Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 151 That Dream

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around.

Wu Rou's mind started to heat up, and she didn't know what she was thinking. She rushed over and knelt down behind him, covering his eyes with her hands.

Her hands were cold, and when she covered him, she trembled slightly, but she stubbornly refused to let go, breathing heavily.

Li Shan's back was stiff. He raised his arm to stop her, but when his fingertips touched the back of her hand, he immediately pulled it away as if he had been burned.

His eyes were dark, but his senses became clearer and clearer. He could hear her panting close at hand, her hot breath blowing on the back of his neck, and the skin of her hands pressed tightly against his eyebrows...

Li Shan stood stiffly, as if he had been immobilized and could no longer move.

The hands he placed on his knees tightened awkwardly, and he wrinkled the dragon robe. He swallowed repressedly with his Adam's apple, and whispered for a long time:
"Don't be like this...this is the Hall of Merit."

The voice was so hoarse, suppressed and trembling, and even had a slightly pleading tone.

Wu Rou had never been so close to him. Even when she killed the cat before, she only dared to cover his eyes with nothing.

Maybe it was because she missed her too much, or maybe because she was really not afraid of anything anymore, that she did such an outrageous thing.

There was a faint aroma of incense on his body, which smelled luxurious and noble. Wu Rou felt her whole face turn red and said tremblingly:
"I...I cover your eyes for Your Majesty."

Li Shan said nothing.

She slowly let go of her hand, and then gently lifted the hair tie from his back.

When her fingertips lifted up the two-finger-wide hair tie, her inner joy and satisfaction were beyond words.

She had dreamed of doing this.

But now, we really have to do it.

With trembling hands, she put the end of the hair tie in front of his eyes, then gently crossed it, looped it around, and tucked it into the gap.

After everything was done, I dared to walk around in front of him and look at him carefully.

Because Li Shan's eyes were covered, he subconsciously raised his face slightly. He had clean and healthy skin, a good-looking jawline, and naturally rosy, well-shaped lips.

Wu Rou was finally able to look at him so brazenly from such a close distance. She subconsciously stretched out her hand towards his face as if she was bewitched.

"Okay? Can we talk properly?" The unsuspecting person turned his face slightly, as if he was trying to sense her location.

As soon as he moved, he happened to touch Wu Rou's fingertips in the void, which scared Wu Rou and quickly took her hand back.

Li Shan seemed to feel the touch like a dragonfly. He stiffened immediately, pursed his lips slightly, and his ears turned red, as if he was on the verge of suppressing anger.

Seeing this, Wu Rou's eyebrows seemed to be covered with a layer of sorrowful mist. She obediently sat cross-legged on the futon next to her and whispered:

"Go ahead, I'll listen."

Her voice is so tolerant, like a big sister.

Coupled with what she said when she came in, Li Shan felt even more guilty.

He was silent for a while before allowing himself to relax and asked softly:

"How are you doing?"

Wu Rou looked at his face and replied calmly:
"There's nothing wrong with it. It's just that it's easier to be a nun than to be a martial artist... Where is your Majesty? Being an emperor is much more difficult than being a prince, right?"

When Li Shan heard this, he froze for a moment, his beautiful lips curled up slightly, and he said bitterly: "It's much harder... I'm afraid that I won't listen to advice and become a fool who insists on having my own way. I'm also afraid that I'll listen to advice too much. , became the puppet of the courtiers.

In the past few days, I have been having the same dream. In the dream, I was driving a chariot myself on Zhuque Street in Chang'an City. The eight horses in front of the chariot were running wildly on the street. The ground suddenly cracked, and it cracked all the way. The horse was frightened and ran desperately to both sides. No matter how hard it was pulled, it couldn't be held back.

Finally they broke free and scattered... and then I woke up. "

Wu Rou listened quietly without saying a word.

Li Shan went on to say:
"I dare not tell anyone, for fear that if I say it, it will become a motto, and someone will use it as a basis to rebel, or question my ability as an emperor, but... I don't know what to do."

Wu Rou frowned slightly and said:
"You think about it every day and you dream about it at night. Your Majesty has something on your mind and is worried. Why don't you resolve your worries? Doesn't your Majesty know what you are worried about?"

Li Shan was silent for a moment, and then said firmly:

"I know... I was promoted to the crown prince reluctantly by my father. In terms of ability, I am not as good as my eldest brother Li Chengqian. In terms of talent and reputation, I am not as good as my fourth brother Li Tai, and I am not even as good as several other princes.

My father was afraid that I would not be able to suppress him, so he chose Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang to assist the government, and he also chose Wang, who was closely related to a wealthy family, to be my head wife.

The original intention was to restrain each other so that both the aristocratic family members and the new high-ranking families could have a place in the court, thus achieving a delicate balance.

However, I don't know why, Changsun Wuji, my biological uncle, seems to be more partial to the Wang family.

He has been a lobbyist for the Wang family since I was the crown prince. Now when it comes time to appoint the crown prince, even though I have clearly said that I do not want to do this, he still fully supports me and even united with the ministers in the court. , forcing me together. "

Li Shan calmed down his slightly excited tone, and then said with a sigh:

"The two parties that were supposed to check and balance each other have joined together. This makes me very uneasy...very uneasy."

Wu Rou listened quietly, thought for a while and asked:
"Your Majesty thinks that... Changsun Wuji has a counter-intention and wants to win over the influence of the famous family members?"

When Li Shan heard this, he suddenly looked at Wu Rou. Although he was blindfolded, he followed the sound and looked over.

When Wu Rou saw this, she seemed to feel a different Ling Ran temperament from his body, and was startled.

"I...I guessed wrong?" Wu Rou asked stutteringly.

Only then did Li Shan's fierce temperament dissipate a little. He turned his head again, sighed slightly, and said:

"I don't know... I don't believe he would rebel, but I can't figure out why he would do it.

Maybe...it's just that he is older, he is my elder, and he is an experienced courtier. He just wants me to listen to him in everything. "

Wu Rou was silent for a while and said:

"Your Majesty still thinks that he is right, but you don't want to listen to him?"

When Li Shan heard this, the smile on his lips grew wider.

I don't know if it's because they are too familiar, or because she is too smart.

Wu Rou can always sense the thoughts deep in his heart, and even many of his subconscious thoughts that she is not aware of, she can dig out and make him realize that it is because of me...

This kind of conversation made him feel very relaxed. It was the most enjoyable conversation he had had since he had been depressed for several months.

"Yes, he has his own reasons, otherwise he wouldn't have won the support of so many courtiers, but the problem is... I was coerced, and things happened at his pace, not mine.

Do you know how dangerous this is for a young emperor who has just ascended the throne and has no prestige and political achievements of his own? …”

(End of this chapter)