Li Yuan looked like a child waiting to hear a story at this time. Li Mu's heart was moved. How could he lead his six sons to climb over the wall and tiles with his six sons and steal the wine he had brewed?
He did business together, why he refused, and everything about horseshoes on the second day, including the events before and after Li Shimin's marriage. When it comes to joints, he imitates the cross talk of later generations, gestures, and imitates people's speech.
Although it was not very similar, it was still very novel to Li Yuan. He listened with great interest and laughed from time to time.
After Li Mu finished speaking, Li Yuan put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "It turns out that so many interesting things have happened in the past few days, how dare that guy Cheng Yaojin steal my wine... But it seems like that guy's temper, he is not stingy with things.
Tang Jian has not made any plans for so many years, but he fell in love with your mother. It seems that fate is really wonderful. But you, I am really impressed. At such a young age, you dare to disobey the emperor's order. You are really a
I don’t know what it is about Leng Tou Qing and the horseshoe that make both Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin admire him so much."
Li Mu rolled his eyes and saw a writing desk next to him. He saluted and said, "I can draw one and show it to the Supreme Emperor. This thing is not complicated at all. The Supreme Emperor has spent his entire life in the military. You can understand it after seeing it."
"Oh?" Li Yuan said immediately: "Hurry up and draw it."
Li Mu walked to the desk, picked up the pen, dipped it in some ink, and drew a horseshoe on the paper. Then he tore the paper apart and handed the pattern to Li Yuan. Li Yuan took the pattern in his hand, looked at it for a moment, and understood what it meant.
After using it, he was amazed and said: "Sure enough, it's a wonderful idea. No one has thought of such a simple thing before, so you got a lot of credit."
Li Mu chuckled and said, "It's just a coincidence. I don't dare to take credit."
Li Yuan put the drawing on the table and said: "Li Mu, you are very good. I like you. Don't leave today. You will have a banquet with me later."
"this……"
Seeing Li Mu's hesitant expression, Li Yuan said displeasedly: "Why, don't you want to stay with me?"
Li Mu quickly saluted and said: "I don't want to accompany the Supreme Emperor, but I feel that since the Supreme Emperor has reached such an age, it is better to have a light diet. Drinking every day and being hungover is too harmful to the body. I can accompany the Supreme Emperor to do some farewell."
thing."
"Other things?" It was okay not to mention this, but mentioning it immediately ignited the resentment in Li Yuan's heart: "I would like to do something else, but unfortunately I gave birth to a good son who will do everything for me.
Well, if I don’t have a feast, what else can I do? Harm my body? Ha! Some people may wish that I would harm my body more, so that if I die early, they won’t have anything to worry about!"
This was a bit heartbreaking, so Li Mu didn't dare to continue and kept silent. Li Yuan waited for a while, but didn't hear Li Mu's response, and said angrily: "Why, when it comes to Li Shimin, don't you dare to speak?"
Li Mu pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then said: "Does the Supreme Emperor really want to listen to the opinions of the ministers?"
"Nonsense, of course I want to listen to your opinion. Is there a third person here?"
Li Mu cleared his throat and said: "I will risk my life to express my personal opinion. If I am wrong, I hope that the Supreme Emperor will forgive me. Although I came from a remote place in the surrounding city, I have heard some things since I came to Chang'an.
I have learned a little bit about the affairs of the Tian family. Although things are unfortunate, they happen for a reason. It would indeed be unfair to put the blame on His Majesty alone. Today, it is no longer necessary to say who is right and who is wrong. I can understand the Supreme Emperor.
Drinking to drown the sorrow, but in my opinion, drinking makes me sad and makes me sad even more. Drinking and having a hangover will not solve the problem. Instead, it will make the dissatisfaction in my heart superimposed, so that the rift will become deeper and deeper, and the father and son will be separated, causing regrets.
."
