jdhmnovel Chapter 870 The True Emperor's Mindset
Chapter 870 The True Emperor's Mindset
"Father..." Facing Li Yuan's questioning, even though Emperor Li II had a heart of stone, he was speechless at this moment.
"Except Erlang and Kuan'er, all of you, get out of here!" Li Yuan saw that his son had nothing to say, so it was his turn to say some things.
But the helpless thing is that his identity now is the emperor emeritus - none of the ministers under Li Er will really obey him.
"Why, you don't want to leave?" - Shortly after Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Chengqian's voice suddenly rang out from outside the palace: "Everyone, do you want me to come in and invite you in myself?!"
"..." Perhaps it was Li Chengqian's voice that reminded His Majesty Li Er that if he insisted on doing things his own way today, he might end up being completely alone. So after taking a look at Li Kuan, who still had a stern face and didn't intend to speak, he turned around and waved to Zhangsun Wuji and the others: "You go down first..."
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Sun Wuji was a little worried when he heard this, "How about I stay..."
"Uncle, you come out too!" Li Chengqian stood outside the imperial study, his tone carrying an oppressive feeling that could not be refused: "Duke Qiao wants to talk to you alone about something."
"..."Okay, Changsun Wuji took a deep breath after hearing this, and he knew he had to hurry up today.
But seeing that Emperor Li II was indifferent, he simply made up his mind, looked at Fang Xuanling again, and then walked out of the imperial study together.
With the two of them leading the way, the rest, Yuwen Shiji and Chu Suiliang, naturally followed closely behind. As for Cui Junsu, a guy whose background was still unclear, walked at the end to hold the fort.
After these "idle people" left, Li Yuan turned his gaze to his still angry grandson: "Kuan'er, do you know your mistake?"
"Grandfather, what have I done wrong?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu knew that his grandfather was on his side and asked him to admit his mistakes in order to reach a reconciliation between him and a certain tyrant, but he was not going to give in today!
"Kuan'er, you can express your anger to anyone, but as the head of the Li family, the head of the Dou family, and the most powerful prince of the Tang Dynasty, you cannot let anger dominate your mind!" At this time in the imperial study, Emperor Li Yuan looked at his most beloved grandson with a serious expression: "Kuan'er, you are no longer the child who knelt outside the emperor's grandfather's bedroom and recited the "Petition to the Emperor" aloud.
Today, your own ability plus the power you control is enough to subvert the entire world! Therefore, there are some things that you shouldn't say, even if you are angry, you can't say them, otherwise, while handing a knife to your father, you will also make your retainers have no way back! "
The words of the retired emperor shocked both Emperor Li II and the King of Chu.
This old man, who used to be obsessed with women, seemed to be teaching his grandson a lesson, but he was also using this to warn his son: Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, might not care about Li Kuan's current identity and status, but if Li Shimin still intended to recognize Li Yuan and Empress Taimu as his parents, then he'd better stop.
If Li Kuan really rebelled, it must have been forced by Li Shimin - this child was extremely filial since he was young, and this was witnessed by all the civil and military officials in the court.
As for the end, the Emperor pointed out to his grandson the reason why Emperor Li II was deeply wary of him and could not get rid of it - the King of Chu or the Dou family alone were not enough to make Emperor Li II worried, but when the two were combined, Emperor Li II had to be on guard at all times.
Perhaps even Empress Taimu had never thought that her well-behaved and sensible grandson would be able to become what he is today.
But no matter what, some things are set in stone.
So Li Yuan reminded his son at the end: Kuan'er just said it in anger, if you take it seriously - those ruthless people of the Dou family will also take it seriously.
It’s up to you to decide which one to choose!
"Father..." After a long while, His Majesty Li II suddenly spoke slowly, "What's going on with Cui Junsu?"
"In the fourth year of Daye, Cui Junsu was sent as an envoy to Western Turkic by Yang Guang. He was in danger in Qiuci and was saved by Yuwen Yi." When Li Yuan said this, he saw a puzzled look in his son's eyes, so he explained: "He was the leader of the group your mother left in the Western Regions - he was Yuwen Qing's father."
When Yuwen Qing was mentioned, Emperor Li II was immediately relieved.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was also hearing this old story for the first time.
"Later, in the eighth year of Daye, he followed Lai Huer to the expedition to Goguryeo..." Li Yuan paused and continued, "Lai Huer later went to Longyou to serve as your mother's housekeeper, while Cui Junsu came to Chang'an to join your army. He was originally a talent that your mother recruited for you, but after your sister passed away... I found a way to recruit him to my own army!"
As soon as the Supreme Emperor said this, His Majesty Li II was shocked.
He suddenly realized three things: First, it was fortunate that Cui Junsu was not in Chang'an when he launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, so the news did not leak out.
The second thing is that although my sister’s death had nothing to do with me directly, both my mother and my father seemed to... never think that I was incapable of knowing this in advance!
My inaction at the time was tantamount to watching someone die without helping!
As for the third thing...
Emperor Li II turned his gaze to his son.
The latter, on the other hand, looked at him with an extremely cold look at this moment.
At this moment, His Majesty Li II could not describe the feeling in his heart.
Only at this moment did he understand what it meant to be "an emperor is a lonely man, and even if there are a thousand frustrations and a million sufferings, in the end, no one can tell."
But Li Yuan did not intend to let him fall into such irreparable pain at this moment. As a father, Li Yuan wanted to tell his son: some things can still be saved.
"You won the coup in the ninth year of Wude." Seeing his son silent, Li Yuan suppressed his inner sorrow and continued, "But Li Shimin, I can make you win in an undignified way! But Li Shimin, have you ever thought about it - if I was unwilling to compromise, and even let those arrogant soldiers under your command chop off my head, it would be difficult... but you!
Or...” - Li Yuan said this, suddenly changed the subject, sneered and said: “It is said that you, Li Shimin, are the emperor who will conquer the world immediately. I admit this! But son...” Li Yuan looked at his son who was still indignant. He suddenly sighed: “Do you think that after dad abdicated, he kept those old ministers of Wude in the court, making them hold high positions but letting them eat and do nothing, do you think dad did it on purpose to disgust you?
You don’t know, if they hadn’t been there to serve as targets, how could you and your group of Tian Ce Mansion aides not be arrogant or impatient and not fight for credit after you inherited the throne, and continue to work together to overthrow these old ministers who were in the way, in exchange for their ultimate reward for following you loyally - Erlang... Without this process, you will never be able to distinguish some people’s hearts, and some ambitions are destined to be suppressed!
Those who suddenly obtain a high position may be at a loss for a moment, or act arrogantly in front of others - but few people know how to reflect on themselves first!
If one is in the imperial court but does not reflect on himself, he will not recognize his position. Once a person does not recognize his position, it will surely become the beginning of disaster! "