Long live Emperor Wu!

He took a long breath, as if he was carrying a heavy burden on his heart, and said:
"...I can feel that if I disagree with Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, the courtiers will be more inclined to listen to their opinions.

In fact, this is understandable. After all, in their eyes, I am still a young man who only knows how to follow the rules and has far less management experience than them.

But if this continues, the transfer of power will turn me, the emperor, into a dispensable figure and a puppet.And I promised my father that I would never be a puppet. "

Wu Rou couldn't help but ask:

"Then what is His Majesty going to do?"

Li Shan was silent, and the hairband covered his eyes. Wu Rou couldn't tell what emotions he was feeling, she only knew that he was thinking.

After a while, he said helplessly in a gentle and calm voice:
"I don't know...it's precisely because I don't know that I can't sleep at night."

Wu Rou looked at him with a slightly distressed look in her eyes, then lowered her eyes and said thoughtfully:
"Your Majesty is just too quiet and well-behaved. For a quiet person, it is easy for people to ignore his existence and make people want to make decisions for him."

Li Shan turned his face sideways, as if he wanted to refute something, but Wu Rou stopped him:
"Your Majesty, don't be dissatisfied... We have three sisters. When we were young, the second sister was not taken seriously. I am the eldest and their first child. Aye and Aniang are used to treating me as an adult and consulting me everywhere. My opinion. Third sister is the youngest, so Aye and Aniang naturally have to take care of her.

Only my second sister, Wu Shun, is caught in the middle. She is not as valued by my parents as I am, and she does not need to worry about as much as my third sister, so my family will automatically ignore her.

Until one Mid-Autumn Festival, Aye personally made lanterns for our three sisters. Mine had been conceived for a long time, and the third sister’s had also put a lot of effort into it.When the result arrived, the second sister had no time to make the one, so she had to go to the street and buy one.

This kind of thing happened often. That time Ashun finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he burst into tears and didn't eat for several days.

Since then, I, Aye, no longer dare to ignore her. Even if something similar happens again, Aye will subconsciously consider her first. "

Wu Rou paused, looked at Li Shan's face, and said:

"Ah Shun is the one who cries the most in our family now, because she knows that only by making a noise will others notice her existence. ...Does this story sound familiar to Your Majesty?"

Li Shan was stunned for a moment, then laughed softly and said:
"It sounds familiar. It reminds me of my fourth brother, who is also a crybaby. Of our three legitimate brothers, he is the second in line.

As long as I can remember, he has always been in front of his father, the emperor and his mother, acting coquettishly and crying miserably to gain fame in front of the courtiers. "

The corners of his raised lips had a gentle arc, and he said:
"You're not going to ask me to act coquettish and cry miserably in front of the courtiers...I...I can't do it. Besides, an emperor must rely on his strength to convince others."

Wu Rou shook her head slightly and said:

"Of course not. What I mean is that Your Majesty can make some noise and take some measures."

Li Shan, who was blindfolded, fell silent again. He froze there for a long time, as quiet as a statue of a god sitting in meditation. After a long time, he said:
"There are no problems with my father's policies, and many of the measures are still in effect. Datang needs stability. I cannot propose new measures just to highlight myself. This is not good for people's livelihood."

Wu Rou subconsciously raised her hand, habitually covered her mouth with her sleeve, and said thoughtfully:
"If the government cannot be moved, Your Majesty can also start with his own private affairs. Pick things that Sun Wuji, the eldest son, has objections to, but will not affect the overall situation."

Li Shan tilted his head slightly and repeated with some confusion:
"Private matters?" After a while, he murmured again:
"How can there be any private affairs in the emperor's family? Even if the princess gets married and is given a dowry of great honor, she will still receive advice from the courtiers, saying that it exceeds the etiquette, is extravagant and wasteful, and is harmful to the order and ethos of the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, his father had to go out of the city to send his mother's uncle Gao Shilian to be buried. Changsun Wuji knelt down halfway and forced him to go back. The reason was that it was inconsistent with etiquette.

Every move of the emperor is an example for the people, no matter how small it is, it is also a big deal..."

When Wu Rou heard this, she immediately became a little annoyed. She put down her hands, looked at him with eyes that seemed to be born with resentment, and bit her lips.

Li Shan didn't hear any movement for a long time. His blindfolded face turned slightly, towards Wu Rou's direction, and asked softly:
"Why didn't you speak?"

Wu Rou said irritably:

"It won't work this way, and that won't work either. Then you'll just be like a god, and you'll be fine. Why are you asking me?!"

After hearing this, Li Shan slowly lowered his head and became silent. His hands on his legs tightened slightly.

Seeing him like this, Wu Rou couldn't bear it, so she asked awkwardly:

"Let me ask you, since you think that as an emperor, you can't make mistakes in every move, then why do you come here and call your father's concubine alone, who is still a nun, to come over for a private meeting? Are you not afraid anymore?"

After hearing this, Li Shan raised his head, but his face turned to the other side, as if he was very embarrassed, and whispered:
"...I really want to see you, but I can't hold it back and I feel dizzy."

Wu Rou looked at his profile, her heart beating violently, her heart filled with mixed feelings, both happy and aggrieved. Tears fell down, almost crying.

Fortunately he was blindfolded and couldn't see.

Wu Rou bit her lip, swallowed her sobs, and said:
"Your Majesty will use some of the courage to come to see me and do anything outrageous at will.

Or, if you have more courage, don't just come to talk to me, take me directly into the palace, and let me be your woman and your queen! "

Li Shan's whole body was obviously shaken. Even with his eyes covered, Wu Rou could see the shock in his expression, so that his lips were whiter than before.

Seeing this, Wu Rou shed more tears and finally couldn't help but choked up and asked:
"What? Do you don't want to, or do you dare not?"

Li Shanzheng straightened his body and looked at her with his eyes open behind the hairband. He couldn't believe it and said with emotion:
"How dare you think..."

Wu Rou was suddenly much calmer than before. She raised her chin slightly. It seemed that Li Shan, who was blindfolded, no longer had those transparent eyes staring at her, which invisibly amplified her courage. She said directly:

"I know that what I said is a bit overestimating my ability. Even if Your Majesty wants to see me again, he just wants to see me. In His Majesty's heart, nothing can compare with shouldering the responsibility of the Tang Dynasty. What does a little love mean?
But since you came to see me and said these words, you gave me delusions, so I will give it a try boldly. "