Seeing Li Shimin's persistence, Xu Fenglei could only nod in the end.
"My lord, I obey the order."
"Your Majesty gave me three blank imperial edicts, which is a unique trust and entrustment. I also promise your Majesty that I will never use them unless it is a desperate situation! I hope in my heart that I will never have to use them."
He reached out and took it with a solemn expression.
The imperial edict is not important, but its meaning and the trust it contains from Li Shimin are more important than Mount Tai!
Anyone faced with such absolute trust would be trembling!
"Okay, okay... I know it's right to leave it to you."
Li Shimin smiled and said with relief,
"What you said is exactly what I want to hear, and I feel... at ease."
With an expression of relief, his eyes dimmed a bit.
"Child slave."
"Auxiliary machine, Maogong, Dengshan, and Zhenren Sun."
"You... all go out first and go outside the palace gate."
Li Shimin suddenly raised his hand and ordered.
Li Zhi raised his head, somewhat confused.
The three ministers who take care of life are also a little confused...
Only the Empress and Xu Fenglei are left. Is there anything secret that needs to be revealed?
"yes."
Even though they had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to violate His Majesty's will. They could only stand up and retreat.
Changsun Wuji walked to the entrance of the palace, hesitated for a moment, and did not step across the threshold. Instead, he turned back and glanced at Xu Fenglei, his eyes... somewhat complicated.
After assisting the prince for ten years, the prince obeyed him in all matters internal and external, thinking that he had power over the world.
But Xu Fenglei is still the mountain that he can't cross...
He just doesn't care.
If you want to take care of it, why don't you have anything to do with yourself?
Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but clenched his fists.
A suicide is, after all, just a suicide.
Now, after all, my relationship with the new emperor is getting closer!
In the new dynasty, he wants to work hard again and truly take the top spot!
Snapped.
Just as he was secretly making up his mind, Li Ji behind him suddenly pushed him.
"go out."
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Everyone arrived outside the palace and could no longer hear what was said inside the palace. They could only see the figures of the emperor, empress and Xu Fenglei.
…
Inside the palace.
"Listen clearly."
Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei, slowly took out a tiger charm from his arms, and said with great solemnity,
"If the three blank imperial edicts are meant for you to use to stabilize the country, then this tiger talisman is a real killer weapon, allowing you to move the world with your thoughts and bring peace to the universe."
Xu Fenglei's pupils shrank.
"Your Majesty, this is..."
He was really surprised when he saw this tiger charm.
Does the emperor still want to hand over military power to him? !
"After the mausoleum on Mount Jiuwei was completed, I did not dismiss one hundred thousand craftsmen. Instead, I secretly arranged for generals to train them and trained them into one hundred thousand soldiers, named Zhaoling Guards."
Li Shimin whispered,
"You should have known about this later."
"Your sworn brother Xue Rengui is the general who trained and mastered the Zhaoling Guard."
"Actually, from that time on, I have been making plans for what will happen after my death, and you have always been the most important part of it."
Xu Fenglei looked shocked.
"Three blank imperial edicts can stabilize the world? Can the imperial edict make the world clear? There is no such thing."
Li Shimin smiled lightly and said,
"If the imperial edict was really that useful, the dynasty would not change."
"The imperial edict of a living emperor may not count, let alone a dead emperor? I never feel that my prestige can affect future generations."
"In this world, force has always been respected. A very simple principle - whoever has a big fist has the right. If you can still occupy the legal principles, you can be invincible."
"So, fists and legal principles are matched, so naturally I will give them to you, and I won't leave one of them behind."
"This tiger talisman is a token of control over the 100,000 Zhaoling Guards. Take it!"
Uh-huh.
The tiger charm was thrown by Li Shimin, throwing a beautiful parabola in the air.
Xu Fenglei quickly took it in his hand with a complicated expression.
"Your Majesty, do you really trust me so much?"
He finally couldn't help but asked,
"Blank imperial edict, one hundred thousand Zhaoling guards."
"With these two things, I still have a bank, a dark network, and the status of Duke Jin, the Taibao of the dynasty."
