Taiping Inn

Li Xuandu said, "I'll call it 'Your Majesty'. What Your Majesty said is good. Things in the world are very different from chess boards. The chess pieces on both sides are not equal, and the rules are not constant, and there are even more than two chess players. But there is one thing that Your Majesty said Wrong."

"Where was wrong?" asked Emperor Tianbao.

Li Xuandu said: "Your Majesty started to talk about the number of chess pieces of us, but in fact he put us in the position of chess players, but in my opinion, the so-called chess player is not someone."

"I hope to hear it carefully." Emperor Tianbao looked at Li Xuandu with a bright look.

Li Xuandu said: "If the world is a chess game, then who is the chess player? The chess player is not a certain person, not a family master, a local master, Song Zheng, Qin Qing, and old man Long, not me, Li Xuandu, and not Your Majesty. . Chess players are a group of people, a group of people with common interests, and the hearts of thousands of people gather together and turn into an invisible invisible hand, manipulating the chess pieces on the chessboard."

Emperor Tianbao asked again: "Who is the chess piece?"

Li Xuandu said: "Each individual is a chess piece, but the responsibilities, positions and division of labor are different. Just like what I said just now, Your Majesty is very important, he is the 'coach' on the chessboard, which is related to the victory or defeat, but Compared to the chess player himself, he is still a piece."

Emperor Tianbao frowned, as if he could not accept Li Xuandu's statement, but he could not argue. He could only ask again: "Sir, just said that there may be more than one chess player on the chessboard, so who is the chess player behind me?"

Li Xuan said without hesitation: "The reason why Your Majesty is Your Majesty is because Your Majesty is born into the Tian family and the son of the late emperor. So what is Your Majesty's foundation? It is the royal family and the court. What is the court? The court is not a few palaces. , not this imperial capital, it is composed of thousands of officials, officials, soldiers, and gentry. The court is like an altar to worship the sky. His Majesty stands at the highest point of the altar, and it is these people who have accumulated it into After the altar, if these people are gone, His Majesty will fall down."

Although Emperor Tianbao was dissatisfied with this statement, he also understood that what Li Xuandu said was the fact and could only nod and agree.

Li Xuandu continued: "These people are not clay puppets without minds. They also have ideas, what they want, and their own plans. This is the heart of the people. People's hearts gather together for the public's opinion, invisible and intangible, but And it really affects everyone, that is, a chess player. Your Majesty should have heard two statements, one is "the loss of people's hearts" and the other is "the betrayal of all relatives". Even if he is the emperor's honor, he cannot violate these invisible People's hearts, otherwise they will be against the enemy and the throne will not be guaranteed. If the game is lost in all games, the Majesty, who is the 'coach', cannot escape, it does not mean that the chess player cannot escape."

Emperor Tianbao was silent.

He originally wanted to use a chessboard to describe the current situation, but he did not expect that Li Xuandu would rebel against his army.

After a long time, Emperor Tianbao said: "I asked Mr. who is the chess player behind him. Mr. He didn't answer. It turns out that this is the answer of Mr. He. I just don't know what the hearts of the people are today?"

Li Xuandu replied, "The human heart is what we want. If we want each other, we will seek each other. If we are united, nothing will happen. There are only two words in the human heart now."

"What two words?" Emperor Tianbao stared at Li Xuandu tightly, and his palms in his wide robe's sleeves unconsciously clenched into fists.

Li Xuan knew everything and said everything: "Peace."

"Taiping?" Emperor Tianbao repeated again.

"The world is peaceful." Li Xuandu nodded.

"Since the 20th year of Ming Yong, the Khanate of the Golden Horde, located on the vast grasslands in the north, has repeatedly invaded the border from the northwest line. By the 22nd year of Ming Yong, the army of Jinzhang came to the city of Xijing."

"In the tenth year of Wude, the Jin Treasure Army went south again and captured Xijing. The late emperor was frightened and angry, and fell ill and could not be in charge of the affairs. The government was handed over to the Empress Xie and the Chief Auxiliary of the Cabinet Zhang Suqing. Under the leadership of Zhang Suqing, the court refused to The peace talks were held, and the troops in Shuzhou, Zhongzhou, Jinzhou, Yanzhou and other places were mobilized. The left governor Qin Xiang personally led the army to fight with the Jinguan army in Qinzhou, forcing the Jinguan army to retreat to Liangzhou. "

"The following year, the Jinguan army withdrew due to insufficient food and grass. Just as Qin Xiang planned to recover Qinzhou, Liangzhou and other places, the seriously ill emperor passed away in Yanbo Hall in Xiyuan. In the same year, Qinzhou and Liangzhou were planning to recover Qinzhou and Liangzhou. A famine broke out, hundreds of thousands of refugees were homeless, and the Northwest Puppet Zhou took the opportunity to raise an uprising, instantly swept the two states, occupied Xijing, and elected Dan Taiyun as the common ruler, claiming to be the King of the West."

"At this time, the situation of the court was turbulent because of the new emperor ascending the throne, and there was no time to take care of the two prefectures of Qin and Liang. In the second year of Tianbao, Empress Dowager Xie launched the imperial capital change and killed the four ministers of Gu Ming, headed by Zhang Suqing. Among the charges listed were There is a "can't make every effort to negotiate with the Golden Horde, which leads to a rebellion in the northwest today." After Zhang Suqing was killed, Qin Xiang, who was valued by Zhang Suqing, was also implicated and dismissed from office and imprisoned. This long-time general on the battlefield once said: "This is also a wrongful prison. , the Great Wall will be destroyed. '"

"After Qin Xiang was imprisoned, there was no more general in the court. He wanted to recover the northwest several times, but he was defeated by Dan Taiyun, and countless soldiers were damaged. The national treasury became increasingly empty and it was difficult to support the war."

