The river is full of floating corpses, Li Xiu and their boat want to move forward, and even need the guys on the boat to use a rod to turn the corpses aside, just now that Zhou Qing was busy preparing to turn the boat over, and there is no time to salvage these corpses for the time being, but looking at their appearance, it seems that they don't plan to fish, anyway, the fish and shrimp in the river will help them solve it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, what is surprising is that the Turks on the other boats are all numb when they look at the corpses of these people of the same tribe in the river, as if in their eyes, these corpses are more like a piece of wood floating in the river, and there is no look of sadness at all.

It was also in this situation that Li Xiu pointed to the dead bodies in the river and the numb Turks on the boat, and then asked Li Ke for his opinion.

I saw that Li Ke also showed a contemplative expression at this time, and after a long while, he let out a long breath and said: "Uncle, for these Turks, in fact, I only have one sentence in my mind now!" ”

"What?" Li Xiu asked with interest at this time.

"It's terrible to lose your country!" When Li Ke said this, his little face showed a look of fear, in fact, from the time he saw these Turks just now, he thought of a question, if it was not the Tang Dynasty that destroyed the Turks, but the Turks who destroyed the Tang Dynasty, then would they also end up like these Turks in front of them, being treated as slaves at will, and even after death, the corpses would be devoured by fish and shrimp?

Hearing Li Ke say such a thing, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile and nodded: "It's not bad that you can consider the problem from this perspective, for these Turks, we can give them a pronoun, that is, 'Slave of the Dead Country'!" ”

"Slaves of the country? Good name, after these Turks died in the country, they are indeed similar to slaves, although Jieli is alive, but every time his father entertains envoys from various countries, he has to let Jieli dance, this humiliation is simply worse than killing him, and these Turks are going to be sent to the south to reclaim the wasteland, and it is impossible to return to their homeland until they die! When Li Ke heard the words "slave of the dead country", his eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Yes, the struggle between countries is the most cruel, if we want to continue to be strong, we must eliminate the hidden dangers around us, the Turks are only the first, with your father's temper, there will be a second and third in the future, until the hidden dangers around are completely eliminated!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time, Li Shimin is actually a very insecure person, so he tried his best to make himself stronger, not to be the emperor, but also to trample the surrounding countries under his feet, and in the end he did succeed.

"Uncle, you said that my father will use troops in the future?" Li Ke couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard Li Xiu's words, because in his opinion, after destroying the Turkic enemy, there was no opponent around Datang that was worthy of Datang's troops.

"Of course it will, not to mention anything else, Gaochang in the west, Tuyuhun and Tubo in the southwest, Goguryeo in the northeast, etc., although these small countries are not as good as the Turks, they also have the strength to threaten my Tang frontier, and your father will definitely take action against these small countries in the future, but sooner or later." Li Xiu nodded at this time.

"My father is eloquent, I can't wait for me!" Li Ke couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and his face also showed an expression of admiration, although Li Shimin was a little eccentric, but in Li Ke's heart, he still regarded him as his idol.

Seeing Li Ke's appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, in fact, sometimes being a father is too good, and it may not be a good thing for a son, for example, Li Shimin, as a great emperor, puts all his energy on governing the country, and naturally can't keep up with his son's education, as a result, Li Ke's brothers have almost no good end, even if it is Li Zhi, who inherited Li Shimin's throne, because Li Shimin's light is too strong, no matter how hard he tries, he can not surpass his father, what is even more tragic is that Li Zhi also had a more famous wife, but as a result, he was completely reduced to a passer-by among the emperors.

While he was talking, Li Xiu's fleet finally crossed the Turkic transport fleet, looking at the numb Turks on the ship behind him, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, he knew that these Turks were very pitiful, especially after getting on the ship, Zhou Qing and these officials would tighten the control over these Turks, and even the diet became very harsh, just begging them not to starve to death, so that they would not have the strength to resist.

But pitiful and pitiful, Li Xiu will not have any sympathy for them, even a child like Wu Mingkong knows that the Turks are the mortal enemies of the Tang Dynasty, and they don't know how many Han people they killed before, let alone how many Han people were snatched to the grassland as slaves, so now all this is just retribution for the Turks.

"Uncle, there's a question I've always been curious about, I wonder if I can ask you for advice?" At this moment, I saw Li Ke suddenly speak again, Princess Pingyang had returned to the cabin, and now there were only the two of them on the deck, and after what happened just now, Li Ke felt much closer to Li Xiu, so he was bolder.

