Changsun Wuji immediately stood up and ran out, followed closely by Wei Zheng and others. The officials who were resting in various military tents also got the news and walked out together. It was strange that the soldiers who had been guarding outside the military tents all day,
No one came out to stop me. In the desperate situation, no one noticed.
A group of people ran to the east hillside and saw Li Mu standing outside the fence of the small courtyard with Shang Fang's sword in his hand. It seemed that he was not the same as the person who reported the news. He didn't look like he was going to die.
To remonstrate, it seemed as if he wanted to rush in and kill the emperor.
Changsun Wuji hurriedly stopped in front of Li Mu and shouted: "What are you going to do! Li Mu, are you crazy?!"
Li Mu stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Sun Wuji away, rolled up his sleeves, slowly raised the sword, placed it on his wrist, took a deep breath, and said: "Your Majesty, I have just thought about it. It is not good to wipe your neck. I want to leave it intact."
Corpse, I'd better cut my wrists."
When everyone heard this, their jaws almost dropped to the ground. What's this? You are admonishing and discussing where to strike? Is this child's play?
Li Mu put the sword on his wrist and gesticulated over and over again without making a move. Everyone watching looked anxious and wanted to rush up to help him. They could cut him open with just one strike of the sword.
At this time, Eunuch Gao came out and looked at Li Mu gesticulating there. He almost couldn't help but laugh. He barely held it back and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty said: Li Mu, how long are you going to continue to fool around? Do what you have to do."
I will forgive you for once, but if you continue to act nonsense, I will not forgive you."
"Your Majesty! I'm not messing around!" Li Mu suddenly threw away his sword and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is confused. As your Majesty's minister, how can I not say a word to remind you? Even if the advice is offensive, it is still considered a minister.
It is my duty to do this. I cannot be like those people who are just sitting there and eating nothing. They see that Your Majesty is about to make a big mistake, but they are worried about their own wealth and life and dare not speak out! There are too many people like this, not a few of you. I am willing to go against the current,
Even if it offends Your Majesty and breaks your body to pieces, I will not hesitate to do so. If my death can awaken Your Majesty and reverse the big mistake that is about to be made, I am willing!"
Shocking and enlightening!
It was deafening in the literal sense, because Li Mu yelled at his neck, and Changsun Wuji, who was so close, almost went deaf.
Many people's faces turned red and white. Who could not understand Li Mu's words? This was clearly a shy person, especially Wei Zheng. When he heard Li Mu's words, he subconsciously felt that they were familiar. After thinking for a while, he realized that this
Isn’t that what I want to say? This kid Li Mu actually got ahead of me!
If he is really such a loyal person, that would be fine. The problem is that he is not. Anyone with eyes can see that he is not, but he just wants to say such a thing. Wei Zheng's stomach was churning, and he felt like he was eating.
I felt like a fly, and felt unspeakably uncomfortable.
After hearing this, Eunuch Gao didn't say anything. He turned around and returned to the courtyard. He came out again shortly and said, "Your Majesty said: Li Mu, you once said in the palace that the ministers cannot be like Yao and Shun. Can they be like Yao and Shun?"
Look at the emperor's talent. I still remember it fresh, what are you doing now? Do you want to take back your words?"
That's right! When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt the same. Didn't you Li Mu say that ministers can't be as good as Yao and Shun? In order to flatter the emperor, you can say anything! Now you are throwing stones at me.
It's my own feet, what do you think?
Li Mu also seemed to be caught off guard. He was stunned for a while. Suddenly he took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, I never want to be like Yao and Shun. Because your Majesty is not Yao and Shun, and Yao and Shun are not Yao and Shun. No one can do what Yao and Shun do."
, I just want to remind Your Majesty not to make mistakes that you will regret for a long time, because once you do some things, the consequences will be irreparable!"
The tongue-twister-like sentence made everyone unable to react. After thinking about it in their minds, they realized that this guy was crazy. He actually said that the emperor could not be Yao and Shun. Was he mocking the emperor for being a coward?
Even a person can’t bear it!
This time, Li Shimin did not need Eunuch Gao to deliver the message, and walked out of the yard himself. One day after the assassination, the officials finally saw Li Shimin himself.
All eyes were focused on Li Shimin's injury. Sure enough, he saw a white cloth wrapped around his wrist, but to be fair, it was indeed a minor injury. Many of the people present were from the Prince of Qin's Palace, and they had all seen Li Shimin injured.
.If it had been seven or eight years ago, when Li Shimin led his army to fight, this minor injury would have been just scratched and wiped with dirt, and it would not be worth mentioning at all.
