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Chapter 955: The Emperor¡¯s Mind Technique

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    Tai Chi Palace.  Li Zhi quietly walked into the Ganlu Hall with thin and light steps.  Li Shimin was lying on the bed in the side hall, with a square scarf draped over his head. His face was haggard and his eyes were sunken.  His Majesty Tian Khan, who was once a vigorous and vigorous man, has now become an old man who has run out of energy and energy.  Li Zhi looked at Li Shimin's appearance, his eyes couldn't help but turn red, but he forced a smile and knelt down in front of Li Shimin.  "My son, I pay homage to my father." Li Shimin struggled to open his eyes, and when he saw it was Li Zhi, he couldn't help but smile.  "Pheasant slave is here, get up quickly and sit next to me" Chang Tu, who was waiting on the side of the bed, hurriedly stretched out his hand and lifted Li Shimin up so that he was half lying down.  Li Zhi looked at his father and said in a choked voice: "Father are you feeling better?" Li Shimin smiled and sighed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to survive. The illness will come like a mountain. Even though I am the emperor, I can't go against God's will.  "Reincarnation." "Father, please don't worry. If you are in a cheerful mood, your illness will go away quickly. Today I heard that Sun Simiao, the old immortal, has returned from his travels. I have sent people to bring him into the palace to diagnose my father's condition."  " Li Shimin said with a smile: "My illness has been treated many times by the imperial doctors. Liu Shenwei, the official of the Imperial Medical Office, is the direct disciple of Sun Lao Shenxian. Even he can't do anything. Even if Sun Lao Shenxian comes in person, it will be in vain.  " Li Zhi sobbed: "No, Sun Simiao is a god-like figure. The disciple has no way, but the master must have a way" Li Shimin sighed: "Medicine can not cure diseases. I know my body well, so why should I lie again?  I am not ridiculous Let¡¯s not talk about it anymore. Since I returned from the Eastern Expedition, I have been unable to take care of political affairs. All domestic and foreign affairs have been left to you and the princes of the three provinces. How can I hesitate to deal with political affairs these days?  "Where?" Li Zhi shook his head and choked: "Uncle Changsun, the Prime Minister, and Prime Minister Chu all tried their best to help me. Even if I didn't understand something, they would patiently explain it, clear up my doubts, and discuss the solution together.  " Li Shimin listened carefully, and then smiled happily: "They are all important ministers I left for you. You should treat them well in the future, and don't be ungrateful and weaken the hearts of loyal ministers, and don't reward them too much.  To make courtiers feel scornful, you should know how to control them. This is also a great subject. You are still young. You have a lifetime to explore slowly. You may stumble, or you may fail in state affairs.  It doesn¡¯t matter that mistakes may be made in the handling of political decrees, and even virtuous people may be killed by mistake. As long as the bones of the country are not touched, any mistakes made by the emperor will have the opportunity to make up for it, and Li Zhi will still be full of good reputation in the history of the future.  With a solemn expression, he wrote down Li Shimin's words one by one.  After a while of silence, Li Zhi said again: "Father, the prime minister also reported illness a few days ago. I heard that he is seriously ill. I went to visit the prime minister in person yesterday. The prime minister was lying on the bed and could not get up. When he came back, the imperial doctor  I told my son that the illness of Fang Xiang may be difficult to cure. " Li Shimin looked sad, and his eyes gradually filled with tears. He said, "Xuan Ling Alas, he has worked hard all his life, so I can only get his help.  With this Zhenguan rule, old brothers from the past left me one after another, and I am about to" Closing his eyes sadly, Li Shimin's lips trembled, and he murmured: "What happened during his lifetime, and his name after his death,  The names of a generation are buried in the loess, and the history of the Qing Dynasty can be full of fragrance. It is good to live up to me, the world, and this life." Li Zhi sobbed: "Father, take care of yourself and don't worry too much.  This is His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, respected by all nations. My son is still young and doesn¡¯t understand anything. I still hope that my father will teach me a lot. You must get well soon" Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "I don¡¯t want to die at a young age.  I still have many unfulfilled wishes, including Goguryeo, Tubo, Nanzhao, and the six tribes of Mohe who have a deadly feud with me There are too many enemies for me to conquer, and too many battles are waiting for me to wave my flag, but,  After all, destiny cannot be violated" Looking deeply at Li Zhi, Li Shimin said slowly: "I have left you loyal ministers and good ministers, such as Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Kong Yingda and others. Their political views are often at odds with mine.  , but I trust them more. As a king, you should not act based on your own likes and dislikes. Different opinions must be tolerated in the court. Not only will it give the world a reputation as a broad-minded emperor, but more importantly, they can  I thought of many things that I had never thought of. Having them in the court could always remind the king to be careful in his words and deeds, and check for the emperor's mistakes. When Wei Zheng was still alive, he could not give me thousands of advices, even though he often made me half-dead with anger.  I had the intention to kill him more than a hundred times, but I did not touch him in the end. The reason is because I know that they are all loyal ministers. They wrote the remonstrances not for their own promotion, but for the sake of the world and our surname Li.  The country, they, are an important force that restricts the monarchy" "After the pheasant slave ascends the throne in the future, the court will also have to"Select a group of remonstrators like Wei Zheng who are not afraid of the king's authority. You must treat them like honored guests and do not treat them lightly. No matter how unpleasant the remonstrances of the ministers are, no matter how angry you are, you must not punish them easily for their words. Otherwise, you will hurt the ministers in the world.  With the heart of a scholar, if you punish many sins, no one will dare to admonish you, so countless pairs of eyes will look at you like this. Even if you make a big mistake, they will not say anything anymore.  In the long run, the country will perish.  " Li Zhi bowed his head and said respectfully: "My son, please remember your father's teachings.  " After talking for a while, Li Shimin looked a little tired, and his breathing became rapid. Li Zhi stepped forward and gently rubbed Li Shimin's chest, saying at the same time: "My father is not feeling well. Let's rest first. When my father feels better, I will come back for advice.  Matters of governing the country.  Li Shimin closed his eyes and said, "Pheasant slave came here today. Do you have anything to say?"  " Li Zhi was silent for a moment and said: "My son is indeed in trouble, but your health, Father" "It doesn't matter, tell me, what is it that makes you undecided?  " Li Zhi whispered: "It's about Li Su.  " "What happened to Li Su?  Li Shimin curled his lips and said, "Is it possible that he got into trouble again?"  " Li Zhi also smiled and said: "I caused trouble, but this trouble happened as early as the ninth year of Zhenguan, and it is settled today.  " Li Shimin seemed to be aware of it. His eyes suddenly opened, and a sharp light flashed through his haggard and tired eyes. "Tell me in detail.  " Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and said: "Li Su took his son to the east city of Chang'an today. He said he wanted to give him a gift. On the street of Dongshi, Li Su asked his son to mention a few things that he wanted to know but couldn't.  I mentioned everything I knew, and everything was answered within an hour of burning incense" Li Zhi recounted what happened in Dongshi today, and Li Shimin listened in silence, his expression becoming increasingly complicated.  After Li Zhi finished speaking, Li Shimin still didn't say a word, with an unpredictable expression. Li Zhi looked at his expression worriedly and said cautiously: "Listen to Li Su, father you should know about this, right?  " Li Shimin nodded: "I do know, I already knew it when I was ten years old.  " "It is indeed Li Su who made a mistake in this matter, but Erchen thought that Li Su secretly cultivated such a force, and his original intention was not against the court, but for Sister Dongyang. He simply wanted to protect himself and hoped that this would  This power can help him and the emperor achieve a good result. It has nothing to do with the imperial army. In fact, he did not use this power to interfere in state affairs" Li Shimin snorted and said: "His original intention,  Of course I know it, otherwise do you think I would allow his power to exist and remain indifferent?  If he showed any sign of disobedience, I would have executed him long ago!  " Li Zhi smiled and said: "My father is wise. In fact, this force is finally in the hands of my father silently. My father has placed people in it. Li Su also knows it very well. In recent years, he has completely let go.  Regardless, it has never been used again. When Li Su cultivated it, it could only be regarded as an act of youth, frivolity and ignorance" Li Shimin turned to look at him and said: "Pheasant slave is explaining Li Su one after another.  It's too obvious.  " Li Zhi blushed and said with a smile: "Even if my son and ministers don't excuse him, my father asks himself, will he be willing to kill him?  Li Su is a capable minister with a lot of mysterious and unpredictable abilities. I will use him re-employed in the future. I would also like to ask my father to show some kindness to my son and not pursue Li Su's crime, okay?  " Li Shimin said meaningfully: "If there is one, then there are two. Do you dare to guarantee that Li Su will not create another force without telling you in the future?  