Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1868 His Majesty Li Er's Thoughts

"Avalokitesvara did not have a good life when she was a child. Both of her parents died, and her eldest brother Sun Anye was not a thing, so she and Wuji were driven back to her uncle Gao Shilian's house. Although my uncle treated them well, the days of living under the fence are not so good after all. Ruyi. Until she married me."

"The year I married Avalokitesvara, I was 16 years old and she was 13 years old. At that time, her stature hadn't grown up yet, she was small and soft. The thing I like the most is lying in my arms and talking to me. Whisper."

"That was the happiest period of my life. Thinking about it now, it really feels like yesterday."

"Unfortunately, this period of time is still too short. Not long after, my biological mother unfortunately passed away, and Wugou's uncle Gao Shilian was also exiled. These two things came together, and it really made my young He Wugou feels that at this moment, only each other is the last support."

"We comforted and encouraged each other, and we got through the most difficult period. At that time, I secretly made up my mind to fulfill my husband's responsibility - to make Guanyin maid happy and not let her suffer any harm. .”

"Unfortunately, I didn't do it later. It was Guanyin's servant girl who gave me a lot of help."

"When I was away on an expedition, my father had many doubts about me. She was the one who went all out to excuse me. The Xuanwu Gate incident was a life-and-death crisis, and it was she who encouraged the soldiers for me. If it weren't for her encouragement, would the coup be successful? , I’m really not sure.”

"But after I became the emperor, how did I repay her? At the beginning, I was kind to her, but as time passed, I became bored. I was quite dissatisfied with the bed service she arranged. Until I have The pipa girl has not entered the harem for more than half a year."

"Perhaps she felt my heart. After the Tianfu monk's case, she didn't arrange anyone to sleep with me, and let me go crazy. Until a few days ago, she blocked a sword for me!"

His Majesty Li Er spoke eloquently, and his eyes turned red when he said this.

He choked up and said: "Thirteen is a gentleman's wife, and they became husband and wife. From now on, there is no doubt about love and love. Well said, well said! She has lived for me all her life. What about me? But I failed her! Seeing her getting weaker day by day, I... I really wish..."

Guo Ye heard that his tone was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you must put the country and the country as the most important thing!"

"Don't worry, the world is not peaceful, and I will not commit suicide."

His Majesty Li Er stabilized his mind, took a long breath, and said: "I have wanted to say this to others for a long time. But the emperor, also known as a lonely family, has no relatives or friends, who can he say to? That is to say, Guo Aiqing, you are the most trusted subject of Wugou and Wugou, so I tell you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"You have to be worthy of my great love for you! I know that people will change. Maybe after a long time, the feelings for Wugou will gradually fade away, maybe I will have the idea of ​​making someone else the prince. At this time, I need you, Guo Aiqing, to correct me! I can't let Wugou down again!"

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty, I understand what you said. But..."

"How? Are you still unwilling to accept the order?"

"Your Majesty, please think about it, if you want to appoint someone else as the prince, wouldn't you first relieve the military power of the humble minister? Or, one day, the humble minister would be called into the palace and hacked to death with knives. Obviously, this This imperial decree can't be carried out at all!"

"Uh... that's true..." His Majesty Li Er also realized that the imperial decree he had drawn up was not very reliable. The emperor's advantage over his subjects was too great. An imperial decree restricts him.

He asked: "Qin Guogong, you have always had a lot of ghost ideas. Is there any good way?"

"Me?" When it comes to restricting imperial power, Guo Ye knows nothing more than the democratic council of later generations, but just as the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.

His Majesty Li Er didn't look at his current cowardly appearance, it was just that he was hit by the loss of his beloved wife and lost control for a while.

In essence, he is still the hero of the generation who killed brothers and brothers. Now that he proposes a democratic council, one day when the situation is met, he may lose his head!

Thinking of this, Guo Ye smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, supreme. If a humble minister can limit His Majesty, wouldn't he be a traitor? There is simply no such way."

"Why don't I write another imperial edict, announcing the passing of the throne to the crown prince... No, it's not appropriate... Hey, I have it!" His Majesty Li Er rolled his eyes and wrote another imperial edict.

Guo Ye took it over and took a look, so he didn't faint from fright.

I saw that the general idea above is that I was hijacked by treacherous ministers and could hardly be independent.Send a secret edict to Guo Ye, let him call for soldiers and horses from all over the world, Qing Jun side!

