Zhou Yi saw a tall and young guard patrolling outside the imperial kitchen. He couldn't help but glance at him.
She wasn't afraid of being recognized.
In the Imperial Palace, other than her personal palace maids and Shangguan Wan 'er, as well as officials of the Second Rank and above and some members of the Imperial Family, no one had seen her true appearance.
Not to mention this little third-grade guard.
Seeing the guard standing with his hands behind his back and staring at him with bright eyes, Zhou Yi felt a little strange.
Her current status was a second-grade guard, which was clearly one grade higher than this third-grade guard! Why didn't he bow?
"This guard is really unruly. He doesn't even bow when he sees the senior officer. Later, let Wan 'er discipline the subordinates of the Guard Department.”
With this thought in mind, Zhou Yi slowly walked away.
After Zhou Yi left, Li Shi Min's eyes were filled with curiosity.
The reason he recognized Zhou Yi was because the Duke Guarding of Great Zhou had given him information.
"Could it be that the mysterious expert is really living in seclusion in the imperial kitchen?”
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more he felt that it should be.
Thus, he was on high alert, his muscles tensed up, and the true essence in his body surged.
He was currently at the peak of the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Martial Saint Realm. There was still a slight distance to the Ninth Heavenly Layer.
Therefore, if they were to accidentally fight, he did not have the confidence to win and might even be in danger.
Li Shimin walked to the kitchen and looked inside.
He saw a tall, handsome, and elegant man sitting at the table and eating roasted meat.
Seeing this man's outstanding appearance, he first had a good impression of him.
But then, Li Shi Min frowned slightly.
This was because he couldn't sense any Origin Energy fluctuations from this man.
Even a concealment treasure like the Tang Xuan Heart-Protecting Mirror could only conceal one's cultivation to the lower three realms at most.
In other words, a martial artist, even if he was an Emperor-to-be, could not disguise himself as a mortal without any elemental energy fluctuations.
"Did I guess wrong?"
Li Shi Min's eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's right. If Zhou Yi was meeting that mysterious expert, why would he hide his identity and cultivation?”
He then looked at Ji Xiao, who had sharp eyebrows and a straight nose, and came to a final conclusion.
"Looks like this Great Zhou Empress is just a little lover who's having a late-night tryst. I was thinking too much."
Wait a minute!
Li Shi Min suddenly had another thought.
"Can I instigate this kid to defect and hide him beside Zhou Yi, becoming a spy who can provide me with information?”
As an emperor, he was best at manipulating people's hearts. Even the Defender Duke had been persuaded to defect by him. It was easy for him to persuade a small mortal to defect.
At this moment, Ji Xiao's voice sounded.
"Brother, why are you standing at the door?”
Li Shi Min pretended to be embarrassed and scratched his head,"I was hungry in the middle of the night and wanted to come to the imperial kitchen to find something to eat.”
Ji Xiao couldn't help but smile and shake his head when he saw his honest appearance.
"Come in. I can't finish it by myself anyway.”
"Good!" Li Shi Min's face was filled with joy as he walked in and sat down.
"How should I address this brother?" Ji Xiao asked.
"Just call me Old Li." Li Shimin replied.
Ji Xiao sized up Li Shimin and felt that he looked like a good brother from his previous life. He couldn't help but have a good impression of him.
In fact, Li Shiming had changed his appearance and retained 50 - 60% of his appearance, but he had become younger.
Ji Xiao patted Li Shimin's shoulder.”
Li Shimin was still not used to being patted on the shoulder. He replied,"Drink, why not?"
Ji Xiao was overjoyed. He had already brewed more than ten jars of fine wine, but Zhou Yi and his wife did not drink. Now, there was finally someone to drink with him.
"Hahaha, good! I wanted to see if you could hold your liquor."
He took out a jar of Spring Bamboo Leaf and immediately poured it for both parties.
Li Shi Min drank a cup and his eyes lit up."Good wine! Another glass."
The two of them ate and chatted about the matters in the palace, gradually becoming more and more friendly.
After three rounds of wine, Li Shiming saw that it was about time. His eyes flashed and he said,
"Brother, the war at the border is urgent, and the Great Tang Empire will be pressing on our borders in a few days. What do you think we should do?”
"We'll take it one step at a time. It won't start so soon. Don't worry.”
"What if they come?" Li Shimin asked. At that time, the people of our Great Zhou will suffer.”
" No," Ji Xiao said." Even if the entire imperial family is killed, the people of Great Zhou will be safe and sound."”
"What do you mean?" Li Shimin asked.”
" Although the Tang Emperor Li Shimin is the enemy of the Great Zhou, he is also a good Emperor who cares about the people of the world," Ji Xiao said." Therefore, even if he conquers the Great Zhou, he will protect the people of the Great Zhou.”
Li Shi Min was slightly delighted. As the ruler of a country, hearing such words made him happier than his martial cultivation.
"Why are you so sure?" he asked with a smile.”
Of course, Ji Xiao had made his judgment based on the history of his previous life and the rumors he had heard in this life.
However, he obviously wouldn't say it out loud. He immediately cleared his throat and said,
"Because I think Li Shi Min must know something.”
"What logic?"
"The ruler is the boat. The common people are water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Li Shi Min felt as if thousands of thunderbolts were ringing in his mind, and he was instantly stunned!
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it?"
This sentence directly hit his heart, causing him to be incomparably shocked.
The reason why he loved his people was because the ruler of the Great Sui Empire 100,000 years ago was too cruel.
The Li family complied with the will of the people, and their ancestors were able to obtain the position of Emperor Wu, which was why they were able to overthrow the Great Sui and replace it.
Therefore, loving the people like their own children was the foundation of the Li Imperial Family. It was passed down from generation to generation, and every prince had to remember it!
Li Shi Min didn't think much about it and just did as he was told.
Now that he heard Ji Xiao's words, he was enlightened.
He forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart. When he looked at Ji Xiao again, all the conspiracies in his mind had completely disappeared.
Only respect remained.
"Brother Ji is a great talent. I have learned my lesson!”
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