Chapter 35: A stab in the heart
Taiwei’s Mansion!
When he learned that Li Yuanai had submitted a letter to ask for a meeting, Changsun Wuji opened the door and greeted him in person, and received him at the highest standard.
The place where Changsun Wuji received Li Yuanai was an Yaxuan leaning against the scenery. The place to the scenery was several huge windows. At this moment, the windows were wide open, the red curtains were rolled up, and peach trees were everywhere outside the house. It was the season when peaches were ripe, and the flesh was full and huge, which was very attractive.
The two of them sat leaning against the floor, with a table on each side, filled with wine and food. After the servant left, only the two of them were left.
When Li Yuanai saw that the scenery outside the house looked familiar, he looked at it carefully and showed a little nostalgic look. In my memory, he had been here, which was a very small thing.
When I was moved by the scenery, I remembered the past when I was young.
This peach forest was planted for Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun loves peach blossoms the most. She left a "Spring Festival Song", which contains such sentences that "The new peach on the Inoue steals his complexion, and the tender willows on the eaves become light in their body."
Changsun Wuji said: "Don't look at the plump flesh, but it's sour and hard to swallow in your mouth."
"Not it!" Li Yuanai looked surprised. Peaches are a specialty in Guanzhong, and Chang'an is one of the birthplaces of peach trees. At the earliest, there was a record of "there are many peaches and plums in Qishan Mountains" in the "Qishan Jing".
In ancient times, food was scarce and single, and Li Yuanai usually ate many Guanzhong peaches to satisfy his cravings.
The peaches I remember are tender, soft and juicy, sweet as honey, fragrant and delicious. Just thinking about it makes me feel urge to pick them in the yard and eat them.
Changsun Wuji said sadly: "This peach garden is dominated by flowers but not fruits. The peach blossoms are becoming more and more beautiful as they bloom, but the fruits are lost at some point, and they just look good."
Li Yuanai sighed: "The person who just appreciates the peach blossoms is no longer here."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "If you don't mention this unhappy thing, is the King of Wu coming for Li Yi's Mansion?"
Li Yuanai was stunned and said, "As long as you do in the temple, you can't hide any actions from the Grand Marshal."
Changsun Wuji said, "I have lived a lot of years and have been living in this temple for more than 40 years. I often associate with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Xuancheng and others. Now, these three melons and two dates can be pointed, and you will know what they should pay attention to when they hit it. It's not that I rely on my seniority to be a good person, but in this temple, I am the cowardly man Li Ji is afraid of it. Even the King of Wu is not in my eyes at this moment. It will take two or three years of precipitation to reverse the situation."
His words were undoubtedly the greatest praise for Li Yuanai.
Changsun Wuji's achievements today have been accumulated over the years.
The replacement of Li Yuanai in two or three years also shows Changsun Wuji's deep recognition of the royal bombings such as Liu Rengui, Lou Shide and Di Renjie in Li Yuanai's hands.
"For this person in Li Yifu..."
Changsun Wuji said calmly: "Even if the King of Wu doesn't come today, he won't be arrogant for long."
For the future of the Changsun family, he really has no motivation to continue playing. Not playing does not mean that he can be bullied. Li Yifu relies on Li Zhi's protection and acts more and more arrogantly, and has gradually bullied his confidants.
Looking at the faint smile on Changsun Wuji's face, Li Yuanai muttered in his heart that Li Yi's house hid a knife in his smile, and this old fox of Changsun hid a cannon in his smile.
His move was a shock to the government and the public, and all officials stood in the position.
But in this way, the relationship between Changsun Wuji and Li Zhi will be difficult to get back together.
"Why use a scoundrel to kill a chicken?"
Li Yuanai smiled and said, "This idiot in Li Yi Mansion is really worthy of the Taiwei's attack?"
Very unexpected!
Changsun Wuji nodded straightforwardly and said, "It's not worth it, then forget it. Let him be arrogant for a while!"
This attitude changed dramatically.
Li Yuanai immediately reacted and said convincedly: "In front of the Taiwei, Yuan Ai will not go around the corner. The emperor left me with instructions before his death and protected the Taiwei no matter what. The emperor treats me very well and within my ability, I don't want to see the Taiwei and the saint having a quarrel with him too much."
He saw that Changsun Wuji was testing his position.
Changsun Wuji was not surprised by Li Shimin's instructions. Their king and his subjects were united and could guess many things.
But the instructions do not represent anything. People’s hearts are unpredictable. He cannot be sure whether Li Yuanai will abide by it.
Li Yuanai is now trapped in the Li Yi Mansion. With his own actions, he can enjoy the benefits and benefits without any harm.
At this moment, you can tell that you are in a heart.
Seeing that Li Yuanai had seen through his own temptation and was straightforward, Changsun Wuji sighed, "The grace of the former emperor is so great, and Wuji cannot repay it." He said as he cried, he sighed and continued, "How can I not see that the saints have prejudices against us and other relatives? I understand the saints' worries and think about the glory of the Han Dynasty back then. However, the Lu family of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, Dou Xian, Liang Ji, Dou Wu, and He Jin are all the lessons of the past."
"It is a false statement that Changsun Wuji, who is a dissident. I have never been a person who is greedy for power. I have long had the desire to retreat. I was only entrusted by the emperor's orphans. I had to use this 60-year-old body to be at this high position and stabilize the temple... Now the saint is gradually sitting in the temple, which is also the time for me to retreat."
Seeing Changsun Wuji talking with emotion, Li Yuanai couldn't help but complain that this old fox had to pretend to be here.
He didn't believe that Changsun Wuji was so noble. The reason why the old fox didn't play was to gain a way out for his descendants.
The Guanlong Military Group has been developing so far, and the Wuxun family has become corrupt faster than the aristocratic families.
Except for the Li family, the descendants of the Eight Pillar Kingdom, have not produced a general for many years, and most of them have abandoned martial arts and followed the literature.
The Guanlong Military Group has become a joke.
As for their foundation, how can they compare to the thousand-year-old gentry?
Changsun Wuji is not a lustful person, but he has twelve sons. He still wants to have a future for the Changsun family?
But the twelve sons, except Changsun Chong, could not take on the foundation of the Changsun family, and Changsun Chong is a humble gentleman with no ambition and noble character...
Half his foot in the coffin, even if Li Ji was excluded, how many years could he last? Once he had something to do, the fate would not be much better than the Huo family after Huo Guang died.
Li Yuanai was as clear as a mirror, but he also echoed: "The sage is to prevent foreign relatives from being in the right way, but he never doubts his loyalty to the Taiwei. It's just that many things are under pressure and have to do so. Now the sage deeply feels that the five surnames are rampant, and if the Taiwei can share the worries of the sages, the Taiwei said that he was worried about the future, it would no longer exist. If the Changsun family wants to have the momentum of today, it may be impossible. The twelve families have rich and prosperous twelve families, and there is no problem."
The reason why Changsun Wuji gave in was not because of the future of the Changsun family.
This is the general.
Changsun Wuji said with a little solemnly: "The gentry has stood for a hundred years, and it is not easy to defeat it."
Chapter completed!