Li Sijiu stood beside the bed without moving, and asked: "Doesn't the emperor like to sleep with people?"

Yu Xiujin: "..." He said angrily, "I like it now."

Li Sijiu let out an "oh" and raised the corners of his lips: "In that case, I would like to thank the emperor."

Yu Xiujin gave way to the inside, Li Sijiu lay down on the half of the bed that was free, pulled half of the quilt from Yu Xiujin to cover his body, and then felt Yu Xiujin rubbing towards him, In the end, the shoulders of the two were pressed together, and the strange body temperature was transmitted to each other through the upper arms that touched each other.

Yu Xiujin held Li Sijiu's hand under the quilt, and the two held hands for a long time like kindergarten children, Yu Xiujin said abruptly: "I want to chat with you."

Li Sijiu asked: "What does the emperor want to talk about?"

Yu Xiujin opened the chatterbox.

He caught a butterfly when he was a child, but raised the butterfly to death, to the first emperor who always liked to touch his head to tell him some truths, to wondering why there are so many old men in his court, and chattering non-stop.

Later, when it came to Yu Yanli, Yu Xiujin said with a little drunkenness: "The night the emperor left, I was very sad. The queen mother told me that I was the emperor, and I should not show my emotions; Watch the night, tell me when the mother goes out, "If the emperor wants to cry, you can cry secretly for a while."

"The emperor's uncle will always bring me some novelty things, bring me snacks, and teach me the way of the emperor."

While listening, Li Sijiu imagined what Yu Xiujin would have been like when he was a child, and said with emotion: "The relationship between His Majesty and His Highness Prince Jing is really good."

Yu Xiujin heard the words, but paused for a few seconds, and said: "Our uncle and nephew do have a good relationship, but we are even more monarchs and ministers."

He suddenly asked: "I don't know Ah Jiu, who is the uncle's grandmother?"

Li Sijiu asked in a daze, "Who is it?"

Holding Li Sijiu's hand tightly, at the same time, Yu Xiujin spit out four words softly, "It's... General Nie."

Li Sijiu looked sideways at Yu Xiujin in surprise: "I thought that after General Nie left the palace, no one would know her whereabouts."

Yu Xiujin said: "It's true... After General Nie left the palace, no one knew where she went. It wasn't until ten years later that a child found the emperor's ancestor and took out the token that the emperor gave to General Nie back then. I know, it turned out that General Nie was pregnant when he left."

"Why is it that the child is the only one here? What about General Nie?"

Yu Xiujin said: "After General Nie passed away, he went to look for the emperor's ancestor."

Decades have passed since the story of General Nie. Although Li Sijiu knew that General Nie was probably gone, when he heard it with his own ears, he still felt very regretful and melancholy.He said: "It turns out there is such a thing."

Yu Xiujin said: "Yes, I only found out about General Nie after I became emperor."

Li Sijiu asked casually: "Could it be that this matter is some kind of royal secret?"

But Yu Xiujin affirmed his statement: "It's almost like this."

Li Sijiu said: "That minister will definitely not talk nonsense and keep secrets for the emperor."

As soon as he said this, he heard a soft laughter from beside his ear, Yu Xiujin said: "Of course I know that Ah Jiu won't talk nonsense, but..."

He turned his head and looked at Li Sijiu's beautiful and smooth profile: "It's just that before Ah Jiu came, I didn't even have anyone who could talk, and now I finally have someone to chat with."

Li Sijiu's heart softened when he heard this, and he sighed, "That's the only bad thing about being an only child."

Yu Xiujin: ...

Feeling Yu Xiujin's speechlessness, Li Sijiu chuckled, turned his head and kissed Yu Xiujin's forehead cheerfully: "Anyway, the emperor wants to chat in the future, so he will come to me. When I was in college, I called you A verbal war against Confucianism, chatting with the men in the security room until they ran away when they saw the minister."

Yu Xiujin: ...

As the year passed, the days became warmer day by day, and when the spring blossomed, Yu Xiujin told his ministers about his alliance plan.

The situation this time was the opposite of the previous ones, because there were Zhao Qian, Sun Li, and four people who were among the young courtiers in advance, so there was no surprise for the younger ones. On the contrary, there was no Yu Yanli lobbying among the old courtiers, and the resistance of the old courtiers was particularly fierce.

Yu Xiujin had already anticipated this situation, and he also discovered that the best way to deal with these veterans is to keep a straight face and not be too polite. To put it bluntly, it is to control violence with violence.He calmly looked down at Mr. Ying who yelled the most fiercely: "I have my own plans, besides, I don't need your efforts."

This is not wrong, the three-year imperial examination has been released a few days ago, and Yu Xiujin finally has a group of talents who are dedicated to him and used by him.Above all the officials, Yu Xiujin propped his chin, and said leisurely: "Besides, I have already sent a message to the monarchs of all countries, and also sent people to invite the ministers and envoys of the Eastern Japan and its affiliated countries. It is too late for you to object."

Seeing Mr. Ying's deflated expression, Yu Xiujin felt a sense of joy in his heart. For the first time, he felt that being an emperor was actually quite interesting.

It's just that I didn't expect that Lord Ying would bring the complaint to the Queen Mother.

When the Empress Dowager sent someone to look for Yu Xiujin, Yu Xiujin was discussing with the Ministry of Rites on how to receive envoys from various countries. When he heard the news, he felt a headache. He got up and went to the Palace of Compassion. Do you do that?"

Yu Xiujin knew what his mother was asking, and answered firmly, "Yes."

The Queen Mother asked again: "Even if future generations will scold the emperor for making fun of the whole world? Even if the scolding will spread to Aijia?"

This question seemed to be a threat, Yu Xiujin's "yes" was held in his throat, and he couldn't say it.

