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Chapter 189 Wu Ruyi is really a talent! (Order again tomorrow morning
The system quietly exits.

Li Shimin refused firmly, and the system did not say anything else. It just disappeared silently. The mall and the sound disappeared in the blink of an eye.

There was silence in the Ganlu Hall for a moment.

On the side, Wu Ruyi, who was standing beside her, wished she were blind, deaf, and heartless. She didn't want to know what had happened before.

Although she was the daughter of a duke, her father was a close friend of the retired emperor Li Yuan, and she had started her career directly with the retired emperor. Everyone knew how the current emperor ascended the throne. He had such great ambitions, and although he was not an unbearable temper, Wu Ruyi was not so naive. She knew that her background was not so trustworthy, so she could only be cautious.

Now, she knew some secrets that she shouldn't know. Even though these secrets were told to her intentionally by His Majesty and the Queen, she was still worried.

It's good to be valued.

It's frightening if something is given too much attention for no reason.

Wu Ruyi knew from a young age that she was very smart, smarter than her brothers and sisters. However, it was precisely because of this that she understood that there were always people in the world who were smarter than herself. If she couldn't figure it out, then she wasn't smart, but just being smart.

She didn't want to know so much. She felt that if she heard anything more, her life would be in danger.

But things went counterproductive.

"Wu Ruyi, I remember your father seemed to take pills often?"

"Have you ever seen him ask a Taoist priest to make an elixir?"

The voice of His Majesty Li II sounded in his ears. It was clearly a very ordinary tone and question, but to Wu Ruyi, the voice exploded in his mind like thunder.

She knelt down subconsciously and whispered:

"Your Majesty, my father does take pills from time to time, but I don't like it. I once advised him not to take pills, but he didn't listen."

Wu Ruyi wanted to avoid this matter, no matter what Li Shimin wanted to ask.

But Li Shimin said with great interest:
"Oh?"

"Tell me, why did you dissuade your father from taking the elixir? Was it because there were frauds among the wandering Taoists, and you were afraid that he would get hurt after taking it?"

Wu Ruyi gritted her teeth and shook her head.

"That is not the case, Your Majesty."

"I can read and write, and I have read some history books. The First Emperor Ying Zheng was extremely wealthy, and he spent decades seeking immortality and taking countless elixirs. However, he eventually died in a sand dune collapse. This shows that elixirs are nothing but self-deception."

"If it's really that his body is not suited to medicine, that's different. The pills made by doctors are completely different from those made by those seeking immortality. Taking medicine and taking pills are two completely different things. If my father just took some pills, of course it would be fine, but he later found so many wandering Taoist priests..."

"I am a humble servant, and I don't think this is a good idea."

Li Shimin became interested.

Song Shen had previously said that Ying Zheng almost poisoned himself to death by taking too many elixirs. Although this does not mean that all elixirs have problems, it can support the statement that "many elixirs are toxic."

Wu Zetian, or Wu Ruyi, as far as he knew, was not only a female emperor, but also a very long-lived one. Even her annoying grandson Li Longji followed her example and lived a very long life. In a sense, the biggest hidden danger left by Wu Zetian was that Li Longji lived as long as she did. If not, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty would not have collapsed so quickly.

Such a long-lived person might follow the doctor's methods to maintain his health, but there is no need for him to take elixirs.

And from her attitude, we can also know that she is against elixirs.

Li Shimin thought for a while and asked:

"But Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, who also practiced alchemy for many years, lived to be 70 years old. How do you explain this?"

I think, because of his father's taking the elixir, Wu Ruyi has already thought about the issue of alchemy very clearly.

She did not hesitate or prepare anything before she spoke:
"In my humble opinion, I believe that life span is predetermined and cannot be changed by external forces, especially by such illusory things as elixirs and seeking immortality."

"If a person with a very weak constitution uses martial arts and medicinal diet to strengthen his muscles and bones, then his life span will naturally be extended. Even if he is born with a weak constitution, as long as he takes the right medicine and keeps his body healthy, his life span can at least be extended."

"But if someone doesn't eat well, doesn't sleep well, and works hard every day without sleep, even an iron man can't stand it. If he doesn't change himself and relies entirely on elixirs, then even the Great Luo Immortal will be helpless."

