Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"It's you who worry too much."

His answer made Li Shimin curious and raised his head.

"Oh, it doesn't exist?"

"Then tell me, what kind of non-existence method is it?"

Li Qiu first stretched out a finger, "This is the first, in this world, no matter who is the king, and no matter which dynasty it is, the disaster that should come will always come."

"It will not be changed because of human subjective wishes."

"This is like the allusion of Dayu's flood control."

"There was a flood in the world. For thousands of years, people worshiped and sacrificed, are there still few?"

"It was burning incense again, offering tribute again, and even throwing boys and girls into the river, but the flood remained the same."

"In the end, we can only rely on manpower to build dams and dredge the waterways, so that the flood can be controlled."

"Just like the severe drought in Guanzhong that the adults said, it is also the same. The law of heaven is ruthless. It doesn't care who is the emperor or who is in power."

"It is doomed to suffer a severe drought this year, and it will definitely suffer a severe drought."

"No matter how much people pray and sacrifice, it is of no use."

"At this time, we should be like Dayu, mobilize food for disaster relief, find ways to drain water, dig wells for irrigation, try our best to prevent crops from dying due to drought, and minimize losses as much as possible."

"Another point is the example of the king of subjugation and the emperor of Shengde that the adults said."

"Actually, that's not the case."

"My lord, you have confused the order."

"It's still the same sentence, the way of heaven is ruthless, it will not make any changes according to people's wishes."

"It is the catastrophe that first occurred in the world, and then how people deal with the disaster, and finally there are records in the history books."

"When there is a catastrophe in the world, the emperor of Shengde will gather the power of the country to relieve the disaster and appease the common people."

"Although there was a loss, it was not too big. There were not so many people who died tragically, and it was mentioned in two strokes in the history books."

"But what about those fatuous, extravagant and lustful subjugated kings?"

"When the world was in a catastrophe, he was indifferent and didn't pay attention to the feelings of the people. The powerful and nobles were still intensifying their search for the people and embezzling the money and food used for disaster relief."

"As a result, the world is in chaos, and the people are in dire straits. How can this kind of dynasty and stupid king not perish?"

"My lord, you were puzzled before. That's it. You only saw the results in the history books, but you got the order of things wrong."

"Finally, my lord will look back at our present Datang."

"The emperor is bright, the virtuous, and the ministers are upright. The people have integrity in their hearts. In such a Tang Dynasty, it is inevitable that the country will prosper and the people will live in peace."

"Although the way of heaven is ruthless, man will conquer heaven."

"At present, there is a severe drought in the pass, and the adjacent powerful enemy, these difficulties will eventually pass."

Li Qiu's words directly stunned Li Shimin on the spot.

This unconventional point of view, this well-founded argument, is simply too novel and sharp, and it is also something that Li Shimin has never seen or heard in history books before.

The shock that Li Qiu's words brought to Li Shimin can be described in two words: enlightening, deafening!

After a while, Li Shimin marveled and shook his head slightly.

"Li Qiu, who taught you those words and ideas of yours?"

"Also, are you so disbelieving in heaven?"

Li Qiu smiled and spread his hands, "The boy has been weak since he was a child, and he can only read some words."

"These thoughts are all from the people and things in the world."

"Just some gibberish."

"If there is something wrong, please forgive me."

"As for the way of heaven, there is nothing to believe in."

"It can neither feed me nor see a doctor. Doesn't it have to depend on my parents for support in the end?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin, who was overwhelmed with alcohol, suddenly felt an extremely sad feeling in his heart.

Looking at the immature appearance of Li Qiu in front of him, the circles of his eyes were a little red.

"Oh, I'm afraid that sometimes, some parents are more ruthless than this day."

"Li Qiu, you are a good boy..."

Seeing that the emotions in his heart were about to lose control, Li Shimin patted Li Qiu's shoulder vigorously, and left without looking back.

As for Changsun Wuji, after dropping a gold ingot, without waiting for Li Qiu to refuse, he also left quickly and disappeared into the night outside the door.

……

When Li Shimin returned to the bedroom, it was already midnight (after eleven o'clock at night).

Empress Changsun, who had been waiting so hard, hurried up to meet her.

"Your Majesty, why did you come back so late?"

"Drink so much wine? At Qiu'er's place?"

Chapter 26 No one can stop me from seeing the child

Faced with his wife's concern and inquiries, Li Shimin, who was slightly drunk, talked about what happened tonight with great interest.

First of all, he praised the delicious food made by Li Qiu, let alone eat it in his life, he had never even heard of it.

I ate two bowls of rice in one go.

Those are two big bowls!

I'm afraid that since I went to war without leading troops, I seldom have such a good appetite.

