"Otherworldly, no longer among the ministers, but in poetry and books; In the pavilion, you are not shocked by the humiliation, and you can see the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; Go and stay unintentionally, looking at the sky and clouds. Xuan Ling! I didn't expect it! There is such a place for cultivation in your house. Li Xin walked in the back garden, there is a small lake in the back garden, there is a wooden bridge on the lake, where the wooden bridge is connected, is a pavilion, said to be a pavilion, but in fact it is a small attic, but the attic is surrounded by glass, making it look as if there is nothing.

"It's all a reward from Your Majesty, otherwise, the minister would not have such a good place to study." Fang Xuanling's face was calm, with a slight smile, and he hurriedly said: "The minister is very comfortable staying here, you can read a book here when you have nothing to do, in the past, the minister never thought about it." ”

"You took my salary, but you did what you liked, Xuan Ling! You're sorry for the amount of money I gave. Li Xin looked at the books in front of him, and saw that the books were not some solitary books, but some ordinary books, and there were many wear and tear in the books, and there were many annotations in them, which showed the seriousness of the readers. smiled at the moment: "It is said that Xuan Ling is a big man in the literary world, and now that I have read these books, I am very ashamed, at least I have not read these books until now." ”

"Your Majesty pays attention to governing the country, and the ministers only read some dead books, which is not helpful to those who govern the country." Fang Xuanling didn't understand what Li Xin's intention was when he came to his house at this time, if it was to promote himself to be a scholar of the Wude Palace, it was almost an impossible thing, first of all, he was a minister, and he didn't know how many people in the court were more qualified to become a scholar of the Wude Palace, and the second was that he had no credit, and finally his performance in the Tang Dynasty could be decent, and there was nothing brilliant, this is about talent. It's not my turn.

"You, you, you are talented, but you don't know, you only know modesty, but you don't know, so it's not only irresponsible to yourself, but also a crime for the people of the world, Xuan Ling. Think it's better today than the previous dynasty? Li Xin pointed at Fang Xuanling and said.

"Far better than the previous dynasty." Fang Xuanling said without thinking about it. At the very least, Li Xin has pacified the grasslands, and in this regard, it is not something that the people of the previous dynasty can do.

"If Li Shimin is in my position, can he exterminate the Turks, subdue the Western Regions, and conquer the south?" Li Xin suddenly looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.

Fang Xuanling's face changed, and he couldn't help but bow to the ground, and said, "The minister thinks that Your Majesty has contributed today." It is rare in ancient and modern times, not to mention Li Shimin, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the previous dynasty was not His Majesty's opponent. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, after the war. The whole Han Dynasty is devastated, and there is no prosperity at all, where is it like today, where the people live and work in peace and contentment. The market is bustling. In this regard, Emperor Wu of Han was not His Majesty's opponent. ”

He also felt a pity in his heart, Li Shimin is also a hero. In the past, he thought that Li Shimin was unlucky, but now it seems that the world being taken by Li Xin is not necessarily a bad thing, at least there are some things that Li Shimin can't do.

"Xuan Ling is full of talent, and he cherishes his family and country, since this is the case, why not come out and do something!" Li Xin asked with some curiosity: "Xuan Ling has the talent of a prime minister, according to the reason, you should think of your family and country, when you followed Li Shimin, I believe that you just want to give full play to your talents, in this case, why do you prefer to hide in the book house when you come to me, and take books as your companion all day long?" You are loyal to Li Shimin, that is small loyalty, loyal to the people of the world, this is great loyalty. Xuan Ling is a smart person, why should he give up Dazhong because of Xiao Zhong? Isn't this a joke for the world? Or do you think I'm not sincere enough? ”

"The crime of the minister, the crime of the death penalty, please also ask Your Majesty to punish the crime." Fang Xuanling's old face turned red after hearing this, he didn't dare to serve Li Xin, in fact, he was afraid that someone would laugh at him, he was different from Cen Wenwen, Cen Wenwen was not loyal to Xiao Miao, and even Xiao Mo was still suspicious of him, but Li Shimin was very concerned about Fang Xuanling and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and now Li Shimin is dead, although he accepted Li Xin's official position because of his bet with Li Xin, but he did not serve Li Xin. To put it thoroughly, it is because of his reputation, but now after Li Xin said this, he realized that he was a big mistake and a special mistake, and his old face was full of shame for a while.

