Li Shi Min looked at Xiao Rui, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly burst into laughter.
The entire hall was filled with his laughter. He was like a Kun Peng that had been suppressed by the chains of the deep sea. He flew into the sky in a day. Li Shiming's face revealed an endless domineering aura.
Xiao Rui sat there without saying a word.
Li Shi Min's eyes turned cold as he leaned forward and said with a smile,"Xiao Rui, do you believe that I have changed the history books?”
Li Shi Min's sudden words made Xiao Rui feel incredulous.
He didn't expect Li Shi Min to be so calm.
For an emperor, leaving his name in history was their pursuit, let alone Li Shiming. All Li Shiming wanted was to establish a prosperous Tang.
Would he bear the black mark of killing his brother and forcing his father to abdicate?
However, no matter what, the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect was recorded in the history books. This was not some unofficial history, but the authentic Tang Dynasty books.
Although it was difficult, it was not impossible.
Li Shi Min didn't, instead, he recorded it.
Xiao Rui was confused. He didn't know how to look at Li Shiming. Was Li Shiming a good emperor?
There was no doubt about it.
He had made illustrious military achievements, conquering Shuofang, destroying the Turks, establishing the Great Tang's golden age, and making all the surrounding countries submit to him. He was respectfully called Heavenly Khan, and the people lived and worked in peace.
He was a military genius that only appeared once in a thousand years. He was a warlord level strategist, and at the same time, he was also a ruthless person who would go all out.
But now, Li Shimin was asking him, asking a historian, did he change the history books?
Xiao Rui felt the pressure Li Shiming was giving him, but he didn't back down. He looked at Li Shiming and said directly,"Your Majesty, I don't know if you have changed the history books.”
"But I don't think you need to change it. The world needs you.”
"Putting aside your illustrious military achievements, just the various policies you implemented after you took the throne have changed the world in a good direction. What happens in the future is up to future generations to judge.”
As Xiao Rui spoke, Li Shiming's eyes lit up.
He could feel that what Xiao Rui said was not perfunctory.
He stood up and waved his hands, as if he was looking at the Great Tang. He said heroically,"I joined the army when I was young and have never been defeated.”
"The siege of Junyan Gate, rescuing Emperor Yang.“
"We pacified Shanxi, fought against the Sui rebellion, resisted the Turks, raised an army in Taiyuan, and conquered Chang 'an.”
"Take back the east of the river, unify the Central Plains, confer the title of Heavenly Strategy General, strengthen the north of the river, and repel the Turks!”
"This world belongs to me, so I don't want to care about the rumors in this world. I just want to let the people in this world and the future generations see.”
"This one is seizing power to ascend the throne."
"But everything I do will let them know that this is how it should be. Do you believe it?”
Li Shi Min's words made Xiao Rui feel a burst of hot blood.
Ever since he had met Li Shi Min, he had felt that Li Shi Min was not as powerful as the historical records had described him to be. He spent his days arguing in the Imperial Court and reading memorials.
He had the noble aura of a ruler, but he lacked the domineering aura of a ruler!
But now Xiao Rui could see that this was Li Shiming's true appearance. It was just that he had become the emperor by relying on war, but now he was ruling the country.
He had only one goal: the Great Tang.
Xiao Rui could not help but open his mouth and say,"Your Majesty, I will remember what you said today. Although I am a historian, I am only a fifth-grade official.”
"But Zhen is willing to build a prosperous Great Tang with His Majesty.”
"His achievements have earned the respect of future generations. They were shocked by the legends that we have created in this era.”
Xiao Rui's gaze carried a trace of heat.
He admitted that he was excited, as if he had suddenly remembered a goal.
The Great Tang was like a test paper. Only now had he truly begun to write history, create history, and change history.
He was Xiao Rui.
He was a historian.
The only eight-year-old historian in history.
Li Shiming looked into Xiao Rui's eyes and walked over, saying,"Alright, I believe you. You have such talent. I can see that no one in the world can compare to you.”
"He is truly a talent bestowed upon me by the heavens.”
Today, I am very happy. I have finally let go of the anger in my heart. This dragon throne has made me below one person and above ten thousand people, but it has also restricted some of my power.
It was like a cage, so stifling that I couldn't breathe.
Xiao Rui looked at Li Shiming and smiled,"Your Majesty, when the ruler is angry, millions of corpses will fall. Sometimes, there is no need to personally go into battle to kill the enemy.”
"As long as you can be defeated, you are not an enemy.”
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and nodded solemnly,"I've learned my lesson."
Li Shi Min walked back to the table, raised his pen, and began to write.
"With copper as the boundary, you can straighten your clothes. With the ancient as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall. With people as a mirror, you can understand the gains and losses.”
Xiao Rui only took a glance at Li Shimin, who was actually writing the article he had just read.
After Li Shi Min finished writing, his enthusiasm disappeared. He slowly looked at Xiao Rui and said,"The ancients have a saying, a teacher of one word."
"Today, you have taught me a principle that can be considered a teacher.”
"In that case, Imperial Historian Xiao Rui, record this matter truthfully. I will always remember this saying. Using the past as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall. Using others as a mirror, you can understand the gains and losses!”
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