At this moment, Guo Ye wondered if the matter between himself and Empress Changsun had happened, and His Majesty Li Er was going to use this edict to kill him.

He knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I have been with you for so many years, and I have worked hard without credit. You can't hurt my minister like this! Your two imperial edicts are all to make me rebel against you!"

"You don't want to die for me?"

"Your Majesty, it is unreasonable for you to say that. I am willing to die for you, but this is not the way to die. Death is lighter than a feather, and it is heavier than Mount Tai. I am afraid that dying for your little matter is worse than that." A feather doesn't weigh much. To be clear, I really don't like it."

His Majesty Li Er said in a deep voice: "Then can I understand that you feel that Wugou's entrustment is not much lighter than a feather?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, what are you doing with my words? Let's put it this way, I am willing to help the prince avoid all kinds of open and hidden arrows, and I am willing to help the prince to please you, and I am more willing to teach the prince to be a good emperor, but for the sake of If he fights against you, I won't do it! I won't do it even if I kill him!"

"You..." His Majesty Li Er took a deep breath and said, "Qin Guogong, the reason why I insist on you restricting me is not only the relationship between me and Wugou, but also a very important reason."

"what reason?"

"I don't want my children to be like me, leaving behind eternal infamy. The world only knows that I kill my brothers and brothers, and lose all human relations. How can I know that I have a last resort."

Guo Ye said: "Jianjian Yuanji first intended to murder His Majesty, and you had to fight back in order to protect yourself. Everyone knows about this, Your Majesty should not worry too much."

"Not only that, but the previous emperor also had a lot of responsibilities. Back then, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil and heroes emerged in large numbers. I persuaded the emperor to raise troops and sweep the world down. The emperor personally said to me that if he can enter Chang'an, he will immediately I am the prince. As a result, the last one was built."

Guo Ye really didn't know about this, and said, "That's indeed Gaozu's fault."

"Huh, if it's just once, it's fine. It's not impossible to establish a prince and then abolish it, let alone a casual promise? But do you know that he lied to me three times!"

"three times?"

"That's right. The second time was shortly after my founding of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Liu Wuzhou made a big move to the south, and the city of Chang'an was about to be destroyed. I was ordered to lead the army to the expedition. Before leaving, my father promised that as long as I won, he would establish me For the crown prince, it's a pity that he broke his promise again."

"Uh...how about the third time?"

"The third time was when I was leading the army away. Prince Jian Jiancheng wanted to rebel and launched the Renzhi Palace Incident. He ordered me to come back to protect him, and promised to give me the crown prince. However, after the event was completed, he went back on his word!"

Guo Ye thought to himself, if Li Yuan's promise could be explained by impulsiveness and outspokenness the first time, then the second and third times meant too much.

He said: "The Xuanwu Sect's pity, Gaozu really has to bear a lot of responsibility."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "So, I don't want to be a person like my father, and I am worried that I will not be able to control myself. I also hope that Duke Qin will help me so that the prince will not be infamous. All the crimes will be borne by me alone!"

"This..." Guo Ye sucked his teeth and said, "I still don't dare to accept orders!"

Chapter 1869 Guo Ye's New Errand

"why?"

"Because my shoulders are too small, I can't bear such a heavy responsibility." Guo Ye said with a bitter face: "No matter what you say, this is an enemy of your Majesty, I dare not!"

"I've said this for the sake of it, do you still want to disrespect the order?"

"If you accept this imperial decree, you will have to become an enemy of His Majesty in the future, and you will inevitably die. If you don't accept this imperial decree, you will be disrespectful and decapitated. Isn't this embarrassing for you? Forget it, if you really If you don't feel well, cut off Wei Chen now!"

"Why did I chop you up?" His Majesty Li Er rolled his eyes and said, "Forget it, if you don't accept the order, someone will. Why should I hang myself on a tree? I will find someone else to handle this matter."

An ominous premonition rose in Guo Ye's heart, and he said, "Who do you want to give this edict to?"

"Don't worry about it. I have to explain to you what I do. All in all, you just need to support and protect the crown prince. I will never use your military power. Besides..."

His Majesty Li Er paused for a moment, and then continued: "About that Jiang Yumei, don't think I will do anything. Since it is the intention of Guanyin's servant girl, I will not make extra troubles, just keep her in the room."

It was really hard to answer this question, Guo Ye could only nod and said: "Yes."