"Are you really not afraid that I will become Wang Mang?"
Originally, the bargaining chip in his hand was rich enough, but now Li Shimin actually threw two 'nuclear weapons' at him again!
It’s so easy to think of rebellion!
"If you are afraid, then you should nationalize your bank and forcibly disband your intelligence organization. At this time, you should be on the way to be demoted."
Li Shimin smiled slightly, raised his head and said,
"I'm not afraid, because I believe in my eyesight. Even if it's old and dim and can't see clearly, it will never see the wrong person! Especially you!"
"So, not only will I not weaken you, I will also add more burdens to you."
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and gave a heartfelt thumbs up.
Li Shimin is really confident!
This kind of confidence and magnanimity is unique to this person throughout the ages!
"It seems that this gracious encounter between our monarch and his ministers will be passed down as a legend through the ages."
Xu Fenglei also showed a smile and said.
Li Shimin laughed.
The two looked at each other, no need for such guarantees or oaths, everything was unspoken.
"When the Zhaoling Guards are not in use, they guard the imperial mausoleum for me and cultivate tens of thousands of acres of fertile land outside Jiuwei Mountain."
Li Shimin said again,
"Garrisoning can maintain the minimum consumption of the army, but being a soldier requires military pay. After all, you bring your family with you. In the past, the military pay was paid by me. From this moment on, their military pay will be paid by you. You are the first One responsible person.”
"However, with your financial resources, it is easy to support such an army of 100,000 people."
"You are also very professional when it comes to leading and raising troops, and Xue Rengui is your right-hand man, so I have nothing else to give you, except the only thing I want to give you - consider the whereabouts of this army."
"I allow you to maintain a regular force of about 100,000, but before you die, you must properly deal with them, either by demobilizing them, handing them over to the emperor, or other appropriate ways. I don't know the future situation, so I don't know. They will interfere with you, you just have to figure it out on your own, you...cough, cough, cough, cough..."
After saying these words, Li Shimin seemed to be exhausted, his face turned extremely pale in an instant, and a violent cough made him unable to sit still. He could only lie down softly under the service of Changsun Wugou.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I know what's going on!"
Xu Fenglei looked extremely solemn and bowed respectfully to Li Shimin.
"……Um."
Li Shimin turned his eyes to his eldest grandson Wugu, raised his hand with difficulty, caressed his wife's face, and said with a smile,
"Guanyin Maid, you are still so beautiful."
"God is merciful and allowed you to wake up from your deep sleep and stay with me for ten years... I, Li Shimin, have no regrets in this life."
"After I leave, you are not allowed to despise life. You have to be a good queen mother and take good care of this big family. When you are really tired and can't move anymore, come and stay with me. I... will wait patiently for you."
"I hope you will be an old woman at that time, so that we...will be more compatible."
Tears burst into Changsun Wugou's eyes.
"Er Feng! Wuwuwu... Erfeng, don't say these things, you..."
"Don't cry, don't cry, I...I'm leaving."
Li Shimin slowly closed his eyes. After a few groans, his body and face became calm.
"Two phoenixes, two phoenixes..."
The eldest grandson, Wugao, burst into tears, clutching the bedclothes with both hands, and whined endlessly.
Several people outside the hall heard the crying in the hall and realized what had happened in an instant. They all hurriedly crossed the threshold and staggered to kneel in front of Li Shimin.
"Father!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"His Majesty!!!"
Boom!
Boom!
A bolt of lightning fell from the distant sky, like a dazzling golden dragon.
It connects to the sky above and connects to the underworld below.
In May of the 30th year of Zhenguan, Tang Emperor Li Shimin, the true pioneer and founder of the Tang Empire, passed away in Cuiwei Palace in Nanqian Mountain at the age of fifty-eight.
The whole country mourns and the world is in mourning.
It’s really touching. I’ve had this section in my mind for a long time, and finally I’ve written it out. There’s still a lot of content to finish it off, and the details are still under consideration.
(End of chapter)
