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Zhang Tianai said unhappily: "Dad, don't you let your daughter eat it?"

"Daughter," Zhang Xun smiled kindly and said, "There are too many times to eat together in the future. At this time, when my father and son-in-law meet for the first time, I want to say something to him alone. It is inappropriate for you to be by your side, so I'd better avoid it.

"Yes, yes." Li Mu secretly pulled Zhang Tianai's hand and whispered: "Your father may want to talk to me about the bride price. You are by your side, do you think it's appropriate?"

"I don't want a bride price either-" As soon as he said that, Zhang Tianai blushed. There was no girl who didn't want a bride price. This was too urgent to marry. She hurriedly stopped and looked at her own father. Seeing that he looked unquestionable, she just thought he wanted to talk about the bride price. She hurriedly came over and whispered: "Dad, my daughter is already his person, so don't you make any trouble for him."

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly and said, "You are really a girl who is too young to stay. Okay, let your father talk to him, and it will definitely not be difficult for him."

"Then you guys talk, my daughter will go out first." Zhang Tianai was able to promise, and his heart was three more sweeter than eating honey. He handed Li Mu a look and turned around and went out.

Li Chongyi's cough came from outside the tent. Li Mu knew that Zhang Tianai had gone away and breathed a sigh of relief. The smile on his face gradually changed, and his expression became colder.

"Father-in-law, there is no need to hide it, right?"

Zhang Xun nodded and said, "Almost Li Ji has told you, I want to hide it, what's the use?"

"What do you want, why not tell me. If I can do it, I will do my best, which is also a part of my son-in-law's wish. My father-in-law should know that I am not a stingy person."

Zhang Xun smiled and said, "Are you serious?"

"Take it seriously."

Zhang Xun looked at Li Mu deeply and asked, "Son-in-law, have you ever thought about being an emperor?"

Li Mu shook his head: "I never thought that my father-in-law would not have to waste his words."

"I thought about it." Zhang Xun poured a glass of wine himself and drank it all: "When I was as big as you, there were great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the heroes of the world rose together. How many heroes were there at that time. At that time, I was thinking about what were so many heroes and heroes, who were fighting and fighting and willing to die? Isn't it for the sake of the great throne? It can be seen that wealth and honor are ultimately invincible to hold great power. Sitting on the high dragon throne, life and death, and the whole world is in my hands. I don't know how happy it is."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law must disturb your good dream. In fact, being an emperor is not as comfortable as you think. I am a close minister of Emperor Tang, but I see the life of the emperor in my eyes, but it is not comfortable at all. You just said, "Life and kill, right?" When an emperor wants to kill anyone? Wei Zheng pointed at his nose and scolded the emperor, sarcastic. Do Emperor Tang want to kill? I want to, but he can't kill, because there are Shandong gentry behind him. Let's talk about what happened before the New Year. A group of merchants hoarded goods, causing the price of grain to rise several times. Is it hateful or not? But I still can't kill, because it touches the whole body-"

"Being an emperor seems like a good job, but in fact it is not. This world is not yours, you can do whatever you want, but when this world is yours, wherever you move, you will lose all your money, and it is all a loss. Where is the best?"

Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment, suddenly smiled bitterly, and said, "I really didn't expect what you said, but this doesn't affect what I do."

Li Mu nodded and said, "I can understand that things I have persisted in for the rest of my life may have become obsession."

"Yes!" Zhang Xun's voice suddenly increased, and he was about to speak, but he started coughing. Li Mu got up and came to him, patted his back gently to help him relieve his anger. Zhang Xun hurriedly stuffed a pill into his mouth. After a while, he felt relieved: "The son-in-law laughed."

"Don't worry, my father-in-law, the night is long, so talk slowly."

"I was just a little excited, but I didn't expect that my son-in-law understood me."

Li Mu smiled and Zhang Xun continued: "When I was young, I thought that kings, princes, generals and ministers would rather have a genitals. I could also do it if others could rise up! My skills are not bad, my methods are not bad, and others can cause trouble, so do I. But later I realized that some things cannot be forced. Kings, princes, generals and ministers are just a genitals. People like me are destined not to be supported, and they are destined to be a horse bandit... But I am unwilling to give up!"

Li Mu nodded and said, "The father-in-law's will makes the son-in-law admire him."

"After I had Tianai, I was also injured, and my ambitions disappeared. I knew that I was not able to compete in the Central Plains and could not become an emperor, so I had to settle for the second best."

Li Mu interrupted him and said, "So, have you been thinking about Gaochang long ago?"

"The son-in-law is indeed smart." Zhang Xun was silent for a moment and slowly expressed his plan: "I had known that there would be a battle between the Eastern Turks and the Tang Dynasty. The Eastern Turks had strong soldiers and horses, and the Tang Dynasty was not an opponent. But if the Eastern Turks ruled the Western Regions, these barbarians would only enslave the people and would never give me a chance. Only when the Eastern Turks were destroyed and the Tang Dynasty's power extended to the Western Regions could I have the opportunity to seize Gaochang. Therefore, I sent people to go deep into the tribes of Jie Li and Tuli, and tried everything to provoke Tuli and Jie Li's uncle and nephew! Let the internal strife of the Eastern Turks be consumed, creating opportunities for the Tang Dynasty to advance."

This made Li Mu not expect that if what Zhang Xun said was true, then Li Shimin would have really thanked him. If it weren't for the internal strife of the Eastern Turks, the Tang Dynasty might not have had the chance to destroy the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop.

Zhang Xun was about to say something about Li Yourong, but when he spoke, he suddenly felt something, and left a half sentence, and changed his words: "Zhang Yi is also my person. I asked him to kill Ju Wentai, but I didn't want to leave a way out for Ju family, and I also wanted to force the Tang Dynasty to make a decision early-"

Zhang Xun suddenly changed his words, which made Li Mu have no time to think about sudden profits, and his thoughts were taken away. He frowned and said, "But father-in-law, have you ever thought about the consequences."

Zhang Xun smiled and said, "Son-in-law, you killed six or seven thousand people in the blink of an eye. When did you care about the consequences? Since ancient times, when the Central Plains dynasties were strong, they all entered the Western Regions. The Qin and Han Dynasties were like this, and the Tang Dynasty would not allow Gaochang to exist. You and I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, know this. Even if I don't kill Ju Wentai, the Ju family and son will be fish on the chopping board, and sooner or later they will fall into your plan. I just follow the flow and give the son-in-law an excuse."

"Ha," Li Mu chuckled and said, "My father-in-law is quick and easy, and what he said is not bad. But, the Ju father-in-law is the first, so why should my father-in-law think that after you command Gaochang, the Tang Dynasty will not regard you as a thorn in your side or a thorn in your flesh?"

"Because of you!" Zhang Xun curled a smile on his lips and said, "My plan is not constant, and it is always adjusting. But since Tianai came back and said, "I met you and promised you for life, I made a plan. I will help you solve the dangers of the Western Turks, and you will help me command Gaochang. With you in the court for one day, I will rest assured for a day. This is the difference between me and the Ju father and son!"
Chapter completed!