Change the Tang Dynasty Li Yuanba

Chapter 33 I'll Tell You a Story

Li Shimin was in a good mood after solving the matter of Li Cha being crowned king. He didn't expect that the headache he had before would be solved so easily. If he knew it was so simple, why bother to play tricks and find embarrassment at the beginning.

"By the way, third brother, second brother will tell you another thing, that is, the kind of story you told just now, just tell it to the son, don't tell it to the pheasant slave. That kind of humility story is only suitable for ordinary people. , not suitable for the royal family, not even the children of big families."

"They don't fight or grab, and give in to each other. How do I know who is better and more suitable to sit on the throne? My children are all excellent, but there is only one throne. Regardless of Chengqian being the crown prince, it doesn't matter who will take the throne in the future." It must be, Chengqian's performance recently disappointed me too much. I don't know how his teacher gave him excellent comments."

Li Shimin suddenly remembered the story Li Cha just told, and said to Li Cha.

"No, Avalokitesvara, don't cry, don't worry, I won't abolish the crown prince. Although Chengqian's recent actions have disappointed me, Chengqian's filial piety is still worthy of praise. The crown prince will not be abolished easily. Don't cry, okay?"

As soon as Li Shimin mentioned Prince Li Chengqian, Empress Changsun wiped tears there, and Li Shimin became anxious immediately.

Prince Li Chengqian's filial piety, Li Shimin can see everything, no matter it is windy or rainy, or severe cold or hot summer, he will go to Lizheng Hall to visit Empress Zhangsun.

No matter how busy Li Shimin assigns him, as long as he is still in Chang'an City, he will not stop.

The most shocking thing was that in the cold winter last year, Empress Changsun was seriously ill, and Li Chengqian also contracted a severe cold, but he insisted on visiting the sick Empress Changsun at the Lizheng Hall, and passed out as soon as he reached the Lizheng Hall.

Li Shimin was disappointed with the prince because he had too high expectations for the prince Li Chengqian. He didn't want his son to kill each other like their brothers, so he was very strict with the prince on weekdays.

Teach him how to become a qualified prince and become a qualified king.

"Your Majesty, my concubine is fine, but I am worried about Chengqian. Your Majesty's burden on Chengqian is too heavy. Compared with Qingque, he is too strict with him. He is only 17 years old this year. The concubine is afraid that he will not be able to bear it." stay."

Both Li Chengqian and Li Tai were born to Empress Changsun, and their palms and backs were full of flesh. It was just Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Chengqian and Li Tai that made Empress Changsun worry about Li Chengqian.

"Hey, Chengqian is the crown prince. If I don't be strict with him, how can he be a qualified king in the future? Treating Qingque better is also compensation for his missing the throne. Why don't you understand Guanyin maidservant."

Li Shimin still had great hopes for the prince. He never thought about other sons becoming emperors.

"It's the concubine who is narrow-minded and doesn't understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts. The concubine knows his mistake." Empress Changsun wiped away her tears and said.

This reflects the wisdom of Empress Changsun. She never talks back to Li Shimin. Since Li Shimin said it, no matter how worried she is, she will only keep it in her heart and will not say it again.

"Hehe, don't you want to conquer all the places you know and make all your sons the emperor? Why is there only one throne now?" Li Cha recalled what Li Shimin said when he tested him, and said to Li Shimin.

"Hehe, it's not that the third brother has changed too much. I don't believe it in my heart. Do you want to test the third brother? You can't blame me. Who made you change so much. Except for your appearance, you are not the same as my third brother at all. People." Li Shimin said with a sneer.

"You said that Chengqian let you down. Have you really cared about him? He didn't praise him when he did something right, which is what he deserved. If he made a slight mistake, you would severely criticize him. Is this your way of education? In terms of your attitude towards Li Tai, it is completely opposite to him. What would a child think of this?"

"What Chengqian got was all your dissatisfaction, and what Li Tai got was all your praise, because of your different attitudes towards them. Now in the hearts of these two children, one is worried that the crown prince will be abolished, and the other is dreaming of being crowned prince." The crown prince's throne. Have you thought about this?" Li Cha accused Li Shimin.

"How could it be? Although I say that I am dissatisfied with the prince, I am still quite satisfied with Chengqian's ability. I never thought of abolishing the prince, nor did I give Qingque any hope. How could the situation you mentioned happen? ?” Li Shimin replied.

"Hehe, really? You think so, do the children really think so?" Li Cha looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Third brother, don't look at me like this. You looked at me like this when you talked about the throne last time. I can see pity and desolation in your eyes."

Li Shimin was terrified by Li Cha's eyes.

"Second brother, let me tell you a story. The story is a true record in Fang Wai's history. It is very similar to our Tang Dynasty. I hope you can learn from it."

Li Cha withdrew his eyes and said in a heavy tone.

The history of Fangwai is recorded as follows:
There is such an emperor who grew up in an era of constant wars.Just like the end of the Sui Dynasty in our previous dynasty, there were constant wars inside and foreign invasions outside, and the lives of the people were in dire straits.

The emperor, who couldn't see the suffering in the world, raised the banner of rebellion, wanting to end the war as soon as possible and return the people to a bright future.

The talent of this emperor is rare in the world. He quickly quelled the war and drove away the foreign invaders.

Created a great dynasty.This emperor aspires to be an emperor through the ages and to create a dynasty that will last forever.So he was extra cautious about the choice of his heir.

He has a very good prince, and he has great hopes for this prince, so he is very strict with this prince, and he is not allowed to make a little mistake, and even a little mistake will lead to accusations.

