Chapter 57: Business as usual

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Tang Changyu looked at Li Shimin silently, he silently calculated in his heart, although there is a war, but some reasons are just high-sounding. After so many years of ups and downs in the court, Tang Changyu is no longer the ignorant and sharp-edged young man, and there are some things that cannot be said on the surface, Tang Changyu has already heard and understood.

Even if the emperor wants to give the prince who can take on heavy responsibilities in the future a chance to train, he doesn't have to ask him Tang Changyu to escort him. In war, it is an army that fights with concentrated strength, and everyone is an indispensable part of it, regardless of the military position. If you want to protect the prince extraordinarily, Tang Changyu will inevitably be distracted, and everyone who has been trained on the battlefield will experience defeat and injury, so Tang Changyu doesn't understand what Li Shimin means by protection.

In Tang Changyu's view, such a meaningless reason is just an excuse. The emperor's real purpose must be as he thinks, the emperor is afraid of him, and the emperor is afraid of the unpredictable consequences of letting the tiger return to the mountain, so the emperor can only completely eliminate such consequences, release him, and never let him come back.

Tang Changyu knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, you once promised me that if you find someone to replace me, you will let me and Liuning go." Now that you belong to the Nine Emperor Princes, you want him to have more experience, and there are many people who can escort him. As you said earlier, the risk of this battle is extremely small, so as long as you find a safe person to accompany you, with the talents of the Nine Emperor Princes, you will definitely be foolproof. Besides, the minister has no intention of fighting in the field, and has no intention of fighting with the court in the field, but just wants to take his wife to live in seclusion in the countryside, go to Chang'an, and be an ordinary cloth husband and wife from now on. ”

"Secluded in the countryside, went to Chang'an, and became an ordinary fabric couple. Scold. Li Shimin sneered, which made Tang Changyu feel a chill, "How good, sometimes I envy you, you are willful, you can do whatever you want, and you can throw away the burden and responsibility on your body." But Changyu, I want to tell you that the precious and supreme thing in this world is not just your love. ”

Li Shimin's eyes are deep and dark, like a pool of quiet lake water, which is elusive. Tang Changyu looked at his thin face, the emperor has experienced so many things over the years, and it has become more elusive, he can't empathize with Li Shimin's pain, he just faintly feels that being born here, born in a powerful family, this life is inevitably subject to the fate of the monarchy.

Unless, I can be a free soul.

Li Shimin saw that Tang Changyu was always silent, so he continued: "Changyu, I have one more thing to tell you, these days there are many excerpts sent to impeach your father, Marshal Tang, saying that when your father fought against the Turks, he had the opportunity to completely eradicate them, but he was bribed by the old Turkic king of the year and let them live. ”

"Not only that, but they also impeached your father for leaving an eyeliner in the Turks, colluding with the Turks for many years, secretly attacking Chang'an, luring the former prince to rebel, and until now he is still secretly contacting Liubin to plot against him. I believe in Marshal Tang's character, but I have to investigate carefully. ”

Tang Changyu's application became indifferent, how could he not guess the routine and conspiracy in it, it was difficult for him to escape from being suppressed by the royal family and power, he could only know that it was hopeless, and he had to fight hard. Tang Changyu knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Li Shimin, and said: "Your Majesty, you know that the minister's father chose to retreat with his mother when he was at his most prosperous, and although the minister's father has made great achievements, he has never been proud of his achievements. For so many years, he has been staying away from officialdom, not asking about world affairs, and even asking about ministers' affairs. On the contrary, it is the people who participate in the minister's father, who dig out those old things and make a big fuss, which is their heart can be punished, and they really want to add to the crime. ”

Li Shimin smiled slightly, and the deep wrinkles on his face appeared, which seemed to show his increasingly deep heart over the years: "Aiqing, don't say anything about the ethereal words that heaven and earth can learn from, in this world, I am heaven and earth." You're a smart guy too, so I'm not going to say anything to you in a big way, it's a deal, and I'm giving you two days to think about it. Two days later, come and give me an answer. ”

Tang Changyu didn't say anything more, then got up and retired. Leaving the palace made him feel a lot more relaxed, but the chill still lingered around him, and he couldn't dissipate it for a long time, and at that time he was strangled by the passivity and helplessness of fate, he understood that he could abandon his responsibility and morality and bear the reputation of disloyalty and even ingratitude, but he couldn't let his family be in such a whirlpool anymore, he had to be decisive.

From the moment he stepped out of the palace, he made a decision. The life he promised to Liuning could not be realized, and his parents, he could not be unfilial, and he could not let them take responsibility for his love and willfulness. In the face of those things that have to be faced, he must bear it with all his might, both and risky. Tang Changyu's heart was shocked and had a preliminary plan, but he still needed to plan further, but he didn't plan to tell Liuning, and he didn't want to tell his parents.

The darkness, he hoped would be blocked by him, leaving only the bright sunshine for the people he loved.

When Tang Changyu returned home, it was getting late, Liu Ning had already prepared dinner, and was sitting on the threshold of the mansion looking at the street corner in the distance, which was Tang Changyu's usual way home from the palace when she went down to court, and she was waiting for the familiar figure to appear. But today Tang Changyu came from the opposite direction, and a trace of doubt flashed in Liuning's heart, which showed that Tang Changyu's expression was as usual, so he didn't think much about it, and greeted him happily.

Liuning was still worried, and pulled Tang Changyu to ask the east and the west: "How is it, Changyu, what did the emperor say to you?" Is there any difficulty for you? Has the successor he promised you to find found? Did he really agree with us leaving? What should we do next? ”

Tang Changyu rubbed Liuning's slightly cool hands to warm her, Liuning's hands were always so cold, it was already early summer, and there was no warmth in sight. Tang Changyu didn't answer her question, but took her hand while leading her home, and said, "It's okay that your hands are always so cold, how long have you been sitting here waiting for me?" Don't wait here in the future, this is an outlet, don't cold yourself. Also, what delicious food is prepared tonight, and we will tell you what the emperor told me today while we eat it later. ”

Liuning nodded in agreement, and the two talked and laughed, and everything was as usual.