Chapter 1179: Truth in Chaos

The evening breeze brings a coolness.

I don’t know why, but neither Li Zhi nor Yun Chu seemed to have any intention to speak.

The giant bear came over and leaned behind Li Zhi to shield him from the wind, while Ruichun took the initiative to serve the wine.

Yun Chu and Li Zhi drank bowls of slightly sweet rice wine, and the atmosphere became even better than before.

One jar of wine was quickly consumed, and Ruichun opened another jar.

Li Zhi leaned on the giant bear, looked at the lantern swaying slightly in the evening breeze and sighed: "It's so boring."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "It's interesting."

Li Zhi looked at Yun Chu and said, "Is the current Chang'an the Chang'an you want?"

Yun Chu said disdainfully: "It's far worse."

Hearing what Yunchu said, the lazy Li Zhi seemed to be interested and asked: "Do you really want to wrap Chang'an with gold foil?"

Yun Chu walked with his hands behind his back and said: "In our Tang Dynasty, the world is now at peace, and the seas and rivers are clear. I have the right time, place and people in my hands. If I don't take this opportunity to make Chang'an what I want, how long will it take? Woolen cloth?"

Li Zhi sighed and said: "A severe drought is just around the corner. How long do you think the Haiyan River in the Tang Dynasty can remain clear?"

Yun Chu said without hesitation: "Victory over natural disasters."

Li Zhi disliked the dazzling lantern in front of him, so Ruichun immediately took it away. The surrounding environment suddenly darkened. Yun Chu couldn't see Li Zhi's face clearly, but heard his voice was a bit vicissitudes of life.

"Why do you say that?"

"A great era will inevitably lead to great achievements. The reason why a wise king is called a wise king must be that he can accomplish things that others cannot. Your Majesty has razed the world since Yuji, leaving the Tang Dynasty without any foreign enemies.

This in itself is a miracle created by His Majesty.

He is no different from the wise king in legend.

With this alone, His Majesty's achievements far surpass those of the Qin and Han dynasties. If you go further, Your Majesty will be comparable to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. "

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "No blasphemy."

Yun Chu said: "Three of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors achieved sainthood by fighting against disasters and famines."

Li Zhi said: "Fight against famine?"

Yun Chu nodded and said: "Since ancient times, only those who have fought against the sky and won can become saints. From Pangu's creation of the sky to Nuwa's mending of the sky, Hou Yi's shooting of the sun, Xing Tian's anger, Jingwei's filling of the sea, even the old man Yu Gong Old people all have the ambition to move mountains.

Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is your bounden duty to take good care of your people and safeguard the country you have conquered. "

Li Zhi said with some confusion: "My bounden duty?"

Yun Chu said: "Yes, this is your Majesty's bounden duty."

Li Zhi said: "How to say?"

Yunchu looked up at the dark night sky for a while and opened his mouth and said: "In ancient times, people suffered many disasters. Only when a saint came out did he teach the people a way of life that supports each other and became their king or teacher.

Drive away those snakes, insects, and beasts, and settle people in the Central Plains. When it's cold, teach them how to make clothes; when they're hungry, teach them how to grow crops. Living in trees is easy to fall off, and living in caves is easy to get sick, so they were taught to build houses.

He also taught them to be craftsmen and provide the people with daily necessities. He also taught them to run commerce and adjust the availability of goods.

Medicines were invented to save those who died short-lived, and a burial and sacrificial system was established to enhance the love between people.

Establish etiquette to distinguish the order of superiority and inferiority.

Making music to vent people’s frustrations.

Make decrees to supervise those who are lazy and lazy.

Establish punishments to eradicate those violent people.

Because some people cheated, they made talismans, seals, douhu, and scales as proof of trust.

Because there was competition and robbery, cities, armor, and weapons were set up to defend the country.

In short, when disaster comes, try to prepare for it; when disaster is about to happen, take precautions as soon as possible.

Therefore, I believe that the emperor is not so much the first person in the world, but rather the first person who serves the people of the world. "

Li Zhi held the wine bowl and thought for a long time, then said quietly: "So, I am the servant of the world?"

Yun Chu clapped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's summary is extremely insightful. I am willing to call you a public servant."

Li Zhi poured the wine into his mouth, wiped the wine stains on his beard with his sleeve boldly and said: "What you said just now is obviously not something you thought of, nor does it seem to be something written by Xuanzang or Sun Simiao, let alone It's like you recited it.

Tell me, where did you get this weird talk? "

Yun Chu patted his head and said, "I don't even know why I said those words just now."

Li Zhi said: "Are you the son of Master Xuanzang?"

Yunchu understood why Li Zhi asked this. It was obvious that when he recited Han Yu's "Yuan Dao" just now, Li Zhi had some strange thoughts.

"No!" Yun Chu said firmly.

"Why not?" Li Zhi asked further.

Yun Chu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Master Xuanzang said no."

Li Zhi said with a confused expression: "If he says it's not, then it's not?"

