Taiwei's Mansion.

"Taiwei, you-you are going to retire?"

Han Yuan looked at Changsun Wuji in shock. Lai Ji was also stunned.

They never expected that Changsun Wuji asked them to come, but they actually told them the news.

Changsun Wuji nodded.

Han Yuan said in confusion: "Why did the Grand Marshal do this?"

Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "I don't have many choices anymore. Can't you still see that Your Majesty is deposing Wang Liwu, and he is actually targeting me."

Han Yuan and Lai Ji looked at each other, but did not make a sound.

They had long seen this.

Changsun Wuji continued: "If I weren't there, Your Majesty might not have done this. Moreover, Your Majesty no longer trusts me anymore. Staying in the court will only continue to create unnecessary disputes. Perhaps more Wu Zhaoyi and Li Yi's mansion will emerge. The late emperor once entrusted His Majesty to me, hoping that I could help Your Majesty manage the country well. Now that I can't help Your Majesty governing the country well, it will also create chaos and bring more harm to the country and the people, why should I stay in the court?"

The implication is that I have never considered fighting against Li Zhi.

Lai Ji frowned and said, "But once you retire, the court will be controlled by Li Yifu and others, which will be a disaster for me in the Tang Dynasty!"

Changsun Wuji said: "The other purpose of my choice to retire is to prevent Li Yifu and others from controlling the government. If I am in the court, then Your Majesty will definitely stand with Li Yifu and others. If I retreat, then the role of Li Yifu and others will be reduced. With their ability, it is difficult to achieve success. Moreover, this can also preserve our power. Once I am no longer in the court, Your Majesty may be open to you and let the power in the court reach a balance. Only in this way can Li Yifu and others be restrained."

Han Yuan, Lai Ji lowered his eyebrows and pondered without saying a word. As soon as Changsun Wuji left, they were all headless. This is not a trivial matter.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I just retired, but it's not like this." He paused and said, "Maybe Zuo Pushe will retire with me. Not only that, you were also involved in this battle at the beginning. If the situation changes, or if Wu Zhaoyi refuses to give up, you also request to retire immediately."

Lai Ji said: "We are not interested in power. Once we all retreat, who will fight against Li Yifu and others?"

Changsun Wuji said: "Once one emperor and one minister, we should also let our younger generation come up to take over us and continue to help Your Majesty share his worries."

Changsun Wu was also very straightforward. If it really didn't work, our generation would come down and return the power to Li Zhi completely, and then support the new people. As long as the family power and influence in the court were preserved, it would be very fast.

Han Yuan and Lai Ji all nodded and agreed.

Once Changsun Wuji retires, he has already admitted his defeat. If he loses, he will be punished. It is better to go away by himself. They are a group, of course, sharing honor and disgrace.

After Wu Meiniang's thunder and fire, the incident was suppressed in time. Everyone kept silent. Li Yifu led people to ask this and that all day long. Who is not afraid of being involved. The court returned to peace, but this peace was just a cold war, and the court was still divided. When the ministers went to court, they were all about you and I said mine.

It was already the second day, and Li Zhi was sitting in the Liangyi Hall to review memorials. In the past, he was very depressed to review memorials. Anyway, he just signed a name because it was all Changsun Wuji had agreed to it. It would be fine if he had no veto power, and he only had the right to agree. Now he can agree or reject it according to his own ideas. He enjoyed it very much. It felt great to make the decision.

Suddenly, Zhang Desheng walked in and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Grand Marshal is asking for a visit outside the door."

Li Zhi subconsciously shivered. It was so late, why did his uncle come? Did he come to issue a battle letter or seek peace? For a moment, many thoughts came one after another. Because this was too abrupt, he had not been alone with Changsun Wuji for a long time. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Come on the Taiwei quickly."

"Abide by the order!"

Shortly after Zhang Desheng retreated, he saw Changsun Wuji walking in with his officialdom and waving his sleeves.

Li Zhinn felt the pressure doubled. Although he was in power now, his fear of Changsun Wuji had not completely disappeared.

