Noon has already passed, and the light that originally filled the sky and the earth was suddenly covered up by a group of dark clouds that appeared from nowhere. The light was blocked behind, and the sky became dark. The gray sky also made the entire palace look twilight.
Ai Ai.
The loud trumpet sound before certainly let the people in the palace know that something had happened, but what exactly happened, most people had no idea at all.
Most of the people in the palace are very well-behaved.
You really don’t need to figure out things you shouldn’t know.
Most of the tens of thousands of people in the palace are just ants repeating their lives day after day. Even if a disaster does happen, it will be difficult for them to change anything.
Just like the eunuchs and maids serving outside the Imperial Garden of the Tang Palace, they saw the current Prime Minister being brought into the Imperial Garden, but they didn't want to know, let alone what happened inside, what happened inside.
When people are about to die, they are obsessed with nothing more than the angriest and most unsolvable mysteries in life.
The Prime Minister seemed very satisfied that he had finally found the answer to the mystery. He felt relieved and his expression became calm.
"Although Sheyue is your biological child, she has the blood of the Li family flowing in her body, so you dare not truly regard her as your own child." The Prime Minister sighed softly: "Old minister, I can understand your pain for so many years. It is obviously
Your own flesh and blood can never become your continuation, which is of course the most painful thing."
The saint's phoenix eyes showed a sharp light.
"You sat on that chair and bloodbathed the Li royal family. Not only were you worried that they would threaten your status, but you also wanted to erase the traces of the Li family." The Prime Minister shook his head, his tone was rather melancholy, and said slowly
: "The traces of the Li family are too deep in this world. Only by erasing their traces will the fear and anxiety in your heart weaken." Staring into the saint's eyes, he said softly: "But the deepest trace is
, but you can never erase it.”
The sharp light in the saint's eyes gradually turned into mockery, but soon revealed anger that could not be hidden.
The Prime Minister smiled and said: "Although you rule the world, you are still a woman, and you cannot erase the desire to become a mother in your heart. The most painful thing for you is that the moment you ascended the throne, you lost a mother.
Some emotions. You want to erase the traces of the Li family in this world, and you don't want the ghosts of the Li family to still exist in this palace, but the existence of She Yue keeps you trapped in the shackles of pain.
She is the deepest imprint of the Li family in this palace, how can you erase her?"
Changsun Meier had her head lowered, but at this moment she couldn't help but raise her head slightly, glanced at the Prime Minister, and then glanced at the saint, a look of worry flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"You may have thought about making her belong to neither the Li family nor the Xiahou family, but to become the one that only belongs to you." The Prime Minister sighed: "It's a pity that although you own the world, you can't change such things. She
The blood of the Li family flows in her body, and this is a fact that you can't change no matter what." Staring at the saint, he said: "Actually, she is very pitiful. Although she has the most powerful mother in the world, when you sit on the throne,
, forever losing the maternal love she needed."
The saint said coldly: "It seems that your uncle sympathizes with his niece?"
"It's not that I sympathize with her, but that I sympathize with you." The Prime Minister said with a bitter smile: "She lost her mother's love, and you also lost your daughter? You hope that she will become your continuation, but it turns out that she can only be the continuation of the Li family.
And it will not become your survival." He sighed and said: "I am very stupid. I once thought that since you are from the Xiahou family, you will certainly consider the survival of the Xiahou family. However, I finally understand now that you will not even be able to continue your own life.
If we can't solve it, how can we think about the survival of the Xiahou family?"
The saint laughed strangely, tilted his head slightly, pursed his lips tightly, and stared at the Prime Minister. After a moment, he said: "Now I feel that I am indeed a member of the Xiahou family. If I am not related by blood, how can I be the Prime Minister?"
Do you know me so well?"
"So what I thought was correct. From the beginning to the end, the Xiahou family was just a tool for the saint to play with." The Prime Minister laughed at himself: "When hunting down prey, you always need a hunting dog."
The sage smiled and said: "Why doesn't the Prime Minister regard me as a tool for the Xiahou family to rise to prominence? Without me, how could the Xiahou family be what it is today? Although you keep saying that in order to support me, the Xiahou family put the entire family on the fire.
There is no way out, but in the past ten years, the Prime Minister and the Xiahou family seem to enjoy the feeling of being roasted on the fire. The power is overwhelming, and one person is less than ten thousand people. The Xiahou family has never had anything like this.
Such an honor? Doesn’t the Prime Minister enjoy all this?”
"I enjoy it very much!" The Prime Minister did not deny it, and nodded: "With power in hand, people will indeed become addicted to it." He shook his head and sighed: "It's a beautiful dream, but there is always a time to wake up. The veteran has thought about countless possibilities, but...
I didn't expect that the saint's skills were unusual."
The saint caressed his belly and said slowly: "What the Prime Minister said is not wrong. Although I rule the world, I am still a woman and hope to have the joy of being a mother. My bloodline can only belong to me, neither
People from the Li family cannot be members of the Xiahou family."
"So you chose the third path." The Prime Minister stared into the saint's eyes and said solemnly: "Born a bastard to maintain your existence?"
