The parting was helpless, Li Su opposed the Eastern Crusade from the bottom of his heart, this was an uncertain war at all, and the most difficult problem in front of the Tang Dynasty was not the logistics of the army, but the prediction of the country of Goguryeo.

This seemingly barren small country was not as easy to conquer as the Tang monarchs and ministers imagined. The Sui Dynasty's three eastward expeditions to Goguryeo, were beaten to the ground, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed, until today, the heads of those fallen soldiers piled up in Jingguan is still in the black soil of Liaodong to bear the wind and sun, silently recounting the humiliating defeat decades ago.

Why is history always strikingly similar? Because the world does not learn its lesson.

Time is the most wonderful Meng Po soup, no matter how tragic and bloody the lesson, as the long time passes quietly, the scars gradually heal, the pain gradually disappears, and the long-lost self-confidence and conceit gradually rise, so it is full of indispensable, and it is an ambition that can trample the world under your feet.

Li Su is always accustomed to standing in the perspective of a bystander and calmly looking at the people and things in this world, and it is precisely because of his detached mentality that he often sees more different things than others, such as the eagerness for quick success and quick profit that quietly sprouted in the hearts of the Manchu monarchs and ministers.

Li Su tried to stop it, however, Li Shimin didn't listen, Li Su is a very life-loving person, no matter what, he only persuaded once, in the ranking in his heart, "family" is more important than "country", and if he persuades once, he will be loyal to the country, and whether he can adopt it has nothing to do with him. Li Su is not Wei Zheng after all, he doesn't have the courage to challenge the emperor's patience with the lives of the whole family.

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Dongyang Taoist Temple.

Dongyang was buried in Li Su's arms and cried into tears, and Li Su felt very uncomfortable.

There have not been many times to parting with his family over the years, but every time he leaves, it is like stepping into a ghost gate, as if he has been hit by some kind of vicious curse, and he will always experience life and death to go home safely, he knows that Dad, Xu Mingzhu and Dongyang are afraid, not of parting, but of some life and death crises that Li Su may encounter after parting.

"Don't cry, if you cry any longer, your eyes will be swollen, and the Taoist aunts in your Taoist temple will think that I beat you up before leaving......" Li Su comforted in a soft voice.

Dongyang was so angry that he pinched the soft flesh on his waist, and said angrily: "You didn't have a serious word before leaving, are you so unserious when you say goodbye to your wife?" ”

Li Su rolled his eyes: "Madame has a big belly, and she can't be serious if she wants to......"

Dongyang blinked, and then understood in seconds, his pretty face was quickly dyed with a layer of red, and he turned his head to look at the sky outside the window, it was already the time of the palm lamp, and it was about to fall into the night.

"I got the news from the palace early yesterday morning, and I also knew that my father appointed you to go out with the army, and I only felt that the sky had fallen...... Dongyang choked up: "...... There are so many civil ministers and military generals in the court, all of whom are the pillars of the country, why did my father let you, a weak crown in your twenties, go to the battlefield? Hate me to death! ”

Li Su sighed: "Your father attaches great importance to this Eastern Crusade, it can be said that this battle is more important in his mind than the suppression of the Eastern * Turks and Xue Yantuo, so he must do whatever it takes, this price is not only the strength and grain and grass in the country, but more importantly, the talent, any talent who has the slightest possibility to increase this victory rate, he must take it with him, in his lifetime, God only gave him the only opportunity for this Eastern Crusade, he must cherish it." ”

Pointing to his nose, Li Su smiled proudly: "And I, not modestly speaking, is indeed a rare talent for the Tang Dynasty, if your father doesn't take me with him, the victory rate of the first battle of Goguryeo will be reduced by two percent......"

Dongyang glared at him fiercely with teary eyes: "Just say these shameless words in front of me, I won't laugh at you anyway, you have to be careful in front of your father, be cautious in your words and deeds, don't anger him......"

Li Su muttered: "Every time I tell the truth, this woman thinks I'm shameless, should I beat her up?" ”

Dongyang sniffed, turned his head and called out to the door of the palace, and then the door of the palace opened, and the four palace maids walked in with a set of disassembled armor.

Dongyang personally put on the armor for Li Su, from the knees to the heart protection mirror, and finally put on the phoenix wing helmet, after the new dress, Li Su stood in front of Dongyang in armor, the black armor with Li Su's handsome and fair face, looking extraordinary, majestic.

The armor fits very well, it seems to be tailor-made, Li Su raised his arm, took a few steps out of his legs, and then patted the strong and heavy heart goggles, and finally ...... Turn your head and look for mirrors everywhere.

"What about mirrors? Quick, get the mirror! With such a heroic and majestic me, if I don't look in the mirror, wouldn't I be a tyrannical thing? Li Su said anxiously.

Dongyang rolled his eyes and waved weakly to let the palace maids move the mirror.

