Li Shimin and Empress Changsun returned to the "Liuli Palace", but they did not rest. What happened tonight was too strange, Li Shimin didn't think it at first, the more he thought about it, the more bored he became, how could he sleep.

What he was thinking, Empress Eldest Sun understood in her heart, and she didn't say much, she was always by his side.

There are low stools and tea tables in the "Liuli Palace", and the eldest grandson queen made tea and sat with Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was a little worried, which did not match his character. Li Shimin is a natural leader, and there are few times when he is hesitant. He is also very outgoing and doesn't keep things in his mind. In the memory of Empress Changsun, it seems that only on that night five years ago, Li Shimin had such an expression.

"It won't be my father." Empress Changsun put a cup of tea in front of Li Shimin and said thoughtlessly. Li Shimin looked up at her, and defended like a child who had been pierced by a teacher: "When did I say that I doubted my father's words?" ”

Empress Eldest Sun didn't argue with him, smiled a little, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think this matter will be Li Mu's handiwork?" ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Although Li Mu's mind is a little elusive, he will not harm me. Tonight's events will never be his arrangement, I trust my eyes. ”

"Then what is Your Majesty still worried about?" Empress Changsun asked again: "It's not my father, it's not Li Mu, it's naturally some chaotic ministers and thieves with ulterior motives, they want to harm Li Mu, which shows that they are afraid of Li Mu, and it also shows that Li Mu's method is correct, Your Majesty only needs to spare no effort to support him, and this matter will definitely have a happy result." ”

"I am sorrowful in my heart, two things." Li Shimin took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, and said, "I don't understand why these gate valve families refuse to support me today. Prince Yin is so good, he has a concubine, and they follow him wholeheartedly. Since I ascended the throne, I have tried every means to woo and show goodwill, and even endure their sarcasm and ridicule, in exchange for what? In exchange for their hypocrisy and grievances, in exchange for their yin and yang! Even my brother-in-law, he ......"

Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun and stopped talking, he knew that he was speechless, he shouldn't have talked about Changsun Wuji in front of Empress Changsun. But Empress Changsun smiled, she looked at Li Shimin, and said: "The concubine has warned Your Majesty several times that it is not appropriate for relatives to be involved in court politics, but Your Majesty refuses to listen to your concubines. ”

"I still don't regret it." Li Shimin said seriously: "I never doubt the talent of the eldest grandson Wuji, nor do I doubt the loyalty of the eldest grandson Wuji, I just can't figure it out, why even the eldest grandson Wuji has selfish intentions towards me, he is my friend and your brother, will I treat him badly?" Why didn't he believe me! ”

"The answer to this question, the concubine knows."

"What is it?"

Empress Eldest Sun looked at Li Shimin, was silent for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine's illness, Doctor Sun can't do anything." And Your Majesty, the Spring and Autumn Period is prosperous, and the concubines are bound to take the first step. When there are concubines, the elder brother is the uncle of the country, and His Majesty thinks of the concubines, and he must have taken care of the eldest grandson's family. But what if the concubine is gone? The honor of the uncle will no longer belong to the eldest grandson's family. The elder brother thought of this, so he wanted to save a little more for the eldest grandson's family. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Shimin was furious and said, "You are my queen, how can I have another queen?" Even if, even if...... I will never set up another queen, this kind of thing can't happen! ”

Suddenly, Li Shimin became even more furious, and questioned Empress Changsun, "Even you don't trust me?" Who else can I trust in this world! Who can believe me! ”

"Your Majesty, as an emperor, which one is not alone? This is the emperor's fate, and when His Majesty ascended the throne, the concubines told His Majesty. As an emperor, everything will change, no one can really understand the emperor's suffering, and concubines can't do it. ”

"Heh......"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "You're right. ”

He sat down again, picked up the teacup, spun it clockwise, and suddenly said, "I suddenly remembered something. ”

"What?"

"When my father passed the throne to me, he told me that maybe one day, I would regret being the emperor."

Empress Eldest Sun smiled: "Your Majesty regrets it now? ”

Li Shimin shook his head: "I never regret it, even if I am really wrong, I will not regret it." And to this day, I still feel that I will be a better emperor than Prince Yin! My throne is the destiny of heaven, otherwise how could I defeat the Turks and bring back a genius like Li Mu? ”

In the mind of Empress Eldest Sun, she suddenly flickered over the scene of Li Mu and Wang Ou holding hands under the table that she saw in Lichun Courtyard that day, and suddenly asked, "Will Your Majesty kill Li Mu?" ”

This question made Li Shimin stunned, he looked at the eldest grandson empress, and asked, "What is the queen talking about?" Why did I kill Li Mu? ”

"What the concubine means is that if one day Li Mugong is the master, or one day he also changes and has a different heart, or if he does something sorry for His Majesty, will His Majesty kill him?"

