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Chapter 339 Li Shimin's Dream
"If Manager Li likes this tea, he will bring some back later." Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Li Mu put down his teacup and shook his head, then refused, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your kindness. If I can taste this kind of good tea once in a while, I will be satisfied."

Although he likes tea, he dare not ask for it.

As Li Shimin's personal servant, the most taboo thing is getting too close to the lord minister.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty summoned you. If you have nothing else to do, you can follow this old slave into the palace as soon as possible." Li Mu said.

Lin Xuan asked: "Director Li, do you know why His Majesty called me?"

Li Mu was a little hesitant. Generally, when the servants were ordered to summon the officials, others would ask the reason, so he was prepared.

But when Li Shimin sent him there, it meant that it needed to be kept secret.

Lin Xuan saw that Li Mu was a little embarrassed, and said apologetically, "I was reckless, and I will follow Director Li into the palace."

He had already guessed why Li Shimin summoned him into the palace, and asked Li Mu just to confirm.

"Loud noise." Li Mu whispered.

Sure enough, Li Shimin called him because of the movement caused by the explosives.

After he used the gunpowder, he was already prepared for Li Shimin's questioning.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin has not sent anyone these days, Lin Xuan thought that Li Shimin would not look for him.

Lin Xuan was stunned, then came back to his senses, gave Li Mu a grateful look, and said, "Director Li, let's set off quickly, we can't keep His Majesty waiting too long."

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"See Your Majesty." Lin Xuan bowed.

Li Shimin asked Lin Xuan to sit down, and dismissed all the eunuchs and maids serving in the hall.

When there were only the two of them left in the hall, Li Shimin said, "Do you know why I called you here?"

Lin Xuan said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty called the minister here, probably because he wanted to talk about the marriage between the minister and Princess Changle."

Seeing that Lin Xuan was pretending to be crazy, Li Shimin said directly: "The reason why I called you here is to know what happened to the loud noise when you met people from the aristocratic family?"

Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, I have promised the aristocratic family. If they don't do anything to me, I will not tell Your Majesty."

Li Shimin's face darkened, and he said, "Tell me, and I will protect you."

"Your Majesty, do you believe this?" Lin Xuan said.

Even if he gave Li Shimin the gunpowder formula now, he would not do anything to the family now.

The aristocratic family in the world went crazy, and Lin Xuan was not sure that he would survive.

Li Shimin said to protect him, unless he let his family live in the palace, or stay in Chang'an City, it may not be safe.

Li Shimin's face was gloomy, and he shouted: "Lin Xuan, you are presumptuous!"

Lin Xuan got up quickly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the safety of my life, I am sorry that I cannot tell Your Majesty."

Li Shimin sneered: "You are afraid that the family will kill you, but are you not afraid that I will kill you?"

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "I'm afraid! But even if His Majesty wants to kill the minister, it will not involve the minister's family, but the family is not necessarily."

Li Shimin cherishes feathers, not to mention that it is impossible to kill himself because of this, even if he could, he would not touch his family, but the aristocratic family doesn't pay so much attention.

Lin Xuan naturally knew how to choose.

Li Shimin took a few deep breaths, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Okay, okay. You people always say that you are loyal to me, and when you face the aristocratic family, you are all timid. This is you The so-called loyalty?"

Lin Xuan secretly slandered: "I have never shown my loyalty."

Besides, don't you find it ridiculous that you plan this and worry about that, and expect others to help you desperately?

Cheng Yaojin and the others are fine people, why when facing the issue of the aristocratic family, why do they only appear to be at odds with the aristocratic family, but they don't take any real action?
Because they are not stupid, they know that family problems cannot be solved in one generation.

Even if they try their best to help Li Shimin suppress the family, who can say for sure whether the next emperor will continue to suppress the family?

Many aristocratic families have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. Even if they have been silent for a few years, they will always recover in a short time.

And no one can tell whether these dukes' mansions can continue to maintain their current glory after they die.

At that time, the Duke's Mansion, which has no title but no real power, will not be able to withstand the family's revenge.

Lin Xuan believed that if Li Shimin planned to send troops to destroy the family now, Cheng Yaojin and the others would definitely support him.

But Li Shimin wanted to boil the frog in warm water, so hehe.

"Your Majesty, this hole card of the minister is related to the life and death of the family. If the family knows that His Majesty knows, they will definitely go crazy. If your majesty is going to attack the family now, I can tell your majesty." Lin Xuan said.

No matter what, Li Shimin is also his future father-in-law, and he doesn't want to offend him too much.

Li Shimin was silent. It is impossible to attack the family now.

Not to mention the private soldiers in the hands of the family, even if the family can be wiped out, who will manage the world for him?
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty doesn't intend to touch the family now, so what if His Majesty knows now?"

Li Shimin stared at Lin Xuan and asked: "Baiqi went to the hillside where you met to see it. The scene was a mess and there was a big hole. Baiqi said it was caused by the anger of the thunder. Tell me, will you be immortal?" technique?"

Lin Xuan was a little speechless, Li Shimin was still thinking about this.

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "If you really know how to use immortal arts, why do you need to frighten the family? Won't you just wipe them out with a wave of your hand? Your Majesty can understand that thing as a weapon."

arms?

Li Shimin thought of the big pit described by Baiqi, and really couldn't think of any weapon that could have such great power.

If there is such a weapon, wouldn't it be easy to do what I want to do the most?
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan eagerly, and said, "Lin Xuan, you hand over this weapon to me, and I promise not to let the aristocratic family know about it."

Lin Xuan was a little puzzled, Li Shimin was almost convinced by him just now, why did he suddenly think about it again?

"Your Majesty, can you tell me why you want this weapon? This thing is not effective against cavalry." Lin Xuan said.

He thought that Li Shimin wanted explosives to deal with Western Turks and Xue Yantuo.

But the explosives at this time really have little effect on the cavalry.

Li Shimin got up, looked at the map behind him, and stood with his back to Lin Xuan, hands behind his back.

"Do you know what my biggest dream is?" Li Shimin said quietly.

desire?

Immortality or extermination of the family?

Li Shimin didn't wait for Lin Xuan's reply, and said to himself: "I want to conquer Liaodong and destroy Goguryeo in my lifetime. But because of the conquest of Goguryeo, the world is in chaos. Now the Tang subjects are very afraid of Goguryeo. But I don't like that I feel that what Yang Guang didn't accomplish doesn't mean I can't do it."

"To be honest, I was also a little worried that I would be defeated like the Sui Dynasty. But your weapon gave me hope."

Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin strangely.

Historically, when Li Shimin was in his later years, he did attack Goguryeo, and even conquered Goguryeo himself.

However, during the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo did not take the initiative to provoke the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty sent troops to conquer Goguryeo nine times during the period of Li Shimin and Gaozong, and finally destroyed Goguryeo.

People say that Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo because Goguryeo was powerful and in order to eliminate the threat.

But Lin Xuan didn't think so. Although the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, although they failed to win, it also greatly weakened Goguryeo's strength.

(End of this chapter)