Standing in front of the mirror, Li Su twisted left and right, posing in various heroic poses from time to time, and suddenly felt that each posture was so handsome, Li Su stared at himself in the mirror, and gradually, his eyes couldn't help but be stupid......

"With such a handsome face, it's ridiculous that the world only knows my talent...... I really want to look in the mirror and look at the old world......" Li Su's eyes were dull and he murmured like a dream.

Dongyang rolled his eyes and almost fainted, and sighed faintly: "Why did I fall in love with such a shameless guy like you back then......"

I don't know how long I waited, Li Su finally reluctantly withdrew his admiring gaze from the mirror, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The armor is good, specially made for me?"

Dongyang said with a smile: "I know your size, I ordered the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering to build it overnight yesterday, and I originally planned to use silver, but I was worried that the silver would be too bright, and it would inevitably become the target of the enemy on the battlefield, so it was made black, and now it seems that this armor is not bad." ”

"It's mostly about faces...... The face is good, and it looks good in anything, think about it, if the same armor is worn on Wang Zhi's guy, what do you think it looks like? ”

Knowing that Li Su would definitely have nothing good to say next, Dongyang still couldn't help but be curious: "What is it like?" ”

Li Suzheng said: "Like the terracotta warriors, it is the kind that was buried for Qin Shi Huang, with a dead face, a shroud, and a broken stick in his hand." So, armor is not important, from ancient times to the present, the face is very important. ”

Dongyang: "............"

was full of sorrow and farewell, and was completely defeated by this guy's words.

The night breeze entered the room, and the red candles in the hall suddenly flickered a few times.

Li Su suddenly held Dongyang's hand and smiled a little unkindly: "Mrs. Princess, it's late at night, you and I should rest early......"

Dongyang's pretty face suddenly turned red, he was uncontrollable, and his beautiful eyes were panicked and timid, glancing around.

"You...... Aren't you going back to be with Madame tonight? You're going to go on the expedition the day after tomorrow......"

"Madam wants me to come over to accompany you, the rain and dew are evenly wet, no one should be wronged......" Li Su's voice lowered and said softly: "...... Tonight, if you can grow jade in Lantian, when you return to the dynasty in triumph in the coming year, our Li family will be considered to be scattered, and this matter is not a one-person competition, and it is ...... to ask the princess and Mrs. to cooperate more."

Dongyang blushed so much that he stammered: "Ru, how to cooperate?" ”

"Of course, it's the posture that fits ......"

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Chang'an City, Changsun Mansion.

The night was already deep, and the candles in the side room in the backyard of the eldest grandson's mansion were bright.

The fat body of Li Tai, the king of Wei, knelt in front of the eldest grandson Wuji, crying a handful of snot and tears.

"Uncle, save your nephew! The nephew has lost his father's holy family, and now his father's crusade to the east has ordered Li Zhi to stay in Chang'an to supervise the country, obviously his father has acquiesced to Li Zhi as the future prince of the Tang Dynasty, and his nephew's life is in danger, so he asks his uncle to help! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was wearing a casual robe, sitting in front of Li Tai with an expressionless face, his eyes were deep and introverted, and he couldn't see any clues.

"King Wei, please, what's the use of you crying in front of the old man? At the end of the day, you're too underestimated! "The eldest grandson has no jealousy and hates it.

Li Tai cried: "Yes, my nephew knows that he is wrong, he really knows that he is wrong!" I shouldn't have despised Li Zhi at the beginning, let alone offended Li Su, I didn't expect that this Li Su had the ability to defy the sky, and with his own strength, he actually reversed the disadvantage, and a small Feng Du case was easily turned into victory by him, and I lost all the games! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and sighed: "It's not enough to lose the whole game, but now you have completely lost the advantage of competing for the throne, originally you were only half a step away from the position of the prince, only half a step away!" Show yourself a little more in front of your father, maybe the edict of the prince has been issued all over the world, and the old man can only say that you ...... The shaft is not enough and conspiracy! ”

After speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji closed his eyes in disappointment, and he didn't bother to look at him anymore.

Li Tai was shocked, the eldest grandson Wuji's words were undoubtedly very heavy, and he was indeed disappointed in himself, Li Tai was not very beautiful in the Feng Du case, and almost even the eldest grandson Wuji was implicated, no wonder the eldest grandson Wuji was disappointed in him, compared to Li Su's calmness and scheming in dealing with the crisis, Li Tai lost too much color, the result of this secret battle is actually very fair, Li Tai is indeed inferior to Li Su.

But Li Tai was really scared, with Li Shimin's decree to order Li Zhi to supervise the country, Li Tai's power in the court was greatly lost, and many old ministers who were originally firmly on his side turned to Li Zhi, leaving so many guys who seemed to be loyal and loyal, in fact, they were just talking beautifully, but in fact, they had maintained neutrality, waited and watched, and stood by and watched. What awaits him Li Tai will surely be an abyss from which he will never recover.

