"Your Majesty, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, there is more than enough to make up for the short. You single-handedly built the Tang Dynasty into a strong dynasty far superior to the Qin and Han dynasties, enough to be proud of the three emperors, the five emperors, the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty are also dwarfed in front of you, if you can level Goguryeo and incorporate it into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, your great achievements can be called the ancient and unprecedented, the glory of the 'Emperor of the Ages' is well deserved! ”

Fang Xuanling spoke bitterly and patiently advised: "However, the extremes of things must be reversed, and the prosperity must decline, you single-handedly pushed the Tang Dynasty to the peak, and after you, it is bound to decline, this is the way of heaven that cannot be disobeyed in the world." However, you are now greedy and insufficient, and it is not difficult to hope that your successor will be able to build on the splendid country you have left behind, but it is a violation of the principle of things, and it is absolutely impossible. ”

His Majesty Li Er was stunned.

He wanted to establish a great achievement to make himself far better than the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty "Emperor of the Ages", but the manpower is sometimes poor, even if he is wise and martial, he will eventually have a time to die, he looks forward to being able to choose an excellent successor to inherit the great cause he left behind, and even to do better than himself!

However, he has never considered the problem from the perspective of "Heavenly Dao......

The prosperity must decline, and the extremes of things must be reversed, this is the way of heaven, and the way of heaven cannot be violated.

Whether it is the Great Qin who unified the Liuhe and swept the Eight Wildernesses, or the strong man who will be punished even though the soldiers are far away, it is inevitable that after reaching the peak of strength, it will gradually slide into the trough.

Is it a succession problem?

Perhaps, but more reasons are due to the way of heaven - prosperity must decline!

When it is strong, many contradictions can be covered up, and everyone puts the contradictions aside in order to pursue greater ideals and more lucrative interests, but the contradictions never disappear, and once the national power slips, all kinds of contradictions and all kinds of problems will be completely stimulated.

For example, the political claims of the Maison's gate valves......

Now that he is in power, the Tang Dynasty is invincible in sweeping the four seas, and the ambitions of the family are suppressed. Once the emperor is replaced, and the country's strength falls back from the peak, those family valves who are reluctant to let go of the "Nine Grades Zhongzheng System" will inevitably make a comeback.

For an empire, the Maison Gate Valve is a double-edged sword.

It can unify all forces when the empire rises, and it becomes the sharpest weapon in the hands of the emperor, invincible. It can also oppose the enemy when the empire is weak, manipulate the state power in its hands, and seek its own interests......

And why did he alienate his eldest grandson Wuji?

There are many reasons, but the most important one is that the eldest grandson Wuji himself represents the interests of the huge Guanlong group behind him, and the interests of the Guanlong group are contrary to the interests of the country......

Now he has made an unforgivable mistake, hoping that the King of Jin, supported by the Guanlong group, will inherit the throne and make the country stronger and stronger after himself...... This is simply paradoxical.

The day when King Jin ascended the throne as emperor, wasn't it the day when the Guanlong group grabbed the fruits of victory?

And this "fruit of victory" is a real national interest......

His Majesty Li Er took a long breath and suddenly brightened.

What are you doing?

This side is trying its best to suppress the family gate valve, but there is also the Jin king, who is supported by the family gate valve, to inherit the throne......

It's just old and confused!

However, as soon as he figured it out, he immediately fell into hesitation.

King Jin participated in the battle for the crown with his tacit consent, and now he wants to single-handedly cut off the hope that King Jin has just ignited...... Is this a bit cruel?

How could Fang Xuanling not see the entanglement of His Majesty Li Er?

But he was helpless and could not be persuaded.

For King Jin, the youngest son-in-law, His Majesty Li Er's favor is sincere and unreserved.

How could he bear to ruthlessly knock the King of Jin, who longed for the position of prince, into the dust and completely cut off this thought? Not to mention that this child was originally benevolent, and it was His Majesty Li Er who single-handedly sent him to the road of competing for the crown now......

Too cruel.

The hall fell silent for a while, except for the continuous sound of rain outside the window.

After a long time, His Majesty Li Er slowly closed his eyes and sighed: "This letter is broken...... Dismiss it. ”

Fang Xuanling bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

Since it is a rejection, it is naturally a way for the King of Jin to seek the official book and establish the team. If it is said that Gao Shilian may have been co-opted by King Jin before, after all, he has blood and family affection, but now, Gao Shilian will inevitably become close to King Jin and turn to the prince.