"Drinking makes me sad, and my heart becomes even more sad..." Li Yuan sighed and said, "This is what I mean to my heart. Every time I think of what happened at Xuanwu Sect that day, I feel depressed... But what can I do? Li Shimin is so cruel.
Heart, I only have three provocative sons in total, and he killed two of them at once, forcing me to a desperate situation. I didn’t want to choose him, but I had to choose him. Half of the civil and military officials in the court stood by his side, and I still
As an emperor, what can I do if I don't abdicate? Do I want to kill him with a sword and let the Tang Dynasty never continue, or do I wait for him to kill me and bear the eternal infamy of killing my father to seize the throne?"
As he spoke, Li Yuan's eyes were full of tears. Li Mu couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. It doesn't matter if you are a royal family. In front of the supreme throne, everything will be magnified. Later generations will say
Li Shimin killed his brother and his brother, but looking at ancient times and modern times, in order to seize the throne, this kind of thing is still rare?
Li Mu advised: "The Emperor might as well change his perspective. What if the person who died was Your Majesty?"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean?"
"What I am saying is that if things were reversed and it was Your Majesty who died in the Xuanwu Sect, how would the situation of the Supreme Emperor change now? You would still be able to meditate, or you would still drown your sorrows with wine, but the object of your memory has changed.
He has become your Majesty today. With your Majesty's permission, you know how much contribution he made to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Do you really not miss him? I feel that if the person who died back then was your Majesty, the Emperor would be worried about today.
There will only be more, not less.”
Li Yuan stood blankly on the spot, tried to imagine, and realized that if it was as Li Mu said, if it was Li Shimin who died in the Xuanwu Sect back then, he would only be in more pain.
"The root cause of this matter is brotherly discord. Both sides have forced the other into a desperate situation, but it is His Majesty who struck first. The result has already been determined. Even if the Supreme Emperor is sad, what is the use? In my opinion,
Since your Majesty came to the throne, your actions have proven that he can take on great responsibilities and that he has the ability to be a good emperor. This also shows that God has chosen this to be your successor. You still have
What are you worried about? No one can be an emperor for thousands of years. Most emperors, no matter how wise and powerful they are during their lifetime, and how big a country they have conquered, will inevitably be destroyed by their heirs after their death. Qin
Isn't the death of Chao II an obvious example?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, you have spent your life as a soldier, competing in the world, and many heroes have been defeated by you. You have become invincible in your life. In your lifetime, you can hand over the country to a successor who can take on a big responsibility, and see the country flourish and the people be prosperous... This life can be said to be perfect.
That’s right. The only person who can make you upset is yourself. In this case, why not put down your worries and do more things that you want to do but haven’t done while your body is strong? "
Li Yuan listened blankly and remained silent. After Li Mu finished speaking, he saw that Li Yuan had no reaction. He didn't know whether he was right or wrong, so he didn't dare to say anything. After a while, Li Yuan finally breathed out and said: "You
Could this guy be a lobbyist sent by Li Shimin?"
Li Mu hurriedly said: "The Supreme Emperor Mingjian, this matter was not brought up by me. If it wasn't for the Supreme Emperor's inquiry, how could I dare to discuss the affairs of the Tian family."
"That's true..." Li Yuan nodded and asked: "What do you mean by the things you want to do but haven't done yet? For example?"
"Well," Li Mu thought for a while and said, "For example, I went to the Ministry of Industry yesterday to report that I saw many craftsmen living in shanties in poor conditions and very pitiful. I couldn't bear it, so I was thinking of ways to raise funds.
We need money to build them better houses... This is what I want to do but have not yet done."
"Oh." Li Yuan thought about it for a moment and said: "In this life, I have basically accomplished everything I want to do. Do I want to do something that I haven't done yet... I'm afraid it's just the unreasonable thoughts I had when I was a child.
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"That's fine, just do it if you want to!"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Well said! If you want to do something, just do it! You can go back first and I will think about it carefully."