Chapter 161: It's better to kill than to surrender
But this gamble is a test of the heart, but if Li Hao is given another chance to choose, he will not hesitate to implement the plan.
Because the peaceful and prosperous times can create a ruler who governs the world, but it cannot cultivate a tyrant who looks down on the world. After Li Shiming inherited the unification, he has changed from the king of Qin who once fought on the battlefield to the ruler of the world. And a Ming monarch will never provoke a war at will.
But the system forced Li Hao to expand the land, which ran counter to Ming Jun's concept of governing the country.
Now Lijiazhuang is a country within a country in the land of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Hao is also confident that he can build it into a huge empire. But if you want to expand, without the permission of King Tang, I am afraid that the division will be unknown.
Although Li Hao is a traverser, he is also an authentic Chinese, and he has great admiration for the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. As long as it is not a last resort, he will never be an enemy of Datang.
This is also the reason why he has been helping Datang grow while improving the strength of Li Jiazhuang.
He even thought that as long as he completely completed the task of the system, he would hand over all the power to Datang, so that Datang Huaxia would be completely called the supreme of the world.
As for themselves...... To be honest, Li Hao's ambition is not big, if it weren't for the system task requirements, he would rather be a happy owner of Lijiazhuang.
"Alas! The world is unpredictable, let's take one step at a time! ”
On this day, Chang'an City set off thousands of waves.
A horse-drawn carriage drove into the palace, and the news of His Majesty's assassination spread. Although these news were verified by five people, they quietly spread among the people.
In the Daming Palace, Li Shimin's bedroom.
Li Hao, Cheng Yanjin, and Fang Xuanling knelt on the ground in five bodies, and behind them, a group of secret guards knelt together.
The imperial doctors, palace maids, and eunuchs were busy in and out of the palace, constantly going in and out of the palace.
Plates of blood-stained cloth were brought out.
Li Hao knelt numbly, couldn't help but snort, and whispered to Cheng Yanjin beside him: "How long will it take to kneel?" ”
Cheng bit the gold and glanced at Li Hao: "Don't speak, there are many people, many eunuchs and palace maids here are also the eyeliners of the five surnames and seven wangs, be careful of missing the news!" ”
Li Hao smacked his lips, he made a thousand calculations, and missed the calculation after returning to the palace.
If the emperor is assassinated, the escorts and guards will also be implicated, and it is okay to kneel here, if the emperor has a mistake, one of them will be counted as one, and they will be buried together.
Nima has been kneeling for almost an hour, and he knew that he would not come back with them, so he took himself out directly and went back to Zhen'an Wangfu to sleep.
At this moment, Li Hao seemed to understand why Li Shimin had to drag him back to the palace, in the name of discussing follow-up matters, in fact, he wanted to make up for some face.
After kneeling for a while, the eldest grandson Wujian and Li Mingda walked out of the dormitory with tears in their eyes.
As soon as he saw Li Hao, Li Mingda ran over angrily, grabbed Li Hao, and raised his hand to slap him.
Li Hao was beaten with a confused face, what is the situation with this Nima, why is he still waiting to be beaten? Although the little princess didn't use her strength and didn't hurt to fight, she couldn't hang her face after being slapped in front of so many people!
"Li Hao, if my father has three longs and two shorts, I will definitely punish your nine clans and crush your bones to ashes!" Li Mingda roared with a crying voice.
After speaking, he smiled mischievously, and said in a voice that only Li Hao could hear: "Don't you recognize me?" If it weren't for my father's reminder, I would still be kept in the dark by you, King Zhen'an! It's just a punishment for you! ”
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In Li Hao's heart, 10,000 divine beasts rushed by, this Li Mingda looked gentle and lovely, it turned out to be an acting school! If she hadn't known the inside story, Li Hao would have felt that she really wanted to kill herself.
Although there are 10,000 unhappy in my heart, the play still has to be performed.