"Uncle, uncle, save me! If you don't support your nephew, your nephew will have to die in front of you tonight, so as not to kill me in the future! Uncle and nephew just want a way to live, ask for guidance from uncle! Li Tai howled and cried, kowtowing like pounding garlic while crying.

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned, Li Tai's appearance made him more and more disgusted, and he panicked and didn't choose what to say when he encountered something, if this kind of person became the prince, how could he rule the world?

However, thinking of the dead sister Empress Changsun, and then thinking of the interests of the Guanlong Gate Valve he represents, even if Li Tai is a puddle of mud that can't support the wall, the eldest grandson Wuji can only choose to forcibly help him up, think about it from another angle, if the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty is more nesty, the easier it will be for his eldest grandson Wuji to hold him in the palm of his hand, and at the same time, the interests of the Guanlong Group will also be maximized, so that it is not too bad to put Li Tai on the throne.

On the contrary, if the next emperor is Li Zhi, the power of the eldest grandson family will inevitably be greatly affected, after all, he and Li Zhi know each other, in the battle for the prince, the eldest grandson Wuji is Li Zhi's enemy, if Li Zhi is the emperor, how will this seemingly loyal and honest child treat his enemy? No one dares to play this package ticket.

Therefore, Fu Wei pressed Jin became the only choice for the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Wuji is an out-and-out political figure, as the prime minister of the empire for decades, the eldest grandson Wuji could not be naïve enough to gamble on Li Zhi's kindness with the family business of the entire eldest grandson family.

Why is it that some court battles from ancient times to the present are obviously a trivial matter, but in the end they are endless? Because he moved his whole body, he knew that he was unwise, and he had to fight to the end, and there was still a glimmer of hope if he didn't fight, and if he didn't fight, he would die.

With a long sigh, the eldest grandson Wuji frowned and reprimanded: "The dignity of the prince, what kind of system is crying and crying!" A man can stand up to the sky and the earth, so that he can not create a foundation in the world, and the erector is actually a child, does it not make the world smile and cold? ”

Li Tai immediately stopped crying, knelt in front of the eldest grandson Wuji and hung his head and sobbed.

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Now that the matter has come to this, I have to find another way, and I have reversed the ...... by using a strange scheme."

Li Tai was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed: "Uncle has any clever plans, please don't hesitate to give me advice!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "This game of chess has been played so far, you have lost all the games, where is the clever plan?" The only way to do this is to ...... Leave Chang'an! ”

Li Tai was shocked: "What does my uncle mean by this?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji brushed his beard and said: "King Wei read through the scriptures and history, can you know the allusion of 'Shen Sheng died inside, and heavy ears were at peace outside'? ”

Li Tai seemed to understand a little, and said softly: "The nephew knows, what he is talking about in the Spring and Autumn Period, the concubines of the Jin Dynasty, Shen Sheng and Chong'er, the Duke of Jin married Li Ji, Li Ji spoiled the palace and persecuted the two sons-in-law, the eldest son Shen Sheng refused to leave, and was finally killed by Li Ji, the second son Chong'er was aware of current affairs, fled far away to avoid trouble, and finally returned to the country, and finally became one of the five tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

The fat face showed a look of enlightenment, Li Tai's eyes lit up, and he said urgently: "What does my uncle mean, is it to take a heavy action and leave Chang'an to avoid trouble?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head: "Don't read dead books when you read, you must learn to use them, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of the world were divided, and the heavy ears were far away to avoid trouble, as long as he was out of the Jin Kingdom, Li Ji would be helpless to take him, but now that the Tang Dynasty dominates the world, if you are far away to avoid trouble, where can you escape?" ”

Glancing at Li Tai quickly, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "What the old man means is that this time His Majesty went east to Goguryeo, and ordered the King of Jin to stay in Chang'an to supervise the country, the military and political power of Chang'an City is in the hands of the King of Jin and the old man and other important ministers, Your Majesty is driving in person, if you still stay in Chang'an, you will inevitably become someone else's fish and meat, it is better for you to ask Your Majesty to go with the army, the journey is long, day and night with Your Majesty as a companion, how much can you ease the tense father-son relationship between you and Your Majesty, even if you can't ease it, you can also rely on what you have learned in your life, and perform more in the Eastern Crusade." , Advice for His Majesty, and Li Sutang is upright for a long time, it doesn't matter if Your Majesty doesn't take a decision, the important thing is your attitude, if you are lucky, you happen to make a contribution to Your Majesty, and when you return to the dynasty in triumph, it is not yet known whether the King of Jin is the prince or not. ”

Li Tai chewed on the words of the eldest grandson Wuji carefully, and after a long time, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

This is the silver lining in the darkness, and his only chance!