Li Shimin and Empress Changsun returned to the "Liu Li Palace", but they did not rest. What happened tonight was too strange. Li Shimin didn't realize it at first. The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. How could he sleep?
Empress Changsun understood what he was thinking and stayed with him without saying anything.
There were low stools and tea tables in the "Liu Li Palace", so Empress Changsun made tea and sat with Li Shimin.
Li Shimin is a little frowning, which is inconsistent with his character. Li Shimin is a natural leader and rarely hesitates. He is also very outgoing and does not keep things in his heart. Under the influence of Queen Changsun,
In my memory, it seems that only that night five years ago, Li Shimin had such an expression.
"It can't be my father." Empress Changsun put a cup of tea in front of Li Shimin and said something nonsense. Li Shimin looked up at her and defended like a child whose thoughts were exposed by the teacher: "When did I
Did you say you doubted your father?"
Empress Changsun did not argue with him, smiled and asked: "Your Majesty, do you think this matter was Li Mu's handiwork?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Although Li Mu's thoughts are a bit elusive, he will not harm me. What happened tonight is definitely not his arrangement. I trust my own eyes."
"Then what is your Majesty still worried about?" Empress Changsun asked again: "It's not my father, nor Li Mu, but naturally some rebellious officials and traitors with ulterior motives. They want to harm Li Mu, which shows that they are afraid of Li Mu, and it also shows that Li Mu's method is
Correct, Your Majesty just needs to spare no effort to support him, and this matter will definitely have a perfect result."
"I am worried about two things." Li Shimin took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said, "I can't understand why these powerful families are unwilling to support me today. Is Prince Yin that good?
As soon as I became the legitimate eldest son, they followed me wholeheartedly. Since I came to the throne, I have tried every means to win over and show my favor, and even endured their sarcasm and ridicule. What did I get in exchange? What I got in exchange was their hypocrisy and submissiveness, and what I got in exchange was their
Even my brother-in-law, he..."
Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun and stopped talking. He knew that he had made a mistake and should not have talked about Changsun Wuji's fault in front of Empress Changsun. But Empress Changsun smiled. She looked at Li Shimin and said: "Concubine, I have said this several times.
I have warned your majesty that foreign relatives should not be involved in government affairs, but your majesty does not want to listen to my concubines."
"I still have no regrets." Li Shimin said seriously: "I have never doubted Changsun Wuji's talent, nor has I ever doubted Changsun Wuji's loyalty. I just can't figure out why even Changsun Wuji has selfish intentions for me. He
He is my friend and your brother, will I treat him badly? Why doesn't he believe me?"
"I know the answer to this question."
"What is it?"
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin, was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, my concubine's illness is not something Dr. Sun can do. And your majesty, the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak, so I must take the first step. When I am here, my brother is the uncle of the state.
, Your Majesty, thinking of my concubine, must have taken good care of the eldest grandson's family. But what if my concubine is gone? The honor of the uncle will no longer belong to the eldest grandson's family. It is precisely this that the elder brother thought of, so he wanted to do more for the eldest grandson's family.
Save some money."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Shimin was furious and said: "You are my queen, how can I have another queen? Even, even... I will never establish another queen. This kind of thing cannot happen.
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Suddenly, Li Shimin became even more furious and asked Empress Changsun, "You don't even trust me? Who else can I trust in this world? Who can trust me!"
"Your Majesty, as an emperor, who is not a loner? This is the fate of the emperor. When Your Majesty ascended the throne, I told you that when you become the emperor, everything will change. No one can truly understand the emperor's suffering. I
Even I can’t do it.”
"Oh……"
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "You are right."
He sat down again, picked up the tea cup, turned it clockwise, and suddenly said: "I suddenly remembered something."
"What?"
"When my father passed the throne to me, he told me that maybe one day I would regret being the emperor."
Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Does Your Majesty regret it now?"
Li Shimin shook his head: "I never regret, even if I am really wrong, I will not regret it. And to this day, I still feel that I will be a better emperor than Prince Yin! My throne is my destiny, otherwise I would
How could they defeat the Turks and bring back a genius like Li Mu?"
Empress Changsun's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene of Li Mu and Wang Ou holding hands under the table that she saw in Lichun Courtyard that day, and she suddenly asked: "Will Your Majesty kill Li Mu?"
This question stunned Li Shimin. He looked at Queen Changsun and asked, "What is the Queen talking about? Why did I kill Li Mu?"