But who dares to say this? Seven or eight years ago, that person was the King of Qin, and now this person is the Emperor. Can it be the same?
All the officials knelt on the ground, crying bitterly and scolding one after another.
Li Shimin turned a deaf ear and stared at Li Mu, saying: "What do you mean? You said that I can't be like Yao and Shun? Then why can't Yao and Shun be like Yao and Shun?"
Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, it may be that I have little education, but as far as I know, although the deeds of Yao and Shun are passed down orally, they are not found in official history. The records in historical records are mostly legends without any supporting evidence.
I believe that the reason why Yao and Shun can be passed down as legends for thousands of years is because Yao and Shun placed the people's longing for a wise emperor. The people wanted such an emperor, and they attributed all their beautiful imaginations to Yao and Shun. But Yao and Shun were really
Is he a person like that in the legend? I think not necessarily. Everyone has selfish desires, and they will make mistakes when they have selfish desires, but Yao and Shun did not do that, because Yao and Shun were imagined by the people."
"In the era of Yao and Shun, the area was only a thousand miles away. But in the Tang Dynasty, the east and west were more than ten thousand miles away. Now if you govern a land thousands of miles away, you only need one wise minister. All the princes here can do it, and the world that your majesty governed was Yao and Shun.
Governance is a hundred times greater. To govern a land of ten miles, to govern a land of a hundred miles, to govern a land of a thousand miles, to govern a land of ten thousand miles, how can the complexity of things that need to be considered be the same? Yao and Shun's thoughts may only involve a hundred people,
And if your Majesty has a thought, there are ten thousand people, one hundred thousand people, shouldn't your Majesty be more cautious?"
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the sage said, and the Son of Heaven must be worthy of his virtue. My understanding of this sentence is that the emperor must be a virtuous person. If his virtue is not worthy of it, the country will be unstable. Even if it is stronger than Qin and Han, it will overthrow. The Tang Dynasty
Whatever happens within the territory of thousands of miles, no matter how big or small, whether right or wrong, can be attributed to Your Majesty. Because the world belongs to Your Majesty, and the people are His Majesty's subjects. It is the fault of the father to raise but not teach. This happened.
Your Majesty, as the king and father of the world, cannot absolve himself of the blame for what happened!"
Although it was a planned plot, Li Shimin still became angry when he heard Li Mu pull out these fallacies. He laughed angrily: "According to what you say, I was assassinated by an assassin, or is it my fault?"
Li Mu said seriously: "If you say that, it makes sense!"
Li Shimin was so angry that he got a little carried away in an instant. He had long forgotten about acting and not acting, and he had to argue with Li Mu: "Then tell me the truth. Where did I go wrong?
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"Your Majesty is not wrong, but you just haven't done well enough." Li Mu responded calmly without any confusion: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to govern the world, I only know how to do business. Looking at Chang'an City, I dare to say without shame that I am the best at it.
People who do business. No matter which line of business they are in, as long as I want to do it, I can do it and do it well. Many people are very confused as to why this is the case. I will make the secrets known to the public today in the hope that they can be given to Your Majesty.
A little touch.”
Li Shimin was also very curious about this matter, so he snorted and said, "Tell me more."
"The sage said: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust. The so-called Five Constant Virtues in Confucianism are the five basic moral standards summarized by the sages. When I studied the classics of the sages, when I saw these five words, I felt like I was enlightened, and I understood many truths.
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"I discovered that doing business is actually very simple. It only takes one word of faith. Why is it that I always have bad luck in doing business? It is just one word of letter. In order for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to grow rapidly in just a few months? It is just one word of letter. I promised the merchants
Whatever I do, no matter whether I lose or lose, I will bear all the responsibility. As long as it is something I say, I will definitely do it. Therefore, merchants will trust me, and they are willing to do business with me and sign orders with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Because they know that as long as they do what they should do, their efforts and contributions will be rewarded. This is trust. If the minister says that he can't do it and bullies others, the merchants may not be able to do anything about him, but they will only
If you suffer this loss, you will never be fooled a second time.”
"Another thing can also be used as evidence. I can also say it today. I always say that I regard money as dung. This sentence seems like a joke, and it is indeed a joke. I am a businessman.
If I really don't care about money, I would run my own business and run the Ministry of Internal Affairs for His Majesty. There is no need to do these things. But now, if I say this, the people will believe it, at least the people of Chang'an City will believe it. Why? Because?
