Li You said in a firm tone: "It's pure nonsense, they don't know you Zhang Xuansu at all."

If you want to talk about loyalty to His Royal Highness the Prince, I dare to say that even if everyone in the world betrays His Royal Highness the Prince, you Zhang Xuansu will not. ”

A warm current surged in Zhang Xuansu's heart. But he didn't say anything, his eyes were fixed on Li You's eyes, trying to see if what he said was sincere.

Li You's gaze was as pure as water, and with the whole serious facial expression, how sincere and sincere he was. Zhang Xuansu believed it a little, but he didn't dare to believe it all. He asked, "Why?" ”

Li You said with a smile: "The people who say these things are because they don't understand your Zhang Xuansu's personality.

Back then, you Zhang Xuansu served as Hucao in Jingcheng County (now Xijingcheng, Cangzhou City, Hebei), and when Dou Jiande's army came to attack, the county commander and others had already fled, but you Zhang Xuansu led the people to stick to the city.

When you were captured by Dou Jiande, you would rather die than surrender, which shows your arrogance. When you were taken to the execution ground and were about to be beheaded, thousands of people were willing to die for you, which shows your prestige in the hearts of the people.

Such a character. How can it be a despicable villain? ”

When Zhang Xuansu heard this, he couldn't help but get excited. He said: "I can't imagine that His Highness actually knows about the trivial matter of the minister back then. ”

Li You said: "Dou Jiande saw that he couldn't surrender to you, and he didn't dare to kill you, so he let you go back to his hometown." Later, Emperor Yang of Sui was killed in Jiangdu, and you lost your allegiance. Dou Jiande invites you again and asks you to be his head of the household.

You repeatedly refused, but you saw that the people had been displaced by the war, and in order to appease those people, you accepted Dou Jiande's appointment.

Although you accepted Dou Jiande's appointment, it is not the same as the character of those who take refuge in Dou Jiande because they are greedy for life and fear of death, and greedy for wealth and wealth, such as the comparison between the pearl of the bright moon and the rubble.

At that time, Zhang Quansu was full of enthusiasm and ambition to save the people from fire and water, driven by such noble feelings, he was able to sacrifice himself and forget death, and he was able to endure humiliation. Such a character, no one can doubt his pearl-like precious character. ”

When Zhang Xuansu heard this, his eyes moistened.

Li You continued: "After Dou Jiande's defeat, my father admired your character and talent and recommended you to serve the imperial court. Emperor Taizu took a fancy to your talent and made you the master of Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince.

After you served as Prince Yin's master, you assisted him wholeheartedly, and when Prince Yin had a conflict with his father, you used all kinds of conspiracies to help Li Jiancheng get rid of his father.

If Prince Yin really adopted your opinion, maybe history would be rewritten, and there would be no Zhenguan Dynasty today.

In this matter, you are not doing anything wrong. Your wholehearted assistance to Prince Yin shows your loyalty to your master. Although Prince Yin failed, it doesn't mean that your master is unqualified, but that Prince Yin's student is just a dou who can't be supported. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuansu couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. He really couldn't imagine that Li You knew himself so well, and he was really the number one confidant in his life.

He remembered a sentence: The parents of the one who gave birth to me, and Li Youye, the one who knows me. However, he is a proud man, and he can't say such nonsense.

Li You continued: "Actually, I am not the only one who knows you, but also my father. At the beginning, my father saw that His Royal Highness the Prince's master was useless, so he decided to use you as His Royal Highness's master.

The move was met with opposition from the crowd.

Some people say that you Zhang Xuansu can't even teach Li Jiancheng well, which shows that your master is a failed master. You have already taught a failed prince, how can such a person serve as the master of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

My father is broad-minded, and he also sees problems from a high vantage point. He said: "It is precisely because Zhang Xuansu taught a bad prince that he was able to avoid the mistakes he made before and teach a good prince." That's why you're able to be the mentor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After serving as the master of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you have summed up the lessons of the past, and in assisting His Royal Highness the Prince, you have worked hard and fulfilled the responsibility of a master. It can be said that you have exhausted all your efforts for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

So, no one can doubt your loyalty to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The reason why I said that even if people all over the world will betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but Zhang Quansu will not, there is a reason.