Afterwards, he boasted of Li Qiu's temperament and talent, and he spoke eloquently, full of poems, young and talented.

More importantly, this kid may be because he has not been taught by the Four Books, Five Classics, or traditional private schools since he was a child.

The way of looking at things and talking about them is also inferences, which is very novel and amazing.

It also subtly solved a doubt that had been in my heart for a long time;

This child is really too different, too extraordinary.

It's too cute...

But Li Shimin didn't notice that when he was talking about the wonders of Li Qiu's shop and praising Li Qiu, the Queen's complexion was getting worse and worse.

Until the end, Empress Changsun waved her hands angrily, turned around and left without saying a word.

Seeing this, Li Shimin hurriedly chased after him, "Huh?"

"Guanyin maidservant, why are you doing this?"

"It was fine at first, why did you get angry all of a sudden?"

At this time, Empress Changsun turned her head, eyes full of anger and grievance.

"Erlang, if you have nothing to do, you and your elder brother can go to Qiuer's and have a chat with him and have a meal."

"But what about me, a mother?"

"I haven't even been able to see Qiu'er's complete face clearly!"

"In recent days, I can only miss Qiu'er through listening to the descriptions of you and my brother."

"Obviously the child I've been thinking about for 17 years is right in front of my eyes, but I can't see it. Have you ever thought about how I feel as a mother?"

Speaking of this, Empress Changsun said the last sentence very resolutely, "Tomorrow I will go to see Qiu'er."

"Don't any of you try to stop me!"

……

The next day, in the afternoon.

Since the noon meal has passed, Li Qiu's small shop has almost no customers at this time.

At most, there are scattered customers ordering a few skewers of Yuzitongpao on the street outside the store.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji's subordinates came to contact him ahead of time, asking Li Qiu to open the door of the backyard, and wait for the arrival of Mr. Changsun and distinguished guests.

On the other side, the guards sent by Changsun Wuji emptied the shop and sealed the door without Li Qiu's intervention.

No one is allowed to enter.

Seeing this kind of formation, Li Qiu's heart was full of doubts. He didn't know what kind of distinguished guest came to put on such a posture.

After about a stick of incense, Changsun Wuji's carriage came to the backyard under the protection of a group of guards.

Then I saw Changsun Wuji helping a longsun empress wearing a phoenix crown and a bright yellow phoenix robe to get out of the car.

"Li Qiu, why don't you come and see the Empress soon?"

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Qiu, Wang Zhong and the others were as horrified as they wanted.

Who would have thought that a dignified queen would come to such a vulgar little shop like hers?

They didn't dare to hesitate, they hurriedly stepped forward and paid respects.

"Villain Li Qiu, I pay my respects to the empress."

In fact, ever since she got off the car, Empress Changsun's gaze never left Li Qiu's range.

Seeing Li Qiu visit at this time, she hastily stretched out her hands to help Li Qiu up.

Just when her hands were actually on Li Qiu's arms, Empress Changsun almost couldn't hold back the sadness in her heart.

After 17 years, I finally saw my first child in this life again.

"Li Qiu, excuse yourself."

"I just heard my brother mentioned that your place is very nice, so I came up with the idea to come and have a look."

"You don't have to be restrained either."

It is naturally impossible to say that it is not rigid.

This is the mother of a country, the empress.

He is also the most powerful person Li Qiu has ever met since he came to this world.

Of course, this is just an instinctive tension stemming from the disparity in status.

In his heart, Li Qiu had no fear of Empress Changsun.

This is a generation of virtuous queens who have left their names in history. How could they have any intention of doing harm to such a small businessman like him?

And just through brief contact, Li Qiu could clearly feel the kindness, kindness and warmth from Empress Changsun.

Soon, Li Qiu and the others were extremely respectful, and accompanied Empress Changsun to the small shop and sat down.

"Empress, this small shop of the boy is really too vulgar, I hope the empress will forgive me."

"I don't know if my lady would like to try the simple food here in the shop?"

Hearing Li Qiu's words, Empress Changsun looked at Li Qiu carefully and looked at his small shop, and said gently.

"Your small shop, I think it's pretty good."

"I think back then, in the previous dynasty, during those turbulent years, the living conditions of His Majesty and I were much more difficult than this."

"Now that you're already here, Li Qiu, let's order all the dishes from your restaurant."

Li Qiu nodded, respectfully accepted the order, then thought of saying goodbye and turned to work in the back kitchen.

This is the arrival of an absolutely super distinguished guest, and nothing can go wrong with this meal.

He was worried, so he thought about helping the cook and supervising the work himself.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Empress Changsun couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

I took a trip out of the palace with great difficulty, just to see Li Qiu, but the delay will never be too much.

"That... Li Qiu."