"Xuan Ling, please get up, after all, I came late, otherwise, Xuan Ling would have already left the mountain. I'll have one more arm. Li Xin helped Fang Xuanling up and said, "It's still my fault, otherwise, where would there be such an embarrassing situation." ”

"Your Majesty is talking about Dou Yi?" Fang Xuanling asked.

"Yes, the son is not the fault of the father, and the house is not swept, why is the family? If a person can't even control his own son, how can he help me rule the world? Li Xin looked at the lake outside and said with a wry smile: "I originally thought that Dou Yi was honest and cautious and could take on heavy responsibilities, but now it seems that I was wrong. ”

"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with Your Majesty, even if there is no Dou Yi, I'm afraid other people won't be able to escape other people's calculations." Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly: "Unless Your Majesty chooses a member of the Kanto family." ”

"No, even if the members of the Kanto family are selected, there is no unity within the Kanto family, and the people of the Kanto family do not want the Kanto family to intervene in the affairs of the imperial court. That's why I thought of Xuan Ling. Li Xin looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Xuanling, let's help me!" The Kwantung family is like a cancer, constantly pumping out the blood of the Tang Dynasty and consuming the vitality of the Tang Dynasty, I know that these guys can't wait for me to die immediately, and I don't dare to conquer Goguryeo, because I am afraid of repeating the mistakes of the previous Emperor Wu. Hehe, back then, Li Mi just suggested that Yang Xuangan blockade Youzhou and starve Yang Guang to death in the land of Liaodong, if I went on an expedition, I would do that if I didn't get those Kanto families, even the Guanzhong family would do the same. ”

"Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling's face changed, he didn't expect Li Xin to disbelieve those big families so much, and to say such a heart-wrenching word. Could it be that the family is really so bold? Fang Xuanling couldn't help but question in his heart.

"I have been too demanding on the family over the years, not only the Kanto family, but also the Guanzhong family, when I was in the previous dynasty, how strong were these families, and now? Even if Wei Yuancheng has entered the Wude Palace, it is still much worse than when he was in the previous dynasty. These people are superficially respectful. Actually, I don't know how to complain about me! Li Xin said disdainfully.

"Your Majesty, if that's the case, why not, Your Majesty?" Fang Xuanling hesitated.

"Do you want me to compromise?" Li Xin shook his head and said: "I am not Li Shimin, he himself is from a family, I am self-made, those big families will not support me, so I can only rely on those businessmen and those people." Only today, the family is afraid of my swords and guns, so they have to surrender to me, the Guanzhong family is better, but the Kanto family is different, these years, I have been constantly oppressing the Kanto family, this year they have lost the opportunity to enter the imperial court, they are not going to hate me to death in their hearts. ”

Fang Xuanling was silent. Li Xin is certainly very powerful, but these big families are not simple, no matter how the imperial court suppresses them, but in the locality. Their power is still very strong, and if they are really angry and angry, it is not impossible to do the kind of thing that Li Xin said.

"Your Majesty. The minister thought that even if they entered the Wude Hall and became scholars. It doesn't necessarily mean that there will be any changes to the government. Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment, thought about it and said.

"Naturally, it has no impact on the government, but it has an impact on the localities, and the heads of the people and ministers are still different from ordinary officials, for those local personnel. As long as the family members become scholars of the Wude Palace, these people can command the locality, can the local officials not give them face? Li Xin said very calmly.

"Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling's face was stunned for a moment, and finally nodded, the family is like this, once someone is an official in the central court of the court, the local officials are desperate, and in the locality, the power of the family will be further strengthened. Of course, the same is true of the Guanzhong family, and now it is only because the imperial court is in Guanzhong that those families dare not do anything. But in the Kanto region, it is different, what kind of conspiracy and tricks these families play in private, Li Xin doesn't know at all.

