Seeing this, Li Ji also had to persuade him:

"It doesn't have to be like this, Lord......

Perhaps, in the will, it was something that the Lord did not expect! ”

Li Zhi heard that this seemed to have another deep meaning, and couldn't help but turn around and look at Li Jidao:

"What does the British Duke seem to know?"

Seeing this, Li Ji simply said bluntly:

"Since the old minister is so loved by the former emperor as a posthumous minister, he can understand some of the thoughts of the first emperor.

Regardless of whether or not this will is truly alive in the world......

Just talking about the content of this will, I am afraid that it may not be as good as General Chai and those behind him......

It's going to be detrimental to the martial lady and the Lord!

After all, the Lord ......"

Li Ji looked at Li Zhi with great meaning:

"For the first emperor, the Lord is his most sincere love, the most sincere care, and the most important emperor......

This will not change at any time. ”

When Li Zhi heard this, thinking of his childhood, whenever he was injured and crying bitterly, his father who was comforting and comforting in his arms couldn't help but wet his eyes slightly, and his heart seemed to put down a big stone......

After a while, he said softly:

"With the British public's words, I am somewhat relieved.

But since Chai Lingwu asked such a thing...... Obviously, he and the people behind him always hope that there is something in this will that is not conducive to me or Mei Niang......

The stakes are very high, and it will be troublesome for the British public to investigate more. ”

Li Ji was looking forward to this sentence, so he naturally followed it more.

After the two of them discussed for a while, Li Ji saw that he could no longer stay, so he thanked him and left.

Only Li Zhi and Li Ji were left behind, and after seeing Li Ji leave, they slowly entered the corridor and waited silently on the side of Wang De's master and servant.

After a long time, Li Zhicai asked Wang De, who was standing behind him, without looking back:

"The will......

Is it in your hands? ”

Wang Defang was not in the corridor, so he naturally didn't know that Li Ji had already told Li Zhi the secret he had hidden in his heart, and for a while, his expression changed dramatically.

Fortunately, Li Zhi turned his back to himself and couldn't see it, so for a while, he put away his surprise and said in a deep voice:

The old slave did not understand what the master meant......

Wasn't the last decree of the first emperor enshrined in the Liangyi Palace? ”

Li Zhi didn't look back, and asked lightly:

"Wang De, you grew up watching me since you were a child......

How long do you think these things can be hidden?

I ask you one last time, the father's handwritten testament about Mei Niang......

In your place, yes and no? ”

Wang De calmly looked at the young master in front of him, and in a trance, he seemed to see the silver helmet general who was in the military tent again, smiling faintly to himself and saying that it was okay, the silver-helmeted general who was surrounded by many equally high-spirited young men and girls on the left and right......

Laughing lightly, he felt that the burden that had been pressing on his shoulders for a long time had quietly fallen silently.

With his shoulders loosened, he said lightly:

"Back to the master, the old slave knows this secret message.

It's just that this will is not on the old slave, let alone in the palace. ”

Li Zhi Huoran turned around, his eyes were like electricity:

"Where are you now?"

Wang De looked back at Li Zhi calmly:

"Outside the palace, in General Yuan's mansion."

Li Zhi's eyes froze, and he said in a low voice after a while:

"In the hands of the master...... Or in the hands of Suqin?! ”

"This decree was originally handed over to Concubine Xu, and the sister inherited it, and it should be in the hands of the little lady Yuan."

Wang De said softly.

Li Zhi gritted his teeth and said after a while:

"You know what's inside...... You also know that the content in it is not unfavorable to Mei Niang......

Yes and no? ”

Wang De calmly:

"Yes."

Li Zhi stared at him for a long time, and finally sighed:

"Father...... You want to give Mei Niang to me as a concubine...... In order to ensure that the king's throne is not lost......

Yes and no?

Don't you want that?

That's why you keep it hidden? ”

Wang De said calmly:

"No matter how the old slave has a deep personal enmity with the Taiyuan Wang family, but for the old slave, the first emperor and the lord are the first.

So the old slave won't do such a thing.

As for the things which are in the purpose......

Why didn't the Lord see it for himself......

Do it again? ”

Li Zhi was stunned, looked at Wang De for a long time, and suddenly said:

"My father left this decree, most of which was intended to be used from time to time......

Why don't you stop it? ”

Wang De smiled faintly and said:

"Naturally, it doesn't have to.

Because when the emperor left this will, he had already stated that the prerequisite for opening this will was that the Lord discovered the existence of this last will. ”

Li Zhi was stunned, looked at Wang De fixedly, and was silent for a while.

The third day of October in the first year of Yonghui.

Changan.

Tai Chi Palace.

In the early dynasty, the British Duke Li Ji returned triumphantly, and after offering all kinds of tributes and performances, he stood in the court and asked Gaozong Li Zhi to resign from his position.

Li Zhi and the ministers repeatedly persuaded him to stay, but Li Ji's resignation had been decided, but Li Zhi had no choice but to order the dismissal of his Shangshu left servant shot, and he was appointed as the Kaifu Yi with the three divisions, and the three products under the Zhongshu Sect.

When all the officials in the court heard this, they all sighed at Li Ji's high righteousness.

……

Backwards.

Left Yanming Gate.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Sui Suiliang, Pei Xingjian and others couldn't help but sigh when they watched Li Ji calmly leave alone.

Yu Suiliang sighed:

"In the final analysis, the British are friends and foes."

The eldest grandson Wuji was silent, and there were some sighs on his face:

"It's a pity......

It's a pity that he blindly seeks neutrality, otherwise with Li Gong's talent and virtue, the Tang Dynasty will be more stable.

The flow of clans, since it is not enough to mention......"