"In the third year of Tianbao, Dan Taiyun led his army to attack Shuzhou, defeating the imperial official army. In just one year, he pacified the sixteen barbarian tribes in the southern border, including Shuzhou, Qinzhou, Liangzhou and other three states. The land was officially established by separatist rule, and Dan Taiyun was revered as the 'Saint Lord'."

"In the following years, the Qingyang Sect founded by the Earth Division became more and more intense, sweeping several states, and wars continued on the border. Not to mention other natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Li Xuandu looked at Emperor Tianbao: "Now it is the eighth year of Tianbao, and it is the nineth year of Tianbao. If we count from the tenth year of Wude, the war has lasted for ten years, and it is different from the past, not the war in one state and one place. , but the war swept across most of the world, with countless people who died of battle, starved to death, and those who died of undestined life. The world has been in trouble for a long time, and everyone in the world is determined to be calm. This is what people want."

Emperor Tianbao asked softly, "How to win people's hearts?"

Li Xuandu said: "Whoever can make the world peaceful, and the farmer has the land and the living has the house, and whoever can win the hearts of the people. Whoever can win the hearts of the people will belong to the world."

As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Tianbao's face suddenly changed and he suppressed his anger and said, "Sir, if those traitors can make the world peaceful, then the human hearts are those traitors, and the world is also those traitors."

"That's right." Li Xuandu said calmly, "Otherwise, why have there been so many dynasties changed since ancient times? Today's traitors are the common rulers of tomorrow. Since ancient times, this world has been a virtuous person. It can make the world Taiping, can you be called a virtuous person? Can you be called a hero?”

Emperor Tianbao suddenly stood up, leaned forward, supported his hands on the table, staring at Li Xuandu.

Li Xuan was calm and calm, and his expression was calm.

Needless to say, Emperor Tianbao is just a little emperor who has never ruled. Even if he is a mature emperor, Li Xuan will not be afraid now, especially at such a close distance, he is really angry and blood splattered five steps.

After a moment, Emperor Tianbao retreated and sat back to his position.

Li Xuandu said: "So far, the court is still the chess player with the most chess pieces. What the traitor can do, and Your Majesty can do it. As long as Your Majesty makes it, you can leave your name in history and revive it. This is the Lord of the Revival. .”

Emperor Tianbao leaned on the back of the chair and murmured, "It's easy to say, but it's very difficult to do."

Li Xuan looked at the chessboard and pushed the pawns on his side, saying, "It's up to people. Just like this crossing the river, it's so difficult to die the old general, but it's not impossible. Just move forward step by step. Just leave."

At this moment, Emperor Tianbao had a complicated impression of the person in front of him. He was both angry at his arrogance and domineeringness, and felt that what he said had some truth, so he couldn't help asking, "Why don't sir, serve the court and serve the country? ”

Li Xuandu asked back, "How could your Majesty know that I have never joined the court? From the first year of Tianbao to the second year of Tianbao, I have been in the imperial capital, but in the end I left the imperial capital in a mess under the name of a rebel, almost losing my life."

Emperor Tianbao was silent.

This is the change in the imperial capital.

At that time, Emperor Tianbao was young and naturally supported his mother and believed that Zhang Suqing was a powerful minister. But because the empress dowager took power, Emperor Tianbao gradually changed his views over the years and his evaluation of Zhang Suqing became higher. At this time, when he heard Li Xuandu’s re-reported old things, he became a little excited and said, "I, I! The first person after taking power. One thing is to rehabilitate Zhang Xiang.”

However, what disappointed Emperor Tianbao was that Li Xuandu's reaction was very dull, neither happy nor sad, nor sad, and it could be said that he was not reflected in his emotions.

Emperor Tianbao secretly gave Li Xuandu a cunning and profound evaluation in his heart, loving his talents and disgusting his actions.

Li Xuan also gave Emperor Tianbao a not-so-high evaluation in his heart. Impotence is still secondary. The key is to be born in the deep palace and grow up in the hands of women. During the growth of a child, he cannot have only a father but no mother, nor can he have only a mother but no father. Emperor Tianbao lost his father at a young age. This is a woman's hand. Because he was born in the deep palace, there were only palace maids and eunuchs around him. It is reasonable that his temperament is extreme and his aura is small. Although it can be seen that the teachings of people in Confucianism have played a certain role in turning around, but the days are still short. Now Emperor Tianbao knows how to treat wise men, win people's hearts, and bend and stretch, but he is still high in his bones and has never seen a real one. The worldly feelings, the so-called etiquette and politeness, are just superficial, and even inappropriate, which has a counterproductive effect.

Li Xuandu said again: "Actually, I am still a wanted thief in the court, but now I live in the same room with Your Majesty. I really don't know how to describe it."

Emperor Tianbao laughed, quite sarcastic: "That day in Manchun Courtyard, Mr. Qingping beat Ding Ce, the governor of Qingluan Guard to death in public, and no one dared to say anything. The dignified Tang King met in front of Mr. Qingping. I, the emperor, have to be respectful. What is the small wanted war? Can Qingluan Guard dare to go to the Qizhou Guild Hall to catch people? "

Li Xuandu said: "The Qizhou Guild Hall is in the name of Sheji Academy. Qingluanwei may not dare to arrest people because of the appearance of Sheji Academy."

Emperor Tianbao was stunned and then clenched his fists: "It turns out that they have contacted Mr. Qingping long ago."