Chapter 186 [Make a prelude, set up people first]
"Hahahaha, OK!"
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang suddenly burst into laughter, with deep relief in his laughter.
The old emperor stretched out his hand again and gently placed it on Guo Ziyi's shoulder, as if he was serious and extremely relieved, and said solemnly: "Guo Ziyi, you are very good, very good, really good..."
"With someone like you in the Tang Dynasty, he will inevitably move towards glory again."
"I have accepted an adopted son like you, which is definitely the most correct thing in my later years."
"Child, listen to me, I have 59 children in my life, but I only accept one of them."
"Although my own children, princes or princesses, are all in person, but they are not good..."
"There are 29 daughters among them, so let's not talk about them for the time being. After all, girls want to get married, even princesses will be the same. Once a woman gets married, she will be her husband's family in her heart."
"Sometimes, even for the benefit of the husband's family, I can turn back and rob the interests of the mother's family. So I don't care about these princesses. Their relatives are just married after raising them, or given to heroes, or intermarriage from families. What I pay is a dowry, and what I want to take back is nothing more than loyalty to the other party..."
When Guo Ziyi heard this, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "But you have never received allegiance from the marriage partner."
The emperor nodded and said with a sigh: "Yes, I have never received it. Because the so-called marriage is purposeful, I don't demand the other party's loyalty, just with expectation..."
As he said that, Ruoyou sighed and said, "Strictly speaking, I am not very purposeful. Although I married the princess to a wealthy family, it is also for their lives. After all, it is Zhongmingding Food House, and food, clothing, housing and transportation can be guaranteed."
Guo Ziyi smiled again and said, "But your final decision is to destroy the aristocratic family. Wouldn't this implicate the married princesses?"
The emperor was a little speechless.
After a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's the same old saying that it's inevitable to sacrifice big things. Besides, I can hold back a little when destroying the aristocratic family and will not do anything that can kill them all... For example, the descendants born by the princess can at least save their lives. Those babies are real granddaughters, so I can't raise the butcher's knife and kill them all."
The emperor hesitated for a moment, and suddenly added: "But this is not absolute. Sometimes, you must kill. Since ancient times, the emperor is cruel and unstable in his position if he is not cruel."
Guo Ziyi frowned slightly and asked, "What does it mean to kill and have to kill?"
The emperor did not shy away and said with a stern expression: "For example, a determined gang family, or a wrong team in the chaos, turning out with his elbows, and even wanted to seize the Li family's territory with his vassal state..."
"If you make such a big mistake, then I will definitely not be indecisive. When the butcher's knife is about to be launched, you must raise it with ruthlessness."
"I can save the lives of the children, but the children's parents must be eradicated. Even princesses cannot escape a single knife."
The emperor stopped talking here, with a strong sense of helplessness on his old face.
The emperor patted Guo Ziyi on the shoulder again, sighed and said, "After talking about these princes, I will talk to you about the princes."
"No of my princes is worry-free. They all covet the throne and want to be the lord of the nineteenth century, but they don't think about whether a person with insufficient virtue is qualified to inherit the throne?"
Guo Ziyi suddenly smiled and asked, "Being an emperor does not necessarily require virtue. It seems that your Majesty did not win successfully because of virtue.
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"Yes, I rely on killing!"
The emperor did not shy away and said in a deep voice: "But the situation I was in at that time was different. I would fight back and take back the Li family. If I were not cruel enough at that time, the people of the Wu family would subvert the Tang Dynasty."
Guo Ziyi nodded and said sincerely: "I have heard from my wife analyze this matter with me. Indeed, His Majesty can only do that in that situation."
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was a little surprised, then smiled thoughtfully and said, "Your wife is a cruel wife. Unfortunately, she has given birth to a daughter. Otherwise, I could give her the big responsibility. I guess her ability is much stronger than you... Apart from force, you are purely a slurry lake."
Guo Ziyi said twice and said, "I'm kind."
The emperor laughed and shook his head and said, "So you are destined to be the emperor. This is also what I feel most at ease with you. You are kind-hearted and cannot bear to raise a butcher knife to others. This kind of personality is suitable for becoming Optimus Prime, but it is not suitable for becoming the emperor who controls the world."
"The emperor must be cruel and must have the cruel intention to kill children. For example, a person like me is very suitable to be an emperor."
"Those who violate the imperial power can also be killed by their parents and children."
The emperor's last sentence sounded a little stern. He was obviously an old man in his sixties, but at this moment he was full of momentum.