As soon as the word "bastard" came out, Changsun Meier's beautiful face turned pale and her expression was horrified.
The saint's originally fair face instantly turned red due to congestion, and the cold light in his eyes was as cold as a knife. After a long time, he said lightly: "Yes, bastard, this is what you think. My bloodline is in your eyes, but
It’s...a bastard!”
The meaning contained in this sentence is very sad, very sad, and there is also a kind of anger and irritability from the deepest heart.
"Old minister is very surprised, why do you want to take this road?" The Prime Minister sighed: "Do you think this road will work? Do you think that you have been sitting on the throne for seventeen years because of your outstanding performance?
?Without the late emperor’s so-called succession edict, in what name do you think you can inherit the throne? Without the Xiahou family’s hard work and accumulated support for several generations, do you think you can secure this position? Do you want to erase the Li family’s influence in the world?
There are traces of the Tang Dynasty, but it is precisely because the Li family gave you the title to succeed that you are qualified to sit on that seat. You want to cut off the Xiahou family, which has all the power, but if the Xiahou family does not have the power, what do you think?
Will a chair be stable for more than ten years without being shaken?"
The Prime Minister's hands trembled and he sneered: "The name of the Li family and the power of the Xiahou family created an emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you abandoned or even wiped out the existence of these two families, and wanted to continue your legacy as a bastard.
Jiangshan, haven't you ever thought about how he can secure the country?"
There was no anger in his tone, only a sense of vicissitudes and sadness.
"The biggest stupidity in the world is that there are always people who think highly of themselves, thinking that without themselves, the sky will fall." The saint said lightly: "But since ancient times, dynasties have risen and fallen, and many emperors and generals have long been lost in the sea of history.
But the country remains the same as before, and has not changed at all due to the annihilation of anyone." Looking around, he said calmly: "Even if I and the Prime Minister turn to dust, this palace will still exist."
The Prime Minister was startled, then smiled and said: "Yes, the country has never changed, only the people who sit on it have changed."
"So the Prime Minister does not have to worry about what will happen in the future." The sage said: "Since I am the one who is in charge of the country, I have the final say on how to deal with the country."
The Prime Minister nodded and said: "Old minister, you really don't have to worry anymore." He pondered for a moment and then asked: "How does the saint want to bring down the Xiahou family?"
"I... am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty." The saint said calmly: "The state has national laws. I want to safeguard the country of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, I must uphold the national laws. How to deal with the Xiahou family has its own national laws to punish." Looking at the country
The Prime Minister sighed and said, "You are right about what you said. I am able to secure my position in this country. The Prime Minister has indeed made great contributions. I have not forgotten that you are still my elder brother after all."
The Prime Minister just smiled faintly and said nothing.
"She was sent to Tianchi Mountain by me." The saint pondered for a moment, and finally said: "I know she must be very lonely, so if the Prime Minister goes to be with her, she will be very happy."
The Prime Minister was startled, of course he knew who the saint was talking about.
Because of Wei Bi's case, Mrs. Cheng Guo, who was the saint's sister, was involved. The saint was furious and exiled Mrs. Cheng Guo to Tianchi Mountain in Suzhou and imprisoned her forever.
The saint's intention was clearly to send himself to Tianchi Mountain for imprisonment.
This may be the saint's last kindness to the Xiahou family.
The Prime Minister knew very well that he was sent to Tianchi Mountain to be imprisoned, and there was no doubt that he would die. However, this could be regarded as saving a life, but the ending of the Xiahou family would definitely be miserable. The Xiahou family, which had enjoyed great glory in the Tang Dynasty for nearly twenty years,
Disaster is imminent.
"I am very tired, and I feel like you are stuck in my throat." The saint said, "We say goodbye today, and we may never see you again in this life. I...will miss you often!" He ordered: "Mei'er, you send the Prime Minister out of the palace.
The Ministry of Punishments sent someone to escort the Prime Minister to Tianchi Mountain." After a pause, he said: "Send someone to tell the people over at Tianchi Mountain that the Prime Minister is old and needs good care. No one is allowed to disturb the Prime Minister's recuperation in Tianchi Mountain. This is against the law.
Those...will be killed without mercy!"
The eldest grandson Meier agreed, came forward and said respectfully: "Prime Minister, Meier will take you out of the palace!"
However, the Prime Minister knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times to the saint, and performed his duty as a minister for the last time. After being helped up by Changsun Meier, he did not look back and walked out of the small garden, among the four eunuchs guarding the four corners of the small garden.
In the middle, two eunuchs immediately followed behind the Prime Minister.
After leaving the Imperial Garden, the Prime Minister looked up at the sky and saw that it was almost dusk.
"The eldest grandson is the official. After I leave, please take good care of the saint." The Prime Minister looked at the eldest grandson Mei'er and sighed: "You will take care of her. I feel relieved."
The eldest grandson Mei'er bowed respectfully and said respectfully: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, Mei'er will do her best. Otherwise... Mei'er feels like there's something stuck in your throat. I just hope that the Prime Minister will take care of you."