Chapter 143: Respect for Opponents
No one expected that Li Ji would come at this time, only Zhu Wen was slightly startled, he seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.
Accompanied by Youwei, Zhang Mao and others, Li Ji walked into the prison, and the jailer stood respectfully aside.
At this time, he couldn't lose in momentum, so Zhu Wen sat down.
Li Ji walked to Zhu Wen's room: "Open the door."
The jailer pulled out the key and opened the door. The room was too dim, and with an oil lamp in his hand, Li Ji walked in.
"Give a seat." Li Ji said lightly, and the jailer walked outside to bring two stools, and Li Ji sat on one.
Zhu Wen thought about it, but still stood up and sat opposite Li Ji.
Li Ji was the first to speak: "Have you been waiting for me to come for a long time?"
At this time, Zhu Wen had long lost his former arrogance: "Yes, emperor, you won."
Li Ji smiled bitterly: "It's not that I won, you and we both lost."
Zhu Wen thought about it and sighed: "You're right, we both lost."
Zhu Wen understands him, and Li Ji also understands Zhu Wen. Li Ji won, but the mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty have been shattered, and hundreds of people have turned into white bones. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the population is not one in ten, is this a win?
War has always been a game between big people, the difference is that the chips in their hands are the people.
No matter what the outcome is, whether Li Ji wins or Zhu Wen wins, it will always be ordinary people who suffer.
Along the way, Li Ji was accustomed to seeing those white bones and ownerless lonely graves, and even the fighting of soldiers on the battlefield.
These people have families, parents, wives and children. War is the turning of their families into orphans and widows, who created this?
Li Ji never wanted war, he even hoped to travel to an era of prosperous emperors, even if he didn't want to be an emperor, he could be an ordinary person.
Zhu Wen didn't understand these truths before, he just wanted to compete for his world. Once the success is accomplished, the bones will wither, and the life and death of the people will be like ants in his eyes.
It wasn't until he was imprisoned in a prison and humiliated by the jailers that Zhu Wen realized that he had now become an ant.
"You're better than me." Zhu Wen was sincerely admired.
Li Ji was not modest at this point, he nodded: "I am indeed better than you."
"When will you do it?" Zhu Wen asked suddenly.
Li Ji shook his head: "I don't know, this matter needs to be formulated by the Criminal Department."
"Is the car cracked?" Zhu Wen thought about it and shook his head, and said with the same wry smile: "It should be Ling Chi." Anyway, this king hasn't tasted an inch yet. ”
Sure enough, it was a hero, Zhu Wen didn't look very scared, but Li Zhen in the next cell was scared.
Li Ji didn't deny it, he just smiled: "Zhu Wen, there is one thing I am very curious about, what do you think of the first emperor?"
"Zhu Wen, it's been a long time since no one called me by this name, and I've almost forgotten." Zhu Wen sighed: "The emperor has long wanted to ask this sentence, the first emperor is Mingjun." ”
Li Ji didn't expect him to comment on Zhaozong like this, and was slightly stunned: "Mingjun?"
Zhu Wen nodded: "It's a pity that the first emperor was too strong and didn't understand the way of softness." If he doesn't kill his ministers, I may not be rebellious. ”
Zhaozong is indeed as Zhu Wen said, too strong. As soon as he ascended the throne, he turned against Yang Fugong, the eunuch who put him on the throne, and he didn't know how to keep his head at all.
Yang Fugong's godson is all over the world, and they are all generals in important positions. Zhaozong fell out with him, and although he hit the eunuchs hard, it also provided conditions for the growth of the power of the feudal town.
The Tang Empire fell apart under the blow of the Peasant War at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Local feudal towns were divided, grassroots organizations were completely replaced by warlords, there was no history of assassination in the prefecture, there was no commander in the county, and most local affairs were handled by martial artists.
In order to reverse this situation, Zhaozong Li Ye formulated a set of ruling strategies adapted to the situation, and carried out the war to pacify Sichuan and Hedong Li Keyong, but the result was very different from the original plan.
Although Sichuan eventually eliminated Tian Lingzi, it eventually lost Xichuan, allowing Wang Jian to establish an independent kingdom there;
Although the Battle of Hedong weakened Li Keyong, the Central Forbidden Army lost most of it, and Zhu Wen reaped the benefits. Since then, Zhu Wen's strength has continued to grow, which is equivalent to indirectly helping Zhu Wen become the overlord of the Central Plains, laying the foundation for the demise of the Tang Dynasty.
All of this is because Tang Zhaozong is eager for quick success, if he recuperates and waits for the time to come, he may not be able to turn the tables.
Even after becoming Zhu Wen's puppet, Zhaozong still did not hide his edge at all, and fought against Zhu Wen everywhere, and even had the heart to get rid of Zhu Wen several times. This naturally caused a backlash from Zhu Wen.
Li Ji nodded again: "You are very right, if my father didn't show his edge prematurely, he might not have almost destroyed the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty is the same." Zhu Wen said suddenly.
"I?"
"That's right, Your Majesty is deeply hidden, and the Ming Xiu Plank Road is dark and Chen Cang, which makes the ministers admire the five bodies to the ground, and the ministers are also convinced. But His Majesty also has a weakness, but I know it's too late. Zhu Wen said.
Li Ji was very curious, he thought that everything had been done seamlessly, but he didn't expect Zhu Wen to say this, and couldn't help asking, "What weakness?"
"Woman."
Li Ji was stunned: "Woman?"
Zhu Wen scoffed: "Exactly, Zhangfu, your little girl's skin is indeed a natural stunner, which is fascinating." His Majesty is willing to do anything for her, even if it exposes himself prematurely. If it weren't for Mr. Moron and the bad guys, I'm afraid it would be Your Majesty sitting in this prison at this moment. ”
Li Ji's face turned red, for the sake of Zhang Wanxi, he really didn't use his brain, just like Shi Lezhi.
Zhu Wen continued: "How many people will do anything for the emperor's throne, even if the father and son are against each other. Taizong was so wise that he was not spared. As the Son of Heaven, there is only and can only be a country in his eyes. If you can't pass the 'love' level, Your Majesty will never become a saint. ”
Li Ji, who said this, was embarrassed: "I know, thank you for teaching me a lesson."
Zhu Wen smiled slightly: "If there is nothing else to do, Your Majesty, please go back."
What should be asked has been asked, and what should have been talked about has been discussed. There is no point in chatting any further, after all, the two are mortal enemies. Li Ji had no choice but to get up: "I won't be with you, but I will hang you in front of the world, and leave you a whole corpse."
The ancients attached great importance to the corpse after death, and they believed that only the whole corpse could be reincarnated. Zhu Wen was stunned for a moment, and then knelt down: "Old minister, thank you for your grace."
Li Ji didn't look back, walked out of the cell, and when he reached the prison door, he instructed the jailer again: "You guys, don't neglect King Liang, especially eat and drink, and send him a few quilts."
The jailer hurriedly bowed: "No!"
Li Jilai learned a lesson in this prison, respect your opponent, and you can defeat him. Zhu Wen is worthy of being a hero, and it is no accident that he can have today's achievements.
A Zhu Wen is like this, and Li Ke is even more difficult to deal with them. But it doesn't matter now, what is important for Li Ji is to develop the economy and make Datang rich.
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