Xue Lang gritted his teeth and said reluctantly: "Those who are worried about the saint will be established as a leader or a virtuous." Only the sage's dictatorship is the way to solve the situation, and others have no room to do anything. ”

The saint glanced at him with an unpredictable expression, swept away the kindness of Fang Cai, and continued to ask: "If you are asked to choose, Da Lang, Erlang, who do you choose?" Long or virtuous, how should it be? ”

Xue Lang was stunned and gritted his teeth and was silent. The saint snorted coldly and said, "Answer! If you don't answer, or if you are perfunctory, I will reconcile with you in Pingyang and choose another horse for her! ”

it!

Earlier, Xue Lang was still complaining that the saint was not like an emperor, but at this moment, there was no slot, and there was only anger and powerlessness in his heart-

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and this emperor's mind is played. It turned out that the sage didn't know how to be an emperor, he just rarely used the emperor's mental technique to deal with his own family, and at this time, he used it decisively in order to force Xue Lang to speak. I just don't know if the saint really had this intention or just to scare Xue Lang?

Xue Lang muttered a little in his heart. The sage snorted and said, "I have a golden mouth, and my words count." Tell me quickly and honestly, and I will forgive you and let you go home! ”

Deaf, the sage gave him all the multiple-choice questions! Does this need to be asked? Anyway, the worst is just death!

Xue Lang straightened his mind and said, "Since the saint is moving, the minister will talk about it!" ”

"Speak!"

The saint bowed his head and waited for Xue Lang's next words. Xue Lang said: "If you let the ministers choose, for the sake of the family and the country, Erlang is the first choice!" ”

The saint was noncommittal, only nodded with an unpredictable expression, and said, "I would like to hear it in detail!" ”

Xue Lang said: "On the way of the king, the ancient sages have written, Confucius Sage once said, those who are in the top position, for the government to be virtuous, only talented, people-oriented." Virtue first, people-oriented, people-based. The root of this lies in the selection of talents and the use of energy. With all due respect, although this world is a family world, it is also a world of people. Whether the emperor is competent or not is very simple, it depends on whether the people under his rule live well. Did the saints think so? ”

The saint nodded and said, "That's true. ”

Xue Lang continued: "Good policies also need good talents to implement them, so as to have the icing on the cake. If the person implementing the policy is not suitable, often good things will turn into bad things. If it comes to the selection of talents and the use of ability, the prince and the king of Qin should be the king of Qin to win! Looking at the close ministers around the two, the courtiers who can take out the prince's East Palace, in addition to the old ministers selected by the saint to serve in the East Palace, the prince's subordinates, but how many amazing and brilliant people are there? And around King Qin, there are many military generals and talents. If you talk about the way of selecting talents and using energy, the prince is far inferior to the king of Qin! ”

The saint was stunned and thoughtful.

Xue Lang continued: "The Tang Dynasty was originally established, and although the sage laid the foundation for the political system, policies, systems, etc., the sage said bluntly, or there are still deficiencies, which need to be improved in practice. The sage thinks that those who can do this well, the crown prince and the king of Qin, who is more suitable? Who will do better? ”

The saint was silent, and his expression was as secretive as deep.

Xue Lang didn't need him to answer, but continued: "If today, many of the anti-kings from all walks of life have been pacified, so there is no need to worry. For Datang, the only one to worry about is the Turks! The minister dares to assert that if I want the Tang Dynasty to have a stable foundation and a continuous country, it is absolutely impossible to unsettle the Turks! However, in the matter of dealing with the Turks, the strategy of the prince and the king of Qin, as far as the minister is concerned, is more optimistic about the king of Qin! The prince's strategy is too soft and cowardly, and he is cowardly before fighting. If even the rulers are afraid of the Turks and are cowardly before fighting, how can they ask the people under their rule to resist the enemy bravely? Blindly soft, blindly only know peace, very far away, in the long run, the country will not be a country! ”

The saint's face was shocked, obviously because of Xue Lang's words, which was quite shocked.

Xue Lang said: "The minister doesn't know what the criteria for others to judge whether the monarch is qualified or not, however, here in the minister, there are only these two standards!" Whether you can select talents and use energy, whether you dare to be the first! If a monarch has these two things, then a nation and a country will not perish! If we lose the courage and determination to be the first in the world and dare to take on heavy responsibilities, then this nation and country will only exist in name only. ”

The saint was shocked. Xue Lang said: "As far as Yu Chen is concerned, only these two points are enough. But for the saints, the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. The saint is the founder of the country, and the choice of the saint today is the standard for future generations to refer to, and it should be prudent. ”

The saint's face was sad, and he said, "This is what I am worried about. If I choose Erlang, future generations will fight for the throne, and they will be bloody and cannibalistic; If you choose Dalang...... The eldest son succeeds to the throne, which is justified, and if future generations can follow suit, the heavenly family can also have fewer disputes. ”

So, that's the difference in the angle of the station! The angle of Xue Lang is public, and the perspective of the saint is private. The world of the family, the world of the family, this world is Li Tang's world after all, not the world of the world. It is impossible for a saint to consider only talent.

Xue Lang didn't want to say any more, everything only depended on the saint's own choice.

Instead of sitting on the bed, the saint stood up and paced back and forth in the cramped cell. Xue Lang stood quietly aside, silent, just waiting for the saint to decide.

The saint paced for a long time, then suddenly stopped and asked, "If you choose Erlang, what should Dalang do?" ”

Xue Lang gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Kill!" ”

"Bastard!"

The saint was shocked and couldn't help but scold. Xue Lang bowed his head and admitted his mistake, without hesitation at all. The saint sighed, stopped, and asked in a mournful voice, "Da Lang and Erlang...... Can't coexist? ”

Xue Lang said: "It's about the throne, it's about the world, there are no two days?, there are no two masters, and they can't coexist!" ”

The saint was stunned and speechless. Xue Lang said: "Sage, in addition, the minister still has a word of advice. ”

"Speak!"

"Whoa!"

Xue Lang said: "Party strife is wrong for the country. ”

The saint's face changed, and he walked around the cell several times in a row, and suddenly asked, "Da Lang and Erlang have ever disturbed you and Pingyang?" ”

Xue Lang said: "The King of Qin has not, and the prince has probably mentioned it vaguely. ”

The sage was noncommittal, only nodded, and did not say when to let Xue Lang out, looked at Xue Lang with an unfathomable expression for a while, sighed, and said: "Pingyang is not an ordinary woman, since you have married her, and now you want to have a child with her, you should treat her well." ”

Xue Lang hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, my son-in-law knows what to do." ”

The saint bowed his head slightly, and said no more, just as he had done when he came, and drove back to the palace from Jane. On the second day, when Princess Pingyang entered the palace to routinely intercede, the saint did not see her, but announced several hand-written edicts-

Xue Lang, the Duke of Rui, collided with the saint, committed the following crimes, and was exiled to Yuezhou, with a small punishment and a big commandment, in order to set an example.

He was appointed as the governor of Suzhou and the commander-in-chief of the Suzhou military.

The eldest princess of the same as the eldest princess; Princess Pingyang of Anguo has meritorious service, auxiliary country meritorious service, and special entry into the eldest princess, in order to show that the princess has high merit and is different from his master.