Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"The accumulated Tubo will become my Tang's confidant enemy."

Li Shimin smiled confidently at this moment.

"It is really not easy to hear such high praise for the enemy country from your mouth."

"I don't believe it, it will be a hundred years from now."

"My Tang Dynasty has generals like you and important ministers in the court."

"How dare Tubo?"

Li Qiu paused for a moment, then said very seriously: "Report to Your Majesty."

"The minister is just a general of my Tang Dynasty, a courtier."

"The one who really determines the lifeline of my Tang Dynasty lies more with you."

After hearing his words, Li Shimin snorted lightly.

"You mean to imply the prince?"

"Since you have said it yourself, you are a minister, and the crown prince is a king."

"Then why did you even resist the eighteen imperial decrees signed by the crown prince?"

"Now that I am protecting you, you can always act recklessly."

"But I, it is impossible to protect you forever."

"To guard you and your Furong Garden for the rest of your life."

Chapter 939 Xu De, he is dead

Listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Qiu smiled seriously.

"Your Majesty, you know."

"I didn't belong to this court."

"Not to mention being an official."

"What I'm doing now is just to hope that my Tang Dynasty will prosper."

"The world is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"If there is such a day in the future, I'm afraid I will retire to the countryside long ago."

"I took my wife and children on a trip to the mountains and rivers."

"And with the current great order in the world, there really isn't much I can do for the Great Tang."

At this time, Li Shimin looked at Li Qiu's clear and spotless eyes, and his heart was full of pity.

"Hmph, you're thinking quite well."

"But right now, this Great Tang is still far from the great governance you mentioned!"

"This time, I entrust you with full responsibility for the floods everywhere."

"You must deal with the flood in the shortest possible time."

"This burden is really not light."

"But I believe you can do this well."

"As for this matter, it is settled like this, and there is no need to discuss it."

This kind of thing, the current sage has said so, and Li Qiu knew in his heart that he couldn't shirk it.

Also respond immediately.

In the past, this errand was the job of Changsun Wuji.

Unexpectedly, today, it was thrown on my own head.

After Li Qiu resigned and left the Imperial Study Room.

Also as before.

Those who are familiar with the road, head to the Lizheng Hall.

I am going to pay my respects to the empress, and at the same time thank the empress for her generous rewards to the two children.

But just after Li Qiu left the door of the imperial study, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

I was surprised.

Because every time he came to the imperial study, Xu De could get news.

He was waiting at the door with a smile early on.

Most of the time, I invite myself to visit the empress at the Lizheng Hall.

In a few occasions, I also have to have a few friendly chats with myself, and ask how the two princesses and children over the Furong Garden are doing.

But today, I haven't seen the empress for several months.

Even with Xu De, the last time we met, it may have been two or three months.

How could Li Qiu not be surprised that he didn't see Xu De at the door of the imperial study under such circumstances?

Afterwards, Li Qiu shouted in his heart while walking in the direction of the Lizheng Palace.

Just as he was approaching the Lizheng Palace, he happened to bump into Wang Gui who was walking leisurely with a teapot in one hand.

After Queen Changsun returned to Chang'an.

Because I don't like him very much.

So many things are not ordered to him.

Xiuzhu, who is relatively simple in heart, has now become a celebrity in the Lizheng Palace.

As for Wang Gui, he also relaxed afterward.

Every day, he walks around with the clay pot he got from Xu De.

By the way, he beat and cleaned up the group of bastards who looked down on him and made things difficult for him.

Take revenge well, have a good time, and be awe-inspiring.

Wang Gui obviously never expected to bump into Li Qiu head-on near the Lizheng Hall.

Subconsciously, she wanted to hide her teapot behind her.

After all, he participated in the whole process of Xu De's incident.

He also got this clay pot from Xu De.

Seeing Li Qiu suddenly, he inevitably felt a little guilty.

He didn't react until he was dazed for a few seconds.

He hurriedly put on a smiling face and saluted Li Qiu.

"Meet the King of Peking."

"I don't know that your lord is here, but you want to see your empress?"

The current Li Qiu has been around Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wang Gui, Li Jing and others for so many years.

He is no longer the small shopkeeper of the tavern.

In terms of observation, observation and city government, although it can't compare with those big guys.

But at least it has reached the level of ordinary officials.

So regarding Wang Gui's series of actions just now, his expression changed.

All are in his eyes.

Especially the teapot that he gave to Xu De as a gift and was regarded as a treasure by Xu De.

It even made the corners of Li Qiu's eyes twitch.

"Ah, Manager Wang."

"It's been a long time since I saw you."

"As you said, I am going to visit my empress."

"Thank you, Empress, for the kindness of rewarding the dog some time ago."

"I don't know that Mr. Wang is in charge of you, and this is why you are here to do things like this?"

"By the way, the clay pot in Mr. Wang's hand looks quite familiar to me."

"It seems to be somewhat similar to the one Xu De is playing with."

Hearing Li Qiu's words, Wang Gui felt extremely nervous.

Then he spoke out how many times he had prepared the rhetoric in his heart.

"Oh, my lord, you may not know something."

"More than two months ago, because of the theft of the Jade Buddha from the Legislative Hall."

"Then Xu De couldn't think about it, and hanged himself."

"So, there is a shortage of people in the palace, so I took his place."

"And this clay pot was also given to me before he died, saying to keep it in his mind."

"This matter is actually my fault."

"I failed to discover Xu De's abnormality in time."

"Otherwise, such a tragedy would not have happened."

Upon hearing his words, Li Qiu's eyes suddenly widened a bit.

After that, various emotions such as anger, shock, and disbelief quickly flashed and alternated in my heart.

"what?!"

"You said Xu De is dead??"

I remember when Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had just left Chang'an City and went to Xianling to honor the Supreme Emperor.

Xu De once came to the Furong Garden in person.

Tell yourself, if there is anything, you must go to him.

When it fell, he could report to the empress in time.

In that conversation, Xu De also said with emotion.

I am just a servant beside the empress.

How other people treat themselves depends entirely on the empress's face.

Now that the empress is not in the palace, the restrictions and difficulties he faces are even greater than before.

So I can't go in and out of the palace as usual, and come to the Furong Garden to pay my respects.

Since then, Li Qiu is also well aware of Xu De's difficulties.

So when you have nothing to do, you don't dare to bother him.

But who would have thought that that meeting would be the last farewell between the two of them.

Chapter 940 Mud Pot, Sign, Warning

Based on Li Qiu's understanding of Xu De.

After the empress left the palace, how could he, who was so careful, let the valuables in the palace be stolen?

And even if it was really stolen, no matter how guilty Xu De felt, he would never do it before the empress returned.

There is no explanation or explanation for the empress.

Just like that, he committed suicide and died.

At the same time, even if Xu De couldn't think about it anymore, he wanted to end his life.