"If you want to be the emperor of peace, you are willing to love yourself."
Kong Qing did not know the status of this sentence in Li Shimin's heart. Even Wang Yuanzhi, who said this sentence, did not know how much this sentence meant to Li Shimin.
Back then in Luoyang City, Li Shimin, who was very proud of himself, was ignited by Wang Yuanzhi's words that ignited the flame in his heart.
Yes, compared to his eldest brother, he is undoubtedly more capable and can do more. Moreover, he has just captured two kings in one battle and has accomplished feats that far surpass those of his eldest brother...
Is it possible that I have fought so hard and gone through life and death with my head raised just to make my eldest brother the emperor?
Why?
The country I built myself must be managed by me myself!
I must let my Aye see that I am more outstanding than my elder brother Jiancheng and more suitable to be the prince.
So Li Shimin went around more actively to win people's hearts and gather talents... As a result, he never expected that just because what he did was so outstanding, he would arouse the suspicion of his father.
Especially after coming back this time...
Although Aye was still very affectionate to him on the surface, he never gave himself a chance to make meritorious deeds. He would rather trust Yuanji and even leave the army in the hands of the third sister, rather than let himself take action.
This shows what?
Li Shimin felt very depressed, and even once thought that Wang Yuanzhi was deceiving him at that time.
But today, when I met this old Taoist priest who was obviously a master from outside the world, he actually said that he could be the Emperor of Peace, which immediately gave Li Shimin, who was a little depressed and depressed, a shot in the arm.
In his excitement, Li Shimin even selectively ignored the condescending tone of the old Taoist priest when he spoke to him, and his denial of his immortality.
After all, his current goal is to become a prince and then an emperor. As for immortality...
For His Highness the King of Qin, who was in his prime and full of high spirits, it was a matter of luck and fate.
Have you not seen that since ancient times, many smart people who were amazingly talented when they were young have become obsessed with seeking immortality, asking for immortality, or refining elixirs and taking medicine, praying to gods and worshiping Buddha...
It is because when they reach that age, they realize that they have only a few days to live.
This is the commonality of human beings!
The so-called "chatting endlessly, the sadness of not having time for me" refers to the mood of middle-aged and elderly people who are watching themselves step by step towards death, but there are still many things they want to do.
Young people would not understand this kind of mentality, so Li Shimin continued to ask enthusiastically.
"Then what do you think, Immortal Master, the people of the world should do to make Ayehui want me to be the crown prince?"
"Hahaha……"
The old Taoist laughed and shook his head.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is joking. Only today's saints can decide who will be the prince. How can someone like the old Taoist comment?"
"The Immortal is too modest..."
Li Shimin said with sincerity.
"Although the people of the world don't know how to practice cultivation, seeing you look like this, the people of the world feel that you have a high level of cultivation and are well-versed in world affairs. You can definitely teach the people of the world something."
"hehe……"
The old Taoist priest still shook his head, raised the teapot in his hand, gave Li Shimin another cup of hot cocoa, and then said slowly.
"But the old Taoist can be regarded as familiar with the Taoist scriptures. I wonder if King Qin would like to listen to it?"
"certainly!"
Li Shimin held hot cocoa in both hands and said excitedly.
“Shimin is very willing!”
The old Taoist priest nodded, touched his beard with his hand, and said slowly.
"The so-called way of heaven is like stretching a bow! Those who are high suppress it, and those who are low lift it up; those who have more will damage it, and those who have less will make up for it...Does His Highness the King of Qin understand the truth behind this?"
Li Shimin's brows wrinkled.
He understood very well what the old Taoist said. After all, the Li family recognized Li Er as their ancestor, so they must memorize the Tao Te Ching, otherwise it would be unfilial if others knew about it!
But he had been trying to figure it out for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out how to get Aye to make himself the prince from this sentence.
So he looked tentatively at the old Taoist priest...
"Chang Immortal, I still don't understand something. Could you please explain it carefully to Shimin?"
"Hahaha……"
After hearing what Li Shimin said, the old Taoist smiled and shook his head.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has his own aura, so why bother with old talkers? The so-called way of heaven is to be good at winning without fighting, to be good at responding without speaking, to come without being called, but to be good at planning. The network of heaven is vast, sparse but not lost!
"
Li Shimin's brows wrinkled again.
The old Taoist priest didn't speak smoothly at all. He didn't understand the meaning of the sentence just now. Now the other party came over with another sentence, "Be good at winning without fighting, be good at responding without saying anything, and come by yourself without being called..."
…
Could it be that if I didn’t do anything, the throne would fall on my head?
Just when Li Shimin was confused, Fang Xuanling on the side touched his beard with his hand and nodded slightly, as if he had gained something.
After seeing this scene, the old Taoist priest shook his head while stroking his beard and looked at Fang Xuanling aside.
"Old Taoist has heard of the name 'Fang Mou Du Duan' for a long time. When I saw it today, it turned out that it was just a matter of fact. Come on, please!"
With that said, the old Taoist priest picked up the teapot and refilled Fang Xuanling's cup of hot cocoa.
"Where, the immortal spoke too highly of Fang!"
Fang Xuanling picked up the tea cup with both hands and respectfully asked the other party to fill it with this strange thing.