"My concubine means that if one day Li Mu is superior to the master, or if one day he changes and has different intentions, or if he does something unworthy of His Majesty, will Your Majesty kill him?"
"This..." Li Shimin frowned. He understood the question but didn't know how to answer it.
"If he rebels, I will defeat him...but I will spare his life. I probably won't kill him."
"Not even killing the rebels?" Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Your Majesty really has a special regard for Li Mu."
Li Shimin also laughed. He himself didn't understand why he was open to Li Mu, but his subconscious thought was this: "I am really very satisfied with Li Mu. If he were your and my child, I would raise him
For the sake of the prince, maybe I will abdicate earlier and hand over the world to him sooner. I have an intuition that if he becomes emperor, he should be able to do more than me."
Li Shimin smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "I am self-aware. I am still suitable to be a general who leads the army in battle, but I am not suitable to be an emperor. But I firmly believe that I am still more suitable than the likes of Prince Yin." He sighed and said
: "I didn't believe in fate in my early years, but now I believe in it. Being destined by destiny may not necessarily be a good thing, but maybe it's just a responsibility."
They had already talked about the throne. Queen Changsun knew that she could not talk any more. She changed the subject and asked: "What is the second thing that your Majesty is worried about?"
"The second thing is Li Mu."
Queen Changsun said curiously: "This is strange. Your Majesty just said that even if Li Mu rebels, Your Majesty will not kill him. Why are you worried about him now?"
"I can't guess what Li Mu will do, so I'm worried." Li Shimin frowned and said, "You also saw what Li Mu looked like just now. This guy claims to be a smart man. He calculated every step and watched everyone fall into his trap.
He was a trap, and then he hid behind and had fun. But what happened tonight was obviously not in his plan. So he became furious. He felt that he had lost face in front of me, and felt that all his plans had failed. He became
A joke."
"In this state, he issued a military order to me. If the matter fails in three days, he will give up his life. I am really worried about him, and I don't know if he can succeed."
Empress Changsun thought for a moment and said, "I think Li Mu can succeed."
"I feel the same way, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to him. But, there is another layer of worry."
"What is it again?"
"I'm worried that Li Mu killed too many people!"
Li Shimin sighed and said: "When the matter has reached this point, there is no room for turning around. If Li Mu wants to end the matter within three days, he must cut through the mess quickly. How? Just the word "kill"! But he
At such a young age, his mind is not yet stable. If he does not understand this truth and regards killing as a shortcut to solve problems, I am worried about his future."
"Those who do great things must have a benevolent heart and have kind thoughts. Killing is only a last resort. I can't stop him at this time, so how can I not worry!"
"Your Majesty is really considerate of him." Empress Changsun smiled and said, "How about I make a bet with Your Majesty?"
"What bet?"
"I bet that not more than ten people will die in Li Mu's hands this time."
"Ten?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean, apart from those assassins, Li Mu can't kill anyone?"
"Yes, I won't kill anyone."
"Then how does he solve it?" Li Shimin couldn't understand, and said: "I really don't understand. What did the Queen think of?"
"If I could imagine it, it wouldn't show Li Mu's ability. I just have an intuition. Li Mu, this kid, doesn't have a killing style. The Shandong nobles have offended him many times.
Although he screamed and killed, he never did that once. It's not that he didn't have the chance, he seemed to be too lazy to do it. I can't explain what happened, maybe it was just intuition."
"Your intuition has always been very accurate." Li Shimin smiled and said, "I can't guess it, and I can't feel it, so I have to wait and see."
Suddenly, a person flashed behind Li Shimin. Without turning around, Li Shimin knew it was Eunuch Gao: "Your Majesty, Liu Shenwei, the disciple of Divine Doctor Sun, has arrived. Let him bandage your Majesty's wounds."
Li Shimin shook his wrist and said: "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it. This little injury has scabbed over a long time ago. What should I use to bandage it? When I am fighting in all directions, how can I not be injured if I have this little injury?
If you don’t take it seriously, you would have died a hundred times already.”
Eunuch Gao still persisted and said: "Your Majesty, it is better to bandage it and apply some gold sore medicine."
Empress Changsun also said: "One moment and another, now is not the same as before, and Your Majesty is no longer young."
"Why do I think I'm still okay? I'm not too old." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Okay, bandage, apply medicine, and let him in."
Eunuch Gao turned around and went out, carefully opened the glass door, and let Liu Shenwei in. Li Shimin stretched out his wrist, and Liu Shenwei helped him clean the wound, then applied golden sore medicine and bandaged it again. The wound was only an inch long and had already scabbed.