"Just now I said that life span cannot be changed by external forces, and now I say that I can prolong my life by changing myself. This is not self-contradictory, but what I want to say is that people's temperament is born and nurtured by nature. Stubborn people will not change their ways. For example, a person like the First Emperor, no matter how much he seeks immortality, he cannot change the fate of dying young, because it is difficult for him to change, and I am afraid he will not listen to others' advice to use health preservation instead of elixirs."

"As for Emperor Wu of Han, first of all, I think he was physically strong and often rode his horse to hunt. Secondly, it was his temperament."

"He is a child of destiny, but also a reckless dictator."

"Emperor Wu of Han was raised by his parents, grandmother, and uncle. Even though he was controlled and restrained, he never lacked care. People who grow up like this are naturally open-minded and arrogant. There are disadvantages, but the advantages are greater. Because he was not afraid, because he knew that he would definitely become an emperor in the future, he did things in an unconventional way. Without fear, there would be no worries. An open mind is the most important thing."

"Plus, he had two talented generals, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, in his middle age. He was able to accomplish things that his ancestors had never done before. At that time, he must have felt extremely happy."

"Although he was lustful, he was not addicted to women. He had a wide range of interests and was curious about everything. His mind was probably filled with new things and curiosity about the Western Regions, so there was Zhang Qian. Emperor Wu of Han was a person who always had hope, which was very different from the First Emperor."

"After unifying the country, the First Emperor also had great ambitions. He had always planned to conquer Lingnan and the Xiongnu, but those were just goals he set for the people of the world. He was always diligent in his work, but after sweeping across the six kingdoms, he probably no longer had any definite ideas or things he was determined to do. In other words, he had no hope."

"The longevity of Emperor Wu of Han had nothing to do with his seeking immortality or taking elixirs. Even if he had never believed in ghosts and gods, he would still have lived a long and happy life in the end."

Li Shimin was silenced by her.

All these words were referring to Ying Zheng and Liu Che. He actually knew these two people in the tutoring class and knew that what she said was very similar to their personalities.

It is precisely because they are almost the same that it is even more shocking.

Wu Ruyi had never attended a tutoring class, let alone had she ever seen the First Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han who lived hundreds of years ago. Her analysis of these two people all came from fragments of historical records.

History books will not record the temperament and personalities of these two emperors, but only what they did and what classic words they said. The people hidden behind the history books need to be chewed over and over again, and spend time pondering before they can be analyzed.

From this we can see that Wu Ruyi's statement of "having read some history books" is indeed too modest.

To achieve this level, you have to turn the pages of the book until they are worn out, or memorize it and ponder it over and over again in your mind.

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, then asked:
"Do you have a source for your opinion of Liu Che? It's not just based on your imagination." He knew what kind of person Liu Che was, but he still wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Because he wanted to know how Wu Ruyi judged it. Did she think it out herself, or did she hear it from others and remember it in her heart? He would know these questions with just one question.

Wu Ruyi didn't understand why he had to ask so many questions. People in later generations had never seen these two people, so if they wanted to analyze them, they could only rely on historical materials... Wait a minute!

She was startled and her body was covered with goose bumps.

Not right.

The supernatural story that Fang Xuanling just told, which corresponds to the scene where His Majesty and others were talking to someone in the air, plus the formula they got now...

Your Majesty is asking so many questions in such detail, could it be because he is the person in the story, and he really knows Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han? !
After being frightened for a while, Wu Ruyi calmed down.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, if she doesn't answer honestly, she will probably have to go to the underworld to verify it with the two emperors.

She answered respectfully:
"To be precise, not everyone liked Emperor Wu of Han, but he killed everyone who cursed him."

"His war against the Xiongnu was a waste of money and manpower, and because of this, many people criticized him in person. However, Emperor Wu of Han did this: "If you scold him for wasting money and manpower in the war against the Xiongnu, then you go yourself and send people to the border to fight. Within a month, those who were sent were killed by the Xiongnu."

"This incident is recorded in historical materials, which is enough to prove that Liu Che was a person who was not afraid of being scolded. He had a lot of things in his heart and was very confident. Being scolded could not make him depressed."

"As for his wide range of interests and strong curiosity..."

