Parting is helpless. Li Su opposes the Eastern Expedition from the bottom of his heart. This is simply an unsure war. The most difficult problem facing the Tang Dynasty's royal army was not the logistics and food, but the prediction of the country Goguryeo.

This seemingly barren small country was not as easy as the Tang monarchs and ministers imagined. The Sui Dynasty's three eastern expeditions to Goguryeo were beaten to pieces and returned home in disgrace, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed. Until today, Jingguan, where the heads of the fallen soldiers were piled up, is still under the wind and sun on the black soil of Liaodong, silently telling the humiliating defeat decades ago.

Why is history always surprisingly similar? Because people in the world always learn from lessons.

Time is the most wonderful Mengpo soup. No matter how painful or bloody the lesson is, as the long time passes quietly, the scars gradually heal, the pain gradually disappears, and the long-lost confidence and conceit gradually rise, so he is full of arrogantness and ambition that can trample the whole world under his feet.

Li Su is always used to standing in the perspective of an onlooker and looking at the people and things in this world calmly. Because of his transcendent mentality, he often sees more different things than others, such as the eagerness for quick success and instant benefits that quietly arise in the hearts of the monarchs and ministers in the dynasty.

Li Su tried to stop him, but Li Shimin did not listen. Li Su was a person who cherished his life very much. No matter what, he only advised him once. In his ranking, "home" is more important than "country". If he persuaded him once, he would be considered loyal to the country. Whether he could be adopted or not has nothing to do with him. After all, Li Su was not Wei Zheng. He did not have the courage to challenge the emperor's patience with the lives of the whole family.

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Dongyang Taoist Temple.

Dongyang was buried in Li Su's arms and cried into tears. Li Su felt very uncomfortable.

There have been few times since we parted with our family over the years, but every time we parted, we were like stepping into the gate of hell, as if we were hit by some kind of vicious curse. We would always go through life and death before we could go home safely. He knew that my father, Xu Mingzhu and Dongyang were afraid of it. What we were afraid of was not parting, but some life and death dangers that Li Su might encounter after the separation.

"Stop crying, your eyes will swollen when you cry. When the Taoist nuns in your Taoist temple saw it, they thought I beat you up before leaving..." Li Su comforted softly.

Dongyang was so angry that he pinched the soft flesh on his waist and said angrily: "I didn't say a serious word before leaving. Are you so inappropriate when you say goodbye to your wife?"

Li Su rolled her eyes and said, "Mrs. I'm having a big belly. I can't be serious..."

Dongyang blinked, then he understood in a second, his pretty face quickly turned a layer of blush. He turned his head and looked at the sky outside the window. It was already the time to light the lights and it was about to get night.

"I got news from the palace early yesterday morning and knew that my father ordered you to go to war with the army. At that time, I just felt that the sky had collapsed..." Dongyang choked and said, "... So many civil and military officials in the court are all pillars of the country. Why did my father let you, a twenties, go to the battlefield? I hate me so much!"

Li Su sighed: "Your father attaches great importance to this Eastern Expedition. It can be said that this battle is more important in his mind than pacifying the Eastern Turks and Xueyantuo. Therefore, he has to do whatever it takes. This price is not only the military strength and food in the middle of the country, but also the talents. He must keep any talent that can improve the victory rate in the slightest. He must cherish it in his lifetime.

Pointing to his nose, Li Su smiled arrogantly, "And I, not to be modest, are indeed a rare talent for the Tang Dynasty. If your father doesn't bring me with him, the winning rate of Goguryeo will be reduced by at least 20%..."

Dongyang stared at him with tears in his eyes: "Just say these shameless words in front of me. I won't laugh at you anyway. Be careful in front of my father, be careful in your words and actions, and don't anger him..."

Li Su murmured: "Every time I tell the truth, this woman thinks I am shameless. Should I beat her up and cheer up?"

Dongyang sniffed, turned his head and called out the hall door. Then the hall door opened, and four palace maids walked in with difficulty carrying a set of dismantled armor.

Dongyang personally put the armor on Li Su, from his knees to the bright light mirrors of the heart protection, and finally put on a phoenix-winged helmet. After a brand new outfit, Li Su stood in front of Dongyang in armor. The black armor set off Li Su's handsome and fair face, which looked particularly heroic and majestic.

The armor fits very well, as if tailor-made. Li Su raised her arm, took a few steps away, then patted the solid and heavy heart protection mirrors hard, and finally... she turned her head and looked for mirrors everywhere.

"Where is the mirror? Come on, bring the mirror! I am so heroic and majestic. Wouldn't it be a waste of talent if I don't look in the mirror?" Li Su said anxiously.

Dongyang rolled his eyes and waved his hand and let the palace maids move in the mirror.