There is such a force under the emperor's nose that is not controlled by the emperor. Do you know what the consequences will be?  " Li Zhi said with a serious expression: "I can guarantee that Li Su will not make the same mistake again.  " "Why?  What guarantee do you have?  Based on your friendship with him?  " "Li Su is not an ambitious person. When my father was willing to reuse him and made an exception to promote him to the county magistrate at a young age, didn't he also value his lack of ambition?  A person without ambition will be reused by any emperor. In fact, Li Su has never let his father down. I believe that Li Su will not let him down in the future, since he is a distinguished guest of the country.  , my sons and ministers should treat me as a scholar of the country.  " Li Shimin closed his eyes and sighed: "Pheasant slave, let's not talk about friendship and friendship, but only about monarchs and ministers. From the perspective of monarchs and ministers, you are pleading for a friend today and putting the safety of the country secondly. This is very unwise.  You are only allowed to make this mistake once. I don¡¯t want to hear you plead for anyone else in the future. Even if you plead for mercy, it should be based on the pros and cons of the country, the country, and the country, not friendship. Do you understand?  " Li Zhi should be so awe-inspiring. Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said: "Li Su is a talented person and very smart. From him, he will bring this power to the world.I give it to you without any reservation, and you can see that this person really knows how to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Such a talent must have sufficient ability to protect himself no matter what adversity he finds himself in.  Forget it, we have been tacitly understanding each other in the past few years. He solved the matter in this way, which is considered perfect, so I will forgive him this time. He has made so many contributions to our Tang Dynasty, so  Allow him to make this mistake" Li Shimin said, his eyes suddenly opened, his extremely sharp eyes were fixed on Li Zhi, and he said slowly: "But Pheasant slave, you have to remember, you can only allow him to make such a mistake.  This time, the only time!  And this time, he has used up the quota. If he cultivates any force without telling you in the future, no matter what his original intention is, no matter whether he threatens the imperial power or not, you must kill him!  Because if the same mistake is made the second time, such a person is no longer worthy of trust or reuse. There will be disaster if he is used. Only by eliminating it can future troubles be eliminated forever. Pheasant slave, remember my words, this is just this time.  !  " "Society and friends, sometimes you can only choose one or the other. If you don't want to be a king who subjugates the country, and you don't want me to die in silence, no matter how deep the friendship is with friends, you still have to kill them when it's time to kill them. 'A lonely man.  These four words are not unreasonable. In three or five years, the pheasant slave will definitely understand the meaning of these four words. At that time, you will not need others to remind you. You will know how to be a wise person yourself.  Good emperor.  " Li Zhi nodded repeatedly and responded with a serious expression. Li Shimin sighed softly and said: "Li Su is just a person, so there is nothing to worry about. What I am most worried about now is the fullness that Pheasant Nu will face after he ascends the throne.  The courtiers of the palace, as well as the Guanlong clan and the Shandong nobles.  These are the serious problems for the Tang Dynasty!  " Li Zhi raised his head in confusion and said: "I know that my father has deliberately suppressed the Guanlong clan over the years, but the Shandong nobles Hasn't my father always used the Shandong nobles to check and balance the Guanlong clan?  Why did they become a big problem for the Tang Dynasty?  " Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Supporting the Shandong gentry to check and balance the Guanlong clan is a temporary measure that I have to do. No matter the clan or the gentry, they are cannibals. In the future, if the gentry declines and the gentry becomes powerful,  Aren't those nobles the second Guanlong clan?  These noble families and noble clans were very powerful in the local area.  The common people only know about the noble families, but they don't know about the imperial court. As an emperor, can you rest assured about such a powerful family?  Only by suppressing and weakening them one by one, no matter the clan or the nobles, must we make them honest and let the people of the world know that we, surnamed Li, have the final say in this country. In this way, our imperial power can be considered stable.  " Li Zhiwei said: "Buthow can we weaken the power and influence of the clans and nobles?  " Li Shimin said slowly: "There is only one way, and that is the imperial examination.  