Li Er is unreasonable, and he is very sorry to speak, Liu Xu is really speechless to him, a good emperor through the ages, but he likes to listen to the corner, can you still be a little promising? Listen to it, you still say it, this is your fault, and ask me if I want you to die, this, you let me tell the truth? Or is it true?

Li Er was very "angry" about Liu Xu's thinking, his nostrils hummed like Zhu Bajie, he shook his clothes angrily, sat down, and looked at Liu Xu with malicious eyes, which made people's hearts flutter.

After Liu Xu was stunned for a while, he tried to adjust the muscles on his face, so that he was full of a gentle smile, and poured tea for Li Er, and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the boy recently heard an interesting story."

Li Er sighed, there was no other language, Liu Xu smiled again.

"There are so many courtiers, one is incorruptible, the other is corrupt and perverts the law, and the official is honest, just like the former Wei Zheng Wei Gong, incorruptible, but he always admonishes, looking like I am the world, how should you behave, what you say is the plan of the world, what you say is the people's wishes, what you complain about the people's suffering, and what you check is the money of corrupt officials, such courtiers, Your Majesty, do you like it?"

Li Er's eyes rolled, and then he drank tea and ignored it, and Liu Xu continued with an embarrassed smile.

"What about this corrupt official, although he is a bastard, but he is indeed a person who can do things, the people's livelihood needs money, the war costs money, the palace needs money, the antiques buy calligraphy and paintings, that all need money, these things, the Qing officials only have one mouth, they can't open their mouths, they are forced by the emperor to be anxious, there is only one sentence of Weichen should die, at this time, what can the emperor do? Really cut these Qing officials? That will definitely not work, at this time, you can only rely on that corrupt official. ”

Li Er sighed, but he had some response, and motioned for Liu Xu to continue.

"Well, the emperor can't do without the Qing officials, and he can't do without the corrupt officials, just like that, the clean officials and the corrupt officials will fight openly and secretly, die and live, the corrupt officials want the clean officials to die, so that he can get more benefits, and no one interferes, why don't the clean officials want the corrupt officials to go to the nine layers of hell? In this way, the entire court is a clean official, and the real prosperity is realized! And this situation leads to this story. ”

Li Er glanced at Liu Xu and said for a long time before starting?

Liu Xu bowed down and smiled.

"Anyway, there is such a day, this clean official, invite that corrupt official to eat and drink, you think, clean officials are incorruptible, where is there any money, so, this opportunity is not easy, corrupt officials also feel that they have face, not to mention, although the two fight hard, but chess opponents, in addition to politics, the two can also become a good friend."

Li Er nodded approvingly, the mountains and rivers meet the bosom friend, it is rare to have an opponent, but it can be said that it is reasonable.

"Eating wine is in an ordinary restaurant, it is rare that the food is not bad, this is eating and eating, the words are opened, the emperor is old, and the ministers are preparing for their future, the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier..."

Li Er glanced at Liu Xu dissatisfiedly, but after thinking about it, he still snorted and waved his hand to let him continue.

"Once the son of heaven and a courtier, the ministers plan, this, is also the normal feeling of righteous people, Your Majesty, can you not look at the kid like this, I don't need to be like this, I really hope that there is an elixir of immortality, and I hope that you will always be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, in this way, the kid will be a bastard for the rest of his life, how comfortable it should be."

Li Er snorted.

"It's a pity that your kid just hides it and doesn't give it to me, immortality, who knows if your kid knows it, but doesn't give it to me, isn't that the imperial emerald like this?"

I couldn't talk anymore this day, Liu Xu closed his mouth and sat down to drink tea directly, Li Er laughed and kicked Liu Xu.

"Okay, I'm not going to be able to do what you say? Keep going and wait for the story! ”

Liu Xu glanced at the emperor helplessly and moistened his throat.

"The two of them were eating wine, and the Qing official began to ask the corrupt official, what to do, the corrupt official because of the emperor's favor, is not afraid of the Qing official, because the emperor believes in the corrupt official and does not believe in the Qing official, so, drank too much wine, and was a little proud, so he said openly, the corrupt official said, he has to make more friends to establish his own power now, so that even if the emperor collapses, he can do it, because he is still the capable minister."

