In the past, Li Xin and the Son of Heaven got along, and the two of them discussed most of the time, basically Li Xin and the Son of Heaven said anything, and the Son of Heaven would be allowed to come down, this time, it was the first time that Li Xin went to ask the Son of Heaven to do something.

The Son of Heaven stood in place, silent for a while, and then reached out to help Li Xin up.

"You and my brother, there is no need for this, no matter what you say, I will allow you to do it."

Li Xin took a deep breath and stood up.

The Son of Heaven pulled him to the side of the chair and sat down, and then asked Xiao Zheng to move another chair, and the two of them sat facing each other, the Son of Heaven looked at Li Xin and asked, "Chang'an, you want to save Li Ye's family because... The Li family? ”

In terms of blood, Li Ye is Li Xin's cousin, and Li Ye's grandchildren are Li Xin's cousins.

Li Xin was silent for a while, and finally bowed his head slightly.

"Your Majesty, in this world, there is not only a blood relationship, the interests are entangled, but also right and wrong, there is also pure friendship, when I was in the capital in my early years, I was fortunate to meet many nobles, Your Majesty, you are one, Ye Shi is one, this former Jing Zhaoyin is barely one, at the beginning everyone in the capital respected the Pingnan Hou Mansion and stayed away, such as avoiding the plague god, only this Li Fujun took the initiative to meet it, helped Li Shen deal with the aftermath, and respected Li Ye, not because of blood relatives, but for this uprightness."

"In the capital, there are few upright people, and there are not many who can be officials in the court, and the minister knows that Li Ye's family may not be able to get rid of the crime, so he can only pray for His Majesty to open heaven and leave a little blood for their family."

Speaking of this, Li Xin stood up and bowed deeply to the Son of Heaven: "Ministers Li Ye, thank Your Majesty for your benevolence." ”

The Son of Heaven sat on the chair, frowned and thought for a long time, and then sighed: "Chang'an, you person, I can't see through it at all, sometimes you are as sophisticated and sophisticated as an old fox, but sometimes you are like a young man, to cling to right and wrong." ”

Li Xin smiled.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that sophistication is a good thing, but it may not be all a good thing, if you are sophisticated in life and work all the time, and look at people and things with interests, then it will add a lot of twilight."

"The minister is not so unfathomable, what the minister has done in the past few years, all he wants is to ask himself when he dreams back in the middle of the night, and he can be worthy of his heart."

The Son of Heaven waved his hand and motioned for Li Xin to sit down.

He let out a long sigh and said, "Chang'an, you can have a clear conscience, I can't do it." ”

"In the past few years, I have often dreamed of the ...... of my father."

Speaking of which, the Son of Heaven did not continue.

The two of them know each other well, no matter what edict Chengde Tianzi left behind, they led the troops to break into the palace mutiny, which is a real rebellion, which can naturally be erased in the Taikang Dynasty, and no one will dare to mention it, but when the Taikang Tianzi enters the ground, in the future in the history books, no matter what, he can't escape the pen like a blade.

Li Xin said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, many things have been irreversible, but you can try your best to redeem some, if Your Majesty's reputation will be eternal, far superior to that of the first emperor and even comparable to Emperor Wu, then not only in this dynasty, but also after thousands of generations, Your Majesty's brilliance is enough to cover up some flaws." ”

Li Xin's words are sincere, after all, there are two living examples in the other world, Zhu Sigua Man has killed too many people, and he doesn't say it, just say Li Er, people in later generations, everyone knows that His Majesty Li Er is the glorious emperor of the ages, and he is the Khan of the sky, but few people criticize him with the change of Xuanwumen.

This is a very good way, as long as Taikang Tianzi does well enough, even if future generations know about the changes in Renchen Palace, they will not say that he is a thief, but that he has done a good job.

The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly: "It's easy for you to say. ”

"Emperor Wu's Shenwen Shengwu, ruling the world with a country of partial peace, what kind of majestic strategy is it, how can I compare it with it?"

"Not to mention Emperor Wu, just to say that the first emperor is also a saint who is rare to see in a hundred years, it is not easy for me to be able to defend the success of the Chengde Dynasty, how can I talk about Yuansheng?"

Li Xin lowered his head and showed a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is arrogant, when the Chengde Dynasty was divided in the southwest, only the imperial court was not attached, this is a disadvantage that the first emperor has not solved for nearly 20 years, and now His Majesty has only been on the throne for two or three years, and he has swept away the disadvantages of the southwest. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused and said in a low voice: "Besides, there is an old enemy waiting for Your Majesty in the north. ”

The Son of Heaven was slightly moved.

The north side mentioned by Li Xin refers to the remnant Zhou in the north, that is, the Northern Zhou that was dispersed by Ye Sheng back then.

More than 30 years ago, the Xianbei regime in the north of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the territory is vast, covering an area of more than twice that of the Southern Jin Dynasty, but the Great Jin Dynasty produced such a fierce man as Ye Sheng, and beat the upper somewhat rotten Northern Zhou in one go, which finally led to the unification of the world, and the Great Jin Dynasty pushed the border to the Youyun area, the Ye family led the troops to guard the Jimen Pass, and the seed family led the troops to guard the Yunzhou City, and watched the two major gateways in the north, and completely guarded the land that Ye Sheng fell.

But the hundred-legged insect is still dead but not stiff, not to mention the huge Northern Zhou that coveted the Central Plains several times back then?

After the collapse of the Northern Zhou regime, it did not disappear, several Yuwen royal families of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and gathered tribes in the north, although they could not enter Jimen Pass for the time being, nor could they break Yunzhou City, and did not become a big climate, but after more than 30 years of recuperation, most of these remnants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty also relieved their breath.

When Li Xin was ordered by the Son of Heaven to go to the north to deliver things, Xiao Chenji, who was near Jimen Pass, encountered the autumn wind of the Zhou tribe fighting on the border, which was Ye Ming's intention to give Li Xin a great credit, and it was also the beginning of Li Xin's prosperity.

That battle, although it was all in Ye Ming's control, but since these remnant Zhou tribes dared to enter the border of the Great Jin Kingdom, they must have a certain amount of confidence, and even had the strength to threaten the border.

The Son of Heaven frowned and said, "Chang'an, you mean that you want to go to ...... Cleaning up the remnants? ”

After the war more than 30 years ago, the Northern Zhou and Southern Shu naturally fell apart and ceased to exist, but the Great Jin Dynasty was also "seriously injured", so that for the next 30 years, they were trying their best to recuperate.

Li Xin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Now that the vitality of the forbidden army is greatly damaged, it is unrealistic for the imperial court to use troops in the north at the moment, even if it can, people in the world will inevitably criticize Your Majesty for being reckless in military force, but the minister thinks that if Your Majesty wants to compete with Emperor Wu, this matter must be put forward in the future planning, at least start preparing now." ”

"Now that the southwest is stable, Your Majesty has a forbidden army, a Ye family and a family, coupled with the accumulation of the first emperor for decades, with such a background, if Your Majesty can't expand the territory and only be a monarch of success, it will be a pity."

Expanding the territory is the lifelong dream of almost every emperor, and it is also their greatest glory!

Hearing Li Xin say this, although Taikang Tianzi didn't say anything on the surface, he just frowned and thought, but Li Xin could hear it clearly.

His breath was short.