"From the records, we know that Liu Che was proficient in the Book of Songs and Chuci, and had good literary literacy. He could easily talk about the history of the pre-Qin period, and was also proficient in historiography. He persuaded Huo Qubing to read Sun Tzu's Art of War, which shows that he at least had some understanding of the art of war. He used Dong Zhongshu... ahem, which shows that he at least had a rough understanding of all the schools of thought."

"He established the Yuefu, which means he understood music; he revised the calendar, which means he understood astronomy; he knew the Hetao, the Western Regions, and the Nanyue region very well, and he managed the Yellow River, which means he also understood geography and water conservancy."

"Other things like winter wheat, karez, and good archery on horseback are all familiar to me."

"Emperor Wu of Han was also very good at naming, and there are countless rumors about him being a womanizer..."

"All these things can be found in historical materials. Emperor Wu of Han knew so many useful and useless things. It is basically impossible that he was forced to learn. No one could force him to learn. He could only learn because he was interested."

"This is what I figured out after reading it in a book. If there are any omissions, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After saying this, Wu Ruyi bowed deeply.

Li Shimin stared at the back of her head as she lay on the ground with a complicated look for a long time without saying anything.

He looked to the left at Empress Changsun, then to the right at Fang Xuanling and others who had come over, and after a while, he sighed.

No matter who was in the hall, everyone's expression was very interesting.

They were not unaware of these things. Especially except for Empress Changsun, everyone had met and talked with Liu Che face to face, and they had a clear understanding of Liu Che.

The problem is, Wu Ruyi actually said these words.

A little girl in her teens had more knowledge than many adult men, that was enough. Moreover, facing the questioning of Emperor Li II, it was difficult for ordinary people to speak normally, let alone to state her thoughts so clearly and logically.

It should be noted that even if Wu Ruyi had pointed out the connection between Zhu Yuanzhang and Song Shen before, it does not mean that she is smarter than these pillars of the country, nor does it mean that she is so talented.

If they were not blinded by what they had previously known, they would have been able to see the problem easily.

What Wu Ruyi did and said today did not exceed the capabilities of the people present, and was not too exaggerated, nor was it as outrageous as Song Shen's knowledge of the past and present. What shocked them was that Wu Ruyi was just a little girl who had just entered the palace not long ago.

No matter how powerful she becomes an empress in the future, she is only in her teens now. However, she is much stronger than other noble boys of the same age, and is not inferior to adults.

Li Shimin stared at Wu Ruyi on the ground——

The most important thing is that this woman is now a complete member of the palace.

Guanyinbi had a good eye for people. She had promised herself that as long as she could give Wu Ruyi enough protection, she would get all the official positions and money that she deserved for her meritorious services, and as long as she was not betrothed to some young man, then Guanyinbi could ensure Wu Ruyi's absolute loyalty.

People's ambitions will continue to expand. Wu Ruyi could become the empress Wu Zetian, so she naturally had a lot of ambition. But if her intelligence and ambition could be moved away from the harem and the throne, her role would be much greater.

half an hour.

Li Shimin knocked on the table and said calmly:

"Wu Ruyi, I have just promoted you to the sixth rank of the Chief of Public Affairs, but you will not leave Lizheng Palace and will still serve the Queen."

"There isn't much to do in Lizheng Palace, so it's pretty leisurely. If I assign you some more tasks, can you handle them?"

Wu Ruyi only felt a chill running from her tailbone to her spine.

She was silent for a second, then bowed her head again:

"I will obey your majesty's orders. I will not refuse even if I die."

Yes, she doesn't want to, but what can she do?

Your Majesty's words are golden. Talking to you in a friendly manner is giving you face, but if you really refuse in a rude manner, then you are shameless.

There is no choice but to agree.

Li Shimin wanted to laugh when he saw her fearless expression - after all, she was still young and had not experienced much, so no matter how precocious she was, it would be easy for her to be seen through by these old guys.

He held his wife's trembling hand under the table, asking her to hold back her laughter, and then he spoke to Wu Ruyi who was still bowing her head below.

"I just said that I want the people from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to help make gunpowder."

"Since you don't like elixirs and alchemists, that's great. You can go and help keep an eye on it and report the progress to the Queen every day in Lizheng Palace. How about that?"

Wu Ruyi: ...?
(End of this chapter)