Caiyun's attitude towards this matter made Xiao Ruxun feel uneasy for a moment.
But soon he laughed.
Conscience?
As an emperor, did he still have a conscience?
He ridiculed him like this, looked down on him like this.
But it was useless. He was not a saint. As an emperor, he had stronger desires than ordinary people. The desire for power, the desire to control, the desire to kill, and the desire to have sex, and he needed to vent these desires.
The immense pressure was pressing down on his body, and sometimes it was so heavy that he couldn't even breathe.
So, he even liked himself a little bit now.
Mocking and liking at the same time seemed contradictory, but in fact, it was very normal.
After leaving Caiyun, Xiao Ruxun came to the palace where Xiao Wenkui was. He saw his father holding a small showerhead and serving the flowers and plants he liked, followed by a group of servants.
Ever since Xiao Wenkui escaped into the depths of the palace and ignored the affairs of the world, he had two hobbies. One was reading and writing notes, and the other was taking care of the flowers and plants. When there were no grandchildren to play with him, he would do these two things by himself.
Seeing Xiao Ruxun coming, Xiao Wenkui smiled.
"How come the emperor has time to come here today?"
His father seemed to express his dissatisfaction with Xiao Ruxun for not coming for a long time.
Although when he came, his father always told him to go back early to deal with state affairs and not delay it, if he really didn't come, he would really be unhappy.
Although Xiao Ruxun would have a family dinner every seven or eight days, Xiao Wenkui really hadn't come for a long time. It was true that the father and son hadn't talked alone for a long time.
"Sometimes I am really busy with state affairs. Now the war against Nihon is still going on, I really don't have much time. So, as soon as I am free, I come."
In front of his father, Xiao Ruxun still smiled.
Xiao Wenkui glanced at Xiao Ruxun.
"Really? Is there any progress in the crusade against the Japanese? "
Xiao Ruxun smiled and said, "Yes, the King of Nihon has been captured alive by Li Rusong. The royal family and ministers of Nihon have been wiped out. The central government of Nihon no longer exists, and the local government is in a state of disunity. They are no match for our army at all. The annihilation of Nihon is just around the corner."
"Really?"
Xiao Wenkui was visibly elated, "That's great. This Japanese country is small, but they are ambitious. During the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirates had harassed the Southeast coast for more than a hundred years. They even tried to conquer Korea and invade the Central Plains. They were really bold. Now that they have been destroyed, it is what everyone wants. The people of the Southeast coast should be happy, and Si Er can be considered to have avenged their ancestors."
The people of the southeast coast were destroyed by the Japanese pirates.
Although most of the Japanese pirates were Japanese pirates in the southeast, and there were many people behind them, under the guidance of the government, it was easy for the people to blame the Japanese.
When Xiao Ruxun conquered Korea and wiped out more than 200,000 Japanese troops, the Daming government announced that they wiped out 200,000 Japanese pirates. The Southeast coast was boiling, and Xiao Ruxun's reputation reached its peak in an instant. It could be seen how much the people of the Southeast hated them.
Now that Nihon was destroyed, the Japanese pirates would disappear forever. The Daqin government made another wave of propaganda, and they could harvest a large number of people's hearts along the Southeast coast. As the second base of Xiao Ruxun, the Southeast provinces would be more stable, and they would become the backbone of his national power to consolidate the Daqin government.
The people's hearts were real. Even Xiao Wenkui was happy about this matter. It could be imagined what kind of blow the disaster of the Japanese pirates had brought to the Daming.
After being happy for a while, Xiao Wenkui slowly came to his senses.
"Si Er, you just said that the King of Nihon was captured by Li Rusong?"
Xiao Wenkui seemed a little surprised.
Xiao Ruxun nodded.
"Yes, Li Rusong led troops to attack the capital of Nihon, and captured the royal family and the court in one fell swoop. It was a great achievement, and it should be the first achievement in the war to destroy the Japanese."
"Oh! I see … "
Xiao Wenkui blinked his eyes, and his thoughts kept flying back.
"Just now, I suddenly remembered that before the battle in Korea, Li Rusong also had a dispute with you."
Xiao Wenkui suddenly talked about the past.
Xiao Ruxun did not hesitate in front of his father.
"That's right. Back then, your son had just finished the battle of Ningxia and annihilated Bawai. My spirit was at its peak, and I wasn't afraid of Li Rusong at all. I confronted him head-on and argued for what was right. Now that I think about it, time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon fly like a shuttle.
Xiao Wenkui also nodded.
"Yes, it has been eight years. Things remain the same, but people have changed. Si Er, in a few months, it will be your 30th birthday. What do you plan to do?"
Xiao Wenkui asked Xiao Ruxun with great interest how he planned to do his 30th birthday.
Xiao Ruxun didn't have a 28th and 29th birthday.
During the war at the age of 28, Xiao Ruxun didn't think of his birthday at all.
When he was 29, he was doing a big cleaning. Caiyun and the two children cooked a bowl of noodles for him, which could be considered his birthday.
Only on his 30th birthday, which was not far away, would he have the opportunity to do a big thing.
Xiao Ruxun touched the beard on his chin and smiled.
"Father, if you want me to do something, I will do it. It just so happens that Nihon is about to be destroyed. Let's do it in this way. Let's have a double celebration and call all countries to come to pay homage to me. In front of them, I will ask the King and Queen of Nihon to present gifts to me. What do you think, father?"
"Hahahaha, Si Er, you are so evil. You ask the King and Queen of Nihon to present gifts to you in front of the vassal state. Are you celebrating? Or are you intimidating them? "
"Isn't it killing two birds with one stone to celebrate and intimidate them together?"
Xiao Ruxun said with a smile, "Father's birthday is a celebration, and so is Caiyun's birthday. But I am the emperor, and the emperor's birthday is not an ordinary thing. If I don't do it, it's fine. If I do, I have to do something in the name of doing it."
Xiao Wenkui smiled and nodded.
"As you wish. It is your birthday, and others should not interfere. You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't go too far. After all, the vassal state is a vassal state. There is no crime or offense. We, the Daqin, should not make trouble for them, lest we are criticized."
"Father, you are right."
Xiao Ruxun agreed with a smile.
Coming out of Xiao Wenkui's palace, Xiao Ruxun was just about to ask someone to find Li Tingji to make arrangements for his birthday. As a result, he suddenly learned that there was a military report from Nihon. Xiao Ruxun thought that something had happened, so he hurried back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. At first glance, he knew that it was good news.
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