Chapter 421

It is precisely because she experienced so much pain that Li Xueyan cherishes the hard-won happiness of today!

"Your Majesty, I have a matter I would like to ask about; I wonder if you could clear up my doubts?"

Just as the banquet was in full swing, Li Er, emboldened by the alcohol, suddenly spoke up.

Except for Qin Mu.

Everyone present suddenly became tense.

They were afraid that Li Er would say something foolish while drunk.

If that were the case.

Then this banquet might become a Hongmen Banquet!

"Speak, Old Li."

Qin Mu nodded faintly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Er gathered his spirits and continued: "Your Majesty, with the bearing of a youth, has founded a thousand-year enterprise, saved millions of refugees, established shrines, and served the state; surely you will be remembered in history!"

Saying this, Li Er paused, swallowed his saliva, his eyes full of envy.

"But I would like to know, in Your Majesty's eyes, what kind of evaluation will the Great Tang Emperor have a thousand years from now?"

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Hiss!

As soon as Li Er asked this question, everyone gasped.

This question is too tricky!

Li Er kept saying it was an evaluation a thousand years later, but in reality, he wanted to know what kind of evaluation he had in Qin Mu's eyes.

Back then.

When Li Er first met Qin Mu, he had asked about himself.

But the answer Qin Mu gave wasn't particularly accurate.

This matter had always been a knot in Li Er's heart.

He wanted to hear Qin Mu's precise evaluation of him with his own ears.

Perhaps this evaluation would have a huge impact on his future!

Perhaps.

It could help him defeat Qin Mu!

"In my view, Li Er has three crimes! With these three crimes, he has lost the qualification to become an emperor through the ages!"

Qin Mu took a sip of wine and stated his judgment.

Boom!

Hearing this, Li Er's face turned extremely ugly instantly.

He thought Qin Mu would give him a fair and just evaluation.

But he didn't expect.

Qin Mu's prejudice against him was so deep.

The people around also looked at each other, their expressions complex.

Especially Fang Xuanling and Empress Zhangsun.

They were the two who understood Li Er best.

What was Li Er's dream for his whole life?

To be an emperor through the ages!

And Qin Mu had directly and clearly shattered Li Er's dream.

One can imagine.

How much pain Li Er was feeling at this moment.

"Your Majesty, is it still because of the Xuanwu Gate Incident?"

Li Er revealed a disdainful smile.

If you truly think the Xuanwu Gate Incident is my shame, then at best you are just a hypocrite!

"No! It's not about the Xuanwu Gate Incident!"

"The Xuanwu Gate Incident is not Li Er's fault; on the contrary, it allows him to leave a heavy mark in history!"

"That is not what I am talking about."

Qin Mu paused.

The surroundings were extremely quiet.

Everyone stopped what they were doing, held their breath, and pricked up their ears to listen to Qin Mu's words.

Li Er had even sobered up, staring at Qin Mu with glowing eyes, listening carefully.

"Li Er has crimes, three crimes!"

"Signing the Weishui Alliance with the Turks, allowing the Turks to burn, kill, and loot in the northern borders of the Great Tang, acknowledging the Great Tang as a vassal state of the Turks, and paying annual tributes of gold and silver jewelry. How many people suffered because of the Weishui Alliance? How many families were broken because of the Turkic invasion? They will eventually become dust in history, and won't even leave their names behind. Yet they had to bear the shame of the Weishui Alliance entirely."

"Inviting wolves into the house, submitting as a vassal and paying tribute, this is the first crime!"

"Great Tang diplomacy shows no strong attitude at all. When befriending neighboring countries, they must offer princesses for marriage, sending women as a means of marriage alliance, sacrificing their lives to protect the peace of the Great Tang; it is truly despicable! Moreover, the Great Tang sends women and gold and silver, yet does not gain the sincere submission of surrounding countries, but instead faces constant war and exhausts the military."

"Sending women for marriage alliances, the national prestige does not exist, this is the second crime!"

Qin Mu's words were like thunderbolts, smashing heavily into Li Er's heart.

Before he had even finished speaking, Li Er was already sweating profusely.

His face turned from green to white, looking extremely ugly.

However.

He still gritted his teeth and persisted.

Soon!

Qin Mu was about to state the third crime! And.