"Oh? What's the problem? Li Xiu asked with a smile, he thought that Li Ke had encountered some problems while studying, so he didn't care.

I saw Li Ke hesitate at this time, and then he spoke again: "That's the case, I heard that my father wants to appoint my uncle as the prime minister, but why did my uncle choose to leave Chang'an at this time, is my uncle unwilling to enter the court as an official?" ”

Hearing that Li Ke was asking this question, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile dumbly and said: "I can tell you this question, but you can't tell others, don't tell your father, but it is estimated that your father also knows it in his heart." ”

When he said this, he saw Li Xiu pause for a moment, and then then he said: "I really don't want to enter the court as an official, after all, life is short for decades, I don't want to waste time in the intrigue of the court, of course, if Datang encounters any problems, and I have a solution, I am naturally willing to provide my own strength, but entering the court is still exempt!" ”

Li Xiu died of overwork in his previous life, so at the beginning of the crossing, he had already decided to enjoy life in this life, but some time ago he was a little lost and almost lost his original heart, but fortunately he was woken up by Li Yuan and Pei Lian, and then he woke up.

"But my uncle is still so young, is it really so leisurely for a lifetime?" Li Ke asked very puzzled at this time.

According to the standards of the Tang Dynasty, Li Ke can now be called a teenager, and he is indeed much more mature than children of the same age in later generations, and even more precocious than children of the same age in the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiu feels that his mind is more like sixteen or seventeen years old, and he already has his own ideas, but it is precisely because of this that Li Ke can't understand Li Xiu's thoughts, because in his opinion, life is in the world, and it is natural to make a career.

"What's wrong with that?" Li Xiu did not directly answer Li Ke's words, but asked rhetorically.

"This ......" Li Ke just couldn't understand Li Xiu's life aspirations, but let him give a reason, he couldn't say it for a while, after all, his experience was too shallow.

Seeing that Li Ke couldn't speak, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile indifferently again, then looked at him and spoke again: "Ke'er, you already know my ambition in life, so I want to ask you now, do you have any long-term plans for the future?" ”

Asking a prince about his future plans is a very taboo thing, especially since Li Ke is still the most favored one among the concubines, it is estimated that in the entire Tang Dynasty, only Li Xiu dares to ask with such a special identity, but Li Ke is also obviously very surprised, and when he heard Li Xiu's question, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then the expression on his face became very complicated.

"I ...... I do not know! After a while, I saw that Li Ke shook his head a little dejectedly, and his eyes were a little confused.

Looking at Li Ke's appearance, Li Xiu sighed slightly, he knew that this was Li Ke's true words, as a prince, his fate was not at all something he could grasp.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw Li Ke raise his head suddenly, and then stared at Li Xiu and said, "Uncle, if I say that I just want to be a prince who guards one side and brings a peaceful and prosperous life to the people under my rule, will you believe it?" ”

"I believe it, but I'm afraid others won't believe it!" Li Xiu said without hesitation, people's hearts are very complicated, he believes that Li Ke is talking from the heart now, but his thoughts may not change in the future.

Hearing that Li Xiu actually believed his words, Li Ke couldn't help but glance at him in surprise, but Li Xiu's words made him smile bitterly and said: "Yes, in fact, don't talk about others, sometimes even I don't believe myself, after all, before the dust settles on the throne, I can't guarantee that I don't have other thoughts!" ”

Li Xiu couldn't help but glance at him in surprise when he heard that Li Ke had directly dissected the deepest thoughts in his heart, and then slowly spoke: "It's normal for you to have such thoughts, now those younger brothers of yours are still young, but when they are a few years older, they will also have such thoughts as you." ”

In fact, Li Xiu still didn't say something, that is, Li Shimin set a bad example for his sons, after all, Li Shimin grabbed the throne from the crown prince Li Jiancheng, so Li Ke and their sons, naturally have to follow their own Lao Tzu to learn, now Li Ke and they are still young, and in a few years, it will be enough for Li Shimin to have a headache.

Li Ke estimated that it was the first time he met someone who could open his heart to talk, so as long as he had the opportunity along the way, he would talk to Li Xiu about some of his thoughts, and Li Xiu also gave him some guidance. Although the waterway is slower, but it is very stable, Li Xiu and they are walking and playing along the way, and they are also walking very slowly, but after nearly two months of progress, Li Xiu and they finally came to Yangzhou this day.