"This ......" Li Shimin frowned, he understood the question, but he didn't know how to answer.

"If he rebels, I will defeat him...... But I will spare his life. I shouldn't have killed him. ”

"Rebel or kill?" Empress Eldest Sun smiled: "Your Majesty really looks at Li Mu differently. ”

Li Shimin also smiled, he didn't understand why he would open up to Li Muwang, but his subconscious thoughts were like this: "I am really very satisfied with Li Mu, if he is the child of you and me, I will make him the crown prince Xing I will abdicate early and hand over the world to him as soon as possible." I have a hunch that if he were emperor, he would have more options than I did. ”

Li Shimin smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I have self-knowledge, I am still suitable to be a general who leads the army to fight, not an emperor." But I firmly believe that I am still more suitable than the likes of Prince Yin. He sighed and said, "I didn't believe in fate in my early years, but now I do." Destiny is not necessarily a good thing, but it may just be a responsibility. ”

They had already talked about the matter of the throne, and Empress Eldest Sun knew that she couldn't talk about it anymore, so she diverted the conversation and asked, "What is the second thing Your Majesty is worried about?" ”

"The second thing is Li Mu."

Empress Eldest Sun said curiously: "This is strange, Your Majesty just said that even if Li Mu rebelled, His Majesty would not kill him, why are you worried about him now?" ”

"I can't guess what Li Mu will do, so I'm worried." Li Shimin frowned and said, "You also saw Li Mu's appearance just now, this kid prides himself on being a smart person. Calculated every step, watched everyone fall into his trap, and then hid behind him to steal the fun. But tonight's events were clearly not in his plans. So he was furious, he felt that he had lost face in front of me, that all his calculations had been in vain, and that it had become a joke. ”

In this state, he made a military order with me. After three days, if it doesn't work out, he will have to give an account with his life. I'm really worried about him, I don't know if he can make it. ”

Empress Eldest Sun thought for a while and said, "The concubine thinks that Li Mu can succeed." ”

"I thought so too, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to him. It's just that there's another layer of concern. ”

"And what?"

"I'm worried that Li Mu has killed too much!"

Li Shimin sighed and said, "At this point, there is no room for reversal. If Li Mu wants to end this matter within three days, he must cut through the mess quickly. How to chop? "Kill" is just one word! But at a young age, his mind has not yet been established. If he doesn't understand this and sees killing as a shortcut to solving problems, I worry about his future. ”

"Those who do great things must have a benevolent heart and good thoughts. The killing was just a last resort, I can't stop him at this time, how can I not worry! ”

"Your Majesty is really thoughtful for him." Empress Eldest Sun smiled and said, "Why don't you make a bet with Your Majesty?" ”

"What bet?"

"The concubine gambles, this time, there will be no more than ten people who will die in the hands of Li Mu."

"Ten?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean, apart from those assassins, Li Mu will not kill anyone?" ”

"Yes, not a single person will be killed."

"And how is he going to solve it?" Li Shimin was incomprehensible and said, "I really don't understand, what did the queen think?" ”

"If the concubine can think of it, she won't be able to show Li Mu's ability. The concubine is just an intuition, Li Mu, this child, his style of doing things is not like a person who kills heavily. The Shandong Shi clan offended him a lot of times, although he shouted and shouted to kill, but he never did that once. It's not that he doesn't have a chance, he just seems to be too lazy to do it, and the concubine can't tell what is going on, maybe it's just intuition. ”

"Your instincts have always been accurate." Li Shimin smiled and said, "I can't guess it, and I can't feel it, so I'll have to wait and see." ”

Suddenly, a person flashed behind Li Shimin. Without looking back, Li Shimin knew that it was Gonggong Gao: "Your Majesty, Liu Shenwei, the apprentice of Doctor Sun, has brought it, let him come and bandage His Majesty's wounds." ”

Li Shimin shook his wrist and said, "If you don't say it, I will forget it." This little wound has long been scabbed, what is the bandage? When I was fighting in all directions, I didn't get hurt one day, and if I had taken this little injury seriously, I would have died a hundred times. ”

Gonggong Gao was still insisting, and said, "Your Majesty, let's bandage it and put some gold sore medicine on it." ”

Empress Changsun also said: "At this time and that time, now is not the past, and Your Majesty is not young anymore. ”

"How do I think I'm okay, I'm not old." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Okay, bandage, take medicine, let him in." ”

Gao Gonggong turned around and went out, carefully opened the glass door, and let Liu Shenwei in. Li Shimin stretched out his wrist, Liu Shenwei helped him clean the wound, and then applied gold sore medicine and re-bandaged it. The wound was only an inch long, and it had already scabbed, which was indeed a little too tense.

"Did I send my Longquan Sword to Li Mu?"