First of all, you Zhang Xuansu is by no means a capricious villain, but an iron-blooded man who is loyal to his duties and loyal to the Lord.

In addition to this, there is an important reason. I'm afraid you don't realize this, or you realize it, and you don't want to admit it. ”

At this moment, Zhang Xuansu had already thrown himself to the ground for the five bodies that Li You admired, and he said, "Your Highness, please give me advice." ”

Li You said: "You Zhang Xuansu is an ambitious person, and you are also a person who wants to be faced. Whatever the reason, you've changed doors many times. Allegiance to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the last stop in your life to display your talents and ambitions. If you betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there will be no place for you in heaven and earth.

If you Zhang Xuansu closes the coffin, you will leave a permanent infamy that is despised. Therefore, you would rather die than betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

"Your Highness." Zhang Xuansu couldn't hold back any longer, he cried and knelt down in front of Li You. In his life, he has experienced countless ups and downs, and has been forced to change the stain of the court many times, which makes people point fingers behind his back, and some people even compare him to Lu Bu, who is a slave with three surnames. This also put a heavy psychological burden on his back.

He is always busy, and it seems that he can relieve the pressure in his heart in the midst of busyness. When he was quiet, especially in the dead of night, the weight of the pressure gave him a splitting headache. The pain could not be explained, and no one could help him to get rid of it.

Li You understands him well enough and is his only confidant, even more thoroughly than he sees it himself. At this moment, the suppressed emotions that have been lingering in Zhang Xuansu's heart for more than 20 years are pouring out like a flood that opens the floodgates.

"Woo woo", Zhang Xuansu cried bitterly.

After a long time, Zhang Xuansu controlled his emotions, and he said embarrassedly: "Your Highness, the minister has lost his temper. ”

Li You said: "Now, let's go back to the previous topic, why do I admire you, but only half of it?"

You Zhang Xuansu is also a stubborn person, before you joined the Tang Dynasty, you were worried about the country and the people, and wanted to make your contribution to the people and the world. At this point, you and your father, Wei Zheng, and Gao Jingming all have great feelings.

You are very talented, even when you were assisting the Yin Prince Li Jiancheng, you also behaved very well. In the process of assisting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, you have also played an active role and fulfilled your responsibility for the growth of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

You are loyal, focused, and talented, and that's why I admire you.

However, there is another side of you that I don't admire.

Maybe you yourself didn't realize that when you entered the Tang Dynasty and began to assist the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, your mentality had undergone a subtle change. After the defeat of the Sui Dynasty, assisting Dou Jiande is still a failed ending, which makes your mentality have changed.

In order to prove your talent, you began to assist the hidden prince Li Jiancheng with all your heart. At this time, you are still loyal to your duties and loyal to the Lord. However, you have lost your original great feelings for the country and the people. I just want to assist Li Jiancheng to achieve great things and prove his talent. It can be said that at this time, you are no longer the original Zhang Xuansu.

After the failure of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, you retired to the mountains and forests, disheartened, and unwilling to contribute to the imperial court.

When you served as the master of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, at this time, you were more eager than before to make contributions. You learned the lesson of Li Jiancheng's failure and focused on the intrigue in the court. Teach His Royal Highness the Crown Prince how to guard against the intrigues of others, and at the same time take appropriate measures against others.

When I helped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince deal with Li Tai, the King of Wei, Li Ke, the King of Shu, and I, Li You, the King of Qi, it took a lot of your energy, and it can be regarded as achieving your goal. The only drawback is that it almost turned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into a sinister villain.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's mediocre intellect makes you feel difficult and disappointing. So in the process of teaching His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you will inevitably bring out such negative emotions. This is the main reason why the relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and you is gradually fading.

Another thing is that you are too conceited. In the process of teaching His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you think that as long as he can reach your own level, even if it is halfway, you will feel relieved. You don't believe it in your heart, or you don't want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to surpass your level.

This is the main reason why when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accepts other people's opinions and makes achievements, it is difficult for you to accept it in your heart.

I want to ask you a question: In the process of teaching you, did your master ever be dissatisfied or even reprimanded by your master when you had some wonderful ideas that surpassed your master's experience? He also thought at the time that if you could reach half of his knowledge, he would be satisfied.