Pei Xingjian, who was on the side, heard this, and thought of the many complaints he had because he was not allowed to serve in the military a few days ago, and he couldn't help but feel slightly ashamed.

……

It's night.

Tai Chi Palace.

Mountains and rivers by the pool.

In the thousand-step corridor.

Li Zhi and Li De, who had not entered the palace for a long time, stood in darkness.

And Li Dexian, who was kneeling on the ground with a bow, was holding a small brocade box with both hands, as if he wanted to give it to Li Zhi.

It's just that Li Zhi has never looked back, and he has no intention of taking it over.

After a long time, a long time, Li Zhicai turned to look at De Award and said:

"Master, let's get up......

In the end, this matter has nothing to do with the master. ”

De Award refused to get up, but said heavily:

"The lord said this wrongly, if the minister has a wife, then the wife's sin is the minister's sin."

Li Zhi was silent for a while, and then he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to support the virtue award and said softly:

"The first emperor ordered this......

Where is sin? ”

When the German Award heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and got up.

Looking at Li Zhi's gaze, De Zhi understood that Li Zhi said that he didn't mind this matter, but in the end it still existed in his heart.

Or not......

He smiled faintly—

Whether it's Hengzhu himself or Suqin, he has no intention of staying in this place for a long time......

As soon as this matter is over, he can be regarded as a complete merit, and he should leave Beijing to beg.

The master-apprentice relationship between him and Li Zhi is the greatest treasure in his life, but it is also the root of his lifelong debt to Li Zhi......

In the past, when you were alone, you didn't care about anything.

But now he has Suqin, and in Suqin's belly, there is his ......

If you can leave, it will be said to be an escape, and it doesn't matter!

Li Zhi had the light on his back, and did not see through the eyes of the German Award, but he was silent and hesitated for a moment, and then slowly took the will from the hand of the German Award, and after carefully looking at it in his hand for a long time, he asked softly:

"What's in there......

Does the master know? ”

The German Award said calmly:

"The will of the first emperor, how to respect the secret, how can the ministers have a glimpse of the heavens?

is the wife of the minister and the sister of the wife, the concubine of the first emperor......

There is no such kindness. ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly, hesitating, hesitating.

In the end, the award has been by the side of this young man over the years, and it can be said that he is an elder who really cares about him, so he smiled calmly and said:

"The Lord, the minister is not talented, he has been favored by the Lord since childhood, serving left and right, and the right is considered to be a virtue of the slightest skill......

In that case, the minister may have a word to report to the Lord. ”

Li Zhi looked at him and said:

"The master said bluntly, I am good."

"The ministers are courageous, and they privately think that no matter what the will of the emperor is or what the will of heaven is, it doesn't matter.

What matters is what the Lord has in mind.

Since childhood, the minister has watched the Lord grow up day by day, and he never thought that there was really anyone in the world who could trap the Lord......

The only one who can trap the Lord is the Lord himself. ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a long time before he said softly:

"The only thing that can trap me is my ......"

He muttered to himself for a while, then suddenly nodded and smiled:

"Exactly......

The only one who can trap me is myself! ”

Haha smiled, the originally confused expression suddenly opened up, like the light of the wind and the moon, illuminating the heart in an instant!

On one side, Wang De and Li De, who were standing in place, just happily watched this young man sweep away the haze in his heart and smile brightly.

Soon, Li Zhi stopped laughing, but the look on his face was still solemn.

Slowly, he took the two of them with his will, and bowed respectfully in the direction of the Liangyi Hall where Taizong's spiritual seat was enshrined, and then slowly got up with the support of Wang De, and then ......

Gently unveiled the box.

……

It's night.

Tai Chi Palace.

Tai Chi Hall.

It's more than halfway through.

Since Li Zhi came back from the Thousand Steps Corridor, he held the will in his hand and sat behind a few cases in a daze.

He sat silently, silently.

Not a word.

Wang De, who was beside him, looked at him like this, couldn't help sighing, glanced at De'an, who had not served by Li Zhi's side for a day because he was busy with other affairs today, and then nodded.

De'an understood, stepped forward and said softly:

"Lord, what is the matter in the middle of the night......

Let's talk about it tomorrow!

Tomorrow, there will be an early dynasty! ”

Li Zhi didn't answer, but after a long time, he asked rhetorically:

"Dean......

I ask you......

I've been ...... since I was born All kinds of ......

What is there that I really want and fight for? ”

De'an was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand why he suddenly said this, but he subconsciously glanced at the edict, and he seemed to have an understanding:

"Many......

This is true of many things.

Although the favor of the first emperor is very different from that of other kings, even the two who are the same as the lord cannot be slightly compared......

But in the end, the Lord himself has come here step by step. ”

Li Zhi smiled faintly and turned to look at him:

"That's right......

I got here one step at a time, on my own.

As the master said, in this world, only I can trap myself......

So ......"

He lowered his head, stared at the will in his hand, and said softly:

"So even if this is a piece of good intentions from my father...... So even if this will is lit up now...... I can walk smoothly with Mei Niang, and I can take over the world safely......

But I won't use it......

Father, do you know the nature of a childish slave...... Right?

So...... So you know that when the slave saw this will, he ...... What kind of decisions will be made......

Right? ”

Li Zhi smiled lightly with tears, and said something that Wang De or De'an didn't understand at all, and then said slowly:

"But you kept it anyway......

Because for you, for the sake of the childish slave......

In this world, there is nothing you won't worry about......

Is this the hard work of being a father?

Childish slaves are not filial...... The young slave has never understood his father......

Father......

With tears in his eyes, Li Zhi gently stroked the golden secret decree, and his voice trembled slightly.

The night was as dark as water.

The breeze gently blows, like a loving father's big hand, slowly caressing from Li Zhi's forehead.