Standing in front of the mirror, Li Su twisted left and right, and posed various heroic poses from time to time. He suddenly felt that every posture was so handsome. Li Su stared at herself in the mirror, and gradually, her eyes became insane...

"Such a handsome face, it's ridiculous that people in the world only know my talent... I really want to look in the mirror and see it forever..." Li Su's eyes were dull and murmured like a dream.

Dongyang rolled his eyes and almost fainted, and sighed: "Why did I fall in love with a shameless guy like you back then..."

After waiting for a long time, Li Su finally reluctantly withdrew her admiring gaze from the mirror, and breathed a sigh of relief without losing all his heart.

"The armor is good, I specially created it for me?"

Dongyang smiled and said, "I know your size. Yesterday I ordered the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to make it overnight. I originally planned to use silver, but I was worried that the silver would be too bright and would inevitably become a target for the enemy on the battlefield, so I made it into black. Now it seems that this armor is pretty good."

"It's mainly about the face... the face is good, and it looks good when wearing anything. Think about it, if the same armor is worn on that guy Wang Zhi, what do you think it looks like?"

Knowing that Li Su must have nothing good to say next, Dongyang couldn't help but curious and said, "What do you think?"

Li Su said seriously: "Like the Terracotta Warriors, it is the kind of burial for Qin Shihuang. It has a dead face, a shroud, and a broken stick in his hand. Therefore, armor is not important. From ancient times to the present, the face is very important."

Dongyang: “…………”

The sadness of parting was full of separation, and was completely defeated by this guy in a few words.

The night wind entered the room, and the red candles in the hall suddenly swayed a few times.

Li Su suddenly held Dongyang's hand and smiled a little unkindly: "Madam Princess, it's late at night, you and I'll take a break early..."

Dongyang's pretty face suddenly turned red, and he was ashamed. His beautiful eyes were both panicked and timid, and he glanced around.

"You... won't you go back to accompany your wife tonight? You'll go to war the day after tomorrow..."

"Madam wants me to come and accompany you. If you are evenly affected by rain and dew, no one should be wronged..." Li Su's voice became even lower and she said softly: "...A good night tonight, if you can plant jade in the blue field, when you return to the court in the next year, our Li family will be considered to be a scattered family. This matter cannot be competed for me alone. Please ask the princess and wife to cooperate more..."

Dongyang blushed and stuttered: "How to cooperate?"

"Of course it's posture cooperation..."

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Chang'an City, Changsun Mansion.

It was already deep in the night, and the candles in the side room in the backyard of Changsun Mansion were brightly lit.

King Li Tai of Wei knelt in front of Changsun Wuji, crying with tears.

"Uncle, save my nephew! My nephew has lost his father's holy family. Now that my father is in the east, he has ordered Li Zhi to stay in Chang'an to supervise the country. Obviously, my father has agreed to Li Zhi as the future crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. The nephew's life is in danger. I beg my uncle to help him!"

Changsun Wuji was wearing a casual robe and sat cross-legged in front of Li Tai with a expressionless face. His eyes were deep and restrained, and there was no clue.

"Please ask the King of Wei, what's the use of crying in front of me? After all, you underestimate the enemy too much!" Changsun Wuji said to him with regret.

Li Tai cried and said, "Yes, my nephew knew he was wrong, he really knew he was wrong! He shouldn't have underestimated Li Zhi at the beginning, nor should he offend Li Su. I didn't expect that Li Su was able to go against the will of heaven. He reversed his disadvantages with his own strength. A small Feng Du case was easily defeated by him, which made me lose all the way!"

Changsun Wuji shook his head and sighed, "It's not like losing all the money, but now you have no advantage in fighting for the crown prince. Originally, you are only half a step away from the position of crown prince, only half a step away! Show more in front of your father, maybe the edict to establish the crown has been issued all over the world. I can only say that you... the prince is not enough to make plans!"

After saying that, Changsun Wuji closed his eyes in disappointment, and was too lazy to look at him again.

Li Tai was shocked. Changsun Wuji's words were undoubtedly very serious, and he was indeed disappointed with himself. Li Tai handled the Feng Du case very poorly, almost causing the company chief Sun Wuji to be involved. It is no wonder that Changsun Wuji was disappointed with him. Compared to Li Su's calmness in dealing with the crisis, Li Tai lost too much color. The result of this secret fight was actually very fair. Li Tai was indeed not as good as Li Su.

But Li Tai was really afraid. With Li Shimin's order to supervise Li Zhi, Li Tai lost power in the court. Many old ministers who were originally firmly standing in his camp turned against Li Zhi. The remaining few guys who seemed loyal and loyal were actually just speaking beautifully, but in fact they had remained neutral and watched, and looked at the change. It can be said that the only powerful figure who can support Li Tai's fight for the crown prince is Changsun Wuji. If the company Changsun Wuji does not support him, the abyss that will be waiting for him will definitely be a dying abyss that will never be restored.

