Long live Emperor Wu!

Li Shan sneered, squinted at him and said:

"Uncle, we have reached this point. I am afraid this is the last time we will meet. I thought you would be more honest."

Changsun Wuji lowered his eyes, disappointment and sadness flashed across his face, and he remained silent.

Li Shan pulled the edge of the cloak with his hand, covering half of his body. He slowly took a step forward, walked around behind Changsun Wuji, and said melancholy:

"I have thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out why my uncle wanted to stand with Liu Shi, or even help the Wang family secure the position of queen.

I thought at the time that you were simply hoping that I would listen to you as an elder.

But gradually I understood. If someone pretends to be confused while pretending to understand, then no matter what I say, you won't understand, and you will have a reason to say that I am wrong. "

He paused, looked at his back with the end of his eyes, and frowned slightly with an expression that was numb and indifferent because of sadness:

"My uncle himself was once a member of a poor family. Who knows who the Changsun is from such aristocratic families as King Cui, Lu and Zheng?

When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty launched the imperial examination, you must have cheered for it.

After the Sui Dynasty fell, you worked hard to establish the Tang Dynasty, but you still retained the imperial examination system, which shows that you think this system is correct.

But what about now? ...The former children of a poor family have changed their status and become nobles of the imperial court. So they also want to be like King Cui Lu Zheng, who determines their wealth based on their family status and has endless descendants? Don't you think it's ironic? "

Changsun Wuji's expression relaxed, as if because he remembered the past, the unfathomable expression on his face also disappeared, revealing a look of melancholy.

After a while, he murmured:

"...What's so strange about this? Who doesn't worry about the lives of their children? When I was young, I was so high-spirited that I wanted to turn the world upside down.

When you are old, you only have to worry that after your death, your children will not be able to keep the family business, and they will have to start over again just like you did. "

He turned half of his body, looked for the young emperor, looked at his calm and noble appearance, and asked:

"Who is not afraid? Isn't Emperor Taizong afraid? Isn't Fang Xuanling afraid? Or are you not afraid?... You are also a father now. Are you afraid that your children will not be able to maintain the family business in the future and will not have a good death?"

Li Shanyou lowered his eyes, obviously a little panicked.

Changsun Wuji chuckled lightly and said:

"Everyone is afraid... I admit that I envy King Cui Luzheng's inheritance, and even because of the status of Queen Wang, I have the intention to get closer to them and learn from them.

But I never thought about being sorry for you or the foundation of Datang. Everything I did, even if it was selfish, was not harmful to Datang.

But Your Majesty really made me sad. I took the blame with my sword and took the initiative to eliminate the threat for you, but in the end I ended up like this. "

Li Shan then raised his eyes, his eyes clear and firm, and said:

"Uncle is here again. Let's not talk about whether I need you to carry this knife for me to eradicate the so-called threat. Just talk about what you did, how can it not be harmful to the Tang Dynasty?

Your three sons are all officials in the court, and Fang Xuanling's sons are also officials in the court. Let’s not talk about the dangers of colluding with family connections and power to influence government affairs. Let’s just talk about their talents and whether they are qualified for their positions.

A child born from a dragon may not necessarily be a dragon, and a child born from a phoenix may not necessarily be a phoenix. A child born from a mouse may also be capable of soaring into the sky.

For some positions, just follow the steps and they will be used. But some positions require real talent, practical work, and the courage to change the world. "

Li Shan raised his face as he spoke and snorted coldly:

"If the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is the most important thing, the appointment of talents will naturally be based on fairness, and all talents from all over the world will be collected and hired on the basis of merit.

Otherwise, a bunch of idiots will do bad things and disrupt people's livelihood. The people rose up and only wanted to find me, the emperor, to take responsibility for and overthrow me, the emperor. By then, how could there be any foundation for the Tang Dynasty? "

He looked at Changsun Wuji and said: "Of course, from my uncle's point of view, it is best for the emperor to be replaced by someone else, so that the people can vent their anger and change the dynasty. The officials should still be from the same family. Except for the emperor's family, No one’s wealth will be delayed.”

Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Shan reached out to signal Yan Wei, who was guarding the surroundings, to bring his horse over. He climbed on the horse's back, spread the hem of his cloak, and sat down dignifiedly before facing Changsun Wuji. explain:

"I came here this time thinking that I could hear a few truths from my uncle. It seems I can only rely on slowly investigating."

With that said, he pulled the reins and turned the horse's head to leave.

Changsun Wuji watched the two teams of guards slowly approaching, surrounding him and about to leave. At that moment, it was as if all the flowers, glory and wealth had followed him away and would never come back.

He panicked for a moment and said anxiously:

"Xiaojiu! I killed Uncle Wu Wang really for you, not for selfish reasons. Do you believe it?"

Li Shan turned halfway and seemed to be a little touched. He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Changsun Wuji from the corner of his eye. His thick black hair and headband flying around quickly covered his emotions.

He turned his head and said solemnly:

"I believe it, but I don't need it."

After saying that, he put the hood of his cloak on his head, kicked the horse's belly, and, guarded by a group of guards, passed through the city gate and galloped away along Suzaku Street.

Changsun Wuji stood in the spring breeze, the sun was just right, but he was unusually desolate, and murmured to himself:

"It's good, it's good... You and my nephew have their own positions. In the end, my nephew, who has always been well-behaved and obedient, defeated my uncle."

He slowly turned around, his aloof back became a little rickety as usual, and the shackles on his hands were heavy, making a huffing sound with his movements:

"At least it means that you will be a qualified emperor in the future. We have worked hard to manage the Tang Dynasty for most of our lives, and we will have a trust in the future..."

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Anren Hall, the Queen's residence.

Zhongshu Ling Liu Shi, sitting at the bottom, looked at Wu Zhaoyi who was smiling kindly at him across from him, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his head.

Queen Wang was sitting in the middle. Seeing her uncle like this, she felt dissatisfied and said coldly:

"Uncle, the bones in his body are getting colder and colder. It has only been a few months and he is already sweating like this?"

He wasn't hot, he was scared! Liu Shi thought.

Seeing that the eldest grandson family was expelled from the court, he now dared not sleep at night, for fear that he would be caught in prison in the middle of the night.

The little emperor became so cruel that he didn't even care about his biological sister. The Queen and the Queen didn't please him. Even though they were married, they didn't even have a child together. What else did he care about?

"Yes...I'll eat less and lose weight when I get back." Liu Shigan said with a smile, then glanced at Wu Rou warily and wiped his sweat.