Suddenly I heard a "thump!" sound.

I saw Changsun Wuji walking to the middle, kneeling down, almost crawling on the ground, and saying, "Wuji deserves death for all his sins, please give Wuji a death."

Li Zhi was so scared that he stood up. What was going on? My uncle had kneeled down to his nephew. This was amazing. I had no time to think about it carefully and quickly walked down. While supporting Changsun Wuji, he asked in confusion: "Uncle, what are you doing? How can I bear this? Get up faster, get up faster."

He forced Changsun Wuji to help him up. Li Zhi was famous for his kindness and filial piety. Changsun Wuji had never kneeled down before. When he met in private, he had to salute Changsun Wuji. His uncle kneeled here, which was against filial piety. No matter what Li Zhi thought, he could not do so.

Changsun Wuji sighed: "Your Majesty, Wuji has committed a death sentence. Please punish Wuji."

Li Zhi was already fainted and asked, "Uncle, where did you start?"

Changsun Wuji said with tears in his eyes: "At the time when the late emperor entrusted His Majesty to the criminal ministers, he asked the criminal ministers to assist His Majesty well, but the criminal ministers were proud and complacent, and were obsessed with power. He did not immediately hand over the power to His Majesty, so that the imperial power gradually declined, and the crime could be punished. His Majesty was kind and filial, and he forgived the criminal ministers again and again, but the criminal ministers did not repent, but instead became more and more severe, interfering in the affairs of the harem. It was not until now that he suddenly realized that he would ask His Majesty to give his crimes a death."

As he said that, he knelt down again.

Li Zhi did not stop him at all because he was already stunned. Although this was a fact, he didn't dare to say it, and there was no evidence. Changsun Wuji had never expressed his opinion, saying that he was against Wu Meiniang, and Changsun Wuji was a minister of orphanage, so it was reasonable for him to do so. But Changsun Wuji said it himself, this could completely punish him for his crimes, and this was not a joke. If you pursue it, it would be a death sentence!

But this is too fake!

Li Zhi felt like he was dreaming. After a while, he was stunned. Seeing Changsun Wuji kneeling at his feet, he quickly bent down and helped Changsun Wuji up, saying, "Uncle, get up first. Is this someone provoking it? I have never said that you are arbitrary and powerless uncle. If it weren't for the help of his uncle, the Tang Dynasty would not have been prosperous. Uncle made great contributions, so how could it be wrong? You said, who said this? I must not die well."

"Your Majesty, don't make excuses for the crime. If someone says this to the crime, the crime will have already awakened. It is all blamed for the crime's power, and it has not yet awakened until today."

Changsun Wuji wiped his tears and sighed: "Your Majesty, after hearing the fire in the Yeting Palace, the criminal minister was filled with mixed feelings. He was thinking hard at home for several days. Why did he make such a fuss? It was not until today that the one who caused all this was the criminal minister, and the criminal minister was the culprit! This king is the king, the minister is the minister. Even the simple truth, the criminal minister did not understand. The criminal minister is really to blame for his death."

This is really scary. The king is the king, and the minister is the minister, and the king and the minister are not distinguished. What is the concept?

Li Zhi didn't know what to say, what was going on! He could only say: "Uncle, don't blame yourself. My father entrusted me to my uncle, and I was young. If I had no uncle's assistance, how could I manage the country well? Uncle and - there was no mistake."

"Your Majesty, don't excuse me for the guilty minister. What I have done by myself, I understand more than anyone else."

Changsun Wuji said, suddenly grabbed Li Zhi's hand, tears flowing down, and choked and said, "My father died when he was young. Thanks to the uncle who was the guilty minister, the crime minister and your mother could survive. Later, the uncle raised the crime minister and ordered his mother to become a talent. This love between uncle and nephew is remembered in my heart. So after becoming uncle and uncle, the crime minister wanted to educate His Majesty as the uncle of the crime minister, but it was a sin.

