In the palace, Guo Ziyi and the emperor talked while walking. They were all about family matters and did not talk about any major national affairs.

Until the two of them walked to a rockery and stood beside a small pond. The rockery was covered with snow and the shrubs around them were all white. Only the pond did not freeze, but instead emitted a white mist.

Guo Ziyi seemed very curious and stopped to watch, saying, "It's really worthy of being the palace. The pond will not freeze. What is the white fog on it? Why does it feel a little warm?"

The emperor smiled and said kindly: "You boy is unlearned. If your wife saw it, you will know that this is a hot spring, and it is warm all year round."

As he said that, he stopped and said, "It's a pity that this small pond is too small and is not suitable for building a bathing place, so he can only plant some lotus flowers so that it will not lack green in winter."

After saying that, he stopped again, and patted Guo Ziyi on the shoulder with a smile and said, "There is another place in my palace that has specially built a luxurious bath hall. The hot springs there are so big that people soak in it will make you feel warm as spring. If you kid want to go, I will take you to soak, what about it?"

Guo Ziyi yelled and shook her head and said, "You old man should enjoy this kind of emperor-like enjoyment by yourself. People like me who are poor from birth only like to suffer for the rest of their lives..."

The emperor was slightly stunned, and vaguely heard something in Guo Ziyi's words. His face suddenly turned solemn and he slowly said, "You kid seems to have resentment in your heart."

Guo Ziyi did not hesitate to do so and nodded directly: "Yes, I'm very resentful."

He said as he walked forward a few steps, looked at the small pond in front of him, and said, "Actually, from the beginning, I didn't agree with His Majesty's plan."

"In order to destroy the wealthy families, you deliberately made the world dire straits, indulged the vassal states to expand, and tempted them to be greedy. People's hearts are greedy, and those who can become vassal states are particularly greedy. Therefore, when they see the emperor's incompetence, they must think that the world has opportunities to take advantage of. Under the greed, the desire to rebel will grow."

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, this is exactly my plan. Since ancient times, all the rebellions have caused continuous wars. I want to make the world fall into chaos through the rebellion of the vassal states..."

The emperor said, looking at Guo Ziyi and said, "The vassal states are in chaos and want to steal the country. The Tang Dynasty is not only the royal family, but also the thousands of aristocratic families in the world. Since ancient times, the royal family has been governed by the royal family and the aristocratic families, and I, Li family, have not been able to enjoy it alone."

Guo Ziyi nodded and sneered: "Since the world belongs to the royal family and the aristocratic family, the royal family and the aristocratic family are vested interests, enjoying wealth and honor, and taking charge of the wealth of the world. If the rebels want to seize the country, it is equivalent to seizing the wealth of the vested interests."

The emperor smiled slightly and said, "In this way, the rebels will inevitably become mortal enemies with the vested interests. Both sides are irreconcilable, and one side must fall down. The reason is very simple. The vested interests do not want to give up the wealth in their hands. Since the rebels have rebelled, what they want to steal is the wealth of the vested interests."

The emperor said, stopping, and smiled and said, "So once the vassal states rebelled, the wars would slaughter the aristocratic families, and the aristocratic families would inevitably fight back in order to save themselves."

"In this process of massacre and counterattack, the power of both sides will be constantly eroded. I am in the center to control the overall situation, and then you can regain the lost land. This recovery process is also a process of reshaping the rules after a big chaos."

"When the process is over, my plan is completed."

When the emperor said this, the old man's face was full of longing and murmured: "At that time, there would be no more aristocratic families in the world, and all rights were controlled by the royal family.

Every decree of the emperor can reach the countryside... So at that time the world was a world that was clean and easy to govern."

Guo Ziyi sneered and interrupted the emperor, "But have your majesty ever thought about how great the sacrifice was in this process? Since ancient times, when wars were raging, the people were the most suffering in the world. The wife and children were separated, the family was destroyed, and the nameless bones in the wilderness may be some hungry parent who was hungry for childbirth."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "To do big things, there must be sacrifices."

"But I don't like this kind of sacrifice!"

Guo Ziyi suddenly roared and said angrily: "Why should the people die? Why should the people suffer?"

"We have been working diligently since ancient times, honestly accepting rule, working hard to farm, paying taxes, accepting labor service, building cities, and working hard and hard-working!"