However, no matter how perfect this excellent prince did things, he never received praise, and he deserved it if he did the right thing.

Therefore, in the prince's heart, it was all his father's dissatisfaction with him. He felt that he had no chance to be on the throne, and he slowly began to neglect his work.

Moreover, the emperor has several other sons who are also outstanding. In order to stimulate the neglected prince, the emperor made another decision.

He gave a signal to several other outstanding sons that they could compete for the crown prince, letting them win over the courtiers secretly, and you fought over each other.As long as there is no bloodshed, it is within the acceptable range of the emperor.

The emperor's intentions were good, he never thought of abolishing the prince, he just wanted to put enough pressure on the prince and exercise his ability to handle affairs.

Until one day, something changed everything completely.

One year, the prince had a foot disease, but it was not completely cured, and he started to walk with a limp.But even if he had a foot problem, the emperor never thought of abolishing his crown prince.

On the contrary, he has been maintaining it when the ministers request the re-establishment of the prince, and firmly expresses his desire for the prince to succeed.

But the prince didn't think so. His father had been dissatisfied with him in various ways before, and he had already allowed his younger brother to compete for the position of prince.Now that I am crippled, ascending to the throne will affect the image of the emperor, so I am even more out of touch with the throne.

So the prince's mentality completely collapsed, and his actions became even more absurd.

As for the other princes, if the prince's legs are lame, then he has a better chance of inheriting the throne.

The battle behind the scene intensified.

In the end, under all kinds of pressure, the prince obeyed the instigation of others, colluded with the generals in the army, and rebelled.

Because the incident was revealed, he was deprived of the crown prince by the emperor, demoted to a common man, and died in exile.

This incident dealt a great blow to the emperor, a great deal.

Until the prince rebelled, he never thought of abolishing the prince, but wanted the prince to inherit his throne.

However, he kept sending wrong signals to the prince, forcefully forcing his most valued heir to the point of rebellion.

Only then did the emperor realize that the battle for the throne would definitely be bloody.He has been wrong since he gave the information that other excellent sons can inherit the throne.

Now that the crown prince has been abolished, no matter who is in charge of the other outstanding sons, the previous scramble will become a disaster for them in the future.

The new emperor does not allow anyone who threatens their throne to exist.Therefore, in order to protect his children, the emperor rejected all the talented princes as princes.Instead, he made his youngest son the crown prince.

In the end, the emperor's eldest son was abolished as the crown prince, demoted to a commoner, and died in exile.

The most beloved second son, was kicked out of the imperial city, and died in depression in his own fief.

The most outstanding concubine, because he had the highest prestige among ministers and common people, was framed for treason and died in prison unjustly.

The other outstanding sons were either sentenced to death, exiled, or committed suicide after being exposed for their conspiracy.

And the youngest son who was established as the prince by the emperor saw the fate of his brothers with his own eyes, and his character became very cowardly, and finally he was controlled by the courtiers after he ascended the throne.Ceded power to outsiders.

In the end, before the wise emperor died, his outstanding son was basically dead.In the end, I could only read: "Growing melons under the yellow platform, the melons are ripe and the seeds are separated. Picking once makes the melons good, and picking them again makes the melons thin. Picking three times is still enough for you, and you must return with the vines."

die in solitude.It was also because of the emperor's wrong education to the children that a great dynasty rose several decades later.

In fact, in the real historical records, Li Shimin's sons did not die a few when he was still alive, and all kinds of tragic endings appeared after Li Shimin's death.What Li Cha said was just to increase the weight of the story, in order to make Li Shimin completely alert.

After Li Cha's story was finished, Li Shimin fell into deep thought, while Empress Changsun was already in tears.

As soon as Li Cha's voice fell, he heard an extremely sad voice.

"Erlang!" Empress Changsun burst into tears, her already pale face became even paler.The voice was full of sadness.

"Guanyin maidservant, needless to say, don't get excited, I know how to do it." Li Shimin said hastily.

Li Cha was also anxious: "Second sister-in-law, it's okay, this is just a story about Fang Wai. It's okay, you can't have big mood swings. Your body can't take it."

Li Cha thought to himself, he should be damned, he was only focused on teaching Li Shimin a lesson, and forgot that his second sister-in-law was still here.

The second sister-in-law's body can't afford to experience big mood swings.And I made a decision in my heart that Li Chengqian must not be allowed to become lame, whether it was caused by a fall on horseback or illness, it is not allowed.

"Second sister-in-law is fine, just immersed in the story told by the third brother. I thought of my five children. The emperor in the story is really too miserable."

Empress Changsun first explained to Li Cha, and then took advantage of Li Shimin's impatience for herself and said coquettishly:
"Erlang, I don't allow this to happen to our children, it's too scary. You need to change your education method, and don't treat Chengqian like that in the future, okay?"

"Well, the story of the third brother has inspired me a lot. I will know what to do in the future. For Chengqian, I should praise Chengqian for doing the right thing and encourage me for doing the wrong thing, instead of blindly blaming me. I almost went down a road. Wrong path. Third brother, second brother thank you."

"It's good to hear it. I'm leaving. You take good care of the second sister-in-law. My uncle is coming soon. During this time, the second sister-in-law's health can't be in any other condition. Also, the person you asked for last time You send it to me earlier. Second sister-in-law, third brother will not disturb your rest, so I leave."

After finishing speaking, Li Cha walked out of the Lizheng Hall without looking back, leaving time for Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

(End of this chapter)