"Uncle, uncle, save me! If you don't support my nephew, my nephew will have to hit you and die tonight, so as not to kill me when Li Zhi succeeds in the future! Uncle, my nephew only wants a way out, please give me advice!" Li Tai cried loudly, and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

Changsun Wuji frowned. Li Tai's appearance made him more and more disgusted. When he encountered problems, he was panicked and spoke nonsense. If such a person became the crown prince, how could he rule the world?

However, when he thought of his dead sister Empress Changsun, and the interests of the Guanlong clan he represented, even if Li Tai was a pool of mud that could not be supported on the wall, Changsun Wuji could only choose to force him up. Think about it from another perspective, the more cowardly the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the easier it would be for him to hold him in his palm. At the same time, the interests of the Guanlong group would be maximized. In this way, it would not be too bad to support Li Tai to the throne.

On the contrary, if the next emperor is Li Zhi, the power of the Changsun clan will inevitably be greatly affected. After all, he and Li Zhi know each other well. In the dispute between the crown prince, Changsun Wuji is Li Zhi's enemy. If Li Zhi is an emperor, how will this seemingly loyal and honest child treat his enemies? No one dares to promise this.

Therefore, supporting Wei and suppressing Jin became Changsun Wuji's only choice. Changsun Wuji was a complete politician. As the prime minister of the empire for decades, Changsun Wuji could not have been so naive that he used the entire Changsun clan's family business to bet on Li Zhi's kindness.

Why have some court struggles from ancient times to the present ended up being a trivial matter? Because one moves the whole body, even though you know you are unwise, you have to bite the bullet and fight to the end. There is still a glimmer of hope in your life, but if you don’t fight, you will die without death.

After sighing, Changsun Wuji frowned and rebuked: "What kind of morality is the dignified prince? Only when a man stands tall can he create a foundation without a world. If a man becomes a child, wouldn't he make people all over the world laugh at him?"

Li Tai immediately stopped crying and knelt in front of Changsun Wuji and drooped his head and sobbed.

Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and pondered for a while, and said slowly: "At this point, I have to set off another path and make a brilliant plan and reverse it..."

Li Tai was stunned and then overjoyed: "What is my uncle's trick? Please give me some advice!"

Changsun Wuji sighed: "After now, you have lost all the game. What kind of tricks do you have? Only the only way to do this is... leave Chang'an!"

Li Tai was shocked: "What does uncle mean?"

Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and said: "When King of Wei reads the classics and history, can he know the allusion of 'Shen's life is inside and dies, and Chong'er is outside and peaceful'?"

Li Tai seemed to understand a little and said softly: "My nephew knew that it was about the legitimate sons of Duke Xian of Jin and Chong'er in the Spring and Autumn Period. Duke Xian married Li Ji. Li Ji relied on his favor to disrupt the palace and persecuted the two legitimate sons. The eldest son Shen Sheng refused to leave, and was eventually killed by Li Ji. The second son Chong'er clearly observed the current affairs and escaped from disaster. Finally, he returned to his country and became Duke Wen of Jin, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. "

A look of enlightenment appeared on his fat face, and Li Tai's eyes lit up, and he said anxiously: "My uncle's intention is to follow Chong'er's actions and leave Chang'an to avoid disaster and stay alive?"

Changsun Wuji shook his head: "Don't read books until you die. You must learn to use them. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of the world split, and Chong'er escaped from far away to avoid disaster. As long as he leaves Jin, Li Ji will have no choice but to do anything to him. But now the Tang Dynasty unified the world. If you escape from trouble, where can you escape from trouble?"

He glanced at Li Tai quickly and Changsun Wuji said, "What I mean is that this time Your Majesty is expeditioning Goguryeo, and ordered the King of Jin to stay in Chang'an to govern the country. The military and political power of Chang'an City is in the hands of King of Jin and several important officials. Your Majesty is in charge of the army. If you remain in Chang'an, it would be a fish on the chopping board of others. It would be better for you to ask Your Majesty to follow the army. The journey is long and you will be with Your Majesty day and night. It can ease your tense father-son relationship with Your Majesty. Even if it cannot be eased, you can rely on what you have learned in your life to show your plans and give advice to Your Majesty. It doesn't matter whether Your Majesty accepts the plan or not. What is important is your attitude. If you are lucky, you happen to make contributions to Your Majesty. When the day of your triumphant return to the court, it is still unknown whether the King of Jin is the prince."

Li Tai chewed Changsun Wuji's words carefully, and after a long time, his eyes became brighter and brighter.
Chapter completed!