Wei Zheng looked at Li Zhi seriously and asked,""What is a monarch?"
Li Zhi was stunned. He knew what Wei Zheng always said to Li Shiming.
Water could carry a boat, but it could also capsize it! This was a famous saying from the "Duke Ai" chapter of Xunzi. Wei Zheng had used it many times, which was what he hoped Li Shimin would do.
Li Zhi pondered for a moment. Under the gazes of Li Shiming, Zhangsun Wuji, and the other ministers, he finally replied,
"As a ruler, you should see everything that the people see!”
Wei Zheng's eyes flashed.
"What do you mean?"
Li Zhi continued,"You only have two eyes and two ears, but the world is so big!" It was inevitable that they would deceive the eyes of the monarch. Therefore, as a ruler, he should personally see everything that only the commoners could see!”
Wei Zheng's eyes flashed, and the civil and military officials present exclaimed in their hearts.
The officials who could enter were all Great Dukes. Those below Rank-3 were not even allowed to enter the Duke of Zheng's mansion. They could only wait outside.
"Is there a solution?"
Wei Zheng asked anxiously.
Li Zhi pondered for a moment.
"As a ruler, you should experience everything that the commoners experience!”
"What do you mean?"
Wei Zheng panted heavily and asked hurriedly.
"As a ruler, you should set an example and taste the bitterness of the people. With my own body to personally learn from it, so can be moved, can bless the people of the world.”
Wei Zheng's entire body trembled!
He had always said that water could carry a boat, but it could also capsize it! This was also what he had been using to warn Li Shiming.
But today, he had heard a deeper level of the way of being a ruler from Li Zhi! However, he also knew that to complete this path of being a ruler, it required a lot of patience and hardship.
Looking at the determination in the young man's eyes, Wei Zheng laughed out loud!
"Hahaha! The heavens bless our Great Tang!"
He let out a long howl towards the sky and went away in a carefree manner!
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Wei Zheng still died. Although Li Zhi had the system, he was no match for the Heavenly Dao. Wei Zheng didn't die of illness, but because he had exhausted his lifespan.
Through Li Shiming's words, the officials in the room knew what Wei Zheng had done for the Great Tang.
From the first year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng only slept for four hours a day! In other words, four hours had passed.
The rest of the time, he was working hard for the Great Tang. He ran around the various departments and browsed through the documents of the various departments. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, they would even rush into the palace to cause trouble for Li Shiming.
It could be said that other than Li Shiming and his old brothers, no one knew that Wei Zheng was faking the way he scolded Li Shiming every day in the court.
He was very tired and might even be sleepy in the imperial court.
However, he did not show it and still shouted! "You fatuous ruler!"
Wei Zheng died, and his funeral was very grand. Li Shimin, who was in great sorrow, directly ordered Wei Zheng to be buried with the etiquette of a prince.
On this day, after the morning court session, Li Shi Min handed Li Zhi over to Taiji Palace.
"Greetings, Imperial Father."
Li Zhi bowed. During this period of time, he only answered questions in the morning court. Although he was a transmigrator and had far better foresight than others, this was not the modern world after all.
Therefore, Li Zhi was still learning.
He had indeed learned a lot during this period of time. After all, if you kept using modern thinking, you would appear to be very unique in this era.
"Slave Zhi, were you serious about what you said to Wei Zheng that day?”
Li Shiming asked. During this time, he had been thinking about the conversation between Li Zhi and Wei Zheng.
"Your son wanted to do this."
Li Zhi said so. In fact, on that day, just as Li Zhi said those two sentences, the system in his mind actually issued a mission.
It was a main mission.
"Mission: Incognito! In order to carry out the two ways of being a ruler, the master had to travel the Great Tang as a commoner with various identities. He had to personally see everything the commoners saw and experience everything they experienced!”
As for the reward, he did not mention it. He only said that rewards would be given out from time to time according to the situation.
Moreover, there was no time limit for this mission. However, since it was a mission issued by the system, Li Zhi naturally had to complete it. Not to mention, Wei Zheng's matter had given Li Zhi a huge shock.
Since he wanted to become the emperor of all time, he had to learn to experience the hardships of the common people. Even the legendary Jade Emperor had experienced many calamities.
Could it be that he, Li Zhi, couldn't?
Li Zhi was a man of ambition. He did not want to sit in the Imperial Palace and wait to ascend the throne. Since he had come to the resplendent Great Tang, why not leave his own legend for future generations to praise?
"Have you decided?"
Li Shi Min asked in a low voice. He knew his son. He had never suffered, let alone travel the Great Tang as an ordinary person.
As a father, he was really worried and heartbroken.
However, he also knew that Wei Zheng's words that day were not only asking Li Zhi, but also telling him something. Li Shiming had learned from Li Chengqian's mistakes, so he naturally hoped that Li Zhi could become a talented person. It would be best if he could become a benevolent ruler that was not inferior to him, or even surpass him.
This was the only way to ensure the prosperity of the Great Tang!
"Imperial Father, your son has already decided! Back then, when he overthrew Bao Sui, the people of the world were at peace. Now, why couldn't Slave Ji set an example and personally experience the sufferings of the common people?”
Li Zhi said seriously.
Li Shi Min nodded.
"Return to the palace and say goodbye to your mother."
After saying that, Li Shi Min turned around and stopped looking at Li Zhi. Because he was afraid that he would cry. Li Chengqian and Li Tai were all sent to the border.
Now, his most beloved Slave Zhi was about to leave, but he knew that he could not be soft-hearted. This was for the sake of the Great Tang. He needed to cultivate a benevolent ruler for the Great Tang that surpassed him before he died!
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