"Lord Lu, this is the study. His Majesty is waiting for you. Please come in.”
Li Changsheng stepped forward and opened the door for Lu Yan.
Lu Yan did not stand on ceremony and walked in.
Li Shi Min had changed into a dragon robe and was drinking tea.
The tea was still steaming.
"Your Majesty!"
Lu Yan stepped forward and bowed.
"You're here?"
Li Shimin looked up at Lu Yan and smiled, indicating for Lu Yan to sit down."Have a seat."
Lu Yan did not stand on ceremony and sat directly below Li Shiming.
The palace maid poured a cup of hot tea for Lu Yan.
"All of you can leave."
Li Shi Min waved his hand, and the palace maids bowed and left the study, closing the door.
Li Shimin and Lu Yan were the only ones left in the study.
"May I know why Your Majesty has called me here?”
Lu Yan glanced at Li Shiming and asked directly.
"There's no hurry. Try the tea that I specially prepared for you first and see how it tastes.”
Li Shi Min laughed.
"Your Majesty, just say it. I'm a vulgar person, and it's really difficult for me to taste tea. It's like a cow chewing a peony.”
Lu Yan shook his head and refused.
Li Shimin was not annoyed by Lu Yan's attitude. He still had a smile on his face. He stared at Lu Yan for a moment and finally said,"You still blame me."
"This humble subject is stupid and does not know what Your Majesty is referring to.”
Lu Yan was puzzled.
"Didn't you already know? I'll roast you over a fire and force you to become enemies with the aristocratic families!”
Li Shi Min said seriously.
Lu Yan was silent. He did not deny or admit it.
"Zhen knows that you are angry, but if it wasn't because there was no other way, Zhen wouldn't have done this.”
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and sighed,"Although I am the ruler of the world, I control the lives of the world and carry the fate of the country. But as you can see, in fact... I, the emperor, am not even as good as the prime minister.”
"As long as they are around, I will never be able to truly wield power. Everything has to go according to their plan. I have no right to speak.”
"Whoever they want me to kill, I will kill. I have to reward whoever I want to reward. Rather than saying that he is an emperor, it is better to say that he is a puppet!”
Li Shi Min's tone was filled with desolation,"Only when you truly sit in this position will you know that the emperor can't do as he pleases and will still be bound.”
"Isn't it the same for generations?”
Lu Yan suddenly spoke.
Li Shiming glanced at Lu Yan, hoping to read his emotions from his face, but he failed in the end.
"Indeed, they have been in control of every dynasty. The dynasties were constantly changing, but they had never fallen. The emperor was gone, so they could just support another one. It was enough as long as their family was not affected!”
"But their roots have already rotted. They have been passed down for thousands of years and have long become pedantic. With them around, the Great Tang would only sink into an abyss, unable to extricate itself.”
"Zhen is unwilling! He was unwilling to see the Great Tang be destroyed like this! I have ambition, or else I wouldn't have to bear the infamy of killing my brothers!”
"I want the Great Tang to prosper and live forever!" Li Shi Min said calmly. This is my lifelong wish!"
Lu Yan's pupils constricted in shock.
Li Shi Min actually said such a taboo topic in front of him, and he was extremely calm.
He knew that Li Shi Min was ambitious.
He had personally conquered half of the Great Tang, and he had slowly taken over the throne as the King of Qin.
It proved that he was not only capable but also ambitious.
However, he never thought that Li Shi Min would be so ambitious that he didn't hide it at all.
"How difficult is it to live through the ages? I believe that if we continue to pass on our legacy, we will be as rotten as these aristocratic families and be replaced.”
Li Shimin ignored Lu Yan and continued,"This Emperor understands all of this, but This Emperor does not want the Great Tang to be destroyed in their hands. At the very least, This Emperor does not want to become a ruler of a subjugated nation!”
"Do you understand?"
Lu Yan nodded his head. A noble family was a success, and a noble family was a failure.
The Great Tang had been able to establish itself thanks to the help of the great clans, but now they had become maggots that could not be eradicated.
It lay on the Great Tang's Dragon Vein, absorbing its nutrients and draining the Great Tang's national destiny to strengthen itself.
In Li Shi Min's eyes, it was a thorn in his side.
"In the past, I could still tolerate them, but now they are becoming more and more unscrupulous and do not put me in their eyes at all.”
Li Shi Min's tone was already filled with anger,"If the leaves are rotten, we can cut them off. But if the roots were rotten, what should he do?”
"uproot!"
Lu Yan pondered for a moment and finally spat out a few words.
"Not bad!"
"It's always easy to talk to smart people." Li Shimin nodded approvingly.”
"What I want to do is to completely eradicate the aristocratic families. Regardless of the five surnames or the seven Wangs, there is only the Imperial Family in the Great Tang, and no other clans!”
Li Shi Min's eyes flashed with a cold light." That's why I need help. I need you to come out and help me achieve this goal. I need to eliminate them one by one!"”
"This one pushed you out for the same reason!”
"Although it was a helpless move, Zhen felt that you were the most suitable. In all these years, Zhen had never seen someone like you.”
"I have a feeling that you are qualified!”
"Your Majesty wants me to…" Lu Yan's eyes flashed.
"I want you to be the person in charge of encircling the aristocratic families. All actions will be under your arrangement, as long as you can eradicate the aristocratic families!”
Li Shi Min said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty trusts me so much. Aren't you afraid that I'll mess up this matter because I'm young?”
Lu Yan asked.
"You won't."
"I'm not wrong." Li Shiming smiled. Zhen believes in you and Zhen!"
"What do you think?"
Li Shiming looked at Lu Yan with anticipation.
"Your Majesty, do you think I have any other choice?”
Lu Yan said helplessly.
"Hahahaha…"
Li Shi Min laughed heartily, as if he had solved a problem.
He picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.”
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