C74

75. In Chang'an City, within the Imperial City, after Imperial Advisor Li Shengdao left, Emperor Taizong sat on the Dragon Throne, pondering like a statue. No one knew what he was thinking, but they could be sure that this matter was most definitely related to the woman surnamed Wu. According to Emperor Taizong's usual practice, he would have to kill this person directly to eliminate his roots and end his future troubles. But just now, he heard what his Imperial Advisor Li Shengdao had said, and his heart was in turmoil, not knowing how to deal with him.

He felt that this woman was the woman he had been looking for ever since his first wife, the Empress, had taken his place. He had wanted to call her to his side to stay with him, but he had just left the Imperial Court, and he had not made up his mind that his Imperial Advisor, Li Shengdao, would come knocking on his door to tell him that the woman was a demoness who was plotting to usurp power. Was there something amiss about this? Why did someone vilify him after having had an intimate moment with him just last night?

He did not know if what the Imperial Advisor Li Shengdao said was true or if Li Shengdao was completely a lobbyist for the old officials like Zhangsun Wuji. Today, he had come to remind him not to get lost, and to focus on the overall situation, and to step out of the rebellion of Crown Prince Li Chenggong earlier, and once again leap onto the carriage known as the Tang Dynasty, continuing to pull the whip forward.

However, it was difficult for him to choose between the two. Regardless of which path he should take, he would never feel at ease. If he kept the woman in his possession, he would be at ease, but he was worried that the words of the State Grandmaster Li Shengdao were not empty words. The mountains and rivers that he had built up easily would be overturned by a single sentence of someone; however, if he followed the State Grandmaster Li Shengdao's plan and killed the woman under house arrest or even in a life threatening situation, then the confidante that he had just found would immediately be beheaded.

Thinking back and forth, always in this dilemma, really difficult to make a decision. He saw Emperor Taizong sitting on the Dragon Throne in a daze. He recalled that the steward of the palace had specifically told the experts, guards, and maids that the Emperor's mood and spirit had not been very good in recent days, and wanted them all to be in high spirits.

After all, he had personally experienced the rebellion of the crown prince, Li Chengzhi, a few days ago. It was just that after Emperor Taizong had evaluated the rebellion and not held everyone responsible, the people in the palace had all breathed a sigh of relief, and now they felt even more fond of Emperor Taizong.

Seeing Emperor Taizong sitting in a daze on the Dragon Throne, that mighty warrior couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He thought to himself: Everyone in the world wants to be an emperor, but how many people know the pain of being an emperor? Not only did his responsibilities increase, his enemies increased, he

He had dozens of children and more grandchildren, but what did he get? His son wanted to rebel against him, to kill him as quickly as possible, and his most trusted minister, along with his son, had insisted on fighting him until they met in arms, despite their many years of courtship. Emperor Taizong was growing old, he was no longer the young and powerful Tiankhan who had fought his way through the Huns all those years ago. Even though he still had the courage to lead the country forward, he was already old enough to have to say the things that had to be said, but he still wanted to keep on holding on to the imperial power in his hands like he had when he was young.

Perhaps the Crown Prince Li Chengqian's words were very reasonable, why would he rebel? Because he couldn't confirm that even though his father was old, he still had energy and passion, and he still wanted to drag that supreme imperial power along with him. He had already grown up, and was ready to take over the throne, but his father treated him like an enemy. Emperor Taizong's actions were also reasonable. However, this father and son pair each possessed half of the truth, and had reached a point where it was difficult to reconcile with them. Thus, they could only exchange the loss of one person for peace.

In any case, Emperor Taizong had already sat in this position for twenty years. He might have gotten used to this kind of life, but he was definitely sick of it. If a person was already disgusted by himself, but still had to work hard to be a good person, perhaps not many people in the world could survive for a few days. But what about months, years, or even decades? I'm afraid not many people can do this!? However, Emperor Taizong was such a person. He loathed being the emperor, but he had been able to sit in this position for twenty years. Not to mention his literary and martial arts skills, just his patience and persistence caused others to be extremely impressed. Furthermore, he was such a wise man!

After the preparation, Emperor Taizong was already sitting there silently, deep in thought. Standing in front of the hall of government, that powerful warrior was also thinking about many things.

After a while, Emperor Taizong woke up from his contemplation. Seeing that mighty warrior standing silently in front of the palace gate, he immediately asked, "What's wrong? What's the matter? "

The mighty warrior was roused from his stupor by Emperor Taizong's words and hurriedly lowered his head. He said, "Your Majesty, Yu Lin Wei just reported that Prince Li requests an audience before waiting for the decree in the main hall!"

When Emperor Taizong saw him explain his purpose in coming, he didn't know why his normally most cowardly son had come to the palace today and still wanted to see me. He immediately said, "Since he's already arrived at the main hall, let him come!"

Hearing the Emperor speak like this, the mighty warrior bowed and left the hall. He then shouted at the door of the main hall, "Prince, the Emperor has summoned you to the hall for a meeting!"

After a while, a person arrived at the entrance of the Office of Internal Affairs and raised his head to look at the father and son duo. Both of them were looking at each other with a strange look in their eyes. The young man lifted the hem of his robe and stepped into the hall. He stood there with his hands hanging down and respectfully said, "Father!"

When Emperor Taizong saw his son again after a few days, he did not think that he would be in such a predicament, while he himself was in such a complicated mood. He immediately said, "Zhiru, why did you think of coming to my place today? "Could it be that these few days have been too monotonous and that there is nothing else to do?!"

As the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. Mice are born with the ability to make holes! Emperor Taizong only had a dozen or so sons, but not a single one of these sons was as outstanding as him. Although his eldest son, Li Chengqian, was the eldest son, he was now in exile. Although Li Tai was a rich man, he was not a good person. His third son, Li Qu, was a martial arts man, but he was also a man of courage.

Hearing Emperor Taizong's question, Li Zhi opened his mouth and said, "This son knows that father has been in a bad mood for the past few days, and has come to visit you today!"

If these words were spoken by any other prince, Emperor Taizong would absolutely not believe it. But once it came out of Li Zhi's mouth, it made his eyes water up. He thought to himself: At least handing Tang Dynasty over to a coward is better than a wild and ambitious person!

"Zhi'er, are you willing to join the Eastern Palace?"