"Fang is just a mediocre person."
"hehe……"
The old Taoist priest laughed with unknown meaning, and then continued.
"During the late Sui Dynasty, didn't Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui already know from a ghost named Wang Wen'ang that they would become prime ministers in the future? Being too self-effacing is not a good thing..."
After hearing the old Taoist priest's words, Fang Xuanling's eyes shrank instantly.
Yes, in the late Sui Dynasty, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui did encounter a ghost once, and they learned from the ghost that they would become prime ministers in the future, and the ghost's name was Wang Wen'ang.
But neither he nor Du Ruhui mentioned this matter to anyone else, yet the old Taoist priest in front of him actually knew about it.
"You can't believe the words of foxes and ghosts. I am a scholar..."
Fang Xuanling lowered his head slightly and said modestly.
"As the saying goes, strange power confuses the gods, but I don't say anything!"
"hehe……"
The old Taoist looked at Fang Xuanling, twisted his beard and smiled.
"Whether you believe it or not, I know it very well in my heart, and I believe you also know it very well. Don't worry, you will definitely get what you want, but I have a word of advice."
After hearing what the old Taoist said, Fang Xuanling's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Please tell me, Immortal..."
"Although you have a smooth life, a smooth career, and rule the world, but..."
The old Taoist priest took out a green whisk from nowhere, held it up, and gently poked Fang Xuanling's chest.
"You have been too negligent in educating your heirs. I have seen that both your eldest son Fang Yizhi and your second son Fang Yiai are not successful, and even in the future..."
The old Taoist priest shook his head slightly.
Although Fang Xuanling didn't show it on her face, she was actually very shocked in her heart.
Because his newly born son had just been named Fang Yizhi not long ago, and although the second son was still missing, Fang Xuanling, who was good at planning, had already named many names in his mind, among which he was the most famous.
The name of my heart is Fang Yiai.
So, will my child have any problems in the future because of education problems?
It seems that I cannot leave the education of my children to my wife as I thought before.
But when she thought about how to tell her wife about this matter, Fang Xuanling felt guilty for a while.
"hehe……"
The old Taoist priest looked at Fang Xuanling again and laughed twice, which made Fang Xuanling feel strange for a while, as if the old Taoist priest had seen through his own thoughts.
"The Immortal..."
At this moment, Li Shimin shook his head in annoyance.
"Shimin has been thinking about it for a long time, but still doesn't understand what you mean."
"hehe……"
The old Taoist priest still didn't answer, but turned his head and looked in the other direction.
"Hey, I came back very quickly today, and I even brought some lychees. It seems that His Highness King Qin and the Prime Minister are lucky people today."
After saying that, the old Taoist priest stood up, shook the whisk in his hand, and then nodded towards the two of them.
"By the way, please ask the King of Qin to overthrow the emperor on behalf of the old man. Just say that the dragon vein of the Tang Dynasty is in Chang'an, and moving the capital is absolutely not advisable!"
As he said that, the old Taoist priest nodded again, and then white air surged out from under his feet, and clouds and mist formed on his own, and then his body flew up so lightly. Just when Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling had just reacted, his body had already
It floated to the eaves of the nearby hall.
Li Shimin stood up in a hurry and shouted towards the flying old Taoist priest.
"The people of the world haven't asked for the name of the Immortal Chief yet?"
"Did you ask for Lao Dao's name?"
The old Taoist priest flying in the air stopped in the air, and then turned his head. Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling saw almost at the same time that a bright, moon-like halo appeared behind the old man's head.
There is also a dragon that appears and disappears.
Under this halo, the old Taoist reflected in the background seems to be a god descending to earth.
Against the background of the halo, the old Taoist priest smiled slightly at the two of them and spoke in calm words.
"Lao Dao is the national surname of the Tang Dynasty, and his name is Boyang!"
"What?"
After hearing what the old Taoist said, both Qin King Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were immediately stunned.
Who is Li Boyang?
Li Er, also known as Lao Tzu, is the ancestor of the Tang royal family appointed by the sage Li Yuan a few years ago.
The next moment, he saw that Li Shimin had lifted up his robe, knelt on the ground with a thump, and said with a sincere face.
"Li's Miao descendants of the people of the world have met their distant ancestors!"
"Hahaha……"
After hearing Li Shimin's words, the old Taoist in the air burst into laughter, which made Li Shimin feel a little embarrassed.
After all, I still have some idea of who my ancestors are.
However, what the old Taoist said next made Li Shimin feel ecstatic.
"After all, the old Taoist's surname is Li, and he is almost two thousand years old. It is not an exaggeration to accept a courtesy from you."
As he said that, the old Taoist priest nodded gently towards Li Shimin.
"The King of Qin is the emperor of peace, and he is willing to love himself."
After saying that, the old Taoist priest stepped on the clouds and rose up to the sky. Just after his figure passed the eaves, a white light suddenly rose, and then the old Taoist priest rose up slowly and quickly in the white light.
, and then disappeared without a trace.
"turn out to be……"
Li Shimin looked at the white light that suddenly appeared in the sky and suddenly realized.
"This white light is the ladder that our ancestors used to ascend and descend to heaven!"