Long live Emperor Wu!

The two of them were tired after messing around, so they lay on the bed to rest.

Li Shan rested his forehead on Wu Rou's neck, closed his eyes and murmured:

"I want to sleep, but I don't want to read the memorial."

Upon hearing this, Wu Rou rubbed him affectionately with her chin, raised her hand, gently stroked his face, and said softly and playfully:

"No, if you don't go, won't I become Daji? What if they want to burn me to death later?"

When Li Shan heard this, he closed his eyes and laughed muffledly, saying:

"Then I can't bear to part with you. I have to be a good emperor for you... I'll rest for a little while, and I'll go in a little while."

Wu Rou slightly raised the corners of her lips, turned her head, and kissed him gently on the forehead. Her movements were gentle and affectionate, and then she stroked his black hair as if she was nostalgic.

After a while, she suddenly asked:
"Jiulang, do you like Concubine Xiao Shu very much?"

After hearing this, Li Shan slowly opened his eyes, raised his head, stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, and gently turned her around so that she looked at him. He also looked at her expression seriously and said:

"I don't like anyone except you. But as the crown prince and the emperor, I must continue to have descendants for the Tang Dynasty. This is my responsibility."

Wu Rou looked at him, smiled slightly, and said in a relaxed tone:

"I'm jealous. The more I like you, the more I wish you were mine. However, I'm not someone who only has love in my heart and doesn't care about worldly conditions.

Your Majesty is the king of a country. Whether you have heirs or not is related to the stability of the Tang Dynasty. I don't have the nerve to ask you to guard your body like a jade for me, and then cause turmoil in the court.

Your Majesty, you think I don’t understand these principles? "

Li Shan couldn't help but ask:

"Then what are you asking Mrs. Xiao for?"

Wu Rou hesitated for a moment, then said doubtfully:

"I saw that she already had two children, and I thought maybe you liked her. But when I saw her today, apart from being sharp-tongued so that she could quarrel with the Queen, I didn't see anything good about her, especially the one she raised Those two kids are so unruly..."

Wu Rou turned around, faced him, held his face with both hands, and looked at Qing Jun's broad and gentle eyebrows, which were so heart-warming, she said with drooping eyebrows and regretfully:

"Your judgment in choosing the harem is really poor... He is obviously a person who is like a banished immortal, why do you want to throw yourself into the ashes? If you don't feel bad, I still feel bad."

When Li Shan heard what she said, he couldn't help but laugh. His voice was low, like a vibrating string, stimulating people's heartbeats.

He lowered his eyebrows and said a little frustrated and lonely:
"Without you, it would be the same who to choose? So I didn't choose. As for the extra favor to Concubine Xiao Shu... it's because Mrs. Wang is so annoying. You don't know how much I have suffered from her.

She is my queen, and I cannot hit or scold her, unless I issue an edict to reprimand, fine her, or ground her.

But when couples quarrel, we can't write everything in the edict and let everyone in the world know about it.

So most of the time I just have to endure it. "

He paused and said:

"I feel uncomfortable. Mrs. Xiao happens to be very talkative and often makes the queen jump out of her anger, so I deliberately pamper her more."

When Wu Rou heard this, she felt sad for him, and thought he was cute and cute, so she said:
"Have you ever heard that kindness is bullied? Kindness and rules must be observed by worthy people. Unworthy people will not cherish your kindness, but will only want to bully you.

Think about it, what would happen if Emperor Taizong was the emperor?Make him angry?He might have picked up his sword and killed someone long ago.Who dares to make a mistake in front of him? "

Li Shan was silent for a while, said "hmm" softly, reflected on his own psychology, and said:
"It's not that I haven't thought about killing people, but I still have reason and always tell me in my heart...it's not worth it. This crime is not worth killing, and that crime is not worth fighting.

It's not worth getting angry, and it's not worth fighting either... I can't always bring up that tone, and I don't want to argue with anyone. "Wu Rou looked at his side face silently, her eyes swayed, and she said as if she thought of something:
"It's okay. The resentment in my heart is enough. If you have any grievances in the future, I will take care of it for you. No one will dare to bully you again."

Li Shan couldn't help but laugh again. He leaned closer to Wu Rou again, buried his forehead in her neck, put his arms around her, and said with lowered eyes:
"It's a bit embarrassing to say it, but Ah Rou, with you here, I really feel a lot more at ease and feel that I have support."

Wu Rou was very happy when she heard this. A smile bloomed on her face and she said:
"It's not shameful, because I am the same. With His Majesty here, I feel much more at ease. You are also my support."

She paused and said:

"In a moment, I will go to the Wude Palace with your Majesty. How about I serve as your Majesty's maid?"

Li Shan sat up directly, sighed and said:

"No, there are often courtiers coming in and out of Wude Palace, and many people recognize you. What if the previous court puts pressure on you and submits a memorial together, asking me to abandon you?"

Wu Rou's eyes flashed for a moment and she said:
"Isn't it okay if Your Majesty doesn't listen?"

Li Shan shook his head and said:

"It doesn't have to go to such an extent. As long as you are pregnant, they will shut up... You can't drive the emperor away. By the time you are pregnant in ten months, as time goes by, you will have to admit that something is wrong."

As Li Shan spoke, he started to put on his shoes and muttered:

"Hey... I'm tired of working. I have to go quickly. If I delay any longer, I'll be busy until midnight again today."

Wu Rou couldn't help but laugh. She closed her pajamas and came down to change his clothes, saying:

"His Majesty is openly helpless, but secretly he has more and more little ideas, so you don't need me to help you."

Li Shan said "hehe" twice, put his arms into the sleeves of his clothes, and said:

"I'm soft-hearted, but I'm not stupid."

He took the belt from Wu Rou's hand, put it around his waist, tied it neatly, then hugged Wu Rou hard again and said:
"I'll come find you when I'm free."

After saying that, the person walked away in a hurry with a graceful appearance.

……

……

Three days later, Li Shan received a recommendation list from King Wu Li Ke.

Li Shan looked at the other two lists that remained the same, frowned in disappointment, and then became worried.

The list of King Wu Li Ke is obviously different from those two.

He needs the power in the court to maintain balance. Even if the list of King Wu Li Ke is biased, he will use it.

But you can't just blindly grab someone and fill the position. The key is to be able to do things and run errands well.

But as an emperor who is trapped in the palace all day long, it is impossible to understand everyone, so he naturally chooses to trust the vision of a certain recommender.

But who do you believe?
It's really hard for him to trust anyone now.

Perhaps at the beginning, the veterans who followed my father were loyal and dedicated to serving the public, and they did not dare to deceive the Holy Emperor.

But now that he doesn't have that much prestige, what he sees now is that the trend is towards favoritism without telling him...

He needs someone loyal to him now.