Pheasant slave, you must launch a large-scale imperial examination in the future. The imperial court should select scholars from poor families. Only in this way can we completely avoid the influence of wealthy noble families on the court. When scholars from poor families enter the court and participate in politics, the interests of the Tang Dynasty will be theirs.  interests, rather than putting family interests first. In this way, the country can prosper and a prosperous age can be expected.  " Li Shimin sighed sadly and said: "These measures are what I have thought about for many years, but I am no longer able to implement them. Next, it depends on your methods. Most of the courtiers are from noble families or noble families.  We can slowly chip away at it, gradually reuse some poor scholars without noble family backgrounds, and slowly eliminate those veterans who are branded as noble families. At the same time, we must be prepared to prevent those poor people from forming cliques after entering the court, otherwise they will be a serious problem.  In short, the emperor's mind is nothing more than the word "check and balance". If the balance in the court is mastered, the country and the country will not be in crisis. After decades or even hundreds of years, the nobles and nobles may disappear in the court.  " "Yes, I have remembered it."  " Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Actually, the old ministers I left for you, such as your uncle Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Kong Yingda and others, they also have a deep imprint of the family, they can be used, but they are not.  You should use it with reservation. I am worried that in the future, the old ministers will deceive you when you are young and look down on you. Worse, they may ignore you. If that day comes, you will still do it when it is time to do it. Don¡¯t care about old family ties.  Yi, when you become emperor, you only care about one thing in your heart, and that is to hold the imperial power. Imperial power is the most important, and the rest can be thrown away.  " Li Zhi raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Shimin blankly. It was obvious that these cold and ruthless words made him uncomfortable. Li Shimin smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's cruel, isn't it?  But this is reality. This is why the emperor is called a loner. I have roughly laid out the layout of the court for you in the future. There are both experienced veterans and outstanding young ministers, such as Li Su, so Li Su committed  He made such a big mistake, but I still don't punish him. This is the reason. In the future layout of the court, Li Su is a very important chess piece, and you must make good use of this chess piece to weaken the power of the noble family.  No matter how powerful you are, you can check and balance the power of senior ministers.Regardless of the situation, Li Su is very important in this chess game. Fortunately, Li Sushu has no ambitions, so I dare to make such a layout. However, I have to be on guard against Li Su. You cannot have no reservations. Remember  As I say, if the emperor has unreserved trust in a certain minister, then his death will not be far away.  " Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and nodded. Li Shimin talked a lot today and was very tired. As he talked, Li Shimin gradually dozed off. After a while, a slight snoring sounded. Li Zhi knelt down in front of him quietly.  , looking at Li Shimin's sleeping face, the face that was once so high-spirited and scornful of everything is now full of sickness and haggard, Li Zhi's tears slowly flowed down, he pursed his lips and did not dare to cry, stood up and gave Li Shimin a long bow,  Quietly exiting the palace. The breeze entered the room, and the candlelight flickered. Li Zhi knelt down in the side hall, lighting the lamp and reviewing the memorials.  I don¡¯t know what I was thinking about. Mrs. Wu knelt down on one side and polished ink for him quietly. Li Zhi didn¡¯t move for a long time. Mrs. Wu looked up curiously and saw Li Zhi dumbfounded and full of thoughts.  Li Zhi couldn't help but call out softly: "Your Highness, Your Highness" Li Zhi was brought back to his senses and looked at her with dull eyes. Wu frowned slightly and said worriedly: "Is your Highness worried?  " Li Zhi sighed and said: "When I entered the palace today, my father said a lot to me" Seeing that Li Zhi hesitated to speak, Wu said: "Your Highness, if you have something on your mind, you can tell me frankly. Perhaps, I can share your worries with you.  .  " Li Zhi hesitated for a while and said: "What my father said I couldn't understand it for a while, and I became more and more confused about the court and the world.  " Mrs. Wu pursed her lips lightly and stared at him quietly. Li Zhi sighed: "Miss Wu, tell me is there really no complete friendship in this world?  Why do all the friendships and emotions in the world turn into conspiracies in the eyes of his father?  " Mrs. Wu lowered her head to think, then looked up at him and said, "Your Highness, don't blame me for speaking harshly. The court is a place full of conspiracies. I think your Majesty is right.  "
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