But now, you are so clever and knowledgeable that you have already surpassed your past master by ten times, or even a hundred times.

From yourself to others, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can learn new knowledge, and you should be proud to be able to surpass you as a master. The real success of a master teaching a disciple is that the disciple can be better than the blue. This is the great feeling that a master should really have.

The four people I mentioned, Father Huang, Wei Zheng, Gao Jingming, and you Zhang Xuansu, all have the same essence and talent. The three of them have always maintained their original intentions and constantly improved the great feelings in their hearts.

And you, Zhang Xuansu, have changed and become one of those people who are reluctant to camp, which is why I can only admire half of you.

Li You's words awakened the blood that Zhang Xuansu once had in his heart, and he thought about what he did later, as Li You said, he sank into one of those people who once looked down on him.

He stood up, respectfully saluted Li You, and said, "Your Highness has taught you that the minister knows that he is wrong. ”

Li You said, "Master Zhang, please take a seat, I still have important things to discuss with you." ”

After Zhang Xuansu sat down, he said, "Please give instructions to Your Highness." ”

Li You said: "I have two requirements for you.

The first requirement is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now a mature adult with his own thoughts and pursuits. From this day on, you should not put yourself in the position of his master, but be his adviser and friend, and stop imposing your own opinions on him. Rather, it is based on his opinions and refines his decisions and plans.

In the future, you must also show your duty as a courtier in your attitude of talking to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In that case, I'm sure you'll have a good time.

The second requirement is that from today onwards, you should not focus on the intricate relationships in the court, and there is no need for this at all. We must do what we can and help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The Academy of Ethnic Affairs Management is an important position for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to train his descendants, and I hope you can defend this position for him. I have discussed with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I have decided to recommend you to serve as the head of the Academy of Ethnic Affairs Administration, while continuing to serve as the mentor of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Zhang Xuansu got up again and said: "Thank you His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness for your trust in the minister, the minister must be for the Tang Dynasty and run the Ethnic Affairs Management College for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The heavy and difficult conversation was over, and the knot between the two was opened, and the atmosphere became lighter and more pleasant. The two discussed matters related to the establishment of the Institute of Ethnic Affairs Administration.

At noon, accompanied by Xiao Wanyu, the two had lunch together.

In the evening of that day, when Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, he saw Zhang Xuansu waiting for him.

As soon as Zhang Xuansu saw Li Chengqian, he saluted him respectfully and said: "Prison country, Minister Zhang Xuansu sincerely apologizes to you, in the process of teaching His Highness in the past, the minister's attitude was not good and his methods were inappropriate, which added a lot of trouble to you. The minister felt deeply guilty. ”

The strong Zhang Xuansu suddenly became modest. This kind of painting style, you Li Chengqian can't adapt to it for a while. He looked at Zhang Xuansu with a little puzzlement.

Zhang Xuansu said sincerely: "Today, the minister went to visit His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest. Under the guidance of His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest, the minister has realized his past mistakes.

You are now truly growing, and you no longer need a teacher, but a counselor to help you refine your plans and decisions. The minister promised that he would no longer look at His Highness in the eyes of the past, and would no longer regard himself as a teacher. Instead, I hope to be a good courtier and a good adviser to His Highness. ”

Li Chengqian now understands the reason why he was able to make the proud Zhang Xuansu say such a thing. It turned out that it was his magical fifth brother who persuaded Zhang Xuansu.

In any case, Zhang Xuansu was able to have such an attitude, which solved a big problem that had plagued Li Chengqian for a long time and made him depressed and irritable.

Li Chengqian was naturally very happy. He also said sincerely: "Master Zhang, no matter what, you are still my master." I hope and believe that you will be my mentor and friend. ”

On this day, Zhang Xuansu was very excited, he found his original self, and his mood became relaxed.

Lying on the bed at night tossing and turning and unable to sleep, Zhang Xuansu still thought about the conversation with Li You during the day today. He thought that he had a confidant in this world who knew him so well, even better than him Zhang Xuansu, and he was extremely relieved.

In the second half of the night, Zhang Xuansu was finally sleepy. But just as he was about to fall asleep, a question suddenly came to his mind. Suddenly it annoyed him again.