Li Er was not satisfied at this time, and he was about to say bastard when he raised the fan, but looking at Liu Xu's appearance, he thought about listening to the following story, and pointed at Liu Xu with the fan for a long time, and then endured his anger and let Liu Xu continue irritably.

Liu Xu smiled, it was rare to make Li Er like this.

"What about this, if it's just two people talking in private, even if the Qing official is half angry, then there is really no way to take this corrupt official, but if the Qing official invites the corrupt official to drink, his purpose is so simple? Corrupt officials think that telling some truths can make Qing officials angry to death, but who doesn't know, the shopkeeper next to him is played by the emperor, and the truth of the corrupt officials has all fallen into the ears of the emperor, and when the emperor shows his true face, the corrupt officials are already trembling... Well, in the end, the corrupt official was punished by the emperor with a million taels of money. ”

Li Er knew that Liu Xu's story was finished at this time, so he took the fan, and thought about Liu Xu's story again, but he couldn't help it.

"You kid, are you using the story to excuse yourself? Hmph, then I tell you, if I were that emperor, I would cut down that corrupt official on the spot and confiscate his family! ”

Liu Xu smiled and nodded.

"Naturally, Your Majesty, you are aware of everything, there is no room for sand in your eyes, and there is no minister who can embarrass Your Majesty financially, the kid said this story, and there is no other meaning, just Tu Yile."

Li Er disagreed.

"Tu Yile? Can you kid be so kind? Okay, don't pretend to be well-behaved there, what you said to Cheng Qian is also true, Wuji meets a guy like you who doesn't eat oil and salt, it's also very sad! ”

"Sad? Hehe, Your Majesty, this can't be said, because since the kid entered the Tang Dynasty, he told himself a truth, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, everything the kid can have is given by His Majesty, his eldest grandson Wuji is embarrassed by the boy, at most the kid is not happy, it is Your Majesty who really determines the glory of the kid, so ah, the kid doesn't ask for others, and he is not in a hurry to stand in line, let alone rush to cultivate my Liu Jiajun, Xu Jingzong, Your Majesty, you must know better than the kid, since you use him, you naturally have his reason, Of course, Your Majesty, the kid is now also the head of the Liu family, if your people are aggressive to the kid, the kid will have to fight back, otherwise, if you are always a soft egg, that kid will also fall into the prestige of you and your mother, right? ”

Li Er laughed, still quite satisfied, looked at Liu Xu left and right, and sighed.

"It's rare today, I've learned to pat on the back, but even if you shoot correctly, I'm satisfied, the courtiers of the world, if they can think like you, it's my blessing, it's my blessing, it's some people, their hearts are unstable, they want to think about the west, they have forgotten, everything about them, that's what I give! If I don't want to, will they grab it, will they fight for it? Hehe, last night, the queen talked to me about you, and I asked the queen, why do I feel happier the more I look at you, this kid? The queen smiled and didn't speak, and then I asked in a hurry, and the queen said, because you kid is safe. I was so happy to hear it, the little guy ran around all day, and he was still safe? But then I thought about it, it's true, people's safety is not on the surface, but on the inside, you guy knows what he wants, if I don't force you, you can hide at home for the rest of your life and not come out, you..."

"It's also strange to say, in my life, there are many comrades who fight on the battlefield, and there are many courtiers who sing about wine, but there are very few people who can really say a few words to me and call them friends. Everyone wants to be the emperor, but when you really become the emperor, you know, this emperor is not easy to be, but the emperor is also a human being, I am old, and I also hope that my children and grandchildren will be on my knees, but I am the emperor, so the ministers do not allow me to do this, I am persecuting them here, they will take these revenge on my descendants, brothers kill each other, clan relatives attack each other, the king of Han was pushed out by them, and then the young slaves were also pushed out, and now there is no one, and the idea is hit on Qingque and Xiao Ke, what do they want to do? I want to see my sons live in peace and stability? Hmph, his heart can be punished! ”

"I have worked hard to be the emperor, and I have worked hard to satisfy the ministers in the court, because I feel that I have responded to you, and you should also consider me, right? I don't want anything else, I just think that my son and grandson can be safe and stable! But, now, I have understood, I am not tougher, these individuals are fanning the flames everywhere! They forced me to cut off their heads and send them all to the far side so that they would be satisfied! ”

Li Er's hand slapped the table, Liu Xu sat silently on the side, and after half a sound, Li Er regained his breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and turned his head.