Li Hao lowered his head with gloomy eyes: "The grass people know their guilt, if Your Majesty has any mistakes, I am willing to bear it!" ”
The eldest grandson wiped his tears, choked up and said, "You guys, go in and kneel in front of Your Majesty, when will Your Majesty wake up, you can stand up!" ”
"Yes!" Li Hao and the three of them were ordered to enter the dormitory.
The door of the dormitory was closed, blocking all outsiders from the door.
Li Hao's faces immediately returned to normal, and he followed the eldest grandson Wujian around the bed and into a secret room.
"Hahaha!"
Before you see him, you can hear his laughter.
Li Shiming smiled and hammered the couch with his fist, pointing at Li Hao for a long time and couldn't say a complete sentence.
"It's really a thing to a thing, I thought that no one in the world could cure you Li Hao, what is happening now? This slap from my precious daughter, you can still use it. ”
Li Hao was extremely embarrassed, and he couldn't help blushing as cheekily. I secretly said in my heart: What an old Li, see how I will take revenge in the future!
"Your Majesty, don't laugh at King Zhen'an, we only have a stick of incense, and someone from outside will come soon, let's talk about the follow-up plan!"
Although the eldest grandson Wujian is a delicate woman, she is very wise, and she breaks through the mystery in one word.
Li Shimin immediately stopped laughing and asked Li Hao and the three to sit down.
"Lao Li, there were so many imperial doctors and palace maids who came and went before, can you trust them? There are many people, your assassination is the hole card in our hand, and we must not show flaws! ”
"Don't worry, those who can't be trusted are arranged in the distance. The five surnames and Qiwang have arranged a lot of eyeliner around me, and if I don't show them if I am injured, it will definitely attract suspicion. ”
"Haha Lao Li thought thoughtfully, and then you pretended to be sober, and then said that we actively escorted and repelled the assassin when you were assassinated, so the merits and demerits are offset, and we will not be held responsible!"
Li Shimin's face was embarrassed: "Although this is okay, people outside will definitely use this to say some gossip, and you are afraid that you will attract some criticism." ”
"It's just some gossip, as long as you can get rid of the big trouble in Your Majesty's heart, it doesn't hurt for Lao Cheng to be scolded by them for the rest of his life!"
Cheng Biting Jin is quick to talk, and he doesn't care about his reputation at all. Fang Xuanling didn't speak, so naturally he meant the same.
Li Hao smiled: "Then please ask Lao Li to take care of my business more in the future!" ”
And just like that, the awkward topic was finally over.
Then there was Li Hao's home field, and he was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked a sharp question.
"Your Majesty, the Cui Wang family, how are you going to deal with them?"
This time, Li Hao did not call Li Shimin Lao Li as usual, but respectfully called him Your Majesty.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily sat up straight.
How could he not understand what Li Hao meant? called him Lao Li because Li Hao saw him as a friend. And calling him His Majesty at this moment, it was Li Hao who put aside the relationship between friends and prepared to discuss things from an outsider's point of view.
"The five surnames and seven hopes are a big scourge in my heart, and it is natural to get rid of them quickly, and if you assassinate the monarch, you should be punished. When I wake up later, I will put Wang Qingyuan and the two in prison and uproot the Cui and Wang families! ”
"Your Majesty, I don't agree with this matter!"
Li Hao immediately shook his head.
Li Shimin was puzzled, when he was in Cuiwei Mountain before, Li Hao clearly said that this was the fastest way to destroy the five surnames and seven hopes, why did he change his attention to this matter?
Li Hao's face was serious, and he didn't look like he was joking: "I said before that your assassination is the fastest way to destroy the five surnames and Qiwang, but the five surnames and seven wangs are the five families, and now we have only caught two, if they are killed at this moment, the other three families will definitely be alert." ”
Li Hao paused for a moment and continued: "Besides, if these two forces are dug up, the impact will be great, and we can't afford the consequences for the time being. It's better to kill people than to surrender people, wouldn't it be more beautiful if you could make these two forces submit to you? ”