"Now everyone in the world is eager to live a stable life, so it is impossible for them to raise an army to rebel, but if they can change an emperor, I believe they still want to complete this matter, and the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is a good opportunity." Li Xin looked outside and said: "Although there is no definite evidence that this kind of thing will happen, someone has mentioned this matter before, so it is inevitable that things will happen." The emperors of later generations do not have such bold courage and prestige as me, if the family is in trouble together, there is a great possibility that things will happen, and the family will be in power again, and the safety of the world will be manipulated in the hands of the family, which is the biggest crisis in the world. ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true, the minister thinks that if the family wants to solve the problem of their own status, I am afraid that it can really only be like this, Your Majesty will sit in the world for a day, and the family in the world will have no future." Fang Xuanling nodded, and said solemnly: "If you want to get benefits for yourself, you don't have to risk the chaos in the world, you can only replace His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"So if it were me, I would definitely use this method to replace me and let my son be the emperor, so that the family would have a chance to develop." Li Xin nodded and said, "So I want Xuan Ling to come out to help me." ”

"Your Majesty, since you let the minister enter the Wude Palace, the minister thinks that you can make the people of the Hangdong family become one of the six departments and ease the relationship between the two sides." Fang Xuanling thought about it and said seriously. He was very grateful to Li Xin for taking care of him and rewarding him, and he was able to come to his mansion in person, but he also had to emphasize that the Kanto family was not something that he or Li Xin could wipe out in a short period of time.

"Although the country is big, there are too many small nights. If these families are allowed to enter the court, will this court still be mine? Li Xin said calmly: "If I can start from scratch, I am not afraid that these people will rebel, it's a big deal, I will kill these people, let Shandong be empty, wait for more than ten years, and create another Shandong." ”

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling's forehead was full of cold sweat, and his face was pale, how rampant this was, and there was a lot of blood added to the rampantness, which made people shudder and panic in their hearts. Fang Xuanling is also a bold person, but after listening to Li Xin's words at this moment, the whole person is like a giant beast, and he will eat himself at any time.

He believes that Li Xin will definitely do what he says, if the Kanto family is really as Li Xin said, the Kanto family will definitely not be prosperous, but full of killing. A person who tries to provoke the founding emperor will not end well.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Shandong family is certainly very powerful, but as long as there is patience, with the development of the imperial examination, these families will sooner or later become pawns in the hands of Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling hopes that Li Xin can use relatively gentle means to solve the family, so as not to cause chaos in the world. Confucian scholars are compassionate and compassionate, and they are most unaccustomed to the chaos in the world, especially now, under the governance of Li Xin, the country and the people are safe, if it is because of the contradiction between Li Xin and the Kanto family, and the world is in chaos, Fang Xuanling does not want to see it.

"If the Kanto family were very honest, I would not have done such a thing, but if they had bad intentions, then it would be no wonder that I would have done so." Li Xin's face was gloomy, he waved his hand, and said, "Okay, since that's the case, tomorrow I will issue a holy decree and worship Xuan Ling as a scholar of the Wude Palace, Kang Guogong." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long." Fang Xuanling fell to the ground, his heart was inexplicable, and his years of perseverance slowly disappeared at this moment, and Li Shimin's favor back then was also forgotten, Li Shimin had passed away, and now Fang Xuanling can only live for himself. As long as you are worthy of your heart.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that when he went to court the next day, Dou Yi handed in his resignation, and many ministers were waiting for Li Xin to issue an order again to let the ministers push the Wude Hall scholars, and the Kwantung family still thought about what kind of method to use to attack the position of the Wude Hall scholars again, but when he didn't expect it, Li Xin did not let people recommend him this time, but directly made a decision to make a decision on the main hall, and on the top of the main hall, he issued an order to canonize Fang Xuanling as Kang Guogong and a scholar of the Wude Palace. The decree shocked the court at once. Unexpectedly, Li Xin's decision was so decisive this time, and everyone was caught off guard, and everyone in the Kanto family didn't know what to do for a while. Fang Xuanling is different from Dou Yi, he is a standard scholar, and he is almost impossible to catch. (To be continued.) )