"We don't cause trouble or cause trouble. Our only demand is to live, to raise children, and to support the elderly..."

"However, even such a simple demand cannot be obtained at the minimum guarantee. The emperor, general and minister need to sacrifice to do great things, and we ordinary people have to sacrifice."

"But why, Your Majesty, why do you tell me? The people are also human beings, and they are raised by their father's biological parents. If you say that if you need to sacrifice, we will be killed or injured?"

Guo Ziyi's last sound was almost like a roar of thunder.

If someone else did this, and yelled at the emperor, he would be punished immediately, so he would be directly beheaded by the Meridian Gate.

But Guo Ziyi is different after all, and the emperor knows very well that he is a reckless man.

So the emperor took a deep breath and persuaded earnestly: "I understand how uncomfortable you feel. In fact, I feel uncomfortable when I make plans. But Guo Ziyi, listen well, no matter how uncomfortable you feel, you must endure it forcibly... The reason is very simple, you are no longer an ordinary person now."

The emperor said with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice: "You are neither the people you always say, nor are you the people whom you sympathize with. You are now a general, and you are the general I trust the most."

"I will pay you the whole world's bets, which is equivalent to giving you the whole world's people."

"You can be sad in your heart, you can be angry with my plans, but whether you are sad or angry, you must shoulder the responsibilities you deserve."

"When wars are raging, many people will indeed suffer. However, after you clear the wars and when you help the Li royal family rebuild the rules, I can guarantee you that the people will be happy at that time."

"They will no longer be exploited by aristocratic families, nor will they be exploited by corrupt officials. When the new rules of the Tang Dynasty were established, and when the Li royal family could absolutely control the world, you can rest assured that the royal family would not harm the people... The reason is very simple. The people are the wealth of the royal family. Even the stupidest emperor will not be in trouble with his own wealth, right?"

"So, sacrifice is inevitable."

“But the sacrifice is worth it.”

"If there are one million people suffering from the ravages of war, then at least tens of millions of people who enjoy the blessing after the wrath of wars are wiped out. Guo Ziyi, think carefully, which is more important and which is less important than the happiness of tens of millions of people or the suffering of one million..."

The emperor's words did not look like a conversation between an emperor and a subject, but rather like an old father who was teaching his son.

However, Guo Ziyi shook her head in pain and murmured in a low voice: "But even if one million people suffer, I don't want to see such a thing..."

"One million people represent one million homes."

"When their family was destroyed, when their wife and children were separated, the child was so hungry that he cried loudly, shouting 'Dad, I'm hungry'. That scene seemed to be right in front of me, making me feel like a knife stabbed in my heart."

When Guo Ziyi said this, he looked at the emperor and suddenly smiled bitterly, saying with a self-deprecating voice: "Do your Majesty think I am ridiculous? I am already a general. According to normal people's ideas, I should have the mind of a big man... Just like your Majesty, you can make up your mind to sacrifice the people, right?"

The emperor was silent, seemingly speechless.

After a long time, the emperor spoke slowly and said helplessly: "It seems difficult for us to reach an agreement on this matter."

Guo Ziyi nodded and said, "Yes, it's hard to reach a negotiation. Because Your Majesty has enjoyed happiness since childhood, while I have suffered since childhood. The environment of growing up is different, and the good and evil in my heart are also different."

The emperor suddenly interrupted and said solemnly: "I am not evil."

Guo Ziyi raised her head, let out a breath, and said, "I know, you are not evil. But you are the emperor. In the emperor's heart, you can sacrifice your life to do great things."

The emperor seemed to be finally aroused of anger and said coldly: "Then I want to ask, what do you kid do? If you just want to complain, then I can listen to your complaints. But if you don't want to do this, don't blame me for slapping you to death... Don't forget that you have already worshipped me as my adopted father. My adopted father's son has the power to beat me, right?"

Guo Ziyi shouted and said self-deprecatingly: "Yes, you can beat you whatever you want. You are right. You have the right to beat you. Since I kowtowed to you and recognized your adopted father, then you are your adopted son. If the child doesn't listen to the old man, he will definitely beat you..."

While speaking, he actually put his face over and said, "Your Majesty will beat you now?"

