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Chapter 1249 The Future
In the tent, Li Xia was sitting on the side of the couch, while Zhang Rou was lying down. This scene was less like a monarch and minister, more like a junior visiting a sick elder.

But Zhang Rou did not dare to call herself an elder, and said in an apologetic tone: "Your Majesty asked such a question, and the old minister was terrified. The old minister has never done anything to fight for the imperial concubine..."

He was really terrified.

The crimes committed by Zhang Shiyilang this time can be big or small. If it is big, it is treason, but if it is small, it can be laughed off.

If it were in the Mongolian Kingdom, it would be impossible to find out the secrets of Zhang Shishilang's actions.For example, the Zhang family has done a lot of things like this in the past few decades, and the Han court didn't care at all; and if it was in the Song Dynasty, they didn't dare to accept the votes of local princes like the Zhang family. There will be no such thing.

Li Xia, on the other hand, seemed a little more serious. He could pretend that the incident had never happened, but he wanted to bring Zhang Shiyilang to justice at this important moment of attacking Yanjing.This shouldn't be, it may be deliberately taking the opportunity to cut Zhang's power.

"Don't panic." Li Xia seemed to be able to see through Zhang Rou's mind, and said, "I didn't come here to set up your words to suppress the Zhang family. On the contrary, I came to reassure you."

"The old minister is stupid."

"Eleventh Lang committed a crime. I could have pretended it never happened. But this will harm the Zhang family instead. Yes, the Zhang family is of great use in attacking Yanjing now, so let's confuse the matter and wait for someone in the future If this matter is exposed, how will the Zhang family deal with it then?"

Li Xia's eyes were quite sincere, and he said again: "You have just surrendered, I have to explain my principles to you at the very beginning, tell you what bottom lines cannot be touched, and the laws and regulations of this dynasty cannot be trampled on. Only in this way can the monarch and his subjects be in harmony for a long time .”

Zhang Rou was a little dazed.

He never thought that Li Xia was such a... person who seemed to have no city.

Not like a king.

Li Xia is not Kublai Khan, Meng Ge, Wo Kuotai, or Zhao Yun and Zhao Xuan in the south.

If he was an ordinary person, this straightforward way of speaking would be very taboo.

But he is not an ordinary person, he is always him.

"Your Majesty's treatment of Erlang and Shishilang, the veteran has never said anything."

"Okay, this is my first promise to you. I will deal with them fairly and not take the opportunity to implicate the Zhang family. Don't worry, Eleven Lang's crime is not serious." Li Xia said: "I also promise you that you will not engage in checks and balances." That way, I won’t use the Dong family to balance the Zhang family, and I’m not afraid of whoever will do more than the master. Let me ask you if we don’t fight, first of all, I won’t deliberately let the courtiers fight among themselves...the world is still very big.”

Zhang Judao: "The old minister should understand what His Majesty means, but he is a little... at a loss."

"Because you think I'm too naive?" Li Xia smiled.

After all, he is Zhang Rou's son-in-law, and Zhang Rou feels a little kind when he smiles, but it may be an illusion.

"It's because the old minister is not used to it." Zhang Judao, "This is the first time for the old minister to serve such a magnanimous king like His Majesty."

"It is also the first time under my rule that there are such a big family as the Zhang family, and they really need to get in touch with each other." Li Xia said, "If you don't get in with each other well, you will think you are in harmony when you come up, and you will attack in a hurry, and there will be troubles."

"The old minister also said a few words from his heart."

Zhang Rou relaxed a lot and her voice slowed down.

"The old minister is 78 this year. I know my body well. I'm afraid I won't live for two years. When I close my eyes, I will miss these descendants. It's a pity that I returned to His Majesty too late, and I didn't make much contribution to His Majesty. It is precisely Uneasy about this, the old minister thought about doing more meritorious service, but neglected to discipline those unworthy sons."

Li Xia asked: "Can I feel at ease after making contributions?"

Before Zhang Rou could answer, Li Xia patted him on the shoulder.

"In the past, it was a troubled time. Song, Liao, Jin, and Mongolian people were slaughtered in this area, and blood flowed like rivers. You have to build a stronghold to protect yourself. You will always feel uneasy."

The last two words came to Zhang Rou's heart, and he sighed, "Yes, I'm uneasy."

"The Kingdom of Jin is decaying, and Jia Yu wants to kill you. You are uneasy. When you surrender Meng Yuan, you are still uneasy when you see them massacre the city wantonly, and see Li Fen die. Are you at ease now that you want to find a successor for your daughter and a reserve for your grandson in the future?"

"The old minister dare not, the old minister dare not..."

"It's okay, it's a rare opportunity, you and I should have a heart-to-heart talk." Li Xia said: "If the Zhang family really wants to fight for the back position, the reserve position, after a few years, you will only be more panicked when you close your eyes. Because you don't know that when you die After that, future generations will face a great blessing or a great disaster."

Zhang Rou opened her eyes wide again, feeling a little scared.

Li Xia also knew that it was too early to say this.The problem is that Zhang Rou's age is here, at most one or two years.

Talking about these words clearly when Zhang Rou was alive is not only for the old man to feel at ease in his final old age, but also for the hope that he can teach his children and grandchildren a lesson.Take precautions to make the future of this dynasty less troublesome.

"Your uneasiness is not because the Zhang family's power is not strong enough and the position is not high enough, but because you have lived in turmoil all your life. And this turmoil is exactly what I want to change." Li Xia said in a firm tone Concluded: "Now, the morals of the world are beginning to change."

