui to sit down next to him.
Seeing the old man calm down, Xiao Rui said generously: "I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I can feel that although you were angry just now, you did not have murderous intent, so I am not afraid. Moreover, military and national affairs cannot be influenced by the love of children. Xiangcheng does not understand. But I believe that for the sake of Datang’s strength, you definitely didn’t ask me to be punished, but just to give Pei Ji and others a reassurance and show off.”
"Good boy, you have a beautiful heart. Are you really only seventeen years old?" Old Li Yuan nodded and praised. Looking at Xiao Rui now, he became more and more pleasing to the eye. He knew that Erlang was lucky and had to meet good talents.
Xiao Rui smiled and said nothing.
Old Li Yuan sighed: "What are the old ministers and the new talents? From the time I abdicated, they should have known that in this world, there cannot be two characters "Li" in one stroke."
Old Li Yuan blamed Li Er for the Xuanwu Sect incident, but more importantly, he blamed him for being so ruthless that the brothers killed each other and even killed Jiancheng and Yuanji's family members. This was the hardest thing for an old father to accept. As for the change of throne, although it was difficult to accept it at the time, as time went by, Old Li Yuan gradually let go and looked away.
Especially last year on the banks of the Weishui River, when Jieli was beaten outside the city of Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty was forced to form an alliance under the city. The king of a country felt that kind of shame better than his subjects. It was a great shame and a great humiliation!
After reminiscing about the Xuanwu Sect, old Li Yuan did not chat much with this junior, and turned to ask: "Erlang praised you for your versatility in both civil and military affairs. I read your boy's poem, which is indeed good. But today, you, boy, let me I was surprised. I didn’t expect that at such a young age, you could still remember the shame of the Weishui River? Then in your opinion, when will the Tang Dynasty be able to wash away its shame?"
Xiao Rui muttered: "It is now the second half of the first year of Zhenguan. This year we will integrate the internal affairs, next year we will destroy Liangshidu, and we will spend another two years to strengthen our troops. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were many experienced soldiers and generals, and they were only short of the national strength for one big war. Expenditure, if there is no accident, Zhenguan will be able to avenge his shame in four years."
Four years of Zhenguan? Accurate to a certain year?
You kid really dare to say that. Old Li Yuan now believes that this boy really doesn't know how to be an official. Who dares to give an accurate figure for such a major military and national matter? They were all vague and gave a rough outline.
"If there is no accident? What accident do you mean?"
Xiao Rui said slyly: "For example, drought, locust plague, flood, you protect the old ministers and so on."
Um?
"I'm afraid the last one is your truth. Go back and tell Erlang that since the Tang Dynasty has been handed over to him, let him go and do it. If I can't avenge the Tang Dynasty, I will never rest in peace." Old Li Yuan looked in the direction of Tai Chi Hall from a distance. .
After a moment of silence, he continued: "Pei Ji has been with me for many years and has contributed greatly to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. If possible, let him die a good death. People cannot say that I, the Li family, killed loyal ministers indiscriminately. As people get older, they can speak more and more. The less."
Xiao Rui nodded and agreed.
Old Li Yuan asked with a smile: "I heard that your boy has superb medical skills and can tell the difference between life and death at a glance? Then look at it, how many years do I, an old man, have left to live?"
ah? this……
Xiao Rui looked at it and felt a little embarrassed.
"I'm not afraid of beheading, but I'm hesitant to seek medical treatment from you?"
Xiao Rui looked at it carefully, then turned around carefully and looked around. Li Yuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, there is no one around. Don't worry, I am already sixty. What haven't you seen? There is no taboo. I won't blame you."
"Really?" Xiao Rui was unsure, hesitated for a moment and whispered: "You have been in good health throughout your military life, but you have experienced great joys and sorrows, which has damaged your roots. Especially in the past year, you have been excessively addicted to drinking and sex, and your body has been damaged. Empty, if things continue like this, I’m afraid…”
puff……
What does it mean to be addicted to alcohol and sex and have your body hollowed out? Damn boy, what are you talking about? Old Li Yuan became so angry that he pinched Xiao Rui's ears and scolded him loudly.
Xiao Rui:......
It's not what you said. There is nothing taboo about it. Wouldn't you blame me? How do you say you fall out when you fall out?
After being exposed by Xiao Rui, Old Li Yuan's face turned red. He didn't expect that this kid had such vicious eyesight. He could even see this?
It is true that in the past year, he has become somewhat indulgent. Because of the pain of losing his son and the depression of being imprisoned, old Li Yuan vented all his emotions on indulgence. Therefore, in this year, the emperor has several more brothers and sisters. Who dares to publicize such a thing so loudly?
"It hurts, it hurts, don't twist it. The lighting in the Daming Palace is not good, which is bad for your health. If you don't mind, you can go to my farm to live for a while, where you can find all kinds of food and wine. Make an appointment with some old friends, go fishing and play chess. Cultivating one's moral character and nourishing one's nature are guaranteed to prolong life." Xiao Rui has good intentions and has good senses for this broad-minded old man, so he came up with such an idea.
Old Li Yuan let go of his hand and looked at Xiao Rui with a half-smile, "Oh? Are you being imprisoned in another place?"
"Imprisoned? How dare you? You founded the Tang Dynasty, and the whole world belongs to you. You shine brightly wherever you go, who dares to imprison you? The Supreme Emperor, although Xiao Rui is young and ignorant, he also knows His Majesty's filial piety. You are taking refuge in the Daming Palace and not leaving. You are not being imprisoned, but you are imprisoning yourself because of the unresolved knot in your heart."
Hahahaha, self-imprisonment? You are a child with a yellow mouth, what do you know about the emperor's mind? Old Li Yuan covered his emotions with laughter, but there was a trace of tears in the corners of his eyes.
"Someone, please come over to Xiangcheng and take this arrogant and ignorant boy away."
"Hey, why are you getting angry while chatting? My place is really nice."
"Boy, if you want me to walk out, it doesn't matter what you say. Go back and think of a reason for being punished, lest people say I don't care about me." Old Li Yuan drove Xiao Rui and the two out with a smile.
On that day, news came out from the palace that the Emperor was dissatisfied with Xiao Rui's arrogance, so he postponed his wedding to Xiangcheng and put it on hold for further discussion.
As soon as this news came out, the veterans led by Pei Ji celebrated with joy. Finally, someone supported us.
Little did they know that at this moment, Xiao Rui was already in the small study room of Tai Chi Hall, making another plan with the emperor about who would be the next unlucky guy.