Most of them had picked up the money thrown by me on the street. Before and after, there were at least 50,000 guan if not 100,000 guan. It was real gold and silver that I threw out!"
"I said it, and I did it. Even if some people say that I have ulterior motives and that it is a joke, because I did it, it is no longer a joke. This is the power of 'faith'."
"The same is true for Your Majesty and the people. Why do the assassins want to assassinate? Because they are dissatisfied with Your Majesty. Why are they dissatisfied? Because they don't trust Your Majesty. They don't believe that Your Majesty is a good emperor. But if Your Majesty is like a minister throwing coins, it will be useless.
Refuting facts can win people's hearts with their 'belief'. Even if some people say that His Majesty is not a good emperor, their remarks will not be supported. His Majesty once said that water can carry a boat and also capsize it. Your Majesty has the courage to sail it.
The boat is rolling on the waves, so why should it be afraid of mere wind and waves?"
When Li Shimin heard these words, the anger in his eyes gradually dissipated. All the ministers were silent, thinking deeply about the meaning of Li Mu's words. Wei Zheng looked at Li Mu's back, and although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he had to admit that Li Mu's advice was
Even if he did better than him, if it were him, he would still be doing the same thing, and he would never be able to give so many examples.
Li Shimin was silent for a while and then said: "The assassins come from the five surnames and Qiwang. They came together to oppose me. Could it be that my virtue is not enough and I am not worthy of being the emperor? Since I came to the throne, I have treated the family members favorably, but they have treated me like this,
I am really disappointed! I heard what you said about 'faith', and I understood it. But they broke their trust with me first, and I had no choice but to break their trust with them. Li Mu, what are your thoughts?
, I understand. But I can’t listen to you on this matter, please step back!”
After saying that, Li Shimin turned around and wanted to go back to the courtyard. Wei Zheng took a step forward, but Li Mu was faster than him. He threw himself on the ground and hugged Li Shimin's thigh.
Although it was a staged play, but it actually happened, Li Shimin still felt a sense of absurdity, barely held back, and shouted sternly: "What are you doing? What are you going to do?!"
"Your Majesty, please let me say one more thing. I firmly believe that everything your Majesty has done since he ascended the throne has been seen and remembered by the people, and they will never turn a blind eye. There are folk songs to prove it! There are steelyards between heaven and earth, and the weights are the common people.
.The man who calls the stalks to pick up the country is babbling, babbling, your majesty, you are the star! This little tune is so nice! The people love your majesty so much, how can it be said that they have broken their trust in your majesty? I firmly believe that the assassins are just some stubborn people.
They deserve to die. I will not speak for them. I just beg Your Majesty to spare those innocent people. They love Your Majesty. If Your Majesty implicates them, you will really break your trust with the people. Your Majesty, you must think clearly.
ah!"
As Li Mu spoke, he turned around and winked at Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others. Wei Zheng made a decision immediately, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Please think twice, your majesty, and don't break your promise to the people!"
Changsun Wuji and all the officials knelt down together: "Please think twice, your majesty, and don't break your promise to the people!"
Li Shimin frowned in deep thought, lowered his head and looked at Li Mu, asking about the heat. Li Mu secretly nodded, Li Shimin cleared his throat, and said the main idea of the play: "This is just your one-sided statement, how do I know if it is true or false?"
? Maybe at this time, the five surnames and the seven are gearing up and intending to rebel. I have conquered the world, so why should I fear the trivial clans? Since I treat each other sincerely, what I get in return is assassination, so why not overthrow it completely and start over?
, I will spend the rest of my life making up for the sins I committed today, so don’t say any more, just step aside!"
Li Mu was not willing to let go and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if I can prove that in the hearts of the vast majority of the people, you still love your Majesty, may your Majesty be willing to reconsider?"
Li Shimin frowned and said: "How do you prove it? Li Mu, I advise you to stop meddling in other people's business. You are not a member of the family, so don't get involved! I will allow you to fool around for a while. If you continue to pester me, I will deal with you as well!"
"I beg your Majesty to give you a chance!" Li Mu said loudly: "I would like your Majesty to prove that the people have not broken their trust in your Majesty, but are just a few stubborn people! Your Majesty, you are the emperor, don't you even have this bit of self-confidence? Your Majesty.
Just ask for one day, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin looked at the kneeling officials, looked at Li Mu, sighed "helplessly" and said, "Okay, I'll give you a day to see how you prove it!"
Li Mu was "overjoyed" and loosened his grip on Li Shimin's thigh, fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "On behalf of the tens of thousands of people involved, I thank you for your kindness!"