Chapter 3465: Persuasion
He does not have a burly body, and the wrinkles on his face are stained with wind and frost. Even though this old man is no longer as heroic as he used to be, even though he is old and haggard, his movements are still full of that sure and confident demeanor.
It seemed that just by being looked at by his sharp eyes, a sense of trust would rise in my heart.
This once powerful minister of Zhenguan is still full of charisma to this day...
Arriving in the study, Changsun Wuji took off his felt hat, adjusted his clothes a little, bowed his hands to the ground, and said in an old and hoarse voice, "I have an audience with Your Highness."
How dare Jin King Li Zhi sit still? He stood up hurriedly, took two steps forward, leaned down and held Changsun Wuji's shoulders with both hands to help him up. His mouth was full of sighs: "Why do you need to be so polite, uncle? This time I went on an expedition to Liaodong with my father. My uncle has worked hard and made great achievements, so I should pay tribute to him." It’s my uncle’s salute.”
Instead, he held one of Changsun Wuji's palms, moved him to his seat, and asked him to serve him tea. Then he waved his hand and asked the waiter to exit the door, and stood outside the door to prevent outsiders from approaching.
Changsun Wuji naturally did not feel restrained in his duties in front of Li Zhi. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea. The hot tea went down his throat and into his abdomen. A warm current rose from the bottom of his heart to dispel the coldness all over his body. He spit out a long sip. Cool air.
This trip from Liaodong back to Chang'an is thousands of miles away, and it's the middle of winter. The road is difficult and the weather is freezing. Even a strong young man can't bear such hardships, let alone an old man who is over fifty and usually lives in a dignified manner?
If I didn't have a good foundation, I would almost lose half my life...
Li Zhi observed the words, but could not see anything on Changsun Wuji's face, so he had to ask: "I heard that the Eastern Expedition ended hastily, my father was seriously injured, and the army had already traveled all the way back to Guanzhong. But I don't know why my uncle went first. One step?”
This is nonsense. The Guanlong clan launched troops into the city today to remonstrate. Changsun Wuji took the lead in throwing away the Eastern Expedition army and returned to Chang'an. No one knew it in advance. At this moment, he boarded the gate of the Jin Palace... Put everything in one place, Changsun Wuji's intentions are obvious.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji frowned subconsciously.
How could Li Zhi ask such stupid questions with his intelligence?
There are some mismatches...
Changsun Wuji put down the tea cup, raised his eyes and looked at Li Zhi, and said slowly: "The reason why I returned to Guanzhong all the way, your Highness really doesn't know why?"
Li Zhi's young face was full of confusion, and he spread his hands and said: "What my uncle said... you have always been full of tricks and unparalleled strategies. How can I, with my little skills, guess the intentions of my uncle? Not only can I not guess, but I also dare not guess. ”
"Haha..."
Changsun Wuji smiled softly, stared at Li Zhi with a pair of old eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Why do you need to hide your clumsiness, Your Highness? Your Majesty's disciples are all among the best, but when it comes to wit and resourcefulness, none of them can surpass Your Highness. Now that the matter has come to this, the old minister opened his mouth and said that at present, the affairs of Guanlong and Longji The family mobilized soldiers and civilians to enter the city, implement military remonstrances, depose the rebellious prince, who has no talent and virtue, support His Highness to succeed the throne, lead hundreds of millions of people, follow His Majesty's footsteps, and make the beautiful mountains and rivers more prosperous and dazzling, unparalleled in the world! "
After saying this, he stood up from the table and bowed his hands to the ground: "Old minister, I sincerely ask Your Highness to succeed to the position of Crown Prince!"
For a long time, Jin Wang Li Zhi had been eyeing the throne and wanted to replace him with the prince. This time, the Guanlong Clan's military remonstrance happened just in time when the Eastern Expeditionary Army had not returned to Beijing. No one could stop the Guanlong Clan from deposing the East Palace, and the news of His Majesty's death had not been leaked. The raw rice was cooked and the overall situation was settled. .
By the time the Eastern Expeditionary Army returns to Beijing, the East Palace has been abandoned and the King of Jin has ascended the throne. The fact has been established, His Majesty has passed away, and the new Emperor is about to succeed to the throne. Who can have any objections?
In this world, your majesty's son will still succeed to the throne. Since the prince is deposed, or even passed away at that time, it is natural and logical for the king of Jin to ascend the throne and become the emperor.
He did not hesitate to bear the infamy of "treachery", but he also wanted to depose the East Palace and support the King of Jin. How could the King of Jin not be grateful and shed tears? When he ascends the throne as emperor one day, he will be grateful for his support today and will naturally obey his advice.
Even if he is dissatisfied with his control of the government, what can he do? After spending my whole life wandering around and ruling the world, is it possible that I can't surrender to a child with a yellow mouth...
However, as soon as he bowed his head to the ground and held the ceremony very respectfully, he did not see Li Zhi come forward to help him for a long time. He couldn't help but feel surprised. He looked up and saw Li Zhi's face was sad and shocked, with two lines of clear tears flowing down his face. His whole body was filled with tears. Shivering slightly.
