Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 156: You have violated your father's taboo by doing this! [Seeking monthly votes]

"Cheng Qian, Liu Min, and Liu Lancheng, what do you think?"

In a forest outside the military tent, Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji were playing chess, while Lai Fu and Hilde were grilling lamb skewers next to them.

Li Yuan watched Xue Rengui and Du Caigan practicing martial arts not far away.

Li Chengqian smiled and picked up a black chess piece, playing with it and saying, "I understand their intentions, but I don't want to get involved in local affairs just yet!"

After saying this, he casually placed the chess piece on the chessboard and said calmly, "Don't look at my father's generosity and tolerance, but his suspicion is no less than that of the ancient emperors. I'm still young, so there's no need to get too awkward with him!"

"I'm relieved that you can think this way."

Changsun Wuji smiled with relief, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said teasingly, "Uncle was really scared by what happened that night. However, I've also noticed that you two are quite similar in some ways!"

"Yeah, it's quite similar, it's a legacy!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, then glanced at Li Yuan who was not far away: "Uncle, do you think my father will follow in my grandfather's footsteps?"

"This"

Changsun Wuji's heart trembled, and then he sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty's thoughts, even I cannot fully understand them. I can only say that for an emperor, there may be family affection, but there is definitely a lot of political manipulation, and sometimes it even surpasses family affection!"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Li Yuan and sneered, "Don't think that the retired emperor is harmless now. What kind of family affection did he have in those things he did back then?"

"To bear the disgrace of the state is to be called the Lord of the Altar, and to bear the misfortune of the state is to be the King of the World. Whether it is the emperor or the people, there is no absolute freedom."

"What seems incomprehensible to ordinary people is, in the eyes of the emperor, a matter of necessity. Do you understand?"

"This"

Li Chengqian looked at Zhangsun Wuji in surprise, then his expression became serious and he bowed to him: "Thank you for your teachings, uncle!"

"hehe."

Zhangsun Wuji smiled faintly, then said seriously, "Cheng Qian, you are very smart and resourceful, but your uncle still wants to remind you that His Majesty is not the Supreme Emperor. Everything you do, you must be extremely cautious, extremely cautious, understand?"

"Don't worry, uncle. Cheng Qian understands!"

"Well, okay, as long as you understand!"

Changsun Wuji nodded with a smile, then picked up a chess piece and imitated Li Chengqian's playful behavior. "I heard you came to Shuofang in the name of praying for rain?"

"Yes, it's a royal tour!"

"Clap!"

The chess piece in Zhangsun Wuji's hand fell onto the chessboard with a clatter, and he looked at Li Chengqian in astonishment: "Feng, Fengtian patrol?"

"Yes, my father plotted against me and wanted me to break the impasse for him, so I took advantage of the situation and arranged a Fengtian Tour for him!" Li Chengqian nodded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Sun Wuji's face was filled with strangeness, and then he couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did your Majesty get set up?"

"No, isn't it normal for him to be set up? Look at what he's done in the past two years since he ascended the throne? He's reduced the number of palace maids, streamlined the number of kings, and implemented new policies. Which of these didn't offend people?"

Li Chengqian said with amusement, "If you deprive others of their interests for your own benefit, you will naturally be resented by others, and it's inevitable that you will be set up by others!"

After hearing this, Changsun Wuji thought it made some sense, so he continued to ask, "Then how do you plan to help His Majesty break the impasse?"

"What else can we do? Of course, we should pray for rain successfully!"

"What?! You really know how to pray for rain?"

"Will it matter?"

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said, "My father has dragged me into this! If I fail to pray for rain, do you know what the consequences will be, uncle?"

"This"

Changsun Wuji was speechless.

Of course, he knew the consequences of Li Chengqian's failed prayer for rain, so he had said before that sometimes the emperor's actions were full of helplessness and had to do them.

For example, Li Yuan, did he want to see his three sons fighting? From the perspective of family affection, he certainly didn't want to!

But analyzing from the perspective of the emperor, do the interest groups represented by Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin need to be suppressed and severely damaged?

If he is not suppressed and severely hit, his throne will be unstable.

The best outcome, naturally, would be that the interest groups represented by Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would both suffer losses, and he would be the one to reap the benefits.

