When Li Ao passed the throne so straightforwardly, which shocked all the ministers, they had to face another fact.
That's Li Ao's situation, which is indeed very bad.
Now everyone could only follow Li Ao's wishes and choose auspicious days to help Li Dong successfully ascend the throne. While everyone was discussing, Song Mu was called out by Li Dong.
Song Mu, who had been silent inside, looked over when he heard the sound. Seeing Li Dong's serious face, he immediately followed him out.
Outside the palace, it was already night, and the spring night was still a bit deserted, and Li Dong was standing in the courtyard, with his hands hanging down, looking up at the sky.
Song Mu walked to the other party, and Li Dong took a long time to look away from the sky, and then looked at Song Mu.
"Master Song, what should I do?"
Li Dong asked suddenly. Song Mu also looked blank at this moment. When he looked at Li Dong, he saw a bit of sadness in his tired eyes.
Song Mu was silent, this time he just slightly raised his hands and said.
"Your Highness, in the future affairs of the Wen Dynasty, it will not be a problem if Prime Minister Feng and Prime Minister Tan will assist you."
"It's just that maybe Your Highness needs to do more homework on how to govern the country."
After hearing this, Li Dong shook his head slightly, looked at Song Mu, and spoke.
"Master Song, I just want to hear your opinion."
Song Mu's eyes met the other party's, but at this moment, his heart paused, thinking of what Li Ao said to him that day.
I am not a political minister, nor can I be a powerful minister...
At this moment, Song Mu looked sideways in the direction of the palace. Seeing the bright lights and the flashing figures, he just sighed slightly, looked at Li Dong, cupped his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty once said that he did not want me to participate in political affairs. Now that I am a person, I cannot talk nonsense."
"If it's a political matter, your Highness might be able to ask the two prime ministers or the ministers."
After hearing this, Li Dong stood on the spot for a moment, his eyes filled with growing surprise, staring at Song Mu closely at this moment.
After a moment, Li Dong slowly lowered his gaze, and then nodded slightly.
"Indeed, I was reckless."
Song Mu couldn't bear it when he heard this.
Having been with Li Dong for many years, Song Mu also knew what kind of person Li Dong was. When he was young, the queen passed away, and he was given strict requirements during his childhood. As an only son, he had high hopes.
However, this palace was very lonely for him. It developed his strong character, but also made him feel less safe.
Now that Li Ao has passed the throne to Li Dong, under such heavy pressure, Li Dong's heart is inevitably a little hollow. He is looking for some persuasion, but he can only hear these things from Song Mu.
But this is the human world. When power changes, Li Dong will have to endure more such bloodshed in the future.
What Song Mu can do now is to make Li Dong willing to face this.
"Your Highness, everything is going according to the trend. You can remember what Your Majesty said, consider everything carefully. If you don't make progress, you will retreat."
Li Dong looked at Song Mu and nodded silently. After a moment, he said to Song Mu.
"Master Song, please teach me this knowledge in the future."
"There are millions of pages in the world, but I have learned very little."
As he said this, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from the side, and then a group of people arrived, and an old voice came.
"Dong'er, your Majesty is awake."
"Queen Mother."
Song Mu quickly turned sideways and raised his hand. Li Dong had already stepped forward and explained the situation. The older Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief.
But now Li Ao was discussing matters with the ministers, and Li Dong was inconvenient to let him in, but the Queen Mother refused, and at this time a clear voice sounded.
Song Mu looked up when he heard the voice and saw that it was Li Mo'er who was trying to persuade the Queen Mother.
After explaining a few words, the Empress Dowager nodded and went back to rest.
Li Dong was slightly surprised again when he saw Li Mo'er. This time the two exchanged a few words, and Li Mo'er also looked at Song Mu.
There was no conversation between the two parties. Song Mu only knew that the other party came on behalf of Her Royal Highness the Princess and had been taking care of the Queen Mother in the palace these days.
Li Dong was very pleased with this. When he told Song Muyan about the past situation of this imperial sister, Song Mu's eyes dropped slightly and flickered from time to time.
In the next few days, Li Ao did not go to court, but asked Li Dong to preside over it, assisted by the two prime ministers. Such behavior also made the court officials have some judgment in their minds.
It's just that there are still undercurrents surging in Chang'an today. At least from Song Mu's point of view, the discussion about His Majesty's condition is getting more and more intense.
Various remarks were made one after another, which even attracted the attention of the Yushitai, and were mentioned in the court. Li Dong also nodded and agreed to curb such remarks.
Soon it was another day of government affairs, but on this day, there was a sudden and inexplicable tension in the court hall.
"Your Highness, what Prime Minister Tan said is wrong. Now that the war in the four frontiers has stabilized, we should consolidate the results instead of making such rash advances. This matter is not without lessons from the past."
"The lessons learned from the past, Mr. Feng, you should also look at the current situation."
"Your Highness, there is a faint tendency of demonic forces gathering in southern Xinjiang. If we don't attack immediately and disrupt their deployment, it may cause a catastrophe."
"Prime Minister Feng, please don't forget that it is His Majesty's will to attack and quell the unrest in the territory. I will do my best to do so."
Tan Xiangping refuted Feng Xiang's statement. At this moment, Feng Xiang's expression changed a lot, but he handed over to His Highness.
"Xiang Tan said so, but now His Majesty has given Your Highness the full authority to handle it. Now that troops are being deployed everywhere, it is already consuming the country's power. Please leave it to Your Highness to decide this matter."
As soon as these words were said, there was an immediate response, but there were also officials who supported Prime Minister Tan who stood up and refuted, and the court was in a commotion for a while.
Song Mu was standing in the hall now and felt that the atmosphere was vaguely wrong.
Several old ministers stood up to make peace with each other, but it was still to no avail. The two powerful prime ministers seemed to be trying to suppress each other this time.
At this moment, Li Dong's roar came.
"enough!"
Li Dong immediately stood up, his loud voice spread, and the hall was silent for a moment. At this moment, Li Dong glanced at everyone with a rather unhappy expression.
"It's only been a few days, and it's been like this in the morning. From now on, I'll just have to listen to your noises and noises?"
Saying this, both Prime Minister Feng and Prime Minister Tan had lowered their heads, but at this moment Prime Minister Feng cupped his hands towards Li Dong and spoke slowly.
"Your Highness, given the current situation, if we don't come up with a good solution to this matter, I'm afraid it will lead to long nights and nightmares."
Li Dong glanced at everyone, and seemed to glance at Song Mu again accidentally, and then he took a deep breath and said nothing.
When Feng Xiang saw this scene, he still stepped forward and continued speaking.
"Your Highness, the current plan may need to be slowed down a step first. Wait until the troops are fully assembled before attacking. This will save a lot of trouble."
Saying this, Tan Xiang on the other side also came out and handed over, strongly opposing Feng Xiang's approach.
Li Dong had already raised his hands towards the two of them again, with a look on his face that seemed determined.
"I have already made a decision on this matter. Since my father doesn't like the turmoil on the border and wants to cut the knot with a sharp knife, I will continue to do what Prime Minister Tan wants."
As soon as these words came out, many people in the room lowered their heads and looked at each other, and Prime Minister Feng's expression suddenly paused. Looking at Prime Minister Tan, his face was actually a bit ugly.
Song Mu suddenly felt that something was wrong. Li Dong's outspokenness not only undermined Prime Minister Feng's majesty, but also probably made all the officials weigh something.
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