Chapter 105 Can't I even chat with my little brother for a while?
"Reporting to the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress is requesting an audience outside the gate."
Just as the two were talking, a eunuch rushed in to report.
"not see!"
Li Yuan refused outright.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has come to see Princess Chang Le," the eunuch muttered.
Li Lizhi's heart skipped a beat.
She clung to Li Yuan's arm and said coquettishly, "Grandfather..."
"Don't worry, with your grandfather here, he won't let her bully you."
Li Yuan patted Li Lizhi's hand, then looked at the eunuch and roared, "Get out of here now!"
"Your Majesty, the Empress also said that the sons of ministers should not stay in the palace for long," the eunuch said in a panic.
"Tell the Empress that they all stayed at Da'an Palace to keep me company today." Li Yuan paused. "If she has any objections, let her come in and see me!"
"promise."
As the eunuchs left, Li Yuan looked at Wei Shuyu.
The two began to talk again...
At the same time, Li Shimin also received news that Wei Shuyu and others had forcibly broken into Da'an Palace.
"Xuancheng, your Uncle Yu is quite something..."
Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng: "First he asked to see Guanyinbi, and then he broke into Da'an Palace through Lizhi. What does he want to do with Father?"
Wei Zheng, who was kneeling to the side handling matters, hurriedly stood up and bowed upon hearing this: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Shuyu had a past relationship with Wu Shihuo's youngest daughter. Perhaps he wanted to use the Emperor Emeritus to save Wu Shihuo."
How to save them?
Li Shimin chuckled: "He doesn't think that just because the Emperor Emeritus is my father, he can stop this, does he?"
"Maybe... so."
Wei Zheng was stunned by his son's bizarre move.
Li Yuan is under house arrest and can't even leave the Da'an Palace, so what's the point of looking for him?
"Then why aren't you stopping him?"
Li Shimin revealed a teasing smile: "You were the first to agree to the execution of Wu Shihuo."
Wei Zheng felt embarrassed whenever this matter was brought up.
Especially now that Wu Qiqi is living at home, he feels uneasy all over.
“My son is all grown up and has his own ideas…” Wei Zheng replied perfunctorily.
"Forget it, let them make a fuss." Li Shimin shook his head.
When others met with the retired emperor, Li Shimin might have suspected them of plotting something sinister.
But Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling were his right-hand men, and he absolutely did not believe that the two of them would betray him.
As for Choi Shin-ki... hehe.
Da'an Palace.
After the eunuchs cleaned the floor, they all left the hall.
"Your Majesty the Retired Emperor, what do you think of His Majesty?" Wei Shuyu asked.
"You bastard, you beast, you're worse than an animal..."
Without a second thought, Li Yuan began to hurl insults.
"Does it have absolutely no merits?"
"No!"
"..."
Wei Shuyu carefully considered his words before asking, "Then who do you think is more suitable to be emperor among the younger generation of the royal family?"
Li Yuan frowned and began to ponder.
After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't find a single person who could compare to Li Shimin.
"What do you mean by that?" Li Yuan narrowed his eyes.
"I just want to remind you, Your Majesty, that you are the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"No matter how well His Majesty does, isn't he just working for you for free?"
"Isn't the legacy of the Tang Dynasty passed down entirely because of your descendants, the retired emperor?"
"When future generations mention you, you will be the foremost figure of the Tang Dynasty..."
"His Majesty is just a second son."
"The eternal runner-up."
"Li Er!"
I'll f*** your mother...
That was truly a wake-up call.
Li Yuan stared blankly, his eyes wide with disbelief.
He harbored resentment towards Li Shimin for murdering his brothers and forcing him to abdicate.
But after Wei Shuyu said that, it actually made a lot of sense.
As for the claim that Wei Shuyu called Li Shimin "Li Er"?
Pooh.
He was actually hoping someone would join him in criticizing Li Shimin.
"What does that have to do with my return to my peak?" Li Yuan asked, puzzled.
"It's a very important matter."
Wei Shuyu slapped his thigh: "Think about it, anyway, you're basically out of luck with the throne..."
Upon hearing these words, Li Yuan's face turned ashen, as if he had eaten excrement.
"What's wrong with your eyes? Can't you let me explain slowly?"
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes: "Keep thinking about it. Being an emperor is no easy job."
"I have to get up before dawn every day and deal with all sorts of things. You could say I get up earlier than the rooster and go to bed later than the dog..."
"What's so great about being an emperor?"
Li Yuan nodded.
There's some truth to that.
But the emperor has power...
"Are you trying to say that the emperor has supreme power?"
As if seeing through Li Yuan's thoughts, Wei Shuyu said with a smile.
Li Yuan nodded awkwardly.
Didn't I just say that?
"His Majesty works for you."
"Your Majesty needs to control the Three Departments and Six Ministries to govern the world, and you need to control all civil and military officials!"
"And what about you?"
"All you need to do is control His Majesty."
"You don't need to deal with state affairs, and you don't need to get up early or work late. How easy is that?"
"Wouldn't he be happy to curse His Majesty a few times every now and then?"
As Wei Shuyu explained, Li Yuan's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
But I still felt a little annoyed.
Li Shimin murdered his brothers and seized the throne from him.
"Are you angry that His Majesty seized your throne?"
Li Yuan nodded hastily.
"Then you absolutely cannot let His Majesty go..."
What do you think is the harshest punishment in the world?
Li Yuan thought for a moment: "Skin them, chop them in half, tear them apart by cart, and boil them in oil..."
"wrong!"
Wei Shuyu shouted, interrupting Li Yuan.
"The cruelest punishment in the world is making someone work for you for the rest of their life, without pay!"
"The Tang Dynasty was founded by you, the Retired Emperor."
"You need to make His Majesty work hard for you."
"Ideally, he shouldn't even have time to eat or sleep."
"Just like an ox, let him plow the land properly."
"Oh, no, let him take good care of the Tang Dynasty for you!"
“He’s resting, and you’re going to scold him for not doing his job properly.”
"If he can't do it well, you can scold him, but it won't do any good."
"Once he's done it, keep finding things for him to do."
"In short, we absolutely cannot let him have any free time..."
"Let him atone for his sins!"
"I'll serve you like a slave for the rest of my life, managing the Tang Dynasty, and in the end, all the benefits will go to you, the retired emperor!"
"So what if he does a good job?"
"Future generations will only remember that you, the Retired Emperor, were the true founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
*Smack*
Li Yuan slapped his thigh.
It was as if a morning bell had been struck, and I was suddenly awakened.
Why didn't I think of this?
"So what do we do now?" Li Yuan asked.
us?
Wei Shuyu smiled slightly.
This alone means that Li Yuan has been persuaded.
"That's how we ended up..." Wei Shuyu began to ramble on.
Li Yuan nodded frequently from the side, occasionally adding a few words.
The three little ones standing nearby turned pale upon hearing this.
You two are really stubborn to dare to openly plot against His Majesty.
"Father..."
Just then, Empress Zhangsun walked in.
What are you doing here?
Li Yuan was furious because the other party had interrupted his 'revenge plan'.
"Father, the palace is not a place for others to linger..."
Before Empress Zhangsun could finish speaking, Li Yuan interrupted her.
"Who's the outsider?"
Li Yuan, his beard bristling and eyes wide, roared, "Can't I even have a chat with my little brother?"
Little...little brother?
Empress Zhangsun was dumbfounded.
In just a short while, you've become brothers?
besides……
If you acknowledge Wei Shuyu as your younger brother, then His Majesty must call him uncle when he sees him.
"Cough cough..."
Wei Shuyu coughed awkwardly, "Greetings, Empress."
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