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

Chapter 19 Li Yuan: Erlang gave birth to a good son! [New book collection]

Father?!
When he heard this loud voice, Li Chengqian couldn't help but shudder all over.

This feeling is like doing something bad at home and being suddenly discovered by your parents.

No, why is His Majesty Li Er here?

Shouldn't he be very busy with state affairs? How could he have time to come here?
Why do I remember that the Emperor Li Er in history did not have a very good relationship with the retired Emperor Li Yuan when he first ascended the throne?

Is he here for himself?
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but look at Li Yuan, only to see that Li Yuan's face was also a little surprised.

This was the first time Li Shimin had taken the initiative to find him since he abdicated.

He subconsciously looked at Li Chengqian and found that Li Chengqian was also looking at him.

The moment the grandfather and grandson's eyes met, they retracted their gazes as if they had been electrocuted.

"Um, Grandpa."

"I understand. Let's see what he's going to do first."

"Grandpa is so kind. I will be your best friend in the world from now on~"

"Hahaha"

Before the laughter died down, Li Shimin walked into the inner hall with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, nodded and saluted, saying: "Son greets father!"

Li Chengqian and Pei Ji, upon seeing this, also bowed to Li Shimin and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty (Father)!"

Li Shimin hummed, then fixed his gaze on Li Chengqian and asked calmly and majestically, "Why are you here?"

"I"

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and chest and said, "I'm here to visit Grandpa!"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly. "Since you are here to visit the Emperor, why are you the only one here and not Qingque?"

"Uh, well, Qingque said he wanted to study and asked me not to disturb him, so I didn't call him over."

"Then Qingque wants to study, why don't you study?"

Li Shimin took a step forward and stared at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian's face turned pale, and he didn't dare to look him in the eye. He quickly lowered his head, hesitating and saying nothing.

But Li Shimin had no intention of letting him go. He said with a stern face, "I asked you a question, why didn't you answer?"

"I"

Li Chengqian opened his mouth and was about to argue, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and said with his neck stiffened:
"I just think that you don't have to read a lot to learn skills. You can ask for advice from capable people, such as the Emperor, my father, and the ministers in office. Your success is definitely not because you read more than others.

So, all roads lead to success, so why should I be so tied to formalities?"

"This"

Li Shimin was slightly surprised and thought to himself, "All roads lead to success." What kind of nonsense is this?
"Rebel!"

Just as he was about to teach his son a lesson, Li Yuan's voice suddenly rang out: "Well said! Well said!"

"You're truly worthy of being a descendant of the Li family! You're actually able to come up with such a wise saying. Hahahaha, all roads lead to success. Not bad, not bad!"

Smiling, he looked at Pei Ji again: "Pei San, what do you think?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan is a man of great talent!" Pei Ji agreed with a smile.

Li Shimin's face darkened. "Father, what do you mean? I'm teaching my son a lesson!"

Li Yuan sneered in his heart, I also want to teach my son a lesson, let me see how I deal with you!
He drank a glass of wine by himself and looked at Li Shimin with a dull expression: "Erlang, the New Year is almost here. Can I still play the pipa at the banquet?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, puzzled, "Father, what do you mean? Your pipa is world-famous, of course I can play it!"

"I don't think it can be played!"

"This"

Li Shimin hesitated and said, "Although there are musicians in the palace, it would be great if your father is willing to play."

"hehe."

Li Yuan smiled noncommittally, then said with emotion: "I am already old. If I really want to play, some people will give me face, but others may not necessarily give me face."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin frowned and remained silent.

If he still doesn't understand the hidden meaning of this statement, then he is not Li Shimin.

But Li Chengqian was shocked.

No way, grandpa, are you really supporting me?
Although I know you are the Emperor Emeritus, could you please not be so brave in front of His Majesty Li Er? I'm afraid!
But to be honest, His Majesty Li II is too arrogant. He actually dares to teach me a lesson in front of you!
It's totally disrespectful!
If you don't want to live, beat him up!

Well, let him collect the Grand Slam!

"hehe."

Seeing Li Shimin and his son arguing with each other, Pei Ji's eyelids twitched and he said with a wry smile, "The Supreme Emperor wants to play the pipa, who dares not give you face?"