The queen mother took a deep look at Yu Xiujin: "The Ai family knows that the emperor is capable and ambitious; but sometimes, the Ai family really hopes that the emperor is not so capable."

Yu Xiujin withdrew from the Palace of Compassion and Ning sullenly, frowning tightly all day long, and his complexion was still gloomy when he arrived at the Palace of Brocade, Li Sijiu asked: "What's wrong?"

Yu Xiujin let out a foul breath, and relayed the Queen Mother's words to Li Sijiu.

He looked at Li Sijiu with clear eyes, and said in a low voice, "I am not afraid of failure, but my mother never encourages me."

Li Sijiu can actually understand the Empress Dowager's mood. In fact, there are too many people like this - they want to be strong all their lives, be cautious, hope that their children will become dragons, care too much about other people's eyes, and instead put shackles on themselves.

Although Yu Xiujin would not give up because of the queen mother's two words, but as her son, he still hoped that his mother would affirm him. Li Sijiu could also understand his feelings. He looked at Yu Xiujin's gloomy appearance, Standing up suddenly and walking outside, Yu Xiujin called him puzzled: "What is Ah Jiu going to do?"

Li Sijiu turned around and pressed heavily on Yu Xiujin's shoulders with both hands: "Your Majesty, I will go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to persuade the Queen Mother."

There are unofficial records in later generations: When Emperor Hui was young, he was surrounded by strong officials and the Empress Dowager Shengci peeked at power. , from then on to give up the imperial power.

What exactly did Li Sijiu say to the Empress Dowager Shengci at that time, everyone was scratching their heads and wondering.

Actually, Li Sijiu's first sentence was: "What's your name?"

The Empress Dowager never expected that Li Sijiu would ask herself this question, she froze in place for a moment, she subconsciously replied: "Xu Xiaodie."

"Xu Xiaodie," Li Sijiu looked down at her: "It's not Yu Xu, nor the queen mother, nor the emperor's mother. Xu Xiaodie, do you have any hobbies?"

The queen mother wanted to be angry, but she didn't know why, and the circles of her eyes suddenly turned red.When she was a girl, she liked boating and mountain climbing. She thought she could love them all her life, but she hadn't stepped out of this deep palace for 30 or [-] years. What she gave up was exactly what Yu Xiujin was pursuing now. .

She was silent for a long time, and said dejectedly: "The general's meaning, Aijia understands, in the future, whatever the emperor wants to do, just do it."

Li Sijiu said: "That's right, you always care about the fame and fortune behind you, what are you doing? It's useless, thinking about these all the time, how can you be happy?" He paused: "If Do you really care, isn’t there an official who compiles the annals in each dynasty? If you are afraid that they will write scribbles, call that official to your side and see him add in the annals with your own eyes: The Empress Dowager is as beautiful as a flower and has a kind heart... ..."

The Queen Mother twitched the corners of her mouth unbearably: "You don't need to talk about the latter."

After he returned to Jintu Palace, he told Yu Xiujin what the queen mother said, and Yu Xiujin asked in surprise, "What did you say to the queen mother?"

Li Sijiu folded his arms, and said mysteriously: "This is a private conversation between the minister and the minister's mother-in-law, so I cannot tell you."

Yu Xiujin: ...

"But..." Li Sijiu smiled: "When the emperor is free, we can take the queen mother out to climb a mountain, swim in a lake or something."

When the ministers from various countries arrived, Yu Xiujin invited them to discuss. These people had already received the news from Yu Xiujin before they came, but everyone was wondering how such a thing could happen.

Pulling each other when the rich are rich, and helping each other when there is a disaster, one country has meat to eat, and the rest can also eat soup—no matter how you think about it, I think it is a conspiracy.

In response to their doubts, without Yu Xiujin answering them personally, Zhao Qian, Sun Li and the others couldn't help but leaned forward and informed Yu Xiujin of his ideas: "Oh, you think our emperor is as narrow-minded as you? This is... ..."

One day during this period, Yu Yanli came over, and he asked Yu Xiujin, "What should I do if my lords disagree?"

Yu Xiujin said: "Then I won't give up, I will invite them to sit down every now and then, have a heart-to-heart talk, drink tea, eat something delicious, play something fun, let them appreciate the style of our Great Zhou , will naturally agree.”

Yu Yanli's face was heavy, and his face was full of undisguised disapproval. Yu Xiujin took a deep look at his uncle. It was the first time that the uncle and nephew had nothing to talk about. Yu Yanli saluted and said: "In that case, I wish the emperor all the best. .”

After all, turn around and leave.

Yu Xiujin was prepared for a long-term communication, but he didn't expect it to go very smoothly—these ministers and envoys were suspicious at first, and then moved. They lived in the palace while eating and drinking, and exchanged news with their monarch. , a small country envoy said: "Our king said, agreed."

After one person started, the rest followed suit. There were still a few who said they wanted to wait and see. Yu Xiujin also had a trial operation policy. After showing it to them, they agreed half-heartedly. Sijiu said: "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

Li Sijiu frowned and remained silent for a long time, Yu Xiujin asked: "What is Ah Jiu thinking?"

Li Sijiu said: "I'm just..." He shook his head in the middle of speaking, "It's nothing, it's because I'm thinking too much."

The change happened the day before Yu Xiujin signed the agreement with other countries. The Minister of War received the news in the evening and hurried to the palace. Yu Xiujin and Li Sijiu were relaxing in the imperial garden, but saw a person kneeling at their feet.Panicked, he said: "Your Majesty, the armies of the Eastern Japanese and Jin people, as well as the cavalry of the nomadic peoples, are all colluding and ready to attack at the border!"

Yu Xiujin's face suddenly sank, and after the Minister of War left, Li Sijiu heard Yu Xiujin say: "... Sure enough."

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