Chapter 942

These situations made Li Er feel painful.

"Xuanling, don't go! Come and accompany me to talk about idle matters and relieve boredom."

Li Er said these words, and Fang Xuanling also sighed in his heart.

Once upon a time, he had such ambition to be a monarch different from everyone else, an emperor through the ages!

This dream seemed to have flashed once.

And then it took a sharp turn for the worse.

The current Li Er looked more like an old man in his twilight years, no longer having any sharpness.

Fang Xuanling felt pain and couldn't help but start to remonstrate again.

"Your Majesty, to govern the country diligently, we must rely more on new talents, those scholars from humble backgrounds.

For example, Great Qin's Zhang Juzheng, Yue Fei, Shen Wansan, Shen Kuo, Zheng Chenggong, Wang Yangming; none of them come from noble families!

These people were all talents once discarded by our Great Tang from the imperial court.

Now, they have become the pillars of Great Qin!"

These officials of Great Qin appeared suddenly, and in the eyes of Fang Xuanling and Li Er, weren't they just those buried scholars from humble backgrounds? Li Er also sighed deeply.

"Xuanling is right! What's more regrettable is missing out on Qin Mu, a great talent through the ages!

At the time of the imperial examination, who could have known that he would have such earth-shattering abilities?

Sigh... I regret it!"

Li Er felt more painful as he spoke, pounding his thighs with his fists.

He had regretted this matter countless times, but every time he thought of it again, he wished he could stab himself twice.

Qin Mu could have been used by Great Tang!

Li Er rubbed his face and relaxed his facial muscles.

"However, this matter has passed, and regret is useless. After Qin Mu dies, I will definitely make up my mind to abandon the noble families and reuse scholars from humble backgrounds!"

These words were like a thunderbolt, striking Fang Xuanling squarely, leaving him stunned in place.

In an instant, countless thoughts turned in his heart.

What nonsense is the Emperor talking about?

How could Qin Mu suddenly die?

Could it be...

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling was anxious.

"Your Majesty, could it be that you secretly sent people to assassinate Qin Mu?"

Li Er let it slip and was a bit embarrassed.

But Fang Xuanling was not an outsider; after all, he was a trusted confidant, so telling him should be fine. "I asked Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, and they both believe that Qin Mu's fate is too strong. I want to change his fate and make him fall into the mortal world from now on!"

Fate?

Fang Xuanling finally knew why the Emperor was so sure he could get rid of Qin Mu?

Therefore, he seized Great Tang's destiny.

If it came to people who understood fate in the world, no one could surpass Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng.

With the two of them making a move, presumably the chances of success were quite large.

However, Fang Xuanling always had a feeling of unease in his heart.

In the past, when dealing with Qin Mu, many times, he also felt good about himself.

When it came to the real test, he found that there was simply no strength to compete with Qin Mu!

Will it succeed this time?

"Your Majesty, how could such a major event be decided so suddenly?

So rashly, if the matter is exposed, Great Tang is afraid it will face a disaster of extinction!"

Li Er didn't like hearing this.

He impatiently flicked his sleeves, bringing up a gust of wind.

"How am I rash?

I also listened to Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng's respective methods and decided after careful consideration.

I haven't heard that Great Qin has any experts in this area. This time it will definitely be a success!"

Fang Xuanling didn't know what to say.

Under normal circumstances, this was correct. But the opponent was Qin Mu, so it was hard to say.

Fang Xuanling also suspected whether he had already developed a psychological shadow toward Qin Mu?

How come every conspiracy involving Qin Mu felt like it definitely wouldn't succeed?

"Your Majesty, since you are sure, then it's fine. It's my overthinking."

Fang Xuanling bowed his head decisively.

Arguing with the Emperor without basis was very unwise.

Li Er wasn't really angry with Fang Xuanling.

He was already very lonely and didn't want to alienate this important pillar of the state because of a momentary impulse.

He leaned forward, took Fang Xuanling's hand, and began to imagine the future.

"Xuanling, as long as Qin Mu's destiny is exhausted, our Great Tang cavalry will soon be able to recover the Central Plains!"

By that time, as long as there is a recruitment list, I can recruit all the current Great Qin talents under my command.

With them to balance the noble families, there will be a new balance in the court.

By that time, I can safely recruit scholars from humble backgrounds!"

Listening to Li Er's "grand" plan, Fang Xuanling was slightly uneasy.

In the end, what Li Er was thinking about in his brain was still playing with power.

He wanted to use Great Qin's former officials to control the balance in the court.

He didn't understand at all why he should recruit scholars from humble backgrounds? What was the purpose?

In this way, even if there was a new balance, it would eventually form new noble families.

The essence of the matter hadn't changed; it was just a change of people.

Fang Xuanling reminded him cautiously.

"Your Majesty, why not learn from Great Qin and thoroughly eliminate the phenomenon of forming cliques and alliances? Strengthen the imperial power further!" Li Er shook his head.

He wasn't stupid and had considered this problem.

It was just that the price of doing so was too great. Li Er didn't dare to toss like that.

"Xuanling, have you ever thought that Great Qin's former officials and noble families are naturally in a state of opposition.

Controlling them to fight each other, with me holding the balance in the middle, is relatively easy.

But to completely disperse them and not form cliques is twice as difficult as just dispersing the noble families now!

By then, I'm afraid the country will be in turmoil!"

Fang Xuanling sighed deeply.

He remained silent.