Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 81 The pity of dying

Li Shan stayed with the emperor and learned to handle government affairs every day.

All memorials are divided into three categories.

In the first category, those who draft decrees in accordance with His Majesty's decrees and need to be sealed include the promotion and demotion of positions in the harem, the changes in official positions of officials in the previous dynasty, and the approval of some banquet expenses.

For most of these memorials, the emperor only had to take a look at them, write the correct words, and stamp them.

The second category is the daily reports from various places submitted by the governors and governors of various places, and the credential of the state.

These things were controlled by the imperial court and controlled the current situation of the entire Tang Dynasty and surrounding foreign countries. They contained a lot of content, ranging from people's livelihood, economy to military layout, as well as reports from some officials to their colleagues and suggestions for improving the local situation.

These need to be sorted out and summarized by the Shangshu Province, and important reports and issues need to be submitted to the emperor for processing.

The third category refers to issues that the court is preparing to make some major reforms or measures based on feedback from the national destiny and the people's livelihood, and that need to be discussed at the court meeting.

This kind of memorial was mentioned by the emperor in advance in the court, laid out the issue, and allowed the court officials to express their opinions and express their opinions first.

In order to persuade the emperor to adopt his suggestions, these memorials often contained a large amount of statistical data, cited chapters and references, and rhymed parallel prose. They were basically not thin and seemed to be very time-consuming.

As the prince, Li Shan learned to deal with the third category from the emperor. When the emperor dealt with the first two categories, he read the third category first and then wrote his own decision memorial to the emperor.

The content of the memorial must be written clearly, from who gave the advice to who made the decision, and from what point of view you made the decision.

After the emperor has finished reading it himself, he will take a look at his copy to see if it meets his expectations.

Most of the time, Li Shan's decisions were in line with the emperor's expectations, and he was pleased to praise him.

"Goguryeo was not tough enough. When it ignored my advice and insisted on meddling in other people's own affairs, could it not have been imagined that today would happen?
Now that our Tang Dynasty has even built ships, and has gathered food and grass at the border in advance, he sends envoys to pay tribute and ask for peace?What were you doing earlier? ! "

The emperor muttered dissatisfiedly while reading the memorial, his thick black eyebrows furrowed, and his elegant face became more ferocious.

Yesterday, he directly detained the envoys sent by Goguryeo without even seeing them.The letter of credence was handed over, and the wind in the court changed again.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Prince Li Shan beside him, and said:
"Xiaojiu, are there many people in the court persuading me to give up the crusade against Goguryeo?"

Prince Li Shan quickly put down the memorial he was studying and said respectfully:

"Not many, mainly my uncle Changsun Wuji and some civil servants are persuading me. Most of the generals support it."

The emperor said "hmm" and said:
"It's quite expected. What about you? Do you support it or not?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Li Shan glanced at Wu Rou, who had been sorting out the memorials by the emperor's side, lowered his eyes and said:
"Privately, I naturally don't want my father to go. It would be too long and hard to go on a personal expedition, and besides, I don't have much confidence in the Supervisor... Publicly speaking..."

The emperor tilted his head, put one hand on the edge of the table, and said nonchalantly:
"I know you are filial, but from now on, there is no need to mention or think about selfishness. Just consider the public interest first. Then..."

Li Shanrou pursed his lips, lowered his eyes and said:
"General Yan Lide has specially designed and built more than 200 warships, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. The life of the ships is limited, and the food and grass that were previously mobilized and collected are all lost. This situation is a situation where an arrow has to be fired... ...If not this time, it will be a loss.

Moreover, Goguryeo acted according to the prevailing situation, did not follow what was said, and was cunning and changeable. This time, they retreated without fighting, which did not make them suffer. When the Tang Dynasty gave up the crusade, they would probably come back again and continue to invade the Korean Peninsula. Annexed Baekje and Silla. "The emperor nodded and said:

"Don't you think clearly? Then why are you hesitating? You looked reluctant just now?"

Li Shan lowered his head slightly and fell silent.

After a while, Li Shan said slowly:
"Father... Many times, it is one thing to understand the truth in your heart, but whether you are willing to do it and take action is another matter.

The son-in-law is deeply inert in his heart. When things happen, he just wants to let things go and get by.I'm afraid this problem cannot be corrected.Therefore, I would like to ask my father to choose a courageous prince to assist my son, just like my father taught me to assist my elder brother in the past. "

When the emperor heard Li Shan mentioning his boss Li Chengqian, he obviously felt lonely, and there was obviously sadness in his eyebrows.

He looked at the memorials stacked on the desk, as if he was distracted, and his eyes began to have nowhere to rest.

After a while, he looked around and saw that there were maids fanning the palace and the chamberlain in charge of tea. There were quite a lot of people.

So he waved his hand and said:
"You go out first and let me and the prince talk for a while."

After hearing this, the palace maids and chamberlains stood up and retreated outside in a polite manner. Wu Rou also put down what she was doing and wanted to follow suit.But he was stopped by the emperor and said:

"If you stay, Mr. Wu, who will study ink when you leave?"

Wu Rou quickly stopped, her eyes single in front and double in back, like a half-opened iris, constantly looking between the prince and the emperor, showing panic and nervousness.

Seeing her like this, the emperor snorted coldly from his throat and said:
"You look like that. You shouldn't know. Don't you know too much?... Just stay here and keep your mouth shut. Don't let me have the chance to kill you."

"Yes." Wu Rou quickly lowered her head and responded, then moved back obediently, treating herself as a working puppet machine.

The emperor turned his head and said seriously to Li Shan:

"I have thought about this matter for a long time, but the people around you, especially those who share your power, must be carefully selected and must be trustworthy enough, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

The emperor said, pointed to his chest and said:
"You are like you and me. There are many people I trust and rely on, including civil and military officials. I will never doubt those who can be used. Of course, if I discover betrayal and rebellion, I will never be merciless in dealing with it.

However, in some important matters, the only person I can completely rely on and entrust is your uncle Changsun Wuji.This is because of your mother, and also because we have been inseparable since we were young until now, and have a deep relationship. "

When the emperor said this, he asked Prince Li Shandao:
"What about you?...Who is the person you can completely trust and rely on?"

Prince Li Shan was stunned when he heard this, and there was a brief blank in his mind.

He completely trusts and relies on people. He grew up next to his father. The only people he often comes into contact with are his father, Xizi, and...

Wu Rou's name suddenly appeared in his mind, accompanied by a burst of unspeakable sadness, and then he quickly threw it away and replied:

"...Brother."

(End of this chapter)