But the emperor's aura only remained for a moment, and in a blink of an eye it became dull again.
Suddenly the emperor raised his hand again, gently stroked Guo Ziyi's forehead, and said helplessly: "Guo Ziyi, do you feel a little cold after hearing me say this? I guess you will feel cold in your heart, but this is the way of the world."
"Since ancient times, the royal family has no affection, but it is not that there is no affection. It is just that before making huge profits, they have to make various decisions."
"For example, my grandmother, Wu Zetian, the first empress of the ages, was she cruel and ruthless back then, so was she really willing to kill her relatives and children?"
"No, she actually didn't want to."
"When she raised the butcher's knife, she felt extremely painful. However, in order to ensure the stability of the imperial power, she had to bear that kind of pain."
"I am the same. I have killed many people in my life."
"Especially when I was young, I was called a great and powerful emperor. In fact, isn't the so-called great and powerful just a cruel and willing to sacrifice?"
"Maybe you have heard that I have killed three sons in one day. That is my biological son, and I was ordered to be killed in one day..."
"After that incident happened, the whole world was in an uproar. Many people were secretly insulting me, calling me an animal-like emperor. I didn't eat my son, but I killed my three sons..."
When the emperor said this, sadness appeared on his old face and murmured: "But the people in the world don't know how painful it is when I make a decision. If I don't do that, the power represented by the three princes will do it to me in reverse."
Guo Ziyi thought about it for a moment and asked, "What do you mean is that the forces they represent will slaughter the royal family in turn, right?"
The emperor nodded and said, "That's right, it's true. Since ancient times, rebels have been ruthless. If they want to seize the country, they must first slaughter the royal family. And my three sons have been bewitched by the relatives of the foreigners... If I did not notice and take action in time, then the slaughtered will be the whole family of my Li family."
Guo Ziyi let out a long sigh and said, "It seems that being an emperor is not a good job."
The emperor sighed, his old face was bleak, and said, "I have told you so much to tell you a truth. My princes and princesses are destined to be incompetent people, so any one can give up, and any one can sacrifice..."
"On the contrary, you, my only adopted son, have a good heart and no rebellious heart at heart, so I have high hopes for you and I will give you the last sustenance in your later years."
Guo Ziyi laughed and said deliberately: "But even if you have high hopes, you will never pass the throne to me, right?"
The emperor also smiled, reached out and bounced Guo Ziyi's head and said, "You are right, I will not pass the throne to you. This Tang Dynasty was fought by my ancestors of Li's family. Unless I cannot protect it, I will never pass it to people with other surnames..."
When the emperor said this, he looked at Guo Ziyi's face and suddenly asked, "Will you be very disappointed after listening to it?"
Guo Ziyi shook her head slowly and said solemnly: "I just said that being an emperor is not a good job."
The emperor took a deep breath, his tone became solemn, and said, "But I can give you a guarantee that you will become the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty. If the throne cannot be given to you, you can give you a throne, and even the lords of the vassal state can also be granted to you..."
"For example, when the Tang Dynasty was first opened, the Bohai Kingdom was enfeoffed by our Li family. The legendary emperor was my aunt and grandfather. He was a vassal state lord and had the power of the princes independent of the Tang Dynasty."
"Guo Ziyi, you can do the same. If your future achievements are huge and your achievements are huge enough, then I can guarantee you that our Li family will demarcate a vassal state for you."
Guo Ziyi smiled slightly and said with a deep meaning: "Then I have to wait until I expand my territory and fight back the Bohai Kingdom."
The emperor's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "Okay, you guys, do you already have such long-term plans now?"
Guo Ziyi yelled twice and said, "Aren't we both talking about this just now? I prefer to hit the outside world than to hit the own people... Bohai Country is not considered to be its own people now. Since it is not its own people, I will just hit it casually."
The emperor's face suddenly became solemn, and he suddenly lowered his voice as if he was talking about secrets, saying, "I heard something not long ago, it seems that you have inherited the founding money of the Bohai Kingdom."
Guo Ziyi did not shy away and nodded, "It's not considered inheritance, it can only be said to be temporarily obtained. If I can't stand the test, then this money will be taken back."
The emperor thoughtful, his face became more and more solemn, and he murmured: "Bohai Money was once the property of the legendary emperor. He was my aunt and grandfather. Unfortunately, I only saw him once in my childhood..."
Suddenly he closed his mouth and changed the topic: "I won't talk about this anymore. Be careful with this matter. Since it is temporarily obtained and needs to be tested to be considered inheritance. Then you must work hard on this matter and strive to become a new generation of Bohai kings."
