Chapter 105 Ask for advice
The sun sets westward, Zhang Xuanqing and Li Shimin in the pavilion were silent, playing chess quietly. The birds and insects were chirping outside the pavilion, and the breeze blew, making the leaves rustling.
Li Shimin played along Li Chunfeng's chess path. The chess face was gradually showing its defeat. No matter how good his chess skills were, it would be difficult for Zhang Xuanqing to turn the tide, and he couldn't help but play slowly.
On the opposite side, Zhang Xuanqing was much more relaxed. The more he thought about Li Shimin, the longer he thought about it, but he always made a move with Li Shimin's move, and he didn't have to delay any time, which made Li Shimin's heart more and more stressed.
After making a few more moves, he thought that the time was almost done. After Zhang Xuanqing waited for Li Shimin to leave another son, he fell down again, and then laughed and said, "Young Master, you have also met you. I have never asked you about your surname. Also, I am a little curious about the matters about you. I don't know if you are willing to talk about it, maybe I can enlighten you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin finally woke up from the chess game and thought to himself that he was confused. Why did he still get addicted to the victory or defeat of the chess game at this time? He pondered for a moment and sighed: "I'm not to hide it from the Taoist priest, the student is indeed a little confused and wants to ask the Taoist priest, but I hope the Taoist priest will give him advice." He never said the name.
Zhang Xuanqing was not surprised. Since he heard the other party claiming to be a student, he knew that the other party couldn't bear it for long and would definitely want to say something to him. He made a gesture of asking for help and said, "I dare not take the advice, at most I will just help Master Jie."
Li Shimin was silent, as if he didn't know where to start for a while. After a long time, Fang You sighed: "I don't know what I think about brothers' fight?"
The brothers naturally had a gap between them. Zhang Xuanqing knew it in his heart. It seemed that the reason for the other party's depression was due to family affairs. This was a bit difficult, and it was difficult for honest officials to make a decision on family affairs. Family affairs cannot be discussed by outsiders at will.
However, he had already said the words before, but he couldn't take them back. He just listened to them. Zhang Xuanqing smiled and said, "Brothers can be divided into different levels. I wonder what the level is between the noble brother and the young master?" After saying that, his thoughts couldn't help but feel a little fluttering.
If your younger brother Zhang Ziyang and himself...
Just as he thought of this, Zhang Xuanqing shook his head suddenly and threw this idea out of his mind.
Li Shimin on the opposite side said with a little self-deprecating: "What level? If it was just average, how could I... How could I... Hehe, they want me to die!"
So serious? Zhang Xuanqing was surprised and anxious. He knew that the other party had extraordinary status, so he could see it when he met on the first day of the fight. He also knew that there were many rules in ancient families and that the relationship between brothers might not be very good, but it was so troublesome that he wanted the other party to die... This is not just a matter of nature.
Involuntarily, Zhang Xuanqing became curious about the other party's identity. His eyes looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly his heart thumped, and he became more and more shocked as he looked.
Li Shimin didn't pay attention, lowered his head slightly, half hatred and half self-deprecatingly, saying, "I don't know why they are, resentment? Jealousy? I never thought about fighting with them, but they wanted to kill me. Taoist priest, do you know? In order to deal with me, they actually... slandered me and my father... having an affair..."
After all, this was the second time he met Zhang Xuanqing. The reason why Li Shimin told Zhang Xuanqing that he had something to do with Zhang Xuanqing, but he still wanted to find a partner to talk to. So at this time, he still did not reveal his identity, but just changed what happened to him to an ordinary wealthy family.
But Zhang Xuanqing recognized him!
Li Shimin's face was too noble and unspeakable. He was born with an emperor. In addition, he talked about his brothers' slurs. How could Zhang Xuanqing, who had been familiar with the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, still guess who the other party was?
My heartbeat began to accelerate without any effort. I really didn't expect that the person in front of me would be the famous "Tian Khan" in later generations, and he even asked him for questions?
Zhang Xuanqing felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. It’s not his fault for being so excited. If it were someone else, no matter what Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, even if they are famous, they are just a general who can lead troops to fight. But who is Li Shimin? He... Forget it, forget it, no matter what he is, we can’t be excited. Even if he achieves great success in the future, will he still complain to me now?
No matter how unlucky we are, we are still a time traveler, right?
After such interruptions, Zhang Xuanqing gradually calmed down. At this time, Li Shimin had already finished the "improved version" of brothers' clashes, and finally asked: "...Do you dare to ask the Taoist priest why you teach me?"
Zhang Xuanqing pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and said tentatively: "Why not the young master comes to practice Taoism with me? Brothers fight against each other, it's just for family wealth. As the saying goes, the iron-armored general crosses the pass at night, and the court officials wait for the coldest moment. The Taoist temple is so high that it's not as good as leisure. There is a leisure cloud temple on this mountain. Can you please follow me to practice there?"
"This..." Li Shimin was speechless. After a while, he smiled bitterly: "Master, don't spend the time of entertainment. The student is just a rough man and there are too many people who can't let go. Not to mention anything else, if I follow the Taoist priest to practice Taoism, my brother would not be willing to spare me, and would not linger with my family, subordinates, and friends. Even if the Taoist priest can protect me, how can I bear to kill them?"
What he said was not unreasonable. The higher his status, the more he became, the more he could not help himself, let alone the most expensive royal family in the world. Even if he really wanted to live in seclusion, as long as he lived for one day, with his reputation in the army and in the hearts of the people, how could Li Jiancheng feel at ease?
Zhang Xuanqing also knew the truth, but his nature was unrestrained. He thought what would history evolve into if Li Shimin, Tian Khan, was really fooled into becoming a Taoist priest?
No matter what it is, it will definitely be extremely interesting.
However, seeing that Li Shimin refused, he also gave up his mind.
After all, history is too heavy, and Zhang Xuanqing cannot be sure whether history is really changed, will the "self" of modern time and space disappear.
Since I advised Li Shimin to enter the road that cannot be done, I have to take the second path. And the second path... is the original trajectory of history!
Zhang Xuanqing thought about it and couldn't help but squint, picked up a chess piece, and gently knocked it on the chessboard.
It sounded, clicked, clicked, and sounded, as if it had hit Li Shimin's heart.
After a long time, Zhang Xuanqing took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "I know that it is difficult for you to persuade you to enter the Tao. Different families also need different methods to solve the same thing. Your family... I don't have much talk and I am even more reluctant to participate. I only have one sentence, which I heard from a great man in my early years. Now I say that I am not willing to listen to you. I don't know if the young master is willing to listen?"
"Please speak with Taoist priest!"
Chapter completed!