However, the final result was beyond his expectations, which led to the situation of brothers killing each other.

Besides, did Li Shimin want to plot against his own son? He certainly didn't want to!

But as Wei Zheng said, if he didn't plot against his own son, he would have to bear the pain and even get deeper into the game.

Let the person who set up the trap trap you.

Faced with such a situation, from the emperor's perspective, what can he do? He is also helpless!

For example, with all the things he did in history, did he really forget about Xuanwu Gate?

Does he really not know what it means to let Li Tai live in Wude Hall?

No, he actually knew everything.

It's just that from the perspective of an emperor, he needs the interest groups behind Li Chengqian and Li Tai to fight, so as to suppress and severely damage the interest groups behind them and consolidate his own rule.

However, he never expected that the person he suppressed and hit hard was not the interest group behind them, but his own son.

All I can say is that what goes around comes around, and this world is actually very complicated.

"Ugh!"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help but sigh, then changed the subject, "Master Liang has been hiding in the city for several days. Should we continue to wait?"

"this."

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then analyzed, "According to Li Zhengbao, Liang Shidu's cousin Liang Luoren has always harbored resentment towards Liang Shidu. Even before they launched the coup, Liang Shidu killed Liang Luoren's cousin. Therefore, I infer that Liang Luoren might also launch a coup!"

"So, we still have to wait?"

Changsun Wuji frowned and said, "But if we wait any longer, the Turkic reinforcements will arrive!"

"Why, uncle, are you afraid of the Turkic reinforcements?" Li Chengqian said with some amusement.

Zhang Sun Wuji's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask, "Do you have a way to deal with the Turkic reinforcements?"

"Uncle, guess what?"

Li Chengqian smiled cunningly.

Zhangsun Wuji glared at him unhappily, then said with a stern face, "Cheng Qian, war is no joke. If you really have a way to deal with the Turkic reinforcements, I can wait a little longer. If you don't, I will order a violent attack on Liangshidu!"

After saying this, he stood up and prepared to return to the barracks.

"Oh, uncle! What are you so anxious about?!"

"It's not that I'm anxious, it's just that the opportunity is once lost and it will never come back again!"

"Okay, okay, I know. I didn't say we couldn't deal with the Turkic reinforcements. Sit down first and let me explain it to you slowly!"

Li Chengqian reluctantly greeted Zhangsun Wuji and didn't keep him in suspense. "Actually, uncle, I asked you to ask my father to let Jiangling assist you in destroying Liang Shidu. It was to facilitate the training of Jingzhou's troops to deal with the Turkic reinforcements!"

"Oh, I see!"

Changsun Wuji was delighted and immediately sat back in his seat, saying, "Are the Jingzhou troops really that powerful?" "Oh!"

Li Chengqian smiled: "Didn't Uncle see my Iron Pagoda? What do you think of them?"

"This"

Zhangsun Wuji hesitated for a moment before offering a relatively fair assessment: "In terms of momentum and armaments alone, they are no less powerful than your Majesty's Black Armor Army. In fact, their armaments are superior to your Majesty's Black Armor Army. However, their numbers are too small, and their combat effectiveness remains uncertain!"

At this point, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you train this guard army?"

"Uh, this,"

"Why, you didn't use the Jingzhou soldiers to train them?"

"That's right"

"Confused!"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji immediately stood up from his seat and said in a low voice, "Do you know that by doing this, you have violated your father's taboo?"

"I"

Li Chengqian opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

But then Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Have you forgotten how your father succeeded? It was through military power!"

"I've told you before to be extremely cautious in everything you do. Where has your cleverness gone?!"

"But if I don't use the troops of Jingzhou to form the Six Leaders of the Eastern Palace, it will take me a long time to gain my own strength!"

"Chengqian!"

Zhang Sun Wuji said with some dismay, "Uncle, I really don't understand. What are you so anxious about?!"

"You are only nine years old. Your father is still in his prime, and your brother is still very young. No one can pose a threat to you. What do you need an army for?"

"This"

Li Chengqian was speechless and lowered his head.

Although the previous operations had made him and Changsun Wuji closely connected, and through this period of time together, he found that Changsun Wuji was really dedicated to him.

Perhaps, in history, the reason why Zhangsun Wuji gave up Li Chengqian was partly out of helplessness.