Guo Ziyi laughed, looked at the sky with a distant look, and said softly: "Expanding territory and being granted the title of princes. If you want to accomplish this, first of all, I have to finish what you plan... The ten major vassal states of the Tang Dynasty and various aristocratic families in the world, if we keep pulling our legs behind us, we will never mention fighting."
The emperor patted his shoulder hard, and his old face had a deep meaning, saying, "So, my stupid emperor, will be even more stupid from today."
Guo Ziyi turned to look at the emperor and said, "And I, a reckless man with a straight mind, will be domineering from today, right?"
The old and the young looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.
Amid laughter, a tacit understanding was reached.
"Let's go, go to Huaqing Palace." The emperor waved his hand and said, "I have been delayed for so long on the road. I have been having so much talk with you guys. I don't know what happened there. I guess they have been impatient for a long time."
Guo Ziyi smirked and said, "My wife will definitely not be impatient, but your wife may not be sure. It is said that this Concubine Yang is very arrogant. She dares to beat and scold Gao Lishi at will?"
The emperor nodded slightly and said with hint: "If this is not the case, it will not be enough to disrupt the palace. If this is not the case, it will not be satisfactory to make her relatives arrogant."
The emperor did not continue to say this sentence, but instead led the way for Guo Ziyi, the old and the young walked along the garden.
Next to the rockery not far ahead, the palace maids stood there in a frightened manner and dared not move. They looked pale and restrained, but their eyes were flashing with unquestionable feelings, as if they had seen the most amazing scene in the world.
Your Majesty is so kind?
Your Majesty actually leads the way for a young man?
Who is that young man?
He actually dared to laugh loudly in front of His Majesty.
The palace maids were confused and shocked, standing there tremblingly and dared not move. When the emperor and Guo Ziyi were passing by, they all subconsciously knelt on the ground.
The emperor's face was calm and he was used to this kind of thing, but Guo Ziyi sighed and walked up to several little palace maids.
He bent down and looked at the hands of the palace maids. When it was cold and cold, the backs of the hands of the small palace maids were all red and swollen.
However, although the backs of their hands were frozen red and swollen, each of them held a porcelain bottle in their hands, which contained snow. They came to collect snow water.
Guo Ziyi reached out and took the porcelain bottle from a little palace maid. He asked in a gentle tone: "Do you want to make tea by collecting this kind of snow water? Do you also want to enjoy it as palace maids?"
After asking these questions, the little palace maids shook their heads together, but they did not dare to answer, but just smiled carefully.
Guo Ziyi thought about it, and her voice became gentler, saying, "Since it's not my own enjoyment, then is anyone going to enjoy it?"
Finally, a little palace maid mustered up the courage and said carefully: "Return to the noble man's words, we are maids in the Huaqing Palace. Today, Yang Guifei wants to entertain guests and let us collect snow water to make tea..."
Guo Ziyi said 'oh' and said, "I understand, you are the ones who serve people. No wonder when it is cold, you have to endure the cold and come out to work."
As he said that, he handed the porcelain bottle back and said warmly: "This job can be stopped, and there is no need to collect snow water anymore. Everyone is raised by their father's biological parents, and no one is more noble than anyone else. If the Concubine Yang wants to make tea and entertain guests, let her come out to collect snow water by herself."
The little palace maids jumped and were simply disgraced. They begged repeatedly: "We are not afraid of the cold, please let us continue to work. I am kind to you. If this matter is known by Concubine Yang, we are afraid we will be beaten to death and thrown away..."
As they begged, they kept kowtowing, and their pretty faces were pale and looked extremely frightened.
Guo Ziyi was stunned for a moment, turned to look at the emperor not far away, and said helplessly: "It seems that I am not speaking strong enough."
The emperor walked over and waved his hand slowly to the little palace maids, saying, "The man in front of you is Guo Ziyi, the general of Langya. He is not only the general who guards the land, but also my adopted son of Mori."
"So, I will remember that it is useful for Guo Ziyi to speak in the palace... If his words conflict with some concubines, then I should listen to him and not to the concubines."
"Even if this concubine is Yang Guifei, it's the same!"
The last sentence was not said by the emperor, but by Guo Ziyi.
A group of little palace maids looked disbelief.
But the emperor actually turned his head down and said, "Yang Guifei asked you to collect snow water, and he was the distinguished guest he wanted to entertain..."
Chapter completed!