"So, Xu Jingzong, I don't like him either, but I want to use him, like the corrupt official you said, does the emperor like it, the Qing official, does the emperor like it, I don't like it, but the emperor can't help it, and now I can't help it! Therefore, the corrupt officials and the clean officials, the emperor kept the two of them, and used the clean officials to govern the corrupt officials, and the corrupt officials to govern the clean officials, and this court of mine does not have the obvious corrupt officials, nor is there a complete clean official, so I need other people to govern them! So, if this person doesn't come to provoke you, you avoid him, it's for me, how about it? ”

Liu Xu nodded naturally, and Li Er finally softened his face and smiled.

"I am actually satisfied with this life, they all say that the emperor is a widow, but I have a queen who understands me, an excellent son, and I also have you, a guy who is also a friend, a son and a minister, I, how can I ever be a widow?"

Liu Xu was "ashamed", he was embarrassed to button down such a big hat, alas... Forget it, isn't it just to hide, Xu Jingzong, well, when you are a saint, you should be satisfied, right?

"Huh? No, Your Majesty, if that were the case, the boy wouldn't have to come back at all. ”

Li Er laughed, put his hand into his sleeve, and unfolded a map.

"Come on, look, what is this?"

Liu Xu leaned over, his eyes opened, and he was a little excited.

"Are you ready to use force with Goguryeo?"

"Are you excited about that? It's strange why you hate Goguryeo and the Japanese so much, but now. Hmph, Quangai Suwen is determined to oppose my Datang, I gave him the edict, and I should inherit it in my mouth, but secretly I am actively preparing soldiers and horses, and repeatedly violate the border of my Datang, the prestige of Datang, always holding it in his hand, if he doesn't release it, he Quangai Suwen still thinks that my Datang is playing with him? I just want him to know, and let the people around me know that if I disobey my Datang's will, I must be ready to accept my Datang's anger! Accept my wrath! ”

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

The decisive horses were patted over, Liu Xu also felt that it should be like this, today's Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty of ten years ago, let alone the previous Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has a powerful sailor, gunpowder, and a Shenji battalion, why not just take Goguryeo and take the Wa Kingdom? Is it really like those so-called soldiers who surrendered without a fight? That's actually nonsense, some individuals want to use force, just like some areas in later generations, the more you treat him, the more he thinks you dare not hit him, and then he becomes more and more rampant, making trouble for this independence and that independence. Filial piety comes out under the stick, and the power comes out of the gun, this word has been passed down for so many years, there is always his reason, the rebel son will be harmed after all, and the rebel will be troubled after all, Datang, it's time to show his heroism! Go down with a fist and tell him, I'm your old man!

"Hey, I'll just think you're sincere, of course, this matter still needs to be discussed, although I have to teach some people a lesson, but I can't be a dumb king who is always arbitrary, right? This is a big event, and since I have decided to send you, you must be present. ”

"The minister's luck is also!"

Liu Xu respectfully bowed to his body and received the order.

Li Er smiled heartily, and after pressing his hand, he continued.

"I have been thinking about it for a long time these days, I have been teaching Cheng Qian's way of governing the world, the way of being a king, but I have not taught him the way to strengthen the country and the army, my son Li Shimin, I can't talk about the army on paper, Cheng Qian's wrist is enough, but he lacks a bit of courage, the battlefield is the most important thing to hone the blood and courage of men, so I have decided, conquer Goguryeo, Cheng Qian will follow, and I will be your Liu Xu's deputy general, how about it?"

Liu Xu was stunned, there is still this kind of operation? A little uncertain, but looking at Li Er's eyes, Liu Xu gritted his teeth fiercely, damn it, I want to die face to the sky, I won't die for thousands of years, I'm a hooligan, I'm afraid of an egg!

"Okay, Weichen has made a military order, and he will live up to my emperor's order!"