But I am too obsessed with power and often use my uncle's name to exonerate the crime of being obsessed with power. The crime of I am really unworthy of being Your Majesty's uncle, and I am also ashamed of my uncle's grace for raising the crime of my crime. Now I think about it, I really regret it. Your mother is more visionary. She has prevented the crime of taking power over and over again. Why didn't the crime of I obey your mother's advice? Guanyin Maid, you must blame me very much!”

Speaking of the latter, he was very excited.

This Guanyin maid is the nickname of Empress Changsun.

Changsun Wuji's words were really heartfelt. He was raised by his uncle Gao Shilian. His uncle was like his father. He actually wanted to be a good uncle, but he seemed to be too passionate, obsessed with power, and was proud and complacent, which led to today's situation. This is all true, but there is no false statement.

When Li Zhi heard his mother's nickname, he couldn't help but think of all the past, and his eyes suddenly became wet. He had always been by his mother, and he respected and admired her very much. It was also possible that it was because he admired Empress Changsun too much that his Oedipus complex was caused. He also remembered that Changsun Wuji could almost be said to have held him on the dragon throne, and in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, he could not have been killed immediately if anyone dared to object. Without Changsun Wuji's strong support, he would not have been the emperor, because the power of King Li Tai of Wei was very strong at that time.

After all, blood is dissolved in water. Li Zhi said: "Uncle, don't be excited, come and take a rest first." After saying that, he helped Changsun Wuji walk aside and sat down. He said with guilt again: "This is not doing my uncle's business. This is because I am too willful and made my uncle angry."

Changsun Wuji hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't say that. If the criminal minister had not realized his enlightenment, he would probably not come here today. To be honest, the criminal minister has always regarded His Majesty as a child who is still young. Until now, the criminal minister knows that His Majesty has grown up and can manage this country well. The criminal minister's mission has been completed. It is time for the criminal minister to go to see the late emperor and ask His Majesty to give him his death."

Li Zhi said anxiously: "Uncle, don't say this, and not to mention that my uncle is not at fault, he has made a lot of contributions. If the Tang Dynasty has today, my uncle has made great contributions. Even if my uncle is negligent, I will never do this. Aren't you forcing me to be an unfilial person?"

Changsun Wuji was stunned and said, "Your Majesty's words are reasonable. If you die, why should you be jealous of the crime? But this will affect Your Majesty. But even if the crime is not dead, you must not stay in the court. You also ask Your Majesty to accept the crime's resignation."

A hint of hesitation suddenly flashed in Li Zhi's eyes, but he said: "This is not possible. I still need my uncle's help now."

Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "Your Majesty, in theory, the criminal's punishment should devote himself to his work after his death. However, the criminal's punishment can no longer stay in the court. This person cannot help himself in the court. After all, the criminal's punishment has been prime minister for so many years. If he still stays in the court, it will only bring more trouble and disputes to Your Majesty. Therefore, the criminal's punishment must never cause trouble to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty does not allow it, the criminal's punishment will immediately bit his tongue and commit suicide."

Li Zhi was stunned, as if he was also scared by Changsun Wuji's determination, and said, "But uncle, I really need my uncle's help."

Changsun Wuji said: "If your Majesty has difficulties, you can call the criminals to come, but the criminals will never stay in the court. Only in this way can the criminals make up for the mistakes they have made before and die in peace at that time."

Li Zhi frowned. In fact, he had been thinking about whether Changsun Wuji came to test him or what, but now he saw that Changsun Wuji was determined to retire and could not help but believe him. He was indeed in love with him and was very moved. Moreover, he just wanted to make up with Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji came like this, just to his heart. He nodded and said, "Okay! I promised my uncle."

After hearing this, Changsun Wuji turned over and knelt on the ground, "Thank you for your kindness."

Li Zhi hurriedly helped Changsun Wuji up and said, "Uncle, I have agreed. Why do you still want to do this? Also, don't say that you are a criminal. My uncle did his best to make the Tang Dynasty and was the number one hero of Lingyan Pavilion. I really couldn't accept the title of uncle."

