Zhang Tianai said unhappily: "Dad, don't you let your daughter eat?" ”

"Daughter," Zhang Xun smiled kindly, and said: "There will be more time to eat together in the future, not at this time, the father and son-in-law meet for the first time, there are some things I want to say to him alone, you are not appropriate next to you, it is better to avoid it."

"yes, yes." Li Mu secretly pulled Zhang Tianai's hand and whispered: "Your father may want to talk to me about the bride price, you are next to you, do you think it is appropriate?" ”

"I don't want a bride price either-" As soon as the words came out, Zhang Tianai made a big red face. How can there be a girl who doesn't want a bride price, this is too eager to get married. She hurriedly stopped her mouth, peeked at her father, and saw that he looked noncommittal, and only thought that he wanted to talk about the bride price, so she hurriedly leaned over and whispered: "Daddy, my daughter is already his person, you don't have to be embarrassed for him." ”

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly and said: "You are really a big woman, okay, let your father talk to him, you won't be embarrassed for him." ”

"Then you talk, my daughter went out first." Zhang Tianai was guaranteed, his heart was three points sweeter than eating honey, handed Li Mu a look, and turned to go out.

Li Chongyi's cough came from outside the tent, Li Mu knew that Zhang Tianai had gone away, and let out a sigh, the smile on his face gradually changed, and his expression became cold.

"Father-in-law, there's no need to hide it, right?"

Zhang Xun nodded and said, "Almost Li Ji has already told you, I want to hide it, what's the use?" ”

"What do you want, you might as well tell me, if I can do it, I will do my best to do it, and it can be regarded as a part of my son-in-law's heart. My father-in-law should know that I am not a slammer. ”

Zhang Xun smiled and said, "Really? ”

"Take it seriously."

Zhang Xun glanced at Li Mu deeply and asked, "Virtuous son-in-law, have you ever thought about being an emperor?" ”

Li Mu shook his head: "I never thought that my father-in-law didn't have to waste his tongue. ”

"I've thought about it." Zhang Xun poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all: "When I was as old as you, there was chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the world was full of heroes, how many heroes were there at that time." At that time, I was thinking, what are so many heroes and heroes, famous figures, you fight for me, and are willing to die? Isn't it for the big position? It can be seen that the glory and wealth are not as good as the feeling of being in power, sitting on a high dragon chair, life and death, and the world is in my hands, I don't know how happy it is. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is not trying to disturb your good dreams. Actually, being an emperor is not as comfortable as you think. I am a close minister of the Tang Emperor, and the life of the emperor I see in my eyes is not comfortable at all. You just said that life and death are worth taking, right? When the emperor wants to kill whomever he wants, can he kill whom? Wei Zheng pointed his nose and scolded the emperor, yin and yang weird, does the Tang Emperor want to kill? I want to, but I can't kill it, because there are Shandong scholars behind it. Let's talk about what happened a year ago, a group of businessmen hoarded Juqi, which caused the price of food to rise several times, hateful? But you still can't kill it, because it will move your whole body—"

"Being an emperor may seem like a good job, but it's not. This world is not yours, you can do whatever you want, but when the world is yours, wherever you move, the loss is yourself, it is all a loss-making transaction, where is it good? ”

Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment, suddenly smiled bitterly, and said: "I really didn't expect what you said, but it doesn't affect what I do." ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "I can understand that the things that I have insisted on all my life may have become obsessions." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Xun's voice suddenly raised, and he was about to speak, but he coughed. Li Mu got up and came to him, patted his back lightly to help him calm his breath, Zhang Xun hurriedly stuffed a medicine into his mouth, and after a while, his anger came to pass: "The virtuous son-in-law smiled." ”

"Father-in-law doesn't have to be in a hurry, the night is long, speak slowly."

"I was just a little excited, I didn't expect my son-in-law to understand me."

Li Mu smiled, and Zhang Xun continued: "When I was young, I thought that the prince and the prince would have a kind of Xiangning, and if others could rise up, so could I!" My kung fu is not bad, my methods are not bad, others can cause trouble, and I am the same. However, I later realized that there were some things that could not be achieved by force. Princes and generals are kind. People like me are destined not to be supported, and they are destined to be only horse bandits...... However, I am not reconciled! ”

Li Mu bowed his head and said, "The will of the father-in-law is admired by the son-in-law." ”

"After having Tianai, I was also injured, and my ambition disappeared, and I knew that I didn't have the ability to compete in the Central Plains and couldn't be the emperor, so I had to retreat to the second."

Li Mu interrupted him and said, "So, you have been fighting Gao Chang's idea for a long time?" ”

"The virtuous son-in-law is really smart." Zhang Xun was silent for a moment, and slowly said his plan: "I knew that there would be a war between the Eastern Turks and the Tang Dynasty. The Eastern Turks are strong, and the Tang Dynasty is not an opponent. But if the Eastern Turks rule the Western Regions, these barbarians will only enslave the people, and they will never give me a chance. Only when the Eastern Turks fall and the Tang Dynasty extends to the Western Regions can I have a chance to capture Gaochang. Therefore, I sent people to go deep into the tribes of Jieli and Tuli, and did everything possible to provoke the discord between Tuli and Jieli's uncle and nephew! Let the Eastern Turks be consumed by internal strife and create opportunities for the Tang Dynasty to march into the army. ”

This made Li Mu not expect that if what Zhang Xun said was true, then Li Shimin would really have to thank him, if it weren't for the internal strife of the Eastern Turks, the Tang Dynasty might not have the opportunity to destroy the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop.

Zhang Xun was about to say something about Li Yourong, when the words came to his lips, he suddenly felt something, left half a sentence, and changed his words: "Zhang Yi is also my person, I asked him to poison Ju Wentai, I didn't want to leave a way back for the Ju family, and I also wanted to force Datang to make a decision early——"

Zhang Xun suddenly changed his words, so that Li Mu had no time to think about the sudden matter, and his thoughts were taken away, he frowned and said: "But father-in-law, have you ever thought about the consequences." ”

Zhang Xun smiled and said: "Virtuous son-in-law, you killed six or seven thousand people in the blink of an eye, when did you care about the consequences?" Since ancient times, when the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, it was all involved in the Western Regions, such as the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty wants to dominate the Western Regions and will not allow Gaochang to exist, which you and I, His Majesty the Tang Emperor, know very well. Even if I don't poison Ju Wentai, the Ju family and his son are fish on the board, and sooner or later they will fall into your calculations. I'm just pushing the boat down the river and giving my son-in-law an excuse. ”

"Heh," Li Mu chuckled lightly and said, "Father-in-law is quick to talk, and what he said is not bad at all." However, the Ju father and son ended up first, why does the father-in-law think that after you take charge of Gaochang, Datang will not regard you as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh? ”

"Because of you!" The corners of Zhang Xun's mouth hooked up a smile, and said: "My plan is not immutable, it is being adjusted at any time, but since Tianai came back and said that after I met you and promised you for life, I made up my mind, I will help you solve the crisis of the Western Turks, you help me lead Gaochang, and I will sit back and relax for a day with you in the court, this is the difference between me and the Ju father and son!" ”