Li Zhao closed his eyes and meditated in the carriage. About an hour later, the carriage stopped.
Li Zhao was woken up, just like in previous years. He waited until Emperor Wu and all the royal brothers returned, and then he came late.
Perhaps because he was used to it, Li Zhao didn't feel lonely.
Soon, the queen's tomb arrived.
What Li Zhao didn't expect was that he actually saw Emperor Wu here.
"Father?"
Emperor Wu put his hands behind his back and looked at the blue sky. He turned around after hearing Li Zhao's words.
"coming?"
"Yeah!" Li Zhao nodded slightly, took the food box handed over by Wu Diao Si, and took out the dinner plates one by one.
Every pastry is exquisite and cute.
Emperor Wu waved his hand and asked Wu Diao Si and Li Bin to put down their things and go out.
Only father and son are left here.
Emperor Wu looked at so many food boxes, a touch of emotion and tenderness flashed in his eyes.
It was easy for Emperor Wu to check. He knew that Li Zhao prepared the most abundant sacrifices every year and spent the longest time kneeling here.
"I heard... you are learning these now?"
"Yes." Li Zhao nodded, placed the pastries neatly, and kowtowed respectfully.
Not only are I thanking the queen, but I am also thanking my parents from an era that I cannot go back to.
His eyes were dim with tears. Neither father nor son spoke, and stayed with him quietly.
Emperor Wu knew that it would take less than two or three hours to make all these pastries.
Plus coming here means that Li Zhao got up earlier than anyone else.
Seeing Li Zhao crying silently, Emperor Wu realized that he really paid too little attention to this child.
He may have thought clearly long ago that it would be difficult to come back after leaving Kyoto.
Emperor Wu felt a little uncomfortable. After spending a long time with the queen's tomb, he patted Li Zhao on the shoulder and said, "Come with me for a walk."
"yes!"
Li Zhao followed Emperor Wu, and the father and son left the mausoleum, with guards following from a distance.
Less than half an hour after Li Zhao and Emperor Wu left, another carriage came slowly.
The soldiers here recognized it as the carriage of Prince Zhao's Mansion at a glance.
Who is the woman who stepped out of the car if not Zhao Jingru?
"Princess! Let me help you!"
Zhao Jingru nodded slightly to the guard and said, "Thank you."
After arriving at the Queen's Cemetery, Zhao Jingru took the things and the guards left wisely.
Zhao Jingru came to offer sacrifices silently as usual.
She didn't want to be with others, nor did she want to meet others, so she always did it in a pinch.
Just as Zhao Jingru squatted down and opened the food boxes she brought one by one, her eyes suddenly froze.
Looking at the many tributes placed in front of the Queen's tombstone, among them, the strange-shaped pastry is the most eye-catching.
"Is it him?" Zhao Jingru couldn't help but think of the appearance of the boy in the morning.
Could it be that his relative is his aunt?
But she doesn’t remember that her aunt has such a strange relative?
Zhao Jingru then shook her head. After her aunt passed away, she basically stopped communicating with the palace.
There are many people who don’t know and don’t know, and it’s normal not to know.
But thinking that he cared about his aunt so much, Zhao Jingru felt a little happy.
She took out her things, thought about it, and put them down next to Li Zhao's things.
"Aunt... Xiaoru is here to see you..."
…
"Zhao'er!" Emperor Wu looked at the green grass in the distance and said, "What do you think of my court? If it's a compliment, you don't have to say it, just say what's on your mind."
Li Zhao's heart tightened. Why did his father suddenly talk about this when he was well?
He hesitated and said, "False prosperity."
"Um?"
Emperor Wu paused and turned to look at Li Zhao. This was the first time he heard this word.
"go on!"
Li Zhao looked at Emperor Wu's interested expression and said, "I dare to ask my father a question."
"Just ask."
"How does Emperor Father compare to Emperor Taizu and Emperor Wen?"
Li Zhao's words were actually very bold.
Emperor Wu pondered for a long time and said: "Taizu was so bold that he dared to raise an army in that situation. I would never have been able to do it."
"At the beginning of the army, Taizu was the weakest and least favored by others, but he still conquered a huge territory and settled the world!"
"As for Emperor Wen... without his efforts, none of the successive monarchs of our Wu Kingdom would be able to achieve what they are today."
"Compared to them, I'm... very far away."
Li Zhao didn't expect that Emperor Wu's evaluation was so pertinent and he didn't mean to brag about himself at all.
Li Zhao learned that the current Emperor Wu was definitely a man of great talent and strategy.
Before he came to the throne, Wu State was actually at the bottom among the four major countries.
In the last years of the Qian Kingdom, all heroes came together to compete in the world.
In the end, there were only four people who founded the country. Wu Kingdom was the weakest, with the smallest land area and the least strength.
Emperor Wen followed the Taoism and practiced it for a full thirty years. It was during these thirty years that the Wu Kingdom had the capital to rise.
The subsequent three emperors gathered their strength and accumulated national strength. When Emperor Wu was the first emperor, he finally began to exert his strength and attack decisively.
Emperor Wu began to fight on the border when he was young, and stood out among many princes competing for the throne.
After taking the throne, he appointed talented people and expanded the territory of the Wu Kingdom to its current level.
The overall economic and military strength crushed Youguo and Cangguo, becoming the well-deserved second place.
If nothing else, Emperor Wu's historical evaluation is definitely not weaker than that of Taizu and Emperor Wen.
But he was very self-effacing and considered himself inferior, which surprised Li Zhao.
Emperor Wu also looked at Li Zhao with the same confusion. He didn't understand why Li Zhao asked this?
"Father, this is what I call false prosperity." Li Zhao said: "Now, the entire Wu Kingdom feels that our dynasty's combat power has soared, our military is powerful, and if we work hard, we can conquer You Country and Cang Country. If you take it, then you can compete with Zhou Guo."
"But...is that really the case?"
Emperor Wu stared at Li Zhao expressionlessly and motioned for him to continue.
"Father, I think... the prosperity of one place cannot represent the entire country, just like the land of Kyoto. Everything in Kyoto is good, but it is too pretentious. In addition to Kyoto, how many other places in our country are good? Since my father ascended the throne, he has certainly expanded his territory several times, but... have the people really lived a good life?"
Emperor Wu's eyes swept over him like a blade, which made Li Zhao feel cold all over: "You are so bold, Li Zhao, you are so bold!"
Li Zhao felt chilled all over. Emperor Wu's throne was obtained by killing.
At this moment, he felt as if the air had solidified.
But he still said boldly: "This is the courage that the father gave to his son!"
He looked directly at Emperor Wu and was betting!
Emperor Wu was thinking deeply, but since he took the initiative to ask, there was no reason to kill him if he disagreed.
Emperor Wu, who had been full of murderous intent just now, suddenly smiled, and the pressure receded like a tide.
Emperor Wu patted Li Zhao heavily on the shoulder and said, "He is quite courageous. He is stronger than your royal brothers."
Li Zhao's back was soaked. He really felt a strong killing intent just now.
"Keep talking!"
