Chapter 2606 Between Father and Son
Dragon Palace.
On the mat in front of the window, two father and son sat opposite each other.
His Majesty Li Er frowned, looked at the prince in front of him, and asked: "You mean, you want to cancel the ban on child slaves for your father, and even allow him to open a palace and enter the Shangshu Province?"
The prince's eyebrows were honest, he nodded and said: "That's exactly it."
His Majesty Li Er pondered and did not speak for a while.
He was a little unsure of the prince's thoughts. Now everyone in the government and the public knew that once the King of Jin regained his freedom, he would immediately become the most powerful contender for the throne. The prince's status was precarious and crumbling. Logically speaking, shouldn't the prince at this moment be in panic all day long, trying every means to prevent the lifting of the ban on confinement and locking Prince Jin in the palace?
Now they actually do the opposite...
"Tell me, what do you think?"
Unable to understand, His Majesty Li Er simply asked bluntly. This eldest son had always been obedient in front of him, and he would not dare to make up lies to deceive himself.
Li Chengqian was very calm and said slowly: "My son is not stupid and knows nothing about my father's thoughts. It's just that the child slaves are my brothers and sisters. How can I do it just because I am afraid that he will compete with me for the heirloom?" Can you bear to let him be imprisoned in the house for the rest of his life? The father should know the temperament of his son, and he cannot do such a cruel thing. "
When he said these words, his eyes were clear and his expression was calm, without any trace of panic.
Although the meeting with his father was planned by several team members, in fact the direction and purpose were in line with Li Chengqian's temperament. He cared about the brotherhood and couldn't bear to have his child slave imprisoned at a young age and spend his whole life like a caged bird. Never seen the light of day.
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, said oh, and nodded, indicating that he recognized Li Chengqian's words.
He knows his son better than his father. He is very clear about his son's temperament. He is indeed not a cruel person, let alone facing siblings who share the same mother.
After thinking about it, he asked again: "Even so, aren't you worried that the child slaves will threaten your position as crown prince? Or, in other words, you don't take your position as crown prince seriously?"
Li Chengqian's heart tightened, knowing that this was the most important moment, enough for his father to make a choice in his heart. He did not dare to be careless at all. He took a breath, met His Majesty Li Er's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "When my son was eight years old, He was named a prince by his father and invited famous ministers and scholars to the East Palace to teach his sons how to behave and make decisions as kings. People consciously study tirelessly, just to one day inherit the father's ambition, make our Tang Empire prosperous forever, and make the country that the father built with his own hands become more beautiful and prosperous. In the midst of this, I can kneel down in front of my father without any shame and say that my child has lived up to his trust and fulfilled his mission!”
Having said this, Li Chengqian stood up, lifted up his robe, knelt in front of His Majesty Li Er, paused his head on the ground, and said loudly: "For more than ten years, I have regarded myself as a prince every day, and I have demanded myself as a prince all the time. If you dare to slack off, how can you not care about the position of prince? However, this country was won by the father. As a son, whoever the father wants to leave this country to, he will accept the order cautiously and dare not complain at all. . Today, my father is willing to give up the throne. It is because my father has not done well enough, which makes my father feel that it is difficult for him to inherit your family business. Therefore, I sincerely ask my father to forgive me. If he commits a crime, he will be allowed to advance When I enter the central government to handle the affairs of the court, I will put everything I have learned over the years into practice and present it to my father. Whether I can or cannot is determined by my father. No matter what the outcome, I will never complain!"
These words were impassioned and full of momentum, and the echoes lingered in the hall.
His Majesty Li Er was a little stunned, as if he no longer recognized the person in front of him... Is this the same prince who only knew how to be obedient, but was actually weak?
Ever since he was a child, this boy has never dared to speak like this in front of him!
Are you brave enough to eat a leopard today?
After calming down his mind, His Majesty Li Er thought about it carefully and finally understood the prince's trick...
There was some displeasure on his face, and he snorted and said: "This was what Fang Jun taught you with a stick, right? Mother! You are good at not learning, but you insist on following that bastard's trick of confusing people! Give it to me Tell me, did Fang Jun teach you this? As long as the King of Jin enters the Shangshu Province and participates in government affairs, you will privately hinder him and make him continue to make mistakes. Then I will naturally be disappointed with him. Is your position as the crown prince completely saved? "
After all, His Majesty Li Er is a wise and powerful man. Apart from having difficulty accepting the change in Li Chengqian's personality and having some doubts at the beginning, when he calmed down, he immediately saw through what tricks Li Chengqian was playing.