Hearing this, the suppressed emotions in Li Shimin's heart slowly relaxed, and then he looked at Pei Ji calmly: "What else does Pei Sikong want to say?"

"minister"

Pei Ji was slightly startled, and subconsciously looked at Li Yuan, but Li Yuan didn't even look at him, but poured wine and drank it. He couldn't help but stand up with an embarrassed look on his face and saluted:
"I have something important to attend to, so I won't bother the Emperor and His Majesty here."

After saying that, he tactfully left the inner hall.

At this moment, Li Chengqian also stood up from his seat, bowed and said, "Your son."

"Sit down for me!"

Before Li Chengqian could finish his words, Li Shimin gave him a cold look, which scared him so much that he sat back down with a thud.

Omg!

You and your son should not kill each other!
I just want to be a prince now, I'm not ready to be an emperor yet
"Father, are you resentful?"

Li Shimin smiled and glanced at Li Chengqian, who was sitting obediently. He then asked, "Could it be that someone has offended you?"

"I am old and weak, and things are not convenient for me, as you know."

Li Yuan said this in a self-deprecating tone, then changed the subject: "But I'm very happy that my children and grandchildren came to see me on their own initiative. Why do you blame Cheng Qian so much? You even chased him all the way to Da'an Palace."

Hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian strangely.

He didn't know why his father was so close to his son and would even get angry with him because of his son.

Although his father doted on Li Chengqian in the past, it was far from the extent he does now.

But now, given his father's situation, there is no need for him to argue with himself because of his son, unless the grandfather and grandson have some unspeakable secrets.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's eyes moved back and forth between the grandfather and grandson. After a while, he smiled dumbly: "Father, you misunderstood. I didn't come here because of Cheng Qian!"

"Oh?"

Li Yuan and Li Chengqian exchanged a glance and couldn't help but ask, "Then why are you here?"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Today, during the court meeting, I discussed some matters with the ministers and was a little undecided. I wanted to ask for your opinion."

"It's not necessary!"

Before Li Shimin could finish his words, Li Yuan raised his hand to stop him: "I have abdicated the throne now. Apart from family matters, you don't need to discuss other matters with me!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he felt a surge of frustration. "You're so close to your grandson, why are you so heartless to me?" "Isn't that grandson also my son?" Despite his frustration, he said seriously, "Although this is a state matter, it's also a family matter, so we still have to discuss it!"

Li Yuan frowned, obviously not wanting to discuss.

But if he didn't discuss it, given the temper of His Majesty Li Er, he would definitely not let Li Chengqian off easily. Then he wouldn't be able to continue the interesting topic they had just discussed with Li Chengqian.

So, he could only wave his hand reluctantly and said: "Just say what you want to say!"

"Uh"

Seeing Li Yuan's perfunctory attitude, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian, only to see that he only had two words.

Clever.

What on earth are these grandfather and grandson plotting? Are they planning to rebel against me, Li Er?
impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Li Shimin cut off this crazy idea in time, and then asked tentatively:

"Father, back then you made kings and honored meritorious officials, but later I heard you were in a dilemma because you wanted to reward those who felt the titles were unfair. Now, should I continue to reward them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Chengqian instantly understood what Emperor Li II wanted to do.

If we say that reducing the number of palace maids was to save expenses in the harem.

The purpose of reducing rewards is to save national expenses.

During the period when Li Yuan was in power, many things had not yet been settled because the country was in its infancy.

In order to keep power firmly in the hands of the Li Tang royal family, Li Yuan not only made all his brothers and nephews in the family kings, but even made underage babies kings.

To put it bluntly, this kind of business thinking is the business thinking of a family business.

Trying to use the royal family to control the world.

However, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, the world was peaceful and the imperial power was consolidated. There was no need for the power of the royal family to maintain the stability of the Li Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the titles of nobility in the Tang Dynasty were divided into real titles and virtual titles.

Real sealing means there is profit to be gained.

An empty title means there is no real benefit, only a title.

As a result, the emperor had to use the national treasury to reward empty titles.

Since the first year of Wude, the Tang Dynasty has been at war for years, and the people have had a hard time making a living. Although there is peace now, the national strength is much weaker than before.

"Yeah, I was also very embarrassed at first!"

Li Yuan was deeply touched when he heard Li Shimin's words. He couldn't help but say, "This reward is too little. There are many things that cannot be settled. If the reward is too much, you probably know that Curry will be too little!"