The emperor was so angry that his face turned pale. He really raised his hand, but his palm was raised high for a long time, and he didn't hit Guo Ziyi in the end.

On the contrary, the emperor suddenly coughed violently, and after covering his hands, he actually had bleeding, and then he was panting and looked very listless.

After all, this is an old man in his sixties, and even the emperor cannot escape the exploitation of time.

The emperor coughed violently for a long time, refused Guo Ziyi's support, and said with difficulty: "Guo Ziyi, I don't want to be angry with you. The reason is very simple. The kindness in your heart moved me."

The emperor suddenly stretched out his hand and patted Guo Ziyi on the shoulder, and said, "There are too many bad people in this world. There are too many like me who don't care about the people for the sake of doing big things. Therefore, the world needs someone like you to exist in order to make the people who have suffered for hundreds of years and thousands of years have some hope..."

"Tell me, what do you think? If you really don't want to do this, then I'll find someone to do it again. Although Prince Wuyang is old, he can still fight a few years of war. Let him do it and let him do it."

"As for you, you go back to your Shandong, continue to shrink and develop, and continue to develop your people's livelihood."

"I actually hope that there will be a paradise for people in this world."

"It is said that in your Lanling New City, the people don't close their doors at night. In ancient times, they didn't close their doors at night, but they actually reappeared under the rule of you, a fool. This made me very pleased and I was very longing..."

"If I were not the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, if I didn't need to defend this country, then I would definitely move to Lanling and go to your place to enjoy my old age."

"At that time, we are together every day, and you serve me like my own son, support me for my old age, and send me off..."

"I'm looking forward to this kind of life."

"This should be the happiness of an old man in his later years."

"But there is no way. I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, as an emperor, I have to face choices at all times... Do I want to sacrifice the people? Don't I want to be a wise ruler that everyone admires?"

"Guo Ziyi, my stupid adopted son. The so-called wise king was only pirated after he had done countless major things."

"You go, go back to your Lanling, and build a paradise for the people according to your thoughts."

"I won't let you do this anymore. I want to leave a hope for the people of the world. You are the hope of the people."

"Let's go back, I'll go. I won't let you do this."

It was like the sun was drifting, and the old man murmured. At this moment, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was no longer the emperor, but really regarded himself as his father.

He stretched out his trembling hand and tried to touch Guo Ziyi's forehead. However, because Guo Ziyi's tall figure and the emperor's breath were weak at this moment, he could not raise his hand too high and could not touch Guo Ziyi's forehead.

This old man's weakening made Guo Ziyi feel very sad. He almost subconsciously lowered his head and involuntarily delivered his forehead to the emperor. He whispered and gentle, and said softly: "The adoptive father stretched out his hand to caress his head, and Ziyi was happy."

"good!"

The emperor suddenly laughed, his face full of self-satisfaction.

His trembling hands finally stroked Guo Ziyi's forehead, and his movements were very gentle, like an old father.

An emperor and a general, one stretched out his hand and the other bent down and bowed his head.

This strange scene was inexplicably warm. It happened that behind the rockery not far away, several palace maids came to collect snow water. When they saw this scene, they stood in a daze.

"That's, that's... Your Majesty."

"The other one, uu reading www.uukanshu.com The other one...who is it?"

The whispers of the palace maids in shock did not break the tranquility and peace here.

The emperor gently stroked Guo Ziyi's forehead for a moment, gently pulled his hand back, and said again: "Come back, you go back, you don't have to do the rest, I, the emperor, continue to do evil..."

However, Guo Ziyi shook her head and said softly: "Although I don't want it, I'm not the only one who can do this. If I don't help you, I'm afraid no one will help you."

How blunt this is.

The emperor stood on the spot.

After a long time, the emperor reacted in surprise and said, "Are you still willing to wipe out the world for me?"

Guo Ziyi slowly stood up, suddenly burst into a powerful aura, and laughed: "The so-called world is not just the world of the Tang Dynasty. Compared to the war between our own people, I prefer to go outside to fight people..."

"Since ancient times, the heroes have done it."

"Your Majesty, let's speed up and end this painful thing quickly, and then I will help our Tang Dynasty expand its territory."

"The world is very big, and the world is very wide. What is the ability to beat your own people? It makes me feel comfortable when I hit someone outside."
Chapter completed!