Of course, he couldn't persuade a person to give up his ambition with these few words. In short, he told a family member how to survive in his dynasty.

Whether the other party can do it or not can be said separately, he should make it clear first.

"In this new world, you don't need to be taller to be more at ease, but you should be at ease if you don't violate the laws of the country."

When Zhang Rou heard this sentence, she thought it was very simple at first, but after thinking about it carefully, she could faintly feel how strong and peaceful the dynasty described by this sentence should be.

As long as they don't violate the laws of the country, they can feel at ease. For ordinary people, not only must the sea and rivers be clear, the law and order should be good, but they must also be able to eat well.For those wealthy families like them, the monarch must be lenient and the political situation clear.

"Your Majesty, can this... be done?"

"I will always work towards it."

Zhang Rou looked at Li Xia's young face, feeling envious of this kind of vigor.

He probably has a little understanding of Li Xia's ambitions.

"Hearing what His Majesty said, the old minister is much relieved."

Li Xia patted Zhang Rou's quilt again, and said: "Your children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so you don't have to worry about them anymore. Let's put it this way... I am 28 this year. I am still very young, so there are suspicions, checks and balances, competition for reserves, etc. Waiting for everything to be unnecessary, what our new dynasty wants to achieve is a more magnificent cause."

Zhang Rou listened, and gradually became a little stunned, and finally murmured: "Yes, the old minister was really not used to it at first."

He had been under Kublai Khan for too long, and he always felt that Kublai Khan was a wise king.

But in fact, in this life, I really spent too much time to protect the family, and then to protect scholars, books, and promote the Han law, and in the last few years, I spent all the time in the precarious situation of not being trusted as a Hanchen.

These almost exhausted Zhang Rou's mind.

So in the days when he first joined Li Xia, although he did a lot, he still served Li Xia in the same way he served Kublai Khan.

"You will get used to it slowly." Li Xia said: "I hope that you will strive to serve the country not for your own private interests, but for your own ambitions, to restore the Central Plains and restore the Han system. I believe you must have this thought in your heart. I also hope that you In the future, my sons will also be able to seal wolves and live in Xuxu, open up territories and expand land. I hope that in the future, you will be mentioned in history, and what you have done for the inheritance of articles, for the life of Heshuo, and for the revival of China will be fragrant. Century."

Zhang Rou was stunned, and murmured: "Old minister... feel ashamed."

Li Xia said, "I am also very ashamed. I can't give the Zhang family a Wei Zifu, but I hope that the Zhang family will produce Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. But this is exactly what I promised to give you to the Zhang family today. I will not be suspicious or conniving. I can make contributions to you. opportunity, rather than just being a prominent relative.”

"His Majesty!"

Speaking of this step, no matter what Zhang Rou feels in his heart, at least on the surface, he is already deeply touched.

He propped himself up and sat up, held a salute, and said solemnly: "I promise Your Majesty that I will not fight in the future! I don't want to be a high-ranking man, but only want to be a frank and loyal minister of Your Majesty."

"Then I will remember the Zhang family's promise."

The old and the young looked at each other and smiled.

Although the promise cannot guarantee everything, but for Li Xia, he has already warned all the warnings. If the Zhang family violates his bottom line in the future, it will be nothing more than saying what they say, not predicting what they say.It doesn't matter if there are more or less for the Zhang family, in short, the general trend has been established, and the tide is rolling by.

Zhang Rou already knew what kind of person Li Xia was, and he didn't need to guess what the emperor was thinking, but he could clearly know how to let his descendants live in this new dynasty. This really made him feel at ease.

At least during this period of his later years, the burden on his body and the pressure in his heart will be much smaller.

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Li Xia just came out of the tent when Zhang Wenjing greeted him.

The two avoided the guards around them and talked in low voices.

"How's it going?"

"Don't worry, I didn't make your father dizzy."

"Such a thing is tricky, isn't it?"

Li Xia thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Actually, it just looks troublesome, but it's okay if you really say it. Even if your father gets angry, he will know that my personality is like this in the future."

There was obviously a lot of joking in this sentence, so Zhang Wenjing laughed.

"Father must be very surprised, you are such an emperor, right?"

"How?"

"Hmm... Always pick through those tacit understandings, don't be afraid, don't avoid them." Zhang Wenjing thought for a while with her chin resting, and said, "Facing whatever happens, be brave and firm."

"I think you want to say that your EQ is low."

"EQ?"

The two chatted for a while, Li Xia went to deal with military affairs, and Zhang Wenjing turned into the tent to see Zhang Rou.

I saw that Zhang Rou had sat up, was in a daze, and didn't know what she was thinking.

But the spirit is much better.

"Isn't dad still not giving up?"

"Your Majesty has told me frankly, how can you still not give up? At least, it is not something that my father's generation can worry about." Zhang Rou sighed, "I am just thinking about my father. Your Majesty promised not to suspect the Zhang family. It's a matter of course, why..."

"Why do you feel a lot more relaxed?" Zhang Wenjing blamed, "It's just because you were too nervous."

"More than ten years have passed, and I still can't see through His Majesty."

"Of course he won't be easily seen through." Zhang Wenjing sat down again, her voice seemed to have returned to the time when she was carefree more than ten years ago, "Father, you haven't praised your daughter for your good eyesight."

"It would be great if I could live another ten years... Haven't you boasted about being a father?" Zhang Rou smiled, stroked her beard and said, "Did you boast just now?"

Zhang Wenjing shook her head and said, "That doesn't count, let's praise it again."

"Haha, okay, okay, my eldest sister's eyes are like torches, eyes like torches..."

(End of this chapter)