His Majesty Li Er was stunned to find that he had inadvertently been equivalent to assisting the prince once, you must know that in the past, the prince's influence in the court was very low, and now with the banner of the ministry, there will naturally be no fewer ministers who are attached to the past......

*****

The tea was warm and cool, His Majesty Li Er instructed the chamberlain to remove and remake a pot, beckoned Fang Xuanling to sit down at will, sipping the fragrant tea in the lamp, listening to the wind and rain outside the window, the hall was empty and cool and breezy, but it was also very pleasant.

It's just that His Majesty Li Er frowned, and he always felt ashamed of King Jin in his heart, and he was really entangled......

Fang Xuanling comforted: "Your Majesty, why should you blame yourself? The position of the prince is related to the country, and it cannot be overlooked, how can it be easily changed? I don't know how many people's interests are connected with the prince, and how many people's interests deviate from the prince...... Now His Majesty is just intent on easy storage, and the dark tide in the court will be turbulent and turbulent, once the holy decree is really issued, then all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods will surface to disturb the world! His Royal Highness King Jin has always been intelligent and knowledgeable, and he will definitely be able to understand His Majesty's difficulties. ”

To be honest, he was also quite helpless about the emperor in front of him.

What is the great deal about the position of the Prince? This is wavering towards Qin Duchu, and the wise and resolute judgment that has always been the same, before he wanted King Wei to inherit the throne of the prince, and now he intends to support the king of Jin to ascend the throne, as if the position of the prince is just a seven-grade sesame official, he can do it for whoever he wants, he is simply dizzy......

No matter how wise a monarch is, he will inevitably lose his mind in the face of his son's truth.

Caring is chaotic, just like the evil obstacle that makes me love and hate so much that I grit my teeth......

There seemed to be a heart between the monarch and the minister, Fang Xuanling had just thought of his son, and heard His Majesty Li Er ask, "What has that mallet in your family been doing lately?" In the past two days, there have been constant turmoil in the DPRK, and all of them are related to him, but he has never heard of his movements, which is not like his style. ”

Fang Xuanling's eyelids jumped, is this what the emperor can say?

There is no majesty at all, and it is frivolous......

"Erlang drafted the emergency disaster response regulations in the yamen today, the establishment of this command yamen by the imperial court is an unprecedented measure after all, everything is out of order, we must come up with a way as soon as possible, so as not to be chaotic and disorderly, but more and more wrong, once the opportunity for disaster relief is delayed, it is not a departure from the original intention of setting up this yamen."

Fang Xuanling explained.

"Well, well done." His Majesty Li Er nodded with satisfaction, motioned to Fang Xuanling to drink tea, and then said: "This kid is talented, and he is very safe in doing things, but this character is inevitably a little willful and crazy, and he must be spurred to supervise. ”

Fang Xuanling pinched the teacup, pondered it in his heart, and said tentatively: "The rumors that have been circulating recently between him and Princess Changle, no matter what the cause is, have also damaged the royal face, and their crimes are unforgivable, please punish Your Majesty ......"

The essence of this matter is not whether Fang Jun really had an affair with Princess Changle, but that the rumors spread in Fang City and damaged the royal face. In fact, having said that, even if the two of them really have some personal feelings, as long as they don't know it, with His Majesty Li Er's doting and guilt for Princess Changle, they will turn a blind eye and let it go.

But that doesn't mean you can put it on the table.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand indifferently: "I can trust my daughter, Changle is gentle and virtuous, and has a chaste temperament, and will never do such a depraved thing, Xuan Ling doesn't need to worry about it." ”

Fang Xuanling was speechless......

Why does this sound so wrong, and you think that there is no personal affair between the two of them because you are a lady with chastity, even if my son seduces and seduces, he can't do it?

The two chatted first while drinking tea, and then saw Wang De coming in in a hurry, handed a letter to His Majesty Li Er, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the political hall has sent an urgent report, because the rain is too strong, the river is soaring, even if Zheng Guoqu discharges the flood with all his might, it cannot channel the flood, and Yunyang and other places in the upper reaches of Jingyang are always in danger of bursting the embankment." ”

The two monarchs and ministers were suddenly moved.