After all, his initial hope had always been on Li Chengqian.

But no matter what the historical Changsun Wuji was like, at least the current Changsun Wuji was really good to him.

So, after a little hesitation, Li Chengqian prepared to tell Changsun Wuji all his thoughts.

He slowly raised his head, looked directly at Changsun Wuji, and said, "Uncle, maybe you won't understand what I'm saying, but I still want to say that life is too short, only a few decades. I want to do more than you can imagine!"

"I can't wait until my father grows old and then follow the rules to succeed the throne. I must build a solid foundation for the Tang Dynasty before I take the throne!"

"In this way, I can lead the Tang Dynasty to a further journey!"

"but."

Having said that, he changed the subject and continued, "Think about it, given my father's personality and his desire to control power, would he allow me to constantly tell him what to do?"

"This"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji fell silent.

Based on his understanding of Li Shimin, even though Wei Zheng is getting along well with Li Shimin now, if something really big happens, Li Shimin's will will never be shaken.

Therefore, wanting to frequently give orders to Li Shimin was simply a pipe dream.

But then Li Chengqian added, "He's the emperor, the ruler of the world. He has his own ideas! He also wants to go down in history and become the greatest emperor of all time!"

"Even if we share the same goal of making the Tang Dynasty a prosperous one, he wants that prosperity to be his, not mine!"

Having said this, he paused, then looked at Zhangsun Wuji with a burning gaze, and said word by word: "This is why, in history, the crown prince and the emperor are always wary of each other!"

"No emperor would accept being replaced by the crown prince while he is still alive, because this is his era!"

"What he gives you is yours. If he doesn't give it to you, you can't snatch it away!"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji was stunned on the spot.

After a long while, he asked in a daze, "Since you know everything, what do you want to do?"

"Uncle, have you seen that barbarian who's grilling mutton kebabs?"

Li Chengqian smiled and pointed at Hilde. "The country he lives in is called the Frankish Kingdom. The Frankish Kingdom is located in Europe. It has a civilization that is not inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty, and it has wealth that my uncle cannot even imagine!"

"Also, on the other side of Europe, there is a new continent called America. There is a vaster world there, far beyond the territory of our Tang Dynasty, and there is not even a country there."

"Uncle, think about it, if the Tang Dynasty expands overseas, will the kings, princes, generals, and ministers be of different races? Will your Changsun family still be a duke's family? Am I, your cousin, incapable of being the king of a country?"

"this!!!"

When Changsun Wuji heard Li Chengqian's words, his pupils suddenly shrank.

He never thought that this day would come to the Changsun family.

Prince and general, would you rather have a kind?
If someone else said this, Changsun Wuji would definitely think that he wanted to rebel!

But since these words were spoken by Li Chengqian, the meaning is different.

Because Li Chengqian was the crown prince and the future emperor, what he said meant that he would definitely do so after becoming emperor.

That's a person with a different surname being crowned king!

Among the heroes of ancient times, how many did not want to be crowned king?

But how many people were crowned kings in a dynasty?
Apart from members of the royal family and ministers who had made contributions to the founding of the country, there was almost no minister of a different surname who was granted the title of king.

Even if there are, few of them have a good ending.

Therefore, it is so rare to see living kings of different surnames in a dynasty.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has been no living king of a different surname.

His son, Zhangsun Wuji, followed Li Shimin in his campaigns, risking his life, and even participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. He was called the greatest meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty by Li Shimin, but the title he was bestowed upon him was only Duke of Zhao.

From this we can see that the title of Duke was already the highest title in the Tang Dynasty, and it was almost impossible to be crowned a king.

And now, Li Chengqian actually said that he would let his son be the king of a country. How could Changsun Wuji not be shocked?

It was unknown how long it took for Zhangsun Wuji to recover from his shock. He looked at Li Chengqian with complicated eyes and said with a dry mouth, "You, you are indeed more far-sighted than His Majesty!"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian suddenly raised his head and laughed.

Li Yuan, Xue Rengui, Du Caigan, Lai Fu, Hilde and others heard the laughter and looked over with puzzled expressions.

However, before they could figure out why Li Chengqian was laughing, a voice came from afar: "Your Highness the Crown Prince! General! Turkic reinforcements are here!"

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