“Yes, yes!”

Changsun Wuji nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, the crime - the old minister is about to leave the court. I have a few advice to tell Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to listen."

Li Zhi hurriedly said, "Please tell me uncle."

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, this emperor's way is nothing more than the art of controlling people. Since ancient times, no emperor can govern this country well with his own strength. This requires the help of ministers. The art of controlling people can be divided into two, one of which is available to everyone. Many people often say that they should use gentlemen, wise ministers, not villains, and not treacherous ministers. This is wrong.

As an emperor, you must not only use one kind of person. A gentleman has both strengths and weaknesses, and both can be used. You cannot abandon it. Your Majesty just put them in a suitable position. For example, the old ministers of Li Yi Mansion hate him very much, but as a monarch, your Majesty should see his strengths. In some matters, he can help His Majesty. His Majesty can use him more, but Your Majesty must remember that if you are involved in major national affairs, you must ask Sikong Li Jie for this matter."

When Li Zhi heard this, he believed Changsun Wuji even more deeply. Li Yifu and Li Ji were the two enemies of Changsun Wuji, but Changsun Wuji asked him to use these two people. It can be seen that Changsun Wuji was very loyal to him and put the Li Tang royal family first. At this moment, uncles and nephews were greater than the monarch and ministers, and he was listening to his uncle's teachings very seriously.

Changsun Wuji continued, "The second is a dispute between the sects. In fact, it is inevitable that the ministers will become sects, but as the monarch, your Majesty must balance the forces of all parties. On this point, the late emperor did a very good job, and Your Majesty can learn from it. The old ministers of the Qin Palace assisted the late emperor ascend the throne, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, they reused Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, Cen Wenben, Li Jing, Li Ji, Liu Jue, Cui Renshi, etc. Among them were Shandong gentry, Jiangnan gentry, and many cold gentry. On the contrary, some old ministers of the Qin Palace were not reused, which aroused many dissatisfaction at that time. But this was precisely Your Majesty protecting them. If Your Majesty only reused the old ministers of the Qin Palace at that time, there would only be two situations. They formed a party, and the second was that they killed each other, which was what the late emperor refused to see the most."

Speaking of this, he sighed deeply and said, "Actually, the old minister had already figured this out, but he didn't expect that when he was old, he was trapped in it again. Alas. Your Majesty must remember that one side must not dominate the power. Even if one side has a lot of talents and the other side seems mediocre, Your Majesty must balance the power in the court and give it to the weak side, so that the monarch can control the government."

These words are definitely priceless, and are the experience of Changsun Wuji for decades. After all, they have been in this court for decades, and all the things they have known are as many of them.

And this is exactly what Li Zhi lacks the most. After listening to it, he pondered for a long time before saying gratefully: "Thank you for your advice from uncle, I must keep it in mind."

Changsun Wuji finally smiled and said, "Okay, okay! The old minister's mission has finally been completed. I will not hide it from Your Majesty. Now I feel that I am relaxed. The old minister will take his leave first."

Li Zhi hurriedly said, "Why don't you sit for a while? I still have many questions to ask my uncle."

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "You can't say more. The old minister knows what Your Majesty wants to ask, but the old minister is also a human being after all. No one is perfect. What the old minister said may not be right. The old minister must have selfish intentions. Moreover, the old minister is a minister. The minister considers things differently from the monarch. Your Majesty should learn to think about them by himself. The old minister takes his leave."

As soon as he bowed his hand, he stood up and walked outside.

Li Zhi looked at Changsun Wuji's back. Although he had hated seeing this back for a long time, he felt very reluctant at this moment. There was an old family like a treasure. In fact, he was naturally trying to ask Changsun Wuji just now, how should I survive the post-Changsun Wuji era?

But if you ask Changsun Wuji about this, it is wrong. Since you want to welcome your era, of course you have to arrange it according to your needs.

Li Zhi felt Changsun Wuji's wisdom.
Chapter completed!