In front of the main mausoleum of Zhaoling, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji advised Li Shimin together, hoping that he would give up the idea of pursuing immortality, to be exact, Li Shimin did not really want to live forever, but wanted to extend his life as much as possible, so that he could finish what he should do, so as to leave Li Zhi with an iron country, but this idea is still unrealistic.

I saw that after Li Shimin listened to the words of Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji, he fell into silence, and the atmosphere seemed a little dull, after a while, I saw Li Shimin suddenly sigh and said: "Li Xiu, Wuji, although you are a few years younger than me, but in a few years, you will also enter the twilight years, what are your plans for the life of the twilight years?" ”

Li Xiu's eldest grandson Wuji didn't expect Li Shimin to avoid the question, but instead asked about their plans when they were old, which made the two of them stunned, and they couldn't figure out what Li Shimin meant?

"Why does Your Majesty ask that?" In the end, it was the eldest grandson Wuji who asked with a puzzled face.

"Don't think about it, just tell me honestly, what are your plans for life in old age?" Li Shimin still did not answer the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, but asked again with a smile.

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiu glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji at this time, and finally replied: "Your Majesty, you know the ministers, I had no ambitions, and now I am older, and my children have grown up, so I am also ready to enjoy a few years of good fortune, fishing every day, raising flowers, as for the affairs of the children, although it cannot be said that it does not care at all, at most it is to help them at a critical moment, and some other things need to be faced by themselves!" ”

Seeing that Li Xiu said his future plans, the eldest grandson Wuji hesitated for a moment and finally spoke: "Brother Li, he doesn't care much about fame and fortune, but the minister can't see through the word fame and fortune thoroughly, and Your Majesty also needs a competent minister, so I will definitely share my worries for Your Majesty in the future!" ”

Li Xiu is telling the truth, and the eldest grandson Wuji is naturally not easy to tell lies, not to mention that both Li Shimin and Li Xiu know him very well, if they tell a lie, the two of them can hear it immediately, so they can only tell the truth.

"You are all my friends, friends naturally have to be honest with each other, you have done this, just now I also revealed my thoughts to you, I have never been extravagant to live forever, I only hope to live a few more years, but in the past few years, I have often tossed and turned on the sickbed, and sometimes I also feel that I will die soon, which makes me also very afraid!" After listening to Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji's words, Li Shimin also spoke again, but when he said the end, his eyes also showed a little fear.

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiu's heart suddenly moved, and he hesitated for a moment and finally spoke again: "Your Majesty, do you know why Zhuge Liang only lived to be fifty-four years old during the Three Kingdoms, while Sima Yi could live to be seventy-two years old?" ”

"Huh? Why? Li Shimin didn't expect Li Xiu to turn the topic to the Three Kingdoms, which made him stunned for a moment before he reacted, although "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has not appeared in this era of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many versions of the story about the Three Kingdoms, so the history of the Three Kingdoms is also very famous.

"In fact, Sima Yi once commented on Zhuge Liang, it is said that once the envoy of Shu went to Wei, so Sima Yi asked the envoy, 'What is the trouble of Kong Ming's sleep and food?' Then the envoy replied, 'The prime minister sleeps at night, and the penalty is more than twenty and he will see it in person.' The food eaten is no more than a few liters a day. So Sima Yi said to the generals: "Kong Ming has little trouble to eat, can it last long?" Li Xiu said again with a smile, the story he told was from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Li Shimin had definitely not heard of it.

Although this story is short, but it has a deep meaning, Li Shimin also showed a contemplative expression after listening to it, and the eldest grandson Wuji next to him immediately understood what Li Xiu meant, and immediately said again: "Your Majesty, the minister is four years older than you, but now the minister looks younger than Your Majesty, not that the minister knows how to maintain health, but that His Majesty works day and night for government affairs, and there is no fixed food for sleeping. ”

"Yes, I think that His Majesty was famous for his bravery, and he once personally led 3,000 Xuanjia troops to break Dou Jiande's 100,000 army, what kind of bravery was that? However, His Majesty is only over fifty years old now, but he is already like an old man in the twilight, it can be said that His Majesty has been dragged down by heavy government affairs, so the minister feels that instead of pursuing the illusory art of immortality, it is better for His Majesty to change his living habits from now on, and with the physical foundation of His Majesty when he was young, he will definitely be able to live as long as the previous emperor! ”

Most of the life expectancy of ancient people was relatively short, and if they could live to sixty, they could be called longevity, and Li Yuan was about to be seventy when he faked his death, if you count his life span in the Americas, he lived longer than Confucius, and the genes of longevity can be inherited, plus Li Shimin's body was so strong when he was young, if he was not dragged down by heavy government affairs, he should not be much worse than Li Yuan, but the fact is that Li Shimin in history died at the age of only fifty-one.

"What the horse said is extremely true, if Your Majesty just wants to live a long life, the minister thinks it is better to consult Sun Simiao, he is already over ninety years old this year, and he is about to enter the 100-year-old life, and he is also deaf and clear-sighted, without any old age, plus he is proficient in medical skills, he will definitely be able to realize His Majesty's wishes!" The eldest grandson Wuji also excitedly opened his mouth to persuade at this time, and Li Xiu's words finally helped them open a breakthrough to persuade Li Shimin.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin also showed a tempting expression, and after a while, he said with some hesitation: "I understand what you mean, but as an emperor, it is impossible for me to cultivate my body like Sun Simiao, not to mention anything else, it takes a lot of time just to do daily government affairs, how can I have time to cultivate my body?" ”

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, the so-called knowing people and making good use of them, Your Majesty, as the emperor, does not need to do everything personally, plus the prince is also an adult, and he also performs well in government affairs, His Majesty can completely hand over part of the government affairs to the prince, and there are three provinces and six ministries are also performing their duties, as long as Your Majesty is willing to let go, I believe that Your Majesty will definitely be much easier!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time.

In fact, Li Xiu persuaded Li Shimin to take a certain risk in delegating power, because this matter is more taboo, especially delegating power to the crown prince, which is more likely to arouse the emperor's suspicion, but Li Shimin's cultural and martial arts are unmatched, and the throne has long been stable, and no one can shake his rule, so he should have delegated power a long time ago, so it can also cultivate Li Zhi's ability to govern.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin showed a hesitant expression again, he had monopolized power in the court for many years, and now let him delegate power, which made him not know how to decide for a while?