Li Chengqian was suddenly sweating profusely and feeling extremely stressed...
Fortunately, he had predicted that such tricks would be seen through by his father, so he mustered up the courage at this moment, paused, and said loudly: "Father, you have made me a prince, and I am the crown prince of the country. , but have you suffered from such open and covert attacks in recent years? One person is worth more than tens of thousands. With such a status, it is inevitable to face those who are fighting openly and secretly. Only if you can overcome all obstacles and move forward can you be considered a qualified prince. Otherwise, even if you have the love of your father, you will be fettered by the calculations of people and trapped by interests. What good does dispute do to the country? ”
This is the bright charter.
If you say I can’t do it, I won’t accept it; if you say I can do it, I won’t be angry!
Who can do it and who can't? Let's take it out for a walk. You are the emperor, and you have the final say who will give the country to you. But if I win, you can depose me as the crown prince, but you can't say that I can't do it anymore!
His Majesty Li Er was a little stunned, and the expression on his face was wonderful.
Hey!
After so many years, how could this obedient son dare to argue so hard in front of him?
After enduring it, His Majesty Li Er still couldn't hold it back. A smile appeared on his lips, but then quickly disappeared...
This was the first time that he felt the prince's energy, which made his father very happy.
How can the leader of a country be successful if he only knows how to be gentle, thrifty, kind and benevolent? As the prince said just now, when you are in the court, you are inevitably involved in interests. You face countless conspiracies every day, let alone the emperor!
Of those ministers in the court who were able to stand out among hundreds of millions of common people and become one of the most powerful figures in the world, which one was given for free? These people have already perfected their scheming skills on the road to promotion. If they have no self-confidence, no sharpness, and no tit-for-tat methods, how can they become the masters of the world and the nine-five supremes?
Once suppressed by ministers, he can only be a puppet...
This has always been what His Majesty Li Er has been most dissatisfied with about the Crown Prince. As a Crown Prince, he has no strong temper at all. How can he control those personal spirits in the court? He didn't want the empire he had worked so hard to win to end up in the hands of a submissive and weak son.
Today I finally got to see the prince's temper. He was obviously very dissatisfied with his tendency to be prone to saving things from time to time, and he had deep grudges.
Well, that's good.
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, with a calm face, and said casually: "What are you kneeling for? You and I, father and son, should work together as one. This routine of kneeling back and forth all day long is really the most useless thing. .”
"Here!"
Li Chengqian got up from the ground, not daring to wipe the sweat off his forehead. His legs were a little weak, but he forced himself to calmly return to sit down in front of His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er looked kindly and said: "Don't blame my father. My father is not dissatisfied with you, but that as the prince, you have to perform better. Not only can my father be able to control this country with confidence, As well as the entire Li Tang royal family, you must make the civil servants and military generals in the court sincerely convinced by you, otherwise the people will be unstable and disaster is not far away.”
This is indeed what I say from the bottom of my heart.
He has always been a strong person, and his requirements for his own heirs are naturally extremely strict, let alone the prince who will succeed the emperor in the future? He was not dissatisfied with the prince, but he had too high demands on the prince.
But since he is the prince who will succeed the emperor in the future, how can he not have high requirements for him?
Li Chengqian said hurriedly: "My son has never complained at all! My father gave me my life, and this fine clothing and food was given by my father. I can't repay you with the grass and the ring. How dare I complain about my father? Nine years of martial virtue." When, you were beaten by your uncle, third uncle and the others Forced to the point of desperation, he led the whole Tiance Mansion to fight back desperately, and fought under the Xuanwu Sect. At that time, the queen mother was holding her sons and Li Zhi, and a group of brothers were sitting in Qinwang's Mansion. Mansion Everyone was killed, Qingque and his third brother were so frightened that they cried loudly. We all thought that when you came back victorious and appeared in the house covered in blood, I will regard you as an unparalleled hero, because I understand. How bad are you? Under such circumstances, I could reverse the situation and win! Without my father, I would not be in this world, let alone live now! So even if my father asked me to die, I would not complain and would happily obey..." ( End of chapter)