Changsun Wuji was startled and was about to ask, but he heard Li Zhi gritting his teeth and holding back tears as he asked one word at a time: "Master Zhao, please don't bully me. I just want to ask you, Father... Father... ...Are you still here?”
"This..."
Changsun Wuji was shocked, but he did not expect that this child was really smart and sharp. He could see clues in his words and expressions, and actually guessed that His Majesty had passed away...
But now, there was no need to hide it from Li Zhi, so he looked sad, covered his face with his hands, and knelt down in tears: "I have disgraced my mission and failed to protect His Majesty. I will never be able to atone for my sin even if I die!"
He knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. There was a mixture of truth and lies in his heart, and he couldn't tell what it felt like.
I just cried for a while, but found that I was the only one crying, and Li Zhi, who should be crying the most, made no sound at all...
Could it be that the child fainted due to excessive grief?
He quickly looked up and saw Li Zhi sitting on a chair, looking up to the sky, tears streaming down his face, and there was no sound of crying at all.
Not only was he surprised in his heart.
When Queen Wende died, Li Zhi and Sizi were young. His Majesty Li Er felt sorry for the two young sons who had lost their babies early, so he kept them by his side and raised them himself. Therefore, when it comes to the relationship between royal father and son, it is natural that His Majesty and Prince Jin have the deepest relationship.
Now that he heard the news of His Majesty's death, based on his understanding of Li Zhi, he must have been heartbroken and burst into tears, unable to recover for a while.
But now Li Zhi's reaction is really beyond his expectation...
But this is not a bad thing. Li Zhi is calm and strong enough, so he can naturally better cooperate with his plan and does not need to work hard to persuade and comfort him.
Then he tentatively said: "Your Highness... I express my condolences and accept the change. Things cannot be changed. Your Majesty's death is a fact. It is useless to be too sad at the moment. The most important thing is to fulfill His Majesty's unfinished wishes so that Your Majesty will have nothing to worry about anymore."
Although Li Zhi sadly refused, he was surprisingly calm at this time. After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, he raised his hand to wipe his tears and asked, "What does uncle mean by this?"
Whatever the "unfinished wish" is, or it is a legacy left by the emperor, no matter what it is, the whole country will naturally try its best to fulfill it. But if Changsun Wuji has a red mouth and white teeth, it is worth discussing.
But just by looking at Changsun Wuji sneaking away from the army and sneaking back to Chang'an, we know that he must have no legacy...
Sure enough, Changsun Wuji stood up, took two steps forward, looked at Li Zhi with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, His Majesty loved you the most during his lifetime. He showed his determination more than once and appointed you as the crown prince. This is your Majesty's wish! Now that your Majesty's wish has not been fulfilled, the dragon controls Bintian, and our ministers If you ignore your Majesty's wishes and only obey and obey, you will be unworthy of your Majesty and not a human minister! Your Majesty, for the sake of your Majesty's wishes, for the sake of the common people of the empire, and for the sake of the people of the world, I sincerely ask your Majesty to succeed you as the crown prince. Tell the world and ascend the throne as emperor!"
After saying this, he knelt down and bowed his head to the ground to perform a great ceremony.
When he thought about it, Li Zhi had always coveted the position of crown prince, didn't he want to ascend the throne as emperor in the future and sit on the throne of the Nine-Fifth Emperor? Now that His Majesty has passed away, the Guanlong clan sent troops to the city to remonstrate with troops. The Eastern Palace fell in an instant. When the overall situation was decided and the Eastern Expedition army returned, the prince immediately ascended to the throne of God. Life has reached its peak. Isn't it wonderful?
I never dreamed of having such a good thing happen to me.
What he says and does now is just to "persuade", to give Jin Wang Li Zhi a step up, so as not to appear too impatient to become the crown prince and be criticized by others. As long as the King of Jin declined twice and insisted twice more, the King of Jin followed the trend and reluctantly agreed...
However, where he was kneeling, his heart was very excited. He was already imagining that after deposing the East Palace, he would single-handedly control the government and become more powerful than he was at the beginning of Zhenguan. However, he found that Li Zhi had not moved again...
He had no choice but to raise his head and found that Li Zhi was in a daze again.
I sighed in my heart. Although His Highness was extremely intelligent, he was still young and inexperienced. He must have gone crazy with joy when he suddenly heard about such a good thing.
He then said: "His Royal Highness is wise and mighty, and he is quite like your Majesty. After ascending to the throne, he will definitely continue His Majesty's legacy, work diligently, love the people, and work hard to govern..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Zhi.
Li Zhi sat on the chair, lowered his head slightly and looked at Changsun Wuji who was kneeling in front of him, and asked: "Is there any imperial edict from my father?"
I'm just confused, why are they always criticizing Zhou Qi, but no one is criticizing the coach? Zhou Qi did not play well, but shouldn’t the biggest blame fall on the coach...
(End of chapter)