Yun Chu said angrily: "Your Majesty, the person you are using is me. It has nothing to do with whether I am the son of Master Xuanzang, right?"

Li Zhi said disdainfully: "If you were not closely related to Master Xuanzang, do you think you could get within ten feet of me in Jinchangfang? If you were not suspected of being Master Xuanzang's son, do you think the Queen Will you leave the young prince in your hands?

If it weren't for Master Xuanzang, do you think Sun Shenxian would give Anding to you to raise?

What are you thinking about?

There are so many talented people in the world that you can't count them all. Count them on your fingers. Which talented person has such an opportunity as you? "

Yun Chu's face kept twitching, and finally he sighed and said, "So, do you want me to be the son of Master Xuanzang, or do you not want me to be the son of Master Xuanzang?"

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "There is a 90% chance that you are the son of Master Xuanzang."

Yun Chu said, "For this kind of thing, yes or no, how can there be a possibility, such a judgment?"

Li Zhi stood up and said, "Master Xuanzang gave a very strange answer to your birth, and your adoptive mother in the Western Regions also gave a jaw-dropping answer to your birth.

I used to think that this was a collusion between Master Xuanzang and your adoptive mother.

As a result, the officials who went to the Buddhist country in the Western Regions came back and said that your adoptive mother was a stupid shepherdess. With her brain and knowledge, she would never make up such a statement unless she saw it with her own eyes.

Even if it was Master Xuanzang who told her, it should have been exposed long ago under the indirect inquiries of the special officials. However, the officials came back and said that what your adoptive mother said was what she saw.

Because of this, I will give you a 90% answer. "

Yun Chu said with a smile: "There is a stone doll as big as a mountain on the Gobi Desert. My adoptive mother saw the child sleeping alone in the desert and wanted to hold the child. As a result, the child was too big, too heavy, and too hard for her to hold.

Just when she was feeling regretful and sad, the stone as big as a mountain disappeared with a whoosh, and then a small, soft doll appeared on the ground.

My adoptive mother took me away in her fur coat, and then proudly told all the women in the Aries tribe that I was born by her...

Your Majesty, please listen... Is this appropriate? "

Li Zhi's face twitched twice, and then he said: "All the information and clues point to the fact that what your adoptive mother said is true. The only possible reason is that Master Xuanzang, who was also there at the time, used a supreme magic to make your adoptive mother believe it was true. ”

This is how big shots talk.

They are never willing to extend a question in an orderly manner, but talk to you about this and that, which seems to be nonsense. When you go back to review the conversation, you will find that the so-called nonsense is actually prepared to verify from multiple directions and angles, and to evaluate the multi-faceted nature of the things he wants to know.

This is how it was when I talked to big leaders in my previous life, and it is still the same when I talk to Li Zhi now.

In my previous life, the big leaders insisted on saying what you didn't want to say. In this life, if you are embarrassed, Li Zhi must figure out why you are embarrassed.

Li Yuance's words "Chief Slave" in the Golden Palace revealed the tragedy.

So, Li Zhi wanted to know why these two words would step on Yun Chu's tail...

From beginning to end, Yun Chu's conversation with Li Zhi was actually centered around the conquest of the southwest. From the beginning, Li Zhi asked Yun Chu if he was doing well recently, to Yun Chu opening his mouth. They joked about getting tens of thousands of women from the southwest, and then talked about He Jingxiong. When the two began to study whether Yun Chu was Xuanzang's son, they had basically finished talking about the Southwest War.

This was a very high-level conversation.

In the Southwest War, how many people did Yun Chu kill, how many people did he help, and whether the purpose of the war was achieved, Li Zhi did not ask these small things.

Because this was the duty of Yun Chu, the general manager of the Jiannan Road, and his focus was on Yun Chu.

As long as he thought Yun Chu had no problems, then everything Yun Chu did in the southwest was fine. If he thought Yun Chu had problems, then the Southwest War needed to be reconsidered.

It was said that the Golden Palace tragedy was basically over.

It seemed that Li Zhi was generally satisfied, and did not raise more sharp questions, nor did he throw out more questions.

"Or, ask your majesty to make an order." Yun Chu said cautiously.

Li Zhi looked at Yun Chu and said, "Let your son come to ask me in person!"

Yun Chu smiled bitterly and said, "I have already punished you. "

Li Zhi grinned and said, "Family law or national law, which is greater?"

Yun Chu was stunned for a moment and said, "Children's mischief cannot rise to the level of national law, right?"

Li Zhi said angrily, "The son born to my legitimate daughter is the king, what do you think?"

Yun Chu waved his hand and said, "I have never heard of it. There is no precedent for the son of the prince consort to be crowned king."

Li Zhi said with a dark face, "It will be in the future."

Yun Chu thought for a while and immediately said, "Your Majesty, are you going to abolish the title of non-legitimate children?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "For the sake of the long-term plan of the Tang Dynasty, non-legitimate children cannot be granted real titles. If Li Si gives birth to a child before marriage and messes up my plan, I will definitely not let your family go."