Li Shimin's thoughts turned, and then he looked at Li Yuan with a burning gaze and tried again: "What if I no longer reward them?"

"This"

Li Yuan was slightly stunned, then laughed: "As long as you, Erlang, are capable of settling the matter, then you don't need to reward them anymore!"

"But," he said, then changed the subject and added meaningfully, "I think it's difficult!"

"hehe."

Li Shimin smiled noncommittally, then walked around the inner hall with his hands behind his back, and said lightly:
"What I mean is that those who are distantly related and have no merit should all be demoted!"

"However, these people were all granted titles by the Emperor back then. I'm afraid that the Emperor might be embarrassed, so I've come here today to ask for advice!"

"The fact that you came to see me shows that you, Erlang, are not an arbitrary emperor. This is a good thing."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement, then said with a half-smile, "Although I conferred their titles, I won't lose face because of this. But you, I'm afraid you're going to get into trouble!"

Li Shimin's mouth twitched, thinking to himself, "Why are you so happy?"

But after thinking about it, he said with a look of relief: "As long as I can get my father's approval, the next thing will be easy."

"So, you can really do it?"

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin in surprise. He knew the difficulty of this matter and it was definitely not something he could just talk about casually.

However, His Majesty Li Er was extremely confident: "I, Li Shimin, always keep my word!"

"Ok?"

Li Yuan was surprised again, then nodded with a smile: "Yes, you Erlang have always been like this!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin was greatly moved. He couldn't help but look at Li Yuan, then at Li Chengqian. After a slight hesitation, he immediately knelt down in front of Li Yuan.

"Father, you founded the Tang Dynasty. I am now in power to make you proud, to make more people respect you, and to make our Tang Dynasty more prosperous."

"This"

Li Yuan's face was filled with excitement. He struggled to his feet, as if he was meeting Li Shimin for the first time. Tears welled up in his eyes. After a long pause, he finally laughed heartily: "Okay! Okay, okay, okay, hahahaha, okay!"

Li Chengqian: "."

It’s not grandpa, he is imitating me!

I told him these words!

In fact, Li Chengqian had a good idea of ​​how the history books recorded Li Yuan and his son, but he didn't believe that Li Shimin really didn't care about family affection at all.

After all, they are father and son.

We cannot regard everything that is happening now as a show by Li Shimin.

Because in Li Chengqian's view, from the time when Li Shimin's political goal was achieved, all the contradictions, conflicts, right and wrong, and grudges of the past would naturally fade away with time.

Even if there are still barriers in their hearts, their goals are the same when facing the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the family affection that was once shelved was reawakened.

"Alright Erlang, get up quickly. You and I are father and son, no need to say more."

After Li Yuan finished laughing, he personally helped Li Shimin up and said, "Whether you are the one governing the Tang Dynasty or as your father, we both want the Tang Dynasty to become better and better!"

Li Shimin nodded with red eyes and said nothing.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Central Secretariat Fang Xuanling has an urgent matter to discuss with you!"

Li Shimin frowned upon hearing this, but quickly calmed down and said, "Father, I have something else to do, so I won't be here with you any longer. Please have a good rest and take care of your health."

"Well, Jiro is thoughtful."

Li Yuan smiled and prepared to see Li Shimin off.

But Li Shimin fixed his gaze on Li Chengqian and said sternly, "What are you still doing standing there? Why don't you bow and say goodbye to your grandfather?"

"Not Father, I."

"Ok?"

Li Shimin's face darkened.

Li Chengqian immediately shrank his neck and swallowed back what he wanted to say. He stood up with a wry smile, walked to Li Yuan, and bowed respectfully: "Grandpa Emperor, may you be well. I will take my leave!"

As he said this, he turned his back to Li Er and gave Li Yuan a look.

I mean, I'll be back again.

Li Yuan smiled silently, thinking that Erlang had given birth to a good son!
Immediately afterwards, he watched Emperor Li II and his son leave Da'an Palace.

After an unknown amount of time, Consort Yin De, who had been driven away by Li Yuan, came in sobbing, "Grand Emperor!"

"roll--!"

Li Yuan waved his sleeves impatiently. What a thing! A concubine wants to compare her relationship with my grandson.

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